CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI — “live” blues music 365 night a year plus many days and over a dozen annual festivals!
Wednesday, 2/1
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 8pm – Deak Harp at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 2/2
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30 – 19th Street Red w/Jeremy Burnett at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Blues Jam w/Steve Kolbus at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 2/3
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30 – “IBC Winner” Frank Sultana & Guests @ Levon’s Bar & Grill (232 Delta Ave.) PLUS live-streamed via LiveFromClarksdale.org.
– 8pm – Terry “Big T” Williams & Family Band at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Heavy Suga & SweeTones at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – LATE ADDITION: Bill Abel at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cir.).
– Midnight – 19th Street Red After-Hours Blues Jam w/red beans & rice at Redtop’s Club 305 (305 Issaquena Ave.).
Saturday, 2/4
– 10am (open 8:30am) – Blues Breakfast w/Ben Brenner at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks for tips at CAT HEAD (252 Delta Ave.).
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7pm – KSDS “Crossroads Delta Blues Hour” radio show w/host Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming live and later at Jazz88.org.
– 8pm – Anthony “Big A” Sherrod & Allstars at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Keith Johnson & Big Muddy Band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Rockin’ Johnny Burgin at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
– 8pm – LATE ADDITION: Deak Harp at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cir.).
– Midnight – 19th Street Red After-Hours Blues Jam w/red beans & rice at Redtop’s Club 305 (305 Issaquena Ave.).
Sunday, 2/5
– 10am (open 8:30am) – Blues Breakfast w/Tony Boyd at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks for tips at CAT HEAD.
– 7pm – Watermelon Slim’s triumphant return (after shoulder surgery!) at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Monday, 2/6
– 10am-5pm – Mon-Sat – Delta Blues Museum, deltabluesmuseum.org (1 Blues Alley).
– 6pm – Happy hour w/Alanna Mosley at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).
– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/Marshall Hopper at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
Tuesday, 2/7
– 8pm – Nestor Pardo at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 2/8
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.; next to New Roxy, downtown).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Lala & Element 88 at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 2/9
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.; next to New Roxy, downtown).
– 7:30pm – 19th Street Red w/Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Blues Jam w/Stan Street at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 2/10
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.; next to New Roxy, downtown).
– 8pm – Johnny B. Sanders and Queen Iretta at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Alma Russ at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cr.).
– Midnight – 19th Street Red After-Hours Blues Jam w/red beans & rice at Redtop’s Club 305 (305 Issaquena Ave.; across from Greyhound bldg).
Saturday, 2/11
– 10am (open 8:30am) – Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks for tips at CAT HEAD (252 Delta Ave.).
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.; next to New Roxy, downtown).
– 7pm – KSDS “Crossroads Delta Blues Hour” radio show w/host Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming live and later at Jazz88.org.
– 8pm – TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Big A and the Allstars at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Nestor Pardo at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cr.).
– Midnight – 19th Street Red After-Hours Blues Jam w/red beans & rice at Redtop’s Club 305 (305 Issaquena Ave.; across from Greyhound bldg).
Sunday, 2/12
– 10am (open 8:30am) – Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks for tips at CAT HEAD.
– 7pm – TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Monday, 2/13
– 10am-5pm – Mon-Sat – Delta Blues Museum, deltabluesmuseum.org (1 Blues Alley).
– 6pm – Happy hour w/Tony Boyd at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).
– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
Tuesday, 2/14 – VALENTINE’S DAY, y’all!
– 8pm – Big A & Allstars Valentine’s blues party at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 2/15
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 2/16
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – 19th Street Red & Friends at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Blues Jam w/Lala & Element 88 at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 2/17
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.; next to New Roxy, downtown).
– 8pm – Lucious Spiller Band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Terry “Big T” Williams at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cr.).
– Midnight – 19th Street Red After-Hours Blues Jam w/red beans & rice at Redtop’s Club 305 (305 Issaquena Ave.; across from Greyhound bldg).
Saturday, 2/18
– 10am (open 8:30am) – Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks for tips at CAT HEAD (252 Delta Ave.).
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.; next to New Roxy, downtown).
– 7pm – KSDS “Crossroads Delta Blues Hour” radio show w/host Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming live and later at Jazz88.org.
– 8pm – TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – DK Harrell at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Shawn Williams at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cr.).
