5:30pm - Happy Hour prices! • NO COVER!

The Nighthawks guitarist plays finger-style in the tradition of Takoma Park legend John Fahey.

Check out his version of Hot Tuna’s the Water Song & America the Beautiful

CANCELLED, NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED

8:00pm • $10 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door

Robert Lighthouse, a native of Sweden, first came to the United States at the age of 18, determined to learn more about the music he loves - Mississippi Delta Blues. For eight years he traveled around the country visiting blues Meccas like Chicago's famed Maxwell Street and New Orleans, the cradle of the blues. He settled in Washington, DC in 1988 and established a cult following as a street musician. He toured Belgium and Holland with the Charlie Sayles Band and then landed his own steady gig at City Blues Cafe in D.C.

Robert has represented the DC area at the Blues Foundation IBC's twice, once with his band and once as a solo. His critically acclaimed debut CD, Drive-Thru Love, was released in 1998.
His long awaited follow up Deep Down in the Mud was released in the summer of 2007 and also has received much critical acclaim.

Robert's simultaneous work on guitar and harmonica on has received rave reviews in major blues publications throughout the United States, Europe and Australia. He has been called the second coming of the late Dr. Ross.

Video - She's The One I Love

Video - Ukrainian Tour Blues

"...plays delta blues like the great masters" - HOHNER HARMONICA CO

"A supremely talented bluesman / mercurial talents" - BLUES & RHYTHM MAGAZINE

"Consummate skill / stunning harmonica chops" - BLUES REVIEW

"Dexterous guitar and awesome harp tone" - BALTIMORE BLUES SOCIETY

8:00pm • No Cover

Paulie Boy’s Blues Band

Paulie Boy’s Blues Band is a 4 piece electric blues/rock band from Montgomery County, Maryland that plays mostly cover songs by late great blues artist such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Freddie King, Albert King and Buddy Guy. They also occasionally play original songs.

Featuring the upcoming guitar slinger, Paulie Boy Blues on lead guitar!

Live @Wolf’s Blues Jam

5:30PM • Happy Hour prices • NO COVER!

The Ragsdale Quartet featuring Pete Chauvette is a tasteful combination of guitar and vibes. They explore different aspects of the jazz tradition from be-bop, through the Beatles and beyond.

Steve Ragsdale Guitar Pete Chauvette Vibraphone Scott Giambusso Bass All lifetime Montgomery County musicians. Come out and hear decades of experience!

 Video “I Can See Clearly Now”

8:00pm - Suggested donation $10 - $20

Songwriters' Association of Washington

This month features:

• Craig Cummings

• Conor Brendan

• Paul Wolfe

• Rebecca Berlin

• Julia Kasdorf

• Laura Baron

Songwriters Association of Washington
Hank Dietle’s Tavern

5:30pm • Happy Hour Prices • NO COVER!

Bill Williams

Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and arranger Bill Williams has been active in the DC music scene since the mid-1980's. During that time, he has kept himself largely out of trouble by performing, recording and/or writing for such notable DC acts as Last Train Home, Jelly Roll Mortals, The Porch Delights, Kevin Johnson & the Linemen, the Tone Rangers, and the HalfSmokes, to name a few. He has been featured in several Bandhouse Gigs and Newmyer Flyer tribute shows (Byrds, Last Waltz, Lovin’ Spoonful, Woodstock 50, British Invasion, George Harrison, Nick Lowe, Linda Ronstadt, WHFS). As a solo artist, Bill blends his original songs with an eclectic mix of his favorites of decades present and past - he might pull anything from Roger Miller to Johnny Mercer, Buck Owens to XTC.

8:00pm - $10 Cover

A fan aptly described The Grandsons exuberant sound as “American music in a blender with the lid off.” The more prominent elements in this eclectic whirlpool are New Orleans rhythm and blues, rockabilly, swing, and country two-steps. The Grandsons bring with them a pawn shop of instruments. Vocalist-guitarist-trumpeter Alan MacEwen charms audiences with his sly wit and winsome original songs. DC blues veteran Matthew Sedgley locks in the groove on drums and percussion. Saxophonist Chris Watling puts out a sound so meaty and memorable that he is in demand all over as a guest artist and session player. Moe Nelson holds down the low end on upright bass but has been known to break out the ukulele. Join The Grandsons as they move and shake into their 3rd decade in the world of rock and roll!

The Grandsons “Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern”

5:00pm • Happy Hour prices • NO COVER!

Beatles tunes, better than the originals, (at least their mothers think so) - performed by Sarah Bonner and amazing brothers Mark and Paul Zimmerman! Come by for a beer and enjoy early Beatles and other gems.

9:00pm - $10 Cover

Staying at the apex of the mid-Atlantic region's competitive blues and roots music scene for a career that spans three decades isn't easy. But that's what the Bad Influence Band has done.. even while extending their reputation across the country thanks to wildly entertaining, high-energy performances, extensive airplay and three well-received albums. 

Whether performing at a festival, on a stage at Kennedy Center or on Memphis' hallowed Beale Street, the four-piece group featuring guitarist Michael Tash, harmonica ace and singer Roger Edsall, bassist-vocalist Bob Mallardi and drummer Joe Wells are unabashed crowd pleasers thanks to their expert ensemble playing, strong melodies, addictive grooves, sly original songwriting and sheer intensity.

"The most important thing is that everybody has fun, the audience and us," explains bandleader Tash. "Whether we're playing an original song or a classic, we're going to put our hearts and souls into it in a way that people can hear, see and practically touch."

Live at Hank Dietle’s

1:00pm • $10 • Tickets on Eventbrite

SkySaw was formed at Walt Whitman High School in 1977. A ragtag assembly of marauding Vikings, the band specializes in music of the Dazed and Confused era, with a sprinkling of punk and new wave tunes to add a certain piquant touch. Plus, a rando trombone dude.

Featuring: Jonathan Elmer, Adam Bresnick, Dave Maher, Chris Mills, Andy Breslau, Frank Janotta, Mike Albrecht, Roger Greenawalt, Scott Norcross, Clark Goodpaster

5:00PM • $10 suggested donation

A guitarist of great renown and a singer of soulful bearing, Jim Stephanson is a treasure in the Washington DC roots music scene. Jim’s unique guitar style draws on the influences of Chet Atkins, Danny Gatton, Les Paul and Mississippi John Hurt. The Washington Post says: "Washington DC can lay claim to a heritage of great electric guitar players; Jim Stephanson is part of that great legacy.

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

9:00pm - $10 Cover

The Wharf Rats, Live! started fourteen years ago as a project to bring a new interpretation to the long format jam sound created by the Dead. The band has evolved over these past years to incorporate originals as well in the same genre. The band has played at numerous venues in the DMV area, and is expanding out to the Delaware shore. The sound is unique and captivating, drawing a loyal following as we expand our musical bounds that have no limits. " Shall we go, you and I, while we can....."

