Blues on The Roof at 1311
1311 Washington St., (Above Cottonwood)
Historic Downtown Vicksburg, MS 39180
Saturdays in June, 6-9p
Find more information about the artists and our lineup at:
https://www.facebook.com/
Series presented by the Vicksburg Blues Society.
This project is funded in part by grants through Visit Mississippi and Visit Vicksburg.
Contact:
Shirley Waring | Shirley@VicksburgBlues.net
Blues on The Roof at 1311
1311 Washington St., (Above Cottonwood)
Historic Downtown Vicksburg, MS 39180
Saturdays in June, 6-9p
Find more information about the artists and our lineup at:
https://www.facebook.com/
Series presented by the Vicksburg Blues Society.
This project is funded in part by grants through Visit Mississippi and Visit Vicksburg.
Contact:
Shirley Waring | Shirley@VicksburgBlues.net
Larkin Poe live at The Lyric Oxford on Friday, November 5th.
Tickets on sale this Friday at 10 am.
Doors at 7, Show at 8
18 and up. Under 21 patrons will be subject to an underage fee collected at the door. Cash only.
1006 Van Buren Ave, Oxford, MS 38655
CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI, has returned to “live” blues performances every single day the Crossroads of American music, location of the Delta Blues Museum and home of over a dozen annual festivals!
CALENDAR UPDATES: VisitClarksdale.com, www.cathead.biz and LiveFromClarksdale.org.
Tuesday, 6/1
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Stone Gas Band at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 6/2
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (awesome new club in old Club 2000 juke joint location on Issaquena Ave., downtown); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7:30pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Lucious Spiller Blues Band plays Red’s Lounge (and Lucci Spiller Facebook page); limited seating, social distancing, masking and other health protocols in place.
– 8pm – PUBLIC – Jesse Cotton Stone at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 6/3
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (awesome new club in old Club 2000 juke joint location on Issaquena Ave., downtown); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Jam Night w/Stan Street & Lala Craig at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.) and online.
– 8pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Lucious Spiller Blues Band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 6/4
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – 78-year-old, guitar-playing/singer Miss Australia “Honeybee” Jones at Bad Apple Blues Club (awesome new club in old Club 2000 juke joint location on Issaquena Ave., downtown); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Bill Abel at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum).
– 7pm-10pm – PUBLIC – Terry “Big T” Williams at Bad Apple Blues Club (awesome new club in old Club 2000 juke joint location on Issaquena Ave., downtown); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Terry “Harmonica” Bean at Red’s Lounge with limited seating, social distancing, masking and other health protocols in place and via LiveFromClarksdale.org.
– 8pm – PUBLIC – Phillip ‘Cat’ Carter at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Saturday, 6/5
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (awesome new club in old Club 2000 juke joint location on Issaquena Ave., downtown); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Big T & The Family at Red’s Lounge with limited seating, social distancing, masking and other health protocols in place.
– 7pm-10pm – PUBLIC – Duck Hill, MS’ bluesman Little Willie Farmer at Bad Apple Blues Club (awesome new club in old Club 2000 juke joint location on Issaquena Ave., downtown); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 8pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – The June Bugs featuring Big A & Allstars at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley) and via LiveFromClarksdale.org.
Sunday, 6/6
– 10am – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Blues Breakfast w/Mississippi Marshall 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).
– 4pm-8pm – PUBLIC – Blackwater Trio (as well as a DJ) in the courtyard at Hooker Grocer (John Lee Hooker Lane).
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Lucious Spiller at Red’s Lounge with limited seating, social distancing, masking and other health protocols in place.
Starting MON., JUNE 7th at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave., downtown Clarksdale):
– Mon-Sat (every day but Sun), 3pm-6pm – Live blues by Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends!
– Fri & Sat, 7pm-10pm – Nighttime blues bands every weekend.
Monday, 6/7
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 5pm-6:30pm – PUBLIC – Downtown Clarksdale Farmers Market RETURNS! With live music TBA, local produce and more at Collective Seed & Supply courtyard.
