Look who popped in backstage…
You never know what kind of riffraff you’ll run into backstage.
At The Barbecue: Favorite Concerts of ’09
Hidden Track recently published a listing of their crew’s fave shows of ’09. The opinions and viewpoints vary, making it pretty darn interesting read. Check it out.
It’s been a few months since the HT Crew got together for an old fashioned cookout. With the cold weather creeping in and the holiday season upon us we thought we’d get the gang together one last time this year to throw some large hunks of meat on the grill and crack open a few Troeg’s Mad Elf Ale’s for another rousing edition of At The Barbecue. (continue reading…)
Live From Bonnaroo 2009 DVD to be released
From Bonnaroo.com:
In June of 2009, Bonnaroo celebrated it’s eighth year with what was widely considered to be a banner year in the event’s history. The dazzling array of performers ranged from Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band to Phish and also included artists such as The Beastie Boys, Snoop Dogg, Elvis Costello, Wilco, Zac Brown and many, many more. “Live From Bonnaroo 2009″ on DVD will now allow viewers to experience the event again or for the first time. The DVD will feature select exclusive performances and atmosphere footage along with pristine audio presented in 5.1 surround straight from the Bonnaroo master tapes. (more…)
Happy Birthday — Bruce Springsteen
Happy 60th to “The Boss”. Here he is in 1975 performing one of my favorites, “For You”.
Did You Know??
Bruce Springsteen was busted trying to climb the gates of Graceland in 1976.
Phish, “The Boss”, Beasties & Byrne at Bonnaroo
The world’s worst kept secret was revealed this morning with the announcement of the Bonnaroo lineup. You have to admit that it’s a pretty compelling lineup, take a look:
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band * Phish (2 Shows) * Beastie Boys * Nine Inch Nails * David Byrne * Wilco * Al Green * Snoop Dogg * Elvis Costello (Solo) * Erykah Badu * Paul Oakenfold * Ben Harper and Relentless7 * The Mars Volta * Band of Horses * TV on the Radio * Yeah Yeah Yeahs * Gov’t Mule * Andrew Bird * Merle Haggard * MGMT * moe. * The Decemberists * Girl Talk * Bon Iver * Béla Fleck & Toumani Diabate * Rodrigo y Gabriela * Galactic * The Del McCoury Band * of Montreal * Allen Toussaint * Coheed and Cambria * Booker T Jones & Drive-By Truckers * David Grisman Quintet * Lucinda Williams * Animal Collective * Gomez * Neko Case * Down * Jenny Lewis * Santogold * Robert Earl Keen * Citizen Cope * Femi Kuti and the Positive Force * The Ting Tings * Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 * Grace Potter and the Nocturnals * Kaki King * Grizzly Bear * King Sunny Adé * Okkervil River * St. Vincent * Zac Brown Band * Raphael Saadiq * Ted Leo and the Pharmacists * Crystal Castles * Tift Merritt * Brett Dennen * Mike Farris and the Roseland Rhythm Revue * Toubab Krewe * People Under the Stairs * Alejandro Escovedo * Vieux Farka Touré * Elvis Perkins In Dearland * Cherryholmes * Yeasayer * Todd Snider * Chairlift * Portugal. The Man * The SteelDrivers * Midnite * The Knux * The Low Anthem * Delta Spirit * AA Bondy * The Lovell Sisters * Alberta Cross
Bruce Springsteen — Working On A Dream Album/Tour
Legendary veteran rocker Bruce Springsteen’s album Working On A Dream hits stores today. His international tour will kick off on April 1 in San Jose, CA and will conclude August 2 in Santiago, Spain.
Feb 1 Tampa , FL Super Bowl XLIII
Apr 1 San Jose , CA HP Pavilion at San Jose
Apr 3 Glendale , CA Jobing.com Center
Apr 5 Austin , TX Frank Erwin Center
Apr 7 Tulsa , OK BOK Center
Apr 8 Houston , TX Toyota Center
Apr 10 Denver , CO Pepsi Arena
Apr 15 Los Angeles , CA LA Memorial Sports Arena
Apr 21 Boston , MA TD Banknorth Garden
Apr 22 Boston , MA TD Banknorth Garden
Apr 24 Hartford , CT XL Center
Apr 26 Atlanta , GA Philips Arena
Apr 28 Philadelphia , PA Wachovia Spectrum
Apr 29 Philadelphia , PA Wachovia Spectrum
May 2 Greensboro , NC Greensboro Coliseum
May 4 Hempstead , NY Nassau Veterans Mem. Col.
