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Upcoming Events
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Previous Events
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| Junior Kimbrough Cotton Patch Festival | 05/19/19 | 9:00 PM | The Hut, Holly Springs, MS | Great festival featuring a lot of Junior’s music and Hull Country bands. |
| R.L. Burnside Tribute Festival | 05/04/19 | 2:00 PM | Chulahoma, MS. Specific venue to be announced | Cool. Garry Burnside and his brother Dexter are putting this together. Some great bands on the bill, including Garry, Duwayne Burnside and Kenny Brown. |
| Juke Joint Festival | 04/13/19 | 6:00 PM | At Red’s! | Alas, Melissa can’t attend this year. But don’t worry, it’s just a one time thing. |
| Juke Joint Festival | 04/11/19 | 6:00 PM | At Yazoo Pass | We eat three meals a day at Yazoo Pass when in town so we decided we should play there too! Alas, Melissa can’t attend this year. But no fear, it’s just a one time thing. |
| Hill Country Jam Festival | 06/27/18 | 4:00 PM | The Blues Shack, 2232 Old Oxford Road, Waterford, MS | All day festival, music starts at 4:00. Band Line-Up: Cedric Burnside Band, Mark Massey Band, Eric Deaton Band, Pork Chop Willie, Kent Burnside Band, Frederick Dunlap, E Camp Band, Kenny Brown Band, Beverly Davis, Vocalist and Garry Burnside Band. |
| Cotton Patch Festival | 05/13/18 | 8:00 PM | Holly Springs, MS | Time is tentative. Wonderful festival honoring our hero, Junior Kimbrough. |
| Silvana | 05/03/18 | 11:00 PM | 300 W 116th St, NYC | |
| Shrine World Music Venue | 04/25/18 | 11:00 PM | 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd, Harlem, NYC | |
| Juke Joint Festival | 04/14/18 | 6:00 PM | Clarksdale, MS. | Playing at Red's again on Saturday at 6:00. Watch for other shows during weekend. |
| Silvana | 03/04/18 | 10:00 PM | 300 W. 116th St, NYC | |
| Shrine World Music Venue | 03/01/18 | 11:00 PM | Shrine, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, in Harlem, NY. | Returning to playing in NYC! |
| The Way Station | 12/27/17 | 10:00 PM | 683 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY | |
| Private Event | 10/28/17 | 7:00 PM | Private Event | Contact us if you'd like us to play your event. We'd love to! |
| Garry Burnside's birthday party! | 10/21/17 | 7:00 PM | The Hut, Holly Springs, MS | All invited. Annual party for Garry's birthday. |
| Deep Blues Festival | 10/15/17 | 3:45 PM | Clarksdale, Mississippi, at Shacksdale Stage across from Hopson. | Full band. Playing as a duo on Friday. |
| Deep Blues Festival | 10/13/17 | 12:00 PM | Clarksdale, Mississippi, at the Shacksdale Stage across from Hopson's. | Bill and Melissa playing as a duo. Full band on Sunday. |
| The Way Station | 09/05/17 | 11:00 PM | The Way Station, 683 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY | Part of triple bill with two other fantastic artists, Whiskey Girls and Miwa Gemini. Music starts at 9 pm. We'll all be there so come and say hi. |
| Shrine World Music Venue | 07/23/17 | 9:00 PM | 2270 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, Harlem, NY (between 133rd and 134th streets) | |
| Silvana Harlem | 07/21/17 | 9:00 PM | Silvana Harlem, 300 West 116th Street, Harlem, NY | |
| The Way Station | 07/19/17 | 10:00 PM | The Way Station, 683 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY | Our return to the best venue in Brooklyn! |
| Shrine World Music Venue | 07/06/17 | 11:00 PM | Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, Harlem, NY (between 13 | Can't wait to be back at Shrine! |
| Travelling Man Bluegrass Festival | 06/11/17 | 4:00 PM | German Masonic Park Tappan, NY | We are closing this five band Sunday afternoon festival. |
