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With 50 copies of the vinyl up for grabs, these are not impossible odds. At the moment, we've taken pre-orders for Renegades, which would put current chances at better than 1 in 3 1 in 2. Of course these numbers will change, but even so, these are not Powerball odds. We wish we could give one to everyone, of course. But considering just how limited the pressing is, we're kinda amazed and grateful to have so many to give away. From a mockup of the record jacket; final may differ Please note: we're limting the vinyl giveaway to one 1 per customer.

Ordering multiple books will not increase your chances of winning a record. Also, if you're pre-ordering The Legendary No Nukes Concerts from us as well every copy of which will come with a free, exclusive promotional item , we recommend placing your pre-orders separately, for fastest shipping, since we hold orders until all items are in stock. And finally — you've seen the cover plenty, now take a look inside!

Legendary E Street Band explores in-depth what makes each band member so great, both on and off E Street. The show is hosted by Greg Drew, the newest addition to the Live From E Street Nation team, who also happens to be a professional musician, manager, and tutor to other professional musicians.

Greg's a longtime Springsteen fan, and his show aims to entertain and offer some fresh insights to all E Street Band fans, even the oldest and most knowledgeable among us. Expect to hear many tracks — live and in the studio — featuring Max at his best, played and discussed by Greg. Included will be a performance of the song that Max during a mids The Big Beat bookstore appearance once told Greg was still is?

Rotolo goes one-on-one with Harlan Coben. Just use the search engine in the app or online, typing in each show's title. And for the support and fellowship and community for so many years, from so many. Long may we ALL run. Only months later, on April 17, as Bruce and the band were in the middle of their spring leg, Danny passed away, forcing a reshuffling of several shows.

Today's release of Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, March 20, features the last appearance Danny Federici made with the E Street Band, when he made one last stand to guest on eight songs. March 20, - photograph by Jason Federici. The spring leg of the Magic tour picked up almost immediately where the leg left off, with Bruce and the band playing tight, two-and-a-half hour shows of 24 songs.

As at the start of most tours, Springsteen focused on material from the new album with the usual — and sometimes not-so-usual — classics to balance out the set.

With such streamlined sets there wasn't much room for many true rarities. The true rarities would surface as the tour progressed. Like in Indianapolis. Charlie Giordano had been filling in for Danny during his leave-of-absence following the Boston show. To that point, the show typified that leg, opening with the ferocious pairing of "Night" and "Radio Nowhere" before a strong mix of E Street classics "Prove It All Night," "She's the One" , new material "Gypsy Biker," "Magic" , and one rarity "Rendezvous," in its tour debut.

March 20, - photograph by Ron Valle. Danny Federici! Then Bruce counted off "The Promised Land," where Danny's organ solo sounded more prominent in the house than usual — and of course, that was no trick of the ears. For the next song, they went old-school for "Spirit in the Night," as Danny opened with an extended organ solo similar to arrangements from the early '70s. Again, the organ was boosted in the mix, adding to the specialness of the performance.

Danny added some extra organ flourishes as the song wrapped up. Prior to the show, Bruce had asked Danny what he wanted to play, and Danny had said, "Sandy. Bruce brought Danny out to center stage, saying, "We'll start, just Danny and I. When the song ended, Danny left the stage to more thunderous applause, with Bruce adding to the cheers with his own "Danny!

Then it was back to business as usual, Magic tour style, as the keyboard intro to "Devil's Arcade" signaled the start of the set-ending five-pack that concluded with a particularly passionate "Badlands. Danny did in fact return, and they kicked off the encores with "Backstreets," which Bruce dedicated to Danny. Again, the organ was turned up loud, and it would remain so for the remainder of the show, adding to the bittersweet feeling of this special performance.

Aficionados will note that Bruce opened the April 22 show in Tampa the first show after Danny's passing with "Backstreets," but without Giordano on organ. It was a visceral display of loss, reminding everyone just how important Danny's playing had been on the E Street stage. That he did, playing an extended solo to start the mid-song jam, even blending perfectly with the piano at the start of Roy Bittan's solo.

