Bman's Blues Report: Hornbuckle Competing in Denver Blues Challenge for IBC

Pictured: Michael Hornbuckle

HORNBUCKLE COMPETING AT "DENVER BLUES CHALLENGE"

CHANCE TO GO TO IBC'S IN MEMPHIS - SUNDAY, SEPT. 21

(DENVER, CO) - Hornbuckle, "Denver's First Family of the Blues" fronted by guitarist-vocalist Michael Hornbuckle, competes at the Denver Blues Challenge, presented by the Mile High Blues Society, Sunday, September 21, at Ziggie's Live Music, 4923 W. 38th Ave. 2 p.m. Info: http://milehighbluessociety.com/. Winner advances to the 2015 International Blues Challenge competition in Memphis, January 20-24.

WHAT THE MEDIA IS SAYING ABOUT HORNBUCKLE'S "VIRTUE & VICE"

Virtue & Vice is the title of Hornbuckle's recently-released album, which is quickly gaining critic's acclaim. They recently celebrated twenty years together as a band.

"Hornbuckle's sound is fresh and interesting...these guys have managed to find a way to give the blues a mainstream, pop-driven sound, while at the same time staying true to their bluesy roots. The songs themselves are nothing short of excellent."

ROCK OVER AMERICA

"Not since ZZ Top and Stevie Ray Vaughn has there been a band that could wind a mean bar room boogie and bring the blues home like the Hornbuckle Brothers. One of the best new independently produced albums of the year."

XOMBIEWOOF MAGAZINE

"Spearheaded by Michael's smooth, soulful voice (a la Paul Rodgers in Tonality), the quartet presents a thoroughly sophisticated product right down to the subtle instrumentation that makes "Beautiful Rain," "Angels, Addicts, Poets & Thieves," and "Beautiful Rain" sound so rich."

MUSIC CONNECTION

In discussing their new album, Brian Hornbuckle says, "On “Virtue and Vice” we try and cover a lot of ground; sixteen songs of memories, love, lust, protest and personal discovery. We really tried to infuse as many influences as possible while still keeping continuity from song to song. We did some reggae in “Complicated”, funk in “Slave to the Benjamins,” a Latin feel on “Moment In Time” and a 70’s rock feel in “Ride Away”. All of it injected with the blues since that is still the main language we speak musically."