Bruce Springsteen

Titus Andronicus is Here to Spread the Good Word of Literature, Seinfeld and Weezer

Titus Andronicus takes its name from a Shakespeare play -- fitting, given the theatrics of leader Patrick Stickles and his band. From a practice space in New York, Stickles spoke with DC9 about how his band loves Dallas and how he doesn't consider himself a great musician before his show tomorrow ... More >>

Ten Movie Moments That Were Made By The Music

Last week saw the limited release of Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master, and the director is currently receiving the type of media love reserved for those who rarely misstep and whose work is hailed as classic the moment it's released. What's always interested me about Anderson is his ability to perf ... More >>

SXSW: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Rock ACL Live

Bruce Springsteen's Thursday started with a keynote speech in one of the big ballrooms at the Austin Convention Center, and ended with a mythic three-hour set at ACL Live across town, in front of a few thousand people cooing "Bruce". The keynote and the show went hand in hand. If you weren't there ... More >>

Indie Grandpa Answers the Hard Questions About Springsteen's New Single

With news this week of Bruce Springsteen's upcoming album, Wrecking Ball, as well as a U.S. tour that will find him 'round Austin way for SXSW, we asked our resident old-days expert what he thought about the Boss' new stuff. What do you think of the new Springsteen single, "We Take Care of Our Own ... More >>

SXSW's Comin': Springsteen to Keynote All Over It

I can't write this news without thinking of Ben Stiller's pitch-perfect impression of Bruce Springsteen. The (real) Boss will give the South by Southwest keynote speech March 15 at the Austin Convention Center, following in the big ol' legend-sized footsteps of Smokey Robinson and Neil Young. Maybe ... More >>

Cymbals Eat Guitars' Matthew Whipple's Top Five Ideas for All-Time Top Five Lists

​We've really been getting a kick out of learning what many artists consider to be their all-time top five things of various topics are since we kicked off this recurrign feature a few months back. It's a simple enough concept: For the most part, we look to connect a top five list with the artist ... More >>

For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode at Bronco Bowl

​So far on this apparently never-ending jaunt down Amnesia Lane we've visited the Bronco Bowl a handful of times, dropping in on the Clash, Squeeze, the Cure, the Replacements and Bruce Springsteen. But there are still myriad memories from the Fort Worth Ave. haunt I'd like to chase down, among th ... More >>

For Your July 4 Listening Pleasure: Springsteen Turns Dallas Into a Promised Land in July '78

Via.​Shortly after we recalled Bruce Springsteen's rock-and-roll down an Oak Cliff bowling alley -- almost moments after -- news broke that Clarence Clemons had died from complications caused by a stroke suffered a few days earlier. At which point I cued up the '84 Reunion stop and remembered-when ... More >>

The Reason Rod Picott's Workingman Songs Ring So True? Dude's Worked His Whole Life.

Joshua Black WilkinsRod Picott​Alt-country singer-songwriter Rod Picott writes songs about the working man because, well, the guy is the embodiment of the working man. For over 20 years, Picott held down a day job hanging sheetrock. At night, to perfect his songwriting, he would hit whatever coffe ... More >>

For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: A Guitar, A Bowling Alley and The Boss In January '96

Via.​"I think I'll be playing only bowling alleys from here on out. There's something to it. I have to admit, I had a little trepidation when the guy said, 'Oh, it's a bowling alley.' I was a little nervous."That was Bruce Springsteen on January 26, 1996, sitting on the stage of the Bronco Bowl, w ... More >>

Listomania: Seven Debut Albums Not Worth Being Saved By God

You're going to do what with my blood?​We're already started on a big weekend, folks. Earth Day and Good Friday are both happening now. Plus, Sunday is Easter. Oh, and Passover ends next Tuesday. Which brings us to this post. In the original passover story, Jewish families would sacrifice a lamb t ... More >>

Today In Music News: Year Zero Mini-Series In The Works, The Boss Is A Regular Dude And DJ Break Record

