Activate!Activate! September 15 – September 22

At 7pm, tune in and check out the bands you can see live in Richmond this week! I've got everything from Andrew Jackson Jihad to And the Wiremen (pictured). Sweet!

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Activate! 9-15-10

Bryan Lewis Saunders / The Social Masochist / Erratum – Reference Gallery, Sept. 21 @ 8pm (w/ Head Molt, Positivland, Hostage Pageant)

Debo Band / Belomi Benna / Cowbell – Balliceaux, Sept. 18 @ 10pm (w/ Fendika)

Alvin Youngblood Hart / Things "bout Comin' My Way / Okeh – Capital Ale House, Sept. 18 @ 9pm (w/ The Fustics)

Big Daddy Love / Good Morning Sunshine / Little King  – Cary Street Cafe, Sept. 19 @ 9pm

Dale Watson / Justice For All / Hyena – Shenanigans, Sept. 19 @ 8pm

Shortwave Society / Gerenica / diy – The Camel, Sept. 22 @ 7pm (w/ Marionette)

David Shultz & the Skyline / Hide Me / Notabluejay – The Camel, Sept. 17 @ 8pm (w/ Frontier Ruckus, Ryan Brosmer)

Frontier Ruckus / Ringbearer / Ramseur

Kevin Seconds / Backaches & Bad Dreams / Asian Man – The Camel, Sept. 21 @ 8pm (w/ Long Arms, Rob Huddleston & Thomas Barnett)

Long Arms / Strung Out On You / Lemon Lot

And the Wiremen / Sharpen Your Knives / Sonambula – The Listening Room / The Michaux House, Sept. 21 @ 7:30pm (w/ Blasco)

Nick Coward / Noon Day Devil / diy – CD Release / The Camel, Sept. 16 @ 7pm (w/ Laurel Lane, Long Division, the Pointless Forest)

Long Division / Summer Storms / diy

Diehard / The Wind Blew Down My House / diy – New York Deli, Sept. 18 @ 10pm (w/ Softspot)

Elf Power / Paralyzed / Rykodisc – Strange Matter, Sept. 22 @ 10pm (w/ One Friend)

One Friend / Life Of the Mind / diy

The Hold Steady / Hurricane J / Vagrant – The National, Sept. 20 @ 8pm (w/ Wintersleep)

Ghostland Observatory / Piano Man / Trashy Moped – The National, Sept. 21 @ 8pm

Mondo Drag / Love Me (Like a Stranger) / Alive – Strange Matter, Sept. 20 @ 10pm (w/ The Diamond Center, Main Street Gospel, Caves Caverns)

Andrew Jackson Jihad / Jesus Saves / Asian Man – Gallery 5, Sept. 21 @ 7pm (w/ Sundials, Pedals On Our Pirate Ships, Blunt Mechanic)

Blunt Mechanic / Aluminum and Light / Barsuk

AIDS Wolf / We Multiply / Lovepump – Plaza Bowl, Sept. 19 @ 8pm (w/ An Albatross, Comparative Anatomy, Inter Arma)

An Albatross / The Revolutionary Politics of Dance / Ace Fu

Let Me Run / Live Grenades / XOXO – The Tighthaus, Sept. 22 @ 8pm (w/ Rust Belt Lights, The Holy Mess, This is Your Life)

This Is Your life / A Much Needed Cleanse / diy

The UV Race / gore Orphanage – Strange Matter, Sept. 21 @ 6pm (w/ Wasted Time, Slugz, Total Control, Southside Stranglers)

Wasted Time / And So It Goes / Grave Mistake

Nervous Ticks / Ugly Baby! Rock and Roll / diy- Cous Cous, Sept. 16 @ 10pm (w/ Sports Bar)

Direct Control / Police Threat / No Way – Strange Matter, Sept. 17 @ 10pm (w/ Dry Spell, Unholy Thoughts, Snake Pit)

White Cross / Didn't See It Coming / diy – Strange Matter, Sept. 18 @ 10pm (w/ Illbotz, Craptain Jack & the Schmees)

Parasytic / Liberation / Vex – Strange Matter, Sept. 19 @ 6pm (w/ Kontatto, Syndrome, Chest Pain, No Tomorrow)

Kontatto / Nato per Uccide / Agipunk

Rat Babies / Smoker's Cough / Mux – The Triple, Sept. 16 @ 8pm (w/ Lord, House Sized Giant)

Boombox / Watergun / Heart of Gold – The National, Sept. 17 @ 9pm (w/ Jason & the State, The Silo Effect)

 

Other shows (by date):

Beers & Banjos – The Camel, Sept. 16 @ 6pm

Frankzig – Olio, Sept. 16 @ 6pm

RichmondComedy Coalition – Gallery 5, Sept. 16 @ 7pm

F-Bomb Comedy Festival – Hat Factory, Sept. 16 @ 7pm (w/ Whitney Cummings, Will the Farter)

Flyleaf – The National, Sept. 16 @ 7:30pm (w/ Story Of the Year)

The Blue Dogs – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Sept. 16 @ 8pm (w/ Lawrence Gray)

The Mantras – Canal Club, Sept. 16 @ 8:30pm (w/ Former Champions)

