5:30pm • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

David Goodfriend • Skip Casale

• David 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. 

• Skip played a lot of drums and guitar in his life until having an epiphany about music. He had an experience of knowing he could play the blues, and he just had to do it. He says surrendering in music is being drawn to play and being able to say, "I am a musician." Then, you just go with what you play in the moment. He also says, "Music is available to everybody." And it's important to just start, and you can learn to play music like being in a conversation.

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, Annette will be recovering from surgery so Kimberly Shires of Hear Me Roar Recording Studio will be guest hosting with Eryn Michel.

Featuring:

• Kimberly Shires

• Eryn Michel

• Madisun Bailey

• Rob Gould

5:30 • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

Jack Bond

Jack 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 Cover

THE LONGTIMERS W/ LYNN KASDORF

Ben Holmes • Tom Clifford • Moe Nelson • Pete Rose

DC's finest old-school band: expect high energy Americana roots rock inspired by New Orleans, soul and more.

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

5:30pm • Happy Hour • No Cover

Jay Byrd

Jason (Jay) Byrd has been a professional guitarist, singer, and songwriter since his late teens. In his early twenties, he co-founded the blues-rock trio The Groov with Kerry Brooks, and in 1996 joined the then-Grateful Dead cover band Wavy Train. Byrd's original songs and guitar work helped Wavy Train to forge a sound that combined pop-oriented melodies with extended improvisation. After moving to the Washington, DC area in 2001, Jason began crafting songs with a decidedly Americana bent. An award-winning songwriter (NewSong, Mid-Atlantic Songwriting Contest, Bernard-Ebb Finalist), Jason continues to write and perform original roots-influenced music. Jay’s new album, At Home Again, is set for release in 2022. His previous band, South Rail, has released three EPs, a self-titled debut in 2012, "Stars" (2014), produced by Don Was, and most recently, “Take The Wheel” (2018).

Throughout the years with Wavy Train, South Rail and as a solo artist, Jay has opened for Little Feat, Chely Wright, Cary Morin, Don Dixon & Marti Jones, Kevin Gordon, Caroline Rose, Yarn, etc. and has shared stages with String Cheese Incident, Tom Constanten, Col. Bruce Hampton, Ratdog and Steve Winwood, among many others.

Jay’s song, Daydream Daze was recently featured on the ABC show 911, and his song “At Home Again” is playing in Ep. 1 during the restaurant scene of the Netfix show "The Waterfront."

Jerry Del Rosso

Plays upright and electric, and frankly, we can't decide which we prefer.  Jerry has been playing in the area for several decades, and in all genres.  Some of them include the Terri & The Back Alley Rhythm Cats, U-Liners, Hollertown, Doug Stevenson & the Spades, and American Touristers. 

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

The Rock-A-Sonics

The band plays 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)

The Rock-A-Sonics YouTube Channel

The Rock-A-Sonics • Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

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

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

This month: Marc MacGlashan

Bluegrass mandolin player extraordinaire, Marc MacGlashan, is known for his work with award-winning bands as well as his educational contributions to the national bluegrass mandolin community.   

A Nashville native, MacGlashan grew up on his grandparents' farm, "Parson Green," which he cites as a major influence on his development as a person and musician.  

In the early 2000s, MacGlashan was a full-time member of the Gibson Brothers, an IBMA award-winning and grammy nominated bluegrass band. During this time, he recorded multiple albums and played with them at major venues including the Grand Ole Opry.  

Marc is a truly  masterful mandolin player who brings both fire and finesse to every tune he plays. Joined by brother Dave MacGlashan on bass and guitarist Chuck Van Meter on guitar, this, without doubt, will be one exciting show!

 Big Howdy 

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 • $15 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if still available

THE THRILLS • BILL STARKS

Unfortunately Johnny Spampinato will not be performing.

All tickets will be honored or refunds available until February 7

1:00pm • No Cover

Nina & Larry's Super Jam

Welcome to the 5th Edition of Nina and Larry's open jam at Hank Dietle’s in Rockville.  This is the Super Sunday jam, but do not worry football fans, we will wrap at 4:00 to make sure everyone is home in time for the big game.  Here's how it works: 

** Backline (bass amp, drum set, guitar amp, microphones, etc. etc.) will be provided.  Just bring your instrument and your fun-loving attitude.

