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CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI:
Friday, 9/1
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at the original Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 8pm – Downtown Charlie Brown Band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Anthony “Big A” Sherrod & Allstars at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Number 2 at Shack Up Inn (1 Commissary Cir.).
Saturday, 9/2
– 10am (open 8:30am) – Blues Breakfast w/Watermelon Slim at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks for tips at CAT HEAD store (252 Delta Ave.).
– 1pm-7pm – Annual RED’S OLD-TIMERS BLUES FEST—Free Fest!—on MLK Park Stage just down from Red’s Lounge on Sunflower Ave in downtown Clarksdale! 2023 SCHEDULE: 1PM Cadillac John & Bill Abel, 2PM Frank “Guitar Rimmer, 3PM Little Willie Farmer, 4PM Miss Gladys & Big T, 5PM Watermelon Slim, 6PM John Horton Blues Band; plus “19th Street Red”. Bring a chair or blanket… plus sunblock or mosquito spray if you need it (and BYOB). Then, ‘live’ blues at Red’s Lounge at 8pm (below). Red thanks VisitClarksdale.com for the support.
– 1pm-3pm – Stan Street & Friends at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at the original Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 6:30pm-8:30pm – Steve Kolbus & Walt Busby at Stone Pony Pizza (226 Delta 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 Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Post-fest MISS GLADYS BIRTHDAY BLUES BASH w/Big T and friends at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Electric Mudd at Shack Up Inn (1 Commissary Cir.).
Sunday, 9/3
– 10am (open 8:30am) – Blues Breakfast w/Downtown Charlie Brown at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks for tips at CAT HEAD store (252 Delta Ave.).
– 6pm – Kathy Zhou at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (John Lee Hooker Lane).
– 7pm – Deak Harp at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Monday, 9/4
4pm-8pm – Labor Day show with Stone Gas Band at Stovall Store (Stovall Rd. at Hwy 1).
– 6pm – Happy hour w/Live music TBA at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).
– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/Mississippi Marshall Hopper at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
Tuesday, 9/5
– 8pm – Anthony “Big A” Sherrod & Allstars at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 9/6
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – The Mojo Hands at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 9/7
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – 19th Street Red & the Hawg Killers every Thurs at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Blues Jam w/Steve Kolbus at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 9/8
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at the original Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 8pm – Paw-king Lot Pawty at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Meghan Maike w/Ralph Carter, J.H. Sitton & Matt Cotter at Shack Up Inn (1 Commissary Cir.).
Saturday, 9/9
– 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 store (252 Delta Ave.).
– 1pm-3pm – Stan Street & Friends at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at the original 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 – Southern Groove Redemption 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 (1 Commissary Cir.).
Sunday, 9/10
– 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 store (252 Delta Ave.).
– 6pm – Isabella & Zachariah at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (John Lee Hooker Lane).
– 7pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Monday, 9/11
– 10am-5pm – Mon-Sat (except holidays & festivals) – 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.).
Tuesday, 9/12
– 8pm – The Mojo Hands at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 9/13
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Prestone Rumbaugh Blues Band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 9/14
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – 19th Street Red & the Hawg Killers every Thurs at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Blues Jam w/Lala & Element 88 at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 9/15
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at the original Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 8pm – Heavy Suga & SweeTones 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 (1 Commissary Cir.).
Saturday, 9/16
– 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 store (252 Delta Ave.).
– 1pm-3pm – Stan Street & Friends at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at the original 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 – Lucious Spiller Band 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 (1 Commissary Cir.).
Sunday, 9/17
– 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 store (252 Delta Ave.).
– 6pm – Tony Boyd at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (John Lee Hooker Lane).
– 7pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Monday, 9/18
– 10am-5pm – Mon-Sat (except holidays & festivals) – 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.).
