One Thin Dime Reunion
Jun
6

One Thin Dime Reunion

5:00 • $20 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if still available

••• ONE THIN DIME •••

Reunion!

It’s been a minute—but the wait is over. One Thin Dime, the blues-rock outfit that lit up the local scene in the ‘90s, is back for one special evening at Hank Dietle’s Tavern in Rockville, MD. Mark your calendar for Friday, June 6, and catch them live from 5:00 to 7:30 PM.

Formed in Beltsville, Maryland in 1991, One Thin Dime brought together the raw heart of blues and the edge of rock ‘n’ roll, with a sound influenced by Muddy Waters, Slim Harpo, Nick Lowe, Janis Joplin and the Ramones. With deep roots in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties, the six-piece band became known for their sharp original tunes and spirited live shows that pulled people in from the first downbeat.

Core members Bob Felesky, Charles Havekost, Mary Shaver, Paul Jones, Jim Trollinger, Rick Colby, Jim Colby, Rob Dalrymple, Roy Bond and Steve Levine were the soul of the band—each bringing a unique flavor that, together, created a sound both timeless and unmistakably their own. Along the way, they shared the stage with blues heavyweights like Sue Foley, Mem Shannon, and the late great William Clarke, leaving their mark on stages like Tornado Alley in Wheaton, MD.

Now, One Thin Dime is reuniting for one night only, bringing that same energy, soul, and spirit back to where it all began. Don’t miss this chance to see a local legend live—June 6 at Hank Dietle’s. The blues are back.

Two eras, countless gigs—One Thin Dime is where rock and blues meet with style and substance.

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The Nighthawks
Jun
6

The Nighthawks

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

The Nighthawks

The Nighthawks enter the new year with two new members: Zach Sweeney on guitar and Sol Roots on bass. Drummer Mark Stutso’s still on board with his singing and songwriting that make him an audience favorite. And founder, lead singer and harpmaster Mark Wenner is still at the helm. With some 30 recordings and local and international awards to their credit, The Nighthawks are still churning out new material while drawing on more than four decades’ worth of signature tunes for their legendary live shows

Live at Hank Dietle’s Tavern

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Bones Jones Music Students
Jun
7

Bones Jones Music Students

1:00pm Doors • 1:30 Show • No Cover

Bones Jones Music Students

Get ready to rock the night away as the Bones Jones Music bands take the stage at Hank Dietle’s Tavern in Rockville! BJM is Rockville’s home for specialized guitar lessons and a real world rock band experience. At these performances, you’ll hear electrifying covers that showcase the versatility of our all ages student and staff bands. Come enjoy a wide variety of songs from many styles including all of your hard rock, blues, classic rock, punk, and metal favorites! These performances promise to be a fun and memorable experience every time.

Featuring:

• Psych Ward

• Silver Alert

• Midweek Mayhem

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Big Howdy Bluegrass Showcase featuring: Leon Morris
Jun
7

Big Howdy Bluegrass Showcase featuring: Leon Morris

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

"UPDATE: Because of family obligations, the Henry Family has had to cancel. We’ll have a great show with Leon Morris!

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

This month features: Leon Morris

Leon Morris

Canada was a hotbed of country music in the 1930s and 40s, as Leon Morris was growing up in Simcoe, Ontario. The music of Canadian country super-stars Hank Snow and Wilf Carter, also known as Montana Slim, and their emulators was ubiquitous on radio throughout the country. Fans could also tune in mainstream country stars from the United States on WLS (Chicago), WWVA (Wheeling), and sometimes on a clear night, WSM in Nashville. At home in Ontario, Leon's family performed locally with his mother on piano, brother on guitar, two fiddles and an accordion.

When Leon was old enough to start playing, his older brother showed him how to play the G, C, and D chords on the guitar. He practiced his playing and singing diligently and by the age of 13, he was ready to show his talent. The event was a local amateur talent contest for kids near his hometown. Leon took first place by yodeling a couple of Wilf Carter songs.

Prize in hand, Leon was ready to be on record. His brother loaned him a dollar and a half to record four songs at a local radio shop that had a disc cutter. He still has those recordings.

A few years later, a chance meeting helped guide seventeen-year-old Morris toward bluegrass. Migrant tobacco farmer and musician Jim Ross from Danville, Virginia, who was working in Ontario, was playing music with fiddlin' bootlegger Norm Boyles as Leon happened by in his car. Never without his instruments, Leon stopped and joined them on mandolin. This led to the formation of a duo known ad “Jimmy and Leon.” They played all over Ontario until Ross returned to the United States.

In the mid-1950s, Leon joined Canada's first bluegrass band, the York County Boys. The line-up was “Big John” McManaman on banjo, Rex Yetman on mandolin, Brian Barron on fiddle, Dusty Leger on bass, and Leon on guitar. In addition to extensive touring from New Brunswick to western Ontario, the group appeared on CBC as guests on the Cross-Canada “Country Hoedown” show, which later became “The Tommy Hunter Show.”

In 1957, Leon performed as a multi-instrumentalist on television as a member of Lonnie and Lottie and the Po' Folks. Their program, “The Mainstreet Jamboree,” aired on CHCH, in Hamilton, Ontario. He picked up the fiddle, mandolin, guitar, or banjo to accompany the brother and sister singing duo.

In 1959, Morris crossed the border to Detroit to work in the house painting business with his brother. While there, he met Earl Taylor, who had relocated there and was working the bluegrass clubs with Walt Hensley, Vernon McIntyre (Boat Whistle) and Billy Baker. Earl was looking for a guitar player and tried to hire Billy Gill, who would later record with Pete Gobel. Gill was unable to join the band and told Earl about Leon, whom he hired. Shortly thereafter, Earl Taylor and the Stoney Mountain Boys left Detroit in search of better venues. They tried Chicago without any success, finally settling in Kansas City, Missouri. They booked the Buckeye Club and a couple of other bars in Kansas City, where they worked five nights a week. After about two months, some of the band members became homesick for Baltimore, so they headed east.

Upon arriving in the Baltimore-Washington area, Leon teamed up with Bill and Wayne Yates and worked with them through 1962. Later in 1962, he was married, quit full-time music, and started a painting business, settling in northern Virginia.

Leon played with Jack Tottle, working the clubs in DC and Virginia, in 1964 and 1965. They recorded an album for Folkways, but it was never released. In 1968, he teamed up with Buzz Busby, recording the album “Honky Tonk Bluegrass” for Rounder records. They toured and played around the DC area until 1971 Since then, Leon has continued to play music with his own band, recording several albums and employing some of the area's best musicians.

Leon also plays mandolin with Jay Armsworthy and Easten Tradidition and is on their 2020 Patuxent CD “My Best Friend”

This album is a retrospective look at Leon's work and consists of previously released material recorded over the last 40 years.

Big Howdy is 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

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David Chappell & Redd Volkaert
Jun
7

David Chappell & Redd Volkaert

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

David ChappellRedd Volkaert

with John Previti & Pete Ragusa

• David Chappell, 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'.

