Past Events
Date Artist Venue Dancing? Notes
2016
Sat Jan 2
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun w/ Commander Cody
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
$29.50+SC - 7:30pm
Sat Jan 2
Jumpin' Jupiter
Hill Country BBQ
Sun Jan 3
Sunday Waltz
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Tue Jan 5
New Old Jamboree
New Deal Cafe'
Greenbelt
7-9pm - Ruthie & the Wranglers
Wed Jan 6
Rock-A-Sonics
Nicks
yes
9-11pm - $10
Thur Jan 7
Thrillbillies
JVs
yes
Thur Jan 7
Pete Kanaras
Cat's Eye
Fri-Sat Jan 8-9
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Birchmere
7:30pm - $39.50+SC
Fri Jan 8
Joe Louis Walker
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
yes
$25+SC - 8pm - w/ Mary Shaver & the Smokin' Polecats
Fri Jan 8
Bumper Jacksons
Carroll Cafe
Fri Jan 8
Rock-A-Sonics Elvis Tribute
Hamilton Loft
10:30pm
Fri Jan 8
Little Red
Haydee's
9pm-12:30am
Sat Jan 9
David Wax Museum
Tree House Concerts
Takoma Park
$25(adv only) - 8pm
Sat Jan 9
David Kitchen
Hamilton Loft
Sun Jan 10
Anthony Pirog & Dave Chappell (8pm)
Drew Holland (4pm)
JVs
Sun Jan 10
Maceo Parker
Birchmere
7:30pm - $39.50+SC
Mon Jan 11
Daryl Davis & Bill Starks
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
yes
No Cover - 7:30pm
Mon Jan 11
Blue Monday
Eddie Jones & the Young Bucks
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue Jan 12
Still Standing w/ Andy Paxon & Robert Frahm
JVs
8:30pm
Tue Jan 12
Stacy Brooks
Madams Organ
Wed Jan 13
All Songs Considered's Sweet 16
9:30
w/ Dan Deacon, Sharon Van Etten, ... - Bob Boilen + Robin Hilton host.
Wed Jan 13
Ozomatli
State Theatre
Thur Jan 14
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
$30 - 8pm
Fri-Sun Jan 15-17
Eddie from Ohio
Birchmere
SOLD OUT
Fri Jan 15
Jeffrey Broussard & the Zydeco Cowboys
Glen Echo Ballroom Back Room
yes, w/ Lesson @ 8pm
$20 - 8:30pm
Fri Jan 15
Poppa Chubby
The Danger Zone
The Hamilton
Fri Jan 15
Redmond, Langosch, & Cooley
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
$20+SC - 8pm
Fri Jan 15
Patty Reese Band
Music Cafe
Sat Jan 16
Bullets (9pm)
$40 Fine (4pm)
JVs
Sat Jan 16
Rick Franklin & His Delta Blues Boys
Cassatt's Cafe
7-9pm
Sat Jan 16
Arty Hill
Smokehouse Live
Leesburg
7-9pm
Sat Jan 16
Smokin Polecats w/ Marianna Previti
Stacy C. Sherwood Center, Fairfax
yes
Sun Jan 17
Pete Kanaras
Cats Eye
Mon Jan 18
Phil Wiggins, George Kilby Jr., and Sherman Holmes
IMT @ Saint Mark Presby
10701 Old Georgetown Rd., Rockville
$15(adv)/$20 - 7:30pm
Tue Jan 19
Mark Wenner's Blues Warriors
JVs
Tue Jan 19
Stacy Brooks
Madams Organ
Wed Jan 20
Billy Gibbons
Lisner
$40-50/$20-25 (Goldstar)
Wed Jan 20
Robert Frahm
Cats Eye
Thur-Sat Jan 21-23
Grace Potter
9:30
Thur Jan 21
Eliades Ochoa y Barbarito Torrese
Filmore
Thur Jan 21
Kiti Gartner & the Deceits
Hill Co. BBQ
Thur Jan 21
Speakers of the House
Cats Eye
Fri-Sun Jan 22-24
Snowzilla
Don't expect anything to be open
Fri Jan 22
Donna the Buffalo
Hamilton
w/ City of the Sun
Fri Jan 22
Natty Beaux
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Fri Jan 22
Marcia Ball
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
Sat Jan 23
Marcia Ball
Barns
siddown
$35-40
Sat Jan 23
California Twang
Creative Alliance
dunno
8pm - w/ Arty Hill & the Long Gone Daddys, Caleb Stine & the Brakemen, The Stone Hill All Stars, Rodney "Pieman" Henry, The Highballers, The Hello Strangers, The Racket, Karen Collins, The Blue Moon Cowgirls, L'il Mo, Teri Joyce, Patsy Stephens
Sat Jan 23
Kiti Gartner & the Deceits
College Park American Legion
yes
8-11pm - $10
Sat Jan 23
Molsky's Mountain Drifters
IMT @ Saint Mark Presby
10701 Old Georgetown Rd., Rockville
7:30pm - $20(adv)/$25
Sat Jan 23
Danny Knicely's 10th Annual Winter Concert
Franklin Park Arts Center
36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville
$20(adv), $25 - 8pm - Celbrating Django Reinhardt w/ Bert Carlson (guitar), Tom Mitchell (guitar), Jan Knutson (guitar), David Van Deventer (violin), John Previti (bass) and Aimee Curl (vocals)
Sun Jan 24
Freestate Blues Review
Villian & Saint
5pm - $10(adv)/$13 - w/ Ian Walters, Ed Crowley, Robert Frahm, Mark Stusto, & Steve Wolf
Sun Jan 24
Sookie Jump Band
JVs
8pm
Mon Jan 25
Blue Monday
Jacques Johnson & Little Margie
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Mon Jan 25
Warner Williams & Little Bit A Blues
Republic
Tue Jan 26
Steve Jacobs & Big Boy Little
JVs
Wed Jan 27
Raul Malo
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
"An Evening with" - 7:30pm - $35+SC
Wed Jan 27
Kelly Willis
Rams Head Annapolis
Thur Jan 28
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band
Hill Co. BBQ
8:30pm - No cover
Thur Jan 28
Dave Chappell Band
JVs
Thur Jan 28
Kelly Willis
Birchmere
Fri Jan 29
Bad Influence
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Fri Jan 29
Tom Principato
JVs
Fri Jan 29
Stacy Brooks
Madams
Fri Jan 29
King Teddy
Friday Night Swing Dance Club
American Legion Towson, MD
yes
Sat Jan 30
$40 Fine
Hank Dietles
Sat Jan 30
Natalusa
College Park American Legion
yes, lesson @ 7pm
8-11pm - $10
Sat Jan 30
Little Red
New Deal Cafe
Mardi Gras - No cover - Reservations recommended - 8:30-11:30pm
Sat Jan 30
Olney Big Band
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm - $18
Sun Jan 31
Sunday Waltz
Tangerine Tempo
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Jan 31
Phil Wiggins & George Kilby Jr.
An Die Musik
Baltimore
$10(adv)/$13 - 5pm - w/ Geoffery Himes
Sun Jan 31
Raul Malo
Rams Head Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
Sun Jan 31
Memphis Gold w/ Andy Paxon (8pm)
Grandsons(4pm)
JVs
Tue-Thur Feb 2-4
Richard Thompson
Barns
siddown
"All Request Show" @ Barns - $60-75 - 8pm
Tue Feb 2
New Old Jamboree
New Deal Cafe'
Greenbelt
7-9pm - Ruthie & the Wranglers w/ Patsy Stephens & Chick Hall Jr.
Wed Feb 3
James McMurtry
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $29.50+SC - w. Curtis McMurtry
Wed Feb 3
Cutaways
Nicks
yes
9-11pm - $10
Thur-Sat Feb 4-6
Greensky Bluegrass
9:30
Thur Feb 4
Dr. John
Hamilton
Thur Feb 4
Jonny Lang
State
Thur Feb 4
Thrillbillies
JVs
Thur Feb 4
Pete Kanaras
Cats Eye
Fri Feb 5
Thanks for the Memories
2016 Musican Memorial
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
yes
20+SC - w/ Tom Principato, David Kitchen, Richard Tommy Lepson, Patsy Stephens, Seth Kibel, Deletta Gillespie, Jeff Jones, Patty Reese, Diana Quinn, Keith Grimes, Russell Rodgers, Wes Crawford, Hayley Fahey, Dan Quinn, Arlene Jaye, Michelle Murray, Daryl Davis, The Sapphire Stars, Dangerous Curves, ...
Fri Feb 5
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band
Hells Bottom VFW
8pm - $10 suggested
Fri Feb 5
Little Red
Ice House Cafe
7:30-11:30pm - No Cover
Sat Feb 6
Buddy Holly Tribute
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
yes
$20(adv)/$30(door)+SC - w/ David Kitchen Band, Flea Bops, Rock-A-Sonics, Billy Coulter, Ruthie and the Wranglers, Jelly Roll Mortals, Cal Everett, Four Star Combo, The Crayfish Sisters, Jason Hicks, ...
Sat Feb 6
Nighthawks
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm-midnight - $18
Sat Feb 6
Wild Anacostias
New Deal Cafe
Sat Feb 6
Bad Influence
Hank Dietles
Sun Feb 7
Sunday Waltz
Terpsichore
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Feb 7
Linwood Taylor
JVs
Mon-Tue Feb 8-9
Tommy Emmanuel
Birchemre
7:30pm - $49.50+SC
Tue Feb 9
Mardi Gras
Tue Feb 9
Nathan & The Zydeco Cha-Chas
Hamilton
carpet?
Tue Feb 9
Still Standing w/ Robert Frahm & Andy Poxon
JVs
8:30pm
Wed Feb 10
Bumper Jacksons
Strathmore Mansion
$17 - 7:30pm
Wed Feb 10
UltraFaux
IMT @ Allyworld
7014-C Westmoreland Ave, Takoma Park
$15(adv)/$20 - 7:30pm - w/ Lon Eldridge
Thur Feb 11
Sweater Set, Jes Eliot Myre, & Letitia Van Saint
Millennium Stage
Kennedy Center
yes
FREE - 6-7pm
Thur Feb 11
Skyla Burrell
Cats Eye
Fri Feb 12
Chatham Co. Line
Hamilton
Fri Feb 12
Victoria Vox & the Unified Jazz Ensamble
Carroll Cafe
Seekers Church TkDC
7:30pm - $20/$18(adv)
Fri Feb 12
Little Red
Haydee's
3102 Mount Pleasant St. NW
9pm - No Cover
Fri Feb 12
Fabulettes
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Sat Feb 13
Tab Benoit w/ Patti Reese
Birchemre
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $29.50+SC
Sat Feb 13
Mardi Gras Ball
Rhodes on the Pautuxent
Cranston, RI
yes
CJ Chenier, Nathan, Jesse Lege - 6pm-midnight - $30(adv)/$40
Sat Feb 13
Fabulettes Dance Party
Corner Store
yes
8pm - $25(adv)/$30
Sat Feb 13
Red Dress Ball w/ Eric Felten
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo
yes, w lesson
9pm - $18
Sun Feb 14
Valentine's Day
Sun Feb 14
Marcia Ball
Barns
siddown & shuddup, I think.
$35-40
Sun Feb 14
Chris & Chick Hall Show (8pm)
Drew Holland (4pm)
JVs
Sun Feb 14
Love Songs: The Beatles
Hamilton
Newmeyer Flyer
Mon-Tue Feb 15-16
Graham Nash
Barns
Mon Feb 15
The Kennedys
IMT @ Allyworld
7014-C Westmoreland Ave, Takoma Park
$20(adv)/$25 - 7:30pm - 20 Anniversary Triple CD Release Concert
Mon Feb 15
Daryl Davis & Chris Watling
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
yes
No Cover - 7:30pm
Tue Feb 16
Mark Wenner
JVs
Wed Feb 17
Grandsons
Nicks
yes
9-11pm - $10
Wed Feb 17
Big Sam's Funky Nation
Gypsy Sally's
w/ 8 Ohms Band
Wed Feb 17
Robert Frahm
Cats Eye
Thur Feb 18
Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble
American Legion, College Park
yes
8-11pm - $20
Thur Feb 18
Thrillbilles
JVs
Thur Feb 18
Meshell Ndegeocello
Hamilton
Thur Feb 18
JJ Grey & Mofro
Rams Head Live
Fri Feb 19
Anders Osborne
Amy Helm and The Handsome Strangers
9:30
Fri Feb 19
Junior Brown
Birchemre
7:30pm - $25+SC - w/ Ruthie & the Wranglers
Fri Feb 19
John Hammond
Amp
Fri Feb 19
Sonny Landreth w/ Cindy Cashdollar
Hamilton
Fri Feb 19
John "Papa Gros" Band
8x10
Sat Feb 20
Mitch Woods & his Rocket 88s w/ Daryl Davis
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo
yes, w lesson
9pm
Sat Feb 20
Rock-a-Sonics
Hank Dietles
Sat Feb 20
Rick Franklin & His Delta Blues Boys
Cassatt's Cafe & Gallery
7-9pm
Sat Feb 20
Beat Hotel
Villain and Saint
9pm/center>
Sun Feb 21
Sunday Waltz
New Caledonia
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Feb 21
Scott McKnight & Alan MacEwen
An Die Musik
Baltimore
$10(adv)/$13 - 5pm - w/ Geoffery Himes
Sun Feb 21
Steel Wheels & Mipso
Hamilton
Mon Feb 22
Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen
Hamilton
Tue Feb 23
James Hunter 6
Hamilton
Tue Feb 23
Robert Cray
Birchmere
7:30pm - $55+SC
Tue Feb 23
Tinsley Ellis
Blues Alley
8pm & 10pm shows - $25+SC
Tue Feb 23
Linwood Taylor & Mike Westcott
JVs
Wed Feb 24
Bumper Jacksons
Strathmore Mansion
$17 - 7:30pm
Thur-Sat Feb 25-27
Tedeschi Trucks Band
w/ Jorma Kaukonen
Warner Theatre
8pm - $82.50-54.20+SC
Thur Feb 25
Marty Stuart
Barns
siddown & shuddup, I think.