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Blues Dinner w/Stone Gas Blues Band in Bluesberry Cafe Back Alley Bar (weather permitting, or inside) and Bluesberry Cafe FB page; outdoors, limited seating, social distancing, masks required.
Tuesday, 6/8
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Anthony “Big A” Sherrod at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 6/9
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7:30pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Lucious Spiller Band plays Red’s Lounge (and Lucci Spiller Facebook page); limited seating, social distancing, masking and other health protocols in place.
– 8pm – PUBLIC – Zechariah Lloyd Duo at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 6/10
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Jam Night w/Stan Street & Lala Craig at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.) and online.
– 8pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Lucious Spiller at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 6/11
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Live blues at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum) and online.
– 7pm-10pm – PUBLIC – Live blues TBA at Bad Apple Blues Club (awesome new club in old Club 2000 juke joint location on Issaquena Ave., downtown); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge with limited seating, social distancing, masking and other health protocols in place.
– 8pm – PUBLIC – Big A & Allstars BIRTHDAY BASH at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Saturday, 6/12
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge with limited seating, social distancing, masking and other health protocols in place.
– 7pm-10pm – PUBLIC – Live blues TBA at Bad Apple Blues Club (awesome new club in old Club 2000 juke joint location on Issaquena Ave., downtown); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 8pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Mark “Mule Man” Massey at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley) and via LiveFromClarksdale.org.
Sunday, 6/13
– 10am – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Blues Breakfast w/Live blues TBA in Bluesberry Cafe Back Alley Bar (weather permitting, or inside) and Bluesberry Cafe FB page; outdoors, limited seating, social distancing, masks required.
– 1pm – VIRTUAL – Mississippi Marshall live-streams blues on Mississippi Marshall Facebook page.
– 1pm – VIRTUAL – Clarksdale Stuck in the House Party w/Gary Vincent and guest (on Gary Vincent’s business Facebook page).
– 4pm-8pm – PUBLIC – Live music TBA (as well as a DJ) in the courtyard at Hooker Grocer (John Lee Hooker Lane).
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge with limited seating, social distancing, masking and other health protocols in place.
Monday, 6/14
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 5pm-6:30pm – PUBLIC – Downtown Clarksdale Farmers Market with live music TBA, local produce and more at Collective Seed & Supply courtyard.
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Blues Dinner w/Live blues TBA in Bluesberry Cafe Back Alley Bar (weather permitting, or inside) and Bluesberry Cafe FB page; outdoors, limited seating, social distancing, masks required.
Tuesday, 6/15
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – John Ford at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 6/16
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7:30pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Lucious Spiller Band plays Red’s Lounge (and Lucci Spiller Facebook page); limited seating, social distancing, masking and other health protocols in place.
– 8pm – PUBLIC – Heavy Suga and the SweeTones at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 6/17
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Jam Night w/Stan Street & Lala Craig at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.) and online.
– 8pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Lala Element 88 at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 6/18
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Live music at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum) and online.
– 7pm-10pm – PUBLIC – Live blues TBA at Bad Apple Blues Club (awesome new club in old Club 2000 juke joint location on Issaquena Ave., downtown); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge with limited seating, social distancing, masking and other health protocols in place.
– 8pm – PUBLIC – Bill “Howl-N-Madd” Perry at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Saturday, 6/19
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge with limited seating, social distancing, masking and other health protocols in place.
– 7pm-10pm – PUBLIC – Live blues TBA at Bad Apple Blues Club (awesome new club in old Club 2000 juke joint location on Issaquena Ave., downtown); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 8pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Keith Johnson & the Big Muddy Band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley) and via LiveFromClarksdale.org.
Sunday, 6/20
– 10am – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Blues Breakfast w/Live blues TBA in Bluesberry Cafe Back Alley Bar (weather permitting, or inside) and Bluesberry Cafe FB page; outdoors, limited seating, social distancing, masks required.