The last three songs of the set — "Born to Run," "Dancing in the Dark," and "American Land" — were typical for that stretch of the tour, but the performances still had a unique feel to them, as the longtime bandmates were performing.

For a few minutes they could forget about the realities of life, and death, and just enjoy being Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Also read: Erik Flannigan's latest nugs. This time, with a couple of upcoming releases to shine a ight on Renegades and The Legendary No Nukes Concerts , Springsteen is slated for both an interview and a solo performance.

Springsteen and Obama talk with Mason in a wide-ranging discussion about their lives and their friendship, about Clarence Clemons, race, politics, and of course the podcast the pair did together and their new book of the same name. It exists somewhere. Here's a common story we share. Together, the two men talk about being outsiders in their respective fields and the influence their fathers had on them.

They also discuss Springsteen's relationship with the Big Man, and the impact Clarence's death had on concertgoers for reasons that transcended the music.

As Springsteen said in the Renegades podcast, the most important story he ever told was about his interracial friendship with Clarence and how it played out on stage.

It was emotional. It was the language of heart… But it was incredibly visual," Springsteen says. Springsteen was the opening act in a line-up that included Alicia Keyes paying tribute to Sir Paul McCartney and the Jonas Brothers rocking out in a grand finale concert, and it was his job to entertain a deep-pocketed audience while they dined on burrata with maple kabocha squash.

Bruce took the stage around in fine voice and high spirits, playing a solo acoustic set consisting of "Working on the Highway" it's first outing in almost three years , "Dancing in the Dark" and "Thunder Road.

Before "Thunder Road," Bruce introduced the foundation to anyone unfamiliar with their work: "For over 30 years Robin Hood has been finding, fueling, and creating impactful solutions to fit families, to lift them up out of poverty here in New York City. The funds raised tonight translate into real results in responding to New Yorkers living in poverty. He returned to the stage shortly after he left it, to greet Sir Paul McCartney with a warm embrace as McCartney accepted an award from the foundation.

Sir Paul did not perform. One performance from May 17, that didn't make the official release came during that night's pre-show soundcheck, as Bruce delivered an extemporary but powerful solo performance of Dominic Behan's Irish folk classic "The Patriot Game," accompanying himself on pump-organ. Though not unprecedented, it's rare for a Live Archive release to include a soundcheck performance; luckily in this case, a recording of the rarity has been in circulation among collectors:.

This is a song that Bruce has yet to perform in concert and, to our knowledge, has played on stage only once to date.

The track first became accessible to most fans through the Springsteen bootleg compilation Odds and Sods. Still with us? For whatever reason, Springsteen decided to leave "The Patriot Game" off every one of his setlists, as well as every other setlist that's followed since then. Nevertheless, regardless of whether he ever performs the song again anywhere, at least this revelatory recording still exists. The Pig Gig slogan is "Here's to Jay," who lost his battle with this terrible disease in Tickets for Pig Gig 6 are available thru via ticketbud.

All guests must show proof of Covid vaccination at the door to be admitted to Pig Gig 6 , with no exceptions. While we respect everyone's position on the vaccine, the FCF requires everyone to be fully vaxxed at all of their events. We want all of our guests and artists to feel safe and comfortable, so we hope you understand our position. The Pig Gig is about saving lives. The day will be filled with great entertainment, great food, tasty beverages and awesome people — a fun-as-hell time, all in the name of trying to save lives.

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And here's to Jay! Before an audience of only attendees. Photograph by Shawn Poole But it wasn't just any bowling alley — it was Asbury Park's bowling alley-turned-concert venue, Asbury Lanes. And the event was in support of a very real and important cause: the Rock and Roll Forever Foundation's TeachRock project.

TeachRock empowers teachers with tools and curriculum to ensure that the arts don't vanish from our school, and it was that worthy goal that brought tonight's stars to Asbury Park — that, and their love and respect for TeachRock's founder, Stevie Van Zandt.

Because this night was also a celebration of Steven's life, career, and his newly earned status as bestselling author of his autobiography, Unrequited Infatuations. The event which will be available online in full in the coming months kicked off with a solo piano performance by Low Cut Connie in fine Jerry Lee Lewis form.