$50-55
Thur Feb 25
Tribute to The Highwaymen
Gypsy Sally's
w/ Cold Hard Cash, Human Country Jukebox with Arty Hill, Randy Thompson
Thur Feb 25
Dave Chappell
JVs
Fri-Sat Feb 26-27
1st Annual Charm City Django Jazz Fest
Creative Alliance
Patterson Theatre
8pm - $25(adv)+$3(door), $40(both nights)
Friday: Ultrafaux & Friends and Rhythm Future Quartet
Saturday: Mary Alouette and the Crew & Stephane Wrembel
Fri Feb 26
Swimming in Dark Waters: Other Voices of the American Experience
Lisner
w/ Rhiannon Giddens - $35/$17.50(Goldstar)+SC - 8pm
Fri Feb 26
Steep Canyon Rangers
9:30
7pm (early show)
Sat Feb 27
Gibson Brothers
w/ Jimmy Gaudreau & Moodi Klein
Hamilton
Sat Feb 27
Larry Keel Experience
Gypsy Sally's
7pm (early show)
Sat Feb 27
Nick Moss Band
Baltimore Blues Society
Rosedale American Legion Hall
8:30pm-midnight - $25(adv)/$30
Sun Feb 28
Memphis Gold (8pm)
Jittery Jack & Miss Amy w/ the Rock-a-Sonics (4pm)
JVs
Sun Feb 28
Los Lobos
Rams Head Annapolis
Tue Mar 1
New Old Jamboree
New Deal Cafe'
Greenbelt
7-9pm - Ruthie & the Wranglers
Tue Mar 1
Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins, & Anais Mitchell
Strathmore
8pm - $38-48+SC
Tue Mar 1
Luther Dickinson & the Cooperators
Amy LaVere & Will Sexton
Hamilton
$20-30+SC
Wed Mar 2
Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials
Vintage #18
Hamilton
Wed Mar 2
Peter Rowan with Grand Ole' Ditch
Gypsy Sally's
8pm - $25/$23(adv)
Thur Mar 3
Pete Kanaras
Cats Eye
Thur Mar 3
Karen Jonas
Mr Henry's
Fri-Sat Mar 4-5
Drive-By Truckers
9:30
Fri Mar 4
Rock-a-Sonics
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Sat Mar 5
Wayne "the Train" Hancock
Kiti Gartner & the Decits
Hill Co BBQ
concrete, room?
9:30pm - $15+SC
Sat Mar 5
Tribute to Jerry Lee Lewis, Patsy Cline, & Willie Nelson
College Park American Legion
yes
$15(door) - 8-11pm - w/ Patsy Stephens, Doug Cooke, Al Parsons, the Hall Brothers, & Tommy Auldridge
Sat Mar 5
Cold Hard Cash
Hank Dietles
Sat Mar 5
Buckwheat Zydeco
Little Red
Hamilton
yes
$20.50-25.50+SC
Sun Mar 6
Sunday Waltz
Sugar Beat
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Mar 6
Karen Collins & Mark Brine
Roots Cafe
An Die Musik
5pm - $9(adv)/$13
Sun Mar 6
Leo "Bud" Welch
Quinton Randall & The Cleanse
Creative Alliance
Patterson Theatre
7:30pm - $18/$15 BBS Members/+$3(door)
Mon Mar 7
Daryl Davis & Chris Watling
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
yes
No Cover - 7:30pm
Wed Mar 9
Coco Montoya
Nighthawks
Hamilton
$20-30+SC
Thur Mar 10
Leo Kottke
Birchmere
$39.50+SC - 7:30pm
Thur Mar 10
Klezmatics
JCC of Greater Washington
$18(adv)/$25 - 7:30pm
Fri-Sat Mar 11-12
Railroad Earth
9:30
Fri-Sun Mar 11-13
Corey Harris
Blues Alley
$25-$30 - 8pm & 10pm shows
Fri Mar 11
Revellers
EF International Language Centers
6896 Laurel Street NW, Takoma DC
yes
7:30pm - $18+$2(adv)/$20(door)
Fri Mar 11
King Teddy
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Fri Mar 11
Sweater Set
Montpelier
9650 Muirkirk Rd., Laurel
8pm - $25/$12.50(Goldstar)
Sat Mar 12
Revellers
Glen Echo
Bumper Car Pavillion
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$20 - 8:30pm - Heated
Sat Sept 12
Rock-a-Sonics & Rockin Bones
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo
yes, w lesson @ 8pm
9pm - $18
Sat Mar 12
Jimmy & the Blue Dogs
CCBC Catonsville
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
8:30pm - $15
Sat Mar 12
Flea Bops & Killers from Space
Hank Dietles
Sun Mar 13
Jerry Douglas & the Earls of Leicester
Birchmere
$39.50+SC - 7:30pm
Sun Mar 13
Mary Ann Redmond
Harp &Fiddle
Mon Mar 14
Matt Andersen & the Bona Fide
Jammin Java
7:30pm - w/ Lee Harvey Osmond
Tue Mar 15
John Mayall
Rams Head
Tue Mar 15
Cyril Neville and Royal Southern Brotherhood
Gypsy Sally's
$18(adv)/$20 - 8pm- w/ Sweet Leda
Wed Mar 16
Bumper Jacksons
Miss Tess & the Talkbacks
Gypsy Sally's
8pm - $12(adv)/$15
Wed Mar 16
John Mayall
Hamilton
Wed Mar 16
Kelly/Walters Band
Nicks
yes
9-11pm - $10
Thur Mar 17
Cedryl Ballou & the Zydeco Trendsetters
College Park American Legion
yes
8pm - $20
Thur Mar 17
Underhill Rose
Howlin' Brothers
Hill Country
8:30pm
Thur Mar 17
Thrillbilles
JVs
Fri Mar 18
JJ Grey & Mofro
Rams Head Live
Balmer
with David Ramirez
Fri Mar 18
Marshall Crenshaw & the Bottle Rockets
Birchmere
7:30pm - $29.50+SC
Fri Mar 18
Nighthawks
Old Bowie Town Grille
Sat Mar 19
Tribute to The Everly Brothers
Jammin Java
w/ David & Ginger Kitchen, Jelly Roll Mortals, Ruthie & The Wranglers, Lofgren Brothers, Willie Barry, ...
Sat Mar 19
Molsky's Mountain Drifters
IMT @ Saint Mark Presby
10701 Old Georgetown Rd., Rockville
7:30pm - $20(adv)/$25 - Bruce Molsky w/ Allison de Groot and Stash Wyslouch
Sat Mar 19
Frank Solivan, Family, Friends & Heroes
Hamilton
w/ Rob Ickes, Trey Hensley, ...
Sat Mar 19
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Hank Dietles
Sun Mar 20
Sunday Waltz
Rhapsody
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sat-Mon Jan 20-21
Danny Knicely's 10th Annual Winter Concert (try #2)
Franklin Park Arts Center
36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville
$20(adv), $25 - 8pm - Celbrating Django Reinhardt w/ Bert Carlson (guitar), Tom Mitchell (guitar), Jan Knutson (guitar), David Van Deventer (violin), John Previti (bass) and Aimee Curl (vocals)
Sun Mar 20
Glenn Frey/Eagles/Linda Ronstadt Tribute
JVs
8pm
Mon-Tue Mar 21-22
Lake Street Dive
9:30
Tue Mar 22
Bill Payne & Jim Lauderdale
Hamilton
Tue Mar 22
Marc Broussard
Rams Head
siddown & shuddup
Tue Mar 22
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm- $39.50+SC
Wed Mar 23
Mark O'Connor's "American Classics Duo" w/ Maggie O'Connor
Jammin' Java
$25+SC - 7:30
Wed Mar 23
Rory Block
Sold Out
Archies Barbershop
$20(adv)
Wed Mar 23
Bill Payne & Jim Lauderdale
Rams Head
Thur Mar 24
Dave Chappell
JVs
Thur Mar 24
Enter The Haggis
Jammin' Java
Fri Mar 25
Blue Ryhthm Boys
IMT Airshow
7014-C Westmoreland Ave, Takoma Park
Fri Mar 25
Women of the Blues
w/ Mary Shaver & Marianna Previti
JVs
Fri Mar 25
Natty Beaux
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Sat Mar 26
Bonnie Raitt
California Honeydrops
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
siddown & shuddup
Sold Out - $65-95+SC
Sat Mar 26
Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line
Gypsy Sally's
sure
w/ Drymill Road w/ Letitia Van Sant & the Bonafides
Sat Mar 26
Arty Hill & the Long Gond Daddys
College Park American Legion
yes
Sun Mar 27
Mary Ann Redmond Band
Harp & Fiddle
Sun Mar 27
Memphis Gold
JVs
8pm
Mon Mar 28
Blue Monday
Vintage #18
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Mon Mar 28
Daryl Davis & Ruthie Logsdon
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
yes
No Cover - 7:30pm
Tue Mar 29
Steve Jacobs w/ Big Boy Little
JVs
Thur Mar 31
Keb Mo Band
Birchmere
SOLD OUT
7:30pm - $89.50+SC - w Gerald Albright
Thur Mar 31
David Bowie Tribute
JVs
w/ David Kitchen, ...
Fri-Sat Apr 1-2
The Infamous Stringdusters w/ Nicki Bluhm
9:30
w/ Fri: Della Mae, Sat: Paper Bird
Fri Apr 1
Southern Troubadours in the Round: Ruthie Foster, Paul Thorn, Joe Ely
Hamilton
Fri Apr 1
Phil Wiggins & the Chesappeake Sheiks
Montpelier
9650 Muirkirk Rd., Laurel
8pm - $25
Fri Apr 1
The Kennedys
CDs Release (Try #2)
IMT @ Seekers Church
Takoma DC
$20(adv)/$25 - 7:30pm
Fri Apr 1
No BS! Brass Band
Gypsy Sally's
Sat Apr 2
Mo Mojo
College Park American Legion
yes
8pm
Sat Apr 2
King Soul & Texas Chainsaw Horns
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
Sat Apr 2
Radio King Orchestra with the Fabulous Pincurl Girls
Spanish Ballroom
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm-midnight - $18
Sat Apr 2
Jittery Jack w/ Miss Amy
the Garnet Harts Trio
Hank Dietles
Sat Apr 2
Evening of Baseball Songs
An Die Musik
Baltimore
$12(adv)/$15 - w/ Tony Denikos, Alan MacEwen, James Von Lenz, Willem Elsevier, Geoffery Himes, ...
Sun-Mon Apr 3-4
Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals
9:30
Sun Apr 3
BeauSoleil
Church of the Resurrection
Burtonsville
think so
7-9pm - tix $20+SC
Sun Apr 3
Sunday Waltz
Devine Comedy
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Apr 3
Carrie Rodriguez
Jammin' Java
Tue Apr 5
New Old Jamboree
New Deal Cafe'
Greenbelt
7-9pm - Ruthie & the Wranglers
Wed-Thur Apr 6-7
Ry Cooder, Sharon White, & Ricky Skaggs
Birchmere
7:30pm - $69.50+SC
Wed Apr 6
Pokey LaFarge
Hamilton
w/ the Cactus Blossoms
Wed Apr 6
Town Mountain
Brummy Brothers
Gypsy Sally's
$14 - 8pm - w/ Goin' Goin' Gone in the Vinyl Lounge
Wed Apr 6
King Teddy
Nicks
yes
9-11pm - $10
Thur Apr 7
Mavis Staples
Hamilton
Thur Apr 7
Riannon Giddens
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
Thur Apr 7
Roomful of Blues w/ John Nemeth
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
yes
Thur Apr 7
Aoife O'Donovan
Barns
siddown & shuddup
$22-25
Fri Apr 8
Robert Randolph & the Family Band
State Theatre
w. Moogatu
Fri Apr 8
Fabulettes
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Fri Apr 8
Smokin' Polecats
New Deal
Sat Apr 9
Bandhouse Gigs Tribute to Randy Newman
Barns at Wolf Trap
7:30pm - $25-27 - w/ Owen Danoff, Nighthawks, The Grandsons, The Sweater Set, The Cravin' Dogs, Ruthie & Wranglers, Dixie Power Trio, Bill Baker, Jeff Watson, Mike Cotter, ...
Sat Apr 9
Anacostia Delta
Legacy of Danny Gatton
Amp
yes
8pm - $35+SC - w/ Tom Principato, Offbeats, TBA, ...
Sat Apr 9
Rock-a-Sonics
Old Line Skiffle Combo
Hank Dietles
sure
Sat Apr 9
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band
New Deal
Sat Apr 9
Big Joe Trio
CCBC Catonsville
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
8:30pm - $15
Sun Apr 10
Terry & the Zydeco Bad Boys
College Park American Legion
yes
$20 - 4pm
Sun Apr 10
Oklahoma Twisters
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:30pm
$12 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Apr 10
Wammies
State
$20(member)/$35(mere mortal) - JVs After-party
Sun Apr 10
Mary Ann Redmond
Harp & Fiddle
Mon Apr 11
Daryl Davis & Tommy Lepson
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
yes
No Cover - 7:30pm
Tue Apr 12
Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt-A-Whirl Band
Hamilton
Wed Apr 13
Buddy Guy
State
Wed Apr 13
JJ Grey & Mofro
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $35+SC
Wed Apr 13
David Lindley
Jammin' Java
Wed Apr 13
Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt-A-Whirl Band
Rams Head
$39.50+SC - 8pm
Thur Apr 14
Blind Boys of Alabama
Barns of Wolftrap
Thur Apr 14
Smokin' Polecats
Flanigans Harp & Fiddle
Fri Apr 15
Humming House w/ Kenny Kohlhaas
Arlington Forum
7pm - $10(adv)/$15(door)/$20(Mezzanine)
Fri Apr 15
Golden State Lone Star Revue
Rev. Billy C. Wirtz
Bethesda Jazz & Blues
maybe not
Fri Apr 15
Rockin' Bones
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Fri Apr 15
Clarence "The Bluesman" Turner
Old Bowie Town Grille
Sat Apr 16
Golden State-Lone Star Blues Review
Baltimore Blues Society
Rosedale American Legion Hall
8:30pm-midnight - $25(adv)/$35(door) - w/ Mark Hummel, Anson Funderburgh, Little Charlie Baty, & Terry Hanck
Sat Apr 16
Robbie Fulks Band
Jammin' Java
Sat Apr 16
Shemekia Copeland
Hamilton
Sat Apr 16
El Gran Combo
Howard
Sat Apr 16
Patsy's Torch & Twang
w. Crayfish Sisters
Hank Dietles
Sun Apr 17
Sunday Waltz
David, Dave, & Josh
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Apr 17
Wild Anacostias
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park
yes, no lesson
3pm - $18
Mon Apr 18
Jake Shimabukuro
Birchmere
7:30pm - $45+SC
Mon Apr 18
Daryl Davis & Patsy Stephens
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
yes
No Cover - 7:30pm
Wed Apr 20
Time Jumpers
Sold Out
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $59.50+SC - w/ Vince Gill, Kenny Sears, & "Ranger Doug" Green"
Wed Apr 20
Ellis & Delfeayo Marsalis
Barns
Wed Apr 20
Robert Frahm Trio
Cats Eye
Thur Apr 21
Big Boy Little's Old Bowie Blues Jam
Old Bowie Town Grille
Fri-Sun Apr 22-24
Jazzfest
1st Weekend
New Orleans, LA
yes
Fri: Steely Dan, Gov't Mule, Michael McDonald, Grace Potter, subdudes, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Kermit Ruffins, Buckwheat Zydeco, Donald Harrison, Cowboy Mouth, Black Lillies, Walter Trout, Stever Riley, New Orleans Classic Recording Divas Tribute, Hot 8 Brass, Jason Marsalis, Dwayne Dopsie, Eric Lindell, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Chubby Carrier, Goldman Thibodeaux, Mardi Gras Indians Galore, ...
