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JACKSON: Ironhorse Grill with MS Marshall
INDIANOLA: Blue Biscuit w/live, in-person blues!
INDIANOLA, MS…
SAT., 6/6 – The Blue Biscuit w/Mississippi Marshall performing, 7pm.
CLARKSDALE: Virtual AND a few in-person shows this week!
Welcome to another SOUNDS AROUND TOWN — mostly VIRTUAL and some “LIVE, IN-PERSON*” shows! Clarksdale, Mississippi, is famous for 7 nights of live blues music every week (plus a dozen annual festivals). During health crisis, musicians have moved to worldwide web. Watch the virtual LIVE STREAM concerts below, and donate online to support the music. All Clarksdale times are CDT.
GO HERE for links to all of the shows below: www.LiveFromClarksdale.org
Wednesday, 6/3 – 8pm – Lucious Spiller at home.
​Thursday, 6/4
– 7pm – LaLa Craig from LaLa Land.
– 8pm – Ground Zero Blues Club Quarantine Series watch party w/James “Super Chikan” Johnson.
Friday, 6/5 – 6pm – Anthony “Big A” Sherrod & Preston Rumbaugh.
Saturday, 6/6 – PUBLIC RE-OPENING* of Hopson Commissary w/Blue Mother Tupelo 5-6pm & David Dunavent 8-10pm.
Sunday, 6/7
– 1pm – Mississippi Marshall’s Social Distancing Tour (every Sunday).
– 1pm – Mississippi Marshall’s Social Distancing Tour (every Sunday).
– 2pm – Gary Vincent’s Clarksdale Stuck at the House Party.
Monday, 6/8
– 6pm – Johnny Riley at Bluesberry Cafe, 6pm.
– 6pm – Seth Stroud at Hopson Commissary (PUBLIC SHOW*; not live-streamed).
Tuesday, 6/9 – 7pm – PUBLIC RE-OPENING* of Hambone w/blues by Stan Street & Mississippi Marshall.
*Limited seating; sanitized spaces, social distancing, etc.; full venue requirements at www.sos.ms.gov (search for Exec Order 1492); check with venues for more info.
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NEXT WEEK, PLAN TO ATTEND opening of new Bad Apple Blues Club (former Club 2000 location on Issaquena) Friday and Saturday w/Sean “Bad” Apple, badapplebluesclub.com.
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UPDATED CLARKSDALE BUSINESS HOURS:
CAT HEAD DELTA BLUES & FOLK ART:
Shop STORE Mon-Sat, 11am-3pm. Shop WEB STORE 24/7 at www.cathead.biz.
FREE AUDIO WALKING TOUR (smartphone app):
Download the FREE app. Info: visitclarksdale.com/tours.
VIRTUAL TOUR BY DELTA BLUES MUSEUM:
Free Muddy Waters virtual tour at https://www.deltabluesmuseum.
WATCH “VIRTUAL JUKE JOINT FEST CELEBRATION”:
Watch via www.livefromclarksdale.org/
WATCH “JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL REVISITED”:
View Ted Reed Productions’ doc at https://youtu.be/HiPsS5spBMc.
PLAN NOW: 4/17, 2021 – Juke Joint Festival, jukejointfestival.com.
CAT HEAD MUSIC CALENDAR at www.cathead.biz.
CLARKSDALE: Bad Apple Blues Club OPENS w/live blues!
PLUS… PLAN AS LIVE, IN-PERSON BLUES MUSIC RETURNS TO CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI…
Fri-Sat, 6/12-13 – new BAD APPLE BLUES CLUB (former Club 2000 location on Issaquena Ave, downtown) opens with live blues music, featuring the N MS Hill Country blues stylings of Sean “Bad” Apple — details coming soon!
Please note these new State rules before attending: Sanitize hands at the door. Masks optional. Social distancing required. Venue must close at 10pm, so music will be early. If we help our venues observe State rules, then we can all stay safe and help our clubs stay open and do business. Thanks, y’all! To read all details, please see the MS Gov’s executive order via https://www.wlox.com/2020/05/27/governors-safe-return-order-allows-all-businesses-mississippi-reopen/
INDIANOLA: BB King Museum online activities for kids…
BB KING MUSEUM ONLINE ACTIVITIES… details at https://bbkingmuseum.org/visit/education/
The Museum wants to offer these online tools to continue educating your students and/or children during this COVID-19 pandemic. Download any of the resources below based on age range. Need incentive while the #saferathome order is in place? How about some FREE B.B. King Museum merchandise? HOW TO ENTER: Post a photo to social media with the tag: #BBKingEducation or email your completed project photos to kreed@bbkingmuseum.org. Winners will be chosen and notified every two weeks.
Ages 1-5:
Color the Big Red Bus
Ages 6-11:
One Shoe Blues: Video & Coloring Page
Ages 11 and up:
Name that B.B. King Lyric!
PLUS, QUIZZES…
B.B. King Museum has put together WEEKLY quizzes for a GRAND PRIZE. Come back each week, enter your answers, and be put into the drawing. Winner will be notified August 1, 2020 via email address.
All details at https://bbkingmuseum.org/visit/education/
MISSISSIPPI: MPB TV presents Paul Thorn
Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) TV
Paul Thorn: The Making Of…
Southern roots music hero Paul Thorn records his gospel-infused “Don’t Let the Devil Ride” record with the Blind Boys of Alabama, the McCrary Sisters, Bonnie Bishop, and other special guests. Recording sessions take place at the legendary Sam Phillips Recording Studio in Memphis, Preservation Hall in New Orleans, Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, and then back home to Tupelo, Mississippi. Airs Thursday, May 28 at 7 p.m.
