| Date |
Artist |
Venue |
Dancing? |
Notes |
| 2012 | | | |
| Sun Jan 1 |
Sunday Waltz
Terpsichore |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 3pm |
$10 - 3:30-6pm |
| Sun Jan 1 |
Grandsons |
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage |
|
6-7pm - FREE |
| | | | |
| Mon Jan 2 |
Blue Monday
Bill Heid Blues Band |
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW |
|
6-9pm - $5 |
| Tue Jan 3 |
David Kitchen |
Hill Country BBQ |
|
No Cover |
| Wed Jan 4 |
The Fred Eaglesmith Traveling Show |
Jammin Java |
|
8pm |
| Thur Jan 5 |
Stooges Brass Band |
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage |
|
6-7pm - FREE |
| Thur Jan 5 |
Elvis Bday Tribute |
Red Palace |
|
$10 - 9pm - w/ JP McDermott |
| Thur Jan 5 |
Billy Coulter |
Hamilton
600 14th St. NW |
|
No Cover - 8pm |
| Fri Jan 6 |
Johnny Ace & Sidewalk Zydeco |
Blobs Park |
yes, lesson @ 8pm |
$15 - 8:30pm |
| Fri Jan 6 |
Guy Davis
Common Ground on the Hill series |
Brown Memorial Presby
6200 N. Charles St., Balmer |
|
$19 - 8pm |
| Fri Jan 6 |
JP McDermott & Western Bop |
Hill Country BBQ |
|
No Cover |
| Sat Jan 7 |
Jim O'Neal Benefit |
American Legion Post - Wheaton Post 268 |
yes |
7-11pm - w/ Memphis Gold, Cathy Ponton King, DC Blues Society Band, Bret Littlehales, Linwood Taylor, ... |
| Sat Jan 7 |
Big Boy Little |
Zoo Bar |
|
|
| Sat Jan 7 |
Deb Callahan |
Madams Organ |
|
|
| Sun Jan 8 |
Delco Nightingale |
Carlyle Club |
yes |
$20 - 7:30pm |
| Sun Jan 8 |
Stacy Brooks |
Madams Organ |
|
|
| | | | |
| Tue Jan 10 |
Karen Collins & The Backroads Band |
Hill Country BBQ |
|
8:30pm - No Cover |
| Thur Jan 12 |
Hula Monsters
Ruthie & the Wranglers |
Hamilton
600 14th St. NW |
|
$15 - 8pm |
| Thur Jan 12 |
David Kitchen |
Sunset Grille |
|
|
| Thur Jan 12 |
Bruce Swaim Quartet |
Strathmore Mansion |
|
$30 - 7:30pm |
| Fri-Sun Dec 13-15 |
Eddie From Ohio |
Birchmere |
siddown & shuddup |
$35+SC - 7:30pm - w/ Dan Navarro (Fri), Jake Armerding (Sat), Deep River (Sun) |
| Fri Jan 13 |
King Soul
Justin Trawick |
Hill Country BBQ |
|
9:30pm - No Cover |
| Fri Jan 13 |
"MLK Blues" with Lea Gilmore, Walt Michaels and Ian Walters
Sheryl Sears Trio |
Carroll Cafe
Seekers Church, Takoma Park |
|
7:30pm - $15 |
| Fri Jan 13 |
Sookey Jump Blues |
Zoo Bar |
|
|
| Sat Jan 14 |
Paul Cebar & Tomorrow Sound |
Barns of Wolf Trap |
yes |
7:30pm - $22 |
| Sat Jan 14 |
JP McDermott & Western Bop |
Quary House Tavern |
|
9:30pm |
| Sat Jan 14 |
Chaise Lunge |
Hamilton
600 14th St. NW |
|
$20 - 8pm |
| Sat Jan 14 |
Smokin' Polecats w/ ??? |
Zoo Bar |
|
|
| Sun Jan 15 |
Sunday Waltz
Karen Collins & The Backroads Band |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 3pm |
$10 - 3:30-6pm |
| Sun Jan 15 |
Paul Cebar & Tomorrow Sound |
Rams Head
Annapolis |
siddown & shuddup |
12:30pm - $20+SC |
| Sun Jan 15 |
NRBQ w/ Michael Burks |
State Theatre |
sure |
$18 - 8pm |
| Sun Jan 15 |
California Honeydrops |
St. John's UCC Fellowship Hall.
