Past Events

8pm $10/12 Taylor Hunnicutt https://taylorhunnicutt.com/ w/ Van Plating Van Plating, self-styled “Orange Blossom Country Queen,” is an artist, multi-instrumentalist, producer, songwriter & all-around creative instigator from palm tree +  alligator country. She’s been making waves in roots music ever since her self titled debut back in 2019–with her most recent work, an 11 song love letter to the Sunshine State called “Orange Blossom Child,”  (Sept ‘23) garnering critical acclaim across the US & Europe—drawing comparisons from Tom Petty to Gram Parsons to…

8PM $20/25 Southern Culture on the Skids (ROCKABILLY, COUNTRY, SURF) https://www.scots.com Serving up a mix of Surf, Rockabilly, R&B and Country-Fried Garage with a side of Psych! with The Tremolords

11:00AM Join us for Slowdown Sundays at Skipper’s! Every Sunday in May, our very own, Julia will host a slow flow yoga class in the Skipperdome! The class will be donation based. 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!

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

All Day Thursdays! Our legendary chicken wings are buy ten, get five FREE! Happy Hour Priced Domestic Drafts and Wine ALL DAY LONG. We Open at Noon for Your Drinking and Dining Pleasure. (Note: if there is a Thursday night show in our venue, the happy hour specials will conclude an hour prior to the show beginning, or as required)

7pm FREE More information to come!

8pm $10/13 Memphis Lightning SWEETTONE RECORDING ARTIST AND INTERNATIONAL TOURING ACT MEMPHIS LIGHTNING IS A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH.  BUILT UP FROM WORLD CLASS AND AWARD WINNING ARTISTS.   FEAT. ONE OF TODAYS GREATEST GUITAR SLINGERS LIGHTNING, COMPARED TO THE LIKES OF DANNY GATTON, ROY BUCHANAN, AND LINK WRAY ALONG WITH THE SHOWMANSHIP OF MICK JAGGER AND DAVID BOWIE.  WITH THE SOUL AND FIRE MAKING HIM A FIRE CRACKER NOT TO BE MESSED WITH, RATHER ENJOYED FROM HIS SHOCK…

8pm $22/25 Red Wanting Blue (Alternative, Rock) Hailed as “Midwestern rock heroes” by American Songwriter, Red Wanting Blue has spent the last twenty years establishing themselves as one of the indie world’s most enduring and self-sufficient acts, notching appearances everywhere from Letterman to NPR and reaching #3 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, all while operating largely outside the confines of the traditional music industry. For their powerful new album, ‘The Wanting,’ the band handed production duties over to acclaimed singer/songwriter Will…

11:00AM Join us for Slowdown Sundays at Skipper’s! Every Sunday in May, our very own, Julia will host a slow flow yoga class in the Skipperdome! The class will be donation based. 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!

Sunday Acoustic Brunch with Shane Meade (ACOUSTIC ROCK, SOUL, FUNK FUSION) https://shanemeade.com “Self-taught with a unique and soulful style, as well as a gifted singer songwriter.” 1-4PM FREE

All Day Thursdays! Our legendary chicken wings are buy ten, get five FREE! Happy Hour Priced Domestic Drafts and Wine ALL DAY LONG. We Open at Noon for Your Drinking and Dining Pleasure. (Note: if there is a Thursday night show in our venue, the happy hour specials will conclude an hour prior to the show beginning, or as required)

8pm $10 Melody Trucks Melody Trucks, a talented percussionist and vocalist, has performed in front of thousands at major music festivals such as The Peach Music Festival, Suwannee Rising, and Hulaween. As the daughter of the late Allman Brothers Band drummer Butch Trucks, Melody has continued her family's legacy in the world of Southern rock and jam band music. Her skillful percussion work and dynamic stage presence have earned her a devoted following among music fans. https://www.melodytrucks.com/ + Tony Tyler…

8pm $35/40 Shinyribs  https://www.shinyribs.com/ Shinyribs defies genres as a sonic melting pot of Texas Blues, New Orleans R&B funk, horn- driven Memphis Soul, country twang, border music, big band swing, and roots-rock. The Austin-based nine-piece (sometimes 10-piece) supergroup is led by Kevin Russell, the charismatic frontman with colorful suits and extravagant shoes who continuously swaps out an electric guitar for a ukulele and never falls short of creating a cinematic experience with on- stage antics that often include him donning…

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 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

All Day Thursdays! Our legendary chicken wings are buy ten, get five FREE! Happy Hour Priced Domestic Drafts and Wine ALL DAY LONG. We Open at Noon for Your Drinking and Dining Pleasure. (Note: if there is a Thursday night show in our venue, the happy hour specials will conclude an hour prior to the show beginning, or as required)

8pm $10 JT Curtis and the Florida Scoundrels JT Curtis is an accomplished Singer/Songwriter, Entertainer and Nashville Recording Artist.

8pm $10/15 Kent Burnside (Blues) Mississippi blues man - as the oldest Grandson and pupil of blues legend, R.L. Burnside. His playing dots the globe and his style is unlike any other: dark, hypnotic, inviting... and very dance-able. https://burnsidekent.com

We will reopen, Thursday February 15th for regular business.