**  There will be buckets with names of the instruments (guitar, keyboards, bass, vocals) on each bucket.  Write your name down on a small slip of paper and put the paper in the bucket of the instrument you would like to perform.

** Names will be drawn at random to form an ensemble for an open jam. Jams will last between 10-12 minutes.

**  We will do our best to accommodate special requests, with a specific group, or a specific song.  

**  Go for it and have fun!   Players of all levels are welcome and encouraged to attend! 

** If you don't play an instrument that's OK!  Please come and dance, support the jammers, and enjoy Hank Dietle's find food and beverage selections. 

6pm • $10-$20 suggested donation

John Previti • Danny Knicely • Baakari Wilder

Multi-instrumentalist Danny Knicely ignites a compelling combustion of live music and dance fueled by the explosive feet of tap dancer Baakari Wilder and incendiary hands of John Previti on double bass. Together with Danny on mandolin and guitar, these three masters of their craft perform an intricate array of jazz, original and traditional music producing an inferno of rhythm, melody and improvisation.

Live at Hank Dietle’s Tavern

7:00pm • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

Wolf's Every Monday Blues Show & Sit-In Jam

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!

Dan Hovey

Dan's starting point as an acoustic performer is John Fahey. But over the four-plus years that he has been doing the Happy Hour, he has moved into a more open style including songwriters like Bob Dylan, Leon Russel, Mark Knopfler, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. Also, Dan is bringing in more of his originals, both instrumental and vocal.

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

Dan’s YouTube Channel

8:00pm • $10 Cover

Kiti Gartner & the Drifting Valentines

Kiti Gartner • Zach Sweeney • Steve Wolf • Brian Alpert • Lynn Kasdorf

A band out of Washington DC who play western swing, rockabilly, old country and some jump blues. Their influences include music from the 1940s thru the early 60s, including almost everything that came out of The Quonset Hut and RCA Studio B in Nashville, Sun Records in Memphis, and Bakersfield. Band members are Kiti Gartner (vocals, rhythm), Zachary Sweeney (electric guitar), Steve Wolf (bass), Brian Alpert (drums), Lynn Kasdorf (pedal steel guitar)

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

Keith Grimes • Dean Dalton

Keith Grimes, renowned DC guitarist, known for playing on platinum-selling albums with vocal sensation, Eva Cassidy.

Dean Dalton has worked with many local jazz and blues luminaries including Anthony "Swamp Dog" Clark, John Bell, Reggie Wayne Morris, Mike Westcott, James Mabry, 4 The Groove, Elliott Levine, Glenn Wiser, Tom Kitchen, Karl Stoll & The Danger Zone, Bad Influence and The Liz Springer Trio. He currently is with Liz Springer's Built 4 Comfort, the Keith & Dean duo, The Esther Haynes - Keith Grimes - Dean Dalton trio,  TNT with Linwood Taylor and Mike Tash and The Known Agitators with Mary Shaver and Mike Tash.

Eva Cassidy Interview

Keith Grimes - Eva Cassidy

YouTube “Cry to Me”

8:00pm • $10-$20 suggested donation

THE BROTHER BILL QUINTET

Dan Gutwein • Nick Ruggieri • Hart Pettit • Alec Petkoff • Tam Sullivan

CLASSIC 50’s and 60’s BLUE NOTE JAZZ

• Dan Gutwein - Saxophone

• Nick Ruggieri - Drums

• Hart Pettit - Trumpet

• Alec Petkoff - Bass

• Tam Sullivan - Keyboard

Video - Blueslike

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

5:30 Happy Hour Show • NO COVER!

Peace, Love & Boogie Woogie Happy Hour

Bill Starks

Bill 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”

Greg Hardin

Greg has been a fixture in the DC-area music scene for over four decades. As a bassist, singer, and songwriter, Greg has been a member of many area bands including Jr. Cline and the Recliners, Ruthie and the Wranglers, and The 19th Street Band; and was also one of the producers of the popular BandHouse Gigs tribute shows. Greg has many recording projects to his credit, including his solo release “Meet Mr. Knuckles.” He was awarded WAMA's Song of the Year in 2007 for “Babe Ruth’s Piano.” 

