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
Thur Apr 4	Revelers	Pearl St. Warehouse	yes	$20 - 8pm - & TK Club on Sun 7th
Thur Apr 4	Marty Stuart & his Fabulous Superlatives	Birchmere	siddown & shuddup	7:30pm - $59.50+SC
Sat Apr 6	Hayes Carll	City Winery		8pm - $26(stand)/$35(sit - sold out)
Sun Apr 7	Nick Lowe's Quality Rock & Roll Revue w/ Los Straightjackets	Hamilton		w/ TBA - 7:30pm - $27.50+
Sun Apr 7	Sunday Waltz Gyrations	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	yes, lesson @ 2:45pm	$13 - 3:30-6pm

Mon Apr 8	Blue Monday: Vintage #18	Westminster Church 400 I St. SW		6-9pm - $5
Tue Apr 9	Tab Benoit	Birchmere	siddown & shuddup	$29.50+SC - 7:30pm - Wednesday at Rams Head

Mon Apr 15	Blue Monday: Sol Roots Band	Westminster Church 400 I St. SW		6-9pm - $5
Sat Apr 20	Bumper Jacksons	Barns of Rose Hill	yes	two shows - Seated: 7-8:30pm - $20+SC(adv); Dance: 9-10:30pm $15+SC(adv); $25+SC(adv both shows)
Sun Apr 21	Sunday Waltz Waverly Station	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	yes, lesson @ 2:45pm	$13 - 3:30-6pm

Thur-Sun Apr 25-28	Jazzfest 1st Weekend	New Orleans, LA	yes	Thur: Earth Wind & Fire, Alanis Morissette, Doobie Brothers, Taj Majal, Amy Helm, Beausoleil, Rockin' Dopsie Jr., Meschiya Lake, Jason Marsalis, Goldman Thibodeaux, Revelers, Jeffery Broussard, Balfa Toujours, ... Fri: Santana, Revivalists, Jimmy Cliff, Robert Cray, Tab Benoit, Subdudes, Dirty Dozen Brass, Karl Denson, Bonerama, Foundation of Funk, New Orleans Suspects, Dwayne Dopsie, Chris Thomas King, Darlingside, Alvin "Youngblood" Hart, Steve Riley, Le Vent du Nord, Mem Shannon, Keith Frank, Corey Ledet, Yvette Landry, ... Sat: Katy Perry, Leon Bridges, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Boz Scaggs, Preservation Hall Jazz, Better than Ezra, Rebirth Brass, Maria Muldaur, Gregory Porter, Dobet Gnahore, Lil' Nathan, Steve Earle, Pine Leaf Boys, Piano Professors tribute, Warren Storm & Willie Tee, Preservation Brass, Sunpie, Terry & the Zydeco Bad Boys, Johnny Sansone, ... Sun: Van Morrison, Al Green, Bonnie Ratt, Irma Thomas, O'Jays, Marsalis Family, Dave Bartholomew & Fats Domino Tribute, Walter "Wolfman" Wathington, Deacon John, Davell Crawford, Louis Prima Tribute, Aretha Franklin Tribute, Golden Eagles, Roddie Romero, Sunpie, Dobet Gnahore, Treme Brass, New Orleans Klezmer Allstars, Curley Taylor, Cedric Burnside, Creole Jazz Serenaders, Jambalaya Cajun Band, Leo Thomas, ...
Fri-Sat Apr 26-27	Charm City Bluegrass	Druid Hill Park 3100 Swann Dr., Baltimore		Adv tix: $32(Fri), $52 (Sat), $72 (both) w/ The Bridge, Steep Canyon Rangers, Seldom Scene, Deer Tick, Jeff Austin Band, Front Country, Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, Town Mountain, 19th St. Band, ...
Sat Apr 27	Che Apalache	House Concert (Stone Room Concerts)		8pm

