The Hoodrat Recap: a Podcast For The Hold Steady

Diamonds in the Drain (Teeth Dreams Strikes Back!)

Three middle-era Hold Steady albums, one cage match: Stay Positive, Heaven Is Whenever, and the endlessly disrespected Teeth Dreams. This week we settle who actually dese

Portlandia...Party People...& Penguins...('26 PNW Scene Report With Rachel & Riverside Matt)

The Hoodrat Recap heads west for a Pacific Northwest run through Portland and Seattle, joined by Emerald City’s own Rachel and Riverside Matt. Three shows, three wildly d

Diamonds in the Drain Season Three (Rounds Three & 4)

It’s back, it’s bracketed, and it’s got a drinking game attached — Diamonds in the Drain returns to crown a winner from The Hold Steady’s murky middle era. We’re pulling

Chicago '26 - Delayed, Diverted & Determined

Chicago ‘26: three nights, one tornado warning, and a travel itinerary scripted by chaos itself. Night one gets two songs into Talia Hall before everyone — band included

Tad Kubler Complex Conversations

Tad Kubler stops by The Hoodrat Recap and it feels less like an interview and more like catching up with an old friend. We dig into his new LP Casanova Complex — how he p

4 Boston- Mark from Minny Scene Report

Mike had less than 24 hours in Boston. Did that stop him from catching two shows at The Sinclair? Absolutely not. Snuck in under the radar, did what he had to do, and liv

Rich Tarbell- Scene Profile

Rich Tarbell was there from the jump. Like, the actual jump — first shows, floor sweat, all of it. Then somehow he ended up with a camera pass and a direct line to more r

Talking Tad Kubler's New EP - Casanova Complex

Tad Kubler has a solo album. It’s called The Casanova Complex. It sounds great. It sounds like nothing you expected. It sounds like three different bands depending on who

Scene Profile—Lee from ATL—Thinking Things Are Funny When They Really Ain’t That Funny

This week on The Hoodrat Recap, we kick things off with a transatlantic voicemail from Stuart in Scotland 🇬🇧—because the Unified Scene clearly has no borders. Then we si

The Weekender 2026 With Beth, Dallas & Hurricane Jess

They went to London. They survived. And they are NOT okay — in the best possible way. Guest host Beth is joined by Dallas from Dallas and Hurricane Jess, fresh off what t

Diamonds in the Drain Season 3

This week on The Hoodrat Recap, we wade deeper into the muck 💎🕳️ as Round Three of Diamonds in the Drains kicks off—with the controversial middle three albums taking cent

How a Resurrection Really Feels - Stephanie from WI & Tad Kubler

On this episode of The Hoodrat Recap, we dig deep into the living, breathing history of The Hold Steady—and what it really means to come back home. Stephanie from Wiscon

Night Four + The Whole Damn Weekend Recap (Massive Nights 10th Anniversary 2025)

We made it to the finish line, folks…and somehow still want more. In this episode, we break down Night Four of Massive Nights and then zoom out to look at the entire whir

Massive Nights 10 (Night 3) Flash-Cast

Night Three of Massive Nights 10 will go down as one of the wildest—and weirdest—in the history of the Brooklyn Bowl tradition. The venue’s heat was out, but the band mor

Massive Nights 10 (Night 2) Flash-Cast

Scene Report from Brooklyn Bowl: Night Two of Massive Nights 10 came out swinging, starting with the annual Pub Quiz—and this year delivered what might be the single gre

The Storytellers at Massive Nights 10 (Night 1)

On this special flash-cast edition of the Hoodrat Recap, we break down The Storytellers’ first-ever appearance at Massive Nights—and what a debut it was. Cat from Vermo

Massive Nights '25 Preview

In this Massive Nights 25 Preview, we kick things off with Gaspar’s unbelievable run-in with none other than Daniel Radcliffe. Yes, that Daniel Radcliffe. After recognizi

Stuck Between Borders with Special Guests The Canadian Movie Crew

In this episode, we bring in two non-fans of The Hold Steady — Derek and Mark from The Canadian Film Crew and Or Is It podcasts — to give us their first impressions of th

Scene Report- Craig Finn at (Le) Poisson Rouge-- October 2025

This week on The Hoodrat Recap, we’re diving into the live music scene with a full report on Craig Finn and the Band of Forgiveness, who are tearing across the United Sta

LA 25 (They're Slipping New Songs Into the Set List Now)-Scene Report with Matt Friedlander

This week on The Hoodrat Recap, Matt from Riverside joins us to break down an epic three-night Stand at two iconic LA venues - the Tetragram Ballroom and the Moroccan Lou