Mighty Max Weinberg knows his way around the Stone Pony. That’s why he can jump onto a sold-out floor at the Asbury Park club with a pad and a pen, take song requests and get an “adult beverage” at the bar before his band finishes two songs. It’s all part of the fun of Max […]
Month: March 2019
If you know Springsteen, you know Max Weinberg
By Steve Knopper – Chicago Tribune The other week, Max Weinberg’s Jukebox was playing a bar in Minneapolis, and somebody shouted a request for the Rolling Stones’ “Paint It, Black.” And while the longtime drummer for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band was pounding through the cover version with his band of rock ’n’ roll barroom veterans, […]
E Street Band’s Max Weinberg talks Jukebox tour, channeling other drummers and his son’s gig in Slipknot
So you started “The River” tour here in Pittsburgh … Yeah, of course, because Pittsburgh is one of our, if not our favorite, place to play. The crowds have always been unbelievable for us over the years, all the way going back to the Syria Mosque and the Stanley Theater. I know there’s a story […]
Max Weinberg, E Street drummer, plays ‘Jukebox’ with Glen Burtnik & the Weeklings in Newton
Take a trip on the Polar Express, departing this month in New Jersey. Michael Izzo/ DailyRecord.com If a drummer is going to survive as a musician, he needs to know how to play almost everything and anything. Or, as Max Weinberg put it, “A drummer’s job is to know every song, or you don’t work.” As longtime […]
Drummer Max Weinberg Reflects on Bruce Springsteen
Music Interviewsjason macneil | November 7, 2017 For more than four decades, iconic E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg has had the best seat in the house: facing thousands of fans while Bruce Springsteen works his memorable marathon-length magic. But with “The Boss” busy on Broadway the next few months, Weinberg is touring behind another talented concept […]
The Greenwich Odeum crowd pushes Weinberg’s Jukebox tour to the “Mighty Max”
Posted on October 16, 2017 by Mike McKenney in Photo Gallery, USAMax Weinberg’s Jukebox concept an amazing interactive experience for the entire audience. Weinberg invites the crowd to create the performance set list by selecting songs from a menu of various artist ranging from The Beatles, Rolling Stones, AC DC, Dobie Grey, Cream, Bon Jovi, Jimi Hendricks, Credence Clearwater Revival, Steppenwolf, […]
Drummer Max Weinberg on His ‘Jukebox’ Tour, Sharing the Stage with Bruce Springsteen and the Loss of Music Legends
Max Weinberg has spent 43 years touring the world with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. And in between his job with the Boss, the 66-year-old drummer managed to hold down a 17-year post as the bandleader for Conan O’Brien’s late night talk show. Turns out, he doesn’t do well with downtime. After finishing […]
