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To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (29670)	6/13/2002 12:14:03 PM
From: JakeStraw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 49844

LITTLE STEVEN SAYS: TOUR TO START IN AUGUST Steve Van Zandt, talking to Dean Johnson in the Boston Herald <http://www2.bostonherald.com/entertainment/television/stev06122002.htm>, confirms word of an August start for the upcoming E Street Band tour: "Van Zandt said he'll start a tour with Springsteen and the E Street Band in the second week of August that he expects will last more than a year. Though he didn't know specific dates or cities, he said the tour will start 'very, very close' to the release of Springsteen's new disc 'The Uprising,' [sic] due in late July." Steven also talked to the Herald about The Rising, saying that the album is "just terrific... very different, very interesting and absolutely tremendous. There are elements in it from every record we've done, but it's not like any of them.... There is a very, very coherent theme throughout it. It deals with our state of mind as a culture in a post-Sept. 11 world. I realized as I listened to it all the way through that art really plays a vitally important role in our culture. We're the only culture in the world that ignores art and treats it like a luxury, but here is a case where there is a feeling that we all have that can't be verbalized in normal speech, and after I listened to the record, that says it. Art can actually express the unspeakable." "The new songs absolutely add up to something greater than the sum of the parts. It's got that 'Sgt. Pepper' kind of vibe, and I won't be surprised if that comes up in the reviews. This is the first time you'll hear traces of the Beatles' influence in the music, which has never been obvious before." - June 12, 2002

To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (29670)	6/13/2002 2:48:01 PM
From: JakeStraw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 49844

REVIEW: Ronstadt-Bush show hot DANIEL BUCKLEY Tucson Citizen June 13, 2002 tucsoncitizen.com There's something so infectious about watching Sam Bush make music. Bent at the knees, rocking back and forth, his curly hair recoiling to the beat, Bush joyfully, almost impishly, smiles as he chimes out melodies and chunks phat rhythms from his well-worn mandolin. His physical enthusiasm carries out to the audience, where bobbing heads and tapping feet mimic Bush's raucous rhythmic writhing. Bush and his crack sidemen kept the packed house rocking at the Berger Performing Arts Center last night in an eclectic first set, followed by a second with backing singer Linda Ronstadt and a showstopper Bush band finale. They return to that venue tonight for a second concert. In part it had the spontaneous feel of a rehearsal. Ronstadt was at ease and plainly having fun, laughing at herself when she jumped the gun and came in on top of Bush's solo on the Carter Family classic "Lover's Return." Things were way too polished to be your ordinary rehearsal. Bush, guitarist Jon Randall and bassist Byron House served up spotless, perfectly matched harmonies throughout Ronstadt's set, complementing her instrumentally with the egoless support of a road-tested backup band. They also kept it light and fun for her, letting her do what she does best - sing. Ronstadt was in great form last night, vocally and artistically. Her seven-song set was broad-ranging yet emotionally sculpted, starting with Randy Newman's warm "Feels Like Home" and closing with a rocking version of Tom Petty's "The Waiting." Along the way she put her stamp on singular songs by Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Jimmie Rodgers. On their own time, Bush and his band showed no less range or taste. Starting with a convincing cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Third Stone From the Sun," the band traveled through some choice new material from their songwriter friends, a couple of tunes from the live "Ice Caps: Peaks of Telluride" CD, a little Grandpa Jones and John Hartford, and hilarious covers of Prince' "1999" and Kool & the Gang's "Celebration." Bush proved as adept on fiddle as on mandolin, especially on Hartford's "Vamp in the Middle" and a Mahavishnu Orchestra spoof called "Mahavishnu Mountain Boys." The latter built on the peculiar time signatures that were the trademark of the fusion band, with Bush's rave-up fiddle work rivaling Mahavishnu fiddler Jerry Goodman's fiercely bluesy licks. Likewise guitarist Randall was lightning fast, versatile and volatile, while the rhythm section of House and drummer Chris Brown kept it all phat, large and on-time. If you missed it, you're in luck. Bush, Ronstadt and company will be back tonight.