Jon Stewart took the stage next as the evening's host and introduced the event's centerpiece, an all-star book reading. Photograph by Nannette Bedway for TeachRock Richie Sambora a surprise addition read about The Stone Pony's rise to fame from Chapter 7 of Steve's book before recalling his introduction to his mentor at the age of Young Richie worked up the nerve to give Steven a cassette after spending many evenings studying him at the Pony.

We became fast friends. He's my brother, and I love him. It changed MTV and opened doors. It was apartheid, and they were doing the same thing in the music realm. Mostly Pat Benatar, a little bit of Buggles. We usually had a great deal of fun trying to negotiate them out. Sometimes less fun.

But we all came out alive and great friends. The thing about Steve: whatever he's doing it has to be great. If it's just good, he's bored. It has to be great. And Jon Stewart closed the panel by reading Steven and Bruce's daytrip to East Berlin from Chapter 14 with difficulty, noting that "Steve's book is phenomenal, but the font size is fucked up… torturous!

Before bringing Stevie and Bruce on stage, Stewart took a moment to share his appreciation for what Bruce and Steve meant for people like him, who'd grown up in that area. You felt like a character in an epic poem… about losers. I consider it one of the great honors of my life to have been inspired by them to better myself from my standing and my position, which seems to be the essence of all of their art. Bruce set the stage for their opening topic: the summer of '65, a band called The Shadows, and their "paisley-shirted, top hat, oversized tie-wearing frontman" sitting to his right.

There were all kinds of places to play. Ever since The Beatles had appeared on TV, it had become a band culture. That was what all bands consisted of. And ultimately, community. And I wanted to be part of that community. In the first of many insightful exchanges, Bruce and Stevie discussed their differing rock 'n' roll epiphanies.

Separated in age by only two years in an era when generations were only five or six years apart, that was enough for Bruce and Steven to have separate awakenings: Bruce's was Elvis's appearance on Ed Sullivan; Steven's was The Beatles.

Both agreed, however, that it was The Rolling Stones that made rock star status seem attainable. Stevie admitted that he never liked the spotlight. He wasn't about "me, me, me. Maybe it came from my love of West Side Story, but there was something about a gang, about a team, about that friendship. You'd already started to write songs — and it hadn't occurred to me that you could write your own songs!

You really were advanced! We started to hang out together. And a parrot, I guess, but he had to leave something for Jimmy Buffett.

That incarnation was the one and only Miami Steve! None of the rest of us ever had. And while he was in Miami, he was sartorially influenced to the nth degree. Bruce explained: "My first record… I was signed as an acoustic musician — a singer-songwriter, basically. There was no electric guitar allowed on my first album! I was trying to satisfy both John Hammond and my own instincts, which were like, 'You don't understand, this is just what I do in my spare time!

What I really do is this thing with all my friends! But there was a series of years where they didn't play together, and in those years, Stevie joined up with The Dovells and hit the oldies circuit, meeting rock's pioneers who were only in their 30s and 40s at the time as the first revival of '50s culture hit with Happy Days and American Graffiti. That experience "really completed my education," Steven said. Wherever you go it's hot!

Since Steven brought up the subject of the Jukes, they discussed that period next. It became a bigger thing than just what we were doing. I can't do justice to their discussion about Stevie's contributions to Born to Run without Bruce's horn sound effects, but let's just say at that stage of their experience or inexperience , Bruce could only provide direction to his hot-shot NYC horn players by verbalizing a horn sound.

That didn't really work for their brass ensemble. Now remember that Steven was not yet in the E Street Band or even part of the album's production team, and Bruce seemed to still get a kick out of the scenario, sending "just a guy, who had no relation to the record whatsoever except he happens to be in the room — I just send a guy out there to talk to the greatest horn players in New York City.

The record is very, very simple, but it was just a matter of getting the intention. I knew what [Bruce] wanted: he wanted Sam and Dave. Writing his book gave Stevie a chance to analyze Bruce and the band's transition from Born to Run to Darkness on the Edge of Town for the first time, and he found it fascinating: "The first step in Bruce going from this shy guy who never said two words to anybody to the world's greatest entertainer thanks to me is him putting the guitar down.