| Private Event | 06/02/17 | 8:00 PM | Press Lounge, NYC | |
| Kimbrough Cotton Patch Festival | 05/12/17 | 12:00 PM | The Hut Holly Springs, MS | Three day festival. Details to come! |
| Juke Joint Festival--Hopson Commissary | 04/23/17 | 3:00 PM | Clarksdale, MS | Sets at 3:00 (Melissa and Bill as duo); 4:00 (full band) and 5:00 (full band) |
| Juke Joint Festival--Red's | 04/22/17 | 6:00 PM | Clarksdale, MS | Our annual show at Red's. Come early for a good seat! |
| Deep Blues Festival Oct 13-16 | 10/13/16 | 5:00 AM | Clarksdale, MS | Thursday--5:00 at Jeff Norwood Stage Friday--11:00 am Jeff Norwood Stage Sunday--6:00 at Jeff Norwood Stage Also sitting in with Garry Burnside at Reds on Friday at 7:00 and Sunday to end the festival at Jeff Norwood Stage at 7:00 |
| The Tap Room at Singlecut Beers | 07/22/16 | 8:00 PM | 19-33 37th St, Astoria, NY | Wonderful craft beer in a cool venue |
| Juke Joint Festival | 04/16/16 | 6:00 PM | Red's Lounge | We missed last year after six years in a row at this festival. So glad to be back again at Red's!! The great Garry Burnside sitting in with us. |
| The Way Station | 11/12/15 | 10:00 PM | 683 Washington Ave, Brooklyn | Brooklyn's best music venue! |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night | 10/29/15 | 8:00 PM | Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd., Harlem, NYC | Details TBA |
| King Biscuit Festival | 10/09/15 | 7:00 PM | King Biscuit Blues Festival, Helena, Arkansas | Tentative |
| The Tap Room at SingleCut Beer | 09/05/15 | 8:00 PM | 19-33 37th St, Astoria, NY | A terrific venue with outstanding beer. Two sets starting at 8:00 SHARP |
| The Way Station | 09/02/15 | 9:00 PM | 683 Washington Ave, Brooklyn | Brooklyn's best music venue! |
| The Way Station | 08/14/15 | 9:00 PM | 683 Washington Ave, Brooklyn | Last minute add...Trio for early show |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night | 07/30/15 | 8:00 PM | Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd., Harlem, NYC | With one of absolute favorites: Ted Drozdowski and the Scissormen. Ryan Lee Crosby to open. If you don't know Ryan, you will soon. |
| The Way Station | 07/21/15 | 11:00 PM | 683 Washington Ave, Brooklyn | Our favorite venue.... |
| The Tap Room at Singlecut Beersmiths | 06/06/15 | 8:00 PM | 19-33 37th St., Astoria | Sets at 8:00 and 9:15 |
| BB King's--Main Stage | 05/31/15 | 8:00 PM | BB King's Blues Club, NYC | Fundraiser for a Mississippi Blues Trail Marker for NYC. On the main stage with a whole bunch of bands. Details soon. |
| The Way Station | 05/14/15 | 11:00 PM | 683 Washington Ave, Brooklyn | |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night | 04/23/15 | 8:00 PM | Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd., Harlem, NYC | With Ray Cashman and R.L. Boyce |
| Juke Joint Festival | 04/11/15 | 6:00 PM | Clarksdale, Mississippi | Very sorry! We have to skip this year's Festival. We'll be down in Mississippi soon and will absolutely be there next year. Say hey to everyone for us. |
| Fundraiser for Mississippi Blues Trail NYC Marker | 03/15/15 | 7:00 PM | Iridium, 1650 Broadway, NYC | This is gonna be big. Michael Packard is putting this together and it should be amazing. Details to follow. |
| The Way Station | 03/04/15 | 10:00 PM | 683 Washington Ave, Brooklyn | |
| Hill Country Night with Garry Burnside | 01/29/15 | 8:00 PM | Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, Harlem | We wanted to start this year's Hill Country Nights big. So we are! Garry's coming back up from Holly Springs. And opening is Mya Byrne and the Firebrands. |
| The Way Station | 01/07/15 | 10:00 PM | 683 Washington Ave, Brooklyn | Our favorite Brooklyn venue! |
