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.

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

Beatles at Dietle's

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. Sarah picked the tunes this time. THIS WILL BE OUR 50th SHOW AT DIETLE'S! Bring some friends, give it a try; we have a good time!

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

SOUL CRACKERS

Take some of the greatest party music ever made, make sure it’s sung & played by a band that has made a career out of belting out those sweet soul sounds - and you've got yourself a REAL good time — meet the SOUL CRACKERS! 

Their music encompasses Memphis & Motown soul, and features timeless songs by artists like Otis Redding, Average White Band, Martha & The Vandellas & Stevie Wonder among many others. This is the music that brings all ages and personalities together to a dance party. The SOUL CRACKERS grew up with this music and honor it with the legitimacy of a crackerjack soul horn band from the 60's. 

Lead vocalist Tommy Lepson has won numerous "BEST VOCALIST" awards (WAMMIES) from the Washington Area Music Association and is considered a singer's singer. Possessing a stunning and powerful voice, Tommy conveys all the joy and passion that makes this music come alive.  His blue-eyed soulful voice is world class.  He is joined by The Too Much Sisters — two stellar vocalists Anita King and Caz Gardiner, and together they pull off those beautiful Motown harmonies.   

On guitar is Paul Bell, who played with Nils Lofgren and The Nighthawks.  The horn section includes Chris Hutton (trumpet) and Wayne Sulc (sax), and completing the band are Spencer Hoopes (keyboards); Chuck Sullivan (drums); and Ronnie Newmyer (bass) who have been a solid rhythm section for decades.  This is a tight soulful 9-piece band that will literally drive you to the dance floor with their signature medleys and inspire you with three-part harmonies and amazing solos.  

This band is the real deal. 

Formed in 1982, the SOUL CRACKERS were a full time performing powerhouse on the East Coast bar circuit for many years. Headlining shows such as the Adams Morgan Day Festival and clubs like the Bayou and the Wax Museum led to a command performance at the White House in 1994. 

They have played every type of function possible and specialize in clubs, parties, anniversaries, corporate events, weddings and festivals. Soul Crackers has recorded several CDs, including: LIVE at the Barns of Wolf Trap (2003); Soul Crackers, 30 Years of Soul (2011); Soul Crackers, 30 Years of Soul, Volume 2 (2015); and A Soulful Christmas released in December 2018 — all available on ITunes and CD Baby.

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

5:00pm • $10-$15 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.

Hosted by Suzanne Brindamour

Featuring:

• Ceeka

• David Kitchen

• Michelle Lockey

• Rich Morey

• Rebecca Berlin

9:00pm • $10 Cover

Big Boy Little Band

Bret Littlehales • Matt Kelly • Wolf Crescenze • Joe Wells

"Blues for Grownups"

The deep, deep blues. The kind of blues you used to hear on a distant radio station broadcasting from somewhere down south, late at night.  The kind of blues where you wake up early in the morning and all you can think of is your lover and you wonder where they've gone.  The kind of blues that makes you want to go somewhere and dance or shout or just be alive.  Those kinds of blues. 

Bret Littlehales “Big Boy Little” has been singing and playing blues harp in the Washington, DC area since 1967.  He’s opened for such blues greats as B.B. King, Koko Taylor and Junior Wells.  The Big Boy Little Band was honored to represent the DC Blues Society at the Int’l Blues Challenge in 2010 and placed in the Top 10 Finals out of 110 blues bands from around the world and Matt Kelley won the coveted Albert King Award for top guitarist.  The band also features "Wolf" Crescenze on bass and Joe Wells (drums).  

The enigmatic, quixotic, mysterious, always entertaining – Big Boy Little Band

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

MARY ANN REDMOND BAND

Deren Blessman • Dan Leonard • Scott Ambush • Mary Ann Redmond

Mary Ann Redmond is a singer/ songwriter who’ll be playing with  maestros..

Drummer Deren Blessman, guitarist and arranger Dan Leonard, and Scott Ambush on bass! Come for an afternoon of originals and some special covers. Y’all Come!  

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

Canceled

KING TEDDY

Mike Sottong • Dan Rivizzigno • Moe Nelson • John Rowny • Henry Jessup

Swing, Jump Blues & Rockabilly 

King Teddy is a fun, dancer-friendly outfit featuring strong vocals, a driving beat and a song list that dares the foot not to tap.  Although their influences are varied (including everyone from Louis Prima to Sam Cooke to Gene Vincent to Brian Setzer to the Beatles), they have a single-minded musical mission-- to swing, baby! 

