Past Events

7pm $7/10 The Dweebs The Dweebs Experience is sweeping the Nation!! People from all over are expressing their inner 'Dweeb' like never before. From Grandparents to Grandkids, Teenagers to Adults no one is left out when The Dweebs come to town. Expect The Dweebs to deliver something for every musical taste, every age, and every type of fan! Come enjoy the performance of a talented family having fun making music. This Wisconsin based band features four family members: Michael "Papa…

8PM $10/13 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 on national television and movies, and earned a…

6pm Doors, 7pm Show $17/20 Florida Ska Events Presents: Ska Spring Fling! (SKA) Featuring Monty Montgomery Neysmith, the Original Mr. Symarip from the legendary Pyramids backed by 'Control This!' with special guests: No Need Pressure Dem The Freecoasters The New Rulers Monty Montgomery Neysmith (REGGAE/SKA/ROOTS) Monty Montgomery was born In Port Antonio, Jamaica. This talented and charismatic singer started to write and create music in his early years. While studying in London, England, Monty met with fellow Jamaican musicians on the…

4PM - $12/15 WMNF Presents - Karibbyan Kruze Music Festival 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. Bands performing include: Impulse Band Zuberi & Crew Johukames Tropicgroove Band Terry Edwards Latin Jazz Band Steel pan by Bickley & Nelson Plus African dancers dance troop and costume displays from Trinidad and Tobago And a remote broadcast on WMNF 88.5…

7pm - $7/10 El Dub (REGGAE/FUNK/HIP HOP/SOUL/LOOP) A One Man, Reggae, Funk, Hip Hop, Soul band with a high energy, and intricate "looping" style mixed with a positive uplifting message creating a laid back, "no worries", feel good type of vibe! El Dub plays all instruments live in real time, including, beat boxing, guitar, bass, keys and harmonizing vocals and loops them into layers that end up sounding like a full band with just one man! Hard at work touring…

8pm $10/15 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…

8pm - $20/25 NRBQ (R&B/POP/LEGENDARY) Often called "the world's greatest bar band," NRBQ are that rare group that's eclectic, stylistically innovative, and creatively ambitious while also sounding thoroughly unpretentious and accessible. At its best, NRBQ's music casually mixes up barrelhouse R&B, British Invasion pop, fourth-gear rockabilly, exploratory free jazz, and dozens of other flavors while giving it all a stomp-down rhythm that makes fans want to dance and expressing a sense of joy and easy good humor that comes straight…

5pm $7/10 Mad Dogs: The Joe Cocker Experience (CLASSIC ROCK/TRIBUTE) The members of Mad Dogs - The Joe Cocker Experience have performed with dozens of regional, national and international acts, covering every genre of music. This is what gives Mad Dogs the rhythms and grooves they project. Mad Dogs doesn't simply play a bunch of Joe Cocker songs. They recreate Joe Cocker Live In Concert. It's all there, the bluesy and soulful voice of Joe Cocker, the lush female backup…

- THIS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER - 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…

8pm - $20/25 The Weight - Members of The Band and The Levon Helm Band performing music of The Band Replicating the music of The Band is a tall order. But interpreting the music of The Band is an art. Songs that have reverberated across history for decades continue to speak to millions of us. And THE WEIGHT, a five-piece ensemble featuring Jim Weider and Randy Ciarlante from The Band, Brian Mitchell and Byron Isaacs of the Levon Helm Band…

8pm $12/15 Samantha Fish (AMERICANA/ROOTS/BLUES) Samantha Fish Spins You Around With An Emotional Wild Heart “She snarls it, she spits it out and she could give a damn.” Goldmine Produced by Luther Dickinson Out on July 7th on Ruf Records 3rd Studio Release is filled up to the rim with staggering vocals, Aching guitar riffs and thunderous drums, leaving you lifeless Atlanta, GA – On July 7th, Ruf Records recording artist singer-guitarist Samantha Fish, will raise eyebrows with her third studio release, Wild…

8PM - $15/20 Zach Deputy (ISLAND INFUSED/DRUM N BASS/GOSPEL-NINJA-SOUL/LOOPER) Zach Deputy was raised in the South Carolina heat, all cooked up in his Puerto Rican, Cruzan and Irish heritage. The Calypso rhythms and folk songs of St. Croix competed with the R&B / soul of pioneers like James Brown and Ray Charles for space on the family stereo. As Deputy honed his craft, a unique hybrid of these influences emerged, ultimately creating the signature Zach Deputy sound. To bring this…

5PM - $7/10 Tommy McCoy (BLUES/ROCK) Earwig Music Company recording artist, Tommy McCoy, will be performing with Theo Alexiou from Athens, Greece. Tommy toured Greece last summer using Theo's group as his back up band. The tour was so successful, Tommy is returning the favor and featuring Theo here in Florida for a limited number of dates. Theo is a young artist with worldwide experience as a blues guitar heavyweight. He is also a member of the New Jersey Blues…

No live music tonight. The restaurant and bar are open for business, so come on by.

