Kevin Russell of Shinyribs, which plays Skipper’s Smokehouse in Tampa, Florida on Feb. 2, 2024. Credit: ShinyribsOfficial / Facebook

Transit Damage, the latest album from blues singer-songwriter Shinyribs is a versatile collection that blends the soulful vocals of frontman Kevin Russell, frequent pop ups from a horn section, and lyrics mentioning reconsideration, humanity, and metaphors about love.

Russell and his eight-piece repertoire kick off the weekend by taking over the Skipperdome ahead of a handful of summer festival dates across the country.

Tickets to Shinyribs’ Tampa gig with  Mitch Lind and the Lagerheads—happening on Friday, Feb. 2 at Tampa’s beloved Skipper’s Smokehouse ( 910 Skipper Rd.)—start at $35. 

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This article appears in Feb 1-7, 2024.

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's calendar editor. He started as a freelance music writer in 2020 at the age of 18, and after spending years covering, announcing, and previewing concerts in...