Country-billy duo Skinny McGee and the Handshakes plays free Seminole Heights show this weekend

'Ass kickin’, beer drinkin’, boot stompin’ rock n’ roll' outfit The Urbane Cowboys opens.

By Josh Bradley on Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 9:26 pm

Photo via SkinnyMcGee99/Facebook

Skinny McGee and the Handshakes, which plays Ella's Americana Folk Art Cafe in Tampa, Florida on July 21, 2024.

Shawn Gravitt and Chris Bell’s new album Chattanooga Trigger Man doesn’t hit streaming and digital platforms until July 27, but the boys collectively known as Skinny McGee and the Handshakes have been playing gigs in Winter Haven to promote it, with vinyl-only copies available for sale.

“I’ll Ramble On,” which was released last year, has the instrumentation and simplicity of an early Johnny Cash tune, and “Sugarcane Blues” specifically namedrops Tallahassee and Okeechobee, while retaining an outlaw country aesthetic. Local “ass kickin’, beer drinkin’, boot stompin’ rock n’ roll” outfit The Urbane Cowboys opens.

There's no cover to see Skinny McGee and the Handshakes play Ella's Americana Folk Art Cafe in Tampa on Sunday, July 21.
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Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows in Tampa Bay. Check the music section in print and online every week for the latest in local live music.

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