Paul Thorn’s Mission Temple Fireworks Revival
Paul Thorn and his band, along with Grammy award-winning gospel icons and special guests join together for a night of gritty, soulful, and raucous Southern gospel music. Recorded live at the historic Franklin Theatre in Franklin, Tennessee. Airs right after Paul Thorn: The Making Of… at 7:30 p.m.
MISSISSIPPI: MPB TV presents vintage BB and LaSalle shows
Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) TV
B.B. King plays Parchman prison
B.B. King at Parchman
“The King of the Blues” performs an outdoor concert at Mississippi’s Parchman prison. This originally aired in 1984.
Watch tonight at 8 p.m.
Blues Divas: Denise LaSalle
The Queen of the Southern Soul Blues performs “You Can Have My Husband,” “Still the Queen” and more.
Watch tonight at 9 p.m.
CLARKSDALE: Daily LIVE-STREAMED blues shows for the week!
Welcome to another “VIRTUAL” SOUNDS AROUND TOWN! Clarksdale, Mississippi, is world-famous for its 7 nights of live blues music every week (plus over a dozen annual festivals). During our current national health crisis, musicians and venues are moving to the worldwide web. Watch the virtual LIVE STREAM concerts below, and donate online to support those keeping the blues alive.
GO HERE for links to most of shows below: www.LiveFromClarksdale.org
Wednesday, 5/20 – 8pm – Lucious Spiller at home.
Thursday, 5/21
– 2pm – Lucious Spiller (Lucci Spiller Facebook page).
– 7pm – Lala Craig in a special show featuring the music that influenced her.
– 8pm – Ground Zero Blues Club Quarantine Series live watch party w/Ben Wiley Payton featuring Randy “Da Bones Man” Seppala.
– 8pm – Ground Zero Blues Club Quarantine Series live watch party w/Ben Wiley Payton featuring Randy “Da Bones Man” Seppala.
Friday, 5/22 – 6pm – Terry “Harmonica” Bean is back at Cat Head.
Saturday, 5/23
– 6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple live from the new Bad Apple Blues Club in downtown Clarksdale.
– 8:30pm-ish – Lucious Spiller (Lucci Spiller Facebook page).
Sunday, 5/24
– 1-2pm – Mississippi Marshall’s Social Distancing Tour (every Sunday at 1pm).
– 2pm – Gary Vincent from Clarksdale Sound Stage.
Monday, 5/25 – 6pm – Lucious Spiller celebrates Memorial Day at Bluesberry Cafe.
Tuesday, 5/26 – 7-8pm – Stan Street & Jacqueline Nassar at Hambone Art Gallery.
All Clarksdale times are CDT.
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UPDATED CLARKSDALE BUSINESS HOURS:
CAT HEAD DELTA BLUES & FOLK ART:
Shop T-shirts, music, books and more at www.cathead.biz.
FREE AUDIO WALKING TOUR (smartphone app):
Download the FREE app to tour Clarksdale in-person and online. Info: visitclarksdale.com/tours.
VIRTUAL TOUR BY DELTA BLUES MUSEUM:
Free Muddy Waters virtual tour at https://www.deltabluesmuseum.
WATCH “VIRTUAL JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL CELEBRATION”:
WATCH “JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL REVISITED”:
Ted Reed Productions doc is free at https://youtu.be/HiPsS5spBMc.
PLAN NOW: 1/24-26 – Clarksdale Film & Music Festival, clarksdalefilmfestival.com.
CAT HEAD MUSIC CALENDAR at www.cathead.biz.
CLARKSDALE: Virtual Sounds Around Town… Clarksdale blues calendar
Welcome to another “VIRTUAL” SOUNDS AROUND TOWN! Clarksdale, Mississippi, is world-famous for its 7 nights of live blues music every week (plus over a dozen annual festivals). During our current national health crisis, musicians and venues are moving to the worldwide web. Watch the virtual LIVE STREAM concerts below, and donate online to support those keeping the blues alive.
GO HERE for links to all of the shows below: www.LiveFromClarksdale.org.
Wednesday, 5/13
– 7pm – Seth Hill from home.
– 8pm – Lucious Spiller at home.
Thursday, 5/14
– 2-3pm – Lucious Spiller live matinee for friends overseas.
– 8pm – Ground Zero Blues Club Quarantine Series w/Keith Johnson & George Mumford.
Friday, 5/15 – 6pm – Bill Abel makes his Facebook livestream debut.
Saturday, 5/16 – 6pm – Anthony “Big A” Sherrod at Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art.
​Sunday, 5/18
– 1-2pm – Mississippi Marshall’s Social Distancing Tour (every Sunday, 1pm).
– 2-3pm – Deak Harp show.
Monday, 5/18 – 6-7pm – Watermelon Slim & The Truckers at Bluesberry Cafe.
Tuesday, 5/19 – 7-8pm – Jaxx Nassar & Stan Street at Hambone Art Gallery.
All Clarksdale times are CDT.
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UPDATED CLARKSDALE BUSINESS HOURS:
CAT HEAD DELTA BLUES & FOLK ART:
Expanded Web Store at www.cathead.biz.
FREE AUDIO WALKING TOUR (smartphone app):
Download FREE Audio Walking Tour of our historic downtown. Info: visitclarksdale.com/tours.
VIRTUAL TOUR BY DELTA BLUES MUSEUM:
Free Muddy Waters virtual tour at https://www.deltabluesmuseum.
WATCH “VIRTUAL JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL CELEBRATION”:
Watch now via www.livefromclarksdale.org/
WATCH “JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL REVISITED”:
View Ted’s Reeds festival doc at https://youtu.be/HiPsS5spBMc.
PLAN NOW: 2021 Juke Joint Festival, jukejointfestival.com.
CAT HEAD MUSIC CALENDAR at www.cathead.biz.