8:00pm • $10 Cover

The Grandsons

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, calypso, and country two-steps. The Grandsons have released eight CDs, two EPs, and have appeared on dozens of compilation over the years, including Raise the Roof (live recordings from the Barns at Wolf Trap), and various Hungry for Music compilations (backing such notables as Lester Chambers, Evan Johns, and Ruth Brown). Their recordings and live performances have earned them 15 WAMMIE awards from the Washington Area Music Association, including Artist of the Year, Best Roots Rock Recording, Best Roots Rock Band, Best Children’s Act, Best Album Design, Best Blues Musician (Chris), and best Pop band. Join The Grandsons as they move and shake into their 4th decade in the world of rock and roll!

The Grandsons “Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern”

9pm • $10 cover

Nobody's Business

Nobody's Business" is a seven-piece band that comes at you with a choice mix of funky blues, rock-and-roll, soul, R&B, and even a little country--not to mention a growing catalog of originals, such as "Back Alley Symphony," "She Does What She Wants To," "Hold On", and "Lizard Shoes

"So rare to find a band that soars at playing, singing, and performing--a perfect trifecta of entertaining blues."
-- Posted to FB by Lisa M.

5pm • $10 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if still available

Nat King Cole - A Trio Tribute

Craig Gildner • Ben Turner • Pete Revell

9pm • $15 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if still available

Bobby Thompson Band

Bobby Thompson • Bronson Hoover • Josh Pittman • Ben Tufts

Performs Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (A special Valentine’s Day Show) 

2:00pm • $10 - $ 20 Suggested Donation

BELL & CLEM

Paul Bell • Michael Clem

When old musical acquaintances of many years meet at a mutual friend's memorial service to discover their present professional situations afford them the opportunity to play together - they jump on it!

That's what happened when these two Wammie winners from slightly different ends of the musical spectrum (rock & folk) connected.  Paul Bell (longtime DC area guitar stalwart & Nighthawks alum) and Michael Clem (31-year member of NoVA-based Eddie from Ohio) began picking and grinning throughout Central Virginia and in the Metro area.  While not a full time act, it's always a joyful chemistry, with Clem's left-of-center originals and Bell's impeccable Telecaster wizardry.  Don't miss this intimate show (their first ever at Hank's).

6:00pm • $15 • Tickets on Eventbrite or at the door if still available

The Cactus Liquors

With musical roots in the Maryland-DC-Virginia corridor, the Cactus Liquors bring to you their brand of eclectic, Americana Rock & Roll. Known for their energetic and octane-driven performances, the Cactus Liquors never fail to liven up a crowd and motivate a night of cheer and celebration. Dedicated to creating a powerful sound that is sure to stir souls, the Cactus Liquors play like the audience is an appendage of their band.

Each member of the Cactus Liquors is a seasoned and trained musician contributing years of live performance experience. The result is a living organism that effectively interweaves classic hits with memorable originals. Both intrusively rhythmic and melodic, the Cactus Liquors showcase a breadth of stylistic range, punctuated by a unique enthusiasm to play for thrilled audiences quenched on the local nightlife.

7:00pm • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

Wolf's Every Monday Blues Show & Sit-In Jam

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!

Dan Hovey

Dan's starting point as an acoustic performer is John Fahey. But over the four-plus years that he has been doing the Happy Hour, he has moved into a more open style including songwriters like Bob Dylan, Leon Russel, Mark Knopfler, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. Also, Dan is bringing in more of his originals, both instrumental and vocal.

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

Dan’s YouTube Channel

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

ORLEANS EXPRESS

Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Celebration!

Best Mask contest!

$50 Hank Dietle’s Gift Certificate for the winner!

Celebrate Mardi Gras at Hank Dietle’s Tavern!  The Orleans Express brings the exciting sounds of New Orleans style Dixieland music to the DMV at Hank Dietle’s Tavern!  Get ready to dance and celebrate the fun and magic that is the spirit of Mardi Gras and New Orleans. The Orleans Express provides the authentic live sound of trad jazz with slide trombone, cornet, drums, banjo, tuba and featuring Jordan Maley on tenor sax and clarinet.   

