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2012-13 CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI & VICINITY BLUES / MUSIC EVENT "SHORT LIST":
• 2012 Clarksdale Caravan Music Fest - 5/12, 2012... the Saturday after the BMAs. 10am till in Clarksdale, MS.
• 2012 Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival - FREE blues festival, downtown Clarksdale, 8/10-12 2012.
• 2012 Cat Head Mini Blues Fest II - 8/12, 2012 Sunday of Sunflower, Clarksdale. 10am till -- FREE in street ("please tip musicians").
• 2012 King Biscuit Blues Festival (former "Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival" - nearby Helena, AR) - 10/4-6, 2012
• 2012 “King Biscuit Call & Response Forum” (Helena, AR) - dates/times tba, 2012 - FREE!
• 2012 2nd Street Blues Party - Free street music Clarksdale near Rock & Blues Museum... 10/6-7, 2012.
• 2012 Cat Head Mini Blues Fest III - Sunday of King Biscuit Fest... 9am till -- FREE in street ("please tip musicians"), 10/7, 2012.
• 2012 Pinetop Perkins Homecoming at Hopson in Clarksdale (in afternoon Sunday of AR fest) - 10/7, 2012.
• 2012 Hambone Festival - Free live music fest near Hambone Gallery; Halloween weekend (Sat) each year in Clarksdale.
• 2012-13 New Year's Weekend in Clarksdale - 12/30-1/1, 2012 - Live music at Ground Zero Blues Club, Red's Lounge, Hopson, Rust & more!
• 2013 Clarksdale Film Festival - January 24-27, 2013 in Clarksdale - Mississippi movies, blues docs, history tours, live music & more!
• 2013 Juke Joint Festival & Related Events - Clarksdale... Juke Fest on Sat; related Thurs night thru Sunday... 4/11-4/14, 2013.
• 2013 Cat Head Mini Blues Fest I - 4/14, 2013 Sunday of Sunflower, Clarksdale. 10am till -- FREE in street ("please tip musicians").

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MORE 2011-12 FESTIVAL INFORMATION:
- Mississippi Blues Trail info, www.msbluestrail.org
- Mississippi blues fests, www.blueshighway.org
- Blues fests nationwide, www.bluesfestivalguide.com
- Juke Joint Festival (Clarksdale, MS), www.jukejointfestival.com
- Sunflower River Blues Festival (Clarksdale, MS), www.sunflowerfest.org
- King Biscuit Blues Festival (Helena, AR), www.kingbiscuitfestival.com

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• "Bluesville" XM / Sirius satellite radio call-in... Cat Head's Roger Stolle talks Delta blues news with Bill Wax during their "live" call-in at 4pm Central most Thursdays on channel 74 (also on Sirius).
• MPB Highway 61 Blues Radio Show & web site with Scott Barretta — music and information about Mississippi blues/events at www.highway61blues.com.

Sample of MISSISSIPPI DELTA AREA MUSEUMS:

- Delta Blues Museum, Clarksdale, MS (www.deltabluesmuseum.org -- sign up for newsletter): Muddy Water's "cabin," traveling photo exhibits, gift shop and more; a must-visit destination! Open Mon.-Sat.
- Rock & Blues Museum, Clarksdale, MS (www.rockmuseum.biz): Excellent collection of rare rock and blues memorabilia. Wonderful host (Theo). Open most Fri-Sun plus around festivals.
- WROX Museum, Clarksdale, MS (257 Delta Ave., 662-645-8874): Clarksdale history and cultural museum housed in the historic studios of the old WROX blues/gospel station where Ike Turner, Robert Nighthawk and Early Wright were on the air. Open by appointment only. Call 662-645-8874.
- B.B. King Museum, Indianola, MS (www.bbkingmuseum.org): New, state of the art blues museum in BB's hometown.
- Other Mississippi museums... Hwy. 61 Blues Museum in Leland AND the Howlin' Wolf Museum in West Point.
Also, in Tunica... the Tunica Museum has a "blues corner" and the Tunica River Park Museum.
- Delta Cultural Center, Helena, AR (www.deltaculturalcenter.org): Helena, Arkansas: Main Street of the Blues exhibit and more; also visit Sunshine Sonny Payne at KFFA's daily King Biscuit Time radio show at 12:15pm Tues.-Fri. ... and nearby "Blues Corner" store.
- Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Memphis, TN (www.soulsvilleusa.com)... plus other museums in Memphis. ALSO recommended: National Civil Rights Museum (www.civilrightsmuseum.org).

