Post Tagged with: "Steven Van Zandt"

by / on December 12, 2012 at 11:56 am / in Movies, Rock Music

Steven Van Zandt brings in ex-Beatles drummer as consultant on new film with Sopranos’ David Chase

The forthcoming film “Not Fade Away” gave Steven Van Zandt a chance to reunite with his old Sopranos director, as well as an opportunity to delve back into his love of all things rock ‘n’ roll.

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by / on November 26, 2012 at 6:30 am / in Sparks Fly on E Street, Uncategorized

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Bobby Jean” (1984)

I honestly can’t remember if I was aware that Steve Van Zandt had left the E Street Band. Certainly my constant consumption of the usual rock rags must have exposed me to the Little Steven/Nils switch.

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by / on April 5, 2012 at 4:47 pm / in Concerts, Rock Music

As E Street Band deals with loss, Little Steven Van Zandt says Boss 'continues to amaze me'

The E Street Band is in the midst of one of its most difficult and unusual concert tours ever, interpreting for the first time a new solo release by Bruce Springsteen — and doing so without saxophonist Clarence Clemons or keyboardist Danny Federici

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by / on March 31, 2012 at 8:12 am / in Concerts, Rock Music, Shows I'll Never Forget

Shows I'll Never Forget: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Oct. 2, 2007

At Hartford, Connecticut: “And so it begins!” Those were Bruce’s excited words as the last chord of “Radio Nowhere” hung over the crazed Hartford Civic Center crowd.

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by / on March 20, 2012 at 12:12 pm / in Pop Music, Rock Music

Presenters for this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame include John Mellencamp, Smokey Robinson, Robbie Robertson, Chuck D

The list of presenters at this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame reads like, well, a hall of fame induction class

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by / on February 16, 2012 at 11:22 am / in Concerts, Rock Music

E Street Band’s Steven Van Zandt talks about ‘impossible’ decision to replace Clarence Clemons

The Grammy show-opening performance from Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band illustrated how the group intends to move forward without the late saxophonist Clarence Clemons.

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by / on January 27, 2012 at 4:07 pm / in Rock Music

E Street Band's Little Steven appearing as a television mobster again — in Norway

Fans of Little Steven Van Zandt’s comedy-gold role as Silvio Dante in the HBO series “The Sopranos” have reason to rejoice. The guitarist with Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band is back on TV, starring in a new series called “Lilyhammer,” billed as a mob tale with a funny twist. Van Zandt portrays Frank “The Fixer” Tagliano, a mafia snitch in [...]

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