Thur-Sun May 2-5	Jazzfest 2nd Weekend	New Orleans, LA	yes	Thur: Rolling Stones, Tom Jones, Ziggy Marley, Mavis Staples, Dumpstaphunk, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Samantha Fish, Anders Osborne, Cowboy Mouth, Nicholas Payton, Eric Lindell, Marc Broussard, Geno Delafose, Bruce Diagrepont, ... Fri: Chris Stapleton, Gladys Knight, Gary Clark Jr., Los Lobos, Kermit Ruffins, Ani DiFranco, Sony Landreth, Wayne Toups, Leo Nocentelli, Batiste Brothers, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars, Honey Island Swamp Band, John Mooney, Leyla McCalla, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas, Jarekus Singleton, Iguanas, Papa Mali, Chris Smither, Hot club of New Orleans, Cedric Watson et Bijou Creole, T'Monde, North Mississippi Allstars, ... Sat: Dave Matthews Band, Pitbull, Diana Ross, Aaron Neville, Galactic, Tank & the Bangas, Big Freeda, Soul Rebels, Hot 8 Brass, Amanda Shaw, Marcia Ball, tribute to Clifton Chenier, tribute to Pete Fountain, Earls of Leicester, Kenny Neal w/ Henry Gray, Jow Krown Trio, War & Treaty, Jon "Papa" Gros, Judith Owen, New Birth Brass, Chubby Carrier, ... Sun: Jimmy Buffett, Trombone Shorty, John Fogerty, Chaka Kahn, Herbie Hancock, Little Feat, Buddy Guy, Radiators, Mavericks, Irma Thomas, Jon Cleary, John Hammond, Cyril Neville's Swamp Funk, Kermit Ruffins' tribute to Louis Armstrong, Tribute to Allen Toussaint, George porter Jr., John Boutte, Dr. Michael White & the Original Liberty Jazz Band, Lil' Buck Sinegal Blues, Delfeayo Marsalis, Terrance Simien, Savoy Family Band, C.J. Chenier, Little Freddie King, Stooges Brass, Yvette Landry, Magnolia Sisters, Wild Magnolias, tribute to Aldus Roger, Aucoin Family Cajun Band, ...
Fri-Sat May 3-4	Switchblade	Villian & Saint
Sat May 4	Strauss Waltz Ball w/ Olde Vienna	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	yes, lesson @ 8pm	$30 - 9-midnight - inc. refreshments
Sat May 4	Kingman Island Bluegrass & Folk Festival	Kingman Island, SE DC near RFK		$15(very adv)/$100(vip) - w/ Dustbowl Revival, Hackensaw Boys, High & Wides, Justin Trawick, Jess Eliot Myhre, ...

Fri May 10	Bela Fleck & Chick Corea	Strathmore		8pm - $35-75+SC
Fri May 11	Bumper Jacksons (duo)	House Concert (Stone Room Concerts)		8pm
Fri May 11	Rock-a-Sonics	College Park American Legion	yes	8-11pm - $10
Sun May 12	Sunday Waltz Blue Bamboo	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	yes, lesson @ 2:45pm	$13 - 3:30-6pm

Thur May 16	Rhiannan Giddens	Meyerhoff Hall	pfffttt

Thur-Sun May 23-26	DelFest	Cumberland, MD		Del McCoury, Travelling McCourys, String Cheese Incident, trampled by Turtles, Railroad Earth, I'm With Her, Marcus King Band, Billy Strings, Sierra Hull, Gibson Brothers & the Mockingbird Band, ...
Sun May 26	Sunday Waltz Swallowtail	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	yes, lesson @ 2:45pm	$13 - 3:30-6pm

Fri May 31-Sun June 2	Michael Arnone's Crawfish Fest	Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, NJ		Fri: Neville Jacobs, Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes, Big Mamou Sat: Walter 'Wolfman' Washington, Corey Henry, Jesse Lege, Terrance Simien, Aaron Neville, Rebirth Brass, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas, John Papa Gros, ... Sun: Geno Delafose, Cowboy Mouth, Marcus King Band, Dirty Dozen, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas, Amanda Fish, Jesse Lege, ...

Thur-Sun June 6-9	Strawberry Park CZ Festival	Strawberry Park, Preston, CT	of course	$160 (4day) - w/ Geno, Kevin Naquin, Pine Leaf Boys, Steve Riley, Revelers, Dennis Stroughmatt, K Jones, Yvette Landry, Jesse Lege, ...
Sun June 9	Sunday Waltz Elixer	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	yes, lesson @ 2:45pm	$13 - 3:30-6pm


Wed June 19	Willie Nelson & Alison Krauss	Merriweatehr Post		w/ Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
Sun June 23	Sunday Waltz Avant Gardners	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	yes, lesson @ 2:45pm	$13 - 3:30-6pm

Sat June 29	El Gran Festival de Musica Cubana	Strathmore	Ummm... prolly not	8pm - $78-128+... - w/ Juan De Marcos, Eliades Ochoa, Barbito Torres, Jesus Aguaje Rmos, Los Van Van, & Ibrahim Ferrer Jr.

Sun July 7	Sunday Waltz Tainted Romaine	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	yes, lesson @ 2:45pm	$13 - 3:30-6pm

Sun-Fri July 7-12	Cajun, Creole, Classic Country Week	Augusta Heritage Center Elkins, WV	yes & lessons	Walter Mouton, John Vidrine, Chris Miller, Blake Miller, Jesse Lege, Gina Forsyth, Mitch Reed, Kevin Wimmer, Christine Balfa, Courtney Granger, Jane Vidrine, Giny Hawker, Karen Collins, Miss Tess, ...