You are encouraged to wear Mardi Gras attire with masks and beads.  There will be a prize given to the person with the best Mardi Gras mask and attire!

Video

5:30PM • Happy Hour prices • NO COVER! • $10-$20 Suggested donation for the performers

CGT Jazz Collective

Pete Chauvette • Scott Giambusso • Scott Taylor

This month features: TBA

CGT Jazz Collective performs a happy hour set at Dietle’s on the third Wednesday of each month. The three core members, each bringing more than 30 years of experience on the DC scene, team up with a guest artist to provide you with fresh, exciting jazz.

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

Songwriters' Association of Washington

This Month Features: TBA

Sponsored by:
Songwriters Association of Washington
Hank Dietle’s Tavern
Hosted by:
Know1Else

8pm • $15 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if still available

Terry Hanck CD Release Party

with Charlie Owen and Pocket Change

Terry Hanck

Tenor saxman, singer, songwriter has been at it for about 55 years, ten of those with Elvin Bishop from 1977 to 1987. Born in Chicago, then moved to California in the '60s and now Florida since 2003, Hanck has been a band leader who also has shared the stage with many great artists. He has released 9 CDs earning him 3 BMA awards. His latest release "Grease To Gravy" on the Little Village Foundation label has received rave reviews worldwide.

Charlie Owen & Pocket Change

Charlie Owen and Pocket Change are a deep soul/r&b band who are a Dietle's favorite. We specialize in rare deep tracks with some familiar but rarely played tunes as well as everything from Dyke and the Blazers to Eddie Hinton to Dan Penn and more. Charlie and Terry's friendship goes back some 40 years, when they were both living in San Francisco performing with that city's finest.

Pocket Change is:

Tam Sullivan - keys ( Brother Bill Quintet, Billy Price Charm City Rhythm Band, Jr Cline, Flatfoot Sam and countless others)

Pete Kanaras - bass (The Nighthawks, Billy Price CCRB, Steve Guyger's Excellos, Lazy Lester, The Hi-Fliers, Flatfoot Sam)

Alex Rankin - guitar (Old Man Brown, Ursula Ricks Band)

Ezell Jones - drums ( Skyla Burrell Band)

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

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

Beatles at Dietle's

DIETLESMANIA! Sarah Bonner (co-owner of Dietle's), brothers Paul and Mark Zimmerman, and Jack Bond playing LOTS of Beatles songs (many album cuts and many hits, from "Introducing … The Beatles!" through "Rubber Soul"), along with other choice '60s stuff. Sarah picked the tunes this time. THIS WILL BE OUR 50th SHOW AT DIETLE'S! Bring some friends, give it a try; we have a good time!

9:00pm • $10 cover

The Roustabouts

DC's Finest Blues-Fiddle Band, feature the fiddlin’ fingers of Pete Daniels and the soulful vocals of Andrew Wiley. With veteran musician Jeff Muller on bass, jack-of-all-trades Dan Shine on guitar, and the steady rhythm of Phil Bucci on drums, The Roustabouts are entertaining crowds in the DC Metro Area with a sound that offers a fresh perspective on the blues. 

 Working through a repertoire that spans traditional and contemporary blues as well as swing, rock, classic R&B, soul and funk, The Roustabouts top off their exciting mix of original music and carefully selected covers with a unique fiddle-infused sound.

 Dynamic performances and exciting arrangements engage audiences and fellow musicians alike with an intense, soul-saturated roller coaster ride of raw blues emotion. Every time they hit the stage the band brings a dedicated quality to their carefully crafted sound, so come out to a show and join in the groove with the rest of the RoustaCrowd!

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

5:30pm • NO COVER!

The Chuck Underwood Trio

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.

9pm • $10 Cover

Mike Westcott Band

Chris Brooks • Hank Upton • Chase Lapp • Mike Westcott

Mike and his band have been delivering their high energy, guitar driven, Blues Rock show to stages up and down the East Coast and beyond for over 20 years. Performing cover songs and original music from their Wammie nominated ‘Keep The Blues Alive”, or “Live at Vincent’s”, and “Atomic Blues” the Mike Westcott Band will keep you coming back for more. 

