How to get advance tickets for shows at Skipper's:
1. IN PERSON If the show in question is listed with an Advance price and a Day Of Show price ($xx/xx), then you can purchase advance tickets without a service charge in person inside the Oyster Bar at Skipper's during business hours, Tuesday through Sunday, cash or credit card. We do not take ticket orders over the phone, sorry. Advance ticket sales end at close of business the day before the show.
2. ONLINE - SKIPPER'S SHOWS
If the show in question is listed with an Advance price and a Day Of Show price ($xx/xx) and DOES NOT say "WMNF PRESENTS" then you can purchase advance tickets online 24/7 up until midnight the day before the show at www.skipperssmokehouse.musictoday.com. You can also charge by phone at 800-594-8499.
3. ONLINE - WMNF CONCERTS
If the show in question is listed with an Advance price and a Day Of Show price ($xx/xx) and says "WMNF PRESENTS" then you can purchase advance tickets online at www.wmnf.org/events or by calling the station during business hours at 813-238-8001.
All shows are rain or shine. Unless otherwise noted, all shows at Skipper's are 21 and up with a valid ID or accompanied by a parent/guardian. Meaning that, yes, persons under 21 can attend BUT ONLY IF THEY ARE ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN. Well-behaved children under 10 are free unless otherwise noted for that specific show; they must be accompanied by their legal parent or guardian unless otherwise noted for that specific show.
THU FEB 2
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. All bottled beer on special in Skipperdome. unclejohnsband.com 8PM $7
FRI FEB 3 Enter The Haggis (ROCK/CELTIC) Toronto-based Celtic-tinged roots rock band, Enter The Haggis, is at the heart of a true grassroots success story, and never has this been more evident than with the group’s latest release, Whitelake. Recorded at a rustic cottage surrounded by Canada’s picturesque landscape, and funded entirely through the generous contributions of loyal fans, Whitelake occupies a musical space that lies somewhere between the fiercely creative and contemporary soundscapes of Radiohead, and the heartfelt story telling and infectious grooves of The Band.
Five albums and a decade on the road have seen Enter The Haggis evolve from wildly popular local band to established international touring act. Their formula for success has been a simple one: record great music, back it up with inspired live performances, and tour constantly. It’s this uncompromising commitment to their music and fans that has seen the band garner top ten charting positions on Billboard, Amazon, and iTunes; major television appearances such as A&E’s Breakfast with the Arts and Live with Regis and Kelly; and their very own PBS special. enterthehaggis.com
w/The Human Condition (ROCK/POP) "This Bradenton band has long been a local favorite (and are) frequent performers around the area, and have opened for the likes of Donavon Frankenreiter and Martha Wainwright. The acoustic-leaning group performs tunes in the vein of Ben Harper, Led Zeppelin and Radiohead -- which is to say they're a diverse lot."- Jay Cridlin, *tbt reverbnation.com/humanconditionFL 8PM $12/15
SAT FEB 4 James McMurtry (AMERICANA) The Texas native long has been known as an astute, clear-eyed observer and concise, no-holds-barred chronicler of the human condition, but a growing socio-political edge fairly exploded just prior to the 2004 elections when his scathing, palace-rattling “We Can’t Make It Here” was made available online as a free download. The seven-plus-minute diatribe against social injustice and the Administration’s hypocrisy and deceptions repercussed wildly across the Internet and the airwaves, igniting a grassroots firestorm that has brought legions of new fans to the singer/songwriter’s work. In his regular column for Entertainment Weekly, noted author, passionate rock ’n’ roll enthusiast and Skipper’s patron (no, really!) Stephen King cited McMurtry as “the truest, fiercest songwriter of his generation.” jamesmcmurtry.com
w/Jonny Burke (AMERICANA) Performing from an early age. Jonny Burke grew up in New Braunfels, a small Texas town between San Antonio and Austin that’s home to the famous Gruene Hall. His dad, who had played in bar bands, taught him his first chords when he was a little boy and Burke would listen to albums like Dylan’s “Highway 61 Revisited” and Townes Van Zandt’s “Flying Shoes” over and over again. By the time Burke was 15, he was already performing in bars. He formed his first band, the Dedringers, with his school friend Sean Faires, and it became a popular regional band while they were still in their teens. The Dedringers were named Best New Group of 2008 by the Austin American-Statesman while their R.S. Field-produced “Sweetheart of the Neighborhood” garnered a 3-star Austin Chronicle review. After seven years together, however, Burke and Faires decided to part ways, with Faires starting the soul-infused garage rock band The Happen-ins while Burke followed his own creative muse. In 2009, he released a 5-song EP (“The Long Haul”) that attracted attention in the blogosphere with songsillinois.net praising its “Pettyseque rockers (and) Townes-influenced gently picked tales,” while Radio Free Americana’s Warren Catlett heralded it as a “miniclassic.” Burke has spent the last couple of years crisscrossing the country playing music, either solo or with his rhythm section. jonnyburke.com 8PM $17/20
You can purchase advance tickets for WMNF shows here at Skipper's in person in the Oyster Bar during business hours, online at www.wmnf.org/events or by calling the station during business hours at 813-238-8001.
