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Bangkok Blues Thai Restaurant
926 W. Broad Street, Falls Church, VA 22046
(703) 534-0095
www.bangkokblues.com
"Bangkok
Blues is one of the best places to see local blues these days ...." -Eric Brace, Wash. Post, "Pick of the Week"
- come see why! Great Thai food, cool blues decor on walls & tables, blues mural on outside wall, guitar bar, wooden
dance floor, stage, soundman, owned & operated by a musician, smoking in bar area, music 5 nights a week including the
no cover for the Sunday Open Blues Jam.
Wolf hosts open blues jam every Sunday with Hot Rods & Old Gas.
The host band plays a set (either first, in the middle, at the end or some combination thereof), and then the jammers get
up - great way to hear local blues talent and great dance music on a Sunday evening!
As seen in the Washington Post! "Hosting a blues jam could be compared
to herding cats, so why not put a wolf in charge to keep those cool musical cats under control?" -Washington Post "Bring your instrument, get up and dance, or just hang out at the bar and listen. Admission is free, and the
Thai food is great." -Fritz Hahn, The Washington Post.
"Tasty Thai food and some of the area's best
blues and jazz musicians." - Editors' Pick, The Washington Post.
"You might want to tune into this outwardly
unlikely Falls Church hot spot; because strong as the competition is, the unpretentious Bangkok Blues is among the best Thai
restaurants in town." -The Washington Post.
Bangkok Blues highlighted in Washingtonian Magazine's "Where
to Hear Live Music," by Matt Carr and Cristina Daglas, Oct. 1, 2008. "Here are some favorite Washington music
venues - and highlights of their season - where you can be sure the acoustics will be good, the acts will be first-rate, and
the joint will be jumpin’."
http://www.theidleamericans.com/id9.html
Parking behind, some adjacent, and across the street. Closed Mondays & Tuesdays. Located
in a small shopping center. Cover except for blues jams. On Friday & Saturday nights, usually 2 bands: an
early show & a late show; cover includes both shows. Minimum: 2 drinks or dinner.
Bare Bones Grill & Brewery
9150 Baltimore
National Pike
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 461-0770
www.barebonesgrill.com
They love
the music here! Music in the bar room - get there early for a booth; room for dancing. Nice restaurant with great
food w/large portions, full menu in bar area too. Best ribs as voted by Columbia Magazine. Saturday night Happy
Hour: after 9 pm, 1/2 price appetizers and house micros specials. Located in St. Johns Plaza shopping center (Advance
Auto Parts & Mars Grocery, on the left end) with plenty of parking.
Beach Cove Restaurant
8416 Bayside Rd.
Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732
(443) 550-3342
Remodeled
and reopened under new management! Located in quaint Chesapeake Bay town. Now one large room so everyone can enjoy
the music, nice, large wooden dance floor, outside deck, full menu/great food/large portions and dessert too! Home of the
every Wednesday open blues jam, 8pm - 12 am, hosted by Wolf with Hot Rods & Old gas! Wednesday food & drink
specials include $5 menu items!
Downtown
Compton at the Corner of Newtowne Neck Rd (Rt 243 ) and Bayside Rd., 3 miles west of Rt 5. Pool tables, horseshoes,
outside pavilion bar, music usually inside, room for dancing. Fun place!
Delta
Blues Juke Joint & Diner
2796 Old Washington Rd.
Waldorf, MD 20601
(301) 63-blues
www.deltabluesjukejoint.com
New! Live blues and great southern-style cookin' open for breakfast,
lunch & dinner every day! Full menu features great food such as catfish, whiting, ribs, chicken, lots of sides such
as collard greens, candied yams, mac & cheese and incredible desserts such as warm bread pudding and warm "dump"
cake - come hungry! SAVE ROOM for DESSERT!!! Late night appetizer menu available "till it's gone".
Live music on Friday or Saturday nights at 9 pm (spring & summer) or at 8 pm during winter months, and there's
great blues on the juke box too. Check out the article below, and come on out and support this new live music venue
with GREAT food!
Drift
Away Bar & Grille
12364 Neale Sound Dr.
Cobb Island, MD 20625 (301) 259-0333
Ebb Tide
985
Bay Ridge Rd.
Annapolis, MD 21403
(410) 280-2343
Fun place, great food, be sure to check the specials board, smoking patio
out back, room for dancing, booth and bar seating, cozy wood paneling, good sound, pool tables. They love live
music here! Cover. Article: http://www.whatsupmag.com/oct06/restaurant.shtml
Fat Boys
Country Store - new name!
41566 Medleys Neck Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 475-6820 www.fatboyscountrystore.com
Room for dancing, fun & friendly crowd, pool tables, outdoor deck with fireplace, food available. Home of
the 3rd Fridays (new date beginning in March 2010) free & very popular Open Blues Jams hosted by Wolf with Hot Rods &
Old Gas, 8 pm. (Jam was previously held every other Thursday.) Host band plays (first, in the middle, at the end or some combination
thereof) so get there early! Jam nights have been well-attended - crowd of musicians and an appreciative, dancing audience too!
