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8pm - $35/40 Donna the Buffalo (AMERICANA/ZYDECO/ROOTS/COUNTRY/CAJUN) Distinctive, groove-heavy, and danceable, Donna the Buffalo is a band for the people. One of the most dynamic and determined bands continuously touring America for since 1989, Donna the Buffalo has created a community environment at their shows through their distinctive, groove-heavy, and danceable music. Donna the Buffalo is a band for the people that is accessible, positive, and memorable. With roots in old time fiddle music that evolved into a soulful electric…

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8pm FREE (JAMBAND/TRIBUTE) Hippies please use side door... UJB has been faithfully bringing the music and spirit of the Grateful Dead to Skipper's every Thursday at Skipper's since 1998. Uncle John's Band was formed in 1989 in Clearwater Florida from a combination of talented musicians who love to play the music of the Grateful Dead. The purpose of Uncle John's Band is to recreate the atmosphere and musical adventure of a live Dead show. Over the past many years, Uncle…

8pm $10/13 Rumours - A Fleetwood Mac Tribute (TRIBUTE/CLASSIC) Rumours is the country’s premier Fleetwood Mac tribute band. Based in Atlanta, GA, Rumours captures the energy of Fleetwood Mac at the height of their career by blending perfect harmonies, precise instrumentation, and a visually engaging stage show. Rumours’ dedication to recreating the Fleetwood Mac experience has skyrocketed their popularity, garnering a loyal fan base. Playing to sold out audiences and packed houses at private engagements and major venues across the country including House of Blues, the legendary Daryl Hall’s…

8pm $5/8 "David Bowie 70th Birthday Tribute" 8pm Acoustic Set of David Bowie Tunes Bowie songs throughout the night Talk to Mark (POP/ROCK) By equal turns both raucous and melodious, St. Petersburg, Florida quartet Talk To Mark mix power guitars, impassioned vocals and pop songwriting into a straight-ahead rock style all their own. The band began in the spring of 2005 when frontman Mark Murphy and original bassist Paul Bernardini decided to expand their musical horizons beyond their acoustic duo…

5pm - $10 Minimum Suggested Donation The 2017 International Blues Challenge (IBC) is January 31st to February 4th, 2017 in Memphis, Tennessee and is held at venues located along historic Beale Street. The International Showcase opens the event on January 31 followed by 2 rounds of IBC quarter-finals on February 1st and 2nd, semi-finals on February 3rd, and concludes with finalists performing at the Orpheum Theater on February 4th. Each Affiliate of The Blues Foundation has the right to send…

7pm - $10/13 John Nemeth Band (BLUES) Boise, Idaho is hardly the place anyone would conjure up as a hotbed of soul music. But for John Németh, it’s where his love for the genre began—and the starting point for a journey that’s taken him from his first gigs fronting a teenaged band to five Blues Music Award nominations in 2013 alone. www.johnnemeth.com The Broadcast (AMERICANA/ROCK/SOUL) A soulful americana rock band bursting at the seams- The Broadcast is fronted by explosive vocalist…

8pm $10/13 Mad Dogs: The Joe Cocker Experience (CLASSIC ROCK/TRIBUTE) Mad Dogs is THE Authentic Joe Cocker tribute... America's #1 Tribute to the man and his music. Fronted by one and only Jimmy Persons, Mad Dogs includes new members Kerry Campbell (War, Carole King, Bobby Womack, The Dramatics), Kenny Suarez (Iron Butterfly, Bertie Higgins, Al DiMeola), and vocalists Chris Stone and Pam Koehler. Mad Dogs also does a Santana tribute called Sacred Fire, which will open the show and play…

8pm $7/10 Holey Miss Moley (FUNK/ROCK/SOUL) is a nine piece Funk-Flavored Rock-Soul Infused Groove Factory based out of St.Petersburg to Orlando, Florida. Their high-energy sound is reminiscent of old school 70's funk melded with elements of Disco, Jazz, Soul and Hip-hop creating a superb fusion that delights and energizes the crowd getting people up and dancing all night! The musicians in Holey Miss Moley have collaborated together for years and it shows through their tight-knit sound and well orchestrated music.…

5pm - $7/10 The First Ladies of Country Music Revue (TRIBUTE/COUNTRY) Travel back to a time of Honky Tonks, Jukeboxes and the Grand Ole Opry with The First Ladies of Country Music Revue. Our tribute to the groundbreaking women of country music features the songs and stories of Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, Dolly Parton and other legendary women of the Classic Country era! The First Ladies of Country Music Revue features the Honky Tonk sounds of Erika Sparks and The Country Sunshine Band.…

8pm - $10/13 WMNF CONCERT TICKET PURCHASING INFORMATION You can purchase advance tickets online at wmnf.org/events by calling the station during business hours at 813-238-8001 or in person at Skipper’s Smokehouse or other WMNF ticket outlets. Bella's Bartok (KLEZMER/PUNK/POP) To understand Bella’s Bartok, imagine what you would get if Salvador Dali and Toulouse Lautrec were fronting the Moulin Rouge’s house band, and you have the exuberant spectacle that is Bella’s Bartok. Described as “about as much fun as you can have with…