Sat: Pearl Jam, Van Morrison, Boz Scaggs, Galactic, Brothers Osborne, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Anders Osborne, Tab Benoit, Leo Nocentelli, John Hammond, Joe Krown Trio w/ Walter Wolfman Washington & Russell Batiste, Jarekus Singleton, New Orleans Jazz Vipers, Cha Wa w/ Papa Mali, Rosie Ledet, Warren Storm, Jambalaya Cajun Band w/ DL Menard, Johnny Sansone, Keith Frank, Creole Wild West MG Indians, , ...
Sun: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nick Jonas, Herby Hancock & Wayne Shorter, Julio Iglesias, Jonny Lang, Better than Ezra, Rhiannon Giddens, Voice of the Wetlands Allstars, Taj Mahal Trio, Golden Eagles, Amanda Shaw, Henry Butler & Jambalaya, Terence Blanchard, BeauSoleil, New Orleans Suspects, Little Freddie King, Iguanas, Dr. Michael White & the Original Liberty Jazz Band, Preston Shannon, Don Vappie, Revealers, Corey Ledet, Curley Taylor, ...
Fri Apr 22
Lord of the Strings
w/ Dave Chappell & Dan Hovey
JVs
Fri Apr 22
Marc Cohn
Birchmere
pfffttt
7:30pm - $45+SC
Fri Apr 22
Cold Hard Cash
New Deal
Sat Apr 23
Jive Aces
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm - $20
Sat Apr 23
Irish Music Masters Concert
Creative Alliance
8pm - $23(adv)/$26(door) - w/ Liz Carroll & Billy McComiskey, Patrick Ourceau, Eamon O'Leary, Pat Egan, & Rose Flanagan
Sat Apr 23
Teri Joyce & the Tagalongs
Hank Dietle's
Sat Apr 23
Karl Stoll & the Danger Zone
JVs
9:30pm
Sun Apr 24
Day of the Book Festival
Armory Ave. & Howard Ave., Kennsington
w/ the Nighthawks (2-4pm), Rock-a-Sonics (11:45-1:45pm), Esther Haynes & JC Verve (11-1pm), ...
Sun Apr 24
Mary Ann Redmond
Flanigans
Mon Apr 25
Time Jumpers
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
8pm - $85+SC - w/ Vince Gill, Kenny Sears, & "Ranger Doug" Green"
Tue-Wed Apr 26-27
John Hiatt
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $55+SC
Tue Apr 26
Benefit for Jimmy Nalls - w/ Nighthawks & Chris O'Leary Band
State
$20 - 8pm
Tue Apr 26
Jon Dee Graham
Hill Country
8:30pm - No Cover
Tue Apr 26
Shadow Ballads with Anna & Elizabeth
Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
2020 Massachusetts Ave NW
$20 - 7:30pm
Wed Apr 27
David Wax Musuem & Darlingside
Hamilton
w/ Haroula Rose
Wed Apr 27
Rock-a-Sonics
Bethesda Jazz & Blues
$10 - 8pm
Thur April 28-Sun May 1
Jazzfest
2nd Weekend
New Orleans, LA
yes
Thur: Tedeschi Trucks Band, Elvis Costello, Gary Clark Jr., Flo Rida, Brandi Carlile, Buffie Sainte Marie, Cyril Neville, Snarky Puppy, Sonny Landreth, Corey Harris, Lost Bayou Ramblers, New Birth Brass, Savoy Family Band, Lil' Nathan, Geno Delafose, Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, T'Monde, ...
Fri: Paul Simon, My Morning Jacket, Lauryn Hill, Irma Thomas, Elvin Bishop, Los Lobos, Honey Island Swamp Band, Bonerama, Dirty Dozen Brass, John Boutte, Wayne Toups, John Mooney, Cash Box Kings, Terrance Simien, Irvin Mayfield, Creole String Beans, CJ Chenier, Nicholas Payton, Raw Oyster Cult, Feufollet, White Cloud Hunters, Jeffery Broussard, ...
Sat: Stevie Wonder, Snoop Dogg, Beck, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Jon Batiste, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Rebirth Brass Band, Big Freedia, Arturo Sandoval, Kermit Ruffins, Nathan, Jon Cleary, Roy Rogers, Deacon John, Cyril Nevillle's Royal Southern Brotherhood, New Orleans Klezmer Allstars, Lil' Buck Sinegal, Henry Gray, Sunpie, Big Cheif Bo Dolis & the Wild Magnolias, Treme Brass, Yvette Landry, Cedric Watson, ...
Sun: Neil Young, Promise of the Real, Trombone Shorty, Bonnie Raitt, Arlo Guthrie, Mavis Staples, Isley Brothers, Aaron Neville, Dumpstaphunk, Punch Brothers, BB King Tribute, Allen Toussaint Tribute, Ellis Marsalis, Davell Crawford, Irma Thomas, Walter Wolfman Washington, Zigaboo Modeliste, Marcia Ball, Rockin' Dopsie, Band Courtboullion, Swamp Pop Revue, Roddie Romero, Chamaine Neville, George French & the New Orleans Storyville Jazz Band, Stooges Brass, Revelers, Wild Tchoupitoulas, Hot Club of New Orleans, ...
Thur Apr 28
Terri Joyce & the Tagalongs
Hill Country
No Cover - 8:30pm
Thur Apr 28
David Wax Musuem & Darlingside
Rams Head Annapolis
nope
8pm - $20+SC
Fri Apr 29
Quebe Sisters
Barns
Fri Apr 29
Donna Herula with Tony Nardiello
Archie's Barbershop
8pm - $15
Fri Apr 29
Little Red
Ice House Cafe
7:30-11:30pm - no cover
Sat April 30
Strauss Waltz Ball
w/ Olde Vienna
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$20 - 9-midnight
Sat April 30
King Soul
Hank Dietles
Sat April 30
Charm City Bluegrass
Druid Hill Park
3100 Swann Dr., Baltimore
w/ Ricky Skaggs, Keller Williams & the Travellin' McCourys, Steep Canyon Rangers, Sierra Hull, Cris Jacobs, Cabinet, ... - $57/$161(VIP)
Sat April 30
Kingman Island Bluegrass & Folk Festival
Kingman Island, SE DC near RFK
w/ Spirit Family Reunion, Forlonr Strangers, Bumper Jacksons, Magic Giant, ... - $25 - noon-dark
Sat April 30
Soul Crackers
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
Sat April 30
Nutalusa
Mt. Airy Spring Festival
1003 Twin Arch Rd, Mt. Airy
1-5pm
Sun May 1
Sunday Waltz
Cabaret Sauvignon
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun May 1
Foghorn Stringband
Hill Center
6921 Pennsylvania Ave SE
4pm - FREE (outdoor)
Mon May 2
Blue Monday
Electrified Blues Band w/ Charlie Sayles
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue May 3
New Old Jamboree
New Deal Cafe'
Greenbelt
7-9pm - Ruthie & the Wranglers
Tue May 3
Janiva Magness
Mark Wenner's Blues Warriors
Hamilton
Tue May 3
Ben Folds with yMusic
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
8pm
Wed May 4
NRBQ & Los Straitjackets
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
yes
Wed May 4
Soul Tones of Swing
Nicks
yes
9-11pm - $10
Thur May 5
Honey Island Swamp Band
Gypsy Sally's
w/ Con Brio
Thur May 5
Soul Crackers
Veterans Park, Bethesda
6-8pm - FREE
Thur May 5
Pete Kanaras Blues Band
Cats Eye
Fri May 6
Bumper Jacksons
Montpelier
9650 Muirkirk Rd., Laurel
8pm - $25
Fri May 6
Rock-a-Sonics
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Fri May 6
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band
Takoma Park VFW
8pm - $10 - w/ Doug Cooke
Fri May 6
Newmyer Flyer: Grin Again
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
Sat May 7
M.S.G (Acoustic Blues Trio)
CD Release Party
Old Parish House
4711 Knox Rd, College Park
7:30pm - $15
Sat May 7
Kiti Gartner & the Decits
Hank Dietles
Sat May 7
DCBS Festival Fundraiser
w/ Reggie Wayne Morris
American Legion Post 41
905 Sligo Ave, Silver Spring
$20(adv)/$25(door)/-$5(member)
Sat May 7
Tom Cunningham Orchestra
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm
Sun May 8
Jesse Lege & Bayou Brew
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
3:30pm - $20
Sun May 8
Leftover Salmon
Rams Head
Mon May 9
Blue Monday
Memphis Gold
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Wed May 11
Iris Dement & Loudon Wainwright III
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm- $39.50+SC
Wed May 11
Albert Cummings
Vintage #18
Hamilton
Wed May 11
John Hiatt
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
$85+SC
Thur May 12
Steady Rollin Bob Margolin & Nighthawks
Gypsy Sally's
$16(adv)/$18
Thur May 12
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
JVs
Fri May 13
Billy Price
JVs
9pm - $20
Fri May 13
Mike Ault
Smokehouse Live
Fri May 13
Little Red
Haydee's
No cover - 9pm
Sat May 14
The Weight
Hamilton
8:30pm - $24.75-33.75 - members of The Band, Levon Helm Band, & Rick Danko Group performing songs of The Band
Sat May 14
ALS fundraiser
JVs
9pm - w/ Bullets, ...
Sat May 14
Rockin' Bones
Hank Dietles
Sat May 14
Swing Speak
CCBC Catonsville
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
8:30pm - $15
Sat May 14
1st Annual Westminster Blues Festival
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
Noon-7pm, 1 hour sets, jam at end, free admission
Sun May 15
Sunday Waltz
Karen Axelrod, Eric Martin, & Rachel Bell
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun May 15
Avett Brothers
EagleBank Arena (formerly Patriot Center) @ George Mason
w/ Brett Dennen - 7:30pm
Sun May 15
Graham Parker
Jammin Java
7:30pm
Mon May 16
Blue Monday
Shirleta Settles & Friends
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Mon May 16
Fabulous Thunderbirds
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
8pm - $49.50+SC
Wed May 18
Robert Frahm
Cats Eye
Thur May 19
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Cactus Blossoms
Hamilton
$34.75-58.25+SC - 7:30pm
Thur May 19
Thrillbillys
JVs
Thur May 19
An Evening of Bawdy Blues
w/ Laura Brown, Mary Shaver, & Janine Wilson
Iota
$15 - 8pm
Thur May 19
Deanna Bogart
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
$25(adv)/$30 - 8pm
Fri May 20
Hayes Carll
Hamilton
w/ Emily Gimble, $17-25.50 - 8:30pm
Fri May 20
Southern Culture on the Skids
Jammin Java
w/ Chicken Wire Gang
Fri May 20
Bad Influence
New Deal
Fri May 20
Natty Beaux
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Sat-Sun May 21-22
Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival
Sandy Point Park
Annapolis, MD
grass
Sat: Robert Cray, John Mayall, The Mavericks, Sonny Landreth, Mud Morganfield, Nanielle Nicole, Chesapeake Bay Dixie Band
Sun: Joe Bonamassa, Canned Heat, Tab Benoit, Heritage Blues Orchestra, Dana Fuchs, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Micahael McHenry Tribe
Sat May 21
Laurel Canyon: Songs of LA '66-'72
Hamilton
8:30pm - $418-27.50+SC - w/ Margot MacDonald, Luke Brindley, Sweater Set, Jonathan Slone & Robbie Cooper, Andy Zipf, Hummingbyrds, ...
Sat May 21
Hungry for Crawfish Boil
Fort Hunt Park
12-5pm - $47.50 (adv purchase required) - includes Crawfish & Beverages - John Papa Gros Band & Susan Cowsill
Sat May 21
Delbert McClinton
Birchmere
7:30pm - $45+SC - w/ Any Black
Sat May 21
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band
Hank Dietle's
sure
9pm - No cover
Sun May 22
Cine-concert: Kannapolis: A Moving Portrait
National Gallery: East Building Auditorium
6th & Constitution NW
w/ Jenny Scheinman, Robbie Fulks, Robbie Gjersoe
Sun May 22
Peter Case (Acoustic)
Jammin' Java
4pm
Sun May 22
Memphis Gold
JVs
Mon May 23
Blue Monday
Dr. S.O. Feelgood
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue May 24
Dylan @ 75 tribute
IMT @ Saint Mark Presby
10701 Old Georgetown Rd., Rockville
$20(adv)/$25 - 7:30pm

Act One (Acoustic): Tom Paxton, Bumper Jacksons Trio, & the Sweater Set
Act Two ('Dylan goes Electric'): Billy Coulter, Patty Reese, Brian Simms, Bill Williams, Robbie Magruder, & Arch Alcantra
Tue May 24
Jr Brown
Rams Head Annapolis
Thur-Sun May 26-29
DelFest
Cumberland, MD
Del McCoury, Travelling McCourys, Tedeschi-Trucks Band, Greensky Bluegrass, Railroad Earth, Bruce Hornsby, Sam Bush, Yonder Mountain String Band, Wood Brothers, Infamous Stringdusters, Jerry Douglas & the Earls of Leicester, Keller Williams, Mark O'Connor, Sierra Hull, Elephant Revival, Joe Craven, Larry Sparks, Frank Solivan, Hot Club of Cowtown, Hill Benders, ...
Thur May 26
Hot Club of Cowtown
State Theatre
8:30pm - $20/$16(adv)
Thur May 26
Dave Kitchen
JVs
Thur May 26
Howlin Brothers
Hill Country BBQ
No Cover - 8:30pm
Fri-Sat May 27-28
Prarie Home Companion w/ Garison Keillor
Wolf Trap
Filene Center
8pm(Fri)/5:45(Sat) - w/ Chris Thile, Heather Masse, & Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks (not 'our' hawks)
Fri May 27
Alejandro Escovedo
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $35+SC - w/ Peter Case
Fri May 27
Leyla McCalla Trio
Kogod Courtyard
National Portrait Gallery
6:30-9:30pm - FREE
Fri May 27
Fast Eddie & the Slow Pokes
New Deal
Fri May 27
Cutaways
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Sat-Mon May 28-30
Rockville Hometown Holidays
Rockville Town Center
asphalt
Sat: Lucie Silvas, Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds, Bumper Jacksons, Jah Works, ...
Sun: Nighthawks, Kelly Bell, Ted Garber, Dave Chappell, ...
