CLARKSDALE: Blues Around Town for CARAVAN FEST week

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SOUNDS AROUND TOWN – Clarksdale, Mississippi
“Visit Clarksdale for 365 nights of live blues, y’all!”

​FREE – ​CLARKSDALE CARAVAN MUSIC FEST​!
13th annual, free courtesy Rock & Blues Museum and CDDA.
​- ​CAT HEAD (252 Delta Ave.)​ – SAT 5/11, 11am-5pm ​​- Lucious Spiller, Big A, Ben Payton, Joe Ayers, RL Boyce, Sean “Bad” Apple. PLUS: Fri 3pm RL Superbad & Sun 11am Terry “Harmonica” Bean.
​- JUKE JOINT FEST HQ (243 Delta) – SAT 5/11, 11am-5pm – Tees, posters & more for sale!
– BLUESBERRY (235 Yazoo) – SAT 5/11 – 12pm-5pm – Bill Abel, Lucious Spiller, Libby Rae Watson, Watermelon Slim.

​- ​NEW ROXY (​363 ​Issaquena)​ – ​SAT​ 5/11 – 5pm – L​ightnin’ Malcom.​

CROSSROADS CULTURAL ARTS CENTER (332 Delta)
5/11-12 – Sat 6pm & Sun 2pm – The Unrecorded History of Blues, sharedexperiencesusa.com

FRIDAY AT THE STAGE​ (1 Blues Alley)​
Fri., 5/10 ​- ​Party Shot​, 7pm​


​CLARKSDALE WHITE HOUSE (325 W 2nd St​)​

Fri., 5/10 – Matt Rollings & Anthony Wilson Home Concert​ ​(​deltabohemian.com​)​, 7:30pm

RED’S LOUNGE (395 Sunflower Ave.)
Wednesdays – Lucious Spiller, 8pm
Thurs., 5/9 – Deak Harp & Quicksand, 8pm
Fri., 5/10 – Johnny Drummer Blues Band, 9pm
Sat., 5/11 – Lucious Spiller Blues Band, 9pm
Sun., 5/12 – Mark “Mule Man” Massey, 7pm

GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB (0 Blues Alley)
Wed.​, 5/8 -​ Murali Coryell, 8pm
Thurs.​, 5/9​ – Griot students w/instructor Lucious Spiller​, 7pm​; B​LUES JAM hosted by Spiller​, 8pm​.
Fri​., 5/10 -​ Heavy Suga ​&​ SweeTones, 8pm
Sat.​, 5/11 -​ Pinetop Boogie​ Benefit w/guests​, 8pm

BLUESBERRY CAFE (235 Yazoo Ave.)
Sat., 5/​11​ – Blues Breakfast w/​Bill Abel​​, 10am
Sun., 5/​12​ – Blues Breakfast w/​Watermelon Slim​,10am
Mon., 5/​13​ – Blues Dinner w/​Lucious Spiller​, 8pm

LEVON’S BAR & GRILL (232 Sunflower Ave.)
Fri., 5/​10​ – ​Steve Kolbus & Mark Miller​, 8pm
Sun., 5/​12​ – ​Mississippi Marshall, 3:30pm


HAMBONE GALLERY (111 E. 2nd St.)
Tues., 5/​14​ – ​Lucky Losers​, 8pm

HOOKER GROCER + EATERY (near Delta Blues Museum)
Thurs., 5/​9​ – Gumbo, Grits & Guitars w/ Sarah Levingston, 7-8​:30​pm

HOPSON COMMISSARY (001 Commissary Circle)
Mondays – Happy hour w/live acoustic music, 6pm

SHACK UP INN (The Gin)
Fri., 5/10​ – Tony Boyd​,​ 6pm
Sat., 5/11​ – Jesse Cotton Stone​,​ 8pm

THIRD STREET BISTRO (216 3rd St.)
Sundays – Jazz Sundays w/Sadie Lamp duo, 12:30pm-2:30pm

STONE PONY (226 Delta Ave.)
Fri., 5​/10 – Seth Stroud, 7pm​


CLARKSDALE MUSEUMS (downtown)
Delta Blues Museum at 1 Blues Alley, open Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm.
Tennessee Williams Rectory Museum by appointment (646-465-1578).

FREE AUDIO WALKING TOUR (smartphone app)
Courtesy of Visit Clarksdale Tourism! Download free VoiceMap app and search “Clarksdale.”

COMING SOON: 5/25 – FREE Red’s Old-Timers Blues Fest, gofundme.com

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