Past Events

SUN MAY 10 Dan McMillion & High Octane (BIG BAND/JAZZ) Trumpeter Dan McMillion hails from Detroit where he played in many jazz venues such as Bakers Keyboard Lounge where he backed Peggy Lee, Mel Torme, Joe Jones, June Christy, Carmen McRey. Dan made a tour of Japan with the famous Woody Herman Band. Dan has recorded 6 CD's on the Seabreeze Jazz label, and his “Got The Spirit” CD was Nominated for a Grammy in 2002...... Dan and his High Octane band…

TUE MAY 12 Bruce Katz Band 7PM $7/10  

WED MAY 13 Island Night w/Impulse (ISLAND/AFRO-BEAT/REGGAE) A 23-year-old tradition continues with the ever-amazing Impulse band playing reggae, zouk and Afrobeat under the star!  8PM FREE  

THU MAY 14 Grateful Dead Night w/Uncle John's Band (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. unclejohnsband.com 8PM FREE  

FRI MAY 15 Trinity 7 (REGGAE) w/ TBA 8PM $7/10

SAT MAY 16 The Cheaters 8PM $5  

SUN MAY 17 Mac Arnold & Plate Full of Blues (BLUES) 5PM $7/10  

TUE MAY 19 The Bridge 7PM $5  

WED MAY 20 Island Night w/Impulse (ISLAND/AFRO-BEAT/REGGAE) A 23-year-old tradition continues with the ever-amazing Impulse band playing reggae, zouk and Afrobeat under the star!  8PM FREE  

THU MAY 21 Grateful Dead Night w/Uncle John's Band (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. unclejohnsband.com 8PM FREE  

FRI MAY 22 Corey Harris (BLUES) w/ Ari & the Alibis 8PM $10/13  

SAT MAY 23 The Flying Balalaika Brothers 8PM $7/10  

SUN MAY 24 Scratch My Back Coo Coo Ca Choo Quivering Rhythm Hounds Undercover Betty 5PM $10msd  

TUE MAY 26 Tuesday Bluesday TC Carr & Bolts of Blue ft Josh Nelms (BLUES) 7PM FREE  

WED MAY 27 Island Night w/Impulse (ISLAND/AFRO-BEAT/REGGAE) A 23-year-old tradition continues with the ever-amazing Impulse band playing reggae, zouk and Afrobeat under the star!  8PM FREE  

THU MAY 28 Grateful Dead Night w/Uncle John's Band (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. unclejohnsband.com 8PM FREE  

FRI MAY 29 Thomas Wynn & the Believers w/Hannah Harber 8PM $10/13  

(BLUES) Winner of numerous awards, Ellie Lee & Blues Fury are an exciting rockin’ blues group with a dynamic stage performance. Ellie is a blues 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. Ellie Lee grew up playing…

(ISLAND/AFRO-BEAT/REGGAE) A 23-year-old tradition continues with the ever-amazing Impulse band playing reggae, zouk and Afrobeat under the star!

(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. unclejohnsband.com

The New Orleans Suspects formed in summer of 2011 in the wake of the breakup of The Radiators after 34 years. The band comprises some of the best, most highly respected players in New Orleans, including: Reggie Scanlan, bass (Radiators, Professor Longhair Band); Mean Willie Green, drums (Neville Bros. current drummer since 1981); Jeff Watkins (James Brown Band, Joss Stone Band), saxophone; Jake Eckert, guitar/vocals (current member of The Dirty Dozen Brass Band); and C. R. Gruver (The Meters Experience,…

Shawn Holt is the son of legendary Blues Legend Magic Slim. The high energy, hard-driving sound of The Teardrops is still alive and well and if you like what Magic Slim and The Teardrops have been doing for the last 35 years, you can continue to enjoy that unique sound and energy with Shawn Holt, a chip off the old block, fronting his dad's band. Shawn started playing the blues at the age of 17, when he went on the…

Sunday Funday Soul Satisfying Evening Jam with the Stadelman Brothers featuring Fil Pate

Dave Jordan Band  “The personification of the New Orleans ethos.”- Where Yat Magazine Dave Jordan is a New Orleans based singer/songwriter/bassist and guitar player. Over the course of nearly 20 years and 3 bands, he has produced or co-produced 6 albums, played nearly 2000 shows nationwide and performed or recorded with some of the most esteemed musicians in New Orleans and across the country; including recording with Art Neville, Anders Osborne, Joe Krown, Bill Summers and more; and performances with such…

(ISLAND/AFRO-BEAT/REGGAE) A 23-year-old tradition continues with the ever-amazing Impulse band playing reggae, zouk and Afrobeat under the stars!

(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. unclejohnsband.com

FRI JUN 12 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,…

SAT JUN 13 WMNF Presents: The British Are Coming The Mojo Gurus play The Rolling Stones; Sara Rose Band plays Dusty Springfield; The Shaguars play Dave Clark Five Vodkanauts play Tom Jones Ricky Wilcox and the Moonsnakes play The Who; Delta 88 plays The Yardbirds; Jct 27 plays The Animals; Reservoir Troggs plays The Troggs; Ella Jet plays 1963 Beatles Glad All Over plays the 1964 Beatles; Robert Wegman plays the 1965 Beatles Parson Brown plays The Hollies. Will Quinlan…

SUN JUN 14 KREWESTOCK The Lint Rollers (ROCK & ROLL) Formed in 2009, THE LINT ROLLERS could be accurately described as a “nouveau-garage band” generating lotsa raw (though somewhat middle-aged) energy. The name “THE LINT ROLLERS” doesn’t describe much about the band except for our tendency not to take things too seriously. It also provides a nice base for lots of stupid names for gigs, such as “Lintstock”, "the Ides of Lint", “Lintapalooza”, "the Isle of Lint Festival”, “Night of the…

TUE JUN 16 Big Daddy Love (APPALACHIAN ROCK) Having only been together since the Summer of 2009, Big Daddy Love-- founded by high school friends from the rural mountains of Sparta, NC-- was just playing a handful of North Carolina markets when they made their first trip to Floyd in 2010, where they won the prestigious "Under The Radar" contest for the best new artist at the large, Virginia festival. The fresh, vital sound and energized performance of this new band…

(ISLAND/AFRO-BEAT/REGGAE) A 23-year-old tradition continues with the ever-amazing Impulse band playing reggae, zouk and Afrobeat under the stars!