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AUGUST 2008 MUSIC CALENDAR FOR COMPLETE LISTINGS, VISIT WWW.ONTAPONLINE.COM. TO BE LISTED, E-MAIL [email protected] SATURDAY, AUGUST 02 9:30 Club: Aimee Mann, The Submarines Austin Grill -- Rockville: Patty Reese Bangkok Blues: Mary Martin, The Tracers Birchmere, The: Gato Barbieri Black Cat: We Are Scientists, Oxford Collapse, Apache Beat Brittany’s Restaurant & Sports Bar: New Day Rising Bungalow -- Cascades: Karma Issue Bungalow -- Chantilly: Redline Bunker Sports Cafe: Smylin Jack Bushwallers: Josh Burgess Band Calabash: Blues Condition Cantina Marina: Roger Greenidge Clarendon Ballroom: DJ 2Nutz Clarendon Grill: DJ Phenomenon Dogfish Head Alehouse -- Falls Church: Jack & Denise Dogfish Head Alehouse -- Gaithersburg: Jon Blank Dogwood Tavern: Willie Strings & The Players Dougherty’s Tavern (Stafford): Roosters Flanagan’s Harp & Fiddle: Ronan Kavanagh Great Falls Tavern: David Davol Growlers: 100th Monkey IOTA Club & Cafe: The U-Liners, Jon Carroll, Stray Horns Ireland’s Four Courts: Kevin James Jaxx: Bullet Boys, Bucket, Baby Jayne, Another Empty Box Kilroy’s: Marshall Artz Madam’s Organ: Eric Culberson Madigan’s Waterfront: Captain Dave, Three D McGinty’s Public House: Hot Mess Ned Devine’s - Herndon: Right Foot Red Ned Devines Centerville: Lima Bean Riot Nick’s Nightclub: John Luskey O’Faolain’s: Small Town O’Sullivan’s Irish Pub: William Dickie Outta The Way Cafe: RAGS Ragtime Restaurant: Nick Gold and Friends Ri Ra Irish Pub Arlington: Stop Thief Ri Ra Irish Pub Bethesda: The Sparkplugs Rock and Roll Hotel: Butros Butros, Borden Grant, The High Signs, Lissy Rosemont and Friends Bluegrass Bonanza Spankys Shenanigans: Yoko Says No St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub: Michele Swan State Theatre: Honeychuck, The Hypersonic Secret, The Vicious Martinis, Zelos Tortoise and Hare Bar and Grille: LLoyd Dobler Effect Twist Lounge: Lucky Day Velvet Lounge: Salome, Kung Fu Killers, Ambition Burning, Vox Populi Whitlow’s On Wilson: Radio Mosaic Wonderland Ballroom: DJ BIG Nick SUNDAY, AUGUST 03 9:30 Club: Flobots Bangkok Blues: Blues Jam w/ Jeff Carmella Belmont Country Club: Loudon Summer Music Fest Birchmere, The: Missy Higgins, Eric Hutchinson Black Cat: Pontiak, Orphan Bushwallers: Rocky Guttman Cantina Marina: Roger Greenidge DC9: Poor But Sexy, Sara Azzara, Antennas Up, Bad Squares Flanagan’s Harp & Fiddle: Mary Ann Redmond IOTA Club & Cafe: Prabir and the Substitutes Jammin’ Java: Priscilla Ahn, Willoughby Jaxx: Suspyre, Odin’s Court, Dark Empire, Wisteria Madam’s Organ: The Johnny Artis Band Madigan’s Waterfront: Captain Dave Ri Ra Irish Pub Bethesda: Irish Session The Red & The Black: The Interiors, Red Racer, Roma Dondor Wolf Trap: The Black Crowes, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Wonderland Ballroom: Jantz and Friends MONDAY, AUGUST 04 Black Cat: Deleted Scenes, The Never, The Bee Team Blues Alley: Bill Harris DC9: The Mother Truckers, The Highballers Galaxy Hut: More Humans, Reticents Madam’s Organ: One Nite Stand Ned Devine’s - Herndon: Nate Ihara TUESDAY, AUGUST 05 9:30 Club: Gnarls Barkley, Hercules, Love Affair Black Cat: Suns of Guns, John Barrett’s Bass Drum of Death, Citygoats Blues Alley: Pam Parker Bungalow -- Cascades: Wallace & Vega Bungalow -- Chantilly: Oren Polak Bunker Sports Cafe: Jon Fritz DC9: Educated Consumers, Dezmatic, Minds One, Cubbiebear Flanagan’s Harp & Fiddle: Leonard Stevens Gordon Biersch -- Tysons Corner: Wes Tucker IOTA Club & Cafe: The Section Quartet Ireland’s Four Courts: David Smith Jammin’ Java: Free Money, The High Fives, The Cosmic Shame, OK Corral Kilroy’s: Patty Reese Madam’s Organ: Lucky Dog, Larry Meisse Ned Devine’s - Herndon: Nate Ihara Ragtime Restaurant: Jeff Krentel Ramparts Restaurant & Sports Bar: Judge Smith Shooter McGee’s: Lenny Burridge Southside 815: Freddie Long Spankys Shenanigans: Kevin James The Red & The Black: Bad Panda, Mostly Bears Velvet Lounge: My Pal Foot Foot, The Male