– 1pm – VIRTUAL – Mississippi Marshall live-streams blues on Mississippi Marshall Facebook page.
– 1pm – VIRTUAL – Clarksdale Stuck in the House Party w/Gary Vincent and guest (on Gary Vincent’s business Facebook page).
– 4pm-8pm – PUBLIC – Live music TBA (as well as a DJ) in the courtyard at Hooker Grocer (John Lee Hooker Lane).
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge with limited seating, social distancing, masking and other health protocols in place.
Monday, 6/21
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 5pm-6:30pm – PUBLIC – Downtown Clarksdale Farmers Market with live music TBA, local produce and more at Collective Seed & Supply courtyard.
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Blues Dinner w/Live blues TBA in Bluesberry Cafe Back Alley Bar (weather permitting, or inside) and Bluesberry Cafe FB page; outdoors, limited seating, social distancing, masks required.
Tuesday, 6/22
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Mississippi Marshall at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 6/23
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7:30pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Lucious Spiller Band plays Red’s Lounge (and Lucci Spiller Facebook page); limited seating, social distancing, masking and other health protocols in place.
– 8pm – PUBLIC – Stan Street at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 6/24
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Jam Night w/Stan Street & Lala Craig at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.) and online.
– 8pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Steve & Walt Birthday Bash at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 6/25
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Live music TBA at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum) and online.
– 7pm-10pm – PUBLIC – Live blues TBA at Bad Apple Blues Club (awesome new club in old Club 2000 juke joint location on Issaquena Ave., downtown); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge with limited seating, social distancing, masking and other health protocols in place.
– 8pm – PUBLIC – Deak Harp Band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Saturday, 6/26
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge with limited seating, social distancing, masking and other health protocols in place.
– 7pm-10pm – PUBLIC – Live blues TBA at Bad Apple Blues Club (awesome new club in old Club 2000 juke joint location on Issaquena Ave., downtown); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 8pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Stone Gas Band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley) and via LiveFromClarksdale.org.
Sunday, 6/27
– 10am – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Blues Breakfast w/Live blues TBA in Bluesberry Cafe Back Alley Bar (weather permitting, or inside) and Bluesberry Cafe FB page; outdoors, limited seating, social distancing, masks required.
– 1pm – VIRTUAL – Mississippi Marshall live-streams blues on Mississippi Marshall Facebook page.
– 1pm – VIRTUAL – Clarksdale Stuck in the House Party w/Gary Vincent and guest (on Gary Vincent’s business Facebook page).
– 4pm-8pm – PUBLIC – Live music TBA (as well as a DJ) in the courtyard at Hooker Grocer (John Lee Hooker Lane).
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge with limited seating, social distancing, masking and other health protocols in place.
Monday, 6/28
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 5pm-6:30pm – PUBLIC – Downtown Clarksdale Farmers Market with live music TBA, local produce and more at Collective Seed & Supply courtyard.
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Blues Dinner w/Live blues TBA in Bluesberry Cafe Back Alley Bar (weather permitting, or inside) and Bluesberry Cafe FB page; outdoors, limited seating, social distancing, masks required.
Tuesday, 6/29
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Reverend Robert at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 6/30
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7:30pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Lucious Spiller Band plays Red’s Lounge (and Lucci Spiller Facebook page); limited seating, social distancing, masking and other health protocols in place.
– 8pm – PUBLIC – Lala Element 88 at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
NOTE: Clarksdale is the only town in Mississippi that has ‘live’ blues shows 7 days week, 365 days a year! Even in 2021. No exceptions. Really. Book lodging today at VisitClarksdale.com.
Sunday, 7/25
– 12 noon – PUBLIC – The Mojo Hands play front porch at Cat Head store (252 Delta Ave.).
For “VIRTUAL” shows, watch via www.livefromclarksdale.org (unless noted otherwise). All Clarksdale times are CDT.