1000 S. Rolling Rd, Catonsville |
tile |
$5 -7pm |
| Sun Jan 15 |
Jon Carroll |
Hamilton
600 14th St. NW |
|
$15 - 8pm |
| | | | |
| Mon Jan 16 |
Eilen Jewell |
Iota |
|
$15 - 8pm |
| Mon Jan 16 |
Claire Lynch |
IMT @ St. Mark Presby
10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville |
|
$20(adv)/$25 - 7:30pm |
| Mon Jan 16 |
Bobby Mc Ferrin & the Let Freedom Ring Choir |
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage/Concert Hall |
|
6-7pm - FREE tickets starting at 5pm |
| Mon Jan 16 |
Blue Monday
Mike Westcott |
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW |
|
6-9pm - $5 |
| Tue Jan 17 |
Grandsons |
Hamilton
600 14th St. NW |
|
$15 - 8pm |
| Tue Jan 17 |
Yarn |
Hill Country BBQ |
|
$7 - 8:30pm |
| Wed Jan 18 |
Revellers (Red Stick/Pineleaf merger) |
Artisphere |
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm |
$15 - 8:30pm |
| Thur Jan 19 |
Robert Earl Keen |
Birchmere Bandstand |
sure |
7:30pm - $39.50+SC |
| Thur Jan 19 |
Mavis Staples
Eric Scott |
Hamilton
600 14th St. NW |
|
$100 Wow! - 8pm |
| Thur Jan 19 |
David Kitchen |
Sunset Grille |
|
|
| Fri Jan 20 |
Tab Benoit |
State Theatre |
sure |
$18(adv)/$22 - 9pm |
| Fri Jan 20 |
California Honeydrops |
Tortoise & Hare
567 23rd St S, Arlington |
should be able to |
9pm |
| Fri Jan 20 |
Gina DeSimone & the Moaners |
Corner Store
900 S Carolina Ave SE |
yes |
$15 - 8pm |
| Sat Jan 21 |
California Honeydrops |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 8pm |
$16 - 9pm |
| Sat Jan 21 |
Ozomatli
Chopteeth |
9:30 |
|
|
| Sat Jan 21 |
ViKings |
Quarry House |
|
|
| Sat Jan 21 |
Scott Ramminger & the Crawstickers |
Hill Co. BBQ |
|
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| | | | |
| Mon Jan 23 |
Blue Monday
Eddie Jones & the Young Bucks |
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW |
|
6-9pm - $5 |
| Mon Jan 23 |
Steve Earle |
Rams Head
Annapolis |
|
|
| Wed Jan 25 |
Bog Band w/ Shannon Dunne Dancers |
IMT @ Takoma Park Community Center Auditorium
7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park |
|
$15(adv)/$18 - 7:30pm |
| Thur Jan 26 |
David Kitchen |
Sunset Grille |
|
|
| Thur Jan 26 |
Cowboy Mouth |
9:30 |
|
|
| Thur Jan 26 |
Ian Walters & Friends w/ Jeff Watkins |
El Golfo
8739 Flower Ave, Silver Spring |
|
$5 w/ free drink - 7-9pm |
| Fri-Sun Jan 27-29 |
DC Balboa Weekend |
(Fri) Back Room Anex - Glen Echo
(Sat) Spanish Ballroom - Glen Echo
(Sun) McGinty's Public House - SS |
yes, w/ lessons |
(Sat) Tom Cunningham Orchestra - $15, (Fri & Sun) DJ |
| Fri Jan 27 |
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun |
Barns of Wolf Trap |
siddown & shuddup |
8pm - $22 - Sold Out |
| Fri Jan 27 |
Donna the Buffalo |
State Theatre |
room? |
$18(adv)/$20 - 9pm |
| Fri Jan 27 |
Nighthawks w/ Tommy Lepson |
Hamilton
600 14th St. NW |
|
$15 - 9pm |
| Fri Jan 27 |
Iris Dement |
Birchmere |
nope |
7:30pm - $35+SC - w/ Pieta Brown |
| Sat Jan 28 |
JJ Grey & Mofro |
State Theatre |
|
$20 - 9pm - w/ Monkey Junk |
| Sat Jan 28 |
Phil Wiggins, Rick Franklin, & Eleanor Ellis |
Washington Ethical Society
7750 16th St., NW |
|
$15 |
| Sat Jan 28 |
JP McDermott & Western Bop |
Quary House Tavern |
|
9:30pm |
| Sat Jan 28 |
Iris Dement |
Rams Head
Annapolis |
nope |
|
| Sun Jan 29 |
Joe Stanley Tribute |
JVs |
|
5pm- - w/ Big Joe Maher, Bruce Swaim, Jerry Greene,
Chris Watling, Jimmy Stephason, John Previti, The Hall Bothers, ... |
| Sun Jan 29 |
Sunday Waltz
Waltzing Stars |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 3pm |
$10 - 3:30-6pm |
| Sun Jan 29 |
Tinsley Ellis |
Rams Head
Annapolis |
siddown & shuddup |
8pm - $22.50+SC |
| | | | |
| Tue Jan 31 |
Bob Margolin's Vizztone Revue |
Blues Alley |
siddown & shuddup |
$20 - 8pm & 10pm shows |
| Tue Jan 31 |
Marc Broussard |
