Steve “Wolf” Crescenze began playing bass with various bands in the DC area during the garage band era of the 60s, most notably with Sassafras Tea. More recently, he has been seen onstage performing with Pinetop Perkins, Guitar Shorty, Zac Harmon, Tab Benoit, Steve Riley, Ruby Hayes, Memphis Gold, Daryl Davis, Linwood Taylor, Nadine Rae, Clarence “The Bluesman” Turner, The Big Boy Little Band with Bret Littlehales and Rusty Bogart, Lisa Lim, Wave Milor, Mike Westcott of Blues on Board, The Skyla Burrell Band, Hot Rods & Old Gas, The Idle Americans, ACME Blues Company, One Bad Jack and DrMove. Presently, besides gigging with his regular projects, he hosts numerous blues jams in the Northern Virginia, DC and Southern Maryland areas.
www.WolfsMusicWeekly.com
Besides music, over the years, Wolf’s interests include building, painting and driving street rods and custom motorcycles. He is also considered one of the top carousel restoration artists in the country, having restored over 400 figures. www.carouselrestorations.com He has a large Coca-Cola and country store memorabilia collection, as well as an ever-growing collection of left-handed Fender basses. Stay tuned here for pictures of various collections.
Bands:
Big Boy Little Band
- with Bret Littlehales, Matt Kelley, Robby Leebrick & Steve "Wolf" Crescenze.
One of the area's best traditional blues bands!
10/10/09: Big Boy Little wins DC Blues Society Blues Challenge and will compete at the Int'l Blues Challenge in the "Blues Capital of the World" Memphis, TN, Jan. 21-22, 2010!!!
Bret's opened for B.B. King, Koko Taylor, Junior Wells + more!
"This guy's (Bret's) a real blues player."
- Huey Lewis of The News.
“He was a major influence on shaping the Washington blues scene back then & he's still playing the real 100%, low down & dirty blues to this day." - Bobby Radcliff.
“Now Bret's back. I guess I better tighten up." - Mark Wenner of The Nighthawks.
"These guys play blues for grown-ups." - Bill Kirchen.
Matt Kelley - "stunning young guitarist-singer" -Washington Post.
Hot Rods & Old Gas
- with Lisa Lim, Andy Poxon, Tom Maxwell, Zach Sweeney, Mike O'Donnell and Steve "Wolf" Crescenze.
Rockin' blues with FOUR of the area's top young hot-shot guitarists and THREE lead vocals!
"The combination is particularly potent ...."
- Washington Post.
About "The Forkman's" Benefit at Fish Head Cantina with 15+ bands & a packed audience ...
"But the act that got the most enthusiastic response was Hot Rods and Old Gas. Tom Maxwell, Andy Paxon, and Zach Sweeney on the guitar trifecta damn near stole the show."
-Steve Keirn.
“This band will put a smile on your face that will last all night.”
– Steve Keirn, Blues Nation Forum, www.mojoworkin.com.
"Lisa Lim is dangerous with that slide guitar .... She is for real ...." - Sue Foley, Antone's Records.
"Lisa Lim is an excellent blues guitarist ... quite talented" - Gaye Adegbalola, Uppity Blues Women, Hot Toddy Music, Alligator Records.
"Where has this fine lady been hiding? ... Lisa Lim should be gigging every night of the week! She is a player to keep an eye on ... she is up and coming on the blues scene ...." - Tom Principato.
Lisa Lim, "... musician extraordinaire ... a very big deal ...."- Zack Zorn, The Free Lance-Star.
Tom Maxwell, “... guitarist/singer … with a mature Jimmy Vaughn-like approach to the guitar. And his slide work is sweetly exquisite, reminiscent of Duane Allman.” – Steve Keirn, Blues Nation Forum, www.mojoworkin.com.
Zach Sweeney, "young guitar phenom ... A+ student of the blues-rock school of Eric Clapton, Danny Gatton and Jimmy Page" - Washington Post.
"You'll be amazed at Zach Sweeney pickin' on guitar for all the world like Danny Gatton”- Steve Keirn
Andy "is an absolute wiz on guitar. The combination of the vocals and guitar is as good as it gets." - Steve Keirn
Andy Poxon, "whose big mature voice is even more surprising coming from a gangly teenager with a wild head of red hair."