Come explore St. Marys:
http://tour.co.saint-marys.md.us/tourismtemplate2.asp?content=indexcontent.asp
DBarker@glenechopark.org
(Donna Barker, dance instructor)
Selected Sundays: Slow Blues Dance and lessons with Donna Barker & Mike Marcotte.
Selected Fridays: Swingin' with the Blues; your choice of lessons: West Coast Swing lessons with Ken Roesel or Slow
Blues Dance lessons with Donna Barker & Mike Marcotte. Dance follows after lessons.
No partner required.
HUGE wooden dance floor!
Magical & historical Glen Echo Park! Really cool art deco
neon lights at night. Dances held either in the restored Spanish Ballroom or the Bumper Car Pavilion. Both have
HUGE wooden dance floors. Dress in layers; not heated or air conditioned; fans in summer. Pavilion has clear plastic
panels & overhead heaters in cool weather and tiny white lights overhead. Ballroom has been magnificently restored.
Historic and magnificent carousel, $1/ride, limited hours/seasonal. Picnic tables outside the dance halls, so you're welcome
to bring a picnic. Clean, modern restrooms, water fountains. Cafe with drinks and some food open limited hours/seasonal.
No admission to park; admission for lessons/dance.
Famous
landmark and the oldest and largest of Baltimore's 6 indoor food markets; historic (over 200 years) and renovated with over
140 market stalls, eat-in or take-out, lots of choices for lunch while you listen to great music from 12 Noon - 2 pm on Fridays
and Saturdays, no cover. 4,000 parking spaces and easy access to mass transit. Check out their calendar - special
events include CHOCOLATE Festival & the Lunch with the ELEPHANTS!!
Mangos Bar & Grill
7153 Lake Shore Drive
Herrington Harbour South
Rose Haven (near North Beach), MD
(410) 257-0095
www.mangosonthebay.com
This place
is BEAUTIFUL - inside & out! Great menu, great food, right on the water in the picturesque Chesapeake Bay town of
Rose Haven. You gotta see all the boats here!
Murphy's Pub
6971 Indian Head Hwy
Bryans Road, MD 20616
(301) 375-9230
http://www.myspace.com/murphys_pub_md
Neighborhood
pub, great sound system, owned & operated by a musician. 9:30 pm. Located across the street and just south of the Burger
King. Just 20 minutes from Woodrow Wilson Bridge on Route 210, south of Accokeek and north of Indian Head. Smoking exemption.
No cover.
Old Bowie Town Grille
8604 Chestnut Ave.
(Corner of Chestnut & 11th)
Bowie, MD 20715
(301) 464-8800
www.oldbowietowngrille.com
Nice, new restaurant in quaint old Bowie! Great food/full menu including cream of crab soup and brownie
a la mode that Wolf loves! No cover on Friday nights. Owned & operated by a musician; located upstairs. Friday night music:
8:30 pm, no cover. Cover usually on Saturday nights. Some room for dancing on wooden floor! Wash. Post article,
"In Bowie they're glad to share the blues," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/25/AR2008092501277.html
Quarry House
Tavern
8401 Georgia Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 587-8350
www.myspace.com/quarryhouse
"Silver
Spring's favorite dive for 70+ years! Beers, burger, basement. 13 steps down." Great food/menu includes burgers/toppings,
tater tots, hummus, homemade dressings, fried pickles, beer floats & fried double-stuffed oreos a la mode (when available)
and 200 beers-amazing list! At the corner of Bonifant, near Silver Spring Metro. Tricky to find! Located
below the Bombay Gaylord Indian Restaurant.
Article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/restaurants/quarry-house-tavern,797175.html
"At the top of any list of local neighborhood bars, Quarry House has great beer and bar food, served to a diverse clientele."
Never a
cover. This place is hoppin' & they love the music! Music starts at 9:30 pm. Located a few doors down
from Ram's Head. Good food/extensive menu! On the corner, adjacent parking lot for Stan & Joe's customers.
Check out their Happy Hour specials too!
Zoo
Bar Cafe
3000 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 232-4225
www.zoobardc.com
Across
from the Zoo. Friendly neighborhood pub with great pub food (great wings, salads, burgers, sandwiches, stir fry, hand
cut fries, hand cut onion rings & Wolf-approved chocolate cake too)/full menu! Outdoor patio with umbrella
tables alongside Connecticut Avenue. Runner Up in City Paper Readers' Poll - one of the best Blues clubs in DC!
Home of the popular Thursday night free Open Blues Jam hosted by Big Boy Little Band with Bret Littlehales, Matt Kelley, "Wolf"
Crescenze & Robby Leebrick, 8:30 pm. www.myspace.com/bigboylittleband Weekend music: 10 pm-2 am. Big Boy Little
Band plays 1st Saturday night of every month. No cover.
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