Past Events
Date Artist Venue Dancing? Notes
2002
Fri Jan 4
Hula Monsters
Cats Eye
room?
Fri Jan 4
Chaise Lounge
Iota
concrete
Fri Jan 4
Dan Hicks & his Hot Licks
Barns
no
[Sold Out]
Sat Jan 5
Bop & Bowl
Falls Church Duckpin Bowling Lanes
carpet/tile
Last Train Home, the Thangs, & '52 Pickup
Sat Jan 5
Roomful of Blues
Barns of Wolftrap
yes
$19
Sat Jan 5
J St. Jumpers
Glen Echo
yes, lesson @ 8
Sat Jan 5
Bobby Parker, Robert Lighthouse, & Ben Andrews
State Theatre
yes
Tue Jan 8
Koko Taylor & Son Seals
9:30
Wed Jan 9
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Wed Jan 9
Jr. Brown
Rams Head
nope
Thur Jan 10
Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca
Barns of Wolftrap
yes
Afro-Cuban & Soukous - $17
Thur Jan 10
Los Straightjackets
Pontani Sisters
Iota
Thur Jan 10
Jr. Brown
Birchmere
nope
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours open
Fri Jan 11
January Allstars
State Theatre
Catfish Hodge, Brian Auger, Tom Principato, Ron Holloway, Steve Wolf & Pete Ragusa
Fri Jan 11
Los Straightjackets
Pontani Sisters
Fletchers
Sat-Sat Jan 12-19
Delbert McClinton & Friends Sandy Beaches Cruise
Tampa, Nassau, Eleuthera, and San Salvador
with Delbert McClinton, Marcia Ball, The Del McCoury Band, Tommy Castro Band, The Derailers, Bonnie Bramlett, Stephen Bruton, Wayne Toups and Zydecajun, Al Anderson & Jeffrey Steele, and more
Sat Jan 12
Lil' Pookie & the Zydeco Heartbreakers
Glen Echo
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$10
Sat Jan 12
Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women
State Theatre
$19
Sat Jan 12
Cathy Ponton King
Madam's Organ
Sat Jan 12
Hula Monsters
the Diamondheads
Roots Cafe
$8
Sun Jan 13
Ruthie & the Wranglers
Surf Club
yes
Sun Jan 13
Lil' Pookie
Talianos
4pm Note Time Change
Sun Jan 13
Lil' Pookie
Cat's Eye
room?
9pm-
Wed Jan 16
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Wed Jan 16
January Allstars
Sweet Caroline's
Catfish Hodge, Brian Auger, Tom Principato, Ron Holloway, Steve Wolf & Pete Ragusa
Thur Jan 17
Savior Faire
Heroes & Friends
Surf Club
yes
Thur Jan 17
Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings
Barns of Wolftrap
yes
$16 - 8pm
Thur Jan 17
Lil' Pookie
Half Moon BBQ
Thur Jan 17
Little Pink
Iota
concrete
Thur Jan 17
DC Bluegrass Union
State Theatre
FREE (donations) - Eddie & Martha Adcock/Gary Ferguson & Sally Love w/ Mike Munford, Emory Lester, Kip Martin, Cliff Waldron, Tom Gray, Akira Otsuka, Mark Clifton and more
Fri-Sat Jan 18-19
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
9:30
Fri Jan 18
Lil' Pookie & the Zydeco Heartbreakers
Catonsville CC Barn Theatre
yes, lesson @ 8
$10
Fri Jan 18
Reckless Romeos
Half Moon BBQ
w/ Pete Kanaras, Jon Combs, Julie Edgeworth, Andy Rutherford, & Nick Ruggieri
Fri Jan 18
Mary Shaver w/ Dave Sherman
Bangkok Blues
yes
Sat Jan 19
JP McDermott
Half Moon BBQ
Sat Jan 19
Blue Sky 5
Glen Echo
yes, lesson @ 8
Sun Jan 20
Samite
Barns of Wolftrap
no
from Uganda
Sun Jan 20
January Allstars
Ram's Head
no
Catfish Hodge, Brian Auger, Tom Principato, Ron Holloway, Steve Wolf & Pete Ragusa
Sun Jan 20
Lisa Moscatiello
Iota
Sun Jan 20
Postponed
WAMA Awards
State Theatre
Mon Jan 21
Ike Turner
Birchmere
no
Mon Jan 21
Michael & the Little Professors
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
$10
Tue Jan 22
Baaba Maal
Acoustic show
Barns of Wolftrap
no
Tue Jan 22
Bio Ritmo
13th Floor
Wed Jan 23
Billy Kemp, Mark Noone, Dave Chappell, & Dave Elliot
Half Moon BBQ
Wed Jan 23
Gala of Andalucia
Featuring Manuela Carrasco
Lisner Auditorium
Flamenco Festival DC
Thur Jan 24
American Song
Iota
$8
Thur Jan 24
Donna the Buffalo
Starr Hill Music Hall
Charlottesville
standing room only... so prolly
worth the drive?
Fri Jan 25
King Teddy
Half Moon BBQ
Fri Jan 25
Junkyard Saints
Mangia Grille
yes
no Cover - 10-1:30am
Fri Jan 25
Lil Pookie & the Zydeco Heartbreakers
Latela's
2733 Annapolis Rd.
Hanover, MD
yes
$10
Fri Jan 25
Catfish Hodge
Madam's Organ
Sat Jan 26
Grandsons
Iota
$10
Sat Jan 26
Ruthie & the Wranglers
Half Moon BBQ
Sat Jan 26
Eva La Yerbabuena
Lisner Auditorium
Flamenco Festival DC
Sun Jan 27
Hula Monsters
Surf Club
Yes
Sun Jan 27
Marty Stuart
Last Train Home
Birchmere
No
Tue & Wed Jan 29 & 30
Delbert McClinton
Birchmere
nope
Tue Jan 29
Dulcie Taylor & Randy Barrett
Folk Club of Herndon-Reston
The Tortilla Factory
Wed Jan 30
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Jack's Back
Wed Jan 30
Antonio Canales Balet Flameco
Lisner Auditorium
Flamenco Festival DC
Thur Jan 31
Harp Homecoming
Bangkok Blues
some
w/ Bret Littlehales (Big Boy Little), Bruce Ewan, Charlie Hubel, Harmonica Phil Wiggins and Mark Wenner
and Rusty Bogart, Steve Shaw, Arthur Gerstein, & Jeff Lodsun
Fri Feb 1
Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
CCC Barn Theatre
Yes, lesson @ 8
Fri Feb 1
Lil' Band of Gold
Barns of Wolftrap
Yes
Fri Feb 1
Grandsons
Bangkok Blues
yes
Fri Feb 1
Bo Diddley
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun open & backup Bo
9:30
Sat Feb 2
Blues Bayou Festival
Show Place Arena
Upper Marlboro, MD
CJ Chenier, Lonnie Brooks, Nighthawks, Willis Prudhomme, Kimmy & Klasse
Sat Feb 2
Bela Fleck & Edgar Meyer
Barns of Wolftrap
No
3pm and 7:30pm shows
Sat Feb 2
Girls From Mars
& Instructor Showcase
Glen Echo
yes, lesson @ 8
Instructor demos during the breaks
Sat Feb 2
2002 Mid Winter Extravaganza MiniFestival
Takoma Park Middle School
Free - Savoir Faire Cajun Band, Archie Edward's Barbershop Blues Jam, etc.
Sat Feb 2
Big Joe's Allstar Band
Whitlows
concrete & tables, but do-able
Sat Feb 2
Magical Mystery Krewe
Buckwheat Zydeco
Hilton Washington
Mon-Wed Feb 4-6
Leo Kotkie
Rams Head
no
Mon Feb 4
Down From the Mountain
DAR Constitution Hall
$75.50, $55.50, & $35.50
Music from O'Brother Where Art Thou
w/ Allison Krauss, Emmylou Harris, Patty Loveless, Ralph Stanley, Norman & Nancy Blake, etc.
Mon-Tue Feb 4-5
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Fest
Barns
Wed Feb 6
Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
Birchmere Bandstand
Yes
Word has it, Geno's Birthday!
Wed Feb 6
Corey Harris & Phil Wiggins
Landon Art Gallery
6101 Wilson Lane, Bethesda
$20, 7pm show
Wed Feb 6
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
sure
$6
Thur Feb 7
Deke Dickerson & the Ecco-fonics
Iota
concrete
w/ Phil Lee
Thur Feb 7
Grandsons
Half Moon BBQ
Fri Feb 8
Alejandro Escavedo
Iota
no room
if you can get in and make it through Lee Wilhoit's performance
Fri Feb 8
Canecutters
Mardi Gras Show
Half Moon BBQ
$6
Fri Feb 8
Corey Harris
8x10
Sat Feb 9
Deke Dickerson & the Ecco-fonics
Monsters from the Surf
Roots Cafe
Sat Feb 9
Bop 'n' Bowl
Falls Church Duckpin Bowling Lanes
carpet or tile
you choose
Terence McCardle & Big Trouble, Cigarbox Planetarium, & '52 Pickup
Sat Feb 9
Zydeco Crayz
Mardi Gras Party
Glen Echo
yes, lesson @ 8
Sat Feb 9
Hula Monsters
Half Moon BBQ
Sun Feb 10
Junkyard Saints
Talianos
Takoma Park
yes
$10, 5-9pm
Sun Feb 10
New Line Brass Band
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage
Free, 6-7pm
Sun Feb 10
Ruthie & the Wranglers
Surf Club
yes
Mon Feb 11
CJ Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage
carpet
FREE, 6pm
Tue Feb 12
Fat Tuesday
Mardi Gras
Tue Feb 12
Grandsons
Iota
concrete
after the Mardi Gras Parade on Wilson Blvd.
Tue Feb 12
Dr. John
Birchmere
nope
$32.50+SC
Tue Feb 12
Junkyard Saints
Cat's Eye
room?
Tue Feb 12
King Teddy
Clyde's of Georgetown
w/ Al Williams on Sax
Wed-Thur Feb 13-14
The Bobs
Barns of Wolftrap
Wed Feb 13
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Wed Feb 13
Catfish Hodge
Bangkok Blues
acoustic solo(?) gig
Thur Feb 14
Deborah Coleman
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage
Free, 6-7pm
Thur Feb 14
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Sunset Grille
Thur Feb 14
JP McDermott & Western Bop
JV's
no Cover
Fri-Sat Feb 15-16
Mardi Gras Ball
Rhodes on the Pawtuxet Ballroom
Cranston, RI
yes
Fri: Buckwheat Zydeco, CJ Chenier, & Geno Delafose
Sat: Steve Riley, Charivari, & Chris Ardoin
Fri Feb 15
Billy Price Band
Birchmere Bandstand
yes
$16.50+SC
Fri Feb 15
Mem Shannon & the Membership
Lewies
Fri Feb 15
Dave Sherman & the Nightcrawlers
Bangkok Blues
yes
Sat Feb 16
MONDO EXOTICA: Mardi Gras ReVamped
American Visionary Art Museum
Baltimore, MD
yep
$65-100 inc. Food & Drink
Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
Sat Feb 16
Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-chas
Voice of America Auditorium
330 Independence Ave, SW
yes
7:30pm - $22/17(non-members/members)
Sat Feb 16
Deborah Coleman
Michael Burks
Baltimore Blues Society
Rosedale American Legion Hall
$20 - 9pm-1am
Sat Feb 16
the Nighthawks
Backstreets
Sat Feb 16
Catfish Hodge Band
Whitlows
cement
Sun Feb 17
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
13th Anniversary
Sunset Grill
room?