UPCOMING BLUES TRAIL MARKER DEDICATIONS:

Mississippi Blues Trail
& Country Music Trail Marker
Dedications
www.msbluestrail.org
Join the Mississippi Blues Commission, friends, fans and family as the Mississippi's music trails celebrate their latest markers. Go to the web link for over a hundred markers spread throughout Mississippi... and beyond.

WEEKLY GIGS & REGULAR EVENTS:

Weekly "BLUES JAM" Sessions
in Mississippi
• Mondays - Shuckers (Ridgeland)
• Mondays, 7pm - Bobby J's (Natchez); no cover; free red beans & rice.
• Tuesdays - Alumni House Sports Grill (Ridgeland) - Chris Derrick and the Electric Co. host.
• 2nd Tues. ea. month - L.D.'s Kitchen (Vicksburg) - Central MS Blues Society hosts. Free food.
• Thursdays, 8pm - Ground Zero Blues Club (Clarksdale)
• Some Sundays - Red’s Lounge (Clarksdale)

Weekly blues-related gigs
in Mississippi
• Mondays - Hal and Mal’s, Central Mississippi Blues Society "Blue Monday" (Jackson), 7pm-11pm.
• Mon-Fri - F Jones Corner (300 block Farrish St.) - live lunchtime blues music.
• Some Tuesdays - 2nd and 4th Tuesdays - LD’s Kitchen, Vicksburg. Blues jam with the Central MS Blues Society.
• Many Wednesdays - Steam Room Grille, "Wine Down Wednesday" (Jackson)
• Wed.-Sat. - Ground Zero Blues Club (Clarksdale)
• Thursdays, 5-9pm - The Senator's Place (Cleveland) - Barbecue & Blues w/house band.
• Thursdays (in season) - Thacker Mountain Radio (Off Square Books, Oxford)
• Fri.-Sat., 9pm - Walnut Street Blues Bar (Greenville) - house band.
• Fri, Sat & many Sun - Red's Lounge (Clarksdale, MS)
• Sundays, 5pm (in season) - Foxfire Experience (Marshall County) - see calendar on web site.
• Some Sundays, 6pm - Club Ebony (Indianola).
• Sundays - L.K. Atwood Elks Club, 3100 West Lynch St., Jackson, 6:30pm - “Jazz, Blues and More”.

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MAY 2012

5/10 (Thurs) - Blues Music Awards (BMAs)
MEMPHIS, TN
www.blues.org
Blues Music’s premiere awards show featuring multiple awards and tons of live blues music, dinner and more. The 33rd Blues Music Awards will be Thursday May 10, 2012 at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee. For more information, contact Jay Sieleman at (901) 527-2583 xt 12 or jay@blues.org.

5/12 (Sat) - 6th annual CLARKSDALE CARAVAN MUSIC FEST
Clarksdale, Mississippi
www.blues2rock.com • www.cathead.biz
FREE annual music festival in the streets of blues-historic Clarksdale! Blues & roots music originals near Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art store in morning (11am-3pm w/BMA-semifinalist All Night Long Blues Band, ex-Jr. Kimbrough/recording artist Little Joe Ayers and M for Mississippi’s R.L. Boyce & Como Breakdown!) and near Rock & Blues Museum in afternoon. “Please tip your musicians.” Related blues shows and jams in the clubs and jukes at night.

Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art
252 Delta Ave., Clarksdale, MS -- MAP to Cat Head (click)
www.cathead.biz • 662-624-5992
Your Delta blues headquarters for CDs, DVDs, T-shirts, books, art and more!
SUNDAY, 5/13 - special post-BMAs/Caravan Fest Sunday hours 11am-2pm with live blues by Sea “Bad” Apple one-man hill country blues band (FREE - rain or shine)!

