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OXFORD: Season finale of Thacker Mountain Radio

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‘Be Holding’ – Hoop dreams (and nightmares) plus the New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers!

Season Finale! Rocking into the holidays with Dr. J!

November 28, 2020 at 7 pm (CT) Mississippi Public Broadcasting; 9 pm (CT) Alabama Public Radio; 3 pm (ET) University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Thursdays 6 pm (CT) University of Mississippi; Fridays 9 am (CT) WYXR Memphis Community Radio

Saturday, Nov 28 – The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour welcomes poet Ross Gay and blues “super group” the New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers for our season finale!

Hosts: Jim Dees and our house band, the Yalobushwhackers

Air times:

Saturday. November 28 – 7pm (CT) Mississippi Public Broadcasting

9pm (CT) Alabama Public Radio

3pm (ET) University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Thursdays 6pm (CT) WUMS – University of Mississippi

Fridays 9am (CT) WYXR Memphis Community Radio

CLARKSDALE: Special HAMBONE/CRUZN CROSSROADS Sounds Around Town!

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Welcome to SOUNDS AROUND TOWN — some VIRTUAL and some PUBLIC. Please help us keep having live music! For PUBLIC shows: Clean up. Socially distance. Wear masks. Note limited attendances. #VisitMSResponsibly.

Definitions for calendar below:

– “VIRTUAL” – Strictly live-streaming; closed to public; watch via LiveFromClarksdale.org (unless noted otherwise below).
– “PUBLIC” – Live, in-person music open to the public (but not live-streamed).
– “PUBLIC/VIRTUAL” – Watch online OR in-person.

Wednesday, 10/28
– 8pm – VIRTUAL – Lucious Spiller streams from home (Lucci Spiller Facebook page).

Thursday, 10/29
– 2:30pm – VIRTUAL – Lucious Spiller streams matinee from home (Lucci Spiller F​B page).
– 7pm – VIRTUAL/PUBLIC – Jam Night ​w/Stan Street & Hopeless Case Band at Hambone (111 E. 2nd St.).

Friday, 10/30
– 12 noon-5pm – PUBLIC/(some VIRTUAL) – Hambone Festival FREE street party ​near Hambone (111 E. 2nd St.) ​w/live ​blues TBA, incl. 4pm Live From Clarksdale stream (Hambone FB).
– 5pm – PUBLIC – Graham Phillips plays Clark House (211 Clark St.).
– 5pm – PUBLIC – Ray Cashman, Libby Rae Watson (6:30pm LiveFromClarksdale.org stream) & Gumbo Rivers outside Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Circle).
– 5:30pm – PUBLIC/(some VIRTUAL) – Cruzn Crossroads Car parade, starting at Delta Blues Museum; ​see Facebook.
– 7pm – PUBLIC – 8ball Aitken at Hooker Grocery + Eatery (316 John Lee Hooker L​n.).
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Graham Phillips plays Collective Seed & Supply outside (145 Delta Ave.).
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave​.) open 7pm​ ​w/Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends.

Saturday, 10/31
​-​ 7am vendors/9am regist​./11am music – PUBLIC – Cruzn Crossroads Car w/Blackwater Trio (11am-1pm) ​& Sean “Bad” Apple (2-4pm)! ​See Facebook.
– 10am – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Blues Breakfast w/Rev Robert in Bluesberry Cafe Back Alley Bar (and Bluesberry FB page); limited seating, social distancing​/masks required.
– 11am – PUBLIC – The JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL ​store is open (masks​/social distancing) at 243 Delta Ave., 11am-3pm.
– 12 noon – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Lucious Spiller plays for FREE on CAT HEAD’s front porch (and Lucci Spiller FB page)! Masks​/social distancing required.
– 12 noon – PUBLIC – Hambone Fest FREE street party ​near Hambone (111 E. 2nd St.)​ ​starring 12-1pm David Dunavent, 1-2 MS Marshall, 2-3 Rev Robert, 3-4 Big A, 4-5 Ray Cashman. Outdoors, social distancing, masks​. See FB​.
– 5pm – PUBLIC – Libby Rae Watson, Chris Gill & Ray Cashman outside Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Circle).
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.) open 7pm w/Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends.
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Deak Harp plays his Shack’s back porch near Shack Up Inn (and Deak FB page).
– 8pm – PUBLIC – Hambone Fest nighttime ​blues — 3 shows at $10 PER SHOW — ​inside Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.) – 7pm Frenchies Blues Destroyers; 8pm Johnny Rawls “#1”; 9pm Johnny Rawls “#2”. Limited seating, social distancing, masks required. See FB.
– 8:30pm – VIRTUAL – Lucious Spiller streams from home (on Lucci Spiller F​B page).