Video

 ✿  ♫ MEMBERS   ♫ ✿  

Sven Abow- Drums

Eric "dawg" Metzman - Vocals / Guitar

Dell Potter - Vocals / Guitars

Alicia Beall - Vocals

Dan Kehoe - Bass

* Billy Monroe - Keys, Vocals

* Kirsten Stage - Djembe, Percussion

Christian Knight / Sound engineering

2:00 - 4:30PM - $5 Suggested donation

• David Chappell, a Washington, DC native, is one of the most sought after and respected musicians in the area. For the last several years, he has won the Washington Area Music Awards (WAMMIES) for 'Musician of the Year', 'Rock Instrumentalist of the Year', and 'Roots Rock Instrumentalist of the Year'.

• Pete Ragusa Drummer with: Tom Principato Band, Scott Ramminger & The Crawstickers, Moonshine Society, Dave Chappell, Patty Reese, Catfish Hodge, Tommy Lepson.

• John Previti Award-winning bassist John Previti grew up in the Southern Maryland-D.C. area during the early sixties, immersed in the region’s bubbling cauldron of musical styles: swing, country, jazz, R&B, soul and the roots of rockabilly. He was famed Washington, DC guitarist Danny Gatton’s bass player for eighteen years, from 1976-1994. John’s first recording as a leader, “Swinging Lullabies For My Rosetta” (Mapleshade Records) has received tremendous reviews. Other recent recordings include a Tribute to Danny Gatton with Big Joe Mayer and Joe Stanley, and a swing session with John Cocuzzi, Alan Vaché and Big Joe. Over the years, John hass won a number of awards for his rare talent. These include WAMA "Wammie" awards for Musician of the Year, Instrumentalist of the Year, and Album of the Year.

• Tommy Lepson is a legend in the DC area for his soulful, award-winning vocals and keyboard playing, and you've heard him with several local acts, but with the Bad Dawgs (Paul Bell on guitar and vocals,  Gary Crockett on drums and vocals Mike Davis on bass) Tommy's singing and his original songs take center stage, and the evening always includes plenty of Memphis soul and New Orleans funk alongside R&B and Rock 'n Roll 

Video Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

6:00pm - $10 Cover

The Hula Monsters

Hawaiian swing, country Latin, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, Western swing and honky tonk country

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

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Great way to hear local blues talent, and you never know who's going to show up. Sometimes out-of-towners and touring musicians. 

Even prominent national acts have stopped by to jam including Guitar Shorty, Bill Kirchen, Eugene Hideaway Bridges, Jimmy Carpenter, Memphis Gold, Bruce Ewan, Bobby Radcliff, Pierre Beauregard, Johnny Sansome, Johnny Vidacovich and Grammy Nominees Tab Benoit and Steve Riley! 

Show Set: Wolf's Blues Shows & Sit-in Jams start the night with the Host band playing an opening show set. The host band features a weekly rotational lineup of some of DC's top blues frontmen such as:

Linwood Taylor--International touring artist (guitar & vocals), 

Matt Kelley--Albert King Award winner (guitar & vocals), and 

Backed up by:  Andy Hamburger (drums) and Wolf Crescenze (bass). 

Occasionally, other special guests will join the band!  

Sit-in Jam Sets

The sit-in jam portion of the evening begins at the conclusion of the show set.  Throughout the rest of the night, musicians who have signed up will be invited to come up 1 or 2 at a time to sit in and jam with the band.

5:30pm - Happy Hour prices! • NO COVER!

The Nighthawks guitarist plays finger-style in the tradition of Takoma Park legend John Fahey.

Check out his version of Hot Tuna’s the Water Song & America the Beautiful

8:00pm - No Cover

Swing 5 will transport you back to France in the 1930s. Begin with the heartbeat of a slap bass and the pulse of two rhythm guitars. Add to it melodic runs sweetly played on the accordion and a soaring fiddle. What you get is the Swing 5 band playing jazz and swing music from a time when a night out meant live music that provokes the uncontrollable urge to dance! Lead by talented local guitarist James Key and influenced by the legendary Django Reinhardt, this is a show you won't want to miss!

Youtube “Blue Skies”

YouTube

5:30 - 7:00pm - No Cover

Local boy Bill Baker has become a familiar name in the Washington DC music scene. His award winning and critically acclaimed songs and voice have made their way  across the States and onto main stage venues at Kerrville Folk Festival, Merlefest, Kennedy center, Strathmore arts center and  Barns at Wolftrap as well as performances in Europe.

Playing with Bill are Scott Giambusso on bass, Derek Brock on guitar, and the very beautiful Steve Bloom on percussion.

8:00pm • $10 Cover

Rick Whitehead Trio Performing as a trio shortly after the untimely death of Danny Gatton, they immediately discovered their musical compatibility and have produced a tight and cohesive musical unit, resulting in stunning performances. The trio presented a concert in July 2004 at the Washington National Cathedral as part of the Cathedral’s Summer Music Festival. Some of the venues where they have appeared are Blues Alley, Bohemian Caverns, the Smithsonian’s Jazz Club, the IOTA Club, the John F. Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage and, appear on a regular basis at the 219 Restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia.

Rick Whitehead - Guitar

Led by master jazz guitarist, Rick Whitehead, the other members of the trio are bassist John Previti and drummer Nick Ruggieri. This highly acclaimed trio has been performing together since 1994. Their first CD, Live in Captivity, won the Washington Area Music Association WAMMIE Award in 1998 for best Contemporary Album. Their second CD, Live in Captivity, Again was released in 2001. In 2004, 2006 and 2007 they were nominated by WAMA as Best Jazz Ensemble. The trio’s third recording So There We Were … was released in July 2006.

John Previti - Bass

has the distinction of receiving the Washington Area Musicians Award in 2002 for best musician in the Metro area. From Southern Maryland, Previti was a long-time member of the Danny Gatton Band. Considered the guitarist’s bass player, he has performed with Charlie Byrd, Herb Ellis and Les Paul, and with the great trumpeter, Doc Cheatham. Previti has also recorded with Herb Ellis and Paul Simon. He fronts his own quartet and recently released a new CD, Swinging Lullabyes for My Rosetta, which received rave reviews.

Nick Ruggieri - Drums

Nick attended Berklee School of Music in Boston, MA, majoring in Percussion Performance. While in Boston, he studied with Fred Budha, Chief Percussionist with the Boston Philharmonic as well as Alan Dawson, the famous Jazz Drummer/Instructor. While attending Berklee, Nick studied with Joe Hunt, the Latin/Jazz drummer with Stan Getz and Antonio Carlos Jobim, as well as Bob Gulotti, with the the Avant-Garde Jazz Band, The Fringe. Nick recorded and traveled extensively with the Reggae /Ska band, Pacific Orchestra, both on Ras Records and DB Records. Upon returning to the DC area, Nick performed with Mama Jama, a Soca/Calypso and Afro-Pop band from Annapolis MD. He has since played with many area groups in all genres and styles, continuing performance and teaching full time.

