| Date |
Artist |
Venue |
Dancing? |
Notes |
| Mon Aug 4 |
Return to Forever |
Merriweather Post |
|
Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White, & Al DiMeola |
| Thur-Sun Aug 7-10 |
Buffalo Jambalaya |
Camp Ramblewood
Darlington, MD |
yes & lessons |
w/ Steve Riley, Lil' Malcolm, & J.J. Callier,
Instructors: Anthony Lewis & Sheri Mullinex, Chris Trahan & Janine Dougas, & w/ Chef TBD |
| Thur-Fri Aug 7-8 |
Gipsy Kings |
Wolf Trap |
|
$42/25(lawn) |
| Thur Aug 7 |
King Teddy |
Nottoway Park
Vienna |
|
FREE |
| Sat-Sun Aug 9-10 |
Swinging Blues Fest
Nighthawks & ??? |
Linganore Winery
Mt. Airy, MD |
|
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| Sat-Sun Aug 9-10 |
Virgin Mobile Festival |
Pimlico Race Course
Baltimore, MD |
|
Sat: Chuck Berry, Foo Fighters, Gogol Bordello, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Wilco, ...
Sun: Bob Dylan, Iggy & the Stooges, Moby, Nine Inch Nails, ... |
| Sat Aug 9 |
Homemade Jamz |
Surf Club Live |
sure |
$25/$20(adv)/$15(DCBS adv) |
| Sun Aug 10 |
BB King |
Wolf Trap |
|
$42/$25(lawn) |
| Sun Aug 10 |
Lord of the Strings |
JVs |
|
w/ Dan Hovey, Dave Chappell, & Mike Merchoni |
| | | | |
| Tue Aug 12 |
Los Lonley Boys
Los Lobos |
Wolf Trap |
|
$40/$25(lawn) - 8pm
They got the order wrong! |
| Wed Aug 13 |
George Thorogood & the Destroyers
Buddy Guy |
Wolf Trap |
|
$40/$22(lawn) - 8pm |
| Thur Aug 14 |
Joni Mitchell Tribute |
Strathmore |
|
$15 - 7:30pm - w/ Luke Brindley, Laura Burhenn, Jon Carroll, Deeme Katson, Frederic Yonnet,
LEA, John Jennings, Margot MacDonald, Mary Ann Redmond, Grace Griffith, Esther Haynes,
Naked Blue, ... |
| Fri Aug 15 |
El Vez for Prez Tour |
Black Cat |
|
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| Fri Aug 15 |
BG & the Mojo Hands |
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park |
yes, w/ lesson @ 8pm |
9pm - $13 |
| Sat Aug 16 |
Hot August Blues |
Oregon Ridge
Cockeysville, MD |
|
John Hiatt, Marcia Ball, Bonerama, Janet Griffin, ... - $30/$40(day of) |
| Sat Aug 16 |
Tony Rice Unit
JD Crowe & the New South |
Birchmere |
|
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| Sat Aug 16 |
JJ Callier & the Zydeco Knockouts |
Surf Club Live |
yes |
|
| Sat Aug 16 |
SingCo Rhythm Orchestra |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 8pm |
$15 |
| Sun Aug 17 |
Sunday Waltz
Blue Amber |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 3pm |
$8 - 3:30-6pm |
| | | | |
| Tue Aug 19 |
Bobby 'Blue' Band |
Birchmere |
nope |
7:30pm - $29.50+SC |
| Thur Aug 21 |
Chris Isaak
James Hunter |
Wolf Trap |
|
$42/$25(lawn) |
| Thur Aug 21 |
Cathy Ponton King |
Nottoway Park
Vienna |
|
FREE |
| Sat Aug 23 |
Robert Cray Band
Keb' Mo' |
Pier Six Pavilion |
|
|
| Sun Aug 24 |
Sunday Contra
Love Mongrels |
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 3pm |
7:30pm |
| | | | |
| Wed Aug 27 |
Fabulous Thunderbirds
the Nighthawks |
Birchmere |
doubtful |
7:30pm - $29.50+SC |
| Wed Aug 27 |
Indigenous |
State Theatre |
|
|
| Fri-Sun Aug 29-31 |
Rhythm & Roots Festival |
Ninigret Park
Charlestown, RI |
yes & lessons |
Host: Pine Leaf Boys
Fri: Preston Frank, Johnny Nicholas, Great American Taxi, Bill Kirchen, Scythian, Corey Ladet, ...
Sat: Keb' Mo', Steve Riley, Red Stick Ramblers, Preston Frank, Dan Hicks, Waybacks, ...