Sunday, 11/1
– 10am – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Blues Breakfast w/Jimi Hayes Mill Street Depot in Bluesberry Cafe Back Alley Bar (and Bluesberry FB page); limited seating, social distancing, masks required.
– 12 noon – PUBLIC – Hambone Festival (see Facebook) FREE street party out front of Hambone, and ​TV ​football inside, Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.). Limited seating, social distancing​/masks required.
– 1pm – VIRTUAL – Mississippi Marsha​l​l plays Collective Seed & Supply outside at 145 Delta Ave. (and MM FB page).
– 1pm – VIRTUAL – Gary Vincent w/Libby Rae Watson at Clarksdale Stuck in House Party (on ​GV business F​B page).

Monday, 11/2
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Watermelon Slim & guest play in Bluesberry Cafe Back Alley Bar (and Bluesberry FB page); limited seating, social distancing and masks required.

Tuesday, 11/3
– 12  noon – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – “Election Day Celebration” by Live From Clarksdale (masks, social-distancing)​.
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Live blues TBA at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).

All Clarksdale times are CDT.
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CAT HEAD DELTA BLUES & FOLK ART: Masked customers visit STORE Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm; Sat till 5pm. Shop WEB STORE at www.cathead.biz.
BUY JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL MERCHANDISE: Email pba@cableone.net to inquire about shirts, posters & more.


PLAN NOW: 1/29-31, 2021 – Clarksdale Film & Music Fest (donate at clarksdalefilmfestival.com).
CAT HEAD MUSIC CALENDAR at www.cathead.biz.

RIPLEY: Alice Mae Blues Festival 2020

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RIPLEY • A new music festival, aimed at helping musicians who have lost money due to the pandemic, is planned this Saturday in Ripley.

The Alice Mae Blues Festival will take place Saturday, Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. on the grounds of First Monday Trade Day. Admission is $20 for the outdoor event.

This gathering of Mississippi Hill Country Blues musicians is a tribute to Miss Alice Mae, the wife of R.L. Burnside. R.L. and Alice Mae had 13 children, including Garry and Dwayne Burnside.

 Food, crafts, flea market and musician merchandise booths will be available during the event.

“We ask that you wear a mask when you visit the booths or talk to musicians. We don’t want to endanger our musicians,” said event organizers.

The grounds include RV and tent camping areas if patrons want to spend Friday or Saturday night on the grounds.

No refunds will be given due to weather or COVID. All proceeds will be distributed to the musicians.

The line up for the festival is as follows:

10 a.m. Reese Horton

11 a.m. The Grillhouse Band

12 p.m. Tatum Shappley

1 p.m. Josh Smith and Friends

2 p.m. King Edward Band

3 p.m. Tate Moore

4 p.m. Robert Kimbrough

5 p.m. Kent Burnside

6 p.m. Shannon McNally

7 p.m. Mark Muleman Massey

8 p.m. Kenny Brown

9 p.m. Dwayne Burnside

10 p.m. Garry Burnside and Chris Chew

JACKSON: Arts Now online video panels (watch thru 11/9)

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ARTS NOW — MISSISSIPPI STATE ARTS CONFERENCE 2020 (Mississippi Arts Commission) – FREE online video panels available thru 11/9 include blues musicians Libby Rae Watson & Little Joe  Ayers, Robert Kimbrough Sr., Delta Blues Museum’s Shelley Ritter, YAC’s Wayne Andrews and other interesting and informative folks –  https://arts.ms.gov/arts-now-state-arts-conference-2020/.