Red’s Lounge — juke joint featured in We Juke Up In Here!
downtown Clarksdale, MS
(395 Sunflower Ave. @ MLK Dr.)
Live blues every Friday-Sunday night, including...
Fri., 5/4 - Space Cowboy & Blues Posse, 9pm
Sat., 5/5 - Robert "Wolfman" Belfour, 9pm
Sun., 5/6 - live blues tba, 7pm
Fri., 5/11 - Black Stallion Blues Band, 9pm
Sat., 5/12 - Lightnin’ Malcolm, 9pm
Sun., 5/13 - Space Cowboy & Blues Posse, 7pm
Fri., 5/18 - James "T-Model" Ford, 9pm -- as seen in M for Mississippi
Sat., 5/19 - Robert "Bilbo" Walker, 9pm -- as seen in M for Mississippi
Sun., 5/20 - Robert "Wolfman" Belfour, 7pm -- as seen in M for Mississippi
Fri., 5/25 - Space Cowboy and Blues Posse, 9pm
Sat., 5/26 - Otis "TCB" Taylor Blues Band, 9pm
Sun., 5/27 - James "T-Model" Ford 3rd Wedding Anniversary Party, 7pm -- as seen in M for Mississippi

Ground Zero Blues Club
Clarksdale, MS
www.groundzerobluesclub.com
Live music weekly - Thurs thru Sat.!
Wed 02.05.2012Big T and The Family Band
Thu 03.05.2012LaLa and Element 88
Fri 04.05.2012All Night Long Blues Band
Sat 05.05.2012Otis TCB Taylor Blues Band
Wed 09.05.2012Heavy Suga and The SweeTones
Thu 10.05.2012All Night Long Blues Band
Fri 11.05.2012Kent Burnside Blues Band
Sat 12.05.2012Phillip Carter and The Blues Underground
Wed 16.05.2012Bill "Howl N Madd" Perry Blues Band
Thu 17.05.2012David Dunavent and The Evol Love Band
Fri 18.05.2012 Daddy Mack Blues Band
Sat 5/19 Bernie Marsden of White Snake and friends
Wed 23.05.2012Phillip Carter and The Blues Underground
Thu 24.05.2012Heavy Suga and The SweeTones
Fri 25.05.2012Preston Shannon Blues Band
Sat 26.05.2012Reba Russell Blues Band

Bluesberry Cafe
Clarksdale, MS
(662-627-7008)
Mondays, 7pm - Spaghetti Night w/live blues!
Wednesdays, 7pm - weekly live blues.
Wed., 5/9 - Steve Kolbus & Phillip Carter, 7pm
Sat., 5/12 - Watermelon Slim, 9pm
Wed., 5/16 - no music this Wed. (try Ground Zero and Lady at Levee)

Delta Blues Museum Stage
Clarksdale, MS
(1 Blues Alley)
Friday at the Stage -- free music beside Delta Blues Museum
5/4 - “Friday at the Stage” w/tba
5/11 - “Friday at the Stage” w/The Studebakers
5/18 - “Friday at the Stage” w/Heavy Suga
5/24 - “Friday at the Stage” w/Marshall Drew

The Den
220 Yazoo Ave., Clarksdale, MS
(901-605-8662)
Family-friendly, smoke/alcohol-free music venue runs occasionally.

Hambone Gallery
Clarksdale, MS
www.stanstreet.com
Tuesdays blues music in gallery/bar, 8pm

Rust Restaurant
Clarksdale, MS
(662-624-4784)
Live music on Thursdays and some weekend nights.
Thur, 5/3 -- Alphonso Sanders, 7 pm
Fri, 5/4 -- Stan Street, 7:30 pm
Thur, 5/10 -- Gavin Ellis Wilkinson & Maggie Gard (Chicago), 7 pm; late show with their band Bears of Blue River, 10 pm (cover may apply)
Fri, 5/11 -- Walt Busby, 7:30 pm
Thur, 5/17 -- Davis Coen, 7 pm
Sat, 5/19 -- Side Street Steppers, 7:30 pm
Thur, 5/24 -- Grace Askew, 7 pm
Fri, 5/25 -- Justin Zamm, 7:30 pm

Lady at the Levee
Clarksdale, MS
(Sunflower Ave., downtown)
Tuesdays - La La & Dino, 6pm
Wednesdays - live blues tba, 6pm
5/16 (Wed) - Lighnin’ Malcolm, 6pm

Stone Pony Pizza
Clarksdale, MS
(226 Delta Ave.)
May 3        7:00        Brian Jones
May 10      7:00       Jason Turner
May 17      7:00       Stan Street
May 24      7:00       Haggard Collins
May 31      7:00       Alphonso Sanders

Channel Ziltch
Clarksdale, MS
(119 Third St.)
Sundays - Weekly Open Jam, 2pm

Club 2000
Clarksdale, MS
Issaquena Ave, downtown
tba.