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TUE FEB 7 Bart Walker Band featuring Reese Wynans (BLUES/ROCK) With a name like a gunslinger, Bart Walker is on the road to becoming an American guitar legend. There are few who can fill the boots of Stevie Ray Vaughan, but when Chris Layton, Tommy Shannon and Reese Wynans of Double Trouble decided to resurrect the band towards the end of 2008, they chose Tennessee native Walker as the compliment to their sound. In addition to his current role as lead guitarist for B.B. King's All-Stars at B.B. King's Blues Club, and American Idol's Bo Bice, he has also chalked up countless hours in the studio with Steve Gorman (Black Crowes), A.J. Croce (son of Jim Croce), Bo Bice, Audley Freed (Cry Of Love & Black Crowes), and Robert Kearns (Lynyrd Skynyrd). Walker's new CD, “Who I am,” is sure to help revive the blues with the younger generation, and at the same time prove to be a much-welcomed addition for those who already possess a love for the blues. The band includes Bart Walker on guitar and vocals, Reese Wynans (Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble) on the Hammond B-3 and other keyboards, Paul Ossola (G.E. Smith and the Saturday Night Live Band) on bass and drummer Jim Thistle. thebartwalkerband.com 7PM $7/10
WED FEB 8
Island Night w/Impulse (ISLAND/AFRO-BEAT/REGGAE) A 23-year-old tradition continues witht he ever-amazing Impulse band playing reggae, zouk and Afrobeat under the stars with Red Stripe beer on special. Hooray Beer! impulseda.com 8PM $5
THU FEB 9
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. All bottled beer on special in Skipperdome. unclejohnsband.com 8PM $7
FRI FEB 10 Zach Deputy Band (JAMBAND) On his upcoming release, Another Day (Eusonia Records, 2011), Zach Deputy demonstrates his extraordinary ability to perform and record in multiple contexts and conveys the sensibilities of a mature singer/songwriter. Another Day offers another look at Zach Deputy and seeks to help him cross over into other audiences. Rich with ballads and mid-tempo songs, the music on this recording is best described as soulful rhythm and blues, with flavors of Al Green, Taj Mahal and Stevie Wonder emerging in the swells, changes and modulations of the music, in the voice and even in the lyrical content. The record will appeal to fans of contemporary artists like Jack Johnson and Amos Lee, but the origins of the style and feel remain classic. Another Day is an appropriately titled album, and it is truly an album in the classic sense—a collection of songs that come from the same time and place, inspired by the same muse. Reflective and introspective, it provides a glimpse at the soul of an artist and the depth of a songwriter. Full of hope and anticipation of the promise of another day, a new day, it is a pivotal point in the career of a touring musician. Whereas it is a departure for Zach Deputy, it is one that he feels confident his fans can relate to, but it isn’t the end in itself. Deputy’s multi-faceted diamond gets one side polished in this offering, and it is a side that will shine brightly for a new audience. zachdeputy.com
w/The Applebutter Express (UKELELE/JAMBAND) Utterly charming ukes and vocals from this boy-girl duo (now fortified with upright bass and fiddle!) popular with the jamband crowd, featuring stick-in-your-head originals and really clever reinterpretations of covers. reverbnation.com/theapplebutterexpress 8PM/$12/15
SAT FEB 11 Blue Dice (RHYTHM ‘N’ BLUES) The long-running Tampa Bay horn-fortified rhythm ‘n’ blues/funk/jazz powerhouse is back! In addition to the group’s well-rendered originals, expect to hear lots of tasty covers along the lines of classic Stax/Volt recordings, Joe Cocker, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Chicago, Rolling Stones, James Brown, Tower Of Power and many more. bluedice.com
w/Blues Business (RHYTHM ‘N’ BLUES) From across the pond comes a band connoting in the great tradition of UK musicians bringing American roots music back to the land of its birth. Take a little B.B. and Sonny Boy add some Little Walter and a good helping of Muddy top it off with a dash of Jagger/Richards and you've got a blues band that can "do the business." blues-business.co.uk 8PM $10/13
