Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul news

Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul's SOULFIRE LIVE! is available now in a physical format via his Wicked Cool Records and UMe. It was recorded last year in North America and Europe during Steven's first world tour in nearly two decades.

The 3CD collection includes 24-tracks released digitally in April alongside an exclusive third disc highlighted by superstar guest performances recorded throughout the trek, including Bruce Springsteen, Richie Sambora, Peter Wolf, and Jerry Miller (of Moby Grape). 

Rolling Stone premiered the live video of Little Steven's performance of "Can I Get A Witness," featuring Richie Sambora. Recorded last year at the famed Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, the video captures Little Steven and his 15-piece band, the Disciple of Soul's shows which will be on full display on the Blu-Ray coming later this year.

WATCH "CAN I GET A WITNESS FT. RICHIE SAMBORA" HERE

Fans can now pre-order ahead of their release later this year, SOULFIRE LIVE! as a unique 7LP vinyl box set (ships Dec. 14) and on Blu-Ray (ships Feb. 1) exclusively at Little Steven's just-launched new webstore.

The vinyl box set will incorporate an exclusive bonus LP capturing Little Steven's extraordinary surprise set at Liverpool's legendary Cavern Club recorded November 2017 during his band's sold out European tour.

An intimate lunchtime gig saw Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul paying tribute to The Beatles with rocking renditions of "Magical Mystery Tour," "Good Morning, Good Morning," "Got To Get You Into My Life," and "All You Need Is Love," alongside iconic songs famously performed by the nascent Fab Four, including "Boys" (originally by The Shirelles), "Slow Down" (by Larry Williams) and "Soldier Of Love" (first recorded by Arthur Alexander).

"Playing in the same venue where The Beatles started their careers was a childhood dream of mine come true," says Little Steven. "This was a band that set me on course for a life of music. For my rock 'n' roll religion, The Cavern is the first sacred site. It was an honor - no, make that an epiphany - to perform there."

The SOULFIRE LIVE! Blu-ray video edition will include Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul's complete Cavern Club concert alongside video performances of each song on the 3CD/vinyl set, exclusive interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage. In addition, the Blu-ray edition will feature a special documentary about the Cavern Club performance that sees Little Steven honored with a brick in the club's hallowed Wall of Fame before leading his band through swift rehearsals of Beatles songs mere minutes ahead of their performance. The Blu-ray and vinyl box are available to pre-order now on Little Steven's just-launched new web store: https://UMe.lnk.to/LittleStevenSoulFireLIVE

On the exclusive live third disc are special guest appearances from some of Little Steven's closest friends, collaborators, and favorite artists, including Moby Grape's "Can't Be So Bad" performed with the band's founding member, Jerry Miller; "Can I Get A Witness," performed with Richie Sambora; J. Geils Band's "Freeze Frame" with vocals from its singer Peter Wolf; and "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" and Little Steven's own "I Don't Want To Go Home," both joined by Bruce Springsteen.

Disc 3 also includes the Disciples of Soul's takes on Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' "Even The Losers," AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long," John Lennon's "Working Class Hero," The Allman Brothers Band's "It's Not My Cross To Bear," The Animals' "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place," and The Ramones' "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)."

SOULFIRE LIVE! was produced and arranged by Stevie Van Zandt; the album was mixed by Bob Clearmountain and mastered by Bob Ludwig.

In related concert news, Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul will show solidarity with and say thank you to hard-working teachers across North America with a landmark headline tour introducing TeachRock, the Rock and Roll Forever Foundation's free, multimedia, K-12 interdisciplinary curriculum which meets prevailing standards in English Language Arts, Social Studies/History, the Fine and Performing Arts, and also includes STEAM and advisory material.

The "Soulfire Teacher Solidarity Tour 2018" begins in October in Pennsylvania and continues into December. All shows on sale now. For complete details and tickets, please visit www.littlesteven.com/on-tour. The concerts are free for educators of all types (and a guest) - teachers are invited to sign up at teachrock.org/tour.

Each show on the tour will also see Little Steven and his Teach Rock staff hosting free professional development workshops designed to engage educators with techniques and content through which they can comfortably use music to inspire students, even if they've never touched an instrument. In many locations, the workshop will also count towards continuing education hours and license renewal.

The Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul Teacher Solidarity Tour Professional Development Experience will offer an introduction to the Teachrock.org curriculum, and include material suitable for K-12 teachers of all disciplines, interdisciplinary best practices, and group activities. In addition, the one-hour workshops will see a personal visit from Little Steven, with attendees also receiving a teacher-only edition "Teacher Solidarity Tour" t-shirt, a certificate of attendance, and tickets for the educator and a guest to that evening's Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul concert.

"This is a little different than the professional development experience you may be used to," says Little Steven. "This is a rock 'n' roll experience."

Little Steven unveiled the details with a personal video announcement, streaming now at the official Teach Rock YouTube channel HERE.

Steven Van Zandt's Rock and Roll Forever Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that integrates arts throughout K-12 classrooms via rich, standard-aligned lesson plans and hands-on teacher workshops, all delivered to educators and districts at no cost. TeachRock is a standards-aligned arts integration curriculum that uses the history and culture of popular music to engage students in all disciplines.

From social studies and language arts to geography, STEAM, general music, and more: Teach Rock has engaging and meaningful material for every K-12 classroom, and it's all shared with teachers and students at no cost. Teach Rock is endorsed by the National Council for the Social Studies, the National Association for Music Education, and the National Council for Geographic Education, with partners including Scholastic Inc., PBS, Reelin' in the Years, ABC News, Rock's Backpages, New York University's Steinhardt School, and the Grammy Museum. For lesson plans and additional information, please visit teachrock.org.

"Music will forever be humanity's most effective and consistent source of inspiration and motivation," says Little Steven, "and, we have learned, music turns out to be our most solid common ground for establishing communication between teachers and students which is where education begins."

Soulfire Live Track listing-
* DISC 3 AUDIO EXCLUSIVE TO 3CD AND VINYL RELEASES

DISC 1

Mike Stoller Intro
Soulfire
I'm Coming Back
Blues Is My Business Intro
Blues Is My Business
Love On The Wrong Side Of Town
Until The Good Is Gone
Angel Eyes
Some Things Just Don't Change
Saint Valentine's Day Intro
Saint Valentine's Day
Standing In The Line Of Fire Intro
Standing In The Line Of Fire
I Saw The Light
Salvation
The City Weeps Tonight Intro
The City Weeps Tonight

DISC 2

Down And Out In New York City
Princess Of Little Italy Intro
Princess Of Little Italy
Solidarity
Leonard Peltier
I Am A Patriot
Groovin' Is Easy
Ride The Night Away Intro
Ride The Night Away
Bitter Fruit
Forever
Checkpoint Charlie Intro
Checkpoint Charlie
I Don't Want To Go Home
Out Of The Darkness Intro
Out Of The Darkness

DISC 3

Even The Losers
Can't Be So Bad (Feat. Jerry Miller)
You Shook Me All Night Long
Working Class Hero
We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
Can I Get A Witness (Feat. Richie Sambora)
It's Not My Cross To Bear Intro
It's Not My Cross To Bear
Freeze Frame (Feat. Peter Wolf)
The Time Of Your Life
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out (Feat. Bruce Springsteen)
I Don't Want To Go Home (Feat. Bruce Springsteen)
Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)

Tour dates:

OCTOBER

18 - Wilkes Barre, PA - Kirby Center
20 - Rochester, NY - Kodak Center
23 - Atlantic City, NJ - Hard Rock Hotel & casino
24 - Pittsburgh, PA - Homestead Music Hall
29 - Wabash, IN - Honeywell Center
31 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater

NOVEMBER

2 - Burnsville, MN - Ames Center
3 - Green Bay, WI - Meyer Theatre
5 - Chicago, IL - Center
7 - Tulsa, OK - Brady Theater
9 - Detroit, MI - Detroit Music Hall
10 - Peoria, IL - Monarch Theater
12 - Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom
14 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
16 - Northfield, OH - Hard Rock Rocksino
17 - Morgantown, WV - Metropolitan Theatre
26 - Oklahoma City, OK - Tower Theatre
28 - Omaha, NE - Holland Performing Arts Center
30 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre

DECEMBER

1 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
3 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre
5 - Snoqualmie, WA - Snoqualmie Casino
7 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
8 - Stateline, NV - Harrah's Lake Tahoe
11 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
12 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
14 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
16 - Phoenix, AZ - Van Buren