Gaze, Paul Joyner Band, Joseph Gates WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 06 9:30 Club: 2 Skinnee Js, Tragedy, A Metal Tribute to the Bee Jees, The Peculiar Pretzelmen Bangkok Blues: Idle Americans Birchmere, The: Noel Gourdin Black Cat: Neil Hamburger, Daiquiri Blues Alley: Russell Taylor Busboys and Poets -- Washington: E. Bland Bushwallers: Kevin James DC9: Matt White. Sparky’s Flaw, Joppa Flanagan’s Harp & Fiddle: Ted Garber Jammin’ Java: Ross Lara, Todd Wright, Robin Hillaert, Wolfberg, Adam Swink Jaxx: Keith Caputo Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe: Hurricane Howie Madam’s Organ: Bob Perilla’s Big Hillbilly Bluegrass Band Ned Devine’s - Herndon: Michael Cowles Ragtime Restaurant: Gordon Sterling and James Helle of Future Ri Ra Irish Pub Bethesda: Irish Session Rock and Roll Hotel: Milkmachine, Sean McArdle, Marcel and the Truth, Tamu Shooter McGee’s: Oren Polak St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub: Ben Sheehan Strathmore Hall: The Lovell Sisters The Red & The Black: Alina Simone Velvet Lounge: Hellbound Glory, John Bustine, Billy Woodward & The Senders Whitlow’s On Wilson: David Andrew Smith & Jay Wolf Trap: Jethro Tull Wonderland Ballroom: Daisy Cutters with Steve Hung THURSDAY, AUGUST 07 9:30 Club: Kinky, Pistolera, Nayas Asylum: The Five One Band Bangkok Blues: Steve Smiths Harmonica Showcase Birchmere, The: Janis Ian Black Cat: The Face Accidents, The Sammies Blues Alley: Kenny Rankin Clarendon Ballroom: Burnt Sienna DC9: Michael Jantz & The Davenports, The Pocket Band, The Petticoat Tea Room Dogfish Head Alehouse -- Falls Church: James Stevens Dogwood Tavern: Herb & Hanson Fireside Grill: Tommy Gann Flanagan’s Harp & Fiddle: Sean Chyun IOTA Club & Cafe: Bob Log III, Scott H. Birham Ireland’s Four Courts: Pete Baker James Hoban’s Irish Restaurant & Bar: Oren Polak Jammin’ Java: Will Hoge, The Spring Standards Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe: String Shift Madam’s Organ: Patrick Alban & Noche Latina National Zoo: Sunset Serenades O’Faolain’s: Mike Bowers Outta The Way Cafe: John Harbison and Friends Open Mic R.F.D. Washington: Manny Bernardo Ragtime Restaurant: Anthony Fiacco and Buddy Speir of the Blackjacks Ramparts Restaurant & Sports Bar: Jon Fritz Rhodeside Grill: Buster Brown Ri Ra Irish Pub Arlington: Brad and Smilin Rob Ri Ra Irish Pub Bethesda: Kevin James Shooter McGee’s: Ronan Kavanaugh St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub: Not So Modern Jazz Band State Theatre: Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials, Watermelon Slim, Nick Moss The Red & The Black: My Brother the Welder, Great Lakes, You Tube Tortoise and Hare Bar and Grille: Dave and Greg Twist Lounge: 23 Days Velvet Lounge: No More Bush w/ Jack Rose, MV&EE, Zaika, Badgerlore & Marcia Bassett, 50 Foot Women + Axolot Whitlow’s On Wilson: DJ Redemption Wolf Trap: Gipsy Kings Wonderland Ballroom: DJ Matty Matt FRIDAY, AUGUST 08 Austin Grill -- Rockville: Justin Trawick Bangkok Blues: Jeff Carmella, First Thing Smokin’ Blues Alley: Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes Brittany’s Restaurant & Sports Bar: Seven from Sunday Bungalow -- Cascades: Conscious Vibes Bushwallers: Simple Man Clarendon Ballroom: DJ Lil Fos Clarendon Grill: What Mama Said Dogwood Tavern: Matt Weilmuenster Fado Irish Pub & Restaurant: DJ Jon Coulter Growlers: Crash Nelson IOTA Club & Cafe: The Apparitions, These United States, The Cotton Jones Basket Ride Ireland’s Four Courts: Pete Baker THURSDAY & FRIDAY, AUG. 7-8 Gipsy Kings at Wolf Trap The staple background music at many local Spanish restaurants, the French-born Gipsy Kings have taken a very traditional and regional genre of music — the flamenco — and have successfully turned into a pop phenomena to the tune of 13 million albums sold worldwide. 8 p.m., tickets start at $25 for the lawn. —Alfredo Flores Wolf Trap: 1645 Trap Road, Vienna, VA; 703-255-1900; www.wolftrap.org ON TAP | AUGUST 2008 | www.ontaponline.com 80
