Wolf's 1st Thursdays Blues Show & Sit-in Jam w/ Linwood Taylor!
Schedule
Thu May 07 2026 at 06:30 pm to 10:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
The New Deal Cafe | Greenbelt, MD
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A gathering of blues lovers on the 1st Thursday of the month! NEW MENU! DANCING! JAMMING! With Linwood Taylor + Christo Pellani + lots more musicians! Come hungry for Blues + Good Eats — live music venues need OUR SUPPORT!!
Linwood's featured in a recent issue of Living Blues Magazine with a four-page spread!
First Thursday New Deal Cafe’s Blues Show & Sit-in Open Blues Jam!
LINWOOD TAYLOR (“One of Washington’s Leading Blues Guitarists” -Washington Post Magazine) (guitar & vocals) with Wolf Crescenze (bass) and Christo Pellani (drums) + YOU!
Award-winning New Deal Cafe—Winner again in 2024!
->1st Place Winner: Best Place to Experience Local Music
->Runner Up: Best Jazz/Blues Venue
->Finalist: Best Music Venue
->Runner Up: Best Date Night
-2024 Best of DC Poll by the Washington City Paper Award winning community owned, nonprofit, friendly & funky music venue, cafe, art gallery, and community hub with plenty of easy/free parking!!!
Brand New Menu + Happy Hour Food & Drink Menu (3-6 pm) + New Drinks! (December 2025)—come check it out!
All kinds of food--salmon, chicken, burgers, appetizers, salads, mac & cheese, catfish fingers, hummus, spinach dip, vegan options--something to please everyone!
Located in historic Old Greenbelt at the Roosevelt Shopping Center, 113 Centerway, Greenbelt, MD. (301) 474-5642.
**The focus of Wolf’s jams is producing the highest quality music performances at all times which consistently pleases and draws in a large audience of blues lovers and dancers and creates a night of high energy and fun! This is not your grandfather’s blues jam!
Paraphrasing Forrest Gump, "Blues Jams are like a box of chocolates--you never know who’s going to show up but it's going to be GOOD!!"
“It’s like hearing 5 bands for free!”
Show Set
Wolf's 1st Thursday Blues starts the night with the Host band playing an opening show set at 6:30 PM. The host band features special guest Linwood Taylor (guitar & vocals) backed up by Christo Pellani (drums) and Wolf Crescenze (bass).
Sit-in Jam Sets
The sit-in jam portion of the evening begins at 7:30 PM. Throughout the rest of the night, musicians who have signed up will be invited to come up 1 or 2 at a time to sit in and jam with the band.
What’s a blues jam?
The host band provides the basic equipment needed to hold the jam (bass amp, drums, PA, vocal mics, etc.). We try our best to have an extra guitar and harp amp for jammers to use, but it's not guaranteed, so players are encouraged to bring their own amps to play it safe. Once you arrive, you can decide whether you need/want to bring your own inside. However, harp players need to provide their own harp mics and cord. Drummers need to provide their own sticks.
All styles of electric blues welcome & everyone’s always invited. Musicians from all over the DMV come and play the blues for your listening and dancing pleasure! Great way to hear local blues talent, and you never know who’s going to show up—sometimes out-of-towners and touring musicians. Even prominent national acts have stopped by over the years at our various jams including Guitar Shorty, Bill Kirchen, Eugene Hideaway bridges, Jimi Carpenter, Pierre Beauregard, Johnny Sansome, Johnny Vidacovich, and Grammy Nominees Tab Benoit and Steve Riley!
The jams are a great way to connect with other blues-lovers and blues musicians and to meet potential bandmates and potential fans. Friendships, bands, even marriages (no kidding!) have happened from the magic of blues jams!!
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The host band is only paid with tips, so tips greatly appreciated. No cover, but come hungry and thirsty and support this newly remodeled restaurant and music venue bringing you live music SIX nights a week!!!!
Your purchases & support keep the LIVE in Live Music!!
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Where is it happening?
The New Deal Cafe, 117 Centerway, Greenbelt, MD 20770-1802, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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