Past Events

8pm $10/15 Come Back Alice Performing Live"Formed in 2012, Come Back Alice has a patently-unique sound that they've dubbed Southern Gypsy Funk, a blend of rock, soul, gypsy jazz and funk music, the flavors of which compliment each other like ingredients in a fine New Orleans gumbo. With improvisational influences and a love of bands known for killer live performancesincluding The Band, Dave Matthews, Tom Petty, and The Allman Brothers Bandeven the biggest Come Back Alice fans don't know what…

5p $7/10 RJ Howson with special guests RJ Howson Fire branded in the Chicago blues circuit, roots rocker and bluesman RJ Howson picked up his skillful guitar chops performing and sharing the stage with blues icons and fellow musicians at Buddy Guy’s Legends, Rosa's Lounge, Kingston Mines, BLUES on Halstead and many other clubs in the Windy City and playing countless shows all over the midwest. RJ continues to be steeped in the southern stews since moving to Florida with openers…

The Skipperdome will be closed for a private party - the restaurant and oyster bar will be open to the public for regular business hours.

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…

8P $10/13 Albert Castiglia Band Up All Night. It’s an apt title for Albert Castiglia’s seventh album: nobody sleeps when this man is in town. After 27 years of house-rocking studio albums and smack-in-the-mouth live shows, the Florida bandleader is the acknowledged master of red-raw, sweat-and-hair blues that gives it to you straight. Now, the visceral riffs and bruised soul of Up All Night make everything else sound like a lullaby. “I’d describe the musical vibe of this new album,”…

5pm $10/13 Sunday Soulful Supper will be a real treat in the legendary Skipperdome with The Lee Boys. Buy a ticket to the show and have the ability to purchase a soulful supper for an additional $10. The menu for supper includes your choice of: fried chicken, fried catfish, ribs (choose 2) and collards, macaroni & cheese, grits or okra & tomatoes (choose 2) plus homemade peach cobbler! The Lee Boys, one of America’s finest “sacred steel” ensembles, This family group consists of…

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 Woolly Bushmen https://thewoollybushmen.bandcamp.com/ Hate Bombs

8pm $7/10 Cottondale Swamp http://www.cottondaleswamp.com Melody Trucks Band https://www.melodytrucksband.com/

5pm $10 Shaun Hopper's TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY of playing at legendary Skipper's Smokehouse! Shaun Hopper Acoustic "fingerstyle" guitar wizard Shaun Hopper is at first glance an unassuming presence, a true southern gentleman whose humility stands in sharp contrast to the prodigious talents he unveils on stage. Merging complex melodic lines, harmonies and bass lines along with a one-of-a-kind percussive technique, he mesmerizes everyone within earshot. Both original compositions and pop covers are infused with the cutting edge resonance and flavor…

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 Row Jomah Grape Soda (members of Sonic Stew, Holey Miss Moley and Come Back Alice) Shema Shine and the Shakers

8pm $20/25 Eric Lindell CD Release Party Eric Lindell With his raspy, soulful voice and instantly memorable original songs, roots-rocking multi-instrumentalist Eric Lindell is a true one-of-a-kind talent. Mixing West Coast rock and swampy New Orleans R&B with honky tonk country and Memphis soul, Lindell creates American roots music that is both surprisingly fresh and sweetly familiar. Since his first self-release over two decades ago, Lindell has earned critical and popular acclaim, first in his dual home bases of New Orleans…

5pm $12/15 or $75 VIP ticket* *$75 VIP that includes a ticket to the show, signed cd, laminate, koozie, and photo op Sunny Sweeney Sunny Sweeney is the party and the morning after. She’s the quip that makes you laugh and the truth that makes you cry, the devil that’s egging you on and the angel whispering that you aren’t alone. But those compelling contradictions aren’t what’s most interesting about Sweeney: it’s the depth and brazen authenticity she brings to all…

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 $20/25 Because of the popular demand Jah Movement will be bringing you a Reggae Legends Tribute Concert that will debut a dazzling tribute to some of the great artists in Reggae Music, Buju Banton, Beres Hammond, Marcia Griffiths and the late great Gregory Issacs. This award-winning Reggae Band will recreate the greatest hits of these Reggae artists, along with their BEST Classics. Food and Drinks will be available for purchase by Skippers Smokehouse. This is a tribute concert. Jah…

