Fool's Night Out: Upcoming Events

Fools Night Out comes from a song by Phil Wiggins | Moon photo courtesy Michael's Photo Gallery.

Upcoming Events
for the Greater Washington DC area

Date	Artist	Venue	Dancing?	Notes
Mon Apr 3, 6-9pm	Blue Monday: Moonshine Society	Westminster Church 400 I St. SW		$10
Tue Aor 4, 8pm	Muddy Waters 110th Bday Nighthawks & Bob Margolin	Hank Dietles		$25+ (tix)
Thur-Fri Apr 6-7, 8pm	Marty Stuart & his Fabulous Superlatives	Barns of Wolftrap
Thur Apr 6, 8:30pm	Thrills	JVs		also Sunday, 6-8pm @ New Deal
Sat Apr 8, 8-10pm	King Soul	Palisades Hub Cap Centre	dancing	$15+ - BBQ truck, BOYE
Sun Apr 9, 8pm	Carolyn Wonderland	Rams Head		$15 - stories & songs

Wed Apr 12	Booker T Jones	Barns of Wolftrap		also Thursday @ Rams Head
Wed Apr 12, 7:30pm	Little Feat	Maryland Hall		w/ Miko Marks
Sat Apr 15, 9-11:30pm	Big Joe & the Dynaflows	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	dancing, lesson @ 8pm
Sat Apr 15, 7:30pm	Oh He Dead	Birchmere
Sat Apr 15, 9pm	Newmyer Flyer: Best of Lovin' Spponful	Hank Dietles		w/ Jelly Roll Mortals - $15 (tix)
Sun Apr 16, 3:30-6pm	Sunday Waltz Djangolaya Trio	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm	$15

Tue Apr 18	Tax Day
Tue Apr 18, 7:30pm	Robbie Fulks	Jammin' Java
Thur Apr 20, 7pm	Tony Trischka	Creative Alliance		also @ Barns of Rose Hill on Friday
Fri-Sun Apr 21-23	DCLX	Various, mostly Glen Echo	yes	Fri: Craig Gildner Big Band (9pm), Keenan Mckenzie && the Riffers, Taryn Newborne & the Real Deal (1am) Sat: Chelsea Reed & the Fair Weather Band (2pm) @ TBD, Scott Sibert Big Band (9pm), Mint Julep Jazz (1am), Chelsea Reed (1am) Sun: Jon Tigert's Hangover Jam Band (2pm) @ Bumper Car, Gordon Webster & Friends (8pm)
Fri Apr 21	Gibson Brothers	Amp

Fri-Sun Apr 28-30	Jazzfest 1st Weekend	New Orleans, LA	yes	Fri: Lizzo, Robert Plant & Allison Krauss, WuTang Clan+Soul Rebels, Big Freedia, Tank & the Bangas, Mavis Staples, Nicholas Payton, Kermit Ruffins, Charlie Musselwhite, New Orleans Classic Recording Review, Terrance Simien, Bassekou Kouyate, Jon "Papa" Gross, Jason Marsalis, Steve Riley, CC Adcock, Geno Delafose, Curley Taylor, Bonsir Catin, Wild Apaches, , ... Sat: Ed Sheeran, Steve Miller, Taj Mahal, Leo Nocentelli, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, CAtherine Russell, Samantha Fish, Dirty Dozen, Agelique Kidjo, Irma Thomas, Sonny Landreth, Campbell Brothers, Sunpie, Cedric Watson, Roddie Romero, Creole Wild West, Mitch Woods, Golden Star Hunters, Horace Trahan, ... Sun: Tedeschi Trucks Band, Gary Clark Jr., Jill Scott, Kenny Loggins, Los Lobos, Dumpasphunk, Jon Cleary, Cyril Neville, Rebirth Brass, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Davell Crawford, Little Freddie King, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Honey Island Swamp Band, Iguanas, Lil' Nathan, Russell Batiste, New Orlaens Storyville, Band, Stooges Brass, Kenny Neal, Preservation Brass, T'Monde, ...
Fri Apr 28, 8pm	Newmyer Flyer: Laurel Canyon	Hamilton		$20+ - w/ David Kitchen, Margot MacDonald, Marueen Andary, Flo Anito, Colin Sidley, Juliet Lloyd, ...
Sat Apr 29, 9pm	Strauss Waltz Ball w/ Olde Vienna	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	yes, lesson @ 8pm	$30 - 9-midnight - inc. refreshments