8pm FREE Jahfari (REGGAE) Jahfari is an eclectic mix of musicians trained in the art of Jammin'! This five piece band plays a wide range of reggae genres from ska to rock steady, and roots reggae to dancehall. Coming from the far reaches of the globe this quintet brings international flavor to every show. Based out of the Tampa Bay area, Jahfari has toured extensively throughout the U.S. and The Caribbean. Backing such artists' as Yellowman, Junior Reid, and Glen…

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…

7pm - $5/7 Extra Celestial A Long Way from Kansas INKBLOT Surviving the Mile Abandoned Royalty

8pm $10/13 Peace of Woodstock (TRIBUTE) Peace of Woodstock is a 90 minute 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,…

3pm FREE Multiple bands from the Patel Conservatory’s Rock School courses will perform both classic and new rock ‘n’ roll tunes. This event is FREE and open to the public. The fully accredited Patel Conservatory offers classes in dance, music and theater for students of all ages and experience levels. Registration and more information are available at: www.patelconservatory.org or by calling 813.222.1002

Joe Marcinek Band (JAZZ/JAM/FUNK/GROOVE/IMPROV) Known for his work in Fresh Hops and Terrapin Flyer, Joe Marcinek heads the Joe Marcinek Band, an ever evolving mixture of original compositions and incredible musicians. Each show has a slightly different lineup and interpretation. The music is a blend of jazz and funk with a cerebral emphasis on groove and improvisation. Using the super jam format, the music of JMB blends funk and jazz into a high energy groove fest to the delight of…

Devon Allman Band (SOUTHERN ROCK/JAM) The dirty blond hair is the same, the body posture is also the same, and there are touches in the voice that have a similar genetic connection, but Devon Allman has toiled long and hard to establish his own musical identity, separate from his mega-famous dad, Gregg Allman. www.devonallmanband.com Sarasota Slim (BLUES) HOWDY Y'ALL! My name is Gene Hardage and I'm also known as Sarasota Slim. I'm a true Florida cracker - born in the panhandle…

5pm - $4.20 The Legendary JC's (R&B/SOUL/FUNK) It all started with some sharkskin suits and Otis Redding tunes more than sixteen years ago. The Legendary JC’s (commonly The Joint Chiefs) started flooring Central Florida crowds with their brand of soulful rocking blues in 2000. The JC's have performed headlining slots at three consecutive years worth of NOLA Jazz Fest late-nights, Florida Music Festival and Macon’s Bragg Jam. They have also headlined: a month at Monte Carlo Casino – Las Vegas, Tropical…

8pm - $10/13 The Applebutter Express (UKULELE FUNK) The band’s story begins in 2004, when Kyle Biss met his future wife Shannon while working at a record store in Bradenton, Florida. Still a focused bass player, Kyle picked up a ukulele in 2010 and began to write songs, with the idea of singing with Shannon (his then girlfriend) for fun on the couch. Pretty soon the duo began making a name for themselves among the open mic community; in no…

8pm $12/15 Tinsley Ellis (BLUES) Southern blues-rocker Tinsley Ellis may speak no evil, but he sings and plays with the conviction of, as Billboard wrote, “...a man possessed.” Over the course of 11 albums and literally thousands of live performances, Ellis easily ranks as one of today’s most electrifying blues-rock guitarists and vocalists. He attacks his music with rock power and blues feeling, in the same tradition as his Deep South musical heroes Duane Allman and Freddie King and his…

5PM - $7/10 Liz Mandeville & the Blue Points (BLUES) Chicago Blues Hall of Fame artist, Liz Mandeville was named to the Alternate Root's "40 Top Indie Artists To Watch" because she is an energetic, ageless, mistress of self reinvention. Liz, who is recognized for her powerhouse, 4 octave soul drenched voice, has won the International Songwriting contest for her catchy, incisive songs. "Quit Me On A Voicemail" a ballad from her 2015 release Heart O Chicago, has been downloaded…

7pm $5 The Bridge (CLASSIC ROCK) The Bridge started from members of Tribridge, an IT services firm in Tampa, Florida. Winners of Tech Jam 2014 at the Ritz in Ybor. Jam band with energy!

8pm $8/11 Mad Dogs: The Joe Cocker Experience (CLASSIC ROCK/TRIBUTE) The members of Mad Dogs - The Joe Cocker Experience have performed with dozens of regional, national and international acts, covering every genre of music. This is what gives Mad Dogs the rhythms and grooves they project. Mad Dogs doesn't simply play a bunch of Joe Cocker songs. They recreate Joe Cocker Live In Concert. It's all there, the bluesy and soulful voice of Joe Cocker, the lush female backup…

We are closed and checking out WMNF's Tropical Heatwave. www.wmnf.org/wmnf_events/35th-annual-tropical-heatwave

Skipper's is closed today to recover from a great time at Tropical Heatwave.

No Live Music Tonight The bar and restaurant are open, so come on by!

8pm FREE Island Night w/ Impulse (ISLAND/AFRO-BEAT/REGGAE) “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 known…

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 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…