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Jeremy Allen White\u2019s Bruce Springsteen 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 Who just happen to look like an amalgamation of the present-day rock acts Greta Van Fleet and Rival Sons.<\/p>\n More from Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n That\u2019s not an accident. Dave Cobb, 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 Dubbed 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 When putting together the Stone Pony band for Deliver Me From Nowhere<\/em>, producers clearly leaned on Cobb\u2019s connections, casting GVF guitarist Jake Kiszka and bassist Sam Kiszka as the Cats\u2019 guitar and bass player, respectively, and Rival Sons\u2019 singer Jay Buchanan as Bandiera \u2014 though he\u2019s listed as \u201cCats on a Smooth Surface \u2013 Lead Singer\u201d in the credits.<\/p>\n \u201cOur journey with this project began through Dave Cobb\u2026 Dave\u2019s involvement sparked the connection, and soon he was appointed musical director for the film,\u201d Greta Van Fleet\u2019s Jake Kiszka tells Rolling Stone<\/em>. \u201cI was working with him at his studio, Low Country Sound in Savannah, Georgia, when he shared the project with me. Scott Cooper, the director, was searching for a \u2018young, hip rock \u2018n\u2019 roll band\u2019 \u2013 someone like Greta Van Fleet, he suggested. Dave\u2019s response was immediate: \u2018Why not get them?\u2019 And just like that, the pieces fell into place.\u201d<\/p>\n Buchanan, while depicted as more of a Bob Seger-type figure than the real-life Bandiera, is magnetic onstage, howling and shuffling his way through \u201cLucille\u201d with White\u2019s Springsteen jamming behind him. (At a recent tribute to John Fogerty<\/a> in Nashville, Buchanan stole the show with his bare-foot rendition of CCR\u2019s \u201cFortunate Son.\u201d) The Kiszka brothers, who make up Greta Van Fleet with sibling Josh on vocals and Danny Wagner on drums, strike their best bar-band poses onstage at the Pony, and even have a speaking line outside on the Asbury Park sidewalk following a gig.<\/p>\n \u201cWorking with Jeremy was a captivating adventure on multiple levels,\u201d Jake Kiszka adds. \u201cHis ability to embody Bruce Springsteen was a masterclass \u2014 he walked the fine line between capturing the essence of the character and infusing it with his own originality.\u201d<\/p>\n Cameos like these in Deliver Me From Nowhere<\/em>, along with other inspired casting decisions like Marc Maron as studio engineer Chuck Plotkin, Yeah Yeah Yeahs drummer Brian Chase as E Street\u2019s Max Weinberg, and label impresario Jimmy Iovine as himself (that\u2019s Iovine\u2019s real voice screaming at Jon Landau over the phone) are a treat for rock fans. Or at least those who are particularly eagle-eyed.<\/p>\n Best of Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for RollingStone’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jeremy Allen White\u2019s Bruce Springsteen spends the bulk of his time in Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere brooding over the songs that would become Nebraska in a Colts Neck, New Jersey, rental house. 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