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By James Roxbury
Friday February 07, 2014 at 1:55 pm

The Hold Steady is playing to a sold out audience at the Abbey bar in Harrisburg Friday evening, proceeds from the event will go to the K+L Guardian Foundation, a registered Pennsylvania Memorial Fund that benefits Mike Van Jura's two children.

We have posted some of the interviews recorded with Jersey.

The closing of the SPOT restaurant.

Hbg Council prez Wanda Williams.

Hooverville, A couple of crack rocks and some shitty beer.

The Captain Janks Debacle.

Franz Nicolay.

Harrisburg City Council.

And the music.

That's what Mike Van Jura wrote on May 20, 2007 after The Hold Steady show at the Abbey Bar. Here are some songs from that night:

The Hold Steady, May 12, 2007

The Swish

Position Jam

Killer Parties

Hot Soft Light

Party Pit

Massive Nights

And here's a sampling of other remarkable music moments Jersey Mike brought to Harrisburg over the years:

The Shackeltons, February, 15, 2008

Kaki King, April 11, 2008

Mike Doughty, May 31, 2008

Fredrik, November 17, 2008

Hackensaw Boys, November 21, 2008. "Cannonball"

Frightened Rabbit, January 27, 2009. "Good Arms vs Bad Arms"

Theresa Andersson, September 16, 2009. "Find the Cost of Freedom"

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