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Langhorne Slim performs "And If It's True"

Langhorne Slim is a folksinger, but he’s nothing like what that term has come to represent: whiny, opinionated white people with acoustic guitars. This energetic New Englander dishes out a churning brand of Americana that combines the sweetness of Southern Comfort with the punch of Wild Turkey. Elements of bluegrass, jug-band country, early 1960s folk, rockabilly and Sun Records-style rock ’n’ roll surface on Langhorne’s 2005 album When the Sun’s Gone Down (Narnack Records), and it all works, thanks to his crackling, infectious vocals. His band plows through songs like “In the Midnight” and “And If It’s True,” proving that this isn’t your father’s folksinger—he’s your grandfather’s. You don’t want to miss his foot-stompin’ show this Saturday at the Mohawk Place. I know I’ll be there, shaking my exquisite honkytonk badonkadonk until they force me to leave. Hopewell (led by Jason Russo of Mercury Rev) and Memphis country-rockers Lucero round out an excellent bill.

Saturday, April 15 at 10pm. Mohawk Place, 47 E. Mohawk St. (855-3931) www.mohawkplace.com. $10.