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Dessa
Dessa performs live at the Minnesota State Fair
Dessa stopped by the Current booth at the Minnesota State Fair on MPR Day for a live performance.
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Mason Jennings
Mason Jennings performs live at the Minnesota State Fair
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.
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Tune in at 8 p.m. on Thursday as Mark Wheat counts down your Top 20.
Pick your top five tracks for next week's chart show, and enter for your chance to win tickets to Arcade Fire on September 22 at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium.
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Musicheads
September 7
It's an encore presentation of Musicheads, as Bill DeVille welcomes Radio Free Current/The Local Show host David Campbell and Teenage Kicks host Jacquie Fuller to the show. Up for discussion are the third album from Band of Horses, recent tunes from alt-country heroes Phosphorescent and the long-awaited new album from Stars.
The cast also want to hear your answer: What song makes you stop everything & just listen whenever you hear it?
Jeremy Messersmith
Jeremy Messersmith performs live at the Minnesota State Fair
A staple of the Twin Cities music scene, Jeremy Messersmith returned to the Current to perform at the Minnesota State Fair.
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The Twilight Hours
The Twilight Hours perform live at the Minnesota State Fair
The Twilight Hours stopped by the Current booth at the Minnesota State Fair on Labor Day for a live performance.
Lookbook
Lookbook stopped by the Current booth at the Minnesota State Fair for a live performance.
The Carolina Chocolate Drops
The Carolina Chocolate Drops stopped by The Current booth at the Minnesota State Fair for a live performance.
Charlie Parr
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.
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Chart Show...9-9Hey Pop-pickers! Arcade Fire are ready to start dominating this chart for the next few months! Definitely poised to beat the record for number of weeks at #1 me predicts. We equal the record for number of local entries this week...
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Back in the fall we had this idea: We believe that everyone has in them at least one great idea for a radio show - something they are passionate about - something that hasn't been done, and something that would be interesting to do. The ideas might be a one-offs or ongoing programs, but what if we had a place on the schedule where we could push ourselves to create and air new shows? As an idea lab, as a way to extend what we do at the Current, and just because it'd be fun and 'cause we can. 9 p.m. on Sunday nights.Coming up:
9/12/10 - Oh Yeah: Tunes from 80's Teen Flicks
9/19/10 - The Great Girl Grossout
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The Current Calendar
| 09/11 | Ratatat |
| 09/11 | Efterklang + Buke & Gass |
| 09/12 | Jenny & Johnny |
| 09/12 | Mark Olson |
| 09/12 | Pavement |
| 09/16 | Best Coast |
| 09/19 | Dirty Projectors |
| 09/19 | The Flaming Lips |
| 09/22 | Arcade Fire |
| 09/23 | Minnesota Zoo Lecture Series: Buckthorn and Invasive Species |
| 09/23 | Of Montreal with Janelle Monae |
| 09/27 | Caribou |
| 09/30 | Drive-By Truckers |
| 10/02 | Roma Di Luna & Dark Dark Dark Dual CD Release |
| 10/04 | Broken Social Scene |
| 10/07 | Teenage Fanclub |
| 10/07 | Sound Unseen |
| 10/07 | Ra Ra Riot |
| 10/07 | Dave Douglas & Keystone and Bill Morrison |
| 10/08 | Sound Unseen |
| 09/23 | Menomena |
| 10/17 | Gorillaz |
| 10/22 | Walker After Hours Preview Party: Into the Blue |
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Minnesota's music scene has occasionally popped up on the national radar, but regardless of national attention it's a vibrant artistic community. Discuss the venues, shows, record stores, labels, or anything else pertaining to Minnesota music.
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