Past Events
Date Artist Venue Dancing? Notes
2003
Fri-Sat Jan 3-4
Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams, & Donnie McClurkin
Constitution Hall
Fri Jan 3
Grandsons
w/ Scott McKnight & Karl Straub Combo
State Theatre
yes
Fri Jan 3
Memphis Gold
Whitlows
concrete/room?
Fri Jan 3
Battle of the Vibrophones
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
$12
Sat Jan 4
Bop & Bowl
Falls Church Duckpin Bowling Lanes
carpet or tile
Last Train Home, Roger Wallace, & '52 Pickup
$12 including Bowling
Sat Jan 4
Roomful of Blues
Barns of Wolftrap
yes
$20 - SOLD OUT
Sat Jan 4
Blue Sky 5
Glen Echo
yes, lessons @ 8pm
Thur Jan 9
Elvis Presley Bday
w/ J.P. McDermott
Half Moon BBQ
$5
Thur Jan 9
Caroline Hering
Jammin' Java
$10
Thur Jan 9
Lisa Moscotiello
Half Moon BBQ
Fri Jan 10
Tarbox Ramblers
Iota
$10
Fri Jan 10
Hula Monsters
Half Moon BBQ
Sat Jan 11
Li'l Pookie & the Zydeco Heartbreakers
Glen Echo
yes, lesson @ 8pm
layers, wear layers
Sat Jan 11
Hula Monsters
Cigarbox Planetarium
Roots Cafe
yes
Sat Jan 11
Tarbox Ramblers
Andy's
Chestertown, MD
Sun Jan 12
Squeeze Bayou w/ Brian Simms
Taliano's
Takoma Park
tile
$10, 8-11pm
Mon Jan 13
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage
6-7pm, FREE
Mon Jan 13
Whilrigig
Farewell Tour
Institute of Musical Traditions
$12 advance/15 door
Fri Jan 17
January Allstars
State Theatre
Catfish Hodge, Brian Auger, Tom Principato, Steve Wolf, & Pete Ragusa
Fri Jan 17
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
w/ Mark Wenner
Half Moon BBQ
Fri Jan 17
Li'l Pookie & the Zydeco Heartbreakers
Barn Theatre @ Catonsville College
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$10
Fri Jan 17
Grandsons
the Taters
Jammin' Java
Sat Jan 18
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
w/ Mark Wenner & Ratso
Iota
Sat Jan 18
Junkyard Saints
Talianos
tile
Sat Jan 18
Julia Nixon & Ron Holloway
Ram's Head
Mon Jan 20
Michael Tarbox & the Be Good Tanya's
Iota
Wed Jan 22
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
$6
Wed Jan 22
Anders Osborne
Chief Monk Boudreaux & Clarence Bucaro
State Theatre
Thur Jan 23
Louisiana State Society's
King Cake Party
Cannon House Office Building Cactus Room
$25/30
Fri Jan 24
King Teddy
Clydes - Chevy Chase
yes
10-1am - FREE
Fri Jan 24
Morris Ardoion Creole Band
Half Moon BBQ
Sat Jan 25
Toots Thielemans
Kenny Warner Duo
Blues Alley
Sat Jan 25
Last Train Home
Caroline Herring
Roots Cafe
yes
$8 - 8pm
Sat Jan 25
Ardoin Family Band
Barn Theatre @ Catonsville College
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$10
Sat Jan 25
Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
Black Cat
Sat Jan 25
Bio Ritmo
13th Floor
room?
Tue Jan 28
Grandsons
Millenium Stage
Kennedy Center
FREE 6-7pm
Tue Jan 28
J.P. McDermott & Western Bop
Iota
Tue Jan 28
Blue Sky 5
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Thur Jan 30
Nighthawks
Half Moon BBQ
Thur Jan 30
Eileen Ivers Band
Barns of Wolftrap
Thur Jan 30
Skylighters
Birchmere
no
LTH side project w/ Mike Auldrige & Jimmy Gaudreau - $17.50+SC
Fri Jan 31
Chucho Valdez Big Band
Lisner Auditorium
Fri Jan 31
Duck 'n' Roll
w/ the Diamondheads
Sidel's Bowling Lanes
Baltimore
9pm - Surf Guitar
Fri Jan 31
King Teddy
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
$12
Fri Jan 31
The Kennedys
Jammin' Java
Sat Feb 1
Paul Cebar & the Milwaukeeans
Ram's Head
NO!
Sat Feb 1
Melanie Mason Band
Bangkok Blues
yes
Sat Feb 1
Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers
9:30
$25
Sun Feb 2
Marcia Ball
Birchmere
Sit Down & Shuddup
$22.50+SC, 7:30pm
Sun Feb 2
Buckwheat Zydeco
Barns of Wolftrap
yes
Tue Feb 4
Michael & the Little Professors
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Wed Feb 5
Beausoleil
Marcia Ball
Weinberg Center
Frederick, MD
No
$28-40
Wed Feb 5
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Wed Feb 5
NRBQ
Barns of Wolftrap
yes
8pm
Thur Feb 6
Beausoleil
Barns of Wolftrap
yes
$20 - SOLD OUT
Thur Feb 6
Tribute to Little Walter
Flatfoot Sam & the Educated Fools
Zoo Bar
Free - w/ Mark Wenner, Charlie Sayles, Brett Littlehales, Bruce Ewan, Charlie Huble, Rich Sampson, & Ward Gaines.
Thur Feb 6
Billy Kemp
Half Moon BBQ
Fri-Sat Feb 7-8
Paul Cebar & the Milwaukeeans
Barns of Wolftrap
yes
$17
Fri Feb 7
Los Lobos
9:30
yes
$25
Fri Feb 7
Junkyard Saints
Eastport Clipper
Annapolis
yes
Fri Feb 7
Hard Swimming Fish
Half Moon BBQ
Blues
Sat Feb 8
Grandsons
Karl Straub Combo
Roots Cafe
St. John's Church - Baltimore
$8 - 8pm
Sat Feb 8
Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners
Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavaillion
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$10 - 9pm
Sat Feb 8
Buddy Holly Winter Dance Party
w/ J.P. McDermott & Friends
Half Moon BBQ
w/ Ruth Logsden, Dagmar, Terence McArdle, and more
Sat Feb 8
Paperboys
Jammin' Java
8pm
Sun Feb 9
Hot Club of Cowtown
Iota
w/ Los Diablos
Sun Feb 9
LeRoy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners
Surf Club
5pm
Mon-Tue Feb 10-11
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Barns of Wolftrap
no
$22 - SOLD OUT
Mon-Tue Feb 10-11
Delbert McClinton
Mary McBride
Birchmere
no
$35+SC
Mon Feb 10
Bill Kirchen (solo)
Institute of Musical Traditions
First Unitarian Church, 10309 New Hampshire Ave.
Wed Feb 12
Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas
Surf Club
7:30pm start
Thur Feb 13
Creole Zydeco Farmers
Surf Club
8-11pm - $10
Fri Feb 14
Andre Thierry
Barn Theatre at Catonsville College
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$10 - 9-12pm
Fri Feb 14
Cephas & Wiggins
Kennedy Center Millenium Stage
FREE - 6-7pm
Fri Feb 14
Nighthawks
Half Moon BBQ
Sat Feb 15
Beale St. Zydeco Festival
Beale St., Memphis
Geno Delafose, Zydeco Force, Rosie Ledet, Thomas "Big Hat" Fields, Willis Prudhomme, Dikki Du, Dwayne Dopsie, Roy Carrier, Donna Angelle, Lil' Malcolm, Sean Ardoin, & more
$12 for all of the clubs
Sat Feb 15
Mark Wenner & Terry Garland
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage
FREE - 6-7pm
Sat Feb 15
Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
Talianos
8-11pm - $10
Sat Feb 15
Bop & Bowl
Falls Church Duckpin Bowling Lanes
The Fabulettes, the Atomic Mosquitos, & the Barn Burners
$12 inc. Bowling
Sun Feb 16
The Radiators
Papa Grows Funk
State Theatre
Sun Feb 16
Rick Holmstrom Band
Iota
w/ Pleasure Club
Sun Feb 16
Squeeze Bayou w/ Brian Simms
Talianos
7-10pm - $10
Mon Feb 17
Shemekia Copeland
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage
FREE - 6-7pm
Tue Feb 18
Battle of the Tenor Saxophones
Swing Speak plus Bruce Swaim, Pete Barenbregge, Chris Watling & Don Lerman
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Thur Feb 20
Billy Kemp Trio
Cat's Eye
Fri-Sat Feb 21-22
Mardi Gras Ball 2003
Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet
Cranston, RI
yes
Fri: Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas, Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Road Runners
Sat: C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band, Savoy Family Cajun Band, Andre Theirry & Zydeco Magic
$25/day or $45 for both
Fri-Sat Feb 21-22
Last Train Home
Iota
room?
