April 25th - May 1st

Here's what's happening on the local live blues scene this week.

Monday, April 25
Pops Harrington & Friends are at Blue Monday Blues at Westminster Church, SW DC

Wednesday, April 27
Snakehead Run Plays at the Northside Social's 1st Pig Roast of the Year! at Northside Social 3211 Wilson Blvd  Arlington, VA  6:30pm - 9:30pm

Nadine Rae Presents Blue Wednesdays, PROUD MARY'S, 13006 King Charles Terrace, Ft., Washington, MD

Thursday, April 28
Big Boy Little Band is at the Zoo Bar, Connecticut Ave NW DC


Friday, April 29
Women in Blues show with  Mary Shaver, Lisa Lim, and Sandy Dumas with the Smokin' Polecats backing them @ JV's Restaurant, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA,  


Eleanor Ellis, Jay Summerour & Eric Selby @ Cugini's, Poolesville, MD

Hot Tuna Electric is at the Birchmere in Arlington VA

Dave Chappelle & His So-called Friends @ Cat's Eye Pub in Fells, Point, Baltimore MD

Anthony "Swamp Dog" Clark is at the Bayou on Pennsylvania Ave in NW DC

Joy Bodycomb is at Branded '72 in Rockville, MD

Saturday, April 30

Ursula Ricks, Tony Fazio, Jay Summerour & Eric Selby @ Beale Street Grill, Rockville, MD

Rick Franklin ñ Solo at The Richmond Folk Music Society, Congregation Or Ami, 9400 West Huguenot Road,  Richmond, VA 23235

Big Daddy Stallings @ Chef Mac's, Harford Road, Baltimore MD

Bad Influence @ the Stil in Timonium MD

Big Boy Little Band at JV;s, Arlington Blvd,. Falls Church, VA

Unruly Blues Band @ Dunmor's Tavern, Flower Hill Way,  Gaithersburg, MD

Guitar Army for Breast Cancer Benefit featuring including Linwood Taylor, John Bell Band, Moonshine Society + more at The Whiskey, Annapolis, MD, beginning at 12 Noon and hosted by Anita Brinkman, NBC4 News Anchor

Sunday, May 1

Stacy Brooks @ Madam's Organ in Adams Morgan, NW DC

Monday, May 2

The Crawstickers are at Blue Monday Blues at Westminster Church SW DC

Mississippi Big Beat

Rick Saunders has posted a video on his RealDeepBlues site for the band Mississippi Big Beat, a band out of Budapest, Hungary. Just goes to show that blues is about a feeling... sometimes even if it's halfway around the world.

April 18th - 24th

Monday April 18 

Cathy Ponton King Band is at Blue Monday Blues at Westminster church, SW DC

Tuesday, April 19

Smokin' Polecats are at Greek Islands Grill, 15410 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring,
MD 20905; from 6:30 to 9:30

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Nadine Rae Presents Blue Wednesdays, PROUD MARY'S, 13006 King Charles Terrace, Ft.,
Washington, MD 20744

Friday, April 22

Jr. Cline & Friends @ JV's Restaurant

6666 Arlington Boulevard Falls Church, Virginia

Hard Swimming Fish are at Bare Bone Grill, 9150 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott
City, MD

Nadine Rae (accompanied by Dave Yvlisaker & Andy Hamburger) is at Church of Spirit,
5775 Barclay Drive
Kingstowne, VA

Over the Limit at Martini's Lounge, 10553 Theodore Green Blvd., White Plains, MD

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Nadine Rae @ Jo Jo's Restaurant & Lounge, 1516 U St., NW, Washington, DC

James Mabry, Jay Summerour & Eric Selby @ Beale Street Grill, Rockville, MD

HARD SWIMMING FISH @The Main Cup, 14 West Main St, Middletown, MD

The Curbfeelers are the first show at Bangkok Blues in Falls Church VA

The DC Blues Express are the second show at Bangkok Blues in Falls Church VA

Bad Influence @ the Ice House Cafe in Herndon VA

Pinetop Perkins Tribute Show with the Nighthawks, Pinetop protégé Daryl Davis, and the Andy Poxon Band at the Ram's Head On Stage in Annapolis, MD

The Karl Stoll Power Trio featuring Lance Romance on drums and Funky Burdman on bass
@ Shenandoah Pizza, Beverly St, Staunton, VA

Jackie Scott & the Housewreckers CD Release Party 
at Chef Mac's, 4709 Harford Road Baltimore, MD

The Gridloc Band and Larry B-Funk are at Omia's, 1015 Dranesville Road, Herndon VA
Easter Sunday, April 24,

There's a tribute to Pinetop Perkins with the Nighthawks, Daryl Davis, and 
the Andy Poxon Band at the State Theater in Falls Church VA

Monday, April 25
Pops Harrington & Friends are at Blue Monday Blues at Westminster Church, 400 I St.,
SW DC

April 11th - 17th

Here's the Live Blues Calendar for April 11th - 17th. Links and Maps are provided for bands and 
clubs under the Artists and Venues Tabs at the top of the page.

