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Photos by Alex Burack

Boston College's "Master Class: Alumni in Residence" speaker series typically introduces students of the historic Jesuit school to alumni with whose work they may not be too familiar. That was certainly not the case last night, as the Hold Steady's Craig Finn, darling of college radio stations around the country, sat down with English Professor Carlo Rotella to discuss his music, writing, and experiences as a student at BC.

Although there were a couple lighthearted moments (one student prodded Finn about the "penetration park" lyric in the song "Your Little Hoodrat Friend"), the evening, according to the organizers, was intended to have an "Inside the Actors' Studio" feel. In which case, for future events, Professor Rotella should probably work on that beard.






















The Hold Steady:

10-21 Providence, RI - Lupo's ^
10-22 Boston, MA - Roxy ^
10-23 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory ^
10-24 Raleigh, NC - Disco Rodeo ^
10-25 Athens, GA - 40 Watt ^
10-26 Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre ^
10-27 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall ^
10-29 Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom ^
10-30 Chicago, IL - Metro ^
10-31 Chicago, IL - Metro ^
11-01 Minneapolis, MN - State Theatre ^
11-04 Seattle, WA - HUB Ballroom ^
11-05 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom ^
11-06 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theater ^
11-07 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern ^
11-08 San Diego, CA - Cane's ^
11-09 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre ^
11-11 Boulder, CO - Fox Theater ^
11-12 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre ^
11-13 Lawrence, KS - Granada ^
11-14 Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom ^@
11-15 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa ^@
11-17 Birmingham, AL - BottleTree Annex ^@
11-18 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse ^@
11-19 Richmond, VA - Toad's Place Richmond ^@
11-20 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club ^@
11-21 New York, NY - Terminal 5 ^@

^ with Art Brut
@ with 1990s