5:30pm • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

Richard Green

“executing” classic blues songs and delivering rambling, inappropriate commentary.

Green has infested the East Coast blues scene for nearly five decades.  He gained notoriety in the mid-70s as leader of the Charlottesville Allstars, cited by Rolling Stone as “just about the best blues band in the Southeast.” RS made particular note of Green’s reading of Muddy Waters’  

“Forty Days and Forty Nights” as “an expression of desolation imbued with Biblical wrath.”

Green and Allstars colleague Doug Jay went on to form DC’s Choirboys (along with Dietle’s jefe Thomas Bowes), running through the mid-90s, until the need to feed a growing family propelled him through a series of “soul-sucking big-boy jobs.” He continued to work sporadically as a sideman, briefly resurfaced in the early 2000s in the House of Beauty, along with Bowes, Louie Newmyer, and Jim Steele, and led the Allstars through a series of reunions from 2006-2018.

Decades of noise exposure gradually eroded Green’s hearing to the point where, in 2018, he decided that he could no longer reliably perform with bands. 

When the pandemic hit, Green began livestreaming solo sets and now has reemerged, cicada-like, to once again inflict desolation and biblical wrath on an unsuspecting public. 

Scott Mattern

DC-area native Scott Mattern is a blues and jazz guitarist who has been playing local clubs and concerts since the mid-1970s. Scott is known for his remarkable range, easily toggling between raw blues, jump swing, and classic jazz styles. He has played and recorded with Chris Polk, Ursula Ricks, the Moonlighters, Steve Potter, Flatfoot Sam and the Educated Fools, Fast Eddie and the Slowpokes and many others, and has toured with guitarist/vocalist Deborah Coleman throughout the United States and Europe. Currently he is a member of the blues/rock band Exit 10 and performs in duo with guitarist/vocalist Richard Green

9:00pm • $10 Cover

Terri & The Back Alley Rhythm Cats

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

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

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

• Jerry del Rosso bass. plays upright and electric, and frankly, we can't decide which we prefer.  Jerry has been playing in the area for several decades, and in all genres.  Some of them include the U-Liners, Hollertown, Doug Stevenson & the Spades, and American Touristers.   

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

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.

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!!!

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

Mary Ann Redmond • Deren 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!  

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

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).

7:00pm • NO COVER! •Happy Hour 4-8

Wolf’s Music Weekly

Great way to hear local blues talent, and you never know who's going to show up. Sometimes out-of-towners and touring musicians. 

Even prominent national acts have stopped by to jam including Guitar Shorty, Bill Kirchen, Eugene Hideaway Bridges, Jimmy Carpenter, Memphis Gold, Bruce Ewan, Bobby Radcliff, Pierre Beauregard, Johnny Sansome, Johnny Vidacovich and Grammy Nominees Tab Benoit and Steve Riley! 

Show Set: Wolf's Blues Shows & Sit-in Jams start the night with the Host band playing an opening show set. The host band features a weekly rotational lineup of some of DC's top blues frontmen such as:

Linwood Taylor--International touring artist (guitar & vocals), 

Matt Kelley--Albert King Award winner (guitar & vocals), and 

Backed up by:  Andy Hamburger (drums) and Wolf Crescenze (bass). 

Occasionally, other special guests will join the band!  

Sit-in Jam Sets

The sit-in jam portion of the evening begins at the conclusion of the show set.  Throughout the rest of the night, musicians who have signed up will be invited to come up 1 or 2 at a time to sit in and jam with the band.

5:30pm • No Cover • Happy Hour prices!

Dan Hovey

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

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

Dan’s YouTube Channel

8:00pm • $10-$20 suggested donation

CLASSIC 50’s and 60’s BLUE NOTE JAZZ

THE BROTHER BILL QUINTET

• Dan Gutwein - Saxophone

• Nick Ruggieri - Drums

• Hart Pettit - Trumpet

• Alec Petkoff - Bass

• Tam Sullivan - Keyboard

Video - Blueslike

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

5:30pm • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

David Goodfriend 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. 