| The Way Station | 11/19/14 | 11:00 PM | The Way Station, Brooklyn, NY | The best venue in Brooklyn! |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night | 11/06/14 | 8:00 PM | Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. ( between 133rd and 134 | 8:00 Whiskey Heart; 9:00 Garry Burnside; 10:30 Pork Chop Willie |
| Tap Room at Singlecut Beersmiths | 10/17/14 | 8:00 PM | 19-33 37th St, Astoria, Queens | Returning for some great beer made onsite---And to play a little music too! Two sets: 8:00 and 9:00 |
| King Biscuit Festival | 10/11/14 | 10:00 PM | Helena, Arkansas | With special guest, Garry Burnside! Not the sexiest time of day, but hey, its two appearances at the King Biscuit Festival! |
| King Biscuit Festival | 10/10/14 | 10:00 PM | Helena, Arkansas | Not one, but two slots. 10 am Friday and again at 10 am Saturday (with Garry Burnside) |
| John Brown's Smokehouse | 09/25/14 | 7:00 PM | 10-43 44th Dr, Long Island City, NY | Come for the food, its amazing!! Terrific garden area with full stage. |
| Hill Country Barbecue | 09/24/14 | 9:00 PM | 30 West 26th St, Manhattan | |
| The Way Station | 09/10/14 | 11:00 PM | 683 Washington Ave., Brooklyn | |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night | 09/04/14 | 8:00 PM | Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. ( between 133rd and 134 | 8:00 Whiskey Heart; 9:00 R.L. Boyce--back up from Mississippi! 10:00 Pork Chop Willie |
| The Tap Room | 08/22/14 | 8:00 PM | 19-33 37th St., Astoria, NY | |
| Hill Country Barbecue | 07/23/14 | 9:00 PM | 30 West 26th St., Manhattan | |
| John Brown's Smokehouse | 07/17/14 | 7:00 PM | 10-43 44th Drive, Long Island City, NY | 7:00-9:00. GREAT food. Outside stage. A big supporter of Hill Country Music. |
| LIC Bar | 07/16/14 | 10:00 PM | 45-58 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, NY | LIC Bar is a classic New York City watering hole in the hottest neighborhood in Queens. You’ll find the bar’s 100-year-old history – an antique wood bar, original tin ceilings, brick walls – paired with a beautiful outdoor garden and a great friendly crowd – only one subway stop from Manhattan. |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night | 07/10/14 | 8:00 PM | Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. ( between 133rd and 134 | |
| Music on the Couch | 06/30/14 | 10:00 PM | An interactive internet radio show. www.musiconthecouch.com | Part of their "Musicians You Should Know" series. Details on how to participate with us coming soon. |
| NM Hill Country Picnic | 06/28/14 | 7:00 PM | Waterford, MS (corner of Hwy 7 South and Hwy 310) | Tentative. Picnic is June 27 and 28. |
| CD Release Party! | 06/16/14 | 7:30 PM | Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, NYC | The release date for "Love is the Devil" is June 3. We want to celebrate it's release at the venue where we've been hosting our Hill Country Nights. It's our chance to say thank you to everyone for your support. |
| The Jalopy Theater | 05/22/14 | 10:00 PM | The Jalopy Theater, 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY | Following the fabulous Ben Russell who plays at 9:00. http://benrussellmusic.com/ |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night | 05/01/14 | 8:00 PM | Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. ( between 133rd and 134 | The Hill Country legend R.L. Boyce is coming up from Mississippi to play this show. Miah and Friends will be the opener. We will be joined by special guest Mark Shulman on guitar. Mark has played with so many artists you love, including Suzanne Vega, Odetta, Junior Wells and Shawn Colvin. |
