Fool's Night Out: Regular Shows

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

Recommended Regular Events
for the Greater Washington DC area

Date	Artist	Venue	Dancing?	Notes
Monday
	Blue Mondays	Westminster Presbyterian Church 400 I St SW		band varies
Tuesday
	Ben Andrews	Madam's Organ
Wednesday
	Robert Lighthouse	Chief Ike's Mambo Room
	the Bridge	8x10
Thursday
	Johnny Castle's Thrillbillys	Sunset Grille (Annandale)		or the Rhodes Tavern Troubadours (usually) when Johnny's busy
Friday
	Sin Miedo	Saveur 2218 Wisconsin Ave NW
	Glen Moomou & the Blue Flames	Bertha's
	Jazz Night in Southwest	Westminster Church 400 I St. SW		$5 - 6-9pm
Saturday
	Sin Miedo	Medatera 2614 Connecticut Ave	yes
	Brooks Tegler Jazz Band	James Hobans Irish Bar & Restaurant		6-9pm
Sunday
	Mary Ann Redmond	Flanagan's Harp & Fiddle
	Brooks Tegler Jazz Band	James Hobans Irish Bar & Restaurant		Jazz Brunch - noon-3pm
	Brooks Tegler Jazz Band	Irish Inn at Glen Echo		5:30pm-8:30pm

Other

1st Wednesday	Esther Haynes, Rusty Bogart & Eric Shramek	La Porta's Old Town		7-10pm
2nd & 4th Saturdays	Glen Moomou & the Blue Flames	Bertha's
Last Saturday	Bobby Parker	Madams Organ

Open Mics / Jams

Date	Title	Venue	Genre	Notes
Monday
	Open Mic hosted by David Cotton	Jammin Java		7:30pm
	Mike Holden's Open Mic	Austin Grill - Silver Spring		7:30pm
	Steve Key's Open Mic	Westside Cafe - Frederick		7:30pm
Tuesday
Wednesday
	Country Blues Session w/ the Shackbreakers & Eleanore Ellis	Rodeo Restaurant		7:30-10:30pm
	Mike Maloney's Open Mic	Iota		9pm
	Vernon Santmyer's Jam	JV's
Thursday
	Big Boy Little's Blues Jam	Zoo Bar Washington DC	Blues
Friday
Saturday
	Jam at Archie's Barbershop	Archie's Barbershop 2007 Bunker Hill Rd. NE	acoustic blues	1pm
Sunday
	Wave & Wolf Jam	Bangkok Blues

Other

4th Wednesday	Cajun Jam	Surf Club


#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 may include other's 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