Clarksdale, Mississippi’s 365
SOUNDS AROUND TOWN CALENDAR
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Wednesday, 11/1
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – Deak Harp at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Stan Street at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 11/2
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at the original Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – 19th Street Red & the Hawg Killers every Thurs at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Blues Jam w/Bill Abel at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 11/3
– 3pm-6pm – sorry, Bad Apple Blues Club CLOSED today (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 8pm – Lucious Spiller at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Terry “Big T” Williams & Family Blues Band at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
(Note: Shack Up Inn “Private Party,” so no live music.)
Saturday, 11/4
– 10am (open 8:30am) – Blues Breakfast w/Mud Hound at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
– 10am-3pm – NEW! Higher Purpose Fest at 238 Issaquena Avenue, downtown, w/music by Edna Nicole, Keith Johnson & Big Muddy Band and Avery*Sunshine. FREE w/food trucks, wine, farmer’s market, family portraits, health screenings and skating rink. Register at higherpurposeco.networkforgood.com/events/60981-higher-purpose-fest. Info: 662-592-1364, larry@higherpurposeco.org.
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks for tips at CAT HEAD store (252 Delta Ave.).
– 1pm – Stan Street Duo at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at the original Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 6:30pm-8:30pm – Walt Busby & Steve Kolbus at Stone Pony (226 Yazoo Ave.).
– 7pm – KSDS “Crossroads Delta Blues Hour” radio show w/host Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming live and later at Jazz88.org.
– 8pm – Stone Gas Band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Mark “Mule Man” Massey at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
(Note: Shack Up Inn “Private Party,” so no live music.)
Sunday, 11/5 (We gain an hour tonight w/Daylight Savings Time ending!)
– 10am (open 8:30am) – Blues Breakfast w/Fonky Donkey at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks for tips at CAT HEAD store (252 Delta Ave.).
– 3pm-6pm (doors 2pm) – Stone Gas Band at Stovall Store (6499 Stovall Rd. at Hwy 1).
– 7pm – Watermelon Slim at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Monday, 11/6
– 10am-5pm – Mon-Sat (except holidays & festivals) – Delta Blues Museum, deltabluesmuseum.org (1 Blues Alley).
– 6pm – Happy hour w/Holly Peel and Blaine at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).
– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/Marshall Hopper & Grayson Ackland at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
Tuesday, 11/7
– 8pm – Little Joe McLerran at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 11/8
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 6pm – Terry Klein at Travelers Hotel lobby (3rd St.).
– 6:30pm – Terry “Harmonica” Bean at Shack Up Inn (1 Commissary Cir.).
– 7:30pm – Deak Harp at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Lala & Element 88 at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 11/9
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7pm – 19th Street Red & the Hawg Killers at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).; PLUS come back for next week’s RL Boyce Benefit show!
– 8pm – Blues Jam w/The Mojo Hands at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 11/10
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at the original Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 8pm – Mississippi Marshall & Juke Daddies at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Saturday, 11/11
– 10am (open 8:30am) – Blues Breakfast w/Watermelon Slim at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
– 11am (music 2pm) – Grand Opening of Red White & Brew Bar & Grill w/2pm Tori Tollison, 5pm Justin David McClain, 9pm Big Ticket (18356 Hwy 61 N Lyon).
– 1pm-3pm – Stan Street Duo at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at the original Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 5pm-midnight – Samuel Davis Memorial Benefit for the Love of Life & Blues Foundation w/Bill Abel, Jesse Cotton Stone, Libby Rae Watson and more at Hopson Commissary (1 Commissary Cir.); hopsonhospitality.com.
– 5pm – DJ Jimmy Harris 5-7:30 & DJ Franklin Johnson 7:30-9:30 at Stone Pony (226 Delta Ave.).
– 7pm – KSDS “Crossroads Delta Blues Hour” radio show w/host Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming live and later at Jazz88.org.
– 8pm – Big Time Rhythm & Blues Band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Sunday, 11/12
– 10am (open 8:30am) – Blues Breakfast w/Guitar Frenchie at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
– 7pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Monday, 11/13 – Please note that CAT HEAD blues store will be closed today (Mon 11/13 only).
– 10am-5pm – Mon-Sat (except holidays & festivals) – Delta Blues Museum, deltabluesmuseum.org (1 Blues Alley).
– 6pm – Happy hour w/Alanna Mosley at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).
– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/The Mojo Hands at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
Tuesday, 11/14
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
– 9pm – Revenge of Daikaiju & The Mojo Hands at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 11/15
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Steve Kolbus at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 11/16
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7pm – RL Boyce Legacy & Life Celebration Benefit Concert at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.)—“A blues family gathering, sending love to RL’s journey!” Contributions go towards funeral expenses and family. 7pm till starring Carlos Elliot Jr, Kenny Brown, Anthony “Big A” Sherrod, Little Joe Ayers, Lightnin’ Malcolm, Lucious Spiller, Bill Abel, Trenton Ayers, Lady Trucker, Sean “Bad” Apple, Jesse Cotton Stone, Libby Rae Watson, Lee Williams, Clark Winkle & Heather Cross.
– 8pm – Blues Jam w/Lucious Spiller at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 11/17
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at the original Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 8pm – Muddy Alexander at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – The Mojo Hands at Shack Up Inn (1 Commissary Cir.).
Saturday, 11/18
– 10am (open 8:30am) – Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks for tips at CAT HEAD store (252 Delta Ave.).