Sat-Mon May 28-30
Viva Vienna
Downtown Vienna
Sat: Fat Chance Band, Mike Terpak Blues Explosion, ...
Sun: Honky Tonk Confidential, ...
Sat May 28
Linwood Taylor & Sol Roots (9pm)
Bullets(4pm)
JVs
Sat May 28
Commander Cody Band
Hamilton
Sat May 28
Doc Scantlin's Imperial Palms Orchestra
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm
Sat May 28
Kiti Gartner & the Deceits
Hill Country BBQ
no Cover
Sun May 30
Sunday Waltz
Swallowtail
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Tue May 31
Steve Jacobs Band w/ Big Boy Little
JVs
Wed June 1
Thrillbillies
Nicks
yes
9-11pm - $10
Wed June 1
Peter Wolf & the Midnight Travellers
Birchmere
7:30pm - $29.50+SC
Thur-Sun June 2-5
Western Maryland Blues Festival
Hagerstown, MD
Thur Prelude: Mary Ann Redmond Band @ University Plaza Park - Free - 5pm
Fri: Mike Zito, Albert Castiglia, ... @ City Central Lot - $30/$25(adv)
Sat: Ana Popovic, Mingo Fishtrap, Albert Cummings, Amy Helm, Ron Holloway, Quinn Sullivan, Selwyn Birchwood, Mike Westcott w/ Tommy Lepson @ City Central Lot - $45/$35(adv)
Sun: Hamilton Loomis, Jeff Fetterman, ... @ City Park Bandshell - FREE
Thur June 2
Thrillbillies
JVs
yes
Live Recording
Thur June 2
Bob Margolin
US Botanic Garden
5-7pm - Free
Thur June 2
Cathy Ponton King
Veterans Park, Bethesda
6-8pm - Free
Thur June 2
Stacy Brooks
Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom
yes, lesson @ 8:15pm
9pm - $12
Fri-Sun June 3-6
Michael Arnone's Crawfish Fest
Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, NJ
Fri: Bonerama, Flow Tribe, Zydeco Revelators
Sat: Big Sam's Funky Nation, Mike Zito, Amanda Shaw, Jon Cleary, Revelers, Papa Mali, David Greely Trio, ...
Sun: Marcia Ball, funky Meters, Nathan, Samatha Fish, Revelers, Cowboy Mouth, David Greely Trio, Nathan, ...
Fri-Sat June 3-4
Avett Brothers
Pier Six
Sat SOLD OUT
Fri June 3
John Prine & Patty Griffin
Wolf Trap
Filene Center
Fri June 3
Bill Kirchen w/ Marcus King Band
Birchmere
$25+SC
Fri June 3
King Teddy
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Fri June 3
Henry Butler
AMP
Sat-Sun June 4-5
Washington Folk Festival
Glen Echo Park
yes, w/ lessons
FREE - Noon-7pm - Sat: Rick Franklin, DC Mudd, Bob Rychlik, Blue Panamuse, Blanco y Negro, Shirleta Settles, Sweater Set, Reverb, Little Bit A Blues, Andrew Acosta, Snakehead Run, Eleanor Ellis, Crystylez Bacon, Irish Breakfast Band, ...
Sun: Rock-a-Sonics, Archie's Barbershop, Andrew Acosta, Seth Kibel Klezmer Ensemble, Gina DeSimone & the Moaners, Dede & the Do-Rights, Jesse Palidofsky, Halau Hoo'omau I ka Wai Ola O Hawai'i, Ian Walters, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Ocean Orchestra, ...
Sat June 4
Marcia Ball
Hamilton
w/ Robert Frahm - $35-40+SC - 8:30pm
Sat June 4
Joe Falero (Salsa)
Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm - $18
Sat June 4
Jonny Grave & the Tombstones
Hill Co. BBQ
9:30 - no cover
Sun June 5
Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen
Hamilton
7:30pm - $20.50-25.50+SC
Sun June 5
Linwood Taylor & Albert Castiglia (9pm)
Sol Roots & Little Joe Turner (3:30pm)
JVs
Sun June 5
Stacy Brooks
Madams Organ
Tue June 7
Masters of the Steel String Guitar
Hamilton
w/ Jerry Douglas, Albert Lee, & Wayne Henderson - 7:30pm - $25-100+SC
Tue June 7
New Old Jamboree
New Deal Cafe'
Greenbelt
7-9pm - Ruthie & the Wranglers
Wed June 8
Revellers
Lee District Park
Franconia
7:30-8:30pm
Thur-Sun June 9-12
Strawberry Park CZ Festival
Strawberry Park, Preston, CT
of course
$160(4day) - w/ Jesse Lege, Geno Delafose, Pine Leaf Boys, Savoy Doucet, Wayne S Same Ol 2 Step, Steve Riley, Jeff Broussard, Roddie Romero, Magnolia Cajun, & Jumbol'Ayuhs, ...
Thur June 9
Dirty Dozen Brass
Hamilton
7:30pm - $25-30+SC
Thur June 9
Jumpin' Jupiter
Hill Country BBQ
no cover - 8:30pm
Thur June 9
Chevrolette Set
(formerly 19th St. Band)
JVs
Fri-Sun June 10-12
Tinner Hill Blues Festival
Falls Church
Fri: Mable John, Trudy Lynn, & Gaye Adegbalola @ State Theatre ($24(adv)/$29)
Sat: Victor Wainwright, Mac Arnold, Charlie Sayles, Andy Paxon, Carol Harvey, Mike Terpak @ Cherry Hill Park ($20(adv)/$25)
Sun: NENO Project & TBD church choirs @ Tinner Hill Park (FREE - 2pm-5pm)
Fri June 10
Rockin Bones
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Fri June 10
Junkyard Saints
Rockville Town Center
asphalt?
Fri June 10
Rick Franklin & His Delta Blues Boys
Grist Mill Park
7:30-8:30pm
Fri June 10
Gina DeSimone & the Moaners
New Deal
Fri June 10
Little Red
Haydee’s
No cover - 9pm-12:30am
Sat June 11
1st annual John Cephas Piedmont Blues Festival
Main Street
Bowling Green, VA
2-8pm - w/ Phil Wiggins, Rick Franklin, Eleanor Ellis, Marc Pessar, MSG, Robert Flowers, Warner Williams, Jay Summerour, & Eric Shelby, Piedmont Bluz
Sat June 11
Selwyn Birchwood
Hill Country BBQ
9:30pm - No Cover
Sat June 11
Oklahoma Twisters
College Park American Legion
yes
8-11pm - $10
Sat June 11
Andy Paxon Band
CCBC Catonsville
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
8:30pm - $15
Sat June 11
Jelly Roll Mortals w/ Dede & the Do-Rights
Hank Dietles
Sat June 11
Natty Beaux
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm - $18
Sun June 12
Sunday Waltz
Gigmeisters
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun June 12
Victoria Vox & Friends: Farewell for Now
Creative Alliance
Patterson Theatre
8pm - $18(adv)/+$3(door)
Sun June 12
Patsy's Honky Tonk Torch & Twang (8:30pm)
Drew Holland (4pm)
JVs
8:30pm
Tue Jun 14
Jackson Bronwe
Wolf Trap
8pm
Wed June 15
Grandsons
Mason District Park
7:30pm
Wed June 15
Natty Beaux
Lee District Park
Franconia
7:30-8:30pm
Thur July 16
Lake St Dive
Wolf Trap
w/ Lone Bellow
Thur June 16
Thrillbillies
JVs
yes
Thur July 16
Dave Chappell
US Botanic Garden
5-7pm - Free
Thur July 16
Karen Collins & The Backroads Band
King's Contrivance, Columbia
6-8pm - Free
Fri June 17
'Real Deal' w/ Reverend Horton Heat & Dale Watson
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $29.50+SC
Fri June 17
Scythian
Arlington Forum
7:30pm - $14-20
Fri June 17
Chaise Lounge
NGA Sculpture Garden
5-8:30pm - FREE
Fri June 17
Joe Uehlein & the U-Liners
Carroll Cafe
Sat June 18
Silver Spring Blues Festival
Silver Fountain
Ellsworth Drive, Silver Spring
FREE - 10am-9pm - w/ King Solomon Hicks, Anthony 'Swamp Dog' Clark, Billy Thompson, Nadine Rae, Lisa Lim, Warner Williams, Jackson & Oziel, Archie Edwards Blues Ensamble, ...
Sat June 18
Columbia Pike Blues Festival
S. Walter Reed Drive & Columbia Pike
Arlington
FREE - 1-8:30pm - w/ Jesse Dee, Davina & the Vagabonds, Bosley, Bobby Thompson Project w/ Ron Holloway, & Little Bit A Blues
Sat June 18
Rock-a-Sonics
Hank Dietles
Sat June 18
Harry Connick Jr.
Wolf Trap
8pm
Sat June 18
Elikeh
Lubber Run
FREE - 8pm
Wed June 22
American Acoustic: Chris Thile & Michael Daves
Terrace Theater
Kennedy Center
um, no.
$35+SC - 7pm
Wed June 22
Pietasters
Lee District Park
Franconia
7:30-8:30pm
Wed June 22
Shawn Colvin & Steve Earle
Birchmere
Wed June 22
Gina DeSimone & the Moaners
Mason District Park
7:30pm
Thur June 23
American Acoustic: Chris Thile, Gabriel Kahane, Julian Lage & Merrill Garbus
Terrace Theater
Kennedy Center
um, no.
$39+SC - 7pm - and Evening Jam Session in the Atrium 9:30pm (Free)
Thur June 23
Cubanismo
Howard
Thur June 23
Seldom Scene
Nottoway Park, Vienna
7:30-8:30pm - FREE
Thur June 23
Marty Stuart & his Fabulous Superlitves
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
$50/$55(door)
Thur June 23
Enter the Haggis
Kidwell Farm
Herndon
7:30-8:30pm - FREE
Thur June 23
Sting & Peter Gabriel
Verizon Center
Thur June 23
Dave Chappell
Kings Contrivance, Columbia (6-8pm)
JVs (9pm)
Fri June 24
American Acoustic: Punch Brothers, Bela Fleck & Edgar Meyer, Sara Watkins & Aoife O'Donovan
Concert Hall
Kennedy Center
um, no.
$25-79+SC - 7pm
Fri June 24
Dr. John & the Nite Trippers
Howard
8pm
Fri June 24
Enter the Haggis
NGA Sculpture Garden
5-8:30pm - FREE
Fri June 24
Goin' Goin' Gone
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Sat June 25
Rock-a-Sonics
College Park American Legion
yes
8-11pm - $10
Sat June 25
Randy Bachman
Howard
Sat June 25
Seldom Scene
Arrowbrook Park, Herndon
7:30-8:30pm - FREE
Sat June 25
Garnet Hearts
Hank Dietles
sure
Sat June 25
Randy Bachman
Howard
Sat June 25
Jimmy Gaudreau & Orrin Star
Seekers Church
276 Carroll St NW
8pm - $20
Sun June 26
Little Pookie & the Zydeco Sensations
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
3:30-6pm - $20
Sun June 26
Sunday Waltz
Waltzing Stars
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun June 26
Peter Asher and Albert Lee
the Kennedys
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
$25+SC - 8pm
Mon-Tue June 27-28
Paul Simon
Wolf Trap
Filene Center
8pm
Tue June 28
Billy McComiskey, Family & Friends
Coolidge Auditorium
noon
Tue June 28
Still Standing w/ Robert Frahm & Ed Crowley
JVs
8:30pm
Wed June 29 - Mon July 4
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
National Mall
featuring Basque Culture and Sounds of California
Evening Concerts: (29) Kepa Junkera & Sorginak, (1) Noka, Biotzetik Basque Choir, (2) Quetzal & Meklit, (3) Rinzler Memorial Concert
Wed June 29
Rodrigo y Gabriella
Kennedy Center
Concert Hall
pfffttt!
8pm - $29 & up +SC
Wed June 29
Taj Mahal Trio
Rams Head Live
Wed June 29
Patsy's Torch & Twang
Lee District Park
Franconia
7:30-8:30pm
Thur June 30
BG & the Mojo Hands
Kings Contrivance Village Center, Columbia
6-8pm
Thur June 30
James Armstrong
JVs
Thur June 30
Tom Principato
Mason District Park
7:30pm
Fri July 1
Speakers of the House
NGA Sculpture Garden
5-8:30pm - FREE
Fri July 1
Billy Coulter Band
Rockville Town Center
Fri July 1
Patty Reese
Music Cafe
Sat July 2
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Wolf Trap
Filene Center
8pm
Sat July 2
Southern Soul Tribute
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
prolly
8pm - $30+SC - w/ Julia Nixon, the Hardway Connection, Little Margie, Eddit Jones, Patty Reese, Pete Ragusa, ...
Sat July 2
Max Baca y Los Texmaniacs
Creative Alliance
yes
8pm - $15+$3(door)
Sun July 3
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Marcus King Band
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
$25+SC - 7:30pm
Sun July 3
Sunday Waltz
Lets Play Three
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun July 3
Ralph Rinzler Concert
Folkife Festival
National Mall
FREE - 6:30-8:30pm - w/ Quetzal & Meklit
Sun July 3
Linwood Taylor & Anthony "Swampdog" Clark"
JVs
8:30pm
Mon July 4
Blue Monday
Linwood Taylor
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue July 5
Jarekus Singleton
Rams Head
Annapolis
Tue July 5
New Old Jamboree
New Deal Cafe'
Greenbelt
7-9pm - Ruthie & the Wranglers
Wed July 6
Los Van Van
9:30
w/ DC Casineros
Wed July 6
David Kitchen
Lee District Park
Franconia
7:30-8:30pm
Wed July 6
Scott Ramminger & the Crawstickers
Nicks
yes
9-11pm - $10
Thur-Sun July 7-10
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
National Mall
featuring Basque Culture and Sounds of California
Evening Concerts: (7) Korrontzi, Gatibu, (8) Kalakan with Aukeran, Kern County Basque Club Klika, (9) John Santos Sextet & Bobi Cespedes
Thur July 7
Cancelled
Jeffrey Broussard
Veterans Plaza
Silver Spring
concrete
FREE - 7-9pm
Thur July 7
Iguanas
Hamilton
Thur July 7
WTMD First Thursdays
Moon Taxi, David Wax Museum, Anders Osborne w. Cris Jacobs
Canton Waterfront Park, Baltimore
6:30-10pm - Free
Thur July 7
Jarekus Singleton
US Botanic Garden
5-7pm - Free
Thur July 7
Thrillbillies
JVs
8:30pm
Thur July 7
King Teddy
Nottoway Park, Vienna
7:30-8:30pm - FREE
Fri-Sun July 8-10
Red Wings Roots Music Festival
Natural Chimneys Park
w/ Shovels & Rope, Steep Canyon Rangers, Aeife O'Donovan, Steel Wheels, Chris Smither, Dustbowl Revival, Amy Helm, Yarn, Dawes, Bumper Jacksons, Sierra Hull, Jarekus Singleton, Dom Flemons, Nora Jane Struthers, ...
