Mardi Gras Weekend: Jackson Six, B-Side Players, Screen Door Porch, Uncle Stack & the Attack, Wood Smoke Rising

(this piece was published by Planet JH Weekly) Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans?Get out the outlandish attire and the beads—it’s a slice of NOLAS in the Hole with some Mardi Gras-themed parties this weekend, topped off by the legendary Fat Tuesday. Jackson’s own Dixieland sextet, Jackson Six, hits the nail on the head when it comes to festive music for this unofficial holiday—swinging, stomping, syncopated beats of New Orleans’ traditional jazz. This year, the band will make their rounds to three locales. Jackson Six, 8 p.m. Friday at Haydens Post; 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Trap Bar at Grand Targhee Resort; 7:30 to 11 p.m. FAT Tuesday at the Silver Dollar Bar. All shows are free.A B-Side StoryA band being together for twenty years is a monumental occasion. For the B-Side Players, it has been a ride that has harvested the cultural goodness of international cross-pollination into polyrhythmic grooving and a worldly musical language. Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico and Brazil all have stamps on a sound that is driven by horn-laced funk, rock, jazz, Cumbia, Salsa, and Boogalo. Nine-members strong and a Knotty Pine staple, this is energy to be harvested on the dancefloor. B-Side Players, 10 p.m. Friday at the Knotty Pine in Victor. $12/advance, $15/day-of-show. 208-787-2866.SDP & the Town Downhill Screen Door Porch has had pen to paper over the last few months, writing material for a new album before hitting the road with the WYOmericana Caravan Tour in May and June, followed by a string of regional summer festivals. Haydens Post has become a new hang for locals, and from a musicians perspective, the acoustics in the room are some of the best around.This is also The Town Downhill/Mini Hahnenkamm weekend at Snow King Mountain. Jackson is one of the last places in the country to organize and support a non-sanctioned downhill race. The Jackson Town Downhill features the heart-throbbing Mini-Hahnenkamm course on Snow King with divisions for Pro, Recreation, Telemark, Junior, Fat and Baggy and Snowboard.  Screen Door Porch (quartet), 9 to 11 p.m. Saturday at Haydens Post. Free. 732-5200Disco Party AttackTown Square Tavern’s Tuesday house band, Uncle Stack & the Attack, will add to the Friday ruckus by stepping out of their normal shoes to offer a disco inferno dubbed “Stayin’ Alive in Jackson Hole.” The show will feature music from The Beegees, Kool and The Gang, KC and The Sunshine Band, Rick James, and Chic, as well as a costume contest for the best Disco threads. Proceeds benefit Teton Co. Search and Rescue. Stayin’ Alive in Jackson Hole with Uncle Stack & the Attack, 10 p.m. Friday at Town Square Tavern. $7. 733-3886.Smoke Rises in MooseUp north, fresh local bluegrass quintet Wood Smoke Rising—Andy Gabel (banjo/vocals), Josh Metten (fiddle), Lucas Nash (mandolin), Rob Sidle (bass), and Mike Swanson (guitar/vocals)—will gather around condenser microphones in the intimate confines of Dornan’s. The pickers have been refining their chops at The Hoot, and are prepped to debut their first set of original music. Wood Smoke Rising, 8 p.m. Friday at Dornan’s. $10 at Dornan’s, Valley Bookstore and Melody Creek Guitars. 733-2415. Here's the FULL MUSIC CALENDAR for Feb. 26-March4Wed 2/26Karaoke, 9 p.m. at the Virginian Saloon. Free. 739-9891.Open Mic Night, 8 p.m. at Eleanor’s. Free. 733-7901.Live jazz, 9 to midnight at The Rose. 733-1500.Walker Williams, 9 p.m. at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar. Country. Free. 733-2207.Aaron Davis, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Ascent Lounge in Teton Village. Americana, folk, country-blues. Free.PTO, 6 to 9 p.m. at Café Genevieve. Bluegrass. Free. 732-1910.Chanman and Powell Miller, 3 to 6 p.m. at The Alpenhof in Teton Village. Ski bum music, reggae. Free. 733-3242.Gelande Quaff After-Party with Sneaky Pete & the Secret Weapons, 9:30 p.m. at the Mangy Moose. Funk, groove. MangyMoose.com.Thur 2/27Salsa Night, 9 p.m. to midnight at The Rose. Free. 733-1500.Walker Williams, 9 p.m. at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar. Country. Free. 733-2207.Major Zephyr, 10 p.m. at Town Square Tavern. Outlaw country. Free. 733-3886.The Flannel Attractions, 4 to 6 p.m. at the Mangy Moose in Teton Village. Folk, bluegrass. MangyMoose.com.Justin Smith, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Ascent Lounge in Teton Village. Folk. Free.Disco Night with DJs Just Kenny and The Spartan, 10 p.m. at the Stagecoach Bar in Wilson. Free. 733-4407.Open Mic Night, 9 p.m. at the Virginian Saloon. Free. 739-9891.Sneaky Pete & the Secret Weapons, 9 p.m. at the Roadhouse Brewing. Funk, groove. 