CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI’s ‘live’ blues calendar (with more to be added in weekly Sounds Around Town postings):
Thursday, 9/1
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – 19th Street Red w/Deak Harp at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Weekly Blues Jam w/Big A at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 9/2
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 5pm-8pm – “Friday After 5 Blues Jam” w/Lucious Spiller at Delta Blues Alley Cafe (352 Delta Ave.).
– 7pm – Jaxx Nassar at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum).
– 8pm – Terry “Big T” Williams & Family Band at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Alex Lopez at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Deak Harp at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cir.).
Saturday, 9/3
– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/Shine Turner & Billy Gipson at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.
– 11am – weather-permitting Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks on CAT HEAD front porch (252 Delta Ave.).
– 12 noon – RED’S OLD-TIMERS BLUES FEST 2022 – MLK Park (MLK Dr. & Sunflower Ave., downtown; plus a set via LiveFromClarksdale.org) near Red’s Lounge juke joint – FREE – all day! Starring in this order: Cadillac John Nolden & Bill Abel, Frank “Guitar” Rimmer & Johnny Drummer, Miss Gladys & Terry “Big T” Williams, Brotha Ric Patton & Carla Robinson, Watermelon Slim, and Lucious Spiller.
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 5pm – weekly Black History tour of downtown Clarksdale; book online in advance (small fee) at SharedExperiencesUSA.com.
– 8pm – Lucious Spiller Band at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Selwyn Birchwood at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Number 2 & Electric Mudd at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cir.).
– 8pm – “Labor Day Feast of Blues, R&B, Comedy and New Blood Show” at Clarksdale Civic Auditorium (901-238-4510).
Sunday, 9/4
– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/Tony Boyd at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.
– 11am – weather-permitting Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks on CAT HEAD front porch (252 Delta Ave.).
– 6pm – Preston Rumbaugh at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum).
– 7pm – 19th Street Red w/Deak Harp at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Monday, 9/5 – LABOR DAY – Cat Head blues store OPEN 11am-2pm.
– Please note: Delta Blues Museum is closed for Labor Day. Reopens Tuesday.
– 6pm – Happy hour w/Tony Boyd playing at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).
– 7pm – Blues Music Dinner w/Mississippi Marshall Hopper at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.
Tuesday, 9/6
– 10am-5pm – Mon-Sat weekly (though closed Labor Day), check out new exhibits at Delta Blues Museum, deltabluesmuseum.org (1 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Watermelon Slim at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 9/7
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – Lucious Spiller at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Jaxx Nassar at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 9/8
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – 19th Street Red w/Deak Harp at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Blues Jam w/Big A at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley) and via LiveFromClarksdale.org.
Friday, 9/9
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 5pm-8pm – “Friday After 5 Blues Jam” w/Watermelon Slim at Delta Blues Alley Cafe (352 Delta Ave.).
– 7pm – Alanna Mosley at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum).
– 8pm – Terry “Harmonica” Bean at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Bill “Howl-N-Madd” Perry at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Saturday, 9/10
– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/Theo “Boogieman” Dasbach at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.
– 10am-2pm – Griot Arts “Open House” w/food, music and more (Sunflower Ave., downtown).
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks on CAT HEAD front porch (252 Delta Ave.).
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 5pm – weekly Black History tour of downtown Clarksdale; book online in advance (small fee) at SharedExperiencesUSA.com.
– 7pm – KSDS “Crossroads Delta Blues Hour” radio show w/host Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming at Jazz88.org.
– 8pm – Terry “Big T” Williams & Family at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Logan Ramp at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Sunday, 9/11
– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/Watermelon Slim at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks on CAT HEAD porch.
– 6pm – Mississippi Marshall at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum).
– 7pm – Preston Rumbaugh Blues Trio at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Monday, 9/12
– 10am-5pm – Mon-Sat weekly, check out new exhibits at Delta Blues Museum, deltabluesmuseum.org (1 Blues Alley).
– 6pm – Happy hour w/Jaxx Nassar at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).
– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/Sean Bad Apple (Carol Crivaro & Sandy Staffer birthday blues bash) at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.
