The Goods: Futurebirds, Big John Bates, Boombox

By Aaron Davis (for JHWeekly.com)Take Flight with Future Flock The Futurebirds’ performance last September at Town Square Tavern was that of youthful overindulgence.The band members jumped around stage like bats-outta-hell, had inter-band tension in between songs, and played sweat-through-your shirt music for two and a half hours. Yeah, loud rock ‘n’ roll that digs into your chest. Trading tightness for raw energy was a priority, and having spent time with the tasteful country-grunge displayed on its debut LP, Hampton’s Lullaby, it leaves me wondering if a happy medium has progressed. Since September, the Athens band has supported fellow Georgians Widespread Panic and Drive-By Truckers, as well as Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. A rowdy two-night affair is on tap. 307 Live presents Futurebirds, 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday, at Town Square Tavern. Tickets are $20 for both nights or $15 for one night, available at 307live.com, The Tavern Liquor Store, or at the door. 733-3886.A little darkness for your après sesh When the name of your new EP reads Headless Fowl and you tour the country in a “Murderbus,” there’s likely to be some material that hits you “like being serenaded with a rusty hammer”—a style described in Big John Bates’ press release. Pounding the dark roots of Americana with garage-punk-blues, you had better clutch your drink to your chest and leave your chastity at the door when Bates and company play their first note. The devil-may-care troubadours include Bates wielding a Gretch guitar, Brandy Bones on upright bass (and sharing lead vocals), and Bill Anker on drums. Big John Bates performs 3 to 6 p.m., Friday and Saturday, in the Trap Bar at Grand Targhee Resort. Free. GrandTarghee.com. Layered, groovy and electronic Deejay-jamband duo BoomBox prides itself on creating electronic-meets-funk grooves in real time utilizing a layered, multi-track platform. Featuring producer/engineer/DJ/drummer Russ Randolph and producer/DJ/vocalist/guitarist Zion Rock Godchaux (son of Keith and Donna Godchaux of The Grateful Dead), the band utilized keys, samplers, guitar, and a single vocalist, all layered via loop-style jamming and topped off with pocket-protected, pentatonic riffs. BoomBox performs at 9:30 p.m., Friday, at the Knotty Pine in Victor. Admission is $15. 208-787-2866.