12pm to 12am | FREE 11p-12A Tribal Stylehttps://www.reverbnation.com/tribalstyle 10-10:45P Stevie Nicks Experiencehttps://www.facebook.com/Stevienicks67/ 9-9:45P Coo Coo Ca Choohttp://coocoocachooband.com/ 8-8:45P Dukes of Jukehttp://www.dukesofjuke.com/ 7-7:45P Uncle John’s Bandhttps://unclejohnsband.com/home 6-6:45P Shantel Norman Band (Motown)https://www.facebook.com/ShantelVNorman/ 5-5:45P Honey What www.honeywhatmusic.com 4-4:45P RJ Howsonhttps://www.facebook.com/RJHowsonMusic/ 3-3:45P Ari &the Alibishttps://www.ariandthealibis.com/ 2-2:45P Damon Fowler (solo)https://www.damonfowler.com/ 1-1:45P Trailside Phantoms  http://www.trailsidephantoms.com/#about 12-12:45P Favorite Habit (Jim Chambers Music Box Band) https://www.facebook.com/favoritehabitband/  

6pm $15/18 A co-promotion with Suncoast Blues Society Two great soulful bands Southern Avenue‘s concert for WMNF last year was a knockout and a revelation of   a deeply soulful Memphis band playing fiery guitar-led soul rock, with punchy horns, hard-shuffling beats, sparkling ballads and barroom throwdowns.  We witnessed a young, yet seasoned group of artists, who have taken everything Memphis has to give, rubbed their own magic on it, and are delivering it to us in a single serving. It’s…

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 The Tucci Project - celebrating the music of the Allman Brothers featuring two original members of the Allman Brothers Band https://www.tucciproject.com

8pm $12/15 Alter Eagles The Alter Eagles are by far the most authentic representation of The Eagles in their prime in the world! Any fan of the Eagles music will recognize the subtle complexities of instruments and vocals paired with exacting harmonies when attending an Alter Eagles event. And unlike other top touring tributes to the Eagles the entire show is sung live with no backing vocal tracks....EVER! The members of Alter Eagles came together for love of the Eagles music.…

5pm $10/13 The Lee Boys, one of Americas finest sacred steel ensembles,This family group consists of three brothers,AlvinLee(guitar),DerrickLeeandKeithLee(vocals) along with their three nephews,Roosevelt Collier(pedal steel guitar),Alvin Cordy Jr. (7-string bass) andEarl Walker(drums).LeeBoysplay sacred steel, music rooted in Gospel infused with rhythm and blues, jazz, rock, funk, hip-hop, country and African music driven by the pedal steel guitar.Chris Johnson, a young pedal steel player from Miami, has joinedLeeBoys. Johnson, a huge fan of Collier's, is making quite a name for himself…

8pm $7/10 The Jauntee Wild Root Somatic

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 The Legendary JC's  Kaleigh Baker

8pm $10/13 Wahh World Fusion Band Best of the Bay' 2016 winner WAHH World Fusion Band is a unique 'East Meets West' World Fusion Band. WAHH! has all original music that features uniquely captivating and fully dynamic contemporary music fusing the 'Vocal Percussion' and Indian Raga flavors of the East weaved with Rock, Jazz, R&B and Funk of the West to create their unique and one-of-a-kind sound. WAHH debuted their first performance in Tampa in 2009. From that day on, WAHH!…

12:00pm Join us for Slowdown Sundays at Skipper’s! On Sundays in October 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!

5pm $7/10 “Peter Karp is a star. From his muscular slide guitar soloing to his observational and oh-so-true songwriting, and, most of all, that soulful expressive voice of his, dripping with innuendo. Dude’s entertaining as hell.” Goldmine Magazine Songwriter. Guitarist. Singer. Pianist. Bandleader.  Operating within the fiery brand of roots/blues music that Karp calls "Soul-influenced Americana-Blues rock."  The music is crackling with smart and witty lyrics.  His ability to give the audience such a great time while doing it is…

7pm $5 The Bridge

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…

Todd Snider  has been a favorite  WMNF live artist for almost 25 years.   His concerts are unpredictably wonderful, filled with stories and humor and rants and great songs. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, at 15 Todd Snider ran away from home. Following a brief stint as a harmonica player in Santa Rosa, California, the budding musician moved to Austin, Texas, and began honing his live performance skills. Influenced by the solo efforts of Jerry Jeff Walker, Snider’s first break…

8pm $7/10 Antelope Band (a Phish Tribute) https://www.facebook.com/AntelopePhishTribute/