​
​
​
MUSIC CALENDAR MENU:
Scroll down for A) Festivals. B) Featured accommodations. C) Monthly club/event listings.
​
Visit Cat Head's Clarksdale Guide for hotels, tours/transportation & tourism maps.
​​
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!
*****Please keep scrolling for daily 365 music calendar below*****
​​
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, 6/12-15, 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!
​​
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
​​
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/
​
​
ADVERTISE ON THIS "MUSIC CALENDAR" WEB PAGE! Join the list of banners below — Just $50 per month. (Offer open to blues/tourism businesses/events that we can recommend.) Email roger@cathead.biz
Visit Clarksdale, Mississippi:
Where's the music?
CAT HEAD MUSIC CALENDAR... keep scrolling, y'all!
​
MISSISSIPPI BLUES TRAIL CALENDAR: msbluestrail.org/calendar
​
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.​
APRIL 2025
CAT HEAD'S CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI...
"365" MUSIC CALENDAR
Clarksdale, Mississippi, hosts 'live' blues shows every single night (plus many days)—365, y'all!
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.)
​​​
Tuesday, 4/1 - GO VOTE, CLARKSDALE!!
- 10am-2pm - Buy in-person "JJF Sat-Night Pre-Sale Wristbands" at Juke Joint Festival HQ (243 Delta Ave.); limited quantities; details & online sales at www.jukejointfestival.com.
- 8pm - Hopeless Case Blues Band at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.)!
Wednesday, 4/2
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 6pm - Alessandro Ponti & Da Bones Man at The Den Again (220 Yazoo).
- 7:30pm - FREE Movie Night at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.)
- 8pm - Heavy Suga & SweeTones at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 4/3
- 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 - Tony Boyd at Hopson Commissary (1 Commissary Cir.).
- 8pm - Anthony "Big A" Sherrod at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
- 8pm - Blues Jam hosted by Steve Kolbus at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 4/4
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 6pm - Catfish & Blues w/5pm BE, 6pm Lightnin' Malcom, 7pm Big A & Allstars at The Den Again (220 Yazoo).
- 5pm - ribbon cutting followed by music and DJ at new The Matchbox venue (311 Delta Ave.).
- 8pm - Watermelon Slim at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
- 8pm - Keith Johnson & Big Muddy at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Saturday, 4/5
- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast & Lunch w/Guitar Frenchie at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
- 11am - "19th Street Red" busks on CAT HEAD porch (252 Delta Ave.).
- 1-5pm - 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.).
- 5-8pm - Alessandro Ponti & Da Bones Man Old-time Mississippi Blues & Gospel & Pop-Up Art Show (3rd St.).
- 6-8pm - Dr. B's Open Mic, all levels are welcome (BYOB) at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).
- 7pm - Blues Dinner w/Sean "Bad" Apple at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
- 7pm - Da Bones Man at Levon's Bar & Grill (232 Sunflower Ave.).
- 7pm - KSDS Crossroads Delta Blues Hour w/Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming live and later at Jazz88.org.
- 7pm - Heavy Sistas feat. Suga Tones at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
- 8pm - JUST ADDED! Anthony "Big A" Sherrod & Allstars at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
- 8pm - Chris Pitt & Memphis Prime at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
- 8pm - Otis "TCB" Taylor & the Main Street Band play GRAND OPENING of new Big T's School of Blues (733 Riverside Ave.).
Sunday, 4/6
- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast w/Massimo Bevilacqua 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/Alessandro Ponti & Da Bones Man 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 - Alessandro Ponti & Da Bones Man at Auberge Hostel/Old Madidi Bar (164 Delta Ave.).
Monday, 4/7
- 6pm - Youth Night... 3 different up-and-coming acts at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
- 6pm - Happy hour w/Alessandro Ponti & Da Bones Man at Hopson Commissary (1 Commissary Cir.).
- 7pm - Blues Dinner w/Mississippi Marshall Hopper 7pm & Carlos Elliot Jr/Bobby Gentilo 9pm (for owner Art's birthday) at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
Tuesday, 4/8
- 8pm - Carlos Elliot Jr. w/ Bobby Gentilo at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
- 8pm - Heavy Suga & SweeTones at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
Wednesday, 4/9
- 11am-1pm - Red Panther Brewing Co. GRAND OPENING (woo hoo!!!); Chris Hamlett performs (121 Delta Ave.).
- 11:30am - RL SUPERBAD KonTraFused on CAT HEAD front porch (252 Delta Ave.).