5:30pm • No Cover

Tony Denikos

Tony's music is a roots rock'n, country blues'n, folk'n americana experience. And when he performs as a soloist, you'll want to hear every note and every word. An award winning, poetic, witty and sometimes gritty songsmith who can make you laugh out loud, just as a tear rolls down your cheek. He delivers his songs of real life, love, hardship and humor with an ever engaging command of stage and musicianship. But he truly is a vocalist at heart. Soulfully sweet, subtle and powerful; you'll feel every emotion, as he presents you with his songs as only he can.

Video

8:00pm - $10 Cover

THE THRILLS are:

DAVID KITCHEN

LEAD VOCALS/GUITAR

David is an uber-talented singer-songwriter with deep roots in the DC area. He has won multiple WAMMMIE awards for his work with The David Kitchen Band and The Thrillbillys. 

ANDY RUTHERFORD

GUITAR/SLIDE/VOCALS

Andy has been an in-demand musician in the DC area for the past 35 years. He has won multiple WAMMIE awards with the likes of The Thrillbillys, Ruthie and the Wranglers, and Little Pink.

JOHNNY COMBS

BASS/VOCALS

Johnny has been a cornerstone of the DC area music scene for the past 40 years playing with Evan Johns and the H-Bombs, Tex Rubinowitz, Pink and Black, and Doc Scantlin and the Imperial Palms Orchestra

BRIAN ALPERT

DRUMS/VOCALS

Brian is a veteran of the DC and Charlottesville music scenes. Brian has been the backbone of many legendary bands including Cowboy Jazz, The Assassins, and Doc Scantlin and the Imperial Palms Orchestra. Brian also played and toured with guitar legend Danny Gatton.

5:30pm • No Cover

The Cahoots David Kitchen and Arch Alcantara are back at Hank Dietle's bringing you their acoustic renditions of melodic Britpop, roots, rock, soul, and more.

Live @ Hank Dietle’s - ‘I was a Fool’

9:00pm • $15 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door

• The Airport 77s fly out of Washington, D.C.

No, they're not airline pilots, but they do want to take you somewhere special: to that magical place where tight harmonies, chunky guitars and a relentless beat can make the world right, if only for three minutes at a time.​

Guitarist Andy Sullivan toured internationally with beloved Minneapolis country-punk outfit Steeplejack in the 1990s before moving to Washington.​

Drummer John Kelly kept the beat in the 1980s D.C. power trio The Item.​

After two critically-acclaimed albums with founding bass player Chuck Dolan, The Airport 77s invited Cal Everett into the cockpit. Fans may remember Cal from 4 Out of 5 Doctors, who released two records on CBS.​

If you like Cheap Trick, the Cars, the Knack (and Paul Collins Beat, Bram Tchaikovsky, Rick Springfield...) we think you'll like The Airport 77s.

Airport 77’s YouTube Channel

• The Yachtsmen Dock n Roll...The Yachtsmen are always ready for a party. Or to be the party

Video “I Don’t Wanna Get Out of Bed”

5:00 - 7:30PM • No Cover

Once upon a time, the artistic creativity of musicians and technology came together to create perhaps the most prolific and amazing change in music the world has known—and all while alcohol was illegal! That would be in the 1920’s when radio, sound movies, music recording technology, and music publishing coincided with the northern migration of people for jobs. The blacks, whites, the new immigrants, and the long time citizens all took part in the synergy and that was dawn of jazz. The American Dream visited music.

Meet an orchestra full of curators—The Paramount Jazz Orchestra. This band has been sharing hot pre-swing jazz since the 1980’s. Their arrangements are vintage and often transcriptions of famous recordings. The ten piece orchestra plays the hit songs of the era as done by the likes of early Duke Ellington, Bix Biederbecke, Fletcher Henderson, Ray Noble, Glen Gray, Cab Calloway and Isham Jones. It is the next best thing to a time machine.

9:00pm • $10 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door

Billy Coulter Band with special guests GXB!

Billy Coulter, the 20-time Wammie Award-winning singer/songwriter, brings his powerhouse band (featuring Max Evans, Steve Sachse and Carson Groenewold) back for a big night of rootsy rock and power pop!

GXB is a brand new band from the DMV, fusing 70s rock, proto-punk and classic country influences. Built around the "instant classic" songwriting of Guy Bouchie, the trio is rounded out by Ben Tufts on bass guitar and Ben Melrod on drums.

2:00pm • NO COVER

The Bingo Gigolos are a quartet leaning heavily on the distinct, soulful sound of 60's and 70's Hammond B3 organ. Think Santana, Allman Brothers, Jimmy Smith and then some hipper contemporary stuff like The Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio and The New Master Sounds.

The Gigolos are:

Eric Ulriech  Guitar • Ron Newmyer  Bass • Brian Alpert  Drums • Bobby Fagel  Hammond B3

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

6:00pm • $15 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door

The Oklahoma Twisters came together in the Fall of 1995 to bring Western Swing to the Nation's Capitol.  We have been well-received at past gigs both public and private.  The Twisters concentrate on music for dancing.  Ours is a social dance crowd that enjoys a mix of Texas two-steps, swing, waltzes and polkas.

• George Welling - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals

• Jeff Reynolds - Fiddle, Electric Mandolin, Vocals

• Ira Gitlin - String Bass, Vocals

• Lynn Kasdorf - Steel Guitar, Vocals

• Brian Alpert - Drums

• Tom McLaughlin Lead Guitar, Fiddle

Thanks for dropping in!  Browse around and enjoy!

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Great way to hear local blues talent, and you never know who's going to show up. Sometimes out-of-towners and touring musicians. 

Even prominent national acts have stopped by to jam including Guitar Shorty, Bill Kirchen, Eugene Hideaway Bridges, Jimmy Carpenter, Memphis Gold, Bruce Ewan, Bobby Radcliff, Pierre Beauregard, Johnny Sansome, Johnny Vidacovich and Grammy Nominees Tab Benoit and Steve Riley! 

Show Set: Wolf's Blues Shows & Sit-in Jams start the night with the Host band playing an opening show set. The host band features a weekly rotational lineup of some of DC's top blues frontmen such as:

Linwood Taylor--International touring artist (guitar & vocals), 

Matt Kelley--Albert King Award winner (guitar & vocals), and 

Backed up by:  Andy Hamburger (drums) and Wolf Crescenze (bass). 

Occasionally, other special guests will join the band!  

Sit-in Jam Sets

The sit-in jam portion of the evening begins at the conclusion of the show set.  Throughout the rest of the night, musicians who have signed up will be invited to come up 1 or 2 at a time to sit in and jam with the band.

5:30pm - Happy Hour prices! • NO COVER!

The Nighthawks guitarist plays finger-style in the tradition of Takoma Park legend John Fahey.

Check out his version of Hot Tuna’s the Water Song & America the Beautiful

8:00pm • No Cover

Scotch and Soda Band

Robert Coleman • nylon string acoustic guitar

Steve Steckler • nylon string acoustic guitar

John Previti • acoustic bass

Nick Ruggieri • drums

5:30pm Happy Hour prices • NO COVER!