SUN FEB 12 BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet (ZYDECO) Every genre has its defining figureheads. Folk has its Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan; country has the Carter Family, Bob Wills and Hank Williams. Rock has its Elvis, Chuck Berry, and the Beatles. In blues, it's Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters, and in jazz, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Miles Davis. When it comes to contemporary traditional Cajun music, there is BeauSoleil. For the past 34 years Lafayette, Louisiana's BeauSoleil has carried the torch of tradition while continuing to chart uncharted waters with ingenuity and innovation. Since their inception in 1975, BeauSoleil has not only spearheaded a cultural Renaissance but has elevated Cajun music to one of domestic and international acclaim. Along the way, they have appeared regularly on Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion and garnered eleven Grammy nominations. In 1998, they became the first Cajun band to win a Grammy for their L'Amour Ou La Folie effort in the traditional folk category. While they've introduced their sources of inspiration, Dennis McGee, Canray Fontenot, Varise Connor, Wade Fruge, Dewey Balfa, Amédéé Ardoin and Freeman Fontenot, to new audiences, they've also daringly blended zydeco, Tex-Mex, western swing, blues, New Orleans traditional jazz and Caribbean calypso into their framework. As a result, any ethnomusicologist would be hard pressed to speculate where Cajun music would be today without the contributions of BeauSoleil. With Alligator Purse, the band's 29th(!) album, BeauSoleil make the most dynamic statement of their career. By flowing music – whether it be blues, bluegrass, rock or traditional Cajun – through their one-of-a-kind musical lens the band has almost singlehandedly raised the music of southern Louisiana and its progenitors into the cultural spotlight, it's influence and importance standing tall and proud on a musical landscape that has recently exhibited much overdue appreciation for other "roots" music forms in the past decade or more. Alligator Purse will do for Cajun and Creole music what O Brother, Where Art Thou? did for bluegrass, what The Buena Vista Social Club did for the music of Cuba – concentrate the attention of the world on one album, one chosen capsule of the traditions and the innovations of thousands of musicians and decades of transmutation.facebook.com/pages/BeauSoleil/74771399015
w/Gumbo Boogie Band (ZYDECO/ROCK) Emerging in 1995 as a primarily acoustic, jug band flavored group with a Louisiana flavor, GBB band cranked up the beat and electrified in ‘97. They serve up a tasty musical stew with good time, street party, New Orleans-style dance music, strong on Zydeco, adding swampy rock tunes and classic rockers to keep the party moving.facebook.com/pages/Gumbo-Boogie/60611256084 5PM $15/18
WED FEB 15
Island Night w/Impulse (ISLAND/AFRO-BEAT/REGGAE) A 23-year-old tradition continues witht he ever-amazing Impulse band playing reggae, zouk and Afrobeat under the stars with Red Stripe beer on special. Hooray Beer! impulseda.com 8PM $5
THU FEB 16 Grateful Dead Night Deluxe 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. All bottled beer on special in Skipperdome. unclejohnsband.com
w/Ramblegrass (JAMGRASS) Run a little Ricky Skaggs, a little Beatles and a little Grateful Dead through a big 'ol still, and you'd end up with a jar full of Ramblegrass. Calling themsleves "jamgrass," the band -- Bob Edwards, guitar; Phil Myers, mandolin; Mike Godwin, banjo; and Jack Ray, bass -- has been together three years, performing everything from traditionals to covers to reggae songs in a soulful old-timey style. Their down-home repertoire includes songs like the Rolling Stones' Wild Horses, Buck Owens' Act Naturally the Beatles' I Just Seen a Face., as well as some original material. myspace.com/ramblegrass 8PM $8
FRI FEB 17 Shaun Murphy Band (BLUES/ROCK) Blue-eyed soul songbird Shaun Murphy's career in vocals has been both as lead singer, and as a session musician throughout her many years in the music industry. She has sung, toured, and recorded with such notables as The Moody Blues, Bob Seger, Phil Collins, Glen Frey, Joe Walsh, Maria Muldaur, Bruce Hornsby, J.J. Cale, Coco Montoya. and Alice Cooper. In September 1993, Murphy joined Little Feat. Murphy left the band at the end of February 2009, after 16 years' tenure and over 1,400 live appearances. shaunmurphyband.com
w/ Lazy Boy & The Rockers (BLUES) 8PM $10/13
SAT FEB 18 Rockabilly Ruckus 2012
4:00-4:30 Morgan Bernard
4:45-5:00 Rockabilly Chicks
5:15-5:45 Hot Rod Hornets
6:00-6:30 Ted Stevens Band
6:45-7:15 Twisty Chris and the Puddin' Packs
7:30-8:00 Rocket 88
8:15-9:15 Amy LaVere
9:30-10:30 Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys
10:45- 11:45 Lee Rocker
Vintage car show starts at 3PM; must be a show ticket holder to enter.
