Bruce Springsteen + Tom Morello - The Ghost of Tom Joad
Tom Morello and Rise Against A Concert of Solidarity & Resistance To Defend Minnesota! with Al Di Meola, Ike Reilly and Bruce Springsteen!
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Brittany Howard's Tiny Desk concert
Alabama Shake's Brittany Howard's gritty storytelling is in full force in her Tiny Desk concert. SET LIST "Stay High" "Georgia" "Baby" "Goat Head" MUSICIANS Brittany Howard: vocals, guitar; Nate Smith: drums; Alex Chakour: guitar; Brad Allen Williams: guitar; Zac Cockrell: bass; Lloyd Buchanan: keys; Paul Horton: keys; Shanay Johnson: vocals; Karita Law: vocals CREDITS Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative Director: Bob Boilen; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, Kara Frame, Beck Harlan, CJ Riculan; Associate Producer: Bobby Carter; Executive Producer: Lauren Onkey; VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann; Photo: Laura Beltran Villamizar/NPR
Something In the Night: Springsteen and the E Street Band at the Los Angeles Sports Arena
by Gregg Chadwick "This was perhaps the most inspirational show I’ve witnessed in 30 years of attending thousands of concerts, including at least a dozen by Springsteen. There was maybe one better: When he played Jazz Fest in New Orleans after Katrina and turned the city of ruins into a city reborn. But Morello’s lead on “Ghost of Tom Joad” will be forever seared into my conscience as a testimonial, and a hope." - Evelyn McDonnell , The Los Angeles Times Last night the skies of Los Angeles cleared. The storms of the past few days receded only to be followed by the fierce weather of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's Wrecking Ball Tour . The sold out Los Angeles Sports Arena sported a new coat of paint but the ghosts of past political and musical triumphs seemed to hang in the air. With the house lights up, the band entered the arena with the theme from the film The Magnificent Seven blasting. This 1960 American film, directed by John...
Due per Mio Fratello: Streets of Fire & Born in the USA - Udine - July 23, 2009
Springsteen and the E Street Band Born in the USA Udine, Italia July 23, 2009 Springsteen and the E Street Band Streets of Fire Udine, Italia July 23, 2009 Due per mio fratello! My brother Kent has an amazing piece in the Bainbridge Review: "My son Luke has been a great example to me of living right side up. Luke’s never met someone he didn’t want to greet. Over his 22 years of constant illness Luke has perfected living for today. Luke’s greatest joy is in making someone smile." "What Luke shows me is that living right side up spreads blessings all around you. He makes you feel good. So the whole community rejoiced when he had a successful double-lung transplant last year and had 12 great months of walking and feeling strong. He’s had serious setbacks this last month and is recovering slowly over at the University of Washington Medical Center. Knowing the greatness and fragility of life as it shines in Luke makes me want to share in it, right side up." - Kent Chadwi...