Birchmere |
nope |
$35+SC |
| Thur-Sat Feb 2-4 |
Corey Harris "Rasta Blues Experience" |
Blues Alley |
nope |
8 & 10pm - $25 |
| Thur Feb 2 |
Natty Beaux |
Hamilton |
|
No Cover - 7:30pm |
| Fri Feb 3 |
Steep Canyon Rangers w/ Shannon Whitworth |
Birchmere |
nope |
7:30pm - $25+SC |
| Fri Feb 3 |
Deanna Bogart |
Hamilton |
|
$22.50 - 8:30pm |
| Fri Feb 3 |
Squeeze Bayou w/ Little Red |
Blobs Park |
yes, w/ lesson |
$10 - 8-10pm |
| Sat Feb 4 |
Blue Rhythm Boys |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 8pm |
$15 - 9-midnight |
| Sat Feb 4 |
FSGW MiniFest |
Takoma Park Middle School |
|
$20/$15(member)/... - noon-10:30pm - schedule:
Blue Moon Cowgirls, Firefly, Chromatics, Esther Haynes, Glen Echo Open Band,
Blue Panamuse, Gina DeSimone & the Moaners, Social Ramble, Capitol Hillbillies,
assorted workshops & dances |
| Sat Feb 4 |
Black & White Ball |
Womens Club of Chevy Chase |
yes, w/ lesson @ 8pm |
w/ Blue Sky Five - $20(adv)/$25 - 9pm-midnight |
| Sat Feb 4 |
Dom Flemons |
Carroll Arts Center
91 West Main St, Westminster, MD |
|
$19 - 8pm |
| Sun Feb 5 |
Sunday Waltz
Waltz Weavers |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 3pm |
$10 - 3:30-6pm |
| Sun Feb 5 |
Robert Lighthouse |
Madams Organ |
|
|
| | | | |
| Mon Feb 6 |
Blue Monday
Whop Frasier Memorial |
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW |
|
6-9pm - $5 |
| Tue Feb 7 |
George Clinton & P-Funk |
9:30 |
|
Johnny's Back |
| Thur Feb 9 |
Thrillbillies |
Sunset Grille |
|
|
| Thur Feb 9 |
Rebirth Brass Band
The Funk Ark |
9:30 |
|
|
| Thur Feb 9 |
Occidental Gypsy |
Ebenezers Coffeehouse
201 F Street NE |
|
$10 - 7:30pm |
| Fri Feb 10 |
King Soul & Rhodes Tavern Troubadours |
Iota |
concrete |
9pm - $12 |
| Fri Feb 10 |
Duets w/ Arty Hill |
The Patterson
3134 Eastern Ave, Balmer |
|
$16 - 8pm - w/ John Shock, Paul Margolis, Susan Alcorn, Michael Raitzyk, Ed Hough, & Mink Stole |
| Fri Feb 10 |
JP McDermott & Western Bop |
Blobs Park |
yes, lesson |
|
| Fri Feb 10 |
Roomful of Blues |
Hamilton |
|
$20-30 - 8:30pm |
| Fri Feb 10 |
Billy Coulter |
Hill Co BBQ |
|
No Cover |
| Sat Feb 11 |
JP McDermott & Western Bop |
Quarry House Tavern |
room? |
No Cover |
| Sat Feb 11 |
Valentine's Dance Party with The Fabulettes |
the Corner Store
900 South Carolina Ave SE |
yes |
$25(adv)/$30 - 8pm |
| Sat Feb 11 |
Roomful of Blues
Nighthawks |
Rams Head Live |
sure |
|
| Sat Feb 11 |
Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk |
Hamilton |
|
$20-30 - 8:30pm |
| Sun Feb 12 |
Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-chas |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 3pm |
$18 - 3:30-6pm |
| Sun Feb 12 |
Larry Keel & Natural Bridge |
Hamilton |
|
$25 - 7:30pm |
| Sun Feb 12 |
Hall Brothers |
JVs |
|
9pm |
| | | | |
| Mon-Tue Feb 13-14 |
Tab Benoit |
Rams Head
Annapolis |
siddown & shuddup |
8pm - $29.50+SC |
| Mon Feb 13 |
Blue Monday
Swampdog Clark & the Blues Allstars |
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW |
|
6-9pm - $5 |
| Tue Feb 14 | Valentines Day | | | |
| Tue Feb 14 |
Chubby Checker |
Hamilton |
|
$50-60 - 7:30pm |
| Tue Feb 14 |
Dave Chappell |
JVs |
|
|
| Tue Feb 14 |
Burlesque-a-pades w/ Pontani Sisters, ... |
Birchmere |
|
$29.50+SC - 7:30pm |
| Thur Feb 16 |
Bonerama |
Hamilton |
|
$17.50-27.50 - 7:30pm |
| Thur Feb 16 |
Thrillbillies |
Sunset Grille |
|
|
| Thur Feb 16 |
Dan Hovey |
JVs |
|
|
| Sat-Sun Feb 18-19 |
Nils Lofgren & Friends Acoustic |
Birchmere |
nope |
7:30pm - $45+SC |
| Sat Feb 18 |
Carolina Chocolate Drops |
Coolidge Auditorium
Library of Congress |
|
2pm - Sold Out?? |
| Sat Feb 18 |
Bob Margolin's Vizztone Revue
w/ Gaye Adegbalola, Tad Walters, & Big Joe Maher |
Baltimore Blues Society
Rosedale American Legion Hall |
|