CLARKSDALE: Sounds Around Town festival week of blues…

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Welcome to SOUNDS AROUND TOWN — some VIRTUAL and some PUBLIC! Please help us have more music. For PUBLIC shows: Clean up. Socially distance. Wear masks when not eating/drinking. Limited attendance. Thanks! #VisitMSResponsibly.

Definitions for calendar below:

– “VIRTUAL” – Strictly live-streaming; closed to public; watch via LiveFromClarksdale.org (unless noted otherwise below).
– “PUBLIC” – Live, in-person music open to the public (but not live-streamed).
– “PUBLIC/VIRTUAL” – Watch online OR in-person.

Wednesday, 10/21

– 7pm – VIRTUAL – Clarksdale Collaborations w/Lucious Spiller & Billy Gibson (on Lucci Spiller Facebook page).

Thursday, 10/22

– 7pm – VIRTUAL/PUBLIC – Jam Session hosted by Stan Street & LaLa Craig at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).

Friday, 10/23

– Time TBA – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Watch LiveFromClarksdale.org for details.

– 7pm – PUBLIC – Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave., downtown) open 7pm w/blues by Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends.

Saturday, 10/24

– 12 noon-8pm – PUBLIC – Light Blues Festival & Chili Cookoff, downtown w/Big A, Lala, Kolbus & Ronnie Drew. Cookoff, till 5pm (Delta Cafe, 344 Delta Ave.; 662-902-9118).

– 7pm – PUBLIC – Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave., downtown) open 7pm w/blues by Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends.

– 7pm – PUBLIC – Seth Stroud at Hooker Grocery + Eatery (316 John Lee Hooker Lane).

– 8:30pm – VIRTUAL – Lucious Spiller plays from home (on Lucci Spiller FB page).

Sunday, 10/25

– 10am – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Blues Breakfast w/Robin Hathaway at Bluesberry Cafe (and Bluesberry Cafe FB page).

Monday, 10/26

– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Voodoo Chikan plays in Bluesberry Cafe Back Alley Bar (and Bluesberry Cafe FB page).

Tuesday, 10/27

– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Reverend Robert at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).

All Clarksdale times are CDT.
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CAT HEAD DELTA BLUES & FOLK ART: Masked customers visit STORE Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm; Sat till 5pm. Shop WEB STORE in your underwear at www.cathead.biz.
BUY JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL MERCHANDISE: Email pba@cableone.net to inquire about retro tie-dye shirts, posters and more.


COMING SOON: 10/29-11/1 Hambone Festival! 10/31 Cruzn the Crossroads Car Show! VisitClarksdale.com.
CAT HEAD MUSIC CALENDAR at www.cathead.biz.

BAY ST. LOUIS: 100 Men Hall w/Cedric and Alvin!

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Fri., 11/13 – 6-8:30PM
100 Men Hall, 303 Union Street, Bay St. Louis, MS.

Silver Slipper Casino presents twice Grammy-nominated blues master Cedric Burnside and master guitarist and vocalist Alvin Youngblood Hart for an outdoor BBQ & BLUES concert at 100 Men Hall. BBQ by The Smoking Oyster for purchase in advance.
DETAILS AT

https://the100menhall.com/pages/cedric-burnside-and-alvin-

youngblood-hart-together-at-the-hall.

CLARKSDALE: Festival Week of Sounds Around Town!

