CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI — Live blues music 365 nights per year (plus many days) and over a dozen annual festivals. More info at VisitClarksdale.com and https://www.cathead.biz/music-calendar.
Monday, 8/1 – Get vaxed or boosted HERE, y’all… thanks!
– 6pm – Happy hour w/Gramm Phillips performing at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).
– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/Marshall Hopper performing at Bluesberry Cafe & FB page; distancing, masks.
Tuesday, 8/2
– 8pm – Goodnight Irene at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 8/3
– 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, 8/4
– 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/Stan Street & Hambone Band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 8/5
– 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 – Heath Sitton at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum).
– 8pm – Lucious Spiller Band at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Anthony “Big A” Sherrod & Allstars at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Terry “Big T” Williams at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cir.).
Saturday, 8/6
– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/Watermelon Slim at Bluesberry Cafe & FB page; distancing, masks.
– 11am – weather-permitting 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.).
– 8pm – Frank “Guitar” Rimmer & Johnny Drummer at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Marquise Knox at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley) and via LiveFromClarksdale.org.and via LiveFromClarksdale.org.
Sunday, 8/7
– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/Mick Kolassa at Bluesberry Cafe & FB page; distancing, masks.
– 11am – weather-permitting Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks on CAT HEAD front porch (252 Delta Ave.).
– 2:30pm – weekly Black History tour of downtown Clarksdale; book online (small fee) at SharedExperiencesUSA.com.
– 6pm – Tiffany Harmon at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum).
– 7pm – Terry “Big T” Williams at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Monday, 8/8 – Get vaxed or boosted HERE, y’all… thanks!
– 6pm – Happy hour w/Tiffany Harmon performing at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).
– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/Steve Kolbus & Mark Miller performing at Bluesberry Cafe & FB page; distancing, masks.
Tuesday, 8/9
– 8pm – Ray Cashman at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 8/10
– 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 & Element 88 at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 8/11
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 34th Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival VIP Party w/live blues; details and festival lineup at www.sunflowerfest.org.
– 7:30pm – 19th Street Red w/Deak Harp at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Weekly Blues Jam w/Bill “Howl-N-Madd” Perry at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 10pm – Anthony “Big A” Sherrod Trio late-night blues show at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Friday, 8/12
– 34th Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival – FREE festival in historic downtown Clarksdale, MS, specializing in real-deal Mississippi blues acts; full lineup at www.sunflowerfest.org (or scroll down to end of this month, below).
1pm – Open Jam at Blues Wizard’s new, air-conditioned Lunatic Fringe Luthiery (247 Delta Ave.), 1pm-5pm; BYOB.
– 2pm – CAT HEAD blues store 20th Anniversary w/Terry “Harmonica” Bean (252 Delta Ave.); special hours FRI 10-5, SAT 10-6 & SUN 11-3.
– 1pm-2pm – Hambone Trio plays Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– TBA music at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.) during Sunflower Blues Fest weekend.
– 5pm-8pm – “Friday After 5 Blues Jam” w/TBA at Delta Blues Alley Cafe (352 Delta Ave.).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Chris Pitts & Memphis Prime at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Saturday, 8/13
– 34th Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival – FREE festival in historic downtown Clarksdale, MS, specializing in real-deal Mississippi blues acts; full lineup at www.sunflowerfest.org (or scroll down to end of this month, below).
– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe & FB page; distancing, masks.
– 1pm – Open Jam at Blues Wizard’s new, air-conditioned Lunatic Fringe Luthiery (247 Delta Ave.), 1pm-5pm; BYOB.
– 1pm-2pm – Hambone Trio plays Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
– 11am – CAT HEAD blues store 20th Anniversary w/Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen (252 Delta Ave.); special hours SAT 10-6 & SUN 11-3.
– 2pm – CAT HEAD blues store 20th Anniversary w/79-year-old Australia “Honeybee” Jones (252 Delta Ave.).
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– TBA music at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.) during Sunflower Blues Fest weekend.
– 8pm – Sean “Bad” Apple evening show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Super Chikan & Fighting Cocks at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley) and via LiveFromClarksdale.org.and via LiveFromClarksdale.org.
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Sunday, 8/14
– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe & FB page; distancing, masks.
– 11am – CAT HEAD blues store 20th Anniversary w/Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen (252 Delta Ave.); shop 11am-3pm.
– 1pm-2pm – Hambone Trio plays Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
– 2:30pm – weekly Black History tour of downtown Clarksdale; book online (small fee) at SharedExperiencesUSA.com.
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends Sunday show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 34th Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival – FREE festival in historic downtown Clarksdale, MS, featuring Fri/Sat blues and Sunday gospel; full lineup at www.sunflowerfest.org (or scroll down to end of this month, below).
– 6pm – Bill Abel at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum).
– 7pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Monday, 8/15 – Get vaxed or boosted HERE, y’all… thanks!
– 6pm – Happy hour w/Seth Stroud & Walt Busby performing at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).
– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/TBA performing at Bluesberry Cafe & FB page; distancing, masks.
Tuesday, 8/16
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 8/17
– 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, 8/18
– 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/Jaxx Nassar at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Good Night Irene at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Friday, 8/19
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 5pm-8pm – “Friday After 5 Blues Jam” w/TBA at Delta Blues Alley Cafe (352 Delta Ave.).
– 7pm – TBA at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Sassy Brown at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Lucious Spiller at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cir.).
Saturday, 8/20
– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe & FB page; distancing, masks.
– 11am – weather-permitting 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.).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Muddy Alexander at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley) and via LiveFromClarksdale.org.and via LiveFromClarksdale.org.
