JACKSON: 2021 Mississippi Book Festival

MISSISSIPPI BOOK FESTIVAL 2021
Featuring plenty of Mississippi history, music and blues books and contributors.

Hundreds of contemporary authors — national, regional and local — connect directly with fans and new readers, as invited guests on Official Panels that explore in-depth themes, or along Authors Alley, the festival’s hub for self-published authors.

INFO: https://msbookfestival.com

JACKSON: Hal and Mals Blue Monday for August

  • Join us tonight, Monday August 2 for Blue Monday at Hal & Mal’s, Jackson – produced by the Central Mississippi Blues Society and sponsored by a grant from the MS Arts Commission .
  • Doors open at 7:00 – Front Porch Blues with Ben “BenStrings” Sterling and Maya “Hippie Drummer” Kyles!
  • The Blue Monday band starts at 8:00 with Lonn’e George- guitar, Michael Bernard- bass, Rick Lewis- drums, Malcolm Shepherd- congas & Toni Blair – keys, Dennis Fountain -MC.
  • Join us for THE BEST LIVE BLUES ON A MONDAY NIGHT IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI! Still just $5 ($3 for CMBS members – ask Ms. Frances for a membership card – just $25)
  • Please wear a mask 😷
Read CMBS member Brinda Fuller Willis’ write-up in the Jackson Advocate on Blue Monday reopening last month!  
And don’t forget to mark  your calendar for Bobby Rush and Brinda Willis at History Is Lunch (12-1pm) and Lemuria’s (4:30)

CLARKSDALE: Live blues every day Music Calendar…

CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI…
Live blues music EVERY SINGLE DAY (7 days a week), y’all!


Wednesday, 8/4

– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).

– 7:30pm – PUBLIC – Lucious Spiller plays Red’s Lounge(395 Sunflower Ave.).

– 8pm – PUBLIC – Bill Abel at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Thursday, 8/5

– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).

– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Seth Stroud & Walt Busby at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.) and online.

– 8pm – PUBLIC – Lucious Spiller at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Friday, 8/6

– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).

– 7pm-9pm – PUBLIC – Bill Abel at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum).

– 7pm – PUBLIC – Lucious Spiller at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).

– 8pm – PUBLIC – Chad Marshall Band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

– 8-10pm – PUBLIC – Lightnin’ Malcolm at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Circle Rd.).

Saturday, 8/7

– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).

– 7pm – PUBLIC – Frank “Guitar” Rimmer at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).

– 8pm – PUBLIC – Keith Johnson & Big Muddy Band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

– 8-10pm – PUBLIC – Black Lung Lucy at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Circle Rd.).

Sunday, 8/8

– 10am – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Blues Breakfast w/Chad Marshall Band in Bluesberry Cafe Back Alley Bar (weather permitting, or inside) and Bluesberry Cafe FB page; outdoors, limited seating, social distancing, masks required.

– 1pm – VIRTUAL – Clarksdale Stuck in the House Party w/Gary Vincent and guest (on Gary Vincent’s business Facebook page).

– 5pm-7pm – PUBLIC – Mississippi Marshall at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum).

– 7pm – PUBLIC – Mark “Mule Man” Massey at Red’s Lounge with distancing and masking when appropriate.

Monday, 8/9

– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).

– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Blues Dinner w/Lucious Spiller in Bluesberry Cafe Back Alley Bar (weather permitting, or inside) and Bluesberry Cafe FB page; outdoors, limited seating, social distancing, masks required.

Tuesday, 8/10

– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).

– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Live blues TBA at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).

MUSIC CALENDAR UPDATES: https://www.cathead.biz/music-calendar

CLARKSDALE: Blues Around Town for late july/early Aug

Welcome to CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI’s 7-days-a-week music calendar — both PUBLIC (in-person) and VIRTUAL (LiveFromClarksdale.org) shows. Please keep our musicians, venues and tourists safe… mask up & social distance when appropriate. Then, VisitClarksdale.com. Thanks!

Wednesday, 7/28
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – PUBLIC – Lucious Spiller plays Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – PUBLIC – Jax Nassar Hump Day Jam at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Thursday, 7/29
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Jam Night w/Stan Street & Lala Craig at Hambone (111 E. 2nd St.) and online.
– 8pm – PUBLIC – Lucious Spiller at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Friday, 7/30
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7pm-9pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Lala Craig at Hooker Grocer (near Delta Blues Museum) and via LiveFromClarksdale.org.
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Lucious Spiller Band at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – PUBLIC – The Mojo Hands at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Saturday, 7/31
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Terry “Big T” Williams at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – PUBLIC – Kent Burnside at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley) and via LiveFromClarksdale.org.
– 8pm – PUBLIC  – Bill Abel, Black Lung Lucy, and Deak Harp & Lee Williams on Deak’s porch across from Shack Up Inn.

Sunday, 8/1
– 10am – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Blues Breakfast w/Mississippi Marshall in Bluesberry Cafe Back Alley Bar (weather permitting, or inside) and FB page; distancing, masks required.
– 1pm – VIRTUAL – Clarksdale Stuck in the House Party w/Gary Vincent &guest (on Gary’s business FB page).
– 5pm-7pm – PUBLIC – Lucious Spiller at Hooker Grocer (near Delta Blues Museum).
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).

Monday, 8/2
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Blues Dinner w/Stone Gas Band in Bluesberry Cafe Back Alley Bar (weather permitting, or inside) and FB page; distancing, masks required.

Tuesday, 8/3
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena).
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Stan Street & Lala Craig at Hambone (111 E. 2nd St.).

All Clarksdale times are Central.

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CAT HEAD BLUES STORE: Mask up & shop Mon-Fri 11-4, Sat till 5 and Sun 11-3. WEB STORE at www.cathead.biz.
JUKE JOINT FEST: Shop web store & plan for 2022 at jukejointfestival.com.


PLAN NOW: 9/27-10/1- Bad Apple Blues Guitar Workshop & Festival, www.facebook.com/seanbadapple.
CAT HEAD MUSIC CALENDAR at www.cathead.biz.

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