Blues Dance with Nella B & the Noise! Red Hot Blues & BBQ Night Three

Join us for the third night of Red Hot Blues & BBQ 2026! Blues dance in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park featuring live music from Nella B & the Noise! Schedule: 8pm–9pm Beginner lesson taught by Julie Brown and Kenneth Shipp 9pm–12am Dance with live music from Nella B & the Noise Price: $30 at the door covers the beginner class & the dance! (No advanced registration available for single evening dances.) You may register for a full weekend pass in advance: https://app.tickettailor.com/events/capitalblues1/2075142 If you can, wear shoes that can slide. Please avoid wearing strong fragrances. More about Nella B: Nella B.’s musical journey didn’t begin on a stage—it started in her driveway. During the pandemic, when the world felt shut down and musicians everywhere were restless, her husband, bassist Anthony Rucker, gathered local players for what became the neighborhood’s beloved driveway jam. Nella B. only knew one song—“Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On”—and Anthony dared her to sing it. She took the challenge, stepped up to the mic, and something clicked. Soon after, Anthony joined a Blues band, and they began inviting her to sing. That spark became a flame, and the flame became Nella B. Her influences read like a Blues hall of royalty: Etta James, Stacy Brooks, Koko Taylor, Irma Thomas, Ma Rainey, Shemekia Copeland, Sugar Pie DeSanto, and Bobby Parker. Their grit, soul, and storytelling shaped her sound—but Nella’s voice is unmistakably her own. Some of her accomplishments: Winning the DC Blues Society’s 2025 Battle of the Bands and qualifying for the International Blues Challenge Headlining the 22nd Greenbelt Blues Festival in 2025 Being selected to perform at the Women in Blues Showcase in Gainesville, FL this May When Nella B. performs, she wants people to leave their troubles at the door. Her goal is simple: feel the music, have a good time, and walk away knowing you didn’t just attend a Blues show—you were entertained. Her sound is hot, gritty, and full of movement. With Nella B. & The Noise, she brings the Blues Party everywhere she goes. She loves all Blues, so audiences get a little bit of everything—classic, modern, soulful, rowdy, and always full of heart.