Bruce Hornsby newsletter archive
Before the internet and e-mail took off, and even before Harbor Lights was released, Bruce’s office manager Melissa Reagan would keep the world informed by...
Category : Features
Bruce Hornsby features and articles over 20+ years.
Look back at every record and revisit your thoughts on each new record’s release.
Take a trip back to different landmarks though the years. We’ve covered band members coming and going, different projects and accounts from the Bruuuce.com community!
Plenty to review, so take a look!
Includes:
Mandolin memories: Ross Holmes
Ten years ago – May 3 2014 – Ross Holmes played his first gig with Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers. Now with the Nitty Gritty...
John Mailander’s Forecast: “Let the World In”
John Mailander is a 6-year Noisemaker with Bruce Hornsby’s band, and leader of the band Forecast. They have a record scheduled for release later in...
Bruce at the BBC
By popular request, here’s Bruce Hornsby’s full performance, interview and video at the BBC’s Maida Vale studios in January 2024....
Tale of the tour – Bruce Hornsby’s 2023
Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers played 858 songs at 44 shows in 2023. There were 178 different songs… here’s some detail on every one of...
Looking back at Spirit Trail
Bruce Hornsby’s Spirit Trail 25th anniversary box set is out now! Purchase links are below. We’ve had a month-long release party here on Bruuuce.com, where...
Evening Sun
Bruce Hornsby’s second track from the “Lost and Found on the Spirit Trail” release, entitled “Evening Sun”, is out now....
Living in the Sunshine
The rapturous reception to Bruce Hornsby’s first “lost single” – called “Living in the Sunshine” – gets some attention!...
Spirit Trail 25th anniversary release – track listing
It’s a quarter of a century since Bruce Hornsby released Spirit Trail, and to mark the 25th anniversary, we have a 3-CD release incoming on...
All the phone chats!
All of Si’s phone chats with Bruce Hornsby in one place, going back to 2005. Hear considered opinion on improvisation, the pursuit of the unattainable...
More AI art
We took a frivolous look at some more Bruce Hornsby album covers, and passed them through the Artificial Intelligence bots to ask a few questions...
Official Live Noise from 2022
Two new Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers shows are now available for free download (or streaming)!...
Michael Baker – obituary
Michael Baker, Bruce Hornsby’s touring drummer from 1998 to 1999, passed away on July 9 2023. Michael was drummer during Bruce’s famous Yoshi’s run in...
Bruuuce.com is 25 years old!
Bruuuce.com and the Bruuuce.com community has been running for a quarter of a century! A few things about that: John Mailander was 7 when we...
Redesigned album covers
What would Bruce Hornsby’s album covers look like if they were drawn by a robot?...
Request a download
A new page to accommodate your download requests!...
Watch: John Mailander’s Forecast w/Lindsay Lou
Join our friend and Noisemaker John Mailander’s band Forecast this week with Lindsay Lou. Here are the dates – : October 24 – 8:45PM CDT...
“Live” Trail
Bruce Hornsby has announced a new live record to be released in 2023....
Tale of the tour – Bruce Hornsby’s summer in numbers
Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers played 121 different songs over the summer tour. Here’s the guide you never knew you needed – the tale of...
7 takeaways from Bruce Hornsby’s Non-Secure Connection
First thoughts from Bruce Hornsby’s Non-Secure-Connection in the week of its release… here are seven takeaway points from the new record!...
Who is yMusic?
yMusic is a six-piece chamber ensemble group from New York, founded in 2008 by Rob Moose and C.J. Camerieri. Bruce Hornsby and yMusic (“BrhyM”) released...
New official live releases
Bruce has released three back-to-back concerts from 2019....
Your Bruuuce.com unofficial Bruce Hornsby merchandise
We’ve transferred our great range of unofficial Bruce Hornsby merchandise merchandise to Spreadshirt, based in the USA. Get your T-shirt, hoodie, tote bag, mug and...
Your Absolute Zero votes are in!
You’ve had Absolute Zero for almost two months now – so long enough to form an opinion! You’ve maybe even heard some live versions of...
Kathy Hornsby’s photography: word art
Several of you have commented on the incredible photography of Kathy Hornsby, whose work makes the cover of Absolute Zero....
Circus on the Moon – a new look
Team Hornsby recently put out a tremendous video of Circus on the Moon, (below). I thought it particularly showcases new Noisemakers Chad Wright and John...
Your Bride of the Noisemakers reactions
You all turned out to vote on Bruce Hornsby’s second live CD Bride of the Noisemakers. You’ve rated every track! ...
A letter and new album from Bobby Read
Former Noisemaker Bobby Read shares Bruce’s passion for constant innovation and evolution, and the pursuit of learning something new. His new CD, Our Brief Span...
Bruce Hornsby’s Yoshi’s run in 1998
Soon after the release of Spirit Trail, Bruce Hornsby embarked on a 20 show run in Yoshi’s , Oakland, CA. We have every one of...
Looking back on Rehab Reunion reviews
It’s less than week to go until Bruce Hornsby releases Absolute Zero. In our continuing series looking at past records, we revisit the last one:...
Cast Off released today
Cast Off, the second single from Bruce Hornsby’s new record Absolute Zero, has been released today ahead of the full album’s release on April 12....
The Way It Is: original reviews from 1986
The Way It Is broke in 1986 in England and Holland before the USA. Every Little Kiss had already been out as a single in...
Bruce Hornsby timeline
The Bruce Hornsby timeline documents as much as we could find since Bruce’s high school days – open each link and who knows what you’ll...
Rare Bruce Hornsby tracks – covers & singles
Bruce Hornsby music and covers are everywhere! Thanks to our partnership with iTunes, we can now offer some rare tracks up for download for the first...