CAT HEAD DELTA BLUES & FOLK ART: Shop “Mississippi’s blues store in Clarksdale since 2002” 252 Delta Avenue STORE Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm, Sat till 5pm, Sun 11-3 (or by appointment; roger@cathead.biz). Shop WEB STORE 24/7 at www.cathead.biz.
FREE AUDIO WALKING TOUR (smartphone app): Download Visit Clarksdale Tourism’s FREE Audio Walking Tour of our historic downtown. Info: visitclarksdale.com/tours.
VISIT CLARKSDALE’S DELTA BLUES MUSEUM: Mon-Sat, 10-4pm AND/OR take the free Muddy Waters virtual tour at https://www.deltabluesmuseum.org/virtual-tour.aspx.
DELTA BOHEMIAN TOURS: Take a real, in-person (masked and following State health rules) driving tour with master guide (and local “character”) Chilly Billy Howell in his iconic red Jeep. Details at deltabohemiantours.com.
WATCH “VIRTUAL JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL CELEBRATION”: Watch now via www.livefromclarksdale.org/jukejointfestival.
WATCH “JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL REVISITED”: View Ted’s Reeds festival doc at https://youtu.be/HiPsS5spBMc.
JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL “STORE”: Shop www.jukejointfestival.store today!
OXFORD, MS: Summer Sunset Series Returns to the Grove
This June, the annual Summer Sunset Series returns to its original home on the Grove stage on the campus of the University of Mississippi. Summer Sunset Series is a community event made possible through a collaboration of Visit Oxford, Yoknapatawpha Arts Council, the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, the University of Mississippi Museum, the Ford Center for Performing Arts, the Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce, and the Mississippi Arts Commission. Each Sunday night in June, starting at 6 pm, locals and visitors alike can bring a blanket or lawn chair and set up their own picnic to listen to live music.
The series will kick off on Sunday, June 6, with musical guest The Soul Tones sponsored by the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council. The Soul Tones is an Oxford-based party band comprised of musicians with decades of experience. Their musical repertoire has influences from New Orleans jazz, Memphis soul, Nashville country, St. Louis rhythm and blues, as well as Muscle Shoals rock and roll.
Sunday, June 13, the series will feature James “Super Chikan” Johnson, sponsored by the University of Mississippi Center for the Study of Southern Culture. “Super Chikan” is an American blues musician based out of Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Sunday, June 20, Blackwater Trio will take the stage sponsored by the University of Mississippi Museum. Blackwater Trio is a three-piece band that delivers American, folk, and rock band music featuring members Seth Stroud, Walt Busby, and Alice Hasen.
The final performance of Summer Sunset Series will be a live show by Thacker Mountain Radio Show, sponsored by the Ford Center for Performing Arts and the Mississippi Arts Commission. Thacker Mountain Radio is normally performed and recorded live at Off Square Books and has become a beloved Oxford staple.
For more information, go to visitoxfordms.com.
OXFORD, MS: Summer Sunset Series Returns to the Grove
This June, the annual Summer Sunset Series returns to its original home on the Grove stage on the campus of the University of Mississippi. Summer Sunset Series is a community event made possible through a collaboration of Visit Oxford, Yoknapatawpha Arts Council, the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, the University of Mississippi Museum, the Ford Center for Performing Arts, the Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce, and the Mississippi Arts Commission. Each Sunday night in June, starting at 6 pm, locals and visitors alike can bring a blanket or lawn chair and set up their own picnic to listen to live music.
The series will kick off on Sunday, June 6, with musical guest The Soul Tones sponsored by the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council. The Soul Tones is an Oxford-based party band comprised of musicians with decades of experience. Their musical repertoire has influences from New Orleans jazz, Memphis soul, Nashville country, St. Louis rhythm and blues, as well as Muscle Shoals rock and roll.
