Craig Finn is a singer and guitarist from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is best known as the front man for bands Lifter Puller and The Hold Steady. He currently lives in New York City. Image File history File linksMetadata Craig_Finn. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Lifter Puller (sometimes spelled Lftr Pllr) was a Minnesota indie rock band from 1994 to 2000. ... Craig Finn, Guitar/Vocalist The Hold Steady are a Brooklyn-based musical group, although the members are from Minneapolis; something that is frequently reflected in the groups lyrics. ... This article is about the city in Minnesota. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... Frontman (also front man) is a slang term for the lead singer of a music group. ... Lifter Puller (sometimes spelled Lftr Pllr) was a Minnesota indie rock band from 1994 to 2000. ... Craig Finn, Guitar/Vocalist The Hold Steady are a Brooklyn-based musical group, although the members are from Minneapolis; something that is frequently reflected in the groups lyrics. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

Education

He graduated from Breck School
He graduated from Boston College in 1993. For similarly-named academic institutions, see Boston (disambiguation). ...

Musical career

With Lifter Puller

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With The Hold Steady

He moved to New York City in the fall of 2000, after Lifter Puller broke up, for a change and because he and his wife knew people there. ^[1] He has said that lyrically, with The Hold Steady, he's been trying to be more positive, coherent, story-based message, in a natural way that he could imagine someone saying.^[2] New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Lifter Puller (sometimes spelled Lftr Pllr) was a Minnesota indie rock band from 1994 to 2000. ... Craig Finn, Guitar/Vocalist The Hold Steady are a Brooklyn-based musical group, although the members are from Minneapolis; something that is frequently reflected in the groups lyrics. ...

Work with Other Artists

He worked with Minneapolis rapper P.O.S. on the song "Safety In Speed (Heavy Metal)" which was released on the 2006 album Audition. This article is about the city in Minnesota. ... P.O.S. P.O.S. (born Stefon Alexander), is a rapper signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment and a founding member of Doomtree. ... Audition is the latest release from Minneapolis hip hop artist P.O.S.. It is the follow-up to his first Ipecac Neat and is likewise heavily punk-inspired. ...

Influences

Finn has listed Blake Schwarzenbach from Jets to Brazil / Jawbreaker and Bruce Springsteen as some of his influences, lyrically. ^[3] In a Guardian article, he described the The Replacements' Let It Be as his "favourite ever record."^[4] The Doors' L.A. Woman was influential in a different way. As he told the same newspaper: "The music meanders, and Morrison was more like a drunk asshole than an intelligent poet. The worst of the worst is the last song, Riders on the Storm: 'There's a killer on the road/ His brain is squirming like a toad' - that's surely the worst line in rock'n'roll history. He gave the green light to generations of pseuds."^[5] Alexander Blake Schwarzenbach is an American musician, born on May 20, 1967. ... Jets to Brazil is an American rock band. ... Jawbreaker can refer to the following: A hard, usually round, candy that one sucks on. ... Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... The Replacements (also known as The Mats or The Mats, from the insult of a detractor who joked the bands name was The Placemats, which the band then adopted) were a seminal alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... Let It Be is the title of a 1984 album released by The Replacements. ... This page is about the Rock band. ... L.A. Woman was the last Doors album released before Jim Morrisons death. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.pulsetc.com/article.php?sid=963 Kate Siver, 'The Hold Steady: Ex-Lifter Puller Members Return from NYC Exile as the Hold Steady', The Pulse of the Twin Cities, Wednesday 10 March @ 15:12:06
2. ^ http://www.pulsetc.com/article.php?sid=963 Kate Siver, 'The Hold Steady: Ex-Lifter Puller Members Return from NYC Exile as the Hold Steady', The Pulse of the Twin Cities, Wednesday 10 March @ 15:12:06
3. ^ http://www.bigyawn.net/features/holdsteady-interview.htm By Jason, 'Keep it Steady', BigYawn.net
4. ^ http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2076446,00.html
5. ^ http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2102907,00.html