CLARKSDALE: Blues Around Town including a festival and blues anniversary…

Welcome to CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI’s 7-days-a-week music. Lodging info: VisitClarksdale.com.
Wednesday, 5/24
– 2pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at NEW Bad Apple Blues & Arts Center (256 Delta Ave. next to Cat Head).
– 7:30pm – Deak Harp at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Steve Kolbus at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Thursday, 5/25
– 2pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues & Arts Center.
– 7:30pm – 19th Street Red w/Earnest “Guitar” Roy Jr at Red’s Lounge.
– 8pm – Blues Jam w/Stan Street at Ground Zero Blues Club.

Friday, 5/26
– 2pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues & Arts Center.
– 4pm/7pm – GOAT FEST X — “Heavy Blues, Roots & Rock” — 4PM at Hambone (111 E 2nd St) w/Bear Ryan and 7PM at @ Shack Up Inn (1 Commissary Cr.) w/Kenny Brown Band, Chili Cold Blood & Memphissippi Sounds. See Facebook.
– 5pm – Friday After 5 Blues w/Lucious Spiller at Delta Blues Alley Cafe (352 Delta Ave.).
– 7pm – 22nd ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND w/7PM Big A & the Allstars 7pm AND 9:30PM Al Green & the Heavy Hitters at Ground Zero Blues Club; info at groundzerobluesclub.com.
– 7pm-10pm – David Dunavent plays Fridays at Stage at Delta Blues Museum (1 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Terry “Big T” Williams & Family Band at Red’s Lounge.
– 8pm – Bill Abel & The Mojo Hands at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
– Midnight – 19th Street Red After-Hours Blues w/red beans & rice at Redtop’s Club 305 (305 Issaquena Ave.).

Saturday, 5/27
– 10am (open 8:30am) – Blues Breakfast w/Watermelon Slim at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks at CAT HEAD store (252 Delta Ave.).
– 12 noon/7pm – GOAT FEST X continues: 12 NOON w/Freight Train Rabbit Killer, Catl & Jesse Cotton Stone Band at Delta Blues Alley Cafe. Then, 7PM w/Left Lane Cruiser, The Heavy Eyes & Maness Brothers at Shack Up Inn.
– 1pm-midnight – GZBC 22nd ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND continues w/Lala Craig 1pm, Jesse Cotton Stone 3pm, “Last of the Mississippi Jukes” film screening 5pm, Terry Harmonica Bean Blues Band 7pm, AND Marquise Knox 9pm at Ground Zero Blues Club.
– 2pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues & Arts Center.
– 7pm – KSDS “Crossroads Delta Blues Hour” w/Roger Stolle at Jazz88.org.
– 8pm – Anthony “Big A” Sherrod & Allstars at Red’s Lounge.
– Midnight – 19th Street Red After-Hours Blues w/red beans & rice at Redtop’s Club 305.

Sunday, 5/28
– 10am (open 8:30am) – Music Breakfast w/Tony Boyd at Bluesberry Cafe.
– 11am – 19th Street Red busks at CAT HEAD store.
– 1pm – GOAT FEST X concludes w/Husky Burnette & The Comedown and Mark “Porkchop” Holder on New Roxy bar stage (363 Issaquena Ave.).
– 6pm – Chris Mullens at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (316 JLH Ln.).
– 7pm – Watermelon Slim at Red’s Lounge.

Monday, 5/29 – MEMORIAL DAY
– 2pm-6pm – Stone Gas Blues Band at Stovall Store (6499 Stovall Rd.).
– 6pm – Happy hour w/Alanna Mosley at Hopson Commissary (1 Commissary Cr.).
– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/Earnest “Guitar” Roy Sr. at Bluesberry Cafe.

Tuesday, 5/30
– 8pm – Reverend Robert at Hambone Gallery.

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CAT HEAD BLUES STORE: SHOP MEMORIAL DAY 11am-2pm. Tues-Sat 11-5 & Sun 11-3. WEB STORE at www.cathead.biz.
COMING SOON: 6/16-17 – B.A.M. (Birthplace of American Music) Fest, bamfestms.com.

DELTA BLUES MUSEUM: CLOSED MEMORIAL DAY. Tues-Sat 10am-5pm, deltabluesmuseum.org.
CAT HEAD MUSIC CALENDAR at www.cathead.biz.

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