The Short List of Things to Do

A guide to what you should see and what you should skip — and what you won't be able to avoid

The Hold Steady's Stay Positive

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These rock jams about aging hipsters from a band of aging hipsters are cut-rate Springsteen, right down to Craig Finn's croaky vocals and keyboard-riff rapture. But suckers for the veneration of things white people like (water towers, daddy issues, Joe Strummer) and fear (aging, townies, not being cool) will undoubtedly be charmed.

Grade: B

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