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MUSIC CALENDAR MENU:
Scroll down for A) Festivals. B) Featured accommodations. C) Monthly club/event listings.
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Visit Cat Head's Clarksdale Guide for hotels, tours/transportation & tourism maps.
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Clarksdale is "The Festival City," y'all! Book hotel rooms now...
2024 CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI, FESTIVAL & SPECIAL EVENTS 2024:
- 12/31, 2024 - Celebrate New Year's at the Crossroads - multiple shows around town!
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NEXT YEAR—2025:
- Fri-Sun, 1/24-26, 2025 - 15th annual Clarksdale Film & Music Festival - www.clarksdalefilmfestival.com
- 3/29, 2025 - Tater Superbad Blues Festival at The Den Again, https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1YoXKX1Kam/
- Thurs-Sun, 4/10-13, 2025 - 22nd annual Juke Joint Festival & Related Events w/100 more blues acts; our biggest festival - www.jukejointfestival.com
- Sun, 4/13, 2025 - Cat Head Mini Blues Fest (April) 23rd Anniversary! Post JJF, www.cathead.biz
- Sat, 5/10, 2025 - 18th Clarksdale Caravan Music Fest (Cat Head/Bad Apple Blues Club/Bluesberry) w/Harmonica Bean, Sean "Bad" Apple & more - 10am-8pm - www.clarksdalecaravan.com
- Sat., 5/10, 2025 - Pinetop Boogie & Crawfish Boil at Ground Zero Blues Club benefiting Pinetop Perkins Foundation, 4pm till.
- 5/17, 2025 - Women In Blues festival - www.womeninblues.org
- Fri-Sat, 5/23-24, 2025 - Ground Zero Blues Club anniversary weekend of blues! - groundzerobluesclub.com.
- Sun, 5/25, 2025 - 5th Bad Apple Blues Festival w/Little Willie Farmer, Harmonica Bean, Big T, Honey Bee Jones & more, https://www.facebook.com/badapplebluesclub.
- Thurs-Sat, 5/29-31, 2025 - Son House Tribute Festival w/John Mooney, Joe Beard, Big A & more, sonhousetributefestival.com.
- Fri-Sun, 6/13-15, 2025- B.A.M. Fest (Birthplace of American Music) - www.bamfestms.com.
- 6/10-13, 2025 - Pinetop Perkins Experience Workshop, culminating in Friday public show, pinetopperkinsfoundation.org/workshop.
- Fri-Sun, 8/8-10, 2025 - 37th Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival - www.sunflowerfest.org.
- Fri-Sun, 8/8-10, 2025 - Cat Head 23rd Anniversary Weekend, www.cathead.biz.
- Sat, 8/30, 2025 - 7th Red's Old-Timers Blues Fest (MLK Park Stage) - www.redpaden.com.
- Fri-Sat, 10/3-4, 2025 (date updated) - Mighty Roots Music Festival at Stovall Farm, www.mightyrootsmusicfestival.com.
- Sat, 10/11, 2025 (date updated) - Hopson Pumpkin Pickin' Festival (10am-4pm) w/music, kids' activities and more - hopsonhospitality.com
- Thurs-Sat, 10/8-11, 2025 - near Clarksdale, MS, in HELENA, AR - King Biscuit Blues Festival & Symposium, kingbiscuitfestival.com
- 10/12, 2025 - Cat Head Mini Blues Fest (October) for Clarksdale Super Blues Sunday - www.cathead.biz.
- 10/12, 2025 - Super Blues Sunday: Tentatively including... Cat Head Mini Blues Fest (9am), Bluesberry Cafe Blues Breakfast (10am), Delta Blues Museum special hours (noon), Ground Zero Blues Club blues brunch (11am), Hopson Commissary/Shack Up Inn's Pinetop Perkins Celebration (3pm)... plus music at Levon's, Hooker Grocer, Red's Lounge, Bad Apple Blues Club and more!
- 10/16-18, 2025 - 33rd Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival, https://deltawilliamsfestival.com/
- 10/17-18, 2025 - Special blues event TBA... stay tuned, y'all!