MeccaRaqs – Balliceaux, Sept. 16 @ 9:30pm

The Silo Effect – Emilio's, Sept. 16 @ 10pm (w/ the Hungdads)

Wiz Khalifa – Carpenter Center, Sept. 17

Barrelhouse – Capital Ale House, Sept. 17 @ 5pm

Fall of Rome – Alley Katz, Sept. 17 @ 5pm (w/ Chasing Seagulls, Unplugged Concept)

Family Back to School Party – Gallery 5, Sept. 17 @ 6pm (w/ DJ Rackateer)

F-Bomb Comedy Festival – Hat Factory, Sept. 17 @ 7pm (w/ Jon Reep)

Elana Hyner Trio – Rev It Up, Sept. 17 @ 7pm

Motown Night – Xtras Cafe, Sept. 17 @ 8pm

A Good Natured Riot – Legend, Sept. 17 @ 8pm

East of Afton – Grandpa Eddie's BBQ, Sept. 17 @ 8pm

Scott Miller – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Sept. 17 @ 8pm

iRon Lion – Canal Club, Sept. 17 @ 8pm (w/ AMB, Born Movements)

Altered Takes – The Playing Field, Sept. 17 @ 9pm

Jim O'Ferrell Band – McCormack's, Sept. 17 @ 9pm

Rattlemouth – Bogart's, Sept. 17 @ 9:30pm

The Grotive Motive – Capital Ale House, Sept. 17 @ 10pm

The Gentlemen – Cary Street Cafe, Sept. 17 @ 10pm

J-Wail – City Dogs, Sept. 17 @ 10pm

Guilty Pleasures – Cous Cous, Sept. 17 @ 10pm

DJ Carlito – Balliceaux, Sept. 17 @ 10:30pm

RiverCity Rollergirls – Richmond Convention Center, Sept. 18 @ 5pm

F-Bomb Comedy Festival – Hat Factory, Sept. 18 @ 7pm (w/ Doug Stanhope)

Bouncing Betties Burlesque – Gallery 5, Sept. 18 @ 8pm

Velvet Marias – Grandpa Eddie's BBQ, Sept. 18 @ 8pm

The Rock 'n Roll Jubilee – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Sept. 18 @ 8pm

Eric Bylund Orchestra – Legend, Sept. 18 @ 8pm

80s Night – Xtras Cafe, Sept. 18 @ 8pm

Moossa – The Camel, Sept. 18 @ 8pm (w/ Stump Hole Dickens)

Brown Sabbath – The Triple, Sept. 18 @ 8pm (w/ Salome, Fire Faithful, Human Target)

Nat King Kong – Shenanigans, Sept. 18 @ 8:30pm

Barrelhouse – Sept. 18 @ 9:30pm

Future Rock – Canal Club, Sept. 18 @ 9pm (w/ Orchard Lounge)

Shack Band – Emilio's, Sept. 18 @ 9pm
The Recliners – Poe's Pub, Sept. 18 @ 9:30pm

Crucial Elements – City Dogs, Sept. 18 @ 10pm

Oregon Hill Funk Allstars – Bogart's, Sept. 18 @ 10pm

DJ Death Face – Hat Factory, Sept. 18 @ 10pm

King Solomon's Marbles – Cary Street Cafe, Sept. 18 @ 10pm

Force of Habit – Alley Katz, Sept. 18 @ 10pm

Family Peace Festival – Mary Munford Elementary, Sept. 18 @ 11am (w/ Hotel X, BreadWinnaz, Latin Ballet, Chief Red Hawk, Chinese Dancers,Ezibu Muntu African Dance)

British Invasion w/ DJs Greg & Sara – Sprout, Sept. 19 @ 11am

DC Choro – VCU Singleton Center, Sept. 19 @ 4pm

Belie My Burial – Alley Katz, Sept. 19 @ 5pm (w/ Juggernaut, Legion, Farther Not Forgotten)

Mother State Roller Derby – Skateland, Sept. 19 @ 6pm

A Prophet of Lies – Canal Club, Sept. 19 @ 6pm (w/ Beneath the Surface, Arcadia Waits, Sudden Sorrow, Torture Point)

Whiskey Rebellion – Legend, Sept. 19 @ 6:30pm

Jamey Johnson – The National, Sept. 19 @ 7pm (w/ Chris Hennessey)

Oregon Hill Funk Allstars – Bogart's, Sept. 19 @ 8pm

F-Bomb Comedy Festival – Hat Factory, Sept. 19 @ 9pm

Crushed Purple – The Camel, Sept. 19 @ 9pm (w/ Ramona & the Silver Hondas, Secondary Modern)

Trey Songz – Hat Factory, Sept. 19 @ 9pm

Glows In the Dark – Commercial Taphouse, Sept. 19 @ 9:30pm

Black Reign – The Camel, Sept. 20 @ 8pm (w/ Black Liquid, Mona J, Nemesis, Lean Team, Fundamentals)

Charlie Musselwhite – Capital Ale House, Sept. 21 @ 7pm

GreenSky Bluegrass – Canal Club, Sept. 21 @ 8pm (w/ Ted Dalton Band)

A Prairie Home Companion – Carpenter Center, Sept. 22

Blue Line Highway – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Sept. 22 @ 7pm