- 1-3pm music/4-7pm runway - Amana D'ja Designs "Spring Fashion Show" w/live blues by Carlos Elliot Jr at The Bank (123 E 2nd St).
- 2pm & 3pm - Crossroads Connection Event at 2pm (free public event on outdoor stage) & Ticketed Fundraiser w/Billy Gibbons & Charlie Musselwhite inside at 3pm (tix on sale 3/17) at Delta Blues Museum (1 Blues Alley - details at deltabluesmuseum.org/crossroads-connection.aspx.
- 2pm - The Den Again 1st Anniversary Celebration w/2pm Will Coppage & Stud Ford, 4pm Little Joe McLerran, 6pm Lucious Spiller, 8pm The Revs at The Den Again (220 Yazoo).
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).- 7:30pm - FREE Movie Night w/My Little Chickadee (WC Fields & Mae) plus Seinfeld episode at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.)
- 8pm - Ghalia Volt at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
- 8pm - Carlos Elliot Jr at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
- 8pm - Edna Nicole & G-Town Sound at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
​
JUKE JOINT FEST & Related Events WEEKEND:
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Buy JJF Wristbands now (details online) only at www.jukejointfestival.com
(NOTE: Hotel Rooms may be available at The Quality Inn; call Mona at 662-473-6559; leave a voicemail if no answer.)
PLUS: Extended CAT HEAD blues store festival hours (252 Delta Ave) - Thurs 10am-5pm, Fri 9-6, Sat 9-6, Sun 9-5.
Thursday, 4/10
- Thursday events at jukejointfestival.com/day_schedule.php?event_date=2025-04-10, including 5pm-8pm official JJF KICK-OFF CONCERT starring 80-year-old Mississippi-born Grammy-nominated Blues Hall of Famer JOHN PRIMER & his allstar blues revue (CD release show)!
Friday, 4/11
- Friday events at jukejointfestival.com/day_schedule.php?event_date=2025-04-11, including daytime blues shows on Cat Head Stage (across from JJF HQ) and 6pm THACKER MOUNTAIN RADIO SHOW on Red Panther Brewing Co Stage, starring Charlie Musselwhite, Kenny Brown, Duwayne Burnside, Ace Atkins (author), Jim Dees (host) and Thacker band!
Saturday, 4/12 - Juke Joint Festival day/night!
- DAY STAGES - 17 FREE daytime JJF stages (10am-6pm), jukejointfestival.com/stage_schedules.php
- OTHER ACTIVITIES - monkey-dogs, racing pigs, street vendors, kids' stuff & more, jukejointfestival.com/day_schedule.php?event_date=2025-04-12
- NIGHT VENUES (JJF Wristband Required; no exceptions) - 26 nighttime JJF venues/54 acts - jukejointfestival.com/nighttime_venues.php
Sunday, 4/13
- CAT HEAD MINI BLUES FEST at jukejointfestival.com/cathead_minifest.php
- Sunday events at jukejointfestival.com/day_schedule.php?event_date=2025-04-13
​
Monday, 4/14
- 6pm - Happy hour w/Seth Stroud & Walt Busby
 at Hopson Commissary (1 Commissary Cir.).
- 7pm - Blues Dinner w/live blues TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
- 8pm - Big A & Allstars at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
- 8pm - Damn Ol' Cool Breeze at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Tuesday, 4/15
- 8pm - Rev Robert at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 4/16
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 7:30pm - FREE Movie Night w/La Dolce Vita at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).
- 8pm - Heavy Suga & SweeTones at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 4/17
- 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 - Rev Robert at Hopson Commissary (1 Commissary Cir.).
- 8pm - The Mojo Hands at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
- 8pm - Blues Jam hosted by Big T & Family at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Friday, 4/18
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 7pm - Steve Kolbus & Walt Busby at Levon's Bar & Grill (232 Sunflower Ave.).
- 8pm - Jesse Cotton Stone at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
- 8pm - Muddy Alexander at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
- 8:30pm - The Mojo Hands at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Saturday, 4/19
- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast & Lunch w/Little Joe McLarren at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
- 11am - "19th Street Red" busks 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, 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 - Glass Hours at Auberge Hostel/Old Madidi Bar (164 Delta Ave.).
- 8pm - Anthony "Big A" Sherrod & Allstars at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
- 8pm - Big Saxy Blues Band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
- 8:30pm - Bear Ryan at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Sunday, 4/20
- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast w/Massimo 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 - Chris Mullins at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (316 John Lee Hooker Lane.)