• Redd Volkaert From country and western swing to jazz and rock, Redd Volkaert is considered a true giant of country music and the Telecaster guitar. Redd is a Grammy-winner and a guitar-playing legend who is renowned throughout the country music world and beyond.

Volkaert played in Merle Haggard’s backing band The Strangers in the spot previously staffed by Roy Nichols. In addition, he has recorded and performed with a who’s who of country music stars such as George Jones, Dolly Parton, Brad Paisley, Dwight Yoakam, Buck Owens, Alison Krauss, Rhonda Vincent, and many more.

John Previti Award-winning bassist John Previti grew up in the Southern Maryland-D.C. area during the early sixties, immersed in the region’s bubbling cauldron of musical styles: swing, country, jazz, R&B, soul and the roots of rockabilly. He was famed Washington, DC guitarist Danny Gatton’s bass player for eighteen years, from 1976-1994. John’s first recording as a leader, “Swinging Lullabies For My Rosetta” (Mapleshade Records) has received tremendous reviews. Other recent recordings include a Tribute to Danny Gatton with Big Joe Mayer and Joe Stanley, and a swing session with John Cocuzzi, Alan Vaché and Big Joe. Over the years, John hass won a number of awards for his rare talent. These include WAMA "Wammie" awards for Musician of the Year, Instrumentalist of the Year, and Album of the Year.

Pete Ragusa Drummer with: Tom Principato Band, Scott Ramminger & The Crawstickers, Moonshine Society, Dave Chappell, Patty Reese, Catfish Hodge, Tommy Lepson.

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The Jelly Roll Mortals Performing “The Best Of The Lovin’ Spoonful"
Jun
8

The Jelly Roll Mortals Performing “The Best Of The Lovin’ Spoonful"

2:00pm • $10 in advance on Eventbrite, $15 at the door if still available

The Jelly Roll Mortals

Newmyer Flyer brings Jelly Roll Mortals performing The Best Of The Lovin' Spoonful back to Hank Dietle's! JRM's flair for genre-hopping, vocal harmony, and instrumental versatility make them the ideal band for faithfully reliving Spoonful classics.Jelly Roll Mortals are Jim Faris (bass/vocals), Scott McKnight (guitar/vocals), Arch Alcantara (guitar/vocals), Bill Williams (mandolin/guitar/vocals), and Steve Woehrle (drums/vocals). All five are songwriters and you'll also be treated to a selection of JRM's own originals. Here's Mike Lofgrens' video of JRM playing "Nashville Cats" at his house concert, See more on his YouTube channel

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Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound
Jun
8

Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound

5:30 Doors, 6:00 Show • $25 • 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.

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Wolf's Every Monday Blues Show & Sit-In Jam
Jun
9

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

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.

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Kiti Gartner & the Drifting Valentines
Jun
10

Kiti Gartner & the Drifting Valentines

8:00pm • $10 Cover

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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DC Bluegrass Union Songwriter Showcase
Jun
11

DC Bluegrass Union Songwriter Showcase

8pm • No cover, but a suggested donation of $10-$20 is appreciated!

DC Bluegrass Union Songwriter Showcase

The second Wednesday of each month

Host: Shannon Leigh Reynolds

Come join DCBU for the our songwriter's rounds series at Hank Dietle's Tavern.

This month features: Kevin NeidigKaren CollinsNoah Teague Booz

We've got a GOOD one for you this month, folks! In the house will be SAW Mid-Atlantic Songwriting Contest 2024 winner for Best Bluegrass/Country song, Kevin Neidig! Also featured this month is local country star, Karen Collins, and Noah Teague Booz, a dynamic songwriter whose work is rooted in bluegrass but spans many genres. You don't want to miss this one!

A little more about our songwriters this month:

"Folkgrass for the Critical Thinker." Kevin Neidig, a native of Mechanicsburg, PA, is an award-winning Americana singer/songwriter/composer/multi-instrumentalist, including 2024’s IBMA Flatpicking Champion, 2024 SAW’s Best Bluegrass/Country song, 2023’s Best Americana Artist CPHOF's Award, and other awards for banjo and vocals, whose sound mixes elements of Darrell Scott, Tim O'Brien, Bela Fleck, and other similar artists with a sprinkling of metal and jazz. His latest album, “Kevin Neidig & Henry Koretzky with Aaron Blouin," can be found on his website, www.kevinneidig.com. Kevin also teaches a wide range of instruments online through Zoom, hosts a monthly live online guitar warm-up class called GWUP, has published music books on Amazon, has an online guitar course on Soundslice called "Riff Monkey," and recently released his "GWUP Essentials" book and audio course. He delivers impeccably crafted, hand-hewn tunes—a perfect turn of word here, transforming melodies there—lush, tuneful journeys not to be missed. kevinneidig.comacousticwisdom.com

Karen Collins grew up in the mountains of Southwest Virginia in a coal mining community where she spent a lot of time listening to country music on the radio and singing in the local Baptist Church. The echoes of those early country sounds stand out in her singing and her song writing. Her songs are written and delivered in that classic country style on topics ranging from love and heartbreak to being stuck in traffic. Karen is lead singer with the honky-tonk country band, The Backroads Band and the Cajun/Zydeco band, Squeeze Bayou. She also sings in an acoustic country quartet and plays as a duo with her guitar play, Ira Gitlin. She has won multiple Wammies (Washington Area Music Awards) for “Country Vocalist”, “Country Duo/Group” (for the Backroads Band) and “Country Recording”. Karen and the Backroads Band have recorded three CDs of her original music, the most recent release (2023), "Daddy Can I Use The Car".

Noah Teague Booz hails from Montgomery County, MD. His musical journey began in his single digits with piano lessons, later transitioning to the guitar at the age of 12 to play in a band with friends. Noah's folk-rock trio, Honey Stone, won a DMV-wide battle of the bands at the 9:30 Club during his senior year of high school. Noah went on to study jazz in college; after graduating, he stepped away from the music industry, still continuing to work on his craft. In 2021, Noah launched his first solo project under the moniker "yesah" while living in L.A., but returned to Maryland in 2022 and rebranded under his given name, Noah Teague Booz. Drawing from influences ranging from folk and jazz to blues and bluegrass, Noah's music embodies a captivating blend of singer-songwriter composition with virtuosic improvisation. Through his love of storyteller and wordplay his lyricism signals to the deep currents of our shared humanity that channel beneath the surface of our unique life experiences.

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Bill Starks w/ Greg Hardin
Jun
12

Bill Starks w/ Greg Hardin

5:30 Happy Hour Show • NO COVER!

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.” 