8:30pm - $25(adv)/$35 - BYOB |
| Sat Feb 18 |
Mardi Gras Ball |
Rhodes on the Pautuxent
Cranston, RI |
yes |
Steve Riley, CJ Chenier, Pine Leaf Boys, Preston Frank, Ed Poullard & Big Daddy Zydeco,
Hot Tamale Brass - 5pm-midnight - $35(adv)/$45 - w/ Curley Tayor @ Roots Cafe on Friday |
| Sat Feb 18 |
Nighthawks |
Jammin Java |
concrete |
7pm |
| Sat Feb 18 |
Bobby Blue Bland |
Hamilton |
|
$35-45 - 8:30pm |
| Sat Feb 18 |
Glen Moomau & the Juke Drivers |
Bayou on Penn |
|
|
| Sun Feb 19 |
Sunday Waltz
Taylor Among the Devils |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 3pm |
$10 - 3:30-6pm |
| Sun Feb 19 |
Soweto Gospel Choir |
George Mason
Center for the Arts |
|
8pm - $44-22 |
| | | | |
| Mon Feb 20 |
Robert Cray |
Birchmere |
nope |
7:30pm - $49.50+SC |
| Mon Feb 20 |
Blue Monday
Nadine Rae |
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW |
|
6-9pm - $5 |
| Tue Feb 21 | Fat Tuesday | | | |
| Tue Feb 21 |
Ruthie & the Wranglers
Little Red & the Renegades |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 8pm |
$15 - 8:30-11pm |
| Tue Feb 21 |
Eric Lindell |
Jammin Java |
|
|
| Tue Feb 21 |
Laissez Foure, White Loafer, & Yamomanem |
Bayou on Penn |
|
$25 (all you can eat) |
| Tue Feb 21 |
Junkyard Saints plus |
Cats Eye |
|
|
| Tue Feb 21 |
John Mayall |
Birchmere |
nope |
7:30pm - $49.50+SC |
| Wed Feb 22 |
Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet |
Barns of Wolf Trap |
yes |
8pm - $27 |
| Wed Feb 22 |
Otis Taylor |
Blues Alley |
nope |
8 & 10pm - $25 |
| Wed Feb 22 |
Big Sam's Funky Nation |
Hamilton |
|
$20 - 7:30pm |
| Thur Feb 23 |
Ann Rabson Band w/ Bob Margolin & Big Joe Maher |
Hamilton |
|
$17.50-27.50 - 7:30pm |
| Thur Feb 23 |
Otis Taylor w/ Chuck Campbell & Annie Harris |
Rams Head
Annapolis |
siddown & shuddup |
8pm - $25+SC |
| Thur Feb 23 |
Hot 8 Brass Band
New Orleans Dance Party |
Strathmore |
amongst the seats? |
$28 - 8pm - Orchestra seats are General Admission, Balcony seats are assigned |
| Fri-Sat Feb 24-25 |
DC Bluegrass Union Fest |
Holiday Inn - College Park |
|
$60/$15(Fri)/$45(Sat) - Fri: Band Contest, Eddie & Martha Adcock
Sat: Mama Tried, Big Chimney,
Eddie & Martha Adcock, Country Current, Sierra Hull, & the Boxcars |
| Fri Feb 24 |
Nighthawks
Phil Wiggins & Eleanor Ellis |
The Patterson
3134 Eastern Ave, Balmer |
|
$16 - 8pm |
| Fri Feb 24 |
Junkyard Saints |
Strathmore Mansion |
maybe |
$10 - 9pm |
| Fri Feb 24 |
Joe Louis Walker & Popa Chubby |
Rams Head
Annapolis |
|
|
| Fri Feb 24 |
King Soul |
Hill Country BBQ |
|
9:30pm - No Cover |
| Sat Feb 25 |
Radio Caroline |
JVs |
|
|
| Sat Feb 25 |
JP McDermott & Western Bop |
Quarry House |
|
|
| Sat Feb 25 |
Daddy Mack Blues Band |
American Legion Post 41
905 Sligo Avenue, Silver Spring |
|
8pm - $15(adv)/$17(door)/-$5(DCBS members) |
| Sun Feb 26 |
Buckwheat Zydeco |
Rams Head
Annapolis |
siddown & shuddup |
$28.50+SC |
| Sun Feb 26 |
Jazz @ Lincoln Center Orchestra w/ Wynton Marsalis |
Kennedy Center
Concert Hall |
|
8pm |
| | | | |
| Mon Feb 27 |
Hot Tuna (acoustic) |
Rams Head
Annapolis |
siddown & shuddup |
8pm - $49.50+SC |
| Tue Feb 28 |
Jimmy Cole Band |
Clarendon Ballroom |
yes |
$10 - 9-11pm - Final T&D dance @ Clarendon |
| Wed Feb 29 |
Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble |
Artisphere |
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm |
$15 - 8:30pm |
| Wed Feb 29 |
Buckwheat Zydeco |
Barns of Wolf Trap |
yes |
8pm - $27 |
| Wed Feb 29 |
Hot Tuna (acoustic) |
Birchmere |
siddown & shuddup |
8pm - $35+SC |
| Thur May 1 |
Memphis Gold |
JVs |
|
|
| Fri Mar 2 |
Horseflies |
Iota |
|
8:30pm - $13 |
| Fri Mar 2 |
Honey Island Swamp Band |
8x10 |
|
|
| Fri Mar 2 |
Compania Olga Pericet |
Flamenco Festival
Lisner Auditorium |
|
8pm |
| Sat Mar 3 |
Garnet Hearts |