The guitar's a lot of things, but one of them is a barrier. When you put that guitar down, it's a more intimate relationship. We played The Bottom Line… and suddenly my friend who used to be very shy and retiring is now walking on the tables and kicking people's food over! If you look at the pictures of the band on the first two records, they got short pants on and bathing suits.

And then suddenly the band is in suits! Me and Clarence got these pimp suits — it was a transformation and a half. We insisted that everyone could sing, so they had to audition as singers also. Max and Roy managed to squeak by that part and never sang again. Stevie Van Zandt: Rock star, actor, activist, bestselling author, cookie. Photograph by Shawn Poole They talked about The River next, "a centerpiece of Steve's and my work together, when Steve officially became part of the production team.

Steve had a lot of ideas about how the band should sound on record. First, early rock drummers came out of jazz or took lessons from jazz drummers who taught them how to tune their drums.

So I had Max learn how to tune drums again. They needed the room sound, too. And they needed an engineer who understood how to capture room sounds. Steven's wife Maureen knew a guy named Bob Clearmountain, who worked across the street from where they lived. He was about to do an Ian Hunter record, and Max was going to be on it. Stevie had Max do recon on how fast and good Bob was, and Max gave his stamp of approval.

Soon enough, Bob joined the team and made a huge difference. Next up: the European River tour and Steven's political epiphany.

Leave that shit out! This is supposed to be a respite from all that stuff. I grew up in the '60s, when everyone had a distinct identity. I thought maybe I'd be the political guy… and I left the band to do it.

Little Steven lost all fear and became twice as focused on politics, "because it was all I had. I had to make it count for something, because I'd just blown my life. It allowed me to go into some dangerous situations because I didn't have any fear at all anymore. But if you can hang in there, you might just find a way to move forward somehow… If you can find a way to overcome that moment and keep moving forward, destiny will surprise you and find a use for you.

His work on "Sun City" and activism during those years raised American awareness about apartheid in South Africa and created a groundswell of support for American sanctions, leading to President Reagan's very first veto override when both Democrats and Republicans voted for it. And now these days, of course, they're trying to keep American Black people from voting. Steve agreed, adding, "Everything I've accomplished in my life has happened since I left the band. The second half of my life became a search for identity and purpose.

But if you can hang in there, you might just find a way to move forward somehow. And don't numb yourself with dope or alcohol or commit suicide — all of which occurred to me. If you can find a way to overcome that moment and keep moving forward, destiny will surprise you and find a use for you. When he came back, he came back as a different individual and had a much different and bigger place in our world and in his own.

While it was difficult being apart and painful in many ways, I believe the overall picture was positive, great things that wouldn't have happened the same way. The first one was one fans have wanted an answer to for decades: Bruce, did you write Bobby Jean for Steve? Alas, we'll have to keep waiting: "I will never tell," Bruce deflected.

And I guarantee: if you bring your children and younger brothers and sisters or grandma for that matter, they're going to see the band at its peak.

It's a wonderful thing to be able to say, and a wonderful thing to be able to share with your friend. And that's a promise. The final question came from the winner of the Backstreets raffle, Ed Nigro, whose winnings not only got him into the event but also the chance to ask this of Bruce and Steven: What's the impact of being able to create so much positivity with your work? Stevie answered first: "We achieved a miracle…. In the end, it just makes us grateful. If we had to pinpoint one particular emotion, why do we exude such positivity and put such hope into our music, it's because we are grateful for the generations who came before us and taught us how to do this, and we're grateful to the audiences that found us in New Jersey.

The older you get, the more you appreciate the miracle that our lives are. We'll be out there in the world again next year, I hope. We got so much from doing what we've done. You [the audience] changed my life.