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Louis Michot (Lost Bayou Ramblers)
Jun
12

Louis Michot (Lost Bayou Ramblers)

8pm • $20 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if still available

Louis Michot

"Seauxleaux" Album Release Tour

SEAUXLEAUX is the second album from Louis Michot, fiddler, songwriter and lead vocalist for two-time Grammy winners Lost Bayou Ramblers done under his own name. SEAUXLEAUX was recorded in a single live session at Dockside Studio in Maurice, Louisiana by Tony Daigle on December 2, 2024. This session was filmed and edited by Olivia Perillo, with additional camerawork by Rush Jagoe for video release. SEAUXLEAUX  is being released by Nouveau Electric Records on May 30 on digital download and streaming platforms. 

SEAUXLEAUX is a collection of songs that tells Michot’s stories and those of the Louisiana French experience. The repertoire on this album comes mostly from the traditional Cajun canon, representing a diverse range of obscure but powerful work by Louisiana songwriters. Michot performs them using an unusually full and ambitious sonic palette with separate tracks assigned to vocal, vocal space-echo delay, foot stomp, foot stomp space-echo delay, and fiddle or guitar. There was no overdubbing. Each tune is presented exactly as captured in real time, live in the studio.

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Keith Grimes & Dean Dalton
Jun
13

Keith Grimes & Dean Dalton

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 - Eve Cassidy

Video “Come Back Baby”

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Robert Lighthouse Trio w/ Randy Ball & Nick Ruggieri
Jun
13

Robert Lighthouse Trio w/ Randy Ball & Nick Ruggieri

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

Robert LighthouseRandy BallNick Ruggieri

Robert, 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.

Randy an upright and electric bass player based in the Greater DC Metro area.

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.

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Shannon Leigh and The Good Bygones
Jun
14

Shannon Leigh and The Good Bygones

5:00pm • $10 Suggested Donation

Shannon Leigh

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

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Janine Wilson Band
Jun
14

Janine Wilson Band

9:00PM - $10 cover

Janine Wilson Band

Janine Wilson’s music will speak to fans of rock, alt country and all sounds that resonate within the fabric of American Music. She has been honored with 10 Washington Area Music Awards (Wammies), including song and album of the year for her third CD, Wakin’ Up. The Washington Post describes Janine as "poignant and seductive" and Richmond’s Style Weekly says, “…when Wilson digs her heels in and opens up her big voice, it’s best to pay close attention.”

Video - ‘Fire Down Below’

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David Chappell Band
Jun
15

David Chappell Band

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

David Chappell Band

David Chappell, 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

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Wolf's Every Monday Blues Show & Sit-In Jam
Jun
16

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

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.

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CGT Jazz Collective
Jun
18

CGT Jazz Collective

5:30PM • Happy Hour prices • NO COVER!

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.


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Katie Henry Band
Jun
19

Katie Henry Band

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

Katie Henry Band

The New Jersey songwriter might have started out banging on doors, braving New York's blues clubs, playing piano until her fingers bled, and winning over the city one show at a time. But lately, the multi-instrumentalist has raced through career milestones at a rocket pace. 

There was her Blues Blast and IBMA-nominated 2018 debut album, High Road. Her international breakout on Ruf's 2022 Blues Caravan Revue. Her starburst of media acclaim, including Henry Yates of Classic Rock, NME, and The Guardian, saluted "a runaway talent you need to keep up with." 

Now, with the release of her second album, On My Way, Katie has found another gear. Whether slinging her trusty Gibson SG, hammering the keys, or hollering up a storm, these ten original songs, co-written with bassist and slide-guitar maestro Antar Goodwin, announced her as an alchemist who creates gemstones from the base metals of American roots. 

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

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Beatles at Dietle's
Jun
20

Beatles at Dietle's

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

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. Paul picked the tunes this time, not quite but almost 100% BEATLES! Bring some friends, give it a try; we have a good time! Should be gear!

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The Acoustic Guitar Project
Jun
21

The Acoustic Guitar Project

5:00pm • $10-$20 suggested donation

The Acoustic Guitar Project

More than 50 cities around the world have participated in the project and1,200 original songs have been written

Each year five guitar-playing singer, songwriters in cities around the world are chosen and tasked with writing a song in a week on the same guitar. It’s the challenge of The Acoustic Guitar Project which culminates in a concert to share and celebrate original music.

More Details soon!

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Bad Influence Band
Jun
21

Bad Influence Band

9:00pm - $10 Cover

BAD INFLUENCE BAND

Staying at the apex of the mid-Atlantic region's competitive blues and roots music scene for a career that spans three decades isn't easy. But that's what the Bad Influence Band has done.. even while extending their reputation across the country thanks to wildly entertaining, high-energy performances, extensive airplay and three well-received albums. 

Whether performing at a festival, on a stage at Kennedy Center or on Memphis' hallowed Beale Street, the four-piece group featuring guitarist Michael Tash, harmonica ace and singer Roger Edsall, bassist-vocalist Bob Mallardi and drummer Joe Wells are unabashed crowd pleasers thanks to their expert ensemble playing, strong melodies, addictive grooves, sly original songwriting and sheer intensity.

"The most important thing is that everybody has fun, the audience and us," explains bandleader Tash. "Whether we're playing an original song or a classic, we're going to put our hearts and souls into it in a way that people can hear, see and practically touch."

Live at Hank Dietle’s

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Magical Mystery Four
Jun
22

Magical Mystery Four

2:00pm • $10 Cover

Magical Mystery Four

The Magical Mystery Girls are an acclaimed Beatles tribute band based in the Baltimore/Washington area. Formed in 2017 as a super-group of local female musicians, each member is an accomplished instrumentalist and vocalist that brings multiple talents to the band. The Magical Mystery Girls perform songs across the entire Beatles catalog, including many songs that are seldom performed live. They have performed both the Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Road albums in their entirety with no samples or pre-recorded tracks of any kind. In 2022, they became the first all-female band to perform at the Fest for Beatles Fans in New York, where they now open the show on the Main Stage each year. They have also performed at the Warner Theater in Washington, DC, the Grammy Museum in Newark, NJ, and at both the Iridium and the Cutting Room in New York City. There is also a 4-piece version of the band (minus keyboards and woodwinds) billed as the Magical Mystery Four that performs more guitar-oriented Beatles songs mostly from the band’s pre-Sgt. Pepper releases. Every show is a jubilant experience and not to be missed. A splendid time is guaranteed for all!

YouTube - “I’m Down”

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Billy Price Band
Jun
22

Billy Price Band

6:00pm • $25 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if still available

Billy Price Band

Billy Price first attracted national attention during his three-year association with guitarist Roy Buchanan. Price is the vocalist on two of Buchanan's LPs, That's What I'm Here For and Live Stock. Since then, with the Keystone Rhythm Band, the Billy Price Band, and solo projects, Billy Price has recorded and released a total of 20 albums, CDs, and DVDs.

Price’s album This Time for Real, with the late Chicago soul singer Otis Clay, received a 2016 Blues Music Award in the category of best soul blues album. He was nominated seven times for BMAs between 2019 and 2024 and won the 2024 Bluebird Reviews Lifetime Career Award in the U.K.

