Here’s how you know you’re missing out by skipping the South By SouthWest festival this year—on Thursday night, not only did you miss a nearly three hour Bruce Springsteen show, you missed a three hour Bruce Springsteen show that features Arcade Fire, Tom Morello, Alejandro Escovedo, the Low Anthem, Eric Burdon of the Animals, and more joining together to perform Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land.”  Seriously.

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As is the case every March, Austin, Texas, has become the center of the musical universe for one week, as the South By Southwest (SXSW) festival attracts thousands of bands, bloggers, and industry bigwigs for several days of debauchery and tunes.  And, as is the case every year, the ostensibly “indie” fest has thus far been more notable for the established artists who show up for surprise sets or impossible-to-get-into concerts.  Below, we’ve amassed a roundup of the big-name-news that marked the fest thus far.

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He’s not called The Boss for nothing. Bruce Springsteen‘s new album Wrecking Ball debuted at the top of the Billboard 200, bringing down Adele‘s 21 after 23 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1.

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Ever since Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band announced that they would be launching a world tour on March 9^th at the Apollo Theater in support of Springsteen’s upcoming Wrecking Ball album,  fans have been intensely curious as to how Springsteen and the E-streeters would deal with absence of E-Street saxophonist Clarence Clemons, who died of a stroke last year.  Today, the band announced their decision.

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Big news for fans of Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band—the Boss and company have announced that they will be performing at this year’s 54^th Annual Grammy Awards, which, by my calculations, makes this the first time in 54 years that the Grammys will actually be worth watching.

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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be hitting the road come March 18th. Last year ‘The Boss announced that he and the band would ‘absolutely’ go on tour in 2012, and dates have just been announced. Springsteen will be touring to support his 17th upcoming album Wrecking Ball, which hits stores March 6th. Their tour includes stops in Georgia, New York and Los Angeles (to name a few). Check out if they will playing at a venue near you below.

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It’s that time again, gang—Thanksgiving weekend is upon us.  With the beginning of the holiday season comes a time to begin making a list of the things we are all thankful for, and we here at Beatcrave have  made our own special list.  A catalogue of the five musical moments that pleased us the most in 2012, our list contains such news items as a major pop band’s hiatus (thank God it finally happened), a rock ‘n roll idol ending months of rumors that he may be retiring by announcing a new tour, the announcement that someone was a “Douchebag,” a surprise baby-daddy announcement, and more.  It was a weird year for music, but these five items gave us something to be thankful for.

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Ok, deep breaths everyone—brace yourselves.  After months of “will-he, won’t he?” after the death of saxophonist Clarence Clemmons, Bruce Springsteen has announced that he will be released a new Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band record next year.  Not only that—the Boss and his band will be launching a world tour.

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It’s a day of sad news for fans of rock and roll—Clarence Clemons, saxophone player for Bruce Springsteen’s E-Street Band and rock’s “Big Man,” suffered a stroke on Sunday, leaving him paralyzed on the left side of his body.

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