Dessa stopped by the Current booth at the Minnesota State Fair on MPR Day for a live performance.

The Twilight Hours stopped by the Current booth at the Minnesota State Fair on Labor Day for a live performance.

Trampled by Turtles stopped by the Current booth at the Minnesota State Fair for a live performance.

Though Mason Jennings was born in Hawaii, many Minnesotans consider him home-grown. His musical career began with weekly gigs at the 400 Bar as part of the Mason Jennings Band, which won City Pages' "Picked to Click" poll in 1999.

A staple of the Twin Cities music scene, Jeremy Messersmith returned to the Current to perform at the Minnesota State Fair.

Minneapolis indie folk-rock duo Peter Wolf Crier came together out of the ashes of a handful of prior local bands. The band stopped by the MPR booth at the Minnesota State Fair to play a few songs.

The Carolina Chocolate Drops stopped by The Current booth at the Minnesota State Fair for a live performance.

After stopping by the Local Show earlier this August, Charlie Parr returns to the Twin Cities to perform live on The Current at the MPR booth at the Minnesota State Fair.

Lookbook stopped by the Current booth at the Minnesota State Fair for a live performance.

Prolific, insightful, inspiring... The indisputable praise for Minneapolis dwelling Brother Ali can go on and on. Mark Wheat hosts this influential hip-hop artist at the State Fair, just a few weeks before the September, 2009 release of his new album, "Us."