Tuesday, July 29, 2008

This Week's (Very Belated) Shameless Budgeteer Plug

Cracker, Leane Perius, Maudlin and garden shots galore!

"Discover Duluth: Western Garden Tour" :: Each summer, the Western Garden Tour, in conjunction with Spirit Valley Days, allows some of Duluth’s finest gardeners to be recognized for their hard work. (Pictures from two of the featured gardens in upper Smithville.)

"Maudlin Records Twin Ports Podcast" :: LocalM.com spares no expense when it comes to podcasts. Before Maudlin's show Saturday night in Superior, the site's Craig Rhode Jr. had the St. Paul group at the Evil Clown studios down the street recording a couple songs. Photos from the fateful night. A companion piece to my Q-and-A with the group, "Meet Them Before They Meet You." DuluthBudgeteer.com exclusive!

"Outgoing: Duluth Says Goodbye to Leane Perius (and Brendan Flynn Too!)" :: Just when everyone was starting to fall in love with her, Leane Perius up and moves to Perham on us. And, as if losing one talented singer/songwriter to Perham wasn’t bad enough, Perius’ departure is a double blow for the Twin Ports: she’ll be taking significant other Brendan Flynn with her. (And, since this article was published, I found out that equally as talented Duluth singer/songwriters David Mehling and Mary Bue will also be leaving us soon. <- Our scene is crumbling!)

And, finally, my Cracker trilogy: I A) briefly review the group's show in Superior last Friday night, B) out myself as a Cracker "superfan" and C) interview guitarist and co-founder Johnny Hickman!

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