This week features a full week of shows at the Minnesota State Fair grandstand, as well as its many free stages.
Though, if wandering around the fairgrounds with 150,000 or so companions isn’t your cup of tea, there are arena shows around town and plenty of concerts that offer something starkly different than what’s on the fair’s stages.
That includes another week where music lovers can say their farewells to Palmer’s Bar, a tribute to Thelonious Monk, and a hardcore punk showcase hosted by Extreme Noise Records…