(Welcome to In the Studio, a section on A to Z that spotlights -- what else? -- local artists in the studio. If you are also recording/recently recorded -- or are a studio engineer/producer and working with people -- email me, with the phrase "In the Studio" in the subject heading.)
Cassie Morgan (left), Beth Bombara (right)
Who:Cassie Morgan and the Lonely Pine(featuring Beth Bombara)
Sound: Bombara: "Maybe it's because her name comes right before Beth Orton's in my iPod, but Bombara's sweetly
Stop smirking: The fact that St. Louis snagged a date on the being-routed Lilith Fair is kind of awesome. This year's list of artists playing some (or all) of the dates for the reactivated all-female-artists tour -- nothing's set in stone yet -- is bordering on the incredible: Heart! Cat Power! Loretta Lynn! La Roux! The Gossip! Beth Orton! Erykah Badu! And that just scratches the surface. (Full list after the jump.) Sure, the original, '90s incarnation of the traveling fest had the reputation o