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The Hold Steady and Drive-By Truckers are about to redeem their chosen genre's decades-old bad reputation with the kickoff of their joint "Rock and Roll Means Well" tour. The first stop on the mission of do-goodery is tonight (October 30) in Louisville, Kentucky. The two bands will alternate opening and closing duties on the whole tour. And don't worry, Tad Kubler is back in action after recovering from pancreatitis.

The Hold Steady resume headlining shows (and opening a few for Counting Crows) in December, and contribute a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Atlantic City" to the Heroes charity comp, out November 25. They also have a track on the recently released WFUV compilation.

Finally, as a prelude to the "Rock and Roll Means Well" tour, lead Trucker Patterson Hood posted a list of his "Top Five Favorite the Hold Steady Songs (and why)" on the DBT website. Check it out!

"Rock and Roll Means Well":

10-30 Louisville, KY - Coyote's at City Block *
10-31 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium !
11-01 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle !
11-02 Tallahassee, FL - The Moon *
11-03 Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre !
11-05 State College, PA - The State Theatre *
11-06 New York, NY - Terminal 5 !
11-07 New York, NY - Terminal 5 *
11-08 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory !
11-09 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre *
11-11 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Theatre !
11-12 Pittsburgh, PA - Carnegie Music Hall *
11-13 Bloomington, IN - Bluebird !
11-13 Chicago, IL - Riviera *
11-15 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue !
11-16 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
11-19 Boise, ID - Knitting Factory !
11-20 Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo *
11-21 Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo !
11-22 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
11-23 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore !
11-24 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore *
11-25 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern *

* the Hold Steady closing
! Drive-By Truckers closing

The Hold Steady:

12-07 Sheffield, England - Leadmill
12-08 Oxford, England - Academy
12-09 Nottingham, England - Rock City
12-10 Manchester, England - Academy
12-12 Bristol, England - Anson Rooms
12-14 Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms
12-15 Wolverhampton, England - Wulfrun Hall
12-16 Den Bosch, Netherlands - Brabanthallen *
12-17 London, England - Roundhouse
12-18 Glasgow, Scotland - SECC *
12-20 Dublin, Ireland - O2 *
12-21 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Odyssey Arena *
01-31 Brisbane, Australia - Laneway Festival
02-01 Melbourne, Australia - Laneway Festival
02-06 Perth, Australia - Laneway Festival
02-07 Adelaide, Australia - Laneway Festival
02-08 Sydney, Australia - Laneway Festival

* with Counting Crows, Melee