4PM $20/25
You can purchase advance tickets for WMNF shows here at Skipper's in person in the Oyster Bar during business hours, online at www.wmnf.org/events or by calling the station during business hours at 813-238-8001.
SUN FEB 19 Voices Of The Children (BENEFIT)
Voices for Children of Hillsborough County provides support and funding for the Guardian ad Litem Program of the 13th Circuit in Hillsborough County. Guardian ad Litems are advocates for the abused, abandoned and neglected children in Hillsborough County, providing a volunteer to fight for their best interests in court. Money raised goes to assure that every volunteer has a high quality training experience, to provide children in the welfare system items to make them feel "normal", legal fees and psychological/psychiatric evaluations to determine things such as extent of abuse and/or bonding issues. Read more here: vfcgal.org
Music from FunkN 8, a new eight-piece rock/runk horn band featuring members of Blue Dice, performing lots of fan-friendly funk and Top 40 dance tunes from the '70s and '80s as well as some recent hits sprinkled in the mix. 5PM $10 SUGGESTED MINIMUM DONATION
TUE FEB 21 an evening with...
Lucky Tubb and theModern Day Troubadours (ROOTS ROCK) Lucky was born in Fort Worth Texas in 1971. He was raised, in part, by his grandmother Margie Tubb and his grandfather CR Tubb, brother to Country Music Legend Ernest Tubb. Lucky would soon become integral to the country music dynasty he was born into. During his teens, Lucky learned to play the guitar. He practiced his craft and learned to reflect and write about his life experiences in a true to life fashion. Lucky’s music - straight up honky-tonk rendered in an old-school hillbilly style. Lucky’s debut album, Generations, released in 2002, is vintage-style country with a distinct twang. The album takes on a energetic up tempo approach to country blues. Audiences of all ages and walks of life are captivated by the haunting melodies in all time favorites "Lonesome Cowboy Blues" and "On That Road." The album reached #1 on True Country charts for three weeks and remained there for a couple of months to come. Lucky’s second album and most popular to date is Damn the Luck. Lucky here embraces a true respect for his family and their legacy while forging his own niche into country music. The album brightens up and takes on a lighter upbeat and raw rockabilly rhythm that can be heard as Lucky invokes melodies written and recoded in the 1950’s by other uncles of the Tubb family, Uncle X. Lincoln and Uncle Glenn Douglas Tubb. In the spirit of preserving the timeless sound, Lucky and his band have done all recording on reel- to-reel tapes and without the use of computers or overdubbing. facebook.com/pages/Lucky-Tubb-The-Modern-Day-Troubadors/145529842173013
No opening act. 7PM $7/10
WED FEB 22
Island Night w/Impulse (ISLAND/AFRO-BEAT/REGGAE) A 23-year-old tradition continues witht he ever-amazing Impulse band playing reggae, zouk and Afrobeat under the stars with Red Stripe beer on special. Hooray Beer! impulseda.com 8PM $5
THU FEB 23 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. All bottled beer on special in Skipperdome. unclejohnsband.com 8PM $7
FRI FEB 24 Chris McCarty (POP/ROCK) Gainesville-based singer-songwriter with an audience-friendly uptempo acoustic-based pop sound - think John Mayer/Jason Mraz/Dave Matthews - seasoned with liberal doses of funk, reggae, jazz and hip-hop. chrismccarty.com
w/TBA 8PM $10/13
SAT FEB 25 BLP SoFlo Showcase & AURA Pre-Party The Resolvers (ROOTS REGGAE) Emerging from the vibrant beach town of Deerfield Beach, the Resolvers capture the essence of the classic roots reggae sound: natural acoustic percussion, deep bass grooves, worldly drum rhythms, tasty vintage keyboards, bluesy guitar licks and multi-part vocal harmonies then blend it with modern songwriting craftsmanship to create their own familiar-yet-purely-original take on World Music. Brother and sister Ojay and Sahara Smith are the vocal engines of the band with reggae music flowing through their veinal they are the siblings of noted Jamaican singer/songwriter Ernie Smith. Dean Fishback – seen as a mentor of