7:00pm • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

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!

Dan Hovey

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

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.

5:30pm • Happy Hour • No Cover

Jay Byrd

Jay 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.

8:00pm • $20 Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door, if available

Tyrone Vaughan with Hot Texas Sun

Texas guitar-slinger Tyrone Vaughan is the son of Jimmie Vaughan, the founder and guitar player of the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and the nephew of legendary blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. Tyrone grew up in the fast rising music scene in Austin Tx and was heavily influenced by many blues musicians. Muddy Waters gave him his harmonica at an early age and his Uncle Stevie Ray Vaughan gave  him his first 2 guitars. Young Vaughan would also get to see Bobby ” Blue” Bland, Albert Collins, Eddie “Hound Dog” Taylor, James Brown, Otis Rush and many others. Tyrone got to meet Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Albert Collin,s B.B. King & Bobby Bland and was active in the Austin Blues scene w/people like Denny Freeman, Derek Obrien, W.C. Clark, Lou Ann Barton,  Doyle Bramhall Jr., Alex Napier, Paul Ray, Keith Ferguson, Clifford Antone and Stevie. 

Fast forward 35 years and Tyrone was asked to join the New Orleans-based band Cyril Neville’s Royal Southern Brotherhood RSB The Neville Brother and The Meters vocalist would go on to write 3 songs (I wanna be free) (Can’t waste time) (Where there’s smoke) and record 2 albums with Vaughan on Ruf Records. These records (Don’t Look Back) 2015 release was captured at legendary Fame studios in Muscle Shoals and the 2016 release (The Royal Gospel) cut at Dockside Studios in Louisiana. Neville and Vaughan would then spend 2 years on the road covering 3 continents and over 15 countries. Vaughan was able to make a name for himself internationally  after doing 6 European tours, a tour of Australia and Canada and several US runs.  

Tyrone Vaughan is back playing as his own frontman strummin’ and singing Texas blues as only a Texan can with a new blues album to be released in 2023: “ROCK- N – ROLL SOUL” , working with writers and producers Julian Ramirez and Robert Rodriguez from Indigo Sound Co. in South Texas.

Ben McNulty is a second generation major industry performer from Annapolis Maryland. McNulty  has gained national recognition for his amazing style of hybrid picking  and is  recognized  As one of the hardest working musicians in the business.  Ben is a very diverse multi instrumentalist with over 30 years of professional musical performing. Formerly with the Santa Cruz California based label Rising Sun Records, he has relocated to his home town of Annapolis Maryland after spending several years performing in and around the San Francisco Bay area and touring the United States . 

​Aside from being a solo performer McNulty currently fronts the Annapolis Maryland based rock and roll super group HOT TEXAS SUN and Hosts the national touring show ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK /A TRIBUTE TO THE GOLDEN AGE.

McNulty is also a regular opening performer for Grammy award winning legendary British guitarist Albert Lee and his been on dozens of sold out shows in cities and towns across the United States.

Formed in 2022 HOT TEXAS SUN is an Annapolis Maryland based super group that performs both on a local and national level. Fronted by National Touring Artist Ben McNulty, HOT TEXAS SUN delivers a high energy production that highlights song selections that are arranged with passion and perfection.

HOT TEXAS SUN has made remarkable progress as a well rounded concert band and have exspanded there versatility by not only working with and backing inspired performers and composers but by producing a tribute show that highlights the golden age of rock and roll

5:30pm • No Cover • Happy Hour 4-8

Time in the Wilderness

Captivates audiences with original, engaging instrumental grooves that transport listeners into uncharted musical territories. The quintet skillfully blends soundscapes and improvisational elements to explore themes of hope and discovery, seamlessly weaving together various genres through intricate rhythms.

Drummers (Brad Samuels and Paul Aquilino) craft a unified pocket of polyrhythms, starting a topic with bass player (Mike Landis) on both 4-string and 6-string tic-tac bass, juicing the hook. Themes are cultivated, nurtured and destroyed on meandering planes established by guitar, synth and other sonic devices (Andre Radloff). Soaring and catchy, masterful trumpet (Ralph Burrows) transports us to other spheres.

