Peace, Love & Boogie Woogie Happy Hour • Bill Starks w/ Greg Hardin

Peace, Love & Boogie Woogie Happy Hour features Bill Starks and Greg Hardin in an early-evening performance centered on piano-driven Americana, rock ’n’ roll, honky-tonk, boogie woogie, and blues. Starks is an award-winning songwriter and keyboard player known for his energetic piano style and genre-blending songs, while Hardin is a veteran DC-area bassist, singer, songwriter, and producer.

Starks has performed with Ruthie and the Wranglers, the NRBQ tribute band Me & the Boys, and BandHouse Gigs. His song “300 Miles from Memphis to New Orleans” received the Washington Area Music Association’s Song of the Year award, and he was named WAMA Songwriter of the Year in 2015. He has also released the solo albums *I See Trouble* and *Do You Hear Me Now?* on Azalea City Recordings.

Hardin has spent more than four decades in the DC-area music scene. His credits include Jr. Cline and the Recliners, Ruthie and the Wranglers, and The 19th Street Band, and he has helped produce BandHouse Gigs tribute shows. His recordings include the solo release *Meet Mr. Knuckles*, and his song “Babe Ruth’s Piano” won WAMA’s Song of the Year in 2007.

When: Thursday, December 10, 2026

Showtimes: 5:30 PM–7:00 PM

Tickets: Free

Lineup: Bill Starks and Greg Hardin

Venue: Hank Dietle’s Tavern, 11010 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852

Format: 5:30 Happy Hour Show

Note: The event has no cover charge.