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\n\tJeremy Allen White\u2019s Bruce Springsteen<\/a> spends the bulk of his time in Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere<\/a><\/em> brooding over the songs that would become Nebraska<\/em> in a Colts Neck, New Jersey, rental house. But when he \u2014 and the audience \u2014 need a joy break, Springsteen fires up his Trans Am, points it southeast to Asbury Park, and hops onstage at his safe space, the Stone Pony, to jam with the house band.<\/p>\n \n\tWho just happen to look like an amalgamation of the present-day rock acts Greta Van Fleet<\/a> and Rival Sons<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tThat\u2019s not an accident. Dave Cobb<\/a>, the Grammy-winning producer known for his work with Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, and Brandi Carlile, serves as soundtrack producer of the film and produced Greta Van Fleet\u2019s 2023 Starcatcher<\/a><\/em> album and a string of LPs by Rival Sons, including 2018\u2019s stellar Feral Roots<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tDubbed Cats on a Smooth Surface, the Pony\u2019s house band was in fact a real group, led by frontman Bobby Bandiera, who at one point nearly joined Springsteen\u2019s E Street Band. Their repertoire consisted mostly of early rock and soul covers, like \u201cTwist and Shout\u201d and \u201cLong Tall Sally.\u201d In the film, they\u2019re shown performing Little Richard\u2019s \u201cLucille\u201d and John Lee Hooker\u2019s \u201cBoom Boom\u201d with White.<\/p>\n