the band, is a veteran keyboards master in the reggae scene and is highly sought-after by reggae stars touring the area, including Inner Circle, Sugar Minot, and Mikey Dread. Guitasist Ron Eisner is a prolific songwriter of Israeli up-bringing who runs the behind-the-scenes operation. Steave Nieratka puts his mad-scientist persona into his bass lines to create sophisticated outer-galactic grooves. Nate Largent is a modern-day shaman with a drumming range as wide as the cultural pallet of our world. TheResolvers.com Aquaphonics (FUNK/JAMBAND) This combo, hailing from Stuart, Florida, plays a well-stewed brew of jazz, funk, and electronica, flava'd with a dash of indie dance-pop, and just the right amount of soul. The band has shared the stage with acts the likes of The New Mastersounds and Perpetual Groove and been a featured act at Bear Creek Music and Arts Festival. aquaphonicsband.com Ketchy Shuby (DOWNTOWN SOUL) The six members of Ketchy Shuby, all in their mid-20s, have roots ranging from Jamaica, Cuba, and Puerto Rico to Broward and Dade counties. Formed in 2008, the outfit has quickly created a buzz on the live circuit by combining new sound with old soul to earn its "downtown soul" moniker. It's jazz, it's '60s rock, Afrobeat, reggae, and ska comined into one dancefloor-friendly melange. Many bands advertise their sets as a melting pot of influences — and then play to their singular strengths. But Ketchy's versatility is no joke. Bassist Mack Moore skanks to reggae rhythms while Camilo Parisi channels Latin fusion on the electric guitar. Drummer Sandor Davidson keeps proper pace for their musical time warp, and sax player Bob Smiley adds the bounce. KetchyShubyMusic.com
With a paid admission, attendees will receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win an AURA Music Festival ticket as well as some fun swag.
8PM $7/10
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TUE FEB 28 Darrell Webb Band (BLUEGRASS) Darrell Webb is one of bluegrass music's favorite entertainers, and he has been an icon in bluegrass music for over 20 years. Many of his fans recognize his powerful tenor, lead vocals, and mandolin playing. Webb first hit the bluegrass circuit with the Lonesome River Band, later touring with J.D. Crowe and Rhonda Vincent. Darrell served as the lead vocalist and front man for Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper and has appeared on two releases with Dolly Parton as a singer and musician. In addition, he is a successful songwriter having songs recorded by the Lonesome River Band, Lou Reid and Carolina, and Wildfire. Darrell's first solo album Webbsite, released in 1998, received critical acclaim. His second album entitled Behind the Scenes, released in 2005, includes four songs he wrote/co-wrote. Special guests include two-time IBMA fiddle player of the year Michael Cleveland, IBMA dobro player of the year Phil Leadbetter, and Dolly Parton. darrellwebbband.com
w/Ramblegrass (JAMGRASS) Run a little Ricky Skaggs, a little Beatles and a little Grateful Dead through a big 'ol still, and you'd end up with a jar full of Ramblegrass. Calling themsleves "jamgrass," the band -- Bob Edwards, guitar; Phil Myers, mandolin; Mike Godwin, banjo; and Jack Ray, bass -- has been together three years, performing everything from traditionals to covers to reggae songs in a soulful old-timey style. Their down-home repertoire includes songs like the Rolling Stones' Wild Horses, Buck Owens' Act Naturally the Beatles' I Just Seen a Face., as well as some original material. myspace.com/ramblegrass 7PM $7/10
WED FEB 29 Island Night w/Impulse (ISLAND/AFRO-BEAT/REGGAE) A 23-year-old tradition continues witht he ever-amazing Impulse band playing reggae, zouk and Afrobeat under the stars with Red Stripe beer on special. Hooray Beer! impulseda.com 8PM $5
MARCH 2012
THU MAR 1 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. All bottled beer on special in Skipperdome. unclejohnsband.com 8PM $7
FRI MAR 2 Unknown Hinson (ROCKABILLY)
w/TBA 8PM $15/20
SAT MAR 3 Damon Fowler Group (BLUES/AMERICANA)
w/TBA 8PM $10/13
SUN MAR 4
Skipperdome closed for private event; restaurant and Oyster Bar open to the public.
