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Drawing the line, with lives on it... Paulina Vanderbilt on The LOHAD Tour's opening night
photo by René van Diemen  - used with permission May 17, 2025 I made a sign for Wednesday night’s show in Manchester and asked my child...
Paulina Vanderbilt
2 days ago5 min read
Rise up... The "Land of Hope and Dreams" Tour has begun.
photo by René van Diemen - used with permission May 15, 2025 "Our band was built well, over many years, for difficult times. When people...
Letters To You
4 days ago2 min read
Our next taste of TRACKS II: "Repo Man" from the "lost album" SOMEWHERE NORTH OF NASHVILLE
May 14, 2025 Dropping today as Tracks II: The Lost Albums ' fourth preview track: "Repo Man," from the "lost album" Somewhere North of...
Letters To You
5 days ago2 min read
"Don't mess with my mom, Dave; she knows this stuff..." - Greg Drew shares memories for Mother's Day
May 11, 2025 Regular readers of Letters To You know that I've been fortunate enough to enjoy a long personal and professional...
Greg Drew
May 119 min read
Stewart Francke, 1958-2025 - singer/songwriter, journalist, author, longtime "protagonist for life"
May 10, 2025 I was very saddened to learn of yesterday's passing of Stewart Francke, who was a fierce friend and inspiration to so many...
Shawn Poole
May 105 min read
This month's Nugs archival-series release: a show from the FIRST "Land of Hope and Dreams" tour
May 9, 2025 As Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band prepare for next week's launch of their 2025 European tour - dubbed just this week...
Letters To You
May 92 min read
At long last, the outdoor piano in Belmar, NJ's Pyanoe Plaza is now officially Sancious-ized!
photo by Lisa Iannucci - used w/ permission May 7, 2025 Witnessed by a crowd that nearly filled Pyanoe Plaza, the Borough of Belmar...
Lisa Iannucci
May 74 min read
Happy Birthday, Sister Soozie Tyrell! May the Fiddle be with you!
official concert photo (Washington, DC - September 7, 2024) by Rob DeMartin - used with permission May 4, 2025 We have no idea whether...
Letters To You
May 42 min read
Just released today: "Faithless," the third preview track from TRACKS II: THE LOST ALBUMS
May 1, 2025 Dropping today as the third Tracks II: The Lost Albums preview track: "Faithless," the title track of the "lost" soundtrack...
Letters To You
May 11 min read
The Springsteen Archives' 2025 American Music Honors: These machines, songs, and voices kill fascism
photo by John Cavanaugh - used with permission April 30, 2025 For those of us who were in the audience for The Bruce Springsteen Archives...
Shawn Poole
Apr 3010 min read
No more Library of Congress road-trips needed! - TRACKS II's "Blind Spot" gets an advance release
April 17, 2025 I first got to hear a version of "Blind Spot," which today joins alongside "Rain In The River" as another advance single...
Shawn Poole
Apr 173 min read
Where the dreams all hide: The Killers' complete "Encore At The Garden" film (feat. Bruce & Jake)
April 16, 2025 While collectors and vinyl fetishists may continue scouring the globe for the limited number of LP versions that still...
Letters To You
Apr 161 min read
Happy Birthday, Mighty (and always hard-working) Max Weinberg! (See his upcoming Jukebox gigs, too.)
official concert-tour photo by Rob DeMartin (Vancouver soundcheck, Nov. 22, 2024) - used w/ permission April 13, 2025 Happy birthday, and...
Letters To You
Apr 131 min read
"...something in remembrance of Danny" - Nugs/Live Archives drops the 2nd 2008 Federici-focused show
April 11, 2025 This month's "First Friday" archival Nugs live-recording release actually has ended up being a "Second Friday" release,...
Letters To You
Apr 112 min read
EXCLUSIVE: Message from a Miracle
photo by Wilhelm Rosenthal - used with permission April 11, 2025 Standing onstage in Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater just over thirteen...
Letters To You
Apr 113 min read
Wow; Bruce ain't foolin' this week! TRACKS II announced, "Rain In The River" drops, & today... MORE!
April 4, 2025 Whew, what a week! And it's not quite over yet, Springsteen fans... Although the initial teaser-announcement dropped on...
Letters To You
Apr 44 min read
A Letters To You exclusive... The Previously Untold Story of Springsteen’s Disney/Pixar "Pushiness"
April 1, 2025 These days, with principal photography now completed for the first-ever Springsteen biopic (presumably hitting theaters...
Abe Brilfule
Apr 13 min read
"I had a friend, was a big baseball player back in high school..." - Remembering Joe DePugh
March 31, 2025 May, 2005 photo by Don Norkus Click here to read the archived Waterbury Record article "On my way out … Joe DePugh’s...
Letters To You
Mar 311 min read
"Thank you, darlin'..." - Springsteen appears and performs in tribute to Patti Smith
March 27, 2025 photo by Bill Hanrahan for Music Planet Radio Archive - www.musicplanetradio.com - used w/ permission Well, despite the...
Letters To You
Mar 273 min read
This month's archival set: an odd 2012 NEBRASKA-heavy show, recorded live in "The Cornhusker State"
March 8, 2025 The recently resumed Springsteen/Nugs "First Friday" series continues with yesterday's release of Omaha, NE Nov 15, 2012 ....
Letters To You
Mar 82 min read
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