Music Box: Don't miss Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes Friday night

Did you miss the big show in D.C. last week? When you think of Asbury Park, N.J., you probably think of the rise of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. But the other band that emerged from the Jersey Shore during that same explosive period was Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes.

Early Southside Johnny albums loosely interpreted the Springsteen experience with songwriting and production from E Street Band guitarist Little Steven Van Zandt and Springsteen himself. With Springsteen fever sweeping the nation throughout the late '70s and early '80s, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes became a wildly popular band in its...