When it was announced that Middletown native Stevie Van Zandt was part of the Class of 2018 for the New Jersey Hall of Fame, I was shocked. Shocked that he wasn’t already in the place!
Paul McCartney made a guest appearance with Steven Van Zandt’s band in London to complete what the Bruce Springsteen guitarist called “unfinished business.”
This weekend in Asbury Park is the Asbury Park Music and Film Festival.
Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul will be performing at the Paramount Theater tomorrow night 4/22 to support the festival. Tickets are available at APMFF.com.
And that's not all... As part of the expansion going on at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank, there are also plans for him to have a nightclub in the theater, and a TV show.
According to Van Zandt, "There’s gonna be a Little Steven’s Underground Garage Club, as part of the complex" during a press conference yesterday.
Perhaps they should have called this the Curve Ball tour. Tom Morello, filling in for Steven Van Zandt during the E Street Band's ongoing concerts through Australia, says Bruce Springsteen tinkers with the setlist until the absolute last moment.
This summer it was suggested that Bruce Springsteen may have to be without Steven Van Zandt for dates in 2013 due to the guitarist's previous acting commitments. Today, Springsteen announced that Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine will take over for Van Zandt when Springsteen tours Australia in March.