7:00pm • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

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

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

Dan's starting point as an acoustic performer is John Fahey. But over the four-plus years that he has been doing the Happy Hour, he has moved into a more open style including songwriters like Bob Dylan, Leon Russel, Mark Knopfler, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. Also, Dan is bringing in more of his originals, both instrumental and vocal.

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! No partner needed.

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 • John Previti • Nick Ruggieri

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 • 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

8:00pm • $10

Gina DeSimone and the Moaners

Swing, Rock 'n' Roll, Blues, R&B with a Twist …

Gina DeSimone & The Moaners are a DC-based blues and swing foursome that are sure to liven up any event with an eclectic mix of music from all eras! Since 2007, The Moaners have made their mark on the D.C. music scene with unrelentingly danceable tunes and fun-loving humor. The group's musically diverse backgrounds come together to deliver a night of enthusiastic fun, foot tappin' rhythm, and killer harmonies

Video

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

9:00pm • $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

5:00 pm • $10 - $20 Suggested Donation

Esther Haynes Keith Grimes Dean Dalton

Esther. Keith, & Dean will play a variety of acoustic material not too loudly. Keith is a veteran guitarist/soloist and Esther plays rhythm guitar and sings some swing and roots material, with Keith adding a soulful bottom end.

Esther Haynes is an early jazz and American roots singer and rhythm guitarist based in the Washington, DC area. Her third album, Moon Country (2013), featuring Keith Grimes on guitar and other noted DC-area musicians, received a Washington Area Music Award (Wammie) in 2013. Her debut CD entitled Esther Haynes (2001), received a Wammie nomination, and her second release entitled Approach Note (2004) garnered favorable online reviews. She has also received 12 Wammie awards for big band/swing and jazz vocals.

Esther studied professional music and voice at Berklee College of Music, graduating summa cum laude in 1989. Among her vocal instructors have been Mili Bermejo, Maggie Scott, Bob Stoloff, Sharon Brown and the late jazz singer Pam Bricker, who also performed in the DC area.

Keith has played a major role in DC’s music scene having played for five years as the lead guitarist and co-musical director for DC’s world-famous vocal stylist, the late Eva Cassidy. Keith’s masterful guitar work is heard on nearly all of Eva’s phenomenally successful recordings.

Keith has also performed with DC’s “Godfather of Go-Go” Chuck Brown, the Nighthawks, and Bill Kirchen. Keith also plays regularly in area clubs with the Built  4 Comfort Band.

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.

Video - Keith and Esther - "Blue Motel Room"

9pm • $10 Cover

The Barco Beat 

The Barco Beat specializes in covering many different styles of classic rock and blues from the 60s, 70s, and 80s, venturing into funk and even some country.  The band’s eclectic, ever-growing repertoire pulls from the likes of The Rolling Stones, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Grateful Dead, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Fleetwood Mac, Talking Heads, The Velvet Underground, REM, Elvis Costello, Allman Brothers, and many more.  The Barco Beat is committed to bringing quality, fun, high energy performances to audiences all over the DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia area.

2:00pm • $10-$20 suggested donation

American Darling

The newest project from Ryan Moran of Moran Tripp Band. High energy rock n roll. Think Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Little Feat.

Featuring: Ryan Moran on lead vocals and guitar, Ron McMorrow on slide guitar, Scott Rabino on the drums, Jeff Roden on keys Tucker Hinkel on bass.

$10-$20 suggested donation for entry. 100% goes to the artist.

5:30 Doors • 6:00 Show • $25 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if still available

Peter Holsapple

Janine Wilson • Arch Alcantara

Peter Holsapple has recorded an extraordinary new solo album he’s calling The Face of 68.

It reflects on age, humor and hurt, with his usual high-quality wordplay and legendary gifts for melody and harmony. For longtime fans and newcomers alike, Peter’s record is an enduring testament to his striking abilities as musician and songwriter (The dB’s, Continental Drifters, Holsapple & Stamey).

“I’d like to think” says Peter, “that, were my parents still alive, they’d say I’d finally realized my potential.”

Don Dixon (R.E.M., Smithereens) produced it in Peter’s hometown of Durham NC, and the rhythm section was Rob Ladd (Connells, Don Henley) on drums and Robert Sledge (Ben Folds Five) on electric bass. Grammy®-nominated engineer Jason Richmond was at the console for the four-day session, with Dixon mixing at his home studio in Canton, Ohio. And there are guest turns from Marti Jones and Mark Simonsen.