Hopson Commissary
Clarksdale, MS
www.hopsonplantation.com
Mondays - La La & Dino, 6pm
Sat., 5/5 - 69 South (rock/country/blues), 9pm
Sat., 5/12 - Traffic Jam Band, 9pm
Sat., 5/19 - Party Shot, 9pm
Sat., 5/26 - Pulse, 9pm

Juke Joint Chapel at the Shackup Inn
Clarksdale, MS
www.shackupinn.com
tba

Delta State University
Cleveland, MS
tba

Po Monkey's Lounge -- as seen in We Juke Up In Here
near Merigold, MS
(directions near bottom of this web page)
R&B deejay on Thurs. nights.
5/12 (Sat) - Salute to the 1970s rock music band -- 70s Rock Explosion, 8:30pm.

Crawdad's

Merigold, MS

tba

On The Rocks
Cleveland, MS
tba

The Senator's Place
Cleveland, MS
(1028 S. Davis, Hwy 61)
Soul food/blues restaurant with live blues every Friday night, 7:30pm

Walnut Street Blues Bar
Greenville, MS
(128 S. Walnut St., downtown)
Music (usually blues) on weekends -- often house band.

Two Stick
Oxford, MS
(sushi place just off Square)
tba

Rooster's Blues House
Oxford, MS
http://roostersblueshouse.com/
Thurs-Sat - live music, usually blues.
Fri. May 4th-2012/ The Blue Infernos
Fri. May 11th-2012/ “New Orleans Legend” Bryan Lee
Sat. May 12th-2012/ Cadillac Funk
Thurs. May 17th-2012/ Biscuit Miller & the Mix
Fri. May 18th-2012/ Hill Country Harmonica Blowout
Thurs. May 24th-2012/ Brandon Santini & his band
Fri. May 25th-2012/ “Hill Country King” Duwayne Burnside
Sat. May 26th-2012/ Blind Mississippi Morris
Mon. May 28th-2012/ Rooster’s Blues House presents a Memorial Day celebration in support of The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.

308 Blues Club
Indianola, MS
www.308bluesclubandcafe.com
TBA

BB King Museum
Indianola, MS
www.bbkingmuseum.org
Saturdays - live blues noon-2pm:
5/5 - Mickey Rodgers
5/12 - Jerry Fair
5/19 - Casey Roberts

Blue Canoe
Tupelo, MS
www.bluecanoetupelo.com
Thurs., 5/3 - Adam Gussow, 8:30pm
Sat., 5/12 - Bryan Lee & the Blues Power Band, 9pm
Friday, May 18, 2012 at 9:00pm - Biscuit Miller & The Mix
Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 9:00pm - Jarekeus Singleton
Friday, May 25, 2012 at 9:00pm - Rooster Blues
Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 9:00pm - Fingers Taylor Band
Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 8:00pm - Meredith's BDay w/Jimbo Mathus

Blue Front Cafe
Bentonia, MS
tba

F Jones Corner
Farish Street in Jackson, MS
www.fjonescorner.com
5/4 - Norman Clark And The Smokestack Lightning Band
5/5 - Houserockers
5/11 - The Amazin Lazy Boi Band
5/12 - 2xtreme
5/18 - Bailey Brothers
5/19 - Pat Brown And The Millineum Band
5/25 - Sherman Lee Dillon & The MS Sound
5/26 - Sherman Lee Dillon & The MS Sound

Underground 119
Jackson, MS
www.underground119.com
Blues & jazz venue...
5/4 - Sofa Kings
5/5 - King Edward
5/11 - Cedric Burnside
5/12 - Zac Harmon
5/18 - Chris Gill
5/19 - The Goatees
5/25 - Grady Champion
5/26 - Grady Champion

LD's Kitchen
Vicksburg, MS
(1111 Mulberry St.)
Tuesdays - live blues (Sounds Unlimited Band and Central MS Blues Band rotate).