- 7pm - Terry "Harmonica" Bean at Auberge Hostel/Old Madidi Bar (164 Delta Ave.).
- 8:30pm - Bear Ryan at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Monday, 4/21
- 6pm - Happy hour w/Chris Mullins at Hopson Commissary (1 Commissary Cir.).
- 7pm - Blues Dinner w/Lucious Spiller at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
- 8:30pm - Bear Ryan at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Tuesday, 4/22
- 7pm-9pm - JUST ADDED! - special FREE blues show starring Big A & the Allstars at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
- 8pm - Alessandro Ponti & Da Bonesman at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 4/23
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 7:30pm - FREE Movie Night w/Fiddler on the Roof at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).
- 8pm - Lucious Spiller Band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 4/24
- 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 - Marshall Drew at Hopson Commissary (1 Commissary Cir.).
- 8pm - Watermelon Slim 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, 4/25
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 8pm - Terry "Harmonica" Bean at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
- 8pm - Misty Blues at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
- 10pm - Lucious Spiller at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Saturday, 4/26
- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast & Lunch w/Ralph Miller at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
- 11am - "19th Street Red" busks 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 - Marshall Drew at Levon's Bar & Grill (232 Sunflower Ave.).
- 8pm - special Beverly Davis CD Release Show at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
- 8pm - Alex Lopez Xpress at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
- 10pm - The Mojo Hands at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Sunday, 4/27
- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast w/Guitar Frenchie Duo 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.).
- 2pm-6pm - Seth & Walt (plus Sweet Brown Sugar food truck) at Stovall Store (Stovall Rd at Hwy 1).
- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).
- 6pm - Marshall Drew at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (316 John Lee Hooker Lane.)
- 7pm - Guitar Frenchie at Auberge Hostel/Old Madidi Bar (164 Delta Ave.).
- 8pm - Tony Boyd at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Monday, 4/28
- 6pm - Happy hour w/Holley Peel at Hopson Commissary (1 Commissary Cir.).
- 7pm - Blues Dinner w/Rev Robert at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).
- 8pm - Live music TBA at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Tuesday, 4/29
- 8pm - Rev Robert at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
Wednesday, 4/30
- 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 Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).
- 8pm - Steve Kolbus Blues Revue at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
Thursday, 5/1 - Happy May, y'all! Check out this month's festivals on my list near the top of this page.
- 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 Band at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)
- 8pm - Blues Jam hosted by TBA at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).
PLUS, IN MAY 2025 IN CLARKSDALE, MS...
MAY 2025 FESTIVALS:
- Sat, 5/10, 2025 - 18th Clarksdale Caravan Music Fest (Cat Head/Bad Apple Blues Club/Bluesberry) - 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 - www.womeninblues.org
- Fri-Sat, 5/23-24, 2025 - Ground Zero Blues Club anniversary weekend - groundzerobluesclub.com.
- Sun, 5/25, 2025 - 5th annual Bad Apple Blues Festival w/Little Willie Farmer, Terry "Harmonica" Bean, Big T, Bill Abel, Australia "Honey Bee" Jones, Lucious Spiller, Sean "Bad" Apple and more, https://www.facebook.com/badapplebluesclub.
- Thurs-Sat, 5/29-31, 2025 - NEW! - Son House Tribute Festival w/John Mooney, Joe Beard, Big A & more, sonhousetributefestival.com.
GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB (0 Blues Alley):
5/1 Thurs. Lucious Spiller,8pm
5/2 Fri. Christopher Dean, 8pm
5/3 Sat. Closed for a private party after 5pm
5/7 Wed. The Delta Kings, 8pm
5/8 Thurs. Big T and the Family, 8pm
5/9 Fri. Stephen Hull, 8pm
5/10 Sat. Pinetop Boogie Benefit, 4pm
5/14 Wed. Steve Kolbus and the Clarksdale Blues Revue,8pm
5/15, Thurs. Heavy Suga and the SweeTones, 8pm
5/16, Fri. John Nemeth, 8pm
5/17, TBA
5/21 Wed. Mojo Hands, 8pm
5/22 Thurs. Jesse Cotton Stone, 8pm
5/23 Fri - 24th Anniversary Bash
Big A and the Allstars, 7pm
D.K. Harrell, 9pm
5/24 Sat - 24th Anniversary Bash
John Clayton White, 6pm
John Primer, 8pm
5/28 Wed. Lucious Spiller, 8pm
5/29 Thurs. Lala and Element 88, 8pm
5/30, Calvin Duncan Band, 8pm
5/31, Son House Tribute
Joe Beard 8pm
John Mooney
Big A and the Allstars
RED'S LOUNGE (395 Sunflower Ave.):
Fri., 5/2 - Edna Nicole & Delta Avenue, 8pm
HOPSON COMMISSARY (Hopson Hospitality):
Monday Nights 6pm - 9pm
May 5 | Marshall Drew
May 12 | Seth Stroud & Walt Busby
May 19 | Matt Hill
May 26 | Tony Boyd
​
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.
