Set those DVRs, Bruce Springsteen fans: The new documentary The Ties That Bind, which focuses on the making of the Boss’ 1980 double album The River, gets its television debut tonight at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.

Directed by Thom Zimny, the 60-minute film offers an in-depth interview with Springsteen about the creation of The River, as well as segments in which Bruce plays some of the album’s songs on acoustic guitar.

The documentary also includes archival concert footage and rare photos from the same period during which Springsteen and The E Street Band were recording the album.

Several encore screenings of The Ties That Bind also will be shown on HBO, as well as on HBO2, in the coming weeks.  It’ll be available via HBO On Demand starting on Saturday, November 28, and later on HBO GO and HBO NOW.

If you don’t mind waiting, the documentary is included on a DVD that’s part of the upcoming Springsteen box setThe Ties That Bind: The River Collection, which will be released on December 4.

The package contains four CDs and three DVDs, including a remastered edition of The River, an early 10-song single-disc version of the album, a variety of outtakes, the aforementioned documentary, a previously unreleased 1980 concert video and more.

In related news, a newly-created lyric video for “Party Lights,” one of the outtakes featured on The Ties That Bind box set, has been posted at Springsteen’s official VEVO YouTube channel.  The clip also offers a montage of vintage photos, including archival pics of Bruce.

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