In a match made in beer-drinking heaven, heavy imbibers and baseball aficionados the Hold Steady will play for more than a few like-minded Chicago Cubs fans at the third annual Len & Bob Bash on January 15 at Chicago’s House of Blues. Named for Cubs TV broadcasters Len Kasper and Bob Brenly, the event has raised more than $70,000 for Chicago Cubs Charities. Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman opens this year’s concert; previous editions featured Ryan Adams And The Cardinals, Son Volt, the Redwalls and the Felice Brothers.
“While the members of the Hold Steady each have their own favorite MLB teams, we are mostly fans of the game of baseball,” said frontman Craig Finn. “Thus, we are excited to have an opportunity to play this event for Chicago Cubs Charities and have another reason to think baseball during the cold and grey off-season.”
“The Hold Steady’s live show reaches out directly to the Wrigley Field bleacher crowd,” said Kasper, a knowledgeable music geek who’s probably the only MLB voice who knows the Hold Steady isn’t some obscure sabermetric statistic. “To have one of the hottest bands going today and one of rock’s greatest guitarists in Tom Morello on the same bill to raise money is awesome. I know Craig Finn is a big Twins fan, and Tom loves the Cubs, so we’re hoping it’s a big, baseball-meets-rock-‘n’-roll group hug.”
Tickets are available at www.hob.com. More tour dates after the jump. To read the in-depth feature we did with the Hold Steady around the release of 2006’s Boys And Girls In America, click here.
The Hold Steady doing “Take Me Out To The Ballgame”:
https://magnetmagazine.com/audio/TakeMeOutToTheBallgame.mp3
Hold Steady Tour Dates
15-Jan — Chicago, IL — House of Blues
31-Jan — Brisbane, AUS — Laneway Festival
1-Feb — Melbourne, AUS — Laneway Festival
2-Feb — Melbourne, AUS — The Corner Hotel
4-Feb — Sydney, AUS — The Metro Theatre
6-Feb — Perth, AUS — Laneway Festival
7-Feb — Adelaide, AUS — Laneway Festival
8-Feb — Sydney, AUS — Laneway Festival
31-Mar — Albany, NY — Valentine’s
1-Apr — Buffalo, NY — Tralf Music Hall
2-Apr — Grand Rapids, MI — Calvin College Fine Arts Center
3-Apr — Urbana, IL — Illini Courtyard Cafe
4-Apr — Bloomington, IN — Jake’s Nightclub
6-Apr — St. Louis, MO — Gargoyle
7-Apr — Iowa City, IA — Picador
8-Apr — Omaha, NE — Slowdown
10-Apr — Boulder, CO — Fox Theatre
11-Apr — Salt Lake City, UT — Urban Lounge
14-Apr — Stateline, NV — Harrah’s Tahoe South Shore Room
15-Apr — Sacramento, CA — Harlow’s
