"Used to have visions. Used to believe 'em." When Craig Finn sings it in Nassau Coliseum it means a lot. First, it's coming from the man that's populated his songs with Nightclub Dwight, The Eye-Patch Guy, Katrina, Juanita, Jenny, a nightclub called the Nice Nice, a gang called The Crabs, dozens of other hustlers, junkies, headbangers, college students, ravers, and hangers-on, and enough pills, tabs, bottles, puffs, and chewing tobacco to make all of 'em have visions. Not to even mention what happens wh...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. "Secret Santa Cruz" b/w "La Quereria." The best Minneapolis band of the nineties. What more can be said? Such a terrific group of guys, such a fun live show. It's good to see Lifter Puller's popularity continuing to rise now - almost three years since their official demise. But it's a little sad that they weren't huge stars while they were around. Perhaps one of Craig Finn's lyrics from Lifter Puller's eponymous debut CD is the most appropriate statement on Lifter Puller's memory in ...   [ read more ]

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'The arches and dips of Lifter Puller's guitar precision are pure math rock. But in general, the Minneapolis quartet's sophomore album, Fiestas + Fiascos, defies categorization. The strut of the band's new wave synthesizers is simply far too sexy for algebra class. Guitarist/ vocalist Craig Finn is the focal point of the group, his voice hovering between speaking and singing, his inspired lyrics telling tales from a dark edge of town that's even grimmer than the one Springsteen sang about in his heyday. Bu...   [ read more ]

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