Thur-Sun May 4-7	Jazzfest 2nd Weekend	New Orleans, LA	yes	Thur: Santana, Leon Bridges, Buddy Guy, Larkin Poe, Cowboy Mouth, Hot 8 Brass, Bonerama, Rockin' Dopsie, Jr., John Mooney, Meschiya Lake, Sunpie, Astral Project, Johnny Sansone, Jo-El Sonnier, Michael Doucet & Lacher Prise, Corey Ledet, Revelers, Papa Mali, ... Fri: Jon Batiste, Ludacris, Irma Thomas, Molly Tuttle, Eric Gales, Soul Rebels, Marcia Ball, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Eric Lindell, John Boutte, Sue Foley, CJ Chenier, Savoy Family Cajun Band, Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr. Chris Thomas King, Wayne Toups, Amanda Shaw, Pine Leaf Boys, Yvette Landry, Jefferey Broussard, Buckwheat Zydeco Jr., ... Sat: Dead & Company, Lumineers, H.E.R, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, John Hiatt & the Goners, Keb' Mo', Robert Randolph , Anders Osborne, Hurray for the Riff Raff, George Porter Jr., Dee Dee Bridgewater, Terrance Blanchard, Beausoleil, Layla McCalla, Deacon John, Judith Owen, Dwayne Dopsie, Chubby Carrier, Dr. Michael White's Origina Liberty Jazz, Feufollet, Bruce Diagrepont, ... Sun: Mumford & Sons, Tom Jones, Trombone Shorty, Herbie Hancock, Melissa Etheridge, Galactic, Radiators, Zigaboo Modeliste, Flatlanders, Tab Benoit, Continental Drifters, Delfeayo Marsalis, Kermit Ruffins, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas, Big Chief Bo Dollis & the Wild Magnolias, Don Vappie, Treme Brass, Flow Tribe, Jambalaya Cajun Band, New Birth Brass, Terry & the Zydeco Bad Boys, ...
Fri May 5	Cinco de Mayo
Fri May 5, 8pm	David Wax Museum	Hamilton
Sat May 6, 8-11pm	Wild Anacostias	American Legion Post 108 3608 Legion Dr., Cheverly
Sun May 7, 3:30-6pm	Sunday Waltz Valse Impressions	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm	$15

Thur May 11, 7:30pm	Iguanas	Hamilton		also @ Rams Head on Friday
Thur May 11	Leyla McCalla	Amp
Sat May 13, 9-11:30pm	Mitch Woods & his Rocket 88s	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	dancing, lesson @ 8pm
Sat May 13	Jerry Douglas Band	Birchmere

Thur-Sun May 18-21	Swamp in the City	Various Venues Brooklyn, NY	dancing	Curley Taylor, Revelers, Sheryl Cormier, Roddie Romero, Cedric Watson, Jesse Lege, ...
Thur May 18, 8pm	Gibson Brothers	Rams Head
Fri May 19, 8pm	Sierra Hull	Rams Head
Sun May 21, 3:30-6pm	Sunday Waltz Wyndream	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm	$15


Thur-Sun May 25-28	DelFest	Cumberland, MD		w/ Del McCoury, Travellin' McCourys, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Trampled by Turtles, Infamous Stringdusters, California Honeydrops, Sierra Hull, Rising Appalachia, Tim O'Brien, Peter Rowan & Los Texmaniacs, Linday Lou, Cris Jacobs, Joe Craven, Molly Tuttle, Sam Bush, Keller Williams, Hillbenders, Gibson Brothers, Dirty Grass Players, ...
Thur May 25, 8pm	Mark Hummel's Blues Surviors w/ Anson Funderburgh	Rams Head
Sat May 27, 9-11:30pm	Criag Gildner Big Band	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	dancing, lesson @ 8pm

Mon May 29	Memorial Day
Thur June 1, 7:30	Taj Mahal, Los Lobos, North Mississippi Allstars	Wolf Trap
Thur June 1, 8pm	John Nemeth	Hamilton
Fri June 2	Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy	Birchmere

Thur-Sun June 8-11	C/Z Music & Dance Festival	Strawberry Park Preston, CT		$170 (4 day) - Geno Delafose, Wayne Singleton, Steve Riley, Cedric Watson, Curley Talor, Jeffery Broussard, Pine Leaf Boys, Dennis Stroughmatt, ...
Sat June 10, 9-11:30pm	"One Guy Named Moe"	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	dancing, lesson @ 8pm	King Teddy & the Grandsons
Sun June 11, 7:30pm	Buddy Guy, Samantha Fish, & Robert Randolph	Wolf Trap Filene Center

Thur June 15	Angelique Kidjo	Strathmore
Sat June 17, 9-11:30pm	Girls from Mars	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	dancing, lesson @ 8pm
Sun June 18, 3:30-6pm	Sunday Waltz Sugar Beat	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm	$15

Tue June 20, 8pm	Jimmie Vaughan & the Tilt-a-Whirl Band	Rams Head
Sat-Sun June 24-25, 4pm	Out & About Festival	Wolf Trap		$75+ (festival or day?) - Brandi Carlile, Yola, Rufus Wainwright, Lucious, Celisse, Brandy Clark, Oh He Dead, Jake Wesley Rogers, Bad Moves, ...