David Goodfriend has played in Goin' Goin' Gone for more than 40 years. What you might not know is that he and Russ Beeker had a duo called The Beverly Brothers that played at Kramerbooks for more than a decade. David's solo act includes a few GGG tunes but mostly it's songs that he wrote that the band never played, songs that move inside his soul, songs he sings to his living room walls. 

8:00pm - $10-$20 Suggested donation for the artists.

Local Cream

Every first Wednesday of the month, Annette Wasilik curates and hosts this showcase of the area's finest singer/songwriters at Hank Dietle's Tavern in Rockville, which has literally risen from the ashes and it looks, sounds and feels fabulous! $10-$20 Suggested donation for the artists.

This month features:

• Emily Henry

• Cherith Yuly

• Acacia Sears

• Annette Wasilik

5:30 Happy Hour Prices • NO COVER!

Singer/Songwriter Jack Bond is a performing musician living in Maryland and Nashville. His voice and guitar playing echo the years he spent living in Nashville as a songwriter/performer/studio musician. Jack’s songwriting career includes the title cut on Polydor artist Roy Buchanan’s album “That’s What I Am Here For.” He has performed dozens of times at the world famous “Bluebird Café” in Nashville. Jack is an accomplished guitarist playing on major artist records as well as producing his own recordings.
Jack has a myriad of styles including Nashville Country, Americana, Pop, Rock, and Christian. He continues to write with some of the best in Nashville, producing guitar tracks and collaborating with them. In November of 2018, Jack was selected to join the ranks of Jason Mraz, Black-eyed Peas and David Lee Roth as a composer for Songs of Love Foundation, producing original songs for children with very serious medical issues.

Jack’s latest venture is composing original songs for TV & Film and he is proud to announce that his song “Blue Memories” written with Jim Pasquale (cuts with Ray Charles, to name a few,) is to be featured in the Hollywood indie-film Turnover. He is “in it for the love of music, and people”.

And who can forget the classic! “Thank God It’s Friday” by Harbison, Bond, and Goddard

Video - “Movin”

Video - “Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern”

8:00PM -$10

THE LONGTIMERS: Ben Holmes, Tom Clifford, Moe Nelson, and Pete Rose are DC's newest old-school band: expect high energy Americana roots rock inspired by New Orleans, soul and more.

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

9:00pm • $15 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door

• Sam C. Jones - is an Americana, country, and rock n' roll songwriter based in Washington DC. Virginia-born and raised on a steady diet of hard rock and show-tunes, Sam is known for his vulnerable lyrics, big guitars, and energetic command of the stage.  His debut LP, Overdue Confession II, was released on December 3, and earned over 16k streams in the first weekend. With everything from blazing guitar solos and hard rock screams to stripped down ballads about the sea, Sam C. Jones is an Americana artist who's rise you don't want to miss

• Ramona and the Holy Smokes is a Honky Tonk band from Charlottesville Virginia, whose original country music recalls classic country from the 1950s and 60s.

The Holy Smokes are fronted by Ramona Martinez, a prolific singer-songwriter whose sincere and heartfelt music has been described as "incredibly relatable" and "earnest." She also pulls from her Mexican-American roots to perform and compose traditional Mariachi music in a Country Western style.

The current line-up of the Holy Smokes includes: Kyle Lawton Kilduff (Electric guitar), Brooks Hefner (Pedal Steel), Jay Ouypron (Bass), and Porter Bralley (Drums.)

After taking Central Virginia by storm, Ramona & the Holy Smokes are touring more extensively in the Mid-Atlantic, the South, & New England.

5:00pm • $15 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door

The first Saturday of each month Big Howdy hosts a showcase featuring a special guest!

This month features: TBA

Big Howdy is a DC-based progressive bluegrass band featuring the duet singing of Dede Wyland and Randy Barrett. The group offers a mix of original songs plus reinterpretations of classic country, bluegrass and roots material. Dede is a nationally recognized vocalist while Randy is a well-established singer songwriter and banjoist. Together with Ira Gitlin on bass and Tom McLaughlin on mandolin, Big Howdy sounds unlike any other band. And that's the way they like it.

Dede Wyland - Vocals Guitar

Randy Barrett - Vocals, Banjo, Guitar

Ira Gitlin - Vocal, Bass

Tom McLaughlin - Vocals, Mandolin, Guitar

9:00pm - $10 Cover

Based out of Maryland and Washington D.C., Burt the Dirt is a 6-piece band of life long friends playing original and cover music in the vein of American roots rock 'n roll. At their show, you'll hear songs you know, maybe some you don't, and plenty of unplanned moments. They're not afraid to let things get a little messy because, after all, dirt don't hurt!

YouTube - Burt the Dirt “Live @ Hank Dietle’s Tavern”

2:00pm • $10 cover

A Story Steeped in Rhythm

"Fitzkee Brothers" is a group of two brothers who are amazing singers, songwriters and musicians. Post Malone called them, "The mini f-cking Allman Brothers". Nicknamed the "Thump Brothers" for their tight & funky rhythm section, they have been amazing audiences with their killer live performances ever since December of 2018 when they took the stage at their first full band rock show at Dogfish Head Brewing & Eats in Rehoboth Beach, DE. They never looked back, playing their style of high-energy jam band rock & roll almost constantly before intimate and large audiences in DE, MD, VA, PA, CT, MS, FL, TX, OH, & NY. The group recently finished a tour of the northeast United States with Melody Trucks, daughter of famed Allman Brothers Band drummer, Butch Trucks and cousin to Derek and Duane. The Brothers have had the privilege to play with many great musicians including Post Malone, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Justin Guip, Oteil Burbridge, Robert Randolph, Devon Allman, Duane Betts, Vaylor and Melody Trucks, Luther and Cody Dickinson, Joe Marcinek, Eliot Lewis, Paul Cullen, Robbie LaBlanc, Bruce Katz, Jamie Mclean, Jonathon Sloane, Grace Bowers and Tony Sciuto. Their sound has matured and evolved over the years from an "in your face" punk rock to a soulful, funky brand of rock & roll. Their newest release "Give You All My Love" was recorded at 38 North Studios, and produced by Jim Ebert who described the musical group as "Foo Fighters meets Allman Brothers". Mixed by Jeff Juliano at The Shed. We hope you love it! The Brothers next single, "Lakesong" will drop on March 1, 2024.

Drew Fitzkee Bass and Vocals - A Rock Band needs a front man and here he is! "I don't know what 'it' is but Drew has 'it'". Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna, Member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame). Drew routinely astonishes the crowd with his driving bass lines, inventive solos and stellar vocal. He also loves to leave the stage to join fans while playing!

Alex Fitzkee Drums and Vocals - Alex is a Collision Drumstick endorsed artist. He truly is a secret weapon. Crowds always love seeing him play the drum kit, but wait until you hear him sing his original music! He is a singing drummer and a songwriter ahead of his time.

