Activate!Activate! June 2 – June 9

Tonight at 7pm, find out what's in store for Richmond show-goers this week.

Plus, Ben Jordan has returned to Richmond for a few shows and will perform a live acoustic set in the WRIR studios!

 

Click on "read more" for the show list / playlist. Click here for the podcast: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/43140

 

Activate! 6-2-10

Robert Jospe & Inner Rhythm / Yes You Can / Random Chance – Capital Ale House, June 8 @ 7pm

The Youngers / Big Ol' Freight Train / diy – Ashland Coffee & Tea, June 4 @ 8pm

Del McCoury Band / White House Blues / diy – The National, June 3 @ 8pm (w/ Trampled By Turtles)

Martin Sexton / Angeline / Kitchen Table – Hat Factory, June 6 @ 7pm

BEN JORDAN live in-studio performance – Comfort, June 2 @ 9pm; Metro Grill, June 6 @ 8pm (w/ Allen Thompson)

Austin Lucas / Man Alive / Suburban Home – Costas Cave, June 7 (w/ Damion Suomi, The Minor Prophets)

Andy Friedman / Idaho / City Salvage – Ashland Coffee & Tea, June 9 @ 8pm (w/ Jim Avett)

The Florentines / Wooden Eyes / diy – Ipanema, June 6 @ 9pm

Mozely Rose / Paper Napkin / diy – Capital Ale House, June 5 @ 9pm

Murphy's Kids / I Still Miss You / Community – Hat Factory, June 5 @ 7pm (w/ East Coast Secondaries, Proverbial, Ballyhoo)

Bellflur / Volcano Song / diy – The Camel, June 5 (w/ Caulit Anything, Tyger & the Lamb)

The Sweater Set / I'm Sure You're Hip / diy – Bogart's, June 8 @ 8pm (w/ Margaux LaSourd)

Camera Obscura / French Navy / 4AD – The National, June 5 @ 9pm (w/ The Love Language)

Passion Pit / The Reeling / Frenchkiss – The National, June 8 @ 8pm (Tokyo Police Club, Brahms)

Tokyo Police Club / Your English is Good / Saddle Creek

Pedals On Our Pirate Ships / Night of the Living Wage / diy – Record Release / Dull Haus, June 4 @ 7pm (w/ The Wild, Laura Stevenson & the Cans , Hold Tight!)

Dropkick Murphys / Get Up / Hellcat – The National, June 9 @ 8pm

Hanzyl und Gretyl / Fik Dich Mit Fire / Metropolis – Fallout, June 9 @ 9pm (w/ The Order of March, September Mourning)

Damon Moon & the Whispering Drifters / Twenty Echoes / Pop Vulture – The Triple, June 7 @ 10pm (w/ The Milkstains, Crushed Purple)

Nervous Ticks / Satisfied / diy – Plaza Bowl, June 5 @ 9pm (w/ The Ilas, Corsair)

Kyklooppien Sukupuutto / Matka Unholaan / Tuska & Ahdistus – Strange Matter, June 4 @ 10pm (w/ Syndrome)

Jucifer / Lucky Ones Burn / Relapse – The Triple, June 3 @ 10pm (w/ Twin Stumps, Suppression, Mutwawa)

Suppression / Release the Pirhana / Underadar

Drugs of Faith / Fuller's Prediction / Selfmadegod – Strange Matter, June 5 @ 10pm (w/ Massgrave)

Eyehategod / Story of the Eye / Century Media – Alley Katz, June 9 @ 7pm (w/ Nachmystium, Blacktusk, Fire Faithful, Heathens, Strong Intention)

Blacktusk / Beneath / Relapse

Elder / Red Sunrise / Concrete Lo-Fi – The Triple, June 4 @ 10pm (w/ Cough, Earthling, Windhand)

I Love You / March of the Dead / Joyful Noise – The Triple, June 9 @ 10pm

 

Other shows (by date):

Alejandro Escovedo – VMFA, June 3 @ 6pm

Patty Griffin – Groovin' In the Garden / Lewis Ginter, June 3 @ 6pm (w/ Buddy Miller, Scott Miller)

Jonas Sees In Color – Canal Club, June 3 @ 6:30pm (w/ The Goodnight Anthem, Time and Distance, Voicemail at Night)