- 10/23-26, 2025 - Hambone Festival & Related Events, http://www.stanstreet.com/hambone-festival.html
- 10/25, 2025 - Cruz’n The Crossroads Car & Truck Show, facebook.com/cruznthecrossroads.
- 12/31, 2025 - Celebrate New Year's at the Crossroads - multiple shows around town!
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MORE EVENT INFORMATION:
- Visit Clarksdale Tourism, (lodging, maps, free app, festivals & more) https://www.visitclarksdale.com/
- Mississippi Blues Trail, www.msbluestrail.org
- City of Clarksdale, http://www.cityofclarksdale.org/
- Mississippi Tourism (MDA - tourism), www.visitmississippi.org
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BLUES ON THE DELTA'S RADIO DIAL:
- KSDS - Jazz88.org features the "Crossroads Delta Blues Hour" w/Cat Head's Roger Stolle at jazz88.org/programs/Crossroads_Delta_Blues_Hour.
- XRDS.FM - Clarksdale blues 'n roots music radio, https://www.internet-radio.com/station/xrds/
- MPB Radio/Hwy 61 Radio Show - http://www.mpbonline.org/highway61/
- KFFA 1360AM - "King Biscuit Time", 12:15pm weekdays, http://www.kffa.com/2015/11/11/king-biscuit-time-show-audio/
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Visit Clarksdale, Mississippi:
Where's the music?
CAT HEAD MUSIC CALENDAR... keep scrolling, y'all!
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MISSISSIPPI BLUES TRAIL CALENDAR: msbluestrail.org/calendar
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LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE TOUR GUIDE:
http://digital.livingblues.com/publication/?i=226901#%7B%22issue_id%22:226901,%22page%22:1%7D
AMERICANA MUSIC TRIANGLE: americanamusictriangle.com
Cat Head Blues Store is OPEN EVERY DAY* (with special extended hours during festivals)! Shop in-person Monday-Friday 11am-5pm, Saturday 10am-5pm & Sunday 10am-3pm. (Open 'patriotic' holidays incl. Labor Day 11am-2pm.) Also open by appointment for tour groups/interviews, etc. *Only closed on Thanksgiving Day & Christmas Day. SHOP ONLINE on this website 24/7. QUESTIONS? Email me at roger@cathead.biz, or call 662-624-5992 during biz hours. Thanks!" - Roger Stolle, CAT HEAD store owner.​
MAY-JUNE 2025
CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI
Y'all heard about our bluestoric town on 60 Minutes and PBS NewsHour plus in the new hit film Sinners (with cameos by locals Kingfish and Super Chikan) — now come hear us 'live' in-person! Lodging ideas: visitclarksdale.com
CAT HEAD "365" MUSIC CALENDAR
Clarksdale hosts 'live' blues shows every night (and most days) plus over a dozen annual festivals! Also home to Delta Blues Museum, the "Crossroads" marker, Cat Head blues store and much more.
Keep up with blues news, Clarksdale music, Mississippi festivals, Cat Head happenings and more with the CAT HEAD UPDATE E-NEWSLETTER—free "every couple months." Click HERE to read examples. Or go click HERE to join. (You can unsubscribe at any time.)
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Thursday, 5/1
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 6pm - Little Joe McClarren (weekly) at The Den Again (220 Yazoo).
- 6pm - Live music TBA at Hopson Commissary (1 Commissary Cir.).
- 8pm - Christopher Dean Blues Band at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
- 8pm - Blues Jam hosted by Lucious Spiller at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 5/2
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 8pm - Shimmy Smallhands & Friends at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
- 7pm - HeartBreak Hill at Levon's Bar & Grill (232 Sunflower Ave.).
- 8pm - The Beale Street All Stars at The Matchbox (311 Delta Ave.).
- 8pm - Christopher Dean Blues Band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
- 10pm - The Mojo Hands at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Saturday, 5/3
- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast & Lunch w/Christopher Dean at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
- 11am - Little Joe McClarren Family busks (weather permitting) on CAT HEAD porch (252 Delta Ave.).