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:

• Claudia Gibson
• John Bolten
• Charlie Cole
• Annette Wasilik

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”

8:00PM • $10 Cover

THE LONGTIMERS

Ben Holmes, Tom Clifford, Moe Nelson, and Pete Rose are DC's newest old-school band: expect high energy Americana roots rock inspired by New Orleans, soul and more.

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

5:30pm • No Cover

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/

9PM • $10 - $ 20 Suggested Donation

Guy Bouchie and the Heart Fixers

Randy Ball • Tam Sullivan • Ben Tufts

Blazing through Blues standards and original compositions, Guy Bouchie leads a revolving group of top DMV musicians through his electric live shows. Guy builds on the blues tradition of singing guitar slingers such as Freddie King, Magic Sam, and Michael Bloomfield, adding a fresh take and his personal brand of high energy performance. Informed by years of playing everything from dive bar residencies to sharing the stage with Sue Foley and Daryl Davis, Guys passion for the blues shines through with the Heart Fixers. Ranging from sultry slow blues to emotionally charged boogie rock, Guy Bouchie and the Heart Fixers are not to be missed.

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:

Bryan McDowell

To understand who Bryan McDowell is, you won’t leave with the question answered. The only answer to this is in hearing his music… not just once, but many times, taking in his shapeshifting lyricism and deft navigation of both original and traditional territory with any of a long list of his collaborators and contemporaries.​​

But to begin to respond to the question in words, we can say that Bryan is an Appalachian musician. That is, his roots are in 9 years of work with first generation bluegrass fiddler Arvil Freeman, and his first connection was to the mountain culture of Western North Carolina and its acoustic traces. His influences are the refrains of Doc Watson, Norman Blake, and other classic folk pioneers, passed to him from his clawhammer banjo-playing father.

But his tastes in music couldn’t be contained in Appalachia and a quick ear landed him recurring work in Nashville with elite artists like Sierra Hull, Molly Tuttle, Section House, and stints with Claire Lynch and John McEuen. He contributed his surprising, sometimes-crunchy-sometimes-fluid style on stage and in studio alongside A-team players that included the McCourys, Bela Fleck, Alison Brown, Jerry Douglas, Jake Stargel, Missy Raines, Cory Walker, David Grier, Rob Ickes, Justin Moses, and Stuart Duncan.

Big Howdy

A DC-based progressive bluegrass band featuring the duet singing of Dede Wyland and Randy Barrett. The group offers a mix of original songs plus reinterpretations of classic country, bluegrass and roots material. Dede is a nationally recognized vocalist while Randy is a well-established singer songwriter and banjoist. Together with Ira Gitlin on bass and Tom McLaughlin on mandolin, Big Howdy sounds unlike any other band. And that's the way they like it.

Dede Wyland - Vocals Guitar

Randy Barrett - Vocals, Banjo, Guitar

Ira Gitlin - Vocal, Bass

Tom McLaughlin - Vocals, Mandolin, Guitar

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

Linwood Taylor & Mike Westcott

Wolf Crescenze (bass) • Christo Pellani, (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.

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

7:00pm • NO COVER! •Happy Hour 4-8

Wolf’s Music Weekly

Great way to hear local blues talent, and you never know who's going to show up. Sometimes out-of-towners and touring musicians. 

Even prominent national acts have stopped by to jam including Guitar Shorty, Bill Kirchen, Eugene Hideaway Bridges, Jimmy Carpenter, Memphis Gold, Bruce Ewan, Bobby Radcliff, Pierre Beauregard, Johnny Sansome, Johnny Vidacovich and Grammy Nominees Tab Benoit and Steve Riley! 

Show Set: Wolf's Blues Shows & Sit-in Jams start the night with the Host band playing an opening show set. The host band features a weekly rotational lineup of some of DC's top blues frontmen such as:

Linwood Taylor--International touring artist (guitar & vocals), 

Matt Kelley--Albert King Award winner (guitar & vocals), and 

Backed up by:  Andy Hamburger (drums) and Wolf Crescenze (bass). 

Occasionally, other special guests will join the band!  

Sit-in Jam Sets

The sit-in jam portion of the evening begins at the conclusion of the show set.  Throughout the rest of the night, musicians who have signed up will be invited to come up 1 or 2 at a time to sit in and jam with the band.

