Tomorrow is the last Friday Cheers of the season featuring Toubab Krewe with Crucial Elements.

Blending American and West African influences into a sound all its own, Toubab Krewe has set “a new standard for fusions of rock ‘n’ roll and West African music” (Afropop Worlwide).

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Due to the rain, Friday Cheers has been cancelled. No word yet on whether the concert featuring Jerry Douglas will be rescheduled.

Venture Richmond is reporting that this past week’s Friday Cheers featuring Zac Brown Band. 

A record breaking 16,000 people consumed a record breaking quantity of beverages and donated a record breaking amount of money to the “Keep the Music Free” fund, making the night a very special one in this 25th Anniversary year for Friday Cheers.

The weather is getting warmer, and Friday Cheers is back on Brown’s Island for its 25th year! The series kicks off Friday, May 8, and continues Fridays through June 26, 6-9:30PM.

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Spam Allstars (w/ Farm Vegas) tomorrow at Friday Cheers:

(w/ Farm Vegas)
DJ Le Spam & the Spam Allstars blend improvisational electronic elements and turntables with Latin, funk, hip hop and dub to create a sound that is unique – an electronic descarga.

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Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit (w/ Mozely Rose) tomorrow at Friday Cheers:

Jason Isbell may still be young, but he’s packed an enormous amount of musical experience into his 28 years. Growing up in a family of musicians, he absorbed everything he heard and began channeling it into guitar at age six and piano at 12. For the past six years, Isbell was one of three front men for the critically acclaimed Drive-By Truckers (DBT)—and although fans may have been shocked by his leaving the band in April, once you hear his solo debut Sirens Of The Ditch (which was co-produced by Isbell and DBT’s Patterson Hood) it will only confirm that Isbell has his own unique voice.

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Dirty Dozen Brass Band w/ Southside Funk tomorrow at Friday Cheers:

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band is a New Orleans, Louisiana, brass band. The ensemble was established in 1977 by Benny Jones together with members of the Tornado Brass Band. The Dirty Dozen revolutionized the New Orleans brass band style by incorporating funk and bebop into the traditional New Orleans style, and have been a major influence on the majority of New Orleans brass bands since.

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Arrested Development w/ Crucial Elements tomorrow at Friday Cheers:

The group describes their sound as “Life Music.” A.D. respects women, and promotes family, spirituality and “male responsibility.” They are about consciousness, the earth, African self determination and love. They define themselves as hip-hop artists but also “just artists.” They are dancers, vocalists, turntablists, drummers, and everything in between. Arrested Development is and has always been a communal music community with any number of talented members on board – a family reunion but more musical.

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Sam Bush tomorrow at Friday Cheers:

As cofounder and leader of the seminal progressive bluegrass band New Grass Revival through 18 years during the 1970s and ’80s, Bush may not be the only person responsible for newgrass, the wild bluegrass stepchild that features rock ‘n’ roll grooves and extended virtuosic jams, but since New Grass Revival’s dissolution in 1989, Bush has certainly been one of the most brilliant of newgrass’s many bright lights. [...] he’s still as vital a presence on the acoustic music scene as ever: still making new sounds, still rockin’ out on great songs, and still pushing the bar higher for the legions of his protégés, fans and friends.

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Venture Richmond’s FREE signature summer concert series, Friday Cheers, is back on Brown’s Island for its 24th season and includes the Easy Star All-Stars, Carbon Leaf, Sam Bus, Arrested Development, Dr. Dog, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, and the Spam Allstars.

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