Name: Songwriters Association of Washington (SAW) Showcase
Start: 2026-08-19T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Hank Dietle's Tavern

Hank Dietle's Tavern

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<h2><a target="_blank" href="https://www.saw.org/" rel="nofollow noopener">Songwriters' Association of Washington</a></h2>
<h3>This Month Features:  </h3>• Teghan Devon
• Eric Selby
• Amoreena
• Michell Lockey
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<h2><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557925172807" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">THE BROTHER BILL QUINTET</a></h2>
 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/dangutwein" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Dan Gutwein</a> • <a href="https://www.nickruggierimusic.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Nick Ruggieri</a> • <a href="https://www.facebook.com/guonjianpettit" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Hart Pettit</a> • <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PetkoffTrio/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Alec Petkoff</a>&nbsp;• <a href="https://www.reverbnation.com/tamsullivan?profile_view_source=header_icon_nav&amp;fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0f9ey-AIOoF4YyYm6L4IGcJui3uJLSMTOGp_77_ymS54_KXk8oEfqKKZQ_aem_ATao09Rsx3GXKqcfs6wLWXt3DUUSsYxgMFJVXEtistHXunAxmYL5w88iWJ2Yaw-qbYVvrCpIE7V-aKEtevvw4fuD" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Tam Sullivan</a>
<a href="https://youtu.be/8T3cxmz0U7c" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">CLASSIC 50’s and 60’s BLUE NOTE JAZZ</a>
• <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/dangutwein" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Dan Gutwein</a> - Saxophone
• <a href="https://www.nickruggierimusic.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Nick Ruggieri</a> - Drums 
• <a href="https://www.facebook.com/guonjianpettit" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Hart Pettit</a> - Trumpet
• <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PetkoffTrio/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Alec Petkoff </a>- Bass
• <a href="https://www.reverbnation.com/tamsullivan?profile_view_source=header_icon_nav&amp;fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0f9ey-AIOoF4YyYm6L4IGcJui3uJLSMTOGp_77_ymS54_KXk8oEfqKKZQ_aem_ATao09Rsx3GXKqcfs6wLWXt3DUUSsYxgMFJVXEtistHXunAxmYL5w88iWJ2Yaw-qbYVvrCpIE7V-aKEtevvw4fuD" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Tam Sullivan</a> - Keyboard 
<a href="https://bit.ly/3VmnVf6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">YouTube Video • Blueslike</a><a href="https://bit.ly/3VmnVf6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"></a><a href="https://bit.ly/4fMAsA8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">YouTube • Live @Hank Dietle's Tavern</a>

Local Event: The Brother Bill Quintet

The Brother Bill Quintet

8:00pm • $10-$20 suggested donation
THE BROTHER BILL QUINTET
 Dan Gutwein • Nick Ruggieri • Hart Pettit • Alec Petkoff • Tam...

5:30 Happy Hour Show • NO COVER!
<h2>Peace, Love &amp; Boogie Woogie Happy Hour</h2>
<h3><a href="https://billstarksmusic.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Bill Starks</a></h3>
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 &amp; 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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp;
<a href="https://bit.ly/4dCBteM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">YouTube "Peace, Love, &amp; Boogie Woogie"</a>
<h3>Greg Hardin</h3>
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&nbsp;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.”&nbsp;

Local Event: Peace, Love & Boogie Woogie Happy Hour • Bill Starks w/ Greg Hardin

Peace, Love & Boogie Woogie Happy Hour • Bill...

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Peace, Love & Boogie Woogie Happy Hour
Bill Starks
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Peace, Love & Boogie Woogie Happy Hour • Bill Starks w/ Greg Hardin