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

Dan Hovey

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

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

Dan’s YouTube Channel

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

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

Kiti Gartner & the Drifting Valentines

A band out of Washington DC who play western swing, rockabilly, old country and some jump blues. Their influences include music from the 1940s thru the early 60s, including almost everything that came out of The Quonset Hut and RCA Studio B in Nashville, Sun Records in Memphis, and Bakersfield. Band members are Kiti Gartner (vocals, rhythm), Zachary Sweeney (electric guitar), Steve Wolf (bass), Brian Alpert (drums).

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5:30pm • No Cover • Happy Hour prices!

Keith Grimes • Dean Dalton

Keith Grimes, renowned DC guitarist, known for playing on platinum-selling albums with vocal sensation, Eva Cassidy.

Dean Dalton Before this collaboration with Keith, Dean Dalton worked with many local jazz and blues luminaries including Linwood Taylor, Anthony "Swamp Dog" Clark, Clarence "The Bluesman" Turner, John Bell, Reggie Wayne Morris, Mike Westcott, James Mabry, 4 The Groove, Elliott Levine, Glenn Wiser, Tom Kitchen, Karl Stoll & The Danger Zone, The Mary Shaver & Mike Tash Band, Bad Influence, The Liz Springer Trio and Built 4 Comfort.

Eva Cassidy Interview

Keith Grimes - Eva Cassidy

Video “Come Back Baby”

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: TBA

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”

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”

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

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

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.

2pm • $10 - $20 Suggested Donation

Performing songwriter team Jen and Scott Smith, and their band Naked Blue, have become a mainstay on the singer-songwriter/pop scene. They have released 7 full-length albums and built a devoted following for their songwriting, recordings, and performances, Their latest release is an extraordinary collaboration with bestselling author Lee Child based on his iconic Jack Reacher character, entitled Just the Clothes on My Back. Touring the album in 2019 saw headline shows including City Winery in NYC and Nashville, Firehouse Saloon Houston, The Hamilton Live DC, World Cafe Live Philly, Red Clay Theatre Duluth, and more.

"Jennifer Smith’s throaty, expressive delivery, remind of artists like Susan Tedeschi and Lucinda Williams without feeling derivative of either; Naked Blue is its own thing, a potent pairing with natural rawness and muscle." 

- Jason Warburg, The Daily Vault

5:00pm • $10 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if still available

Holy Mose! 

A Tribute to Mose Allison

Craig Gildner • Nick Ruggieri • John Previti

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

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! 

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

6pm • $10-$20 suggested donation

John Previti • Danny Knicely • Baakari 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

7:00pm • NO COVER! •Happy Hour 4-8

Wolf’s Music Weekly

Great way to hear local blues talent, and you never know who's going to show up. Sometimes out-of-towners and touring musicians. 

Even prominent national acts have stopped by to jam including Guitar Shorty, Bill Kirchen, Eugene Hideaway Bridges, Jimmy Carpenter, Memphis Gold, Bruce Ewan, Bobby Radcliff, Pierre Beauregard, Johnny Sansome, Johnny Vidacovich and Grammy Nominees Tab Benoit and Steve Riley! 

Show Set: Wolf's Blues Shows & Sit-in Jams start the night with the Host band playing an opening show set. The host band features a weekly rotational lineup of some of DC's top blues frontmen such as:

Linwood Taylor--International touring artist (guitar & vocals), 

Matt Kelley--Albert King Award winner (guitar & vocals), and 

Backed up by:  Andy Hamburger (drums) and Wolf Crescenze (bass). 

Occasionally, other special guests will join the band!  

Sit-in Jam Sets

The sit-in jam portion of the evening begins at the conclusion of the show set.  Throughout the rest of the night, musicians who have signed up will be invited to come up 1 or 2 at a time to sit in and jam with the band.

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

Dan Hovey

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

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

Dan’s YouTube Channel

8pm • $10 - $20 Suggested Donation to the Band

Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz is comprised of Michael Harris, guitar, Chuck Karner, drums and John Previti, bass, playing virtuosic instrumental versions of everything from Stevie Wonder to Django Reinhardt. The results are unexpected… even for them!