Sunday, June 13, the series will feature James “Super Chikan” Johnson, sponsored by the University of Mississippi Center for the Study of Southern Culture. “Super Chikan” is an American blues musician based out of Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Sunday, June 20, Blackwater Trio will take the stage sponsored by the University of Mississippi Museum. Blackwater Trio is a three-piece band that delivers American, folk, and rock band music featuring members Seth Stroud, Walt Busby, and Alice Hasen.
The final performance of Summer Sunset Series will be a live show by Thacker Mountain Radio Show, sponsored by the Ford Center for Performing Arts and the Mississippi Arts Commission. Thacker Mountain Radio is normally performed and recorded live at Off Square Books and has become a beloved Oxford staple.
For more information, go to visitoxfordms.com.
Thursday, 5/27
– 2:30pm – VIRTUAL – Lucious Spiller streams from home (on Lucci Spiller FB page).
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Miss Australia “Honeybee” Jones at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks & distancing.
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Jam Night w/Stan Street & Lala Craig at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.) and FB.
– 8pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Stone Gas Band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Fri., 5/28 – MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
– 12 noon – PUBLIC – Ground Zero Blues Club 20th anniversary (groundzerobluesclub.com)! Tickets at door. 12pm Jesse Cotton Stone, 1pm Lala Craig, 2pm Lightnin’ Malcolm, 3pm Bill Perry, 4pm Stan Street, 5pm Keith Johnson, 6pm Lucious Spiller. 8pm: Big A & Allstars w/spec. appearance by Kingfish. 11PM LIVE STREAM via livefromclarksdale.org.
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks & distancing.
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Terry “Harmonica” Bean at Red’s Lounge w/distancing, masks.
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Maness Brothers at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Zechariah Lloyd at Hooker Grocer (316 John Lee Hooker Lane).
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Fridays at Stage w/Blackwater Trio on DBM Stage.
Sat., 5/29 – MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
– 11am (doors) – PUBLIC (plus some VIRTUAL) – Goat Fest at Hopson Commissary. 12pm Jesse Cotton Stone, 1:30pm Cedric Burnside, 3pm R.L. Boyce, 4pm Lightnin’ Malcolm, 5:30pm Eric Deaton Trio, 7pm Jimbo Mathus! Info: facebook.com & livefromclarksdale.org.
– 12 noon – PUBLIC – Ground Zero Blues Club 20th anniversary (groundzerobluesclub.com)! 12pm Steve Kolbus, 1pm TBA, 2pm Bill Perry, 3pm Lala Craig, 4pm Lucious Spiller, 5pm Mark Massey, 6pm TCB Taylor. 8pm: Sweet Randi Love, Ra’Shad The Blues Kid, TJ Hooker Taylor w/spec appearance by Bobby Rush. 10:30PM LIVE STREAM via livefromclarksdale.org.
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena); masks, distancing.
– 6pm – PUBLIC – Mini Harp Shack Fest w/Deak Harp, 19th Street Red, Black Lung Lucy.
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Frank “Guitar” Rimmer at Red’s w/distancing, masking.
– 7pm-10pm – PUBLIC – Watermelon Slim at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena); masks, distancing.
Sun., 5/30 – MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
– 10am – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Blues Breakfast w/Zecharah Lloyd in Bluesberry Cafe & FB page; distancing, masks.
– 12:30pm – PUBLIC – Todd Roth at Levon’s (232 Sunflower Ave.).
– 1pm – VIRTUAL – Mississippi Marshall live-streams blues on his FB page.
– 1pm – VIRTUAL – Clarksdale Stuck in the House Party w/Gary Vincent (Gary’s business FB page).
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Mark “Mule Man” Massey at Red’s w/distancing, masking.
Monday, 5/31
– 11am-2pm – PUBLIC – Shop CAT HEAD’s Memorial Day hours or at www.cathead.biz.
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Blues Dinner w/Deak Harp in Bluesberry Cafe & FB page; distancing, masks.
Tuesday, 6/1
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Stone Gas Band at Hambone (111 E. 2nd St.) and FB.
All Clarksdale times are Central.