8:00pm • $10 Cover
<h1>The <a href="https://www.grandsons.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Grandsons</a> Present</h1>
<h3>Special Guest: Tommy Lepson</h3>
<h2><a href="https://www.grandsons.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Grandsons</a></h2>
“American Music in a blender with the lid off”
"A stock of well wrought original compositions makes for a sound that is inspired by the past, but not stuck in it." -&nbsp;The New Orleans Gambit
Chris Watling--tenor &amp; baritone saxes
Alan MacEwan--guitar, vocals
Moe Nelson--bass
Antoine Sanfuentes
--drums
<a href="https://bit.ly/4bynt4z" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">YouTube "Live @Hank Dietle's Tavern"</a><h2><a href="https://tommylepson.net/home" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Tommy Lepson</a></h2>
Tommy Lepson is a legendary DC-area singer, keyboardist, songwriter, guitarist, and engineer whose professional career began at age 14. He has appeared with national acts including the Kinks, Captain Beefheart, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, NRBQ, the Righteous Brothers, the Spinners, and Chuck Berry, and has toured and recorded with Root Boy Slim, the Assassins (with Jimmy Thackery), and DC’s own Soul Crackers.
Tommy has also recorded with a who’s who of American roots and blues artists, among them Nils Lofgren, the Nighthawks, Danny Gatton, Tom Principato, Jerry Portnoy (Eric Clapton’s Blues All-Stars), Bonnie Bramlett, Duke Robillard, Kim Wilson (Fabulous Thunderbirds), Johnny Neel (Allman Brothers Band), and Dave Chappell. During the Clinton administration, Tommy and his band performed three times at the White House, and he has received more than eleven WAMMIE awards from the Washington Area Music Association.
Tommy will be inducted into the 2026 Maryland Entertainment Hall of Fame on June 28, 2026, underscoring his status as one of the region’s most enduring and influential voices in soul, blues, and roots music.

Local Event: The Grandsons Present • Special Guest: Tommy Lepson

The Grandsons Present • Special Guest: Tommy...

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The Grandsons Present
Special Guest: Tommy Lepson
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The Grandsons Present • Special Guest: Tommy Lepson

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<h1>Josh Bayer Trio</h1>
<h4><a target="_blank" href="https://joshuabayer.com/blog/" rel="nofollow noopener">Joshua Bayer</a> • Mark Lysher • Larry Ferguson</h4>
Jazz guitarist, bassist, and composer Joshua Bayer brings a modern, post-bop–infused sound shaped by performances at The Kennedy Center, Blues Alley, and major festivals, and by collaborations with artists such as Gary Thomas and Ron Holloway. Bayer, Musician in Residence and director of AU Jazz Studies at American University, appears at Hank Dietle’s Tavern with Mark Lysher on bass and Larry Ferguson on drums.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@joshuabayerjazz/videos" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">YouTube</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@joshuabayerjazz/videos" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joshuabayer" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Facebook</a>

Local Event: Josh Bayer Trio

Josh Bayer Trio

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Josh Bayer Trio
Joshua Bayer • Mark Lysher • Larry Ferguson
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<h1><a target="_blank" href="https://www.thehalfsmokes.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">The HalFSmokes</a></h1>
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The HalFSmokes bring the spirit of WHFS back to the stage with a set packed with favorites from the station’s glory days, spanning the late ’70s through the early ’90s. Featuring Billy Coulter, Bill Williams, Arch Alcantara, and Rich Nagel, this Washington-area “WHFS Radio Tribute Band” delivers melodic pop, rootsy rock, and eclectic classics that tap straight into the sound of a great radio era.
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Local Event: The HalFSmokes

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The HalFSmokes
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<h1><a href="https://www.schoolofrock.com/locations/rockville" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">School of Rock Showcase</a></h1>
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The ‘90s Rock show: Packed with a plethora of what are now known as ‘classic rock’ songs, the stylistic spectrum of this show is wide enough to excite any student rocker!&nbsp; Hard Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Alternative and Indie encompass this decade of music that many parents grew up on! While some connect the era of ‘90s Rock to the Seattle-area Grunge scene with bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Pearl Jam, this show expands to also feature acts like Weezer, Counting Crows, The Cranberries, Green Day, and many more. This show will spark nostalgia for listeners and performers alike!
Adult Program: School of Rock's adult program is for people over 18 at any skill level. These students started working together in May and have put together an awesome show in a short period of time, despite various summer complications. This is their first&nbsp;ever show and they can't wait to share what they've been working on!

Local Event: School of Rock Showcase • Adult Students

School of Rock Showcase • Adult Students

School of Rock Showcase
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