CD Release Party
Fri Feb 21
Alejandro Escovedo with a String Quartet
Barns of Wolftrap
no
$16 - SOLD OUT
Fri Feb 21
Bill Kirchen & Tom Principato
Ooops not 'til next month
State
Fri Feb 21
Hula Monsters
Half Moon BBQ
Fri Feb 21
Dennis Gruenling & Jumptime
Madam's Organ
Sat Feb 22
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
'52 Pickup
Roots Cafe
$8 - 8pm
Sat Feb 22
Eddie Shaw
The Kinsey Report
Baltimore Blues Society
Rosedale American Legion Hall
$20 - 9pm-1am
Sat Feb 22
Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadruners
Jaxx
Springfield
yes
8:30pm - $10
Sat Feb 22
John Jennings & Friends
Mary Ann Redmond
Barns of Wolftrap
no
SOLD OUT
Sun Feb 23
Junkyard Saints
Talianos
tile
$10 - 7-10pm
Sun Feb 23
Johns Hopkins Hospice Benefit
w/ Last Train Home & others
Iota
3-5pm
Tue Feb 25
Mary Chapin Carpenter Tribute
Jammin' Java
Tue Feb 25
Tom Vaughn & the Roadhouse Five
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Wed Feb 26
The Blind Boys of Alabama
Barns of Wolftrap
$22 - 8pm - SOLD OUT
Thur Feb 27
Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets w/ Sam Meyers
Sweet Carolines - Winchester
Thur Feb 27
Habib Koite & Bamada
Barns of Wolftrap
8pm
Thur Feb 27
Grandsons
State Theatre
yes
Fri Feb 28
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
Barns of Wolftrap
yes
$18 - SOLD OUT
Fri Feb 28
Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets w/ Sam Meyers
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
Fri Feb 28
Commander Cody & the Lost Planet Airmen
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Birchmere
no
CD Release Party
Fri Feb 28
Roy Carrier & the Night Rockers
St. Benedict the Moor Church
320 21st St. NE
$10 - Mardi Gras Benefit
Sat March 1
AVAM's Mardi Gras
MONDO EXOTICA: Trip to Oz
Visionary Arts Museum
Paul Cebar & the Milwaukeeans
Little Brian & the Zydeco Travelers
$65-100 w/ open bar
Sat March 1
They Might Be Giants
9:30
Sat March 1
Roy Carrier & the Night Rockers
Avalon Dance Studio
Catonsville
yes
$15 - Mardi Gras Party
Sat March 1
Melissa Martin & the Mighty Rhythm Kings
Glen Echo
yes, lessons @ 8pm
$10
Mon March 3
Roy Carrier & the Night Rockers
Half Moon BBQ
Mardi Gras Party
Tue March 4
Mardi Gras
Fat Tuesday
Tue March 4
Andre Theirry & Zydeco Magic
The Barking Dog
Bethesda
yes
$10 8-12pm
Tue March 4
Grandsons
Iota
concrete
Parade down Wilson @ 8pm
Iota show @ 9:30pm
Tue March 4
Roy Carrier & the Night Rockers
The Cats Eye
$5
Wed March 5
Sonny Landreth
Barns of Wolftrap
no
$16
Wed March 5
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Wed March 5
Los Amigos Invisibles
Birchmere Bandstand
yes
Thur March 6
Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks
Barns of Wolftrap
no
$18
Thur March 6
Lisa Moscatiello & Dave Chappell
Half Moon BBQ
Free
Thur March 6
Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
Talianos
tile
$10
Fri March 7
Hula Monsters
Half Moon BBQ
Fri March 7
Bobby Parker
Robert Lighthouse
State Theatre
Fri March 7
Mary Shaver Band
Lasicks
College Park
Sat March 8
Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavillion
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$10
Sat March 8
Charm City Klezmer
w/ Baltimore Klezmer Orchestra
Roots Cafe
Baltimore
$8 - 8pm start
Mon March 10
Raul Malo (from the Mavericks)
Birchmere
no
w/ Greta Gaines
Mon March 10
The Chieftains
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
$25-75
Tue March 11
Old & the Gray Reunion Show
State Theatre
w/ David Grisman, Peter Rowan, Vassar Clemnts, H. Pederson
6pm & 9:30pm shows
Wed March 12
C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band
Barns of Wolftrap
yes
Wed March 12
Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
Talianos
tile
$10
Thur March 13
Roy Carrier & the Night Rockers
Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
Surf Club
yes
Thur March 13
New Guitar Summit
J. Geils, Duke Robillard, & Gerry Beaudoin
Barns of Wolftrap
no
8pm
Fri March 14
Grandsons
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
Fri March 14
Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin
Sweet Carolines - Winchester
Fri March 14
Postponed
Sleepy LaBeef
Half Moon BBQ
Sat March 15
Flatfoot Sam & the Educated Fools
Glen Echo
yes, lessons @ 8pm
$10
Sat March 15
Melanie Mason Band
Bangkok Blues
yes
Sat March 15
Mary Ann Redmond
State Theatre
Sat March 15
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Half Moon BBQ
Sun March 16
Glen Valez Workshop
Hands Dancing: The World of Frame Drumming
IMT
$35/40
Sun March 16
Jorge Mora Memorial Benefit
for Hungry for Music
Iota
concrete
2-5pm, $10 donation suggested
w/ King Teddy, Billy Coulter Band, & Mojo Stargazer Lily
Wed March 19
Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band
Barking Dog
Bethesda
$10
Wed March 19
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Fri March 21
Junior Brown
Birchmere
w/ Mountain Heart
Fri March 21
Billy Kemp
Half Moon BBQ
Fri March 21
Mariachi Los Americanos
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage
6-7pm - FREE
Fri March 21
Junkyard Saints
Golden Sports Bar
Ellicott City
$3-5
Sat March 22
Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band
Barn Theatre at Catonsville College
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$10
Sat March 22
Tom Principato & Bill Kirchen
State Theatre
also premier of 'Blazing Telecasters' video w/ Danny Gatton
Sat March 22
Bop & Bowl
Falls Church Duckpin Lanes
carpet or tile
Vernon Taylor w/ '52 Pickup, Reverb Rockets, Rockin Bones - $12 inc. bowling - Doors @ 8pm
Sat March 22
the Kinsey Report
Madams Organ
Sat March 22
Mariachi Los Americanos
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage
6-7pm - FREE
Sun March 23
Mark Hummel
Baltimore Blues SocietyCafe Tattoo
Sun March 23
Savoir Faire Cajun Band
Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavaillion
yes, lesson @ 3
$10
Tue March 25
J Street Jumpers
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 9-11pm
Thur March 27
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Jammin' Java
Fri March 28
Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band
Smithsonian Resident Associates Program
Voice of America Auditorium
330 Independance Ave.
???
$23 - 7:30pm
Fri March 28
Caroline Hering
Half Moon BBQ
8:30pm
Fri March 28
Saffire - the Uppity Blues Women
State Theatre
Sit down & Shutup
$19+SC
Fri March 28
Junkyard Saints
Cancelled
Bay Cafe
Sat March 29
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Borders Books
Towson, MD
3pm Verify the Time - FREE
Sat March 29
Billy Price Band
Birchmere Bandstand
yes
$17.50+SC
Sat March 29
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
State Theatre
Sun March 30
John Hammond
Ben Andrews
State Theatre
Sun March 30
Squeeze Bayou w/ Brian Simms
Talianos
$10 - 7-10pm
Mon March 31
Little Charlie & the Nightcats
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Mon March 31
Garnet Rogers
Archie Fisher
IMT - Universalist Church of Silver Spring
Wed April 2
Susan Tedeschi
Lisner Auditorium
9pm - w/ Mofro
Wed April 2
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Thur April 3
Asylum Street Spankers
State Theatre
Thur April 3
Deanna Bogart
Barns of Wolftrap
siddown & shuddup
$17
Fri April 4
Last Train Home
John Fahres
Cellar Stage @ St. John's United Methodist Church of Hamilton
5315 Hartford Road, Baltimore, MD
8pm start
Fri April 4
Hula Monsters
Half Moon BBQ
Fri April 4
King Teddy
Talianos
tile
$10 - 8-11pm
Fri April 4
Leo Kottke
Baird Auditorium
Natural History Museum
7pm - $23
Fri April 4
The Kennedys
Jammin' Java
$12
Sat April 5
B.B. King
DAR Constitution Hall
Sat April 5
Grandsons
Taters
Jammin' Java
$10
Sat April 5
Last Train Home
the Gourds
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
$17.50+SC
Sat April 5
Big Boy Little & Rusty Bogart
Zoo Bar
Sun April 6
Sam Johnson Memorial
Iota
w/ Last Train Home, Naughty Pine, the Rhodes Tavern Troubadours, the Karl Straub Combo, & the Grandsons
Sun April 6
Leo Kottke
Baird Auditorium
Mon April 7
Ensamble Tartit
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage
6-7pm - FREE - Northern Mali Tuareg nomads
Tue April 8
Little River Band
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Tue April 8
Daryl Davis Band
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$9 - 11pm
Wed April 9
Mofro
Belvedere Hotel's 13th Floor
Baltimore
Thur April 10
Patty Reese
Half Moon BBQ
Fri April 11
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Gingersol
Iota
concrete
9:30pm - $10
Fri April 11
Cathy Ponton King
Backstreets Cafe
Rockville, MD
tile
Fri April 11
Battle of the Jump Blues Bands
Big Joe & the Dynaflows
Lesley Byers & the Jazz Cats
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
Sat April 12
Shemekia Copeland
Center Stage
Reston Community Center
2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston
'Reserved Seating'
Guess Not..
8pm, $15
Sat April 12
L'il Malcolm & the Zydeco Houserockers
Glen Echo
yes, lesson @ 8
9-12pm - $10
Sat April 12
Alejandro Escovedo (Rock Band)
Karl Straub Combo
Iota
$15 - will Sell Out
Sat April 12
Sam Bush
Railroad Earth
State Theatre
$20+SC
Sat April 12
Hula Monsters
Alexandria Market Square
4pm - FREE
Sun April 13
Funk Brothers
w/ Joan Osborne, Maxi Priest, & Darlene Love
Lisner Auditorium
$40
Sun April 13
Junkyard Saints
Barking Dog
yes
8-11pm - $10
Sun April 13
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Sunset Grille
8:30-9 start
Sun April 13
Kim Wilson's Blues Review
Sweet Carolines
Winchester, VA
Mon April 14
Youssou N'Dour
Lisner Auditorium
Mon April 14
Rosanne Cash
Rams Head
nope
$55
Mon April 14
Big Blow & the Bushwackers
CD Release Party
Institute of Musical Traditions
Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring
10309 New Hampshire Ave.
8pm - $12/15 door
Tue April 15
Tax Day
Tue April 15
Afro-Cuban All-Stars
Kraushaar Auditorium
Groucher College
Baltimore
FREE - 8pm
Tue April 15
Rosanne Cash
Birchmere
nope
Tue April 15
Laura Cantrell
'52 Pickup
Iota
Tue April 15
Kim Wilson's Blues Review
Ram's Head
nope
$22.50+SC
Wed April 16
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Wed April 16
Lil' Malcolm & the Zydeco House Rockers
Talianos
yes
$10 - 8-11pm
Thur April 17
Los Lobos
Rams Head
no
$60+SC
Thur April 17
Funky Meters w/ Jimmy Smith
9:30
Thur April 17
King Teddy
Felix, Adams Morgan
Thur April 17
Ruthie & Greg's Jamboree w/ Janine Wilson
Half Moon BBQ
Fri April 18
Iguanas
Birchmere Bandstand
yes
$17.50+$2 SC
Fri April 18
Nighthawks
Barns of Wolftrap
Fri April 18
Grandsons
Iota
w/ Erik Brandt
Sat April 19
Americana Rocks! Festival
Prince Willaim Co. Fairgrounds
10624 Dumfries Rd., Manassas
$10 advance/$12 door - Les Souci (11am), The Sherwood Blues Band (noon), the Grandsons (1:15pm), Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun (2:30pm), Bob Parilla & Big Hillbilly Bluegrass (3:45pm), Janine Wilson (5pm), Ruthie & the Wranglers (6:15pm), Hula Monsters (7:30pm), & Honky Tonk Confidential (8:45pm)
Sat April 19
Donna the Buffalo
Oteil & the Peacemakers
State Theatre
crowded
Sat April 19
Bop & Bowl
Falls Church Duckpin Lanes
tile or carpet
Lee Rocker, Wendy Lebeau & her Beaus, and '52 Pickup
$12 including bowling - doors @ 8pm
Sat April 19
J Street Jumpers
Glen Echo
yes, lessons @ 8pm
$10
Mon April 21
Lil' Ronnie & the Grand Dukes
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Tue April 22
Deke Dickerson & the Ecco Fonics
Iota
w/ Blue Ribbon Boys
Tue April 22
Rockin' Bones
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Wed-Sun April 23-27
Festival International de Louisiane
Lafayette, LA
Keith Frank, Aaron Neville, Balfa Toujours, Terrance Simien, Charivari, Geno Delafose, Mark Broussard, Theressa Anderson, Lil' Nathoan, Kenny Neal, and bands from Central America, Canada, Martinique, Australia, Ghana, France, Belgium, Mali, Cuba, & Nigeria.
