JAN 2024 – Live blues every night in CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI…
SOUNDS AROUND TOWN CALENDAR
MORE ON CLARKSDALE’S 365 BLUES SCENE:
– 60 Minutes TV show – cbsnews.com/video/kingfish-mississippi-delta-blues-60-minutes-video-2023-10-29
– PBS NewHour TV show – pbs.org/video/juke-joint-festival-1560549286
Monday, 1/1 – Celebrate New Year’s Day at the crossroads, y’all!
– 10am-5pm – Mon-Sat (except holidays & festivals) – Delta Blues Museum, deltabluesmuseum.org (1 Blues Alley).
– 6pm – Happy hour blues w/Charlotte Taylor on New Year’s Day at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).
– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/Mississippi Marshall Hopper at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
Tuesday, 1/2
– 8pm – The Mojo Hands at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 1/3 – Blues at the Bad Apple EVERY WED NIGHT in Jan!
– 7pm – Sean “Bad” Apple performs at the Bad Apple Blues Club ( (349 Issaquena Ave.).
Thursday, 1/4 (Ground Zero Blues Club on vacation 1/3-0)
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 8pm – Hopeless Case Blues Band at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
Friday, 1/5 (Ground Zero vacation 1/3-10)
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 5pm – “19th Street Red” plays Friday After 5 at Delta Blues Alley Cafe (352 Delta Ave.).
– 8pm – Anthony “Big A” Sherrod & Allstars at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
Saturday, 1/6 (Ground Zero vacation 1/3-10)
– 10am (open 8:30am) – Music Breakfast w/Tony Boyd at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks for tips at CAT HEAD store (252 Delta Ave.).
– 12 noon – Public funeral services for juke joint legend RED PADEN w/music by Lucious Spiller, Watermelon Slim & others at The Pinnacle (Coahoma Community College, coahomasports.com/facilities/pinnacle/2).
– 1pm-3pm – Stan Street Duo at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 7pm – KSDS “Crossroads Delta Blues Hour” radio show tribute to RED PADEN w/host Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming live and later at Jazz88.org.
– 8pm – RED PADEN Memorial Blues Jam benefiting 2024 Red’s Old-Timers Blues Fest (8/31) w/host Big A & Allstars at Red’s Lounge (395 Sunflower Ave.).
– 8pm – TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club.
Sunday, 1/7 (Ground Zero vacation 1/3-10)
– 10am (open 8:30am) – Music Breakfast w/Tony Boyd at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks for tips at CAT HEAD store (252 Delta Ave.).
Monday, 1/8 (Ground Zero vacation 1/3-10)
– 6pm – Happy hour w/live music TBA at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).
– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/The Mojo Hands at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
Tuesday, 1/9 (Ground Zero vacation 1/3-10)
– 8pm – Ray Cashman at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 1/10 – Blues at the Bad Apple EVERY WED NIGHT in Jan!
– 7pm – Sean “Bad” Apple performs at the Bad Apple Blues Club ( (349 Issaquena Ave.).
Thursday, 1/11
– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
– 8pm – Blues Jam w/Lala & Element 88 at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
PLUS… COMING TO CLARKSDALE, MS…
BAD APPLE BLUES CLUB (349 Issaquena Ave.)
– 7pm – EVERY WEDNESDAY IN JANUARY – Sean “Bad” Apple performs at the Bad Apple Blues Club ( (349 Issaquena Ave.).
DELTA BLUES ALLEY CAFE (352 Delta Ave.)—FRIDAYS AT 5PM:
January 12 Watermelon slim
January 19th Lucious Spiller
January 26th Lala craig.
HAMBONE GALLERY (111 E 2nd St.):
Thursday January 11- Nico Wayne Toussaint
Tuesday January 16- Mississippi Mingle hosted by Rae Gordon
SHACK UP INN (1 Commissary Cir.):
Fri 1/12 – 19th Street Red
Sat 1/13 – Heavy Suga
Fri 1/19 – Bill Abel
Sat 1/20 – TBA
Fri 1/26 – Tayor Hollingsworth
Sat 1/27 – Cary Hudson
GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB (0 Blues Alley)
1/3-1/10 – GZBC CLOSED for vacation week.
1/11 Thurs (Blues Jam)Lala and Element 88
1/12 Fri. Soft City Blues Band Band (Norway), 7pm
Heavy Suga and the SweeTones, 8pm
1/13 Sat. Big Time Rhythm and Blues Band, 8pm
1/18 Thurs. (Blues Jam) Lucious Spiller, 8pm
1/19 Fri. TBD, 8pm
1/20 Sat. (IBC Kids Jam) Danny Garwood and Company, 12pm-3pm
Big A and the Allstars, 8pm
1/25 Thurs. (Bluesjam) Cottonmouth, 8pm
1/26 Fri. Bill Abel, 8pm
1/27 Sat. Keith Johnson and the Big Muddy Band, 8pm
14th annual CLARKSDALE FILM & MUSIC FESTIVAL
Fri-Sun, 1/26-28, 2024 – www.clarksdalefilmfestival.com – Book your lodging today, and plan to attend in downtown Clarksdale, Mississippi. Each year, we feature Blues-related and Mississippi-connected films, special guests and live music in an intimate setting. We’ll announce our 2024 pop-up theater venue soon, and the exciting lineup will be unveiled in early January at www.clarksdalefilmfestival.com. We’re working on plans to host the world premieres of Jimbo Mathus’ “Postcards to Rosetta” about bluesman Charley Patton, his daughter Rosetta and the Delta blues (trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=T5MSU1hYm9s)… AND Mark Rankin & Brian Wilson’s “Super Chikan: A Life in the Blues” (youtube.com/watch?v=LOpuhrR0mBY&t=5s)….. among other stellar cinematic offerings. Films on Friday and Saturday (w/daily 5pm live music receptions) PLUS an afternoon of blues music on Sunday. More info soon.
LIVE IN-PERSON BLUES MUSIC & MORE 7 DAYS A WEEK (365!)… ONLY IN CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI! Plus, CATCH OCCASIONAL 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??
– Need a tourism map? Go here.
– Want free Audio Walking Tour app? Go here.
– Need a pro tour guide? Go here.
– Want “Shared Experience” w/local musician, artist or entrepreneur? Go here.
– Need a place to stay? Go here.
ALSO, VISIT THE NEW BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI, GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB LOCATION:
Biloxi website at groundzerobiloxi.com (ticketing website https://groundzerobiloxi.yapsody.com)…
Ground Zero Blues Club