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The Springsteen Guide to New York City
Based on questions I have answered over the years, I decided to put together this list of important Springsteen-related sites in New York City. You could do this in a couple of hours. You also don’t...
View ArticleLittle Kids Rock honoring Steve Van Zandt
“Steven is the part of my brain that always wants more.. More…louder…” — Backstreets Magazine (@backstreetsmag) October 17, 2012 Many words will be written about this night in its entirety, but right...
View ArticleThe Ledge Podcast Appearance
I was the guest of music historian (some say ‘guru’ and aren’t that far off) Scott Hudson on his podcast “The Ledge” this week. We talked about the new book and I programmed a list of 22 live songs...
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Review: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Consol Energy Center,...
A Saturday night show in the Rust Belt should open with something like “Don’t Look Back” into “Candy’s Room” into “Ties That Bind,” you know? Those songs were in your face, a declaration, a statement...
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Review: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, CenturyLink Center, Omaha,...
One, two, three: “Reason To Believe,” finally back in the set; then “Johnny 99,” and you think, HMMMMM. And then “Atlantic City,” which is dark if you think of it that way, the way I do, the images of...
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Concert review: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Sprint Center,...
I suppose there are set openers less cliched than coming out and starting with “Kansas City” when you are, in fact, in Kansas City, but there aren’t many. It was cliched — Bruce even admitted as much...
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Concert Review: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, jobing.com Arena,...
I thought the show was going to open with one of those numbers where Bruce walks onstage solo with an acoustic guitar, and was later perplexed when only Max, Roy and Bruce walked onstage – only to be...
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A (Re)view From The Cheap Seats at 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief
I am generally not a fan of festivals, mega-concerts, or gimmicky guest appearances. I try to stay away from these things. However, the 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief was a confluence of too many...
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“Tumbling Dice” : Bruce & the Stones
Bruce & Mick. Photo by Mayumi Mo. Used with permission. All rights reserved. I WASN’T THERE, regrettably (sort of), I deliberately chose to sit this circuit out (and why is a much longer and very...
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Springsteen Night at WORD in Brooklyn
Tonight at WORD in Brooklyn, Marc Dolan and I take our Twitter debate to real life. There will be readings and discussions and video and trivia (with prizes courtesy Backstreets Magazine) and cold beer...
View ArticleBruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden, 3...
As I walked into the pit in Friends Arena, I noticed a group sitting in the first row off the floor with a large sheet emblazoned BOOM BOOM. You can’t think Stockholm without thinking of the Hello...
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Concert Review: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Friends Arena,...
Night two is, well, night two, but even I didn’t expect that powerhouse of an opener. “My Love Will Not Let You Down” is always, you know, shots fired, a statement of intent, but to follow it with...
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Concert Review: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, HK Areena, Turku,...
It was sunny when the GA line was walked into the building a little before 6pm, and the sun was still setting in the distance when we came back out around 11pm. HK Areena holds 11k and was,...
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Night 2 Review: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, HK Areena, Turku,...
The opening number can sometimes tell you a lot about what the show that follows is going to be like, and “I’ll Work For Your Love” as a show opener is a very definite statement of intent. The return...
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Night 3 Review: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Friends Arena,...
I reviewed this show for brucespringsteen.net. If you loved tonight’s show you should go read that one. == I am not sure when, exactly, I started to lose hope in tonight’s setlist. I was happy to see...
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HAVE LOVE, WILL TRAVEL: Scandinavian Edition
We literally spent weeks if not months researching airfare deals for this summer’s excursions. Scandinavia came together because of a new budget carrier called AirBerlin, which flies from JFK to an...
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New York City Serenade: Why Won’t Bruce Play It In Europe?
First, there were the signs. There were just signs, but there were signs, at least one or two at shows, I think I saw as many as four or six at the recent Scandinavian run. This is not new, this is not...
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Concert Review: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Estadio El Molinon,...
I reviewed this show for brucespringsteen.net. Springsteen in Spain is hot and loud and smoky and bouncy and pretty much everything you know about from the Barcelona DVD. The fans started the queue on...
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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Stade de France, 6-29-13
There is not much I can actually say about this show. Tonight I wrote the News report for Backstreets, which is more detailed than the reports I usually file for Brucespringsteen.net and there isn’t...
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Thoughts on Hard Rock Calling 2013
I reviewed this show in detail (along with Glenn Radecki) over at brucespringsteen.net and at Backstreets. This show was a bonus. We had already booked our trip to Spain and Paris, with some extra...
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