Past Events

2pm $15/20 Uncle John's Band RJ Howson Wall to Wall Paul All Star Jam Doug South Trio Granny's Gin Eda Peech

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 $12/15 Summer Jam-Tribute to the 44th Anniversary of the Watkins Glen Festival - Tony Tylers Trance (Music of the Allman Brothers) Kettle of Fish (Music of “The Band”) Uncle John’s Band (Music of “The Grafeful Dead”)

5PM $5 Tampa Fine Arts Academy Showcase 

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 CBDB (Progressive Rock Jam Band from Alabama. New CD Recorded at Zac Brown’s Nashville Studio)

8pm $10/13 Applebutter Express (Americana, Bluegrass, Folk) https://www.reverbnation.com/theapplebutterexpress w/ Dean Johanesen & The 24 Hour Men (Americana, Gypsy Jazz)  https://www.facebook.com/deanjohanesenandthe24hourmen/

5pm $5 MWE (Music with Experience)  MWE (that’s shorthand for “Music With Experience,” y’all) is a Tampa Bay-based quintet specializing in the kind of old school funk and R’n’B packed dance floors and jumped off of turntables back in the day. With added flavors of rock, reggae, and New Orleans second line groove, this group of established pros quickly gets a crowd on their feet and keeps them there until the house lights come on. MWE keyboardist and patriarch Delbert…

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 Tim Montana & the Shrednecks https://www.timmontana.com w/ JT Curtis and Scoundrels https://www.facebook.com/jtcurtisandthefloridascoundrels/

8pm $20/25 Eric Lindell (Americana Artist from New Orleans. Pumping Soul into Funk, Blue & Roots-Rock) https://www.ericlindell.com w/special guest Texas guitar legend Anson Funderburgh  w/ TBA

5PM | $10 suggested minimum donation Rockin’ For Recovery a fundraiser for musician and Tampa native Elliott Cohn Early exposure to Hendrix on record closely followed by in-person onstage encounters with blues greats the likes of Buddy Guy, Albert Collins, and Big Daddy Kinsey were formative experiences for Tampa native Elliott Cohn, the beneficiary of this benefit concert. Cohn was a frequent performer with a number of area acts on the Skipperdome stage prior to relocating to New Orleans in early…

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 Jah Movement https://www.jahmovement.com

6pm $15/20 Sarah Shook The Bloodshot artist is one of the brightest new alt-country stars “Shook bucks both Nashville’s mainstream and the overly self-aware Americana scene…a believable transformation of country’s vintage melancholy. — The New York Times This is outlaw country in the classical sense — hard-driving songs about hard living and deep regrets. Shook leads the way with forthright lyrics that refuse to give her a pass for the pain she’s caused others — or vice-versa. — Wide Open…

5PM $8 Warm up to Woodstock concert with a performance by The Koko Ray Show. Music performed that day will be covering the artist that played Woodstock nearly 50 years ago. Koko and his band will be playing tunes that bonded a generation. You will hear CSN, Hendrix, The Grateful Dead, Santana, County Joe and The Fish, Canned Heat and many more. Come in your most far out hippie gear.

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 Souljam (Jam) https://www.souljamband.com w/ The Stadelman Brothers Band (Jam)

8pm $10/13 Selwyn Birchwood (International award-winning band playing an original brand of roof-rattling-Florida-swamp-funkin-Blues) https://www.selwynbirchwood.com w/ Gloria West & the Gents https://gloriawestmusic.com

5pm The Bearded Brothers https://www.thebeardedbrothers.com/  https://www.facebook.com/TheBeardedBrothers/

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 Betty Fox Band (Blues, Soul & Funk) https://www.bettyfox.net w/Spy on The Land 

8pm $10/15 Rex Floyd(Pink Floyd Tribute) https://www.facebook.com/REX-FLOYD-Tribute-To-PINK-FLOYD-152225425449222/

5pm $5 Two bands seen at WMNF’s 50th Anniversary Tribute to Led Zeppelin plus a special guest! North Central (rock/jam/prog/soul) Umbra Luna (rock/fusion/instrumental) Dean Johanesen (singer-songwriter/instrumental) ---------------- North Central (rock/jam/prog/soul) This new-to-the-scene sextet includes both familiar faces and fresh blood playing a invigorating mix of prog and groove that feeds the minds, soothes the soul, and shakes the ass. Lead vocalist Cakes (real name a closely guarded trade secret) banishes a soaring soprano like a lightsaber in the darkness, bringing…

Instruments For Life “Benefit w/ The Flow Sisters, Ashley Smith & The Occurrence, Ashley Niven Ashley Smith & The Random Occurrence: https://www.facebook.com/Ashley-Smith-The-Random-Occurrence-1870603559861895/ https://www.instagram.com/ashleysmithandtro/ Folly Dean: https://instagram.com/ashleynivenfairman?igshid=19xa5jrmdkzo4 Flow Sisters https://www.facebook.com/flowsistersmusic/ https://www.instagram.com/flowsistersmusic/   Instruments 4 Life , founded in 2011, provides free music lessons & instruments to underprivileged and deserving kids in the Tampa Bay area. Studies have shown that learning an instrument not only helps with increased academic achievement but also with emotional development such as increased self esteem, self confidence, &…

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 Ellie Lee Band Winner of numerous awards, Ellie is a blues/rock guitarist/singer/songwriter that fronts the band with her soulful voice, ripping guitar solos and her obvious joy in performing. Ellie's guitar virtuosity has been compared to Jeff Beck, Albert King and Jimi Hendrix just to name a few. People enjoy the fact that Ellie plays and sings like there's no tomorrow. http://ellieleeband.com/ellieleeband.com/Welcome.html Steve Arvey Steve Arvey who now resides in Tampa Bay will be going to play a Festival and…

WMNF presents: Ordinary Boys play The Smiths and Row Jomah plays Talking Heads Talk To Mark play Elvis Costello An evening of great eighties vibes and music The Miami band Ordinary Boys was formed eight years ago by vocalist AJ Navarrete as the ONLY true Morrissey & The Smiths tribute band in Florida.  The band chose its name after the song ‘The Ordinary Boys,’ from Morrissey’s debut album ‘Viva Hate,’ and as an homage to the concept behind ‘The Smiths’…

Thanks Hurricane Dorian... The previously scheduled Speak Easy show has been moved to 9/22 at 5pm. See you there.

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…

Frankie Raye: https://www.frankieraye.com https://www.facebook.com/frankierayemusic/ The Stone City https://www.facebook.com/geoffabrahamthestonecity/ The Stone City is a unique blend of old school blues "Muddy Waters/John Lee Hooker" and timeless rock & roll "The Black Crowes/The Rolling Stones/Lenny Kravitz". Band members of The Stone City are Geoff Abraham on Vocals/Guitar, Mark Busto on Drums and Jim Stevens on Bass/Vocals. Cottondale Swamp https://www.cottondaleswamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/cottondaleswamp/ Cottondale Swamp is a Florida Swamp Rock, Southern Americana, and Outlaw Country Band from Florida. Weeki Wachee, FL is our ground zero.…

8pm $10/13 Dukes of Juke Blue Dice

5pm $10/13 Peace of Woodstock