On the first Saturday of the 2022 Minnesota State Fair, Andy Hull and Robert McDowell of Manchester Orchestra visited the MPR Booth to play some songs and to chat with host Bill DeVille.

Do not get stuck at Pitbull feeling hungry. Suggested menus for easy and satisfying fueling up near the Grandstand and the rest of the fair’s music stages.

Lake Street Dive and Kiss the Tiger (mostly) held back the rain and (totally) rocked the house in a Saturday night double bill at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand.

There are few Minnesota institutions as beloved as the State Fair, and members of our local music community (including The Current staffers) have a lot of fond memories. As we learned, they also have some recommendations for hidden gems you might otherwise miss. Many of these artists are playing the fair this year, and you’ll…

No event has as many cherished Minnesota traditions as the State Fair — and yet, every year the first thing fairgoers ask is, “What’s new?” The Fair’s website has a complete rundown of what’s on deck this year, but that’s a lot of information to digest, so here are my personal picks for ten can’t-miss…

Aside from all the other superlatives, the State Fair is Minnesota’s largest annual music festival — and most of the live performances are free with Fair admission. For the biggest icons (say, Meghan Kreidler and Kevin Costner), Grandstand performances understandably come with an extra ticket charge. If you’re going to the fair this year, be…

Yesterday the Minnesota State Fair announced the 2021 Grandstand lineup. What songs by by bands playing this year do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

The Minnesota State Fair was supposed to start a week from today, but instead we are wrapping up our final giveaway this morning for the State Fair Food Parade, which starts today. Whether you nabbed a car pass or not, let's keep the spirit of the State Fair alive until next year with a 9:30 Coffee Break.

In 2006, Minnesota Public Radio expanded its booth at the Minnesota State Fair, giving The Current a new space for live broadcasts and performances. Check out a photo gallery from that first year of the booth as we know it today.

Before last night I was a Brandi fan, but I was no fanatic. I have come to the light. I spent most of the time before the show surveying the landscape, assessing what kind of “crowd” we’d be dealing with tonight. I was slightly taken by surprise because it was a mix of…well…everybody. That made…