The Billy Price Band, based in Billy’s hometown of Pittsburgh, Pa., consists of Dave Dodd (drums), Tom Valentine (bass), Lenny Smith (guitar), Jim Britton (keyboards), Eric Spaulding (sax), and Joe Herndon (trumpet).

His latest recording is Person of Interest, on the Little Village label.

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

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Wolf's Every Monday Blues Show & Sit-In Jam
Jun
23

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

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.

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Swing 5 Jazz
Jun
24

Swing 5 Jazz

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

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Bill Baker Band
Jun
25

Bill Baker Band

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.

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Rick Whitehead Jazz Trio
Jun
25

Rick Whitehead Jazz Trio

8:00pm • $10 Cover

Rick Whitehead Jazz Trio

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.

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The Thrills W/ Johnny Spampinato
Jun
26

The Thrills W/ Johnny Spampinato

8:00pm • $15 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if still available

THE THRILLSJOHNNY SPAMPINATO

“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, Cathy Ponton King, 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.

Special Guest
Johnny Spampinato - After seeing Johnny Spampinato play with bands like NRBQ, The Incredible Casuals, and the Spampinato Brothers... you know what you're going to get. Well, maybe not, but here he is anyway…

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Blue Spruce
Jun
28

Blue Spruce

5pm • $10-20 suggested donation

Blue Spruce

Hailing from the Washington, DC area, Blue Spruce delivers dynamic traditional, contemporary, and original bluegrass.

Formed in 2010, Blue Spruce features Andrew Tontala (vocals, guitar), Barb Diederich (vocals, mandolin, bass), Shige Takeshita (vocals, banjo), Dave Goldman (fiddle), and two-time Bluegrass Hall of Fame inductee Tom Gray (vocals, bass, mandolin).

Ranging in experience from Tom, with over six decades of playing bass, to Andrew, who took up the guitar during the Covid pandemic, all members of Blue Spruce share a deep passion for bluegrass music and its vibrant community.

Their material is an eclectic mix ranging from timeless bluegrass classics like Bill Monroe and the Stanley Brothers to contemporary artists like Molly Tuttle and Billy Strings, along with heartfelt originals written by Barb and Tom, making their music accessible to both enthusiasts and casual listeners alike.

Blue Spruce delivers crowd-pleasing performances tailored to a variety of events, from private parties and weddings to outdoor festivals and school programs. Known for their strong musicianship, tight harmonies, and engaging showmanship, the band consistently captivates audiences and earns praise for their professionalism, and has been described as “an ear-popping delight!”

Blue Spruce is currently working on their first album, Dust in Blue.

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Memphis Lightning
Jun
28

Memphis Lightning

9:00pm - $20 tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if available

Memphis Lightning

Sweettone recording artist and international touring act Memphis Lightning Is a force to be reckoned with.  Built up from world-class and award-winning artists.

One of today’s greatest guitar slingers Lightning Thiboutot compared to the likes of Danny Gatton, Roy Buchanon, and Link Wray along with the charismatic showmanship of David Bowie and Mick Jagger.  Combined with the soul and raw energy making him a fire cracker not to be messed with, rather enjoyed from his shock and awe presence.

Along with his father, the Grammy-nominated Big Red, who has spent years building his credibility thru touring and recording all over the world.

When you think of future legends, two words will come to mind:

MEMPHIS LIGHTNING!!!

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Mary Ann Redmond Trio
Jun
29

Mary Ann Redmond Trio

2:00pm • $20 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if still available

Mary Ann RedmondDeren Blessman Dan Leonard

Mary Ann Redmond is a singer/ songwriter who’ll be playing with  maestros.. drummer Deren Blessman, guitarist and arranger Dan Leonard. Come for an afternoon of originals and some special covers. Y’all Come!  

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Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters
Jun
29

Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters

6pm • $20 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if still available

Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters

The music of Asheville, North Carolina based outfit Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters is nuanced, bringing insight and wit to the stories Platt tells through songwriting. Lyrically driven, the band’s country roots music often inspires introspection, whether it be about life on the road, heartache or hope.

There is an empathetic and charming wit ingrained in Platt’s songwriting. She has a knack for accessing a deep well of emotion and applying it to her story-telling, whether she is writing from her own experiences or immersing herself into the melody of emotions in another person's life.

Performing along with Platt, The Honeycutters are Matt Smith (pedal steel and electric guitars), Rick Cooper (bass/vocals), Evan Martin (drums/vocals), and Kevin Williams (keys/vocals).

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Wolf's Every Monday Blues Show & Sit-In Jam
Jun
30

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

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.

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David Goodfriend
Jul
2

David Goodfriend

5:30pm • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

David Goodfriend 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. 

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"Local Cream" songwriter showcase
Jul
2

"Local Cream" songwriter showcase

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: TBA

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Jack Bond
Jul
3

Jack Bond

5:30 • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

Jack Bond

Singer/Songwriter Jack Bond 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”

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Banjer Dan
Jul
4

Banjer Dan

5:30pm • No Cover

BanjerDan

BanjerDan brings his unique mix of hot picking’, heartfelt songs, and humorous commentary to Happy Hour at Hank Dietle's Tavern on Wednesday, July 10th, 2024, at 5:30 PM.

BanjerDan (Dan Mazer) is a “banjo-centric” acoustic musician and entertainer based in Santa Cruz County, CA. His music is an Americana mix, rooted in straight-ahead bluegrass and branching out to include folk, country, blues, oldies, and other styles.

Dan’s primary instrument is the 5-string banjo, but he also plays guitar, mandolin, and dobro.He has performed all over the U.S. and internationally, as a solo artist, in theatrical productions and symphony orchestras, and as a member of several bands, most notably “J.B. Beverley & The Wayward Drifters.” He has performed in venues ranging from street corner busking to bar/coffeehouse gigs, children's shows, private parties and corporate events. Some of the more notable venues include Opryland, USA, the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, the High Sierra Music Festival, the National Cherry Blossom Festival, and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Dan was honored to perform overseas on behalf of the U.S. State Department, in Israel and at an Independence Day event in Panama.

http;//banjerdan.live/
http://facebook.com/BanjerDan/
http://instagram.com/BanjerDan/
https://youtube.com/@banjerdan2331/

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Big Howdy Bluegrass Showcase
Jul
5

Big Howdy Bluegrass Showcase

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!

Special Guest: TBA

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

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“Still Standing” • Linwood Taylor & Mike Westcott
Jul
5

“Still Standing” • Linwood Taylor & Mike Westcott

9:00pm • $10 Cover

Linwood Taylor & Mike Westcott

Wolf Crescenze (bass) • Scott Rabino (drums)

Electric Blues and Blues Rock with two of DC’s finest blues frontmen on stage together!

