CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI
“Live blues and more 7 nights a week, year ’round!”
(More updates at https://www.cathead.biz/music-calendar)
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…
Thurs., 11/1 – “Happy Hour Blues” w/Sadie Lamp, 5pm
Thurs., 11/1 – Stone Gas Blues Band, 8pm
Fri., 11/2 – Robert Kimbrough Sr. & Blues Connection, 9pm
Sat., 11/3 – Louis “Gearshifter” Youngblood, 9pm
Sun., 11/4 – Mark “Mule Man” Massey, 7pm
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):
Thur, 11/1- Big A and the Allstars, 8pm
Fri,11/2- Steve Kolbus Clarksdale Blues Revue, 8pm
Sat, 11/3- Dirty Red and the Saltshakers, 8pm
Wed,11/7- Ally Venable Band, 8pm
Thur, 11/8 Private Party (Closed), 8pm
Fri, 11/9- Kent Burnside, 8pm
Sat, 11/10- Diedra Ruff Pro Band (Birthday Bash),8pm
Wed, 11/14-Taylormade Band, 8pm
Thur, 11/15-Doc John D’ Amato,8pm
Fri, 11/16-Watermelon Slim, 8pm
Sat, 11/17- Bill Howl N Madd Perry, 8pm
Wed, 11/21-Sunflower Festival Fundraiser, 8pm
Thur, 11/22-Closed
Fri, 11/23- Lala Element 88, 8pm
Sat, 11/24-Taylormade Band, 8pm
Wed, 11/28-Bill Abel, 8pm
Thur, 11/29-Steve Kolbus Clarksdale Blues Revue, 8pm
Fri, 11/30-Taylormade Band, 8pm
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 are retiring, so building — with cool, loft living space in back — AND world-famous collection are for sale; serious inquiries only, please.)
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)
Friday November 2nd Tony Boyd, 8pm
Saturday November 10 – Ivor SK 8pm
Sunday November 11 – John Ford 3:30
Friday November 16 – Big A 8pm
Saturday November 17- Ralph Miller 8pm
Sunday November 18- The Pistol and The Queen 3:30
Sunday November 25 – Lala Craig and Special Guest
Meraki
Clarksdale, MS
(Sunflower & Third St.)
Thurs. 11/8 – Open Mic Night @ Meraki!
Club 2000
Clarksdale, MS
Issaquena Ave, downtown
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Bluesberry Cafe
Clarksdale, MS
(662-627-7008)
Mondays – live blues every week, 7:30pm
11/3-Sat,Blues Breakfast,Table Hill,10am
11/3-Sat,Blues Dinner,Big A and The All Stars 6pm
11/4-Sun-Blues Breakfast,Daddy Rich,10am
11/5-Mon-Blues Dinner Lucious Spille Band,8pm
Hambone Gallery
Clarksdale, MS
EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT live blues music plus occasional musics on other days in gallery/bar, 8pm.
Tues., 11/3 – Rev Robert, 8pm
Tues., 11/6 – Ben Wiley Payton, 8pm
Stone Pony Pizza
Clarksdale, MS
(226 Delta Ave.)
Fridays at 7pm:
Fri., 11/2 – Gramm Phillips, 7pm
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
Thurs., 11/1 – special engagement – Calvin Johnson, 7pm doors/8pm music (Hartle Road from Columbus, MS, opens up).
Clarksdale White House
325 W 2nd St.
www.deltabohemian.com
COMING SOON: Thurs., 11/29 – Caleb Elliott will perform in a Home Concert Series.
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., 11/10 Rustenhaven, 9pm
Sat., 11/17 Vintage, 9pm
Shack Up Inn (The Gin)
Clarksdale, MS
https://www.shackupinn.com/services3
Thurs., 11/1 – Kevin Brown Farewell Blues Jam, 6pmWed., 11/7 – Big A and The Allstars 8pm
Thur., 11/8 – Jesse Cotton Stone 6pm
Thur., 11/15 – Logan Ramp 6pm
Fri., 11/16 – The Pistol & The Queen 7pm
Sat., 11/17 – Lightnin Malcolm 8pm
Fri., 11/23 – John Paul Keith 8pm
Sat., 11/24 – Bill Abel Band 8pm
COMING SOON: Fri-Sat, 11/30-12/1 – Shack Up Inn – Burdine’s Blues & Greens Festival, www.bbgfestival.com
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
Thursday, November 8 – 5:00 p.m. Community Book Talks presents Ellen B. Meacham, Author of Delta Epiphany: Robert F. Kennedy in Mississippi.
Thursday, November 29 – 5:00 p.m. Community Book Talks presents Lois McMurchy for Caroline Buntz – Culture Shock
PLAN NOW:
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
Aptil 18 – 5:00 p.m. Community Book Talks presents Wright Thompson – The Cost of These Dreams
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.