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, September 29, 2010...A mini-series based on Nine Inch Nails Year Zero album is in the works.Bruce Springsteen proved he's a just like you and me by posing in a couple's engagement pictures.I'm not sure what is more impressive - DJing for 60 hour ... More >>

Year in Review: The Worst Lyrics of 2009 Aren't Trying for Funny, But Get There Just the Same

​The lowest common denominator having been achieved in 2005 with the release of the Black Eyed Peas' Monkey Business, popular musicians have had to work extra hard in recent years to find new and inventive ways to be inane. They found great success in 2009, with artists as varied as Lady Gaga, Bru ... More >>

Food For Thought 3.11.09

"The taste buds of a 'master of coffee' are as important as the vocal chords of a singer or the legs of a top model, and this is one of the biggest single insurance policies taken out for one person. It shows how valuable Gennaro's tongue is to the Costa brand." (A spokesman--unidentified--for Glen ... More >>

Today in Music News: Bret Michaels Sells His Bed, Bruce Springsteen Sells His Cred

Could you be Brett's bed's Rock of Love?Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, February 24, 2009... Big fan of Bret Michaels? Well, now you can own his old bed frame. Luckily for you, the quite possibly DNA-soiled linens and mattress are not included. Bruce Springsteen's a ... More >>

Today In Music News: Coachella Sets Its Lineup, Bruce Hears Some Gripes

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, February 2, 2009...The line-up for the 2009 Coachella Music and Arts Festival was announced late last week, and Paul McCartney is headlining on Friday night. Wait, really?The Boss may have scored with a great Super Bowl halftime show.  But fans ... More >>

Pop Quiz, Music Snobs!

What the hell happened with music in 2008? Well, let's see if you know.

Against Me! at ACL Fest

Pet Peeves

The Beach Boys are popping up everywhere this year in music but don't seem to be getting their due

Tough Breaks

Presenting the best breakup albums of all time

Misery Mixtape for Those Bummed by the Recession

Is the recession getting you down? If misery loves company, this mixtape is for you

Photos: Bruce Springsteen at American Airlines Center

Last Night: Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band At American Airlines Center

North Texas Indie Rock Musicians Influenced by Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska left its mark on several local musicians

Making a List, Checking It Twice

Beard Sweat

ZZ Top and friends rock Smirnoff

Cover Me

A Boss impostor

Cover Story

Tribute or parody, it's all great fun

Ghost Rock

From costumes to cover bands, your best bets for Halloween shows

Rebel Yell

Get a dose of rebellion at the Magnolia

No Surrender

Marah is back in fighting form on If You Didn't Laugh, You'd Cry

Bon Jovi

Sunday, January 15, at American Airlines Center

Bruce Springsteen

Devils & Dust (Columbia)

Robert Downey Jr.

The Futurist (Sony Classical)

Making a Difference?

For musicians these days, speaking out against President Bush isn'trisky so much as trendy

Bright Eyes, Jim James, M. Ward

Friday, October 8

R.E.M.

Around the Sun (Warner Bros.)

Beastie Boys

To the 5 Boroughs (Capitol)

The Zapruder Sequence

The Zapruder Sequence (Self-released)

You're Not The Boss of Me

The Boss is coming to your living room

Gave the People What They Had

Sometimes, the best new music is the best old music

Beck

Pickin' a winner

CMH Records has given '80s faves a musical makeover, whether you like it or not

Out There

Out There

Black Maria, Don't You Cry

Mary Cutrufello's music is full of country heartache. But Texas' most unlikely honky-tonk star is about to become her own boss.

Bronco hole

Dallas' last great concert hall suffers growing pains

Who gives a Hootie?

Farewell to 1995, a year in music we'd rather forget

Gimme, gimme truth

Jay Farrar and Dave Grohl don't owe you anything

Crossing guard

Springsteen's Ghost is a soft touch in hard times