On The Setlist this week: Multiple artists are bringing Jamaican music to Northern Minnesota, plus a three-band showcase of Iron Range musicians.
Ska duo Woodblind will be at the Ore House in Gilbert this Thursday at 6 p.m. Jason Wussow and Veikko Liposto have a deep reverence for the music of artists like Toots & The Maytals and Desmond Dekker and play a mix of ska, rocksteady and reggae. They recently released a dub-reggae album with Teague Alexy.
The Iron Range Original Music Association (IROMA) is hosting a Winter Warmer Showcase this Saturday at the American Legion in Keewatin. The lineup includes Rich Mattson and Germaine Gemberling performing as a duo, the Kim Nagler-led Hobo Revival and Thor Leseman & The Thundercats. Music begins at 6 p.m.
In Cass Lake, Wain McFarlane is playing Logjammerz at 8 p.m. Saturday. McFarlane, who also goes by The Dreadlock Cowboy, is the founder and lead vocalist of the long-running and eclectic Minneapolis reggae band, Ipso Facto. His solo music fuses his Jamaican heritage with gospel and blues from his birthplace of Kansas City. The Logjammerz show is part of a Mardi Gras celebration.
Thursday, Feb. 27
- Woodblind - 6 p.m., Ore House, Gilbert, free
Saturday, March 1
- Rich Mattson and Germaine Gemberling, Hobo Revival, Thor Leseman & The Thundercats - 6 p.m., American Legion, Keewatin, free
- Wain McFarlane - 8 p.m., Logjammerz, Cass Lake, $10
The weekly live music spotlight is made possible by the citizens of Minnesota through the Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
