Win Tickets to See The Hold Steady at the Grammy Museum
Courtesy of the Grammy Museum
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Brooklyn rock band The Hold Steady's new album "Heaven is Whenever" hits stores on Tuesday. One day earlier, though, the band visits the Grammy Museum's Sound Stage to perform selections and answer questions about the songwriting, production, and creative influences behind the album.
Tickets are on sale now, but we've got a few pairs for blogdowntown readers who want to be part of the audience in the 200-seat theater on Monday, May 3, at 8pm.
Want to win? We've got three pairs to give away. Just leave a comment letting us know why we should pick you. Make sure to sign in or include contact information. Contest closes Sunday at noon.
Grant Quick on April 30, 2010, at 02:39PM – #1
I would love to win a pair of tickets for Monday!! I have been a fan since Seperation Sunday came out, and haven't seen them in years. Pick me!
Adam Steinbaugh (@goodreverend) on May 01, 2010, at 12:20PM – #2
Why? Two reasons:
I'm a "clever kid" who loves the Hold Steady. I contribute often to various online communities dedicated to analyzing the band's lyrics. I could write a thesis on how each of their albums is telling the same story through another prism, or about how Separation Sunday, while giving the most hints about the overarching story they're telling, is misleading because it comes from an unreliable narrator.
I'm a first-year law student in the middle of the hazing tradition known as finals. I can't go to the show at the El Rey because I have an exam the next morning. However, my most difficult exam is on Monday afternoon and I could really use the opportunity to blow off some steam.
Guest on May 01, 2010, at 04:43PM – #3
Monday Afternoon I'll turn in the Last assignment of my grad school career at USC and will be moving up no Norcal in June, So I'm trying to tak e very chance i can to enjoy LA's nightlife. -Kevin kwoodca@gmail.com
Jacob Genzuk (@jdotcole) on May 01, 2010, at 07:00PM – #4
I became a fan of The Hold Steady sometime during my junior year in undergrad, and I was quite simply just hooked. Think of it at love at first listen. On top of that, finals for the end of my first year of law school start on Wednesday for me and I would love to be able to do something fun to break up all the monotonous studying (PLUS, I'm sure all my classmates would love to have me not be studying in the hopes that it'll bring down my grades and help them in the curve).
Trisha Ann (@LasTrishas) on May 01, 2010, at 07:05PM – #5
I discovered The Hold Steady rather recently, but I've been obsessed since the first song I heard. I've listened to their albums over and over as a lover of words and lyrics. I would love to take a break from the hell of the last few weeks of college and wrap up the year on a high note.
I can also sing you every word of "How a Resurrection Really Feels" by heart. I also can't promise that I sing on key.
andy ankowski on May 01, 2010, at 09:22PM – #6
my wife and i are expecting our first baby in just three short weeks, so this could be our last chance to get out and do something sweet for the next eighteen years.
also, i once wrote a poem about onion bagels that was heavily inspired by the hold steady. check it out if you want – http://poemsaboutonionbagels.com/?p=36.