Richmond's Friday Cheers Schedule Released

Brian J & The Pimps of  Joytime

The Friday Cheers scheduled is released and the folks at Venture Richmond, especially Steve Lecky Venture's Festival Manager, have put together a solid and diverse national line-up with performances scheduled from some of Richmond's top groups.

Running May 3 through Jun 28 on Brown's Island Friday Cheers offers a great way to start the weekend.  Ticket cost for shows will be $5 or $10, with a $35 season pass available throughout March with an increase to $45 on April 1.

Geoff Baker of Former Champions

May 24 is RVA Music night and will feature NO BS! Brass Band, Murphy's Kids, and Former Champions.

   

ARichmond presence will also be felt May 31 when Richmond's own Black Girls open for Head and the Heart. On June 7 members of Skydog, No BS!, and the DJ Williams Projekt get together and introduce The Root Downs. You can expect some funky grooves from this Richmond "super" group. Richmond will be represented on the final evening of the series, as well, when Richmond based alt-country group James Justin & Co. takes the stage.

JJ&Co have become favorites at major festivals, including FloydFest, and have developed a faithful following from the southeast coast to Colorado. They have open for the likes of Taj Mahal and, as is the case on June 28, the Infamous Stringdusters.

Here's the complete schedule:

• May 3: Shovels and Rope and Hayes Carll
• May 10: The Lone Bellow and Radical Face
• May 24: RVA Music Night with NO BS! Brass Band, Murphy’s Kids and Former Champions
• May 31: Head and the Heart and Black Girls
• June 7: Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires
• June 14: Kishi Bashi and Lake Street Dive
• June 21: Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe and The Pimps of Joytime 
• June 28: Infamous Stringdusters and James Justin & Co.