CLARKSDALE: Nightly blues plus festivals at The Crossroads

CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI — Sounds Around Town
“Live” blues 7 nights a week plus over a dozen annual festivals!”

YAZOO AVE JAZZ FESTIVAL (200 block)
Sat., 9/28 – Free street fest w/Oxford Jazz Trio, Ole Miss Jazz Combo, John Shaw’s Magnolia Triangle. 2-8pm. (Refreshments available. No coolers.)

CRUZN CROSSROADS CAR & TRUCK SHOW (1 Blues Alley)

Sat., 9/28 – 4th annual. Cars, trucks, rat rods, open show. Parade-cruise, music, door prizes, games, cash prizes. Plus, Friday night tailgate party. facebook.com/cruznthecrossroads.

CAT HEAD STORE (252 Delta Ave.)

Fri., & Sat., 9/27-28 – Preston Rumbaugh, 11am

RED’S LOUNGE (395 Sunflower Ave.)
Wednesdays – Lucious Spiller, 8pm
Fri., 9/27 – Terry “Big T” Williams & Family Blues Band, 9pm
Sat., 9/28 – Frank “Guitar” Rimmer Blues Band, 9pm
Sun., 9/29 – Stone Gas Blues Band, 7pm

GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB (0 Blues Alley)
Wed., 9/25 – Original Music Night w/Steve Kolbus, 8pm
Thurs., 9/26 – Blues Jam w/Lucious Spiller, 8pm
Fri., 9/27 – Sean “Bad” Apple, 8pm
Sat., 9/28 – Keith Johnson & Big Muddy Band, 8pm

BLUESBERRY CAFE (235 Yazoo Ave.)
Sat., 9/28 – Blues Breakfast w/Jessie Cotton Stone, 10am
Sun., 9/29 – Blues Breakfast w/Deak Harp, 10am
Mon., 9/30 – Blues Dinner w/Stone Gas Blues Band, 8pm

DELTA BLUES ALLEY CAFE (352 Delta Ave.)
Fri., 9/27 – Happy Hour w/Southern Soul Band, 5-8pm

LEVON’S BAR & GRILL (232 Sunflower Ave.)
Fri., 9/27 – Ivor SK, 8pm
Sun., 9/29 – Levon’s Sunday Ramble w/Lala Craig, 3:30pm

HAMBONE GALLERY (111 E. 2nd St.)
Tues., 10/1 – Bob Long, 8pm

HOOKER GROCER + EATERY (near Delta Blues Museum)
Wed., 9/25 – Seth Stroud, 7:30-9pm
Thurs., 9/26 – DJ 4 EVAYOUNG, 7-10pm
Sun., 9/29 – Kevin Brown, 5-7pm

HOPSON COMMISSARY (001 Commissary Circle)

Sat., 9/28 – Southern Edition, 9pm

Mon., 9/30 – Happy hour w/Seth and Walt, 6pm

STONE PONY (226 Delta Ave.)
Fri., 9/27 – David Dunavent, 7pm

MERAKI (Sunflower & 3rd St.)

Thurs., 9/26 – “Babies, Blues & Bottoms” w/Afrissippi (musical fundraiser for C County Diaper Bank), 5:30-7:30pm

PAINT THE TOWN (downtown)

9/30-10/4 – 2nd annual “Paint the Town” (see Facebook); 10/5 finale w/Big A & Allstars at Hambone, 8pm

E-WASTE DAY (Yazoo & Court St.)

Sat., 9/28 – Free E-Waste Recycling (electronics/batteries/etc.), Courthouse Parking Lot, 9am-noon

CLARKSDALE MUSEUMS (downtown)
– Delta Blues Museum, 1 Blues Alley, Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm.
– TN Williams Rectory Museum by appt (646-465-1578).

– MS Room & Indian Archeological Exhibit @ Public Library, 114 Delta Ave.

FREE AUDIO WALKING TOUR (smartphone app)
Visit Clarksdale Tourism web link at visitclarksdale.com/tours.

COMING SOON: 10/5 – Grandma’s Sports Bar w/Over Under, The Escape Tour (5:30pm film workshop/7pm music).

CAT HEAD MUSIC CALENDAR at www.cathead.biz

ALSO VISIT… visitclarksdale.com