w/ Special Guests
Sun Feb 17
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage
Free, 6-7pm
Sun Feb 17
Wayne Hancock
Half Moon BBQ
Sun Feb 17
John Jennings & Friends
Mary Ann Redmond
Barns of Wolftrap
No
Sun Feb 17
Mountain Stage taping
Cultural Center Theater
Charleston, WV
Gov't Mule, Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie, The Kinsey Report Bela Fleck with Chris Thile, Runnin' Pardners with George Porter
Mon Feb 18
Buckwheat Zydeco
Birchmere Bandstand
yes
$17.50+SC
Wed Feb 20
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Thur Feb 21
Eileen Ivers
Barns of Wolftrap
No
Sold Out
Thur Feb 21
Lisa Moscatiello
Half Moon BBQ
Thur Feb 21
Savoir Faire
Heroes & Friends
Surf Club
yes
Thur Feb 21
Junkyard Saints
Ixia - Baltimore
the old Louie's Bookstore
not to be confused with Lewies in Bethesda
9pm - no cover
Fri-Sat Feb 22-23
Paul Cebar & the Milwaukeeans
Barns of Wolftrap
yes
Sat: Sold Out
Fri-Sat Feb 22-23
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Half Moon BBQ
Grammy Nomination Celebration
Fri-Sat Feb 22-23
Last Train Home
Iota
no room
w/ (Fri) Spottiswood & his Enemies
(Sat) the Empties
Fri Feb 22
Little Malcolm & the Zydeco Travelers
Lewies
Fri Feb 22
King Teddy
Luna Park Grille
9-1, no cover
Sat Feb 23
Tom Principato Band
Catfish Hodge Band
State Theatre
yes
Sat Feb 23
Junkyard Saints
Mangias Grill
yes
no cover
Sun Feb 24
WAMA Awards
State Theatre
$20 non-members
Sun Feb 24
Saxman & Friends
Bangkok Blues
7-10pm
Mon Feb 25
John Jackson Tribute
Institute of Musical Traditions
Paint Branch Unitarian Universalist Church
3215 Powder Mill Rd. in Adelphi, MD
Cephas & Wiggins, Djimo Kouyate, and John's nephew Jeffrey Scott
$12/14 advance/door
Wed Feb 27
Danny Pearl Tribute, Fundraiser, & Jam
w/ Bob Parilla & Big Hillbilly Bluegrass
Madams Organ
Proceeds to the Pearl Family
Wed Feb 27
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Thur Feb 28
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Sunset Grille
room?
Fri March 1
LeRoy Thomas
Junkyard Saints
Jaxx
Springfield
yes
$12
Fri March 1
Debbie Davies
Lewies
Fri March 1
Paul Cebar & the Milwaukeeans
RamsHead
No
Fri March 1
Guitar Shorty
Madam's Organ
Sat March 2
Daryl Davis Band
Glen Echo
Yes, lesson @ 8
Sat March 2
Flatfoot Sam & the Educated Fools
Bangkok Blues
yes
Sun-Mon March 3-4
John Hiatt
Birchmere
NO
Sold Out
Wed-Thur March 6-7
John Hiatt
Rams Head
NO
Sold Out
Wed March 6
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Thur March 7
Little Pink w/ Ruthie
Iota
concrete
Fri March 8
WC Handy Allstars
State Theatre
yes
Charlie Musselwhite, John Hammond, Trudy Lynn, & Duke Robillard - $24
Sat March 9
Bop & Bowl
Falls Church Duckpin Lanes
carpet or tile
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun, '52 Pickup, & Ultra Kings (Rockabilly from Pennsylvania)
Sat March 9
Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners
Glen Echo
yes, lesson @ 8
Sun March 10
Ruthie & the Wranglers
Surf Club
yes
Dave Chappell covers for Phil Mathieu
Sun March 10
Artie Shaw Orchestra
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
8-11pm, $20!
Sun March 10
Canecutters
Talianos
yes
5-8:30pm, $10
Mon March 11
Garnet Rogers
Institute of Musical Traditions
Unitarian Universalist Church
10309 New Hampshire Ave
Wed March 6
not quite the
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Jack's outta town, Jake is on Baby watch
Dave Elliott & Tom Clifford join in
Thur March 14
Robbie Fulks
Iota
w/ Bellfuries
Fri March 15
Big Bill Morganfield
Dave Sherman & the Nightcrawlers
Lewies
Fri March 15
Billy Kemp, Dave Chappel, & Friends
Half Moon BBQ
Fri March 15
Bio Ritmo
13th Floor
room?
salsa
Sat March 16
Blue Sky 5
Glen Echo
Yes, lesson @ 8
Sat March 16
Big Bill Morganfield
Bayou Blues
White Marsh
FREE! 9pm
Sat March 16
King Teddy
Cowboy Cafe South
w/ Jerry Queen, 9-1, no cover
Sat March 16
Mary Ann Redmond & John Jennings
Jammin' Java
$10 - 8pm start
Sun March 17
Grandsons
Barns of Wolftrap
Yes
$14
Sun March 17
Darrell Nulisch
Baltimore Blues Society Membership meeting
Bayou Blues
White Marsh
FREE! meeting @ 4:30, music @ 5:30
Wed March 20
not quite the
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Jack's outta town, Jake is on baby watch
Dave Elliott & Billy Kemp join in
Thur March 21
Savoir Faire
Heroes & Friends
Surf Club
yes
Thur March 21
The Dempseys
Half Moon BBQ
Rockabilly from Memphis
Fri March 22
Nighthawks
Barns of Wolftrap
Yes
$16 - Sold Out
Fri March 22
George Gee's Jump, Jive & Wailers
NOT Deanna Bogart
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes, lesson @8:30
$15 - 9-midnight
Fri March 22
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Half Moon BBQ
Sat March 23
Grandsons
Burnt Taters
Roots Cafe
$8
Sat March 23
Danny Morris Band
Bangkok Blues
Sat March 23
North Mississippi Allstars
State Theatre
Sun March 24
Squeeze Bayou
w/ Brian Simms
Glen Echo
yes, lesson @ 3
$10 - 3:30 start
Sun March 24
Out Behind the Barn
Surf Club
yes
Mon March 25
Ann Rabson
Institute of Musical Traditions
Unitarian Universalist Church
10309 New Hampshire Ave
$12/14
Tue March 26
The Kennedys
Folk Club of Reston-Herndon
Tortilla Factory
no
7:30pm - $12
Tue March 26
Janine Wilson
Blues Alley
no
8 & 10pm shows
Wed March 27
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Thur March 28
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Sunset Grill
room?
Thur March 28
Dennis Jay, Franklin Taggart, & Janine Wilson
Jammin' Java
8pm start
Fri March 29
Donna the Buffalo
Cravin' Dogs
State Theatre
$17
Fri March 29
Mary Shaver Band
Bangkok Blues
Fri March 29
Chaise Lounge
Iota
Sat March 30
Donna the Buffalo
Recher Theatre
$15
Sat March 30
Talk of the Town
Monte Montgomery
State Theatre
w/ Deanna Bogart, Tom Principato, & Linwood Taylor
Sat March 30
Robert Lighthouse & Trouble No More
Bangkok Blues
Wed April 3
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Wed April 3
Martin Sexton
Birchmere
Thurs-Mon April 4-8
DC Lindy Exchange
Thur: Vienna Tap Room
Fri: Zoots - Fitness Club of Fairfax
Sat: Glen Echo - Spanish Ballroom
Sun: Clarendon Ballroom
Mon: Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
Thur: Brooks Tegler - $10, 9-midnight
Fri: J Street Jumpers - $15, 9-2am
Sat: DC All-Stars w/ Big Joe Maher - $10. 8-midnight
.... Greg Jenkins Quintet - $6, 12:30-3:30am
Sun: Tom Cunningham Orchestra - 8:30-11:30pm, $15
Mon: Daryl Davis - 9-11pm, $10
Thur April 4
The Persuasions
Barns of Wolftrap
No
Thur April 4
Tommy Lepson & the Lazyboys
Whitlow's
Fri-Sat April 5-6
Les Tomates Chaudes
219
Alexandria
Cindy Cain returns & is joined by Janine Wilson & Mary Shaver
Fri-Sat April 5-6
Los Munequitos de Matanzas
Lisner Auditorium
$20-30
Fri April 5
Hula Monsters
Half Moon BBQ
Sat April 6
Iguanas
Last Train Home
State Theatre
yeah
Sat April 6
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Jim & Jennie & The Pine Tops
Iota
Sat April 6
Bop & Bowl
Falls Church Duckpin Bowling Lanes
carpet or tile
"Rockin' Bones, Full Blown Cherry (killin' rockabilly band from Philly) and ravin' surf group Colonel Klink!"
Mon-Tue April 8-9
Aaron Neville Quintet w/ Charles Neville
Birchmere
no
$35+SC
Mon-Tue April 8-9
Pat Methaney Group
Lisner
Mon April 8
Daryl Davis
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
$10
Wed April 10
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Fri April 12
Cubanismo!
9:30
room?
early show, doors @ 6pm...7-10?
Fri April 12
Nighthawks CD Release Party
Bob Margolin
State Theatre
yes
Fri April 12
Danny Morris
Bangkok Blues
yes
Sat April 13
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
State Theatre
yes
Sat April 13
Orquesta La Romana
Glen Echo
Bumper Car Pavillion
yes, lesson @ 8
Sat April 13
Nap Turner
CD release party
Cada Vez
yes, lesson @ 8
Sat April 13
Verne & Steve Meisner Polka Bands
Blob's Park
yes
$7, 8pm start
Sat April 13
Women 'n Rock
Thai New Years Event
Bangkok Blues
yes
10 Bands starting at 2pm - $10
includes Mary Ann Redmond & John Jennings, Mary Shaver w/ the Nightcrawlers, & Fattdaddy w/ Terri Seymour
Sun April 14
Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas
Surf Club
yes
$15 - 6:30pm
Sun April 14
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Barns of Wolftrap
yes
$16 - west coast jump blues
Mon April 15
Djimo Kouyate (Senegalese)
Charlotte Blake Alston
Institute of Musical Traditions
Unitarian Universalist Church
10309 New Hampshire Ave
$12/14
Tue April 16
Youssou Ndour
Lisner Auditorium
$40-45
Wed-Thur April 17-18
Radiators
Birchmere
YES
Moved to the Bandstand
$25+SC
Wed April 17
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Thur April 18
The Paperboys
Jammin' Java
$12
Thur April 18
Savoir Faire
Heroes & Friends
Surf Club
yes
Thur April 18
Artie Shaw Orchestra
State Theatre
yes, lesson 7:30-8pm
$10
Fri-Sat April 19-20
WAMA Crosstown Jam
Millennium Arts Center
65 I (Eye) Street SW
Fri: Little Pink, Terence McArdle, Carey Colvin, etc.
Sat: Fabulettes, Janine Wilson, J.P. McDermott, Hokum Jazz, Bluesworks, etc.
