Box Elder, Jet//Lag, Uh Oh & The Oh Wells, Mama Llama

I’m not saying it’s incredibly hard to be anything but a country artist if you’re making music in Wyoming… but, yes, that is exactly what I’m saying. Thankfully, Box Elder proves that there’s at least some other types of sounds emanating from the least populous state. Hailing from the resort town of Jackson, Box Elder crafts catchy and melodic emotional alt-rock that certainly feels more at home in a club with mosh pits than it does at a square dancing bar. The five-piece treks across the Rockies with a couple new singles — “Clarity” and “Arrows” — to rock out at the Big Dipper.

Box Elder, Jet///Lag, Uh Oh & The Oh Wells, Mama Llama • Fri, April 19 at 7:30 pm • $15 • All ages • The Big Dipper • 171 S. Washington St. • thebigdipperspokane.com