6:00pm - $15 on Eventbrite or at the door

Tex Rubinowitz and Tom Mindte have a new roots rock & roll band, featuring Tom Mindte on mandolin/accordion, John Combs on bass, Ira Gitlin on guitar, Joe Atkins on guitar, and Sam Atkins on drums, they're sure to rock the house!

Video Live@Hank Dietle’s Tavern

7:00pm • NO COVER! • Wolf’s Music Weekly

Great way to hear local blues talent, and you never know who's going to show up. Sometimes out-of-towners and touring musicians. 

Even prominent national acts have stopped by to jam including Guitar Shorty, Bill Kirchen, Eugene Hideaway Bridges, Jimmy Carpenter, Memphis Gold, Bruce Ewan, Bobby Radcliff, Pierre Beauregard, Johnny Sansome, Johnny Vidacovich and Grammy Nominees Tab Benoit and Steve Riley! 

Show Set: Wolf's Blues Shows & Sit-in Jams start the night with the Host band playing an opening show set. The host band features a weekly rotational lineup of some of DC's top blues frontmen such as:

Linwood Taylor--International touring artist (guitar & vocals), 

Matt Kelley--Albert King Award winner (guitar & vocals), and 

Backed up by:  Andy Hamburger (drums) and Wolf Crescenze (bass). 

Occasionally, other special guests will join the band!  

Sit-in Jam Sets

The sit-in jam portion of the evening begins at the conclusion of the show set.  Throughout the rest of the night, musicians who have signed up will be invited to come up 1 or 2 at a time to sit in and jam with the band.

5:30pm • No Cover • Happy Hour prices!

The Nighthawks guitarist plays finger-style in the tradition of Takoma Park legend John Fahey.

Dan’s YouTube Channel

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

8:00pm - No Cover

CLASSIC 50’s and 60’s BLUE NOTE JAZZ

w/ THE BROTHER BILL QUINTET
Featuring Dan Gutwein, Vince McCool
Nick Ruggieri, Alec Petkoff
and Tam Sullivan

YouTube

YouTube

YouTube

5:30pm • NO COVER

If there were an East Nashville Music Hall of Fame, Amelia White would already be in it. The now famous scene was in its formative days when White arrived from Boston in the early 2000s and became a fixture at The Family Wash. She’s been a leading light in America’s most musical zip code. Ever since, even as she developed a reputation in the rest of the U.S. and Europe as a first-rate songwriter, she helped define and refine the core folk-rock sound of Americana with her unique sound and her carefully wrought lyrics. She’s a poet who has been compared to more famous songwriters like Lucinda Williams for years now. She has quickly distinguished herself as a new benchmark. 

She’s shared shows with Brandy Clark, Asleep at the Wheel, John Prine, and Justin Townes Earle. White has always gleaned song inspiration through talking with people in the cities she visits. “I find that if I truly open up on stage, people want to tell me about the skeletons in their closets.”, says White. 

“Over the last couple of decades, East Nashville fixture Amelia White has built a folk-pop catalog that's as unfussy as it is consistent in quality, and full of insinuating hooks, slyly sleepy singing, and lean, jangly backing. "Rhythm of the Rain," the title cut of the album she released in January, looks at the current political frenzy from a seasoned, bohemian remove.” - Jewly Hight NPR Music, August 2019

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8pm • $10 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door

Western Skies

Western Skies is a 3-part harmony driven rock band formed in 2021 around the vocal chemistry of Natasha DiMarco, Dan Rappaport and Stephen Bard. The group was fully realized with the addition of multi-instrumentalist Ryan Liatsis. Their music echoes the sound and aesthetic of the golden age of Rock while incorporating elements of modern songwriting and production. Moving 3 part vocal harmonies, ripping guitar solos and powerful lyrics are just some of what the listener can expect to hear at a live show.

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Cole Larravide

Singer/songwriter Cole Larravide performs a solo set of his original songs. This past year, Cole performed as a special guest for legendary band Three Dog Night, played venues and festivals up and down the East Coast, and was voted into the top three of Washington City Paper’s Best of DC for “Best Local Original Band”. Cole is a frequent performer at the Monday Night Blues Show and Sit-In Jam at Dietle’s Tavern.

5:30 Happy Hour Show • NO COVER!

Bill Starks is an award winning songwriter and keyboard player with a rockin' piano style and a tendency to defy genres, blending rock n roll, honky tonk, boogie woogie and blues into a kind of Americana musical gumbo.

As a member of DC's longtime favorite Americana group Ruthie and the Wranglers, as well NRBQ tribute band Me & the Boys, and a BandHouse Gigs regular, Bill is a favorite for DC audiences, with a lovable lived-in voice, amazing piano chops, and a distinctive songwriting style. His tune "300 Miles from Memphis To New Orleans" won WAMA's song-of-the-year award.  In addition to recording with Ruthie and the Wranglers, Bill has released two solo CD's, "I See Trouble" and "Do You Hear Me Now?" on Azalea City Recordings. In 2015 Bill received the WAMA Songwriter of the Year award. 

New Release! “Peace, Love & Boogie Woogie”

8:00pm • $10

BRYANT McGREGORY is a musician and native of Washington, DC now living in Montana who has been active in the Roots Music Scene for over thirty years.

The artists that he has played with include: Bullmoose Jackson, Chuck Berry, The Shirelles, Johnny Johnson, Carey Bell, Grady "Fats" Jackson, Syl Austin, Nap Turner, Billy Hancock, Mike Melchione, Ben Andrews, Archie Edwards, Eleanor Ellis, John Jackson, Big Joe Maher, Jesse Yawn, Sonny Burgess, DJ Fontana, Bill Burleson, Louisiana Red, Eddie Shaw, Sonny Rhodes, Phillip Walker, Pinetop Perkins, Phil Lee, Bruce Katz, Dave Walker, Joe Kubek & Bnois King, Lionel Young, Robert Lighthouse, Walter Wolfman Washington, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Swamp Dogg, and Linda Gail Lewis.

Bryant plays Party Roots Music for listening, and dancing!

Youtube: Bryant Mcgregory with Rockin' Jake

5:30 - 7:00pm • NO COVER!

The Chuck Underwood Trio is a collaborative musical endeavor between drummer Byron McWilliams, bassist Mark Lysher and guitarist Chuck Underwood. The trio’s main goal is to create reactionary improvised music across the complete musical spectrum. Although most of the group’s repertoire is from the jazz canon it is by no means limited to that genre, borrowing from folk, rock, blues, and avant-garde. With equal parts of finesse and energy, the trio creates an irresistible musical experience.

9:00pm • $12 Cover • Tickets available at the door or on Eventbrite

The Rock-A-Sonics play a versatile mix of rockabilly, vintage country, and piano pounding rock ‘n roll. Led by the gifted, young, Willie Barry, they’re the real deal. They perform regularly throughout the Mid-Atlantic and at national rockabilly festivals.