Tuesday, 9/13
– 8pm – Anthony “Big A” Sherrod Blues Trio at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 9/14
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – Lucious Spiller at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Steve Kolbus at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 9/15
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – 19th Street Red w/Deak Harp at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Blues Jam w/Lala Craig & Element 88 at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Guitar Camp Jam at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Friday, 9/16
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 5pm-8pm – “Friday After 5 Blues Jam” w/Deak Harp at Delta Blues Alley Cafe (352 Delta Ave.).
– 7pm – Allie Middleton at Levon’s Bar & Grill (232 Sunflower Ave.).
– 7pm – 19th Street Red at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum).
– 8pm – Frank “Guitar” Rimmer at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Lucious Spiller Band (60th Birthday Bash, Part I) at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Saturday, 9/17
– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/Lucious Spiller at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks on CAT HEAD front porch (252 Delta Ave.).
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 5pm – weekly Black History tour of downtown Clarksdale; book online in advance (small fee) at SharedExperiencesUSA.com.
– 7pm – KSDS “Crossroads Delta Blues Hour” radio show w/host Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming at Jazz88.org.
– 8pm – Lucious Spiller Band (60th Birthday Bash, Part II) at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Heavy Suga & SweeTones at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley); PLUS Heavy Suga after-party for Jaxx + Christy’s wedding livestreamed via LiveFromClarksdale.org at 10pm.
Sunday, 9/18
– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/Mick Kolassa at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks on CAT HEAD porch.
– 6pm – Heath Sitton at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum).
– 7pm – Lucious Spiller at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Monday, 9/19
– 10am-5pm – Mon-Sat weekly, check out new exhibits at Delta Blues Museum, deltabluesmuseum.org (1 Blues Alley).
– 6pm – Happy hour w/Marshall Drew at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).
– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/Steve Kolbus at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.
Tuesday, 9/20
– 8pm – The Mojo Hands at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 9/21
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – Lucious Spiller at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Lala Craig & Element 88 at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 9/22
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – 19th Street Red w/Deak Harp at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Blues Jam w/Steve Kolbus at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 9/23
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 5pm-2am – 2nd annual MIGHTY ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL (Fri-Sat) at Stovall Farm, where Muddy Waters grew up; Roots/Americana/Blues… and more; LINE UP & INFO at www.mightyrootsmusicfestival.com.
– 5pm-8pm – “Friday After 5 Blues Jam” w/Sledge & The Night Cast at Delta Blues Alley Cafe (352 Delta Ave.).
– 7pm – Marlow Dorrough at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Tony Holiday at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Saturday, 9/24
– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/live blues TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks on CAT HEAD front porch (252 Delta Ave.).
– 1:15pm-2am – 2nd annual MIGHTY ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL (Fri-Sat) at Stovall Farm, where Muddy Waters grew up; Roots/Americana/Blues… and more; LINE UP & INFO at www.mightyrootsmusicfestival.com.
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 5pm – weekly Black History tour of downtown Clarksdale; book online in advance (small fee) at SharedExperiencesUSA.com.
– 7pm – KSDS “Crossroads Delta Blues Hour” radio show w/host Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming at Jazz88.org.
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Cruz The Dame at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Sunday, 9/25
– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/live blues TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks on CAT HEAD porch.
– 6pm – Chris Mullins at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum).
– 7pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Monday, 9/26
– 10am-5pm – Mon-Sat weekly, check out new exhibits at Delta Blues Museum, deltabluesmuseum.org (1 Blues Alley).
– 6pm – Happy hour w/Seth Stroud & Walt Busby at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).
– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/live blues TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.
Tuesday, 9/27
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 9/28
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – Lucious Spiller at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Jaxx Nassar at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 9/29
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 6:30pm – “CARES-aoke Night: Sing for Paws” ($25 tix – benefit for animal rescue/shelter) at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
– 7:30pm – 19th Street Red w/Deak Harp at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Blues Jam w/Heavy Suga & SweeTones at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 9/30
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 5pm-8pm – “Friday After 5 Blues Jam” w/Steve Kolbus at Delta Blues Alley Cafe (352 Delta Ave.).
– 7pm – Seth Stroud & Walt Busby at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Lala Craig & Element 88 at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Shawn Williams at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cir.).
Saturday, 10/1
– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/live blues TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks on CAT HEAD front porch (252 Delta Ave.).