Quarry House |
|
|
| Sat Mar 3 |
Daryl Davis Band w. Ingrid Berry Clay |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 8pm |
$18 - 9pm- |
| Sat Mar 3 |
Ballet Flamenco Manuela Carrasco |
Flamenco Festival
Lisner Auditorium |
|
8pm |
| Sat Mar 3 |
Enter the Haggis |
Hamilton |
|
|
| Sun Mar 4 |
Sunday Waltz
Waltz Irregulars |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 3pm |
$10 - 3:30-6pm |
| Sun Mar 4 |
Stacy Brooks |
Madams Organ |
|
|
| | | | |
| Mon Mar 5 |
Hot Seats |
IMT @ St. Marks Presby
10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville |
|
$16(adv)/$19(door) - 7:30pm |
| Tue Mar 6 |
Ruthie Foster & Paul Thorn |
Rams Head |
|
$28.50 |
| Tue Mar 6 |
David Kitchen Band |
Hill Co. BBQ |
|
8:30pm - No Cover |
| Tue Mar 6 |
Tom Cunningham Orchestra |
Carlyle Club |
|
|
| Wed Mar 7 |
Ruthie Foster & Paul Thorn |
Birchmere |
|
$29.50 |
| Wed Mar 7 |
Memphis Gold Birthday Bash |
Blues Alley |
|
$20 |
| Wed Mar 7 |
Compania Raaela Carrasco |
Flamenco Festival
Lisner Auditorium |
|
8pm - Closing Party @ Jaleo |
| Thur Mar 8 |
David Kitchen |
Sunset Grille |
|
|
| Fri Mar 9 |
Arty Hill & King Soul |
Blobs Park |
yes, w/ survival dance lessons |
$12 - 8pm |
| Fri Mar 9 |
Mary Ann Redmond & Dan Hovey |
JVs |
|
|
| Fri Mar 9 |
Karen Collins & The Backroads Band
The Roadhouse Clams |
NightCat
Easton, MD |
|
8pm |
| Fri Mar 9 |
Fast Eddie & the Slowpokes |
Ice House Cafe |
|
|
| Sat Mar 10 |
Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band
All Mighty Senators |
U Street Music Hall |
|
|
| Sat Mar 10 |
JP McDermott & Western Bop |
Quarry House Tavern |
|
|
| Sat Mar 10 |
Smokin' Polecats |
Zoo Bar |
|
|
| Sun Mar 11 |
Squeeze Bayou |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 3pm |
$15 - 3:30-6pm |
| Sun Mar 11 |
Herbie Hancock |
Kennedy Center
Concert Hall |
|
7pm |
| | | | |
| Mon Mar 12 |
Ladysmith Black Mombazo |
Barns of Wolf Trap |
|
|
| Wed Mar 14 |
Irish Rovers |
Barns of Wolf Trap |
|
|
| Wed Mar 14 |
Jefferson Starship |
Hamilton |
|
|
| Thur Mar 15 |
CJ Chenier |
Hill Country BBQ |
concrete, room? |
$15 - 9:30pm |
| Thur Mar 15 |
Coco Montoya w/ Patty Reese |
Birchmere |
|
$25+SC |
| Thur Mar 15 |
Thrillbillies |
Sunset Grille |
|
|
| Thur Mar 15 |
Dan Hovey |
JVs |
|
|
| Fri Mar 16 |
JP McDermott & Western Bop |
Colvin Run Community Hall
Great Falls |
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm |
9pm-midnight - $15 |
| Fri Mar 16 |
Chieftains
50th Anniversary |
Kennedy Center
Concert Hall |
|
8pm |
| Fri Mar 16 |
Ellen Cherry |
Corner Store
900 S Carolina Ave SE |
yes |
$15(adv)/$20(door) - 8pm |
| St. Patrick's Day | | | |
| Sat Mar 17 |
Grant Dermody, Frank Fotusky, & Tommy Hannigan |
Brookmont Church
4000 Virginia Place, Bethesda |
|
8-11pm |
| Sat Mar 17 |
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours, Scott Ramminger, Carter Louthian & Crutis Barnes |
Jammin Java |
|
noon-4pm |
| Sat Mar 17 |
Tommy Castro |
Rams Head
Annapolis |
|
|
| Sat Mar 17 |
Infamous Stringdusters
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad |
9:30 |
|
|
| Sun Mar 18 |
Sunday Waltz
Waverly Station |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 3pm |
$10 - 3:30-6pm |
| | | | |
| Mon Mar 19 |
Toots & the Maytals |
9:30 |
|
|
| Tue Mar 20 |
Hangover Royale |
Carlyle Club |
yes |
9-11pm - $10 |
| Tue Mar 20 |
Tom Mitchell |
Blues Alley |
|
8 & 10pm shows |
| Wed Mar 21 |
Smokin' Polecats w. Marianna Previti |
Nicks |
yes |
9-11pm - $10 |
| Thur Mar 22 |
Thrillbillies |
Sunset Grille |
|
|
| Thur Mar 22 |
The Holmes Brothers & Leyla McCalla |
Hamilton |
|
|
| Thur Mar 22 |
Yarn |
Hill Co. BBQ |
|
|
| Fri-Sun Mar 23-25 |
Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation
(Augusta) Blues Week Reunion |
Archie's Barbershop, and...
