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Top ten new Minnesota State Fair foods that sound like band names

Leinie Lodge Bandshell at the Minnesota State Fair, photographed in 2016. (Nate Ryan/MPR) Food photos courtesy Minnesota State Fair.
Leinie Lodge Bandshell at the Minnesota State Fair, photographed in 2016. (Nate Ryan/MPR) Food photos courtesy Minnesota State Fair.

by Jay Gabler

June 19, 2018


Bananas Foster French Toast

These ska sensations will have you skankin' through the Midway all night long.

02 Bananas Foster French Toast

UpNorth Puff Pasty

This Ely rapper will have you nodding your head with his bold lyrics and bouncing beats built on polka samples.

24 UpNorth Puff Pasty

Shrimp Ceviche

This jazz guitar quartet will wow you with their fleet-fingered renditions of Ritchie Valens's "La Bamba," Hank Williams's "Jambalaya," and the Lonely Island's "I'm On a Boat."

16 Shrimp Ceviche

Nordic Waffles

Who says a traditional Norwegian folk ensemble can't also be a jam band? Settle in for Dag Larsen's epic seljefløyte solo on "Truckin'."

13 Nordic Waffles

Rainbow Cloud Roll

It's a little hard for this chamber pop orchestra to squeeze onto the Leinie Lodge stage — especially with full choir — but it takes a village to perform their epic concept album Strawberry Superman.

15 Rainbow Cloud Roll

Burger Flight

A '50s pop cover band on roller skates? Yes, even the drummer has a specially engineered kickdrum that allows him to keep the beat while executing precise maneuvers. Heads-up if you're going to a show: the first three rows are "the ketchup zone."

17 Slider Flights

Sweetie Cakes

This acoustic duo will melt you with their melodies and make you smile with their sassy sense of humor.

21 Sweetie Cakes

Earth Wings

It's a soul explosion! Fresh and funky, this brassy band will help you burn off that gluten.

French Meadow Bakery & Cafe

Messy Giuseppe

We can't tell you who's in this supergroup, but we can guarantee at least four drummers, six laptops, and two Wisconsinites.

11 Messy Giuseppe

Irish Tater Kegs

O'Gara's had better book this fiddle-bass-bodhrán power trio for their closing night, because they are going to blow. The. Roof. Off!

09 Irish Tater Kegs

For actual information about these and more new State Fair foods, hit up MPR News.

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