Chris Brooks - keyboards 

Hank Upton - bass

Chase Lapp - drums

Mike Westcott - guitar

12PM - 4PM

••• CLOSED FOR PRIVATE EVENT •••

7:00pm • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

Wolf's Every Monday Blues Show & Sit-In Jam

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!

Dan Hovey

Dan's starting point as an acoustic performer is John Fahey. But over the four-plus years that he has been doing the Happy Hour, he has moved into a more open style including songwriters like Bob Dylan, Leon Russel, Mark Knopfler, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. Also, Dan is bringing in more of his originals, both instrumental and vocal.

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

Dan’s YouTube Channel

7:15 Lesson 8:00pm Show • $10 - $20 Recommended Donation

Swing 5

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!

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

Intro to Balboa

Do you like listening to Swing 5 but find it challenging to dance to their energetic tempos? If so, come learn beginner Balboa with Tony Treston and Katherine Anderson! Experienced dance teachers Katherine and Tony, who regularly teach at Glen Echo, will be offering a free basic lesson in Balboa — a footwork-focused dance style which is tailor made for fast-tempo tunes and crowded dance floors — at 7:15 pm before Swing 5 takes the stage. Come for the 30-minute lesson, then stay to put your new moves into practice on the Hank Dietle’s dance floor! No partner needed.

5:30 • No Cover • Happy Hour 4-8

Bill Baker Band

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 Jazz Trio

Rick Whitehead • John Previti • Nick Ruggieri

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.

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

8:00pm - $10 Cover

THE THRILLS

“Spine Tingling Rock n’ Roll”

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.

9pm • $20 Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if still available

Sarah Borges • Eric Ambel

One way or another, Sarah Borges connects with casual mastery. Whether it’s with the comrades she’s collaborated with over nearly 20 sparkling years of music-making, or the vivid portraits of people’s lives – and occasionally her own – she’s sketched in scores of emotionally resonant songs.  But most of all, Borges has built a loyal following by connecting, through her own charismatic, down-to-earth spirit, with her audience – whether they’re longtime fans from back when she broke through with her terrific “Silver City” debut in 2004, or newcomers just now joining the party.

Live at Hank Dietle’s Tavern

2PM • No cover - $10-$20 suggested donation to the band

CATHY PONTON KING BAND

Cathy King • Andy Rutherford • John Previti • Bob Berberich • Tam Sullivan

Cathy Ponton King has been playing blues and her own original music for over three decades. She brings a great group of DC’s beloved musicians and Dietles’ favorites, Bob Berberich, Andy Rutherford, Tam Sullivan, and John Previti to her show.

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

Big Sandy & The 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.

7:00pm • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

Wolf's Every Monday Blues Show & Sit-In Jam

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!

Dan Hovey

Dan's starting point as an acoustic performer is John Fahey. But over the four-plus years that he has been doing the Happy Hour, he has moved into a more open style including songwriters like Bob Dylan, Leon Russel, Mark Knopfler, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. Also, Dan is bringing in more of his originals, both instrumental and vocal.

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

Dan’s YouTube Channel

8:00pm • $10-$20 suggested donation

THE BROTHER BILL QUINTET

Dan Gutwein • Nick Ruggieri • Hart Pettit • Alec Petkoff • Tam Sullivan

CLASSIC 50’s and 60’s BLUE NOTE JAZZ

• Dan Gutwein - Saxophone

• Nick Ruggieri - Drums

• Hart Pettit - Trumpet

• Alec Petkoff - Bass

• Tam Sullivan - Keyboard

Video - Blueslike

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

5:30pm • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

David Goodfriend • Skip Casale

• David 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. 

• Skip played a lot of drums and guitar in his life until having an epiphany about music. He had an experience of knowing he could play the blues, and he just had to do it. He says surrendering in music is being drawn to play and being able to say, "I am a musician." Then, you just go with what you play in the moment. He also says, "Music is available to everybody." And it's important to just start, and you can learn to play music like being in a conversation.

