Big Little Boy at LA Bar & Grill July 22

The LA Bar and Grill is one of my favorite hidden-away, low-key bars in the area, just south of Clarendon off Columbia Pike. They also host live music, and on July 22 the band The Big Boy Little will be playing LA Bar and Grill's Friday Night Music Series.

They are traditional blues band featuring The Big Boy (Bret Littlehales) on harmonica and vocals, Matt Kelley on guitar and vocals, Robby Leebrick on drums and Wolf Crescenze on bass.  The band won the DC Blues Society's battle of the bands a couple of years ago and went on to compete in the Int'l Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN and made the finals.

Local Dives: LA Bar & Grill

LA Bar & Grill is hidden away behind Columbia Pike and claims to be the "least douchiest bar in Arlington." Although I hesitate to use the word "dive bar" around this area, LA Bar & Grill is refreshingly unpretentious. This is one of those places that makes you want to become a regular and have the staff know you by name Cheers-style.

I visited it on a Sunday, which due to the NFL games being shown is probably a different experience than the weekdays there. There are specials and events just about every day at LA Bar, including half price burgers on Wednesday. I enjoyed their Applewood Smoked Bacon burger, with nice steak cut fries that disappeared too quickly. A mountain of onion rings can also be substituted for fries.

Looking forward to going back for Acoustic Open Mic Night on Thursdays 9pm!