Sun: Robert Cray, Steve Riley, Red Stick Ramblers, Preston Frank, Ed Poullard, the Gourds,
Curley Taylor, ... |
| Sat Aug 30 |
DC Blues Festival |
Carter Barron Ampetheatre |
concrete |
FREE - w/ Zac Harmon & The Mid-South Blues Revue, Lil Dave Thompson,
Charles ’ÄúBig Daddy’Äù Stallings Band, Acme Blues Co., The Jazzy Blues Women,
The Country Bunker Funky Blues Band, The Colours Splatt Blues Band, ... |
| Sat Aug 30 |
Daryl Davis |
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 8pm |
$15 |
| Sat Aug 30 |
Karen Collins & The Backroads Band |
JVs |
|
|
| Sun Aug 31 |
Alonzo's Memorial Picnic |
Rosedale American Legion Hall |
|
$25(adv) - w/ Billy Price, Big James Montgomery, Nothin' But Trouble |
| | | | |
| Mon Sept 1 |
Herndon Labor Day Jazz & Wine Festival |
Herndon Town Green |
|
John Jorgenson Quintet, ... |
| Fri Sept 5 |
Bill Kirchen & too Much Fun |
Jammin Java |
doubtful |
$20 - 8pm |
| Fri Sept 5 |
the Gourds |
State Theatre |
sure |
$20 - 8pm |
| Sat Sept 6 |
Robert Redd & Friends |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 8pm |
$12 |
| Sun Sept 7 |
Steve Earle & Allison Moorer |
Birchmere |
|
7:30pm - $59.50+SC |
| Sun Sept 7 |
Sunday Waltz
Waltzing Stars |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 3pm |
$8 - 3:30-6pm |
| | | | |
| Mon Sept 8 |
Steve Earle & Allison Moorer |
Birchmere |
|
7:30pm - $59.50+SC |
| Fri Sept 12 |
Kenny Neal & John Nemeth |
FishHead Cantina |
|
|
| Sat Sept 13 |
George Gee Orchestra
w/ Frankie Manning |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 8pm |
$18 |
| Sat Sept 13 |
Sonny Landreth |
Birchmere |
|
|
| Sun Sept 14 |
Takoma Park Folk Festival |
Takoma Park Middle School |
sure |
FREE |
| Sun Sept 14 |
Janine Wilson (1pm)
Bluesworks (10:30am) |
Eastern Market |
|
FREE |
| | | | |
| Tue Sept 16 |
Candye Kane |
Clarendon Ballroom |
yes |
9-11pm |
| Thur-Sat Sept 18-20 |
Watermelon Park Fest |
Watermelon Park
Berryville, VA |
|
Thur: Danny Knicely, ...
Fri: Crooked Still, Carolina Chocolate Drops, ...
Sat: Larry Keel, Dan Tyminki, ... |
| Fri Sept 19 |
T Broussard & the Zydeco Steppers |
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park |
yes, w/ lesson @ 8pm |
9pm |
| Sat Sept 20 |
Radio King Orchestra |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, w/ lesson |
|
| Sun Sept 21 |
Sunday Waltz
Notorious |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 3pm |
$8 - 3:30-6pm |
| | | | |
| Sun Sept 28 |
Blue Rhythm Boys (1pm)
Alexandria Kleztet (10:30am) |
Eastern Market |
|
FREE |
| Sun Sept 28 |
Down by the Riverside
Blind Boys of Alabama & Preservation Hall Jazz Band |
Kennedy Center
Concert Hall |
|
7pm - $65-20 |
| | | | |
| Mon Sept 29 |
Carolina Chocolate Drops |
Kennedy Center
??Millennium Stage?? |
|
|
| Fri-Sun Oct 3-5 |
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival |
Speedway Meadow, Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA |
yes & lessons |
FREE
Earl Scruggs, Bad Livers, Gourds, Desert Rose, Jerry Jeff Walker, Laurie Lewis, Hazel Dickens,
Gogol Bordello, Waybacks, Robert Plant & Allison Krauss, Iris Dement, Greg Brown, Asleep at the Wheel,
Del McCoury, Peter Rowan, Hot Rize, Santiago Jimenez, Infamous Stringdusters, Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women,
Loudon Wainright III, Robert Earl Keen, ...
