With “The Guitar Song,” he’s made an ambitious work that goes down easy. Johnson may masquerade as a throwback but what he really aims for is timelessness, and he usually hits his mark.

In 2011, Welsh trio the Joy Formidable became favorites of music festivals and tastemakers with their hit song “Whirring” and their debut full length, The Big Roar. Their track “Endtapes ...

Catch Johnson at Flying Monkey Arts on Dec. 29 for $10. The show starts at 8 p.m., but a 6 p.m. cigar-box guitar slide demonstration and lesson is included with ticket purchase.