WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday, June 16

WHERE: Minnesota Public Radio's The Fitzgerald Theater, 10 E. Exchange St., St. Paul

TICKETS: $20; Minnesota Public Radio members receive a $2 discount. Contact the Fitzgerald Theater box office, 651-290-1221, http://fitzgeraldtheater.publicradio.org/.

TUNE IN: The Current Fakebook with Laurie Lindeen will be recorded for broadcast, date TBA.

WHAT: The Current Fakebook returns with the final show of the series' first season as The Current's Mary Lucia welcomes Minneapolis-based musician and author Laurie Lindeen, along with a cast of rock worthies to help tell Lindeen's story.

Lindeen's first book, "Petal Pusher: A Rock and Roll Cinderella Story," tells of the struggles of coming of age in the Minneapolis music scene of the 1980's. Rock and roll dreams, love and illness all figure in the tale. Some of the very musicians who played with Lindeen and inspired her will provide the soundtrack to her story: her own band, Zuzu's Petals, will reunite for the show, and other performers will include her husband, Paul Westerberg, Steve Wynn, John Eller, Lori Barbero, Ed Ackerson, Marc Perlman, and perhaps a couple other local luminaries.

Lindeen holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in Rolling Stone's anthology "Altarockorama" and the online magazine The Morning News."

About The Current Fakebook series
The Current Fakebook series brings together writers and rockers for an evening of music and insights inspired by the written word. The series takes its name from "fakebooks," collections that contain the basic framework of songs—lyrics, melodies and chord progressions—from which musicians improvise or learn a song on the spot, and in so doing create the song afresh.

The Current Fakebook series takes place at The Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, a cabaret setting where dancing and cocktails are welcome in the aisles. Past series guests include John Hodgman, Neal Pollack, Amy Sedaris, Chuck Klosterman, the Poison Control Center, Bound Stems and Tapes 'N Tapes.

About the musical guests for The Current Fakebook with Laurie Lindeen

• Zuzu's Petals: http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=zuzus_petals
  Zuzu's Petals is Laurie Lindeen, guitar and vocals, Coleen Elwood, bass and vocals, and Linda Pitmon, drums. They recorded two albums for Twin/Tone Records and took their name from the movie "It's a Wonderful Life."



• Ed Ackerson: http://www.edackerson.com/
  Ed Ackerson was a founder of the bands Mr. Slate, the Dig, the 27 Various and Polara and also the Susstones record label (which released the first Zuzu’s Petals single). He continues to perform and is a record producer and the owner of Flowers Recording Studio.



• Lori Barbero: http://minnewiki.publicradio.org/index.php/Babes_in_Toyland
  The drummer and founder of Babes in Toyland, Barbero has long been omnipresent in the Minneapolis music scene. In addition to Babes in Toyland, Barbero has also been in numerous bands including, Sean Na Na, Eggtwist, and Koalas, and was the co-owner of Spanish Fly records.



• Marc Perlman: http://www.jayhawksfanpage.com/
  Marc Perlman was the bassist for the Jayhawks and plays the all-star side project Golden Smog. Previously he played guitar for the Neglecters and he has published two books on film, Movie Classics and Youth Rebellion Movies.
  
  
• Paul Westerberg: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Westerberg
  An original member of the Replacements, Westerberg has led a successful solo career since then, most recently recording the soundtrack album for the movie "Open Season."



• Steve Wynn: http://www.stevewynn.net/
  The founder and leader of the Dream Syndicate, Wynn has had an active solo career since that band broke up in 1989 while playing with a number of other groups, including Danny and Dusty (with Dan Stuart of Green on Red) and Gutterball (with Stephen McCarthy of The Long Ryders and Brian Harvey and Johnny Hott of House of Freaks). Zuzu's Petals's drummer Linda Pitmon has played with Wynn since 1997's album "Sweetness and Light."