All Day Thursdays! Our legendary chicken wings are buy ten, get five FREE! Happy Hour Priced Domestic Drafts and Wine ALL DAY LONG. We Open at Noon for Your Drinking and Dining Pleasure. (Note: if there is a Thursday night show in our venue, the happy hour specials will conclude an hour prior to the show beginning, or as required)

8pm $10/15 Chicago Farmer The son of a small town farming community, Cody Diekhoff logged plenty of highway and stage time under the name Chicago Farmer before settling in the city in 2003. Profoundly inspired by fellow midwesterner John Prine, he’s a working-class folk musician to his core. His small town roots, tilled with city streets mentality, are turning heads North and South of I-80. “I love the energy, music, and creativity of Chicago, but at the same time, the…

8pm $15/20 COPE + The Ain't Sisters Musicfest News calls The Ain’t Sisters “A legendary must-see.” Described by Holler magazine as "A jolt of energy," their sound is perhaps best summed up by Chat GPT: “The Ain’t Sisters’ music is so eclectic they can play you down the aisle at your wedding and fight your ex at the Waffle House parking lot all in the same night.” + Dotline Projekt Dotline is an eclectic 5 piece rock band based out of…

8pm $25/30 James McMurtry https://www.jamesmcmurtry.com regarding his latest project: JAMES McMURTRY NEW RELEASE THE HORSES AND THE HOUNDS,  HIS FIRST FULL-LENGTH STUDIO ALBUM IN SEVEN YEARS, RELEASED AUGUST 20, 2021 ON NEW WEST RECORDS Celebrated songwriter's highly anticipated new record marks his debut on New West Records and garners a slew of "Best Of 2021" plus an Americana Music Association Song Of The Year Nomination for "Canola Fields" AUSTIN, Texas — In James McMurtry’s new effort, The Horses and the Hounds, the acclaimed songwriter backs personal narratives with effortless elegance (“Canola Fields”) and endless energy (“If It…

11:00AM Join us for Slowdown Sundays at Skipper’s! Every Sunday in February except 2/11/24, our very own, Julia will host a slow flow yoga class in the Skipperdome! The class will be donation based. 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!

1-4PM FREE Sunday Acoustic Brunch with S.G. Wood (of the Hummingbirds) (FOLK ROCK, SINGER-SONGWRITER)https://www.facebook.com/sgwoodmusic/

All Day Thursdays! Our legendary chicken wings are buy ten, get five FREE! Happy Hour Priced Domestic Drafts and Wine ALL DAY LONG. We Open at Noon for Your Drinking and Dining Pleasure. (Note: if there is a Thursday night show in our venue, the happy hour specials will conclude an hour prior to the show beginning, or as required)

February 22, 2024 is National Margarita Day and in honor of it, we will be serving up $2.00 margaritas from 12pm until 7pm. Cheers!

8pm $30/35 Ana Popovic The award-winning, hard-touring, guitar slinger blends smoking electric funk and slide guitar, jazzy instrumentals and a tight blues groove with soulful, feminine vocals. Add to the mix her incredible stage presence, all of which makes her an irresistible force in the world of contemporary blues music. Called 'one helluva a guitar-player' by Bruce Springsteen and nominated for seven Blues Music Awards, Ana was added as the only female guitar-player to the 2014 -'18 all star Experience…

8pm $25/30 Band of Heathens https://bandofheathens.com With their ninth studio album, Simple Things, The Band of Heathens came home—geographically, as they returned to their longtime base of Austin for the recording; sonically, in an embrace of the rootsy, guitar-based rock with which they made their name; and thematically, with lyrics that speak to appreciating friends and family and our limited time on this planet. It’s a confident, assured statement of a group finding its place in the world amid uncertain and…

8pm $25/30 Carbon Leaf A touring mainstay and an indie folk-r ock staple, this Virginia quintet’s musical style pulls from Americana, indie rock, folk, bluegrass, Celtic and pop traditions using an array of instruments - acoustic & electric guitars, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, cello, bass, drums, accordion, penny whistle and rich vocal harmonies – to define the band’s lively stage presence and sonic landscape. With a history spanning 30 years, 20 recordings and 3,500 live shows, Carbon Leaf’s independent music and spirit…

11:00AM Join us for Slowdown Sundays at Skipper’s! Every Sunday in February except 2/11/24, our very own, Julia will host a slow flow yoga class in the Skipperdome! The class will be donation based. 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!

Sunday Acoustic Brunch with Sunset Bridge Duo with Gracie & AJ (FOLK, ALT-COUNTRY & AMERICANA) https://www.facebook.com/TheSunsetBridgeBand/  Sunset Bridge Band has gained an intimate admiration from fans throughout the Tampa Bay area and beyond, playing original music since 2006. The music video “No Worries” was filmed near Skipper’s Smokehouse! 1-4PM FREE

All Day Thursdays! Our legendary chicken wings are buy ten, get five FREE! Happy Hour Priced Domestic Drafts and Wine ALL DAY LONG. We Open at Noon for Your Drinking and Dining Pleasure. (Note: if there is a Thursday night show in our venue, the happy hour specials will conclude an hour prior to the show beginning, or as required)