Craig Finn: Toast of the Tip

D/C's fourth Toast of the Tip event on 20 February 2008 featured Craig Finn of the Hold Steady.

One audience member no doubt summed it up for many when she said that Craig Finn performing his Hold Steady songs, alone on acoustic guitar, for 100 lucky invitees, gave her goosebumps.

Singer and lyricist Craig talked onstage with D/Cs de-frocked rock critic, Bob Duncan, for close to an hour, and revealed, among other tidbits: he had at one time hatched plans to become a comedian; his parents had attended the Newport Folk Festival in 1966 and somehow missed Bob Dylan; he is just as witty in person as on record. He interspersed his thoroughly engaging chat with haunting, stripped-down versions of Arms and Hearts, Certain Songs and Magazines.

An amazing time was had by all.

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[travispnorton]

It is a bside though. Isn't it on a Chips Ahoy 7". It's not on the American Version of Boys and Girls In America, I know that...the original pressing anyway...

[cubbies4e]

No it's a b-side. It just looks like a B-side if you got it on Itunes.

[DCtoastmaster]

Actually, it's just the last song on Boys and Girls In America, their third album.

[byronicflare]

B-side from what song?

[LilHan193]

Arms & Hearts. It's a B-side.

[byronicflare]

wow.

what song is this?

Anyone?