Activate!

Activate! January 5 – January 12

Mike Rutz

Band / Song Title / Album – Venue, Date, Time (Lineup)

 

Pressure Fit: Jazz / Grown Man Business / EP – Hardywood, Jan. 6 @ 5:30pm (w/ Illegal States Brass Band)

 

Popa Chubby / Theme From the Godfather / Deliveries After Dark – Capital Ale House, Jan. 7 @ 7pm

 

Cabin Creek / Sleeping Sound / Goodbye Home – Capital Ale House, Jan. 6 @ 7pm (w/ Woody Woodworth & The Rebel City, Strong Water)

 

Charles Arthur / Donuts / Daddy Band – The Tin Pan, Jan. 6 @ 7pm

 

The JOB / Thrill of It All / Portraits – Canal Club, Jan. 7 @ 8pm (w/ Nick Smith, Brickwall Jackson, Road Kill Roy)

 

Eric Slick / Release / Out of Habit – The Camel, Jan. 12 @ 7pm (w/ Patrick Bates)

 

Lettuce / Mt. Crushmore – The National, Jan. 8 @ 7pm (w/ Jaw Gems)

Jaw Gems / Sap Flow / Heatweaver

 

Rims & Keys / The One That Came Before / Doin’ It – Cary Street Cafe, Jan. 6 @ 10pm (w/ Phil Dice)

 

Nelly Kate / In Between / Woodshedding – Black Iris, Jan. 7 @ 7pm (w/ Feminacci,  Bobby Donne, Clint Sleeper)

 

Dens / Teethbreaker / From Small Seeds Come Giant Trees – Strange Matter, Jan. 8 @ 7pm (w/ Rosedale, Colin Phils, Eaves)

 

Cal Folger Day / Rawking Chair / 2016 Singles – Ask a punk, Jan. 6 @ 8pm (w/ Ben Shepherd, Dave Watkins, Brent McCormick, Georgie Isaacs)

 

Manatree / Moments / Manatree – The Camel, Jan. 10 @ 8pm (w/ Houdan the Mystic, Hello Ocho, Deer Eats Birds)

Hello Ocho / Tear Wagon / In Portuguese

 

Seawhorse / Marcus / Galaxified – Cary Street Cafe, Jan. 12 @ 10pm (w/ Earth By Train)

 

Gull / Ambergris / Extractions – Benefit for Conservation Music / The Camel, Jan. 9 @ 7pm (w/ Threesound, Philosophunk, Worse Curses)

 

Deathbirds Surf Club / Landlocked / Transmission of Stoke – Strange Matter, Jan. 11 @ 8pm (w/ Cannibal Boom, The Smirks, Doctor Collins)

 

Pete Curry / Nobody’s Home / Doin’ Nothin’ – Gallery 5, Jan. 6 @ 7pm (w/ Red Feather, Fuzz Queen)

Fuzz Queen / The Killin’ / Xenia I – Hardywood, Jan. 7 @ 5:30pm (w/ The Milkstains, Lady God, The Trillions)

Lady God / Nervous Talk / 7″

The Milkstains / Carolina O’Keeffe / Broken Bones

 

The James Badfellows / Principia Romantices / He Went To The Store For You – Strange Matter, Jan. 7 @ 9pm (w/ Fat Benatar, League of Space Pirates)

 

Sink Tapes / J For Jazzy / Sink Tapes – Strange Matter, Jan. 10 @ 8pm (w/ Cold Beaches, Napster, Young Scum)

Young Scum / Out of State / Zona

 

Big Baby / Dumb Guys / Dumb Guys – Strange Matter, Jan. 9 @ 8pm (w/ Red Sea, Ing, Night Idea, Palm)

Palm / Crank / Trading Basics

Red Sea / Cruel Future / Weird Problem

 

Manzara / I Can Rhyme / The Hills are Alive at the Sound of Music – Benefit for the Alliance for a Progressive Virginia / Strange Matter, Jan. 6 @ 8pm (w/ Gardener, Tavishi, DJ Greybeard)

 

Lightfields / Heart Attack Heather / Junior – Benefit for the ACLU / The Camel, Jan. 6 @ 8pm (w/ Anousheh, Clair Morgan, Smoke Break)

Smoke Break / Healthy Scratch / Everything Is Wrong

 

Hank Wood & the Hammerheads / In Bookings / Stay Home – 25 Watt, Jan. 12 @ 9pm (w/ Wild Rose, Mommy, Slump)

 

Rich People / Perfect Friends / Jacob’s Ladder – Canal Club, Jan. 8 @ 4:30pm (w/ Last Nights Ghost, Flight Club, Table Talk, TaylorKeith)

 

Dead Tenants / Right Brigade / Ten Dead Ants Peter Milk – Gallery 5, Jan. 12 @ 7pm (w/ Drome, Prayer Group)

Prayer Group / Pink Cloud / Touched

 

City of Caterpillar / A Heart Filled Reaction to Dissatisfaction / City of Caterpillar – Strange Matter, Jan. 12 (w/ Malady, Virginia Creep) & Jan. 13 (w/ Bermuda Triangles, Big No)

 

Even more shows (by date):

Jon & Kevin from Horsehead, Andrew Alli & Josh Small – VMFA, Jan. 6 @ 6pm

The Atomic Age – Canal Club, Jan. 6 @ 7pm (w/ Freetime, Money Mafia, Jay B)

Friction Farm – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Jan. 6 @ 8pm

ZOSO The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience – The National, Jan. 6 @ 7pm (w/ Sweet Justice)

The Machine performs Pink Floyd – The National, Jan. 7 @ 7pm

Randy Cook and The Commonwealth Bluegrass Band – The Tin Pan, Jan. 7 @ 7pm

East of Monroe – Shady Grove Coffeehouse, Jan. 7 @ 8pm

Life On Mars (David Bowie Tribute) – The Camel, Jan. 7 @ 8pm (w/ Better Off Dead)

Angelica Garcia – Crossroads, Jan. 7 @ 8pm

Roxbury – Cary Street Cafe, Jan. 7 @ 10pm

Lobo Marino – My Noodle, Jan. 7 @ 10pm

Burrito Riders League – Hardywood, Jan. 8 @ 3pm

Eric Gales – Capital Ale House, Jan. 11 @ 7pm

Andrew Rohlk & Paulo Franco – The Camel, Jan. 11 @ 9pm

Fluoride – 25 Watt, Jan. 11 @ 9pm (w This Land is Now Dead, 60659-c, MAASK)

The Inflatables – Cary Street Cafe, Jan. 11 @ 10pm

Music of Simon & Garfunkel (performed by Swearingen & Kelli) – The Tin Pan, Jan. 12 @ 7pm (w/ Tony Farris)

Set To Sail – Canal Club, Jan. 12 @ 7pm (w/ President Sam, Welcome Home, Rescue Dawn, Spacemere)

Gerry Laverty and Tony Fauntleroy – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Jan. 12 @ 8pm

Peter J. Woods – Sediment Gallery, Jan. 12 @ 8pm (w/ David Moré, One or Several Wolves)

Dark Entries feat. DJ Ben Speed –  Benefit for RAINN Richmond / Fallout, Jan. 12 @ 9pm