Brady Heck and The Highwater w/ Sally Rose, Clay Massok

at The Camel

Sat Nov 29, 2025

Doors 8 pm, Show 9 pm

Brady Heck is damn good country. No two ways around it, he was just brought into the world that way. He lives it, and you can hear that in his songs. His lyrics are both clever and conversational, but also deeply sincere and striking. He writes the way he speaks and sings about the world he knows. The Virginia native released his debut EP, Ain't It Cruel, on Richmond's Vocal Rest Records in 2022. Brady then followed up shortly after in 2023 with two singles, Grey Fox (a truckers tale and tip of the hat to classic country songs of the 70's, with the smile and wink appeal of Burt Reynolds à la Smokey and the Bandit) and Watermelon Seltzer, a country blues singalong that reminds us that poor boy can still live the good life. Now in 2025, Heck is looking to expand himself further with new music, and a clear focus on the only thing that really matters: the song.

“With their first solo album in a decade, Sally Rose is getting back to their Americana roots. But don’t worry, they’re still a rock n’ roll riot grrrl at heart — and they're bringing some much needed queer femme representation to the world of country music” - RVA MAG. Sally Rose (they/them) is a country-queer songwriter, performer and activist native to Nelson County, Virginia. They grew up in a small, rural town listening to a broad spectrum of musical stylings, cutting their teeth young with a debut album at just 16 years old. With an affinity for Stax era soul records, Dylan-esque lyrical imagery, and the big feelings of alt rock n rollers Wilco, Pixies, and Beck - Sally Rose’s songwriting has borrowed from a multiverse of genres. Between The SRB, Shagwüf and two solo records, Sally Rose has released 9 full-length independent albums and shared the stage with top tier acts Taj Mahal, All Them Witches, Jon Spencer, The Coathangers, Charles Bradley, HR of Bad Brains, Old 97s, Grace Potter, and Jeff Tweedy. SR has spent the last 10 years sharpening their teeth touring with psych rock band Shagwüf, gaining attention from global publications like Spin Mag - “Shagwüf [is] arguably the best band ever to come out of Charlottesville”. The stillness of the pandemic however, led SR to rediscovering their love of just vocals and a guitar. Off stage, Sally Rose is a second degree black belt, founder of nonprofit Fight Like A GRRRL Club, and teaches self defense to folks in need. Whurk Magazine says "Bassist, front woman, martial artist, and all-around badass, Sally Rose is a force to be reckoned with. Besides their eponymously named group, The Sally Rose Band, they are also one-third of the gutter-glam rock outfit Shagwüf...With a flair for the dramatic and a killer roundhouse kick, Sally Rose is taking the Virginia music scene by storm."