Willie Barry (vocals, acoustic guitar), Eric Hurtt (electric guitar, vocals), Louie Newmyer (upright bass, vocals), Tommy Bowes (drums, vocals), Kim Reynolds (piano, sax, steel)

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1:00pm • No Cover

Bones Jones Music Students

Get ready to rock the night away as the Bones Jones Music bands take the stage at Hank Dietle’s Tavern in Rockville!  BJM is Rockville’s home for specialized guitar lessons and a real world rock band experience. At these performances, you’ll hear electrifying covers that showcase the versatility of our all ages student and staff bands. Come enjoy a wide variety of songs from many styles including all of your hard rock, blues, classic rock, punk, and metal favorites! These performances promise to be a fun and memorable experience every time.

5:00pm • No Cover

Dede & the Do-Rights

Classic count and rock 'n' roll band based in the Washington, D.C. area.

Members include Scott McKnight, Dede Wyland, Tommy Bowes and Bill Williams.

9:00pm • $12Cover • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door

16th & T

Born out of the Dupont Circle - Adams Morgan house band party scene of the early 90's, 16th & T is nothing if not the most coveted, crowd-pleasing cover ensemble this side of the Potomac. From classic R&B to pop, southern shuffle to sizzle, this sextet brings the songs to life that everyone knows but forgets they love, until it's served up 16th and T-style. Fronted by De Blumberg's enchanting and soulful vocals, the gritty guitar grooves and rhythm nation back beats will leave you shouting Encore!

2:00pm • $20 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door

Mary Ann Redmond is a singer/ songwriter who’ll be playing with  maestros.. drummer Deren Blessman and guitarist and arranger Dan Leonard. Come for an afternoon of originals and some special covers. Y’all Come!  

6:00pm • $10 Cover • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door.

The Hard-Core Troubadours

From 1997-2002 there was a roots rockin’ DC area band called the Hard-Core Troubadours. We played a variety of roots rock, country swing, surf, cowpunk, texas blues, alt country, and rockabilly. There were reunions in 2006 and 2012. Recently we reunited to play for a friend’s memorial party. We all realized we missed playing those great songs together and have decided to fire it up again, plus add some new stuff. We recently played a sold out show at Hank Dietle’s Tavern with The Shambles and it went absolutely great! We’re eager to continue doing occasional shows.

The HCTs are:

Kevin Driscoll-vocals, guitar

Andy Rutherford-guitar, vocals

Louie Newmyer-bass, vocals

Jimi Lethbridge-drums

7:00pm • NO COVER! • Wolf’s Music Weekly

Great way to hear local blues talent, and you never know who's going to show up. Sometimes out-of-towners and touring musicians. 

Even prominent national acts have stopped by to jam including Guitar Shorty, Bill Kirchen, Eugene Hideaway Bridges, Jimmy Carpenter, Memphis Gold, Bruce Ewan, Bobby Radcliff, Pierre Beauregard, Johnny Sansome, Johnny Vidacovich and Grammy Nominees Tab Benoit and Steve Riley! 

Show Set: Wolf's Blues Shows & Sit-in Jams start the night with the Host band playing an opening show set. The host band features a weekly rotational lineup of some of DC's top blues frontmen such as:

Linwood Taylor--International touring artist (guitar & vocals), 

Matt Kelley--Albert King Award winner (guitar & vocals), and 

Backed up by:  Andy Hamburger (drums) and Wolf Crescenze (bass). 

Occasionally, other special guests will join the band!  

Sit-in Jam Sets

The sit-in jam portion of the evening begins at the conclusion of the show set.  Throughout the rest of the night, musicians who have signed up will be invited to come up 1 or 2 at a time to sit in and jam with the band.

5:30pm - Happy Hour prices! • NO COVER!

The Nighthawks guitarist plays finger-style in the tradition of Takoma Park legend John Fahey.

Dan’s YouTube Channel

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

8:00pm - $10 Cover

THE BLUES WARRIORS PERFORM THE 2ND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH

Harmonica master Mark Wenner goes non-stop. As the founder/leader of the blues and roots rock band, The Nighthawks, he’s been kicking out great music for over 50 years. The Nighthawks have amassed a release collection of nearly 30 albums, and Wenner has released four solo projects. Now, he brings us Mark Wenner’s Blues Warriors.

“This band is actually a blues band,” says Wenner, addressing comparisons to the ‘Hawks. “The Nighthawks are a blues and roots-rock band. This band, with upright bass, is more authentic, old school and swinging. It’s closer to the Cash Box Kings than J. Geils; a whole different animal.”

Live at Hank Dietle’s Mule kickin' in your Stall

5:30PM • Happy Hour prices • NO COVER!

The Ragsdale Quartet featuring Pete Chauvette is a tasteful combination of guitar and vibes. They explore different aspects of the jazz tradition from be-bop, through the Beatles and beyond.

Steve Ragsdale Guitar Pete Chauvette Vibraphone Scott Giambusso Bass All lifetime Montgomery County musicians. Come out and hear decades of experience!

 Video “I Can See Clearly Now”

8:00pm - Suggested donation $10 - $20

Songwriters' Association of Washington

This month features: To be announced!

Songwriters Association of Washington
Hank Dietle’s Tavern

5:30 PM • Happy Hour Show • NO COVER!

Fun, familiar, interesting, touching, and groovy. These are the qualities Steve and Lisa use to pick tunes for their duo act. They like genre-fluid covers that are interesting and fun to sing and play. Live music has the power to create collective effervescence, which is essential for good health and happiness. As a duo, Steve and Lisa offer an easy-listening level of effervescence . . . perfect for happy hour at any hour. They are not the O'Briens you thought they were . . . they are The Other O'Briens

8:00pm - $10 Cover

A fan aptly described The Grandsons exuberant sound as “American music in a blender with the lid off.” The more prominent elements in this eclectic whirlpool are New Orleans rhythm and blues, rockabilly, swing, and country two-steps. The Grandsons bring with them a pawn shop of instruments. Vocalist-guitarist-trumpeter Alan MacEwen charms audiences with his sly wit and winsome original songs. DC blues veteran Matthew Sedgley locks in the groove on drums and percussion. Saxophonist Chris Watling puts out a sound so meaty and memorable that he is in demand all over as a guest artist and session player. Moe Nelson holds down the low end on upright bass but has been known to break out the ukulele. Join The Grandsons as they move and shake into their 3rd decade in the world of rock and roll!

The Grandsons “Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern”

5:00pm • Happy Hour prices • NO COVER!

Beatles tunes, better than the originals, (at least their mothers think so) - performed by Sarah Bonner and amazing brothers Mark and Paul Zimmerman! Come by for a beer and enjoy early Beatles and other gems.

9:00pm • $10

Austin, Texas music critic Lee Nichols says, “Little Red’s sound is just flat out fun – it’s an exuberant celebration of everything wonderful about American music, with a heavy emphasis on Zydeco and Cajun. He can easily glide from ‘Bon Ton Roulet’ to ‘Zydeco Beach Party’ to rhythm and blues, conjunto, and back again.” Little Red has performed at Austin's SXSW and at DC's Kennedy Center, and has appeared with Dr. John, T-Bone Burnett, Brave Combo, Buckwheat Zydeco, Nathan Williams & the Zydeco Cha-Chas, Chubby Carrier, Queen Ida, Rosie Ledet, and many others. Little Red's music has been broadcast on WAMU (DC), WPFW (DC), WWOZ (New Orleans), WERA (Arlington), WOWD (Takoma Park), and other stations around the world.