​​
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​​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
round zero crossroads blues juke joint jook club live music web calendar red’s lounge po monkey’s cat head cathead robert johnson venue concert blues blues blues blues jam mississippi delta mississippi delta clarksdale clarksdale clarksdale hopson gzbc crossroads juke juke joint festival sunflower river king biscuit king biscuit highway 61 bb king homecoming otha turner picnic delta blues heritage festival houseparty band t-model ford robert belfour pat thomas duck holmes blue front cafe hambone madidi rock web calendar web calendar live music page schedule shows weekend blues blues festival festival ground zero crossroads blues juke joint jook club live music web calendar red’s lounge po monkey’s cat head cathead robert johnson venue concert blues blues blues blues jam mississippi delta mississippi delta clarksdale clarksdale clarksdale hopson gzbc crossroads juke juke joint festival sunflower river king biscuit king biscuit highway 61 bb king homecoming otha turner picnic delta blues heritage festival houseparty band t-model ford robert belfour pat thomas duck holmes blue front cafe hambone madidi rock web calendar web calendar live music page schedule shows weekend blues blues festival festival ground zero crossroads blues juke joint jook club live music web calendar red’s lounge po monkey’s cat head cathead robert johnson venue concert blues blues blues blues jam mississippi delta mississippi delta clarksdale clarksdale clarksdale hopson gzbc crossroads juke juke joint festival sunflower river king biscuit king biscuit highway 61 bb king homecoming otha turner picnic delta blues heritage festival houseparty band t-model ford robert belfour pat thomas duck holmes blue front cafe hambone madidi rock web calendar web calendar live music page schedule shows weekend blues blues festival festival ground zero crossroads blues juke joint jook club live music web calendar red’s lounge po monkey’s cat head cathead robert johnson venue concert blues blues blues blues jam mississippi delta mississippi delta clarksdale clarksdale clarksdale hopson gzbc crossroads juke juke joint festival sunflower river king biscuit king biscuit highway 61 bb king homecoming otha turner picnic delta blues heritage festival houseparty band t-model ford robert belfour pat thomas duck holmes blue front cafe hambone madidi rock web calendar web calendar live music page schedule shows weekend blues blues festival festival #groundzerobluesclub #redslounge #club2000 #deltabluesroom #shackupinn #hopsoncommissary #hamboneartandmusic #bluesberrycafe #jukejointfestival #clarksdalecaravanmusicfest #sunflowerriverbluesfestival #clarksdalemississippi #crossroads ground zero crossroads blues juke joint jook club live music web calendar red’s lounge po monkey’s cat head cathead robert johnson venue concert blues blues blues blues jam mississippi delta mississippi delta clarksdale clarksdale clarksdale hopson gzbc crossroads juke juke joint festival sunflower river king biscuit king biscuit highway 61 bb king homecoming otha turner picnic delta blues heritage festival houseparty band t-model ford robert belfour pat thomas duck holmes blue front cafe hambone madidi rock web calendar web calendar live music page schedule shows weekend blues blues festival festival ground zero crossroads blues juke joint jook club live music web calendar red’s lounge po monkey’s cat head cathead robert johnson venue concert blues blues blues blues jam mississippi delta mississippi delta clarksdale clarksdale clarksdale hopson gzbc crossroads juke juke joint festival sunflower river king biscuit king biscuit highway 61 bb king homecoming otha turner picnic delta blues heritage festival houseparty band t-model ford robert belfour pat thomas duck holmes blue front cafe hambone madidi rock web calendar web calendar live music page schedule shows weekend blues blues festival festival #groundzerobluesclub #redslounge #club2000 #deltabluesroom #shackupinn #hopsoncommissary #hamboneartandmusic #bluesberrycafe #jukejointfestival #clarksdalecaravanmusicfest #sunflowerriverbluesfestival #clarksdalemississippi #crossroads,p7 ,.