Little Steven news

Professionally filmed and recorded before a sold-out crowd at New York City’s historic Beacon Theatre on November 6, 2019, Summer Of Sorcery Live! At The Beacon Theatre, captures Little Steven, aka Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Stevie Van Zandt, his band the Disciples of Soul as they showcase their 2019 album, Summer Of Sorcery. 

The full two-and-a-half-hour concert, which culminated the Summer of Sorcery’s European and U.S. tours, will be released July 9 via Wicked Cool Records/UMe.

Format include Blu-ray video as well as audio-only versions on 3CD and as a limited edition 5LP 180-gram “Psychedelic Psorcery Pswirl” color vinyl box set, which will be exclusively available via uDiscoverMusic and LittleSteven.com. The Blu-ray features the entire concert in HD video with the audio offered in both stereo and 5.1 surround sound to provide the next best possible experience to being at the rock ‘n’ soul revue. The live album, which was mixed by Bob Clearmountain and mastered by Bob Ludwig, both career-long collaborators, includes performances of every song from Summer of Sorcery alongside tracks from throughout Van Zandt’s solo career, songs he wrote for Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, and some covers.

A live video of “Camouflage of Righteousness” is available to watch now at Little Steven’s Official YouTube channel.

PRE-ORDER SUMMER OF SORCERY LIVE! AT THE BEACON THEATRE

WATCH “CAMOUFLAGE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS (LIVE)”

Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul were joined throughout the Summer of Sorcery tour by legendary friends and family. Summer of Sorcery Live! At The Beacon Theatre has a surprise appearance by Peter Wolf, who lends his vocals to versions of J Geils Band’s “Freeze Frame” and Artists United Against Apartheid’s landmark protest anthem, “Sun City.”

Summer Of Sorcery Live! At The Beacon Theatre is rounded out with nearly an extra hour of live music featuring seven previously unreleased bonus performances recorded throughout 2017-2019, including with such special guests as Australian music legends Jimmy Barnes and Peter Garrett, longtime friend and E Street Band bandmate Nils Lofgren, and Nick Gravenites, who joins Van Zandt for a spectacular rendition of the Electric Flag’s “Groovin’ Is Easy.”

In addition, Peter Wolf returns for a cover of The Showstoppers’ hit, “(Ain’t Nothin’ But A) Houseparty,” recorded during the Soulfire Tour but, according to Van Zandt, “too good to leave on the shelf.” The festivities come to a conclusion with a star-studded version of “Sun City,” which edits together performances with Jimmy Barnes, Jake Clemons, Sam Fender, Peter Garrett, Courtney Hadwin, Garland Jeffreys, and Bruce Springsteen.

“We were born freaks, misfits, and outcasts,” Van Zandt writes in the album’s liner notes, which also include personal comments about each performance. “We got into this business because no other would have us. While we were here we figured we might as well create a world of our own, because we didn’t fit in the one we were being offered. Being on the road with a band is the ultimate manifestation of that fantasy. Together you travel, you perform, you dispense joy, and you get to see the world while avoiding it at the same time.

“Such was the case with the troubadour missionaries and part-time exorcists known as the Disciples of Soul as they sprinkled enlightenment to a dark world from May 27, 2017, to November 6, 2019. First, as the Soulfire was lit in the overture and finally as the Summer of Sorcery played out its magical denouement. Herein embodies the still sparkling evidence of the latter, that which began as stranger’s prayers imagined and ended as a family’s promise fulfilled. Enjoy it at as much as we did at whatever volume is required to force your neighbors to call the cops.”

Van Zandt recently announced the publication of his first-ever memoir, Unrequited Infatuations, due September 28 from Hachette Books; pre-orders are available now HERE.

SUMMER OF SORCERY LIVE! AT THE BEACON THEATRE TRACKLISTINGS:

BLU-RAY

1. Intro: Wavy Gravy
2. Communion
3. Camouflage of Righteousness
4. Party Mambo!
5. Love Again
6. Education
7. On Sir Francis Drake
8. I Visit The Blues
9. Gravity
10. Los Desaparecidos
11. Little Girl So Fine
12. Trapped Again
13. Love On The Wrong Side Of Town
14. A World Of Our Own
15. Suddenly You
16. Vortex
17. I Am A Patriot
18. Superfly Terraplane
19. Bitter Fruit
20. Forever
21. Summer of Sorcery
22. Tucson Train
23. Freeze Frame (with Peter Wolf)
24. Sun City (with Peter Wolf)
25. Soul Power Twist
26. Out Of The Darkness

BONUS CONTENT:

1. Bristol Stomp
2. Club A-Go-Go
3. Groovin’ Is Easy (with Nick Gravenites)
4. (Ain’t Nothin’ But A) Houseparty (with Peter Wolf)
5. Ride The Night Away (with Jimmy Barnes)
6. Moon Tears (with Nils Lofgren)
7. Sun City
(with Jimmy Barnes, Peter Garrett, Sam Fender, Courtney Hadwin,
Jake Clemons, Garland Jeffreys, and Bruce Springsteen)

3CD:

CD1

1. Intro: Wavy Gravy
2. Communion
3. Camouflage of Righteousness
4. Party Mambo!
5. Love Again
6. Education
7. On Sir Francis Drake
8. I Visit The Blues
9. Gravity
10. Los Desaparecidos
11. Little Girl So Fine
12. Trapped Again
13. Love On The Wrong Side Of Town
14. A World Of Our Own

CD2

1. Suddenly You
2. Vortex
3. I Am A Patriot
4. Superfly Terraplane
5. Bitter Fruit
6. Forever
7. Summer of Sorcery
8. Tucson Train
9. Freeze Frame (with Peter Wolf)
10. Sun City (with Peter Wolf)
11. Soul Power Twist
12. Out Of The Darkness

CD3

1. Bristol Stomp
2. Club A-Go-Go
3. Groovin’ Is Easy (with Nick Gravenites)
4. (Ain’t Nothin’ But A) Houseparty (with Peter Wolf)
5. Ride The Night Away (with Jimmy Barnes)
6. Moon Tears (with Nils Lofgren)
7. Sun City
(with Jimmy Barnes, Peter Garrett, Sam Fender, Courtney Hadwin,
Jake Clemons, Garland Jeffreys, and Bruce Springsteen)