The new Lion & Bull Brunch is available on Sundays between 11am and 3pm. We have some great brunch classics like Eggs Benedict as well as some different items, such as Chicken & Waffles, that have already become a favorite. Make your brunch a little extra special with a classic Mimosa, or try a Bellini (a Mimosa with Peach Schnapps).
We have posted our brunch menu.
The Johnny Artis Band is well known in the Mid Atlantic region for their fun loving brand of R&B and Rock & Roll. They have been entertaining audiences with their current lineup for years, showing the professionalism and expertise that only comes from the experience of working together to provide the best entertainment possible. Johnny brings everything together with his engaging stage presence, establishing a comfortable rapport with any audience, and keeping them entertained without exception.
Johnny Artis was born and raised in Caroline County, Virginia. It was here he was first introduced to the sounds of gospel music that rang strong in his family. At the age of 10, he moved to his present home of Alexandria, VA. Johnny worked as a chef who received rave reviews and who excelled in the restaurant business until the age of 28. It was after the death of his mother that he decided to lay down his apron and devote himself to his (and his mother’s) first love, performing. He formed a band known as Johnny Tenspot and Loose Change, and it was here that Johnny honed the skills that would serve him as a performer. Over the years, Johnny Tenspot and Loose Change evolved into The Johnny Artis Band, and in the process created a name and reputation for good music and a great show. Johnny has overcome many obstacles in his life and it seems to have given him the ability to take a song and fill it with emotion, putting it in the audience’s heart and making them feel it from head to toe.
More about the Johnny Artis Band at http://www.johnnyartis.com
Watch Jukebox Chronicles sing their own version of “Let it Be” by the Beatles mixed in with a little bit of Bob Marley. Jukebox Chronicles is a local band that Lion & Bull loves. Come out and see them whenever they play. Their next concert is our special reservation only New Years Eve party. Call 703-754-1166 for reservations or use our contact form.
Watch the video of the crowd singing “Tequila” by the Champs on Karaoke night. Thank you to everyone who participated that night.
Join us every Wednesday for our Live Hosted Trivia game starting at 8pm. Our quizmaster, Nate Brain, will be hosting this event and creating new, challenging and interesting questions every week. Lion & Bull has a state of the art audio and visual system that will allow our quizzes to be fully multimedia.
The format for the game will be 6 rounds of 7 questions each. Our quizmaster, Nate Brain, will be announcing each question and the questions will also be displayed on our TV’s. Each round will consist of a specific category and be a mixture of written, visual, audio and video questions? Some questions will be multi-answer. While others may have a bonus question attached and/or require proper spelling. Ties will be handled by a multiple answer question. The maximum number of contestants per team is 5.
The first round of the night will always be a theme round, such as the 80’s, a specific TV show, a movie, etc… We will have three static categories consisting of music, television and movies. The other two categories will change from week to week. These categories can consist of general knowledge, sports, science, technology, current events, history, etc…
As an added bonus, our quizmaster has a super hard question which will not change weekly. The prize for answering this question correctly will increase by $10 each week until answered or until 12 weeks have passed. The quizmaster will also announce each wrong answer given at the end of the quiz each week and will also give one new hint .
Prizes will be awarded for the first and second place teams. 1st place team will receive $100 cash. 2nd place will receive a gift certificate for $20 to be used at the restaurant. A free drink prize will also be awarded for best team name that week.
The use of electronic devices is prohibited. All disputed questions or answers will be ruled on by our quizmaster. The ruling of our quizmaster is non negotiable and set in stone.
Good Luck and Good Answering
The Lion & Bull will be holding a special invitation poker tournament on Monday, January 4th, 2010 at 8pm. This poker tournament is open to all previous players of the former establishment. Registration starts at 7pm.
Since the original host shut down before the quarterly tournament, Lion & Bull excited to welcome you back for the Final Tournament. Prizes will given to the top eight finishers, as well as the first player knocked out. The format will remain the same as the previous game, however the previous player rankings are no longer valid and every player will start off the night with an even amount of chips.
Nate Piper will be sending an email to every former player. In the event that you do not receive an email and would like to play please contact Nate at drpiper@gmail.com.
Poker will be open to new-comers on Monday, January 11, 2010. This will be a weekly Texas Hold-em Tournament.
Please see the Poker webpage for more information.
Spend your New Year’s Eve at Lion & Bull. Featuring live music by the Jukebox Chronicles. Make New Year’s Eve 2009 a night to remember. You can’t go wrong at the Lion & Bull with good food, service, music, friends and family.
