Craig Finn On The Road

Craig Finn sets a fall tour as The Hold Steady frontman releases a new song in anticipation of his second solo album due out in September. Beginning in Woodstock, N.Y., destinations include Toronto, Milwaukee, Chicago, Baltimore and New York.

Finn’s new song – “Maggie I’ve Been Searching For Our Son” – debuted on WSJ.com today.  The single comes from his new Faith In The Future album arriving Sept. 11 on Partisan Records.

Finn is asking for fans to help him out on the video for the song by contributing short clips that will be gathered and edited to create the visual for the tune.  He explains it all for you in the video embedded below.

Finn’s autumn journey runs from mid-October to early November and is followed by his opening for My Morning Jacket in NYC at the Beacon Theatre Nov. 28.  Here’s the plan:

Oct. 14 – Woodstock, N.Y., Bearsville Theater
Oct. 15 – Cambridge, Mass., The Sinclair
Oct. 16 – Albany, N.Y., The Hollow
Oct. 17 – Toronto, Ontario, The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
Oct. 19 – Grand Rapids, Mich., The Pyramid Scheme
Oct. 20 – Indianapolis, Ind., The Hi-Fi
Oct. 22 – Chicago, Ill., Old Town School Of Folk Music
Oct. 23 – Milwaukee, Wis., Cactus Club
Oct. 24 – Minneapolis, Minn., The Theatre At The Woman’s Club
Oct. 25 – Saint Paul, Minn., Turf Club
Oct. 26 – Rock Island, Ill., Rozz Tox
Oct. 28 – Kansas City, Mo., The Record Bar
Oct. 30 – Cincinnati, Ohio, The Ballroom
Oct. 31 – Pittsburgh, Pa., Club Café
Nov. 2 – Washington, D.C., Rock And Roll Hotel
Nov. 3 – Baltimore, Md., Ottobar
Nov. 4 – Philadelphia, Pa., Underground Arts
Nov. 5 – Asbury Park, N.J., Wonder Bar
Nov. 6 – New York, N.Y., Bowery Ballroom
Nov. 28 – New York, N.Y., Beacon Theatre (Opening for My Morning Jacket).

Esme Patterson supports through Nov. 6.

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