Past Events
Date Artist Venue Dancing? Notes
2011
Sat-Sun Jan 1-2
B.B. King
Birchmere
7:30pm - $117.50+SC <GACK!>
Sat Jan 1
Grandsons
Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
6-7pm - FREE
Sat Jan 1
J.P. McDermott & Western Bop
Quarry House
room?
Sat Jan 1
Eight to the Bar
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$15 - 9pm
Sat Jan 1
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
The Bridge
9:30
Sat Jan 1
Tribute to Roy Carrier
Slim's Y Kiki
Opelousas, LA
2pm- $20 - w. Lil D, Dexter Ardoin, Horace Trahan, Corey Ledet, Dikki Du, Chubby Carrier, T Broussard, Jeffry Broussard, Lil Malcolm, Koray Broussard, Curly Taylor
Sun Jan 2
Sunday Waltz
Crowfoot
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Mon Jan 3
Blue Monday
Eddie Jones & the Young Bucks
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Mon Jan 3
Johnny & the Headhunters
Blues Alley
siddown & shuddup
9pm - $15
Mon Jan 3
Scott McKnight, Bill Williams, & David Kitchen
Iota
8pm - $10
Thur Jan 6
Hillbilly Jazz
Surf Club
$10
Fri-Sat Jan 7-8
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Birchmere
7:30pm - $35+SC
Fri Jan 7
Natty Beaux
Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Sat Jan 8
George Gee Swing Orchestra w/ Dawn Hampton
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$15 - 9pm
Sat Jan 8
Elvis's Birthday Party w/ JP McDermott
Quarry House Tavern
Sat Jan 8
Smokin' Polecats
Zoo Bar
Sat Jan 8
Mikey Jr. & Stone Cold Blues
Chef Mac's and All That Blues
4709 Harford Road, Baltimore
yes
8pm - BYOB - $20 inc Louisiana buffet
Sun Jan 9
Greg Brown
Rams Head Annapolis
$35+SC - 8pm
Sun Jan 9
Savoir Faire Cajun Band
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
$12 - 3:30-6pm
Mon Jan 10
Blue Monday
Deanna Bogart
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue Jan 11
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $35+SC
Tue Jan 11
Little Feat
Roy Jay
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
guest Mark Wenner - $30+SC
Wed Jan 12
J.P. McDermott & Western Bop
Artisphere
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
$15 - 8:30pm
Thur Jan 13
Phil Wiggins & Mark Puryear
Baldwin's Station
7618 Main St. Skykesville
$25 - 8:30pm
Thur Jan 13
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
$49.50 - 8pm
Fri Jan 14
Oklahoma Twisters
Blobs Park
yes, lesson
Fri Jan 14
Sookey Jump Blues
Zoo Bar
Fri Jan 14
Ursula Ricks
Chef Mac's and All That Blues
4709 Harford Road, Baltimore
8pm - BYOB - $20 inc Louisiana buffet
Sat Jan 15
Catherine Russell
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$15 - 9pm
Sat Jan 15
Old Line Skiffle Combo Reunion
the Fleabops
Quarry House
room?
Sat Jan 15
Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band
Iota
$15 - 9pm
Sat Jan 15
Karen Collins & The Backroads Band
1919
Fells Point
9pm
Sun Jan 16
Sunday Waltz
Night Watch
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Jan 16
Billy Coulter Band
the Ruins
Iota
$12 - 8pm
Mon Jan 17
Patti Labelle & the Let Freedom Ring Choir
Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
6pm - FREE (Tickets required)
Mon Jan 17
the Toasters (30th Anniversary Tour)
Alma Tropicalia & Ugly
Jammin Java
limited seating
7:30pm - $12
Tue-Wed Jan 18-19
Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt (Acoustic)
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $110+SC!!! - Tue is SOLD OUT
Tue Jan 18
Alfonso Velez
Artisphere
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
$15 - 8:30pm
Tue Jan 18
Blue Sky 5
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Wed Jan 19
Little Red & the Renegades
Artisphere
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
$15 - 8:30pm
Thur Jan 20
Terry Adams & his Rock & Roll Quartet w/ Bobby Houck
Iota
$16 - 8:30pm
Thur Jan 20
Going to Memphis Party
Surf Club Live
$15 - 8pm - for Anthony "Swamp Dog" Clark & the Blues Allstars, w/ Clarence Turner, Stacy Brooks, & the DC Blues Society Band
Thur Jan 20
Hungry for Music Benefit
w/ Fools & Horses, Margot MacDonald, Zelos, & ellen cherry
Hard Rock Cafe
999 E St. NW
Donations, No Cover - 8pm
Fri Jan 21
Donna the Buffalo
Roy Jay Band
State Theatre
find a spot
$17(adv)/$20 - 9pm
Fri Jan 21
Eilen Jewell
Iota
$15 - 9pm
Fri Jan 21
King Teddy
Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Fri Jan 21
Guzzlers
Second Chance Saloon
Columbia
yes
FREE - 9pm
Sat Jan 22
Ruthie & the Wranglers
Quarry House
room?
Sat Jan 22
Flatfoot Sam
Zoo Bar
Sat Jan 22
The Hot Seats
Washington Ethical Society
8pm - $15
Sun Jan 23
Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt (Acoustic)
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - SOLD OUT
Mon Jan 24
Blue Monday
Jacques "Saxman" Johnson & Friends
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Mon Jan 24
James Cotton
Blues Alley
siddown & shuddup
8&10pm - $40
Tue Jan 25
Bio Ritmo
Artisphere
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
$15 - 8:30pm
Wed Jan 26
B.G. & the Mojo Hands
Artisphere
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
$15 - 8:30pm
Fri Jan 28
Joe Louis Walker & Eric Gales
State Theatre
sure
$15 - 9pm
Fri Jan 28
Sammy Naquin & the Zydeco Whips
American Legion Post 136
6900 Greenbelt Road Greenbelt
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Fri Jan 28
JVs Lord of the Strings
JVs
w/ Dave Chappell, Mike Melchoine, and Tom Principato - 9pm
Fri Jan 28
Gina DeSimone & the Moaners
Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Fri Jan 28
Robert Lighthouse
Madams Organ
Fri Jan 28
Snakehead Run
Beans in the Belfry
Brunswick, MD
7-9:30pm - no cover
Sat Jan 29
Celebration of Buddy Holly's Life & Music
Hungry for Music Benefit
Takoma Park Auditorium
not really
$15(adv)/$20 - 8-11pm - w/ J.P. McDermott & Western Bop, Chris Watling, & more - Afterparty @ Quarry House (11:30pm-ish)
Sat Jan 29
J Street Jumpers
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$15 - 9pm
Sat Jan 29
"Neighborhood Farm Initiative" Midwinter Fundraiser
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
4512 College Avenue, College Park
yes, w/ lesson
$75(adv) includes local organic dinner - 6:30-10pm - w/ Firefly
Sat Jan 29
Robert Lighthouse
Benefit for KinderUSA
Universalist National Memorial Church
1810 16th St. NW
Donation $10-25 - 7:30pm
Sun Jan 30
Robbie Fulks
Timothy Bracken
Jammin' Java
$12(adv)/$15 - 7:30pm
Sun Jan 30
Joe Louis Walker
Linwood Taylor
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
Sun Jan 30
Sunday Waltz
Trio Con Brio
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Tue Feb 1
Otis Taylor
Blues Alley
siddown & shuddup
8&10pm - $25
Wed Feb 2
Buckwheat Zydeco
Barns
yes
8pm - $24
Wed Feb 2
Eric Brace & Peter Cooper w/ Mike Audridge
IMT @ Takoma Park Community Center
$15(adv)/$20 - 7:30pm
Wed-Fri Feb 3-5
Corey Harris
Blues Alley
siddown & shuddup
8&10pm - $25
Thur Feb 3
Rosanne Cash, John Wesley Harding, Kristin Hersh
Birchmere
7:30pm - $29.50+SC
Thur Feb 3
Nighthawks
Surf Club Live
yes
8pm
Thur Feb 3
Buckwheat Zydeco
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
8pm - $28.50+SC
Fri Feb 4
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Seldom Scene
Strathmore
Fri Feb 4
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Cancelled
Washintgon Dulles Hilton
Fri Feb 4
Ellis Paul
Jammin Java
7:30pm - $20
Sat Feb 5
Daryl Davis
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$15 - 9pm
Sat Feb 5
FSGW MiniFest
Takoma Park Middle School
$20/$15(member)/... - noon-10:30pm - schedule: Archie's Barbershop Jam, Curtis Blues, Blue Moon Cowgirls, Capitol Hillbillies, Neal Harpe & Carl Zebocker, Ian Walters, Sheryl Sears & Friends
Sat Feb 5
Black & White Ball
Womens Club of Chevy Chase
yes, w/ lesson @ 8pm
w/ Blue Sky Five - $20(adv)/$25 - 9pm-midnight
Sat Feb 5
RTTs
CD Release
the Avalon
10AM
Sat Feb 5
Karen Collins & Backroads Band
Potomac Grill
9-12
Sun Feb 6
Sunday Waltz
Sugar Beat
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Mon Feb 7
Bobby Bare Jr.
Frontier Ruckus
Iota
8:30pm - $12
Mon Feb 7
Tannahill Weavers
IMT @ St. Mark Presby
10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville
7:30pm
Tue Feb 8
Smokin' Polecats w/ Marianna Previti
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10/$5 (w/ swingmail printout) - 9-10:30pm
Tue Feb 8
Sin Miedo
Artisphere
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
$15 - 8:30pm
Tue Feb 8
Eric Lindell
Rams Head
Annapols
siddown & shuddup
$22
Wed Feb 9
Eric Lindell
State Theatre
sure
$12(adv)/$15 - 9pm
Wed Feb 9
Rosie Ladet & the Zydeco Playboys
Artisphere
yes, leson @ 7:30pm
$15
Thur Feb 10
John Cocuzzi & the Honeydrops Swing Band
JVs
8:30pm
Fri Feb 11
Arty Hill & the Long Gone Daddys
Blobs Park
yes, w/ lesson
$10 - 8pm
Fri Feb 11
Have a Heart Holidy Hop
the Fabulettes
Washintgon Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Fri Feb 11
Little Red & the Renegades
Haydee's
Free - 9pm
Sat Feb 12
David Bromberg Big Band
Birchmere
7:30pm - $45+SC
Sat Feb 12
Mary Shaver & the Smoking Polecats
JVs
5-8:30pm - and 10-2am w/ Mariana Previti @ the Zoo Bar
Sat Feb 12
Red Dress Ball
Eric Felten Jazz Orchestra
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$15 - 9pm
Sat Feb 12
Valentine's Dance Party with The Fabulettes
the Corner Store
900 South Carolina Ave SE
yes
$25(adv)/$30 - 8pm
Sun Feb 13
Rosie Ladet & the Zydeco Playboys
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
$20 - 3:30-6pmpm
Tue Feb 15
James Hunter
Rams Head
Annapolis
$29.50 - 8pm
Tue Feb 15
Carol Gaylor & Bruce Katsu
JVs
Wed Feb 16
Caz & the Commotions
Artisphere
yes, leson @ 7:30pm
Wed Feb 16
Jimmy & the Blue Dogs
Nick's
yes
9-11pm - $10
Thur Feb 17
Blues at the Crossroads
Roberth Johnson Tribute
Strathmore
Big Head Todd & the Monsters, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Hubert Sumlin, Cecric Burnside & Little Malcolm - $25-45
Thur Feb 17
Paul Thorn
Barns
$22 - 8pm
Thur Feb 17
Dan Hovey Band
JVs
Thur Feb 17
Hangover Royale
Surf Club Live
yep
Fri-Sat Feb 18-19
Drive By Truckers
9:30
Fri Feb 18
Tom Principato CD Release
Bill Kirchen
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $25+SC
Fri Feb 18
Jive Aces
w/ Toni Prima & Keely Smith
Washintgon Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$20 (get in advance, 200 limit) - 9pm
Fri Feb 18
Curley Taylor & the Zydeco Trouble
Knights of Columbus Hall
Catonsville MD
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$20 - 9pm
Sat Feb 19
Jive Aces
w/ Toni Prima & Keely Smith
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$20 - 9pm
Sat Feb 19
Monsters from the Surf
Jumpin' Jupiter
Quarry House
room?
Sun Feb 20
Sunday Waltz
Live Culture
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Feb 20
Stacey Brooks
Madams Organ
Sun Feb 20
25th Annual Wammies
State Theatre
$20(member)/$35 - 8pm
Mon Feb 21
John Jorgenson Quintet
IMT @ St. Mark Presby
10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville
7:30pm
Mon Feb 21
Los Lobos & Taj Mahal
9:30
$40+SC
Mon Feb 21
Robert Cray
Birchmere
7:30pm - $45+SC
Mon Feb 21
Vusi Mahlasela
Rams Head Annapolis
8pm - $20+SC
Tue Feb 22
Robert Cray Band
Rams Head Annapolis
8pm - $67.50+SC
Wed Feb 23
Bill Kirchen
Los Straightjackets
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
8pm
Wed Feb 23
Natty Beaux
Artisphere
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
$15 - 8:30pm
Thur Feb 24
James Hunter
Los Straightjackets
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $25+SC
Thur Feb 24
Shemekia Copeland
Rams Head Annapolis
8pm - $30+SC
Thur Feb 24
Stacy Brooks
Mardi Gras Party
Surf Club Live
yep
Fri Feb 25
Wanda Jackson w/ the Lustre Kings
9:30
sure
Fri Feb 25
Cutaways
Frying Pan Farm Park Visitor's Center Auditorium
Venue Change
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Fri Feb 25
Swampkeepers
Zoo Bar
Fri Feb 25
Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk
8x10
8pm
Fri Feb 25
Rick Fanklin & Roger Hart
Corner Store
8pm - $20
Sat Feb 26
Michael Burks
Lee Boys
Baltimore Blues Society
Rosedale American Legion Hall
9pm - $25(adv)/$30
Sat Feb 26
JP McDermott
The Spectacles
Quarry House
room?
Sat Feb 26
Flatfoot Sam
Zoo Bar
Sat Feb 26
Oz Review
JVs
9pm
Mon Feb 28
Jay Ungar & Molly Mason
IMT @ Cultural Arts Center @ Montgomery College
7:30pm
Mon Feb 28
Blue Monday
Clarence Turner Blues Band
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue Mar 1
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Tue Mar 1
La Romana
Artisphere
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
$15 - 8:30pm
Tue Mar 1
Marc Broussard
Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors
Rams Head Live
Balmer
$20
Wed Mar 2
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
Artisphere
yes, leson @ 7:30pm
8:30pm - $15
Wed Mar 2
Randy Newman
Strathmore
8pm - $25-65
Wed Mar 2
Marc Broussard
Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors
Birchmere
$29.50+SC - 7:30pm
Thur Mar 3
David Kitchen Band
Sunset Grille
still going?