8:00pm • $10 Cover

The Lifters

Jon Steinman • Tony Brown • Jim “Cookie” Cooke • Dave Gorozdos • Alan Day • Ren Rick

Celebrating the release of their latest album “TONIGHT”

The Lifters play an infectious brew of Rock & Soul, rooted in the Mid-Atlantic sounds of rock, blues, country, go-go, funk, and punk. Their songs reflect the hopes and dreams of 21st Century Americana, about dreams gone sideways, love, loss, and escape from the chains that bind all of us… The Lifters have been delivering high-energy performances for over 10 years. Their first release, “Ride with Me,” was a critical success, and moved the band forward. Now they are ready to bring out the new album, “Tonight,” this time delving deeper into the pain and longing of modern life as well as the themes of newfound love and connection.

The Lifters are:

• Jon Steinman Guitar, Vocals, and Songwriting. Jon has a mission and a vision. He has played live music for 80% of his life and is finding new inspiration with the Lifters. Steinman is the voice, both figuratively and literally, and the songwriter of the band. After fronting “Jonny & the Stingrays” for over 20 years, Steinman founded the Lifters in 2014 along with Tony Brown.

• Tony Brown Drums, Percussion. Tony is always the best-dressed man in the room. Tony brings his deep belief and soul to the band. His groove is righteous, his heart is huge. Well known in music circles throughout the Mid-Atlantic area, Tony currently performs with a variety of bands. His talents are shared with gospel groups Derrick “Doc” Pearson & Covenant and Spiritual Principles, as well as the neo-soul band, Copper Rose & Bone.

• Jim “Cookie” Cooke Fender Bass Guitar, Vocals. Cookie is the backbone of the Lifters. His “in the pocket” playing is the perfect complement to Tony’s explosive funkiness. Cookie has played in venues spanning the globe, and his solid playing provides the foundation to the Lifters’ sound.

• Dave Gorozdos Keyboards, Vocals. Dave has become an integral part of the Lifters' stew. A “monster” of the 88s, he and Steinman have a relationship that spans 30 years. They share an ever-changing non-verbal musical conversation. Dave also performs with; D’Vibe & Conga, Dirty Soul, The Jill Fulton Bandl, Reggie Right Eye, and The Missing Pieces and Carly Harvey.

• Alan Day Guitar Alan is the newest member of the band. He brings many years of playing and production experience to the Lifters. He has played with The Teresa Gunn Group and Redline, as well as recording with local Icon Eva Cassidy.

• Ren Rick Vocals. Ren brings her soulful voice to the Lifters, enhancing their sound with her sweet harmonies. She has appeared with such bands as Trekkie Jones, Drawn This Way, and Phat Janis.

YouTube

5:30 • No Cover

Deja’ Voodoo

Has your Mojo been here before? 

Swampy, hypnotic, bluesy rock ‘n soul magically transform you into a whirling Dervish…

Haunting, forbidden melodies cast a secret Spell over your dance shoes. 

Lose your inhibitions to the feverish bonfire Beat! 

The all-star Dietle’s Deja Voodoo debut of Scott Newman, Billy Thompson, Eric Selby, Michael Bufalini & Kim Reynolds - plus special guests - will leave you gasping for air…but begging for More!!

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

The Rock-A-Sonics

Halloween Dance Party • Costume Contest!

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 • $20 • 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!

Special Guest: Alice Gerrard

Alice Gerrard is a talent of legendary status.

In a career spanning more than 50 years, Alice has known, learned from, and performed with many of the old-time and bluegrass greats and has in turn earned worldwide respect for her own important contributions to the music. Known for her groundbreaking collaboration with Appalachian singer Hazel Dickens during the 1960s and ’70s, the duo produced four classic Hazel and Alice LPs on Rounder and Smithsonian Folkways that  influenced scores of young women singers.

“[Hazel and Alice] were an overwhelming influence on many of the young women who were pouring into old-time and bluegrass music during this era. [1967-1975].... [They] left a legacy of spine-tingling backwoods harmony; sturdy old-time revivals; and resonant pro-woman original songs.”