| Sunday Night Juke Joint | 04/13/14 | 7:00 PM | Old Time Pickin' Parlor 307 N. 16th Street, in East Nashville | Also appearing: Ryan Lee Crosby |
| Juke Joint Festival | 04/12/14 | 5:00 PM | Clarksdale, MS | Red's on Saturday |
| Juke Joint Festival | 04/11/14 | 5:00 PM | Clarksdale, MS | Juke Joint Chapel at Shack UP Inn on Friday |
| Introducing "Love is the Devil" CD--Exclusive Preview | 04/11/14 | 3:00 PM | Cat Head, 252 Delta Ave., Clarksdale, MS | The official release date for our new CD, "Love is the Devil" isn't untl June. But we're bringing copies with us to the Juke Joint Fesitval and will be introducing the new CD in front of Cat Head in an exclusive preview. Play a little, chat a little..... |
| Radio Interview: WROX, Clarksdale | 04/11/14 | 9:00 AM | WROX, Clarksdale, 105.5 FM, 1450 AM | Live streaming: http://www.wroxradio.com/ |
| Interview on King Biscuit Hour | 04/10/14 | 12:45 PM | King Biscuit Hour, radio interview, KFFA, Helena Arkansas, 1360 AM, 103.1 FM | Live streaming: http://www.kffa.com/index_temp3.cfm?CustomPageID=169 |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night | 03/07/14 | 8:00 PM | Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. ( between 133rd and 134 | |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night | 01/10/14 | 8:00 PM | Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. ( between 133rd and 134 | With the Ten Foot Polecats and Burnside, Kimbrough and Chew--the new supergroup from the Hill Country |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night | 11/15/13 | 8:00 PM | Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd (133rd and 134th st.), N | With Garry Burnside and The Ten Foot Polecats |
| R.L. Burnside Fest | 09/27/13 | 8:00 PM | Holly Springs, MS | A great music festival with Duwayne Burnside, Kenny Brown and many others. Pork Chop Willie will play on both Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00 |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night | 09/19/13 | 8:00 PM | Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd (between 133rd and 134th | With The Dirty Mermaids featuring Paul Olsen, grammy nominee with the GREAT band Scrapomatic, and Husky Burnette opening (Date changed from Aug 2) |
| Lichter Salon, Private Event | 09/07/13 | 7:00 PM | Brooklyn | |
| Ground Zero Blues Club, Clarksdale, MS | 08/16/13 | 8:00 PM | Clarksdale, MS | |
| The Blind Pig, Oxford, MS | 08/15/13 | 9:00 PM | 105 N. Lamar, Oxford. On the Square.... | |
| The Wayland | 07/31/13 | 9:30 PM | The Wayland, Avenue C and Ninth St. in NYC | The spirit of Banjo Jim's lives on! |
| The Center for Strategic Art & Agriculture | 07/04/13 | 4:00 PM | At the Silent Barn, 603 Bushwick Ave., Brooklyn | One set at 4:00 as part of a Garden Party at this terrific gallery |
| Make Music New York Festival | 06/21/13 | 1:00 PM | Outside Big Road in Chelsea, 235 W. 23rd St, basically across from the Chelsea H | A one hour set from 1:00-2:00 |
| The Paper Box in Williamsburg | 06/14/13 | 7:30 PM | The Paper Box, 17 Meadow St., Brooklyn | Part of the H.I.P. Reading Series. Readings from bestselling authors and Pulitzer Prize winners, Tea Obreht, Jason porter and Ayad Akhtar along with carnival-inspired games and contests. Though largely illiterate but often cirus-like, Pork Chop Willie will play from 9:30 until late... With special guest Paul Olsen of Scrapomatic. |
| John Brown's Smokehouse | 06/09/13 | 8:00 PM | 10-43 44th Drive, Long Island City | R.L. Boyce may be joining us again.... |
| Mafrika Festival | 06/09/13 | 2:00 PM | Marcus Garvey Park, 125th street and Fifth ave, NYC | A great annual festival. Tons of great music. |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night--With Duwayne Burnside! | 06/07/13 | 8:00 PM | Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd (between 133rd and 134th | Finally convinced DuWayne Burnside to headline our Hill Country Night. Shannon McNally will be joining him too! whoo hoo. |