Fri Mar 4
Hungry for Music Benefit/Dance
Junkyard Saints & Squeeze Bayou
Torpedo Factory
yes, w/ Swing & Cajun lessons
Fri Mar 4
Gas House Gorillas
Washintgon Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Fri Mar 4
Junior League Band
Mansion @ Strathmore
$12(door)/$10(adv) - 8pm
Sat Mar 5
Mardi Gras Ball
Rhodes on the Pautuxent
Cranston, RI
yes
Steve Riley, CJ Chenier, Leroy Thomas, Hot Tamale Brass - 6pm-midnight - $30(adv)/$40
Sat Mar 5
Flatfoot Sam
JVs
Sat Mar 5
Scott Ramminger & the Crawstickers
Sunset Grille
Sat Mar 5
Big Boy Little
Zoo Bar
Sun Mar 6
Sunday Waltz
Gotham Pioneers
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Mar 6
Stacy Brooks
Madams Organ
Mon Mar 7
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kirchen
IMT @ St. Mark Presby
10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville
7:30pm
Mon Mar 7
Blue Monday
Reggie Wayne Morris
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue Mar 8
Fat Tuesday
Tue Mar 8
Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco RoadRunners
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$15 - 8:30-11pm - Mardi Gras Dance
Tue Mar 8
Junkyard Saints
Mardi Gras Party
Artisphere
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
$15 - 8:30pm
Tue Mar 8
Scott Ramminger & the Crawstickers
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Wed Mar 9
King Teddy
Artisphere
yes, leson @ 7:30pm
$15 - 8:30pm
Thur Mar 10
Thrillbillies
Sunset Grille
still going?
Thur Mar 10
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Lisner
$25-55
Thur Mar 10
Cancelled
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Surf Club Live
Fri Mar 11
Oklahoma Twisters
Blobs Park
yes, w/ lesson
$10 - 8pm
Fri Mar 11
Natty Beaux
Washintgon Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Fri Mar 11
Blue Moon Cowgirls
The Double Decker String Band
Creative Alliance @ The Patterson
$15 - 8pm
Fri Mar 11
MSG Acoustic Blues Trio
Jennie & Lauren
Carroll Cafe @ Seekers Church
276 Carroll St. NW, Takoma
$15 - 7:30pm - Benefit for Hand-Up For Homeless Adults
Sat Mar 12
Radio King Orchestra
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm
Sat Mar 12
Christian Meese Service Dog Benefit
Wheaton American Legion Hall
1125 Fern St.
sure
4-8pm - $20(adv)/$25(door) - Cathy Ponton King, Andy Paxon, Andrew Padula, Michael Peck, Tommy Berger
Sat Mar 12
Mary Shaver & Smokin' Polecats
Zoo Bar
Sat Mar 12
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Quarry House Tavern
room?
Sun Mar 13
Acadien Cajun Band
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
$15 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Mar 13
Ana Popovic
Rams Head Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
$22.50+SC - 8pm
Mon Mar 14
Saw Doctors
Birchmere Bandstand
sure
7:30pm - $33.95+SC
Tue Mar 15
Lucinda Williams
9:30
$40+SC - SOLD OUT
Tue Mar 15
Blasters
Iota
8pm - $18
Tue Mar 15
Jonny & the Stingrays
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Wed Mar 16
Delbert McClinton
Rams Head Annapolis
ysiddown & shuddup
$65+SC - 8pm
Wed Mar 16
C2C Swing
Artisphere
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
$15 - 8:30pm (Hand Dance)
Thur Mar 17
Loretta Lynn w/ Secret Sisters
9:30
sure
$55+SC
Thur Mar 17
Garnet Hearts
Surf Club Live
yep
$10
Thur Mar 17
Thrillbillies
Sunset Grille
still going?
Thur Mar 17
Andy Cohen
Archie Edwards Barbershop
4701 Queensbery Rd., Riverdale
$15
Thur Mar 17
Les Nubians
La Maison Fracaise
Emabassy of France
$25
Fri Mar 18
Deanna Bogart
Jammin' Java
$17(adv)/$20 - 7:30pm
Fri Mar 18
Tommy Castro & Tinsley Ellis
State Theatre
sure
$19 - 8:30pm
Fri Mar 18
Casey MacGill & the Blue 4 Trio
Red Hot Rhythm Chiefs
Chevy Chase Ballroom
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Sat Mar 19
Caz & the Commotions
Quarry House Tavern
room?
Sat Mar 19
Casey MacGill & the Blue 4 Trio
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$10 - 9pm
Sat Mar 19
Rodney Crowell
Rams Head Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
8:30pm - $35
Sun Mar 20
Sunday Waltz
Elixir
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Mar 20
Del McCoury Band
Strathmore
8pm - $25-48+SC
Sun Mar 20
Rodney Crowell
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $29.50+SC
Sun Mar 20
Peter Case
Takoma Park Auditorium
7pm - $15(adv)/$20(door) - Hungry for Music Benefit
Sun Mar 20
Sunday Blues
Moonlighters
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 7-8:30pm
$17(w/ lesson)/$12 - 8:30-11pm
Mon Mar 21
Blue Monday
Daryl Davis
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Mon Mar 21
Khaira Arby
DC9
8:30pm - $12-15 - Malian
Mon Mar 21
Foghorn Stringband
Old Sledge
IMT @ St. Mark Presby
10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville
7:30pm - $18(adv)/$22
Wed Mar 23
Juan de Marcos & the Afro-Cuban Allstars
Strathmore
8pm - $25-52
Wed Mar 23
Tommy Castro Band
Rams Head
Annapolis
8pm - $23.50+SC
Thur Mar 24
Black Joe Lewis & the Honey Bears
Black Cat
$15 w/ Those Darlins
Thur Mar 24
Cancelled
Rosie Ladet
Surf Club
Thur Mar 24
Thrillbillies
Sunset Grille
still going?
Fri Mar 25
Tribute to the Byrds
Barns
siddown & shuddup
Sold Out - 8pm - w/ Ruthie & the Wrangelers, David Kitchen, Ellen Cherry, Jelly Roll Mortals, Janet Garbe, the Lofgren Brothers, Paper Umbrella, ...
Fri Mar 25
Gina DeSimone & the Moaners
Washintgon Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Fri Mar 25
Scrapomatic w/ Mike Mattison
Mansion @ Strathmore
dunno
$12(door) - 8pm
Fri Mar 25
Swampkeepers
Zoo Bar
Fri Mar 25
John & Michelle Law
Karen Collins
House Concert
Takoma Park
8pm - Info
Sat Mar 26
Tribute to the Byrds
Rams Head Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
$25+SC - 8pm - w/ Naked Blue, Jon Carroll, Ellen Cherry, John Jennings, Ruthie & the Wranglers, the Lofgren Brothers, David Kitchen, Carrey Creed, Cal Everett, Harry Traynham, Jelly Roll mortals, Bill Baker, Janet Enmma, Dave Chappel, ...
Sat Mar 26
JP McDermott & Western Bop
The Spectacles
Quarry House Tavern
room?
Sat Mar 26
Flatfoot Sam
Zoo Bar
Sat Mar 26
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band
Hill Country BBQ
410 Seventh St. NW
Sun Mar 27
Jesse Lege & Joel Savoy w/ Cajun Country Revival
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
$15 - 3:30-6pm
Mon Mar 28
Jesse Lege & Joel Savoy w/ the Cajun Country Reival
Corner Store
900 S Carolina Ave SE
think so
$15(rsvp)/$20(door) - 8pm
Tue Mar 29
Music Maker Blues Review
National Geographic
$12+SC - w/ Cool John Ferguson, Bubba Norwood, Sol, Ron Hunter, & Captain Luke
Tue Mar 29
Oklahoma Twisters
Hill Country BBQ
Wed-Thur Mar 30-31
Wailin' Jennys
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $29.50+SC
Wed Mar 30
Tribute to the International Sweethearts of Rhythm
Artisphere
yes, leson @ 7:30pm
FREE - 7pm: Discussion, 8:20pm: "Girls in the Band" documentary clips, 8:30pm- dance w/ Leigh Pilzer & the Jen Krupa Quintet
Thur Mar 31
Memphis Gold Birthday Party
Surf Club
yep
$10/$8(DCBS)
Thur Mar 31
Thrillbillies
Sunset Grille
still going?
Thur Mar 31
Fleshtones & Yachtsman
Iota
9pm - $15
Fri Apr 1
King Teddy
Frying Pan Farm Park
Herndon
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Fri Apr 1
Big Four Combo
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm
Fri Apr 1
Eli Cook
Madams Organ
Fri Apr 1
Bad influence
Chef Macs
Sat Apr 2
Dennis Stroughmatt & Creole Stomp
Knights of Columbus Hall
Catonsville MD
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$18 - 9pm
Sat Apr 2
Scott Ramminger & the Crawstickers
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$15 - 9pm
Sat Apr 2
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Quarry House Tavern
room?
Sat Apr 2
Cravin' Dogs 25th Anniversary
Barns
Sun Apr 3
Sunday Waltz
Gotham Pioneers
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Apr 3
Mark Hummel's Harp Blowout
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
$28.50+SC - 8pm - w/ Lazy Lester, Mark Wenner, & Jerry Portnoy
Sun Apr 3
Stacy Brooks
Madams Organ
Tue Apr 5
Grandsons
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Wed Apr 6
Jimmy Thackery & Walter Trout
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
$29.50+SC - 7:30pm
Wed Apr 6
Sweater Set
Strathmore Mansion
$12 - 7:30pm
Thur Apr 7
Acoustic Africa: Habib Koite', Oliver Mtukudzi, & Afel Bocoum
Lisner
8pm - $25-45
Thur Apr 7
Hot Club of Cowtown
Jammin' Java
7:30pm - $12(adv)/$15
Thur Apr 7
L'Angelus
Surf Club Live
yep
$15
Thur Apr 7
Thrillbillys
Sunset Grille
yep
It Lives!
Fri Apr 8
Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble
Arty Hill & the Long Gone Daddys
Blobs Park
yes, w/ lesson
$15 - 8pm
Fri Apr 8
Marcia Ball
Rams Head Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
$39.50+SC - 7:30pm
Fri Apr 8
Sin Miedo
Mansion @ Strathmore
dunno
$12(door) - 8pm
Fri Apr 8
Jimmy Thackery & Walter Trout
State Theatre
sure
$15 - 9pm
Fri Apr 8
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Corner Store
$20(door)/$15(RSVP) - 8pm
Sat Apr 9
Marcia Ball
State Theatre
sure
$22 - 9pm
Sat Apr 9
Roomful of Blues
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm
Sat Apr 9
Junior Brown
Ruthie & The Wranglers (Trio)
Birchmere
7:30pm - $25+SC
Sat Apr 9
Merle Haggard Tribute with Joe Uehlein
Quarry House Tavern
room?
Sat Apr 9
Austin Lounge Lizards
Barns
Sun Apr 10
Buddy Guy
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $69.50+SC
Sun Apr 10
Squeeze Bayou
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
3:30-6pm - $15
Mon Apr 11
Taj Mahal (solo)
Rams Head Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
$49.50+SC - 6 & 9pm
Mon Apr 11
Blue Monday
Nighthawks
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue Apr 12
Archie Fisher & Garnet Rogers
Artisphere Dome Theatre
Tue Apr 12
Swing Speak
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Tue Apr 12
Scott Raminger & the Crawstickers
Hill Country BBQ
8:30pm
Wed Apr 13
JJ Grey & Mofro
Recher
Wed Apr 13
Andy Paxon
Madams Organ
Thur Apr 14
Chatham County Line
Jammin' Java
7:30pm - $12
Thur Apr 14
Fabulous Bel Airs
Surf Club
yep
$10
Thur Apr 14
Thrillbillys
Sunset Grille
yep
It Lives!
Fri Apr 15
JVs Lord of the Strings
JVs
w/ Dave Chappell, Mike Melchoine, and Dan Hovey
Fri Apr 15
Rockin' Bones
Washintgon Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Fri Apr 15
Lucinda Wiliams
Dylan LeBlanc
9:30
$40
Fri Apr 15
Grandsons
Hill Country BBQ
9:30pm
Sat Apr 16
Rick Estrin & the Nightcats
Big Boy Little Band
Baltimore Blues Society
Rosedale American Legion Hall
9pm - $25(adv)/$30
Sat Apr 16
Mike Cotter Band
Sunset Grille
Sat Apr 16
Ruthie & the Wranglers
Quarry House Tavern
Sun Apr 17
Sunday Waltz
Destino da Rosa
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Apr 17
Asleep at the Wheel
Rams Head Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
$39.50+SC - 8pm
Sun Apr 17
Kick Cancer Benefit
McGinty's Public House
911 Elisowrth Drive
2-9pm - $15 - Bad Influence, Mary Shaver Band, The Nighthawks w/ Nadine Rae, Patty Reese, Gypsy Sons, Wicked Jezebel, Linwood Taylor, White Loafer Band, Linwood Taylor, John Bell, Mike Westcontt, ...
Sun Apr 17
Kensington Day of the Book Festival
Howard Avenue
Old Town Kensington
11am-4pm - Nighthawks (2-4pm), JP McDermott & Western Bop (12-2pm)
Mon Apr 18
Blue Monday
Cathy Ponton King
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue-Wed Apr 19-20
Nanci Griffith
The Kennedys
Birchmere
nope
$39.50+SC - 7:30pm
Tue Apr 19
Fabulettes
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Wed Apr 20
Dave Kitchen & the Thrillbillies
Nicks
yes
$10
Wed Apr 20
Savoir Faire Cajun Band
Artisphere
yes, leson @ 7:30pm
8:30pm - $15 (inc parking, get validated)
Thur Apr 21
King Teddy
Whitlow's on Wilson
concrete
9pm - FREE
Fri Apr 22
Swampkeepers
Zoo Bar
Fri Apr 22
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Washintgon Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Fri Apr 22
Honky Tonk Confidential
Hill Country BBQ
9:30pm
Sat Apr 23
The Holmes Brothers
Hill Country BBQ
$15 - 10pm
Sat Apr 23
Pinetop Perkins Tribute
Daryl Davis w/ Nighthawks & Andy Paxon
Rams Head
Annapolis
Sat Apr 23
J.P. McDermott & Western Bop
The Yachtsmen
Quarry House Tavern
room?