Fri-Sat April 19-20
Last Train Home
Iota
No Room!
w/ Pete Weiss & the Weisstronauts (FRI) & Jim Roll (SAT)
Fri-Sun April 19-28
Latin American Festival
Kennedy Center
Fri-Sat 19-20: Buenos Aires Tango with Orquesta El Arrangque with Ana Maria Stekelman's Tangokinesis and vocalist Lidia Borda and pianist Diego Schissi
Sun 21: Mercedes Sosa
Fri April 19
Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, and Swingology
National Geographic
1600 M Street, N.W.
yes
$20/25 - "I have been assured that there WILL be a dance floor - the event is being held in the NGA "dining room". They're laying down a temporary parquet dance floor there." - Gail
Fri April 19
Grandsons
Bangkok Blues
yes
Fri April 19
A Night at the Cotton Club
Hyatt Regency Reston
yes, lesson 8:30-9
$20 - Tap Legend Fayard Nicholas, w/ Bill Elliott (from LA not DC) & Tom Cunningham Orchestra
Sat April 20
Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings
Michelle Wilson
Rosedale American Legion Hall
tile
$20 includes snacks & drinks
Sat April 20
Bio Ritmo
13th Floor
room?
salsa
Sat April 20
O-Tones
Glen Echo
Bumper Car Pavillion
yes
Sun April 21
Bonnie Raitt
Jon Cleary & the Absolute Moster Gentlemen
DAR Constitution Hall
nope
$35-$45
Sun April 21
Canecutters
Surf Club
7-10pm, $7
Sun April 21
Voices on the Verge
Iota
Beth Amsel, Erin McKeown, Jes Klein, Rose Polenzani
Sun April 21
Steelin' For Hearts Steel Guitar Jam
Birchmere
noon start, $25 - w/ Buddy Charleton, Hail Rugg, Herby Wallace, Tommy White, Mike Auldridge, Leonard T. Zinn, Dave Giegrich (& the Hulas), Dave Van Allen & Last Train Home, & Bill Kirchen
Mon April 22
Daryl Davis
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
$10
Fri-Sun April 19-28
Latin American Festival
Kennedy Center
Tue 23: Dance and Music of Tango
Wed 24: Capoeira with Itapua Beiramar
Thur-Sat 25-27: Brazilian dance group, Grupo Corpo
Sat-Sun 27-28: Tribute to Jorge Amado
Tue April 23
Ruthie & the Wranglers
Bangkok Blues
yes
Wed April 24
Oliver Mtukudizi & Black Spirits
Barns of Wolftrap
$18 - from Zimbabwe
Wed April 24
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Wed April 24
Catfish Hodge
Bangkok Blues
yes
Wed April 24
Wyclef Jean
9:30
Thur April 25
King Teddy
Felix
Washington, DC
Thur April 25
DaVinci's Notebook
Birchmere
Fri-Sun April 26-28
Jazzfest
1st weekend
New Orleans, LA
in the grass, dirt, etc...
Fri: Rockin Dopsie Jr, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Taj Mahal, Funky Meters, Shemekia Copeland, Beausoleil, Sonny Landreth, CJ Chenier, Basin Brothers, Balfa Toujours, Creole Zydeco Farmers...
Sat: Irma Thomas, Lenny Krafitz, Galactic, Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, the Dixie Cups, Sunpie & the Sunspots, the Iguanas, Mem Shannon, Kenny Neal w/ Deborah Coleman, D.L. Menard, Lil' Brian...
Sun: Wynton Marsalis, Melissa Etheridge, Dr. John, Cowboy Mouth, Elvin Bishop, Allen Toussaint, Rebirth Brass Band, Ellis Marsalis, Eddie Bo, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-chas, New Orleans Klezmer Allstars, Continental Drifters, Jerry McCain, Geno Delafose, Jumpin Johnny Sansone, Charivari, Nathan Williams Jr. ...
Fri-Sat April 26-27
Billy Price Band
Rams Head
No
$19.50+SC
Fri April 26
Junkyard Saints
Mangia Grill
Woodstock, MD
$3 - 9:30-1:30
Fri April 26
J.P. McDermott & Western Bop
Half Moon BBQ
Fri April 26
Grandsons
Visions
Happy Hour show 5:30-7:30
Most Fridays this Summer
Fri April 26
Bellamy Brothers
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Jaxx
Sat April 27
"An Evening with Strauss"
w/ Rhapsody Dance Band
Glen Echo
Bumper Car Pavillion
yes, lesson
8 pm-12 am - $12
A Benefit Dance for Glen Echo
Sat April 27
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Half Moon BBQ
Sat April 27
Grandsons
State Theatre
Sat April 27
Celia Cruz
Washington Convention Center
$35/45
Sun April 28
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Surf Club
yes
Sun April 28
Savoir Faire Cajun Band
Glen Echo
yes, lesson @ 3
$10 - 3:30 start
Tue April 30
Mary Shaver Band
Bangkok Blues
yes
Wed May 1
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Thur-Sun May 2-5
Jazzfest
2nd weekend
New Orleans, LA
in the grass, dirt, etc...
Thur: Kermit Ruffins, Blues Traveler, Delbert McClinton, Blind Boys of Alabama, Ralph Stanley, Horace Trahan...
Fri: Marcia Ball, Bonnie Raitt, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Wayne Toups, Lonnie Brooks, Oliver Mtukuduzi, Bruce Diagrepont, Tab Benoit, Sean Ardoin...
Sat: Better than Ezra, Jimmy Buffett, Lloyd Price, Snooks Eaglin, Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials, Lil Band o' Gold, Terrance Simein, Bo Dollis & the Wild Magnolias, Willis Prudhomme, NewBirth Brass Band, Lil' Malcolm, Bluerunners...
Sun: Neville Brothers, Phil Lesh, Nicholas Payton Quintet, Radiators, Buckwheat Zydeco, Pete Fountain, John Mooney, Corey Harris, Rosie Ladet, Aaron Neville, Walter 'Wolfman' Washington, Steve Riley, Chris Ardoin, Los Babies...
Fri May 3
Hula Monsters
Cats Eye Pub
room?
Fri May 3
Seductones
Half Moon BBQ
new band w/ Dave Kitchen, Bob Newcaster, Dave Elliott, etc. - $6 9:30pm
Fri May 3
Ben Connelly, Wish You Were Gone, & the Grandsons
Velvet Lounge
915 U St. NW
Grandsons go on at midnight
Sat May 4
Flatfoot Sam & the Educated Fools
Glen Echo
Yes, lesson @ 8
Sat May 4
Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Hilton Hotel
Silver Spring
Yes, lesson @ 8
Orquesta la Romana, La Sensual, Orquesta Maleo, & one more - $25/35
Sat May 4
Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
Black Cat
$10 - think Fela Kuti
Sun May 5
Columbia Pike Blues Festival
900 South Walter Reed Drive
Arlington, VA
Darrell Nulisch, Chris Smither, Dr. S.O. Feelgood, Janine Wilson, the Impossibles, Gabby Gabaldon, the Curbfeelers - FREE
Sun May 5
Cancelled
Boozoo Chavis Tribute
Talianos
Takoma Park
yes
Sun-Mon May 5-6
Randy Newman
Birchmere
$Big Bux
Mon May 6
Daryl Davis
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
$5
Wed May 8
Patty Reese w/ Dave Chappell
Half Moon BBQ
No Cover
Thur-Fri May 9-10
Sleepy LaBeef
Half Moon BBQ
Fri-Sun May 10-12
Ft. Lauderdale Crawfish Festival
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Yes, w/ lessons
Fri: Geno Delafose, Steve Riley, Arndre Theirry, Dikki Du, etc.
Sat: Bruce Diagrepont, Roy Carrier, Chubby Carrier, Kevin Naquin, Zydecomotion, Hadley Castille, Andre Thierry, Lil' Brian, Leroy Thomas, etc.
Sun: Sean Ardoin, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-chas, Brian Jack, Leroy Thomas, Lil' Brian, Savoy Family, etc.
Fri May 10
Melanie Mason Band
DC Blues Society 15th Birthday
Greenbelt American Legoin Hall
6900 Greenbelt Road
yes
$12/10
Fri May 10
Jacques Johnson Big Band
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
$10
Sat-Sun May 11-12
Baltimore Blues Festival
Patterson Park
Free Admission, 11am gates
Sat: Reggie Wayne Morris, WPG Trio, Nick Moss & the Flip Tops, Darrell Nuslich
Sun: Janine Wilson, Hokum Jazz, Big Jesse Yawn, Big Joe & the Dynaflows
Sat May 11
Canecutters
Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavillion
Yes, lesson @ 8
$10
Sat May 11
Junkyard Saints
Rams Head-Savage Mill
???
FREE
Sat May 11
Cathy Ponton King
Bangkok Blues
yes
Tue May 14
Tarbox Ramblers
Iota
Thur May 16
Ann Rabson
Jammin' Java
carpet/cement
$12 - Ann solo
Thur May 16
Savoir Faire Cajun Band
Heroes & Friends
Surf Club
yes
$6
Thur May 16
Oscar D'Leon
Cecelias
$40!!
Thur May 16
Catfish Hodge & Friends
All-Acoustic
State Theatre
w/ Catfish Hodge, Tom Principato, Steve Wolf, Tommy Lepson, Mary Byrd Brown, & Andrew McKnight
Fri May 17
Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
CCC Barn Theater
yes, lesson @ 8
$10
Fri May 17
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Half Moon BBQ
Fri May 17
Michael & the Little Professors
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
$10
Sat-Sun May 18-19
Chesapkeake Bay Blues Fest
Sandy Point State Park
Annapolis, MD
Saturday: Corey Harris, Michael Hill's Blues Mob, Lil' Ed , Magic Slim, Shemekia Copeland, Double Trouble, Tab Benoit, & Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Sunday: Curtis Salgado, Bob Margolin's Blues Review, Rod Piazza, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Jerry Lee Lewis
$30/40
Sat May 18
Hungry for Crawfish (PDF)
w/ the Grandsons & the Thangs
Fort Hunt Park
Alexandria, VA
$30 - includes crawfish boil, beer, & soda
tickets must be bought in advance 202-479-2810
Sat May 18
Bop & Bowl
Falls Church Duckpin Bowling Lanes
carpet or tile
Hula Monsters, 52 Pickup, & King Teddy - $12 includes bowling
Sat May 18
Little Red with the Grandsons
Backstreets
Sat May 18
Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
Taliano's
yes
$10 - 9-12pm
Mon May 20
Dick Dale
Birchmere
Tue-Wed May 21-22
Harry Connick Jr. & his Big Band
Wolf Trap
Wed May 22
Out Behind the Barn
Half Moon BBQ
Thur May 23
Ruthie & the Wranglers
American Song
Iota
concrete
$8
Thur May 23
Chris Watling & Alan McEwan
Half Moon
up front, no cover
Fri May 24
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Half Moon BBQ
Fri May 24
Grandsons
Iota
concrete
w/ Lonesome Bob - $10
Fri May 24
Little Feat
State Theatre
Sat-Sun May 25-26
Swinging Blues Fest
Linganore Winecellars
Mt. Airy, MD
grass
Nighthawks & Deanna Bogart
Sat May 25
Roomful of Blues
State Theatre
yes
Sat May 25
Junkyard Saints
Mangia Grill
Woodstock, MD
Sat May 25
Andre Thierry
Torrie's Restruant
7732 Rt. 1, Alexandria
$10 9pm-midnight
Sun May 26
Nighthawks
Whitey's
Rolling Thunder Weekend
Sun May 26
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Iota
concrete
Sun May 26
Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
Water's Gift Farm
3600 Dustin Rd. - Burtonsville
$20 - Trail Ride @ 10am, Gumbo Cookoff @ 1pm, Music: 3-7pm
Sun May 26
Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
Cat's Eye Pub
room to?
$5 - 9:30pm-1:30am
Sun May 26
Roomful of Blues
Rams Head
NO
Mon May 27
Aengus Finnan
Franklin Taggart
Millenium Stage
Kennedy Center
FREE
Mon May 27
Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
Memorial Day 'Fais Do Do'
Latella's Club
$10 - 1-5pm
Wed May 29
Arthur 'Big Boy' Barry
Half Moon BBQ
the RTT return has been delayed
Thur-Sun May 30 - June 2
Chicago Blues Festival
Grant Park
Downtown Chicago
FREE - Noon - 9:30 each day
Thur: North Mississippi All Stars, Billy Branch, Lee Shot Williams, etc.
Fri: Carey Bell, Big Bill Morganfield, John Mooney, Muddy Waters Alumni Association, James Cotton, Bo Diddley, etc.
Sat: Paul Oscher, W.C. Clarke, LeRoy Parnell, Jack Johnson, Shemekia Copeland, etc.
