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Bruuuce!!! Rock Hall Hosts Another Springsteen Weekend

22 Apr

Posted by Michael Gallucci on Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 3:07 PM
We love us some Springsteen here in Cleveland, don’t we?

Clevelanders often take pride in the fact that we were one of the first cities to embrace his music. And we’re the home of one of the greatest Boss bootlegs of all time.

So it’s no surprise that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has just scheduled another Springsteen weekend.

They held one of these things in 2009. This year’s edition will take place on June 4-6.

It’s all Bruce, all weekend, with the Rock Hall loading up on documentaries, guest speakers, and live performances (not from Bruce or even stray E Street Band members, but cover group Stone Pony Band, who’ll play on Saturday).

For our money (and yeah, it’s gonna cost you if you want to go to these events), the best program is Saturday’s “Bruce Springsteen’s Cleveland History,” which includes local luminaries like the Agora’s Hank LoConti, concert promoter Jules Belkin, and radio guy John Gorman talking about our city’s crucial part in the Springsteen saga. All that’s missing is the Cleveland Boys.

You can find a complete schedule of events here. —Michael Gallucci (follow me on Twitter @mgallucci)

Singer-songwriter James Maddock Recounts Meeting His Heroes (Springsteen Jackson Browne)

19 Apr

Even artists get star-struck around other artists. New York-based singer-songwriter James Maddock has always been a fan of Bruce Springsteen. So when Maddock learned that The Boss was playing a handful of songs from his debut album, “Songs from Stamford Hill,” which he’d released under the moniker Wood in 2000, as the walk-in music at some of his shows, he figured he’d drop him a note.

He was surprised when, after confessing what a fan he was, Springsteen wrote back, sharing that he loved the album and inviting him to say hello the next time he happened to be a concert. And so a few years ago, Maddock found himself outside of Springsteen’s dressing room following a show at Giants Stadium.

“He poked his head out and said, ‘Come in,’ and I spent five/10 minutes with him on his own,” he recalls. “It was kind of weird. I didn’t know what to say to him, but he’s very nice.” He wasn’t struck with such reticence when he met another of his idols, Jackson Browne.

“I was at a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame thing a couple of weeks ago and there he was right in front of me at the after-show,” says Maddock. “We had a nice chat for five/10 minutes. He’s, of course, been an enormous influence and is just a wonderful musician.”

Maddock comes to the Tin Angel in Philadelphia on April 29.

Information: www.tinangel.com.

Summer Celebrations at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

15 Apr

The secret to a perfect summer is simple: sunshine, barbecues and good, old fashioned rock’n roll. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame wants to make sure that travelers get the most out of there summer. Take a look at their the summer celebration weekends.

June 4-6 celebrate The Boss with Rock Hall’s Bruce Springsteen Weekend. Events are planned to celebrate his pivotal role in rock and roll. See his iconic guitar and immerse yourself in a special exhibit.

June 25-27 commemorate the King of Pop. Michael Jackson will be honored all weekend long.

August 13-15 is Les Paul Weekend. Come celebrate this icon and creator of the electric guitar.

End summer with a bang on September 2-5 with the Rock Hall’s 15th Anniversary Weekend.

For more information visit rockhall.com.

Bruce Springsteen, Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame Exhibition

16 Jan

This from backstreets.comnewsrockhall

Years in the making, a major Bruce Springsteen exhibition is set to open in just a few months at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland. “From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen” opens Wednesday, April 1, as part of a weeklong celebration leading up to the 24th annual Rock Hall induction ceremony on Saturday, April 4.