CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI
December 2019 – “Live blues 7 nights a week!”
Red’s Lounge — blues-only juke joint featured in We Juke Up In Here and M for Mississippi films!
Clarksdale, MS
(395 Sunflower Ave. @ MLK Dr.)
Live blues show every Wednesday, (Thursday happy hour), Friday, Saturday and Sunday night…
Sat., 12/1 – Johnny Drummer, 9pm
Sun., 12/2 – Mark “Mule Man” Massey, 7pm
Wednesdays – Lucious Spiller, 8pm
Thurs., 11/29 – “Happy Hour Blues” w/Sadie Lamp, 5pm
Thurs., 11/29 – Deak Harp, 8pm
Fri., 11/30 – Frank “Guitar” Rimmer w/guests, 9pm
Sat., 12/1 – Johnny Drummer Blues Band, 9pm
Sun., 12/2 – Mark “Mule Man” Massey, 7pm
Wednesdays – Lucious Spiller, 8pm
Ground Zero Blues Club (co-owned by Morgan Freeman) — in M for Mississippi and Moonshine & Mojo Hands films!
Clarksdale, MS
Live music (mostly blues) weekly, Wed thru Sat — including WEEKLY THURSDAY BLUES JAM NIGHTS!
(8pm showtimes):
Sat., 12/1 – Terry “Harmonica” Bean Blues Band, 8pm
Wed 12/5- Deak Harp 8pm
Thur 12/6- Steve Kolbus 8pm
Fri 12/7- La La Element 88 8pm
Sat 12/8- Taylormade 8pm
Wed 12/12- Stan Street 8pm
Thur 12/13- Billy Howl N Madd Perry 8pm
Fri 12/14- David Dunnavent (Benefit for Deuce) 8pm
Sat 12/15- John Bull Band 8pm
Wed 12/19- La La Element 88 8pm
Thur 12/20- Taylormade 8pm
Fri 12/21- Ms Zeno and the Sharecroppers 8pm
Sat 12/22- Terry Harmonica Bean 8pm
Wed 12/26- Zach Koch 8pm
Thur 12/27- Steve Kolbus 8pm
Fri 12/28- Southern Groove Redemption 8pm
Sat 12/29- John Bezou 8pm
PLUS…
Mon 12/31- Taylormade 7-9 Super Chikan 10-1am (NEW YEARS EVE PARTY) – DOORS OPEN @ 6:30PM
Third Street Bistro
Clarksdale, MS
(216 3rd St.)
Sundays – New Jazz Sundays w/Sadie Lamp duo, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Cat Head — Mississippi’s Blues Store
Clarksdale, MS
(252 Delta Ave.; 662-624-5992) Celebrating 16 years at the Crossroads
Open Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm (plus Sundays on festival weekends)!
Rock & Blues Museum
Clarksdale, MS
On winter vacation; reopens in late January for IBC and Clarksdale Film Fest!
(Founders areretiring, so building — with cool, loft living space in back — ANDworld-famous collection are for sale; serious inquiries only, please,via museum website email.)
Delta Blues Museum
Clarksdale, MS
Open Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm; closed Sun.
Celebrating 40 years in 2019 with special events!
Levon’s Bar & Grill
Clarksdale, MS
(232 Sunflower Ave)
Sat., 12/1 – TBA, 8pm
Sun., 12/2 – Levon’s Sunday Ramble w/David Daniels, 3:30pm
12/7 – The Pistol and The Queen 8pm
12/9 – Big A 3:30pm
12/14 – Molly Gene One Whoaman Band 8pm
12/16 – Pistol Hill 3:30pm
12/21 – Tony Boyd 8pm
12/23 – Bill Abel 3:30
12/28 – Steve Kolbus and Mark Miller 8pm
12/30 – David Daniels 3:30
PLUS, in 2019…
1/4 – Ralph Miller 8pm
1/6 – Evan Farris 3:30pm
1/11- Tony Boyd 8pm
1/13 – John Ford 3:30pm
1/18 – Gramm Phillips 8pm
1/20 – Steve Kolbus 3:30pm
1/25 – Marshall Drew 8pm
1/27 – Ralph Miller 3:30pm
2/1- David Daniels 8pm
2/3 – Lala Craig 3:30 pm
2/8 – Bill Abel 8pm
2/10 – David Dunavent 3:30pm
2/15 – Ralph Miller 8pm
Meraki
Clarksdale, MS
(Sunflower & Third St.)
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Club 2000
Clarksdale, MS
Issaquena Ave, downtown
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Bluesberry Cafe
Clarksdale, MS
(662-627-7008)
Sat/Sun blues breakfasts, 10am; Sat blues dinner, 6pm; Mon blues every week, 8pm!