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: TBD

5:30 • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

Jack Bond

Jack 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

8:00PM • $10 Cover

THE LONGTIMERS

Ben Holmes • Tom Clifford • Moe Nelson • Pete Rose

DC's finest old-school band: expect high energy Americana roots rock inspired by New Orleans, soul and more.

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

Eric Scott Trio

Eric Scott • Dan Leonard • Deren Blessman

Washington, DC soul/pop artist Eric Scott is one of the Mid-Atlantic region’s top go-to musicians for touring/recording artists and fans alike. A first-call bassist for live gigs and studio work, Eric has countless domestic and international studio and tour credits. In addition he has built a rare following as a songwriter and recording artist, headlining many of the area’s top festivals and concert venues, and sharing the stage with a diverse array of artists including James Brown, B.B. King, Mavis Staples, Aaron Neville, Booker T. Jones, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, and Jon Anderson of YES. Eric’s recent collaborations include working with Roger Waters, Tom Morello, Billy Corgan, Jake Clemons, and G.E. Smith as a vocalist for the Wounded Warriors MusiCorps Band.

Eric Scott is a 18-time Wammie winner (Washington Area Music Association), including the 2020 Wammie Award for ‘Best Pop Album’ for his 5th full-length release, The Charm City Sessions, co-produced with Scott Smith at The Wood and Stone Room - Baltimore. His music has been featured on ABC-TV, CBS-TV, Showtime, Cinemax, The WB, and several major motion pictures and indie films. His voice has been featured in international and regional ad campaigns for HGTV, NAT GEO, Ford, Chevy, Jeep, Chrysler, DC Lottery, and many more.

Currently, Eric is working to support his latest release, Peace Bomb, including the single, “Scene of the Crime” (video produced by Nashville-based Neighborhoods Apart Productions), a songwriting collaboration with DC area hit songrwriter Todd Wright. Calling his new music “Modern Throwback Soul,” Scott’s offerings are always evolving, yet maintain his signature funky, upbeat, soulful, and socially aware perspective. He is unafraid of a pop hook, and his gospel-soul drenched voice is the perfect vehicle to deliver rich emotion. About performing live, Eric says, “I want to get booty’s movin’...and get people thinking about the world we live in. We all need that connection, especially now. If I can help foster connection for people, then I’m a rich man."

About the new release, Peace Bomb

Eric Scott didn’t want to “re-create” the sound of '70s Soul, but has unapologetically applied a fresh coat of paint to it with his new, modern “Throwback Soul” album PEACE BOMB. Recorded with multi-platinum producer Jim Ebert, the album is packed with stellar talent, including three songs mixed by Jeff Juliano (Dan+Shay, Florida Georgia Line, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Shawn Mendes) percussion by Sue Hadjopoulos (Cyndi Lauper, Joe Jackson, Simple Minds), and Mastered by Dave Collins (Madonna, Sting, Metallica).

The record hits a funky and joyful stride immediately as horns, groovy guitars, sassy background vocals, and Scott’s signature, soul-drenched tenor propel 13 songs of love, self-empowerment, and peace. On the topical Motown influenced title track, Scott warns of “an epidemic gaining ground,” and for the need to “stop pointing fingers and spread more love around. The world needs help right now,” says Scott. “Sometimes art MUST imitate life.”

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

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

This month: TBD

 Big Howdy 

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

Special Two Shows! Saturday 3/7 @9pm, Sunday 3/8 @6

$25 for one show • $40 for both nights • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if still available

Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound

Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound bring forth a funky, lyrically charged racket that is explosive, yet intimate. Taking cues from the dance bands of western Louisiana (and his native Midwest,), the streets (and 45's) of New Orleans, touring African and Caribbean combos and the soul, funk & blues of his youth, Paul Cebar is a masterful synthesist of rhythmic culture. His time spent in his second home of New Orleans, as a musicologist in Florida, and as a journeyman wanderer in Cuba, is reflected in his musical worldview.

At the core is gifted songwriting, and the company Paul keeps bears it out. Bonnie Raitt, Nick Lowe, Chris Smither, John Hiatt and Cesar Rosas are among his friends and admirers.