— Finding Her Voice by Bufwack and Oermann, Crown Pub. 1993 

Down through the years Alice has appeared on more than 20 recordings, including projects with many traditional musicians such as Tommy Jarrell, Enoch Rutherford, Otis Burris, Luther Davis and Matokie Slaughter; with Tom Sauber and Brad Leftwich as Tom, Brad & Alice, with the Harmony Sisters,  The Piedmont Melody Makers, The Herald Angels, Beverly Smith,  Kay Justice, and with Anna R-g and Elizabeth LaPrelle. 

In 1983, she co-produced and appeared in the Les Blank documentary film Sprout Wings & Fly about Tommy Jarrell. In 1987 Alice founded The Old-Time Herald and the Old-Time Music Group, a non-profit organization that oversees publication of The Old-Time Herald. Alice served as editor-in-chief of The Old-Time Herald from 1987 till 2003.

A tireless advocate of traditional music, Alice has won numerous honors, including an International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Distinguished Achievement Award, a Virginia Arts Commission Award, the North Carolina Folklore Society’s Tommy Jarrell Award, and an Indy Award. In 2017 Alice was inducted into the IBMA Hall of Fame along with Hazel Dickens. A film by Durham filmmaker Kenny Dalsheimer about her life and music You Gave Me a Song, was shown at the Full Frame Festival in Durham, NC, at the Mill Valley Film Festival, and several others.

In 2023 Alice finished her latest recording project, Sun to Sun, on the local Durham label, Sleepy Cat Records. It features all original songs by Alice and one original instrumental by Reed Stutz, who also plays on the recording, along with Tatiana Hargreaves,  Hasee Ciaccio, DaShawn Hickman, Gail Gillsepie, Marcy Marxer, Phil Cook, Nick Falk, and Joseph Dejarnette.

Now 90,  Alice is touring less but still performs and teaches in workshops. You can find her schedule on the calendar. As she noted on the back cover of her latest recording: "In the dark of the night I think sometimes about how this might be my final recording, my final mattress, my final car, my final dog—but then you never know...."

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

Cravin’ Dogs

They began as a “gonzo-folk” trio in 1986. Founding members Caldwell Gray, Lisa “Weezy” Venable Gray, and Tom Helf crafted a sparse brand of rock & roll that used acoustic guitar, drums and harmony-driven vocals to create a unique blend of folk, classic rock, ’80s new wave and bluegrass.

“Joining Caldwell and Tom in the current line-up are John Penovich (lead guitar and vocals), Todd Baker (fiddle and vocals), and Arch Alcantara (bass and vocals).”

Cravin’ Dogs has since evolved into an all-original, eclectic, roots-rock quintet that has played over 1000 shows and released ten full-length albums, one EP and two compilation retrospectives.

Video - "Police on my Back"

2:00pm • NO COVER

Bingo Gigolos

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

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.

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

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

Tom Mindte & Willie Barry

and the Original Dixieland Rock n Roll Band

John Combs on bass, Ira Gitlin on guitar, Joe Atkins on guitar, and Sam Atkins on drums, they're sure to rock the house!

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

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

The former Nighthawks guitarist plays fingerstyle in the tradition of Takoma Park legend John Fahey.

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

Dan’s YouTube Channel

8:00pm • $10-$20 suggested donation

THE BROTHER BILL QUINTET

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:

Earlie Willie • Pierre is Dreaming

• Earlie Willie is a Western Swing band playing the classic country dance hall songs of the 1940’s and 50’s. Bob Wills, Webb Pierce, Hank Williams are just a few of the artists that Earlie Willie draws inspiration from and tunes to perform.

• Pierre is Dreaming Groovin' Folk Rock originals and covers from Takoma Park, Maryland: Annette Wasilik, Rich Morey, and Brad Gladstone.

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

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 • NO COVER

The Poor Ellen Smith Band

A seasoned Americana band bringing to you the songs and acoustic guitar sounds of vintage Bluegrass, Blues and Country in the style of Doc Watson, Norman Blake and others. The band has been active in the greater Washington area and played venues like the Takoma Park Festival, New Deal Cafe, Sandy Springs Museum, Beans in the Belfry, Potomac Overlook Regional Park, plus wineries like Barrel Oak in VA and others.