2:00pm • $20 Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door

JOHNNY SPAMPINATO & THE VALUE LEADERS

Fans of NRBQ, The Spampinato Brothers, & The Incredible Casuals, heads up for Johnny Spampinato and The Value Leaders.

Featuring an eclectic mix of players on a legendary scale, The Value Leaders are commanded by iconic guitarist Johnny Spampinato with Mark Usher (guitar), Jay Cournoyer (bass), and Sam Wood (drums)– and the result is nothing less than good ol' fashioned, loud, sock rolling, rock-n-roll!

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

5:00pm - No Cover

The Buffalo Nickel Band is a driving swing band with a new twist on the old with a great mix of strings and reeds. Lively vocal and instrumental harmonies float above the irresistible dance rhythms. Tom Mindte—mandolin, accordion; Marv Reitz—reeds; Pete Hinz—violin; Tom McLaughlin—guitar; Kathy Reitz—double bass.

9:00 pm • $20 Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door

Miss Tess

When most people think of defiant music, they think of punk rock or outlaw country. But defying genres while transcending eras and resisting clichés is hard to pin down when it comes to artistry—unless you’re talking about Miss Tess. Swinging for the fences and from the branches of jazz, country, blues and old school rock and roll, she has employed all of her influences and talents on a tour-de-force, while cleverly taking standard perspectives and ideas, like the definition of a love song, to task. After over a decade on the road, now making her home in Nashville — by way of Baltimore, Boston, and Brooklyn — Miss Tess has found a creative community that encourages and embraces wide artistic exploration and expression as much as she does.

Website

YouTube - “Gamblin Man”

YouTube - “The Moon is an Ashtray"

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“Miss Tess swings and swaggers, rooted in a retro groove that’s equal parts blues, mid-century rock & roll and Booker T-worthy R&B.” – Rolling Stone

“Old-time warmth, 21st-century sass. It’s a potent recipe for that few artists successfully pull off — and Miss Tess is one of them.” – No Depression

“A distinct old-timey flair.” – Billboard

7:00pm • NO COVER! • Wolf’s Music Weekly

Great way to hear local blues talent, and you never know who's going to show up. Sometimes out-of-towners and touring musicians. 

Even prominent national acts have stopped by to jam including Guitar Shorty, Bill Kirchen, Eugene Hideaway Bridges, Jimmy Carpenter, Memphis Gold, Bruce Ewan, Bobby Radcliff, Pierre Beauregard, Johnny Sansome, Johnny Vidacovich and Grammy Nominees Tab Benoit and Steve Riley! 

Show Set: Wolf's Blues Shows & Sit-in Jams start the night with the Host band playing an opening show set. The host band features a weekly rotational lineup of some of DC's top blues frontmen such as:

Linwood Taylor--International touring artist (guitar & vocals), 

Matt Kelley--Albert King Award winner (guitar & vocals), and 

Backed up by:  Andy Hamburger (drums) and Wolf Crescenze (bass). 

Occasionally, other special guests will join the band!  

Sit-in Jam Sets

The sit-in jam portion of the evening begins at the conclusion of the show set.  Throughout the rest of the night, musicians who have signed up will be invited to come up 1 or 2 at a time to sit in and jam with the band.

5:30pm - Happy Hour prices! • NO COVER!

The Nighthawks guitarist plays finger-style in the tradition of Takoma Park legend John Fahey.

Dan’s YouTube Channel

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

8pm • $10 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door

Candyman & The Baltimore Show

POWERFUL, HIGHLY ENJOYABLE, & MEMORABLE LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCES!

The SHOW presents an outstanding cast of some of the best musicians from the Baltimore/DC Metro area.

Each contributing band member brings their unique musical talent to THE SHOW.

And on any given night there can be a different all-star band lineup that backs the CANDYMAN at popular live-performance venues, restaurants and bars, nightclubs, shopping centers, festivals, corporate events, or weddings.

THE SHOW is moved by the time-honored sound of American music - from Boogie Woogie Blues to Jazz to R&B to Rock n'Roll & Swing – good-time stuff!

Music transforms the mood, and THE SHOW makes you feel good!

5:00 pm • No Cover

Esther Haynes Keith Grimes Dean Dalton

Esther. Keith, & Dean will play a variety of acoustic material not too loudly. Keith is a veteran guitarist/soloist and Esther plays rhythm guitar and sings some swing and roots material, with Keith adding a soulful bottom end.

Esther Haynes is an early jazz and American roots singer and rhythm guitarist based in the Washington, DC area. Her third album, Moon Country (2013), featuring Keith Grimes on guitar and other noted DC-area musicians, received a Washington Area Music Award (Wammie) in 2013. Her debut CD entitled Esther Haynes (2001), received a Wammie nomination, and her second release entitled Approach Note (2004) garnered favorable online reviews. She has also received 12 Wammie awards for big band/swing and jazz vocals.

Esther studied professional music and voice at Berklee College of Music, graduating summa cum laude in 1989. Among her vocal instructors have been Mili Bermejo, Maggie Scott, Bob Stoloff, Sharon Brown and the late jazz singer Pam Bricker, who also performed in the DC area.

Keith has played a major role in DC’s music scene having played for five years as the lead guitarist and co-musical director for DC’s world-famous vocal stylist, the late Eva Cassidy. Keith’s masterful guitar work is heard on nearly all of Eva’s phenomenally successful recordings.

Keith has also performed with DC’s “Godfather of Go-Go” Chuck Brown, the Nighthawks, and Bill Kirchen. Keith also plays regularly in area clubs with the Built  4 Comfort Band.

Dean Dalton Before this collaboration with Keith, Dean Dalton worked with many local jazz and blues luminaries including Linwood Taylor, Anthony "Swamp Dog" Clark, Clarence "The Bluesman" Turner, John Bell, Reggie Wayne Morris, Mike Westcott, James Mabry, 4 The Groove, Elliott Levine, Glenn Wiser, Tom Kitchen, Karl Stoll & The Danger Zone, The Mary Shaver & Mike Tash Band, Bad Influence, The Liz Springer Trio and Built 4 Comfort.

Video - Keith and Esther - "Blue Motel Room"

9:00pm • $15 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door

The Bob Band

The music, the vibe, the legend. Bob Dylan has created the soundtrack of six decades, inspiring musicians of every genre, and exciting fans of all ages with music that spans folk, rock, country, blues – even gospel. The Bob Band performs those legendary songs with an authenticity and reverence of the original recordings – a faithful musical journey through the amazing Dylan catalogue.

