Bruce Springsteen has performed at The Press Room (formerly Asbury Blues).

Springsteen Plays The Press Room formerly Asbury Blues For Tony Strollo Benefit

On Saturday evening the title of Bruce Springsteen’s latest single, “We Take Care Of Our Own,” assumed new meaning as The Boss walked The Press Room planks with Boccigalupe & The Bad Boys, an all-star band of Jersey Shore musicians, in the name of lifetime Garden State resident, and longtime Springsteen compatriot, Tony Strollo, who’s recent passing at the all too ripe age of 40 staggered the Asbury Park music community, which appeared in force for this musical fundraiser in support of Strollo’s two daughters, Chloe and Grace, and wife Jana.

Bruce Springsteen now playing "Hold On, I'm Coming." Bruce is playing with Boccigalupe and the Badboys

1st time Bruce Springsteen has performed at The Press Room (formerly Asbury Blues). Add it to long list of Asbury Park venues BS has played.

From within downtown Asbury Park’s newest late night house of music Bruce performed the role of the playful soul man to a capacity crowd of no more than 200 patrons, who’s massive show affection and exuberance coated the venue’s picture window in condensation cutting off the outside world to the joys within, while trading verses with vocalist John Oeser on such classic compositions as “Soul Man,” “Don’t Worry I’m Coming,” “Knock On Wood,” and an electrifying rendition, with full brass accompaniment, of the “Detroit Medley,” but not before Springsteen joined Tony’s brother, and local solo artisan, Michael Strollo on stage.

The pair shared a series of smirks between cuts from the penman’s 2010 full-length release Bedroom Eyes, Strollo from underneath a spotlight and Springsteen, caked in shadows, upon a stack at the back of the stage, strumming along upon Asbury’s own Reggae-Rock maestro Quincy Mumford’s acoustic six string, including “Could Die Young Tonight,” which Strollo admitted was his brother’s favorite tune from the compilation.

But it was the bookend numbers performed by The Boss-led Baccigalupe & The Bad Boys that highlighted the night as the collective commenced its set with a raucous rendering of the E Street Band staple “Rosalita,” and concluded its collection of Rock and Soul music with an homage of sorts to late great Clarence Clemons via a captivating, venue encompassing, sing-along on “10th Avenue Freeze Out,” prompting Springsteen to remark, “Here’s the important part,” before to recanting the tale of how “the change was made uptown and the Big Man joined the band.”

However, let us not forget why The Boss was in attendance, why members of the Boardwalk’s music community congregated in that locale.  It was for a man, a friend, a husband, and a father who left his mark on the souls of many and departed from this life far too soon.

The emcee of the evening, Rich Robinson, said it best: “We’re not just a musical community, we’re a family.  When one of us is need, we all come to help.”

In the Jersey Shore’s musical hub by the sea, they do indeed take care of their own.

Bruce Springsteen tour 2012 

Bruce tocó ayer en Asbury Park con Boccigalupe, concierto benéfico para la familia de Tony Strollo. “@blogness:

Photos Bruce Springsteen Light of Day Show 2012 Paramount Theater Asbury Park

Bruce Springsteen rocks Asbury till the wee hours! LOD

Springsteen began his own set shortly after midnight on acoustic guitar with

1. Incident on 57th Street

Crowd was singing along. Very well done.

Bruce left the stage and  Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers came on to perform

East Carson Street

Bruce then came back on stage to join the band for

2. Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce played to the crowd and was right down to the edge of the stage.

3. Never be Enough Time

A Grushecky song. Bruce and Joe traded lead vocals.

4. Adam Raised a Cain

Bruce welcome the crowd to Light of Day and then took some tequila and “blessed the crowd” up front.

“I got here early and got to see a lot of good music tonight. Willie Nile, John Eddie they just get better and better,” Springsteen said of two of the evening’s early performers.

“Then to see an acoustic Southside Johnny (Southside Johnny and the Poor Fools had played earlier). It was a shock to the system to see Southside on guitar. There’s something wrong with that picture.”

Springsteen then introduced the next song by saying ”this is something I began writing for ‘Darkness on the Edge of Town’ and I just finished it.”

5. Save my Love

6. Talk To the King

After finishing, Bruce talked about  Grushecky and the Houserockers being disappointed that their Pittsburgh Steelers were knocked out of the NFL playoffs last week. But he continued “tomorrow, there’s going to be a Big Blue train! I got a feeling” referring to the Giants playing the Packers on Sunday.

7. Atlantic City

Bruce asked the crowd three times “Are we coming back?” during the song. First time I’ve ever seen him do that. With his new album reportedly being “angry” with the current state of affairs, I wonder if this is one of the themes  we’ll see on the upcoming tour.

8. Johnny 99

This was a lot of fun. Bruce was all over the stage and playing to the people up front. He jumped up next to the piano and started playing it with his foot and then his butt. He later jumped up on the drumer riser and leaned back onto the drum kit. He was having a good time.
9.  I’m not Sleeping

A song he wrote with Grushecky.

10. Because the Night

Bruce brought three of the evenings earlier performers — John Eddie, Garland Jeffreys and Willie Nile — up to sing background.

Before playing the next song, Bruce said “I’m usually it bed by now. I still got one (child) in the house and I’m making pancakes. I’m a short-order cook. In addition to the guitar, I’m still a chauffeur and a short-order cook.

“And when I step off the stage, I have a red-headed woman who reminds me of that!”

11. Waiting on a Sunny Day

Bruce jumped into the audience. He went back a couple rows and one point dove head first into the crowd and then dove backward. He laster played up on the drum riser again.

12. Pumping Iron

Max Weinberg came out to play the drums for the remainder of the show starting with:

Photo by Ron RingBruce Springsteen performs at Light of Day 12 at the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park on Saturday night.

13. Light of Day

Joined Jesse Malin’s SetBroken Radio Joined Willie Nile’s SetHeaven Help the Lonely Joined Alejandro Escovedo’s SetAlways A Friend (Acoustic)Bruce Solo AcousticYour Own Worst Enemy This Hard Land With Joe Grushecky & the HouserockersAnother Thin Line Atlantic City Never Be Enough Time Adam Raised A Cain One Way Street I’m Not Sleeping Save My Love Talking to the King Pink Cadillac Darkness on the Edge of Town The Promised Land Light Of Day Twist and Shout (The Isley Brothers cover)Encore:Thunder Road

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more photos of Bruce Springsteen at the Light of Day concert 2012 are here ,including the first one are here http://rring.shutterfly.com/514