– 2pm – 2nd annual BAD APPLE BLUES FESTIVAL, https://www.facebook.com/badapplebluesclub in backyard of Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave., beside New Roxy); planned acts include Little Willie Farmer, RL Boyce, Australia “Honeybee” Jones, Sean “Bad” Apple, etc.; $15 gate; 2pm till…; final lineup coming soon to this space.
– 5pm – weekly Black History tour of downtown Clarksdale; book online in advance (small fee) at SharedExperiencesUSA.com.
– 7pm – KSDS “Crossroads Delta Blues Hour” radio show w/host Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming at Jazz88.org.
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Logan Ramp at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cir.).
Sunday, 10/2
– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/live blues TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks on CAT HEAD porch.
– 6pm – Live blues TBA at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum).
– 7pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Monday, 10/3
– 10am-5pm – Mon-Sat weekly, check out new exhibits at Delta Blues Museum, deltabluesmuseum.org (1 Blues Alley).
– 6pm – Happy hour w/live music TBA at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).
– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/live blues TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.
Tuesday, 10/4
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 10/5
– 1pm – Cesar Valdomir & Friends busk on CAT HEAD front porch (252 Delta Ave.).
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– PLUS: 10/5-8 – near Clarksdale, MS, in Helena, AR – King Biscuit Blues Festival & Symposium, kingbiscuitfestival.com
– 7:30pm – Lucious Spiller at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 10/6
– 1pm – TBA busks on CAT HEAD front porch (252 Delta Ave.).
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – 19th Street Red w/Deak Harp at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Blues Jam w/TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 10/7
– 1pm – Batterton & Edwards busk on CAT HEAD front porch (252 Delta Ave.).
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 5pm-8pm – “Friday After 5 Blues Jam” w/live blues TBA at Delta Blues Alley Cafe (352 Delta Ave.).
– 7pm – Fonky Donkey at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – TBA at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cir.).
Saturday, 10/8
– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/live blues TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.
– 10am-12:15pm – nearby Helena, AR – King Biscuit Call & Response Blues Symposium: Two FREE panel discussions with Biscuit blues performers at historic Malco Theater on Cherry Street, hosted by Cat Head’s Roger Stolle (10am-11am) and music journalist Don Wilcock (11:15am-12:15pm); details and lineup at kingbiscuitfestival.com/events/blues-symposium.
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks on CAT HEAD front porch (252 Delta Ave.).
– 2:30pm – Theo “Boogieman” Dasbach busks on CAT HEAD front porch (252 Delta Ave.).
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 5pm – weekly Black History tour of downtown Clarksdale; book online in advance (small fee) at SharedExperiencesUSA.com.
– 7pm – KSDS “Crossroads Delta Blues Hour” radio show w/host Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming at Jazz88.org.
– 8:30pm – Kimbrough Brothers Blues Connection w/guest Gary Martin “Prince of the Blues” (nephew/protege of Hubert Sumlin) at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – TBA at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cir.).
Sunday, 10/9
CLARKSDALE’S SUPER BLUES SUNDAY — Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022!
in Clarksdale, Mississippi (25 min from Helena, AR)
Visitor & lodging at VisitClarksdale.com. Music updates at www.cathead.biz.
– CAT HEAD MINI BLUES FEST – FREE street festival w/Australia “Honeybee” Jones, Lucious Spiller Band, Sean “Bad” Apple, Little Willie Farmer, “19th Street Red” & more; please tip the bands! PLUS, buy Big Red’s BBQ a few doors down (fest near Cat Head blues store, 252 Delta Ave.) – free music 10am-3pm (shop store 9am-4pm).
– BLUESBERRY BLUES FEST plus Blues Breakfast (Bluesberry Cafe, 235 Yazoo Ave.) – 10am-5:30pm.
– GROUND ZERO BLUES BRUNCH w/Jesse Cotton Stone (Ground Zero Blues Club, 1 Blues Alley) – 11am-3pm (music noon-2).
– DELTA BLUES MUSEUM special Sunday hours (0 Blues Alley) – 1pm-5pm.
– PINETOP PERKINS HOMECOMING w/multiple acts (Hopson Commissary & Shack Up Inn, 001 Commissary Circle) – 3pm-8pm.
