The Goods: Benyaro, Chanman Roots Band, The Lonesome Heroes, The Orbit Group

By Aaron Davis (for JHWeekly.com)Acoustic soul meets ski-bum reggae While some of you may have realized by now that acoustic soul-folk-pop duo Benyaro splits home time between JH and Brooklyn, it’d be hard to figure it out when they are on the road for eight weeks at a time. Featuring Ben Musser (lead vocal, acoustic guitar, kick-drum, egg shaker) and Bobby McCullough (upright bass, hi-hat, harmony vocal), the current tour takes them to multiple showcases at Sundance Film Festival, Big Sky Big Grass Festival, and the mega South by Southwest. Your chance to catch the region’s best multi-taskers will come in a trio of opportunities. Benyaro plays at 9:30 p.m., Friday, with horn-fused reggae unit Chanman Roots Band at Town Square Tavern ($5), 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, at Alpine Wines in Driggs (free), and 3 to 6 p.m., Sunday, in the Trap Bar at Grand Targhee Resort (free). Country heroes of psychedelicPondering the term “psychedelic country,” I think of The Grateful Dead’s American Beauty era, and Austin’s The Lonesome Heroes. Not that they eat acid every night and play shows (or maybe they do), but the combo of Landry McMeans’s reverb-drenched electric dobro against Rich Russell’s Beck-esque draw paints a desert-Texas scene not unlike McMeans’s recent art pieces shaped from cardboard. The dynamic duo brings a slightly different lineup each time they roll through Teton County. This round will feature none other than the two of them (as if you need more), digging into tunes from Daydream Western. The Lonesome Heroes play at 10 p.m., Friday, at the Knotty Pine in Victor (Cover TBA, 208-787-2866), and at 8 p.m., Saturday, at Rock Rabbit in Pinedale (free, 307-367-2448).Orbit for soulSometimes I get the sense that a band is beyond its years, veterans even, when listening to its tracks for the first time. Then I dive into the press kit and realize that the band isn’t as widely known as I had thought. Hence, time to spread the word! Enter The Orbit Group—a seven-piece conglomerate that brings to mind Earth, Wind and Fire and The Roots, with an R&B-soul vocalist that channels Stevie Wonder and Freddie Mercury. This is Kool & the Gang-era jazz meets funk-hop, supported by inspired Rhodes piano, sax, trumpet, guitar, bass, and drums. Get it. The Orbit Group performs at 9:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at the Mangy Moose in Teton Village. $7. MangyMoose.net.  tags: jackson hole show music musician live band singer songwriter nightlife concerts wyoming center arts photographer planet teton venues screen door porch boondocks guitar cd reviews