Mostly it’s about Peter Holsapple: eleven stunning songs with strong vocals and a newly-rediscovered love of lead guitar; overall, it’s a fine way to see Peter’s way to his future in rock and roll, love and recognizing inevitable loss over time. He’s ready for it all. With songs like “Larger Than Life,” “High High Horse” and the title track “The Face of 68” the new album is a start-to-finish home run.

The Face of 68 is Peter Holsapple, facing forward with electric guitar in hand, and gazing enthusiastically at what’s to come.

The Face of 68 reflects on age, humor and hurt, with Peter’s usual high-quality wordplay and legendary gifts for melody and harmony. For fans and newcomers, his record is an enduring testament to his striking abilities as musician and songwriter (The dB’s, Continental Drifters, Holsapple & Stamey).

• 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.” 

• Arch Alcantara is a singer, guitarist, and/or bassist in eight DC-area bands and acoustic combos, including Jelly Roll Mortals, Ruthie and the Wranglers, The HalfSmokes, The Cahoots, and The Porch Delights. His stylistic versatility and dexterity make him a sought-after hired-gun sideman as well as a mainstay in many large-production tribute shows to artists of diverse genres. Before the Wammie categories were reorganized, he received nominations for Roots Rock Instrumentalist.

7:00pm • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

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

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

Dan's starting point as an acoustic performer is John Fahey. But over the four-plus years that he has been doing the Happy Hour, he has moved into a more open style including songwriters like Bob Dylan, Leon Russel, Mark Knopfler, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. Also, Dan is bringing in more of his originals, both instrumental and vocal.

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

Dan’s YouTube Channel

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

The Nighthawks & The Chris O'Leary Band

The Chris O'Leary Band

Chris’s musical background includes duties as lead singer and front man for rock and roll hall of famer and Grammy award winner Levon Helm’s band, The Barnburners. During the 6 years that Chris and Levon played together they toured across the US and Canada lighting up stages everywhere they went. Chris has appeared on stage with: Legendary Rolling Stones sideman Bobby Keys, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Jimmy Vivino, Jeff Healy, Dan Akroyd, Albert Lee, Dave Edmunds, Dave Maxwell and the great James Cotton to name just a few. Chris has also recorded with Bill Perry and Hubert Sumlin, among others.

The Chris O’Leary Band’s debut CD “Mr. Used to Be” won the 2011 Best New Artist Debut CD Blues Blast Award and was nominated for best new artist debut at the 2011 American Blues Music Awards.

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.

5:30pm • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

David Goodfriend • Skip Casale

• David 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. 

• Skip played a lot of drums and guitar in his life until having an epiphany about music. He had an experience of knowing he could play the blues, and he just had to do it. He says surrendering in music is being drawn to play and being able to say, "I am a musician." Then, you just go with what you play in the moment. He also says, "Music is available to everybody." And it's important to just start, and you can learn to play music like being in a conversation.

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.

Featuring: TBA

5:30 • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

Jack Bond

Jack 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 • Pete Rose

DC's finest 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 and at the door if available

The Rock-A-Sonics

The band plays a versatile mix of rockabilly, vintage country, and piano pounding rock ‘n roll. Led by the gifted, young, Willie Barry, they’re the real deal. They perform regularly throughout the Mid-Atlantic and at national rockabilly festivals.

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

The Rock-A-Sonics YouTube Channel

The Rock-A-Sonics • Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

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!

This month: Marc MacGlashan

Bluegrass mandolin player extraordinaire, Marc MacGlashan, is known for his work with award-winning bands as well as his educational contributions to the national bluegrass mandolin community.   

A Nashville native, MacGlashan grew up on his grandparents' farm, "Parson Green," which he cites as a major influence on his development as a person and musician.  

In the early 2000s, MacGlashan was a full-time member of the Gibson Brothers, an IBMA award-winning and grammy nominated bluegrass band. During this time, he recorded multiple albums and played with them at major venues including the Grand Ole Opry.  

Marc is a truly  masterful mandolin player who brings both fire and finesse to every tune he plays. Joined by brother Dave MacGlashan on bass and guitarist Chuck Van Meter on guitar, this, without doubt, will be one exciting show!

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

THE THRILLS • JOHNNY SPAMPINATO

This millennium's version of chocolate and peanut butter!

