Past Events

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!

8pm $7/10 Shevonne - "For My City Video Release Party" Shevonne Shevonne Marie Philidor, also known as Shevizzle, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, producer, model, actress, and visual artist. She is a young entertainer who is utilizing every possible platform to amaze audiences with her one-of-a-kind voice and compositions. With a lively stage presence, she keeps admirers captivated by her unique spirit and exciting energy. Her funky Bohemian style reveals a vast imagination and evokes a steampunk Goth 90’s kid that…

8pm - $25/30 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 American mix…

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 American…

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 John Papa Gros Band (NOLA FUNK) Born in New Orleans, John "Papa" Gros has spent more than a quarter-century championing the music of the Big Easy. He's played it all — New Orleans funk, rock & roll, jazz, blues, Americana, pop/rock, and he swirls those styles into a genre-bending gumbo that pays tribute to his influences while still pushing ahead into new territory. Like Allen Toussaint and Dr. John, Gros is a proud local who carries on the tradition of New…

12:00pm Join us for Slowdown Sundays at Skipper’s! On Sundays in January, 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 Danielle Mohr Band Born and raised in Dunedin, this native Floridian is an acoustic guitarist, vocalist, and singer/songwriter who is quickly gaining traction as a full-time musician. She has been a featured artist on WMNF's 88.5 Florida Folk Show (watch here). She performs all over the bay area. Most notably, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Capitol Theatre, and the Clearwater Jazz Fest. At one of her live shows you can expect to hear clever and thoughtful lyrics dance playfully over her eclectic guitar melodies. Natural talent…

8pm $10/13 Betty Fox Band (BLUES/SOUL/FUNK)With an extensive background in gospel and a lifelong passion for soul music, Betty Fox has come a long way from her southern roots to headlining festivals and captivating thousands with her raw swagger and unwavering talent. Now the 2015 representative of the Suncoast Blues Society, an International Blues Challenge Finalist, and 2 time winner of Creative Loafing's Best of the Bay, she is truly proving herself a force to be reckoned with.www.bettyfox.net w/ Beth McKee Beth…

8pm $10/13 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 the BEST LIVE…

12:00pm Join us for Slowdown Sundays at Skipper’s! On Sundays in January, 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 $12/15 Zach Deputy (JAM) In making his fourth album Wash It in the Water, Zach Deputy dreamed up a sunny and soulful new sound that fuses hip-hop, funk, and folky pop with the spirited rhythms of soca and calypso. With that sound embodied by the album’s brightly melodic and richly textured title track, Wash It in the Water finds the Georgia-based singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist mining his Puerto Rican and Cruzan heritage for inspiration. “Because of the music I was raised on, I’ve always…

8pm $10/13 Peace of Woodstock (TRIBUTE)Peace of Woodstock is a show paying tribute to Woodstock, the famous three day festival of Peace, Music, Love, and Fun, in upstate New York that defined an entire generation!This show will take you on a musical journey from the acoustic opening act of the Woodstock experience, Richie Havens through the closing moments of the festival with the explosive, electric sounds of Jimi Hendrix. Also featured are songs from Crosby, Stills, and Nash, The Who,…

8pm $12/15 Thomas Wynn & the Believers Thomas Wynn & The Believers personifies rugged, yet uplifting spirited rock, sprinkled with southern soul R&B. Tunes brutally honest & heartfelt, the themes go beyond years of drugs, heartbreaks & hypocrisy to deliver a message of hope. “Soulful, gritty tunes, some as sweet as honeysuckle and others ferociously jagged ...reminiscent of Levon Helm, Neil Young and the Allman Brothers, but they still boldly radiate a sound and southern charm all their own.” Metromix  A…

12:00pm Join us for Slowdown Sundays at Skipper’s! On Sundays in January, 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 $15/20 The Travelin’ McCourys do not stand still. They are on the road—and online—entertaining audiences with live shows that include some of the best musicians and singers from all genres. It’s always different, always exciting, and always great music. No other band today has the same credentials for playing traditional and progressive music. As the sons of bluegrass legend Del McCoury, Ronnie McCoury on mandolin and Rob McCoury on banjo continue their father’s work—a lifelong dedication to the power…

