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


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Recommended Events
for the Greater Washington DC area
Date Artist Venue Dancing? Notes
Mon July 6
Eric Lindell
Rams Head Annapolis
siddown & shuddup
Tue July 7
Big Three Trio
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Wed July 8
Wilco
Wolf Trap
Wed July 8
King Teddy
Lee District Park
Thur July 9
Eric Lindell
State Theatre
Thur July 9
JP McDermott
Head Over Heels Dance
Fairfax Old Town Hall
yes, leson @ 7:30pm
$8- 8:30pm
Thur July 9
Billy Coulter
Lee District Park Amphitheater
7:30pm - FREE
Thur July 9
Hula Monsters
Nottaway Park
FREE
Fri July 10
Rosanne Cash
Birchmere
nope
Fri July 10
Last Train Home
Strathmore Backyard Theatre
$10 - 7pm
Fri July 10
Chopteeth
Rock & Roll Hotel
Fri July 10
Deja Blue (7pm)
Clarence "Bluesman" Turner (10pm)
Bangkok Blues
sure
Fri July 10
Scott Ramminger & the CrawStickers
Andy Poxon Band
Surf Club Live
sure
9pm
Sat July 11
Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials
Fish Head Cantina
Arbutus, MD
$15 - 3-7pm
Sat July 11
JP McDermott & Western Bop w/ Marti Brom
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$15 - 9pm
Sat July 11
Billy Joel & Elton John
Nationals Park
Sat July 11
Old Time Banjo Festival
Birchmere
w/ Mike Seeger, Buruce Molsky, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, ...
Sun July 12
Johnny Ace and Sidewalk Zydeco
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
$15 - 3:30pm
Sun July 12
Grandsons
McLean Central Park
FREE - 3-4pm
Sun-Fri July 12-17
Blues/Guitar Week
Augusta Heritage Center
Elkins, WV
yes & lessons
$420 tution, w/ Gaye Adegbalola, Andra Fae, Louisiana Red, Daryl Davis, Ann Rabson, Grant Dermody, Joe Flisco, Phil Wiggins, Eleanor Ellis, Rick Franklin, Mary Flower, ...
Mon July 13
Last Train Home
Lee District Park Amphitheater
7:30pm - FREE
Mon July 13
Guy Forsyth
Iota
Tue July 14
Natty Beaux
Clarendon Ballroom
yes
$10 - 9-11pm
Thur-Sun July 16-19
Finger Lakes Grassroots Fest
Trumansburg Fairgrounds
Trumansburg, NY
yes
TBD
Thur-Sun July 16-19
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival
Walsh Farm
Oak Hill, NY
yes & lessons
Host: Dry Branch Fire Squad
Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, David Bromberg, Del McCoury, Tim O'Brien, Peter Rowan, the Waybacks, Crooked Still, Footworks Percussive Dance Ensamble, Red Stick Ramblers, Lee Boys, ...
Thur July 16
Dave Chappell Benefit
Surf Club Live
8pm - $20 - Nighthawks, Junkyard Saints, Cathy Ponton King, Mary Ann Redmond, King Soul, ...
Thur July 16
Robert Cray Band
Birchmere
7:30pm - $55+SC
Thur July 16
Bill Kirchen Solo
Rockville Town Square
6-8pm - FREE
Thur July 16
Knockout Kings & Bruce Ewan
Silver Plaza
Silver Spring
7-9pm - FREE
Fri-Sat July 17-19
Artscape
Baltimore
street
FREE
Fri: Dionne Warwick, Matt Wigler, ...
Sat: Robert Randolph, CAKE, Bio Ritmo, Los Reyes del K.O. w/ Bruce Ewan, ...
Sun: Eileen Cherry, Big Boy Little, ...
Fri-Sun July 17-19
Red Hot Blues & BBQ
Glen Echo Park
Du-Shor Dance Studio (Sat)
yes
$55(adv) - (Fri) Eli Cook, (Sat) Gordon Webster, & (Sun) Gina Sicilia
Fri July 17
Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band
Strathmore Backyard Theatre
$10 - 7pm
Fri July 17
King Sunny Ade
9:30
8:30pm
Fri July 17
WAMA Jam in the Park
Tribute to Patsy Cline & Emmylou Harris
Carter Baron
concrete
7:30pm - FREE - w/ Marti Brom, Janine Wilson, Karen Collins, Flat Broke w/ Peter Bonta, ...
Fri July 17
Tori Sparks
Potter's House
1658 Columbia Rd NW
7:30pm - Hungry for Music Benefit
Fri July 17
Rosie Ledet
Potter's House
1658 Columbia Rd NW
7:30pm - Hungry for Music Benefit
Fri July 17
Los Reyes del K.O. (The Knockout Kings)
Madam's Organ
room?
10pm
Fri July 17
Rockabilly Riot
Bands TBA
Surf Club Live
sure
Sat July 18
Nighthawks
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 8pm
Sat July 18
Dikki Du & the Zydeco Krewe
Knights of Columbus
Catonsville
yes, lesson @ 8pm
$15 - 9pm
Sat July 18
Bill Kirchen with Ruthie & the Wranglers
Birchmere
siddown & shuddup
Sat July 18
Bryan Lee
Surf Club Live
sure
8:30pm
Sun July 19
Sunday Waltz
Rose by the Door
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park
yes, lesson @ 3pm
$8 - 3:30-6pm
Sun July 19
Los Reyes del K.O. (The Knockout Kings)
McGinty's Pub
yes, lesson @ 3pm
8-10pm
Sun July 19
Toots & the Maytals
the English Beat
Pier 6
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#include <Standard Disclaimer.h>
Fool's Night Out is an attempt to gather all the bands, and shows that I enjoy into one public site. It is in no way comprehensive and is not genre specific. It matches my tastes, but includes other recommendations as well. It tends to focus on Roots Music; specifically Blues, Swing, Rockabilly, Zydeco, and occasionally Latin, Ska, and Cajun, as well as the un-classifyable.
This information is gathered and updated in my spare time. Verify the events and times.
--- Scott Mitchell

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Last Updated: 2009/07/05
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