Sometimes there’s a little crossover between my two worlds, the one where I write about baseball over at KinersKorner.com , and the one here, where I ramble about music, movies, TV, and whatever random shit that happens to pop into my head. This story happens to live right in that sweet spot between the Mets and the band Lawrence. I only came to know Lawrence through my son Josh, who works for the Mets and has what scouts would call “plus-plus taste in music.” (I like to thin

Some of you know I’ve been a Springsteen fan for as long as I can remember. One of the first concerts I ever took my wife to , back when we were still dating , was Bruce’s No Nukes concert, the moment he truly arrived on the national stage. That night cemented something for both of us: the music, the energy, the sense that Bruce was telling important stories, too. My obsession with him has only deepened over the years . I once wrote a college paper comparing The Price You Pay

Back in 2010, I had the privilege of interviewing one of my all-time musical heroes, Southside Johnny. For a guy who spends most of his...