B&O RR Station, Silver Spring (Sat night) |
sure |
Fri: "Ice House Jam" w/ Ian Walters - 8pm - $25/$20(adv)
Sat: workshops ($30 - 11am harp, noon guitar) & jam (Free)
Sat Night: MSG, Gaye Adegalola, & Ian Walters & the Swampkeepers - 7:30pm - $30/$25(adv)
Sun: Gospel Brunch w/ Lea Gilmore - 11am-1pm - $25/$20(adv) |
| Fri Mar 23 |
Karen Collins & The Backroads Band
The Sweetback Sisters |
The Patterson
3134 Eastern Ave, Balmer |
|
$16 - 8pm |
| Fri Mar 23 |
Swampkeepers |
Zoo Bar |
|
|
| Sat Mar 24 |
Legendary Rhtyhm & Blues Review
w/ Tommy Castro, Joe Louis Walker, Debbie Davies |
State Theatre |
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$25 - 9pm |
| Sat Mar 24 |
LeRoy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners |
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm |
$18 - 9pm |
| Sat Mar 24 |
Angelique Kidjo |
Lisner |
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$25-45+SC |
| Sat Mar 24 |
Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band |
8x10 |
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| Sat Mar 24 |
Bruce Molsky & Ale Moller |
Takoma Park Community Center
7500 Maple Ave |
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$18(adv)/$22 - 7:30pm |
| Sun Mar 25 |
Jedd Duvall's Johnny Cach Tribute |
JVs |
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| Sun Mar 25 |
Langhorne Slim |
Iota |
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8pm - $14 |
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| Mon Mar 26 |
Luminescent Orchestrii |
Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage |
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6-7pm - FREE |
| Mon Mar 26 |
Chris Thomas King |
Blues Alley |
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$22 - 8 & 10pm shows |
| Tue Mar 27 |
Mary Ann Redmond's Jazz Band |
JVs |
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| Wed Mar 28 |
Toubab Krewe & Marco Benevento |
State Theatre |
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$13(adv)/$16 |
| Thur Mar 29 |
Thrillbillies |
Sunset Grille |
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| Thur Mar 29 |
Ian Walters & Friends |
El Golfo
Silver Spring |
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| Fri Mar 30 |
Shawn Colvin |
Birchmere |
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w/ Carsie Blanton - $45+SC |
| Fri Mar 30 |
Hoots & Hellmouth |
Iota |
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| Sat Mar 31 |
Andy Rutherford (5pm)
Big Boy Little (9pm) |
JVs |
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| Sat Mar 31 |
Capitol Country Showcase & Dance
Karen Collins & The Backroads Band
The Truck Farmers |
American Legion Post 8
224 D Street, S.E. |
yes |
8-12 pm - $10 |
| Sat Mar 31 |
Bobby Parker |
Madams Organ |
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| Sat Mar 31 |
JP McDermott & Western Bop |
Quarry House Tavern |
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| Sun Apr 1 |
Sunday Waltz
Destubi da Rosa |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 3pm |
$10 - 3:30-6pm |
| Sun Apr 1 |
Asleep @ the Wheel |
Rams Head Annapolis |
siddown & shudup |
7:30pm - $39.50+SC |
| Sun Apr 1 |
Stacy Brooks |
Madams Organ |
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| Mon Apr 2 |
Blue Monday
Charlie Sayles Band |
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW |
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6-9pm - $5 |
| Tue Apr 3 |
Scott Ramminger & the Crawstickers |
Carlyle Club |
yes |
$22 - 8&10pm shows |
| Wed Apr 4 |
Lavay Smith & her Red Hot Skillet Lickers |
Blues Alley |
yes |
$10 - 9-11pm |
| Thur Apr 5 |
"Blues House Party" screening |
Artisphere |
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w/ discussion/music from Eleanor Ellis & Phil Wiggins - 7:30pm - $8 |
| Thur Apr 5 |
Thrillbillies |
Sunset Grille |
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| Fri Apr 6 |
Mitch Woods & his Rocket 88s |
Dulles Hilton |
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm |
9pm - $15? |
| Fri Apr 6 |
Squeeze Bayou with Brian Simms |
Blobs Park |
yes, lesson @ 8pm |
8-11 - $10 |
| Fri Apr 6 |
James Hunter |
Rams Head
Annapolis |
siddown & shuddup |
$29.50+SC - w/ Jesse Dee |
| Fri Apr 6 |
Jr. Brown
Will Gravatt |
Birchmere |
siddown & shuddup |
$25+SC |
| Fri Apr 6 |
JP McDermott & Western Bop |
Hill Country BBQ |
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No Cover - JP's leaving soon |
| Fri Apr 6 |
Jimmy Thackery
Cathy Ponton King |
State |
