Monday, December 15, 2008

Charlie Parr, Lorrie Morgan, the Tisdales, Rachael Kilgour, Highland Street and rawk and/or roll!


Who knew being a music geek could be so "hard"? I've spent entirely way too much time getting ready for this year's best-of lists. The silver lining, though, is that I was invited back to Walt Dizzo's show on KUWS to share some of my favorites. If you're interesting in hearing what the two of us have been listening to all year, tune in from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday night/Friday morning. If you're out of KUWS's reach (91.3 FM in the Northland), feel free to listen in online at www.kuws.fm. Should be a fun time!

Anyway, here's what else I've been up to lately -- all of these stories are available for your reading pleasure at DuluthBudgeteer.com:

"Lorrie Morgan: 'Getting on Stage is My Therapy'" :: Lorrie Morgan is as close to Nashville royalty as they come, and the Budgeteer has an exclusive interview with her. Read on.

"CD Reviews: Charlie Parr, the Tisdales, Rachael Kilgour and the Second Homegrown Comp" :: Another local CD blowout: Charlie Parr's "Roustabout," the Tisdales' "Baker's Dozen," Rachael Kilgour's self-titled debut and the “Homegrown Rawk and/or Roll: Lindquist’s Mix” compilation -- hand-selected Northland tunes from Giljunko/Little Black Books frontman Mark Lindquist ... in case you couldn't tell.

Finally, this weekend's cover shot, of Highland Street in West Duluth, by yours truly, Matthew R. Perrine.

Thus concludes THIS WEEK'S SHAMELESS BUDGETEER PLUG!

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