Monday, April 11
The Nighthawks are at Blues Monday blues at Westminster Church in SW DC

Tuesday, April 12
Anthony "Swamp Dog" Clark is at the Bullpen

Wednesday, April 13
Nadine Rae is at Blue Wednesdays at PROUD MARY'S, 

13006 King Charles Terrace, Ft., Washington, MD 20744 

the Andy Poxon Band is at Madam Organ's in Adams Morgan, NW DC

Friday, April 15
Moondog Medicine Show is at Hard Times Cafe in Hagartown MD
Over the Limit @ Capital Ale House's "Brews & Blues
Ursula Ricks @ Chef Mac‘s on Harford Road in Baltimore MD
CP Blues are the first show at Bangkok Blues in Falls Church VA
Sol & Funk Root Band are at Friday Night Music Series 

at L. A. Bar, Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA
The Rise Band and Show perform at Miss Motley's Cafe (former Bel Alton High School) 

in Bel Alton MD

Saturday, April 16
Bad Influence are at the Bayou in DC
Nadine Rae is @ Jo Jo's Restaurant & Lounge, 1516 U Street, NW., Washington, DC
The Rise Band and Show Perform at The Finsih Line Restaurant, 

738 Cambridge Plaza, Cambridge, MD 
Eleanor Ellis, Jay Summerour & Eric Selby @ Beale Street Grill, Rockville, MD 
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats and Big Boy Little Band - Baltimore Blues Society 

@ Rosedale American Legion, 1311 Seling Ave, Rosedale MD
Hot Rods & Old Gas @ Bare Bones Grill, Ellicott City, MD
Unruly Blues Band @ New Deal Café, Greenbelt, MD
Alpha Dog Blues Band are the first act at Bangkok Blues in Falls Church VA
Rick Franklin & His Delta Blues Boys @ Cassatt's Cafe & Gallery, 4536 Lee Highway 
Arlington, VA 

Sunday, April 17
At 2 pm, there's a Kick-the-cancer Fundraiser is at McGerty's Public House, 

911 Ellsworth Drive, Silver Spring, MD, in honor of Bob Felesky, Chris Kirsch and Teri Gerson. 

Featured performers include Nadine Raw, patty Reese, 

The Gypsy Sons, Linwood Taylor, Bad Influence, the Nighthawks, 

Mary Shaver Band and others.

Monday, April 18
The Cathy Ponton King Band are at Blues Monday blues at Westminster Church in SW DC
Taj Mahal's at Ram's Head On stage in Annopolis MD

Tuesday, April 19,
Smokin' Polecats are at  Greek Islands Grill, 

15410 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20905; 6:30 to 9:30:

April 4th - 10th

Here's this weeks listing of the Live Blues Calendar.  We feature new listings for Venues and Artists added each week with links to maps and websites on this page.  Most links and maps are provided for bands and clubs under the Artists and Venues Tabs at the top of the page, if you don't see them here.

Monday, April 4th
Whop Frazier and Vince Evans are 

at  Blue Monday Blues, Westminster Presbyterian 

Wednesday, April 6
Nadine Rae is now 

at Proud Mary's, in Fort Washington, MD every Wednesday

Thursday, April 7
Jimmy Thackery & Walter Trout 

at Rams Head in Annapolis, MD

Friday, April 8

Nadine Rae is

at Chef Mac's & All That Blues, 

4709 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD

 
James Mabry, Jay Summerour & Eric Selby 

@ Cugini's, 19616 Fisher Avenue, Poolesville, MD

Marcia Ball is 

at Ram's Head in Annapolis, MD

Bad Influence 

@ THE END ZONE in Gaithersburg, MD    

Saturday, April 9
Rick Franklin, Jay Summerour & Eric Selby 

@ Beale Street Grill, Rockville, MD

Big Boy Little Band are 

at Chef Mac's in Baltimore MD

Marcia Ball is 

at the State Theater, Falls Church, VA

Smokin' Polecats with Marianna Previti on vocals 

@ The Zoo Bar, 3000 Connecticut Ave., NW, DC

Roomful of Blues 

@ Glen Echo Park - Spanish Ballroom, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Glen Echo, MD

Built 4 Comfort will be 

at  Dunmor's Tavern, 18257 Flower Hill Way, Gaithersburg, MD

Rick Franklin, Jay Summerour & Eric Selby 

@ Beale Street Grill in Rockville, MD

 
Steve Smith and the Meteors 

@ the Cowboy Cafe on Lee Hwy in North Arlington, VA

Joy Bodycomb 

@ Friends in Need benefit 18 Church Circle in Annapolis, MD

Sunday, April 10
Capital Hillbillies are outdoors 

at the Eastern Market, 7th & NC ave from 3 to 5PM

Built 4 Comfort are @ a Multi-band Fundraiser & Open Jam, 

being held at The Braddock Inn, 4830 Schley Avenue, Frederick, MD 21714 

** Doors open @ 2 PM **

Monday, April 11
The Nighthawks 

at Blues Monday Blues at Westminster Church in SW DC
 

Taj Mahal 

@ the Ram's Head in Annapolis, MD