Sat Apr 23
Flatfoot Sam & the Educated Fools
Zoo Bar
Sun Apr 24
Pinetop Perkins Tribute
Daryl Davis w/ Nighthawks & Andy Paxon
State Theatre
sure
$15(adv)/$18 - 8pm
Mon Apr 25
Kinobe & Soul Beat Africa
IMT @ St. Mark Presby
10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville
7:30pm - $20(adv)/$25
Wed Apr 27
Sweater Set
CD Release
Strathmore Mansion
7:30-9pm - $12
Wed Apr 27
Snakehead Run
Northside Social
3211 Wilson Blvd, Arlington
6:30-9:30pm - FREE - $45 for Pig Roast
Wed Apr 27
BG & the Mojo Hands
Artisphere
yes, leson @ 7:30pm
8:30pm - $15 (inc parking, get validated)
Thur Apr 28
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Surf Club
yep
$10
Thur Apr 28
Thrillbillies
Sunset Grille
yep
$5
Thur Apr 28
White Loafer Blues Band
Hank Dietles
Rockville
yep
$5
Fri Apr 29-Sun May 1
Jazzfest
1st Weekend
New Orleans, LA
yes
Fri: Robert Plant, Jeff Beck, Avett Brothers, Dumpstaphunk, Keb Mo, Mighty Clouds of Joy, Justin Townes Earle, Tab Benoit, Jon Cleary, George Porter Jr., John Mooney, Subdudes, Los Hombres Callientes, Johnny Sansone, Red Stick Ramblers, Coco Robicheaux, Corey Ladet, Lil' Nathan, Hadley Castille, ...
Sat: Bon Jovi, Jason Mraz, Irma Thomas, Robert Cray, Ricky Sckaggs, the Dixie Cups, Hot 8 Brass, the Low Anthem, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Taerrance Simien, Pine Leaf Boys, Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, Wayne Toups, Savoy Center Jam, Willis Prudhomme, ...
Sun: John Mellencamp, Tom Jones, John Legend, Dr. John, Arlo Guthrie, the Decemberists, Pete Fountain, Dirty Dozen, achary Richard, Honey Island Swamp Band, The Golden Eagles, Anders Osborne, Fohl & Sansone, Mitch Woods, Lil' Buck Sinegal, Lil' Malcolm, Keith Frank, Country Cajun Revival, LeRoy Thomas, ...
Fri Apr 29
Dan Hovey
Hill Country BBQ
9:30pm
Fri Apr 29
Aloha Dave Tribute
Creative Alliance at the Patterson
$20 - 7:30pm - w/ w/ The Hula Monsters, Dede Wyland, Randy Barrett and Mama Tried, Smooth Kentucky w/ Carter Giegerich, Stoney Point, Tracey Eldridge, Karen Collins, ...
Fri Apr 29
Women in The Blues
JVs
w/ Mary Shaver, Lisa Lim, & Sandy Dumas and the Smoking Polcats - 9pm
Fri Apr 29
Hot Tuna (Electric)
Birchmere
$35+SC - 7:30pm
Sat Apr 30
Strauss Waltz Ball
w/ Olde Vienna
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$20 - 9-midnight
Sat Apr 30
Natty Beaux
Bumper Car Pavil
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9-midnight
Sat Apr 30
Chopteeth
Iota
$15 - 9:30pm
Sat Apr 30
Big Daddy"Stallings & The Bluez Evolution Band
Chef Mac's All That Blues
4709 Harford Rd,Baltimore
8pm
Sun May 1
Alejandro Escovedo and The Sensitive Boys
9:30
$20 - w/ Jesse Malin
Sun May 1
Azalea City 15th Anniversary Sampler CD release
Takoma Park Community Center
FREE - 7pm - w/ Jon Carroll, Elikeh, U-Liners, Patty Reese Band, Jesse Palidofsky, Carey Creed, Karen Collins, Ruthie & the Wranglers
Mon May 2
Blue Monday
Scott Ramminger & the Crawstickers
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Mon May 2
Crosby & Nash
Strathmore
8pm
Tue May 3
King Soul
Hill Country BBQ
FREE - 8:30pm
Wed May 4
Blue Sky 5
Artisphere
yes, leson @ 7:30pm
8:30pm - $15 (inc parking, get validated)
Thur-Sun May 5-8
Jazzfest
2nd Weekend
New Orleans, LA
yes
Thur: Wilco, Cyndi Lauper, Lucinda Williams, Galactic, Maceo Parker, Zigaboo, Ruthie Foster, Charlie Musselwhite, Amanda Shaw, Iguanas, Charmaine Neville, Steve Riley, Dwayne Dopsie, Kirk Joseph's Backyard Groove, James Booker Tribute, Delfeayo Marsalis, Cedric Watson, Little Freddie King, Belton Richard, ...
Fri: Arcade Fire, Willie Nelson, Better than Ezra, Gregg Allman Blues Band, Kermit FRuffins, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Edie Brickell, Soul Rebels, Buckwheat Zydeco, Mahalia Jackson Tribute, Eric Lindell, Bonerama, Roddie Romero, New Orleans Klezmer Allstars, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-chas, Bruce Daigrepont, Jambalaya Cajun Band, Topsy Chapman, Joe Hall, White Cloud Hunters, ...
Sat: Jimmy Buffett, the Strokes, Lauryn Hill, Trombone Shorty, Allen Toussaint, Bobby Blue Bland, Fourplay, Marcia Ball, Aaron Neville's Gospel Experience, Nicholas Payton, Walter "Wolfman" WAshington, Beausoleil, Voice of the Wetlands, New Birth Brass Band, Dr. Michael White, C.J. Chenier, Jon Batiste, Bill Kirchen, Geno Delafose, D.L. Menard, Kora Konnection, Jeffery Broussard, ...
Sun: Kid Rock, the Neville Brothers, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Sonny Rollins, Robert Randolph, Radiators Farewell, Cowboy Mouth, Papa Grows Funk, Rebirth Brass Band, Sonny Landreth, Ellis Marsalis, Henry Butler, Playing for Change, Anders Osborne, Irvin Mayfield, Punch Brothers, Rockin Dopsie Jr., Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Big Chief Bo Dollis & the Wild Magnolias, Treme Brass Band, New Orleans Storyville Jazz Band, Bluerunners Reunion, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Mem Shannon, Feaufollet, Bob French, ...
Thur May 5
Cinco de Mayo
Thur May 5
Nils Lofgren & Friends
Strathmore
8pm
Thur May 5
Thrillbilles
Sunset Grille
yep
Thur May 5
Grandsons
Surf Club
yep
$10 - 8pm
Thur May 5
Janine Wilson
Veteran's Park
Bethesda
FREE
Fri May 6
Derailers
Hill Country BBQ
supposed to be room
FREE - 9:30pm
Fri May 6
Grandsons
Washintgon Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Fri May 6
In Laymans Terms & Mike Westcott Band
Hungry for Music Benefit
Bangkok Blues
yes
$10 - 7-9:30pm
Fri May 6
Tom Principato
8x10
Sat May 7
Doc Scantlin's Imperial Palms Orchestra w/ Jean Veloz
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 9pm
9pm - $15
Sat May 7
Garnet Hearts
Quarry House Tavern
room?
Sat May 7
Infamous Stringdusters
Two Man Gentlemen Band
State Theatre
$15 - 9pm
Sat May 7
Big Boy Little
Zoo Bar
Sun May 8
Crooked Still
Phil & Naomi Rosenthal
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $25+SC
Sun May 8
Savoy Family Band
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
3:30-6pm - $20
Mon May 9
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Ruthie & the Wranglers
IMT @ St. Mark Presby
10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville
7:30pm - $20(adv)/$25
Tue May 10
Bad Influence
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Tue May 10
David Kitchen
Hill Country BBQ
Thur May 12
Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys
Surf Club
yep
$20
Thur May 12
Nighthawks
Rockville Town Square
FREE - 6-8pm
Fri May 13
King Teddy
Coomber Hall
1521 Dranesville Rd, Herndon
Note Venue Change
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Fri May 13
Oklahoma Twisters
Blobs Park
yes, lesson
8pm-midnight
Fri May 13
Scott Ramminger (10pm)
Andy Paxon (7pm)
Bangkok Blues
sure
Fri May 13
Grandsons
Hill Country BBQ
Sat May 14
Reverend Horton Heat
Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
9:30
$20
Sat May 14
Hungry for Crawfish Boil
Fort Hunt Park
12-5pm - $35 (Adv Purchase by 5/6) - includes Crawfish & Beverages - Grandsons & Lucky Dub
Sat May 14
Smokin' Polecats w/ Jamie Lynch
Zoo Bar
Sat May 14
Leon Morris & Orrin Star
Accotink Unitarian Universalist Church, Burke
8pm
Sun May 15
Sunday Waltz
Waverly Station
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun May 15
Buckwheat Zydeco
Creative Alliance at the Patterson
$25 - 8pm
Wed May 18
Jesse Lege & Bayou Brew
Artisphere
yes, leson @ 7:30pm
8:30pm - $15 (inc parking, get validated)
Wed May 18
JP & Western Bop
Nicks
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Thur May 19
Blind Boys of Alabama
Queen Esther Marrow
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $29.50+SC
Thur May 19
Bill Kirchen
Concert in the Square
155 Gibbs St., Rockville
6-8pm - FREE
Thur May 19
Biscuit Miller & the Mix
Surf Club
yep
6-8pm
Fri May 20
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Jammin' Java
8pm - $20
Fri May 20
Night of 1000 Dylans
Creative Alliance at the Patterson
w/ Victoria Cox, Gipsy Dawg, Sam Mitzberg & Matt Douglass, ... - $16/$11(member) - 7:30pmpm
Fri May 20
Phil Wiggins & Rick Franklin
Montpelier Arts Center
Fri May 20
Radiators Farewell Tour
Rams Head Live
Balmer
$25
Fri May 20
Natty Beaux
Washintgon Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Sat-Sun May 21-22
Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival
Sandy Point Park
Annapolis, MD
grass
Sat: Chris Isaak, John Mayall, Shemekia Copeland, Otis Taylor Orchestra, Mac Arlnold, Lee Boys, ...
Sun: Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Little Feat, Ray Manzarek & Roy Rogers, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Dana Fuchs, ...
Sat May 21
Radiators Farewell Tour
State Theatre
sure
$25 - 9pm
Sat May 21
Jumpin Jupiter
Quarry House Tavern
Mon May 23
Blue Monday
Deanna Bogart
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue May 24
Younger than that Now - 70th Birthday Tribute to Bob Dylan
IMT @ Cultural Arts Center
7995 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring
7:30pm - $15(adv)/$20 - w/ The Kennedys, Billy Coulter, Victoria Vox, Brian Simms and Joe Uehlein
Tue May 24
Nighthawks
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Tue May 24
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band
Hill Country BBQ
Tue May 24
Raphael Saadiq
Rams Head Live
Baltimore
Tue May 24
Sarah McQuaid
Folk Club of Reston
Tortilla Factory
Wed May 25
Raphael Saadiq
9:30
w/ Quadron - 9:30 - $35
Thur-Sat May 26-29
DelFest
Cumberland, MD
w/ Del McCoury, Old Crow Medicine Show, Yonder Mountain String Band, Warren Haynes Acoustic, Chris Robinson, Railroad Earth, Travelin McCourys, Punch Brothers, Emmitt-Nershi Band, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Trampled by Turtles, DTB, Infamous String Dusters, Scythian, Sierra Hull & Highway 111, Sweetback Sisters, ...
Thur May 26
Thrillbillies
Sunset Grille
yep
Thur May 26
Scott Ramminger & the Crawstickers, Moonshine Society, & Andy Paxon
Surf Club
yep
Thur May 26
Sweater Set
Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
6-7pm - FREE
Thur May 26
Check Hamala Diabate
Veterans Park, Bethesda
6-8pm - FREE
Memorial Day Weekend
Rolling Thunder
Fri May 27
Eddie Shaw & the Wolf Gang
Madams Organ
Fri May 27
Dan Hovey
Hill Country BBQ
Fri May 27
Swamp Keepers
Zoo Bar
Fri May 27
Smokin' Polecats w/ Marianna Previti
Washintgon Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Sat-Mon May 28-29
Hometown Holidays
Downtown Rockville
Sat: Bob Schneider, Lloyd Dobler Effect, Nighthawks, Patty Reese, Billy Coulter, Joker's Wild, Dave Chappell, Dixie Power Trio, Eric Scott, ...
Sun: George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic, Kelly Bell Band, Janine Wilson & Kevin Dudley, ...
Sat May 28
Red, White, and Blues Festival
Old Glory Harley Davidson
11800 Laurel Bowie Rd, Laurel
w/ The Smokin' Polecats, Flatfoot Sam, Pawn Shop Roses, & Louisiana Hoodoo Krewe
Sat May 28
Eddie Shaw & the Wolf Gang
Chef Mac's
$30 Buffet & show, BYOB
Sat May 28
Bobby Parker
Madams Organ
Sat May 28
Flatfoot Sam
Zoo Bar
Sun May 29
Sunday Waltz
Taylor Among the Devils
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun May 29
Cactus Liquours, Shirkaday, Jamboxx
Sunset Grille
Mon May 30
Red Cross Benefit for Flood & Tornado Disaster Relief
Iota
3pm - $10(donation) - Weathervanes, Taylor CArson, Jelly Roll Mortals, Margot MacDonald, Little Pink, Victoria Vox, ...
Mon May 30
Blue Monday
Jacques Johnson Band w/ Lil' Margie
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue May 31
BG & the Mojo Hands
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Wed June 1
Nighthawks
Lee District Park
Franconia
7:30pm - FREE
Wed June 1
David Kitchen & the Cutaways
Artisphere
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
8:30pm
Wed June 1
Bruce Ewan
Mason District Park
Annandale
7:30pm - FREE
Thur-Sun June 2-5
Western Maryland Blues Festival
Hagerstown, MD
Thur Prelude: Skyla Burrell @ University Plaza Park - Free - 5pm
Fri: Ana Popovic, Bonerama, Duffy Kane, Grand Point Station @ City Central Lot - $25/$20(adv)
Sat: Hamilton Loomis, Davy Knowles, Soul Rebels, Matt Schofield, Bobby Parker, George Porter Jr., Tommy Lepson, Devon Allman @ City Central Lot - $40/$35(adv)
Sun: Joanne Shaw Taylor, Ernie Hawkins Band, BG & the Mojo Hands, Toby Walker @ City Park Bandshell - FREE
Thur June 2
Heybale
Hill Country BBQ
$15 - 10pm
Thur June 2
Nighthawks
Surf Club
yep
Thur June 2
Tom Principato
Veterans Park, Bethesda
6-8pm - FREE
Fri-Sun June 3-5
Michael Arnone's Crawfish Fest
Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, NJ
George Porter Jr., Radiators, Sonny Landreth, Tab Benoit, Savoy Family Band, Geno Delafose, Mem Shannon, Johnny Sketch, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-chas, Bonerama, Carolyn Wonderland, the Bridge, Cowboy Sounds, Guitar Shorty, Iguanas, Cedric Watson, ...