Sun: Cephas and Wiggins, Jimmy Dawkins, Shirley Johnson, Louisiana Red, etc.
Thur May 30
Lisa Moscatiello & Dave Chappell
Half Moon BBQ
Thur May 30
Tommy Lepson & the Lazy Boys
Whitlows
Thur May 30
LeRoy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners
California Inn
Laurel, MD
$10 - 8-12pm
Thur May 30
Marge Calhoon & Ron Holloway
Bangkok Blues
8-11pm
Fri-Sun May 31-June 2
Western Maryland Blues Festival
Hagarstown, MD
Walter Trout and The Radicals, Blind Boys of Alabama, the original Acoustic Hot Tuna,
Ann Rabson, Eddie Shaw and the Wolf Gang, The Carey Bell Band, Hubert Sumlin with Bob Margolin,
The Lloyd Jones Band
Fri May 31
John Prine
Delbert McClinton
Wolf Trap
$30/18
Fri May 31
Junkyard Saints
The Promenade
2605 Lord Baltimore Dr. - Baltimore
yes, lesson @ 8:15
$12 - 9-12pm
Fri May 31
LeRoy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners
Creative Alliance
413 S. Conkling St. - Baltimore
yes, lesson @ 8
$10 - 9-12pm
Fri May 31
Ruthie & the Wranglers
Half Moon BBQ
Ch 7 is showing up
Sat-Sun June 1-2
Vintage Virginia Wine Fest
Great Meadows, VA
Sat: Last Train Home, Junkyard Saints
Sun: The Hubcaps, Catfish Hodge
Sat June 1
Lush Life
Glen Echo
Bumper Car Pavillion
Sat June 1
Nighthawks
Backstreets
Rockville
Sat June 1
Andre Thierry
Swamp Romp Kickoff
Copeland's
4300 King St. Alexandria
dunno
No Cover - 8-midnight
Sat June 1
Bill "the Sauce Boss" Wharton
Madams Organ
Sat June 1
Coke DC Sessions Concert
Steps of Smithsonian American Art Museum
FREE - G. Love & Special Sauce, Combination Lock, Laughing Colors, Morgan Taylor's Rock Group
Fri May 31
Ben Andrews
Half Moon BBQ
Free in the front room
Sun June 2
Louisiana Swamp Romp
Wolf Trap
concrete
Geno, Beausoleil, Sonny Landreth, & Rockin' Dopsie Jr. - $18/25
Mon June 3
Basin Brothers
House Concert & Jam Session
7114 Sycamore Ave., Tacoma Park, MD
7:30pm - $10 suggested donation
Please RSVP to Tom Hall or 301-270-0110
Tue June 4
Alejandro Escavedo
Last Train Home
Birchmere
no
Wed June 5
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Wed June 5
Zydeco 'Royalle' Jam
Andre Thierry & Leroy Thomas
Latella's
$15/12 advance - 8-12pm
Wed June 5
Blind Boys of Alabama
Library of Congress
Neptune Plaza
Free noon concert
Thur June 6
Billy C. Farlow
Sunset Grill
Billy C. takes Bill's spot while on Tour
Thur June 6
John Cocuzzi & Dave Chapell
Half Moon BBQ
front room Freeby
Thur June 6
Bernard Allison
Ram's Head
No
Thur June 6
Squeeze Bayou
Cezanne Exhibit Opening
Baltimore Museum of Arts
5:30-7:30
Fri-Sun June 7-9
Celebrate Fairfax
??? Fairfax
Fri: Danny Morris Band, Tom Prasado-Rao
Sat: Ann Rabson, Cravin Dogs, Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women, Pat Benetar...
Sun: Deanna Bogart, Cheap Trick, Guy Davis, the Kennedys, ...
Fri June 7
Dennis Grunling & Jump Time
Madam's Organ
Fri June 7
Hula Monsters
Half Moon BBQ
Fri June 7
Squeeze Bayou
Pentagon Row
S. Joyce St. & Army Navy Drive
6-8pm, Free
Sat-Sun June 8-9
Nils Lofgren
Rams Head
$37.50+SC
Sat June 8
Baltimore Blues Society Picnic
Rosedale American Legion Hall
grass
Gary Primich, Lea Gilmore & the Erick Byrd Trio, Dennis Gruenling & Jump Time, and Sam "Bluzman" Taylor - 1-9pm
Sat June 8
Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavillion
yes, lesson 8pm
$10
Sat June 8
Bill Haley's Comets featuring Al Rappa
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
Tom & Debra's shindig...
Sat June 8
Gary Primich
Madam's Organ
Sat June 8
STTARY Tropical Nights Dinner & Dance Extravaganza
Ten Oaks Ballroom
Clarksville, MD
yes
w/ Jr. Cline & the Recliners - $50 includes buffett & drinks
Sun June 9
Garnet Rogers
Jammin' Java
Sun June 9
Leroy Thomas Sunday Afternoon Fais do-do
Latella's Club
lesson @ 1pm
$10, 2-5pm
Wed June 12
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Wed June 12
Squeeze Bayou
Lee District Amphitheatre
6601 Telegraph Road - Alexandria
7:30-8:30
Thur-Sun June 13-16
Buffalo Jambalaya
Buffalo Gap Camp
Capon Bridge, WV
Yes, w/ lessons
Kieth Frank, Bruce Daigrepont , Willis Prudhomme w/ Zydeco Crayz
Ben Pajac & Debbie Shaw, and Chris Trahan & Janine Dugas
Thur June 13
The Kennedys CD Release Party
Jammin' Java
Thur June 13
Ruth Logsdon, Greg Hardin, & Ira Gitlin
Half Moon BBQ
Fri June 14
Paul Cebar & the Milwaukeeans
Steve Riley Cancelled
State Theatre
yes
Krewe of Renegades opens
Fri June 14
Janine Wilson
Bangkok Blues
yes
Fri June 14
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Half Moon BBQ
yes
Sat June 15
Bop & Bowl
Falls Church Duckpin Bowling Lanes
Carpet or Tile
Billy Hancock, Flea Bops, 52 Pickup - $12 includes bowling
Sat June 15
DC Blues Society Harbor Blues
3000 block of K St.
Georgetown
3-6pm
Sun June 16
Elvis Costello & the Imposters
Wolf Trap
$34/20 8pm
Sun June 16
Mary Ann Redmond Band
Leesburg Courthouse
7pm
Mon June 17
The [sub]Dudes
Celeste Krenz
Birchmere Bandstand
Yes
Tue June 18
Jr. Brown
Hula Monsters
Birchmere
No
Tue June 18
Asylum St. Spankers
Iota
Wed-Thur June 19-20
Noche Flameca
Lisner Auditorium
$35-25
Thur June 20
Savoir Faire Cajun Band Cancelled
Heroes & Friends still goin'
Surf Club
yes
Thur June 20
Patty Reece & Dave Chappel
Half Moon BBQ
Fri-Sun June 21-23
Jazz & Blues Festival
Wolf Trap
Fri: Galactic, North Mississippi Allstars, & Big Head Todd & the Monsters
Sat: Tower of Power, Angelique Kidjo, Tommy Castro, 'Avalon Blues' (Miss. John Hurt Tribute w/ Chris Smither, Dave Alvin, PeterCase)
Sun: Wynton Marsalis Septet & Brad Mehldau Trio
Fri-Sat June 21-22
Last Train Home
Iota
just try to find some room...
Fri: Bill Williams opens
Sat: Shiners open
Fri June 21
Tommy Lepson & the Lazy Boys CD Release
Jr. Cline & the Recliners
Birchmere Bandstand
Yes
Fri June 21
Suductones
Half Moon BBQ
Dave Kitchen, Bob Newscaster, Dave Elliott, & Dagmar
Fri June 21
Nick Curran & the Nite Lifes
'52 Pickup
French Embassy
4104 Reservoir Road NW
yes
$10 doors @ 7pm
You MUST RSVP to 202-944-6090 or email culture@ambafrance-us.org with "music fest" in the subject line!
Fri June 21
Norah Jones
9:30
w/ Gabe Dixon Band - Early Show 6:30pm doors, next show @ 10pm
Fri June 21
Cancelled
Jerome Batiste & the Zyde Ko Players
Taliano's Restaurant
Takoma Park
Sat-Sun June 22-23
National Capitol BBQ Battle

Downtown Washington
Sat: Bruce Ewan w/ Big Gilson, Kelly Bell, Bobby Parker, Chuck Brown, Joan Jett, ...
Sun: The Nighthawks, Alvin Youngblood Hart, the Pietasters, Jimmies Chicken Shack, Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets w/ Sam Meyers
Sat June 22
Marcia Ball
Junkyard Saints
State Theatre
yes
Sat June 22
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Boom Boom Cats
Half Moon BBQ
Sat June 22
Cancelled
Jerome Batiste & the Zyde Ko Players
Private Beach in Marshall Hall, MD
Sun June 23
WAMA Crosstown Jam
Carter Barron Ampetheatre
FREE 4-10:30pm- w/ Nicki Gonzalez Band, Tommy Lepson Band, Little Pink, Storm the unpredictable, Cletus Kennelly w/Lori Kelley, Janine Wilson Band, & Homespun Ceilidh Band
Sun June 23
Historic Federal Hill Jazz and Blues Festival
Charles Street between West and Hamburg, Baltimore
w/ The Tom Larsen Band, Darell Nulisch?, etc. 11am-7pm
Sun June 23
Cancelled
Jerome Batiste & the Zyde Ko Players
Torrie's Restaurant
Tue June 25
Tom Vaughn & the Roadhouse Five
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
9-11pm, $10
Wed-Sun June 26-30
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
The Silk Road: Connecting Cultures, Creating Trust
National Mall, Washington, D.C.
Wed June 26
Iguanas & the Grandsons
Fletchers
Baltimore
8pm doors
Wed June 26
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
WRNR Rockin' the River Series
Annapolis, MD
sure
8-11pm - check in 7:30
Thur-Fri June 27-28
Sleepy LaBeef
Half Moon BBQ
$10
Thur June 27
Anders Osborne
Mother's
Baltimore
Fri June 28
Mary Ann Redmond Band
State Theatre
Fri June 28
Young & Rollins
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Free, 5-8pm
Sat June 29
Anders Osborne
Nighthawks
Birchmere Bandstand
yes
8pm - $15+SC
Sat June 29
Coke DC Sessions Concert
Steps of Smithsonian American Art Museum
FREE - They Might be Giants, Lake Trout, Juniper Lane, Spiraling
Sat June 29
Bill Kirchen's Birthday Bash
Iota
concrete
Sat June 29
JP McDermott
Torrie's
Alexandria
Sat June 29
Orquesta La Romana
Boordy Vineyards
yes... grass?, lesson @ 6:30
7-9:30pm - $10
Sun June 30
LeRoy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners
Surf Club
yes
$10 - 6:30 start
Sun June 30
Cathy Ponton King
Bethesda Row
Woodmont & Bethesda Aves. - Bethesda
Free - noon-2pm
Wed-Sun July 3-7
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
The Silk Road: Connecting Cultures, Creating Trust
National Mall, Washington, D.C.