Tue-Wed June 27-28, 7:30pm	Tedeschi Trucks Band	Wolf Trap Filene Center
Fri June 30, 7:30pm	Newmyer Flyer: Songs of Burt Bacharach & Hal David	Birchmere	siddown & shuddup	w/ Steve Washington, Shuga Shang, Lynn Veronneau, Anita King, Nikko Atiim Nixon, Desson Thomson, Margot MacDonald, Deeme Katson w/ Mike Mills, Andy Hamburger, Chuck Underwood, John Dawson, Al Williams, Zack Smith

Tue July 4	Independence Day
Sun July 9, 3:30-6pm	Sunday Waltz Taylor Among the Devils	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm	$15


Sun July 23, 3:30-6pm	Sunday Waltz Karen Collins & the Backroads Band	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm	$15

Wed-Sun July 26-30	Floyd Fest	5826 Floyd Hwy N Check, VA		Black Crowes, My Morning Jacket, Sheryl Crow, Goose, Maggie Rose, Town Mountain, Leftover Salmon, KellerGrass, Town Mountain, Plate Scrapers, ...

Sat Aug 5, 8pm	Lyle Lovett & his Large Band	Wolf Trap Filene Center		w/ the NSO
Sat Aug 5, 7:30pm	Deanna Bogart w/ Special Guest	Reston Town Center	outside, concrete	FREE
Sun Aug 6, 3:30-6pm	Sunday Waltz Go Figure	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm	$15

Sat Aug 12, 7:30pm	Bumper Jacksons	Reston Town Center	outside, concrete	FREE

Sun Aug 20, 3:30-6pm	Sunday Waltz Waltz Weavers	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm	$15

Sat Aug 26, 8pm	Mary Chapin Carpenter	Wolf Trap Filene Center
Sat Aug 26, 7:30pm	Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers	Reston Town Center	outside, concrete	FREE

Fri-Sun Sept 2-4	Rhythm & Roots Festival	Ninigret Park Charlestown, RI		w/ TBD, ...
Fri-Sat Sept 1-2, 8pm	Sting	Wolf Trap Filene Center		w/ Joe Sumner & the Last Bandoleros

Fri-Sun Sept 8-10	Bristol Rhythm & Roots Runion	Downtown Bristol, TN/VA		w/ Nickel Creek, Margo Price, Bruce Hornsby, Watchouse, Mavericks, Larkin Poe, Allison Russell, Amythiyst Kiah, ...
Sun Sept 9, 3:30-6pm	Sunday Waltz Some Assembly	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm	$15

Thur-Sat Sept 14-16	Watermelon Pickers Festival	Fairgrounds Berryville, VA		w/ TBD, ...
Sun Sept 17, 3:30-6pm	Sunday Waltz Larry & Carol	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm	$15

Wed-Sun Sept 20-24	Artscape	Downtown Balmer		w/ TBD, ...

Sun Oct 1, 10am-5pm	Takoma Street Festival Cancelled	Downtown Takoma Park	outside, asphalt	TBD, ...


Sun Oct 15, 3:30-6pm	Sunday Waltz Valsa Chorinho	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm	$15


Sun Oct 29, 3:30-6pm	Sunday Waltz Djangolaya Trio	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm	$15

Sun Nov 5, 3:30-6pm	Sunday Waltz Petrichord	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm	$15


Sun Nov 19, 3:30-6pm	Sunday Waltz Callithump	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm	$15


Sun Dec 3, 3:30-6pm	Sunday Waltz Tanterine Tempo	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm	$15


Sun Dec 17, 3:30-6pm	Sunday Waltz Wyndream	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm	$15


Sun Dec 31, 3:30-6pm	Sunday Waltz Waltz Sisters	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm


            #include <Standard Disclaimer.h>

Fool's Night Out is an attempt to gather all the bands, and shows that I enjoy into one public site. It is in no way comprehensive and is not genre specific. It matches my tastes, but includes other recommendations as well. It tends to focus on Roots Music; specifically Blues, Swing, Rockabilly, Zydeco, and occasionally Latin, Ska, and Cajun, as well as the un-classifyable.
This information is gathered and updated in my spare time. Verify the events and times.
--- Scott Mitchell