Monophonics: sub-genre soul-funk

(Published in Jackson Hole Weekly, additional content added)Black rock, otherwise known as psychedelic soul-funk, rarely sounds as authentic these days as it does coming from San Francisco-based Monophonics. In the company of label mates Orgone and Breakestra, the band has been riding a wave of momentum that has taken them from New Orleans’ Jazz Fest to Wakarusa and High Sierra among others. 2012 release In Your Brain pays homage to Sly Stone, Norman Whitfield and George Clinton alongside homegrown tunes that touch on cinematic soul, heavy funk, 60’s soul, even “spaghetti Western laced with yellow sunshine acid” (not included). Monophonics, 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, at Town Square Tavern. $10. 733-3886.