Black Mother Jones

(this piece was published by Planet JH Weekly)Tenaciously distorted, energetic and rockin’ the roll, local quartet Black Mother Jones isn’t scared to also dip a heavy foot into modern garage-y terrain, even hip-hop. The band has flown under-the-radar for much of the summer, unshackling from the woodshed for his August run of shows which included an opening slot at last week’s final Music on Main, another great support slot this week at Concert on the Commons this Sunday with Dumpstaphunk, as well as the band’s lone headlining show of the summer—a collaborative public party with Cycle Greater Yellowstone at the Mangy Moose this Saturday.“Taylor [Upton] and I are continuing to write and hone more refined songs and arrangements which we can't wait to bring life into over the next year,” said lead guitarist/harmony singer Leif Routman. “We really are a band that loves to improvise, and that shines in our live setting. We also include a huge variety of covers from genres hip hop to 80's metal to jazz fusion, not to mention trying out new unrecorded originals. And we like to make people dance!”BMJ released its studio debut in 2013, Prepared for Nasty Weather, which was voted Best Original Album by Planet Jackson Hole readers. Black Mother Jones, 9:30 p.m. Saturday at the Mangy Moose in Teton Village. $5. MangyMoose.com.