This week at Friday Cheers: Natalie Prass / Lady God / Sam Reed

It’s RVA Music Night down at the Cheers!

May 27, 2016; 11:15 AM • by Ross Catrow

Photo by: NRK P3

Things kick off at 6:00 PM; tickets are $5, and children under 12 are free. Here’s a quick preview of what to expect this week, and, of course, there’s more info on their Facebook page.

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Natalie Prass

• Genre: Soulful singer songwriter indie jams. With trumpets.
• Sounds kinda like: Someone whispering beautifully to you over a really great R&B song.
• Sweet jam: “Bird of Prey”
• Listen to the album: Natalie Prass on Apple Music »
• natalieprassmusic.com

Natalie Prass, y’all! Her record comes out of local Spacebomb Records, so you can count on those classic Matthew E. White sounds–things like brass, strings, cool vibes, that kind of stuff. She’s also incredibly funny and rad, which I will prove to you by linking to this great interview with her.

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Lady God

• Genre: Fuzzy garage rock
• Sounds kinda like: Drinking too much, falling into the river, but safely making your way back onto dry land.
• Sweet jam: “More Bang for your Buck”
• Listen to the album: Lady God #2 on Bandcamp »
• Bandcamp

Some music is perfect for hot, hot, hot summer afternoons spent outside. Lady God is exactly that. It’s almost too exactly that, as now I kind of feel like I should be mowing the lawn.

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Sam Reed

• Genre: (Funk + R&B) / 2
• Sounds kinda like: The inner soundtrack of the coolest dude you know.
• Sweet jam: “Come Inside”
• Listen to the album: This is Love on Band Camp »
• Facebook

You may recognize Sam Reed from her work in the Photosynthesizers, which, if you do not, you should totally familiarize yourself with because they’re great. Now, she’s out on her own, singing up a soulful storm, and being great in her own right.

May 27, 2016 11:15 AM · in James River and Shockoe News 0