Wed July 3
Junkyard Saints
Centenial Park South
10000 Rt. 108, Columbia
$3 parking, 7pm start
Thur July 4
Roy Carrier & the Night Rockers
Visionary Art Museum
Baltimore
Free - 6pm to Fireworks
Thur July 4
A Capitol Fourth
West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol
Aretha Franklin, Chuck Berry, Lee Ann Wolmack, Aaron Carter, Jerry Hadley, Richard Chaimberlain, Jane Monheit, Russell Watson, Kayla, & the NSO
Fri July 5
Hula Monsters
Half Moon
Fri July 5
Washington Post's Latin Night
Carter Barron
Concrete
Daniel Alexander & the Peligro Orchestra, Young & Rollins, and Duende Camaron - FREE
Fri July 5
Roy Carrier
LeRoy Thomas
Torries Restaurant
7732 Rt. 1 - Alexandria
8pm-1am - $20
Fri July 5
Bill Kirchen, Commander Cody, & the Amazing Rhythm Aces
Birchmere
Siddown & Shuddup
7:30pm - $20+SC
Fri July 5
J Street Jumpers
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
$12
Sat July 6
Down From the Mountain
Bull Run Special Events Center
Centerville, VA
4pm start - w/ Allison Krauss, Emmylou Harris, Patty Loveless, Ralph Stanley, Ricky Scaggs, Norman & Nancy Blake, Dan Tyminski, Bob Newwirth, the Whites, Jerry Douglas, Del McCoury, Seldom Scene, etc.
Sat July 6
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Half Moon BBQ
Sat July 6
Franklin Taggart & Friends
Jammin' Java
$8.00 - 8pm - with Alan Stone, Avril Smith, Jane Hurst, and more...
Sat July 6
Old Dominion Brewery's 1st Saturday w/
the Moonlighters and Bruce Ewan & the Solid Senders
Cancelled
Old Dominion Brewery
Ashburn, VA
Sat July 6
Roy Carrier & the Nightrockers
CCC Barn Theatre
Yes, lesson @ 8
$10
Sat July 6
Swing Speak
Glen Echo
Bumper Car Pavillion
Yes
Sun-Sun July 7-14
Blues/Swing Week
Augusta Heritage Center
Davis & Elkins College
Yes, lessons too
Sun July 7
The Orioles
Leesburg Courthouse
7pm - $3
Sun July 7
Roy Carrier & the Night Rockers
Cancelled
Zydeco Dance Cruise
Sun July 7
Junkyard Saints
Baker Park Summer Concert
Frederick, MD
FREE - 7-10pm
Sun July 7
Roy Carrier & the Night Rockers
Cat's Eye Pub
$5
Mon July 8
Aretha Franklin
Wolf Trap
Wed July 10
Zydeco Crayz
Island Jim's
FREE - 7-10pm
Wed July 10
Dan Hicks & his Hot Licks
Cancelled
Jaxx
Thur July 11
Grandsons
Whitlows
cement
Thur July 11
Etta James & the Roots Band
Warner Theatre
Thur July 11
King Teddy
Veterans Park
Woodmont & Norfolk Aves. - Bethesda
Free - 6-8pm
Fri-Sat July 12-13
Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men
Iota
9:30pm - w/ Rick Shea (fri) & Florence Dore (sat)
Fri July 12
Jimmy Vaughan w/ Lu Ann Barton
Bob Margolin
State Theatre
room?
Fri July 12
Brave Combo
National Geographic Society
I think so
7:30pm - $25/20
Fri July 12
John Hiatt (solo)
Last Train Home
9:30
It'll be a diet version of Last Train Home...
Fri July 12
Washington Post's Doo-Wop Night
Carter Barron
Concrete
The Orioles, the Jewels, and the Velons - FREE
Fri July 12
Les Halles Bastille Day Celebration
w/ Zydeco Crayz
Les Halles
1150 17th St. NW
noon-3pm - FREE
Sat July 13
Roy Carrier & the Night Rockers
Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavillion
yes, lesson @ 8
9-12pm - $10
Sat July 13
Deanna Bogart
Birchmere
nope
8pm - $16.50+SC
Sat July 13
Coke DC Sessions Concert
Steps of Smithsonian American Art Museum
FREE - Concrete Blonde, Todd Watts (from Emmet Swimming), Corey Harris, Steroblis
Sun July 14
the Grandsons
Jammin' Java
concrete or carpet
Sun July 14
Al Williams
Bethesda Row
Woodmont & Bethesda Aves. - Bethesda
Free - noon-2pm
Sun July 14
D'Gary
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage
Free - 6pm - Madagascar acoustic guitarist
Mon July 15
Benefit for Steve 'Sparks' Hubert
State Theatre
7-11pm - $20 - w/ Bobby Radcliff, Brett Littlehales, Tommy Lepson, Joe Triplett & the Rossyln Mountain Boys, Jon Caroll, Tom Wisner, Steve Wolf & Mac Walter, Big Joe Maher, Mark Wenner, Mary Ann Redmond, & Choo-Choo Charlie Williams
Tue July 16
Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band
Catonsville CC Barn Theatre
yes, lesson @ 8
$10 - 9-12
Tue July 16
Keb Mo
Recher Theatre
$25 - solo
Wed July 17
Femi Kuti
9:30
Wed July 17
Sonny Landreth
Ram's Head Tavern
No
Wed July 17
Hassan Hakmoun
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage
FREE - 6pm - Moroccan sintir player
Thur-Sun July 18-21
Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival
Trumansburg, NY
Yes
Thur: Eileen Ivers, Donna the Buffalo, Keith Frank, Overtakers, ...
Fri: Walter Mouton, Zydeco Experiment, Preston Frank, ...
Sat: Donna the Buffalo, Campbell Brothers, Samite, Walter Mouton, John Specker, Keith Frank, Overtakers, ...
Sun: Del McCoury, Donna the Buffalo, Preston Frank, the Overtakers, ...
Thur July 18
Savior Faire Cajun Band
followed by Heroes & Friends
Surf Club
$6
Thur July 18
King Teddy
Watkins Regional Park
upper Marlboro
FREE
Fri July 19
Holmes Brothers
Jammin' Java
Fri July 19
Radiators
State Theatre
Fri July 19
Grandsons
Seaport Summer Sound
Union St. Alexandria
6-8
Fri July 19
Mary Shaver w/ Dave Sherman & the Nightcrawlers
Bangkok Blues
Sat-Sun July 20-21
WXPN Singer Songwriter Festival
Penn's Landing in Philly
Sat: Solomon Burke, Raul Malo, Nick Lowe, & Sonia Dada
Sun: Patty Griffin, Costeau, Susanne Vega, & Los Lobos
Sat July 20
Frederick Blues Festival
Frederick Fairgrounds
noon-10pm, $20/25- w/ The Radiators, Shemekia Copeland, Sean Costello, Frederick Blues All-stars, Todd Wolfe Project, Kelly Bell Band, & Janine Wilson
Sat July 20
Bop & Bowl
Falls Church Duckpin Bowling Lanes
carpet/tile
w/ Rosie Flores & '52 Pickup, & the Atomic Mosquitos
Sat July 20
Herndon Blues Fest
Frying Pan Park
noon-8pm - Cephas & Wiggins, Pat Donohue, Mary Flower, Jeffery Scott, Scott Perry, Eric Freeman, Ray Kamisky & Jack Fretwell
Sat July 20
Junkyard Saints
Boordy Vineyards
yes, lesson @ 6:30
7-9:30pm - $10
Sat July 20
Coco Montoya
State Theatre
yes
Sat July 20
Robert Gordon
Billy Hanckock
Blair Mansion Inn
7711 Eastern Ave - Silver Spring
$18/15
Sun July 21
Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas
Surf Club
yes
6:30 pm - $15
Sun July 21
Ed "Zeke" Volker (of the Radiators)
Bangkok Blues
7-10pm
Sun July 21
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band w/ Vassar Clements
Wolf Trap
$30/18 7pm
Buddy Miller Band opens
Sun July 21
Archie Edwards Blues Foundation
Jammin' Java
$7
Sun July 21
Squeeze Bayou
Lake Anne
Reston
7-8pm
Tue July 23
The Blues Blasters w/ Bruce Ewan
Strahtmore Hall
FREE/Parking $3 - 7pm
Wed July 24
Junkyard Saints
WRNR Rockin' the River Series
Annapolis, MD
8-11pm - check in 7:30
Wed July 24
Billy Kemp
Half Moon BBQ
Wed July 24
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Courthouse Plaza
Arlington, VA
6:30-8:30pm
Wed July 24
Chuck Brown
Library of Congress
Neptune Plaza
noon-1pm - FREE
Thur July 25
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Sunset Grill
room?
Thur July 25
SAM Records Songwriters w/ Eric Brace, Scott McKnight, Julie Sanderson, & Karl Straub
Jammin' Java
$7
Thur July 25
Buckwheat Zydeco
Birchmere Bandstand
can YOU dance to Buckwheat?
Fri-Sun July 26-28
Artscape
Downtown Baltimore
Fri: Los Lobos, Quetzal, O'Malley's March, Kool & the Gang
Sat: Buckwheat Zydeco, Southern Culture on the Skids, Bo Dollis & the Wild Magnolias, Meshell Ndegeocello, Dar Williams,Lost Trailers, Bruce Ewan w/ the Blues Blasters
Sun: Micky Hart & Bembe Orisha, Jesse Yawn, Deanna Bogart, Eddie Palmieri, ...
Fri July 26
Big Sandy & the Flyrite Boys
Fletchers
$10
Fri July 26
Southern Culture on the Skids
Grandsons & Demolition String Band
9:30
Fri July 26
Dave Sherman & the Nightcrawlers
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
$10
Sat July 27
Big Sandy & the Flyrite Boys
Iota
concrete, room?
Sat July 27
Los Lobos
Quetzal
9:30
yeah
Early show: Doors @ 6:30
Sat July 27
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Sat July 27
Flatfoot Sam & the Educated Fools
Zoo Bar
Sat July 27
Grupo Niche
Los Hermanos Zanartu
Washington Hilton
ues
$35 advance
Sun July 28
Junkyard Saints
Talianos
carpet
8pm-12 - $10
Sun July 28
Last Train Home
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage
carpet
6-7pm - FREE
Sun July 28
Acoustic Blues Night w/ Ray Kaminsky, Janine Wilson, & Victor Mecyssne
Jammin' Java
$7
Sun July 28
Zydeco Crayz
Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavillion
$10 - 3-6pm
Mon July 29
Bruce Hornsby
Wolf Trap
$32/18
Wed July 31
Robert Cray Band
Wolf Trap
$30/18
Wed July 31
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Wed July 31
Jean-Luc Ponty
Birchmere
Thur August 1
Walter 'Wolfman' Washington
Mother's Booze Cruise
Baltimore
$35
Fri August 2
Little Charlie & the Nightcats
Michael Burk
State Theatre
yes
Fri August 2
Hula Monsters
Seaport Summer Sound
Union St. Alexandria
6-8
Fri August 2
Junkyard Saints
13th Floor
room?
$5
Fri August 2
Little Ronnie & the Grand Dukes
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
$12
Sat-Sun August 3-4
Poconos Blues Festival
Big Boulder Mountain
Lake Harmony. PA
Sat: Southside Slim, Wild Child Butler, Chick Willis, Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson, Howard Tate, Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets with Sam Myers, Robert Cray Band, Paul Oscher, Johnny Drummer, Beverly Guitar Watkins
Sun: The Campbell Brothers, Wallace Coleman, Phil Guy, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Carl Weathersby, Shemekia Copeland, Sam Lay, Wallace Coleman
Sat August 3
Bonnie Raitt
Lyle Lovett & his Large Band
Merriweather Post Pavillion
Sat August 3
Old Dominion Brewery's 1st Saturday w/
Last Train Home & the Fabulous Hubcaps
Old Dominion Brewery
Ashburn, VA
in the field out back?