Our chef has prepared a special menu for New Year’s Eve. The dinner includes rolls and butter, a first course, entree, dessert and two glasses of sparkling wine (one at dinner and another for midnight.) The price for New Years Eve is $50 per person and includes three courses, two glasses of sparkling wine and live music (tax and gratutity included on the meal only). Any other purchases will be placed on a separate check. Our regular menu will not be available New Year’s Eve. However, our late night menu will be available.
There will be two seating times, an early one for those that do not wish to stay until midnight. Both seatings are in the dining room and Club room at 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Reservations are encouraged. The dining room and club will be cleared and cleaned between seatings. Seats at the bar and tavern are first come, first served. However, there will be limited reservations taken in the tavern for those wishing to have New Year’s Eve dinner and to watch the band with all tavern reservations seated at 7:30 p.m. The band for the night is Jukebox Chronicles. They will play from 9:30 p.m. until 1:30 a.m. Seating at tables vacated after dinner will be first come first served. There will be no saving seats and no adding seats to tables (except by management). All guests that are sitting in the club room or dining room will be able to hear the band through our audio system so there will be no need to move from your tables to enjoy the band.
Jukebox Chronicles is a great local cover band that plays a variety of music from different eras and genres. You can hear and see a sample song from them here or find out more information about the band, including a sample list of music at Myspace.com/jukeboxchronicles
Our Menu for New Years Eve is as follows.
Rolls and Butter
First Course (Choice of one)
Shrimp Cocktail
Perfectly cooked shrimp served with cocktail sauce
Carpacio
Slices of tender beef, shallots, fried capers, lemon and mixed greens
Lobster Bisque
Classic lobster bisque garnished with sherry crème fresh and chives
Caesar Salad
Housemade Caesar dressing, fresh romaine and croutons
House Salad
Mixed greens, walnuts, blue cheese crumbles, proscuitto, tossed in a whole grain vinaigrette
Entrée (Choice of one)
Grilled Vegetable Lasagna
Grilled red pepper, zucchini, squash with creamy ricotta and pesto
Prime Rib
Slow roasted and served with roasted potatoes, broccoli and topped with horseradish cream and au jus
Salmon
Grilled to perfection and served atop jasmine rice and haricot vert (french green beans) and topped with a creamy Beurre blanc
Chicken Breast
Stuffed with proscuitto and Swiss cheese, breaded and sliced, served with mashed potatoes and vegetable medley with a tarragon cream sauce
Desserts (Choice of one)
Tiramisu
Espresso soaked lady fingers, chocolate and whipped cream
Chocolate Lava Cake
Rich chocolate cake with a molten chocolate center, topped with housemade vanilla custard sauce
Lemon Blueberry Marscapone Cake
Soft white cake layered with Marscapone Cheese and drizzled with berry sauce and crème Anglaise
Bourbon Bread Pudding
You can download a copy of this menu here.
Make a reservation for New Year’s Eve by calling us at (703)754-1166
By turns punchy and poignant, earthy and elegant, his vivid songwriting draws from a rich stylistic well to create classic American music that is steeped in tradition yet unmistakably vital and contemporary.
His tasty, melting pot style is is highlighted on his 1991 debut album, “Coat of Many Colors,” “Tangerine Sky” in 1998 and his latest recording, “Area 51.”
Whether performing original material or covering music everyone has heard, Billy’s impassioned vocals, virtuostic guitar work and artistic vision never fail to deliver.
He has performed on ABC TV’s ” The View” with Barbara Walters, with The San Diego Symphony, Qualcomm’s Super Fest for the 2002 Super Bowl, numerous appearances at The San Diego Street Scene, the Grand opening of the House of Blues Los Angeles in 1993 and recorded the musical soundtrack to Thunder Knocking On The Door with platinum recording artist Keb Mo.
Born: Fayetteville, NC
Home: San Diego, CA
Major Influences: like John Fogerty said, “Anybody good!”
Has Performed Live With:
Little Milton, Albert King, Art Neville, Earl King, Larry “Arkansas” Davis, Elvin Bishop, Chuck Berry, Sir Harry Bowens (Was Not Was, Bonnie Raitt, Lyle Lovett), Billy Branch, Leslie Uggams, Marva Hicks (Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson), Ivan Neville, Daryl Johnson (Daniel Lanois, Boz Scaggs, The Neville Brothers, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris).