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.

8:00pm - Suggested donation $10 - $20

Songwriters' Association of Washington

This Month Features: TBA

Sponsored by:
Songwriters Association of Washington
Hank Dietle’s Tavern
Hosted by:
Know1Else

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

Charlie Bryant

Sings and plays mid-century modern singer-songwriter music. What’s that? Don’t ask him; he made it up.

Charlie writes (and covers) songs about love, loss, hope, bewilderment, wistful longing, busted romance, modern technology, existential dread, and (of course) drinking.

If country music is three chords and the truth, then what Charlie’s after is four chords and the ambiguity. And you can't spell ambiguity without Am.

8:00pm • $10 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if available

Tommy Lepson & The Bad Dawgs

Tommy Lepson is a legend in the DC area for his soulful, award-winning vocals and keyboard playing, and you've heard him with several local acts, but with the Bad Dawgs (Paul Bell on guitar and vocals,  Gary Crockett on drums and vocals Mike Davis on bass) Tommy's singing and his original songs take center stage, and the evening always includes plenty of Memphis soul and New Orleans funk alongside R&B and Rock 'n Roll 

Video

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!

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.

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.

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.

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

6:00pm - $10 Cover

The Hula Monsters

Hawaiian swing, country Latin, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, Western swing and honky tonk country

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

7:00pm • NO COVER! •Happy Hour 4-8

Wolf’s Music Weekly

Great way to hear local blues talent, and you never know who's going to show up. Sometimes out-of-towners and touring musicians. 

Even prominent national acts have stopped by to jam including Guitar Shorty, Bill Kirchen, Eugene Hideaway Bridges, Jimmy Carpenter, Memphis Gold, Bruce Ewan, Bobby Radcliff, Pierre Beauregard, Johnny Sansome, Johnny Vidacovich and Grammy Nominees Tab Benoit and Steve Riley! 

Show Set: Wolf's Blues Shows & Sit-in Jams start the night with the Host band playing an opening show set. The host band features a weekly rotational lineup of some of DC's top blues frontmen such as:

Linwood Taylor--International touring artist (guitar & vocals), 

Matt Kelley--Albert King Award winner (guitar & vocals), and 

Backed up by:  Andy Hamburger (drums) and Wolf Crescenze (bass). 

Occasionally, other special guests will join the band!  

Sit-in Jam Sets

The sit-in jam portion of the evening begins at the conclusion of the show set.  Throughout the rest of the night, musicians who have signed up will be invited to come up 1 or 2 at a time to sit in and jam with the band.

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

Dan Hovey

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

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

Dan’s YouTube Channel

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!

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Eric Scott Trio

Eric Scott • Dan Leonard • Deren 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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5:00pm • $10 - $20 Suggested Donation for the Band

Justin Lees Jazz Trio

Justin Lees started playing guitar professionally in the late 70’s and studied guitar with several local prominent guitarists in Washington D.C., including Rick Whitehead, Paul Bollenbach (local to DC at the time), Bill Biesecker, Danny Gatton, and guitarists not so local (including Herb Ellis and Emily Remler).


Although stylistically diverse, Justin's main focus is on a straight ahead approach to jazz steeped in the fifties tradition of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie and rooted in the styles of Charlie Christian and T Bone Walker. The feeling of Swing and the Blues is a constant. While in Washington D.C., he worked as a freelance musician with a variety of people that have included Ron Holloway, Dick Morgan, Keeter Betts, Cindy Cain and others. At that time, you could here him every Monday night with his own trio at the One Step Down, Washington D.C.’s premier Jazz club, until it’s closing. He performed at Blues Alley, 219 Club, and Constitution Hall plus.


9:00pm • $25 in advance on Eventbrite • $30 at the door if still available

The Skip Castro Band

It began a long time ago. 1978 to be exact. Four musicians, out of work at the same time got together because honestly, they liked to play music. Thus, the Skip Castro Band was born. A mutual love of rhythm 'n blues, swing, boogie woogie and rock 'n roll became the foundation. Over the next ten years, Skip Castro would become staples on the East Coast between Boston and Atlanta playing every bar, club, music hall, and college in between. All the while having a great time. Called one of the best party bands ever, Skip Castro brings the party every time they take the stage. 