Linwood Taylor - Guitar and Vocals
“One of Washington’s Leading Blues Guitarists” - Washington Post Magazine

For more than 30 years, Washington native, veteran blues guitarist Linwood Taylor has performed & toured internationally fronting his own band as well as a 2-year stint as guitarist in the Joe Louis Walker Band. Linwood has performed on stage with some of the biggest names in blues:  Albert Collins, Lonnie Mack, Eddie Kirkland, and the Blues Brothers (played the Capitol July 4th Concert) to name just a few.  Linwood was featured on the cover of Washington Post Magazine in their story highlighting the “Year of the Blues” and over 20 years ago, he was honored in Living Blues Magazine as one of the “Top 40 Under 40” blues guitarists.

Mike Westcott - Guitar and Vocals

"Explosive guitar solos ….  With a classic rock feel that sounds familiar, and plenty of twists and turns to keep things fresh ….” - Scott Paddock, Mobtown Music Guide

One of DC’s long-time favorite frontmen, 5-time International Blues Challenge Finalist, and multi-award winning guitarist, Mike grew up in Rockville as a child of passionate working musicians. He spent countless hours spinning 45s and LPs from his parents extensive record collection—Rock, Soul, Country and Jazz and everything in between. Mike began collecting his musical skills like bottle caps, playing drums, piano, saxophone, bass, and guitar while performing simultaneously in jazz band, marching band, concert band, and orchestra. His mother made sure that he had the instruments necessary to continue his musical journey. It was the guitar, however, that stole his heart, and Mike developed his own dynamic and expressive style steeped in the sounds of 60s and 70s guitar royalty.

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The Moran Tripp Band
Jul
6

The Moran Tripp Band

2:00PM • No Cover • $10 Suggested Donation for the Band

The Moran Tripp Band

Now playing the first Sunday of each month!

Rock band from Annapolis, MD. These young musicians show their ‘old souls’ with Allman Brothers, Skynrd, and other favorites. Tons of talent and energy you won’t want to miss!

“One of the best bands I’ve see in a long time. I see bands all the time in my area and this band is one you need to follow and seek out. They play covers but their originals will blow you away!” - Susan Richards

“Very talented musicians and you have to see them live, awesome show!!” Joe Cerullo

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

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Wolf's Every Monday Blues Show & Sit-In Jam
Jul
7

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

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.

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Kiti Gartner & the Drifting Valentines
Jul
8

Kiti Gartner & the Drifting Valentines

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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Bill Starks
Jul
10

Bill Starks

5:30 • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

Bill Starks

Bill Starks 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. 

Video  “Peace, Love & Boogie Woogie”

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The Grandsons
Jul
10

The Grandsons

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, and country two-steps. The Grandsons bring with them a pawn shop of instruments. Vocalist-guitarist-trumpeter Alan MacEwen charms audiences with his sly wit and winsome original songs. DC blues veteran Matthew Sedgley locks in the groove on drums and percussion. Saxophonist Chris Watling puts out a sound so meaty and memorable that he is in demand all over as a guest artist and session player. Moe Nelson holds down the low end on upright bass but has been known to break out the ukulele. Join The Grandsons as they move and shake into their 3rd decade in the world of rock and roll!

The Grandsons “Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern”

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The Poor Ellen Smith Band
Jul
11

The Poor Ellen Smith Band

5:30pm • NO COVER • Happy Hour 4-8

Poor Ellen Smith

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

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Goldbug Revival
Jul
11

Goldbug Revival

9:00pm • $10 Cover

Goldbug Revival

Goldbug Revival is  a Washington D.C. based Americana band bursting at the seams with love for authentic music and great songwriting.  The band is in the process of recording a collection of new songs and can't wait to share them with you! 

The band is excited to be finishing up our first album.   It'll be out in 2025.

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The Hard-Core Troubadours
Jul
12

The Hard-Core Troubadours

9:00pm • $10 Cover

The Hard-Core Troubadours

From 1997-2002 there was a roots rockin’ DC area band called the Hard-Core Troubadours. We played a variety of roots rock, country swing, surf, cowpunk, texas blues, alt country, and rockabilly. There were reunions in 2006 and 2012. Recently we reunited to play for a friend’s memorial party. We all realized we missed playing those great songs together and have decided to fire it up again, plus add some new stuff. We recently played a sold out show at Hank Dietle’s Tavern with The Shambles and it went absolutely great! We’re eager to continue doing occasional shows.

The HCTs are:

Kevin Driscoll-vocals, guitar

Andy Rutherford-guitar, vocals

Louie Newmyer-bass, vocals

Jimi Lethbridge-drums

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Beast from the East
Jul
13

Beast from the East

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

Beast from the East

Wardell Howell • Chuck Underwood • Deren Blessman • Dan Hovey

Four incredibly talented versatile musicians that have joined forces to create a Rockin, bebop swinging, Jazzy, funky, R&B, Gospel Fusion of feel good music!!

Their sound is a hypnotic dynamic pulse that moves between a Dr. Jeckyl and Mr Hyde sonic vibe. Deren and Wardell lay down a groovy funky foundation, for which Chuck and Dan play incredible rich harmonic melodies over a variety of notable covers and beautiful original compositions! 

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John Previti • Danny Knicely • Baakari Wilder
Jul
13

John Previti • Danny Knicely • Baakari Wilder

6pm • $10-$20 suggested donation

John PrevitiDanny KnicelyBaakari 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

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Wolf's Every Monday Blues Show & Sit-In Jam
Jul
14

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

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.

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CGT Jazz Collective
Jul
16

CGT Jazz Collective

5:30PM • Happy Hour prices • NO COVER!

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.


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Beatles at Dietle's
Jul
18

Beatles at Dietle's

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

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. Paul picked the tunes this time, not quite but almost 100% BEATLES! Bring some friends, give it a try; we have a good time! Should be gear!

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The HalFSmokes
Jul
18

The HalFSmokes

9:00pm • $10 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if available

The HalFSmokes

Perform favorites from the WHFS playlists of the radio station’s glory days — the late ‘70s to early ‘90s. Combining melodic pop with rootsy rock, their inspired performances of these eclectic classics will remind of happier times!

Featuring award-winning and longtime favorite DC musicians Billy Coulter, Bill Williams, Arch Alcantara, and Rich Nagel.

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Chuck Underwood Trio
Jul
19

Chuck Underwood Trio

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.


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J.P. McDermott & Western Bop
Jul
19

J.P. McDermott & Western Bop

9:00pm • $10 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if still available

J.P. McDermott & Western Bop

With

Louie Newmyer • Tommy Bowes • Andy Rutherford • Bob Newcaster & More!

J.P. returns to his old stomping grounds for a night of red hot rockabilly & rock and roll -- one night only!

.P. McDermott is a native of Washington DC, and has been singing most of his life -- everything from church choirs to musical comedy to skinny tie New Wave bands back in the day.  But J.P. is most at home behind the microphone belting out some rockabilly or early rock and roll or crooning a Roy Orbison ballad.  J.P. was named the Country Vocalist of the Year several times by the Washington Area Music Association, and has sung the National Anthem a capella at Camden Yards in front of 49,000 people.

