Skipper’s Smokehouse Concert Calendar
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November 2019
Joe Louis Walker w/ Walker Smith Group – $15/20
8PM $15/20 Joe Louis Walker (Blues Hall of Fame Inductee & Four-Time Blues Music Award Winner) “A LEGENDARY BOUNDARY-PUSHING ICON OF MODERN BLUES” - NPR Multiple Grammy & WC Handy Award winner Joe Louis Walker is one of the most heralded blues artists of our time. Walker has recorded with BB King, James Cotton, Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, Branford Marsalis, and Ike Turner. Walker has become an international ambassador for the blues overseas, having played at countless festivals throughout Europe,…
Find out more »The Nighthawks w/ The Sauce Boss + Rev Billy C Wirtz – $10/15
8PM $10/15 The Nighthawks(Legendary Blues & Roots Band) http://thenighthawks.com/ w/ The Sauce Boss(Cooks Slide Guitar Blues & Gumbo At Every Show) https://www.facebook.com/BillSauceBossWharton plus, The Rev Billy C. Wirtz(Blues, R&B/Soul) https://revbillycwirtz.com/
Find out more »Shruti Foundation Yoga + Live Indian Music – Special Event
*Restaurant and Bar will open at 12:00pm* November 17th ONLY - 11:00 am - 12:00pm Join us for Slowdown Sundays at Skipper’s! This Sunday in November our very own, Julia will host a slow flow yoga class in the Skipperdome! The class will be donation based and include chanting, live music and one free draft beer per attendee after class concludes. All shapes, sizes, ages, genders and skill levels are welcome! Please bring your own mat, towel and bottled water…
Find out more »The Steepwater Band + Cottondale Swamp – $7/10
5pm $7/10 The Steepwater Band Diamond Day Records is very excited to announce the release of The Steepwater Band’s 6th full-length studio album SHAKE YOUR FAITH. The LP features 11 brand new TSB tracks, and is slated for release on Friday, April 1st via Double 180 Gram Vinyl, Compact Disc and Digital Download. The album was recorded last winter at Crushtone Studios, in the shadows of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, in Cleveland, Ohio. Shake Your Faith was produced…
Find out more »Cajun Zydeco Dance – FREE
7PM Open Dancing - FREE Cajun Zydeco Dance – If you love the music and culture from Louisiana, come join us and learn how to dance. No partner required.
Find out more »Rex Floyd | Special Anniversary Edition – $10/15
8pm $10/15 Rex Floyd (PINK FLOYD TRIBUTE) 40th Anniversary of The Wall and 50th Abbey Road (Beatles)
Find out more »Sean Chambers – $10/13
SEAN CHAMBERS "Guitarist Chambers achieves the distinctly American blues/soul/country/rock sound that the Stones used to aspire to long ago." - Jerry Shriver, USA TODAY Sean Chambers Band (BLUES)"Guitarist Chambers achieves the distinctly American blues/soul/country/rock sound that the Stones used to aspire to long ago." - Jerry Shriver, USA TODAYFlorida born Sean Chambers began his career in the Blues back in 1998 when he toured with the legendary Hubert Sumlin as his guitarist and band leader until 2003. During Sean's tenure…
Find out more »Benefit for Metropolitan Ministries – $5
5PM $5 Point 6 20th Anniversary (Latin Cross Over, World Beat Cover & Dance Band) https://www.facebook.com/Point-6-145615945465606/ w/ Disco Freak Band https://www.facebook.com/Discofreakband/ plus Sierra Amora https://www.sierraamora.com and Balloon Animal Band https://www.facebook.com/BalloonAnimalband/
Find out more »Taco Tuesday + One Dollar Margaritas – ALL DAY LONG
Every Tuesday Skipper's features a taco selection and one dollar margaritas. This special begins when we open and ends when we run out or close for the day. Un Taco - $3 Dos Tacos - $5 Tres Tacos - $7 $1 Margaritas
Find out more »Wacky Wing Wednesday – ALL DAY LONG
Every Wednesday Skipper's features our beloved chicken wings and draft beers at special pricing! FIFTY CENT wings and HAPPY HOUR priced drafts from open to when we run out or close for the day.