The Bob Band is:

Scott Dineen: Vocals, guitar, harmonica

Steve Chambers: Bass

Peter Kahn: Keyboards, vocals

Paul Goldstein: Drums, vocals

Jason Byrd: Guitar, vocals

7:00pm • NO COVER! • Wolf’s Music Weekly

Great way to hear local blues talent, and you never know who's going to show up. Sometimes out-of-towners and touring musicians. 

Even prominent national acts have stopped by to jam including Guitar Shorty, Bill Kirchen, Eugene Hideaway Bridges, Jimmy Carpenter, Memphis Gold, Bruce Ewan, Bobby Radcliff, Pierre Beauregard, Johnny Sansome, Johnny Vidacovich and Grammy Nominees Tab Benoit and Steve Riley! 

Show Set: Wolf's Blues Shows & Sit-in Jams start the night with the Host band playing an opening show set. The host band features a weekly rotational lineup of some of DC's top blues frontmen such as:

Linwood Taylor--International touring artist (guitar & vocals), 

Matt Kelley--Albert King Award winner (guitar & vocals), and 

Backed up by:  Andy Hamburger (drums) and Wolf Crescenze (bass). 

Occasionally, other special guests will join the band!  

Sit-in Jam Sets

The sit-in jam portion of the evening begins at the conclusion of the show set.  Throughout the rest of the night, musicians who have signed up will be invited to come up 1 or 2 at a time to sit in and jam with the band.

5:30pm - Happy Hour prices! • NO COVER!

The Nighthawks guitarist plays finger-style in the tradition of Takoma Park legend John Fahey.

Dan’s YouTube Channel

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

9:00pm • $20 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door

The Woggles - For a band to not only last beyond 30 years together but keep scaling more imposing heights, it’s going to need a sense of purpose. In the case of The Woggles, the seasoned garage rockers passed that milestone with a renewed rallying cry to move ever forward!

The Woggles now feature a two-guitar attack with Graham Day (The Prisoners, Solar Flares, Thee Mighty Caesars) and Shane Pringle (Tiger! Tiger!, Bad Spell) on the 6 strings with Shane occasionally doubling up on saxophone.

The band is touring in support of the new single Mr. Last Chance b/w The Will O’ The Wisp out on Wicked Cool Records (Steven Van Zandt’s label), and is a recent “Coolest Song in the World” both on Van Zandt’s Siriusxm Channel and his syndicated over the air radio program.

The single is from an upcoming album featuring contributions on lead guitar from the likes of Steven Van Zandt (Little Steven), Graham Day, Shane Pringle, Greg Cartwright (Reigning Sound), Peter Greenberg (Barrence Whitfield & The Savages), Rick Miller (Southern Culture on the Skids), Keith Streng (The Fleshtones), and Pat Beers (The Schizophonics).

“The band is not as much an institution as a way of life,” says frontman “The Professor” Mighty Manfred. “The main thing is to keep swimming, cause the shark has got to keep moving.”

The band continues to feature the sock-it-to-them rhythm section of bassist Buzz Hagstrom and drummer Dan Eletxro, both also sometime members of savage English rockers Graham Day & The Gaolers.

“Alan Freed once said that ‘Rock and roll is a river of music that has absorbed many streams,’” quotes Manfred. “The Woggles drink from its many tributaries, from early rock and roll and R&B to ’60s garage rock, British Invasion, ’60s soul and forward.”

Fusing pure rock and soul from vintage sources into their own singular sound, The Woggles lay it down hard and loud but with more majesty than recklessness. Their beats and riffs are as strident as Manfred’s swagger and strut onstage. Having played in the past with Johnny Cash, Link Wray, The Zombies and nearly every garage rock group worth its salt, as Meredith Ochs wisely advised on NPR All Songs Considered: “Go see a Woggles show. It will change your life.”

Jake Starr and the Delicious Fullness - After fronting Washington DC garage rockers Adam West for nearly 17 years, soft-spoken, mild-mannered Jake Starr took time off to recharge his batteries. Now he's back to deliver high-octane, garage rock-n-roll with Sean Crowley (guitar, vox), Peter Greenberg (guitar), Louie Newmyer (bass), and Nathaniel Osgood (drums). Think Chocolate Watchband, Easybeats, and Music Machine. Can ya dig it?

Doors at 12:00pm • Lesson at 12:30pm • Tickets on Eventbrite

No partner necessary. Beginners very welcome!

Have you ever wanted to dance with a partner, with confidence and style, to rock & roll, rockabilly, blues, Austin-style honky-tonk, and other roots music?  

Roadhouse Dancing will make it happen.

Workshops 12:30PM-5 PM. Includes three one-hour sessions, with half-hour practices following each. Sign up now. Space is very limited. 

$50 per person includes admission to the 6pm show

$40 per person includes the dance workshops only

This is the dancing you dreamed about for all your favorite DC roots bands that we all know and love. Also perfect for the music of bands like the early Beatles, Sam Cooke, George Jones, Elvis, and countless other rock, soul, blues, rockabilly, and roots-country artists of yesterday and today. After this workshop you will be able to dance to almost all of the roots and rock & roll music out there. We know that your time is precious. So Hank Dietle’s Tavern is offering a one-day event of progressive dance immersion instruction, followed by the amazing Rock-a-sonics who will be playing that evening! An immediate chance to show your stuff!

Starts with fundamentals of partnering, then progresses to swing, honky-tonk 2-step, waltz, and topping it off with the Chalypso (the Swiss army knife of roots dancing!). 

Instructors: Ben Pagac & Debbie Shaw

Ben & Debbie have been teaching American roots partner dancing in the DC area, and beyond, for over 30 years. They became the house instructors at the legendary Tornado Alley and Twist & Shout clubs, where their lessons were regularly featured before all shows spotlighting Louisiana bands playing Cajun and zydeco music. They also held their popular dance “immersions”, devoting a whole day to progressive lessons and practices. Additionally they continue to be in demand to teach at music festivals, cruises, and dance camps throughout the US and abroad. They frequently travel to dance halls, roadhouses, and honky tonks, especially in the gulf coast states, to observe, dance, and most importantly to share with others authentic steps as well as the joy and spirit of partner dancing. Their method is relaxed and easy-to-follow, with a big dose of fun! 

Doors 5pm - show 6pm • $30 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door

Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys

Since forming in 1988 in Southern California, Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys have become one of the world’s most beloved Americana/Roots acts, drawing from the deep musical waters that flow just beneath the surface of Rock & Roll’s fertile soil. A childhood passion for Country, Doo-Wop, and Rhythm & Blues 45s led Sandy (born Robert Williams) to pursue a singing career as a teenager, beginning a life in music that continues decades later. And as his personal record collection continues to grow (75,000 and counting), so does the depth of the musical influences that stream through his songwriting and singing style. A critically acclaimed tribute to Tex-Mex hero Freddy Fender, released at the beginning of the 2020 lockdown, points the way forward for Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys as they continue on a path of musical growth. After nearly 35 years on the road, and more than two dozen releases to their credit, they remain key figures on the ever-changing Americana circuit, both on record and in live appearances.