TUE MAR 6 Showcase Nite (VARIOUS) 7PM $7
FRI MAR 9 Bachaco (REGGAE/CUMBIA) The members of Bachaco represent a diverse range of nationalities - Venezuelan, Jamaican-American, Colombian-Irish and Puerto Rican - however, they are to a man all fluent in a single universal language, that of High-Energy International Groove. Since forming in 2007, the band has managed to successfully blend the Caribbean’s most globally loved Reggae, Dancehall and Ska with South America's own Caribbean legacy rhythm of Cumbia. Songs are written and sung in English and Spanish interchangeably and the sounds take the listener on a trip deep through their own sensual paradise, departing directly from the dance floor. Bachaco tours regularly in the United States ands also performed in Colombia and Argentina. The band most recently appeared in Tampa for WMNF's 2011 Pre-Heatwave Party here at Skipper's. bachacomusic.com Sudakaya (URBAN LATIN/REGGAE) A band whose music began with clear reggae & ska influences, Sudakaya has evolved a unique and essentially urban Latin sound. As the leading band of every festival in Ecuador, Sudakaya has shared stage with Vicentico, Ky-Many Marley, Auténticos Decadentes, Zoe, Asian Dub Foundation, Karamelo Santo, Providencia, Fidel Nadal, Bomba Stereo, Pablo Molina, La Bersuit, Los Tetas, Andrés Calamaro, Alika, Easy Star All Stars, and many, many others. To date, the band has toured through South America and Europe performing at important festivals such as FUSION FEST (Berlin), FIMU (France), Altavoz (Colombia)), ROCK AL PARQUE (Colombia). With the release of their first professional video clip “Salgo” the band reached the first spots in the popularity lists of some of the most important music networks in Latin America: MTV, Much Music and Telehit. sudakaya.com.ec 8PM $10/13
SAT MAR 10 Beth McKee's Swamp Roots Jubilee - a CD release soirée Beth McKee Band (NAWLINS RHYTHM ‘N’ BLUES) Imagine the female love child of Dusty Springfield and Doug Sahm with Dr. John acting as the midwife and you’ll have an idea of the southern roots music with elements of rock, blues, soul, gospel and country that defines Beth McKee. This songbird-and-more is a Southern singer/songwriter/pianist/accordion player backed by seasoned musicians from outfits like Hall & Oates, Bellamy Brothers, George Porter, Lester Chambers, etc. A former member of the popular New Orleans country-cajun group Evangeline (MCA Records), McKee has lived through the South from Mississippi to New Orleans, through Florida and Texas, and has known both the joys and hard times that are necessary to create great music. She now brings her full-hearted voice to her newest release Next To Nowhere, an all-original collection of songs carved from the struggles of real life: band break-ups, hardship gigs, and personal struggles all delayed and distracted Beth’s emergence onto a broader scene.
