EVENTS

Friday Night Live!

Fri, February 13 | Mardi Gras Celebration w/ Casey & Birch

Mardi Gras Weekend! When Casey MacGill and Birch Pereira get together — along with Al Kaatz, Kelly Van Camp and Thomas Erastus Harris — magic happens. These events have been epic celebrations of music and dance, full of love, light, and down and dirty New Orleans grooves. We’ll be celebrating at Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE, Seattle). 6:30pm dance lesson, 7:30-10pm dance, $25 (pay at the door). House-party charm with roadhouse revelry, lovely people, great venue at the Eagles Mother Aerie featuring Mike, your stellar bartender. Also see info at the facebook event.

Louisiana Mardi Gras Celebration! • Click for tix

Sun, February 15 | Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble

2026 Grammy Award Winner Curley Taylor brings both his stellar band, Zydeco Trouble, and the Mardi Gras party to Seattle! From the heart of Creole country in Southwest Louisiana, with their fresh take on a deep and powerful tradition to get the joint jumpin’ and make the people dance. Combining irresistible grooves and Zydeco rhythms with Curley’s soulful, bluesy vocals, this band is a guaranteed good time, every time. Their shows, bursting with energy and joy, turn any occasion into an outright celebration.

2:00pm Doors
2:30pm Zydeco dance lesson
3:00pm Showtime

Click for tickets! $25 adv / $30 dos.

Royal Esquire Club • 5016 Rainier Ave S • Seattle WA. Esquire members and guests invited, open to all! This is down home Zydeco, direct from Louisiana — with roots in French, African American, and Afro-Caribbean styles — interpreted through Curley’s family for generations and conveyed in his contemporary style. Blues, R&B, and modern beats merge past and present to create a party that welcomes everyone and beckons eager bodies to the dance floor. Come get you some Louisiana love! RSVP the FB event and help spread the good word, and thank you to our sponsor, Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival

3rd Friday Dance

Fri, February 20 | Gator Boy’s Juke Joint

Revel and dance with lovely partners in joyful community to the Gator Boy’s extraordinary variety of soulful, groovy sounds — a fresh, rootsy mix of Swing, Blues, Cha Cha Cha, Waltz, Cajun/Zydeco, NC2S, WCS & more — at Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE, Seattle). 6:30pm Dance Lesson, 7:30-10pm dance, $15. House-party charm with roadhouse revelry, lovely people, great venue at the Eagles Mother Aerie featuring Mike, your stellar bartender.

1st Friday Dance

Fri, March 6 | Gator Boy’s Juke Joint

Revel and dance with lovely partners in joyful community to the Gator Boy’s extraordinary variety of soulful, groovy sounds — a fresh, rootsy mix of Swing, Blues, Cha Cha Cha, Waltz, Cajun/Zydeco, NC2S, WCS & more — at Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE, Seattle). 6:30pm Dance Lesson, 7:30-10pm dance, $15. House-party charm with roadhouse revelry, lovely people, great venue at the Eagles Mother Aerie featuring Mike, your stellar bartender.

Friday Night Live!

Fri, March 13 | The Mighty Orville Johnson Trio

The mighty Orville Johnson will once again grace the Juke Joint with Kelly Van Camp on drums, etc. and Garey Shelton on bass. Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE, Seattle). 6:30pm Swing lesson, 7:30-10pm dance, more details TBA. Orville Johnson can sing the blues, pick the guitar and dobro and just about anything else with strings on it, write you a song and tell you a story and then teach you how to do it, too. He’s been doing it all his life. He grew up next to the Mississippi river and now, years later, after traveling the world and spreading the joy of music far and wide, he’s still at it. With his musical pals Kelly Van Camp and Garey Shelton, he’ll bring you swingin’ blues, a touch of country and a pinch of country-rock.

3rd Friday Dance

Fri, March 20 | Gator Boy’s Juke Joint

Revel and dance with lovely partners in joyful community to the Gator Boy’s extraordinary variety of soulful, groovy sounds — a fresh, rootsy mix of Swing, Blues, Cha Cha Cha, Waltz, Cajun/Zydeco, NC2S, WCS & more — at Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE, Seattle). 6:30pm Dance Lesson, 7:30-10pm dance, $15. House-party charm with roadhouse revelry, lovely people, great venue at the Eagles Mother Aerie featuring Mike, your stellar bartender.

Friday Night Live!

Fri, April 3 | The Dusty 45s

Honky Tonk don’t get much better’n a rousing night with Billy Joe & the Dusty 45s at Gator Boy’s Juke Joint. Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE, Seattle). 6:30pm Dance lesson, 7:30-10pm dance, $25, more details TBA.

2nd Friday Dance

Fri, April 10 | Gator Boy’s Juke Joint

Revel and dance with lovely partners in joyful community to the Gator Boy’s extraordinary variety of soulful, groovy sounds — a fresh, rootsy mix of Swing, Blues, Cha Cha Cha, Waltz, Cajun/Zydeco, NC2S, WCS & more — at Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE, Seattle). 6:30pm Dance Lesson, 7:30-10pm dance, $15. House-party charm with roadhouse revelry, lovely people, great venue at the Eagles Mother Aerie featuring Mike, your stellar bartender.

3rd Friday Dance

Fri, April 17 | Gator Boy’s Juke Joint

Revel and dance with lovely partners in joyful community to the Gator Boy’s extraordinary variety of soulful, groovy sounds — a fresh, rootsy mix of Swing, Blues, Cha Cha Cha, Waltz, Cajun/Zydeco, NC2S, WCS & more — at Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE, Seattle). 6:30pm Dance Lesson, 7:30-10pm dance, $15. House-party charm with roadhouse revelry, lovely people, great venue at the Eagles Mother Aerie featuring Mike, your stellar bartender.

1st Friday Dance

Fri, May 1 | Gator Boy’s Juke Joint

Revel and dance with lovely partners in joyful community to the Gator Boy’s extraordinary variety of soulful, groovy sounds — a fresh, rootsy mix of Swing, Blues, Cha Cha Cha, Waltz, Cajun/Zydeco, NC2S, WCS & more — at Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE, Seattle). 6:30pm Dance Lesson, 7:30-10pm dance, $15. House-party charm with roadhouse revelry, lovely people, great venue at the Eagles Mother Aerie featuring Mike, your stellar bartender.

Friday Night Live!

Fri, May 15 | Tom Bennett & the Rolling Blackouts

Come celebrate the Gator Boy’s birthday with Tom Bennett & the Rolling Blackouts at Gator Boy’s Juke Joint. Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE, Seattle). 6:30pm Dance lesson, 7:30-10pm dance, $25, more details TBA.

1st Friday Dance

Fri, June 5 | Gator Boy’s Juke Joint

Revel and dance with lovely partners in joyful community to the Gator Boy’s extraordinary variety of soulful, groovy sounds — a fresh, rootsy mix of Swing, Blues, Cha Cha Cha, Waltz, Cajun/Zydeco, NC2S, WCS & more — at Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE, Seattle). 6:30pm Dance Lesson, 7:30-10pm dance, $15. House-party charm with roadhouse revelry, lovely people, great venue at the Eagles Mother Aerie featuring Mike, your stellar bartender.