The Goods: Monophonics, Matt Flinner Trio, Great American Taxi

By Aaron Davis (for JHWeekly.com)Two nights of psychedelic soul Referred to as black rock, or psychedelic soul is the sound developed in the late 60s ala Curtis Mayfield. San Francisco’s Monophonics—formed in 2005—have genuinely sunken into the slow burn, textured by punchy horns and patiently soulful vocals. Contemporaries like Sharon Jones & The Dapkings bring the in-your-face James Brown side of this warm, vintage sound, while Monophonics prefers the hard-hitting backseat of funk-soul (YouTube cue: “Like Yesterday”). Be prepared for a funky dance party via this sextet. Poppa Presents hosts Monophonics, 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday, at the Pink Garter Theater. Tickets are $8/advance or $10/door. PoppaPresents.com. Flinner brings Winter HarvestThere are mando players, and then there are eight-string tweakers in the league of Chris Thile and Sam Bush. If you haven’t already been introduced, take a chance to meet Matt Flinner on Tuesday. Flinner prefers to tunesmith daily—while on tour!All members of his trio, which also features exciting instrumentalists Ross Martin on guitar and Eric Thorin on upright bass, are responsible for writing, rehearsing and performing a new instrumental composition for each venue. Over the course of 70 shows resulting in over 200 tunes to date, the string band handpicked a new collection for their January 31 release, Winter Harvest (Compass). Show up and see what they harvest for you.Matt Flinner Trio performs at 8 p.m., Tuesday, at Dornan’s in Moose. Tickets are $15, available at Valley Bookstore and Dornan’s. 733-2415. Americana without bordersProduced by Todd Snider, Great American Taxi rolls into town with Paradise Lost, an album that has occupied the Top Ten Americana airplay chart in recent weeks. Dubbed “electrified folk music for our times” and “Americana-without-borders,” the Nederland outfit brings elements of Little Feat and The Dead, and has made Targhee a frequent stop over the last few years. Great American Taxi plays at 8:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, in the Trap Bar at Grand Targhee Resort. Tickets are $5/advance or $10/door. GrandTarghee.com.  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