Roger Stolle

Tune into today's CROSSROADS DELTA BLUES HOUR for a house-rockin' Juke Joint Festival preview, y'all! Listen 'live' Sat at jazz88.org (5pm PT, 7 CT, 8 ET). Past episodes: jazz88.org/programs/Cross… Emanating from Clarksdale's Cat Head via San Diego's KSDS 88.3FM.

Our Columbus, Mississippi, photog friend Birney Imes stopped by to drop off these super-cool poster prints—mostly from pics from his iconic JUKE JOINT book. Ours are SIGNED, btw. Buy now at CAT HEAD—in-person every day or online at cathead.biz/prints-posters…

Looking forward to our Music Maker Foundation friends visiting for Clarksdale's JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL! mailchi.mp/musicmaker/mus…

BUY NOW...... or risk sellouts during our upcoming Juke Fest week! Exclusive NEW unisex and ladies' tees plus a new printed foam-trucker hat and more. Shop CAT HEAD in-person every day or ONLINE now at cathead.biz #newstuff

MUSIC CALENDAR - Clarksdale, MS: cathead.biz/music-calendar TOURISM: VisitClarksdale.com CAT HEAD STORE: Mon-Fri 11-5, Sat 10-5 & Sun 10-3. cathead.biz BUY Juke Joint Fest Presale Sat-Night Wristbands @ jukejointfestival.com (details online)

"In the days of my youth" (14 years ago), former Zepp front man Robert Plant bought 3 CDs and a DVD at my CAT HEAD store. This week, he shopped again. He got one of our cork turntable mats. Buy yours at cathead.biz/product-page/c… and fill arenas every time you spin a record!

The reviews are in! "Too much music." "Fun overload." "A mind-blowing deal." The Juke Joint Fest NIGHTTIME WRISTBAND gets you into 25 Clarksdale venues for 45 acts on Sat, April 11th! BUY PRE-SALE Wristbands at jukejointfestival.com (details online). #jukejointfestival

Your SAT-NIGHT JJF wristband gets you into 25 VENUES for 45 ACTS. Plus rides on JJF SHUTTLE BUSES running between main hotels/Hopson/downtown. Most venues are walkable, of course. Buy PRE-SALE at jukejointfestival.com to save money and avoid a possible sellout. Details online.

There are new openings for JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL week at Clarksdale's HAMPTON INN! I recommend calling 662-621-1717 since these are new openings, but you could also try hilton.com/en/hotels/ckmn… Festival info: jukejointfestival.com #visitclarksdale #jukejointfestival #hotelrooms

Buy PRE-SALE WRISTBANDS for Juke Joint Festival Saturday Night, 4/11. Dozens of acts, 2-dozen venues. Plus shuttle to major hotels, Hopson, etc. NO service charge/credit card fee/sales tax (JJF pays it)/shipping cost (you pick up). Details online. BUY NOW jukejointfestival.com

MUSIC CALENDAR for Clarksdale, MS — the spiritual home of 'SINNERS' blockbuster: cathead.biz/music-calendar TOURISM: VisitClarksdale.com MUSEUM: DeltaBluesMuseum.org CAT HEAD STORE: cathead.biz JUKE JOINT FEST: jukejointfestival.com

REMINDER: Dom Flemons in concert Thurs, 3/19 at 7pm at Museum of the MS Delta in Greenwood. Entrance is $10—FREE to Hush Puppy members—or via Eventbrite: eventbrite.com/e/dom-flemons-… Presented with support of Mississippi Blues Foundation and Visit Greenwood.

So so fabulous! LV was a treasure... nytimes.com/2026/03/07/sty…

CLARKSDALE blues fan? Live in ST. LOUIS? Then, here's what y'all are doing on Sat 3/28! nationalbluesmuseum.org/live-music Visit #nationalbluesmuseum and then #visitclarksdale

Most JUKE JOINT FEST week events are FREE—incl WED (Kingfish), THURS (Primer), FRI (Thacker), SAT (17 Day Stages), SUN (Fest)! Still, SAT NIGHT 4/11 requires a wristband to get into 24 JJF venues for 40+ acts. BUY PRE-SALE at jukejointfestival.com (Details online.)

FRESH MOJO! Clarksdale's Mr. Harvey Ellington just dropped off a new bag of mojo bags, y'all. Restocked in-store and cathead.biz/hats-and-gifts (limited quantity). As seen on CNN (during a 'Sinners' flashback) plus our insane web series moonshineandmojohands.com/episodes.html

Dom Flemons concert Thurs 3/19 (7pm) at Museum of the MS Delta in Greenwood. In tandem w/Bill Steber's Deep Roots exhibit. $10 advance tickets: eventbrite.com/e/dom-flemons-… (Free to Hush Puppy members.) Presented with support of Mississippi Blues Foundation and Visit Greenwood.

THANKS to the Delta Business Journal for honoring Clarksdale's Juke Joint Festival with its BEST FESTIVAL AWARD! Lineups, wristbands and more at jukejointfestival.com #thanksyall #wedoourbest #visitclarksdale

Tune into today's CROSSROADS DELTA BLUES HOUR​ for KSDS Membership Drive​! I'll spin killer cuts from B​ig George to Bessie while ​y'all call in ​your ​support at 619-388-3000. ​Listen Saturday at jazz88.org (5pm PT, 7 CT, 8 ET)​ as I yap 'live' from Clarksdale!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 23rd Juke Joint Festival rocks 100 blues acts in Clarksdale, MS—spiritual home of 'SINNERS'! mynewsletterbuilder.com/email/newslett…