But some fires refuse to be extinguished. Her husband and drummer Juan was a part of that journey. “It took me awhile to dig out of my emotional rut and start thinking about getting ‘out there again. Juan had been pleading with me to record, so when I finally said “let’s do it” he was ready to go– that’s when we recorded ‘I’m That Way.’ It had more impact than we anticipated– enough to suck us back into the dream of playing for audiences that came to hear us play. Her 2010 releaseI’m That Way breathed her fire into the works of Chess Record’s Louisiana legend Bobby Charles, and set the stage for her upcoming release, showcasing her sound in all its power with all-new original tracks. Beth McKee has lived through and triumphed over the trials of life, and sings of it all to her audience in a shared but newly-discovered language. Accented by the sounds of Louisiana and the blues, R&B and the swamp, her voice reaches audiences from all backgrounds and times, yet always in the same places in the soul. bethmckee.com
w/Standback Band (BLUES/JAMBAND) The Standback Band’s brand of rock 'n ' soul is rooted in blues, funk and jazz, a sound shaped by the group's proudly Southern origin. Fans of the Allman Brothers and Derek Trucks will find a whole lot to like about Standback's overall sound and guitarist Joel Tatangelo's bottleneck slide guitar playing in particular. standbackband.com 8PM $7/10
SUN MAR 11 Karib-B-Yan Kruze Festival (ISLAND/AFROBEAT) Reality Band, Impulse, Jafari,Democracy and more. 4PM $12/15
You can purchase advance tickets for WMNF shows here at Skipper's in person in the Oyster Bar during business hours, online at www.wmnf.org/events or by calling the station during business hours at 813-238-8001.
TUE MAR 13 Paul Geremia (ACOUSTIC BLUES) 7PM $10
FRI MAR 16 Coo Coo Ca Choo (BRITISH INVASION-ERA COVERS)
w/TBA 8PM $10/13
SAT MAR 17 Cope (JAMBAND)
w/J2K (JAMBAND) 8PM $10/13
SUN MAR 18
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TUE MAR 20
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FRI MAR 23
An evening with Michael Burks (BLUES) text www 8PM $12/15
SAT MAR 24 Vodkanauts (POWER LOUNGE)
w/Stolen Idols (EXOTICA) 8PM $10/13
SUN MAR 25
Sisters Singing For Sisters (BENEFIT) Crescendo 5PM $10/13
TUE MAR 27 Southern Express Bluegrass Band (BLUEGRASS) Known for more than 33 years as "Southern Star Bluegrass," the newly-renamed Southern Express Bluegrass has graced stages from The Florida Strawberry Festival to the Mother Church of Country itself, the Grand Ole Opry, appearing as part of the 70th Anniversary Bluegrass Spectacular in 1995. The band includes guitarist Larry Jackson, Jr. (son of three-time Florida State Banjo Champion Larry Sr.), bassist Rick Honson, fiddler Steve Drrwachter, mandolinist Bryce Hall and and Ron Rimmer on the banjo. SouthernExpressBand.com
w/Beaumont! (BLUEGRASS) An incredibly talented cllection of kinfolk playing acoustic string band music laced with dead-on four-part vocal harmonies. facebook.com/BeaumontFamilyBluegrass 7PM $7/10
FRI MAR 30
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SAT MAR 31 Halcyon (ACOUSTIC ROCK)
w/TBA 8PM $12
APRIL 2012
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FRI APR 13 Tim Reynolds & TR3 (JAMBAND text www
w/Sons Of Bill (AMERICANA) text www 8PM $15/20
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SAT APR 21 Red Elvises (SIBERIAN SURF-ROCK MADNESS) text www
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TUE MAY 22
TBA
FRI MAY 25 Paul Thorn solo (AMERICANA) text www
w/Amanda Shires (AMERICANA) text www 8PM $20/25
You can purchase advance tickets for WMNF shows here at Skipper's in person in the Oyster Bar during business hours, online at www.wmnf.org/events or by calling the station during business hours at 813-238-8001.
SAT MAY 26 Paul Thorn Band (AMERICANA) text www
w/TBA 8PM $20/25
You can purchase advance tickets for WMNF shows here at Skipper's in person in the Oyster Bar during business hours, online at www.wmnf.org/events or by calling the station during business hours at 813-238-8001.
SUN MAY 27
TBA
TUE MAY 29
TBA
JUNE 2012
FRI JUN 1
TBA
SAT JUN 2
TBA
SUN JUN 3
TBA
TUE JUN 5
TBA
FRI JUN 8
TBA
SAT JUN 9
TBA
SUN JUN 10
TBA
TUE JUN 12
TBA
FRI JUN 15
TBA
SAT JUN 16
TBA
SUN JUN 17
TBA
TUE JUN 19
TBA
FRI JUN 22 Damon Fowler Group (BLUES/AMERICANA)
w/TBA 8PM $10/13
