Album Review: Virtue & Vice by Hornbuckle

Blues Brothers Michael & Brian Hornbuckle sings of Virtue & Vice, Bring it on Bro!

Album Review: Virtue & Vice by Hornbuckle

Self-Produced: Available at http://www.hornbucklemusic.com

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Reviewed by Joseph Timmons – Xombiewoof Magazine and Xombiewoof Records

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.

Michael & Brian Hornbuckle take their inherited skill and bring serious fire to the front house in Virtue & Vice, their latest, and what will probably be recognized as one of the best new independently produced albums of the year.

Hornbuckle, a self-described Blues/Rock/Soul band out of Denver CO, sells themselves short, better to be described as duet of Guitar Driven Power, their music is soaked with hard work, blood, at tears…. The result is an album that crosses the divide and could be loved by everyone that lends an ear.

 

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The resurgence of blues oriented songwriting is not their style, listening to songs like “One Foot In The Grave”, “Beautiful Rain”, “Angels, Addicts, Poets and Thieves” and the title track “Virtue & Vice”, you know these two have traveled down the blues highway on a half a pack of cigarettes, a ¼ tank of gas and no spare in the trunk.

 

Hornbuckle is the real deal, no question about it.

No excuses given and no quarter taken, both barrels locked and loaded, Michael & Brian have started to make the name Hornbuckle synonymous with Rock & Blues.

Virtue & Vice is a triumph of musical mastery at its core, and I recommend this to your musical collection highly.

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Album Review: Reality by John Enghauser

John Enghauser offers a not so harsh but true, and a very rewarding Reality.

Album Review: Reality by John Enghauser

Self-Produced: Available at http://www.johnenghauser.com

Reviewed by Joseph Timmons – Xombiewoof Magazine and Xombiewoof Records

The music of John Enghauser is pure grass roots blues, infused with rock and roll beats, just a pinch of swagger in the rhythm and a hint of jazz in his voice. Few musicians can be as self-assured as John and not come off as “cocky” in their music. In today’s music industry, the studios of America are filled with singer / songwriters that are “A legend in their own minds”, but this man has it down solid.

John Enghauser has created in Reality an album of original scores to life’s everyday moments. Like in the title track, “Reality”, wanting to be someone memorable in a person’s life is a shared desire in us all, that’s what he has created in this album, making his mark in every note and every beat of his songs.

Not to be confused with a-typical “Guitar Rock”, his performance gives “equal billing” to the other musicians and instruments in the mix, creating an album with full, rich and well balance composition. His playing is at times light and quick, while simultaneously alluring, dark and rich. he creates mixes of complicated rhythms and soulfully sonic grooves that ripple throughout the album as it glows with an electricity that is not often found in a studio, but only in live performances.

Reality by John Enghauser is an intellectual and introspective album, which is always refreshing in an industry that gets washed in self-importance, John is an everyday man, I would suspect his influences would be artists like Santana, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Steely Dan or Al Di Meola, but vocally, he sounds like a cross between the soul inspired styles of Gordon Lightfoot or Richie Havens with a hint of Paul Simon’s Humor.

Either way, a great album full of stirring and memorable songs that could be just the thing to share with the one you love on a romantic evening, to listen to on a rainy day or while holding your child’s hand, simply breathtaking!

Step into John Enghauser’s Reality and be swept away into a better day.

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Queensrÿche Prepares for New Album

 

A Reinvigorated Queensrÿche Starts the Writing Process for Their New Album, Tentatively Due Early Summer 2015 via Century Media Records

With the Queensrÿche canvas wiped completely clean and the band's easel the strongest and most stable it's been in years, Eddie Jackson, Todd LaTorre, Parker Lundgren, Scott Rockenfield and Michael Wilton forge ahead to create yet another QR masterpiece. The band has already begun writing new material for the follow up to their critically acclaimed self-titled 2013 Century Media Records release, Queensrÿche. The new album is tentatively scheduled for release in early summer 2015. 

"The Queensrÿche internal dynamic has certainly changed in terms of musicianship. It's more of a cohesive team and the chemistry we have now is making what we can do creatively limitless. For Queensrÿche, it was always about being able to write together as a band. We didn't have that for a long time but now that it's back, we feel extremely liberated," states founding guitarist Michael Wilton.  "We've already begun the writing process for the next album and have a few songs demoed that we feel really good about. We're taking the songs in the classic Queensrÿche direction but maybe a little more progressive and heavier at times. The thing is, you never know what you really have until it's complete. We can't wait for the final outcome. Writing with such a dynamic group of individuals has been nothing short of amazing." 

Queensrÿche is: Todd La Torre – Vocals, Michael Wilton – Guitars, Parker Lundgren – Guitars, Eddie Jackson – Bass and Scott Rockenfield – Drums

 

Confirmed 2014 Tour Dates:

• 05/23 Tucson, AZ KLPX Desert Rocks Beach Bash
• 05/24 El Paso, TX Speaking Rock Casino
• 06/04 Solvesborg, SWE Sweden Rock Festival
• 06/06 Mt. Pleasant, MI Soaring Eagle Casino
• 06/07 Salt Lake City, UT Salt Lake City Harley Davidson
• 06/13 Rothbury, MI JJ Resort
• 06/21 Idaho Falls, ID Rock The Falls
• 07/19 Waukesha, WI Waukesha County Fair
• 08/08 Three Forks, MT Rockin' The Rivers
• 08/31 Wauconda, IL Farm Rock 2014
• 10/11 Las Vegas, NV Eastside Cannery Casino

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Tesla Vocalist Jeff Keith In Prime Time Interview On Metal Mayhem Tuesday, May 13th at 10:10pm

 

WVOX Exclusive: Tesla Vocalist Jeff Keith In Prime Time Interview On Metal Mayhem!

Coming head first out of Sacramento, California in 1982, acclaimed hard rockers Tesla broke serious ground in the 80's to the present day with their no-holds-barred brand of innovative musicianship and this Tuesday, May 13th at 10:10pm, host Matt O'Shaughnessy will talk with Tesla singer Jeff Keith on his 31-year running Metal Mayhem show in New York.

Keith will discuss the making of Tesla's much-anticipated forthcoming album, Simplicity and much more during the radio show. Tesla, known world-wide for bringing songs like Modern Day Cowboy, Love Song, Gettin' Better, Edison's Medicine, Comin' At Ya Live and many more into households around the globe, will unleash their latest album in June.

"Jeff Keith is a true pioneering vocalist and Tesla are ground-breaking musicians; the band has always been a main staple of our WVOX playlist! Expect some kick-ass rocking on Metal Mayhem with Tesla!, says Matt O'Shaughnessy

 

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Mark Slaughter Invades WVOX's Metal Mayhem This Tuesday!

 

WVOX Exclusive: Mark Slaughter Invades WVOX's Metal Mayhem This Tuesday!

The frontman and group that created such household smash hits such as 'Fly To The Angels', 'Up All Night' and many more will be taking his hard rocking message to the WVOX.com Metal Mayhem airwaves this Tuesday, May 6th, at 9:30pm EST, heard worldwide on WVOX.com and locally at 1460 AM.

Mark Slaughter will talk with host Matt O'Shaughnessy about his recently released (March 18th) 'Never Givin Up' track, his first-ever solo song produced by iconic Michael Wagener with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Red Circle Foundation, a non-profit organization providing immediate gap funding assistance to the families of United States Special Operation Forces.

"Mark Slaughter is truly one of the pioneers of that classic 1990's hard rock originating sound...and WVOX is ready to bring it on with him this Tuesday and showcase his great new single!", exclaims host Matt O'Shaughnessy.

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