- 1pm-3pm - Hopeless Case Band at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 6pm-8pm - Dr. B's Open Mic & Public Soapbox, all levels are welcome (BYOB) at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).
- 7pm - KSDS Crossroads Delta Blues Hour w/Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming live and later at Jazz88.org.
- 8pm - Edna Nicole & Delta Avenue at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
- 10pm - Lightnin' Malcolm & Prayer Bailey at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
- (Note: Ground Zero Blues Club is closed for private party after 5pm).
Sunday, 5/4
- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast w/BE at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
- 11am - Little Joe McClarren Family busks (weather permitting) on CAT HEAD porch (252 Delta Ave.).
- 1pm-3pm - Bloody Mary Sunday w/live blues at Hambone (111 E 2nd St.).
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 6pm - Matt Hill at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (316 John Lee Hooker Lane.)
- 7pm - Watermelon Slim at Auberge Hostel/Old Madidi Bar (164 Delta Ave.).
- 8:30pm - Live music TBA at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Monday, 5/5
- 6pm - Happy hour w/Marshall Drew at Hopson Commissary (1 Commissary Cir.).
- 7pm - Blues Dinner w/Marshall Hopper at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
- 9pm - HeartBreak Hill Trio (every Monday in May) at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Tuesday, 5/6
- 8pm - Big A & Allstars at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 5/7
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 7:30pm - FREE Movie Night w/TBA at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).
- 8pm - The Delta Kings at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 5/8
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 6pm - Little Joe McClarren (weekly) at The Den Again (220 Yazoo).
- 7pm-8pm - special Women in Blues Soundcheck w/Lala Craig (cover charge supports festival) at Shared Experiences HQ (121 Delta Ave.) and Facebook.com/LiveFromClarksdale.
- 8pm - Lucious Spiller at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
- 8pm - Blues Jam hosted by Big T & the Family at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 5/9
- 1pm-3pm - Prakash Slim at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 8pm - Watermelon Slim at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
- 8pm - Stephen Hull at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
- 8pm-11pm - Marshall Drew with Party Shot at The Matchbox (311 Delta Ave.).
- 10pm - The Mojo Hands at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Saturday, 5/10
- 10am-8pm - 18th annual CLARKSDALE CARAVAN MUSIC FEST (Cat Head/Bad Apple Blues Club/Bluesberry) featuring Terry "Harmonica" Bean, Sean "Bad" Apple, Prakash Slim, Beverly Davis, etc.; info at www.clarksdalecaravan.com
- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast & Lunch w/Prakash Slim at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
- 12 noon - Terry "Harmonica" Bean at CAT HEAD store (252 Delta Ave.).
- 1pm-3pm - Hopeless Case Band at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 4pm till - PINETOP BOOGIE & CRAWFISH BOIL benefiting Pinetop Perkins Foundation (pinetopperkinsfoundation.org) at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
- 6pm - Blues dinner w/Beverly Davis at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
- 6pm-8pm - Dr. B's Open Mic & Public Soapbox, all levels are welcome (BYOB) at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).
- 7pm - KSDS Crossroads Delta Blues Hour w/Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming live and later at Jazz88.org.
- 8pm - Rev Slim & G-Town Sound at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
- 8pm - Johnny Rawls at at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
Sunday, 5/11
- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast w/Tas Cru at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
- 11am - Little Joe McClarren Family busks (weather permitting) on CAT HEAD porch (252 Delta Ave.).
- 1pm-3pm - Bloody Mary Sunday w/Cary Hudson at Hambone (111 E 2nd St).
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 6pm - Steve Kolbus at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (316 John Lee Hooker Lane.)
- 7pm - HeartBreak Hill at Auberge Hostel/Old Madidi Bar (164 Delta Ave.).
- 8pm - Tony Boyd at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Monday, 5/12
- 6pm - Happy hour w/Seth Stroud & Walt Busby at Hopson Commissary (1 Commissary Cir.).
