What stories go into, and lie behind, a song? In the newest episode of SVWC NOW, Conference Literary Director JOHN BURNHAM SCHWARTZ talks with singer/songwriter CRAIG FINN (best known as the front man of the ever-popular indie rock band The Hold Steady) about his narrative-centric songwriting process, the making of the video for “God in Chicago,” and how, like Raymond Carver, he is a big believer in leaving stuff out.

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