And who haven’t they played with? Muddy Waters, Big Joe Turner, Bo Diddley, James Brown, Chuck Berry, Buddy Guy, James Cotton, Albert Collins, Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Yardbirds, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, the Nighthawks, the Kinks, Kenny Loggins and a host of others.... 

Fast forward 46 years and the same four guys are still playing together. Why? Because even though they stopped playing full time a while back, there's a unique groove and spirit that exists when Skip plays. They've played with other musicians, but the greatest satisfaction comes when these four get together. Who are these guys anyhow? Undoubtedly, you've been asked that countless times. Well, here's everything you ever wanted to know about them! 

Danny Beirne, Vocals/Keyboards: Was born in East Orange, New Jersey, and raised to the sounds of the Four Seasons and other Jersey bands. He migrated to Charlottesville at age 17 to play bass with his brother’s band and has played music professionally since that day. His machine gun piano attack and manic stage personality always kicks things into overdrive. His favorite movie is Goodfellas. 

Charlie Pastorfield, Vocals/Bass: Came to the University of Virginia from the U.S. Virgin Islands, and has played guitar and bass in a long list of Charlottesville bands including The Believers, Mama Tried, Alligator, and The Gladstones. His favorite movie is Ikiru. 

Rico Antonelli, Drums: Richmond’s long time premiere drummer and jokester extraordinaire, Rico has kept the beat for many of music’s finest, including countless years in the Robbin Thompson Band. Rico was also known as Pat Benatar’s drummer when she lived in Richmond. His favorite movie is Wizard of Oz (original version!). 

Bo Randall, Vocals/Guitar: Chose the University of Virginia for a great education, but fate had something different in mind. He joined local legends Captain Tunes and his Fabulous Noteguns in 1974, immediately blowing away audiences with his incendiary guitar playing. He loves playing golf, and his favorite movie is Almost Famous.

 What else is there to say?

2:00pm • NO COVER

Bingo Gigolos

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

A quartet leaning heavily on the distinct, soulful sound of 60's and 70's Hammond B3 organ. Think Santana, Allman Brothers, Jimmy Smith and then some hipper contemporary stuff like The Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio and The New Master Sounds.

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

6:00pm • $20 • tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if available

Corey Arceneaux and the Zydeco Hot Peppers

Corey Arceneaux is a Louisiana born and bred zydeco accordionist and band leader. He learned the accordion at a young age and formed his first band while still in high school. His great-uncles, musicians Rodney Bernard and the legendary Fernest Arceneaux, were his inspirations. As he found his style, Clifton Chenier and Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural, Jr. became his favorites, and Buckwheat also became a mentor and friend.

Corey and the Zydeco Hot Peppers perform internationally and domestically – wowing dignitaries and crowds at special events, festivals, clubs and Mardi Gras balls through the years. They also recorded five studio albums. Simultaneously, Corey has been a radio DJ for about 30 years, which has allowed him to promote Zydeco and the Creole culture of Southwest Louisiana to a larger audience. Currently, he hosts “Hot Sauce Saturday” on KFXZ/Z105.9 FM/www.z1059.com on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Central time.

After moving to Virginia, Corey connected with area musicians with experience in and a passion for Zydeco music. They jammed, and everything came together like a pot of gumbo. The talented Zydeco Hot Peppers are Ben Holmes (drummer), Doug Bell (guitar), Gene Monroe (bass) and Pat Clark (scubboard/frottoir).

Ben Holmes started playing Zydeco in the 1980s. He’s toured and recorded with Al Rapone and the Zydeco Express and the Grammy-winning Queen Ida and the Bon Temps Zydeco band. He’s taken Zydeco on the road from Australia to Africa. Ben plays various genres, but he has a genuine love for Louisiana music styles.Since 1995, Ben has played with DC favorites, such as The Hula Monsters, King Soul, Zydeco Crayz, Savoir Faire Cajun Band, The Canecutters, Canebrake Cajun Band and The Longtimers.

