BSC is excited to welcome back the Blue Vipers of Brooklyn this week! Trademarked by their rhythm section, led by a washboard and upright bass, these guys sure do know how to get the crowd swinging with their wide vocabulary of hot jazz tunes, ranging from the 20s and 30s, all the way to the Dixieland Era!

The band often busks on the street and play regular gigs around New York and buzzes around the wedding circuit so it’s a rare treat to have them travel to play for us!

Here’s a clip of the Blue Vipers playing Dweck Center for Contemporary Culture in New York:

Lesson (included in the price of admission): 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Dancing: 9:00pm – 12:00am
General Admission: $17
Students and Seniors (with Valid ID): $15

The Crosby Whistle Stop
24 Roland Street
Charlestown, MA 02129

Making their BSC debut this week is The Lowdown Stompers!

A dixie/swing outfit hailing from New York City, features some of the best and brightest talent on the East Coast. Thoroughly rooted in the music of the 20s, 30s and 40s, the Stompers can be seen playing almost every night in the Big Apple in Speakeasys, back rooms, dance halls, as well as the McKittrick Hotel (the home of Sleep No More), where they serve as the house dance band in their 6th floor restaurant.

The Stompers pride themselves in entertaining their audiences with their exciting, original arrangements. Catch their version of “Bei Mir Bitsu Shein”:

Lesson (included in the price of admission): 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Dancing: 9:00pm – 12:00am
General Admission: $15
Students and Seniors (with Valid ID): $13

The Crosby Whistle Stop
24 Roland Street
Charlestown, MA 02129

Phil McGowan & the Easy Winners, BSC favorites, are back in action with their first gig with us in 2014. With their New Orleans inspired hot jazz tunes, they will get you out onto the floor all night! The Easy Winners always get the crowd moving when they play for us and and this Friday will be no exception! Digging deep into their catalog of hits from the past, they’ll light fire to tunes like the 1921 Eddie Cantor hit: “Margie” and Louis Armstrong’s “You Rascal You”.

Here are the Easy Winners back in March, with a high energy version of “You Rascal You”:

Lesson (included w/ admission): 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Dancing: 9:00pm – 12:00am
General Admission: $15
Students and Seniors (with Valid ID): $13

The Crosby Whistle Stop
24 Roland Street
Charlestown, MA 02129

BSC is turning six this year, so it’s our sugar and iron anniversary. Use that knowledge however you will!

In the past year, BSC has come so far and grown so much. It is even wilder to think back to where we started six years ago back in the YWCA, St. Mary’s Church, the YMCA, Extreme Dancesport, and then eventually are awesome home at the Whistle Stop. It’s great to have had a space to call home for a few years and to have a growing dance community support us! Come celebrate!

We launched our amazing journey with the Beantown Swing Orchestra and we’re hosting them again for a night of fabulous music!

Since it is a party night and celebration, dress up if you want to make it even more memorable!

Here is a Beantown Swing Orchestra’s 2014 video demo, which showcases the depth of their talent:

Want some old school BSC flavor? We’ve got it below:

Lesson (included in the price of admission): 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Dancing: 9:00pm – 12:00am
General Admission: $17
Students and Seniors (with Valid ID): $15

The Crosby Whistle Stop!
24 Roland Street
Charlestown, MA 02129