Blues Harp Women Label: Ruf Records Think you know all of the women out there keeping blues harp music relevant? Think again. ‘Blues Harp Women’ is a double-album that is a contemporary music history archive celebrating an oft-overlooked category—female harmonica players. It’s also a wonderful introduction for anyone not aware of the number of highly talented … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2016
New Bluegrass: Jeff White — ‘Right Beside You’
Jeff White — ‘Right Beside You’ For years, producer, musician, songwriter, and singer Jeff White has performed alongside artists including Vince Gill, Loretta Lynn, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless and Lyle Lovett—to name just a few—but on ‘Right Beside You,’ he is in the center of the spotlight. This time, it is the other artists who … Continue reading
Prince.
Prince became a global superstar in the 1980s, with albums such as 1999, Purple Rain and Sign O’ the Times. He sold more than 100 million records during his career. A singer, songwriter, arranger and multi-instrumentalist, Prince recorded more than 30 albums. His best known hits include Let’s Go Crazy and When Doves Cry. A … Continue reading
Will Maria Sharapova Get A Fair Hearing?
A hearing has been scheduled in Maria Sharapova‘s doping case, with a possible ruling before Wimbledon begins. This year’s Roland Garros, of course, is out. It’s a disciplinary hearing. International Tennis Federation (ITF) president David Haggerty said Wednesday that the Tennis Integrity Unit typically takes ”two to three months” to process a case. That could … Continue reading
New Country: Dave Insley — ‘Just The Way That I Am’
Dave Insley — ‘Just The Way That I Am’ Label: DIR Records Take Buck Owens, Sons of the Pioneers, very early Willie Nelson and maybe a little Buddy Holly and mix them together and give it an authentic “Country and Western” instrumentation and arrangement, and you’ll have just the beginning of an idea of the … Continue reading
Legendary Pop Punk Group The Muffs’ 2nd Album Gets Expanded Reissue On Omnivore
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The self-titled debut disc from L.A.-based, high-energy pop quartet the Muffs hit the scene in 1993, and was an instant smash. Any fear that they couldn’t follow it up successfully was answered when Blonder and Blonder arrived two years later. Now a three-piece, the Muffs again teamed up with producer Rob … Continue reading
Is This Season’s ADIDAS Clay Court ‘Look’ The Ugliest Ever?
Are this season’s ADIDAS clay court ‘look’ the ugliest ever? Leave it Adidas—the brand that has always had the worst-fitting and colorblind designs—to try and overcome it by getting rid of the color altogether. It looks like a mix of zebra/NFL ref/something “sporty” that one of the old sitcom’s ‘Golden Girls’ would wear… What do … Continue reading
New Soul/Blues: Tasha Taylor’s ‘Honey For The Biscuit’
Tasha Taylor — ‘Honey For The Biscuit’ Label: Ruf Records There’s nothing “rough” about Tasha Taylor, except, maybe, for her record label (Ruf Records). Everything else about here is smooth. As smooth as… well, as smooth as honey. Tasha Taylor was born to sing and play the blues; a daughter of Stax soul legend Johnnie Taylor, … Continue reading
Legendary Group ALABAMA Plans ‘Southern Drawl’ Nationwide Tour
Nashville, TN — April 13, 2016 — The iconic, GRAMMY® award winning group ALABAMA is scheduled to headline the nationwide SOUTHERN DRAWL TOUR kicking off on May 12th. The tour opens to a sold out three-night stand in Nashville, TN with the 80-piece Nashville Symphony Orchestra. The band will then crisscross the country performing over … Continue reading
Juan Monaco Wins Second Title at River Oaks
RESULTS – Sunday, April 10, 2016 Singles Final Juan Monaco (Argentina) d [4] Jack Sock (USA) 3-6 6-3 7-5 The week began with basketball on everyone’s mind and it ended with golf consuming everyone’s attention, but in between there was some amazing tennis played at the River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas. I’m talking … Continue reading
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