– Midnight – 19th Street Red After-Hours Blues Jam w/red beans & rice at Redtop’s Club 305 (305 Issaquena Ave.; across from Greyhound bldg).
Sunday, 2/19
– 10am (open 8:30am) – Blues Breakfast w/Soft City (Norway) at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks for tips at CAT HEAD.
– 7pm – TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Monday, 2/20
– 10am-5pm – Mon-Sat – Delta Blues Museum, deltabluesmuseum.org (1 Blues Alley).
– 6pm – Happy hour w/Evan Farris at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).
– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
Tuesday, 2/21
– 8pm – Preston Rumbaugh at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 2/22
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7pm – “Black Legacy Project MS Delta Roundtable: I Am the Blues”; per website, location will be disclosed only after registering at theblacklegacyproject.org/roundtables
– 7:30pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 2/23
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – 19th Street Red & Friends at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Blues Jam w/Big A & Allstars at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 2/24
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.; next to New Roxy, downtown).
– 7pm – Chris Johnson’s 60th Birthday at The Den (Yazoo Ave.).
– 8pm – Chris Pitts & Memphis Prime at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – TBA at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cr.).
– Midnight – 19th Street Red After-Hours Blues Jam w/red beans & rice at Redtop’s Club 305 (305 Issaquena Ave.; across from Greyhound bldg).
Saturday, 2/25
– 10am (open 8:30am) – Blues Breakfast w/live blues TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks for tips at CAT HEAD (252 Delta Ave.).
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.; next to New Roxy, downtown).
– 7pm – KSDS “Crossroads Delta Blues Hour” radio show w/host Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming live and later at Jazz88.org.
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Kent Burnside at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– Midnight – 19th Street Red After-Hours Blues Jam w/red beans & rice at Redtop’s Club 305 (305 Issaquena Ave.; across from Greyhound bldg).
Sunday, 2/26
– 10am (open 8:30am) – Blues Breakfast w/live blues TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks for tips at CAT HEAD.
– 7pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Monday, 2/27
– 10am-5pm – Mon-Sat – Delta Blues Museum, deltabluesmuseum.org (1 Blues Alley).
– 6pm – Happy hour w/Marshall Drew at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).
– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
Tuesday, 2/28
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 3/1
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7pm – “Black Legacy Project MS Delta Roundtable: I Am the Blues”; per website, location will be disclosed only after registering at theblacklegacyproject.org/roundtables
– 7:30pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 3/2
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – 19th Street Red & Friends at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Blues Jam w/TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 3/3
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.; next to New Roxy, downtown).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Live music TBA at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cr.).
– 8pm (9pm music) – Tonight and every Friday, The Mojo Hands play NEW Ooze Bar (former Rock & Blues Museum, 113 E 2nd St.); drop by and wish owner Chris Mullins a “Clarksdale welcome” to the downtown scene!
– Midnight – 19th Street Red After-Hours Blues Jam w/red beans & rice at Redtop’s Club 305 (305 Issaquena Ave.; across from Greyhound bldg).
PLUS… COMING SOON IN CLARKSDALE:
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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):
CAT HEAD DELTA BLUES & FOLK ART: Shop “Mississippi’s blues store in Clarksdale since 2002” 252 Delta Avenue STORE Mon-Sat 11am-5pm, Sun 11-3 plus extended hours for festival weekends (or by appointment; roger@cathead.biz); every day but Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Plus, shop WEB STORE 24/7 at www.cathead.biz.
FREE AUDIO WALKING TOUR (smartphone app): Download Visit Clarksdale Tourism’s FREE Audio Walking Tour of our historic downtown. Info: visitclarksdale.com/tours.
VISIT CLARKSDALE’S DELTA BLUES MUSEUM: Mon-Sat, 10-5pm (EXCEPT for “holiday” hours/closures) AND/OR take the free Muddy Waters virtual tour at https://www.deltabluesmuseum.org/virtual-tour.aspx.
DELTA BOHEMIAN TOURS: Take a real, in-person driving tour with master guide (and local “character”) Chilly Billy Howell in his iconic red Jeep. Details at deltabohemiantours.com.
JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL “STORE”: Shop www.jukejointfestival.store today!
VISITING CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI??
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ALSO, VISIT THE NEW BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI, GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB LOCATION:
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