Boston Swing Central is happy to welcome back Jake, Tamar and the rest of the Cangelosi Cards for their first gig in Boston in a long time. If you have not seen them, it’s because they’ve been in such high demand all over the World, mostly in Europe and China. But when they’re not globe hopping, they’re holed up in the denizens of Manhattan and Brooklyn where they live. Their old timey take on Hot Jazz, melds the Django influences with street blues into a pure Americana…dust bowl-era swing. Pure indeed, Tamar’s voice will entrance you and take you to the moon and back…

If you haven’t had a chance to listen to this fabulous group check out their website here.
Lesson (included in the price of admission): 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Dancing: 9:00pm – 12:30am
General Admission: $15
Students and Seniors (with Valid ID): $13

The Crosby Whistle Stop
24 Roland Street
Charlestown, MA 02129

According to the Internet Anagram Server, there is a saying that “anagrams never lie”, so we plugged in some of our favorite things, first, “Swing Dance” and lo, right away, it said, “Dance Wings”, well that seems all too simple and too obvious, so next we tried “Lindy Hop” and it gave us “Hind Ploy”, interesting and somewhat ribald and truthful to be sure!  

The interesting thing about anagrams is that they are rearrangements of letters, which is ultimately similar to what DJs do, they rearrange songs night after night.  Tonight, guest DJ Gina Helfrich is going to cleverly and deftly rearrange her favorite songs to please us in unexpected ways, just like the Internet Anagram Server has rearranged “East Coast Swing” into “Castigates Snow”.  No lie, type it in, it will take a bit of time to calculate, but voila!   You’ll also get, “Saga Once Twists” and “Agnostic Sweats” and a myriad of other silly phrases..speaking of silly, perhaps there will be an anagram mixer jam tonight…

Lesson (included in the price of admission): 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Dancing: 9:00pm – 12:00am
General Admission: $10
Students and Seniors (with Valid ID): $8

The Crosby Whistle Stop
24 Roland Street
Charlestown, MA 02129

Boston Swing Central is very excited for one of our most beloved dances of the year!  I >heart< Swing (our 3rd year), featuring our super-cool custom-made Valentines, and our Cupids to deliver them to you! And as our musical guests, this year we have the full White Heat Swing Orchestra, all 14 pieces featuring band leader Craig Ball on clarinet. This night will be guaranteed to be in our memories for a long time as it’s our first Valentine’s Day at the Whistle Stop, so dress to impress and put on some red and pink and get ready to send your friends and secret crushes some Valentines…

If you are not familiar with the tunes you’ll be dancing to at the fabulous event. Go here and listen to what we are sure will make you dance around the room in preparation for a fun night ahead!

Lesson (included in the price of admission): 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Dancing: 9:00pm – 12:30am
General Admission: $17
Students and Seniors (with Valid ID): $15

The Crosby Whistle Stop
24 Roland Street
Charlestown, MA 02129

Boston Swing Central is proud to present The Boilermaker Jazz Band, Pittsburgh’s finest and one of the premier swing bands in the country. We’ve been spoiled lately with the amount of talent coming through our doors and the Boilermaker Jazz Band continues our awesome Winter run…you don’t want to miss this. Boston usually only gets the Boilermaker’s once a year, if that! This band knows how to swing and has been wowing audiences all over the country at the biggest events with their Hot Jazz revelry!

If you are unfamiliar with their music check their website for tunes that will be sure to make this event a night you are anxiously anticipating… http://www.boilermakerjazzband.com/music.php

Lesson (included in the price of admission): 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Dancing: 9:00pm – 12:30am
General Admission: $20
Students and Seniors (with Valid ID): $15

Please note that we will be accepting passes at the rate of: 1/2 off for one pass, full admission for two passes.

The Crosby Whistle Stop
24 Roland Street
Charlestown, MA 02129