8pm $10/13 The Allman Goldflies Band (AGB) is bringing new energy to Southern music with honest, hard driving, inspired performances. AGB features raspy-voiced bluesman, Gary Allman (cousin of the late Greg Allman) on vocals and keyboards, and critically-acclaimed bassist, David "Rook" Goldflies, formerly of the Allman Brothers Band. AGB’s performance is a celebration of classic Allman Brothers songs, original material from their upcoming debut album, and a unique selection of standard Southern rock anthems. The group is on track to become a leader and major contender…

8pm $10/13 Come Back Alice Performing Live Come Back Alice is a genre defying high-energy Rock N Roll band from St. Petersburg, FL. "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 performances—including The Band, Dave Matthews,…

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

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 $20/25/35 Friday or Saturday = $20 ADV $25 DOS | Friday and Saturday = $35 Tab Benoit (BLUES) Tab Benoit 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…

8pm $20/25/35 Friday or Saturday = $20 ADV $25 DOS | Friday and Saturday = $35 Tab Benoit (BLUES) Tab Benoit 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…

We will reopen on 2/6/18  

8pm $10/13 Waylon Thibodeaux, Louisiana's Rockin' Fiddler Born in Louisiana’s ‘Bayou Country’ just a few miles southwest of New Orleans, Houma native Waylon Thibodeaux has been dubbed “Louisiana’s Rockin Fiddler”. Today, this talented, self-taught Cajun musician has gained a notable reputation as one of Louisiana’s best known recording artists. His talents have led him to play festivals, clubs and other special events throughout the United States, Canada, France, Central and South America. His rollicking, crowd-pleasing performance on stage is exactly what…

8pm $7/10 Johnny G Lyon / JGLB with Star & Jamie and The Fabulous Horn Dogs http://www.jglb.net/index.html

12:00pm Join us for Slowdown Sundays at Skipper’s! On Sundays in February, 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 $10/13 Preacher Stone (ROCK) Preacher Stone’s success and critical acclaim has been hard won and well-deserved.  They first garnered the attention of the Americana Rock World with their music appearing on 2 seasons of the FX Hit Series –  Sons of Anarchy.  This recognition led to a People’s Choice winning vote from fans of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Simple Man Cruise, which led to an invitation by the band, to perform on the next 4 Simple Man cruises in a row,…

8pm $30/35 The Subdudes Over the course of 25 years and ten albums, the Subdudes have quietly become one of America’s national music treasures. The New Orleans-formed group is a living encapsulation of American music, a vibrant cauldron of sounds that stirs together meaty grooves and jazzy dynamics, soulful R&B swagger, easy vocal harmonies, cheeky rock ‘n’ roll attitude and folky social consciousness — not to mention some of the sharpest musicianship and ensemble playing you’ll ever hear from any five musicians. Led…

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" poll, Creative Loafing…

5pm $7/10 The Get Right Band  “The Get Right Band are the type of performers that you just know will break out. Their songs are infectious and take you immediately to a very happy place. The lyrics are smart and bear weight.” -The Huffington Post THE GET RIGHT BAND is “hip-shaking, earthquaking pure funk fun” (The Alternate Root). They are one of Relix Magazine’s “On The Verge” picks, Home Grown Music Network’s 2015 “Best New Band of the Year,” and…

7pm $20/25 WMNF Presents Three fantastic bands in an eclectic evening Chuck Prophet and Mission Express,  The BottleRockets,   and Bella’s Bartok,     Chuck Prophet, a longtime WMNF favorite, has shaped his restless career with inimitable subtle flair: a vivid parade of razor-edged one-liners camouflaged in a slack-jawed drawl, songs about heartbreak and everyman heroism, drenched in twisted lines of rude Telecaster.  He played six Tropical Heatwaves plus a bunch of other WMNF including our upcoming Cruise which departs the Port of Tampa the day…

8pm $15/20 Unknown Hinson The UNtold Story of UnknownWhile singing his own hilariously politically incorrect songs, Unknown Hinson plays guitar in a style incendiary enough to have Satan himself reaching for the antiperspirant. But don't dismiss him as a novelty act. He's one hell of a talent and has the music to prove it. Looking somewhat like Dracula's nasty little brother who spent some hard years drinking and working as a carnival barker for a second-rate freak show, Unknown Hinson translates that…

Southern Culture on the Skids show for February 24th at Skipper's Smokehouse has been cancelled. An important announcement here from our friends Southern Culture on the Skids... our thoughts, prayers, love, hugs and good vibes are with Rick and his family during this time of losing his Dad. We do not have a reschedule date at this time and will be refunding tickets through the point of purchase. If you purchased your ticket online, the refunds will be processed in the next few…