June 6, 2026 On January 10, 2017, 35,000 items from the personal collections of Bruce Springsteen fans were gifted to Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. In the years since, the University has built a 30,000-square foot archival center and museum upon this foundational donation. Now known as The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, it officially opens to the public on June 13, and the building gets officially dedicated later this morning. Between 2001

photo by the Springsteen Center's Museum Educator Aidan Vogel June 4, 2026 The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music doesn't officially open its doors to the public until June 13, but yesterday Letters To You's editor/publisher Shawn Poole and contributing photographer Mark Krajnak got a sneak-peek of what's behind its doors. Director of Curatorial Affairs Melissa Kozlowski and Museum Educator Aidan Vogel were gracious enough to show them around the place, in the midst

photo by Shawn Poole May 31, 2026 "Philly, you killed it! This is the last night of our Land of Hope & Dreams Tour; it was good to be in Philadelphia. I want to thank our great crew and their fearless leader, George Travis, without whom the show would not go on. I want to thank the E Street Band for their commitment and for their courage in standing with me on this tour. I want to thank Tom Morello for guesting with us on this tour. I want to thank Jon Landau for fifty years

photo by Shawn Poole May 28, 2026 Last night, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band brought their Land of Hope & Dreams American Tour to its ultimate "speak-truth-to-power" venue: the Washington Nationals' baseball park in Washington, D.C. It also marked the tour's only outdoor show, and while Mother Nature peppered the audience with light rain throughout the evening, fortunately she spared us of any of her lightning-bolts. What took place onstage was more than thunderous eno