Fri June 3
Anders Osborne
Mason District Park
Annandale
7:30pm - FREE
Fri June 3
Gina DeSimone & the Moaners
Washintgon Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Fri June 3
DC Jazz Festival
Cheick Hamala Daibate
Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
6-7pm - FREE
Fri June 3
Blue Sky 5
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm
Fri June 3
Natty Beaux
Royal Lake Park
Fairfax
7:30pm - FREE
Sat-Sun June 4-5
Washington Folk Festival
Glen Echo Park
yes
Schedule
Sat: Archie's Barbershop, Franklin Taggart, Capitol Hillbillies, Joe Uehleinm Hot Buttered Nuggets, Cypress Trio, Stacy Brooks, ...
Sun: JP McDermott, Carey Creed, Arte Flamenco, Hazel Dickens Tribute, Reverb, Bob Rychlik, ...
Sat June 4
CJ Chenier
Hill Country BBQ
concrete
FREE - 9-11pm
Sat June 4
Big Sandy & the Fly-Rite Boys
Iota
concrete
$15 - 9pm
Sat June 4
Blue Moon Big Band
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$15 - 9pm
Sat June 4
Anders Osborne
8x10
Sat June 4
Laura Cantrell
Jammin' Java
Sun June 5
Louisiana Swamp Romp
Wolf Trap
Filene Center
concrete, again' the wall
2pm - $25 - w/ Trombone Shorty, Sonny Landreth, Geno Delafose, & Steve Riley
Sun June 5
Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns
Back Room
Glen Echo Park
yes
$12 - 8:30-11:30pm
Sun June 5
"D.C. CARES" fundraiser for Reese Palmer of The Marquees
Eclipse
2820 Bladensburg Road, NE
4:30pm - $25(adv)/$30 - w/ the Marquees, the Legendary Oreoles, the Velons, the Jewels, Pookie Hudson's Spaniels, the Clovers, Peaches & Herb, Skip Mahoney & the Casuals, Al Johnson, ...
Mon June 6
Blue Monday
Memphis Gold
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Mon June 6
Brian Wilson
Wolf Trap
Filene Center
8pm - $42/$25(lawn)
Wed June 8
Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole
Artisphere
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
$18 - 8:30pm
Wed June 8
Ruthie & the Wranglers
Mason District Park
Annandale
7:30pm - FREE
Wed June 8
Sin Miedo
Farragut Square
Washington, DC
5:30-7:30pm - FREE
Thur-Sun June 9-12
Blast from the Bayou
Strawberry Park
Strawberry Park
Preston, CT
Geno Delafose, Ryan Brunet, Cedric Watson, Savoy Family Cajun Band, Lil' Wayne, Jo Jo Reed, Girl Howdy, Lil' Anne, Planet Zydeco, Slippery Sneakers, Sweetback Sisters, ...
Thur June 9
Carolyn Wonderland
Hill Country BBQ
Thur June 9
Levon Helm Band
Wolf Trap
Thur June 9
Hillbilly Jazz
Surf Club Live
yep
$10
Thur June 9
Levon Helm Band
w/ moe
Wolf Trap
Filene Center
7:30pm - $45/$25(lawn)
Fri June 10
Blue Rhythm Boys
Archie Edwards Barbershop
4701 Queensbery Rd., Riverdale
$15 - 8pm
Fri June 10
Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin, Daryl Davis, Guitar Shorty
State Theatre
8pm - $15(adv)/$18
Fri June 10
Deanna Bogart
Sculpture Garden
National Gallery of Art
5-8:30pm - FREE
Fri June 10
Sierra Hull & Highway 111
Mason District Park
Annandale
7:30pm - FREE
Fri June 10
DC Jazz Festival
Kenia Ashby w/ Origem
Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
6-7pm - FREE
Fri June 10
Little Red and the Renegades
Haydee’s Restaurant
Mount Pleasant
Sat-Sun June 11-12
Tinner Hill Blues Festival
Falls Church
Sat: Gaye Adegbalola, Curtis Blues, Tom Principato, Deanna Bogart, Nadine Rae, Patty Reese, Jr. Bynum, Coo Coo Charlie Wiliams @ Cherry Hill Park
Sun: Archie's Barbershop @ Bangok Blues
Sat June 11
Steep Canyon Rangers, Boxcars, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
State Theatre
$25 - 5:30pm
Sat June 11
Henry Butler & NONY Funk
Reston Town Center Pavilion
7:30-10pm - FREE
Sat June 11
Smokin' Polecats w/ Marianna Previti
Zoo Bar
10pm
Sat June 11
Bio Ritmo, Ikebe Shakedown, & Sheick Hamala Diabate
Rock & Roll Hotel
9:30pm
Sat June 11
Virginia Blues & Jazz Festival
Garth Newel Music Center
Hot Springs, VA
Bert Carlson Quartet, Tizer, Blues Harmonica Blow-Out - w/Jerry Portnoy, Little Charlie Baty, Phil Wiggins & Steve Guyger, Duke Robillard Band
Sun June 12
Sunday Waltz
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun June 12
Hall Brothers
JVs
Mon June 13
Jazz: A Night in Treme
Kennedy Center
Concert Hall
7:30pm - $20 - w/ Rebirth Brass Band, Donald Harrison Jr., James Andrews, Dr. Michael White, & Big Sam Williams
Wed June 15
An Evening with The Duke Robillard Band
Jammin Java
7:30pm
Wed June 15
Elvis Costelo & the Imposters
Wolf Trap
$48/$30(lawn) - 8pm
Wed June 15
Joe Ely Band
Fred Eaglesmith Band
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $29.50+SC
Wed June 15
Those Darlin's
Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
6-7pm - FREE
Thur June 16
Leo Kottke
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $35+SC
Thur June 16
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band
Surf Club
yep
$10 - 8pm - Video shoot
Thur June 16
Michelle Shocked
Sweater Set
8x10
Thur June 16
Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
Smithereens
Wolf Trap
$40/$22(lawn) - 8pm
Thur June 16
Meshell Ndegeocello (covers Prince)
State Theatre
$26(adv)/$31 - 8:30pm
Fri June 17
Dave Alvin & The Guilty Ones
Los Straitjackets
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $35+SC
Fri June 17
Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys
American Legion Post 136
6900 Greenbelt Road Greenbelt
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Fri June 17
Rockin' Bones
Washintgon Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Fri June 17
Bonerama
Bayou on Penn
10:30pm - $20(adv only)
Fri June 17
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Rams Head Live
Baltimore
$40+SC
Sat June 18
Silver Spring Blues Festival
Silver Fountain
Ellsworth Drive, Silver Spring
w/ Kinsey Report, Big Boy Little, Johnny Grave & the Tombstones, Stacy Brooks, Ida Campbell & Blues Nation, Gina DeSimone & the Moaners, School of Rock
Sat June 18
Maryland Traditions Folklife Festival
Creative Alliance
Patterson Theatre, Baltimore
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun, Marcy Marxer, Legendary Orioles, Billy McComiskey, Phil Wiggins w/ Eleanor Ellis & Warner Williams, & Cheick Hamala Diabate - FREE - 10am-7pm
Sat June 18
Kinsey Report
Roger Girke
Baltimore Blues Society
Rosedale American Legion Hall
9pm - $20(adv)/$25 - BYOB
Sat June 18
Michelle Shocked
Sweater Set
Jammin Java
Sat June 18
Daryl Davis Big Band
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$15 - 9pm
Sun June 19
Dave Giegerich Tribute Show & College Fund Benefit
Birchmere
$25+SC - 7:30pm - w/ Mike Auldridge, The Aloha Boys, The Hula Monsters, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Robin & Linda Williams, Bill Kirchen, ...
Sun June 19
Sunday Waltz
Some Assembly
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Mon-Tue June 20-21
Tab Benoit
Rams Head Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
$27.50+SC - 8pm
Mon June 20
Blue Monday
Stacy Brooks
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Mon June 20
Sweet Rush
Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
6-7pm - FREE - Somali R&B sister duo
Tue June 21
Eric Lindell
Cris Cab
Jammin Java
$20 - 8pm
Tue June 21
Thrillbillies
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Tue June 21
Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart
Tortilla Factory
Herndon
$12 - 7pm
Wed June 22
Pietasters
Lee District Park
Franconia
7:30pm - FREE
Wed June 22
Brittany Haas & Lauren Rioux
Airshow Mastering
Takoma Park
7:30pm - $15(adv)/$18
Wed June 22
Steve Wolf & Swingspeak
Artisphere
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
$15 - 8:30pm
Wed June 22
Fabulous Thunderbirds
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
$39.50+SC - 8pm
Thur-Fri June 23-24
Eilen Jewell
Iota
$15
Thur June 23
OK Go
Pomplamoose
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Millennium Stage - 14th Anniversary
6pm - FREE but ticketed opens June 1 @ 12pm
Thur June 23
Fabulous Thunderbirds
Nighthawks
State Theatre
sure
$23(adv)/25 - 8:30pm
Thur June 23
Youssou N'Dour
Lisner Auditorium
$65-$30 - 8pm
Thur June 23
Peter Frampton
Wolf Trap
$42/$30(lawn) - 7:30pm
Thur June 23
Seldom Scene
Nottoway Park
Vienna
7:30pm
Thur June 23
Dave Kitchen
Sunset Grille
Thur June 23
Oklahoma Twisters
Surf Club
yep
$10 - 8pm
Fri June 24
C'est Bon Cajun Dance Band
American Legion Post 136
6900 Greenbelt Road Greenbelt
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$15 - 9pm
Fri June 24
Rick Franklin & his Delta Blues Boys
Grist Mill Park
Mt. Vernon
7:30pm - FREE
Fri June 24
Swampkeepers
Zoo Bar
Fri June 24
World Dance Party
Hungry for Music Benefit
Torpedo Factory
concrete
w/ Lucky Dub & Elikeh - $15(adv)/$20
Sat-Sun June 25-26
DC Capital Barbecue Battle
Downtown
Washington, DC
asphalt
$10/$5(kids) -
Sat: Chuck Brown, Mambo Sauce, ...
Sun: Cowboy Mouth, Nadine Rae, Big Daddy Stallings, ...
Sat-Sun June 25-26
Ben Solee
Thousands
Iota
$15
Sat June 25
Junkyard Saints
Creative Alliance
Patterson Theatre, Baltimore
$5 - 7:30pm
Sat June 25
NSO Pops w/ Ozomatli
Kennedy Center
Concert Hall
8pm - $20
Sat June 25
Ultimate Doo-Whop Show
Wolf Trap
$40/$22 - 8pm - w/ Fleetwoods, Gary Troxel, Jimmy Beaumotn, the Diamonds, the Crystals, the Dovells, Jimmy Clanton, Super Girls Group, the Cookies, the Exciters, ...
Sat June 25
Papa Grows Funk
8x10
Sat June 25
J.P. McDermott & Western Bop
Quarry House Tavern
9:30pm
Sun June 26
Bob Perilla and Big Hillbilly Bluegrass
JVs
Mon June 27
Slaid Cleaves
Hill Country BBQ
concrete
$15 - 7pm
Tue June 28
Thrillbillies
Hill Country BBQ
concrete
FREE
Tue June 28
Dave Alvin & The Guilty Ones
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
8pm - $25+SC
Wed June 29
Squeeze Bayou
Mason District Park
Annandale
7:30pm - FREE
Wed June 29
King Teddy
Artisphere
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
8:30pm
Thur June 30 - Mon July 4
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
National Mall
Rhythm & Blues, Peace Corps, Columbia - including the Funk Brothers, Garifuna Collective, Shirley Jones, ...
Thur June 30
Thrillbillies
Sunset Grille
Thur June 30
Squeeze Bayou
Surf Club Live
yep
$10 - 8pm
Thur June 30
Soul Train Dance Party
Smithsonian Folklife Festival Evening Concert
National Mall
6-8pm - FREE
Thur June 30
Will Gravatt Band
Hill Country BBQ
FREE - 8:30pm
Fri July 1
Martha Reeves
Smithsonian Folklife Festival Evening Concert
National Mall
6-8pm - FREE
Fri July 1
Dr. Zoot
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm
Fri July 1
Hangover Royale
Lake Accotink Park
Springfield
7:30pm - FREE
Fri July 1
Stax Music Academy
Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
6-7pm - FREE
Fri July 1
Cold Hard Cash
Surf Club Live
yep
Sat July 2
Nighthawks
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$15 - 9pm
Sat July 2
Radio King Orchestra
Reston Town Center Pavilion
painted concrete
7:30-10pm - FREE
Sat July 2
Rosanne Cash
Birchmere
w/ Chelsea Lee - $39.50+SC - 7:30pm
Sat July 2
Slickee Boys
8x10
8pm
Sun July 3
Garifuna Collectiove w/ Umalali & the Funk Brothers
Smithsonian Folklife Festival Evening Concert
National Mall
6-8pm - FREE
Sun July 3
Stacy Brooks & Whop Frazier
Surf Club Live
yep
$10
Sun July 3
Slickee Boys
the Factory
8x10
$15
Mon July 4
Independance Day
Mon July 4
Sookie Jump Blues
JVs
Wed July 6
Robbin Thompson
Mason District Park
Annandale
7:30pm - FREE
Wed July 6
Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band
Strathmore
7pm - FREE
Wed July 6
Grandsons
Lee District Park
Franconia
7:30pm - FREE
Thur-Mon July 7-11
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
National Mall
Rhythm & Blues, Peace Corps, Columbia - including Garifuna Collective, Dixie Cups, the Jewels, the Swallows, ...
Thur July 7
Bela Fleck & the Original Flecktones
Carolina Chocolate Drops & Abigail Washburn
Rams Head Live
Balmer
$45 - 7pm
Thur July 7
The Garifuna Collective
Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
6-7pm - FREE
Thur July 7
Thrillbilles
Sunset Grille
Thur July 7
Blues Night Staff Concert & New Orleans Dance
Common Ground on the Hill
Westminster, MD
8pm - Scott Ainslie, Guy Davis, ...
Fri July 8
Thrillbilles
Surf Club Live
yep
$8
Fri July 8
The Dixie Cups
Smithsonian Folklife Festival Evening Concert
National Mall
6-8pm - FREE
Fri July 8
Oklahoma Twisters
Blobs Park
yes
8pm
Fri July 8
Janine Wilson
Royal Lake Park
Fairfax
7:30pm - FREE
Sat-Sun July 9-10
Common Ground on the Hill Festival
Carroll County Farm Museum
Westminster, MD
$20-40(adv) - Buckwheat Zydeco, Colvin Cooke, Jesse McReynolds, Guy Davis, Burns Sisters, Bryan Bowers, Bruce Molsky, Blind Boy Paxon, Lea Gilmore, Footworks, Scott Ainslie, ...