J.P. has a deep and abiding love for the music of Buddy Holly.  In addition to establishing a popular annual celebration of Buddy's life and music, J.P. has delivered lectures about the topic at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, and performed at the Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock TX on what would have been Buddy's 75th birthday.

Currently working out of sunny Southern California, J.P. is having a blast playing music on the West Coast.

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David Chappell Band
Jul
20

David Chappell Band

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

David Chappell Band

• 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

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Wolf's Every Monday Blues Show & Sit-In Jam
Jul
21

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

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.

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Swing 5 Jazz/ Includes beginner Balboa dance lesson @7:15
Jul
22

Swing 5 Jazz/ Includes beginner Balboa dance lesson @7:15

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!

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Bill Baker Band
Jul
23

Bill Baker Band

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.

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Rick Whitehead Jazz Trio
Jul
23

Rick Whitehead Jazz Trio

8:00pm • $10 Cover

Rick Whitehead Jazz Trio

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

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The Thrills
Jul
24

The Thrills

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.


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The Greek and The Freak
Jul
25

The Greek and The Freak

5:30pm • No cover • Happy Hour 4-8

The Greek and the Freak

Suzanne Tsacoumis (The Greek) and her partner Steve Houk (The Freak) started their acoustic duo at home as the pandemic began in early 2020, and have since performed close to three dozen live shows, both virtual and in-person, garnering thousands of views online. Both are accomplished local musicians within different genres: Steve has been a rock & roll lead singer for 16-plus years with local cover bands and duos and has sung lead in Bandhouse Gig shows at The Fillmore in Silver Spring and The Barns of Wolf Trap, and Suzanne is a classically trained clarinetist who plays with Fairfax’s Main Street Community Band, as well as The Four Winds, a local clarinet quartet. She took up guitar again as these two joined forces during the social distancing period to continue to play music, and let people engage.

Steve is a three-time Emmy award-winning TV producer/director/writer and currently the host and producer of the Wammie-nominated online music interview show Living On Music With Steve Houk, which is seen on You Tube and is also a podcast on Spotify and others. Suzanne is the president and CEO of HumRRO, a non-profit consulting organization based in Alexandria.

 

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Eric Scott Trio
Jul
25

Eric Scott Trio

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

Eric Scott Trio

Eric ScottDan LeonardDeren Blessman

New LIVE album drops
in Spring 2025 on vinyl!

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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Wolf's Every Monday Blues Show & Sit-In Jam
Jul
28

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

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.

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Jack Bond
Jun
5

Jack Bond

5:30 • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

Jack Bond

Singer/Songwriter Jack Bond 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”

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"Local Cream" songwriter showcase
Jun
4

"Local Cream" songwriter showcase

8:00pm - $10-$20 Suggested donation for the artists.

Local Cream

Kimberly Shires will be our guest host for this months Local Cream Showcase

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:

• Sarah Pinto

Burnsie

Drew Gibson

Kimberly Shires

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David Goodfriend
Jun
4

David Goodfriend

5:30pm • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

David Goodfriend 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. 

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Wolf's Every Monday Blues Show & Sit-In Jam
Jun
2

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

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.

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The Rock-A-Sonics & Shaun Young
Jun
1

The Rock-A-Sonics & Shaun Young

6:00pm • $20 • Tickets on Eventbrite & at the door if still available

The Rock-A-SonicsShaun Young

“Rock-A-Sonics & Shaun Young’s Country Corral”

With guest vocalists Jess Myhre and Jessica Snyder, and Lynn Kasdorf on steel, and Will Sears on fiddle!

Special Country Show

The Rock-A-Sonics, led by the gifted, young, Willie Barry are the real deal and always keep the dance floor busy. They perform regularly throughout the Mid-Atlantic and at festivals everywhere.

Willie Barry (vocals, acoustic guitar), Eric Hurtt (electric guitar, vocals), Louie Newmyer (upright bass, vocals), Tommy Bowes (drums, vocals), Kim Reynolds (piano, sax, steel)

Shaun Young, lead singer of Ameripolitan award winning High Noon (the greatest modern trad rockabilly trio there ever was), plus the Texas Blue Dots, the Three Ringers, lead guitarist of surf-rock group The Thunderchiefs, drummer for the Horton Brothers, the Jive Bombers, and Marti Brom. Shaun has toured the globe and played Carnegie Hall and Conan O’Brien’s show with High Noon and rockabilly legend, Ronnie Dawson. As a Texan for a couple decades, the influence of Buddy Holly, Texas swing, and country is very apparent in his original songs and choice of covers.

  


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The Moran Tripp Band
Jun
1

The Moran Tripp Band

2:00PM • No Cover • $10 Suggested Donation for the Band

The Moran Tripp Band

Now playing the first Sunday of each month!

Rock band from Annapolis, MD. These young musicians show their ‘old souls’ with Allman Brothers, Skynrd, and other favorites. Tons of talent and energy you won’t want to miss!

“One of the best bands I’ve see in a long time. I see bands all the time in my area and this band is one you need to follow and seek out. They play covers but their originals will blow you away!” - Susan Richards

“Very talented musicians and you have to see them live, awesome show!!” Joe Cerullo

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

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Airport 77's with Prabir Trio
May
31

Airport 77's with Prabir Trio

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

The Airport 77’sPrabir Trio

CD RELEASE

The Airport 77s are flying again! In their first live appearance of 2025, DC's pilots of power pop celebrate the release of their JEM Records long player "Don't Let Go" and unveil their new bass player Gina Cocco - a face Dietle's regulars may recognize. The show will also feature Cal Everett, the Washington rock legend who contributed several songs to the new record. The band also features guitarist Andy Sullivan (Dirty Bomb, the Magmatics) and Washington's John Kelly on drums.

DC rock cognoscenti have been buzzing about the 77s since their 2021 debut "Rotation" set the power pop world on its ear. If you've seen this band before, you know what to expect -- a nonstop cavalcade of upbeat, harmony soaked rock n roll. If you haven't seen them yet, you're in for a treat.

If you like Cheap Trick, the Cars, the Knack (and Paul Collins Beat, Bram Tchaikovsky, Rick Springfield...) we think you'll like The Airport 77s.

Airport 77’s YouTube Channel

• Prabir Trio Prabir Trio is an India-inspired rock and roll band that melds eastern and western cultures together for a beautiful sonic experience. The band is comprised of Prabir Mehta on guitar and vocals, Kelli Strawbridge on drums, Jeremy Flax on bass, and Kenneka Cook on harmony vocals. Currently performing shows in support of their latest album, LONG AFTER THE EMPIRE.

Prabir Trio YouTube Channel

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A Tribute to Wes Montgomery
May
31

A Tribute to Wes Montgomery

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

A Tribute to Wes:

Craig Gildner Quartet

Instantly recognizable the moment you hear him.  A full bodied and deep tone.  Smooth, with a touch of fire under the surface.  Always swinging.  Always melodic.  That was Wes Montgomery.  