– 8pm – Bill Abel at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cir.).
Sunday, 8/21
– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe & FB page; distancing, masks.
– 11am – weather-permitting Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks on CAT HEAD front porch (252 Delta Ave.).
– 2:30pm – weekly Black History tour of downtown Clarksdale; book online (small fee) at SharedExperiencesUSA.com.
– 6pm – Seth Stroud & Walt Busby at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum).
– 7pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Monday, 8/22 – Get vaxed or boosted HERE, y’all… thanks!
– 6pm – Happy hour w/Preston Rumbaugh performing at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).
– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/TBA performing at Bluesberry Cafe & FB page; distancing, masks.
Tuesday, 8/23
– 8pm – Polly O’Keary & the Rhythm Method at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 8/24
– 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 – Heavy Suga & SweeTones at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 8/25
– 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 T at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 8/26
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 5pm-8pm – “Friday After 5 Blues Jam” w/TBA at Delta Blues Alley Cafe (352 Delta Ave.).
– 7pm – TBA at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Bill Abel Band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Terry “Big T” Williams at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cir.).
Saturday, 8/27
– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe & FB page; distancing, masks.
– 11am – weather-permitting 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.).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – American Blonde (Blues Rock Night) at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley) and via LiveFromClarksdale.org.and via LiveFromClarksdale.org.
– 8pm – Fonky Donkey at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cir.).
Sunday, 8/28
– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe & FB page; distancing, masks.
– 11am – weather-permitting Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks on CAT HEAD front porch (252 Delta Ave.).
– 2:30pm – weekly Black History tour of downtown Clarksdale; book online (small fee) at SharedExperiencesUSA.com.
– 6pm – Jeremy Joyce at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum).
– 7pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Monday, 8/29 – Get vaxed or boosted HERE, y’all… thanks!
– 6pm – Happy hour w/TBA performing at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).
– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/Alanna Mosley performing at Bluesberry Cafe & FB page; distancing, masks.
Tuesday, 8/30
– 8pm – TBA at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 8/31
– 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, 9/1
– 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/TBA 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/TBA at Delta Blues Alley Cafe (352 Delta Ave.).
– 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, 9/3
– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe & FB page; distancing, masks.
– 11am – weather-permitting Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks on CAT HEAD front porch (252 Delta Ave.).
– RED’S OLD-TIMERS BLUES FEST – MLK Park near Red’s Lounge juke joint – FREE – all day!
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley) and via LiveFromClarksdale.org.and via LiveFromClarksdale.org.
– 8pm – TBA at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cir.).
Sunday, 9/4
– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe & FB page; distancing, masks.
– 11am – weather-permitting Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks on CAT HEAD front porch (252 Delta Ave.).
– 2:30pm – weekly Black History tour of downtown Clarksdale; book online (small fee) at SharedExperiencesUSA.com.
– 6pm – Preston Rumbaugh at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (near Delta Blues Museum).
– 7pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
ALSO, upcoming in Clarksdale, MS…
HOOKER GROCER + EATERY (JLH Lane):
Fri 9/9 – Alanna Mosley, 7pm
Sun 9/11 – Mississippi Marshall, 6pm
Fri 9/16 – 19th Street Red, 7pm
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2022 SUNFLOWER RIVER BLUES & GOSPEL FESTIVAL LINEUP:
Official updates at www.sunflowerfest.org. Find lodging at www.visitclarksdale.com/stay-all
Thursday, August 11 – GRITS, GREENS & BBQ VIP PARTY (in large tent to left of Main Stage)
7pm-7:45pm – Stan Street & Jacqueline Nassar
8pm-8:45pm – Sean “Bad” Apple
9pm-9:45pm – Terry “Big T” Williams
Friday, August 12 – MAIN STAGE (Delta Blues Museum)
7pm-7:45pm – Delta Blues Museum Band
8pm-8:45pm – Heavy Suga & SweetTones
9pm-9:45pm – Lucious Spiller
10pm-10:45pm – Anthony “Big A” Sherrod
11pm-12:15pm – James “Super Chikan” Johnson
Saturday, August 13 – ACOUSTIC STAGE (in large tent to left of Main Stage)
10am-10:45am – Pat Thomas
11am-11:45 am – Mississippi Marshall
12 noon-12:45pm – Australia “Honeybee” Jones
1pm-1:45pm – Kenny Brown
2pm-2:45pm – Howlin’ Madd Bill Perry & Shy Perry
3pm-3:45pm – Bill Abel
4pm-4:45pm – Little Willie Farmer
5pm-5:45pm – Terry “Harmonica” Bean
Saturday, August 13 – MAIN STAGE (Delta Blues Museum)
6pm-6:45pm – Brad Money Maker Band 7pm-7:45pm – Mark “Mule Man” Massey
8pm-8:45pm – Jimbo Mathus
8:45pm-9pm – Awards
9pm-9:45pm – Terry “Big T” Williams
10pm-11pm – Mr. Sam
11:15pm-12:30am – L J Echols
Sunday, August 14 – GOSPEL STAGE
3pm-3:30pm – G-Hope Mass Choir
3:45pm-4:15pm – The Sensational Travers
4:45pm-5:15pm – The Spiritual Soldiers
5:30pm-6pm – The Myles Family
6:15pm-6:45pm – The Wells Brothers
7pm-8pm – Pastor Marcus Newson & The Newson Singers
8:15pm- 9:30pm – The Return of the Spiritual QC’s (son of late Lee Williams/Cc Williams)
Times and lineup subject to change.
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