The DMV's premier rockin' swing band, The Thrills “Spine Tingling Rock n’ Roll" fills dance floors throughout the area. Cape Cod and native New Yorker Johnny Spampinato is flying in , bringing his infectious original songs, incendiary guitar playing, impassioned vocals and a command of the stage that reflects decades of experience. 

Johnny is a human firework of a performer. His playing with brother Joey in NRBQ and The Spampinato Brothers, in the legendary Incredible Casuals, and in his current group The Value Leaders, has given him a rarely seen mastery of rock n' roll. He has toured extensively in the US, Europe, and Japan. He and NRBQ were even featured in a Simpsons episode!

The Thrills are led by uber-talented singer-songwriter Dave Kitchen's sweet and powerful vocals along with his potent guitar work. Andy Rutherford adds his fiery, sometimes humorous guitar chops to the mix. Brian Alpert (drums) and John Combs (bass) are the swinginest rhythm section around and are the engine that drives and swings the band and dancers. Put 'em together and you've got a band that turns heads and fills the dance floor. 

The Thrills band members are multi WAMMIE award winners who have played with a who's who of DMV bands (Danny Gatton, The Thrillbillys, Ruthie and the Wranglers, Evan Johns and the H-Bombs, Tex Rubinowitz, just to name a few!) 

1:00pm • No Cover

Nina & Larry's Super Jam

Welcome to the 5th Edition of Nina and Larry's open jam at Hank Dietle’s in Rockville.  This is the Super Sunday jam, but do not worry football fans, we will wrap at 4:00 to make sure everyone is home in time for the big game.  Here's how it works: 

** Backline (bass amp, drum set, guitar amp, microphones, etc. etc.) will be provided.  Just bring your instrument and your fun-loving attitude.

**  There will be buckets with names of the instruments (guitar, keyboards, bass, vocals) on each bucket.  Write your name down on a small slip of paper and put the paper in the bucket of the instrument you would like to perform.

** Names will be drawn at random to form an ensemble for an open jam. Jams will last between 10-12 minutes.

**  We will do our best to accommodate special requests, with a specific group, or a specific song.  

**  Go for it and have fun!   Players of all levels are welcome and encouraged to attend! 

** If you don't play an instrument that's OK!  Please come and dance, support the jammers, and enjoy Hank Dietle's find food and beverage selections. 

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 Every Monday Blues Show & Sit-In Jam

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

Dan's starting point as an acoustic performer is John Fahey. But over the four-plus years that he has been doing the Happy Hour, he has moved into a more open style including songwriters like Bob Dylan, Leon Russel, Mark Knopfler, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. Also, Dan is bringing in more of his originals, both instrumental and vocal.

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

Dan’s YouTube Channel

8:00pm • $10 Cover

Kiti Gartner & the Drifting Valentines

Kiti Gartner • Zach Sweeney • Steve Wolf • Brian Alpert • Lynn Kasdorf

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), Lynn Kasdorf (pedal steel guitar)

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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

YouTube “Cry to Me”

8:00pm • $10-$20 suggested donation

THE BROTHER BILL QUINTET

Dan Gutwein • Nick Ruggieri • Hart Pettit • Alec Petkoff • Tam Sullivan

CLASSIC 50’s and 60’s BLUE NOTE JAZZ

• Dan Gutwein - Saxophone

• Nick Ruggieri - Drums

• Hart Pettit - Trumpet

• Alec Petkoff - Bass

• Tam Sullivan - Keyboard

Video - Blueslike

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

5:30 Happy Hour Show • NO COVER!

Peace, Love & Boogie Woogie Happy Hour

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.” 

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, calypso, and country two-steps. The Grandsons have released eight CDs, two EPs, and have appeared on dozens of compilation over the years, including Raise the Roof (live recordings from the Barns at Wolf Trap), and various Hungry for Music compilations (backing such notables as Lester Chambers, Evan Johns, and Ruth Brown). Their recordings and live performances have earned them 15 WAMMIE awards from the Washington Area Music Association, including Artist of the Year, Best Roots Rock Recording, Best Roots Rock Band, Best Children’s Act, Best Album Design, Best Blues Musician (Chris), and best Pop band. Join The Grandsons as they move and shake into their 4th decade in the world of rock and roll!

