USA Today Music — Bruce Springsteen addressed the issue fairly early on during the E Street Band's performance Thursday night at Austin City Limits Live. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band offered a raucous set at South by Southwest in Austin on Wednesday night. The show featured cameos by Jimmy Cliff, Eric Burden, Joe Ely, Arcade Fire and others. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts was there. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano Bruce Springsteen @ Moody Theater/ACL Live/SXSW 2012 (via) On Thursday night (3/15), Bruce Springsteen played Austin's Moody Theater with a packed lineup of guests. He brought out the show's opener Alejandro Escovedo, as well as J... more info

Guardian Music — Join Tim Jonze and Rebecca Nicholson on a jetlagged jaunt around Austin, taking in everything from the Boss to Best CoastThe Boss doesn't really do quickiesThere are some who believe no set should last more than three hours (unless, of course, it's b... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The little guys were definitely overshadowed on Night 3 of the South by Southwest festival and conference. With the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Snoop Dogg, the Shins and Lil Wayne invading Austin, Texas, walking down the club-lined Sixth Street felt ... more info

Mercury News, California — It was Springsteen mania at South by Southwest.The New Jersey rocker loomed large over this year's music conference and festival in Austin, Texas. more info

CNN Showbiz — Anyone expecting outspoken rocker Bruce Springsteen to spend his keynote address here at the South by Southwest music conference talking about his new No. 1 album or the politically divided state of the country may have gotten a surprise. more info

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Perez Hilton — Bruce Springsteen delighted his fans by making a surprise stage appearance on Wednesday at the Austin Music Awards when fellow singer-songwriter Joe Ely invited him to play on stage. The Boss jammed with Ely and singer Garland Jeffreys for a cover o... more info

ContactMusic — Bruce Springsteen paid tribute to late folk legend Woody Guthrie in his centennial year during a show at the South By Southwest Sxsw festival in Texas on Thursday night 15Mar12 The Boss took to the stage at The Moody Theater in Austin to play an inti... more info