Tomorrow Sound are an elite crew. Drummer Reggie Bordeaux, New Orleans native percussionist Mac Perkins, and bassist Mike Fredrickson, throw down some of the best dance grooves in the business. Multi-instrumentalist Bob Jennings adds the luxury of implying a much larger ensemble with his multi-hued contributions on keys and reeds.

2pm • $20 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if still available

MARY ANN REDMOND BAND

Deren Blessman • Dan Leonard • Eric Scott • Mary Ann Redmond

Mary Ann Redmond is a singer/ songwriter who’ll be playing with  maestros..

Drummer Deren Blessman, guitarist and arranger Dan Leonard, and Eric Scott on bass! Come for an afternoon of originals and some special covers. Y’all Come!  

Special Two Shows! Saturday 3/7 @9pm, Sunday 3/8 @6

$25 for one show • $40 for both nights • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if still available

Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound

Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound bring forth a funky, lyrically charged racket that is explosive, yet intimate. Taking cues from the dance bands of western Louisiana (and his native Midwest,), the streets (and 45's) of New Orleans, touring African and Caribbean combos and the soul, funk & blues of his youth, Paul Cebar is a masterful synthesist of rhythmic culture. His time spent in his second home of New Orleans, as a musicologist in Florida, and as a journeyman wanderer in Cuba, is reflected in his musical worldview.

At the core is gifted songwriting, and the company Paul keeps bears it out. Bonnie Raitt, Nick Lowe, Chris Smither, John Hiatt and Cesar Rosas are among his friends and admirers.

Tomorrow Sound are an elite crew. Drummer Reggie Bordeaux, New Orleans native percussionist Mac Perkins, and bassist Mike Fredrickson, throw down some of the best dance grooves in the business. Multi-instrumentalist Bob Jennings adds the luxury of implying a much larger ensemble with his multi-hued contributions on keys and reeds.

7:00pm • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

Wolf's Every Monday Blues Show & Sit-In Jam

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!

Dan Hovey

Dan's starting point as an acoustic performer is John Fahey. But over the four-plus years that he has been doing the Happy Hour, he has moved into a more open style including songwriters like Bob Dylan, Leon Russel, Mark Knopfler, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. Also, Dan is bringing in more of his originals, both instrumental and vocal.

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

Keith Grimes • Dean Dalton

Keith Grimes, renowned DC guitarist, known for playing on platinum-selling albums with vocal sensation, Eva Cassidy.

Dean Dalton has worked with many local jazz and blues luminaries including Anthony "Swamp Dog" Clark, John Bell, Reggie Wayne Morris, Mike Westcott, James Mabry, 4 The Groove, Elliott Levine, Glenn Wiser, Tom Kitchen, Karl Stoll & The Danger Zone, Bad Influence and The Liz Springer Trio. He currently is with Liz Springer's Built 4 Comfort, the Keith & Dean duo, The Esther Haynes - Keith Grimes - Dean Dalton trio,  TNT with Linwood Taylor and Mike Tash and The Known Agitators with Mary Shaver and Mike Tash.

Eva Cassidy Interview

Keith Grimes - Eva Cassidy

YouTube “Cry to Me”

8pm • $15 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if still available

Karen Jonas • Bobby Thompson

Karen - On her latest single “arson games” (Aug 1,2025), singer-songwriter Karen Jonas slips beneath the surface of a romantic encounter that feels less like a date and more like a supernova. With poetic precision and cinematic heat, Jonas crafts a fever dream of cosmic flirtation and chaotic intimacy — set somewhere between a dimly lit restaurant and the edge of the known universe

“You light a match and toss it in a can of gasoline…” she sings, breathless and deliberate, drawing listeners into a world where desire is volatile, words dissolve, and the body becomes both fuel and flame. It’s sultry, strange, and unapologetically smart — a love song that’s also a chemical reaction.

Produced with whiskey-soaked, reverb-drenched minimalism, blending Americana roots with indie noir, “arson games” is unmistakably Jonas: raw, curious, and unflinching. The focus on lyric serves as a fitting bridge to the accompanying book to poetry, Poetic Evidence.