Fri July 8
Carolyn Wonderland & Torronzo Cannon
Hamilton
Fri July 8
Scott Wolfson & Other Heroes w/ Gina Forsyth
Electric Maid
Takoma Park
7-11pm - $15
Fri July 8
Gina DeSimone & the Moaners
Colvin Run Dance Hall
10201 Colvin Run Road, Great Falls
yes
8:30pm - $15
Fri July 8
The Capitol Hillbillies
Corner Store
900 South Carolina Ave SE DC
yes, lesson @ 7pm
7:30-10pm - $12
Sat July 9
Steep Canyon Rangers, Seldom Scene, & Tarica June
American Art Museum
Kogod Courtyard
4-7pm - FREE
Sat July 9
Bio Ritmo
Reston Town Center
7:30-10pm - FREE
Sat July 9
Mike Seeger's Old Time Banjo Festival
Birchmere
7:30pm - $29.50+SC - w/ Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Sam Gleaves, Roni Roni Stoneman, & the Ebony Hillbillies
Sat July 9
Hoter than July Fish Fry n' Blues
American Legion Post 41
905 Sligo Ave., Silver Spring
$20 (inc fish sandwich) - 4-11pm - w/ Fast Eddie & the Slowpokes, Song Sadie, Ida M. Campbell, Ron Hicks Project, 12 Bars on Monday, Cadillac Jump Blues, Cooking with Gas
Sat July 9
Daryl Davis
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm-midnight - $18
Sat July 9
Willies (from Nashville)
Hank Dietles
sure
Sun July 10
Yarn & Tony Furtado
Hill Country BBQ
8:30pm - $15
Sun July 10
Hall Brothers
JVs
8:30pm
Sun-Fri July 10-15
Cajun, Creole, Classic Country Week
Augusta Heritage Center
Elkins, WV
yes & lessons
Sheryl Crmier, Chris Miller, Jimmy Breaux, Yvette Landry, Michelle Kaminsky, Gina Forsyth, Blake Miller, Courtney Granger, David Greely, Larry Miller, Jesse Lege, Ginny Hawker, Bill Kirchen, Courtney Granger, Karen Collins, Mary Battiata, Tracy Schwartz, ...
Mon July 11
Blue Monday
Reggie Wayne Morris
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue July 12
Steely Dan w/ Steve Winwood
Jiffy Lube Live
siddown & shuddup
7pm - $62.10-$110.50+SC
Tue July 12
Tinsley Ellis
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
Tue July 12
Mark Wenner & the Blues Warriors
JVs
Wed July 13
John Nemeth
Hamilton
Wed July 13
Human Country Juke Box
Madams
Thur July 14
Los Straitjackets
Gypsy Sally's
Thur July 14
Doc Scantlin & his Imperial Palms Orchestra
Fairfax Co. Govt Center
5:30-7pm - FREE
Thur July 14
Goin' Goin' Gone
JVs
Fri-Sun July 15-17
Artscape
Cathedral & Charles Street
Baltimore
street
FREE
Fri: Wyclef Jean, David Bach, Rhubma Club, ...
Sat: Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Tropik Soul, ...
Sun: Burning Spear, Black Masala, Jah Works, Arte Flamenco, Reggie Wayne Morris, ...
Fri-Sat July 15-16
Ray Wilie Hubbard
Hill Country BBQ
8:30pm - $22-35
Fri July 15
Chopteeth
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
$20(adv)/$25 - 8pm
Fri July 15
Nighthawks
Amp
maybe
Fri July 15
Bad Influence
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Fri July 15
Hula Monsters
Rutherford Park, Fairfax
7:30-8:30pm
Fri July 15
King Teddy
Downtown Silver Spring
Sat July 16
Skip Castro
Gypsy Sallys
Sat July 16
Quebe Sisters
BlackRock Center for the Arts
FREE - 7:30pm
Sat July 16
Colonel Josh
Hank Dietles
Sun July 17
Tedeschi Trucks Band, Los Lobos, & the North Mississippi Allstars
Wolf Trap
Filene Center
7pm
Sun July 17
T'Monde
College Park American Legion
yes
3-6pm - $20
Sun July 17
Sunday Waltz
Addison Bleufonte
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun-Fri July 17-22
Blues/Swing Week
Augusta Heritage Center
Elkins, WV
yes & lessons
Joan Fenton, Phil Wiggins, Ralph Gordon, Junious Brickhouse, Jason Anick, Eleanor Ellis, Tom Mitchell, Eric Noden, Valerie Turner, Joe Filisko, Geoff Seals, Erwin Heifer, Judy LaPrade, Robert Redd, Jerron Paxon, Lightnin' Wells, Roddy Barnes, Resa Gibbs, ...
Tue July 19
CJ Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band
Carroll Creek Park Amphitheater
Frederick
7pm - FREE - w/ Mr. Jon & Friends (5:30pm)
Tue July 19
Del Rey
Archie's Barbershop
Riverdale MD
$15 - 7:30pm
Tue July 19
Beach Boys & NSO
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
$69/$49(GoldStar)
Wed July 20
CJ Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band
Dixie Power Trio
Hamilton
carpet?
$15-20+SC - 7:30pm
Wed July 20
Rock-A-Sonics
Nicks
yes
9-11pm - $10
Wed July 20
Wild Reeds
Strathmore Gazebo
FREE - 7pm - Tiny Desk
Thur July 21
Graham Nash
Birchmere
'An Evening with' - 7:30pm - $90.50+SC
Thur July 21
Original Wailers Reunion
Howard Theatre
Fri July 22
Anthony Pirog & Dave Chappell
Lubber Run
8pm - FREE
Fri July 22
Natty Beaux
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Fri July 22
Nighthawks
Wheaton Triangle
FREE - w/ Jurassic World
Fri July 22
Cathy Ponton King
Mason District Park
7:30pm
Sat July 23
Thrillbillies
Hank Dietles
sure
Sat July 23
Bullets
JVs
sure
($40 Fine @ 4pm)
Sat July 23
Squeeze Bayou with Brian Simms
College Park American Legion
yes
$10 - 8pm
Sat July 23
Original Wailers Reunion
Rams Head Live
Balmer
Sun July 24
Tinsley Ellis
Bad Influence
Hamilton
Sun July 24
Kiti Gardner & the Decits
JVs
Sun July 24
Patsy's Honky Tonk Torch & Twang
Old Bowie Town Grille
Sun July 24
King Teddy
Leesburg Courthouse
Sun-Fri July 24-29
Irish/Appalachian Heritage Week
Augusta Heritage Center
Elkins, WV
yes & lessons
Billy McComiskey, Rose Flanagan, Shannon Dunne, , ...
Mon July 25
Blue Monday
Vince Evans Blues Band
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue July 19
Bayou Boogie
Michael Hart's Radio Show
WOWD 94.3 FM or online
Takoma Park
8-10pm - Inaugural show
Tue July 26
Huey Lewis & the News
Wolf Trap
Filene Center
8pm
Tue July 26
Murder of Crows (w/ Gaelynn Lea and Alan Sparhawk)
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage
6-7pm
Tue July 26
Bayou Boogie
Michael Hart's Radio Show
WOWD 94.3 FM or online
Takoma Park
8-10pm
Wed-Sun July 27-31
Floyd Fest
Mile Post 170.5
Blue Ridge Parkway
Floyd, VA
Bruce Hornsby, Leftover Salmon, Railroad Earth, Keller Williams, Femi Kuti, Wood Brothers, Greensky Bluegrass, Anders Osborne, Otis Taylor, Larry Keel, Dustbowl Revival, ...
Wed July 27
Jeff Beck & Buddy Guy
Wolf Trap
Filene Center
8pm
Wed July 27
Squeeze Bayou w/ Kevin Bell
Lee District Park
Franconia
FREE - 7:30-8:30pm
Wed-Thur July 27-28
Nico Case, K.D. Lang, Laura Veirs
Lincoln Theatre
Wed Sold Out, w/ Andy Shauf
Thur July 28
Dave Chappell
JVs
Fri July 29
Saraj Jarosz
Birchmere
7:30pm - $29.50+SC- w/ Donovan Woods
Fri July 29
Otis Taylor Band
Blues Alley
8 & 10pm shows - $27.50+SC
Fri July 29
Eastern Standard Time
NGA Sculpture Garden
5-8:30pm - FREE
Fri July 29
Femi Kuti
9:30
Fri July 29
Doug Demming & the Jewel Tones w/ Dennis Gruenling
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Fri July 29
Thrillbillies & the Blues Warriors
JVs
Fri July 29
King Soul
Mason District Park
7:30pm
Sat July 30
The Fabulous Thunderbirds w/ Kim Wilson
Bethesda Jazz & Blues
$25/$35(day of)+SC - 8pm - w/ the Bobby Thompson Project
Sat July 30
Acadien Cajun Band
College Park American Legion
yes
8pm
Sat July 30
John "Papa" Gros, Honey Island Swamp Band, with Cris Jacobs
Gypsy Sally's
Sat July 30
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$20 - 9pm
Sun July 31
Tribute 2 Merle
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
$15(adv)/$20 - 7:30pm - w/ Bob Berberich, Ty Braddock, Dominic Cicala, Karen Collins, Craig Cummings, Tony Denikos, Kevin Dudley, Greg Hardin, Martha Hull, David Kitchen, Ruthie Logsdon, Mark Noone, Bill Starks, ...
Sun July 31
Gaye Adegbalola (ex-Saffire)
Henderson House
Falls Church
$30+SC (inc food) - 5-8pm - Tinner Hill benefit
Sun July 31
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Mason District Park
FREE - 7:30-8:30pm
Sun July 31 - Fri Aug 5
Bluegrass Week
Augusta Heritage Center
Elkins, WV
yes & lessons
Danny Paisley, Ira Gitlin, John Seebach, ...
Mon Aug 1
Blue Monday
Scott Ramminger & the Crawstickers
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Mon Aug 1
Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns
Mobtown Ballroom
861 Washington Blvd., Balmer
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm - $15
Tue Aug 2
New Old Jamboree
New Deal Cafe'
Greenbelt
7-9pm - Ruthie & the Wranglers
Wed Aug 3
Grandsons
Nicks
yes
9-11pm - $10
Wed Aug 3
Janine Wilson
Mason District Park
7:30pm - FREE
Thur Aug 4
Robin & Linda Williams
Nottoway Park
Vienna
7:30pm
Thur Aug 4
Thillbillies
JVs
yes
Thur Aug 4
Oklahoma Twisters
Hill Co. BBQ
dunno
9pm - no cover
Fri Aug 5
The Linemen
Jelly Roll Mortals
Iota
CD Release
Fri Aug 5
George Porter & the Running Parnders w/ the Congress
Hamilton
Fri Aug 5
Dave Chappell w/ Johnny Neel
Music Cafe
8-11pm
Sat Aug 6
Chubby Carrier
Reston Town Center
7:30-10pm - FREE
Sat Aug 6
Tab Benoit
Little Ronnie's Lonesome Twosome
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $29.50+SC
Sat Aug 6
Peach Harvest Festival
Button Farm, Germantown
w/ Johnny Neel, Dave Chappell, & Tommy Lepson, Shirleta Settles, Vintage #18, ... - $29+SC
Sun Aug 7
Sunday Waltz
Waltz Magic
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Aug 7
Jenny Parrott (ex-Shotgun Party)
Maureen's House Concerts
Tacoma DC
8pm - $15
Sun-Fri Aug 7-12
Old-Time, Vocal, & Dance Week
Augusta Heritage Center
Elkins, WV
yes & lessons
, ...
Mon Aug 8
Blue Monday
Little Royal
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue-Wed Aug 9-10
Paul McCartney
Verizon Center
Tue Aug 9
Mark Wenner's Blues Warriors
JVs
yes
Wed Aug 10
Mariachi Flor De Tolache
Strathmore Gazebo
FREE - 7pm - Tiny Desk
Wed Aug 10
Hard Swimmin' Fish
Lee District Park
Franconia
7:30-8:30pm
Thur Aug 11
Gibson Brothers
Frying Pan Farm Park, Herndon
7:30-8:30pm - FREE
Thur Aug 11
Tommy Castro & the Painkillers w/ Matt Schofield
Hamilton
Thur Aug 11
David Kitchen
JVs
Fri Aug 12
Lyle Lovett & his Large Band w/ Emmylou Harris
Wolf Trap
Filene Center
8pm
Fri Aug 12
Charlie Musselwhite & Javina Magness
Hamilton
Fri Aug 12
Karen Collins & Backroads Band
Lake Accotink Park
7:30pm - FREE
Fri Aug 12
Bad Influence
Silver Spring Fountain Plaza
FREE
Sat-Wed Aug 13-17
Uke & Guitar Summit
Strathmore
7pm - $400 - w/ Jeff Peterson, Tobias Elof, Lil' Rev, David Geyer, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Louisa Hall, Jonathan Malks
Sat Aug 13
Bandhouse Gigs Tribute to David Bowie
Filmore
7:30pm - $20-30+SC - w\ Margot MacDonald, Johnny Fantastic, Young Rapids, David Kitchen, The Sidleys, Martha Hull, Johnny Bombay and The Reactions, Cal Everett, ...
Sat Aug 13
Cold Hard Cash
Hank Dietle's
Sat Aug 13
Claire Lynch Band
Lorton Workhouse Arts Center
FREE - 7pm - Brewfest 10-6pm
Sat Aug 13
Craig Gildner & the Blue Sky 5
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo
yes, w lesson @ 8pm
9pm - $18
Sat Aug 13
Kiti Gartner & The Deceits
College Park American Legion
Sun Aug 14
Hot Club of Cowtown
Hill Co BBQ
8:45pm - $15-20
Sun Aug 14
CJ Chenier & Buckwheat Zydeco's Band
Creative Alliance
yes
8pm - $25/+$3(door) - Tribute Show
Sun Aug 14
Wayne Henderson, Jeff Little, & Helen White
Mason District Park
7:30pm - FREE
Sun Aug 14
Sue Foley & Mike Flanigin
Dave Chappell
Hamilton
sure
Tue Aug 16
Bob Margolin
Carroll Creek Park Amphitheater
Frederick
7pm - FREE - w/ Brave Like Us (5:30pm)
Tue Aug 16
Peter Asher & Albert Lee
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
$25+SC
Wed Aug 17
Curtis Salgado & Selwyn Birchwood
Hamilton
Wed Aug 17
Uke Fest
Strathmore Gazebo
7pm - FREE - w/ Jeff Peterson, Tobias Elof, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
Wed Aug 17
Bruce Ewan
Mason District Park
Annandale
7:30-8:30pm - FREE
Thur Aug 18
Jr. Brown
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $25+SC
Thur Aug 18
Thrillbillies
JVs
yes
Thur Aug 18
Iris Dement
Rams Head Tavern (Annapolis)
Fri Aug 19
Paul Thorn Band
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $29.50+SC
Fri Aug 19
Jarekus Singleton
Smokehouse Live (Leesburg)
$10(adv)/$15 - 8:30pm
Fri Aug 19
Sin Miedo
NGA Sculpture Garden
5-8:30pm - FREE
Sat Aug 20
Hot August Music Festival
Oregon Ridge Park
Cockeysville, MD
$59+SC(early)/$69+SC(adv) +$15(parking) - Counting Crows, Punch Brothers, Railroad Earth, Infamous Stringdusters, Jarekus Singleton, Cabinet, Revivalists, Sligo Creek Stompers, ...