Wed April 23
Greg Piccolo
Half Moon BBQ
long-time Roomful of Blues saxman
Wed April 23
Lil' Malcolm & the Zydeco House Rockers
Barking Dog
yes
$10 - 8-11pm
Thur-Sun April 24-27
Jazz Fest
First Weekend
New Orleans
Thur: Fats Domino, Anders Osborne, Lucinda Williams, New Orleans Klezmer Allstars, Tish Hinojosa
Fri: Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, Jon Cleary, Li'l Band of Gold, Crosby Stills & Nash
Sat: Henry Butler, Buckwheat Zydeco, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Cha's. Terrence Simien, Henry Gray, Theresa Andersson, the Dudes, Cassandra Wilson, Al Jarreau
Sun: Rebirth Brass Band, Iguanas, Bluerunners, Los Calientes
Thur April 24
Lisa Moscatiello
Half Moon BBQ
up front - FREE
Thur April 24
Lil' Malcolm & the Zydeco House Rockers
Surf Club
yes
$10 - 8-11pm
Fri-Sun April 25-7
Last Train Home
Iota
no room
$12 - 9pm/3pm(Sun)
Fri April 25
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Half Moon BBQ
Fri April 25
Asleep at the Wheel
Birchmere
nope
$23.50+SC
Fri April 25
Junkyard Saints
Bay Cafe
Sat April 26
Tarbox Ramblers
Barn Burners
Roots Cafe
Baltimore
yes
$8 - 8pm
Sat April 26
Muddy Waters Memorial
Big Bill Morganfield
Carey Bell
Baltimore Blues Society
Rosedale American Legoin Hall
$20/25 door
Sat April 26
Afro-Cuban All Stars
Lisner Auditorium
$25-40
Sat April 26
Peligro
Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavillion
yes
$10
Sat April 26
DaVinci's Notebook
Barns of Wolftrap
Sun April 27
Larry Keel
Bob Parilla & Big Hillbilly Bluegrass
State Theatre
Sun April 27
Lil' Malcolm
Cats Eye
$5 - 9:30-1:30am
Tue April 29
Gary Primich
Kclingers
Etters, PA
Wed April 30
Hillbilly Jazz
Bangkok Blues
Chick Hall Jr., Jim Stephanson, John Previti, & Brooks Tegler
Wed April 30
Dave Alvin
Stacey Earl & Mark Stuart
Birchmere
Thur-Sun May 1-4
Jazz Fest
Second Weekend
New Orleans
Thur: Papa Grows Funk, Tab Tenoit, Los Lobos, Sonny Landreth, Balfa Toujours, Johnny Sansone
Fri: Kermit Ruffins, Marcia Ball, Los Lobos, C.J. Chenier, Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band, Cherivari
Sat: Art Neville, John Mooney, Steve Riley, Red Stick Ramblers, Funky Meters, Holmees Brothers. Sean Ardoin
Sun: Neville Brothers, Radiators, Chris Thomas King, Dwayne Dopsie, Wayne Toups
Fri-Sun May 2-4
Crawfish Festival
Breaux Bridge, LA
Basin Brothers, Rosie Ladet, Bluerunners, Steve Riley, D.L. Menard, Dwayne Dopsie, Thomas "Big Hat" Fields, Belton Richard, Bruce Daigrepont, Pancho Chavis, Keith Frank, Balfa Toujors w/ Bois Sec Ardoin, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-chas, Lil' Band O' Gold
Fri May 2
Joe Stanley Quartet
Half Moon BBQ
w/ Dave Chappel, Brian McGregor & Dave Elliott
Fri May 2
J Street Jumpers
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
Sat May 3
Bill Kirchen & too Much Fun
Iota
concrete
Sat May 3
Dave Sherman & the Nightcrawlers
Basin Street
Sat May 3
Strauss Waltz Ball
Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavillion
yes, lesson @ 8
$12
Sat May 3
Big Boy Little & Rusty Bogart
Zoo Bar
Sat May 3
Robbie Scheafer
Jammin' Java
$15
Sun May 4
Columbia Pike Blues Festival
Walter Reed Drive & Columbia Pike
Ron Holloway Group w/ Julia Nixon, Toshi Reagon, Franklin, Harpe, & Usilton, Little Bit of Blues, and the Collen Shanley Band
Wed Nay 7
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Thur-Sun May 8-11
Baltimore Blues Festival
Patterson Park, Baltimore
Thur: Reggie Wayne Morris, Levon Helm, Burce Ewan & the Solid Senders
Fri: Big Jesse Yawn & his Music Men, Gale Force Five, Carmaig deForest, Bubba Mac Blues Band
Sat: Janine Wilson, Catfish Hodge, Big Joe & the Dynaflows, Bobby Radcliff, Canned Heat, the Taildraggers, Gypsy Joe
Sun: Flatfoot Sam, Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials, Big All & the Heavyweights, Night Street, Robert Lighthouse, & an All-star Local Blues Jam
Thur-Sat May 8-10
Nicholas Payton & Sonic Trance
Blues Alley
two shows Saturday
Fri-Sun May 9-11
Cajun Zydeco Crawfish Festival
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Fri: Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie, Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Andre Thierry, Dikki Du, Kevin Naquin, Redstick Ramblers...
Sat: Zydecomotion, Bruce Daigrepont, Roy Carrier, Savoy Family, Magnolia Sisters, Red Stick Ramblers, Chubby Carrier, Sean Vedrine, Kevin Nqauin, Dikki Du, Brian Jack, Andre Thierry, Lil' Brian, LeRoy Thomas, Steve Riley, Geno Delafose, Carrier Family...
Sun: Hadley J. Castille, Sean Ardoin, Magnolia Sisters, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-chas, Brian Jack, LeRoy Thomas, Sean Vidrine, Lil' Brian, Savoy Family...
Fri May 9
Nighthawks
Madam's Organ
Fri May 9
Hula Monsters
Half Moon BBQ
Fri May 9
Little Feat
State Theatre
Fri May 9
An Evening with Norman and Nancy Blake
National Geographic Society
7:30pm - $15.00
Sat May 10
Hungry for Music Crawfish Boil
Fort Hunt Park
Alexandria, VA
w/ Junkyard Saints & Fred Foss Youth Orchestra
$30 tickets must be purchased in advance (by 5/3)
Sat May 10
Nighthawks
Backstreets Cafe
Rockville
Sat May 10
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Half Moon BBQ
Sat May 10
Peaches O'Dell
Glen Echo
Sun May 11
Cross Canadian Ragweed
Last Train Home
Birchmere
sitddown & shuddup
Tue May 13
Deanna Bogart
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
9-11pm
Fri May 16
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Half Moon BBQ
Fri May 16
Roy Carrier & the Night Rockers
Surf Club
yes
$10 - 9-12pm
Sat May 17
T Broussard & the Zydeco Steppers
CCBC Catonsville Barn Theatre
yes, lessons @ 8pm
$10
Sat May 17
Big Four Combo
Glen Echo
yes, lessons @ 8pm
$10
Sat May 17
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Half Moon BBQ
Sun May 18
Magnolia Sisters
Millenium Stage
Kennedy Center
carpet
FREE - 6-7pm - all-woman cajun band w/ Ann Savoy (accordion), Jane Vidrine and Christine Balfa (guitars); Lisa Reed (bass), and Tina Pilone (fiddle)
Sun May 18
John Hiatt & the Goners
Birchmere
no
$39.50+SC
Sun May 18
Taj Mahal Trio
Rams Head
no
$45+SC
Mon May 19
Taj Mahal Trio
Rams Head
no
$45+SC
Mon May 19
Dick Dale
Birchmere
no
$19.50+SC
Tue May 20
John Hiatt solo
Birchmere
no
$39.50+SC
Wed May 21
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Wed May 21
T. Broussard & the Zydeco Steppers
Talianos
$10 - 8-11pm
Thur May 22
the Skylighters
Iota
w/ E. Brace, M. Lynds, J. Gray, M. Audridge, & J. Judreau
Thur May 22
Roy Carrier
Bangkok Blues
postage stamp sized floor
Thur May 22
King Teddy
Bethesda Park Place
noon - FREE
Thur May 22
Creole Zydeco Farmers
T. Broussard & the Zydeco Steppers
94th Aero
yes
$15 - 8-12pm
Fri May 23
Roomful of Blues
State Theatre
yes
Fri May 23
King Teddy
Clydes of Chevy Chase
yes
Fri May 23
Patty Reese Band
Half Moon BBQ
Fri May 23
Daryl Davis Band
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
Sat-Sun May 24-25
Nighthawks
Deanna Bogart
Linganore Winery's Swinging Blues Fest
Mt Airy, MD
Sat May 24
Potomac Hayride
St. Elmo's Coffee Pub
2300 Mt. Vernon Ave. Alexandria
$5 - 8-10pm - Blue Moon Cowgirls, Dennis Jay, Bumpkin Pie, Fannie & Melinda
Sat May 24
T Broussard & the Zydeco Steppers Trail Ride
16440 Ed Warfield Rd.
Lisbon, MD
3-7pm - $20
Sat May 24
T Broussard & the Zydeco Steppers
Avalon Dance Studio
Catonsville
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$10 - 9-midnight
Sat May 24
Dave Sherman & the Nightcrawlers
Cancelled
Allegro
Sun May 25
Squeeze Bayou w/ Brian Simms
Talianos
tile
$10 - 8-11pm
Sun May 25
T Broussard & the Zydeco Steppers
Cat's Eye Pub
room
$5 - 9:30-1:30am
Sun May 25
Alastair Moock
Avril & Aura
Focus Inn
DC Arts Center
7:30pm
Sun May 25
Victor Manuelle
Washington Hilton
yes
$35(advance), $75 (VIP)
Sun May 25
Roomful of Blues
Rams Head
no
Tue-Wed May 27-28
Merle Haggard & the Strangers
Birchmere
7:30pm - $45+SC!
Tue May 27
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Cats Eye
Tue May 27
Redneck Jazz
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 11pm
Wed May 28
Bill Kirchen & too Much Fun
WRNR's River Cruise
Annapolis, MD
with a little extra heave in your step
$25 - 7:30pm
Wed May 28
Etta James & the Roots Band
Warner Theatre
Thur-Sun May 29 - June 1
Chicago Blues Fest
Grant Park
Chicago, IL
FREE - noon-9:30pm
Thur: Henry Townsend, Homesick James & Honey Boy Edwards, Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials, Tony Rogers Band, Otis Taylor...
Fri: Charlie Musselwhite, Sam Lay, Corky Siegel, Homesick James, Honey boy Edwards, Chick Willis Review, Otis Rush...
Sat: Roy Gaines & the West Coast Blues Band, Jimmy Johnson, Eddie Taylor Jr., Larry McCray, Billy Branch, Carl Weathersby, Melvin Taylor, Shirley King, Bonnie Raitt
Sun: Campbell Brothers, Mose Allison, Laurrie Bell Blues Band, Zora Young, Willie Clayton, Cicero Blake, Buckwheat Zydeco
Thur May 29
Lisa Moscotiello & Dave Chappell
Half Moon BBQ
Thur May 29
DaVinci's Notebook
Jammin' Java
$17.50 - 7 & 9:30 shows
Fri-Sun May 30 - June 1
Western Maryland Blues Fest
Hagarstown, MD
depends...