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Welcome to SOUNDS AROUND TOWN — some VIRTUAL, some PUBLIC! Please help us have more music. For PUBLIC shows: Sanitize hands. Socially distance outdoors. Wear masks indoors. Limited attendance. #VisitMSResponsibly.

Definitions for calendar below:

– “VIRTUAL” – Strictly live-streaming; closed to public; watch via LiveFromClarksdale.org (unless noted otherwise below).
– “PUBLIC” – Live, in-person music open to the public (but not live-streamed).
– “PUBLIC/VIRTUAL” – Watch online OR in-person.

Wednesday, 10/14
– 7:15pm – PUBLIC – Music Trivia w/Emma & Sara at Stone Pony (226 Delta Ave.); reservations 662-624-7669.
– 8pm – VIRTUAL – Lucious Spiller streams from home (on Lucci Spiller Facebook page).

Thursday, 10/15\
– 2:30pm – VIRTUAL – Lucious Spiller plays matinee from home (on Lucci Spiller Facebook page).- 5:30pm  – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Kenny Brown kicks off Deep Blues Festival at Shack Up Inn and Deep Blues Fest Facebook page.
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple performs at his Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave., downtown).
– 7pm – VIRTUAL/PUBLIC – Jam Session w/Stan Street & LaLa Craig at Hambone (111 E. 2nd St.).

Friday, 10/16
– 5:30pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Deep Blues Festival w/Memphissippi Sounds at the Shack Up Innand Deep Blues Fest Facebook page.
– 7pm – PUBLIC – John Ford (w/State health rules in place) at Hooker Grocery + Eatery (316 John Lee Hooker Lane).
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple performs at his new Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave., downtown).
– 7:30pm – PUBLIC – Deak Harp, Roger “Hurricane” Wilson & Black Lung Lucy socially-distanced on Frank & Sarah’s front porch near Shacksdale.

Saturday, 10/17
– 12 noon – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple plays for FREE on CAT HEAD’s front porch! Masks required inside store or if near musician; social distancing required outside.
– 3pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Deep Blues Festival w/Louis “Gearshifter” Youngblood at New Roxy and DBF  Facebook page.
– 4pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple performs solo at his Bad Apple Blues Club (old Club 2000 at  349 Issaquena Ave., downtown).
– 5:30pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Deep Blues & MS Delta Tennessee Williams Festival present Heartbreak Hill Trio at the Shack Up Inn and DBF Facebook page.
– 8pm – PUBLIC – Lady Trucker, Mr. Artemis & Friends perform at his Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave., downtown).
– 8:30pm – VIRTUAL – Lucious Spiller plays from home (on Lucci Spiller Facebook page).

Sunday, 10/18
– 10am – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Blues Breakfast w/Voodoo Chicken in Bluesberry Cafe Back Alley Bar (and Bluesberry Cafe FB page); outdoors, limited seating, social distancing, masks required.
– 1pm – VIRTUAL – Mississippi Marshall’s Social Distancing Tour (from his FB page).
– 1pm – VIRTUAL – Gary Vincent performs at Clarksdale Stuck in the House Party (business Facebook page).
– 2pm – PUBLIC – Deep Blues Festival w/TBA at TBA venue.
– 4pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends perform at his Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave., downtown).

Monday, 10/19
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Bill Abel performs in Bluesberry Cafe Back Alley Bar (and Bluesberry Cafe FB page); outdoors, limited seating, social distancing, masks required.

Tuesday, 10/20
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – John Ford at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).

All Clarksdale times CDT.
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CAT HEAD BLUES STORE: Masked up! Shop Mon-Fri 11am-4pm Sat till 5pm, or 24/7 at www.cathead.biz.
BUY JUKE FEST STUFF: Email pba@cableone.net to inquire about shirts, posters and more.


COMING SOON: Light Blues Fest, Hambone Fest & Cruzn Crossroads.
CAT HEAD MUSIC CALENDAR at www.cathead.biz.

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