Listen to the band

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

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

5:00pm • $10 Cover

The Blue Rhythm Boys

The Blue Rhythm Boys bring authenticity, originality and joy to their own swinging mix of hot jazz, country blues and hokum. Their love of the great, acoustic string bands of the last century shines clear and strong. You'll hear music from the 1920's & 30's; a raucous repertoire featuring songs from Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Blake, Washington Phillips and Pink Anderson as well as the "hot club" swing of Django Reinhardt, the western swing of Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys, and the  thrilling music of Slim & Slam, Hank Penny and the great Fats Waller.  The Blue Rhythm Boys have played  this music their entire lives, and their great delight and considerable chops will be evident pretty quick into their first set.

"Swingin’ Acoustic Guitars,southern-tinged vocals,and the best repertoire East of Bucks County all combine to float your boat up the mighty Miss-i-sip!” -Folk/Swingster Dan Hicks

Video “I Got Mine”

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

CALIGULA BLUSHED

Dedicated to the notion that fans of the Smiths and Morrissey want to hear some of the greatest music ever written in a true live concert setting, Caligula Blushed delivers an authentic rendition of Smiths/Morrissey songs, with each performance based on an impeccable set list.  

Seasoned Mozzer Quinn has fronted multiple Smiths tributes, including Girlfriend In A Coma, with whom he once performed in place of Morrissey’s 2007 Rams Head cancellation. Quinn’s spot-on Moz mannerisms and vocals, paired with the band's top flight musicians, render each Caligula Blushed performance a visceral live experience for all Smiths and Morrissey fans!

Vocals - Quinn 
Guitar - Craig Gildner
Bass - Stephen “Gio” Brusca
Drums - Steven Snyder

YouTube Live @Hank Dietle’s

6:00pm • $10 Cover

Terri & The Back Alley Rhythm Cats

Terri and the Cats play fun, entirely danceable roots rock and roll music! Imagine if Rockabilly Queen Wanda Jackson and Queen of R&B Ruth Brown created a playlist for a spectacular party. They'd be sure to include plenty of blues, jump blues, Latin music, and soul to get you moving and grooving, royally.

• Terri Vocals. originally formed the band in 2016.  She has also spent time on stage with other performers, including The Rock-a-Sonics, Ruthie & the Wranglers, the Thrillbillies, Karen Collins & the Back Roads Band, and Lunch With Bob. Terri loves sharing the energy of the music with the audience. 

• Byron Williams drums, has been with the band since 2017.  Byron is a veteran of many bands in the DMV, including Junior Cline and the Recliners, the Dixie Power Trio, and the Chuck Underwood Trio.  Behind the drums, Byron has a huge presence and personality and just makes it easy for the rest of the band. 

• Jerry del Rosso bass. 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 U-Liners, Hollertown, Doug Stevenson & the Spades, and American Touristers.   

• Jason (Jay) Byrd guitar, He is unobtrusive but don't let that fool you.  His solos are masterful and twisting.  Jason is also an Americana singer-songwriter.  His latest album entitled "Home Again" was released in August 2022.  

Live @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

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

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

Dan’s YouTube Channel

8:00pm • $10-$20 Suggested Donation for the band

Kiti & the Drifting Valentines will be performing on the second Tuesday of each month.

Kiti Gartner & the Drifting Valentines

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).

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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 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.

Eva Cassidy Interview

Keith Grimes - Eva Cassidy

YouTube “Twilight”

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

Scott Tournet

Scott Tournet has lived a lot of stories. He grew up on a dirt road in rural Vermont with no electricity. He went to a clothing-optional college with no grades. After college, he drove across the country by himself with a tent and a guitar. He co-founded and was the main songwriter behind Grace Potter & the Nocturnals. He has played with The Allman Brothers, Gov’t Mule, Bob Weir, Billy Gibbons, Robert Plant, members of Phish, etc.  Performed for President Obama. Written and recorded with Dan Auerbach, Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss.  Earned a gold record, played Letterman, Conan, Leno, Ellen, etc., Lollapalooza, Rock in Rio in Brazil, Fuji Rock in Japan, Farm Aid. 

     During a tour of football stadiums across the United States opening for Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney, Tournet became disillusioned and stepped away from the band he helped build at the height of their success.