Bottleneck Blues Bar Line-up
Ameristar Casino, Vicksburg, MS
www.ameristarcasinos.com
tba

Just 1 More Blues Bar Line-up
Hattiesburg, MS
www.myspace.com/just1morebluesbar
TBA

Center for Southern Folklore
Memphis, Tennessee
www.southernfolklore.com
(full schedule at web link)
Sat 5/6 - The Daddy Mack Blues Band on the Folklore Stage

May 4 and 5 - Market Street Festival
Columbus, MS
www.marketstreetfestival.com, 662.328.6305

May 5 - 39th annual Day in the Park
Laurel, MS
www.laurelartsleague.com

5/12 (Sat) - 6th annual CLARKSDALE CARAVAN MUSIC FEST
Clarksdale, Mississippi
www.blues2rock.com • www.cathead.biz
FREE annual music festival in the streets of blues-historic Clarksdale! Blues & roots music originals near Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art store in morning and near Rock & Blues Museum in afternoon. “Please tip your musicians.” Related blues shows and jams in the clubs and jukes at night.

5/12 (Sat) - The Crossroads Blues and Heritage Festival
River Resort, Highway 1 South
Rosedale, MS
Gates open at 12:00 noon, music starts at 1:00. No beer sold – No glass – No pets, please. Southern Halo, The Gondoliers, Cadillac John, “Jake the Snake” and The Pearl Street Jumpers, Sean “Bad” Apple and The All Night Blues Band, The Ghost Town Blues Band, and Big Joe Shelton.. www.rosedaleblues.com

5/12 (Sat) - Arkansas Delta Rockabilly Festival
downtown Helena, Arkansas
Asleep At The Wheel
Kentucky HeadHunters
Brandon Cunning & the Stunning Cunning Band
Reba Russell
Charlie Rich, Jr.
D.J. Fontana
Ace Cannon
Travis Wammack
Sonny Burgess

May 12 - 21st Leland Crawfish Festival
Leland, MS
http://www.visitthedelta.com/festivals_events/?id=1725

5/13 (Sun) - Duff Dorrough Benefit”
National Guard Armory, Yazoo City, MS
Duff Dorrough Benefit feat. Eden, Bronwynne, and Jessica Brent; Johnny Crocker, M.O.S.S., Jesse Robinson, Chris Gill, Fingers Taylor, Raphael Semmes, Sergio Fernandez, Libby Rae Watson, Baby Jan & All That Chaz, Bud Bays, Kevin Guyer, Jim Ellis, Solar Porch, Jay & The T-Birds, Jamie Isonhood, Carty McMullan, Mac McIntosh, Jimmy Hartner, Ron Jenkins, Dan Harrison & Tommy Lancaster 12 p.m.-10 p.m. $20

5/16-19 - 59th annual JIMMIE RODGERS FESTIVAL!
Meridian, Mississippi (Rodgers historic hometown)
The Jimmie Rodgers Festival's May 16-19, 2012 event roster features Blues, Country, Folk, Rock and more at multiple venues. For more details go to www.jimmierodgers.com or view the latest, official festival press release at http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/email/newsletter/1411334375

5/18-20 - Hill Country Harmonica event
Waterford, MS
http://www.hillcountryharmonica.com/home.html

100 Man Hall
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
Friday, May 25th - Clarksdale's SUPER CHIKAN and the Fighting Cocks!
Details at www.100mandbahall.org

JUNE 2012

Miss. State Blues Trail Marker Dedications
Mississippi
www.msbluestrail.org
TBA
Note: Times/dates subject to change.

Red’s Lounge — juke joint featured in We Juke Up In Here!
downtown Clarksdale, MS
(395 Sunflower Ave. @ MLK Dr.)
Live blues every Friday & Saturday night at 9pm plus most Sundays at 7pm, including...
tba

Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art
252 Delta Ave., Clarksdale, MS -- MAP to Cat Head (click)
www.cathead.biz • 662-624-5992
"Your Delta blues headquarters for CDs, DVDs, T-shirts, books, art and more!"

Ground Zero Blues Club
Clarksdale, MS
www.groundzerobluesclub.com
Live music weekly, Thurs thru Sat -- including weekly Blues Jam on Thurs nights!*
tba

Bluesberry Cafe
Clarksdale, MS
(662-627-7008)
Mondays, 7pm - Spaghetti Night w/IBC Semi-finalist... Sean “Bad” Apple!
Wednesdays, 7pm - live blues... tba.

The Den
220 Yazoo Ave., Clarksdale, MS
(901-605-8662)
Family-friendly, smoke/alcohol-free music venue runs occasionally -- FOR SALE.

Hambone Gallery
Clarksdale, MS
www.stanstreet.com
Tuesdays blues music in gallery/bar, 8pm.

