Cajun Music Connection - Skipper's HOT DATES!

Skipper’s Smokehouse Entertainment Schedule - May ’98

5/1 Bertie Higgins Tarpon Sprgs born, still a resident, left college to drum w/Tommy Roe. In 70's, honed his skills in nightclubs & achieved intenat’l fame w/release of Key Largo followed by other hits.. .Casablanca, Just Another Day in Paradise. Antilles Steel Band 8PM $6

5/2 Steve Forbert [solo] Here’s Your Pizze Tour Bittersweet reflections, regret, resolve & cautious yearning-- in Steve's distinctive raspy voice--Started busking in the Village in '76 hasn't looked back since. Pizzais - 9th release -live recording from ‘87. Terry Garland Tradit’l country, Delta blues on Nat’l Steel w/dynamic singing-blistering originals, well-crafted homage's to the masters 8PM $8 adv/$11 day of

5/3 Sista Monica Former Marine recruiter, switched to blues in '92, receiving acclaim for Nov., 97 release Sista Monica --original blistering & booming uptempo blues, low-down funk, sensitive blues ballads, gospel & sweet soul. 1998 W.C. Handy nominee "best contemporary blues singer--female" Played the 95 WMNF Heatwave--Soul Cactus Orlando high energy blues party band--Chicago, New Orleans Motown & Tex-Mex influence 5pm $5

5/6 Spy vs. Spy Reggae with Shaft & Company SHOW 8pm $3

5/7 Stinky Jones 60'S psychedelia, DEADly grooves, Traffic, Allmans Phish SHOW 8PM $3

5/8 Grupo Vida Accordion-driven high energy new breed Tejano music--Over the top stage show w/flying cowboy hats & accordions Don Walser & His Pure Texas Band -5 pc honky-tonk 2-steppin Western Swing band The Hot Club of Cowtown Austin trio-Western Swing-Jango Rhinehart 30's style WMNF Texas Dance Party to Kick off a Lonestar Weekend! SHOW 8PM $10

5/9 MagadogVibrant 2nd wave SKA featuring ever-popular Skipper cook & wry frontman Ed Lowery who will cook up some "Indian Food' specials for the evening Spy vs. Spy [REGGAE] 8PM $5

5/10 Women’s Blues Revue A fusion of craftsmanship of 12-16 of the finest blues talents in the area Jazz ballads, rock'n'roll classics, swing, & plenty of rompin' Rhythm & Blues. SHOW 5PM TKTS $5 Adv./ $7 day of Take Back the Night-3rd Annual Benefit for Spouse Abuse Shelters

5/13 Melanie Sparks Band Former Bartow folkie w/captivating lyrics, hypnotic melodies. Now a trio, in Greenville, NC, produces cowpunk funk ranging from lamenting wails to taut fury & melodic precision. "Mabel's Beauty Shop", "Chainsaw Repair" capture strange blend of humor, feminine point of view, charm. 8PM $4

5/14 Zen Tricksters Premier NY Dead Band w/mind blowing mystical originals Stinky Jones opens 8PM $5

5/15 Rosie Ledet – The Zydeco Sweetheart Burst on the scene in '94. Prolific songwriter & adept accordion player, adds a touch of blues & Creole French to her songs. Her voice is laced w/soul & sensuality. Played the 97 N.O. Jazz & Heritage Fest 8PM $8 Adv./ $11 Day of *Skipper’s Smokehouse & Cajun Connection Presents*

5/16 Seconds Flat 5-pc Piedmont, SC w/ 4-part bluegrass harmonies on thoughtful narratives of small town Southern life. Acoustic picking-guitar work to twanging reverb rock blasts. High-grade original music based on Gram Parsons, Beatles, Rolling Stones. Hillbilly Hellcats Colorado rockabilly trio w/all original stories of Skateboard philosophy, Col. hippies, white trash, lightning & trailer parks. New CD OUR BRAND that "skewers tradition with a punkish glee." --The life & sounds of the 90's crashing with the 50's Both CD's recorded w/ former Horton Heat Drummer FEZ. SHOW 8PM $5

5/17 Loudon Wainwright III Soul-bearing compulsive honesty w/razor-like humor & wry introspection. Little Ship is latest Virgin Records release [16 career], covers demise of love affair began in 95's Grown Man. Loudon doesn't sell out, but show will! Peter Case Vanguard singer-songwriter opens WMNF Radio Presents 8pm $15

5/19 Corey Stephans California power trio-[think SRV] Energetic blues rock SHOW 8pm $5

5/20 Democracy Roots reggae and Red Strip Wednesdays return to the Skipperdome 8PM $3

5/22 Mount Pilot Music imagery from country blues, bluegrass & rock -old-school country sound CD produced by John Keane Burning Sky Pasco county roots rockers. All from musical families including two of David Bellamy's sons, who started band at 15. Jesse is singer/songwriter-influenced. Noah is jazz-influenced [Coltrane,Joe Pass] Add veteran drummer & Ska-leaning bass player & group of self-penned songs & get a distinctive musical experience. 8pm $5

5/23 Susan Tedeschi Band Boston based blueswoman w/stinging guitar work & charismatic, intense vocals . Berkeley Music grad. at age 20, has been blowing away audiences on East Coast- -Headed for big time. Sean Costello, at 17 impressed a Skipper crowd w/fast & furious fret work, plays lead guitar w/deep blues sensibility.

Crawlin Kingsnake Blues Band Swiss blues trio w/music rooted in Louisiana & TX. Rock Bottom was blown away & set them up for a Florida run. 8PM $9 ADV./ $13 Door

5/24 Quivering Rhythm Hounds, Live Wire, Media All*Stars, McLaughlin Group, Bob Knedrick, Jim Quinn, Dave Shealy, Ron Miller & tba=-- MC Steve Otto 2^nd Annual Scratch My Back Benefit for HUMANE SOCIETY 5PM $6 DONATION

5/27 Democracy Roots reggae, Red Stripe and dancing in the sand.

5/29 Shawn Phillips [solo] TX born, hit his stride in '60's co-wrote Donovan's Sunshine Superman, Sang on Lovely Rita [Beatles], one of 1^st first Western Sitarists. Sales over 3 million & 4 of 17 albums charted in Top 100. 4 octave voice, reedy & flexible. In 70's, lived in Italy & expanded artistic vision to include classical, surreal verse, mysticism. Gove Scrivenor Began in East Coast coffee house in late '60's. Out of Nashville in 70's, toured with Jimmy Buffett, Delbert McClinton & recorded Shady Gove featuring Doc Watson & John Hartford, etc. In Nash., has well-established reputation as session man, between boatbuilding chores. On latest release, John Prine & Nancy Griffiths featured on 2 songs. 8PM $7 ADV./ $10 day of.

5/30 Brian Auger & the Oblivion Express A monster keyboard player, Brain was on London scene in ‘63. In ‘68, 1^st Jazz Fusion group to top bill at Montreaux & Berlin Jazz Festivals. Formed "Oblivion Express" in ’70. Chart breaking records: Second Wind, Closer to It, Reinforcements, Straight Ahead. In 96, released box set on Polygram, hailed "Godfather of Acid Jazz’. 2 - 90 min. sets. 8PM $10 adv/ $13 day of - Skipper's/ TicketMaster

5/31 Sean Chambers, Damon Fowler Band, Marcus Machedo Band Guitars & blues & KIDS 5PM $5

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