Sat July 9
Blair Carman & the Belleview Boys
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm
Sat July 9
King Soul
Surf Club Live
yep
$10 - 9pm
Sat July 9
Khaira Arby
Red Palace
$12 advance/$15
Sat July 9
Tribute to the Women of Country Music
w/ Hall Brothers & Donna Frost, ...
JVs
9pm
Sun July 10
Bela Fleck & the Original Flecktones
Carolina Chocolate Drops & Abigail Washburn
Wolf Trap
$40/$25(lawn) - 7pm
Sun July 10
Johnny Ace & Sidewalk Zydeco
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
3:30-6pm - $15
Sun-Fri July 10-15
Cajun-Creole/Early Country/Guitar Week
Augusta Heritage Center
Elkins, WV
yes & lessons
w/ John VVidrine, Walter Mouton, Ed Poullard, Al Berard, Randy Vidrine, Yvette Landry, Tracy Schwartz, Larry Miller, Jesse Lege, Gerard Delafose, ...
Wed July 13
Pine Leaf Boys
Artisphere
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
8:30pm
Wed July 13
Huey Lewis & the News
Paul Thorn
Wolf Trap
$42/$25(lawn)
Wed July 13
Thrillbillies
Mason District Park
Annandale
7:30pm - FREE
Thur-Sun July 14-17
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival
Walsh Farm
Oak Hill, NY
yes & lessons
Host: Dry Branch Fire Squad
Sam Bush, Del McCoury, O'Brien Party of Seven, J.D. Crowe & the New South, SteelDrivers, Peter Rowan, Yonder Mountain String Band, Claire Lynch, Infamous Stringdusters, Tony Trischka, Crooked Still, Donna the Buffalo, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, Red Stick Ramblers, ...
Thur July 14
Legendary Rhythm & Blues Review
State Theatre
sure
w/ Tommy Castro Band, Deanna Bogart, Rick Estrin and Theodis Ealey
Thur July 14
LeRoy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners
Surf Club Live
yep
$15 - 8-11pm
Thur July 14
Thrillbilles
Sunset Grille
Thur-Sat July 14-17
Red Hot Blues n' BBQ
various
yes
Thur: DJs @ Ballroom Anex
Fri: Memphis Gold @ Bumper Car Pavillion
Sat: Kim Massie & the Solid Senders @ Spanish Ballroom
Sun: Stacy Brooks @ Ballroom Anex
Fri-Sat July 15-17
Artscape
Baltimore
street
FREE
Fri: Matt Wigler, ...
Sat: Southern Culture on the Skids, G Love & Special Sauce, Andy Paxon, ...
Sun: Pietasters, Players Band, Big Daddy Stallings, Idle Americans, Dockta D & the Infirmary, ...
Fri July 15
Marc Broussard
9:30
$25
Fri July 15
Hula Monsters
Surf Club Live
yep
Fri July 15
Grandsons
Hill Co. BBQ
free
Fri July 15
David Kitchen
Grist Mill Park
Mt. Vernon
7:30pm - FREE
Sat July 16
Old Time Banjo Festival
Birchmere
$29.50+SC - 7:30pm - w/ Bruce Molsky, Butddy Watcher, Hot Seats, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, ...
Sat July 16
Arn & Gerry's Danceathon
Edison EMS Hall
Edison, NJ
3:30-11pm - $30 inc. burgers, drinks - Potluck - w/ Leroy Thomas, Paw Paw & the Levee Riders
Sat July 16
Bucky Pizzarelli & Chuck Redd
Reston Town Center Pavilion
nope
7:30-10pm - FREE
Sat July 16
DCBS Fish Fry, Blues, n' Bikes
American Legion Post 41
905 Silgo Ave, Silver Spring
4-11pm - $12 (inc. fish sandwich) - w/ Dr. S.O. Feelgood, TBD, ...
Sun July 17
Sunday Waltz
Honeysuckle Rose
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun-Fri July 17-22
Blues Week
Augusta Heritage Center
Elkins, WV
yes & lessons
w/ Rich DelGrosso, Stan Hirsch, Lightnin' Wells, Mary Flower, Steve James, Andra Faye, Daryl Davis, Erwin Helfer, Judy LaPrade, Phil Wiggins, Joe Filisko, Allen Holmes, Dennis Gruenling, Gaye Adebbalola, Roddy Barnes, ...
Tue July 19
Lucinda Williams
Amos Lee
Wolf Trap
$42/$25(lawn) - 8pm
Wed July 20
Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Road Runners
Artisphere
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
8:30pm
Wed July 20
Michael McDonald
Boz Scaggs
Wolf Trap
$42/$25(lawn) - 8pm
Thur July 21
Thrillbilles
Sunset Grille
Thur July 21
Dan Hovey
JVs
Thur July 21
Jelly Roll Mortals
Hill Co. BBQ
free
Fri June 22
Cathy Ponton King
Royal Lake Park
Fairfax
7:30pm - FREE
Fri June 22
Jamie Lynch Band
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$15 - 9pm
Fri June 22
SwampKeepers
Zoo Bar
Fri June 22
Women of Rock Music w/ Wicked Jezabel, ...
JVs
Sat July 23
Emmylou Harris
Wolf Trap
$42/$25(lawn) - 8pm
Sat July 23
Thomas Mapfumo & Blacks Unlimited
Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
6-7pm - FREE
Sat July 23
Charles "Big Daddy" Stallings & the Blues Evolution Band
Surf Club Live
yep
Sat July 23
Hayes Carll and Scott Miller
Rock n Roll Hotel
Sat July 23
Bullets
JVs
Sun July 24
Jim Lauderdale
Hill Country BBQ
concrete
$12 - 7pm
Sun July 24
Marc Cohn
Birchmere
$45+SC - 7:30pm
Tue July 26
Wanda Jackson & Imelda May
9:30
$25
Tue July 26
David Wax Museum
Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
6-7pm - FREE
Wed July 27
Congressional Blues Fest
National Building Museum
Kenny Wayne Sheperd, Mudcat, Crhristylez Bacon, Michael Burks, Sol
Wed July 27
Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-chas
Artisphere
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
$15 - 8:30pm
Wed July 27
Nighthawks
Sunset Grille
Thur-Sun July 28-31
Floyd Fest
Floyd, VA
Taj Mahal, Del McCoury, Donna the Buffalo, Larry Keel & Natural Bridge, Tony Rice Unit, David Grissman Quintet, Sam Bush, Hot Tuna (Electric & Acoustic), Cyro Baptista, Toubab Krewe, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Peter Rowan's Bluegrass Band, DJ Williams Projekt, Railroad Earth, Trampled by Turtles, Robert Randolph, Grace Potter, Seun Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80, ...
Thur July 28
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Frying Pan Farm Park
Herndon
FREE - 7:30-8:30pm
Thur July 28
Kenny Neal
Surf Club Live
yep
$20/$15(DCBS member adv)/$18(non adv) - 8pm
Thur July 28
Marc Broussard
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $39.50+SC
Thur July 28
Wil Gravatt
Hill Co. BBQ
free
Fri July 29
Justin Townes Earle
Strathmore
7pm - FREE
Fri July 29
Nighthawks
Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Fri July 29
Crawstickers
Hill Co. BBQ
free
Fri July 29
Billy Coulter
Lake Accotink Park
Springfield
7:30pm - FREE
Sat-Sun July 30-31
Outlaw Jam
Frederick Fairgrounds
Sat: Motley Crue, Poison, NY Dolls, Nighthawks w/ Bob Margolin, ...
Sun: Brian Setzer, Edgar Winter, Elvin Bishop, Nighthawks w/ Bob Margolin, ...
Sat-Sun July 30-31
Pennsylvania Blues Festival
Blue Mt. Resort, PA
Otis Clay, Shemekia Copeland, Magic Slim, Kenny Neal, Cyril Nevile, Lil' Ed, Bettye Lavette, John Nemeth, Leey Boys, Steve Guyger, ...
Sat July 30
Arty Hill & the Long Gone Daddys
Hill Co. BBQ
free
Sat July 30
Toast Big Band
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm
Sat July 30
Cyro Baptista & Beat The Donkey
Creative Alliance @ PattersonBaltimore
Sat July 30
Flatfoot Sam & the Educated Fools
JVs
Sat July 30
J.P. McDermott and Western Bop
Quarry House Tavern
9:30pm
Sun July 31
David Greely & Andrea Hoag
Great Hall
6807 Westmorland Ave, Takoma Park
3-6pm - $15-20 (donation) - SOLD OUT
Sun July 31
Dolly Parton
Wolf Trap
Sold Out - $60/$35(lawn)
Sun July 31-Fri Aug 5
Bluegrass/Swing Week
Augusta Heritage Center
Elkins, WV
yes & lessons
w/ J.D. Crowe, Jim Mills, Ira Gitlin, John Seebach, Josh Williams, Byron Berline, Rusty Mason, Ralph Gordon, Tom Mitchell, ...
Mon Aug 1
Merle Haggard
Birchmere
SOLD OUT
Mon Aug 1
Blue Monday
Linwood Taylor Band
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue Aug 2
David Grisman Sextet
Birchmere
7:30pm- $35+SC
Tue Aug 2
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Strathmore
8pm
Tue Aug 2
J.P. McDermott and Western Bop
Hill Co BBQ
8:30pm - no cover
Wed Aug 3
Thrillbillies
Nicks
yes
Wed Aug 3
Tom Principato
Mason District Park
Annandale
7:30pm - FREE
Thur Aug 4
Ruthie & the Wranglers
Concert in the Square
155 Gibbs St., Rockville
6-8pm - FREE
Thur Aug 4
John McCutcheon
Nottoway Park
Vienna
7:30pm
Thur Aug 4
Thrillbillies
Sunset Grille
sure
Thur Aug 4
Memphis Gold
JVs
8:30pm
Fri-Sun Aug 5-7
Riverfront Blues Festival
Wilmington, DE
Fri: James Cotton, Randy Lippincott, Smokin' Joe Kubek & Benois King, Kenny Jones, ...
Sat: Chicago Blues Reunion, Vasti Jackson, Super Chikan, E.C. Scott, Mikey Jr., ...
Sun: Tab Benoit, Johnny Sansone, Zydeco-a-Go-Go, ...
Fri Aug 5
Magnolia Sisters
Blob's Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$15 - 8pm
Fri Aug 5
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 0 9pm
Sat Aug 6
Swing Speak
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$15 - 9pm
Sat Aug 6
Jon Carroll
Leesburg Town Hall Green
FREE - 7-9pm
Sat Aug 6
Big Boy Little
Zoo Bar
Sat Aug 6
Mobtown Ukefest!
Creative Alliance at the Patterson
$15 - 2-6pm workshops, open mic 5:30pm, Concert 7:30pm
Sat Aug 7
Allison Krauss & Union Station w/ Jerry Douglas
Wolf Trap
$48/$30(lawn) - 8pm
Sun Aug 7
Sunday Waltz
Green Light Karma
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Aug 7
Radio King Orchestra
Mason District Park
Annandale
7:30pm - FREE
Sun-Fri Aug 7-14
Dance/Old-Time/Vocal Week
Augusta Heritage Center
Elkins, WV
yes & lessons
Mon Aug 8
Blue Monday
Lou Jerome Band
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue Aug 9
Steve Miller Band
Wolf Trap
$45/$25(lawn) - 8pm
Tue Aug 9
Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses)
Allison Moorer
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $49.50+SC
Tue Aug 9
Oklahoma Twisters
Hill Co BBQ
8:30pm - no cover
Thur Aug 11
Jimmy Thackery & Popa Chubby
Cathy Ponton King
State Theatre
8pm - $20
Thur Aug 11
King Teddy
Frying Pan Farm Park
Herndon
7:30pm - FREE
Thur Aug 11
Thrillbillies
Sunset Grille
sure
Thur Aug 11
Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk
8x10
Fri Aug 12
Lee Rocker
Club 66
Edgewood, MD
Fri Aug 12
Pistolera
Artisphere
yes
$15 - 9pm
Fri Aug 12
Dan Navarro
Jammin Java
Fri Aug 12
Soul Rebels Brass
State Theatre
Fri Aug 12
Sookey Jump Blues
Zoo Bar
Sat-Sun Aug 13-14
Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses)
Allison Moorer
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $59.50+SC
Sat Aug 13
Glen Miller Orchestra
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm
Sat Aug 13
Gabrielle Louise
Airshow Mastering
7014 Westmoreland Ave. Takoma Park
$15(adv)/$18(door)
Sat Aug 13
Mary Ann Redmond Band
Jammin' Java
7pm
Sun Aug 14
Acadien Cajun Band
Bumpercar Pavillion
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
$15 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Aug 14
Hall Brothers
JVs
9pm
Mon Aug 15
Blue Monday
Bill Heid Blues Band
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Mon Aug 15
Mia Borders
Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
6-7pm - FREE
Tue Aug 16
Ebony Hillbillies
Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
6-7pm - FREE
Tue Aug 16
Yarn
Hill Country BBQ
concrete
$5 - 8:30pm
Wed Aug 17
John Jorgenson & Albert Lee Band
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
$35+SC - 7:30pm
Thur-Sun Aug 18-21
Philadelphia Folk Festival
50th Anniversary
1323 Salford Station Road
Schwenksville, PA
yes
Thur: Terrance Simien, ...
Fri: Steve Riley, Roy Book Binder, Junstin Townes Earle, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Tempest, Kennedys, ...
Sat: Campbell Brothers, Footworks, David Bromberg & Angel Band, Battlefield Band, Jorma Kaukonen, Trombone Shorty, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, Steve Riley, ...
Sun: Levon Helm Band, Footworks, Tom Paxon, David Wax Museum, ...
