Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform at Chase Center in San Francisco on March 28, 2024. Photo: Nick Buckmaster. SAN FRANCISCO — “Can you feel the spirit!? Can you feel the spirit, now!?” Bruce Springsteen implored about halfway through the first of two concerts at Chase Center…

Jake Clemons, courtesy. Jake Clemons loves to connect with people. A couple of years ago, he did a national tour of … living rooms, performing intimate shows in fans’ homes for as few as a couple dozen at a time. This, after replacing his legendary late uncle, Clarence Clemons,…

There’s typically an inner dialogue happening when serious Bruce Springsteen fans hear a new record the first time, especially one on which he unleashes the power of the E Street Band and its version of the wall of sound. Letter To You Bruce Springsteen Columbia, Oct. 23 8/10 It…

Insert Foot Loves The Boss. What happens when Bruce Springsteen is no longer around to scrape us from the pavement after life rips out our guts and smashes the rest into the ground? Excuse me if I just don’t see BTS or Cardi B coming to sooth our troubled…

This is the final in a three-part series. Read how I’m scoring my list and find out about my “special consideration” acts in PART 1 and 13 through 8 in PART 2. Favorite Shows 2015 | Favorite Shows 2014 Favorite Shows 2013 | Favorite Shows 2012 7 – STURGILL SIMPSON at the Fox Theater – Nov. 19 Two weeks ago,…

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform at Oracle Arena in Oakland on March 13, 2016. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. OAKLAND — Bruce Springsteen’s 20-song opus The River means many things to people, but The Boss himself gave two explanations for the meaning of his fifth album — originally released in 1980…