- 7pm - Blues Dinner w/Watermelon Slim 'n Heavy Drunk at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
- 9pm - HeartBreak Hill Trio (every Monday in May) at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Tuesday, 5/13
- 8pm - Steve Kolbus Blues Revue at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 5/14
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 7:30pm - FREE Movie Night w/Cinema Paradiso at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).
- 8pm - Steve Kolbus Blues Revue at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 5/15
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 5pm-8pm - Artist Fundraiser for Lower Mississippi River Foundation to benefit Community Canoe and Summer Canoe Camp w/headliner 9-year-old blues prodigy Abee Miranda Hudson at Cutrer Higher Education Center (109 Clark St.).
- 6pm - Little Joe McClarren (weekly) at The Den Again (220 Yazoo).
- 6pm - Dinner with Charlotte Taylor at Hopson Hospitality (10 Commissary Cir.).
- 8pm - The Delta Kings at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
- 8pm - Blues Jam hosted by Heavy Suga & SweeTones at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 5/16
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 5pm-7pm - WOMEN IN BLUES VIP & Sponsor party at TBA venue, womeninblues.org.
- 5pm (doors) / 6pm till (music) - Country Music & Blues Festival w/HeartBreak Hill, Chelsea Louitt, Davis Coen & Driftin' Daddies, Heavy Suga & SweeTones, Cricket and more plus food at Hopson Hospitality (10 Commissary Circle).
- 6pm - JUST ADDED: "Memorial Fundraiser for blues drummer/singer Joe 'Iceman' Williams" (RIP) w/Terry "Big T" Williams & Friends at Big T's School of Blues (new juke joint venue at 733 Riverside Dr.).
- 7pm - Dinner & Drinks w/Prayer Bailey & Lightnin' Malcolm at The Matchbox (311 Delta Ave.).
- 7:30pm - Dinner w/Hannah PK at Levon's Bar & Grill (232 Sunflower Ave.).
- 8pm - Terry "Harmonica" Bean at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
- 8pm - John Nemeth at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Saturday, 5/17 - Women in Blues weekend, y'all!
- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast & Lunch w/Charlotte Taylor at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
- 11am - Little Joe McClarren Family busks (weather permitting) on CAT HEAD porch (252 Delta Ave.).
- Noon-7pm - WOMEN IN BLUES FESTIVAL, Delta Avenue Park (200 Block of Delta Ave.); info at www.womeninblues.org and www.facebook.com/events/2455812844755169:
Noon: Australia "Honeybee" Jones Neal | Miss Gladys | Gracey Williams | Abee Hudson | La'Tia Wheeler
1pm: Ms. Vee
2pm: Hanna PK
3pm: Cricket
4pm: Beverly Davis
5pm: Edna Nicole
6pm: Diunna Greenleaf
- 1pm-3pm - Hopeless Case Band at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 6pm - JUST ADDED: "Memorial Fundraiser for blues drummer/singer Joe 'Iceman' Williams" (RIP) w/Terry "Big T" Williams, Watermelon Slim & more at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
- 6pm-8pm - Dr. B's Open Mic & Public Soapbox, all levels are welcome (BYOB) at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).
- 7pm - Dinner & drinks w/Lady Trucker at The Matchbox (311 Delta Ave.).
- 7pm - KSDS Crossroads Delta Blues Hour w/Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming live and later at Jazz88.org.
- 8pm - Edna Nicole & Delta Avenue at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
- 8pm - Charlotte Taylor & CRUZ the Dame WOMEN IN BLUES Afterparty at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
- 10pm - The Mojo Hands at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Sunday, 5/18
- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast w/Hannah PK at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
- 11am - Little Joe McClarren Family busks (weather permitting) on CAT HEAD porch (252 Delta Ave.).
- 1pm-3pm - Bloody Mary Sunday w/live blues at Hambone (111 E 2nd St.).
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 6pm - Dinner w/Charlotte Taylor at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (316 John Lee Hooker Lane.)
- 7pm - Heavy Suga & SweeTones at Auberge Hostel/Old Madidi Bar (164 Delta Ave.).