Fri: Nighthawks
Sat: Blind Boys of Alabama, Charile Musselwhite, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Maria Muldaur, Duke Robillard Band
Sun: Alvin Youngblood Hart, Deanna Bogart
Fri-Sun May 30 - June 1
Herndon Festival
Downtown Herndon, VA
Fri: Radio King Orchestra...
Sat: Patrick Alban & Noche Latina (6:30), Bio Ritmo (8pm), Paul Cebar & the Milwaukeeans (7:30pm)...
Sun: Emmett Swimming (1:30pm), Patty Reese Duo (2pm), Suzanne Vega (4pm)
Fri May 30
Tommy Castro
State Theatre
Fri May 30
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
w/ Doug Yeomans
Sunset Grill
Fri May 30
Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
Surf Club
yes
$10
Fri May 30
Bad Influence
Basin Street
Sterling, VA
Fri May 30
The Kennedys
Jammin' Java
9:30pm
Sat-Sun May 31 - June 1
Michael Arnone's Crawfish Fest
Augusta, NJ
Sat: The Radiators, Marcia Ball, Papa Grows Funk, Andre Thierry, Crescent City Maulers, and Slippery Sneakers
Sun: The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Zigaboo Modeliste and the New Aahkesstra-Legendary Drummer, subdudes, Jon Cleary and The Absolute Monster Gentleman, Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas, Crescent City Maulers, and Slippery Sneakers
Sat May 31
Bop & Bowl
Falls Church Duckpin Bowling Lanes
carpet or tile
Cave Catt Sammy, Hi-Risers, '52 Pickup
$12 including bowling, doors @ 8pm
Sat May 31
The Subdudes
Rams Head
$24.50+SC
Sun June 1
Swamp Romp
Wolf Trap
concrete
$18/25 day of show
Marcia Ball, Papa Grows Funk, Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, & Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
Sun June 1
Jerry Jeff Walker
Birchmere
doubtful
w/ Chuck Pile
$27-50+SC
Mon June 2
Jerry Jeff Walker
Birchmere
doubtful
w/ Chuck Pile
$27.50+SC
Tue June 3
The Subdudes (formerly the Dudes)
Birchmere Bandstand
yep
$18.50+SC
Wed June 4
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Wed June 4
Andre Thierry
Surf Club
yes
8-11pm - $10
Thur-Sun June 5-8
Blast from the Bayou
Strawberry Park
Preston-Mystic Seaport, RI
w/ Geno Delafose, D.L. Menard, Steve Riley, Chris Ardioin, Natlie McMaster, Balfa Toujours, Beausoleil, Charivari, & Jambalaya Cajun Band
Thur June 5
Keith Frank & the Solieu Zydeco Bamd
CCBC Barn Theatre
yes
8:30-11:30 pm - $10
Thur June 5
Aretha Franklin
Wolf Trap
$35/20
Fri-Sun June 6-8
Celbrate Fairfax Fest
Fairfax County Govt. Center
Fri: Everclear, Bicyle Thieves, ...
Sat: Uncle Kracker, Presidents of the United States, Mary Prankster, Worry Stones, ...
Sun: Swing Speak, Beth Allison, Mary Ann Redmond, Steppenwolf, Ruthie & the Wranglers, ...
Fri-Sun June 6-8
Last Train Home Weekend
Iota
no room
Fri-Sat June 6-7
Four Bitchin' Babes Reunion
Birchmere
no
$25+SC - Debi Smith, Sally Fingerett, Camille West, Suzzy Roche, Christine Lavin & Julie Gold
Fri June 6
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Royal Lake Park
5344 Gainsborough Drive, Fairfax
FREE - 7:30pm
Fri June 6
Hula Monsters
Half Moon BBQ
Fri June 6
Al Williams
Jammin' Java
$12 - contemporary Jazz
Fri June 6
LeRoy Thomas
Surf Club
yes
9-midnight - $10
Sat June 7
BBS Picnic
Rosedale American Legion Hall
Paul Rishell & Annie Raines band, E.G. Knight, Daryl Davis, & O'Donnel Levy Blues Trio
Sat June 7
Junkyard Saints
Boordy Vineards Evening Concerts
Hydes, Maryland
yes, lesson @ 6:30
$15/$12.50 advance - music 7-9:30pm
Sat June 7
Double Scotch
Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavillion
yes, lesson @ 8
$10
Sat June 7
NRBQ
Rams Head
no
$22.50+SC
Sat June 7
Takoma Crossing
Allegro
Sun June 8
Kim Richey
Birchmere
no
$20
Sun June 8
NRBQ
Baker Park
Frederick, MD
FREE, canned food donations welcomed
Sun June 8
King Teddy
Allen Pond Park
Bowie, MD
7-8pm - FREE
Wed June 11
Tom Principato & Melanie Mason
Damian's Blues Cruise
Annapolis, MD
with a little extra heave in your step
$25 - 7:30pm
Wed June 11
Lynn Morris Benefit
State Theatre
$20 - 7:30pm - w/ Lonesome River Band, Tim O'Brien, Charlie Waller, Hazel Dickens, etc.
Wed June 11
Cephas & Wiggins
Mason District Park
Columbia Pike, Annandale
7:30pm - Free
Thur June 12
Deanna Bogart
Nottaway Park - Vienna
Thur June 12
Catfish Hodge
Herndon Town Green
Thur June 12
J.P. McDermott & Western Bop
Terrence McArdle & Big Trouble
JVs
Fri-Sun June 13-15
Alexandria Waterfront Festival
Alexandria Waterfront
$5
Fri: Voices of Classic Rock
Sat: Fabulettes, Eddie Money, ...
Sun: Spyro Gyra, ...
Fri June 13
Sonny Landreth
Tarbox Ramblers
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
Fri June 13
The Nightcrawlers featuring Dave Sherman & Roger Edsall
Mexicali Blues
9:30-12:30
Fri June 13
Melanie Mason Band
Bangkok Blues
Sat June 14
Nighthawks
Half Moon BBQ
Sat June 14
Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Road Runners
Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavillion
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$12
Sat June 14
Bio Ritmo
Iota
concrete
$12 - 9:30
Sat June 14
Miguel Botafogo w/ Bruce Ewan & the Solid Senders
Avalon Theatre
Easton, MD
$18 - Blues Guitar via Buenos Aires
Sat June 14
Orquesta La Romana
Boordy Vineards Evening Concerts
Hydes, Maryland
yes, lesson @ 6:30
$15/$12.50 advance - music 7-9:30pm
Sun June 15
Last Train Home
Baker Park Bandshell
Frederick, MD
FREE - 7-8:30pm
Sun June 15
Zeala w/ Andy and Denise
Moore House Concert Series
Rockville
4pm
Sun June 15
Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Road Runners
Barking Dog
yes
$10 - 9pm-midnight
Tue June 17
Susy Bogguss
Birchmere
Wed June 18
Charivari
Kennedy Center Millenium Stage
6-7pm - FREE
Wed June 18
Charivari
Neptune Plaza at the Library of Congress
noon - FREE
Wed June 18
Willie Nelson & Family
Last Train Home
Wolf Trap
8pm
Wed June 18
Indigenous
State Theatre
Thur-Sun June 19-22
Buffalo Jambalaya
Buffalo Gap - Capon Bridge, WV
yes, w/ lessons
Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band, Charivari, & Little Malcolm & the House Rockers
Instructors: Michael Seider & Barbara Davis, Michael Hart & Sharon Schiriro.
w/ Chef Michael Richard of Cafe Vermilionville, Lafayette, LA
Thur-Sun June 19-22
Jazz & Blues Festival
Wolf Trap
Thur: Cesaria Evora & Lila Downs ($34/20)
Fri: Buddy Guy & Los Lobos ($32/20)
Sat: Norah Jones & Gillian Welch ($38/20)
Sun: Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Los Van Van, Maceo Parker, Bobby Parker, & more... ($25/30 day-of-show)
Thur June 19
Solomon Burke
Birchmere
Thur June 19
Billy Kemp & Willbilly
Cats Eye
Sat-Sun June 21-22
National Capital BBQ Battle
Downtown DC
asphalt
Sat: Mary Ann Redmond, Marcus Johnson, Bobby Parker, Lloyd Dobler Effect, Chuck Brown
Sun: Bruce Ewan & Miguel Butofoga, Kelly Bell Band, Nighthawks, Bobby Radcliff, Jah Works, Bobby 'Blue' Bland
Fri June 20
Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
$12 - 9-12pm
Fri June 20
Super Soul Night
Tribute to Don Covay, Billy Stewart, Marvin Gaye & the Rainbows
Carter Barron Amphitheatre
7:30pm - FREE
w/ Eddie Jones & the Young Bucks, The Mustangs Band & Show, Skip Mahoney & the Casuals
Fri June 20
early show: Rev. Billy C. Wirtz
late show: Luther Wright & the Wrongs
Jammin' Java
early show:$12/15 - 7pm
late show: $10 - 9:30pm
Sat June 21
Cathy Ponton King
Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavillion
yes, lesson @ 8
$10
Sat June 21
Blues House Festival
City Capitol Yard
Winchester, VA
$15/$10 advance - 11:30am-8pm - Fabulous Thunderbirds, Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets w/ Sam Meyers, Deanna Bogart,Rev. Billy C. Wirtz, & Winchester All-stars featuring Skunk, Danny Beirne, & Catfish Hodge
Sat June 21
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Blackrock Center for the Arts
Germantown
8pm
Sat June 21
King Teddy
Clydes of Chevy Chase
yes
10pm-2am, no cover
Sun June 22
Benefit for Billy Hancock
El Boqueron
1330 E. Gude Dr. - Rockville
yes
$20 - 7pm start, w/ Dave Elliott & Redneck Jazz, the Nighthawks, Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun, Billy Hancock Big Band w/ John Previti, Billy Hancock & the Tennessee Rockets, Jr. Cline, Big Joe Maher, Martha Hull, Vernon Taylor, & '52 Pickup
Sun June 22
George Porter Jr., Russell Batiste, & Brian Stoltz from the Funky Meters
State Theatre
Mon-Tue June 23-24
Rebirth Brass Band
Velvet Lounge
915 U St. NW
Mon June 23
C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band
Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas
Birchmere Bandstand
yes
$19.50+SC - 7:30pm
Tue June 24
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Rams Head
no
Tue June 24
Miguel Butofogo, Bruce Ewan & the Solid Senders
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Wed-Sun June 25-29
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
The Mall
FREE - Themes: Mali: From Timbuktu to Washington, Scotland at the Smithsonian, & Appalachia: Heratige & Harmony
Wed June 25
Deanna Bogart Band
WRNR's River Cruise
Annapolis, MD
with a little extra heave in your step
$30 - 7:30pm
Wed June 25
Pickin' for Lynn Fundraiser
Kensington, MD
$25 Reservations neccessary - 6:30-9pm w/ D.C. Bluegrass Union, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Dudley Connell, Akira Otsuka, Gary Ferguson, Sally Love, and more
Wed June 25
Little Bit of Blues
Mason District Park
Columbia Pike, Annandale
7:30pm - Free
Thur June 26
Seldom Scene
Nottoway Park, Vienna
7:30pm - Free
Thur June 26
Lisa Moscatiello & Dave Chappel
Half Moon BBQ
Fri-Sun June 27-29
Old Dominion Beer Fest
behind the Old Dominion Brewery
Ashburn, VA
grass
$8/6(advance) including festival glass, Beer $1/6 oz. serving from 30+ brewers
Fri: Cross Cut Saw (5pm), Fabulous Hubcaps (7pm)
Sat: Moonlighters (noon), Bruce Ewan & the Solid Senders w/ Miguel Botafogo (2pm), Last Train Home (4pm) & Hula Monsters (7:30pm)
Sun: Shenandoah Travelers (noon), Crawdaddies (3pm)
Fri June 27
Degorah Coleman
Bob Margolin
State Theatre
yes
Fri June 27
Weekend's Weekends "Reggae Rhythms"
