photo by Mark Krajnak June 14, 2026 Below is our transcription of the narration provided by Bruce Springsteen for Thom Zimny's short introductory film The Ties That Bind: Bruce Springsteen’s American Music Journey, now playing exclusively in The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music's Powell Soundstage theater: Welcome to New Jersey, the place where I was born, raised, loved, loathed, left, and returned to, and where I'll probably spend the rest of my life. Now I've bee

photo by Mark Krajnak June 13, 2026 Letters To You contributing photographer Mark Krajnak and I were fortunate to be granted a special advance tour of The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music's new building, almost two weeks before its official public opening today. On June 3, the Center's Director of Curatorial Affairs, Melissa Kozlowski, and its Museum Educator, Aidan Vogel, were kind enough to give Mark and me a guided, private tour, even as they and the rest of the

June 12, 2026 As The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music's official public opening occurs this weekend, Letters To You is presenting a three-part series of reports on the recent events that have led up to the big day. Here in Part 1, we cover the series of special concerts that the Center has held in anticipation of its public opening... ---------- photo by Melissa Lawlor - courtesy of The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music May 29, 2026 - America 250: A Jerse

Washington, D.C., May 27, 2026 - photo by Pam Springsteen - used w/ permission June 10, 2026 To paraphrase what was the tour's nightly closing song - Bob Dylan's "Chimes of Freedom" delivered in its Byrds-inspired arrangement - as we listen one more time and watch with one more look, here are additional observations and insights from some of Letters To You's contributing writers and friends on Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band's 2026 Land of Hope & Dreams American Tour, a