8pm $20/25 or $35 for both days Tab Benoit (BLUES) is a Cajun man who’s definitely got the blues. Born November 17, 1967, he grew up in Houma, Louisiana. A guitar player since his teenage years, he hung out at the Blues Box, a ramshackle music club and cultural center in nearby Baton Rouge run by guitarist Tabby Thomas. Playing guitar alongside Thomas, Raful Neal, Henry Gray and other high-profile regulars at the club, Benoit learned the blues first-hand from a…

8pm $20/25 or $35 for both days Tab Benoit (BLUES) is a Cajun man who’s definitely got the blues. Born November 17, 1967, he grew up in Houma, Louisiana. A guitar player since his teenage years, he hung out at the Blues Box, a ramshackle music club and cultural center in nearby Baton Rouge run by guitarist Tabby Thomas. Playing guitar alongside Thomas, Raful Neal, Henry Gray and other high-profile regulars at the club, Benoit learned the blues first-hand from a…

5pm $7 In Business (FUNK) Founded in 2012 in funky New Orleans, Louisiana, In Business is an organization of like-minded individuals dedicated to the creation and distribution of one product, and one product only: funk music. Although our mission is a simple one, we are steadfast in our purpose, bringing only the highest quality funk to our fans—aka consumers of the funk. Of course, high quality funk requires high quality ingredients, including, but not limited to: big fat grooves, tasty…

7pm - $5 WMNF 88.5 & The Dream Clinic in association with Steaming Pig Productions present a monthly event "Old School Tuesdays". This first event will feature the HubbTones. Hubbtones (DEEP CUT ALBUM ROCK) The HubbTones are a five piece rock-n-roll band made up of veterans of the Tampa Bay music scene who play a wide variety of deep-cut album rock. Some of the band members have been playing together off and on and in various bands around the Tampa…

8PM - $5 Treehouse! (REGGAE/JAM/ROCK) East Coast Reggae Jam Rock band, TreeHouse! formed in 2010 in Myrtle Beach, SC, with members, Jeremy Anderson on vocals and guitar, Matt Link on bass, and Trey Moody on drums. TreeHouse! spearheaded its own original local following in the area until the band was performing special events with some of the biggest acts in their genre at venues such as House of Blues. TreeHouse! released its debut album in June of 2011 and began…

Tim Dorsey Book Signing Tim will be doing a book signing at Skipper's for his book, "Clownfish Blues".

8pm - $10/13 Early Set: Missy Raines & the New Hip (ACOUSTIC/NEWGRASS/BLUEGRASS) Missy Raines is a 7-time recipient of the Bass Player of the Year Award from the International Bluegrass Music Association and a former member of the Grammy-nominated Claire Lynch Band and the acclaimed duo Jim Hurst & Missy Raines. She is one of the most respected, popular, and trailblazing figures in bluegrass. Her rich pedigree reaches from legends such as Mac Wiseman, Kenny Baker, Josh Graves, and Eddie…

8pm - $10/13 Trae Pierce and the T-Stone Band (FUNK/BLUES/ROCK) Trae Pierce can funk you up. A veteran of the stage, Trae has been touring with bands such as Sugarfoot’s Ohio Players, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Dr Hook, James Brown and more for over three decades. In addition to his time on the road, Trae has produced and recorded with hip-hop, rock and blues icons such as Flo-Rida, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, and Emmylou Harris. He has made appearances…

5pm - $7/10 Talking Dreads (REGGAE/CARIBBEAN/TRIBUTE) Talking Dreads began as a project born from the audacious notion that hardcore Heads-lovers wouldn’t mind a tinkering or two with their favorite Talking Heads tunes, and there is a lot of great music here that will make you stop, listen and smile a little bit more as you’re grooving along to the joyous rhythms and jubilant spirit of the island vibe. Talking Dreads is the brainchild of Head Dread, Mystic Bowie, a Jamaican…

8pm FREE (JAMBAND/TRIBUTE) Hippies please use side door... UJB has been faithfully bringing the music and spirit of the Grateful Dead to Skipper's every Thursday at Skipper's since 1998. Uncle John's Band was formed in 1989 in Clearwater Florida from a combination of talented musicians who love to play the music of the Grateful Dead. The purpose of Uncle John's Band is to recreate the atmosphere and musical adventure of a live Dead show. Over the past many years, Uncle…

8pm $7/10 Jah Movement (REGGAE) Made with some of the best independent musicians in the South West Florida Region. Jah Movement Reggae Band (JMRB) has a glorifying sound where the individual talents of each member comes together and add their style of talent to music. Founded in May of 2015, JMRB has established a well known name and image through out Florida. Their passion of performing live for different audiences of different ages, the band comes equipped with not only…

8pm - $7 Shoeless Soul (PROZAC-POP/JAZZY/JAM) Sometime in the summer of 2010 Rene started frequenting the open mic @ the Dunedin Brewery armed with guitar and a pocketful of tunes. Not before too long he met Sladjan Vidic and the chemistry between the two was undeniable, and the project that is shoeless soul was born.After Justin Pearl Morakis' departure, Sladjan took over on bass, Dave Gerulat was added on drums. Dave's skillfull rhytmic drumming style and on point backing vocals…

We are closed for the Big Game. We would call it by it's real name but, you know, we don't want to get sued.

