CLARKSDALE: Live Clarksdale blues shows 7 nights a week PLUS New Years Weekend!

DECEMBER 2022, Y’ALL!

Thursday, 12/1

– 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 – Blues Jam w/Jaxx Nassar at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Friday, 12/2

– 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.).

– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

– N/A – Private Party (closed) at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

– 8pm – Terry “Big T” Williams at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cir.).

Saturday, 12/3

– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/Captain Dirk at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.

– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks on CAT HEAD front porch (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 – Big T & the Family Blues Band at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

– 8pm – Cold Wind band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

– 8pm – Bill Abel at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cir.).

Sunday, 12/4

– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/Watermelon Slim at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.

– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks on CAT HEAD porch.

– 2pm – Black History Tour of downtown Clarksdale; see website for details, and book online in advance (small fee) at SharedExperiencesUSA.com.

– 7pm – Watermelon Slim plays final gig at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.) for a few months due to shoulder surgery this week; don’t miss it.

Monday, 12/5

– 10am-5pm – Open Mon-Sat — except CLOSED 12/24, 12/26 and 1/2 — Delta Blues Museum, deltabluesmuseum.org (1 Blues Alley).

– 6pm – Happy hour w/Holly Peel at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).

– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/Mississippi Marshall Hopper at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.

Tuesday, 12/6

– 8pm – Hopeless Case Band at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).

Wednesday, 12/7

– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).

– 7:30pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

– 8pm – Big A Duo at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Thursday, 12/8

– 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 – Blues Jam w/Lucious Spiller at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Friday, 12/9

– 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.).

– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

– 8pm – Christone “KINGFISH” Ingram Homecoming (CLICK LINK TO BUY TIX) at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Saturday, 12/10

– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.

– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks on CAT HEAD front porch (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 – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

– 8pm – Anthony “Big A” Sherrod (plus “Bill Luckett benefit drumming up funds for The Care Station”) at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

– 8pm – Marlow Dorrough at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cir.).

Sunday, 12/11

– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.

– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks on CAT HEAD porch.

– 2pm – Black History Tour of downtown Clarksdale; see website for details, and book online in advance (small fee) at SharedExperiencesUSA.com.

– 7pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

Monday, 12/12

– 10am-5pm – Open Mon-Sat — except CLOSED 11/24, 12/24, 12/26 and 1/2 — 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.) & FB page.

Tuesday, 12/13

– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).

Wednesday, 12/14

– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).

– 7:30pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

– 8pm – Heavy Suga & SweeTones at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Thursday, 12/15

– 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 – Blues Jam w/Steve Kolbus at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Friday, 12/16

– 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.).

– 6pm/7pm – Lucious Spiller fundraiser (feat. Lucious & Band) at 6pm. Then afterwards, Duwayne Burnside & Kinney Kimbrough show at 7pm. At The Den (200 block of Yazoo Ave., 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).

– 8pm – Reece Sullivan at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cir.).

Saturday, 12/17

– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.

– 10am – Clarksdale Farm Tour; see website for details, and book online in advance (small fee) at SharedExperiencesUSA.com.

– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks on CAT HEAD front porch (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 – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

– 8pm – Big A & Allstars at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

– 8pm – The Dirty Rain Revelators at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cir.).

Sunday, 12/18

– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.

– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks on CAT HEAD porch.

– 2pm – Black History Tour of downtown Clarksdale; see website for details, and book online in advance (small fee) at SharedExperiencesUSA.com.

– 7pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

Monday, 12/19

– 10am-5pm – Open Mon-Sat — except CLOSED 11/24, 12/24, 12/26 and 1/2 — Delta Blues Museum, deltabluesmuseum.org (1 Blues Alley).

– 6pm – Happy hour w/Alanna Mosley at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).

– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.

Tuesday, 12/20

– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).

Wednesday, 12/21

– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).

– 7:30pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Thursday, 12/22

– 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 – Blues Jam w/TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Friday, 12/23

– 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.).

– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

– 8pm – Jaxx Nassar at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

– 8pm – TBA at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cir.).

Saturday, 12/24

– 10am – Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.

– 10am – Clarksdale Farm Tour; see website for details, and book online in advance (small fee) at SharedExperiencesUSA.com.

– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks on CAT HEAD front porch (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 – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

– 8pm – Special Christmas Eve event TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

– 8pm – TBA at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cir.).

Sunday, 12/25

– 7pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

Monday, 12/26

– 6pm – Happy hour w/TBA at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).

– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.

Tuesday, 12/27

– 10am-5pm – Open Mon-Sat — except CLOSED 12/24, 12/26 and 1/2 — Delta Blues Museum, deltabluesmuseum.org (1 Blues Alley).

– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).

Wednesday, 12/28

– 3pm-6pm – Sean “Bad” Apple at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).

– 7:30pm – Lucious Spiller Fundraiser w/special guests at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Thursday, 12/29

– 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 – Blues Jam w/TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Friday, 12/30 – CLARKSDALE’S NEW YEAR’S BLUES BLOWOUT WEEKEND!! – Lodging info at VisitClarksdale.com.

– 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.).

– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

– 8pm – Lucious Spiller Blues Band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Saturday, 12/31 – NEW YEAR’S EVE, Y’ALL!! – Find lodging early via VisitClarksdale.com/stay-all

– 10am – tentative – Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.

– 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 – New Year’s Eve Blues Bash w/TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

– 8pm – New Year’s Eve Party Big A & Allstars AND Super Chikan & Fighting Cocks at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

– 8pm – New Year’s Eve w/Lightnin’ Malcolm at Shack Up Inn (001 Commissary Cir.).

– plus… other events TBA.

Sunday, 1/1 – NEW YEAR’S EVE, Y’ALL!! – Find lodging early via VisitClarksdale.com/stay-all

– 10am – tentative – Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.

– 11am – Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen busks for tips at CAT HEAD (open 11am-3pm NY Day).

– 2pm – Black History Tour of downtown Clarksdale; see website for details, and book online in advance (small fee) at SharedExperiencesUSA.com.

– 7pm – Live blues TBA at Red’s juke joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

Monday, 1/2

– 10am-5pm – Open Mon-Sat — except CLOSED 1/2/23 — Delta Blues Museum, deltabluesmuseum.org (1 Blues Alley).

– 6pm – Happy hour w/TBA at Hopson Commissary (001 Commissary Circle).

– 7pm – Blues Dinner w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.) & FB page.

Tuesday, 1/3

– 8pm – Live blues TBA at Hambone Gallery (111 E. 2nd St.).

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  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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