- 8:30pm - Bill Abel at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Monday, 5/19
- 6pm - Happy hour w/Hannah PK at Hopson Hospitality (10 Commissary Cir.).
- 7pm - Blues Dinner w/Cricket at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
- 9pm - HeartBreak Hill Trio at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Tuesday, 5/20
- 8pm - Heavy Suga & SweeTones at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 5/21
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 7:30pm - FREE Movie Night w/TBA at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).
- 8pm - The Mojo Hands at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 5/22
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 6pm - Marshall Drew at Hopson Hospitality (10 Commissary Cir.).
- 8pm - Rev Slim & G-Town Sounds at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
- 8pm - Blues Jam hosted by Heavy Suga & SweeTones at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 5/23
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 7pm - GZBC's 24TH ANNIVERSARY BLUES BASH w/Big A & Allstars 7pm and D.K. Harrell 9pm at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
- 8pm - Mark "Mule Man" Massey at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
Saturday, 5/24
- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast & Lunch w/music TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
- 11am - Little Joe McClarren Family busks (weather permitting) on CAT HEAD porch (252 Delta Ave.).
- 1pm-3pm - Michael Vincent Band at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 6pm-8pm - Dr. B's Open Mic & Public Soapbox, all levels are welcome (BYOB) at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).
- 6pm - GZBC's 24TH ANNIVERSARY BLUES BASH w/future blues star John Clayton White 6pm and Grammy-nominated Blues Hall of Famer John Primer 8pm at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
- 7pm - KSDS Crossroads Delta Blues Hour w/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.)
Sunday, 5/25
- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast w/Live blues TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
- 11am - Little Joe McClarren Family busks (weather permitting) on CAT HEAD porch (252 Delta Ave.).
- 12 noon-8pm - BAD APPLE BLUES FESTIVAL returns for its 5th (and biggest yet!!) year yet w/Little Willie Farmer, Terry "Harmonica" Bean, Terry "Big T" Williams, Bill Abel, Australia "Honey Bee" Jones, Lucious Spiller, Sean "Bad" Apple and more playing in a super-classic Mississippi yard party environment behind the Bad Apple Blues Club at 349 Issaquena Ave., https://www.facebook.com/badapplebluesclub.
- 1pm-3pm - Bloody Mary Sunday w/live blues at Hambone (111 E 2nd St.).
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 6pm - Cricket at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (316 John Lee Hooker Lane.)
- 7pm - Guitar Frenchie at Auberge Hostel/Old Madidi Bar (164 Delta Ave.).
Monday, 5/26 - MEMORIAL DAY (Cat Head store open 11am-2pm)
- 6pm - Happy hour w/Tony Boyd at Hopson Hospitality (10 Commissary Cir.).
- 7pm - Blues Dinner w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
- 9pm - HeartBreak Hill Trio (every Monday in May) at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Tuesday, 5/27
- 8pm - Live blues TBA at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 5/28
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 7:30pm - FREE Movie Night w/TBA at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).
- 8pm - Lucious Spiller at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 5/29
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 6pm - SON HOUSE TRIBUTE FESTIVAL (info at sonhousetributefestival.com) Opening Night fundraiser & reception at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).
- 6pm - Live music TBA at Hopson Commissary (1 Commissary Cir.).
- 8pm - Edna Nicole & Delta Avenue at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
- 8pm - Blues Jam hosted by Lala & Element 88 at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 5/30
- times TBA - SON HOUSE TRIBUTE FESTIVAL (updates at sonhousetributefestival.com) Film Screenings (Two Trains Runnin’ and also live performance video) & Panel Discussions (w/musicians Joe Beard and John Mooney, plus writers Daniel Beaumont, Tammy Turner and Keith Glover) at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.) AND Jam Sessions at venue TBA.
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 8pm - Heavy Suga & SweeTones at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
- 8pm - Calvin Duncan Band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Saturday, 5/31
- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast & Lunch w/music TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
- 11am - Little Joe McClarren Family busks (weather permitting) on CAT HEAD porch (252 Delta Ave.).