739-0700.Fri 2/28Papa Chan and Johnny C Note, 6 to 9 p.m. at Teton Pines Country Club Restaurant. ‘20s to ‘40s jazz. Free. 733-1005.Jazz Night, 7 to 10 p.m. in The Granary at Spring Creek Ranch. Pam Drews Phillips on piano/vocals,  Bill Plummer on bass, and Mike Calabrese on drums. Free. 733-8833.Walker Williams, 9 p.m. at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar. Country. Free. 733-2207.Rock Creek, 7:30 to 11 p.m. at the Silver Dollar Bar. Country, classic rock. Free. 732-3939.Ben Winship and Thomas Sneed, 3 to 6 p.m. in the Trap Bar at Grand Targhee Resort. Roots-grass. Free. GrandTarghee.com.The Miller Sisters, 4 to 7 p.m. at The Handle Bar in Teton Village. Country-soul. Free.Jackson Six, 8 p.m. at Haydens Post. Dixieland jazz. Free. 733-5200.“Stayin’ Alive in Jackson Hole” with Uncle Stack & the Attack, 10 p.m. at Town Square Tavern. Disco party. $7. 733-3886.Wood Smoke Rising, 8 p.m. at Dornan’s. Bluegrass. $10 at Dornan’s, Valley Bookstore and Melody Creek Guitars. 733-2415.Tracorum, 9:30 p.m. at the Mangy Moose. Rock, soul, R&B. $7. MangyMoose.com.B-Side Players, 10 p.m. at the Knotty Pine in Victor. Funk, rock, jazz, Cumbia, Salsa. $12/advance, $15/day-of-show. 208-787-2866.DJ Cut La Whut 9 p.m. at the Virginian Saloon. Free. 739-9891.Sat 3/1WYOBass DJs, 10 p.m. at Town Square Tavern. Free. 733-3886.SubRosa with DJ Vert-One, 10 p.m. at The Rose. Free. 733-1500.Walker Williams, 9 p.m. at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar. Country. Free. 733-2207.David Cattani, 4 to 6 p.m. at the Mangy Moose in Teton Village. Folk. Free. MangyMoose.com.Rock Creek, 7:30 to 11 p.m. at the Silver Dollar Bar. Country, classic rock. Free. 732-3939.Jackson Six Mardi Gras Party, 3 to 6 p.m. in the Trap Bar at Grand Targhee Resort. Dixieland jazz, New Orleans flare. Free. GrandTarghee.com.Tram Jam, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the base of the Bridger Gondola at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Free. Rock, reggae, ski bum music. JacksonHole.com.Screen Door Porch (quartet), 9 to 11 p.m. at Hayden’s Post. Americana, roots-rock, country-blues. Free. 733-5200.Under the Tram: Salem, 3 p.m. at the base of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Hip-hop, funk. Free. JacksonHole.com.Byron Tomingas, Marco Soliz, Leonardo Lasko plus the String Lake Quartet, 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church. Catered reception by CookingWithMusicLLC.com. Classical guitarists. RSVP at 733-2516.DJ Cut La Whut, 9 p.m. at the Virginian Saloon. Free. 739-9891.Sun 3/2Stagecoach Band, 6 to 10 p.m. at the Stagecoach Bar in Wilson. Old-time country, folk, Western. Free. 733-4407.The Miller Sisters, 3 to 6 p.m. in the Trap Bar at Grand Targhee Resort. Country, soul. Free. GrandTarghee.com.Tram Jam, 3 to 6 p.m. at The Alpenhof in Teton Village. Ski bum music, rock, reggae. Free. 733-3242.Scott H. Biram, 9:30 p.m. at the Mangy Moose in Teton Village. $10. Grungy blues, one-man band.   MangyMoose.com.Mon 3/3Jackson Hole Hootenanny, 6 p.m. at Dornan's in Moose. Acoustic musicians sign-up starting at 5:30 p.m. to play a two-song set. Folk. Free. 733-2415.Chanman, 9 to 11 p.m. at Pinky G’s. Singer-songwriter. Free. 734-7465.Walker Williams, 9 p.m. at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar. Country. Free. 733-2207.David Cattani, 4 to 6 p.m. at the Mangy Moose in Teton Village. Folk. Free. MangyMoose.com.Tues 3/4Open Mic, 7 p.m. at Elevated Grounds Coffeehouse in Wilson. 734-1343.Open Mic Night, 7 to 10 p.m. at Village Café in Teton Village.  John Verdon hosts. 732-2233.Fat Tuesday Party with Jackson Six, 7:30 to 11 p.m. at the Silver Dollar Bar. Dixieland jazz, New Orleans flare. Free. 733-2190.Walker Williams, 9 p.m. at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar. Country. Free. 733-2207.Uncle Stack & the Attack, 10 p.m. at Town Square Tavern. Rock. Free. 733-3886.Screen Door Porch (duo), 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Ascent Lounge in Teton Village. Americana, country-blues. Free.Moonshine Mary’s Open Mic, 3 to 6 p.m. in the Trap Bar at Grand Targhee Resort. Free. GrandTarghee.com.