Billygoats gruff

(this piece was published by Planet JH Weekly)Often rollicking and whiskey-drenched, progressive psychobilly folk-grass Boise band, Jonathan Warren & The Billygoats have a certain spark fire that demands a listen. This is not the squeaky clean approach you’d hear out of Music City, but rather a gritty Appalachian campfire version of the hard strumming, early Avett Brothers with raspy, Southern-drawled vocals that fuse the qualities of Wooden Wand, Steve Earle, even a dash of Tom Waits. Over the coarse of three studio albums—You Just Relax Honey (2010), A Little Something Stronger Than Wine (2011), and the recently released On This Very Evening (2013)—Warren and the Goats have put out a slightly more polished product while remaining true to its uncooked live feel. Jonathan Warren and The Billygoats, 3 to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the Trap Bar at Grand Targhee Resort. Free. GrandTarghee.com.