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.

With an ever fluctuating number of members Me and My Arrow, currently 9 members, layer the sounds of strings, guitars, keyboards and dream like vocals to create a new and distinct sound for themselves within the local scene.

After non-stop touring due to the release of several EPs and their debut album, the Newmarket, Ontario quartet Tokyo Police Club took nine months off to work on the second full-length, "Champ," full of the infectious, emotional rock that their audience has grown to love.

Sisters (and Alabama natives) Lydia and Laura Rogers grew up learning how to harmonize to the music of the Everly Brothers and Doc Watson, among others. After a Nashville audition, the music industry took notice, and the Secret Sisters were born.