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Double CD Release |
| Sat Apr 7 |
Mitch Woods & his Rocket 88s w/ Daryl Davis & Deanna Bogart |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 8pm |
9pm |
| Sat Apr 7 |
Lord of the Strings |
JVs |
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w/ Dave Chappell & Dan Hovey - 9pm |
| Sat Apr 7 |
Jr. Brown |
Rams Head
Annapolis |
siddown & shuddup |
1pm - $25+SC |
| Sat Apr 7 |
Alabama Shakes |
Rams Head Live
Balmer |
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w/ Lee Bains III and The Glory Fires |
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| Tue Apr 10 |
Big Boy Little |
Hill Co. BBQ |
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no cover |
| Wed Apr 11 |
Dan Navarro & Tracy Grammer |
Barns |
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8pm |
| Thur Apr 12 |
Thrillbillies |
Sunset Grille |
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| Thur Apr 12 |
Robbie Schafer & Ellis Paul |
Barns |
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8pm |
| Thur Apr 12 |
Alligator Pears (Eleanor Ellis & Pearl Bailes) |
El Golfo
Silver Spring |
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7-9pm - $5 cover includes drink |
| Fri Apr 13 |
Shemekia Copeland |
Hamilton |
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| Fri Apr 13 |
JP McDermott & Western Bop |
Dulles Hilton |
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm |
$15 - 9pm - Last Chance to Dance w/ JP |
| Fri Apr 13 |
Dennis Stroughmatt & Creole Stomp |
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm |
$15 - 9pm |
| Fri Apr 13 |
Tribute to Rod Stewart |
Rams Head
Annapolis |
siddown & shuddup |
$25 - 8pm - w/ Eric Scott, Patty Reese, Daryl Davis, Jon Carroll, The Nighthawks,
Jeff Watson, Gold Heart, Tommy Lepson, Bobby Thompson, Daryl Jr. Cline & Mike Cotter |
| Fri Apr 13 |
Eddie Shaw & the Wolf Gang |
Madams Organ |
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| Fri Apr 13 |
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band |
Blobs Park |
yes, lesson @ 8pm |
8-11 - $10 |
| Sat Apr 14 |
Sugar Ray & the Bluetones
Terry Hanck |
Baltimore Blues Society
Rosedale American Legion Hall |
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9pm - $25(adv)/$35 |
| Sat Apr 14 |
Alison Krauss & Union Station w/ Jerry Douglas |
Meyerhoff Hall |
siddown & shuddup |
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| Sat Apr 14 |
Tribute to Rod Stewart |
Barns of Wolf Trap |
siddown & shuddup |
Sold Out $25 - 7:30pm - w/ |
| Sat Apr 14 |
JP McDermott & Western Bop |
Quarry House Tavern |
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Leaving Soon |
| Sat Apr 14 |
Chopteeth |
Iota |
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$15 |
| Sun Apr 15 |
Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials |
American Legion Post 268
11225 Fern St. Wheaton |
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5-9:30pm - $17/$12(adv)/-$2(member) |
| Sun Apr 15 |
Sunday Waltz
Over the Topp |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 3pm |
$10 - 3:30-6pm |
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| Mon Apr 16 |
John Jorgenson |
IMT @ St. Mark Presby
10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville |
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7:30pm |
| Mon Apr 16 |
Blue Monday
Clarence Turner Blues Band |
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW |
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6-9pm - $5 |
| Tue Apr 17 |
Music of Bill Monroe
w/ Peter Rowan, Tony Rice, & the Travelin' McCourys |
Strathmore |
ha! |
$25-55 - 8pm |
| Tue Apr 17 |
Shelley King |
Hill Co. BBQ |
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No Cover |
| Tue Apr 17 |
BG & the Mojo Hands |
Carlyle |
yes |
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| Tue Apr 17 |
White Loafers
w members of the Fab. Thunderbirds |
Cats Eye |
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| Wed Apr 18 |
Nanci Griffith
the Kennedys |
Rams Head
Annapolis |
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$45+SC |
| Wed Apr 18 |
Karen Collins & The Backroads Band
CD Release Show |
Takoma Community Auditorium
Takoma Park |
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| Wed Apr 18 |
King Teddy |
Nicks |
yes |
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| Thur Apr 19 |
Thrillbillies |
Sunset Grille |
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| Thur Apr 19 |
Miles Spicer (of MSG) |
