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


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Upcoming Events
for the Greater Washington DC area
Date Artist Venue Dancing? Notes
Tue May 7
Dan Navarro
Jesse Lynn Madera
Jammin' Java
also Sunday (5) at Rams Head
Thur May 9
Della Mae
Collective Encore
Fri May 10, 7:30pm
Garnet Rogers
Timonium United Methodist Church
$30 (adv)
Sat May 11, 9pm
Battle of the Titans
Big Joe & the Dynaflows
Nighthawks
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
dancing, lesson @ 8pm
Sat May 11, 7-9pm
Hubby Jenkins
Barns of Rose Hill
Tue May 14
Albert Lee
Jammin Java
Thur-Sun May 16-19
Swamp in the City
Various Venues
Brooklyn, NY
dancing
$220 (4 day) - Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole, Roddie Romero, Daquiri Queens, (original) Pine Leaf Boys, Wyane Singleton, Jesse Lege, Joel Savoy, Kelli Jones, Rose & the Bros, Jean Bertrand & the 99 Playboys, ...
Thur May 16
Lousiana Calling (Sonny Landreth w/ the Iguanas)
Hamilton
Fri May 17, 8pm
Fabulettes
Colvin Run Dance Hall
inside, lesson @ 8pm
Sat-Sun May 18-19, 7pm & 9pm shows
Fabulous Thunderbirds w/ Kim Wilson
Blues Alley
Sat May 18
Newmyer Flyer: Everly Brothers Tribute
Rockville Elks Lodge #15
w/ David Kitchen, Ruthie Logsdon, Willie Barry, Bill Starks, Maureen Andary, Andy Rutherford, Louie Newmyer & Thomas Fridrich
Sun May 19, 4-5:30pm
Slickee Boys
Palisades Hub-Backstage
5200 Cathedral Ave NW
$15
Sun May 19, 3:30-6pm
Sunday Waltz
TBD
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm
$15
Mon May 20, 7:30pm
John Hiatt w/ Jeff LeBlanc
Rams Head
also Tuesday at Weinberg Center
Thur-Sun May 23-26
DelFest
Cumberland, MD
w/ Del McCoury, Travellin' McCourys, Greensky Bluegrass, Old Crow Medicine Show, Sierra Ferrell, Marty Stuart, Leftover Salmon, Yonder Mt. String Band, Sam Grisman Project, Dirty Grass Players, Joe Craven, Don Was, ...
Thur May 23, 8pm
Thrills
Hank Dietles
Fri May 24, 6:30-9:30pm
DCBS 4th Friday Happy Hour
Anthony "Swamp Dog" Clark
Cissel Saxon American Legion #41
905 Sligo Ave, SS
No Cover
Fri May 31
Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas
Jazz in the Garden
National Gallery of Art
Sculpture Garden
concrete
FREE - ticketed/lottery
Sun June 2, 4-5:30pm
George Pelicanos w/ Surprise Musical guests
Palisades Hub-Backstage
5200 Cathedral Ave NW
$15
Fri-Sun June 7-9
Bayou Boogie Festival
Chateau Le Gari' Winery
Marlborough, CT
sure
$TBD - Steve Riley, Geno Delafose, Lil' Wayne Singleton, Revelers, Pine Leaf Boys, Jesse Lege, Ruben Moreno, & Planet Zydeco
Fri June 7, 7:30pm
Bill Kirchen &' Too Much Fun
Dale Watson & the Lone Stars
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
Sat June 8, 9pm
Dale Watson & the Lone Stars
Hill Country BBQ
$25 (adv)
Sun June 9, 3:30-6pm
Sunday Waltz
TBD
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm
$15
Sat June 15, 10--10pm
Silver Spring Blues Festival
Downtown Silver Spring
w/ TBD, ...
Sat June 15, 8-10pm
Yachtsmen
Palisades Hub Cap Centre
dancing
Video Release Party & Mark Noone's Bday
Sun June 23, 3:30-6pm
Sunday Waltz
TBD
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm
$15
Wed June 26-Mon July 1
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
National Mall
Indiginous Voices of the Americas
Sat June 29, 8-10pm
King Soul Dance Party
Palisades Hub Cap Centre
dancing
Sat July 6, 7:30pm
Railroad Earth, Leftover Salmon, Yonder Mountain String Band
Wolf Trap
Filene Center
Sun July 7, 3:30-6pm
Sunday Waltz
TBD
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm
$15
Fri-Sun July 19-21
Camp Zydecow
Cherryfield, ME
$175+ (adv only) - Bruce Diagrepont, Gina Forsyth, Dennis Stroughmat, Jesse Lege, Yvette Landry, Pault Bradley, Le Winston Band, Planet Zydeco, Jimmy Jo & the Jumbolayahs
Sun July 21, 3:30-6pm
Sunday Waltz
TBD
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm
$15
Thur July 25
Eilen Jewell
Hamilton
Wed-Sun July 24-28
Floyd Fest
5826 Floyd Highway
N. Check, VA
Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Sierra Ferrell, Victor Wooten, Sierra Hull, Town Mountain, Leftover Salmon, Kellergrass w/ Hillbenders, Plate Scrapers, ...
Thur-Sun Aug 1-4
Buffalo by the Bayou
Buffalo Gap
Capon Bridge, WV
Joe Hall & the Cane Cutters, Steve Riley, Luke Huval, & Amelia Biere, Ruben Moreno & Zydeco Re-evoloution, Rock-a-Sonics, & HonkyTonk Heroes
Sun Aug 4, 3:30-6pm
Sunday Waltz
TBD
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm
$15
Fri Aug 9, 8pm
Lyle Lovett & his Large Band
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Wolf Trap
Filene Center
Sat Aug 17, 8pm
Bandhouse Gigs: DC Legends tribute
Strathmore Hall
Sun Aug 18, 3:30-6pm
Sunday Waltz
TBD
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm
$15
Fri-Sat Sept 6-7
Watermelon Pickers Festival
Fairgrounds
Berryville, VA
$120 (adv, 2day) - w/ Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, Miko Marks, Della Mae, John McEuen, Carsie Blanton, Larry Keel's Electric Larry Land, Wyatt Ellis, Furnace Mountain, Plate Scrapers, Megan Downes, ...
Fri-Sat Sept 14-16
Watermelon Pickers Fest
Clarke County Fairgrounds
Berryville, VA
TBD
Sun Sept 15, 3:30-6pm
Sunday Waltz
TBD
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm
$15
Sun Sept 29, 3:30-6pm
Sunday Waltz
TBD
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm
$15
Sun Oct 6, 10am-5pm
Takoma Park Street Festival
Downtown Takoma Park
outside, asphalt
King Teddy, ...
Sun Oct 6, 3:30-6pm
Sunday Waltz
TBD
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm
$15
Sun Oct 20, 3:30-6pm
Sunday Waltz
TBD
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm
$15
Sun Nov 3, 3:30-6pm
Sunday Waltz
TBD
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm
$15
Sun Nov 17, 3:30-6pm
Sunday Waltz
TBD
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm
$15
Sun Dec 1, 3:30-6pm
Sunday Waltz
TBD
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm
$15
Sun Dec 15, 3:30-6pm
Sunday Waltz
TBD
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm
$15
Sun Dec 29, 3:30-6pm
Sunday Waltz
TBD
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
dancing, lesson @ 2:45pm
$15
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#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

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Last Updated: 2024/04/22
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