Rust Restaurant
Clarksdale, MS
(662-624-4784)
Live music on Thursdays and some weekend nights, including:
tba

Lady at the Levee
Clarksdale, MS
(313 Sunflower Ave.)
Wednesdays - La La & Dino, 6pm.

Stone Pony Pizza
Clarksdale, MS
(226 Delta Ave.)
Live music on Thursdays at 7pm (sometimes blues).

Channel Ziltch
Clarksdale, MS
(119 Third St.)
tba

Club 2000
Clarksdale, MS
Issaquena Ave, downtown
tba.

Hopson Commissary
Clarksdale, MS
www.hopsonplantation.com
Every Monday night - free appetizers and music by LaLa & Dino, 6pm.
tba

Juke Joint Chapel at the Shackup Inn
Clarksdale, MS
www.shackupinn.com
tba

Delta State University
Cleveland, MS
tba

Po Monkey's Lounge -- as seen in We Juke Up In Here
near Merigold, MS
(directions near bottom of this web page)
R&B deejay on Thurs. nights.

Crawdad's

Merigold, MS

tba

On The Rocks
Cleveland, MS
tba

The Senator's Place
Cleveland, MS
(1028 S. Davis, Hwy 61)
Soul food/blues restaurant with live blues every Friday night, 7:30pm

Walnut Street Blues Bar
Greenville, MS
(128 S. Walnut St., downtown)
Music (usually blues) on weekends -- often house band.

Two Stick
Oxford, MS
(sushi place just off Square)
tba

Rooster's Blues House
Oxford, MS
http://roostersblueshouse.com/
Thurs-Sat - live music, usually blues.
Fri. June 1st-2012/ “The King of Beale St.” Preston Shannon
Sat. June 2nd-2012/ The Craig Davis Band
Fri. June 8th-2012/ The Chris Hill Band
Fri. June 15th-2012/ “Hill Counrty Legend” Kenny Brown

308 Blues Club
Indianola, MS
www.308bluesclubandcafe.com
TBA

BB King Museum
Indianola, MS
www.bbkingmuseum.org
Saturdays - live blues noon-2pm.

Blue Canoe
Tupelo, MS
www.bluecanoetupelo.com
tba

Blue Front Cafe
Bentonia, MS
tba

F Jones Corner
Farish Street in Jackson, MS
www.fjonescorner.com
tba

Underground 119
Jackson, MS
www.underground119.com
Blues & jazz venue...
tba

LD's Kitchen
Vicksburg, MS
(1111 Mulberry St.)
Tuesdays - live blues (Sounds Unlimited Band and Central MS Blues Band rotate).

Bottleneck Blues Bar Line-up
Ameristar Casino, Vicksburg, MS
www.ameristarcasinos.com
tba

Just 1 More Blues Bar Line-up
Hattiesburg, MS
www.myspace.com/just1morebluesbar
TBA

Center for Southern Folklore
Memphis, Tennessee
www.southernfolklore.com
(full schedule at web link)

6/2 (Sat) - BLUE BISCUIT FESTIVAL
Blue Biscuit, Indianola, MS
“The Annual BB King Homecoming Festival, traditionally the first weekend in June, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, August 22nd. In lieu of that, there will be a BLUE BISCUIT FESTIVAL on Saturday, June 2nd. It is free & open to all! Join us to hear some of our best local Musicians, enjoy Jimbo’s Crawfish, Notoriously good BLUE BISCUIT BBQ, Burgers, Beer outside from 11 til Dark. Then move inside for more good food & music in the cool, cool air of the Biscuit. Wear your drinking hats & dancing shoes. Musicians, bring your instruments and join the jam.”

6/16 (Sat) - Bentonia Blues Festival
Holmes Farm, Bentonia, Mississippi.
Held annually on the 3rd weekend in June, the 2012 Bentonia Blues Festival marks the 40th Anniversary! Mr. Jimmy "Duck" Holmes, Bentonia blues musician and owner of the Blue Front Cafe, is marking the occasion by taking the festival back to where he started it, at the Holmes Farm! 313 Wilson Holmes Road, Bentonia, Mississippi. (Click on link above for Facebook page and more info...)
PLUS: Related events - June 14 & 15 at the Blue Front Cafe.

June 29-30 - North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic
Potts Camp, MS

http://northmississippihillcountrypicnic.blogspot.com/

JULY 2012