– STOVALL STORE w/Stone Gas Band (6499 Stovall Rd. @ Hwy 1), 4pm-8pm.
– HOOKER GROCER + EATERY w/Bill Abel (316 JLH Lane) – 7pm.
– RED’S POST-BISCUIT BLUES JAM (Red’s Juke Joint, 395 Sunflower Ave.) – 7pm-midnight.
– AND MORE music around Clarksdale TBA!
– Plus, download the free Visit Clarksdale AUDIO WALKING TOUR, check out new downtown businesses like Shared Experiences (home of Live From Clarksdale), Shop of Wonders, Lunatic Fringe Luthiery (relocated to Clarksdale) and more.
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Monday, 10/10
– 10am-5pm – Mon-Sat weekly, check out new exhibits at Delta Blues Museum, deltabluesmuseum.org (1 Blues Alley).
– 6pm – Happy hour w/live music TBA at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).
– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/live blues TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.
Tuesday, 10/11
– 6:30pm – Bill Abel at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cir.).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 10/12
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – Lucious Spiller at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 10/13
– 11am-9:30pm – 30th annual Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival, deltawilliamsfestival.com.
– 2pm – DBF Busking Stage at CAT HEAD blues store (252 Delta Ave.); info TBA.
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 6pm – annual DEEP BLUES FEST weekend kicks off (official and related blues & roots music events); LINE UP & INFO at www.deepbluesfest.com
– 8pm – Blues Jam w/TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 10/14
– 9am-7:30pm – 30th annual Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival, deltawilliamsfestival.com.
– 1pm – DBF Busking Stage at CAT HEAD blues store (252 Delta Ave.); info TBA.
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 6:30pm-8:30pm – Ted Drozdowski’s Coyote Motel at Delta Blues Alley Cafe (352 Delta Ave.).
– 6pm – annual DEEP BLUES FEST (official and related blues & roots music events); LINE UP & INFO at www.deepbluesfest.com
– 7pm – Jaxx Nassar at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – TBA at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cir.).
Saturday, 10/15
– 9am-7:30pm – 30th annual Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival, deltawilliamsfestival.com.
– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/live blues TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks on CAT HEAD front porch (252 Delta Ave.).
– 2pm – DBF Busking Stage at CAT HEAD blues store (252 Delta Ave.); info TBA.
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 5pm – weekly Black History tour of downtown Clarksdale; book online in advance (small fee) at SharedExperiencesUSA.com.
- 5pm-7:45pm – Ted Drozdowski’s Coyote Motel at Delta Blues Alley Cafe (352 Delta Ave.).
– 6pm – annual DEEP BLUES FEST (official and related blues & roots music events); LINE UP & INFO at www.deepbluesfest.com
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – TBA at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cir.).
Sunday, 10/16
– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/live blues TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks on CAT HEAD porch.
– 6pm – Live blues TBA at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum).
– 7pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Monday, 10/17
– 10am-5pm – Mon-Sat weekly, check out new exhibits at Delta Blues Museum, deltabluesmuseum.org (1 Blues Alley).
– 6pm – Happy hour w/live music TBA at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).
– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/live blues TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.
Tuesday, 10/18
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 10/19
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – Lucious Spiller at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
LAST WEEKEND IN OCTOBER….
– 10/27-30, 2022 – Hambone Festival & Related Events, http://www.stanstreet.com/hambone-festival.html
– 10/28-29, 2022 – Cruz’n The Crossroads Car & Truck Show w/ music by Black Water Trio & more, facebook.com/cruznthecrossroads.
ALSO, upcoming in Clarksdale, MS…
HOPSON COMMISSARY (Monday Happy Hour, 6pm):
September
26th Seth and Walt
Robert
SHACK UP INN (8pm):
Fri 10/21 – MG Bailey
Sat 10/22 – Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes
SAVE THE DATE:
Thurs., 11/17, 2022 at 7:30 pm – Big Red Paden’s Birthday Bash at Red’s Lounge w/proceeds going towards Red’s Old-Timers Blues Fest 2023!
LIVE IN-PERSON BLUES MUSIC & MORE 7 DAYS A WEEK (365!)… ONLY IN CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI! Plus, CATCH WEEKLY LIVE-STREAMS from The Crossroads via www.livefromclarksdale.org (or check venue or musician’s Facebook page)