No Show for T.H.E. Show

The Home Entertainment Show—aka T.H.E. Show—which was originally scheduled for June 12–14 in the Long Beach Hilton, has canceled for 2020. According to a May 13 announcement, T.H.E. Show team of President Maurice Jung and Director of Marketing Emiko Carlin had hoped to postpone the event until December 2020. Not happening. The cancellation comes after…

AEW World Champion MJF wrestles first indie match since 2019

While returning home to Long Island over the weekend, AEW World Champion MJF wrestled his first indie match since 2019. MJF made a schedule appearance at Create A Pro Wrestling's Homecoming event in Melville, New York on Saturday night. He ended up competing in the ring at the show, defeating Leo Sparrow in an impromptu…

March 2021 Classical Record Reviews

Dame Ethyl Smyth: The Prison Sarah Brailey, soprano; Dashon Burton, bass-baritone; Experiential Orchestra and Chorus, James Blachly, cond. Chandos CHSA 5279 (CD). 2020. Blanton Alspaugh, prod.; Brandon Johnson, John Newton, engs. Performance ****½ Sonics ****½ Dame Ethel Smyth didn’t call The Prison an oratorio, but it resembles Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius. Her musical idiom…

Carlito & Savio Vega help Bad Bunny defeat Damian Priest at WWE Backlash

With the help of a pair of Puerto Rican wrestling legends, Bad Bunny was victorious at Backlash. Carlito and Savio Vega both made appearances during Bad Bunny's street fight against Damian Priest at Saturday night's pay-per-view in San Juan. Carlito, Vega, and the LWO helped fend off interference by Judgment Day's Finn Balor and Dominik…