Your love and appreciation and dedication and immersion in our idea of what the world could be is a gift to us. To be able to share this side-by-side with a great, great friend and the rest of your friends is simply one of God's great blessings. Bruce and Steven left the stage together and left the audience with a promise of a bright future still ahead. To learn more about the efforts of TeachRock or donate to their mission — empowering teachers and engaging students by using popular music to create interdisciplinary, culturally responsive education materials for all 21st century classrooms — please visit TeachRock.

E Street Band prediction from Springsteen himself: "We'll be out there in the world again next year, I hope. Springsteen shared that good news yesterday at the 'Between the Lines' TeachRock benefit in Asbury Park — prompted, actually, by a question our lucky Backstreets raffle winner was able to ask from the crowd as part of the package. Watch this space for our full report from the event, which celebrated Stevie Van Zandt and his Unrequited Infatuations memoir with a little help from the friends you see above and a lot of fun stories — but in the meantime that quote just couldn't wait.

Thank you for your patience. Watch this space next week for our report from Sunday's event. October 17 is not his only scheduled appearance in the coming weeks — while the idea of tour is still little more than a land of hope and dreams, we do have a few upcoming show dates, as Bruce will be lending a hand at two additional benefit events. An Omaze sweepstakes supporting the Bob Woodruff Foundation will give one winner and a guest a trip to NYC for Stand Up for Heroes, including a backstage meet with Springsteen and an autographed guitar!

Closes October 19 — enter now. Salt-N-Pepa's commentary on society's awkwardness around the subject of sex perfectly frames the full playlist as Bruce weaves in songs that tackle the issue in creative and euphemistic ways — back-scratching, dogs barking, sexy appliances — with narrative commentary on why those approaches have been necessary.

Yo, Pep, I don't think they're gonna play this on the radio And why not? Everybody havin' sex I mean, everybody should be makin' love Come on, how many guys you know make love? It was immediately opposed, by the FCC, due to its salacious lyrical content, which was deemed simply too overtly sexual for the tender ears of modern America's radio-listeners; however, you cannot keep a hit record down. Annie returns as Bruce pairs Ballard's hit with one of its answer songs, The Medallions' cover of "Annie Had a Baby," and Annie might make one think of a certain Janey: there's a lyrical connection to Springsteen's own "Spare Parts," invoking the need to "walk the baby 'cross the floor," and the general idea of suffering through the consequences of "what happens when the game gets good.

The riff and blues stomp of the Magic tour's take on "Reason to Believe" feels like a slowed-down version of the Muddy Waters classic. There is no better tribute to rock's greatest rock 'n' roll drummer than the vicious groove he digs on 'Honky Tonk Women. It may no longer be surprising — given the covers he's performed, the musicians he has referenced in interviews over the years, his concert walk-in music, and From My Home to Yours to date — but Springsteen's ability to cohesively thread these songs together remains impressive.

In Volume 29, the segue from "My Dog Can't Bark" into his own "Reno" was particularly effective, despite their vastly different tempos. Moreover, it remains fun to learn what Bruce likes, especially when his choices are surprising.

Still, there are occasional misses. Marcy Playground's "Sex and Candy" is a song I have a soft spot for, but it feels out of place here, particularly given so many "sexier" omissions from the set. The list goes on. Given the strength of these playlists overall, it's hard to be critical of one selection, but this felt like a missed opportunity. Other than being topical, "Sex and Candy" seems to sit by itself without a broader connection. Another opportunity lost is the lack of commentary around "Reno," an underrated and often misread track from the Springsteen catalog.

While the song has no problem speaking for itself, its inclusion in the set offered the chance for backstory, contextualization, or hell, even just funny commentary on the whole Starbucks controversy. Volume 29 is no different, despite being another shorter set.

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Season 3: Fox Lake - A small town cop is gunned down in a swamp in the summer of And, OK, you want me to do what? Watch Mason's extended interview with Mr. How Obama and Springsteen started a podcast.

Please enter email address to continue. Obama takes "full credit" for. And I talked to Michelle. And I said, 'You know, I'd love to do something for the staff that have been there all this time. And so I went down. And that's what I did basically. I mean, I appreciate that you did this for us. But you gotta share this with the world. Springsteen says he expects to be back on the road in the coming year and wants to keep creating.

So that's always there for me," he said.