     In the years following his departure, Tournet moved to California and formed the world music ensemble, Elektric Voodoo. He wrote and produced 3 full length albums, toured the country a number of times, and started a family.  In 2023 Scott moved his family to the east coast and released his solo album 'Rock and Roll Stories'.  The album found some radio success though Scott only toured minimally behind so he could stay home with his family.  

     On September 12th, 2025, Tournet will release his newest record 'HOME'.  'HOME' is a more laid back, singer-songwriter release which he will be touring solo acoustic to support.  In addition to the songs on 'HOME', Scott will also be playing songs from his entire discography.   

5:30 Happy Hour Show • NO COVER! • Ruthies Birthday!

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.” 

Ruthie Logsdon

Logsdon formed Ruthie and the Wranglers in 1989 in Takoma Park, Maryland. The band blends honky-tonk, rockabilly, Americana, and roots rock, often described as “Loretta Lynn meets the Ramones at a Dick Dale show”. They’ve released multiple acclaimed albums including Wrangler City (1997), Life’s Savings (1998), Live at Chick Hall’s Surf Club (2000), Live at Goose Creek (2011), and All Wrangled Up (2018).instagram+3​

Ruthie and her group have earned over 30 WAMMIE Awards (Washington Area Music Awards), including Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, and Song of the Year. Ruthie herself has been recognized multiple times as Best Female Country Vocalist and Songwriter of the Year.

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”

5:30pm • Suggested donation $10-$20

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

9:00pm • $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.

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

Exile on Bourbon Street

Tribute to The Rolling Stones & Dr. John

Jenny Langer • Jonathan Sloane • Holly Montgomery •  Deren Blessman • Jon Maurer

“It’s gumbo with a side of grit — A night of The Rolling Stones + Dr. John, stirred up by Jonathan Sloane & Jenny Langer and delivered with the help of their friends.”

The band will feature:

Jenny Langer: vocals

Jonathan Sloane: guitar, vocals

Holly Montgomery: Bass, vocals

Deren Blessman: drums

Jon Maurer: Keys 

2:00 - 4:30PM - $10-$20 suggested donation

David Chappell Band

David’s band is a revolving group of the DMV’s stellar performers… details soon.

• David, 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'.

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

7:00pm • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

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!

Dan Hovey

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

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

Dan’s YouTube Channel

8pm • $10-20 suggested donation

Novo Mundo Quartet

Craig Gildner • Bruce Swaim • Nick Ruggieri • John Previti

Details soon…

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

5:30 • No Cover

Wellvis

Matt Hahn • Karl Straub • Erica Antonelli • Jeff Muller • Nick Ruggieri

Described as "glambilly and psychedelic soul," Wellvis plays a mad scientist's concoction of new originals and early rock 'n' roll (think Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Bo Diddley), along with glam rock a la T Rex, and a dash of psychedelia for good measure. Rock'n'roll that's good for ya, baby! Rock to wellness!

8:00pm • $10 Cover

Charlie Owen & Pocket Change

Charlie Owen • Pete Kanaras • Alex Rankin • Nick Ruggieri • Tam Sullivan

Born in Birmingham, Alabama and raised in Washington, D.C. He satisfied his early musical cravings, playing trumpet in elementary school as well as the high school marching band and orchestra.

In his twenties, Charlie was a member of the house band at the Stardust Lounge in Waldorf, MD, playing dance sets between national acts - The Everly Brothers, Dennis Yost & The Classics Four, Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge, Barbara Mandrell and many others.

1981 found Charlie relocating to the San Francisco Bay area and it was not too long before he was fronting a great R&B outfit, The Dynatones. During his tenure in the Dynatones, the band toured nationally, opening for James Brown, Etta James, Roomful of Blues, Bonnie Bramlett, The Drifters and others.

Now, based in Annapolis, Maryland, Charlie has released a fine CD, "Worth The Wait". It features many of San Francisco's finest sidemen who provide a perfect setting for the Soul of this elegant singer.

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

Canebrake Cajun Band

Cajun Dancing is back in DC and serving up a spicy mix of dancehall music of Southwest Louisiana is the “The Canebrake Cajun Band”. Red-hot rhythms and hard-driving beat that fire up your feet with two-steps & waltzes. “Laissez les bon temps rouler!” It’s always a Cajun party with The Canebrake Cajun Band in the house. All the band members are veterans of Traditional Cajun music and are back together again to fire up the dance floor and keep you moving.