Tuesday, 9/19
– 8pm – Mississippi Marshall Hopper at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 9/20
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Bill Abel at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 9/21
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – 19th Street Red & the Hawg Killers every Thurs at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Blues Jam w/The Mojo Hands at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 9/22
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at the original Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 9/22-23, 2023 – MIGHTY ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL w/rock, Americana, roots, blues and more at Stovall Farms (Stovall Rd at Hwy 1), www.mightyrootsmusicfestival.com.
– 8pm – Watermelon Slim 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 (1 Commissary Cir.).
Saturday, 9/23
– 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 store (252 Delta Ave.).
– 1pm-3pm – Stan Street & Friends at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
– 9/22-23, 2023 – MIGHTY ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL w/rock, Americana, roots, blues and more at Stovall Farms (Stovall Rd at Hwy 1), www.mightyrootsmusicfestival.com.
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at the original 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 – Keith Johnson & Big Muddy 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 (1 Commissary Cir.).
Sunday, 9/24
– 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 store (252 Delta Ave.).
– 6pm – Live music TBA at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (John Lee Hooker Lane).
– 7pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Monday, 9/25
– 10am-5pm – Mon-Sat (except holidays & festivals) – 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.).
Tuesday, 9/26
– 8pm – 19th Street Red & the Hawg Killers at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 9/27
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Anthony “Big A” Sherrod & Allstars at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 9/28
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – 19th Street Red & the Hawg Killers every Thurs at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Blues Jam w/Heavy Suga & SweeTones at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 9/29
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at the original Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 8pm – Big Time Rhythm & Blues Band 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 (1 Commissary Cir.).
Saturday, 9/30
– 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 store (252 Delta Ave.).
– 2pm till – Annual BAD APPLE BLUES FESTIVAL w/80-yr-old Miss Australia “Honey Bee” Jones, Grammy-nominated RL Boyce, Music Maker Lifetime Achievement recipient Little Willie Farmer, club owner Sean “Bad” Apple, juke joint favorite Terry “Big T” Williams and more in spacious backyard of Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.)! Bring a chair or blanket.
– 7pm – KSDS “Crossroads Delta Blues Hour” radio show w/host Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming live and later at Jazz88.org.
– 8pm – Lala & Element 88 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 (1 Commissary Cir.).
Sunday, 10/1
– 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 store (252 Delta Ave.).
– 6pm – Live music TBA at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (John Lee Hooker Lane).
– 7pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Monday, 10/2
– 10am-5pm – Mon-Sat (except holidays & festivals) – 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.).
Tuesday, 10/3
– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 10/4
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 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, 10/5
– 12 noon – Theo “Boogieman” Dasbach busks the blues on CAT HEAD porch (252 Delta Ave.).
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7:30pm – 19th Street Red & the Hawg Killers every Thurs at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – Blues Jam w/TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 10/6
– 12 noon – Theo “Boogieman” Dasbach busks the blues on CAT HEAD porch (252 Delta Ave.).
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at the original Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 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 (1 Commissary Cir.).
Saturday, 10/7
– 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 store (252 Delta Ave.).
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at the original 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 – 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 (1 Commissary Cir.).
Sunday, 10/8 – annual CLARKSDALE SUPER BLUES SUNDAY returns! ‘Live’ blues and more around Clarksdale, Mississippi, from 10am till midnight (or beyond) at Cat Head, Bluesberry, Ground Zero Blues Club, Delta Blues Museum, Bad Apple, Hambone, Levon’s, Hooker Grocer, Hopson, Shack Up, Red’s and beyond! Details coming to this page ‘soon’, but book your rooms now (find via VisitClarksdale.com). INCLUDES:
Sun., 10/8 – Cat Head Mini Blues Fest (outside) plus “Hidden History of Mississippi” book signing (inside). Shop store 9am-4pm! FREE CAT HEAD MINI BLUES FEST 10AM-3PM w/Miss Australia “Honey Bee” Jones, Lucious Spiller, Sean “Bad” Apple, Anthony “Big A” Sherrod & Allstars, Randy “19th Street” Red and more! Plus Big Red’s Big BBQ for sale nearby, y’all.
FOR DAILY UPDATES, watch https://www.cathead.biz/music-calendar.