Carter Barron Ampetheatre
yes
w/ Image Band, Melekt, and Willie Paul & Positive Vibration
Fri June 27
Nighthawks
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
Fri June 27
Sleepy LaBeef
Half Moon BBQ
Fri June 27
Junkyard Saints
Bay Cafe
$3 - 7-11pm
Sat June 28
Bop & Bowl
Falls Church Duckpin Lanes
carpet or tile
w/ the Grandsons, Honky Tonk Confidential, & J.P. McDermott & Western Bop
$12 including Bowling
Sat June 28
Joao Gilberto
Lisner Auditorium
8pm
Sat June 28
Saffire the Uppity Blues Women
Phil Wiggins Benefit
Picker's Supply
902 Caroline St.
Fredericksburg, VA
$20 - 2 shows ( 7 & 9:30pm ) only 100 tickets per show
Sat-Sun June 28-29
Great Grapes Wine & Music Festival
Timonium Fairgrounds
Deanna Bogart, Kelly Bell Band, Bill Wharton 'the Sauce Boss', Mama Jama, Junkyard Saints, David Bach Consort, Ten Directions, Blue Steele
Sun June 29
Lisa Moscatiello Band
McLean Community Center
3pm - FREE
Mon June 30
Roy Carrier
Nick's
Alexandria
yes
Mon June 30
Doobie Brothers
Wolf Trap
$34/20
Tue July 1
King Teddy
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Wed July 2
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Kate Campbell
Birchmere
Wed July 2
Nighthawks
Sunset Grille
Wed July 2
Roy Carrier
Half Moon BBQ
Wed July 2
Last Train Home
Mojo Cafe & Lounge
Baltimore
Wed-Sun July 2-6
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
The Mall
FREE - Themes: Mali: From Timbuktu to Washington, Scotland at the Smithsonian, & Appalachia: Heratige & Harmony
Thur July 3
Weekend's Weekends "Rock 'n' Roots"
Carter Baron Ampetheatre
concrete
Free - w/ Last Train Home, Hula Monsters, & '52 Pickup
Thur July 3
Nighthawks
Half Moon BBQ
Thur July 3
The Persuasions
Birchmere
no
Acapella R&B - $19.50+SC - 7:30pm
Fri July 4
Mac McAnally
Peter Mayer
State Theatre
Sat July 5
Nighthawks
Glen Echo
yes, lesson @ 8
$10 (expect 'slight' price increase when the ballroom is reopened)
Sat July 5
Sean Vidrine & Swamp Fyre
CCBC Catonsville Barn Theatre
yes, lessons @ 8pm
$10
Sat July 5
Deanna Bogart
Birchmere Bandstand?
yes
$17.50+SC - 7:30pm
Sat July 5
Carter Brothers w/ Vassar Clements
State Theatre
Sun July 6
Roy Carrier
Cat's Eye
$5 - 9:30pm-1:30pm
Sun-Fri July 6-11
Cajun/Creole/Guitar Week
Augusta Heritage Center
Elkins, WV
yes & lessons
w/ Dirk Powell, Ed Poullard, John Vidrine, Tracy Schwartz, Ann Savoy, Mona Wilson, Ginny Hawker, etc.
Mon July 7
Elvis Costello & the Imposters
Wolf Trap
8pm
Tue July 8
Paris Combo
Birchmere
7:30pm - $17.50+SC
Tue July 8
Daryl Davis Band
Clearendon Ballroom
9-11pm - $10
Wed July 9
The Chieftans
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Wolf Trap
8pm
Wed July 9
Nighthawks
Damian's Blues Cruise
Annapolis, MD
with a little extra heave in your step
$25 - 7:30pm
Fri July 11
Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas
Kingston Plaza
Franconia, VA
7:30pm - FREE
Fri July 11
Hula Monsters
Half Moon BBQ
Fri July 11
Weekend's Weekends "Salsa Sensation"
Carter Baron Ampetheatre
concrete
Free - w/ Sin Miedo, Orquesta la Sensual, & JCJ Band
Fri July 11
Eagles
MCI Center
Will they stay together long enough to make it???
Sat July 12
Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band
Glen Echo
yes, lesson @ 8
Sat July 12
Smokin' Polecats
formerly Dave Sherman & the Nightcrawlers
Bangkok Blues
yes
Sat July 12
Sean Vidrine & Swamp Fyre
Boordy Vineards Evening Concerts
Hydes, Maryland
yes, lesson @ 6:30
$15/$12.50 advance - music 7-9:30pm
Sun-Fri July 13-18
Blues/Swing Week
Augusta Heritage Center
Elkins, WV
yes & lessons
w/ Larry Eisenburg, Cephas & Wiggins, Saffire, Kelley Hunt, Paul Geremia, etc.
Sun July 13
Rick Holmstrom
Iota
Blues
Sun July 13
Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet
Rams Head
no!
Sun July 13
Squeeze Bayou w/ Brian Simms
Talianos
yes
8-11pm - $10
Sun July 13
Mary Ann Redmond
Leesburg Courthouse
$5
Tue July 15
J Street Jumpers
Clearendon Ballroom
9-11pm - $10
Wed July 16
Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers
Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
Surf Club
yes
$20!!!
Thur-Sun July 17-20
Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival
Trumansburg, NY
Thur: Keith Frank, Donna the Buffalo, Old Crow Medicine Show, Del McCoury Band, Oliver Mtukuduzi & Black Spirits, Walter Mouton, Los Pochos, Michael Glabiki, ...
Fri: Keith Frank, Old Crow Medicine Show, Walter Mouton, Rusted Root, John Specker, Preston Frank Zydeco Family Band, Los Ponchos, ...
Sat: Preston Frank Family, Walter Mouton, Flying Clouds, Patty Loveless, John Specker, Los Ponchos, Donna the Buffalo, Samite, Kieth Frank, ...
Sun: Flying Clouds, Zydeco Experiment, Campbell Brothers, Kieth Frank, Donna The Buffalo, ...
Thur July 17
Wrong Month, Sorry
Last Train Home
Strathmore Hall
show is August 17th
Thur July 17
Natasha Atlas & Doud
Millenium Stage
Kennedy Center
6-7pm - FREE
Thur July 17
Patty Rese Band
Half Moon
Fri July 18
Tarbox Ramblers
Iota
Fri July 18
DaVinci's Notebook
Royal Lake Park
5344 Gainsborough Dr., Fairfax
FREE - 6:30-8:30pm
Fri July 18
King Teddy
Clydes of Chevy Chase
yes
10pm-2am, no cover
Sat July 19
Beausoleil
State Theatre
yes
$19+SC
Sat July 19
Frederick Blues Festival
Harry Grove Stadium
Frederick, MD
Deanna Bogart, Kelly Bell, Tim Reynolds, Indigenous
Sat July 19
Tommy Castro, Michael Hill's Blues Mob, Automatic Slim
Recher Theater
$20/$15 advance
Sat July 19
Charlie Musselwhite
Ram's Head
no
Sat July 19
Herndon Blues Festival
Herndon Town Center
Guy Davis, Catfish Hodge, Nat Reese, Andra Faye, ...
Sat July 19
Spanish Ballroom & North Arcade Ribbon Cutting
Glen Echo, MD
yes
11-3pm w/ Waltz, Swing, & Salsa
Sun July 20
Ray Charles !!!
the Raylettes, & the Ray Charles Orchestra
Birchmere
Nope!
7:30pm - $85+SC !!!
Sun July 20
Asylum Street Spankers
State Theatre
Tue-Wed July 22-23
Blind Boys of Alabama
Rams Head
Thur July 24
Oliver Mtukuduzi & Black Spirits
Millenium Stage
Kennedy Center
FREE - 6-7pm
Thur July 24
Grandsons
National Zoo
Thur July 24
Ruth & Greg's Jamboree
Half Moon BBQ
Fri-Sun July 25-27
Artscape
Baltimore, MD
Fri: Kim Waters, Al Green, O'Malley's March, Blues Traveler, Almighty Senators...
Sat: Radiators, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Reggie Wayne Morris, Bio Ritmo, Andre' Christovam & Bruce Evan...
Sun: Subdudes, Bering Strait, Kevin Ceballo, India, Deanna Bogart, Johnny Sansone, Patrick Alban y Noche Latina, Los Amigos Invisibles, Terrance Simien, Jah Works...
Fri-Sun July 25-27
Organic Music Festival
Gambrills, MD
Fri: Junior Brown, Rockin' Bones, Good Deale Bluegrass Band, Primitive Mind, Rockin Bones
Sat: Cephas & Wiggins, Doc Watson, Good Deale Bluegrass Band, Mkie Cross, ...
Sun: Mary Ann Redmond, Bill Kirchen, BR-549, Charlie Waller, Patty Reese, ...
Fri July 25
Radiators
Terrance Simien
State Theatre
$22+SC
Fri July 25
Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
TK Club
Philadelphia
Fri July 25
Dwight Yoakam
9:30
Fri July 25
Grandsons
Half Moon BBQ
Sat July 26
Monte Montgomery
State Theatre
w/ Jonasay
Sat July 26
Bop & Bowl
Falls Church Duckpin Lanes
carpet or tile
$12 including Bowling
Wendy Lebeau & her Beaus, the Atomic Mosquitos, '52 Pickup
Sat July 26
Flatfoot Sam & the Educated Fools
Zoo Bar
Sat July 26
Frankie Negron, Papo Lucca's Sonora Poncena, and Jose Alberto El Canario
Washington Hilton
yes
$45/$75 VIP
Sun July 27
Grandsons
McLean Community Center
3pm - FREE
Sun July 27
Neko Case
Black Cat
$12
Mon July 28
Buckwheat Zydeco
Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
Birchmere Bandstand
yes
$22.50+SC - 7:30pm
Tue July 29
Lyle Lovett & His Large Band
Wolf Trap
$36/22
Tue July 29
Mitch Woods & his Rocket 88s
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Wed July 30
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
$6
Wed July 30
Beach Boys
Wolf Trap
$36/22
Thur July 31
Lisa Moscatiello & Dave Chappel
Half Moon BBQ
Fri-Sun August 1-3
Poconos Blues Festival
Big Boulder Ski Area
Boulder Lake, PA
Fri: pre-show w/ Soul Sensation, Sam Taylor, & Michael Burks
Sat: Lou Pride, Charlie Musselwhite, Taj Mahal, Otis Taylor...