Sun-Fri July 14-19	Blues & Swing, Old-Time Week	Augusta Heritage Center Elkins, WV	yes & lessons	Joan Fenton, Phil Wiggins, Tom Mitchell, Wes Crawford, Ben Hunter, Joe Seamons, Ralph Gordon, Junious Brickhouse & Jontavious Willis, Hubby Jenkins, Erin Harpe, Eric Noden, Eleanor Ellis, Shari Kane, Joe Filisko, Geoff Seals, Sunpie Barnes, Del Rey, Resa Gibbs, Danny Knicely, ...
Sat July 20	Jimmie Vaughan	Hamilton	carpet
Sun July 21	Sunday Waltz Waltz Weavers	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	yes, lesson @ 2:45pm	$13 - 3:30-6pm

Sun-Fri July 21-26	Bluegrass & Vocal Weeks	Augusta Heritage Center Elkins, WV	yes & lessons	Ira Gitlin, Avril Smith, Joe Newberry, Dede Wyland, Flawn Williams, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Sam Gleaves, , ...

Wed-Sun July 24-28	Floyd Fest	Mile Post 170.5 Blue Ridge Parkway Floyd, VA		Phil Lesh, String Cheese Incident, Brandi Carlile, Keller Williams, Karl Ldenson's Tiny Universe, Nora Jane Struthers, Front Country, Hot Tuna, War & Treaty, Leftover Salmon, New Orleans Suspects, Kacey Musgraves, Yarn, Mountain Heart, ...

Sun Aug 4	Sunday Waltz Trio Con Brio	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	yes, lesson @ 2:45pm	$13 - 3:30-6pm

Thur-Sun Aug 8-11	Buffalo by the Bayou	Buffalo Gap Retreat Capon Bridge, WV	yes	w/ Andre Thierry, Jesse Lege, & Mo'Mojo - Camping & limited Cabin space

Tue Aug 13	Stray Cats	Wolf Trap	behind the line?	40th Anniversary - 8pm
Sun Aug 18	Sunday Waltz Waltz Sisters	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	yes, lesson @ 2:45pm	$13 - 3:30-6pm
Sun Aug 18	Mark Knopfler	Wolf Trap	behind the line?	8pm


Mon Aug 26-28	Sting	Wolf Trap	behind the line?	8pm
Fri Aug 30-Sun Sept 1	Rhythm & Roots Festival	Ninigret Park Charlestown, RI	We Shall See	Fri: TBD, ... Sat: TBD, ... Sun: TBD, ...
Sun Sept 1	Sunday Waltz Latter Day Lizards	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	yes, lesson @ 2:45pm	$13 - 3:30-6pm

Fri-Sun Sept 6-8	National Folk Festival	Salisbury, MD		w/ Jerry Douglas Trio, Adonis Puentes & the Voice of Cuba, Aurelio, Eddie Cotton Jr., Hot Club of Cowtown, ...

Sun Sept 15	Sunday Waltz Cabaret Sauvignettes	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	yes, lesson @ 2:45pm	$13 - 3:30-6pm

Thur-Sat Sept 19-22	Watermelon Park Festival	Watermelon Park Berryville, VA		w/ Sam Bush, TBD, ...
Thur-Sat Sept 19-21	Billy Bragg	Birchmere	siddown & shuddup	$55+SC - 7:30pm - Fri: "Current Carrer", Sat: "1st three albums", Sun: "2nd three albums"
Fri-Sun Sept 20-22	Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion	Bristol TN/VA		w/ TBD, ...

Sun Oct 6	Sunday Waltz Mavish	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	yes, lesson @ 2:45pm	$13 - 3:30-6pm

Fri-Sun Oct 12-14	Richmond Folk Festival	Richmond Riverfront		FREE - w/ TBD, ...

Sun Oct 20	Sunday Waltz Owen Morrisson's Daybreak Trio	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	yes, lesson @ 2:45pm	$13 - 3:30-6pm


Sun Nov 3	Sunday Waltz Gigmeisters	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	yes, lesson @ 2:45pm	$13 - 3:30-6pm


Sat Nov 16	Big Sandy & the FlyRite Boys	Pearl Street Warehouse		$15 - 8pm
Sun Nov 17	Sunday Waltz Green Light Karma	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	yes, lesson @ 2:45pm	$13 - 3:30-6pm


Sun Dec 1	Sunday Waltz Jaquelopes	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	yes, lesson @ 2:45pm	$13 - 3:30-6pm


Sun Dec 15	Sunday Waltz Honeysuckle Rose	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	yes, lesson @ 2:45pm	$13 - 3:30-6pm


Sun Dec 29	Sunday Waltz Dance Du Jour	Spanish Ballroom Glen Echo Park	yes, lesson @ 2:45pm	$13 - 3:30-6pm
	2020


            #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