Sat Aug 20
Rock-a-Sonics
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm - $18
Sat Aug 20
Flea Bops
Hank Dietle's
Sat Aug 20
Walter "Wolfman" Washington
Smokehouse Live (Leesburg)
$12(adv)/$15 - 9pm
Sat Aug 20
WPFW Blues Fest
Lamont's (Pomonkey, MD)
$25 - noon-8pm - Jim Bennett & the Unique Creation Band, Clarence "The Bluesman" Turner, The Stacy Brooks Band, Vintage #18, Lady Mary and NDA House Band, Ida Campbell & Eclectic Blues Band, Full Power Blues
Sun Aug 21
Sunday Waltz
Waverly Station
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Aug 21
Dan Navarro & Ellis Paul
Jammin Java
4pm & 7:30pm shows - $22/$40(both)
Mon Aug 22
Blue Monday
Nighthawks
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue Aug 23
Scott Ambush (of Spyro Gyra)
Carroll Creek Park Amphitheater
Frederick
7pm - FREE - w/ Jack Funk (5:30pm)
Wed Aug 24
Bonnie Raitt
Richard Thompson Trio
Pier Six
Wed Aug 24
ZZ Top
9:30
Wed Aug 24
Thrillbillies
Mason District Park
Annandale
7:30pm - FREE
Thur Aug 25
Dave Chappell
JVs
Thur Aug 25
Solas
Nottoway Park
7:30pm - FREE
Thur Aug 25
Freestate Blues Revue
Gypsy Sallys
$10(adv)/$13(door)
Fri Aug 26
Moonshine Society
NGA Scuplture Garden
5-8:30pm - FREE
Fri Aug 26
Country Tribute
JVs
$10 - 9:30pm - w/ Hall Brothers, Patsy Stevens, 19th St. Band, ...
Fri Aug 26
Karen Collins & The Backroads Band w/ Mary Battiatta
Takoma Park VFW
8pm - $10
Sat Aug 27
Bonnie Raitt
Richard Thompson Trio
Wolf Trap
concrete
8pm - $40(lawn)
Sat Aug 27
Boogie Til You Puke with Root Boy Slim Allstars
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
$25+SC - 8pm - w/ Tommy Lepson, Ron Holloway, Deanna Bogart, Dan Hovey, Scott Ambush, ...
Sat Aug 27
DCBS Festival Fundraiser
American Legion Post 41
Silver Spring
$15,+$5(door),+$5(non-member) - 8pm - w/ Built4 Comfort, Full Power Blues, Fast Eddie, Mojo Priests
Sat Aug 27
Rock-a-Sonics
Hank Dietle's
Sun Aug 28
Hokum Jazz Band
Mason District Park
Annandale
7:30pm - FREE
Mon Aug 29
Blue Monday
Charlie Sayles & the Blues Disciples
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue Aug 30
Lucinda Williams
Rams Head Live
8pm - w/ Buick 6
Wed Aug 31
Nighthawks
Lee District Park
Franconia
7:30-8:30pm
Thur-Sun Sept 1-4
Chris Thomas King
Blues Alley
8 & 10pm shows
Thur Sept 1
Uncle Earl
Anna & Elizabeth
Birchmere
7:30pm - $27.50+SC
Thur Sept 1
Thrillbillies
JVs
sure
Thur Sept 1
Squeeze Bayou
Grace Episcopal Church
1041 Wisconsin Ave NW
6-7:15pm - $10
Fri-Sun Sept 2-4
Rhythm & Roots Festival
Ninigret Park
Charlestown, RI
We Shall See
Fri: Matt Anderson, Nathan, Dustbowl Revival, Duke Robillard, Roomful of Blues, Revellers, Cedryl Ballou, Waylon Thibodeaux, DTB, ...
Sat: Uncle Earl Reunion, Lucinda Williams, Orchestre Royale, Nathan, DTB, Dustbowl Revival, Revellers, Los Texmaniacs, Cedryl Ballou, ...
Sun: Bruce Hornsby, Orchestre Royale, David Grisman, Nathan, Dave & Phil Alvin, DTB, Revellers, Los Texmaniacs, Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur, Cedryl Ballou, Occidental Gypsy Jazz, ...
Fri Sept 2
Humming House
Jammin Java
w/ Keelan Donovan
Fri Sept 2
Fabulettes
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Fri Sept 2
Shartel & Hume
JVs
Sat Sept 3
DC Blues Festival
Carter Barron Ampetheatre
concrete
noon-7:30pm - FREE - w/ Sam Allen, Jackie Scott & the Housewreckers, Lauren Mitchell, Couness Willaims Band, DC Mudd
Sat Sept 3
Bill Kirchen, Austin DeLone & Too Much Fun
Tom Principato Band
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
:30pm - $29.50+SC
Sat Sept 3
Lush Life, w/ Lynn "Luscious" McCune
Glen Echo
Bumper Car Pavillion
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$18 - 9-midnight
Sun Sept 4
Alonzo's Memorial Picnic
Baltimore Blues Society
Rosedale American Legion Hall
$30(adv)/$40 - 1-8:30pm - w/ Billy Price Band, Duke Robillard, "Big Walter Review" w/ Steve Guyger, Ronnie Owens, & Andrew Ali, Quinton Randall & the Clense, & Ivan Appelrouth
Sun Sept 4
Sunday Waltz
Honeysuckle Rose
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Mon Sept 5
Blue Monday
Little Margie & Friends
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue Sept 6
New Old Jamboree
New Deal Cafe'
Greenbelt
7-9pm - Ruthie & the Wranglers
Wed Sept 7
Yvette Landry
Coolidge Auditorium
KC Millenium Stage
doubtful
noon - FREE
6-7pm - FREE
Wed Sept 7
Eric Lindell
Gypsy Sally's
Wed Sept 7
Bryant McGregory & Super Blues (Montana)
Nicks
yes
9-11pm - $10
Thur Sept 8
19th St. Band
JVs
sure
Fri Sept 9
Gipsy Kings
Lincoln Theatre
Fri Sept 9
Rock-a-Sonics
Hill Country
9:30pm - No Cover
Fri Sept 9
Angelique Kidjo
Strathmore
8pm - $52-62+SC (1/2 price @ Goldstar)
Fri Sept 9
King Teddy
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Sat Sept 10
Sean Watkins
Amp
Sat Sept 10
ViKings
JVs
Sat Sept 10
Hyattsville Arts & Ales Festival
Gallatin and Farragut Streets
noon-6 - w/ Wild Anacostias, Janine Wilson, Elana & Las Fulanos, Black Masala, & Karen Lovejoy
Sat Sept 10
Rosslyn Jazz Fest
Gateway Park
FREE - 1-7pm - w/ Grupo Fantasma, Glenn David Andrews, Vieux Farka Toure, & Akua Allrich
Sun Sept 11
CoCo Montoya
Cathy Ponton King
Bethesda Jazz & Blues
$20(adv)/$25 - 8pm
Sun Sept 11
Hall Brothers
JVs
8:30pm
Sun Sept 11
Linwood Taylor Band
Cats Eye
Mon Sept 12
Vieux Farka Toure
Rams Head Annapolis
Tue Sept 13
ZZ Top
Govt Mule
Pier Six
Tue Sept 13
Leyla McCalla w/ Jessica Rotter
Hamilton
Tue Sept 13
Skatalites
Rock & Roll Hotel
$25 - 8pm
Wed Sept 14
John Prine
Sold Out
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $115+SC - w/ Declan O'Rourke
Wed Sept 14
Paul Cebar & Tomorrow Sound
Gypsy Sallys
yes
8pm - $15+SC
Thur Sept 15
Zydeco Radio w/ Roddie Romero
College Park American Legion
yes
8pm - $20
Thur Sept 15
Thrillbillies
JVs
sure
Fri-Sun Sept 16-18
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
Bristol TN/VA
Loretta Lynn, Indigo Girls, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Marty Stuart, Keller Williams, Hayes Carll, Steep Canyon Rangers, Scythian, Larry Sparks, Hot Club of Cowtown, Folk Soul Revival, Derailers, ...
Fri Sept 16
Paul Cebar & Tomorrow Sound
Creative Alliance
yes
8pm - $20+$3(door)
Fri Sept 16
Beat Hotel
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Bethesda Jazz & Blues
$15 - 8pm
Fri Sept 16
Natty Beaux
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Sat Sept 17
Blair Carman & the Bellview Boys
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm-midnight
Sat Sept 17
Kiti Gartner & the Deceits
Hill Country BBQ
9:30pm - No Cover
Sat Sept 17
Rick Franklin & His Delta Blues Boys
Cassatt's Cafe
7:00-9:00pm
Sat Sept 17
Highballers
Hank Dietles
Sun Sept 18
Sunday Waltz
Some Assembly
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sat Sept 18
Leyla McCalla Trio
Creative Alliance
yes
8pm - $15/+$3(door)
Sat Sept 18
Daryl Davis, Patsy Stephens, & the Hall Brothers
JVs
yes
8:30pm - $5
Mon Sept 19
Blue Monday
10th Anniversary
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue Sept 20
Roy Book Binder
Folk Club of Reston/Herndon
Amphora's Diner Herndon
7:15pm - $13
Tue Sept 20
Mark Wenner & the Blues Warriors
JVs
Tue Sept 20
Julian Lange
Lau
Amp
Wed Sept 21
Lil Ed & his Blues Imperials
Guy Davis
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
yes
7:30pm - $20
Wed Sept 21
Karen Collins & The Backroads Band
Woodrow Wilson Plaza
Noon-1:30pm - Free
Thur-Sat Sept 22-25
Watermelon Park Festival
Watermelon Park
Berryville, VA
David Grisman Sextet, Sam Bush, Sierra Hull, Mark O'Connor Band, Revelers, Bruce Molsky's Mountain Drifters, Town Mountain, ...
Thur Sept 22
Dale Watson's Chicken S@*! Bingo
Mobtown Ballroom
861 Washington Blvd, Balmer
prolly
8:30pm - $18/+$3(door)
Thur Sept 22
Goin Goin Gone
JVs
Fri Sept 23
Thrilla in Vanilla
King Soul vs. Soul Crackers
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
yes
8pm - $20
Fri Sept 23
DCBS Solo/Duo Competition
American Legion P41 Silver Spring
6pm-9:30pm - No Cover w/ Carla Harvey & Sol Roots, Lige Williamson, Nina Casey & Jeff Clair, Ony Maybe, Rogue Johnsen
Fri Sept 23
Cutaways
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Fri Sept 23
Little Red
Haydee's
yes
No cover - 9pm-12:30am
Sat Sept 24
Terry & the Zydeco Bad Boys
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park
yes
8-11pm - TCO in the Ballroom
Sat Sept 24
Barrence Whitfield & the Savages
Hill Country
8:30pm - $12(adv)
Sat Sept 24
Ruthie & the Wranglers
Hank Dietles
Sat Sept 24
Fabulettes
College Park American Legion
yes
Sun Sept 25
Soggy Bottom Boys
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $45+SC - w/ Dan Tyminski, Barry Bales, Ron Block, Stuart Duncan, Mike Compton, & Pat Enright
Sun Sept 25
Memphis Gold
JVs
Sun Sept 25
John Scofield's "Country for Old Men"
Hamilton
w/ Steve Swallow, Larry Goldings, and Bill Stewart
Mon Sept 26
Blue Monday
Nadine Rae & the All-stars
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue Sept 27
Billy Brag & Joe Henry
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $59.50+SC
Tue Sept 27
Dale Watson's Chicken S@*! Bingo
Hamilton
Tue Sept 27
Marti Brom & the Lustre Kings
JVs
Wed Sept 28
Maria Muldaur
AMP
Thur Sept 29 - Sat Oct 2
Taj Mahal Trio
Blues Alley
siddown & shuddup
8 & 10pm - $60-70+SC
Thur Sept 29
Marti Brom & the Lustre Kings
Hill Country BBQ
8:30pm - No Cover
Thur Sept 29
Patsy Cline Tribute
IMT @ Saint Mark Presby
10701 Old Georgetown Rd., Rockville
$20(adv)/$25 - w/ Karen Collins & the Backroads Band, Jesse Eliot-Myher, Sandy Robson, Melissa Wright
Thur Sept 29
Dave Chappell
JVs
Fri Sept 30
National Heritage Fellowship Awards Concert
Lisner
FREE (get Tickets in advance) - 8pm - w/ Bryan Akipa (Dakota Flute Maker and Player), Joseph Pierre "Big Chief Monk" Boudreaux (Mardi Gras Indian Craftsman and Musician), Billy McComiskey (Irish Button Accordionist), Artemio Posadas* (Huastecan Son Musician and Advocate), Clarissa Rizal (Tlingit Ceremonial Regalia Maker), Theresa Secord (Penobscot Nation Ash/Sweetgrass Basketmaker), Bounxeung Synanonh (Laotian Khaen Player), Michael Vlahovich (Master Shipwright), Leona Waddell (White Oak Basketmaker)
Fri Sept 30
Rock-a-Sonics
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Fri Sept 30
Howlin' Brothers
Hill Country BBQ
9:30pm - No Cover
Fri Sept 30
Wild Anacostias
New Deal Cafe
some
Sat Oct 1
DCBS Battle of the Bands
American Legion P41, Silver Spring
dunno
$15/+$3(door)/-$3(member)
Sat Oct 1
Wings & Swing Dance
Stafford Regional Airport
yes, lesson @ 7-8pm
$20(adv)/$25 - Vintage and military dress encouraged
Sun Oct 2
Takoma Park Street Festival
Downtown Takoma Park
in the street
FREE - 10am-5pm - w/ Chopteeth, Nighthawks, Patty Reese, Gina DeSimone, Dave Chappell, Black Masala, Billy Coulter, Urban Funk, Beat Hotel, Joe Uehlein, Rock-a-Sonics, Esther Haynes, ...