-Washington Post.
Lisa Lim & Over the Limit
- with Lisa Lim, Tom Maxwell, Steve Brennan & Steve "Wolf" Crescenze.
High energy roots rock & rockin' blues!
I'm excited about my newest project - we've got TWO lead guitars, TWO lead singers and TWO slide guitars playing covers and originals! Keep checking back - more dates coming soon!
"Lisa Lim is dangerous with that slide guitar .... She is for real ...." - Sue Foley, Antone's Records.
"Lisa Lim is an excellent blues guitarist ... quite talented" - Gaye Adegbalola, Uppity Blues Women, Hot Toddy Music, Alligator Records.
"Where has this fine lady been hiding? ... Lisa Lim should be gigging every night of the week! She is a player to keep an eye on ... she is up and coming on the blues scene ...." - Tom Principato.
Lisa Lim, "... musician extraordinaire ... a very big deal ...."- Zack Zorn, The Free Lance-Star.
Tom Maxwell, “... guitarist/singer … with a mature Jimmy Vaughn-like approach to the guitar. And his slide work is sweetly exquisite, reminiscent of Duane Allman.” – Steve Keirn, Blues Nation Forum, www.mojoworkin.com.
MD/VA/DC Open Blues Jams:
"Hosting a blues jam could be compared to herding cats, so why not put a wolf in charge to keep those cool musical cats under control?"
-Washington Post (article about Wolf's Bangkok Blues Jam).
Wolf hosts the following open blues jams featuring local talent such as Lisa Lim, Andy Poxon, Tom Maxwell, Zach Sweeney and Mike O'Donnell.
--->Sundays, 7-11pm, at Bangkok Blues in Falls Church, VA. Pro sound, soundman, stage, wooden dance floor, guitar bar, great Thai food, fun blues-loving crowd! As featured in the Washington Post. NOTE TIME CHANGE: Beginning in Jan. '10, the jam will be starting an hour earlier at 6 pm, so we'll be jamming for 5 hours!
--->Wednesdays, 8pm-12am, at Beach Cove Restaurant in Chesapeake Beach, MD. Newly reopened/remodeled under new management, great food, drink specials and $5 menu specials, wooden dance floor, outdoor deck, fun blues-loving crowd! As featured in Southern Maryland Weekend by Dickson Mercer.
--->1st & 3rd Fridays, 8pm-12am, at Fat Boys Country Store in Leonardtown, MD. Room for dancing, outdoor deck with fireplace, fun blues-loving crowd, food available! As featured in Maryland Life article by Christine Basham. NOTE DATE CHANGE: Beginning in Jan. '10, the jam will be 1st & 3rd Fridays!
and the Big Boy Little Band hosts the Zoo Bar Cafe (Washington, DC) open blues jam on Thursdays, 8:30pm-12:30am. Voted Runner Up "Best Blues Club" by City Paper readers, great food/full menu, patio, across from the Zoo!
Blues jams - great blues, great way to connect with fellow musicians & blues lovers, great dance music! As Wolf likes to paraphrase Forest Gump, "Blues jams are like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get or WHO's going to show up!" Sometimes traveling musicians and even national acts stop by to jam including Grammy Nominees Tab Benoit and Steve Riley who came by and jammed with Wolf after their Wolf Trap performances!
Articles about Wolf's Blues Jams:
Never been to a blues jam? It's fun for musicians and audience alike! Here's the scoop...
"The Blues Is My Business, and Business Is Good.
For music lovers, moments worth seeking are happening at Beach Cove" (Wednesdays) Bay Weekly article by B.C. Phillips.
Disclaimer: This myspace site, as well as his website and facebook sites, have been created and are maintained by Connie Warner. All information is to the best of our knowledge. Please call ahead to confirm before making a trip. Hope to see you soon!
What's been up? I may drop in on you guys some sunday to jam round a bit... We have new tracks up from our new CD...Come have a listen when you've got the time and let us know what you think...
Wolf, Looking forward to thowin' it down with Hot Rods & Old Gas tomorrow eve at Beach Cove in Chesapeake Beach, Md. and this coming Sat. night at Fat Boys Country Store in Leonardtown,Md. Should be a good time! Let's jam! Lisa Lim
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