May 5 Charlottesville , VA John Paul Jones Arena
May 7 Toronto , ONT Air Canada Centre
May 8 University Park , PA Bryce Jordan Center
May 11 St. Paul , MN Xcel Energy Center
May 12 Chicago , IL United Center
May 14 Albany , NY Times Union Center
May 15 Hershey , PA Hersheypark Stadium
May 18 Washington , DC Verizon Center
May 19 Pittsburgh , PA Mellon Arena
May 21 E. Rutherford , NJ Izod Center
May 23 E. Rutherford , NJ Izod Center
May 30 Landgraaf, Holland Pink Pop Festival
June 2 Tampere , Finland Ratinan Stadion
June 4 Stockholm , Sweden Stockholm Stadium
June 5 Stockholm , Sweden Stockholm Stadium
June 7 Stockholm , Sweden Stockholm Stadium
June 9 Bergen , Norway Koengen
June 10 Bergen , Norway Koengen
July 2 Munich , Germany Olympiastadion
July 3 Frankfurt , Germany Commerzbank Arena
July 5 Vienna , Austria Ernst Happel Stadion
July 8 Herning , Denmark Herning MCH
July 11 Dublin , Ireland RDS
July 16 Carhaix , France Festival des Vielles Charrues
July 19 Rome , Italy Stadio Olimpico
July 21 Turino , Italy Olimpico di Torino
July 23 Udine , Italy Stadio Friuli
July 26 Bilbao , Spain San Mames Stadium
July 28 Benidorm, Spain Estadio Municipal de Foietes
July 30 Sevilla , Spain La Cartuja Olympic Stadium
Aug 1 Valladolid , Spain Estadio Jose Zorrilla
Aug 2 Santiago , Spain Monte Del Gozo
Bruce Springsteen — “Prove It All Night”
I just love this song. Springsteen has said the message he was trying to convey in this song is: “Success requires sacrifice.” It is one of the songs on Darkness On The Edge Of Town that implies you have to work for the hopes and dreams spelled out in the songs on Born To Run. Behold the power of the E Street Band.
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band — Passaic, NJ (9/19/1978)
Badlands
Streets Of Fire
Spirit In The Night
Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Independence Day
The Promised Land
Prove It All Night
Racing In The Street
Thunder Road
Meeting Across The River
Jungleland
Kitty’s Back
Fire
Candy’s Room
Because The Night
Point Blank
Not Fade Away
She’s The One
Backstreets
Rosalita
4th Of July Asbury Park (Sandy)
Born To Run
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Detroit Medley
Raise Your Hand
Bruce Springsteen — A Ghoulish Treat
From Bruce:
As a ghoulish Halloween treat to loyal fans, Bruce Springsteen is offering a free audio download and streaming peek at the video for the previously unheard track “A Night with the Jersey Devil” on his website, www.brucespringsteen.net . Both audio and video will be available on the site from 12:01am Friday, October 31 until 11:59pm Sunday, November 2. The creepy video for “A Night with the Jersey Devil” was directed by long-time Springsteen visual-collaborator Thom Zimny.
Springsteen posted the following note on brucespringsteen.net:
“Dear Friends and Fans,
If you grew up in Central or South Jersey you grew up with the ‘Jersey Devil’. Here’s a little musical Halloween treat. Have fun!
Bruce Springsteen”
Happy Halloween!
33 Years Ago Today…
Bruce Springsteen appears on the cover of both Newsweek and Time simultaneously, helping to propel his current album, Born To Run, in to the top three.
Bruce Springsteen — Tearing It Up With Solar Circus
The day after Jerry’s passing in 1995, Bruce paid homage in a unique way. He hopped onstage with New Jersey’s Grateful Dead inspired Solar Circus and jammed on a couple of songs. Here’s the video documentation:
Happy Birthday — Bruce Springsteen
A very happy 59th birthday to Bruce. One of rock’s most charismatic and important figures for over 30 years, “The Boss” has celebrated remarkable success and longevity. Here’s Bruce and the E Street Band playing “Rosalita” in 1975:
Bruce Springsteen — Super Bowl Bound?
According to reports, New Jersey rocker, Bruce Springsteen will perform at the celebrated halftime show in Tampa, February 2009.
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band — Rosalita (1979)
Here’s Bruce and the gang from the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1979.
This has always been one of our favorites, but we just heard it in the car today and were reminded what a great song this is.
Story is that this song is an autobiography of sorts. Bruce received a $25,000 advance from Columbia Records when he signed his first record deal and wrote this song as a “kiss off”, he said, to everyone who doubted him and told him to get a real job.
