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November 2019
Grateful Dead Nite w/ Uncle John’s Band – FREE
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…
Find out more »Joe Louis Walker w/ Walker Smith Group – $15/20
8PM $15/20 Joe Louis Walker (Blues Hall of Fame Inductee & Four-Time Blues Music Award Winner) “A LEGENDARY BOUNDARY-PUSHING ICON OF MODERN BLUES” - NPR Multiple Grammy & WC Handy Award winner Joe Louis Walker is one of the most heralded blues artists of our time. Walker has recorded with BB King, James Cotton, Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, Branford Marsalis, and Ike Turner. Walker has become an international ambassador for the blues overseas, having played at countless festivals throughout Europe,…
Find out more »The Nighthawks w/ The Sauce Boss + Rev Billy C Wirtz – $10/15
8PM $10/15 The Nighthawks(Legendary Blues & Roots Band) http://thenighthawks.com/ w/ The Sauce Boss(Cooks Slide Guitar Blues & Gumbo At Every Show) https://www.facebook.com/BillSauceBossWharton plus, The Rev Billy C. Wirtz(Blues, R&B/Soul) https://revbillycwirtz.com/
Find out more »Shruti Foundation Yoga + Live Indian Music – Special Event
*Restaurant and Bar will open at 12:00pm* November 17th ONLY - 11:00 am - 12:00pm Join us for Slowdown Sundays at Skipper’s! This Sunday in November our very own, Julia will host a slow flow yoga class in the Skipperdome! The class will be donation based and include chanting, live music and one free draft beer per attendee after class concludes. All shapes, sizes, ages, genders and skill levels are welcome! Please bring your own mat, towel and bottled water…
Find out more »The Steepwater Band + Cottondale Swamp – $7/10
5pm $7/10 The Steepwater Band Diamond Day Records is very excited to announce the release of The Steepwater Band’s 6th full-length studio album SHAKE YOUR FAITH. The LP features 11 brand new TSB tracks, and is slated for release on Friday, April 1st via Double 180 Gram Vinyl, Compact Disc and Digital Download. The album was recorded last winter at Crushtone Studios, in the shadows of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, in Cleveland, Ohio. Shake Your Faith was produced…
Find out more »Cajun Zydeco Dance – FREE
7PM Open Dancing - FREE Cajun Zydeco Dance – If you love the music and culture from Louisiana, come join us and learn how to dance. No partner required.
Find out more »Grateful Dead Nite w/ Uncle John’s Band – FREE
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…
Find out more »Rex Floyd | Special Anniversary Edition – $10/15
8pm $10/15 Rex Floyd (PINK FLOYD TRIBUTE) 40th Anniversary of The Wall and 50th Abbey Road (Beatles)
Find out more »Sean Chambers – $10/13
SEAN CHAMBERS "Guitarist Chambers achieves the distinctly American blues/soul/country/rock sound that the Stones used to aspire to long ago." - Jerry Shriver, USA TODAY Sean Chambers Band (BLUES)"Guitarist Chambers achieves the distinctly American blues/soul/country/rock sound that the Stones used to aspire to long ago." - Jerry Shriver, USA TODAYFlorida born Sean Chambers began his career in the Blues back in 1998 when he toured with the legendary Hubert Sumlin as his guitarist and band leader until 2003. During Sean's tenure…
Find out more »Slowdown Sundays | Donation Based Slow Flow Yoga w/ FREE BEER
12:00pm Join us for Slowdown Sundays at Skipper’s! On Sundays in October our very own, Julia will host a slow flow yoga class in the Skipperdome! The class will be donation based and include one free draft beer per attendee after class concludes. 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!
Find out more »Point 6 20th Anniversary – $5
5PM $5 Point 6 20th Anniversary (Latin Cross Over, World Beat Cover & Dance Band) https://www.facebook.com/Point-6-145615945465606/ w/ Disco Freaks https://www.facebook.com/Discofreakband/
Find out more »Impulse Thanksgiving Eve – $5
8pm $5 Impulse (Reggae, Soca & Calypso) “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…
Find out more »CLOSED – Happy Thanksgiving
We are taking the day off to spend with our friends and family. The Skipper's ownership, management and staff wishes you and yours the happiest Thanksgiving.
Find out more »Sugar & Spice CD Release Party – $10/13
8PM $10/13 Sugar & Spice Revue CD Release (Blues, Classic Rock, Funk, Pop, Funk, R&B Soul) https://sugarandspicerevue.com/ w/ Big D and the Dirty Deal + TC Carr + Johnny G Lyon
Find out more »Women of Rock w/ Stevie Nicks Experience + Heart of Zeppelin – $15/20
8pm $15/20 Women in Rock Stevie Nicks Experience Heart of Zeppelin
Find out more »December 2019
Grateful Dead Nite w/ Uncle John’s Band – FREE
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…
Find out more »Come Back Alice Does Led Zeppelin + Tony Tyler Trance – $
8pm $12/15 Come Back Alice The Tony Tyler Trance performs songs from the soundtrack of the hit 90s movie Dazed and Confused followed by Come Back Alice doing a full set of your favorite Led Zeppelin songs!
