Powell Soundstage

Doors 6pm, Show 7pm || Jake Thistle will premiere and perform songs from his new LP “ A Stranger By Design “ hosted by the legendary Tom Cunningham.

Doors: 7:00PM, Event Start Time: 7:30PM || An Evening with Ron Aniello: American songwriter, record producer, composer, artist, and musician.

Released in 1975 as the opening track on Born to Run, “Thunder Road” has become one of Bruce Springsteen’s most beloved songs—a sweeping story of youth, escape, uncertainty, and the promise of something better. Through the characters of Mary and an unnamed narrator, Springsteen transforms a front porch, a car, and an open road into symbols of possibility, while leaving us to wonder whether the future his characters imagine is truly within their reach.

Doors 5:30pm, Event Begins 6:00pm || In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, music played a powerful role in helping Americans mourn, remember, and begin to heal. This multimedia presentation explores how both existing songs and new music resonated deeply with the public in this somber period.

Most oral histories are recorded behind closed doors. This one happens in front of you. Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez — the original drummer from the Steel Mill days through Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. and The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle — sits down with our Director, Eileen Chapman, for a session that becomes part […]

Tickets are $50 and will go on sale on Thursday, August 13 at noon || “Sun City was always about more than making a record. It was about using music to educate people, bring attention to injustice, and inspire people to do something about it,” said Stevie Van Zandt.

In recognition of Pride Month, the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music invites audiences to a special panel discussion exploring the many ways music helps individuals and communities express identity, build understanding, and inspire change. The conversation will feature Spencer Battiest, acclaimed Seminole musician and actor; Felipe Rose, original Native American member of the iconic Village People and a pioneering figure in LGBTQ and Indigenous visibility in popular music; and Danielle "Redbird" Marrone, Jersey Shore singer-songwriter and advocate whose music explores themes of hope, resilience, and community.