Thursday, April 3, 2025
The Woodstock concert from the hippy era lives on in many ways including a movie, thousands of snapshots and in the fading memories of the attendees who camped, got soaked in the rain, and made the hippy shake dance famous.
There have been a few iterations of the concert through the years and now a neighborhood in Mount Vernon is

Other groups at the show are scheduled to include Porch Pirates, Rachel's Decision, Disco Spears and Borrowed Players. Rachel's Decision calls themselves "Best 'Dad Band' in the DMV with a Mom singer, their social media said. The Waynewood Citizens Association sponsors the stage.
Food will be handled by Chalkboard Wings & BBQ as they did for the first concert last year.
At the first “Waynewoodstock,” show there were some unknowns but this year, they prepared. The tents are a little better and everyone involved went through the not-so-dry run last year. Schwartzman knows how mother nature is.
“We knew the rain was a possibility,” he said, “it was steady but not super heavy.”
There will be two stages this year so while one is breaking down, musicians will be ready on the second stage, ready to jam. They do have a groovy, colorful poster that Schwartzman’s wife made. “She’s quite an artist,” he said.
At the original Woodstock, there was Canned Heat playing "Going Up the Country," Grateful Dead hammering out "Mama Tried," Creedence Clearwater Revival’s "Proud Mary," and Jimi Hendrix playing the National Anthem on the Stratocaster.
Are Schwartzman and his band borrowing anything from these historic playlists for the rock fans at Waynewood? Man, that was 56 years ago but with nostalgia being such an attraction these days, it might happen. "I like that idea," he said.
If you go....
“Waynewoodstock,” show
1027 Dalebrook Dr, Mount Vernon
Saturday, May 17 at Noon