|
| Fri-Sun Oct 3-5 |
Dance Vortex |
Camp Riverview
Mentone, AL |
yes & lessons |
Leon Chavis and the Zydeco Flames, Briggs Brown and the Bayou Cajuns,
Notorious, Cis Hinkle, & Atlanta Swamp Opera |
| Sat Oct 4 |
Allstar Band Jam |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 8pm |
$12 |
| Sat Oct 4 |
Thrillbillies |
Quarry House Tavern |
sure |
9:30pm - $6 |
| Sun Oct 5 |
Takoma Park Street Festival |
Downtown Takoma Park |
in the street |
FREE - 10am-5pm - Janine Wilson, TBD |
| Sun Oct 5 |
Cesaria Evora |
Lisner Auditorium |
|
$50-35 - 7pm |
| Sun Oct 5 |
Sunday Waltz
Nightingale |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 3pm |
$8 - 3:30-6pm |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| Fri Oct 17 |
Leroy Thomas |
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park |
yes, w/ lesson @ 8pm |
$18 - 9pm |
| Sat Oct 18 |
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
20th Anniversary |
Liberty Theatre
Eunice, LA |
|
w/ Special Guests |
| Sun Oct 19 |
Sunday Waltz
Oklahoma Twisters |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 3pm |
$8 - 3:30-6pm |
| | | | |
| Thur Oct 23 |
Los Straightjackets
Laika & the Cosmonauts |
Barns of Wolf Trap |
|
|
| Fri-Sat Oct 24-25 |
Blackpot Festival |
Acadian Village
Lafayette, LA |
|
Fri: Belton Richard, Pine Leaf Boys, Ann Savoy & her Sleepless Knights, Figs, Bonsoir Catin
Sat: Red Stick Ramblers, Racines, Ed Poullard & Preston Frank, Ginny Hawker & Tracy Schwartz,
Balfa Toujours, Lafayette Rhythm Devils, Feufollet, ... |
| Fri Oct 24 |
Sweet Honey in the Rock |
Warner Theatre |
|
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| | | | |
| Sat Nov 1 |
Brooks Tegler's Big Band |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 8pm |
$12 |
| Sun-Sun Nov 2-9 |
Zydeco Cruise 2007 |
New Orleans, Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Jamaica |
yes |
Geno Delafose & Steve Riley |
| Sun Nov 2 |
Sunday Waltz
Rose by the Door |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 3pm |
$8 - 3:30-6pm |
| | | | |
| Fri Nov 7 |
Keys to New Orleans |
Kennedy Center |
|
Allen Toussaint, Henry Butler, & John Cleary - $30 - 7:30 & 9pm |
| Sat Nov 8 |
Eric Felten |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 8pm |
$15 |
| Sat Nov 8 |
Cassandra Wilson |
Warner Theatre |
|
|
| | | | |
| Fri Nov 14 |
Dennis Stroughmatt & Creole Stomp |
Bumper Car Pavillion
Glen Echo Park |
yes, w/ lesson @ 8pm |
$18 - 9pm |
| Sat Nov 15 |
Melissa Martin & the Mighty Rhythm Kings |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 8pm |
$12 |
| Sun Nov 16 |
Sunday Waltz
Waltz Magic |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 3pm |
$8 - 3:30-6pm |
| | | | |
| Sat Nov 29 |
Blair Carman and the Belleview Boys |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 8pm |
$15 |
| | | | |
| Fri-Sat Dec 5-6 |
Night of 100 Elvises |
Lithuanian Hall
851-3 Hollins St, Baltimore |
some |
7pm-2am - $55(adv) inc. bevs & food
Fri: Janine Wilson, ...
Sat: Janine Wilson, ... |
| Sat Dec 6 |
Junkyard Saints |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 8pm |
$12 |
| Sun Dec 7 |
Sunday Waltz
Blue Bamboo |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 3pm |
$8 - 3:30-6pm |
| | | | |
| Sun Dec 21 |
Sunday Waltz
Some Assembly |
Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park |
yes, lesson @ 3pm |
$8 - 3:30-6pm |
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| 2009 | | | |
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| Sat Mar 7 |
Natalie MacMaster |
George Mason Center for Performing Arts |
|
8pm - $44,36,22 |
| Sun-Mon Feb 8-9 |
Vusi Mahlasela |
Clarice Smith Center |
|
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| Mon Mar 9 |
Chieftains |
Kennedy Center Concert Hall |
|
|
| Wed Mar 11 |
Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensmble |
Strathmore |
|
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| Mon Mar 16 |
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w/ Wynton Marsalis |
Kennedy Center Concert Hall |
|
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| | | | |
Sat Apr 4 |
Cherryholmes |
George Mason Center for Performing Arts |
|
8pm - $44-22 |