8pm - $12/15 Melodime (AMERICANA/COUNTRY/ROCK) Melodime's Americana-flavored songs merge a slight country twang with rock and roll, successfully blending stunning piano melodies with catchy guitar riffs and sing-along choruses. Melodime, featuring Brad Rhodes (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Sammy Duis (piano, organ, bass), Tyler Duis (drums), and Jon Wiley (guitar, mandolin, dobro, bg vocals), has performed 125+ shows annually throughout the continental United States, sharing the stage with such well-known acts as  Sam Hunt, Jonny Lang, A Thousand Horses, and Sister…

8pm - $12/15 Melodime (AMERICANA/COUNTRY/ROCK) Melodime's Americana-flavored songs merge a slight country twang with rock and roll, successfully blending stunning piano melodies with catchy guitar riffs and sing-along choruses. Melodime, featuring Brad Rhodes (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Sammy Duis (piano, organ, bass), Tyler Duis (drums), and Jon Wiley (guitar, mandolin, dobro, bg vocals), has performed 125+ shows annually throughout the continental United States, sharing the stage with such well-known acts as  Sam Hunt, Jonny Lang, A Thousand Horses, and Sister…

8pm - $15/20 Anders Osborne (ROCK N ROLL) The depth of one’s life is evident through their music. The more sorrow, laughter and adventure experienced, the more interesting curves and crevices are carved into an artist’s songs.The miles traveled leave rich lines in the verses that only time, misadventure, and hard-won wisdom can produce. Anders Osborne is a map of intensely felt, passionately engaged living, a fractured but healing topography of heartbreak and hope for fellow travelers to explore. www.andersosborne.com…

8pm - $15/20 Anders Osborne (ROCK N ROLL) The depth of one’s life is evident through their music. The more sorrow, laughter and adventure experienced, the more interesting curves and crevices are carved into an artist’s songs.The miles traveled leave rich lines in the verses that only time, misadventure, and hard-won wisdom can produce. Anders Osborne is a map of intensely felt, passionately engaged living, a fractured but healing topography of heartbreak and hope for fellow travelers to explore. www.andersosborne.com…

6pm - $20/25 WMNF CONCERT TICKET PURCHASING INFORMATION You can purchase advance tickets online at wmnf.org/events by calling the station during business hours at 813-238-8001 or in person at Skipper’s Smokehouse or other WMNF ticket outlets. Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys Over the last three decades, Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys have kept up a constant cycle of traveling back and forth across the lower 48, then hopping across the pond to Europe and beyond. They bring with them a…

6pm - $20/25 WMNF CONCERT TICKET PURCHASING INFORMATION You can purchase advance tickets online at wmnf.org/events by calling the station during business hours at 813-238-8001 or in person at Skipper’s Smokehouse or other WMNF ticket outlets. Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys Over the last three decades, Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys have kept up a constant cycle of traveling back and forth across the lower 48, then hopping across the pond to Europe and beyond. They bring with them a…

5pm - $8/11 Jarekus Singleton (BLUES/ROCK/RAP) Jarekus Singleton is a musical trailblazer with a bold vision for the future of the blues. Springing from the same Mississippi soil as Charley Patton, Muddy Waters and B.B. King, Singleton’s cutting-edge sound—equally rooted in rap, rock and blues traditions—is all his own. He melds hip-hop wordplay, rock energy and R&B grooves with contemporary and traditional blues, turning audiences of all ages into devoted fans. With his untamed guitar licks and strong, soulful voice…

7pm $15/20 Eric Lindell (FUNK/BLUES/ROOTS/ROCK) “A tremendous raw talent…with a fully realized musical vision.” - Chicago Sun-Times “Pumping soul into funk, blues and roots-rock.” -USA Today Lifelong roots musician extraordinaire, Eric Lindell has been winning legions of fans across the USA and around the world since his 1996 debut album, Bring It Back. His compelling blend of R&B, soul and country has received widespread critical acclaim and attention from the likes of Rolling Stone, USA Today, the Los Angeles Daily News,…

8pm - $10/13 Damon Fowler Group (BLUES) With his hybrid of roots rock, blues, and sacred steel, Florida native Damon Fowler started wowing audiences with his musical exploits as a teenager, building a reputation as one of the hottest young players on the scene. Adding songwriting and vocal skills to his repertoire over the years has brought him many accolades, with critics extolling his originality and maturity as well as his technical guitar expertise. In recent years “Best of Tampa”…