Artists associated with Duluth's Embassy collective are building a "Stranger Manger," a "Birthing Canal Park" and other offbeat attractions for the three-day event.
To balance out my choices for the best music released in the last 12 months, I e-mailed a bunch of different people a couple simple questions: What is your favorite local and non-local album of 2009 and why? With the exception of Cars & Tr.