What happens when a classically trained kid from a tiny 800-person town in New Hampshire ends up touring Russian anarchist punk squats? In this episode of Overeducated and Underemployed, we sit down with author, multi-instrumentalist, and legendary keyboardist of The Hold Steady, Franz Nicolay!

When the Senate investigated Live Nation and Ticketmaster, indie rock veteran Franz Nicolay (The Hold Steady, World/Inferno Friendship Society) stood alone as the only musician at the witness table, risking industry retaliation to defend the music middle class.

We sit down for an intimate, exclusive interview exploring the life of a "rock and roll lifer." We dive into his upbringing, how his time at NYU provided a crucial clean slate, and how decades of grinding DIY tours across places like Siberia and Mongolia directly inspired his acclaimed  ...