Thur Aug 18
John Jorgenson & Albert Lee Band
Rams Head
siddown & shuddup
$39.50+SC - 8pm
Thur Aug 18
Daryl Davis
Concert in the Square
155 Gibbs St., Rockville
6-8pm - FREE
Thur Aug 18
Thrillbillies
Sunset Grille
sure
Fri-Sat Aug 19-20
Gipsy Kings
Wolf Trap
Fri Aug 19
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Hill Country BBQ
concrete
$15 - 9:30pm
Fri Aug 19
Daryl Davis
Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Fri Aug 19
Honey Island Swamp Band
8x10
Fri Aug 19
Patty Ascher
Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
6-7pm - FREE
Sat Aug 20
Hot August Blues
Oregon Ridge Park
Cockeysville, MD
noon-10pm - $35(adv)/$40/$150(VIP)+SC - Tedeschi-Trucks Band, Robert Randolph, Kings Go Forth, J. Roddy Watlston, Tom Larsen Band
Sat Aug 20
Justin Townes Earle
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
$25+SC - 7:30pm
Sat Aug 20
Bobby Parker
Madams Organ
Sat Aug 20
Arty Hill & the Long Gone Daddys
Hill Country BBQ
Sun Aug 21
Sunday Waltz
Terpsichore
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Mon Aug 22
Raul Malo
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
$25+SC - 7:30pm - w/ Jimmy Webb
Tue Aug 23
Voice of the Wetlands All Stars
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
$35+SC - 7:30pm - w/ Tab Benoit, Cyril Neville, Anders Osborne, Johnny Vidacovich, Johnny Sansone, Waylon Thibodeaux, and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
Wed Aug 24
UkeFest 2011
Strathmore
7pm - FREE - w/ Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Gerald Ross, Sweater Set, the Riders, Piney Branch Kids Uke Ensemble, Victoria Vox, & the Washington Uke Orchestra
Wed Aug 24
Johnny Rawls
JVs
Wed Aug 24
Ana Popovic & Walter Trout
Rams Head
Annapolis
8pm - $35+SC
Thur Aug 25
Tribute to the Simon & Garfunkel
Strathmore
$25 - 7:30pm - w/ Deanna Bogart, Julia Nixon, LEA, Deep River, Margot MacDonald, Sweater Set, Esther Haynes, Ed MO'Connell & Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band
Thur Aug 25
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Surf Club
$20/$15(DCBS member adv)/$18(non adv) - 8pm
Thur Aug 25
Daryl Davis
Nottoway Park
Vienna
FREE - 7:30pm
Thur Aug 25
Dave Chappell
JVs
Fri Aug 26
John Prine
Richard Thompson
Wolf Trap
$42/$25(lawn)
Fri Aug 26
Rockin' Bones
Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 0 9pm
Fri Aug 26
Mostly Hank Tribute
Surf Club Live
yep
$8/$10(door) - 8pm - w/ Karen Collins & The Backroads Band, Ty Braddock, Ruthie Logdson, ...
Fri Aug 26
SwampKeepers
Zoo Bar
Sat Aug 27
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Wolf Trap
$42/$25(lawn)
Sat Aug 27
Chuck Brown's 75th Bday w/ Bootsy Collins
9:30
$30
Sat Aug 27
Beatnick Flies reunion
w/ Yachtsmen & Bobby Belfiore
Surf Club Live
yep
Sat Aug 27
Scythian
Reston Town Center Pavilion
painted concrete
7:30-10pm - FREE
Sat Aug 27
John Prine
Richard Thompson
Pier 6
Sat Aug 27
MS is BS Blues BBQ and Fundraiser
Barcroft Community House
800 S. Buchanan Street, Arlington
$35+ Donation - w / Rick Franklin and His Delta Blues Boys, Phil Wiggins, No Better Off, Sheryl Sears Combo, Jay Summerour, ...
Sun Aug 28
Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers
Punch Brothers
Wolf Trap
$42/$25(lawn)
Sun Aug 28
Mac McAnally
State Theatre
$21+SC
Mon Aug 15
Blue Monday
Nadine Rae & the All-Stars
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue Aug 30
Lyle Lovett & his Large Band
Wolf Trap
Tue Aug 30
B.B. King & Buddy Guy
DAR Constitution Hall
$57-107+SC
Tue Aug 30
Los Straitjackets Rock 'N' Roll Burlesque Spectacular
State Theatre
w/ pontani Sisters & Friends - 7pm - $16(adv)/$18(door)
Tue Aug 30
Vieux Farka Toure w/ Cheick Hamala
9:30
$25
Tue Aug 30
Yarn
Hill Country BBQ
concrete
8:30pm - $5
Wed Aug 31
Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble
Artisphere
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
$15 - 8:30pm
Wed Aug 31
Jimmy & the Bluedogs
Nicks
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Fri-Sun Sept 2-4
Rhythm & Roots Festival
Ninigret Park
Charlestown, RI
yes & lessons
Host: Red Stick Ramblers
Fri: Curley Taylor, Corey Ledet, Sarah & the Tall Boys, ...
Sat: Steve Riley, Raul Malo, Harper & the Midwest Kind, Curley Taylor, Corey Ledet, Sarah & the Tall Boys, Jesse Lege, Joel Savoy & Bayou Brew, Steve Earle w/ Alison Morrer, Richard Thompson, Greeley/Savoy Duo, Poullard/Frank & Friends, Occidental Gypsy Jazz, ...
Sun: Steve Riley, Nation Beat, Mitch Woods, 7 Walkers, Corey Ledet, Harper & the Midwest Kind, Sarah & the Tall Boys, Jesse Lege, Joel Savoy & Bayou Brew, Delbert McClinton, Greeley/Savoy Duo, Poullard/Frank & Friends, Occidental Gypsy Jazz, ...
Sat Sept 3
DC Blues Festival
Carter Barron Ampetheatre
concrete
FREE - w/ Preston Shannon, Grady Champion, Nadine Rae, DC Blues Society Band, Anthony "Swamp Dog" Clark, ...
After Party TBD
Sat Sept 3
Lush Life
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm
Sun Sept 4
Alonzo's Memorial Picnic
Baltimore Blues Society
Rosedale American Legion Hall
tile
Debbie Davies, J.P. Soars, Grady Champion, & the DMV Young Guns (Matt Kelly, Robert Frahm, Ian Walters, ...)
Sun Sept 4
Sunday Waltz
Waltz Magic
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Sept 4
Stacy Brooks
Madams Organ
Mon Sept 5
Blue Monday
Jacques Johnson Band w/ Lil' Margie
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue Sept 6
John Hiatt & the Combo
Big Head Todd & the Monsters
Wolf Trap
$40/$25(lawn) - 8pm
Wed Sept 7
Sweater Set Sideshow
Sixth and I Synagogue
600 I Street NW
$10(adv)/$12 - w/ Shotgun Party, Katieballons, & Mab, Just Mab
Thur Sept 8
Grandsons
Hill Country BBQ
FREE - 8:30pm
Thur Sept 8
Thrillbillies
Sunset Grille
Fri Sept 9
Lord of the Strings
JVs
9pm - w/ Dave Chappell & Dan Hovey
Fri Sept 9
Azalea City Recordings 15th Anniversary
Sampler CD Release
Carroll Cafe at Seekers Church
276 Carroll St, NW
7:30pm - $15 - w/ Hoag/Kelley/Pilzer, Ruthie Logsdon & Greg Hardin, Carey Creed, Jesse Palidofsky, & Laura Baron
Fri Sept 9
King Teddy
American Legion Hall
125 York Road, Towson
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm -$12
Fri Sept 9
Groovie Movie 2011 Weekend
Atomic Swing Club
Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Fri Sept 9
Arty Hill & the Long Gone Daddies
Blobs Park
yes, lesson @ break
8pm -$10
Sat Sept 10
Buddy Holly's 75th Bday Bash
Surf Club
$15 - 8pm(doors) - w/ JP McDermott, David Kitchen, Andy Rutherford, Chris Watling, Jelly Roll Mortals, Spectacles & Hangover Royalle
Sat Sept 10
Groovie Movie 2011 Weekend
Russ Wilson's Nouveau-Passe Orchestra
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm
Sat Sept 10
Rosslyn Jazz Fest
Gateway Park
FREE - w/ Dee Dee Bridgewater, Henry Butler, Grace Kelly, and Al Williams Quartet w/ Juanita Williams
Sat Sept 10
White Loafer
Bayou on Penn
Sun Sept 11
Dr. Zsa's Powdered Zydeco Band
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
3:30-6pm - $15
Sun Sept 11
Elleanor Ellis w/ Back Porch Blues
Millennium Stage
Kennedy Center
6-7pm - FREE
Sun Sept 11
Takoma Park Folk Festival
Takoma Park Middle School
some
11am-6:30pm - FREE - Squeeze Bayou, Glen Echo Open Band, Pam Parker, Lilt, Barrelhouse Brawl, Patty Reese, Little Pink, U-Liners, Magpie, Eric Scott, ...
Tue Sept 13
Duke Robillard
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
Tue Sept 13
Dave Chappell
JVs
Tue Sept 13
Tom Cunningham Orchestra
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Wed Sept 14
Squeeze Bayou
Artisphere
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
$15 - 8:30-11pm
Wed Sept 14
David Wax Museum
9:30
$20 - w/ Pearl & the Beard, 2nd String Band
Thur Sept 14
Dan Hovey
JVs
Thur Sept 15
Keb' Mo'
Strathmore
$38-58 - 8pm
Thur Sept 15
Eric Lindell
State Theatre
yes
$15
Thur Sept 15
Tab Benoit
Rams Head Live
Balmer
sure
$20 - w/ Jamie McLean Band
Thur Sept 15
Tommy Lepson
Hill Country BBQ
FREE - 8:30pm
Fri-Sun Sept 16-18
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
Downtown Bristol, TN/VA
Robert Randolph, Railroad Earth, Marty Stuart, John Oates, Tony Rice Unit, Justin Townes Earle, Jim Lauderdale, Langhorne Slim, Chris Thomas King, Seldom Scene, Dale Watson, Steep Canyton Rangers, Claire Lynch Band, Cheick Hamala Diabate, Quebe Sisters, Scythian, Red Stick Ramblers, David Wax Museum, Red Molly, Wayne Henderson, Stacey Earl & Mark Stuart, ...
Fri-Sun Sept 16-18
Blast Furnace Blues Festival
SteelStacks campus, Bethlehem, PA
Fri: Kinsey Report, Eddie Shaw & the Wolf Gang, Mississippi Heat, Deb Calahan, Mike Dugan, ...
Sat: Cedric Burnside, Johnny Rawls, Homade Jamz, Charlie Musselwhite, Bernard Allison, Buckwheat Zydeco, ...
Sun: Teeny Tucker, Chubby Carrier, Guy Davis, Chicago Blues All-stars, Holmes Brothers, Ruthie Foster, JJ Grey & Mofro, ...
Fri Sept 16
Swingtopia
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm
Fri Sept 16
Natty Beaux
Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Fri Sept 16
Glenn Moomau & The Juke Drivers
Bayou on Penn
10:30pm
Sat Sept 17
Deanna Bogart
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$15 - 9pm
Sat Sept 17
Scott Ramminger & the Crawstickers
Hill Country BBQ
FREE - 9:30pm
Sat Sept 17
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Quarry House Tavern
Sun Sept 18
Dale Watson
Hill Country BBQ
concrete
7pm - $12
Sun Sept 18
Sunday Waltz
Blue Bamboo
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Sept 18
Memphis Gold
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 7pm
$17(w/ lesson)/$12(dance only) - 8:30-11pm
Sun Sept 18
Scott Ainslie w/ Chatham Street
Episcopal Church of the Resurection
2280 N. Beauregard St, Alexandria
$18/$15(adv) - 7pm
Sun Sept 18
John McCutcheon
IMT at Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington
6125 Montrose Rd., Rockville
$25(adv) $29 - 8pm
Mon Sept 19
Chubby Carrier's Tribute to Roy
Surf Club
yes
FREE - 7pm
Tue Sept 20
Tristan Prettyman
Iota
8pm - $18
Tue Sept 20
Leftover Salmon
Recher Theatre
$22(adv)/$25
Wed Sept 21
Leftover Salmon
Birchmere Bandstand
ok
$25+SC - 7:30pm - w/ Elephant Revival
Wed Sept 21
Smokin Polecats w/ Marianna Previti
Nicks
yes
$10
Wed Sept 21
Tristan Prettyman
Vandaveer
Rams Head
Annapolis
8pm - $20
Thur-Sat Sept 22-24
Watermelon Park Festival
Watermelon Park
Berryville, VA
Ralph Stanley, Steep Canyon Rangers, Bruce Molsky, Red Stick Ramblers, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, ...
Thur Sept 22
Wayne 'The Train' Hancock
Hill Country BBQ
concrete
$12 - 9pm
Thur Sept 22
Dave Kitchen
Sunset Grille
Fri Sept 23
National Heritage Fellowship Awards Concert
Strathmore
FREE (get Tickets starting 8/23, else a waiting line) - 8pm - w/ Laverne Brackens, Carlinhos Pandeiro de Ouro, Bo Dollis, Jim Griffith, Roy and PJ Hirabayashi, Ledward Kaapana, Frank Newsome, Warner Williams, Yuri Yunakov
Fri Sept 23
John Jorgenson
Jammin Java
8pm
Fri Sept 23
Women of the Blues
JVs
w/ Mary Shaver, Janine Wilson, Gina DeSimone, Sandy Dumas, Dave Sherman & the Smokin Polecats; Jed Duvall's Elvis Tribute 5-8pm
Fri Sept 23
Chopteeth
Iota
9pm - $15
Sat Sept 24
Bluebird Blues Festival
Prince Georges Community College
301 Largo Rd, Largo
FREE - 12:30-6pm - Holmes Brothers, Cathy Ponton King, Jewels, Avery Sunshine, Carolyn Malachi, Whop Frazier, Barry Lee Pearson, Phil Wiggins & Nat Reese
Sat Sept 24
Arty Hill & the Long Gone Daddys
Hill Country BBQ
concrete
9:30pm - FREE
Sat Sept 24
Bobby Parker
Madams Organ
Sat Sept 24
Radio Caroline
JVs
Sun Sept 25
Wilco w/ Nick Lowe
Merriweather
Sun Sept 25
Chaise Lounge
Iota
7:30pm - $15
Mon Sept 26
Blue Monday
Andy Poxon Band w/ Daryl Davis
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue Sept 27
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Tue Sept 27
Marty B & the Stingers w/ Big Joe & John Previti
JVs
Wed Sept 28
The Kitchen Quartet
Takoma Park Community Center Auditorium
$17(adv)/$20(door)
Thur Sept 29
Thrillbillies
Sunset Grille
Thur Sept 29
Wil Gravatt Band
Hill Country BBQ
Fri Sept 30 - Sun Oct 2
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Speedway Meadow, Golden Gate Park, San Fran
in the street
FREE - Bill Kirchen, Del McCoury, Preservation Hall, John Prine, Zigaboo Modeliste, Charlie Musselwhite, Jolie Holland, Southern Culture on the Skids, David Brombery, Seldom Scene, Chris Isaak, Robert Plant, Punch Brothers, Irma Thomas, Ricky Skaggs, Earl Scruggs, Guy Clark, Gillian Welch, Kris Kristofferson & Merle Haggard, Otis Clay, Hugh Laurie, Band of Hethans, Ruthie Foster, Seamus Kennedy, Steve Earle, Patty Griffin, Flatlanders, Low Anthem, Abigail Washburn, DeVotchKa, Ralph Stanley, Ollabelle, Fitz & the Tantrums, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Blind Boys of Alabama, Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain, & Edgar Meyer, Dr. John, Emmylou Harris, ...
