Acoustic Cafe

03/25/2025

Wow! What a way to launch the Spring 2025 season! It was standing room only as 90+ showed up to see the Calico Cloggers and the great Mandoleers. A few more shows like that and we might need a bigger space.

Mark your calendars for our next show, April 15, when we welcome Malarkey, with Sweet Mountain Laurel opening the evening.

03/17/2025

Just two days until our Spring 2025 season opens with a very exciting, crowd-pleasing show, featuring the Mandoleers, and the Calico Cloggers. Tues., March 18, 7-8:30pm, and the Walter Reed Community Center. Free admission, but donations welcome.

01/31/2025

Join us for some amazingly talented performers at our Spring 2025 shows!

12/14/2024

Tuesday's Acoustic Cafe promises to be a great -- and FUN show -- with The Two Peas starting things off, followed by Veronneau. Here's the former having fun with a great swing variation.

The Two Peas having fun playing a swing tune at the Herndon/Reston Folk Club to a packed house.

12/10/2024

We are so pleased to feature Arlington's own Veronneau at our December Acoustic Cafe on Tuesday, December 17. To tease it, here is their Kennedy Center performance of "La Mer".

Performed live at The Kennedy Center, Washington DC with special guests Dave Kline (violin) and Bruno Lucini (percussion).

11/20/2024

Bring on the second act! Welcome Sunny at Midnight!

11/20/2024

Kicking off tonight’s show with The Mandoleers!

11/19/2024

Reminder: Show tonight with the Mandoleers and Sunny @ Midnight, 7-8:30pm, Walter Reed Community Center

10/15/2024

Michelle Swan, Opening with a song about the good things in brief, but doomed, relationship.

10/15/2024

Going live with Michelle Swan in 5 minutes, (7pm) followed by Swingology around 7:40. Walter Reed Community Center.

10/14/2024

So looking forward to hosting Swingology tomorrow night at the Acoustic Cafe, with Michelle Swan opening the show. Event details in the comments.

Here's a little taste of Swingology.

Swingology is a Washington DC-based group offering performances of primarily gypsy and traditional jazz, performing at weddings, concerts, senior residences,...

10/04/2024

Want to volunteer to help make the coolest gigs in town happen? Help us run the Arlington Acoustic Cafes! We're looking for folks to help with seeking and choosing performers; and organizing and managing the events, including setting up and taking down the sound system. The upside is you get a front row seat to hear the great musicians like Rick Franklin, Esther Haynes, and Tom Mindte (or whoever you'd like to pick)!

Interested parties can message us here, or email [email protected].