Find out more »Tim Reynolds & TR3 + The Rectifiers – $
8PM $20/25 Tim Reynolds & TR3 (Lead Guitarist for Dave Matthews Band, Fusion of Funk, Rock & Jazz) https://www.timreynolds.com/ w/ The Rectifiers (Shaun Hoppers Band, Acoustic, Pop & Rock) https://www.facebook.com/The-Rectifiers-301516860544886/
Find out more »Grateful Dead Nite w/ Uncle John’s Band – FREE
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…
Find out more »WMNF and SBS Presents: Vanessa Collier w/ Legendary JCs – $12/15
8pm $12/15 This holiday party is a a co-promotion between WMNF and the Suncoast Blues Society. Vanessa Collier is becoming a favorite artist for WMNF listeners. Some saw her at Tropical Heatwave, or the WMNF Cruise, or last year’s Tampa Bay Blues Fest. Vanessa is a captivating and multi- talented blues vocalist, saxophonist, and songwriter, hailing from the world-renowned Berklee College of Music where she earned dual degrees in Performance and Music Production & Engineering. Vanessa demonstrates her skills as…
Find out more »The Fritz w/ TBA – $10
8PM $10 The Fritz (Soul-Driven Dance Rock) https://www.thefritzmusic.com/ THE FRITZ IS LIVE ROCK. THE FRITZ IS LIVE FUNK. THE FRITZ IS LIVE MUSIC. After five years of traveling the East Coast and steadily building a reputation as a live act not to be missed, Asheville music ambassadors, The Fritz, played a strong year of sets showing thousands of new fans what throngs of Southeastern music lovers have known for years: The Fritz likes to get funky. As much as they take…
Find out more »Grateful Dead Nite w/ Uncle John’s Band – FREE
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…
Find out more »Grateful Dead Nite w/ Uncle John’s Band – FREE
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…
Find out more »Jah Movement – $10/13
8pm $10/13 Jah Movement Since the launch of the Reggae band Jah Movement in May 2015, they took over the Florida Circuit in less than a year and won the hearts of many fans young and old. Some of their accolades include being a winner of Creative Loafing’s 2018, & 2016 Best Reggae Band in the Florida Tampa Bay Area, Runner-Up of Creative Loafing’s of 2017 Best Reggae Band in the Florida Tampa Bay Area, in 2016 and 2017 2nd…
Find out more »Southern Avenue w/ Ronnie Dee & the Superstars – $12/15
8pm $12/15 Southern Avenue Southern Avenue is a Memphis street that runs from the easternmost part of the city limits all the way to Soulsville, the original home of Stax Records. Southern Avenue is also the name of a fiery young Memphis quintet that embodies its home city's soul, blues and gospel traditions, while adding a youthful spirit and dynamic energy all their own. "If Memphis music is a genre, this is it!" proclaims American Blues Scene, and Rock 103FM…
Find out more »The Lint Rollers New Years Eve Eve Eve Party + Special Guests – $TBA
8pm $TBA The Lint Rollers w/ Special Guests
Find out more »Blues Year Eve w/ Betty Fox + Damon Fowler + Rev Billy C Wirtz – $20/25
8pm $20/25 Blues Year Eve Betty Fox Damon Fowler Rev Billy C Wirtz Admission includes party favors, champagne toast at midnight and a breakfast buffet.
Find out more »January 2020
Victor Wainwright & the Train w/ Ben Prestage – $10/$15/$20
8pm $10/$15/$20 Early bird ticket special - $10 for the first 250 tickets sold! Victor Wainwright & the Train Ben Prestage
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Tab Benoit w/ TBA – $30/35
8PM $30/35 Tab Benoit (American All-Star Blues Guitarist & Singer There’re Many Great Blues Artists, But There’s Only One Tab Benoit) https://www.tabbenoit.com/ w/TBD
Find out more »Tab Benoit w/ TBA – $30/35
8PM $30/35 Tab Benoit (American All-Star Blues Guitarist & Singer There’re Many Great Blues Artists, But There’s Only One Tab Benoit) https://www.tabbenoit.com/ w/TBD
Find out more »Southern Culture on the Skids w/ TBA – $15/20
8pm $15/20 Southern Culture on the Skids http://www.scots.com/ w/ TBA
Find out more »February 2020
Unknown Hinson w/ TBA – $15/20
8pm $15/20 Unknown Hinson The UNtold Story of Unknown While singing his own hilariously politically incorrect songs, Unknown Hinson plays guitar in a style incendiary enough to have Satan himself reaching for the antiperspirant. But don't dismiss him as a novelty act. He's one hell of a talent and has the music to prove it! Looking somewhat like Dracula's nasty little brother who spent some hard years drinking and working as a carnival barker for a second-rate freak show, Unknown…
Find out more »Wishbone Ash 50th Anniversary w/ TBA – $25/30
5pm $25/30 Wishbone Ash The classic rock bands of the late ’60s and early ’70s enjoy a unique place in popular musical history. The Beatles had gone their separate ways, Britain had already experienced the Blues Boom, and Psychedelia had made its impact. The creative possibilities were infinite. Wishbone Ash embarked on the nascent Progressive Rock scene in 1969, taking full advantage of a fertile musical environment where they produced a distinctive brand of melodic rock. Inspired equally by British folk traditions and American jazz…
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