Poetic Evidence (Aug 1) is Jonas’s sophomore literary offering—a hard-hitting, romantic and fiercely funny collection of poetry chronicling modern love in all its beautiful dysfunction. From moonlit obsessions to feminine awakenings, swooning daydreams to hungover heartbreaks, she loves hard and risks harder. Poetic Evidence is for anyone who’s ever cried in the bathtub, chased a feeling, or flirted with fate.

Jonas brings her musical voice to the page in a style that Rolling Stone Germany called “a bit wicked and a bit dangerous.” Her poems are sexy, self-aware, and soaked in whiskey and stardust. Each verse is a confession and a celebration of what it means to feel deeply in a world that often asks us not to.

Bobby - is a mesmerizing guitarist and captivating vocalist who has carved out a place as one of the Mid-Atlantic’s most dynamic blues and rock artists. Cutting his teeth in Washington, D.C.’s legendary blues clubs, he absorbed the lessons of mentors like Bobby Parker and Tom Principato, forging a style that blends fiery guitar work with soulful storytelling. Transitioning from an in-demand supporting player to a solo artist, Thompson has released a steady catalog of acclaimed albums since 2011, establishing himself as a creative force with both songwriting depth and stage presence.

Renowned for his courage and creativity, Thompson uses music as a window into self-expression, prioritizing authenticity over imitation. Whether performing alone with an acoustic guitar or leading a full electric band, his professionalism and emotional honesty captivate audiences. Over time, his artistry has expanded beyond guitar-centric beginnings into a holistic vision of songwriting, lyrical narrative, and communal connection, earning him a devoted following and a reputation for transformative live shows.

Deeply rooted in blues and folk traditions, Thompson draws inspiration from icons like Taj Mahal, John Hammond Jr., Mississippi John Hurt, and innovators such as John Fahey. His songwriting carries echoes of Lightnin’ Hopkins, Townes Van Zandt, and Bob Dylan, weaving together the shared ground between folk and blues. His commitment to preserving and reinterpreting these traditions ensures they remain vital and relevant, even as his own voice continues to push them into new directions.

9pm • $10 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if still available

Heads Up! A Tribute to Freddie King

The cream of the DMV's blues and roots music scenes play a tribute to The Texas Cannonball, Freddy King! 

Freddie King (1934–1976) was an influential American blues guitarist and singer, known as one of the "Three Kings of the Blues" alongside "brothers" B.B. and Albert King. A 6'5" powerhouse from Texas who moved to Chicago, he blended Texas blues with raw Chicago West Side sound, known for hits like "Hide Away" and a sharp, aggressive, Gibson-driven guitar tone. Additionally known for his soulful and powerful voice, King had a major influence on electric blues music and on many later blues guitarists such as Eric Clapton. 

Featuring performances by guitarists Pete Kanaras, Andy Rutherford, Mike Dutton, keyboardist Tam Sullivan, bassist Tommy Hannigan, drummer Brian Alpert and vocals by Charlie Owen, and Rob Kilgore.

6pm Doors • 6:30 Show • $25 all seated • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if still available

Peter Case

“I try to take things I love and use them in a new way,” said triple Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Peter Case of his 16th solo album Doctor Moan. Case brings his considerable songwriting ability to an 11-song collection, largely performed on piano, including his first solo recorded instrumental. Released by Sunset Blvd Records, Case’s piano-based songs are emotionally, sonically and stylistically rich.

As a founding member of the early punk era trio The Nerves, in 1977 Case toured the nation sharing bills with the Ramones, Mink DeVille, Pere Ubu, and Devo. The Nerves single “Hanging on the Telephone,” was covered by Blondie. In 1979, Case formed the Plimsouls, a record-breaking live act in California, recording albums for Planet/Elektra and Geffen. Their independent single, “A Million Miles Away,” entered the Billboard charts and remains a garage rock standard, performed by bands around the world. The band performed in the cult classic film Valley Girl and the Nerves and Plimsouls timeless teenage rock ‘n’ roll continues to appeal to fans of each new generation.

After the Plimsouls, Case rediscovered his musical roots on his self-titled solo debut, produced by T Bone Burnett. The New York Times declared Peter Case the best album of 1986. It earned a five-star Rolling Stone review and a Grammy nomination. As one of the first songwriters of his generation to turn from rock music toward an acoustic sound, Case also helped usher in what became known as Americana music.