No, the Lemonade Stand is not the name of Toni Lynn Washington’s backing band…even better!  It’s exactly what you think it is, a full-blown Lemonade Stand, with fresh squeezed lemonade to parch our heatwave-strained brains. 

So c’mon out, enjoy the libations…we did this last year and the girls working at the Lemonade Stand squeezed over 80 lemons…they look to beat their record this year…

Toni Lynn Washington and her crack band will provide the soulful and deep swingin’ soundtrack to a perfect Summer’s evening of dancing…

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

Boston Swing Central is really excited to present the Crosby Whistle Stop debut of the Hot Club of Cowtown.

Normally, Hot Club of Cowtown play venues where this isn’t much room for dancing, but we were lucky enough to convince them they should play for dancers. This is American Roots music at it’s finest! A fun-filled Yee Haw of Honky Tonkin’ swing crossed with some infectious Django/Stephane Grappelli Hot Jazz…and kablooey…you’ll be thanking BSC for getting such a whoop-ass band! Tonight, it’s a Special Thursday BSC and we encourage you to break out your Western shirts, jeans and other Cowboy duds…

If you have not seen Hot Club of Cowtown, they seriously kick ass! And hence we’ve had a handful of dancers beg us to book them…Based in Austin, Texas, they don’t get around these parts very often, this is some rowdy Western Swingy Hot Jazz…check ’em out here:

And here…

Lesson (included in the price of admission): 8:00pm – 9:00pm
We’ll have a special 2-Step lesson at the end of the regular lesson.

Dancing: 9:00pm – 12:00am
General Admission: $17
Students and Seniors (with Valid ID): $15

Tickets are still available tonight at the door. Come and join us!

Advanced Tickets are no longer available and if you’ve already purchased them are held at the door. We are unable to issue refunds.

The Crosby Whistle Stop
24 Roland Street
Charlestown, MA 02129

Josh Fialkoff & J Street return to Boston Swing Central to release his debut CD that he recorded here this past Winter at Blues Cafe. And to celebrate this party, we’ve decided we need ice cream!

Josh will bring his smokey voice, soulful piano playing and quirky cover choices back to the Whistle Stop for a party to celebrate a major milestone for him and for the Boston Swing Scene. This promises to be a groovy night, here’s Josh singing “Save the Bones for Henry Jones”…

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 return with some hot jazz that is good for your soul! A new Boston Swing Central favorite, Phil has been refining his band lineup over the past year and we think they’ve finally hit the nail on the head with this incarnation of the Easy Winners…

Here they are back in March, lighting up our stage with their joyous & blissful version of “Everybody Loves My Baby”…

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

Boston Swing Central is ready for another great 4th of July celebration, this year 4th of July is on a Wednesday, so we’ll actually be doing our dance and annual back-patio BBQ on Friday after the 4th, this July 6th.

Perhaps this year, we’ll have even more people than previous years do to the holiday being midweek. So come out and grab some dinner before the dance and hang out in the back of the Whistle Stop as the BSC staff grills you up something delicious. If you could bring a yummy side dish or dessert that would be great…we’ll have plenty of burgers and dogs, and some sort of veggie options too!

Musically, this dance will be All-American swing, and that means that we’ll be true to the Red, White & Blue and only play American artists! Americans like Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and Sidney Bechet (who sounds French but is as American as apple pie). So, come on out and celebrate all that is American with American music and an American dance: The Lindy Hop!

Wear red, white, blue or all three or any combination on this night!

Lesson: 8pm to 9pm (included in price of admission)
Dancing: 9pm to 12pm
Admission: $10 General Admission, $8 for Students and Seniors

Crosby Whistle Stop
24 Roland Street
Charlestown, MA 02129