The Goods: Johnny Wailin', Slide/Path, Mandatory Air

By Aaron Davis (for JHWeekly.com)Wail that thing, JohnnySince forming in 2003 and then opening the 1st Annual Targhee Fest in 2005, Teton Valley rock-fusion trio Johnny Wailin’ has been largely inactive until last year. But the three-headed, fire-breathing monster has revived a sound that’s reminiscent of Primus-meets-Floyd sandwich. New member, bassist Josh Jablow, has joined drummer David Bundy and guitarist /vocalist Bradley Dean, bringing a harder edge to the brand of rock that these mountains are used to from local players. Take a peak into everything Wailin’ at ReverbNation.com/JohnnyWailin. Johnny Wailin’ performs at 3 p.m., Monday, for an outside après-ski session at the base of Grand Targhee Resort in Alta. Free. All-ages. GrandTarghee.com. Open Mic Slide/PathThere’s a new creature walking the streets of Jackson, and its called Slide/Path. Fronted by producer-keyboardist-vocalist Pete Muldoon, a.k.a. DJ Guerilla MD, this live electronica project stages some familiar characters—guitarist Jeff Eidemiller (Tram Jam), trombonist John Kidwell (Jackson 6), percussionist Abbot Frank, Jr. (Lunker), and John Wayne Harris (Elk Attack). Spreading the gospel of house, electro-pop, funk, hip-hop, and dubstep, Slide/Path promises “a non-stop, three-hour dance party…and the light show alone would be worth paying a ticket for,” according to Muldoon. Open Mic Night will run 8-10 p.m. prior to the show (free). Musicians, poets, DJs, thespians, and comedians are all welcome to sign-up for a slot. 307 Live presents Slide/Path at 10:30 p.m., Thursday, at Town Square Tavern. Admission is $5. 733-3886 or 307Live.com. Mandatory après Known for their crazy costumes, left-field song choices, and delivering a rowdy, mountain town rock show worthy of your finest of ski onesie, Mandatory Air will position themselves Under the Tram this week.  The eight-piece formed in 2004, and has been tracking their debut studio album of original tunes written by The Miller Sisters, Candice and Karee, who just returned from their annual trip to perform in a Valdez, Alaska theater. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort’s Under the Tram series will feature Mandatory Air at 3 p.m., Saturday, in Teton Village. Free. JacksonHole.com.