| The Wayland | 05/21/13 | 9:30 PM | Ninth Street and Avenue C | The spirit of Banjo Jim's lives on in this wonderful venue. |
| Juke Joint Festival | 04/13/13 | 5:00 PM | Juke Joint Festival, Clarksdale, MS | Our fifth year at the festival! Saturday schedule: Rust 12-1; Red's 5-7. |
| John Brown's Smokehouse with R.L. Boyce | 04/07/13 | 8:00 PM | John Brown's Smokehouse, 10-43 44th Dr., Long Island City, NY | With R.L. Boyce! Outside in the garden. R.L. agreed to come back up from the Mississippi Hill Country just for the barbecue. It's that good.... |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night | 04/05/13 | 8:00 PM | Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, NYC | Another of our regular Hill Country Nights. R.L. Boyce, one of the long-time greats of the Hill Country, is coming up for a weekend of music. Opening is Big Jon Short, who is on his way to the Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale. |
| Big Road in Chelsea | 03/16/13 | 7:00 PM | Big Road in Chelsea, 235 W. 23rd St., second floor (btwn Seventh and Eighth Aven | Note new date. A very cool new venue opening in NYC. Opening act tba. Pork Chop Willie at 7:40. At 8:20 is David Bennett Cohen, who, while primarily known as the keyboardist and guitarist of Country Joe and the Fish, is a master of boogie-woogie, stride and N'Orleans piano styles. |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night | 03/07/13 | 8:00 PM | Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. ( between 133rd and 134 | |
| The Wayland, with Special Guests Garland Jeffreys and James Maddock | 03/04/13 | 9:30 PM | 700 E. 9th St. (corner of Avenue C), NYC | Hey! The old Banjo Jim's in its newest incarnation. You know how much we loved Banjo Jim's. Got to tell you, though, The Wayland is really nice. Come by for a bit of a reunion? With Garland Jeffreys and James Maddock! |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night | 02/01/13 | 8:00 PM | Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, NYC | 8:00 Ten Foot Polecats; 9:00 Pork Chop Willie; 10:00 Kent Burnside |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night | 01/10/13 | 8:00 PM | Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. ( between 133rd and 134 | |
| Recording in Mississippi | 10/26/12 | 10:00 PM | Black Wings Studios, Water Valley | Recording on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Stop by if you'd like! |
| John Brown's Smokehouse | 10/18/12 | 7:00 PM | 10-43 44th Drive, Long Island City, NY | 7:00-9:00 Serious BBQ |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night | 10/12/12 | 8:00 PM | Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd., NYC | Get this. Eric Deaton will open and then Kenny Brown is coming back--with full band--to headline. Cool. |
| Acoustic Pork Chop | 09/04/12 | 10:00 PM | Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, NYC | Melissa and Bill, stripped down |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night, hosted by Pork Chop Willie | 08/24/12 | 8:00 PM | Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, NYC | With The Scissormen (supporting their new CD and DVD, Big Shoes) and Garry Burnside (of the Burnside Exploration and North Mississippi Allstars) |
| Acoustic Pork Chop | 08/05/12 | 7:00 PM | John Brown Smokehouse, 25-08 37th Ave., Long Island City, NY | Monthly residency |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night, hosted by Pork Chop Willie | 07/12/12 | 8:00 PM | Shrine, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd (between 133rd and 134th st.), NYC | With the Eric Deaton Trio and Afrisippi!! |