Doug Bell is a veteran musician in the DC area and has performed across the eastern U.S. for nearly 25 years. He has played in bands such as Zydeco Crayz, The Louisiana Sugar Kings, Charlie Sayles and Union Mission Blues, Savoir Faire Cajun Band and Canebreak Cajun Band. His passion is for authentic southern American roots music, especially the dance styles of south Louisiana.

Gene Monroe comes from a musical family and has been a working bassist for the past 30 years. He has performed with artists such as Billy Thompson, King Soul, The Grandsons, Skyla Burrell, Daryl Davis, Shrimp City Slim, Little Bit A’ Blues, Mike Westcott, J.B. Beverley, Deane Kern and Hard Swimming Fish, to name just a few. He has played well-known clubs and festivals both in the DC region and up and down the Atlantic Coast, Memphis, Chicago, San Diego and Japan.

Pat Clark is a professional drummer, guitarist, and private music teacher from Silver Spring, Maryland. As a kid, he went to New Orleans, Louisiana every year for Jazz Fest so Zydeco is in his bones. Pat has been influenced from artists such as Taylor Swift, Dashboard Confessional, Stanton Moore and Los Lobos.

 Corey Arceneaux and the Zydeco Hot Peppers “Live @Hank Dietle’s”

Corey Arceneaux and the Zydeco Hot Peppers are ready to spice up the music scene and to bring authentic Zydeco to the DMV and beyond.

7:00pm • NO COVER! •Happy Hour 4-8

Wolf’s Music Weekly

Great way to hear local blues talent, and you never know who's going to show up. Sometimes out-of-towners and touring musicians. 

Even prominent national acts have stopped by to jam including Guitar Shorty, Bill Kirchen, Eugene Hideaway Bridges, Jimmy Carpenter, Memphis Gold, Bruce Ewan, Bobby Radcliff, Pierre Beauregard, Johnny Sansome, Johnny Vidacovich and Grammy Nominees Tab Benoit and Steve Riley! 

Show Set: Wolf's Blues Shows & Sit-in Jams start the night with the Host band playing an opening show set. The host band features a weekly rotational lineup of some of DC's top blues frontmen such as:

Linwood Taylor--International touring artist (guitar & vocals), 

Matt Kelley--Albert King Award winner (guitar & vocals), and 

Backed up by:  Andy Hamburger (drums) and Wolf Crescenze (bass). 

Occasionally, other special guests will join the band!  

Sit-in Jam Sets

The sit-in jam portion of the evening begins at the conclusion of the show set.  Throughout the rest of the night, musicians who have signed up will be invited to come up 1 or 2 at a time to sit in and jam with the band.

5:30pm • No Cover • Happy Hour prices!

Dan Hovey

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

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

Dan’s YouTube Channel

5:30 • Happy Hour • No Cover $10 Suggested donation

Afton Wolfe

If you’re tired of wimpy mainstream vocals of pimply vocalists who haven’t lived yet — this is the cure. Wolfe sings with authority, experience & realism. He pours it dramatically but never artificially. - Americana Highways

In Afton Wolfe’s latest EP, Twenty-Three, the Nashville-based artist, vocalist, musician, songwriter and collector/inhabiter of powerful songs, finds those rare and unusual spaces between dreams and wide awakenings, sorrow and joy. Although he jokes as being “pathologically insecure and awkward,” the songs on this five-song release are hardly shy or reserved — balanced with emotional elegance and fearless sentiment, and presented with vocal confidence backed by soul singers, Regina McCrary and Melanie Dewey, rich saxophone and trumpet sounds, and melodies that stretch deep into your “Late Night Radio” visions.

Afton Wolfe has worn the hats of many humans from philosopher to lawyer, neuroscientist to bartender, from Washington to Tennessee, but his roots are in those of the rock, blues, and soul music of Mississippi. Armed with an additional deep love for Oscar Wilde, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits and Elvis Costello, Wolfe’s music aptly sits somewhere between these influences and his youngest musical experiences singing onstage with his mother at the State Boulevard Baptist Church in Meridian, MS. With a few starts and stops in recording and touring, between studying and sampling alternate means of making a living, sometimes a defender and sometimes a defendant before judges, Wolfe has remained a consistent songwriter reflecting on all facets of his wandering.