Find out more »Impulse Thanksgiving Eve – $5
8pm $5 Impulse (Reggae, Soca & Calypso) “Music alone shall live never to die.” Dynamic, evocative, charismatic and soulful is the style of the band Impulse. Since forming in 1997For the last fifteen years, Impulse has captivated the hearts of music lovers crossing culture, race and age. The band’s unique style of zouk, calypso, reggae, soca and meringue offer the perfect blend of island sounds for a romantic moment, leisurely hours or jump up. The “impulse musical foundation band,” popularly…
Find out more »CLOSED – Happy Thanksgiving
We are taking the day off to spend with our friends and family. The Skipper's ownership, management and staff wishes you and yours the happiest Thanksgiving.
Find out more »Sugar & Spice CD Release Party – $10/13
8PM $10/13 Sugar & Spice Revue CD Release (Blues, Classic Rock, Funk, Pop, Funk, R&B Soul) https://sugarandspicerevue.com/ w/ Big D and the Dirty Deal + TC Carr + Johnny G Lyon
Find out more »Women of Rock w/ Stevie Nicks Experience + Heart of Zeppelin – $15/20
8pm $15/20 Women in Rock The Stevie Nicks Experience Tribute Band Stevie Nicks has always been an icon in the music industry with a sound and style like no other. From her time in Fleetwood Mac to her successful solo career, she has consistently brought beauty, strength and talent to the stage. The Stevie Nicks Experience pays tribute to Stevie in the 1980s with a 90-minute show that takes the audience back in time. We have meticulously created a look and…
Find out more »December 2019
The Free Whiskey Band – $5
5pm $5 The Free Whiskey Band https://www.facebook.com/thefreewhiskeyband/
Find out more »Cajun Zydeco Dance – FREE
7PM Open Dancing – FREE Cajun Zydeco Dance – If you love the music and culture from Louisiana, come join us and learn how to dance. No partner required.
Find out more »Grateful Dead Nite w/ Uncle John’s Band – FREE
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…
Find out more »Come Back Alice Does Led Zeppelin + Tony Tyler Trance – $
8pm $12/15 Come Back Alice The Tony Tyler Trance performs songs from the soundtrack of the hit 90s movie Dazed and Confused followed by Come Back Alice doing a full set of your favorite Led Zeppelin songs!
Find out more »Tim Reynolds & TR3 + The Rectifiers – $
8PM $20/25 Tim Reynolds & TR3 (Lead Guitarist for Dave Matthews Band, Fusion of Funk, Rock & Jazz) https://www.timreynolds.com/ w/ The Rectifiers (Shaun Hoppers Band, Acoustic, Pop & Rock) https://www.facebook.com/The-Rectifiers-301516860544886/
Find out more »Slowdown Sundays | Donation Based Slow Flow Yoga w/ Free Beer
12:00pm Join us for Slowdown Sundays at Skipper’s! On Sunday, December 8 and 22 our very own, Julia will host a slow flow yoga class in the Skipperdome! The class will be donation based and include one free draft beer per attendee after class concludes. All shapes, sizes, ages, genders and skill levels are welcome! Please bring your own mat, towel and bottled water to keep hydrated throughout the class. We look forward to having you with us. Namaste!