Thursday, 5/20
– 2:30pm – VIRTUAL – Lucious Spiller streams matinee show from home (on Lucci Spiller FB page).
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – 78-year-old Australia “Honeybee” Jones at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Jam Night w/Stan Street & Lala Craig at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.) and online.
– 8pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Bill “Howl-N-Madd” Perry at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 5/21
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Fridays at the Stage w/Walt Busby & Gramm Phillips “Beatles Tribute” on Delta Blues Museum Stage.
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge with limited seating, social distancing.
– 8pm – PUBLIC – Lucious Spiller Band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Saturday, 5/22
– 3pm-6pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Terry “Big T” Williams at Red’s Lounge with limited seating, social distancing.
– 7pm-10pm – PUBLIC – Lucious Spiller, Iceman at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.); masks between sips & social distancing.
– 8pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Lightnin’ Malcolm at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley) and via LiveFromClarksdale.org.
Sunday, 5/23
– 9:30am – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Blues Breakfast w/Lucious Spiller in Bluesberry Cafe Back Alley Bar (weather permitting, or inside) and Bluesberry FB page; limited seating, social distancing, masks required.
– 1pm – VIRTUAL – Mississippi Marshall live-streams blues on Marshall’s FB page.
– 1pm – VIRTUAL – Clarksdale Stuck in the House Party w/Gary Vincent & guest (on Gary’s business Facebook page).
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Lucious Spiller at Red’s Lounge with limited seating, social distancing.
Monday, 5/24
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Blues Dinner w/Lala Craig in Bluesberry Cafe Back Alley Bar (weather permitting, or inside) and Bluesberry FB page; limited seating, social distancing, masks required.
Tuesday, 5/25
– 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Big T Band at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
All Clarksdale times are Central.
In partnership with Memphis Tourism, the exhibit, titled Willie Mitchell & The Music of Royal Studios, is a collaboration between the Mississippi Museum and Memphis-based Royal Studios, and will tell the story of the iconic studio—one of the oldest in the world that continues to operate today—and the late Willie Mitchell, who ran the studio and produced many artists on its label, Hi Records. On display through Sept. 5, 2021, the exhibit will feature artifacts from Royal Studios and Hi Records artists, such as:
– Boo Mitchell’s Record Of The Year GRAMMY® Award for Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk,” which was recorded at Royal Studios
– Willie Mitchell’s Trustee GRAMMY Museum® Award
– Al Green’s “No. 9” microphone, an RCA 77DX ribbon mic that Al Green preferred to use on his recordings
– Plus more artifacts from legendary Royal Studios artists and sessions
CLARKSDALE, MS
“Live” blues performances every single day at the “Crossroads” of American music and home of the Delta Blues Museum.
In addition to new/different/varying music schedules at various other clubs, jukes and restaurants (plus nearly monthly festivals), these venues offer regular weekly music:
GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB – every Wed/Thurs/Fri/Sat night
RED’S LOUNGE – every Wed/Fri/Sat/Sun night
BLUESBERRY CAFE – every Sun morning (Blues Breakfast) and Mon night
HAMBONE – every Tuesday and Thursday night
BAD APPLE BLUES CLUB – every Wed/Fri/Sat at 3pm plus some weekend nights; and STARTING JUNE 7TH, live blues every day but Sunday (Mon-Sat 3-6pm; Fri-Sat 7-10pm)!
HOOKER GROCER + EATERY – music Fridays 7pm and Sundays 4pm (often blues)
OTHER ‘SOMETIMES’ VENUES include Cat Head, Hopson Commissary, Shack Up Inn, Levon’s, Stone Pony, New Roxy, Auberge, Delta Blues Museum, Delta Blues Alley Cafe, Travelers/Collective, etc.
FULL MUSIC CALENDAR: https://www.cathead.biz/music-calendar
FESTIVALS/LODGING: VisitClarksdale.com
WEEKLY LIVE-STREAMS: LiveFromClarksdale.org