Has Supported Shows Featuring:
B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Boz Scaggs, The Neville Brothers, Sonny Landreth, Robert Cray, Taj Mahal, John Hammond Jr., Bobby Womack, Robben Ford, Junior Walker and the Allstars, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Albert Lee, Joe Louis Walker, Anson Funderburg, Raful Neal, Kenny Neal, Jimmie Vaughan, Gallactic, Robert Walter’s 20th Congress, Lucky Peterson, Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers, Debbie Davies, Angela Strehli, Cocoa Montoya, The Belairs, and many more.
Theater Performance:
2004 – Guitarist / Songwriter / Musical Supervisor for a new Keith Glover play entitled the Rose of Corazon.
2002 – Lead guitarist for Tony Award winning playwright Keith Glover’s critically acclaimed “Bluesical”, “Thunder Knocking On The Door”featuring original music by Keb Mo and Anderson Edwards.
2001 – Lead guitarist for the Broadway musical “It Ain’t Nothin’ But The Blues” directed by Randal Mylar (Love Janis). Musical direction: Dan Wheatman. Associate musical direction: Jim Ehinger. Written by: Dan Wheatman, “Mississippi” Charles Bevel, and Ron Taylor.
Original Albums:
Coat of many Colors – The Mighty Penguins 1994
Tangerine Sky – Billy Thompson 1998
Area 51 – Billy Thompson 2005
Other Recordings:
“This World”, co-written with Mighty Penguins keyboardist / arranger Bruce Donnelly. Recorded by former Fleetwood Mac / Savoy Brown producer Mike Vernon for the Atlantic / Code Blue album “Here And Now” performed by Sherman Robertson.
Original Music In Film:
“Out Of The Black” 2001. Directed by Karl Kozak.
“Making Contact” 1999. Directed by Molly Smith.
High Profile Dates Include:
Qualcomm Super Bowl International Media Event 2003 with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, …King Biscuit Blues Festival 1991, …San Diego Street Scene 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, …SuperFest Superbowl Party 1998, …Phoenix Blues Festival 1995, …BB King’s (Memphis), …BB King Bar & Grille (New York), …Los Angeles House of Blues grand opening week with Little Milton 1993, …San Diego Blues Festival 1999 & 2001, …Britt Festival 2000, …Adams Avenue Street Fair2001, … Rockin’ the Tetons (Alta, WY) 2001, …
Quotes:
“hey guitar player, gimme your card. I wanna do some gigs w’ you” -Albert King
“you’re writin’ the blues of the future” -Larry “Arkansas” Davis
“man, this CD is gold-blooded” -Art Neville (on Tangerine Sky)
“really fine guitar playin” -Bobby “Blue” Bland (Street Scene’ 91)
“musical articulators like Thompson are so rare that they deserve our full attention” -San Diego Union Tribune
“impassioned singing and blazing guitar work” -Los Angeles Times
“his charismatic technique and dirty tone delivers a consistent barrage of spicy licks and scorching leads” -Cadence Magazine
“funkier than three day ole chitlin’” -Keb Mo
“hey, if you can stand this man’s heat, come into his kitchen” -Southland Blues
“he writes blues for the present as well as the past, he sings without any barriers and literally, picks his ass off” -Vintage Guitar Magazine
“Ultra – Hip” -Blues Review Magazine
“Billy Thompson is not following in anybody’s footsteps on his excellent Tangerine Sky” -Blues Access
“Tangerine Sky certainly deserves a place in any record collection” -Rootstown Music Magazine (Belgium)
A little known fact:
Late, great, Delta bluesman Frank Frost used to request Thompson’s “Tangerine Sky” be played on KFFA radio in Helena, Arkansas from renowned deejay and “bluesicologist”, “Sunshine” Sonny Payne!!!
Find out more at Billy Thompson Music
The Lion & Bull management and staff would like to wish you Happy Holidays. We will be closed for Christmas so our staff can celebrate with their families. We will be open the following day. So come join us for dinner after a hard day of shopping on Black Friday.
THE TACKY CHRISTMAS SWEATER PARTY ON DECEMBER 19 HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE PREDICTED SNOWFALL. THE PARTY HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26.
Join us at the Lion & Bull for the 3rd Annual Tacky Christmas Sweater Party. This is the party to be at this Christmas. The previous 2 parties were loads of fun. Kelly Pinky will be coming out of her temporary retirement to join Nate Brain to spin the tunes for your fun and pleasure. We will also be giving away prizes for best (ahem … worst) sweater. This will be the first time the Tacky Christmas Sweater Party will be held at the Lion & Bull
A tacky Christmas sweater is not required to attend, but it would be a lot more fun if you did.