Biréli Lagrène

The holiday triumvirate of Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa dominate December, leaving the winter solstice — which occurred Monday — as just another day to cross off the calendar. Read More

While all of the attention has been focused on JR Motorsport's newest driver Danica Patrick, the team's 'other' driver Kelly Bires seems to have gotten a bit lost in all of the Danica hoopla. Read More

Nationwide starts for Kelly Bires, who is going to replace Brad Keselowski in JR Motorsports No. 88 Nationwide car in 2010. Read More

"We're struggling as a company, Dale Jr. said Thursday, noting that the 88 car with Kelly Bires has sponsorship to run only half a season so far. "We're having a hard time finding our sponsors for next year. We have some great partners that have returned to fund part of the 88 Kelly Bires deal but not all of that. I'm a little worried. I'd like to run that car full season next year. I think the Nationwide series is better with that car running full season. The possibility of that happening does not look very good right now. Read More

He is the true heir of the great gypsy swing tradition made popular by Django Reinhardt in the middle of the 20th century. Read More