Sun Oct 2
Dikki Du & the Zydeco Crew
College Park American Legion
yes
3pm
Sun Oct 2
Sunday Waltz
Go Figure
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Oct 2
Eileen Ivers
Hamilton
Mon Oct 3
Blue Monday
Clarence Turner Blues Band
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue Oct 4
New Old Jamboree
New Deal Cafe'
Greenbelt
7-9pm - Ruthie & the Wranglers
Tue Oct 4
Sold Out
Lyle Lovett & Robert Earl Keen
Birchmere
7:30pm - $110+SC!!
Tue Oct 4
Slaid Cleaves
Hill Country BBQ
$16 - 8:30pm
Thur Oct 6
Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
Creative Alliance
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
8:30pm - $25/+$3(door)
Thur Oct 6
Thrillbillies
JVs
sure
8:30pm
Thur Oct 6
Sara Watkins
Hamilton
w/ Mikeala Davis
Fri-Sun Oct 7-9
Richmond Folk Festival
Richmond Riverfront
FREE - Gary US Bonds, Fairfield Four, Geno Delafose, Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy, Beausoleil Trio, Maceo Parker, Marquise Knox, Phil Wiggins, ...
Fri-Sun Oct 7-9
Voice of the Wetlands Festival
Red Dog Saloon
Houma, LA
yes
Tab Benoit, VOW Allstars, Johnny Sansone, TBD, ...
Fri Oct 7
Funky Meters
Birchmere
7:30pm - $45+SC
Fri Oct 7
North Mississippi Allstars & Anders Osborne
State
9pm - $32(adv)/$35
Fri Oct 7
Rock & Roll Relics
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Fri Oct 7
Rockasonics
New Deal
some room
8:30pm
Sat Oct 8
California Twang!: A Tribute to West Coast Country
Creative Alliance
$30,+$3(door) - 8pm - w/ Arty Hill, Highballers, Karen Collins, Zane Campbell, Caleb Stine, ...
Sat Oct 8
Roomful of Blues
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm - $20
Sat Oct 8
Dream Discs: Clapton
Hamilton
Newmyer Flyer
Sat Oct 8
Beausoleil
Center Stage @ Reston CC
really doubtful
$25(Reston)/$50 – 8pm
Sun Oct 9
Geno Delafose
Millennium Stage
Kennedy Center
dunno
FREE - 6-7pm
Sun Oct 9
Nighthawks
New Deal
some room
5-8pm - Reservations recommended
Mon Oct 10
Magic Dick & Shun Ng, Slide Brothers
Jammin Java
Mon Oct 10
Peter Case
Hill Country BBQ
$12(adv) - 8:30pm
Tue Oct 11
Tommy Castro & the Painkillers w/ Matt Schofield
Hamilton
carpet
$19.75-29.75+SC - 7:30pm
Tue Oct 11
Richard Thompson Solo Acoustic
Birchmere
69.50+SC - 7:30pm- w/ Sam Amidon
Tue Oct 11
Scott Ainslie
Folk Club of Reston/Herndon
Amphora's Diner Herndon
7:15pm - $13
Wed Oct 12
Asleep at the Wheel
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $35+SC - w/ Purple Hulls
Wed Oct 12
Human Country Jukebox
Madams Organ
Thur Oct 13
Eilen Jewell
Hamilton
carpet
$15-40+SC - 7:30pm - w/ Jeffery Foucault
Thur Oct 13
Squirrel Nut Zippers (The return of)
Rams Head
Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
8pm - $45+SC
Thur Oct 13
19th St. Band
JVs
Thur Oct 13
Smokin Polecats
Flanagans Harp & Fiddle
Fri Oct 14
Joe Louis Walker
American Legion Post 41
905 Sligo Ave, Silver Spring
7:30-12:30am - $15(adv)/$20/+$5(non-members)
Fri Oct 14
John Prine's 70th
JVs
w/ Karl Stoll, Colin Grand Pre, Shep Williams, ...
9pm - $10
Fri Oct 14
Joe Uehlein & the U-Liners
CD Release
Carroll Cafe
carpet
7:30-10:30pm - $18(adv)/$20 - w/ Rickie Simpkins
Fri Oct 14
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Hells Bottom VFW
Sat Oct 15
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Hamilton
w/ McTell Brothers
Sat Oct 15
Jammin Java's 15th Anniversary Party w/ Luke Brindley & Friends
Jammin Java
6pm
Sat Oct 15
Yonder Mountain String Band
9:30
w/ Billy Strings
Sat Oct 15
Patty Reese
Music Cafe
Sun Oct 16
Sunday Waltz
Blue Bamboo
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Oct 16
Peter Frampton - Acoustic
Eisenhower Theatre
Kennedy Center
pfat chance
$49-69(goldstar)/$49-350 - 8pm
Sun Oct 16
Jon Carroll
Villain & Saint
6:30pm
Sun-Fri Oct 16-21
Oct. Old-Time Week
Augusta Heritage Center
Elkins, WV
yes & lessons
Tue Oct 18
Robbie Fulks
Jammin Java
Tue Oct 18
Squirrel Nut Zippers (The return of)
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $45+SC
Wed Oct 19
JD Souther & Nellie McKay
Barns
Wed Oct 19
Human Country Jukebox
Madams Organ
Thur Oct 20
Earls of Leicester
Tally Ho Theatre
Leesburg
$30(early)/$35(adv)/$40(day)+SC
Thur Oct 20
Thrillbillies
JVs
yes
8:30pm
Fri Oct 21
LampedUSA: Concerts for Refugees
Lisner
yes
w/ Robert Plant, Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller, & the Milk Carton Kids - $75-55+SC - 8pm
Fri Oct 21
Cedryl Ballou & the Zydeco Trendsetters
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park
yes
$20 - 8-11pm
Fri Oct 21
Rodney Crowell Band
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $45+SC - w/ Clarence Bucaro
Sat Oct 8
Dream Discs: Moondance & E St. Shuffle
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
8pm - $25+SC - Newmyer Flyer: w/ Brian Simms, Owen Danoff, Billy Coulter, Kirk Philips, Tony Denikos, Greg Hardin, Margot MacDonald, Deeme Katson, Peter Nissen, with Chuck Underwood, Dan Hovey, Bill Starks, ...
Fri Oct 21
Fabulettes
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Sat Oct 22
Cajun & Zydeco Music & Dance Festival
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes
2pm-midnight - $50(adv)/$60- w/ Cedryl Ballou, Jeffery Broussard, Curley Taylor, T'Monde, & Squeeze Bayou - Polikoff Potluck @ 6:15pm
Sat Oct 22
Grin Again!
Creative Alliance
8pm - $20/+$3 - Grin members w/o Nils Lofgren
Sat Oct 22
Bumper Jacksons
Barns
$22-25
Sat Oct 22
Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn
6th & I Historic Synagoge
Sat Oct 22
Arty Hill & the Long Gond Daddys
College Park American Legion
yes
Sun Oct 23
Gibson Brothers
Hamilton
7pm - $15.25-39.75+SC - w/ the Honey Dewdrops
Sun Oct 23
the Kennedys
Jammin Java
Sun Oct 23
Stacy Brooks
Madams Organ
Mon Oct 24
Blue Monday
Shirleta Settles Birthday Bash
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Mon Oct 24
Gaelynn Lea w/ Jess Klein
Jammin Java
7:30pm
Mon Oct 24
The Grateful Ball
w/ Travelin' McCourys and Jeff Austin Band
Rams Head Annapolis
Tue Oct 25
Still Standing w/ Mike Wescott & Linwood Taylor
JVs
Wed Oct 26
The Grateful Ball
w/ Travelin' McCourys and Jeff Austin Band
Hamilton
Wed Oct 26
Human Country Jukebox
Madams Organ
Thur Oct 27
Aoife O'Donovan & Willie Watson
Birchmere
7:30pm - $25+SC
Thur Oct 27
Dave Chappell
JVs
yes
Fri-Sat Oct 28-29
Blackpot Festival
Acadian Village
Lafayette, LA
yes
Pine Leaf Boys, Lil' Buck Sinegal, Miss Tess & the Talkbacks, Revelers, Feufollet, Los Texmaniacs, Ed Poullard & Preston Frank, Caleb Clouder, Kristin Andreassen & Reyna Gellert, Ginny Hawker & Tracy Schwartz, ...
Fri Oct 28
Garrison Keillor
Strathmore
Fri Oct 28
King Teddy
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Sat Oct 28
Mipso
Hamilton
8pm - $15-20+SC - w/ Sam Lewis
Sat Oct 28
Wicked Jezebel 'Grease' Halloween
JVs
Sat Oct 28
Tom Cunningham Orchestra
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm
Sat Oct 28
Rock & Roll Relics (9:30pm)
Patsy's Honky Tonk Torch & Twang (4pm)
JVs
Sun Oct 30
Sunday Waltz
Avant Gardners
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Oct 30
Thrillbillies
JVs
yes
4pm - Dave Kitchen Birthday
Sun Oct 30
Mipso
Creative Alliance
$15/+3(door) - 8pm
Mon Oct 31
Blue Monday
Swampdog Blues
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue Nov 1
New Old Jamboree
New Deal Cafe'
Greenbelt
7-9pm - Ruthie & the Wranglers
Tue Nov 1
Cyril Neville's Royal Southern Brotherhood
Hamilton
$20-25+SC
Wed Nov 2
Human Country Jukebox
Madams Organ
Thur Nov 3
Sherman Holmes
JVs
8:30pm - w/ George Kilby Jr & Mark Stutso
Thur Nov 3
Enter the Haggis
Barns
Fri Nov 4
Amy Helm and the Handsome Strangers
Cris Jacobs Band
Gypsy Sally's
Fri Nov 4
Donna the Buffalo
State Theatre
9pm - $17(adv).$20
Fri Nov 4
Wayne "The Train" Hancock Band
Jammin' Java
Fri Nov 4
Gibson Brothers
Rams Head
Annapolis
8pm
Fri Nov 4
Karen Collins & The Backroads Band w/ Doug Cooke
Old Bowie Town Grille
8:30-11:30pm
Sat Nov 5
Big Sandy & the Fly-Rite Boys
Rock-a-Sonics
Iota
Sat Nov 5
Blasters & the Delta Bombers
Hill Country BBQ
$22(adv)/$25 - 9:30pm
Sat Nov 5
Mo Mojo
Glen Echo Backroom
yes, lesson @ 8pm
8pm
Sat Nov 5
Mitch Woods & his Rocket 88s
Spanish Ballroom
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm-midnight
Sat Nov 5
Seldom Scene & Steep Canyon Rangers
Weinberg Center
Frederick
8pm- $20-35+SC
Sat Nov 5
College Park Blues Fest
Ritchie Coliseum
yes
FREE - 6-11pm - w/ Andy T Band, Mike Westcott w/ Tommy Lepson, Fast Eddie & the Slowpokes, Carla Harvey & Sol Roots
Sun Nov 6
Tab Benoit
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
maybe not
$40 - 8pm
Sun Nov 6
Mitch Woods & his Rocket 88s (4pm)
Linwood Taylor & Clarence Bluesman Turner (8pm)
JVs
yes
4pm: w/ Dave Chappell, John Previti, & Pete Ragusa plus guests
8pm: Mitch Woods sits in
Sun Nov 6
Sunday Waltz
Mavish
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Mon Nov 7
Blue Monday
Fast Eddie & the Slow Pokes
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Wed Nov 9
Big Head Todd and the Monsters: The Songs of Willie Dixon
Rams Head Annapolis
$56+SC - 8pm - w/ Mud Morganfield, Billy Branch, & Ronnie Baker Brooks
Wed Nov 9
Human Country Jukebox
Madams
Thur Nov 10
California Honeydrops
Gypsy Sallys
"An Evening with"
Thur Nov 10
Thrillbillies
JVs
sure
Thur Nov 10
Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds
Hamilton
7:30pm - $17.25-50+SC - w. Kolars
Thur Nov 10
Sierra Hull
Rams Head Annapolis
8pm - $25+SC
Fri-Sat Nov 11-12
St. Paul & the Broken Bones
Diane Coffee
9:30
Sold Out
Fri Nov 11
Big Head Todd and the Monsters: The Songs of Willie Dixon
Strathmore
w/ Mud Morganfield, Billy Branch, & Ronnie Baker Brooks - $32-62+SC/$16-36(GoldStar) - 8pm
Fri Nov 11
Wicked Jezebel
JVs 69th Anniversary
Fri Nov 11
Little Red
Haydee's
9-12:30am - no cover
Fri Nov 11
Hard Swimming Fish
New Deal
Sat Nov 12
Tribute to the Band & the Last Waltz
Hamilton
8pm - $30(standing)/40(seated)+SC includes turkey dinner in a jar - w/ Tom Principato, Big Joe Maher, Tommy Lepson, Margot MacDonald, Michale Clem, Ruthie & the Wranglers, $40 Fine, Pete Ragusa, Bill Starks, Steve Wolf, ...
Sat Nov 12
Women of Country Tribute
College Park American Legion
yes
8-11pm - $15 - w/ Karen Collins, Patsy's Torch & Twang, Mary Battiata, Crayfish Sisters, Julia Kasdorf, Rachel Hall
Sat Nov 12
Bullets (4pm)
Bad Influence (9pm)
JVs
yes
JVs 69th Anniversary
Sat Nov 12
Rock-a-Sonics w/ Peashooters
Hank Dietles
tile
Sat Nov 12
King Soul
Hells Bottom VFW
tile
8-11pm
Sun Nov 13
Albert Cummings
Amp
$25-35 - 8pm
Sun Nov 13
Selwyn Birchwood
Creative Alliance
8pm - $15/-$3(member)/+$3(door)
Sun Nov 13
Sligo Creek Stopmpers
Seekers Church
Takoma DC
7:30pm - $15/-$3(member)/+$3(door)
Sun Nov 13
April Verch
Bluegrass Barn
Frying Pan Far Park
7pm - $18(adv)/$20
Mon Nov 14
John Hiatt
Rams Head Annapolis
$86+SC - 8pm - w/ Christian Lee Hutson
Mon Nov 14
Blue Monday
Memphis Gold Blues
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Tue Nov 15
Samantha Fishs
Hamilton
w. Lightnin' Malcolm
Wed Nov 16
Smokin' Polecats
Nicks
yes
9-11pm - $10
Wed Nov 16
Riders in the Sky
Hamilton
Thur Nov 17
Samuel James
Strathmore Mansion
$30 - 7:30pm
Thur Nov 17
Thrillbillies
JVs
yes
Fri Nov 18
Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
Gypsy Sally's
w/ Supersuckers with Jesse Dayton
Fri Nov 18
Natty Beaux
Dulles Hilton
yes, w/ lesson @ 8:30pm
9pm - $15
Fri Nov 18
Mac McAnally
Rams Head
Annapolis
8pm - $49.50+SC
Sat Nov 19
Infamous Stringdusters
David Wax Museum
Rams Head Live
Sat Nov 19
No BS! Brass Band
Gypsy Sally's
w/ Big Mean Sound Machine
Sat Nov 19
Loretta Lynn
Lincoln Theatre
Sat Nov 19
Blue Rhythm Boys
Archie's Barbershop
$15 - 8pm
Sun Nov 20
Sunday Waltz
Trio Con Brio
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Nov 20
Garnet Rogers
Jammin Java
4pm - $18
Sun Nov 20
Dan Hovey Band
JVs
8:30pm
Mon-Tue Nov 21-22
Patty Griffin
Birchmere
7:30pm - $59.50 - w/ Joan Shelley
Tue Nov 22
Blues Warriors
JVs
Tue Nov 22
Daryl Davis
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
$5 - 8pm
Wed Nov 23
Nighthawks
Kennsington Armory
yes
BYO - no alcohol still?