Bruce Hornsby and Spike Lee collaborations
November 2017 saw Bruce Hornsby and Spike Lee get together once again. Netflix’s “She’s Gotta Have It” is the latest in a line of collaborations...
Funhouse Fest 2018 day two photos
Day two of Funhouse Fest in Williamsburg. We saw performances from the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Gibb Droll and former band member John D’Earth. Also Chris...
Funhouse Festival 2018 day one photos
Day One of Funhouse featured a set with Bruce and the Noisemakers, sadly cut short due to a thunderstorm....
Bruuuce.com is 20 years old today
It could be argued that Bruce Hornsby’s newest followers are younger than this website, but Bruuuce.com is 20 years old today! On June 12 1998,...
Daily Dose Day 2018 totals
We have some updated totals from Daily Dose Day 2018! Thanks to your generosity: The Merlin Project are currently $844.90 better off, plus $163.60 Gift Aid The...
$1,500 raised so far!
The Daily Dose Day 2018 is in the books – but you can still take part! We’ve arranged for the 24 hour stream to broadcast...
Daily Dose Day 7 … May 6 2018
We are less than a week away from Daily Dose Day, a live streaming 24-hour podcast coming to a screen (or a cell phone) near...
Name our next cover project
May 6 is the big release date for our next Bruce Hornsby cover project. Here’s your chance to contribute – we need a title!...
Leon Russell 1942 – 2016
The Guardian is reporting that Leon Russell passed away today at the age of 74....
What were you saying about Big Swing Face in 2002?
It’s fun to look back… and we’re looking at your Big Swing Face reviews when it first came out in 2002. A stark departure from previous records...
Funhouse Fest is upon us!
Bruce is curating this festival in Williamsburg, beginning June 23, and headlining each night with a solo night and outings with the Noisemakers and Ricky...
Rehab Reunion reactions and first listen – vote here
We got your first Rehab Reunion reactions and reviews! Bruce Hornsby’s next record is now reviewed on the NPR website and you can listen to the whole record now!...
iTunes – Bruce Hornsby songs available here
Bruce Hornsby and iTunes go hand in hand these days. So we’re very happy to announce a partnership with iTunes, to bring you some discounted...
Best song EVER of the week: Rainbow’s Cadillac
Beginning a new feature in which we invite your input… best Bruce Hornsby song EVER (of the week) – first up… Rainbow’s Cadillac....
A brand new look
Every couple of years we like to switch things around a little bit here on Bruuuce.com… change the decorations, perhaps give you something new, and make a...
Bruce Hornsby band timeline – 1974 onwards
By request… details of Bruce Hornsby band members’ comings and goings over the years. Any corrections, please let me know....
Bruce Hornsby phone wallpaper to download
Here’s something that you’ve requested a few times, now. Here are some specially designed Bruce Hornsby phone “wallpapers”, or background images....
The best of Bruce Hornsby 2014 concerts for download
We’ve been privileged enough to receive several Bruce Hornsby concerts on 2014 from you (thank you!) and be able to share them for download....
Bruce Hornsby Solo Concerts review
I spoke with Bruce Hornsby after one of his solo concerts in 2002, just prior to the release of Big Swing Face. He spoke about...
Bruuuce.com wiki – a time capsule
Call it a time capsule, call it the Book of Bruce, or a wiki… we have the definitive guide to Bruce’s career so far....
Previous Daily Dose Day now up for download
Three years ago today, you all settled down for 24 hours to download a heap of tunes from not only Bruce, but Dave Matthews, Phish,...
20 Days of Bruce Hornsby, Daily Dose Day and new covers
It’s nearly time for the 20 Days of Bruce Hornsby – twenty shows for download, all from Bruce’s acclaimed run at Yoshi’s in 1998!...
Hall of Famer and Noisemaker Bobby Read!
Back in 2005, I marked this as a highlight of the year on this website: “Bobby Read shone this summer – it was common to...
Hall of Famer and Noisemaker Doug Derryberry!
“Douglas, I think you’ve gone ‘round the bend on this music thing.” “That’s right, Ma. And I ain’t a-comin’ back!” Doug Derryberry was a feature...
Bruce Hornsby’s “Factory Girl” – the song that doesn’t exist
Ever heard Bruce Hornsby’s Factory Girl? Neither had he. If you’re here already, you probably already know of Bruce and the band’s gift for improvisation....
Two Bruces! Bruce Springsteen and Bruce Hornsby together
On this day in 2001, the two Bruces, Springsteen and Hornsby, took to the stage for a surprise “Thunder Road” encore at the Count Basie...
Bruce Hornsby concert photos from Dave Roback
We have some great (and unique) photos from Dave Roback from Bruce’s show in Northampton this past April....
Looking back: What was happening in 1998?
In June 1998, the earliest version of Bruuuce.com was released, or as it was catchily titled at the time, http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~sitwi....
Check out Chris Thile and the Punch Brothers!
I was very happy to be a part of the Wolf Trap crowd that caught Chris Thile’s Punch Brothers open for Bruce Hornsby last summer...
Bruce Hornsby’s musical SCKBSTD opens
Bruce Hornsby’s musical SCKBSTD opened at the Wells Theater in Norfolk, VA from January 21 to February 6, from the Virginia Stage Company. Take a...
Bruce Hornsby MSN chat – June 2002
Another MSN chat between Bruce and fans, this time the day before the release of Big Swing Face. Bruce chatted briefly with his online followers...
Bruce Hornsby MSN chat – November 2000
Bruce took part in an online chat with fans back in November 2000. He got some interesting and unusual questions! Here’s the transcript:- Welcome to...