– 1pm-3pm – Stan Street Duo at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at the original Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7pm – KSDS “Crossroads Delta Blues Hour” radio show w/host Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming live and later at Jazz88.org.
– 8pm – Big A & the Allstars at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm-11pm – Mag Fest VI at Hopson w/Gramm Phillips, Marshall Drew & Walt Busby playing The Beatles.
– 8pm – Shawn Williams at Shack Up Inn (1 Commissary Cir.).
Sunday, 11/19
– 10am (open 8:30am) – Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks for tips at CAT HEAD store (252 Delta Ave.).
– 7pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Monday, 11/20
– 10am-5pm – Mon-Sat (except holidays & festivals) – Delta Blues Museum, deltabluesmuseum.org (1 Blues Alley).
– 6pm – Happy hour w/Bill Abel at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).
– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/Live blues TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
Tuesday, 11/21
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 11/22
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7pm – Sunflower River Blues Fest Pre-Thanksgiving Fundraiser: 7pm Lucious Spiller, 7:45pm Mule Man Massey, 8:30pm Bill Abel, 9:15pm Sean “Bad” Apple, 10pm ” Super Chikan” Johnson, 10:45pm “Big A” Sherrod at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley)!
– 7:30pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Thursday, 11/23 – HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY!
– Enjoy Visit Clarksdale’s FREE Audio Walking Tour app featuring 20 different voices telling our town’s history as you walk around downtown: https://voicemap.me/tour/clarksdale-mississippi/mississippi-delta-why-clarksdale-rocks-the-blues/sites.
– 8pm – Thanksgiving Night ‘Open Blues Jam’ w/Watermelon Slim (blues ‘n beer but no food service) at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
Friday, 11/24
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at the original Bad Apple Blues Club.
– 8pm – The Mojo Hands at Ground Zero Blues Club.
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge.
Saturday, 11/25
– 10am (open 8:30am) – Blues Breakfast w/Angel Cash Ocasio Jr at Bluesberry Cafe.
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks at CAT HEAD store (252 Delta Ave.).
– 1pm-3pm – Stan Street Duo at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at the original Bad Apple Blues Club.
– 7pm – KSDS “Crossroads Delta Blues Hour” w/Roger Stolle at Jazz88.org.
– 8pm – Lala & Element 88 at Ground Zero Blues Club.
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge.
Sunday, 11/26
– 10am (open 8:30am) – Blues Breakfast w/Watermelon Slim at Bluesberry Cafe.
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks at CAT HEAD store.
– 7pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge .
Monday, 11/27
– 6pm – Happy hour w/Isabella Monet & Zacharia Tillotson at Hopson Commissary (1 Commissary Cir.).
– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/Earnest “Guitar” Roy Band at Bluesberry Cafe.
Tuesday, 11/28
– 8pm – Heavy Suga & SweeTones at Hambone Gallery.
Wednesday, 11/29
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Bill Abel at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 11/30
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – 19th Street Red & the Hawg Killers every Thurs at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Blues Jam w/Steve Kolbus at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 12/1
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at the original Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 5:30pm (tree lighting 7pm) – “1st annual Christmas Tree Lighting” w/music, food, movie and ‘meet Santa’ on Delta Blues Museum Lawn (1 Blues Alley); hosted by City of Clarksdale & Clarksdale Chamber of Commerce.
– 8pm – Muddy Alexander at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Live music TBA at Shack Up Inn (1 Commissary Cir.).
Saturday, 12/2
– 10am (open 8:30am) – Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks for tips at CAT HEAD store (252 Delta Ave.).
– 1pm-3pm – Stan Street Duo at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at the original Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 6pm – “Jukin’ For A Cause” in honor of co-founder Bill Luckett (info TBA) at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 6:30-8:30pm – Marshall Drew at Stone Pony (226 Delta Ave.).
– 7pm – KSDS “Crossroads Delta Blues Hour” radio show w/host Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming live and later at Jazz88.org.
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Jamey St. Pierre at Shack Up Inn (1 Commissary Cir.).
Sunday, 12/3
– 10am (open 8:30am) – Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks for tips at CAT HEAD store (252 Delta Ave.).
– 7pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
PLUS… COMING SOON IN DECEMBER TO CLARKSDALE, MS…
SHACK UP INN (1 Commissary Cir.)
Friday, 12/08 – 8pm – Taylor Hollingsworth
Saturday, 12/09 – 8pm – Steve Kolbus
Friday, 12/15 – 8pm – Earnest “Guitar” Roy
ALSO, MORE DECEMBER BLUES FUN…
– Watch this space for (hopefully) KINGFISH’s annual “homecoming” shows in December!
– 12/29, 2023 – 1/1, 2024 – “New Year’s at the Crossroads” – Live blues and more at various venues all weekend long!
2024 CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI, FESTIVAL & SPECIAL EVENTS 2024:
– Fri-Sun, 1/26-28, 2024 – 14th annual Clarksdale Film & Music Festival – www.clarksdalefilmfestival.com
– Thurs-Sun, 4/11-14, 2024 – 21st annual Juke Joint Festival & Related Events w/100 more blues acts; our biggest festival – www.jukejointfestival.com
– Sun, 4/14, 2024 – Cat Head 22nd Anniversary Mini Blues Fest (post-JJF), www.cathead.biz
– Sat, 5/11, 2024 – 14th Clarksdale Caravan Music Fest (Cat Head/Bluesberry/Bad Apple Blues Club) – www.clarksdalecaravan.com