Thursday, 7/16
– 7pm – VIRTUAL – Preston Rumbaugh streams blues from home.
– 7pm – PUBLIC – Weekly Jam Session at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Friday, 7/17
– 5pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & special guests at new Bad Apple Blues Club (149 Issaquena Ave.); open 4pm-midnight, music 5pm.
– 6pm – PUBLIC – Mississippi Marshall at Stone Pony (226 Delta Ave.).
Saturday, 7/18
– 5pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & special guests at Bad Apple Blues Club (149 Issaquena Ave.); open 4pm-midnight, music 5pm.
– PUBLIC – Southern Edition at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle), 9pm.
Sunday, 7/19
– 1pm – VIRTUAL – Mississippi Marshall’s Social Distancing Tour (every Sunday).
– 1pm – VIRTUAL – Gary Vincent performs at Clarksdale Stuck in the House Party (on his business Facebook page).
Monday, 7/20
– 6pm – PUBLIC – TBA plays Hopson Commissary happy hour (001 Commissary Circle).
– 6pm – VIRTUAL – TBA streams from Bluesberry Cafe.
Tuesday, 7/21 – 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Lucious Spiller at Hambone Gallery and Lucci Spiller Facebook page (111 E. 2nd St.).
Thursdays – 7pm – PUBLIC – Weekly Jam Session at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Friday, 7/24
– 5pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & special guests at new Bad Apple Blues Club (149 Issaquena Ave.); open 4pm-midnight, music 5pm.
– 6pm – PUBLIC – Marlow Dorrough at Stone Pony (226 Delta Ave.).
Saturday, 7/25
– 5pm – PUBLIC – Sean “Bad” Apple & special guests at Bad Apple Blues Club (149 Issaquena Ave.); open 4pm-midnight, music 5pm.
Sunday, 7/26
– 1pm – VIRTUAL – Mississippi Marshall’s Social Distancing Tour (every Sunday).
– 1pm – VIRTUAL – Gary Vincent performs at Clarksdale Stuck in the House Party (on his business Facebook page).
Monday, 7/27
– 6pm – PUBLIC – TBA plays Hopson Commissary happy hour (001 Commissary Circle).
– 6pm – VIRTUAL – TBA streams from Bluesberry Cafe.
Tuesday, 7/28 – 7pm – PUBLIC/VIRTUAL – Hopeless Case Blues Band plays Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
– 9pm – PUBLIC – David Dunavent at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).
Wednesday, 7/22 – 8pm – VIRTUAL – Lucious Spiller plays from home (on Lucci Spiller Facebook page).
Thursdays – 7pm – PUBLIC – Weekly Jam Session at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Thursdays – 7pm – PUBLIC – Weekly Jam Session at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
For “VIRTUAL” shows, watch via www.livefromclarksdale.org (unless noted otherwise). All Clarksdale times are CDT.
Plus… “LIVE” MUSIC ANY WEEKDAY AFTERNOON! Bad Apple Blues Club owner/musician Sean “Bad” Apple can open and play any weekday afternoon with two-hour’s notice ($25 to open and play for up to 2 customers; $5 cover for each additional attendee). Call or drop by Cat Head to arrange (662-624-5992, roger@cathead.biz, 252 Delta Ave., Clarksdale). Club website at BadAppleBluesClub.com.
GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB reopening update (via Instagram, 6/26/20): “At this current time, we will not be opening in the beginning of July. As soon as more information becomes available to us, we will let everyone know.”
*Please note State rules before attending live music events: Healthy customers only. Sanitize hands at the door. Temps checked and masks required at some venues. Social distancing required. Venues at 50% capacity.
UPDATED CLARKSDALE BUSINESS HOURS: https://www.visitclarksdale.com/updated-local-business-hours.
CAT HEAD DELTA BLUES & FOLK ART: Shop STORE Mon-Sat, 11am-4pm. Shop WEB STORE at www.cathead.biz.
CLARKSDALE IN ’10 BEST’ USA TODAY NOMINATION: Vote for Clarksdale in USA TODAY Readers’ Choice Awards at https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-historic-small-town-2020/clarksdale-mississippi/.
FREE AUDIO WALKING TOUR (smartphone app): Download FREE Audio Walking Tour of our historic downtown. Info: visitclarksdale.com/tours.
VIRTUAL TOUR BY DELTA BLUES MUSEUM: Free Muddy Waters virtual tour at https://www.deltabluesmuseum.org/virtual-tour.aspx.
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”: Email pba@cableone.net to inquire about T-shirt and poster purchases. Retro tye-dye tees, 2020 posters and more. (Web store coming soon.)