Sun: W.C. Clark, The Neal Family, Buddy Guy...
Fri-Sun August 1-3
Last Train Home Weekend
Iota
no room
Fri August 1
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
The Hackensaw Boys
Birchmere
nope
Fri August 1
Hula Monsters
Half Moon BBQ
Fri August 1
Dikki Du & the Zydeco Crew
CCC Barn Theatre
yes, lesson @ 8pm
Fri August 1
Jimmy Thackery
State Theatre
Sat August 2
Antibalas
Black Cat
$12 - AfroBeat ala Fela Kuti
Sat August 2
Big Boy Little & Rusty Bogart
Zoo Bar
Sat August 2
Hayseed Dixie
State Theatre
Bluegrass AC/DC
Sat August 2
Young & Rollins
Bio Ritmo
Reston Town Center
7:30-10pm - FREE
Sat August 2
Melissa Martin & the Mighty Rhythm Kings
Glen Echo
yes, lesson @ 8
$10 (expect 'slight' price increase when the ballroom is reopened)
Sat August 2
Automatic Slim
Half Moon BBQ
Sleepy LaBeef is on the 21st
Mon August 4
Neville Brothers
Birchmere
nope
Tue-Wed August 5-6
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Wolf Trap
$34/20
Tue August 5
John Hiatt & the Goners
Robert Cray
Pier Six Pavillion
Baltimore
Wed August 6
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Thur August 7
Charivari
Nottoway Park, Vienna
7:30pm - FREE
Thur August 7
Angelique Kidjo
9:30
Fri August 8
Charivari
CCC Barn Theatre
yes, lesson @ 8
9pm - $10
Fri August 8
J.P. McDermott & Western Bop
Half Moon BBQ
Fri August 8
Catfish Hodge
Royal Lake Park
5344 Gainsborough Dr., Fairfax
FREE - 6:30-8:30pm
Sat August 9
Sean Vidrine & Swamp Fyre
Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo
yes, lesson @ 8
9pm - $12
Sat August 9
Chuck Brown
9:30
Sat August 9
Billy Kemp & Willbilly
Half Moon BBQ
Sun August 10
Tarara Winery Midsummer Music Festival
w/ King Teddy
13648 Tarara Lane
Leesburg, VA
$10 inc. Wine Tasting - 3-6pm
Sun August 10
Daryl Davis
Leesburg Courthouse
$5 - 7pm
Sun August 10
Arturo Sandoval
Birchmere
$36.50+SC+$2 day of show
Sun August 10
American Song
Ruthie & the Wranglers
Gary Jules
Jammin Java
$10 - 7pm-
Mon August 11
Lil' Ronnie & the Grand Dukes
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Tue-Wed August 12-13
Michael McDonald
Birchmere
Tue August 12
Melanie Mason Band
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage
FREE - 6-7pm
Tue August 12
Charlie Sayles
Madame's Organ
Adams Morgan
Wed August 13
Darrell Nulisch
Damian's Blues Cruise
Annapolis, MD
with a little extra heave in your step
$25 - 7:30pm
Wed August 13
Tin Men
Felix
2406 18th St NW
Wed August 13
Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Road Runners
Talianos
tile
$10 - 8-11pm - Texas Fred Event
Thur August 14
Last Train Home
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage
FREE - 6-7pm
Thur August 14
Sean Vidrine & Swamp Fyre
Surf Club
yes
$10 - 8-11pm - Texas Fred Event
Thur-Sun August 14-17
Wild Weekend
Hastings Hotel
Hartford, CT
w/ NRBQ, Bill Kirchen, Rhodes Tavern Troubadours, P.J. O'Connell, etc.
Fri August 15
John Mayall
Lonnie Brooks
State Theatre
Fri August 15
Nighthawks & Tom Principato Band
Fat Tuesdays
Fri August 15
Little Bit o' Blues
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage
FREE - 6-7pm
Fri August 15
Ruthie & the Wranglers
Royal Lake Park
5344 Gainsborough Dr., Fairfax
FREE - 6:30-8:30pm
Sat August 16
Bop & Bowl
Falls Church Duckpin Bowling Lanes
carpet or tile
Roger Wallace, Reverb Rockets, & '52 Pickup
$12 including bowling
Sat August 16
Terrance Simien & the Mallet Playboys
Reston Town Center
7:30-10pm - FREE
Sat August 16
Flatfoot Sam & the Educacted Fools
Zoo Bar
Sat August 16
Young & Rollins
Strathmore Hall
grass
FREE - 7-8:30pm followed by the movie 'Lord of the Rings'
Sun August 17
Last Train Home
Strathmore Hall
grass
FREE - 7-8:30pm followed by the movie 'E.T.'
Sun August 17
Huey Lewis & the News
Wolf Trap
$34/20
Tue August 19
Bob Parilla & Big Hillbilly Bluegrass
Strathmore Hall
grass
FREE - 7-8:30pm followed by the movie 'Willky Wonka'
Wed August 20
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Thur August 21
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Nottoway Park, Vienna
7:30pm - FREE
Thur August 21
Ruthie & the Wranglers
Strathmore Hall
grass
FREE - 7-8:30pm followed by the movie 'Spiderman'
Thur August 21
Sleepy LaBeef
Half Moon BBQ
Thur August 21
Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul
Birchmere
7:30pm - $22.50+SC
Thur August 21
Huey Lewis & the News
Pier Six Pavillion
Baltimore
Fri August 22
Terrance McArdle & Big Trouble
Half Moon BBQ
Fri August 22
Squeeze Bayou
Royal Lake Park
5344 Gainsborough Dr., Fairfax
FREE - 7:30pm
Fri August 22
King Teddy
Clydes of Chevy Chase
yes
10pm-2am, no cover
Fri August 22
Smokin' Polecats (formerly Dave Sherman & the Nightcrawlers)
Bentz Street Raw Bar
9:30pm-1:30am, no cover
Sat August 23
Hot August Blues
Oregon Ridge Bandshell
Delbert McClinton, Marcia Ball, John Mooney, Chris Cain, & Lil' Brian - starts at noon - $30(advance)/$35
Sat August 23
The Legendary Orioles
The Jewels
Bay Boy Savoy
Reston Town Center
7:30-10pm - FREE
Sat August 23
Junkyard Saints
Boordy Vineards Evening Concerts
Hydes, Maryland
yes, lesson @ 6:30
$15/$12.50 advance - music 7-9:30pm
Sun August 24
WAMA Crosstown Jam in the Park
Carter Barron Ampetheatre
concrete
4-9:30pm - Cravin' Dogs, Juniper Lane, Los Gringos Locos, Deanna Bogart Band, Mike Holden, Jaqui MacMillan & Amikaeyla Gaston, & '52 Pickup
Sun August 24
Squeeze Bayou w/ Brian Simms
Spanish Ballroom @ Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3
$10 - 3:30-6:15pm
Sun August 24
Djelimady Tounkara of Mali's Super Rail Band
Kennedy CenterM
Millenium Stage
FREE - 6-7pm
Mon August 25
Jean-Luc Ponty
Birchmere
Tue August 26
Battle of the Vibrophones
Clearendon Ballroom
yes
9-11pm - $10
Thur August 28
Travis Tritt
Delbert McClinton
Wolf Trap
Thur August 28
Lisa Moscatiello Band
Herndon Town Green
Thur August 28
Grandsons
Iota
$10 - 9pm
Fri-Sun August 29-31
Rhythm & Roots Festival
Ninigret, RI
yes w/ lessons
Fri: Brave Combo, Chris Ardoin, Andre Thierry, the Gourds, Paul Cebar,
Sat: Donna the Buffalo, Chris Ardoin, Andre Thierry, the Gourds, Marcia Ball, Solas
Sun: Sonny Landreth, Big Sandy, Little Feat, Geno Delafose, ...
w/ Hosts Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
Fri August 29
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Jammin' Java
concrete or carpet
Fri August 29
Junkyard Saints
Bay Cafe
sand
$3 cover - 6-10pm
Sat August 30
DC Blues Festival
Carter Barron Ampetheatre
FREE - Larry Garner Band, Eddie Shaw & The Wolf Gang, Kelly Bell Band, Ron Holloway Group w/ Julia Nixon, Sheryl Warner & the Southside Homewreckers, and the DC Blues Society Talent Competition (w/ Clarence Turner, Melanie Mason, Walter Robinson, & Phil 'the Fly' Zuckerman)
Sat August 30
Robert Cray
State Theatre
Sun August 31
Alonzo's Picnic
Baltimore Blues Society
Rosedale American Legion Hall
$20/25 - 1-9pm - Eddie Shaw & the Wolf Gang, James Armstrong, Eugene "Hideaway" Bridges, List Briones & the Spitfires
Mon-Tue September 15-16
Jerry Jeff Walker (Solo)
Birchmere
7:30pm - $27.50+SC
Mon September 15
Dale Watson
Iota
8:30pm
Tue September 16
J Street Jumpers
Clearendon Ballroom
yes
9-11pm - $10
Wed-Thur September 17-18
Larry McCray & the Blue Rhythm Boys
Kennedy Center Terrace Gallery
w/ Tom Mitchell, Jim Stephanson, Vince McCool & Phil Wiggins
$25 - 7:30 & 9:30pm
Wed September 17
WAMA Timeline: Al Jolson
Strathmore Hall
w/ Stephen Mo Hanan - $10
Wed September 17
Cancelled
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Thur September 18
Natalie MacMaster
Birchmere
7:30pm - $22.50+SC
Fri-Sun September 19-21
Baltimore Book Fair
Mount Vernon
Baltimore
w/ Jah Works(Fri), Mike Baytop & Steve Levine (Sat), Dr. Steve Kraemer & Glenn Moomau (Sat), Automatic Slim (Sun), Kelly Bell Band (Sun), ...
Fri-Sun September 19-21
Festivals Acadiens
Girard Park
Lafayette, LA
FREE
Fri September 19
Big Sandy & the Fly Rite Boys
Vernon Taylor & '52 Pickup
Iota
room?
Fri September 19
National Heritage Fellowship Awards
Lisner Auditorium
FREE (Tickets Required)
Rosa Elena Egipciaco, Agnes "Oshanee" Kenmille, Norman Kennedy,
Roberto and Lorenzo Martinez, Norma Miller, Ron Poast,
Felipe I. and Joseph K. Ruak, Manoochehr Sadeghi, Nicholas Toth,
Basque (Bertsolari) Poets: Jesus Arriada, Johnny Curutchet,
Martin Goicoechea, Jesus Goni, & Carmencristina Moreno
Fri September 19
CJ Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band
TK Club
Philly
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
8:30-midnight - $20
Fri September 19
Maritime Magic
w/ Iguanas & the Radiators
Baltimore's Inner Harbor
yes
$100!!!