So far in 2023, Wolfe has toured the East Coast, appeared for the second season at the Tropic of Cancer Concert Series in Todos Santos Mexico hosted by the band Cordovas, released Twenty-Three and the video for “ Cry .” And he can always be found as a featured guest at the legendary East Nashville annual Tom Wait’s tribute to raise money for Second Harvest, led and curated by Mary Sack with a collection of OG artists that

have had a significant impact on the birth and growth of the highly revered East Nashville music scene.

The “Cry” music video was directed and produced by Duende Vision, one of East Nashville’s most creative teams in Americana Rock n Roll visuals, and also creators of the emotionally and visually stunning video for “ Late Nite Radio ," starring East Nashville artist favorites Laura Rabell and Tom Mason. Staying true to his love for his artist community, Wolfe enlisted Tommy Womack, author, songwriter and member of the band

Government Cheese, to play the main character in “Cry” - a story of mourning that unfolds into profound joy when Wolfe’s young niece appears in a tutu with a whoopee cushion.

Other highlights in Wolfe’s catalog of releases include his 2021 album release King for Sale, said by Blues Matters , “Musically, it staggers between rough country blues and Steely Dan getting in a brawl with a proper jazz band.” In 2022, Wolfe also teamed up with Mississippi artist, Cary Hudson, for a single and video release of the popular “ Ooh La La ” by Faces.

9:00pm • $10 Cover

Connor Filicko • Keith Grimes

Scott Rabino • Dean Dalton

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

8:30pm Doors. 9:00pm Show • $20 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if still available. This is an all seated show.

Scott Miller

“Miller’s one of our most vivid, story-telling songwriters” ( Country Standard Time )

Recently inducted to the East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame, fiery roots-rock singer/songwriterSCOTT MILLER returned to his native Virginia to tend the family farm while continuing to release and perform new music informed by that rural area, history, and Appalachia. “[Miller combines] the emotional honesty and intelligence of a singer/songwriter with the swagger and enthusiasm of a rock & roller... a gifted and eclectic solo artist.” (AllMusic.com) Recently on tour with Patty Griffin, Robbie Fulks, Paul Thorn, Robin & Linda Williams, and American Aquarium.

YouTube

2:00PM • No Cover • $10 - $20 Suggested Donation for the Band

The Moran Tripp Band

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

7:00pm • NO COVER! •Happy Hour 4-8

Wolf’s Music Weekly

Great way to hear local blues talent, and you never know who's going to show up. Sometimes out-of-towners and touring musicians. 

Even prominent national acts have stopped by to jam including Guitar Shorty, Bill Kirchen, Eugene Hideaway Bridges, Jimmy Carpenter, Memphis Gold, Bruce Ewan, Bobby Radcliff, Pierre Beauregard, Johnny Sansome, Johnny Vidacovich and Grammy Nominees Tab Benoit and Steve Riley! 

Show Set: Wolf's Blues Shows & Sit-in Jams start the night with the Host band playing an opening show set. The host band features a weekly rotational lineup of some of DC's top blues frontmen such as:

Linwood Taylor--International touring artist (guitar & vocals), 

Matt Kelley--Albert King Award winner (guitar & vocals), and 

Backed up by:  Andy Hamburger (drums) and Wolf Crescenze (bass). 

Occasionally, other special guests will join the band!  

Sit-in Jam Sets

The sit-in jam portion of the evening begins at the conclusion of the show set.  Throughout the rest of the night, musicians who have signed up will be invited to come up 1 or 2 at a time to sit in and jam with the band.

5:30pm • No Cover • Happy Hour prices!

Dan Hovey

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

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

Dan’s YouTube Channel

8:00pm • $10-$20 suggested donation

CLASSIC 50’s and 60’s BLUE NOTE JAZZ

THE BROTHER BILL QUINTET

• Dan Gutwein - Saxophone

• Nick Ruggieri - Drums

• Hart Pettit - Trumpet

• Alec Petkoff - Bass

• Tam Sullivan - Keyboard

Video - Blueslike

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

5:30pm • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

David Goodfriend 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. 