- 1pm-3pm - Hopeless Case Band at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 6pm-8pm - Dr. B's Open Mic & Public Soapbox, all levels are welcome (BYOB) at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).
- 7pm - KSDS Crossroads Delta Blues Hour w/Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming live and later at Jazz88.org.
- 7pm - SON HOUSE TRIBUTE FESTIVAL headline concert (sonhousetributefestival.com) w/legendary Son House students Joe Beard (Rochester, NY) and John Mooney (New Orleans, LA) plus Clarksdale's own Big A & Allstars at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
- 8pm - Frank "Guitar" Rimmer at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
Sunday, 6/1
- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast w/Billy Jeter at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
- 11am - Little Joe McClarren Family busks (weather permitting) on CAT HEAD porch (252 Delta Ave.).
- 1pm-3pm - Bloody Mary Sunday w/live blues at Hambone (111 E 2nd St.).
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 6pm - Tony Boyd at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (316 John Lee Hooker Lane.)
- 7pm - Live blues TBA at venue TBA (while our normal Sunday night blues venue is making floor repairs); stay tuned.
Monday, 6/2
- 6pm - Happy hour w/Seth Stroud & Walt Busby at Hopson Hospitality (10 Commissary Cir.).
- 7pm - Blues Dinner w/Live blues TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
- 8pm - Live music TBA at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Tuesday, 6/3
- 8pm - Live blues TBA at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 6/4
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 7:30pm - FREE Movie Night w/TBA at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).
- 8pm - Live blues TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 6/5
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 6pm - Guitar Frenchie at Hopson Commissary (1 Commissary Cir.).
- 8pm - Live blues TBA at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
- 8pm - Blues Jam hosted by TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
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PLUS, COMING SOON TO CLARKSDALE, MS...
2025 FRIDAYS AT THE STAGE concert series - 6pm-9pm on Delta Blues Museum Stage
Fridays: June 13th, June 27th, July 11th and July 25th. Brought to you by the Crossroads Economic Partnership
HOPSON HOSPITALITY (10 Commissary Circle):
Monday Nights Live Music and Dinner Buffet 6-9pm
June 9 | Stan Street
June 16 | BE
June 23 | Alanna Mosely
June 30 | Tony Boyd
July 7 | Seth Stroud & Walt Busby
July 14 | Guitar Frenchie
July 21 | Marshall Drew
July 28 | Ray Cashman
Aug 4 | Seth Stroud & Walt Busby
Aug 11 | Goodnight Irene
Thursday Nights Live Music and Burgers/Sandwiches/Pizza 6-9pm
June 12 | Chris Mullins
Festivals & Events @ Hopson
- June 11 - Pinetop Perkins Foundation Workshop Event Jam: doors open at 7. Food/Full Bar. No cover, donation encouraged.
- June 12 - Pinetop Perkins Foundation Workshop Event Jam: doors open at 7. Food/Full Bar. No cover, donation encouraged.
- Aug 16 - BBQ & Brew for St. Jude: 7pm, band, bbq, silent auction benefitting St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in memory of Chase Bailey. For tickets, contact Megan Denton at 662-645-4001.
- October 11 - Pumpkin Pickin’ Festival. 10am until. Free admission. Fall Family Fun & Live Music.
- November 7 -8 - Jason Eady’s Way Down in MS Music Festival. Two days and nights of Country, Americana & Gospel Music. Limited tickets available. To purchase, visit jasoneady.com.
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CAT HEAD DELTA BLUES & FOLK ART: Shop "Mississippi's blues store in Clarksdale since 2002" 252 Delta Avenue STORE Mon-Fri 11am-5pm, Sat 10-5 & Sun 10-3 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.
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FREE AUDIO WALKING TOUR (smartphone app): Download Visit Clarksdale Tourism's FREE Audio Walking Tour of our historic downtown. Info: visitclarksdale.com/tours.
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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.
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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.
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JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL "STORE": Shop www.jukejointfestival.store today!
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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.
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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​​
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