Bandleader and guitarist Craig Gildner has assembled a fine group of local musicians to pay tribute to this iconic and legendary master of 60’s jazz guitar.   Along with Paul Bratcher-piano, Ken Kimery-drums, and Pete Revell-bass, Craig will take you through a retrospective of Wes Montgomery’s work, from the Riverside to A&M labels. 

Born in 1923 in Indianapolis, Indiana, Wes Montgomery had a keen ear for music but walked the line between being on the road with bands like Lionel Hampton’s, and staying home working in factories by day, while playing jazz by night.  His big break came in 1959 when Cannonball Adderley heard his group at a club and told Orrin Keepnews of Riverside Records to sign him immediately.  Known for his use of the thumb versus a pick and octave solo runs, his sound inspired a generation of guitarists like George Benson, Bobby Broom, Pat Martino and Lee Ritenour.  

        

Craig first heard Montgomery’s albums while working as a jazz DJ in the late 80’s.  Captivated, he asked his guitar teacher at the time to show him how to play like that: a formidable task.  He has performed with not only his own ensembles but with Casey MacGill, Brooks Tegler, Bill Elliott, Dan Levinson, and Michael Feinstein.  

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Justin Trawick & The Common Good
May
30

Justin Trawick & The Common Good

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

Justin Trawick & The Common Good

Justin Trawick has been performing in the Washington DC area and along the East Coast since 2006, citing musical influences like Bob Schneider, Greensky Bluegrass, The Tallest Man on Earth, G. Love, Old Crow Medicine Show, and David Gray.  In February of 2014, Trawick won “Song of the Year” at the Washington Area Music Awards for his solo recording of “All the Places That I’ve Been,” which can be downloaded on iTunes as a single along with his five other solo records and EPs.  In June of 2015, Trawick released his first single, “Goodbye,” under the band name “Justin Trawick and the Common Good,” written about the search for direction and belonging in a world that always feels one step ahead of you.  In January of 2018, “Justin Trawick and The Common Good” released their first EP, “The Riverwash EP,” which features Norah Jones’ guitarist Adam Levy.  In 2020 the band released the single “Back of the Line” during the coronavirus quarantine and was featured on Reuters, CNN, Al Jazeera, Washington Post, Washingtonian Magazine, Parade Magazine, American Songwriter Magazine, Voice of America and Virginia Living Magazine for Trawick’s livestream series and secret backyard concert series created during the pandemic.  On August 27th, 2021 Trawick released the single “I’m Doing Alright”, whose chorus he’d been singing as a theme song on Facebook Live and his secret backyard shows throughout the entirety of the pandemic.  Starting January 11th, 2023 the band has released a new single every eight weeks including “These Days”, “Life in the Middle”, “Standing on the Edge”, and “Five and Dime”.  The debut full album from Justin Trawick and The Common Good is planned for 2025.  

Trawick and the band have performed for DelFest, Charm City Bluegrass Festival, Kingman Island Bluegrass Festival, Appaloosa Roots Music Festival, Floyd Yoga Jam, Wolf Trap, NHL Stadium Series Game in Raleigh NC at Carter Finley Stadium, TedxEast in NYC at the City Winery, and TedxPennsylvaniaAvenue in DC at the Newseum.  Additionally, Trawick has opened for over 30 national acts, including The Wallflowers, Suzanne Vega, Wyclef Jean, Brett Dennen, Blues Traveler, Enter The Haggis, Bob Schneider, and Edwin McCain, and shared bills with Dr. Dogg and The Avett Brothers.  As the founder of the nationally touring show “The 9 Songwriter Series” and co-founder of “The Circus Life Podcast” with guests such as Kevin Eubanks, Chris Thomas King, Ernie Halter, Yarn, and Snuffy Walden, Trawick has built a brand that extends far beyond his home base in DC.

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Bill Williams
May
30

Bill Williams

5:30pm • Happy Hour Prices • NO COVER!

Bill Williams

Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and arranger Bill Williams has been active in the DC music scene since the mid-1980's. During that time, he has kept himself largely out of trouble by performing, recording and/or writing for such notable DC acts as Last Train Home, Jelly Roll Mortals, The Porch Delights, Kevin Johnson & the Linemen, the Tone Rangers, and the HalfSmokes, to name a few. He has been featured in several Bandhouse Gigs and Newmyer Flyer tribute shows (Byrds, Last Waltz, Lovin’ Spoonful, Woodstock 50, British Invasion, George Harrison, Nick Lowe, Linda Ronstadt, WHFS). As a solo artist, Bill blends his original songs with an eclectic mix of his favorites of decades present and past - he might pull anything from Roger Miller to Johnny Mercer, Buck Owens to XTC.

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Bryant McGregory & The Bad Mofos
May
29

Bryant McGregory & The Bad Mofos

8:00pm • $10

BRYANT McGREGORY is a musician and native of Washington, DC now living in Montana who has been active in the Roots Music Scene for over thirty years.

The artists that he has played with include: Bullmoose Jackson, Chuck Berry, The Shirelles, Johnny Johnson, Carey Bell, Grady "Fats" Jackson, Syl Austin, Nap Turner, Billy Hancock, Mike Melchione, Ben Andrews, Archie Edwards, Eleanor Ellis, John Jackson, Big Joe Maher, Jesse Yawn, Sonny Burgess, DJ Fontana, Bill Burleson, Louisiana Red, Eddie Shaw, Sonny Rhodes, Phillip Walker, Pinetop Perkins, Phil Lee, Bruce Katz, Dave Walker, Joe Kubek & Bnois King, Lionel Young, Robert Lighthouse, Walter Wolfman Washington, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Swamp Dogg, and Linda Gail Lewis.

Bryant plays Party Roots Music for listening, and dancing!

  

Youtube: Bryant Mcgregory with Rockin' Jake

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The Other O'Briens
May
29

The Other O'Briens

5:30 PM NO COVER • Happy Hour 4-8

The Other O'Briens

Fun, familiar, interesting, touching, and groovy. These are the qualities Steve and Lisa use to pick tunes for their duo act. They like genre-fluid covers that are interesting and fun to sing and play. Live music has the power to create collective effervescence, which is essential for good health and happiness. As a duo, Steve and Lisa offer an easy-listening level of effervescence . . . perfect for happy hour at any hour. They are not the O'Briens you thought they were . . . they are The Other O'Briens

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Rick Whitehead Jazz Trio
May
28

Rick Whitehead Jazz Trio

8:00pm • $10 Cover

Rick Whitehead Jazz Trio

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

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Bill Baker Band
May
28

Bill Baker Band

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.

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Swing 5 Jazz
May
27

Swing 5 Jazz

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

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Wolf's Every Monday Blues Show & Sit-In Jam
May
26

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

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.