3-10pm - $7/10 w/ souvenir cup
Rain Date following Sunday
Sat August 3
Nick Lowe (Solo)
Bill Kirchen (Solo)
Birchmere
no
Sun-Sun August 4-11
Cajun/Creole/Old Time Week
Augusta Heritage Center
Davis & Elkins College
Yes, lessons too
Sun August 4
Roy Carrier
Talianos
tile
Mon August 5
Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown & Gates Express
Cathy Ponton King
Birchmere
dunno
Tue August 6
Daryl Davis
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10
Tue August 6
Roy Carrier & the Night Rockers
Latella's
yes
$10
Wed August 7
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
Keller Williams
Wolf Trap
$28/20, 7pm
Wed August 7
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Thur August 8
Bob Parilla's Big Hillbilly Bluegrass
Strathmore Hall
grass or asphalt
Free, 7:30pm-
Thur August 8
Jumpin' Jupiter & Friends
Iota
concrete
Fri-Sat August 9-10
Last Train Home
Iota
no Room
w/ Canyon (Fri) & Wish you were gone & Little Pink (Sat)
Fri August 9
Hula Monsters
Half Moon BBQ
Fri August 9
DaVinci's Notebook
Birchmere
Sat August 10
Hot August Blues
Big Jim's - Phoenix, MD
North of Baltimore
grass
Otis Clay, Bernard Allison, Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, John Mooney & Bluesiana, & Theressa Anderson - $30
Sat August 10
Lil Malcolm & the Zydeco Houserockers
Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavillion
yes, lesson @ 8pm
Sun August 11
Huey Lewis & the News
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Wolf Trap
$32/18
Sun August 11
Rosie Ladet
Surf Club
Yes
6:30pm - $15
Sun August 11
Theressa Anderson
Iota
Mon-Tue August 12-13
Flatlanders
Birchmere
Tue August 13
Last Train Home
Strathmore Hall
grass or asphalt
Free...Parking may cost, 7:30pm-
Tue August 13
Dave Sherman & the Nightcrawlers
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10
Tue August 13
Asleep @ the Wheel
Rams Head
yes
$10
Wed August 14
Deanna Bogart
Damian's Blues Cruise
Annapolis, MD
8-11pm - check in 7:30
Wed August 14
Ozomotli
Bio Ritmo
State Theatre
Wed August 14
Billy Kemp Trio
Half Moon BBQ
Wed August 14
Asleep at the Wheel
Dale Watson
Birchmere
Siddown & Shuddup
$23.50+SC
Thur August 15
Sean Ardoin & Zydecool
Silver Spring Urban District
Georgia & Ellsworth Dr.
7pm - FREE
Thur August 15
Dave Chappel & Jim Stephanson
Dikki Du show is Cancelled
Half Moon BBQ
Thur August 15
Savoir Faire
Heroes & Friends
Chick Hall's Surf Club
yes
$6
Fri August 16
Dikki Du & the Zydeco Crew
Taliano's
tile
9-12, $10
Fri August 16
Dave Sherman & the Nightcrawlers
Bankok Blues
yes
Fri August 16
Rory Block
Ram's Head Tavern
No
Sat-Sun August 17-18
Cool Blues, Brews, & BBQs Fest
Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park
Wilmington, DE
Sat: Steve Guyger, Eddie Shaw & the Wolf Gang, Billy Boy Arnold, Tinsley Ellis, & Buddy Guy
Sun: Roger Girke & the Funky Twisters, Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers, the Nighthawks w/ Hubert Sumlin, Marcia Ball, & Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson
Sat August 17
Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners
Relay Town Hall
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$15
Sat August 17
Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers
Rev. Billy C. Wertz
State Theatre
yes
Sat August 17
Coke's DC Sessions
the Mall
Blues Traveler, Copper, Georgia Ave, Gibb Droll, Will Hoge
Sun August 18
Dikki Du & the Zydeco Crew
Cat's Eye
no room
9:30pm-1:30am - $5
Mon-Tue August 19-20
Gipsy Kings
Wolf Trap
$36/22
Mon August 19
Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
Birchmere Bandstand
yes
$17.50+SC - 7:30pm
Tue August 20
Flatlanders
Birchmere
Wed August 21
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Wed August 21
Zydeco Crayz
Wheaton Park Concerts
Grandview and Ennalls Ave., Wheaton
FREE, 7-10pm
Thur August 22
LeRoy Thomas & the Zydeco Road Runners
Waters Gift Farm
3600 Dustin Road, Burtonsville, MD
yes
8-11pm, $10
Thur August 22
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
'52 Pickup
9:30
Fri August 23
Big Bill Morganfield
Debbie Davies
State Theatre
yes
Fri August 23
LeRoy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners
CCBC Catonsville Barn Theatre
yes, lesson @ 8
$10
Fri August 23
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Seductones
Half Moon BBQ
Sat August 24
Jose Alberto "El Canario"
Orquesta La Sensual
Clarindon Ballroom
yes.
8pm-2am - $30 advance/$40 door
Sat August 24
American Song
Half Moon BBQ
Sat August 24
Blue Sky 5
Boordy Vineyards
yes, lesson @ 6:30
7-9:30pm - $10
Sun August 25
BB King's Blues Music Festival
Wolf Trap
$34/20 - w/ B.B. King, Fabulous Thunderbirds, & Joe Bonamassa
Sun August 25
Orquesta La Romana
Leesburg Courthouse
7pm - $3
Sun August 25
WAMA Crosstown Jam #2
Carter Barron
concrete
FREE - Jr Cline & the Recliners, Strykers Posse, Colleen Shanley Band, Melanie Mason Band, Mary Sue Twohy w/Norm Thorne, Alexandria Kleztet, and Federal Focus Jazz Band
Mon August 26
Terrance Simien
Rams Head
Nope
8:30pm - $17.50
Tue August 27
Andre Thierry & the Zydeco Magic
Latellas
yes
$10, 8-1pm
Tue August 27
Little Pink
Franklin Taggert
Jammin' Java
$10
Tue August 27
Rockin' Bones
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10
Wed August 28
Campbell Brothers
Library of Congress
Neptune Plaza
noon-1pm - FREE
Wed August 28
Campbell Brothers
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage
carpet
6-7pm - FREE
Wed August 28
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Thur August 29
Lisa Moscatiello
Herndon Town Green
7:30pm - FREE
Thur August 29
Endless Summer Blues Bash
Show Place Arena
PG Equestrian Center
Upper Marlboro, MD
dunno
$30 & up - Show @ 7pm - w/ Johnny Lang, Koko Taylor, & Michael Burks Band - How bad are the accoustics?
Fri-Sun August 30, 31 & Sept 1
Rhythm & Roots Festival
Ninigret Park
Charlestown, RI
yes
w/ Delbert McClinton, the Iguanas, Steve Riley, Nathan, the Derailers, Tarbox Ramblers, Sean Ardion, & hosts, Balfa Toujours
Fri August 30
Grandsons
Iota
9:30pm
Sat August 31
DC Blues Festival
Carter Barron Ampetheatre
concrete
Cephas & Wiggins, Mary Shaver Band, Friends & Family of John Jackson, Nighthawks, Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation Band, & DC Blues Society Band. w/ Workshops by David Halloway (Harp), Junkyard Saints, Neil Harpe (guitar), & Melanie Mason (voice) - Free
Sat August 31
Nighthawks
Greenbelt Labor Day Festival
Sat August 31
Junkyard Saints
Cat's Eye
room?
Sun Sept 1
Alonzo's Memorial Picnic
Rosedale American Legion Hall
outside if it's nice, inside if it's not
The Nighthawks, Eric Culbertson, Little Bit o' Blues & Nightstreet
Sun Sept 1
Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
Promenade
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$12, 9-12pm
Sun Sept 1
Candye Cane
Iota
$10 - 8:30pm
Tue Sept 3
Andre Thierry
Latellas
yes
$10
Wed Sept 4
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Thur Sept 5
BR549
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Birchmere
Thur Sept 5
Buddy Guy
9:30
Fri Sept 6
Eric Felten Jazz Orchestra
Kennedy Center River Terrace
yes, w/ lesson
FREE - 8:30 start
Fri Sept 6
Catfish Hodge
Bangkok Blues
yes
Fri Sept 6
Bill Haley's Comets w/ Al Rappa
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
$15
Sat Sept 7
Bop & Bowl
Falls Church Duckpin Lanes
carpet or tile
Grandsons, Squeeze Bayou, & '52 Pickup - $12
Sat Sept 7
Double Scotch
Glen Echo
Bumper Car Pavillion
yes, lesson @ 8
Tom Mitchell, Brooks Tegler, John Preveti, & Robert Redd
Sat Sept 7
Daniel Alexander & the Peligro Orchestra
Kennedy Center River Terrace
yes, w/ lesson
FREE - 8:30 start
Sat Sept 7
Roy Carrier & the Night Rockers
CCC Barn Theatre
yes, lesson @ 8
$10
Sun Sept 8
Kennedy Center Open House
Kennedy Center
with the Resident Companies, Ron Holloway & Julia Nixon, Bonnie Rideout, Capitol Steps, Eddie from Ohio, Tom Paxton, etc.
Sun Sept 8
Adams Morgan Day Festival
18th St. Adams Morgan
Cathy Ponton King, Bobby Parker, & ???
Tue Sept 10
Seductones
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10
Wed Sept 11
FDNY Charity Jam
w/ Mary Ann Redmond & Nighthawks
Barefoot Pelican
Wed Sept 11
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
$6
Wed Sept 11
Rev. Billy C Wirtz
Catfish Hodge
Rams Head
$16.50 - 8:30pm
Thur-Fri Sept 12-13
Sleepy LaBeef
Half Moon BBQ
$10
Thur Sept 12
Tarbox Ramblers
Iota
$10 - 8:30pm
Thur Sept 12
Grandsons
Whitlows
Fri Sept 13
Billy Price Band
Rams Head
nope
$21.50
Fri Sept 13
Duke Robillard
State Theatre
yes
$13 - How long will he play this time?
Sat Sept 14
The Legendary Orioles, the Jewels, & the Velons
Kennedy Center River Terrace
yes, w/ lesson
FREE - 8:30 start
Sat Sept 14
Roy Carrier & the Night Rockers
Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavillion
yes, lesson @ 8
$10
Sat Sept 14
Zydeco Crayz
Beth Allison & the Well-Strung Boys
Roots Cafe
yes
8-12pm - $8
Sun Sept 15
Mary Ann Redmond
Bangkok Blues
7-10pm
Tue-Wed Sept 17-18
Delbert McClinton
Birchmere
no
$35+SC!
Tue Sept 17
Bad Influence
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10
Wed Sept 18
Tom Principato
Barns at Wolf Trap
Thur Sept 19
Garnet Rogers
Dulcie Taylor
Jammin' Java
Thur Sept 19
Savoir Faire Cajun Band w/ Tracy Schwartz
Heroes & Friends w/ Ginny Hawker
Surf Club
yes
$7 - 8-10:30pm, H&F afterward
Thur Sept 19
Dikki Du & the Zydeco Crew
Latellas
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
$10 - 8-11pm
Thur Sept 19
J.P. McDermott
Half Moon BBQ
FREE - 8:30pm
Fri Sept 20
National Heritage Fellowship
Lisner Auditorium
FREE - 7:30pm start
Ralph Blizard (old-time fiddler), Kevin Burke (Irish fiddler), Luderin Darbone/Edwin Duhon (Cajun fiddler and accordionist), Nadim Dlaikan, (Lebanese reed flute player), David "Honeyboy" Edwards (blues guitarist/singer), Flory Jagoda (Sephardic musician/composer), Bob McQuillen (contra dance musician/composer), Domingo "Mingo" Saldivar (conjunto accordionist), Jean Ritchie (Appalachian musician/songwriter) and others
Fri Sept 20
Ruthie & the Wranglers
Half Moon BBQ
$6
Fri Sept 20
Big Joe & the Dynaflows
Whitlows
room? & cement
Sat Sept 21
J Street Jumpers
Glen Echo
Bumper Car Pavillion
yes, lesson @ 8
$10
Sat Sept 21
Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
Black Cat
$12
Sat Sept 21
The Mayor's Moon Dance
w/ Bio Ritmo
Mayor's Promenade
8221 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring
brick, I think...
