Friday, May 25, 2007

This Week's Shameless Budgeteer Plug: More possible mayors, Pattison State Park pics, Josh Harty and (even) more CD reviews

"Gilbert and Pratt Join Crowded Mayoral Race" -- This piece accompanies the earlier "With Bergson Out, Mayoral Race Heats Up," which profiled the first three candidates: Bell, Bye and Ness. (Hint: Knowledge is power.)

"Discover Duluth: Pattison State Park" -- My photo essay series continues with the closest state park to Duluth ... which just happens to be in Wisconsin. Of note is this park's waterfall, which is the largest in the state and (at least reportedly) the fourth-tallest east of the Rockies. (Gadzoinks!)

"Mad Town Troubadour Returns to Beaner’s" -- Said troubadour is Josh Harty, who left Fargo to pursue his dream in Madison. But now he's movin' on up again: Before his new album, "A Long List of Lies," drops in six weeks, he'll be a resident in the Windy City (the real one ... he's not moving back to Fargo or anything!).

"CD Reviews: New Releases from Comedian Patton Oswalt and Grandaddy’s Jim Fairchild" -- Two solid releases ... wish I could say the same for the other records I reviewed this week (in brief): William Tell's "You Can Hold Me Down," Joseph Israel’s “Gone are the Days” and Kevin Steinman’s “Things to Keep in Mind While Balancing."

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