| Acoustic Pork Chop | 07/01/12 | 7:00 PM | John Brown Smokehouse, 25-08 37th Ave., Long Island City, NY | Monthly residency |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night | 06/07/12 | 8:00 PM | Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd., NYC | |
| Acoustic Pork Chop | 06/03/12 | 7:00 PM | John Brown Smokehouse, 25-08 37th Ave., Long Island City, NY | Monthly residency |
| Acoustic Pork Chop | 05/06/12 | 7:00 PM | John Brown Smokehouse, 25-08 37 Ave, Long Island City, NYC | A new residency for us at the best bbq restaurant in NYC. John Brown's is getting rave reviews in the NY Times and elsewhere. We'll be playing the first Sunday of every month. Come by for some serious barbecue and serious Hill Country blues. |
| Juke Joint Festival | 04/13/12 | 6:00 PM | Clarksdale, Mississippi | Our fourth year at the Juke Joint Festival. Three shows: Friday, 7:30-10:00 at Rust; Saturday, 11:00-11:45 at Delta Amusement Stage; Saturday, 5:00-7:00 at Reds. |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night, hosted by Pork Chop Willie | 04/12/12 | 8:00 PM | Shrine, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd (between 133rd and 134th St.), NYC | With Kenny Brown as the headliner!!! Plus The Ten Foot Polecats. 8:00-Midnight. |
| Gaslight Revival | 04/10/12 | 10:00 PM | The Village Gaslight 116 MacDougal St., NYC | Come support the best in roots music at these monthly Revivals. House band with Sheriff Bob himself on at 8:30. Porrk Chop Willie at 10:00. |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night | 04/05/12 | 8:00 PM | Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, NYC | |
| Acoustic Pork Chop | 04/01/12 | 7:00 PM | John Brown Smokehouse, 25-08 37 Ave, Long Island City, NY | A new residency for us at the best bbq restaurant in NYC. John Brown's is getting rave reviews in the NY Times and elsewhere. We'll be playing the first Sunday of every month. Come by for some serious barbecue and serious Hill Country blues. |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night | 02/01/12 | 8:00 PM | Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, NYC | Headliner: David Kimbrough |
| Hill Country Night with Kent Burnside and The Scissormen | 01/13/12 | 7:00 PM | Shrine, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, (133rd and 134th streets), NYC | Yes, Kent Burnside is coming up again from Mississippi with a new cd AND the Scissormen are also on the bill. Yeah, baby. 7:00 The Scissormen; 8:00 Pork Chop Willie; 9:30 Kent Burnside |
| Blues Night at Otto's Shrunken Head | 12/17/11 | 9:00 PM | Otto's Shrunken Head, 538 W. 14th St., NYC | A full night of blues. 9:00 Big Jon Short; 10:00 Cannibal Ramblers; 11:00 Pork Chop Willie, full band; 12:00 Righteous Devils |
| Acoustic Pork Chop | 11/04/11 | 9:30 PM | Googies Lounge, 154 Ludlow Street (above the Living Room) | Just Melissa and Bill |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night, hosted by Pork Chop Willie | 10/07/11 | 9:30 PM | Googie's Lounge 154 Ludlow St, NYC (Inside and above The Living Room) | With the Scissormen!!! 9:30 Cashman; 10:00 Pork Chop Willie; 11:00 The Scissormen |
| Sidewalk Bar | 09/14/11 | 9:30 PM | Sidewalk Bar, 94 Avenue A (at 6th Street) | Returning to one of our favorite venues for an extended set. Come hear Blues Kitchen at 8:00 and stay for our set. |