FREE
Sat Sept 21
Squeeze Bayou
Mammals
Takoma Park Middle School
7611 Piney Branch Road
yes, lesson @ 7pm
$10/12 - Benefit for Folk Fest
Sat Sept 21
Paris Combo
Smithsonian
Sun-Mon Sept 22-23
Merle Haggard & the Strangers
Birchmere
no
$45+SC <gack>
Sun Sept 22
Bluebird Blues Festival
PG County
Cephas & Wiggins, Dr. SO Feelgood, Bobby Parker, Daryl Davis, Feever Blues Band, Big Jesse Yawn, Al Muntzie & Renaissance Gospel Singers, Tom Larson, Bluesworks, Catfish Hodge, & Cathy Ponton King
Sun Sept 22
Takoma Park Folk Festival
Takoma Park Middle School
7611 Piney Branch Road
Al Peteway & Amy White (1pm), Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer (2pm), Last Train Home (5pm), Big Blow & the Bushwackers (5pm), Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation (5pm), ...
Sun Sept 22
Highlandtown Fun Festival
Eastern Avenue & Conkling Streets, Highlandtown, Baltimore
Sin Miedo (4pm), Grandsons (2pm), & Dikki Du (2pm)
Sun Sept 22
Robby Fulks
Iota
w/ Kenny Roby - $11 8:30pm
Tue Sept 24
King Teddy
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10
Wed Sept 25
Harp Homecoming Pt. 2
Bangkok Blues
room?
$8 - Doug Jay, Charlie Sayles, Roger Edsall, Hugh Feeley, & Ward Gaines
w/ Pete Kanaras, Brian McGregor, & Brooks Tegler
Wed Sept 25
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
$6
Thur Sept 26
Wayne Hancock
Half Moon BBQ
Rockabilly
Thur Sept 26
Saffire: the Uppity Blues Women
Ram's Head
Fri-Sat Sept 27-28
Saffire: the Uppity Blues Women
Birchmere
$19.50+SC
Fri-Sun Sept 27-29
Baltimore Book Festival
Mount Vernon Place
800 Block of North Charles St.
Fri: Junkyard Saints (7:30)
Sat: Janine Wilson Band (2:30), Blue Sky Five (4pm), & Rude Dogs Rhythm Revue (5:40)
Sun: Choo Choo Charlie & Red Jones (12:30) & Jesse Yawn (4:30)
Sat Sept 28
Mary Ann Redmond
State Theatre
Sat Sept 28
Flatfoot Sam & the Educated Fools
Zoo Bar
Sat Sept 28
Leesburg Chili Cook Off
50 Ida Lee Drive
Leesburg, VA
Zydeco Crayz @ 1:30-3:30
Sat Sept 28
Bio Ritmo
13th Floor
Tue October 1
Ray Gelato & the City Rhythm Orchestra
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10
Wed October 2
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
$6
Fri October 4
Hula Monsters
Half Moon BBQ
Fri October 4
Last Train Home
Little Pink & June Star
State Theatre
yes
Fri October 4
Santiago Jimenez Jr.
Library of Congress
noon
Sat October 5
Hula Monsters
Cats Eye
Sat October 5
Music Maker Relief Fund Benefit
State Theatre
yes
Taj Mahal, Cootie Stark, Beverly Guitar Watkins, Mudcat, & Cool John Ferguson
Sat October 5
Eric Felten Jazz Orchestra
Glen Echo
Bumper Car Pavillion
yes, lesson @ 8
$10
Sat October 5
Taste of Bethesda
Downtown Bethesda
Marge Calhoun, King Teddy, Tom Cunningham Orchestra, etc.
Sun October 6
Suzy Bogguss
Birchmere
no
Sun October 6
Takoma Park Street Festival
Downtown Takoma Park
w/ Charlie Sayles, Beth Allision, Marge Calhoun & Ron Holloway, Little Pink, Bob Parilla, Ruthie & the Wranglers, Robert Lighthouse, Melanie Mason, & the Nighthawks
Tue October 8
Daryl Davis
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10
Wed October 9
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
$6
Wed October 9
Daniel Pearl Music Day
Madams Organ
w/ Bob Parilla & Daniel's Friends
Thur October 10
Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Road Runners
Talianos
Thur October 10
Guy Clark
Birchmere
Fri October 11
Salif Keita
Lisner Auditorium
Malian vocalist - 8pm
Fri October 11
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Half Moon BBQ
Fri October 11
Dave Sherman & the Nightcrawlers
Bangkok Blues
Sat-Mon October 12-14
Taste of DC
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sat: Cathy Ponton King (2pm), Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Mary Ann Redmond, etc.
Sun:
Mon: Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Bobby Parker, Chuck Brown, etc.
Sat October 12
Tarbox Ramblers
Walker & Jay
Roots Cafe
Sat October 12
LeRoy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners
Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavillion
yes, lesson @ 8
$10
Sat October 12
Bobby Whitlock
from Derek & the Dominoes
Half Moon BBQ
9:30pm
Mon-Tue October 14-15
Wilco
9:30
Sold Out
Mon October 14
Little Feat 25th Anniversary
Native American Rights Fund Benefit
Lisner Auditorium
w/ All Mighty Senators Horns, Bela Fleck, Jackson Browne, Joe Ely, Levon Helm, Ron Holloway, Sonny Landreth, Stephen Bruton, etc.
Mon October 14
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
CD Release Party
Institute of Musical Traditions
Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring
$12/$15
Tue October 15
Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen
Cancelled
Birchmere
Wed October 16
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
$6
Thur October 17
Savior Faire Cajun Band
Heroes & Friends
Surf Club
$6
Thur October 17
Billy Kemp
Half Moon BBQ
Thur October 17
Tommy Lepson Band
Whitlows
Fri-Sat October 18-19
Last Train Home
Iota
'taint no room
$10 - 9pm - w/ Tommy Womack (Fri) & Brookly Browngrass (Sat)
Fri October 18
Fabulous Thunderbirds
Jaxx
Southern Fury & Railriders open
Fri October 18
Sweet Honey in the Rock Anniversary Concert
Warner Theatre
Fri October 18
Junkyard Saints
Eastport Clipper
400 6th St. - Annapolis
$5 - 9-1am
Fri October 18
DaVinci's Notebook
Jammin' Java
7:30 & 9:30 shows
Fri October 18
Odetta
Mustard's Retreat
Barns of Wolftrap
Sat October 19
Ann Rabson
Baltimore Blues Society
Lovely Lane Methodist Church
2200 St. Paul Street - Baltimore
Choo Choo Charlie Williams & Red Williams open
7-10pm - $5
Sat October 19
Mem Shannon & the Membership
Barns of Wolftrap
Sat October 19
Bop & Bowl
Falls Church Duckpin Lanes
carpet or tile
J.P. McDermott & Western Bop, Rockin' Bones, & a pick up band to be named later
$12 including Bowling
Sat October 19
Swing Speak
Glen Echo
Bumper Car Pavillion
yes, lesson @ 8
$10
Sat October 19
Clarendon Day Festival
Clarendon
Bio Ritmo & ???
Sun October 20
Paul Cebar & the Milwaukeeans
Surf Club
yes
Sun October 20
Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners
Cats Eye
yes
10pm-
Tue October 22
Grandsons
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10
Tue October 22
Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners
Latella's
yes
$10, 8-11pm
Wed October 23
Ben Andrews & Mark Wenner
Half Moon BBQ
Wed October 23
Anders Osborne
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
State Theatre
Thur October 24
Shelly King
Half Moon BBQ
"Austin, Texas Songstress"
Thur October 24
Seductones
JVs
no cover
Fri October 25
Daryl Davis
Zoo Bar
Fri October 25
Gumbo Junkyard
Bay Cafe
yeah
6-10pm
Fri October 25
Paul Cebar & the Milwaukeeans
Andy's
Chestertown, MD
Road Trip???
Sat October 26
Elivis Costello and the Imposters
NRBQ
DAR Constitution Hall
8pm - $25-42
Sat October 26
Flatfoot Sam & the Educated Fools
Zoo Bar
Sat October 26
Deanna Bogart
Birchmere
no
Sat October 26
J.P. McDermott
Half Moon BBQ
Sun Oct 27
Squeeze Bayou
Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavillion
yes, lesson @ 3
3:30-6:15pm - $10
Tue October 29
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Beth-Allison & the Well Strung Boys
Jammin' Java
concrete or carpet
$8
Tue October 29
Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
Latelas
yes
8-11pm - $10
Tue October 29
Big Four Combo
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10
Wed October 30
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
$6
Wed October 30
Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
Talianos
tile
8-11pm - $10
Wed October 30
Dr. John
Birchmere
no
$32.50+SC
Thur October 31
Lavay Smith & her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Barns of Wolftrap
yes
$18
Thur October 31
Kirk Franklin, Donnie McClurkin, & Yolanda Adams
DAR Constitution Hall
Thur October 31
Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
Latelas
yes
8-11pm - $10
Thur October 31
Mary Ann Redmond Band
Bangkok Blues
Fri-Sat Nov 1-2
Del McCoury Band
Old Crow Medicine Show
Barns of Wolftrap
no
$18
Fri-Sat Nov 1-2
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
9:30
w/ Big Wig & Avoid One Thing - $17.50
Fri Nov 1
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
CD Release Party
Seidel's Bowling Center
4443 Belair Road - Baltimore
9-12:30pm - $8 including Bowling
Fri Nov 1
Big Boy Little w/ Rusty Bogart
Zoo Bar
Fri Nov 1
Deanna Bogart
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
Sat Nov 2
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
CD Release Party
Iota
concrete
w/ Nick Dasterdly
Sat Nov 2
Little Malcolm & the House Rockers
Barn Theatre at Catonsville College
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$10
Sat Nov 2
Nighthawks
Backstreets Cafe
Sun-Sun Nov 3-10
Zydeco Cruise 2002
Miami, San Juan, St. Croix, St. Thomas
yes & lessons
Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie, Brian Jack and the Zydeco Gamblers, and Andre' Thierry
Mon-Tue Nov 4-5
Bruce Hornsby (solo)
Birchmere
$59.50+SC <gack>
Tue Nov 5
Little Malcolm & the House Rockers
Latela's
yes
$10
Wed Nov 6
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
$6
Wed Nov 6
Franklin Taggart
Bangkok Blues
Thur Nov 7
Pinetop Perkins, Bob Margolin, & Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith
Library of Congress
Coolidge Auditorium
dunno
Noon
Thur Nov 7
Derek Trucks
State Theatre
$17+SC
Fri Nov 8
Jimmy Thackery & Tab Benoit
State Theatre
yes
$16+SC
Fri Nov 8
Big Joe & the Dynaflows
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
$12
Fri Nov 8
Hula Monsters
Half Moon BBQ
Sat Nov 9
Bop & Bowl
Falls Church Duckpin Lanes
carpet or tile