Sat September 20
Big Sandy & his Fly-Rite Boys
Mojo - Baltimore
formerly Cafe Tatoo
Sat September 20
"In Full Swing" Gala
w/ Brooks Tegler Big Band
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo
yes
$75!!!! ($250!!!! w/ full course dinner)
Sat September 20
Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash
Iota
Sat September 20
Flatfoot Sam & the Educated Fools
JVs
Sun September 21
A Mighty Wind, Live
9:30
2 shows
Sun September 21
Nighthawks Blues Cruise
Inner Harbor Light Street
Baltimore
$35/person, 6:30-10pm
Sun September 21
Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
Relay Town Hall
1710 Arlington Ave - Relay, MD
yes, lesson @ 4pm
$12, 5-90pm
Mon-Tue Sept 22-23
Randy Newman
Birchmere
$39.50+SC - 7:30pm start
Mon Sept 22
Dale Watson
Half Moon BBQ
8:30pm
Mon Sept 22
A Mighty Wind, Live
9:30
Tue Sept 23
Big Joe Combo
Clearendon Ballroom
yes
9-11pm - $10
Wed Sept 24
WAMA Timeline: Duke Ellington
Strathmore Hall
w/ Dick Morgan Quartet - $10
Thur Sept 25
Robbie Fulks
Iota
9pm
Thur Sept 25
Paperboys
Jamnin Java
$12
Thur Sept 25
Ruthie & Greg's Half Moon Jamboree
Half Moon BBQ
8:30pm w/ Andy Rutherford
Fri-Sun Sept 26-28
Mountain Heritage New Song Festival
Claymont Court Estate
Charlestown, WV
Fri: Corey Harris & 5X5, Vance Gilbert, Kathy Mattea, ...
Sat: Vance Gilbert, Tim O'Brien, Nickel Creek, Last Train Home, ...
Sun: Mountain Stage with The Del McCoury Band, Tim O'Brien. Darrell Scott, Jesse Harris, Mindy Smith and Winner of NewSong Contest.
Fri Sept 26
Kennedys
Jamnin Java
$10
Fri Sept 26
Capitol Quicksteps Contra Orchestra
Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom
yes
Sat Sept 27
Iguanas
State Theatre
$17+SC
Sat Sept 27
Reverend Horton Heat
Southern Culture on the Skids
9:30
Sat Sept 27
Squeeze Bayou, '52 Pickup, & Rockin' Bones
Roots Cafe
yes
$8
Sat Sept 27
Wild Asparagus
Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavillion
yes
1-4pm
Sun Sept 28
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Center Stage
Reston, VA
Tue Sept 30
Daryl Davis
Clearendon Ballroom
yes
9-11pm - $10
Tue Sept 30
Phoebe Snow
Seth Schomes
Birchemere
$25+SC - 7:30pm
Wed Oct 1
WAMA Timeline: Claude Hopkins
Strathmore Hall
w/ New Hots Jazz Orchestra - $10
Thur Oct 2
DaVinci's Notebook
Jammin' Java
Fri Oct 3
Honky Tonk Confidential
Duck n' Roll @ Seidel's Bowling Center
yes
Sat-Sun Oct 4-5
Fells Point Fun Festival
Fells Point
Baltimore
Lil' Malcolm & House Rockers
Sat Oct 4
Bop & Bowl
Falls Church Duckpin Lanes
carpet or tile
Last Train Home, Jumpin' Jupiter, & 52' Pickup
$12 including bowling
Sat Oct 4
Lil' Malcolm & House Rockers
CCC Barn Theatre
yes, lesson @ 8
$10
Sat Oct 4
Big Joe & the Dynaflows
Spanish Ballroom @ Glen Echo
yes, lesson @ 8
$12
Sun Oct 5
Merle Haggard & the Strangers
Bristol Crossing
Birchmere
Sun Oct 5
Takoma Park Street Festival
Downtown Takoma Park
Sherwood Blues Band, Robert Lighthouse, Grandsons, Mark Wenner & Terry Garland, Melanie Mason Band, Tom Principato, Cravin Dogs, Blue Moon Cowgirls, The Nighthawks, ...
Sun Oct 5
Lil' Malcolm & House Rockers
Cat's Eye Pub
room?
Wed Oct 8
The Mavericks
Hot Club of Cowtown
Birchmere
doubtful
Wed Oct 8
Ozomatli & others...
9:30
Wed Oct 8
WAMA Timeline: Charlie Rouse & Leo Parker
Strathmore Hall
w/ Chris Watling & Friends - $10
Thur Oct 9
The Mavericks
Hot Club of Cowtown
Recher Theatre
Fri-Sat Oct 10-11
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
Lisner Auditorium
Fri Oct 10
La Romana
Glen Echo Park Bumper Car Pavillion
lesson @ 8pm
$10
Fri Oct 10
Carolline Herring
Jammin' Java
8pm - $10
Fri Oct 10
Del McCoury Band
Leftover Salmon
Birchmere
Sat-Mon Oct 11-13
Taste of DC
Downtown DC
Sat: Eddie Palmieri, Spin Doctors, ...
Sun: Mem Shannon & The Membership
Mon: Last Train Home, Virginia Coalition, ...
Sat Oct 11
Bill Kirchen & too Much Fun
Carolline Herring
Roots Cafe
Baltimore
yes
Sat Oct 11
Steve Winwood
North Mississippi Allstars
9:30
Sat Oct 11
Lil' Malcolm & House Rockers
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8
$12
Sat Oct 11
Bio Ritmo
Iota
Sat Oct 11
Mem Shannon & The Membership
Madam's Organ
Sun Oct 12
Susan Tedeschi
Birchmere
$39.50+SC
Mon Oct 13
Susan Tedeschi
Birchmere
$39.50+SC
Tue-Wed Oct 14-15
Delbert McClinton
Birchmere
$35+SC
Tue Oct 14
King Teddy
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
9-11pm - $10
Thur Oct 16
Sean Ardoin & Zydekool
Surf Club
$10 - 8-11pm
Thur Oct 16
Lisa Moscatiello
Half Moon BBQ
Fri Oct 17
Ruthie & the Wranglers
w/ Bill Starks & Robbie McGruder
CD Release Party (MD)
Half Moon BBQ
Fri Oct 17
Lil' Malcolm & the Zydeco House Rockers
Surf Club
yes
$10, 9-midnight
Fri Oct 17
BG & the Mojo Hand
Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30
$12
Sat Oct 18
Mary Ann Redmond
State Theatre
$11
Sun Oct 19
Wayne Hancock
Half Moon BBQ
Sun Oct 19
Sean Ardoin & ZydeKool
Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavillion
yes, 5:30pm
$12, 6-9pm
Mon Oct 20
Nighthawks
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Wed Oct 22
Kirk Franklin & TobyMac
9:30
Wed Oct 22
WAMA Timeline: Howard Theatre Reopening
Strathmore Hall
w/ Eddie Jones & Friends
Thur-Sat Oct 23-25
Little Feat Acoustic
Rams Head
none
Thur Oct 23
Los Straitjackets w/ Eddy "the Chief" Clearwater
Fletcher's
Fri Oct 24
Sin Miedo
Glen Echo Park Bumper Car Pavillion
lesson @ 8pm
$10
Fri Oct 24
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Sunset Grill
Fri Oct 24
CASA benefit w/ J Street Jumpers
Arlington-Fairfax BPO Elks Lodge
8421 Arlington Boulevard
Arlington
yes, lesson @ 8
9-midnight - $20
Fri Oct 24
Robert Randolph & the Family Band
9:30
Fri Oct 24
Rockin' Bones
Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30
$12
Sat-Sun Oct 25-26
Los Straitjackets w/ Eddy "the Chief" Clearwater
Iota
9:30pm (Sat), 3pm (Sun)
Sat Oct 25
Bop & Bowl
Falls Church Duckpin Lanes
carpet or tile
Two Dollar Pistols & '52 Pickup
$12 including Bowling
Sat Oct 25
Grandsons
Half Moon BBQ
Sun Oct 26
Acoustic Evening w/ Mary Chapin Carpenter, Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin & Dar Williams
Lincoln Theatre
Sun Oct 26
Squeeze Bayou w/ Brian Simms
Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo
yes, lesson @ 3
$10 - 3:30-6:15pm
Sun Oct 26
Dennis Gruenling & Jump Time
Mojo
4825 Belair Road, Baltimore
7:30 PM - $5
Sun Oct 26
TomStock
Pen Mar Park
Cascade, MD
TEO, Noll & Void, No Vacancies, Steve Schofield, & Doris Justis
FREE (donations accepted) - 12-4pm
Mon-Tue Oct 27-28
Little Feat Acoustic
Birchmere
none
Mon Oct 27
Phil Wiggins Benefit Concert
w/ the Blue Rhythm Boys & John Cephas
Institute of Musical Traditions
Unitarian Univ. Church of Silver Spring
10309 New Hampshire Ave.
$15 (advance)/$20 (door)
Tue Oct 28
Wailers w/ Bio Ritmo
State Theatre
$20
Tue Oct 28
Paul Thorn
Jammin' Java
Thur Oct 30
Kila
Barns of Wolftrap
Fri Oct 31 - Sun Nov 2
Last Train Home Weekend
Iota
Fri Oct 31
Cesaria Evora
Lisner Auditorium
Fri Oct 31
Halloween Party w/ the Hula Monsters
Half Moon BBQ
Fri Oct 31
JP McDermott & Bob Newscaster
Del Ray Cafe
Fri Oct 31
Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Road Runners
Surf Club
yes
9-midnight - $10 - Texas Fred's Birthday Party
Sat Nov 1
Bruce Hornsby
Corcoran Museum of Art
Sat Nov 1
Leroy Thomas & Zydeco Road Runners
CCC Barn Theatre
yes, lesson @ 8
$10
Sun Nov 2
Canecutters
Country Kettle
17004 Frederick Rd., Mt. Airy, MD
yes, lesson @ 8
$15 - 5-9pm
Sun Nov 2
Mary Ann Redmond's Birthday Show
Flanagan's
Bethesda
Wed Nov 5
WAMA Timeline: Patsy Cline
Strathmore Hall
w/ Bill Kirchen Ruth Logsdon, Katy Bwnko & Lori Kelley, '52 Pickup - $10 - 1st show Sold Out, 9pm show added
Wed Nov 5
Billy Hancock
Half Moon BBQ
Wed Nov 5
Divas of DC
State Theatre
w/ Debbie Kirkland, Annie Sidley, Danielle Westphal, Michelle Walker, Carol Gaylor - $25
Fri-Sun Nov 7-9
Eddie From Ohio
Birchmere
$29.50 - Sat Sold Out
Fri Nov 7
Johnny Winter
Cathy Ponton King
State Theatre
Fri Nov 7
Mike Auldridge w/ Friends
Jammin' Java
8pm - $15
Gary Ferguson, Sally Love, Kip Martin, Chris Sexton, & Jordan Tice - David Norris opens
Fri Nov 7
Billy Kemp & Willbilly
Half Moon BBQ
Sat Nov 8
Shemekia Copeland
Birchmere Bandstand
yes
Sat Nov 8
Ray Benson (solo)
of Asleep at the Wheel
Iota
3pm
Sat Nov 8
Big Boy Little & Rusty Bogart
Zoo Bar
Sat Nov 8
Leroy Thomas & Zydeco Road Runners
Spanish Ballroom @ Glen Echo
yes, lesson @ 8
$12
Sun Nov 9
Squeeze Bayou w\ Brian Simms
Talianos
tile
$10 - 7-10pm
Tue-Wed Nov 11-12
Solas
Barns of Wolftrap
8pm - $18
Tue Nov 11
Lyle Lovett
Warner Theatre
Wed Nov 12
WAMA Timeline: Roy Clark
Strathmore Hall
w/ Mike Woods - $10
Thur-Sat Nov 13-15
Toots Thielemans
Kenny Warner Duo
Blues Alley
Thur Nov 13
Lowen & Novaro
Barns of Wolftrap
$22
Thur Nov 13
Patty Resse
Half Moon BBQ
Fri Nov 14
Donna the Buffalo
Larry Keel Experience
State Theatre
yes... room?