Sat., 12/1 – Blues Breakfast w/Watermelon Slim, 10am
Sat., 12/1 – Blues Dinner w/Lucious Spiller Band, 6pm
Sun., 12/2 – Blues Breakfast w/Daddy Rich, 10am
Mon., 12/3 – Blues Dinner w/Bill Abel Band, 8pm
Sat., 12/8 – Blues Breakfast w/Watermelon Slim, 10am
Sat., 12/8 – Blues Dinner w/Deak Harp, 6pm
Sun., 12/9 – Blues Breakfast w/Mick Kolassa, 10am
Mon., 12/10 – Blues Dinner w/Lucious Spiller Band, 8pm
Hambone Gallery
Clarksdale, MS
EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT live blues music plus occasional musics on other days in gallery/bar, 8pm.
Tues., 12/4 – Ben Wiley Payton, 8pm
Tues., 12/11 – Chris Gill, 8pm
Tues., 12/18- Frenchy’s Blues Destroyers
Tues., 12/25- Christmas blues show w/Lucious Spiller, 8pm
Tues., 1/1 – New Year’s Day recovery w/Lightnin’ Malcolm — the “Alka Seltzer of the blues”, 8pm
Stone Pony Pizza
Clarksdale, MS
(226 Delta Ave.)
Fridays at 7pm:
Dec 7 Seth and friends
Dec 14 Mississippi Marshall
Dec 21 Gramm Phillips
Dec 28 TBA
Clarksdale Sound Stage
Clarksdale, MS
(313 Issaquena Ave., downtown; enter via alley back door)
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Yazoo Pass
Clarksdale, MS
(207 Yazoo Ave.)
“Original music” occasionally, including:
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New Roxy – “Possibly the coolest venue in the South…”
Clarksdale, MS
(363 Issaquena Ave.)
PLAN NOW for Deep Blues Fest 2019 – www.deepbluesfest.com
Oakhurst Baptist Church
Clarksdale, MS
Sun., 12/10 – “Sounds of the Season: A Festival of Choirs,” 7pm
Crossroad Cultural Arts Center
Clarksdale, MS (332 Delta Ave.)
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Clarksdale White House
325 W 2nd St.
www.deltabohemian.com
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Hopson Commissary
Clarksdale, MS
Every Monday night – free appetizers and music by someone playing free live acoustic music every week, 6pm!
PLUS, on weekends:
Sat. 12/15- 9pm., Griswold Tacky Christmas Party
Sat. 12/22- 9pm., Party Shot
Monday 12/31- New Years Eve with Rustenhaven
Shack Up Inn (The Gin)
Clarksdale, MS
https://www.shackupinn.com/services3
Fri-Sat, 11/30-12/1 – Shack Up Inn – Burdine’s Blues & Greens Festival, www.bbgfestival.com
Sat., 12/8 – The Pistol and The Queen 6pm
Fri., 12/14 – Tony Boyd 6pm
Sat., 12/15 – Marlow Durrough 6pm
Sat., 12/15 – Molly Gene One Whoaman Band 8pm
Fri., 12/21 – Justin Howl 6pm
Sat., 12/29 – Shawn Williams Band 8pm
C.A.R.E.S.
Clarksdale, MS (1645 Desoto Ave.)
Sat., 12/1 – Clarksdale Animal Rescue Effort & Shelter presents “Santa Paws” pet photos w/Santa Claus, 9am!
Mississippi Sista Lounge
Clarksdale, MS
(225 MLK Dr.)
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Grandma’s Blues House
Clarksdale, MS
(115 3rd St. – Grandma’s Pancake House/Blues House/Sports Bar)
Open many evenings with DJ; live blues during Clarksdale Film Festival and Juke Joint festival.
CUTRER MANSION (109 Clark St.)
Clarksdale, MS
December 6 – 5:00 p.m. Community Book Talks presents Hank Burdine – Dust in the Road
January 24 – 5:00 p.m. Community Book Talks presents Michael Farris Smith – The Fighter
February 21 – For the Love of Books Fundraiser – surprise author panel!
March 21 – 5:00 p.m. Community Book Talks presents Author TBA
April 18 – 5:00 p.m. Community Book Talks presents Wright Thompson – The Cost of These Dreams
BURDINE’S BLUES & GREENS FEST (Shack Up Inn)
Clarksdale, MS
Fri-Sat, 11/30-12/1 – Daytime food events, plus live blues: FRI 6PM w/Super Chikan, Tony Boyd and Big A & Allstars. SAT 3PMw/Gyasi, Bill Abel, Keith, Secor, Wes Lee & Libby Rae Watson,Fiddling Ferd & Raymondo Lamborgini and Lightnin Malcolm. Fullschedule at www.bbgfestival.com.
Delta Blues Alley Cafe
Clarksdale, MS (352 Delta Ave.)
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MS Delta Tennessee Williams Festival
Clarksdale, MS
Full schedule at www.DeltaWilliamsFestival.com
PLAN NOW FOR 2019!
The Delta Byrd
Clarksdale, MS
(721 Riverside Dr.)
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Wonder Light City
near Clarksdale, MS
(18 min. from downtown at 2000 Kline-Johnson Rd.)
Here’s a news story on it: https://www.greatbigstory.com/stories/if-you-build-it-they-will-come-a-juke-joint-s-field-of-dreams
Closed. Sadly, 80-year-old bluesman Robert “Bilbo” Walker’s passed away on 11/29/17. RIP.