The Miami Open remains one of the big tournaments Rafael Nadal has never won; he’s 0-4 in finals there. Looks like he’ll have to wait until 2017 to try to change that. “It was getting worse and worse and worse,” said Nadal. “I get a little bit scared — too dizzy. I felt I was … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2016
Judi Dench’s Exits & Entrances: A Celebration Of Shakespeare
Exits and Entrances commemorates the 400th anniversary on April 23rd 2017 of the death of the world’s most celebrated playwright William Shakespeare. The recording comprises readings of many of the most well known and best-loved verse and sonnets from the world’s finest playwright, with specially scored original light classical music accompanying nine of the twenty … Continue reading
Miami Open Results — Friday, March 25th
RESULTS – FRIDAY, 25 MARCH 2016 Singles – Second Round [1] N. Djokovic (SRB) d K. Edmund (GBR) 63 63 [7] T. Berdych (CZE) d R. Ram (USA) w/o (illness) [8] D. Ferrer (ESP) d [Q] T. Fritz (USA) 76(6) 61 [10] R. Gasquet (FRA) d A. Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 64 64 [11] M. Cilic (CRO) … Continue reading
Miami Open Results — Thursday, March 24th
RESULTS – THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 2016 Singles – First Round D. Dzumhur (BIH) d L. Mayer (ARG) 46 63 64 [Q] M. Kukushkin (KAZ) d [PR] B. Baker (USA) 64 62 S. Stakhovsky (UKR) d [WC] N. Jarry (CHI) 76(7) 75 D. Kudla (USA) d H. Chung (KOR) 63 36 61 [Q] T. Smyczek (USA) … Continue reading
New Country-Americana: (Former Navy Seal) Pete Scobell Band’s ‘Walkin A Wire’
Pete Scobell Band — ‘Walkin’ A Wire’ Label: FrogBonz Entertainment LLC It’s as if the young Tim McGraw actually went and fulfilled all of his promise as an authentic country singer, instead of just becoming a well-groomed “brand.” Yep, that’s the kind of exciting it is to listen to singer/songwriter Pete Scobell (and Band) as they … Continue reading
Miami Open Results – Wednesday, March 23rd
RESULTS – WEDNESDAY, 23 MARCH 2016 Singles – First Round K. Edmund (GBR) d J. Vesely (CZE) 64 57 76(6) V. Pospisil (CAN) d D. Schwartzman (ARG) 26 63 76(4) [Q] Y. Nishioka (JPN) d [LL] J. Donaldson (USA) 63 64 S. Groth (AUS) d V. Estrella Burgos (DOM) 63 62 A. Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) d … Continue reading
What To Expect At The Miami Open
The BNP Paribas tennis tournament at Indian Wells may have some residual controversy still lingering on, but the action itself has definitely moved on. It’s time for the Miami Masters—one of the elite ‘Masters 1000’ group of events that the pros love. It’s a great opportunity to gain a lot of ranking points and serious … Continue reading
New Bluegrass: Josh Williams’ ‘Modern Day Man’
Josh Williams — ‘Modern Day Man’ Label: Rounder Records The cover of Josh Williams’ ‘Modern Day Man’ says it all. This is art. It’s a pure and simple portrait of artist and instrument. It looks like a portrait from time past, when those being photographed were required to sit still for an unnaturally long time … Continue reading
New Tunes: Sandy Carroll’s ‘Last Southern Belle’
Sandy Carroll — ‘Last Southern Belle’ Label: Catfood Records If Sandy Carroll is the last Southern belle, then let’s organize a Kickstarter campaign to invent a time machine. If this album is an example, we could all use a whole lot more. Impractical? Maybe. In the meantime, I’ll settle for the repeat button on … Continue reading
New Blues/Rock: Van Wilks’ ’21st Century Blues’
Van Wilks — ’21st Century Blues’ Label: Texas ’51 Records Ummm, yeah. This is exactly what this kind of music should sound like. Van Wilks’ new album, ’21st Century Blues,’ makes it clear from the first note that you can count on him to bridge the past of blues-rock guitar’s legendary legacy and the future. … Continue reading
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