The Grandsons “Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern”

9pm • $10 cover

Nobody's Business

Nobody's Business" is a seven-piece band that comes at you with a choice mix of funky blues, rock-and-roll, soul, R&B, and even a little country--not to mention a growing catalog of originals, such as "Back Alley Symphony," "She Does What She Wants To," "Hold On", and "Lizard Shoes

"So rare to find a band that soars at playing, singing, and performing--a perfect trifecta of entertaining blues."
-- Posted to FB by Lisa M.

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

Nat King Cole - A Trio Tribute

Craig Gildner • Ben Turner • Pete Revell

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

Bobby Thompson Band

Bobby Thompson • Bronson Hoover • Josh Pittman • Ben Tufts

Performs Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (A special Valentine’s Day Show) 

2:00pm • $10 - $ 20 Suggested Donation

BELL & CLEM

Paul Bell • Michael Clem

When old musical acquaintances of many years meet at a mutual friend's memorial service to discover their present professional situations afford them the opportunity to play together - they jump on it!

That's what happened when these two Wammie winners from slightly different ends of the musical spectrum (rock & folk) connected.  Paul Bell (longtime DC area guitar stalwart & Nighthawks alum) and Michael Clem (31-year member of NoVA-based Eddie from Ohio) began picking and grinning throughout Central Virginia and in the Metro area.  While not a full time act, it's always a joyful chemistry, with Clem's left-of-center originals and Bell's impeccable Telecaster wizardry.  Don't miss this intimate show (their first ever at Hank's).

6:00pm • $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.

7:00pm • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

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

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

Dan's starting point as an acoustic performer is John Fahey. But over the four-plus years that he has been doing the Happy Hour, he has moved into a more open style including songwriters like Bob Dylan, Leon Russel, Mark Knopfler, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. Also, Dan is bringing in more of his originals, both instrumental and vocal.

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

Dan’s YouTube Channel

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

ORLEANS EXPRESS

Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Celebration!

Best Mask contest!

$50 Hank Dietle’s Gift Certificate for the winner!

Celebrate Mardi Gras at Hank Dietle’s Tavern!  The Orleans Express brings the exciting sounds of New Orleans style Dixieland music to the DMV at Hank Dietle’s Tavern!  Get ready to dance and celebrate the fun and magic that is the spirit of Mardi Gras and New Orleans. The Orleans Express provides the authentic live sound of trad jazz with slide trombone, cornet, drums, banjo, tuba and featuring Jordan Maley on tenor sax and clarinet.   

You are encouraged to wear Mardi Gras attire with masks and beads.  There will be a prize given to the person with the best Mardi Gras mask and attire!

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5:30PM • Happy Hour prices • NO COVER! • $10-$20 Suggested donation for the performers

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

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

Terry Hanck CD Release Party

with Charlie Owen and Pocket Change

Terry Hanck

Tenor saxman, singer, songwriter has been at it for about 55 years, ten of those with Elvin Bishop from 1977 to 1987. Born in Chicago, then moved to California in the '60s and now Florida since 2003, Hanck has been a band leader who also has shared the stage with many great artists. He has released 9 CDs earning him 3 BMA awards. His latest release "Grease To Gravy" on the Little Village Foundation label has received rave reviews worldwide.

Charlie Owen & Pocket Change

Charlie Owen and Pocket Change are a deep soul/r&b band who are a Dietle's favorite. We specialize in rare deep tracks with some familiar but rarely played tunes as well as everything from Dyke and the Blazers to Eddie Hinton to Dan Penn and more. Charlie and Terry's friendship goes back some 40 years, when they were both living in San Francisco performing with that city's finest.

Pocket Change is:

Tam Sullivan - keys ( Brother Bill Quintet, Billy Price Charm City Rhythm Band, Jr Cline, Flatfoot Sam and countless others)

Pete Kanaras - bass (The Nighthawks, Billy Price CCRB, Steve Guyger's Excellos, Lazy Lester, The Hi-Fliers, Flatfoot Sam)

Alex Rankin - guitar (Old Man Brown, Ursula Ricks Band)

Ezell Jones - drums ( Skyla Burrell Band)

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

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

Beatles at Dietle's

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. Sarah picked the tunes this time. THIS WILL BE OUR 50th SHOW AT DIETLE'S! Bring some friends, give it a try; we have a good time!

9:00pm • $10 cover

The Roustabouts

DC's Finest Blues-Fiddle Band, feature the fiddlin’ fingers of Pete Daniels and the soulful vocals of Andrew Wiley. With veteran musician Jeff Muller on bass, jack-of-all-trades Dan Shine on guitar, and the steady rhythm of Phil Bucci on drums, The Roustabouts are entertaining crowds in the DC Metro Area with a sound that offers a fresh perspective on the blues. 