Band members include:

Ben Holmes: Drums/vocals (played with Queen Ida, Al Rapone, Zydeco Crayz, Savoir Faire Cajun Band)

Trent Van Blaricom: Accordion/Fiddle/Vocals (played with Tracy Schwarz Cajun, Zydeco Crayz, Savoir Faire, Gator Gumbo)

Matt Haney: Fiddle/Steel (played with Bonetones, Tracy Schwarz Cajun, Gator Gumbo, Fond D’Cullotte)

Doug Bell: Guitar/Vocals (played with Zydeco Crayz, Savoir Fair Cajun band)

Kevin Enoch: Bass (played with Tracy Schwarz Cajun, Squeeze Bayou, Savoir Faire Cajun Band)

5:00pm • $10 Suggested Donation

Shannon Leigh

and The Good Bygones

Shannon Leigh and The Good Bygones are rising stars in the DC area bluegrass scene. They play a high-energy and eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary bluegrass, influenced by country, folk, and blues that is sure to get you on your feet. Shannon Leigh Reynolds fronts the band and leads with strong vocals reminiscent of a bygone era. She is backed by a talented group of musicians, including Keith Arneson on banjo, whose style is both playful and fiery - and lightning fast when needed, Will Sears, who can make his fiddle cry or get your toes tapping with a rousing fiddle tune, and Mary Naden who holds it all together with the bass. The band is sure to be your next favorite!

Shannon recently released her album, "Triple Shot," to much acclaim, and it stayed on the FAI folk charts for three months in late 2023, peaking at #4. Both Shannon and her album are nominated for Wammie awards in the Folk/Bluegrass category.

Video - Hold On

9:00pm • $10 Cover

Big Boy Little Band

Bret Littlehales • Matt Kelly • Wolf Crescenze • Joe Wells

"Blues for Grownups"

The deep, deep blues. The kind of blues you used to hear on a distant radio station broadcasting from somewhere down south, late at night.  The kind of blues where you wake up early in the morning and all you can think of is your lover and you wonder where they've gone.  The kind of blues that makes you want to go somewhere and dance or shout or just be alive.  Those kinds of blues. 

Bret Littlehales “Big Boy Little” has been singing and playing blues harp in the Washington, DC area since 1967.  He’s opened for such blues greats as B.B. King, Koko Taylor and Junior Wells.  The Big Boy Little Band was honored to represent the DC Blues Society at the Int’l Blues Challenge in 2010 and placed in the Top 10 Finals out of 110 blues bands from around the world and Matt Kelley won the coveted Albert King Award for top guitarist.  The band also features "Wolf" Crescenze on bass and Joe Wells (drums).  

The enigmatic, quixotic, mysterious, always entertaining – Big Boy Little Band

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

MARY ANN REDMOND BAND

Deren Blessman • Dan Leonard • Scott Ambush • 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 Scott Ambush on bass! Come for an afternoon of originals and some special covers. Y’all Come!  

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

6:00pm • $10 Cover

Djangolaya

An acoustic jazz group with a international flair.  Part French cafe, part New Orleans jazz, part Latin nightclub, Djangolaya draws on a wide range of musical influences to present a unique blend of old and new sounds

7:00pm • NO COVER! •Happy Hour 4-8

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!

Dan Hovey

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

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

Dan’s YouTube Channel

8:00pm • $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

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.

5:30pm • No Cover

THE PORCH DELIGHTS

Front porch style Americana music...somewhere between lemonade and moonshine!

These local luminaries started stringing up lights and hosting pop-up porch gigs for neighbors and live-streamed outdoor jams when they couldn’t hit the venues during the pandemic. Now, harmonizers Ruthie Logsdon - rhythm guitar (Ruthie and the Wranglers), Arch Alcantara - lead guitar (Ruthie and the Wranglers, HalFSmokes and more) and Bill Williams - mandolin/harmonica (Jelly Roll Mortals, Dede and the Do-Rights, Last Train Home) are lighting up every stage they hit and rustling up down home fun with some Buck Owens, The Band, Loretta Lynn, Hank Williams, Dave Dudley, Patsy Cline and surprises. Solid, spritely and sincere. Pull up a chair!

