Kat Riggins Credit: Photo via kat.riggins/Facebook

Skipper’s Smokehouse has long been a cathedral of the blues in Tampa Bay, and this weekend it turns into a crystal ball when it welcomes one of the genre’s rising stars to bless the oak canopy of the Skipperdome.

Kat Riggins—who cut her teeth at a small lounge in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida—has a deep, raspy vocal and an uncommon ability to connect with crowds. For her trouble, she’s been nominated twice in the 2023 Blues Music Awards (Soul blues album, Soul blues female artist). Riggins has spent her life in the blues, and now she’s the future of it, too.

Tickets to see Kat Riggins play Skipper’s Smokehouse in Tampa on Friday, July 21 are still available for $12.