2008-09-17 21:51:51 - Bona Fide Blues, a band with Oak Cliff roots, has landed a spot in the national finals at Advertising Week's ‘Battle of the Ad Bands'. They compete at Nokia Theatre in Times Square (NYC) on Wednesday, September 24, for a chance to be crowned national 'ad band' champion.

Dallas Texas, September 17, 2008 - Bona Fide Blues, a band with Oak Cliff roots, has landed a spot in the national finals at Advertising Week's ‘Battle of the Ad Bands'. The group, representing Dallas branding firm May & Co., is a local favorite in the Bishop Arts District, playing regularly at Eno's Pizza Tavern, as well as at the Stoneleigh P, Lee Harvey's and other Dallas social events.

The group submitted their recording of Lonnie Mack's 'Oreo Cookie Blues' in the initial round of the contest and were selected to compete in the semi-finals from a field of a dozen other agency band contenders.

The semi-final round was an intense two-week online voting period that matched Bona Fide Blues

against 12 other bands with ad agency members. The top 6 bands voted for were selected to compete in the live Battle of the Ad Bands, the premiere event of this month's Advertising Week in New York City. The finalists, which include bands from some of the world's largest advertising agencies, will perform live at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square on Wednesday, Sept. 24, for a chance to be crowned ad band champion.

For May & Co., this is a real ‘David vs. Goliath' situation. 'We are proud to represent the entire Texas advertising community in this national contest,' said Doug May, President, May & Co. Doug is also the band's harmonica player when he is not wearing his agency hat. 'Even though we are a band representing a small independent firm, we plan to demonstrated to the major agencies that in music, as well as in advertising, independents can be fiercely competitive'. May & Co., in it's 22 years in business, has earned its reputation helping numerous companies define their brands, differentiate them, and maximize their marketplace potential.

The band consists of other advertising and creative professionals including Bobby Deen - Bass, Doug May - Harmonica, Richard Akers - Guitar, Bill Ford - Vocals, Ben James - Drums and Mike Martin, Guitar.

For more information about where to hear the band, visit www.bonafideblues.com