July 17, 2012 | The Hold Steady at Royale

If your ears have ever had the pleasure of encountering Craig Finn, front man of The Hold Steady, then you know this as well as we do: the dude rocks. Sure, Finn resembles the kind of spectacled, button-down-shirt-clad specimen one might encounter at a dot-com startup convention. But since 2004, the Boston-born guitarist and his band mates have been crafting balls-to-the-wall rock riffs like “Sequestered in Memphis” and “Stuck Between Stations,” capable of filling a stadium with rambunctious energy. Now, after Finn’s first solo stint, the Hold Steady are back on the road in full — and on Tuesday they’ll play an 8 p.m. show at Royale (279 Tremont Street, Boston, 617.338.7699). Grab tickets ($20) at ticketmaster.com.