Wed Nov 23
Human Country Jukebox
Madams Organ
room?
Wed Nov 23
The Bridge
Rams Head Live
Thur Nov 24
Thanksgiving
Thur Nov 24
Dave Chappell
JVs
Thur Nov 24
Pfat Cat Swingers
Kennedy Center
Millenium Stage
yes, w lesson
6-9pm - FREE
Fri Nov 25 - Fri Dec 23
Downtown Holiday Market
Downtown DC
8th & F St.-ish NW
Music noon-7pm daily
(25) Patty Reese (noon-2pm), Stacy Brooks (5-7pm)
(26) Ruthie & the Wranglers (2:30-4:30), DC Mudd (5-7pm)
(27) Karen Collis & the Backroads Band (noon-2pm), Gina DeSimone & the Moaners (5-7pm)
Fri Nov 25
Nighthawks & Skip Castro Band
State Theatre
yes
8pm - $20
Fri Nov 25
Anacostia Delta Guitarists Documentary
Amp
$25-35+SC - 8pm - music TBD before the film
Fri Nov 25
Seldom Scene & Dry Branch Fire Squad
Birchmere
7:30pm- $39.50+SC
Fri Nov 25
Doc Scantlin & his Imperial Palms Orchestra
Carlyle Club
yes
$35 - 8pm
Fri Nov 25
Stacy Brooks
Madams Organ
Sat-Sun Nov 26-27
Scythian
Hamilton
Sat Nov 26
Nighthawks w/ Bob Margolin, Benny Turner
Baltimore Blues Society
Rosedale American Legion Hall
yes
$25(adv)/$30
Sat Nov 26
Brian Setzer Orchestra (Xmas)
Warner Theatre
doubtful
8pm
Sat Nov 26
David Kitchen & Dan Hovey
JVs
Sat Nov 26
Orrin Star & Jimmy Gaudreau
Holy Cross Lutheran, 1090 Sterling Road, Herndon
7:30pm
Sun Nov 27
Azalea City Recordings Holiday Sampler CD Release Concert
Allyworld
7014-C Westmoreland Ave, Takoma Park
7:30-9pm - $15 + CD - w/ Ruthie & The Wranglers, Patty Reese, Karen Collins & Backroads Band, Seth Kibel, Carey Creed, Joe Uehlein, Bill Starks and Jesse Palidofsky
Sun Nov 27
Iona
Old Brogue
4 & 6pm shows - $17+$10 minimum
Fri Nov 25 - Fri Dec 23
Downtown Holiday Market
Downtown DC
8th & F St.-ish NW
Music noon-7pm daily
(28) Jim Stephanson (noon-2pm)
(29) Junior Cline Duo (noon-2pm), Blanco y Negro de Cuba (5-7pm)
(30) 49 cent Dress (5-7pm)
(1) Billy Coulter Duo (noon-2pm), Seth Kibel & Sean Lane (5-7pm)
(2) Ian Walters & friends (2:30-4:30), Andra Faye & Scott Ballantine (5-7pm)
(3) Esther Haynes & JC Veve (noon-2pm), ...
Mon-Tue Nov 28-29
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
RamsHead Annapolis
$45+SC - 8p
Tue Nov 29 - Thur Dec 1
Art Garfunkel
Barns
Tue Nov 29
Still Standing w/ Big Boy Little
JVs
Wed Nov 30
Boubacar Traore Trio
Hamilton
Wed Nov 30
Human Country Jukebox
Madams Organ
Thur Dec 1
Steep Canyon Rangers
Birchmere
7:30pm - $39.50+SC
Thur Dec 1
Pete Kanaras Band
Cats Eye
Fri Dec 2
Mavericks
Strathmore
ummm... not really
$35-80+SC - 8pm
Fri Dec 2
Billy McComiskey Night
Creative Alliance
8pm - $25/-$3(member)/+$3(door)
Fri Dec 2
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band
Hells Bottom VFW
8pm - $10
Fri Dec 2
Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys
TK Club
Philly
yes, 7:30 dance lesson
$20 - 8:30pm
Sat-Sun Dec 3-4
Norah Jones
Lincoln Theatre
SOLD OUT
Sat Dec 3
Night of 100 Elvises
Lithuanian Hall
Baltimore
sure
$60+SC - 4pm-midnight - Jed Duval, Fabulettes, Honky Tonk Confidential, Karb Kings, Dean Rosenthal, Sookey Jump Blues, Tail Draggers, Wild Anacostias, Janine Wilson, ...
Sat Dec 3
Bad Influence
New Deal
Sat Dec 3
Patsy's Torch & Twang
Crayfish Sisters
Hank Dietle's
No Cover - 9pm
Sat Dec 3
Seth Kibel Band
CCBC Catonsville
yes, lesson @ 7:30pm
8:30pm - $15
Sun Dec 4
Sunday Waltz
Green Light Karma
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Dec 4
Emmylou Harris w/ Sam Bush & Jon Randall
Hamilton
$90-250+SC - 7:30pm - Bonaparte's Reteat Benefit
Sun Dec 4
Patsy's Honky Tonk Torch & Twang
Old Bowie Town Grille
6-9pm - No cover
Fri Nov 25 - Fri Dec 23
Downtown Holiday Market
Downtown DC
8th & F St.-ish NW
Music noon-7pm daily
(5) Patty Reese (noon-2pm), Andra Faye & Scott Ballantine (5-7pm)
(6) Maureen Andaray (noon-2pm), Bill Baker (5-7pm)
(7) Dave Chappell & Dave Hartge (noon-2pm)
(8) Seth Kibel & Sean Lane (5-7pm)
(9) Jim Stephanson (2:30-4:30), Janine Wilson & Max Evans (5-7pm)
(10) Fast Eddie & the Slowpokes (2:30-4:30), Ian Walters & Friends (5-7pm)
Tue-Wed Dec 6-7
Mary Chapin Carptenter
Birchmere
7:30pm - $89.50+SC - w/ Rose Cousins - Sold Out
Tue Dec 6
New Old Jamboree
New Deal Cafe'
Greenbelt
7-9pm - Ruthie & the Wranglers
Wed Dec 7
Grandsons
Nicks
yes
9-11pm - $10
Wed Dec 7
Reverend Horton Heat, with Unknown Hinson, Nashville Pussy, Lucky Tubb & The Modern Day Troubadours
Rams Head Live
Wed Dec 7
Chaise Lounge
Blues Alley
8 & 10pm shows - $22.50+SC
Thur Dec 8
Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble
College Park American Legion
yes
$20 - 8pm
Thur Dec 8
Sweet Heaven Kings
Millennium Stage
Kennedy Center
yes
FREE - 6-7pm
Thur Dec 8
19th St. Band
JVs
Thur Dec 8
Los Van Van
Howard Theatre
dunno
Fri-Sat Dec 9-10
Last Train Home
Iota
room?
8:30pm - $15 - Also Sun "All Ages" @ 2:30pm
Fri Dec 9
King Teddy
Colvin Run Dance Hall
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
9-midnight - $15
Fri Dec 9
Human Country Jukebox
Hill Country BBQ
concrete
Fri Dec 9
Suzy Bogguss
Rams Head Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
$42.50+SC
Sat Dec 10
Tribute to Wanda Jackson, Eddie Cochran, & Gene Vincent
College Park American Legion
yes
8-11pm - $15 - w/ Fleabops, the Rock-a-Sonics, Rockin' Bones, Kiti Gartner, ...
Sat Dec 10
Daryl Davis
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
9pm - $18
Sat Dec 10
David Kitchen Xmas Show
JVs
Sat Dec 10
Curley Taylor & the Zydeco Trouble
TK Club
Philly
yes, 7:30 dance lesson
$20 - 8:30pm, potluck @ 7pm
Sat Dec 10
Piedmont Blues Project
Strathmore
8pm - $35-$75 - w/ Gerald Clayton, Rene Marie, Marice Chestnut, ... - $30-60/$15(GoldStar)
Sat Dec 10
Reverend Horton Heat, with Unknown Hinson, Nashville Pussy, Lucky Tubb & The Modern Day Troubadours
Black Cat
Sun Dec 11
Del & Dawg
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $55+SC
Sun Dec 11
Patsy Stephens & the Hall Brothers
JVs
Xmas show - 8pm - no cover
Fri Nov 25 - Fri Dec 23
Downtown Holiday Market
Downtown DC
8th & F St.-ish NW
Music noon-7pm daily
(12) 19th Street Band (noon-2pm)
(13) Patty Reese (noon-2pm)
(14) Dave Chappell & Dave Hartge (noon-2pm), Stacy Brooks (5-7pm)
(15) Rock-a-Sonics (5-7pm)
(16) Jim Stephanson (noon-2pm), Sweater Set (5-7pm)
(17) Snakehead Run (noon-2pm), Lilt (2:30-4:30)
(18) Blue Panamuse (noon-2pm), Christylez Bacon (2:30-4:30)
Mon Dec 12
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
7:30pm - $55+SC
Tue Dec 13
Stray Birds
Miss Tess & the Talkbacks
Gypsy Sallys
Wed Dec 14
Nick Moss Band w/ Dennis Gruenling
JVs
Wed Dec 14
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Rams Head Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
8pm - $55+SC
Thur Dec 15
David Kitchen Band
JVs
yes
Fri Dec 16
Fabulettes
Colvin Run Dance Hall
yes, lesson @ 8:30pm
9-midnight - $15
Fri Dec 16
Dave Chappell & Dean Rosenthal
Music Cafe Demascusl
8pm
Sat Dec 17
Rhodes Tavern Troubadours
Hank Dietles
room?
9:30pm
Sat Dec 17
$40 Fine
JVs
4pmm
Sun Dec 18
Sunday Waltz
Gigmeisters
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 2:45pm
$10 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Dec 18
David Wax Museum
Jammin' Java
w/ Diane Cluck
Sun Dec 18
Stray Birds
Miss Tess & the Talkbacks
Creative Alliances
Sun Dec 18
Anthony Pirog w/ Joel Harrisson & Dave Chappell
JVs
8:30pm
Fri Nov 25 - Fri Dec 23
Downtown Holiday Market
Downtown DC
8th & F St.-ish NW
Music noon-7pm daily
(19) Jonny Grave (noon-2pm), Cooking with Gas (5-7pm)
(20) 19th Street Band (5-7pm)
(21) Dave Chappell & Dave Hartge (noon-2pm), Jonny Grave (2:30-4:30)
(22) Maureen Andary (noon-2pm), King Street Bluegrass (5-7pm)
(23) Ocean Celtic Quartet (2:30-4:30), Ian Walters & Friends (5-7pm)
Mon Dec 19
Blue Monday
Ursula Ricks Project
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Mon Dec 19
NRBQ
Rams Head Annapolis
$8pm - $26.50+SC
Tue Dec 20
Los Lobos
Hamilton
'Holiday Show'
Tue Dec 20
NRBQ
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
$20(adv)/$25+SC - 8pm
Tue Dec 20
Mark Wenner & the Blues Warriors
JVs
Wed Dec 21
Mark O'Connor Family Band
Hamilton
Xmas Show - $20-50+SC - w/ TBD
Wed Dec 21
King Teddy
Nicks
yes
9-11pm - $10
Wed Dec 21
Human Country Jukebox
Madams Organ
Thur Dec 22
Karl Stoll & the Danger Zone
JVs
yes
Fri Dec 23
Soul Crackers
Bethesda Jazz & Blues
$15+SC - 8pm
Fri Dec 23
Cold Hard Cash
New Deal
Fri Dec 23
Jumpin' Jupiter
Hill Country BBQ
9:30pm - No Cover
Sat Dec 24
Sookie Jump
JVs
7pm
Sun Dec 25
Christmas
Sun Dec 25
Goin' Goin' Gone
JVs
Mon Dec 26
Blue Monday
Nighthawks
Westminster Church
400 I St. SW
6-9pm - $5
Mon Dec 26
Hayes Carll
Birchmere
7:30pm - $25+SC
Tue-Wed Dec 27-28
Judy Collins
Birchmere
7:30pm - $59.50+SC - "An Evening with"
Tue Dec 27
Danny Blew & Clarence "Bluesman" Turner Jam
JVs
Tue Dec 27
Hayes Carll
Rams Head Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
Tue Dec 27
Human Country Jukebox
Madams Organ
Wed Dec 28
Gogol Bordello
Rams Head Live
Thur Dec 29
"Auld Twang Syne"
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
yes
$12/$15(door) - w/ Ruthie & the Wranglers & the Thrillbillies
Thur Dec 29
Annual Hank Williams Tribute
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
$29.50+SC - 7:30pm - w/ Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Robin & Linda Williams, Bill Kirchen, Patrick McAvinue, Mark Schatz
Thur Dec 29
Dave Chappell
JVs
8:30pm
Fri Dec 30
Deanna Bogart
Bethesda Blues & Jazz
$25(adv)/$30 - 8pm
Fri Dec 30
Big Boy Little Band
New Deal
sure
8:30pm
Sat Dec 31
New Years Eve
Sat Dec 31
First Night Alexandria
all over Old Town Alexandria
depends on the room
$15(Oct)/$20(to 12/12)/$30 - Bill Kirchen, Grandsons, Al Petteway &mpa; Amy White, King Teddy, Speakers of the House, Ruthie & the Wranglers, Curtis Blues, Irish Breakfast Band, Janine Wilson, Billy Coulter Band, ...
Sat Dec 31
Tom Cunningham Orchestra
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
Sat Dec 31
Bumper Jacksons
Creative Alliance
9:30pm - $35/$175(VIP)
And
Peaches O'Dell
19th St Band
Hall Brothers
Wicked Jezebel
Doc Scantlin
Monsters from the Surf & the Ubangis
Black Cat
Hamiltion Loft
College Park American Legion
JVs
Bethesda B&J
Hank Dietles