We've got our first Canyon show, a trip to California in Cass Lake, a memorial concert for a beloved Iron Range musician, and more on this week's Setlist
First up, Christopher David Hanson is playing The Dawghouse Bar & Grill in Canyon, 7 p.m. Friday night. I love to feature a new town or community, and I believe this is the first time Canyon makes an appearance on The Setlist. Hanson is a roots-rocker always busy with multiple projects and his country, folk, blues and rock fusing solo music.
Also Friday, California duo Maliboozhoo are playing Logjammerz in Cass Lake at 8 p.m. Besides the 10/10, no-notes name, they are a Native blues and fiddle duo bringing Malibu beach vibes to Northern Minnesota. After their set there will be an open jam.
On to Saturday, Corey Medina & Brothers are playing the Armory Arts & Events Center in Park Rapids, 7 p.m. The electric blues trio features the Diné singer, guitarist and songwriter with Gary Broste on bass and Eric Sundeen on drums.
Skarlett Woods is playing The Ripple Center Underground in Aitkin, also Saturday at 7 p.m. She is a singer-songwriter and seven-string guitarist who draws from the jazzier side of folk, like Joni Mitchell and Norah Jones, as well as Americana and rock.
Wrapping up The Setlist with a late addition (thus, you won't hear it on audio portion), the Sharon Rowbottom Memorial Concert is this Sunday at the Ore House in Gilbert. Rowbottom, a key member of the Iron Range music scene since the early '80s, died Aug. 27, 2026.
The Ore House Memorial will feature two stages, beginning with Rich Mattson & Germaine Gemberling at 2 p.m., Jayne's Jukebox Junkie at 2:40 p.m., Willy & The Rangers at 3 p.m., Mel Annala at 3:40 p.m., Vitamin Brown at 4 p.m., Cowboy Angel Blue at 4:40 p.m., The Divas at 5 p.m., Thor Leseman at 5:40 p.m., The Dithyrambs at 6 p.m. and a grand finale set at 6:40 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 16
- Christopher David Hanson - 7 p.m., The Dawghouse Bar & Grill, Canyon, free
- Maliboozhoo - 8 p.m., Logjammerz, Cass Lake, free
Saturday, Oct. 17
- Corey Medina & Brothers - 7 p.m., Armory Arts & Events Center, Park Rapids, $10
- Skarlett Woods - 7 p.m., The Ripple Center Underground, Aitkin, $10
Sunday, Oct. 18
- Rich & Germaine, Thor Leseman, Mel Annala and more - 2 p.m., Ore House, Gilbert, free
The weekly live music spotlight is made possible by the citizens of Minnesota through the Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