9:00pm - $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.

5:00pm • $10-$20 suggested donation

Clem Fandango

Peter Gilstrap • Bill Williams • Edward O’Connell • Scott McKnight • Antoine Sanfuentes

After playing in local bands The Neighbors, Super Jones Affair, and Mother May I in the late 1900s, sharing stages with NRBQ, Roy Orbison, Paul Westerberg, Smashing Pumpkins and Marshall Crenshaw among others, accused singer songwriter and former Zamboni driver Peter Gilstrap left the area at sundown for the deserts of the west.   

Now, he has returned to the DMV with a burning desire to play music at any cost. So far, it’s been well over $200.

Joined by the formidable talents of Bill Williams, Edward O’Connell, Scott McKnight and Antoine Sanfuentes veterans of Last Train Home, Jelly Roll Mortals, Dede and the Do-Rights, Little Red & the Renegades, the Half Smokes and Kevin Johnson and the Linemen—Clem Fandango was born.  

It’s an earworm buffet of Gilstrap’s original songs inspired by the work of Nick Lowe, George Jones, Burt Bacharach, The Move, The Replacements, and pre-mustache Beatles. Get it while it’s hot.

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

The Shambles • Hard-Core Troubadours

The Shambles No band was more aptly named than The Shambles. They pretty much were always in that state. They rocked hard and most of their gigs way back when were in Baltimore. They flew under the radar in the DC area. But...you can find out what the all fuss was about when they reunite on Saturday 11/25 Thanksgiving weekend. The Shambles are Russ Beeker and David Goodfriend from Goin Goin Gone, Tommy Hannigan, Clark Matthews and Pete Kanaras who quit some band named The Nighthawks to play with them. It's District rock n' roll with The Shambles!

Hard-Core Troubadours At the turn of the century there was a roots rockin’ DC area band called the Hard-Core Troubadours. They played roots rock, country swing, surf, cowpunk, texas blues, alt country, and rockabilly. Whatever you call it, it was always danceable and fun!  Now they’re back doing shows and adding some new material too!

The band is:
Kevin Driscoll-vocals, guitar
Andy Rutherford-vocals, guitar
Louie Newmyer-vocals, bass
Jimi Lethbridge-drums

2pm • $10-$20 suggested donation

Drew Gibson

Drew’s music drifts on influence from the American days of country-blues and the singer-songwriters of the recent past.  Since releasing his debut album “Letterbox” in 2007, the self-taught finger-style guitarist has garnered attention from USA Today, The Washington Post, RVA Magazine, and No Depression. With his intensely personal songs and an expert stagecraft as a live performing story-teller, Drew has graced stages across the country at revered venues such as The Ark in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia.

In 2015 Gibson released his third effort entitled “1532.”  The album was born from a healing journey on which he embarked after the loss of his father on the Fourth of July in 2012.  "Fifteen Thirty-Two" traces stories of Gibson’s family from its roots in Scotland to the branches across Canada and the United States and was considered one of the top releases in 2015 by No Depression.

In 2016, Drew began recording his fourth album, “Shipbuilder.” After many years in the making, the album was released in April of 2019.  “Shipbuilder” navigated songs about the ups and downs of life and how to float above the constant changing tides, while keeping dreams alive as we continue to grow.  Gibson is currently recording his 5th studio album, due to be released early 2023.

“Drew Gibson writes big songs that you can hold in the palm of your hand.”

-The Washington Post

“Vocally, the album lies somewhere between Mark Lanegan and Bruce Cockburn, with perhaps a bit of Mark Knopfler, as Gibson’s excellent finger style playing is in the same class as the Dire Straits frontman.”

-The Chattanooga Pulse

"Infectiously melodic songs and virtuosic guitar playing.  A fascinating listen.”

-The Greenville Journal 

"It's the type of album that's clearly in a different league... one that would make most artists spend the rest of their career in the dark due to the large shadow it casts.”

-RVA Magazine

“Well worth checking out.”

-USA Today

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

The Oklahoma Twisters

They 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!

7:00pm • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

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!

Dan Hovey

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

The former Nighthawks guitarist plays fingerstyle in the tradition of Takoma Park legend John Fahey.