Bill Kirchen & too Much Fun, Reverb Rockets, & '52 Pickup
Sat Nov 9
Little Malcolm & the House Rockers
Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavilloion
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$10
Sat Nov 9
Thomas Mapfumo & Blacks Unlimited
Barns of Wolftrap
Sat Nov 9
Melanie Mason Band
Bagkok Blues
Sun Nov 10
James Cotton
Rams Head
nope
Tue Nov 12
Benefit honoring
Emmylou Harris
Birchmere
no
w/ Mary Chapin Carpenter, John Prine, Steve Earle, Nanci Griffith, Patty Griffin, Guy Clark, Rodnewy Crowell, Buddy & Julie Miller, and Jamie O'Hara - Tickets
Tue Nov 12
Asylum Street Spankers
Iota
$14
Wed Nov 13
Blasters Reunion
Birchmere
Dave & Phil Alvin, John Bazz, Gene Taylor, & Bill Bateman - 7:30pm - $29.50+SC
Wed Nov 13
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Thur-Fri Nov 14-15
Iguanas
Barns of Wolftrap
yes
$17 - Friday is Sold Out
Thur Nov 14
Deke Dickerson & the Ecco Fonics
Two Dollar Pistols
Iota
$9
Thur Nov 14
Kim Richey
Birchmere
no
Fri Nov 15
Donna the Buffalo
Kelly Bell Band
State Theatre
yes
$17+SC
Fri Nov 15
Loretta Lynn
9:30
Early show 7pm doors
Fri Nov 15
Mark Gamsgager & the Lustre Kings
w/ Jack O'Dell
Half Moon BBQ
Sat Nov 16
Donna the Buffalo
Recher Theatre
yes
$15/18
Sat Nov 16
Hula Monsters
Glen Echo
Bumper Car Pavillion
yes, lesson @ 8
$10
Sun-Sun Nov 17-24
Eh Toi! Zydeco & Blues Cruise
New Orleans, Montego Bay, Jamaica, Grand Cayman & Cozumel
yes, with lessons
Keith Frank, Dora & the Zydeco Badboyz, Li'l Brian, Yvonne Washington
Sun Nov 17
Lisa Moscatiello
Sloan Wainright Band
Iota
8:30pm - $10
Mon Nov 18
Steve Earle & the Dukes
9:30
w/ Garrison Starr
Mon Nov 18
Seductones
Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavillion
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
$7 - music @ 8pm
Tue Nov 19
Daryl Davis
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10
Wed Nov 20
Osomatli
Birchmere Bandstand
yes
$20+SC
Wed Nov 20
Fabulous Hubcaps
Blobs Park
yes
$14
Thur Nov 21
Savior Faire Cajun Band
Heroes & Friends
Surf Club
yes
$6
Thur Nov 21
John Cocuzzi & Chuck Redd
Tribute to Lionel Hampton
Blues Alley
Fri Nov 22
Last Train Home
Barns of Wolftrap
yes
Fri Nov 22
Nighthawks
Half Moon BBQ
Fri Nov 22
Gumbo Junkyard
Bay Cafe
6-10pm
Fri Nov 22
J Street Jumpers
Santa Cause Benefit
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
$12
Sat Nov 23
Li'l Anne & the Hot Cayenne
Barns Theatre at Catonsville College
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$10
Sat Nov 23
Billy Kemp
Half Moon BBQ
Sat Nov 23
Flatfoot Sam & the Educated Fools
Zoo Bar
Sun Nov 24
Robert Gordon & Billy Hancock
El Boqueron
1339 E. Gude Dr. Rockville
yes
$15 - 8pm
Sun Nov 24
Junkyard Saints
Talianos
yes
$10 - 7-10pm
Mon Nov 25
Django Reinhardt NY Festival
Embassy of France
$20, reservations required - 8pm
Mon Nov 25
King Teddy
Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavillion
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
$7 - music @ 8pm
Wed Nov 27
Americana Motel Redux
Birchmere
no
Last Train Home, The Grandsons, Ruthie and the Wranglers, The Graverobbers, Little Pink, The Hula Monsters, Jumpin' Jupiter, Tom Clifford, The Rhodes Tavern Troubadours & more! - 7:30pm - $17.50+SC
Wed Nov 27
Dave Edmunds
Marshall Crenshaw
State Theatre
Fri Nov 29
Garnet Rogers & Greg Brown
Birchmere
no
$19.50+SC
Sat Nov 30
Nighthawks, Bill Kirchen, & Ratso
State Theatre
yes
Sat Nov 30
Hungry for Music goes Bop & Bowl
Falls Church Duckpin Lanes
carpet or tile
with Janine Wilson, the Redeemers, the Tail Draggers, and '52 Pickup - $12 including Bowling
Sat Nov 30
Tinsley Ellis
& the Baltimore Blues Challenge Finals
Rosedale American Legion Hall
$20 advance
Sat Nov 30
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Half Moon BBQ
Sun Dec 1
Garnet Rogers & Greg Brown
Rams Head
no
Sun Dec 1
Cabaret Diosa
Bio Ritmo
State Theatre
yes
$9+SC
Mon Dec 2
Blue Rhythm Boys
CD Release Party
Institute of Musical Traditions
Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring
$12/15 - Tom Mitchell, Jim Stephanson, & Ralph Gordon
Wed Dec 4
El Vez Xmas Tour
Black Cat
w/ the Whips & Lysa Flores - $15
Wed Nov 4
Corey Harris
Millenium Stage
Kennedy Center
FREE - 6-7pm
Wed Nov 4
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Thur Dec 5
Los Straightjackets & the Pontani Sisters
State Theatre
Thur Dec 5
Lisa Mosctiello
Half Moon BBQ
Thur Dec 5
Tommy Lepson Band
Whitlow's
cement
Fri-Sat Dec 6-7
Night of 100 Elvises
Lithuanian Hall
Baltimore
$35 ($55 for reserved seating)
w/ Janine Wilson, '52 Pickup, Honky Tonk Confidential, Fabulettes, Rockin' Bones, J.P. McDermott, & more...
Fri Dec 6
Hungry for Music
Borders Arlington
7:30-9:30 - FREE - w/ Honky Tonk Confidential, The Fabulettes, Mary Sue Twohy, & Reverb
Fri Dec 6
Dikki Du & the Zydeco Krewe
Barn Theatre at Catonsville College
yes, lesson @ 8
$10
Fri Dec 6
Hula Monsters
Half Moon BBQ
Fri Dec 6
Los Straightjackets & the Pontani Sisters
Fletchers
Fri Dec 6
Grandsons
Iota
concrete
Sat Dec 7
Flatfoot Sam & the Educated Fools
Bangkok Blues
Sat Dec 7
Bill 'the Sauce Boss' Wharton
Madam's Organ
Sat Dec 7
Girls from Mars
Glen Echo
Bumper Car Pavillion
yes, lesson @ 8
Sat Dec 7
Franklin Taggart
w/ Chris Vogt & Alan Stone
New Moon Cafe
Takoma Park Presby Church
Maple Ave. & Tulip St.
7:30pm - $10
Sun Dec 8
Taj Mahal Trio
Birchmere
no
w/ E.G. Knight - $35+SC
Sun Dec 8
Hungry for Music
Jammin' Java
7:30 - $10.00 - w/ A Month of Sundays, Patty Reese, Honky Tonk Confidential, '52 Pickup, Bumpkin Pie, & Dennis Jay
Sun Dec 8
Toots & the Maytals
9:30
Mon Dec 9
Taj Mahal Trio
Birchmere
no
w/ E.G. Knight - $35+SC
Mon-Tue Dec 9-10
Rebirth Brass Band
Velvet Lounge
Mon Dec 9
Songs of the Beatles w/
Lisa Moscatiello , Mary Sue Twohy, Franklin Taggart, & We're About 9
Institute of Musical Traditions
Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring
$12/15
Tue Dec 10
Dikki Du & the Zydeco Krewe
Latellas
Wed Dec 11
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Thur Dec 12
Shemekia Copeland
Birchmere
I doubt it.
7:30pm - $16.50+SC
Thur Dec 12
Vassar Clements
Tony Rice
Larry Keel Experience
State Theatre
$18+SC
Thur Dec 12
Ruthie & the Wranglers
Beth Allison & the Well-Strung Boys
Iota
Thur Dec 12
Dikki Du & the Zydeco Krewe
Taliano's
9-12pm - $10
Fri Dec 13
Robert Randolph & the Family Band
9:30
Fri Dec 13
American Song CD Release Show
Iota
Sat Dec 14
Hungry for Music
Iota
yes
$10.00 - Esther Haynes, Ruthie & the Wranglers, Mike Miller & the Taildraggers, The Fabulettes, Little Pink, & 52 Pickup
Sat Dec 14
LeRoy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners
Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavillion
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$10
Sat Dec 14
Mary Ann Redmond
Jammin' Java
Wed Dec 18
Santa Jam
State Theatre
One Unwrapped Toy or $10 donation
Nighthawks, Tom Principato, Tommy Lepson, Mary Shaver, Radio Mosaic, Swing Guitar Party, Perry Polman & Gamble, Robert Lighthouse, Linwood Taylor, Bob Shellhouse, & Jimmy Carpenter
Wed Dec 18
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Wed Dec 18
Cathy Ponton King
Bangkok Blues
Thur Dec 19
Kelly Joe Phelps
Jammin' Java
$16
Thur Dec 19
Ruth Logsdon's Half Moon Jamboree
Half Moon BBQ
Fri-Sat Dec 20-21
Last Train Home
Iota
'taint no room
Fri Dec 20
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Half Moon BBQ
Xmas Party
Fri Dec 20
Hungry for Music
St. Elmo's Coffee Pub
$5 - w/ Dennis Jay, Bumpkin Pie, Mary Battiata, Ruth Logsdon, Fannie Sollicoffer, & Esther Haynes
Sat Dec 21
Bobby Parker
Madam's Organ
Sun Dec 22
Last Train Home
Millenium Stage
Kennedy Center
6-7 - Free
Tue Dec 24
WMAL's Xmas Eve Fundraiser
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Grandsons, Capital Steps, & others - FREE
Wed Dec 25
Merry Xmas
Wed Dec 25
DC Jazz Stars pickup band
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage
Keter Betts, Chuck Redd. Robert Redd, Lenny Robinson, & Tom and Delores King Williams - 6-7pm FREE
Thur Dec 26
Roots Rock Allstars
Iota
concrete
$10, 9pm - w/ Chris Watling, Derek Huston, Alan McEwan, Jack O'Dell, Jake Flack, Mark Noone, & a cast of thousands
Fri Dec 27
Gumbo Junkyard
Bay Cafe
yeah
6-10pm
Fri Dec 27
Flatfoot Sam & the Educated Fools
Half Moon BBQ
Fri Dec 27
Bad Influence
Bangkok Blues
Sat Dec 28
Hank Williams Tribute
Birchmere
no
Bill Kirchen, Robin & Linda Williams & Their Fine Group, Lynn Morris & Marshall Wilburn, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Dave Giegerich, Mark Schatz, Rickie Simpkins
Sat Dec 28
Billy Kemp
Half Moon BBQ
Sat Dec 28
Cathy Ponton King
Madam's Organ
Sat Dec 28
Flatfoot Sam & the Educated Fools
Zoo Bar
Sat Dec 28
Bio Ritmo
13th Floor
room?
Sun Dec 29
DaVinci's Notebook
Birchmere
$19.50+SC
Sun Dec 29
Wailers
State Theatre
Mon Dec 30
Nighthawks
Half Moon BBQ
New Years Eve
Tue Dec 31
First Night Annapolis
Annapolis, Md
Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas, BluesWorks, etc.
Tue Dec 31
Iguanas
Deanna Bogart
State Theatre
Tue Dec 31
Holiday Cheers Grand Foyer Party
Kennedy Center
Sold Out - $20 - Radio King Orchestra & the Salon Orchestra of Washington
Tue Dec 31
First Night Alexandria
around downtown Alexandria, VA
depends on venue
Grandsons, Ruthie & the Wranglers, Lisa Moscatiello, Pablo Antonio y La Firma, Janine Wilson Trio, Bonnie Ridout, Al Petteway & Amy White, etc.
Tue Dec 31
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Rams Head
yes
Tue Dec 31
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Half Moon BBQ
Tue Dec 31
Last Train Home
Little Pink & the Lee Wilhoit Experience
Iota
Tue Dec 31
Flatfoot Sam & the Educated Fools
Zoo Bar
No Cover