 Working through a repertoire that spans traditional and contemporary blues as well as swing, rock, classic R&B, soul and funk, The Roustabouts top off their exciting mix of original music and carefully selected covers with a unique fiddle-infused sound.

 Dynamic performances and exciting arrangements engage audiences and fellow musicians alike with an intense, soul-saturated roller coaster ride of raw blues emotion. Every time they hit the stage the band brings a dedicated quality to their carefully crafted sound, so come out to a show and join in the groove with the rest of the RoustaCrowd!

Live @Hank Dietle’s Tavern

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.

9pm • $10 Cover

Mike Westcott Band

Mike and his band have been delivering their high energy, guitar driven, Blues Rock show to stages up and down the East Coast and beyond for over 20 years. Performing cover songs and original music from their Wammie nominated ‘Keep The Blues Alive”, or “Live at Vincent’s”, and “Atomic Blues” the Mike Westcott Band will keep you coming back for more. 

7:00pm • NO COVER! • Happy Hour 4-8

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

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

Dan's starting point as an acoustic performer is John Fahey. But over the four-plus years that he has been doing the Happy Hour, he has moved into a more open style including songwriters like Bob Dylan, Leon Russel, Mark Knopfler, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. Also, Dan is bringing in more of his originals, both instrumental and vocal.

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! No partner needed.

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

Sarah Borges • Eric Ambel

One way or another, Sarah Borges connects with casual mastery. Whether it’s with the comrades she’s collaborated with over nearly 20 sparkling years of music-making, or the vivid portraits of people’s lives – and occasionally her own – she’s sketched in scores of emotionally resonant songs.  But most of all, Borges has built a loyal following by connecting, through her own charismatic, down-to-earth spirit, with her audience – whether they’re longtime fans from back when she broke through with her terrific “Silver City” debut in 2004, or newcomers just now joining the party.

Live at Hank Dietle’s Tavern

Doors 5pm - show 6pm • $30 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if still available

Big Sandy & The Fly-Rite Boys

Since forming in 1988 in Southern California, Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys have become one of the world’s most beloved Americana/Roots acts, drawing from the deep musical waters that flow just beneath the surface of Rock & Roll’s fertile soil. A childhood passion for Country, Doo-Wop, and Rhythm & Blues 45s led Sandy (born Robert Williams) to pursue a singing career as a teenager, beginning a life in music that continues decades later. And as his personal record collection continues to grow (75,000 and counting), so does the depth of the musical influences that stream through his songwriting and singing style. A critically acclaimed tribute to Tex-Mex hero Freddy Fender, released at the beginning of the 2020 lockdown, points the way forward for Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys as they continue on a path of musical growth. After nearly 35 years on the road, and more than two dozen releases to their credit, they remain key figures on the ever-changing Americana circuit, both on record and in live appearances.

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

Redd Volkaert with David Chappell,

John Previti & Pete Ragusa

• 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.

• 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'.

• 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.

6pm Doors • 6:30 Show • $25 all seated • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if still available

Peter Case

“I try to take things I love and use them in a new way,” said triple Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Peter Case of his 16th solo album Doctor Moan. Case brings his considerable songwriting ability to an 11-song collection, largely performed on piano, including his first solo recorded instrumental. Released by Sunset Blvd Records, Case’s piano-based songs are emotionally, sonically and stylistically rich.

As a founding member of the early punk era trio The Nerves, in 1977 Case toured the nation sharing bills with the Ramones, Mink DeVille, Pere Ubu, and Devo. The Nerves single “Hanging on the Telephone,” was covered by Blondie. In 1979, Case formed the Plimsouls, a record-breaking live act in California, recording albums for Planet/Elektra and Geffen. Their independent single, “A Million Miles Away,” entered the Billboard charts and remains a garage rock standard, performed by bands around the world. The band performed in the cult classic film Valley Girl and the Nerves and Plimsouls timeless teenage rock ‘n’ roll continues to appeal to fans of each new generation.

After the Plimsouls, Case rediscovered his musical roots on his self-titled solo debut, produced by T Bone Burnett. The New York Times declared Peter Case the best album of 1986. It earned a five-star Rolling Stone review and a Grammy nomination. As one of the first songwriters of his generation to turn from rock music toward an acoustic sound, Case also helped usher in what became known as Americana music.