Episode 6 - Psycho Eyes and a Stovepipe Hat

The Race to the Bottom Podcast is back and with new Co-Host, Mark Kelly!!

This episode features Phil Jones, a former airline pilot and current member of The Hold Steady’s super-fan group, the Unified Scene. Phil’s relationship with The Hold Steady has taken him around the world, where he has met and become friends with not only many of the Unified Scene, but the band as well. Co-host Mark and Phil became friends after meeting in the pit of a show in Nashville.

We talked about how he came to The Hold Steady, the shows that he has seen and some of his favorite songs shortly before the band played a homecoming of sorts in Minneapolis back in November. We speculated about the connections between characters in songs and if it is all tied together. It was a great conversation and good to get back in the swing of things.

This weekend the band is playing an annual show in London for the first time in 2 years. The Weekender looks to be a great time, and will be livecast here: The Weekender 2022

The Hold Steady: https://theholdsteady.net

The Unified Scene Wiki: https://holdsteady.fandom.com/wiki/The_Unified_Scene