| Acoustic Pork Chop | 09/09/11 | 10:30 PM | Googies Lounge, 154 Ludlow Street (above the Living Room) | A new venue for our acoustic shows! The best acoustic venue in NYC. |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night, hosted by Pork Chop Willie | 08/05/11 | 9:00 PM | Banjo Jim's closing has been delayed! Last Hill Country Night at Banjo Jim's! | Looks like we lost Big Jon Short during the chaos of Banjo Jim's impending closing. So Pork Chop Willie will start at 9:00 followed by Eric Deaton at 10:30. Special guests likely to show up for this last hurrah at Banjo Jim's! |
| Hill Country Night in Worcester, MA | 06/04/11 | 9:00 PM | Gilrein's, 802 Main St., Worcester MA | With Jeff Norwood and the Ten Foot Polecats |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night, hosted by Pork Chop Willie | 06/03/11 | 9:00 PM | Banjo Jim's, 9th Street and Avenue C, NYC | Jeff Norwood, 9:00; Pork Chop Willie, 10:00; Valerie June, Midnight |
| Acoustic Pork Chop | 05/07/11 | 9:00 PM | Banjo Jim's, 9th Street and Avenue C in NYC | A one-hour acoustic set |
| Juke Joint Festival | 04/16/11 | 6:00 PM | Clarksdale, Mississippi | Friday, April 15, 7:30, Rust Restaurant; Saturday, April 16, 3:00, Yazoo Park Stage |
| Pork Chop Willie | 04/10/11 | 10:00 PM | Spike Hill, 184 Bedford Street, Brooklyn, NY | |
| Hill Country Night in Boston | 04/02/11 | 9:00 PM | Rosebud Bar & Grill in Davis Square, Somerville, MA | We're taking our Hill Country Night up to Boston. Appearing with Kent Burnside, the Ten Foot Polecats and the Tokyo Tramps. Supported by the Boston Blues Society. |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night, hosted by Pork Chop Willie | 04/01/11 | 9:00 PM | Banjo Jim's, 9th Street and Avenue C in New Yawk City | We're bringing back one of everyone's favorite lineups with the Ten Foot Polecats on at 9: Pork Chop Willie at 10 and the great Kent Burnside at Midnight. |
| Pork Chop Willie | 03/23/11 | 10:00 PM | Shrine, 2271 Adam Claytom Powell Jr. Blvd (between 133rd and 134th streets), NYC | All electric and ready to go |
| A Night of Pork Chop Willie! | 03/04/11 | 9:00 PM | Banjo Jim's, 9th Street and Avenue C, NYC | Two sets. A one hour set of Pork Chop Willie acoustic at 9:00. Then electric with full band at 11:00. |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night, hosted by Pork Chop Willie | 02/04/11 | 9:00 PM | Banjo Jim's, 9th Street and Avenue C, New York City | This time with Eric Deaton at Midnight. Eric studied under R.L. and Junior and played at Junior's Place every Sunday for years. Don't miss him while he's here in NYC. Also another great , really fun, band making its Banjo Jim's debut, Sit Down Baby at 9:00; Pork Chop Willie at 10; Eric Deaton at Midnight |
| Pork Chop Willie | 01/15/11 | 8:00 PM | Java Joe's Theater, Home of Kent Burnside, Des Moines, IA | |
| Hill Country Night with Kent Burnside and The Scissormen | 01/13/11 | 8:00 PM | Shrine 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd (133rd and 134th Streets), NYC | North Mississippi Hill Country Night with Kent Burnside! Yes, Kent's coming back up from Mississippi with a new CD. And, The Scissormen will also join us!! Very cool. 8:00 The Scissormen; 9:00 Pork Chop Willie; 11:00 Kent Burnside |
| Hill Country Night with Kent Burnside and The Scissormen | 01/13/11 | 8:00 PM | Shrine, 2271 Adam Clayton Powerll Blvd (133rd and 134th streets) NYC | Yes, Kent Burnside is coming back with a brand new CD. AND, the Scissormen also on the bill. 8:00 The Scissormen; 9:00 Pork Chop Willie; 11:00 Kent Burnside |
| Hill Country Night with Kent Burnside and The Scissormen | 01/13/11 | 8:00 PM | Shrine, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd (133rd and 134th streets), NYC | Yes, Kent Burnside is coming back up from Mississippi with a new cd AND the Scissormen also on bill. 8:00 The Scissormen; 9:00 Pork Chop Willie; 11:00 Kent Burnside |