Fri Sept 30
Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble
Grandsons
Surf Club
yes
$18 - 8pm
Fri Sept 30
Smokin Polecats with Mary Shaver
Ice House Cafe, Herndon
Fri Sept 30
Bob Perilla and Big Hillbilly Bluegrass
Rock Creek Live Basement Bar
5417 West Cedar Lane, Bethesda
Sat Oct 1
Big Joe & the Dynaflows
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$15 - 9pm
Sat Oct 1
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Quarry House Tavern
Sun Oct 2
Takoma Park Street Festival
Downtown Takoma Park
in the street
FREE - 10am-5pm - noon: King Soul, Phil Wiggins, ... 1pm: Christylez Bacon, King Teddy, ... 2pm: Tommy Lepson, Natty Beaux, ... 3pm: Tom Principato, ... 4pm: Nighthawks, Janine Wilson, Chopteeth
Sun Oct 2
Sunday Waltz
Cabaret Sauvignon
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Oct 2
Imelda May
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
Sold Out - 8pm - $29.50+SC
Sun Oct 2
Tom Principato & Lisa Lim
JVs
Sun Oct 2
Bruce Molsky
Lyceum
Old Town Alexandria
8pm - $24(door)/$20(adv)
Mon Oct 3
Blue Monday
Nighthawks
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Mon Oct 3
Levon Helm
Fillmore
Tue Oct 4
Nighthawks
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Tue Oct 4
Pat Metheny w/ Larry Grenadier
Strathmore
$38-78 - 8pm
Tue Oct 4
Toubab Krewe
8x10
w/ Zongo Junction
Wed Oct 5
L'Angelus
Artisphere
yes, lesson @ 8:00pm
$15 - 8:30pm
Wed Oct 5
Emmitt-Nershi Band
8x10
w/ Cris & Kenny of Bridge
Thur Oct 6
The Gourds, Pat Sweany
State Theatre
$16 - 8:30pm
Thur Oct 6
the Funk Ark, California Honeydrops, Swift Technique
Rock & Roll Hotel
$10 - 8:30pm
Thur Oct 6
Thrillbillies
Sunset Grille
Fri Oct 7
Ha Ha Tonka, Hoots & Hellmouth, Petticoat Team Room
Rock & Roll Hotel
$12 - 9pm
Fri Oct 7
Bill Kirchen, The Nighthawks & Mary Ann Redmond
Jammin Java
Fri Oct 7
Eli Cook
Madams Organ
Fri Oct 7
Honky Tonk Confidential
Alan MacEwan & Chris Watling
Hill Country BBQ
FREE
Sat Oct 8
Rosie Ledet & Zydeco Playboys
Surf Club
yes
$18 - 8pm
Sat Oct 8
Robert Randolph
9:30
Sat Oct 8
Smokin' Polecats
Zoo Bar
Tue Oct 11
Big 3 Trio
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Tue Oct 11
JP McDermott
Hill Country BBQ
FREE
Wed Oct 12
Sam Bush
Barns of Wolf Trap
siddown & shuddup
8pm - $35
Wed Oct 12
Duhks
Jammin Java
Wed Oct 12
Leo Kottke
Rams Head
Annapolis
8pm - $39.50+SC
Wed Oct 12
Phil Wiggins & Rick Franklin
Every Day Gourmet
Takoma Park
Thur Oct 13
California Honeydrops
JVs
9pm - Get There Early
Thur Oct 13
David Kitchen
Sunset Grille
Thur Oct 13
Bonerama
Bayou on Penn
Fri-Sun Oct 14-16
Richmond Folk Festival
Richmond Riverfront
FREE - Chatham County Line, Davell Crawford, Magic Slim & the Teardrops w/ Big Time Sarah, Bassekou Kouate & Ngoni Ba, Redd Volkaert & Cindy Cashdollar, Steve Riley, Larry Chance & the Earls, Los Tres Reyes, Mary Jane Lamond w/ Wendy MacIsaac, Mighty Diamonds, "Original P", Pedrito Martinez Group, ...
Fri Oct 14
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Blobs Park
Fri Oct 14
Atomic Swing Club
Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Fri Oct 14
Deb Calahan
Madams
Fri Oct 14
Cooking With Gas
Roscoe's
Takoma Park
10pm - for tips
Sat Oct 15
Loretta Lynn w/ Southern Culture on the Skids
9:30
$55
Sat Oct 15
Gas House Gorillas
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm
Sat Oct 15
Monsters From The Surf, Taildraggers, Garage Sale, & El Quatro
Surf Club
Sat Oct 15
DCBS Battle of the Bands
American Legion
11225 Fern St. Wheaton
7-12:30am - $10(member adv)/$12(adv)/$15(door)
Sat Oct 15
Divas of the Blues
Chef Mac's & All That Blues
Nadine Rae, Mary Shaver, Jackie Scott, w/ Lou Jerome Band - $25-35 w/ Lousiana Buffet
Sun Oct 16
JP McDermott & the Western Bop
JVs
Sun Oct 16
Paul & Storm
Jammin Java
Sun Oct 16
Groupo Niche
Salsa Room
Tue Oct 18
Blind Boys of Alabama
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
8pm - $55+SC
Tue Oct 18
Sweet Heaven Kings
Clarice Smith Center
U. MD
5:30pm - FREE
Tue Oct 18
Pokey LaFarge
Hill Country BBQ
No Cover - 8:30pm
Tue Oct 18
Cyndi Lauper & Dr. John
9:30
$25
Wed Oct 19
Baaba Maal
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
$35+SC - 7:30pm - acoustic & talk
Wed Oct 19
Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
Artisphere
yes, lesson @ 8:00pm
$15 - 8:30pm
Wed Oct 19
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Nicks
yes
$10 - 9pm
Wed Oct 19
Phil Wiggins & Rick Franklin
Every Day Gourmet
Takoma Park
Thur Oct 20
Thrillbillies
Sunset Grille
Thur Oct 20
Jim O'Neal (Stackhouse Records) Benefit
Surf Club Live
yes
$15 - 8pm-midnight - w/ Bobby Parker, Memphis Gold, Shirley Lewis, ...
Fri Oct 21
Bruce Diagrepont
Artisphere
yes, lesson @ 8:00pm
$15 - 8:30pm
Fri Oct 21
Blind Boys of Alabama
Jim Lauderdale
Strathmore
$25-48 - 8pm
Fri Oct 21
Dan Hovey & Mary Ann Redmond
JVs
9:15pm
Fri Oct 21
Eddie Shaw & the Wolf Gang
Madams Organ
Fri Oct 21
Natty Beaux & Atomic Swing Club
Surf Club
Sat-Sun Oct 22-23
Dancing by the Bayou
Dancing By the Bayou Fall Dance Festival
Glen Echo Park
yes, w/ lessons
w/ Bruce Daigrepont, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas, Curley Taylor, Dennis Stroughmatt, Andre Thierry, Karen Collins & the Backroads Band, Patty Resse, Ruthie & the Wranglers, Elikeh, ...
Sat Oct 22
John Hiatt and The Combo
w/ Lilly Hiatt
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
8:30pm - $79.50+SC
Sat Oct 22
Bobby Parker
Madams Organ
Sat Oct 22
King Soul
Hill Country BBQ
Sat Oct 22
Orrin Star's 2nd Annual Evening of Folk, Humor & Pumpkins
Cabin John Gardens Community House
7:30pm - $15 (w/ pumpkin)
Sun Oct 23
Doc Watson
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
$35+SC - 7:30pm - w/ David Holt
Sun Oct 23
David Bromberg Quartet
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $46.50+SC
Sun Oct 23
WAMA Jam
Iota
$12 - 5pm - Lynn Hollyfield, Own Danoff, We Were Kings, Ted Garber & Lucky Dub
Sun Oct 23
Hall Brothers Country Jamboree
JVs
5pm-12:30am - w/ Ty Braddock, Brook Yoder, ...
Tue Oct 25
Carolyn Wonderland
Jammin Java
concrete/carpet
w/ Hope Waits
Tue Oct 25
Cheick Hamala Diabate
Clarice Smith Center
U. MD
5:30pm - FREE
Wed Oct 26
Sonny Landreth
Tom Principato
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
8pm - $36.50+SC
Thur-Fri Oct 27-28
Sonny Landreth
Barns of Wolf Trap
siddown & shuddup
8pm - $25
Thur Oct 27
Los Straightjackets Rock n Burlesque Spectacular
8x10
Thur Oct 27
Thrillbillies
Sunset Grille
Thur Oct 27
Bio Ritmo
Iota
8:30pm - $15
Thur Oct 27
Medeski Martin & Wood
Antibalas
9:30
$30
Fri-Sat Oct 28-29
Blackpot Festival
Acadian Village
Lafayette, LA
Red Stick Ramblers, Feufollet, Pine Leaf Boys, Ed Poullard & Preston Frank, Malefacteurs, Corey Ledet, Jesse Lege, Joel Savoy & Cajun Country Revival, Mark Rubin & the Texas Dance Hall Kings, Little Freddy King, ... - Plus Thursday @ Blue Moon & Sunday @ Lakeview Park, Eunice
Fri-Sat Oct 28-29
Cancelled
James Cotton
Blues Alley
Fri Oct 28
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Warner Theatre
8pm - $55+
Fri Oct 28
King Teddy
Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Fri Oct 28
Ellis Paul w/ the Michael Clem Trio & Lizanne Knott
Jammin Java
8pm
Fri Oct 28
Ruthie & the Wranglers
Hill Co. BBQ
FREE
Fri Oct 28
Swampkeepers
Zoo Bar
Fri Oct 28
Nighthawks
Club 66
Edgewood
$25 - BYOB - 7pm
Sat Oct 29
Nighthawks
Halloween party
Rock Creek Live-Ballroom
5417 West Cedar Lane, Bethesda
Sat Oct 29
Dia de los Muertos Masquerade Ball
w/ Daryl Davis
Torpedo Factory
$15(adv)/$20(door) - 8-11pm
Sat Oct 29
King Soul
Surf Club
Sat Oct 29
Pietasters
Recher Theatre
$15 - 8pm
Sat Oct 29
Glen Miller Orchestra
Sherwood Comunity Center
3470 Old Lee Hwy, Fairfax
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
$20(adv)/$25 - 7:30-10:30pm
Sun Oct 30
Los Straightjackets Rock n Burlesque Spectacular
State Theatre
sure
$16(adv)/$18 - 8pm
Sun Oct 30
Glenn Crytzer & his Syncopators
Back Room of Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 7pm
$12/$17(w/ lesson) - 8:30pm
Mon Oct 31
Halloween
Mon Oct 31
Blue Monday
Reggie Wayne Morris
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Wed Nov 2
Jeffery Broussard & Creole Cowboys
Artisphere
yes, lesson @ 8:00pm
$15 - 8:30pm
Wed Nov 2
Delbert McClinton
Rams Head Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
$65+SC - 8pm
Thur Nov 3
Willie Nelson and Family
9:30
$67.50+SC - Sold Out
Fri Nov 4
Delbert McClinton
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
$45+SC - 7:30pm - w/ Trina Hamlin
Fri Nov 4
Squeeze Bayou
Blobs Park
yes
$8 - 8pm
Fri Nov 4
Dave Chappell
219
Fri Nov 4
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Dulles Hilton
yes
Sat-Sun Nov 5-6
Frank Solivan & Megan McCormick
Corner Store
$20(adv)/$25 - 8pm(sat)/7pm(sun)
Sat Nov 5
Natty Beaux
Final WSDC Dance
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$15 - 9pm
Sat Nov 5
Buddy Guy
Rams Head Live
Balmer
w/ Michael Williams
Sat Nov 5
Scythian & Enter the Haggis
Recher Theatre
$15
Sat Nov 5
Blue Rhythm Boys
Archies Barbershop
4701 Queensbury Rd., Riverdale, MD
8pm - $15
Sun Nov 6
Sunday Waltz
Rhapsody
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Nov 6
Stacy Brooks
Madams Organ
Mon Nov 7
Bela Fleck & the Original Flecktones
Strathmore
$28-68 - 8pm
Mon Nov 7
Blue Monday
Charlie Sayles
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue Nov 8
King Teddy
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Tue Nov 8
Dave Chappell
JVs
Wed-Thur Nov 9-10
Trombone Shorty w/ Eric Lindell (Wed) & Fort Knox Five (Thur)
9:30
$25
Wed Nov 9
Phil Wiggins & Rick Franklin
Every Day Gourmet
Takoma Park
Wed Nov 9
Abigail Kubeka & Sharon Katz and the Peace Train
Corner Store
Capitol Hill
$20(adv)/$25 - 8pm
Thur Nov 10
Dave Kitchen
Sunset Grille
sure
Thur Nov 10
Eric Brace & Last Train Home
Barns of Wolf Trap
siddown & shuddup
8pm - $20
Fri-Sun Nov 11-13
Florida Cajun/Zydeco Festival
Seminole Hard Rock
Hollywood, FL
yes
w/ Magnolia Sisters, Cedric Watson, Feufollet, Geno Delafose, Savoy Family Band, Rosie Ledet, C'est Bon Cajun Dance Band, Kevin Naquin, ...