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

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”

8:00PM • $10 Cover

THE LONGTIMERS

Ben Holmes, Tom Clifford, Moe Nelson, and Pete Rose are DC's newest old-school band: expect high energy Americana roots rock inspired by New Orleans, soul and more.

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

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

7:00pm • NO COVER! •Happy Hour 4-8

Wolf’s Music Weekly

Great way to hear local blues talent, and you never know who's going to show up. Sometimes out-of-towners and touring musicians. 

Even prominent national acts have stopped by to jam including Guitar Shorty, Bill Kirchen, Eugene Hideaway Bridges, Jimmy Carpenter, Memphis Gold, Bruce Ewan, Bobby Radcliff, Pierre Beauregard, Johnny Sansome, Johnny Vidacovich and Grammy Nominees Tab Benoit and Steve Riley! 

Show Set: Wolf's Blues Shows & Sit-in Jams start the night with the Host band playing an opening show set. The host band features a weekly rotational lineup of some of DC's top blues frontmen such as:

Linwood Taylor--International touring artist (guitar & vocals), 

Matt Kelley--Albert King Award winner (guitar & vocals), and 

Backed up by:  Andy Hamburger (drums) and Wolf Crescenze (bass). 

Occasionally, other special guests will join the band!  

Sit-in Jam Sets

The sit-in jam portion of the evening begins at the conclusion of the show set.  Throughout the rest of the night, musicians who have signed up will be invited to come up 1 or 2 at a time to sit in and jam with the band.

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

Dan Hovey

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

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

Dan’s YouTube Channel

7:00pm • NO COVER! •Happy Hour 4-8

Wolf’s Music Weekly

Great way to hear local blues talent, and you never know who's going to show up. Sometimes out-of-towners and touring musicians. 

Even prominent national acts have stopped by to jam including Guitar Shorty, Bill Kirchen, Eugene Hideaway Bridges, Jimmy Carpenter, Memphis Gold, Bruce Ewan, Bobby Radcliff, Pierre Beauregard, Johnny Sansome, Johnny Vidacovich and Grammy Nominees Tab Benoit and Steve Riley! 

Show Set: Wolf's Blues Shows & Sit-in Jams start the night with the Host band playing an opening show set. The host band features a weekly rotational lineup of some of DC's top blues frontmen such as:

Linwood Taylor--International touring artist (guitar & vocals), 

Matt Kelley--Albert King Award winner (guitar & vocals), and 

Backed up by:  Andy Hamburger (drums) and Wolf Crescenze (bass). 

Occasionally, other special guests will join the band!  

Sit-in Jam Sets

The sit-in jam portion of the evening begins at the conclusion of the show set.  Throughout the rest of the night, musicians who have signed up will be invited to come up 1 or 2 at a time to sit in and jam with the band.

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

Dan Hovey

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

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

Dan’s YouTube Channel

7:00pm • NO COVER! •Happy Hour 4-8

Wolf’s Music Weekly

Great way to hear local blues talent, and you never know who's going to show up. Sometimes out-of-towners and touring musicians. 

Even prominent national acts have stopped by to jam including Guitar Shorty, Bill Kirchen, Eugene Hideaway Bridges, Jimmy Carpenter, Memphis Gold, Bruce Ewan, Bobby Radcliff, Pierre Beauregard, Johnny Sansome, Johnny Vidacovich and Grammy Nominees Tab Benoit and Steve Riley! 

Show Set: Wolf's Blues Shows & Sit-in Jams start the night with the Host band playing an opening show set. The host band features a weekly rotational lineup of some of DC's top blues frontmen such as:

Linwood Taylor--International touring artist (guitar & vocals), 

Matt Kelley--Albert King Award winner (guitar & vocals), and 

Backed up by:  Andy Hamburger (drums) and Wolf Crescenze (bass). 

Occasionally, other special guests will join the band!  

Sit-in Jam Sets

The sit-in jam portion of the evening begins at the conclusion of the show set.  Throughout the rest of the night, musicians who have signed up will be invited to come up 1 or 2 at a time to sit in and jam with the band.

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

Dan Hovey

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

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

Dan’s YouTube Channel