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Memorial Day Weekend Shake Up! Ruthie and the Wranglers • Terri & the Back Alley Rhythm Cats
May
25

Memorial Day Weekend Shake Up! Ruthie and the Wranglers • Terri & the Back Alley Rhythm Cats

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

Ruthie and the WranglersTerri and the Back Alley Rhythm Cats

• Ruthie and the Wranglers - Don't miss this incredible night of twang, honky tonk piano, originals and retro favorites with full on harmonies and rhythms that rock. The band features—Ruthie Logsdon, Andy Rutherford, Bill Starks, Arch Alcantara and Tom Fridrich! 30 some years of twang (including recording, touring and Americana/Roots radio airplay) the band remains a cornerstone of the DC roots music scene. From original Americana Country to a rousing Surf instrumental or whisky drenched ballad, their clever lyrics, high energy and heavenly harmonies, set them apart from the rest.

Their Americana/Country roots and their unstoppable ENERGY is like "Loretta Lynn meets the Ramones at Dick Dale party!"

They’ve released 7 albums including a compilation of some favorites from their legacy of recordings entitled All Wrangled Up. Their lyrics were called by Billboard “nothing short of brilliant” and The Washington Area Music Association (The WAMMIES) has declared them emeritus after more than 30 WAMMIE wins including, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Country/Duo Group.

• Terri & the Back Alley Rhythm Cats - It's a Roots Rock and Roll stew that hits the spot.  You'll enjoy a starter of Rockabilly, a heaping portion of Jump Blues and early R&B, along with enough Soul for a delicious flavor—just like Grandma used to make! Danceable music for fun people drawing inspiration from artists like Wanda Jackson, Janis Martin, Patsy Cline, Ruth Brown, Varetta Dillard, Ray Charles, Wynonie Harris, Clarence Carter, Elvis, and Dusty Springfield. Leader and Vocalist Terri Burroughs originally formed the band in 2016 and has had the current lineup since 2019.  She has also spent time on stage with The Rock-a-Sonics, Ruthie & the Wranglers, the Thrillbillys, Karen Collins & the Back Roads Band, Daryl Davis and Lunch With Bob. She has been singing since 2015, when she suddenly discovered her ability to sing.  Who knew?
The fabulous Jason Byrd, an artist in his own right, expertly plays lead guitar.  He is unobtrusive but don't let that fool you—his solos are masterful and twisting. Veteran drummer Byron Williams has been with the band since 2017. (Chuck Underwood Trio and Dixie Power Trio, Jr Cline and the Recliners.)  Behind the drums, Byron has a huge presence and personality and just makes it easy for the rest of the band. Bassist Jerry del Rosso plays upright and electric bass, and frankly, we can't decide which we prefer.  Jerry has been playing in the area for several decades, and in all genres.  (U-Liners, Hollertown, American Tourister and more.)   

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Caleb Stine
May
25

Caleb Stine

2pm • $10-$20 donation

Caleb Stine

Caleb Stine is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist. Though he makes his living as a folk musician, Stine wouldn’t call what he does a job; he considers it a calling. His work is part-mystic poet, part-traveling preacher. As Americana UK observed, “Stine’s upfront personality [is] seeking to make a personal connection with everyone in the venue.” The albums and shows are the tip of the iceberg; to get to where he is today, Stine has put in decades of daily practice, day jobs, and deep commitment to the craft of music. “There’s an element of endurance to almost everything I do,” says Stine, who plays 100+ shows a year, has released 14 albums of original music, and shares a series of viral Instagram videos called “Caleb Stine Says Keep Going,” encouraging followers to dig deep into a creative practice of their own. Over the course of his career, he’s seen the music industry collapse and restructure multiple times, but it’s his love of music that’s allowed him to outlast so many peers and institutions along the way. And it’s this love of music that shines through his shows, imbuing them with a communal joy that spans generations and celebrates life at its most essential.

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The Cactus Liquors
May
24

The Cactus Liquors

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

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May
24

Scotch & Soda Band

5:30 • $10 - $20 Suggested Donation for the band

Scotch & Soda Band

Scotch and Soda plays straight-ahead jazz, Latin and swing with a deep groove.  They've been delighting audiences in the DMV with their unique blend of guitar driven jazz - featuring tunes from Coltrane, Monk, Charlie Parker, Jimmy Raney and more.

Their first album "Neat!" was released in 2022 and features the band all acoustic with classical guitars, upright bass and drums.  In 2024 they switched their sound to electric, playing old-school, hollow-body guitars on "Gone Electric".   
 
Robert Coleman and Steve Steckler - guitar, John Previti - bass, Joey Antico - drums

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Cathy Ponton King
May
24

Cathy Ponton King

2pm • $10-$20 suggested donation

Cathy Ponton King

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 Sam Goodall to her show in May. 

Cathy has four CDs of original blues and features great guests such as Ronnie Earl on guitar,  Jimmy Thackery on guitar, and legendary jazz bassist Butch Warren who played with Thelonious Monk.  Her vocals and Telecaster guitar carry the band with soul and love and heartfelt original songs, and Chicago blues, swing, sweet ballads and rock and roll.

She has opened for blues legends like Albert King, Willie Dixon, Memphis Slim, Earl King, Albert Collins, KoKo Taylor, Keb ‘Mo, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Stephen Stills, Paul Barrere, Sonny Landreth, Buddy Guy, Hubert Sumlin, Paul Butterfield, Tab Benoit, and many many more.  

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Whale Show presents "Blood on the Tracks"
May
23

Whale Show presents "Blood on the Tracks"

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

Whale Show

Whale Show presents Blood on the Tracks – a full-album performance of Bob Dylan’s timeless masterpiece. Known for their high-flyin’, honky-tonkin’ energy, this Baltimore-based band blends folk and Americana influences with a deep reverence for the classics. Well-versed in country and roots music, Whale Show brings their signature sound to this legendary album, delivering a heartfelt tribute to one of Dylan’s most celebrated works.

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Heiss Izmirlian Ensemble
May
23

Heiss Izmirlian Ensemble

5:30pm • No Cover • Happy Hour 4-8

Heiss Izmirlian Ensemble

We are a Saxophone ensemble similar in style to the great ensembles of the Blue note era artists such as Hank Mobley, Sonny Stitt, and Dexter Gordon. We offer a full spectrum of soundscapes, from lush ballads to snappy latin numbers to exhilarating up tempo numbers. We appeared regularly at clubs such as Twins Jazz, An Die Musik and Hank Dietles during recent years through the present, in addition to steady corporate gigs in between. We are all highly accomplished and dedicated to our art.

Grant Izmirlian - Saxaphone

• Russell Byron - Bass

• Chris Booher - Drums

Peter Heiss - Guitar

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The Thrills
May
22

The Thrills

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, Cathy Ponton King, 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.


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"Almost" Ten Feet Tall
May
22

"Almost" Ten Feet Tall

5:30 • No Cover

“Almost” Ten Feet Tall

Will, Larry, and Josh from Ten Feet Tall continue the journey that they started over 20 years ago.  Bringing their unique brand of Mid-Atlantic Groove Stew to the masses, now in a new stripped-down format.   The originals you crave, the covers you love, your hearts will be lifted, and your butts will be shaking.     

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