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

Dan’s YouTube Channel

8:00pm • $10-$20 suggested donation

THE BROTHER BILL QUINTET

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

Focus Music’s Rising Artist Award Fundraiser

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.

Featuring:

• Eryn Michel

• Annette Wasilik

• rob Hinkal

• Jillian Matundan

• Rebecca Berlin

• Catherine Pajic

• Gabrielle Zwi

2:00 PM • $25 • All seated show • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if still available

MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER

THE MUSIC OF WEATHER REPORT

Scott Ambush • Chris Fischer • Al Williams • Deren Blessman • Eddie Montalvo

Weather Report was the gold standard. Critically acclaimed and with an adoring and growing fan base a rock supergroup would feel at home with, the jazz fusion quintet begun by ex-members of Miles Davis’ ground breaking bands, Weather Report were regarded as perhaps the most innovative and exciting group in music for much of their 15 year career spanning 1970-1985. 

The group which focused on the superb compositions of founding members Joe Zawinul, & Wayne Shorter, also featured a constant merry go round of brilliant instrumentalists, including bass guitar genius, Jaco Pastorius. who also wrote for the band. Weather Report served as a launching pad for a host of fresh and exciting drummers, percussionists and bassists and each configuration of the group found new ground and seemed as intrepid as the others. 

Anticipating the growing North American interest in world music, from the beginning Weather Reports' imaginative songs incorporated rhythms & harmonies from around the world, while also possessing actual hummable melodic hooks that laced the shifting pieces together. Their music includes elements of jazz, rock, funk, Latin, space age synthesizers and all manner of world beat. The 1977 masterpiece "Heavy Weather" included the endlessly catchy "Birdland" and in 2011 that album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.  

During the mid 1970's after Pastorius joined the group, the bands' live performances became events, as their music drew in both serious listeners and non jazz fans alike.

A Newmyer Flyer Production

Newmyer Flyer is the 2nd production company from BandHouse Gigs cofounder Ron Newmyer. Previous sold out shows include: Laurel Canyon: Golden Songs of Los Angeles 1967-73, The Last Waltz Tribute, the Dream Discs album tribute series, The Songs of Burt Bacharach & Hal David, The Best of Janis Joplin & Jimi Hendrix, & Time Loves A Hero: A Tribute to Little Feat & The Simon & Garfunkel Songbook among many others.

8PM • $30 In advance on Eventbrite • $35 at the door if still available

Domenic Cicala • "The Last Hurrah" … Or Not

Scheduled to perform

ARCH ALCANTARA • JAY BYRD • JEFF CARMELLA • BILLY COULTER • TONY DENIKOS • ARIF DURRANI • JASON HANNAN • MICHELLE HANNAN • LYNN KASDORF • STEVE KOCHERSPERGER • JEFF KURTZ • RUTHIE LOGSDON • MARK NOONE • PATTY REESE • ERIC SELBY • JANINE WILSON

The Last Hurrah…or Not: Domenic Cicala & My Special Guests 

A Celebration of Americana and Roots Music 

“Domenic Cicala & My Special Guests The Last Hurrah…or not,” promises to be a memorable gathering of talented performers drawn from the region’s lively Americana and roots music scene. This special event will feature an all-star cast, each contributing their unique artistry to an evening of heartfelt music. 

A Musical Journey: Originals, Country Rock, and Collaboration 

You can look forward to an eclectic mix of original songs, country rock favorites, and dynamic collaborations. The performances will unfold in the inviting and historic atmosphere of Maryland’s oldest roadhouse, providing the perfect backdrop for an evening of intimate and spirited music-making. 

A Personal Milestone 

Reflecting on the significance of the event, Domenic Cicala shares, “I wanted to celebrate this turn of the decade surrounded by the people and music that mean the most to me.” He adds that Dietle’s, the chosen venue, offers “the perfect mix of grit, warmth, and soul — it’s where community and music really come alive.” 

Domenic Cicala: A Local Fixture 

Renowned for his soulful fusion of Americana, country, and rock ‘n’ roll, Cicala has played a vital role in the local music community for years, both as a performer and as a supporter of regional artistry. This milestone show stands as a testament to the enduring spirit of collaboration and the pure joy that comes from sharing music with others. 

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.