Tom Goss – The Camel, June 3 @ 7pm (w/ Jeremiah Clark)

The New Oldz – Ashland Coffee & Tea, June 3 @ 7pm

Mike XVX – The Wingnut, June 3 @ 7pm (w/ Wristrocket)

Orchard Lounge – Hat Factory, June 3 @ 8pm (w/ Two Fresh)

People's Blues of Richmond – City Dogs, June 3 @ 10pm

Karl Denson's Tiny Universe – Friday Cheers / Brown's Island, June 4 (w/ DJ Williams Projekt)

Jazz Crusaders – Fridays at Sunset, June 4

Moogley Blues – Capital Ale House, June 4 @ 5pm

Fundamental Poetry Slam – The Camel, June 4 @ 5pm

Barenaked Ladies – Innsbrook Pavilion, June 4 @ 6pm (w/ Serena Ryder)

Cary Street Ramblers – Cultural Arts Center of Glen Allen, June 4 @ 7pm (w/ East of Afton, God Fearin’ Snake Handlers)

Arch Delux – Turnstyle, June 4 @ 7pm (w/ El Corte)

The Band Belief – The National, June 4 @ 7pm (w/ Black Liquid)

Sustainable Richmond event – Gallery 5, June 4 @ 7pm

Schak – Canal Club, June 4 @ 7:30pm (w/ Groove Juice)

Wrenn Mangum – Plaza Bowl, June 4 @ 8pm

Gayle McGehee & the Nocturnes – Legend, June 4 @ 8pm

MoDebree – Grandpa Eddie's BBQ, June 4 @ 8pm

The Slack Family – Shenanigans, June 4 @ 8:30pm

The Silo Effect – The Camel, June 4 @ 10pm (w/ The Former Champions)

Wrenn Mangum – Gus', June 4 @ 9pm

Bossa Brava – Bogart's, June 4 @ 9:30pm

The Velvet Marias – Gibson's Grill, June 4 @ 10pm

DJ Williams Projekt – Cary Street Cafe, June 4 @ 10pm

Battleghost – Alley Katz, June 5 @ 4pm (w/ In Courage, Centuries In the Sky, Upon Disfigurement, Boris Wheatley)

The Original Wailers – Innsbrook Pavilion, June 5 @ 6pm

Narod – The Camel, June 6 @ 7pm (w/ Bossa Brava, Flamenco del Sur)

Gypsy Healers – Legend, June 5 @ 8pm

Lounge Lizards – Grandpa Eddie's BBQ, June 5 @ 8pm

Steve Bassett – Ashland Coffee & Tea, June 5 @ 8pm

Elana Hyner Trio – Emilio's, June 5 @ 8:30pm

Hazy Dave & the Mission Band – Shenanigans, June 5 @ 8:30pm

Barrelhouse – Cafe Diem, June 5 @ 9pm

Afrobeta – The Nile, June 5 @ 10:30pm

The Druthers – The Triple, June 5 @ 10pm

Tinman and Farrow's Choice – Bogart's, June 5 @ 10pm

Lagerhead – Cary Street Cafe, June 5 @ 10pm

Elby Brass – Metro Sound, June 6 @ 4pm

Emma Hearn & the Juvenile Offenders – Bogart's, June 6 @ 7pm

Brandi Carlile – The National, June 6 @ 8pm (w/ Vienna Teng, Alex Wong)

Brian Jones Trio – Commercial Taphouse, June 6 @ 9pm

Dark Castle – The Triple, June 6 @ 10pm (w/ Fire Fathful, The Unbeheld)

The MC Challenge – The Camel, June 7 @ 6pm

Ray Manzerek and Robby Krieger of The Doors – The National, June 7 @ 8pm

The Chronic Avengers – The Camel, June 8 @ 8pm (w/ Ominotago, Santamaria Bros.)

Whirlybyrd – City Dogs, June 8 @ 9pm

The Lawsuits – The Triple, June 8 @ 10pm

Dr. Sketchy's – The Camel, June 9 @ 5pm

A Skylit Drive – Canal Club, June 9 @ 6pm (w/ Tides of Man, Abandon All Ships, For All Those Sleeping, Moshe Dayan, Apparently We Can't Fly)

Dave Hamrick Comedy – The Camel, June 9 @ 9pm