WBUR

3 Decades Later, Re-Exploring Bruce Springsteen’s Landmark 1980 Album ‘The River'

Bruce Springsteen (center) working on recording his 1980 album "The River." (Joel Bernstein) “I was trying to figure where I fit in in the broader community,” Bruce Springsteen recently said of his ...
Rolling Stone

How Bruce Springsteen Got Back to ‘The River’

“Mood lighting — we need mood lighting,” Bruce Springsteen says from the stage at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh. Then he turns to his left and shouts, “Professor!” — the singer’s nickname for ...
Seattle Times

Springsteen’s ‘The River’ tour: déjà vu, 36 years later

The last time Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band took “The River” tour to the Northwest, it was Oct. 24, 1980, at what was then called the Seattle Center Coliseum — it wouldn’t be named KeyArena ...
Detroit News

Springsteen’s ‘River Tour’ flows into the Palace

Two hours into his Feb. 23 concert at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena, Bruce Springsteen addressed the sold-out crowd and offered up some words of wisdom. “ ‘The River’ was about time, time slipping ...