$17+SC
Fri Nov 14
Mark Gamsjagger & the Lustre Kings
Half Moon BBQ
Fri Nov 14
Eddy 'The Chief' Clearwater
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
Fri Nov 14
King Teddy
Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30
$12
Sat Nov 15
Bop & Bowl
Falls Chrurch Duckpin Lanes
carpet or tile
Nick Curran & the Nitelifes, Poisonaires, & 52' Pickup
$12 including Bowling
Sat Nov 15
Nighthawks
Fat Tuesdays
Fairfax
Sat Nov 15
Ballroom Gala Rescheduled
Spanish Ballroom @ Glen Echo
yes, lesson @ 8
$ Big BUX
Sat Nov 15
Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra
Blobs Park
yes
Sat Nov 15
Jimmy Bosch
Rosyln Spectrum
salsa dura trombonist
Sat Nov 15
Janine Wilson
w/ Deanna Bogart
Summit Station
Gaithersburg
Sun Nov 16
Inti-Illimani
Birchmere
Sun Nov 16
Sunday Waltz w/ Blue Bamboo
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo
yes, lesson @ 3
$7
Wed Nov 19
Battlefield Band
Barns of Wolftrap
$18
Wed Nov 19
Billy Hancock
Half Moon BBQ
Thur Nov 20
Garnet Rogers
Jammin' Java
Thur Nov 20
Ruthie & Greg's Half Moon Jamboree w/ Ira Gitlin
Half Moon BBQ
Sat Nov 22
Grandsons w/ Richard Taylor & the Ravers
Roots Cafe
$8
Sat Nov 22
Derek Trucks Band
the Funk Box
Balmer
Sat Nov 22
Julia Nixon & Company
w/ Ron Holloway, Jr. Cline, & Deanna Bogart
Birchmere
Sat Nov 22
Flatfoot Sam & the Educated Fools
Zoo Bar
Sat Nov 22
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
"Kids Show" @ 5pm
Sat Nov 22
America on the Move exhibition opening
National Museum of American History
FREE - 12-4 pm - w/ Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun, Warner Williams and Jay Summerour, Cathie Ryan, Sensacion Vallenata, & host Nick Spitzer
Sun Nov 23
Alejandro Escovedo Benefit
Iota
Bill Kirchen, Karl Straub, Jumpin' Jupiter, Little Pink, Scott McKnight & Naughty Pine, Brandon Butler, Lee Wilhoit, and June Star
1-5pm - $10 min. suggested donation
Mon Nov 24
Nighthwaks
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
$10, 9-11pm
Tue Nov 25
The Fabulettes
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10, 9-11pm
Wed Nov 26
Grandsons, Hula Monsters, & the Taters
State Theatre
yes
Wed Nov 26
Eric Brace & Jeff Lang
Jammin' Java
Fri Nov 28
Biran Setzer Orchestra
9:30
Fri Nov 28
Nighthawks with Hubert Sumlin
Funkbox
Fri Nov 28
Terrence McArdle & Big Trouble
Half Moon BBQ
Fri Nov 28
Smokin' Polecats
Bentz Street Raw Bar
9:30
Sat Nov 29
Nighthawks with Hubert Sumlin
State Theatre
yes
$14 advance / $16 door
Sat Nov 29
Nappy Brown w/ Bob Margolin
Blues Challenge Finals
Baltimore Blues Society
Rosedale American Legion Hall
$20 advance/$25
Sat Nov 29
Hillbilly Jazz
Half Moon BBQ
Chick Hall, John Preveti, Brooks Tegler, & Jim Stephanson
Sat Nov 29
El Gran Combo
Washington Hilton
yes
$35/$75 VIP inc. Dinner
Mon Dec 1
Ruthie & the Wranglers/Grandsons
Acoustic Night
IMT
Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring
$12 advance/$15
Wed Dec 3
Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
Funkbox
think Fela Kuti
Wed Dec 3
Billy Hancock, Dave Chappel & Dave Elliott
Half Moon BBQ
Wed Dec 3
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Bangkok Blues
$4 - 7:30-10:30pm
Thur Dec 4
Last Train Home
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage
FREE - 6-7pm
Thur Dec 4
Lisa Moscatiello & Dave Chappel
Half Moon BBQ
Fri-Sat Dec 5-6
Night of 100 Elvises
Baltimore
Fri Dec 5
Hungry for Music Show
Borders Books & Music
Bailey's Crossroads
7:30-9:30pm - FREE - w/ Rhodes Tavern Troubadours, Honky Tonk Confidential, & Little Pink
Fri Dec 5
Hungry for Music Show
St. Elmo's Coffee Pub
8pm - $5 - w/ Dennis Jay, Bumpkin Pie, & others
Fri Dec 4
Hula Monsters
Half Moon BBQ
Sat Dec 6
T Broussard & the Zydeco Steppers
CCC Barn Theatre
yes, lesson @ 8
$10
Sat Dec 6
USO Dance w/ Brooks Tegler's Army/Air Force Band
Spanish Ballroom @ Glen Echo
yes, lesson @ 8
$12
Sun Dec 7
Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
Last Train Home
Birchmere
NO
$25+SC - 7:30pm
Sun Dec 7
T Broussard & the Zydeco Steppers
Seidel's Bowling Center
yes
$10 inc. bowling shoes
3:30-7:30pm
Sun Dec 7
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Kids CD Release
Iota
3pm
Sun Dec 7
Caberet Sauvignon
Spanish Ballroom @ Glen Echo
yes, lesson @ 3
$7 - 3:30-6pm
Wed Dec 10
Santa Jam
State Theatre
Unwrapped Toy or $10+ donation
w/ The Nighthawks, Tom Principato Band Tommy Lepson Band, Mary Shaver Band, Radio Mosaic, Perry, Polman, & Gamble, Robert Lighthouse, Linwood Taylor, & Mary Ann Redmond Band
Wed Dec 10
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Half Moon BBQ
Wed Dec 10
Larry Keel Experience
Jammin' Java
$12 - 8pm
Wed Dec 10
Board of Governors Awards Honoring Chuck Brown & Danny Gatton
Grand Ballroom
The Marvin Center
8pm
Wed Dec 10
WAMA Timeline: Marvin Gaye
Strathmore Hall
w/ Eddie Jones & the Young Bucks - $10 - 7:30pm
Thur Dec 11
Lisa Mosciatello
CD Release
Jammin' Java
8pm
Thur Dec 11
Bill Mallonee (of the Vigilantes of Love)
Millenium Arts Center
$10
Fri Dec 12
Roy Clark
Christmas Show
Birchmere
NO
$39.50+SC - 7:30pm
Fri Dec 12
The Gourds
Birchmere Bandstand
yes
10pm "Late Show"
Fri Dec 12
Nighthawks
Half Moon BBQ
Fri Dec 12
'Cajunville Holiday Celebration'
Tara and the Swampdaddies
Barn Theater at CCBC Catonsville
yes, lesson @ 8pm
Sat Dec 13
T Broussard & the Zydeco Steppers
Spanish Ballroom @ Glen Echo
yes, lesson @ 8
$12
Sat Dec 13
Junkyard Saints & King Teddy
Roots Cafe
yes
$8
Sat Dec 13
D.C. Blues Society Holiday Party
w/ the Hardway Connection
GFS Catering
2201 Varnum St. - Mt. Rainier, MD
yes
$15 members / $20 non-members - 10-2am
Sat Dec 13
J.P. McDermott Presents: The Drop Tops, Wayward Drifters, & Nightlifers
Half Moon BBQ
$5
Sat Dec 13
Holiday Feast CD release/benefit
Emmet Swimming, Cravin' Dogs, and Little Pink
Iota
$12 - 9pm
Fri Dec 12
Susy Bogguss
"A Swingin' Little Christmas"
Birchmere
NO
$29.50+SC - 7:30pm
Wed Dec 17
WAMA Timeline: Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Cassidy of Jefferson Airplane
Strathmore Hall
w/ Ben Andrews - $10 - 7:30pm
Wed Dec 17
Billy Hancock, Dave Chappel & Dave Elliott
Half Moon BBQ
Thur Dec 18
Hungry for Music Xmas show
State Theatre
yes
w/ Bill Kirchen, Last Train Home, Rhodes Tavern Troubadours, The Grandsons, Blue Moon Cowgirls, Dennis Jay, & Hazel Dickens and Dudley Connell - $16+SC
Thur Dec 18
Jive Aces
Spanish Ballroom @ Glen Echo
yes, lesson @ 8
$15 - 8:30-11pm
Fri-Sun Dec 19-21
Last Train Home weekend
Iota
no room
Fri Dec 19
Billy Price Band
Nighthawks
Birchmere Bandstand
yes
Fri Dec 19
T Broussard & the Zydeco Steppers
Creative Alliance at the Patterson
yes
$15
Fri Dec 19
Daryl Davis
Dulles Hilton
yes
Sat Dec 20
Go Tell It on the Mountain Tour
Lisner Auditorium
Blind Boys of Alabama & Mavis Staples
Sat Dec 20
Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women
Birchmere
no
Sat Dec 20
Toys for Tots Dance
City Rhythm Orchestra
Spanish Ballroom @ Glen Echo
yes, lesson @ 8
$12
Sun Dec 21
Sunday Waltz w/ Gigmeisters
Glen Echo
Spanish Ballroom
yes, lesson @ 3pm
$7 - 3:30-6pm
Mon Dec 22
American Song Holiday Show
Iota
Fri Dec 26
Deanna Bogart w/ Julia Nixon & Benji Porecki
Birchmere
nope
Fri Dec 26
Slickee Boys Reunion
Iota
Will Sell Out!
Fri Dec 26
Doug Jay & the Hecklers
Half Moon BBQ
Fri Dec 26
The Fabulettes
Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30
9-12pm - $12
Fri Dec 26
Rockin' Bones
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes
9-12pm - $12
Sat Dec 27
Switchblade Reunion
Beatnik Flies
Iota
Sat Dec 27
The Battle of the Bands
Tom Cunningham Orchestra vs. George Gee's Swing Orchestra
Spanish Ballroom @ Glen Echo
yes, lesson @ 8
$20
Sun Dec 28
DaVinci's Notebook
Sean Altman
Birchmere
no
Sun Dec 28
The Wailers
State Theatre