Vic Wong & the Little Croquettes and After-Hours Jam at the Woodchopper's Ball

Name: Vic Wong & the Little Croquettes and After-Hours Jam at the Woodchopper's Ball
Start: 2025-09-30T21:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-10-01T01:30:00-07:00
Location: Verdi Club

Schedule

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025 at 09:00 pm to Wed, 01 Oct, 2025 at 01:30 am

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Location

Verdi Club | San Francisco, CA

VIC WONG & THE LITTLE CROQUETTES:
Vic Wong & the Little Croquettes are an instrumental guitar-driven swing quintet inspired by the jazz greats of the 1930s, especially Django Reinhardt and Charlie Christian. It's hard to nail one style to Vic, who is equally at home performing straight-ahead, bossa nova, country, gypsy jazz, hapa-haole swing, and reggae with countless local bands, but he's a sucker for anything that has a good melody and makes you move. In addition to their energetic live performances, the band is also known for their long-running weekly jam sessions, where a rotating community of bay area musicians and swing dancers meet, hang, and play.
Website: https://www.paniquejazz.com
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WOODCHOPPER'S BALL:
The Woodchopper's Ball, San Francisco's swing hot spot, is a weekly Tuesday night swing dance event held at the historic Verdi Club in San Francisco's Mission district. Named after the classic 1939 swing tune by the Woody Herman Orchestra (and their biggest hit!), it features monthly classes, a full bar (21+ only), and a dance party with a drop-in lesson and the largest variety of live swing dance music in town!
http://www.woodchoppersball.com/
* LIVE MUSIC DANCE PARTY, 9:00-11:30pm, with a different band each week! $20 admission includes a drop-in Basic Swing dance lesson (9:00-9:15pm), perfect for complete beginners (no partner required)!
* AFTER-HOURS MUSICIANS JAM SESSION & PARTY (every last Tuesday of the month), 11:30pm-1:30am, in the lounge, with the bar open extra late and space for dancing! Included with admission to Live Music Dance Party, must arrive before doors close at 12:00am midnight. Musicians of all levels welcome!
* FULL BAR & LOUNGE, 8:00pm-closing (21+ only)! Enjoy a classic cocktail in the swanky vintage bar and lounge!
* 2,500-SQ-FT DANCE FLOOR: Large, beautiful, hardwood dance floor with plenty of room to swing out!
* SEPTEMBER (5-week) LINDY HOP and BALBOA monthly class series conclude tonight, 7:00-9:00pm. Single Monthly Class drop-in: $30/person/week (includes Dance Party!), no partner required.
http://www.woodchoppersball.com/monthly-classes/
EVENING SCHEDULE:
6:30pm: Doors Open
7:00-8:00pm: Monthly Intermediate Lindy Hop & Balboa Classes
8:00-9:00pm: Monthly Beginning Lindy Hop & Balboa Classes
8:00pm-closing: Full Bar Open (21+ only)
9:00-9:15pm: Drop-In Basic Swing Dance Lesson
9:00-11:30pm: Live Music Dance Party
11:30pm-1:30am: After-Hours Musicians Jam Session