Find out more »WMNF and SBS Presents: Vanessa Collier w/ Legendary JCs – $12/15
8pm $12/15 This holiday party is a a co-promotion between WMNF and the Suncoast Blues Society. Vanessa Collier is becoming a favorite artist for WMNF listeners. Some saw her at Tropical Heatwave, or the WMNF Cruise, or last year’s Tampa Bay Blues Fest. Vanessa is a captivating and multi- talented blues vocalist, saxophonist, and songwriter, hailing from the world-renowned Berklee College of Music where she earned dual degrees in Performance and Music Production & Engineering. Vanessa demonstrates her skills as…
Find out more »Cadillac Cowboys w/ Dusty Starr Williams – $7/10
8pm $7/10 Cadillac Cowboys (Western Swing, Americana, Zydeco and Bluegrass) http://thecadillaccowboys.com/ w/Dusty Starr Williams (Acoustic, Americana, Country, Southern Rock) https://www.facebook.com/dusty.williams.77128
Find out more »Poses for Pets (slow flow yoga) benefitting Pet Pal Animal Shelter w/ Free Beer
12:00pm Join us for Slowdown Sundays at Skipper’s! On Sunday, December 15 our very own, Julia will host a slow flow yoga class in the Skipperdome benefitting Pet Pal Animal Shelter! The class will be donation based and include one free draft beer per attendee after class concludes. All shapes, sizes, ages, genders and skill levels are welcome! Please bring your own mat, towel and bottled water to keep hydrated throughout the class. More information about Pet Pal - https://petpalanimalshelter.com…
Find out more »Johnny Bollegar Project – $7
3pm $7 Johnny Bollegar Project This will be a Tampa reunion of old friends who grew up all over Tampa in 60’s-80’s playing ROCK music of the same era.
Find out more »Wacky Wing Wednesday – ALL DAY LONG
Every Wednesday Skipper's features our beloved chicken wings and draft beers at special pricing! FIFTY CENT wings and HAPPY HOUR priced drafts from open to when we run out or close for the day.
Find out more »The Fritz w/ Wild Root – $10
8PM $10 The Fritz (Soul-Driven Dance Rock) https://www.thefritzmusic.com/ THE FRITZ IS LIVE ROCK. THE FRITZ IS LIVE FUNK. THE FRITZ IS LIVE MUSIC. After five years of traveling the East Coast and steadily building a reputation as a live act not to be missed, Asheville music ambassadors, The Fritz, played a strong year of sets showing thousands of new fans what throngs of Southeastern music lovers have known for years: The Fritz likes to get funky. As much as they take…
Find out more »Shaw Davis & the Black Ties – $7/10
8pm $7/10 Shaw Davis & the Black Ties Shaw Davis is quickly becoming an artist to watch in Roots & Blues Rock. Born April 4, 1995, the young guitarist has burst his way onto the scene and is already known for his raw and emotional style. Backed by drummer, Bobby Van Stone, and bassist, Patrick Stevenson, Shaw Davis & The Black Ties feature their own brand of Psychedelic Blues and Roots Rock that continues to win over fans and crowds…
Find out more »Jim Chambers Music Box Presents: Jingle Box – $8/10
8pm $8/10 All ages show. Sick Hot Seeking Seven The Last Nerv Plush
Find out more »Slowdown Sundays | Donation Based Slow Flow Yoga w/ Free Beer
12:00pm Join us for Slowdown Sundays at Skipper’s! On Sunday, December 8 and 22 our very own, Julia will host a slow flow yoga class in the Skipperdome! The class will be donation based and include one free draft beer per attendee after class concludes. All shapes, sizes, ages, genders and skill levels are welcome! Please bring your own mat, towel and bottled water to keep hydrated throughout the class. We look forward to having you with us. Namaste!
Find out more »Grateful Holiday Show w/ Uncle John’s Band – FREE
8pm FREE Uncle John's Band! Vendors! Come shop local at Skipper's for your last minute holiday needs!
Find out more »Grateful Dead Nite Shopping Party w/ Uncle John’s Band – FREE
5pm Free Shop till you drop with Uncle John's Band.
Find out more »CLOSED – awaiting Santa’s arrival!
We will be closed on Christmas Eve to get ready for the Big Guy's arrival! We wish you & yours the merriest peace-and-love-filled Christmas, ever! We will reopen on December 26th and we hope to see you then!
Find out more »Grateful Dead Nite w/ Uncle John’s Band – FREE
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…
Find out more »Jah Movement – $10/13
8pm $10/13 Jah Movement Since the launch of the Reggae band Jah Movement in May 2015, they took over the Florida Circuit in less than a year and won the hearts of many fans young and old. Some of their accolades include being a winner of Creative Loafing’s 2018, & 2016 Best Reggae Band in the Florida Tampa Bay Area, Runner-Up of Creative Loafing’s of 2017 Best Reggae Band in the Florida Tampa Bay Area, in 2016 and 2017 2nd…
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