El Golfo
Silver Spring |
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7-9pm - $5 cover includes drink |
| Thur Apr 19 |
Steel Wheels |
Hill Co. BBQ |
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| Thur-Sun Apr 19-22 |
DCLX |
Varies |
yes, lessons |
Fri: Blue Crescent Syncopators @ GE Bumper Car Pavillion (9-midnight),
Brooks Tegler @ Chevy Chase Ballroom (1-5am)
Sat: TCO & Blue Rhythm Band @ GE Ballroom (9-midnight), DJ @ CC Ballroom
Sun: Boilermakers @ Colvin Run CC (9pm-2am) |
| Fri Apr 20 |
Rosie Ladet & the Zydeco Playboys |
American Legion Post 136
6900 Greenbelt Road Greenbelt |
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm |
$20 - 9pm |
| Fri Apr 20 |
Eli Cook |
Madams Organ |
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| Fri Apr 20 |
Tommy Hawks |
Hank Dietle's Tavern |
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| Sat Apr 21 |
Deanna Bogart Band |
Jammin Java |
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| Sat Apr 21 |
Bobby Parker |
Madams Organ |
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| Sun Apr 22 |
"True Blues" w/ Taj Mahal Trio w/ Shemekia Copleland, Corey Harris, Guy Davis, Alvin Youngblood Hart |
Howard Theatre |
doubtful |
8pm - $49.50(adv)/$55+SC |
| Sun Apr 22 |
Jr. Cline and Patty Reese |
JVs |
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5pm |
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| Mon Apr 23 |
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
Sold Out |
Birchmere |
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$59.50+SC |
| Mon Apr 23 |
Blue Monday
TommyHawks |
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW |
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6-9pm - $5 |
| Tue Apr 24 |
Steve James |
Folk Club of Reston/Herndon
Amphora's Diner |
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7:15pm - $12/$11(member) |
| Tue Apr 24 |
Triage
Dark Dissolve acoustic |
New Deal Cafe |
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7pm - No Cover |
| Wed Apr 25 |
Rodrigo Y Gabriela & C.U.B.A. |
Warner Theatre |
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| Wed Apr 25 |
Karen Collins & The Backroads Band
Blue Moon Cowgirls |
Takoma Park Community Center |
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$16(adv)/$19(door) - 7:30pm |
| Wed Apr 25 |
Meshell Ndegeocello |
Howard Theatre |
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| Thur Apr 26 |
Thrillbillies |
Sunset Grille |
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| Thur Apr 26 |
Blue Panamuse |
El Golfo
Silver Spring |
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7-9pm - $5 cover includes drink |
| Fri-Sun Apr 27-29 |
Jazzfest
1st Weekend |
New Orleans, LA |
yes |
Fri: Beach Boys, Bon Iver, Steel Pulse, Buckwheat Zydeoc, Seun Kuti, Texas Tornados, Dixie Cups, Chuck Leavell,
Irma Thomas' Mahalia Jackson Tribute, Eric Lindell, Beausoleil, Chubby Carrier, Lil' Buck Seinegal,
Geno Delafose, Henry Gray, ...
Sat: Tom Petty, Trombone Shorty, Bobby Rush, Dave Koz, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Amanda Shaw, Walter "Wolfman" Washington,
Cheick Lo, Voice of the Wetlands Allstars, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-chas, Pine Leaf Boys, Dr. Michael White,
Roddie Romero, Savoy Music Center Cajun Jam, D.L. Menard, Creole Wild West, ...
Sun: Bruce Springsteen, Al Green, John Mayer, Dr. John, Pete Fountain, Iron & Wine, Cowboy Mouth,
Tab Benoit, Sonny Landreth, Papa Grows Funk, C.J. Chenier, Nicholas Payton, Ellis Marsalis, Golden Eagles,
Corey Harris & Phil Wiggins, Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, NO Klezmer Allstars, Treme Brass,
Steve Riley, Jumpin' Johnny Sansone, Don Vappie & the Creole Jazz Serenaders, Hadley J. Castille, ...
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| Fri Apr 27 |
Punch Brothers |
9:30 |
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Sold Out |
| Fri Apr 27 |
Swampkeepers |
Zoo Bar |
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| Fri Apr 27 |
Fabulettes |
Dulles Hilton |
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm |
9pm - $15 |
| Sat Apr 28 |
Strauss Waltz Ball
w/ Olde Vienna |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 8pm |
$20 - 9-midnight
Tom Cunningham @ Bumper Car Pavillion |
| Sat Apr 28 |
Igor And the Red Elvises
Yachtsmen |
Iota |
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$15 |
| Sat Apr 28 |
Big Boy Little |
Chef Macs
Balmer |
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