Skipper’s Smokehouse

In keeping with a decades long tradition, now that our friends over at WMNF have brought the Heatwave festival back, we will close for the day. We are giving our staff the day off and sending them ticket in hand to Tropical Heatwave if they so choose. If you see us hanging around Ybor, say howdy! More information about Tropical Heatwave can be found here: https://www.wmnf.org/wmnf-events/tropical-heatwave-2025/

Acoustic Mother's Day Sunday Brunch with Shaun Hopper (ACOUSTIC “FINGERSTYLE” GUITAR) https://shaunhoppermusic.com “Shaun Hopper is unquestionably one of the finest acoustic-fingerstyle guitar players in America, a rare jewel in the tapestry of the Tampa Bay music scene. Dazzling us with his fiery originals and covering everything from Chet Atkins to Andre Segovia and from The Beatles to Queen, Shaun never fails to mesmerize us all.” 1-4PM FREE

8PM/$10 tickets available at the door day of show only - no tickets sold in advance Impulse (REGGAE, SOCA & ZOUK) https://impulsevibes.com Tampa Bay award winning, longest standing Reggae band from the island of Dominica.

Sunday Brunch is Live and Direct from WMNF’s Rhythm Revival with Rev Billy C. Wirtz and Marvelous Marvin (GOSPEL, SOUL, R&B, ROCK) https://www.facebook.com/WMNFRhythmRevival 1-4PM FREE

Sunday Acoustic Brunch with Wade Hunt Williams (COUNTRY) “’Faith, Family and Country’ are the themes that resonate in Wade Hunt Williams’ Soulful Country music. https://www.wadehuntwilliams.com/ 1-4PM FREE

8pm $10 Uncle John’s Band (JAMBAND/TRIBUTE) 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 John’s Band has performed hundreds of shows full of musical energy and pleasure for all those who have attended. Uncle Johns’ Band has…

8pm $10 Uncle John’s Band (JAMBAND/TRIBUTE) 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 John’s Band has performed hundreds of shows full of musical energy and pleasure for all those who have attended. Uncle Johns’ Band has…

Sunday Acoustic Brunch with JT Curtis (SINGER-SONGWRITER/COUNTRY) 1-4PM FREE

Smokey Jones and The 3 Dollar Pistols are not your average country band.  They are swash buckling, bull riding, honky tonk legends in the making.  The band has toured relentlessly for 8 years and opened for many country music stars like Brooks and Dunn, Nitty Gritty Dirtband, Atlanta Rythm Section, Dailey and Vincent and more.  The Jones boys pay an honest tribute to classic country and honky tonk music.  It’s about the show, it’s about the experience. It’s about being entertained through country…

DOORS : 7PM SHOWTIME : 8PM AGES: 21 & up unless accompanied by parent or guardian Tampa, FL More on the Artist: “Fowler is as expressive a songwriter as he is a singer and instrumentalist. He’s preaching an otherworldly, Americana-themed gospel from a six-stringed pulpit. He is a roots guitar guru.” - LIVING BLUES Florida’s Gulf Coast has produced a plethora of distinctive musicians, from the blues of Tampa Red to jazz greats Cannonball and Nat Adderley to former Allman Brothers guitarist…

DOORS : 7PM SHOWTIME : 8PM AGES: 21 & up unless accompanied by parent or guardian DRIVIN N CRYIN In 1985 Drivin N Cryin played their first show at Atlanta’s famed 688 Club. Recent inductees to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and the Wisconsin Music Hall of Fame, founding members Kevn Kinney, Tim Nielsen and longtime drummer Dave V Johnson find themselves enjoying a continued legacy, having survived the pressures of fame, a shifting musical landscape, multiple lineup changes, traveling miles…

DOORS: 7PM SHOW: 8PM 21+ Event MORE ABOUT THE ARTISTS Jason Ricci Multiple award winning jazz, funk and blues harmonica player, singer, songwriter Jason Ricci has played with, toured and recorded with some of the world's most esteemed blues, jazz, rock and New Orleans musical legends. Jason is included in nearly every top ten and top twenty lists of harmonica players in magazines and all over the internet. His fascinating career and life has led him up to the highest…