| Pork Chop Willie--Acoustic! | 01/07/11 | 9:00 PM | Banjo Jim's, 9th Street and Avenue C, New York City | The first night of our new acoustic residency at Banjo Jim's the first Friday of every other month, complementing the North Mississippi Hill Country Nights on the first Friday of the every OTHER month. Got that? |
| Pork Chop Willie | 12/05/10 | 10:00 PM | Spike Hill 184 & 186 Bedford Ave Williamsburgh, Brooklyn | |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night, hosted by Pork Chop Willie | 12/03/10 | 9:00 PM | Banjo Jim's 9th Street and Avenue C NYC | Another of our first Friday of every other month Hill Country Nights. 9:00 Ten Foot Pole Cats 10:00 Pork Chop Willie 12:00 Kent Burnside |
| The Duck Inn--with Garry Burnside1 | 10/02/10 | 8:30 PM | 123 W. Boston Post Rd (half block south of Mamaroneck Ave), Mamaroneck, NY | With the incredible Garry Burnside. Don't miss seeing Garry in such an intimate venue. |
| Banjo Jim's--with Garry Burnside!! | 10/01/10 | 10:00 PM | 9th Street and Avenue C in NYC | Another North Mississippi Hill Country Night. The Ten Foot Polecats return at 9, Pork Chop Willie on at 10, and the great Garry Burnside at Midnight. Don't miss seeing Garry Burnside in this intimate venue |
| North Mississippi Hill Country Night, hosted by Pork Chop Willie | 08/06/10 | 9:00 PM | Banjo Jim's, Avenue C and 9th Street in New York City | Another of our great Hill Country Nights. Will Scott at 9:00; Pork Chop Willie at 10:00; Kent Burnside at Midnight |
| Private Event | 07/24/10 | 6:00 PM | Private event.... | |
| Hill Country Picnic | 06/26/10 | 4:00 PM | Potts Camp, Mississippi | With Kent Burnside |
| Private Event | 06/24/10 | 7:00 PM | Private event.... | |
| Make Music New York Festival | 06/21/10 | 12:00 PM | New York Public Library, Grand Central Branch on 46th Street (between Lexington | |
| Shrine | 06/10/10 | 10:00 PM | 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd (between 133rd and 134th Streets), Harlem, NYC | |
| Banjo Jim's | 06/04/10 | 10:00 PM | 9th Street and Ave. C in NYC | |
| Gip's Place | 05/22/10 | 9:00 PM | Bessemer, AL | After festival party! |
| Bob Syke's Blues BBQ Festival | 05/22/10 | 5:30 PM | Bessemer, Alabama | |
| Moe's BBQ with Kent Burnside, private party | 05/21/10 | 9:00 PM | Bessemer, Alabama | |
| Juke Joint Festival, April 15-17 | 04/17/10 | 6:00 PM | Clarksdale, Mississippi | Seven appearances! At Yazoo Park Stage on Saturday at 12:00. Opening for Cedric Burnside and Lightning Malcolm at Shack Up Inn on Saturday at 7:30. Outside BluesSource and its CD Annex Thursday, Friday and Saturday. |
| The Duck Inn | 04/03/10 | 8:30 PM | 128 West Boston Post Rd. (half block south of Mamaroneck Ave), Mamaroneck, NY | With Garry Burnside and Kent Burnside |
| Banjo Jim's | 04/02/10 | 10:00 PM | 9th Street and Avenue C in NYC | Garry Burnside will appear at 9:00 and Kent Burnside will take the set after us at 12:00 |
| Gilrein's | 04/01/10 | 9:00 PM | Worcester, MA. | |
| Terra Blues | 03/31/10 | 10:00 PM | Bleecker Street, NYC | |
| Shrine | 03/25/10 | 11:00 PM | 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd (between 133rd and 134th streets) | |
| 08/07/09 | 6:00 PM | Appearing at Banjo Jim's, NYC | ||
| 07/03/09 | 6:00 PM | Appearing at Banjo Jim's, NYC | ||
| 06/21/09 | 6:00 PM | Appearing Lovin' Cup Cafe, Williamsburg | ||
| 06/03/09 | 6:00 PM | Appearing at Banjo Jim's, NYC |
Recent Highlights
Pork Chop Willie has played at Terra Blues, Lucille's Grill at B.B. King's and the Washington Square Music Festival in New York City, and at the Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale, Mississippi., at Roosters Blues House, Oxford, Mississippi and more.