Fri Nov 11
Arty Hill & the Long Gone Daddys
Blobs Park
yes, w/ lessons
8pm-12 - $10
Fri Nov 11
Eric Felton Jazz Orchestra
Swing, Swing, Swing Festival
Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
yes
6-7pm - FREE
Sat Nov 12
WWII Canteen Dance
Eric Felten Jazz Orchestra
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm
Sat Nov 12
College Park Blues Festival
Ritchie Coliseum
College Park
sure
FREE - 6-11:30pm - Warner Williams, Tom Newman Band, DCBS Band, Blues Battle Winner
Sat Nov 12
Smokin' Polecats
Zoo Bar
Sun Nov 13
Jesse Lege & Bayou Brew
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
3:30-6pm
Sun Nov 13
Hall Brothers
JVs
Sun Nov 13
Tony Ballog
Swing, Swing, Swing Festival
Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
yes
6-7pm - FREE - gypsy jazz
Mon-Tue Nov 14-15
Roger Creager
Bleu Edmondson
Hill Co. BBQ
Tue: Sold Out - 9pm - $7
Mon Nov 14
Blue Monday
Memphis Gold
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Mon Nov 14
Peter Case
Iota
7:30pm - $20
Tue Nov 15
Dale Watson
Clarendon Ballroom
$40(door) - 7:30pm doors
Tue Nov 15
Esther Haynes w/ Pete Ragusa, Keith Grimes
JVs
9pm
Wed Nov 16
Dave Alvin & The Guilty Ones
Chatham County Line
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
$25+SC - 7:30pm
Wed Nov 16
Phil Wiggins & Rick Franklin
Every Day Gourmet
Takoma Park
Thur Nov 17
Asleep at the Wheel
Swing, Swing, Swing Festival
Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
yes
6-7pm - FREE
Fri Nov 18
Jive Aces
Dulles Hilton
yes
$20(adv)/$25
Sat Nov 19
Jive Aces
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$20 - 9pm
Sat Nov 19
Robert Randolph & the Family Band
Indigenous
Rams Head Live
Balmer
$25+SC
Sat Nov 19
Bill Kirchen
Black Rock Center for the Arts
8pm
Sat Nov 19
Ben Sollee
Vandaveer
Rams Head
Annapolis
$15
Sun Nov 20
Sunday Waltz
Over the Topp
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Mon Nov 21
Blue Monday
Deanna Bogart
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue Nov 22
Red Stick Ramblers
Swing, Swing, Swing Festival
Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
yes
6-7pm - FREE
Tue Nov 22
Oklahoma Twisters
Hill Country BBQ
No Cover
Wed Nov 23
You know who
Same as usual
yes
get there early - 8pm start - will sell out
New Rules: No Alcohol
Wed Nov 23
The Bridge
Final concert
Rams Head Live
Balmer
$15(adv)/$18
Thur Nov 24
Thanksgiving
Thur Nov 24
Daryl Davis
Swing, Swing, Swing Festival
Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
yes, lessons @ 5 & 8:30pm
6-7pm, 9-10pm - FREE
Thur Nov 24
Sookie Jump Blues
JVs
8pm
Fri Nov 25
Grandsons
Barns of Wolf Trap
yes
8pm - $16
Fri Nov 25
JP McDermott & David Kitchen
Hill Country BBQ
No Cover
Fri Nov 25
Nighthawks
Skip Castro Band
State Theatre
yes
9pm - $20
Fri Nov 25
Nellie McKay w/ Eric Felton Jazz Orchestra
Swing, Swing, Swing Festival
Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
yes
6-7pm - FREE
Fri Nov 25
NSO Pops w/ George Benson
Tribute to Nat King Cole
Kennedy Center
Concert Hall
no
$20-85+SC
Sat Nov 26
Turkey Blowout
Andrew Jr. Boy Jones & Nick Moss
Rosedale American Legion Hall
1311 Selig Ave. Rosedale
tile
8:30pm - $25
Sat Nov 26
Kirk Franklin
Lyric Opra House
Balmer
Sat Nov 26
Orrin Star & Jimmy Gaudreau
Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Herndon
7:30pm - $15
Sat Nov 26
Seldom Scene 40th
w/ Mike Audridge, Tom Gray, & John Starling
Birchmere
7:30pm - $35+SC
Sun Nov 27
Patsy's Honky Tonk Torch & Twang
JVs
5-8pm
Mon Nov 28
Blue Monday
Clarence Turner Band
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue Nov 29
Allen Toussaint
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
$45+SC - 8pm
Tue Nov 29
Thrillbillies
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Tue Nov 29
Marty Baumann, John Previti, & Big Joe Maher
JVs
8pm
Wed Nov 30
Aaron Neville
Allen Toussaint
Strathmore
$35-55 - 8pm
Thur Dec 1
Tracy Nelson w/ the Nighthawks
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
$27.50+SC - 8pm
Thur Dec 1
Skaggs Family Christmas
Strathmore
$28-68 - 8pm
Thur Dec 1
David Kitchen
Sunset Grille
sure
Thur Dec 1
Honky Tonk Confidential
Hill Country BBQ
8:30pm - No Cover
Fri Dec 2 - Fri Dec 23
Downtown Holiday Market
Downtown DC
8th & F St.-ish NW
Music noon-7pm daily - (2nd) Ian Walters, Dave Chappell, (3) Stacy Brooks, (4) Karen Collins, Janine Wilson, ...
Fri-Sat Dec 2-3
Night of 100 Elvises
Lithuanian Hall
851-3 Hollins St, Baltimore
some
7pm-2am - $55(adv) inc. bevs & food
Fri: Karb Kings, Tom Principato, Reverb Galaxy, Sookey Jump Blues, Janine Wilson, ...
Sat: Billy Coulter, Jed Duvall, Fabulettes, Honky Tonk Confidential, Karb Kings, Monsters from the Surf, Sookey Jump Blues, Janine Wilson, ...
Fri-Sun Dec 2-4
BamBLOOZled
Glen Echo Park & DuShor Dance Studio
yes, & lessons
$120(full)/$60(all dances)
Fri: Bob Margolin's VizzTone Blues Revue @ Spanish Ballroom - 8:30pm ($15)
Sat: Seth Walker @ Spanish Ballroom - 9pm ($15)
Sun: Glen Crytzer @ Back Room - 8:30pm ($15)
Fri Dec 2
Dikki Du & the Zydeco Krewe
Knights of Columbus Hall
Catonsville MD
yes, NO lesson
$18 - 9pm
Fri Dec 2
Tracy Nelson w/ the Nighthawks
Blues Alley
siddown & shuddup
$30+SC - 8pm & 10pm
Fri Dec 2
George Porter & his Running Pardners
8x10
8pm
Sat Dec 3
Maryland Traditions 2011 ALTA Awards
Montgomery College
Cultural Arts Center
7995 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring
7pm - FREE - w/ Warner Williams, Chuck Brown, & Phil Wiggins
Sat Dec 3
Steep Canyon Rangers
Rams Head
Annapolis
8:30pm - $23.50+SC
Sat Dec 3
Tom Principato
Rock Creek Live-Ballroom
5417 West Cedar Lane, Bethesda
Sat Dec 3
Big Daddy Stallings and the Bluez Evolution Band
Chef Macs
1 year anniversary
Sun Dec 4
Sunday Waltz
Avant Gardeners
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Dec 4
Donna the Buffalo
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
8:30pm - $23.50+SC
Sun Dec 4
U-Liners
Holiday Show
Iota
7pm - $15
Fri Dec 2 - Fri Dec 23
Downtown Holiday Market
Downtown DC
8th & F St.-ish NW
Music noon-7pm daily - (5th) Eleanor Ellis, (6) Patty Reese, (7) Dave Chappell, (9) Jim Stephanson, Rick Franklin, Janine Wilson...
Mon Dec 5
Blue Monday
Linwood Taylor
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Mon Dec 5
Al Petteway, Amy White & Robin Bullock Christmas show
IMT @ St. Mark Presby
10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville
7:30pm - $20(adv)/$25
Tue Dec 6
Robert Cray
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
8pm - $67.50+SC
Tue Dec 6
Oklahoma Twisters
Hill Country BBQ
8:30pm - No Cover
Wed Dec 7
Raul Malo Xmas Show
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
$29.50+SC - 7:30pm
Thur Dec 8
David Kitchen
Sunset Grille
sure
Thur Dec 8
Billy Coulter
Hill Country BBQ
8:30pm - No Cover
Thur Dec 8
Les Nubians
Black Cat
$20(adv)/$25 - 8pm doors
Fri Dec 9
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band
Blobs Park
yes, w/ lessons
8pm - $8
Fri Dec 9
Victoria Vox & Ellen Cherry
Creative Alliance
Baltimore
yes, w/ lessons
8pm - $16/$11(mbrs)
Sat Dec 10
JP McDermott & Western Bop
Quary House Tavern
9:30pm
Sat Dec 10
Flatfoot Sam
Zoo Bar
Sat Dec 10
Benefit for WPFW DJ "Da' Gator"
Lamonts
Pomonkey, MD
w/ Chick Willis, Lee Fields, Hardway Connection, Bobby Parker, Orioles, Memphis Gold, Jaquqes Johnson, Clarence "Blues Man" Turner, ...
Sat Dec 10
Riverdale Park Holiday Market
Rhode Island Ave. & Queensbury Road, Riverdale
12-8pm - FREE - w/ Karen Collins, Hall Brothers, Janine Wilson, Sheryl Sears Trio, Mariana Previti & Robert Freeland, ... - Check out Archie's Barbershop Jam across the street
Sun Dec 11
Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
$20 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Dec 11
Noam Pinklny, Tim O'Brien, & Aoife O'Donovan
Iota
8:30pm - $17
Sun Dec 11
Ms. Cotter w/ Jr. Cline & Mike Cotter
JVs
Fri Dec 2 - Fri Dec 23
Downtown Holiday Market
Downtown DC
8th & F St.-ish NW
Music noon-7pm daily - (12) Ian Walters, (13) Patty Reese, Billy Coulter, 14) Jim Stpehanson, Seth Kibel, (15) Gina DeSimone & Pat Quinn, (17) Alexandria Kleztet, (18) Chrystylez Bacon, Snakehead Run, ...
Mon Dec 12
Blue Monday
Lil Royal
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue-Wed Dec 13-14
Lyle Lovett and His Acoustic Group
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
$89.50+SC - SOLD OUT
Wed Dec 14
A Scandinavian Christmas
w/ Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley & Charlie Pilzer & Arna Rennan
IMT @ Takoma Park Community Center
7500 Maple Ave., Takoma Park
7:30pm - $15(adv)/$20
Thur Dec 15
Lyle Lovett and His Acoustic Group
Rams Head Live
Balmer
$45+SC
Thur Dec 15
Grandsons
Hill Country BBQ
8:30pm - No Cover
Thur Dec 15
David Kitchen
Sunset Grille
sure
Fri-Sun Dec 16-18
Last Train Home weekend
Iota
$14 - 9pm/4pm(sun)
Fri-Sat Dec 16-17
Soul Crackers Reunion
Clydes Chevy Chase
Fri Dec 16
Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble
Greenbelt American Legion
6900 Greenbelt Rd
yes, lesson @ 3pm
9pm - $18
Fri Dec 16
Bill Kirchen's Xmas Show
Jammin Java
siddown & shuddup
$20+SC - 8pm
Fri Dec 16
Mary Ann Redmond
Blues Alley
siddown & shuddup
$25+SC - 8pm & 10pm
Fri Dec 16
King Teddy
Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Sat Dec 17
Natalie MacMaster
Christmas in Cape Breton
George Mason
Center for the Arts
8pm - $50-25
Sat Dec 17
Eight to the Bar
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm
Sat Dec 17
Tennessee Rockets Reunion
JVs
9:30pm
Sun Dec 18
Sunday Waltz
Waltz Du Jour
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Dec 18
Cathy Ponton King, Jr. Cline, & Guests
JVs
Fri Dec 2 - Fri Dec 23
Downtown Holiday Market
Downtown DC
8th & F St.-ish NW
Music noon-7pm daily - (20) Seth Kibel, (12) Esther Haynes, Dave Chappell, Sweater Set, (22) Patty Reese, Stacy Brooks, (23) Jim Stephanson, Ian Walters, ...
Mon Dec 19
Blue Monday
Nighthawks
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue Dec 20
Last Train Home
Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
yes
6-7pm - FREE
Tue Dec 20
Bob Perilla's Big Hillbilly Bluegrass
Hill Country BBQ
8:30pm - No Cover
Wed Dec 21
Scott Ramminger & the Crawstickers
Nick's
yes
9-11pm - $10
Wed Dec 21
Redd Brothers
Blues Alley
nope
8 & 10pm - $18
Thur Dec 22
Sweet Heaven Kings
Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
yes
6-7pm - FREE
Thur Dec 22
Santa Jam XV
State Theatre
yes
8pm - $10 - w/ Mary Ann Redmond, Soul Gravity, Linwood Taylor, Mark Wenner of the Nighthawks, Cathy King and the School of Rock
Thur Dec 22
Thrillbillies
Sunset Grille
sure
Fri Dec 23
SwampKeepers
Zoo
7:30pm
Fri Dec 23
Junkyard Saints
Hamilton
600 14th St. NW
???
9pm
Fri Dec 23
Thrillbillies
Washintgon Dulles Hilton
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
$15 - 9pm
Sat Dec 24
Flatfoot Sam
Zoo
7:30pm
Sat Dec 24
Sookie Jump Blues Band
JVs
7:30pm
Sun Dec 25
Christmas
Sun Dec 25
All Star Jazz Jam
w/ Chuck & Robert Redd, Lenny Robinson, Tom Williams, James King & Delores Williams
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage
6-7pm - FREE
Mon Dec 26
Blue Monday
Jaques Johnson & Lil' Margie
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Mon Dec 26
Bob Perilla's Big Hillbilly Bluegrass
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage
6-7pm - FREE
Mon Dec 26
David Kitchen
Hamilton
600 14th St. NW
8pm
Tue Dec 27
Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band
Iota
Tue Dec 27
Scott Ramminger & the Crawstickers
219
9:30pm
Thur-Fri Dec 29-30
Drive By Truckers
9:30
Thur Dec 29
Soul Crackers
Hamilton
600 14th St. NW
$15 - 8pm
Thur Dec 29
Thrillbillies
Sunset Grille
sure
Thur Dec 29
Infamous Stringdusters
8x10
Thur Dec 29
Clarence "Bluesman" Turner
Birthday & IBC Fundraiser
Uniquek Banquet Hall
3130 Branch Ave, Temple Hills, MD
7-11pm - BYOB
Thur-Fri Dec 29-30
Drive By Truckers
9:30
Thur: SOLD OUT
Fri Dec 30
Marcia Ball
State Theatre
yes
$22
Fri Dec 30
15th Annual Hank Williams Tribute
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
$29.50+SC - 7:30pm - w/ Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Bill Kirchen, Robin & Linda Williams & Their Fine Group!
Fri Dec 30
Bio Ritmo
Alma Tropicalia
Black Cat
$15
Fri Dec 30
Hard Swimming Fish
Zoo Bar
New Years Eve
Sat Dec 31
First Night Alexandria
all over downtown Alexandria
depends on the room
Bill Kirchen, Grandsons, King Teddy, Quintango, Rose Between the Thorns, Curtis Blues, Junkyard Saints, Al Petteway & Amy White, Irish Breakfast Band, ...
Sat Dec 31
Little Feat
Fillmore
$55 - 8pm
Sat Dec 31
King Soul
Rock Creek Live-KoC
5417 West Cedar Lane, Bethesda
$45 w/ Open Bar - 8:30pm
Sat Dec 31
Drive By Truckers w/ Booker T & the Alabama Shakes
9:30
$55
And
Peaches O'Dell
Deanna Bogart
Seldom Scene, Hot Seats,...
Electrofied Blues Band
Melvin Taylor (DCBS)
Tom Cunningham Orchestra
Black Cat
Rams Head Tavern
Birchmere
Chef Macs
American Legion-Wheaton
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park