Activate!Activate! October 20 – October 27

Tonight on Activate!, I will try and play the most songs I've ever played in one show! Join me at 7pm to see if I succeed, Plus, you can find out who's playing in Richmond this week, including new stuff from The Hot Seats (pictured), who have a record release show coming up. 

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Activate! 10-20-10

Snarky Puppy / Loose Screws / Ropeadope – Balliceaux, Oct. 24 @ 9pm

Gabriel Alegria and The Afro-Peruvian Sextet / Piso 19 / Saponegro – Capital Ale House, Oct. 21 @ 6pm

Unknown Hinson / Venus Bound / Uniphone – Hat Factory, Oct. 21 @ 7:30pm (w/ Cha Cha's Cadillac, Burke Hilburn)

Fuzzy Baby / Sigh / diy – Balliceaux, Oct. 21 @ 9:30pm (w/ Ghostdog and Cinnamon, Huckdiddy Puppet Theatre)

Zombie String Band / Eating Family / diy – Hat Factory, Oct. 24 @ 7pm

The Hot Seats / Betsy Liken / diy – Record Release / The Camel, Oct. 21 @ 8pm (w/ Pokey LaFarge & the South City Trio, JP Harris & the Tough Choices)

Pokey LaFarge & the South City Trio / Two-Faced Tom / Free Dirt

Prabir & Goldrush / The Dream is Over / diy – Gallery 5, Oct. 23 @ 8pm (w/ Homemade Knives, Ophelia, Ben Shepherd, Shannon Cleary)

Homemade Knives / Saltwater Shoes / Triple Stamp

Rocky Votolato / Fragments / Barsuk – The Camel, Oct. 24 @ 7pm (w/ Ha Ha Tonka, David Shultz & the Skyline)

Parlour Shakedown / Know Your Name / diy – CD Release / Gallery 5, Oct. 22 @ 8pm (w. The Veins, Kids! Kids! Kids!)

Yula & the Extended Family / Kriss / Woodland – Plaza Bowl, Oct. 22 @ 8pm (w/ The Moores, Speech Impediment, Ruby Ruby Ruse)

Metric / On the Sly / Last Gang – The National, Oct. 25 @ 8pm

Matt and Kim / Yeah Yeah / Fader – Canal Club, Oct. 21 @ 7pm (w/ Donnis)

Les la Britanica – WRIR Monster Mashquerade / The Camel, Oct. 22 @ 9pm (w/ Tyrannosaurus Awesome, The Green Hearts, DJ Michael Murphy, Turnstyle Soundsystem, DJ Futch Cassidy)

Mimosa / Pushing Little Daisies / Muti – The National, Oct. 26 @ 8pm (w/ Two Fresh, Michal Menert)

The Polish Ambassador / Earth vs. The World / Jumpsuit – Hat Factory, Oct. 27 @ 9pm (w/ DJ Chenchilla, Ghost Payne)

Fiend Without a Face / Cha Cha / Shuteye – Gallery 5, Oct. 21 @ 7pm (w/ Daikaiju, West End Motel)

The Riot Before / What I've Missed / Paper + Plastick – The Camel, Oct. 23 @ 8pm (w/ Red City Radio, O Pioneers, This is Your Life, Junior Battles)

O Pioneers / The Record Time / Asian Man

The Two Funerals / Not Again / diy – Strange Matter, Oct. 23 @ 10pm (w/ Hot Mess, Weak Teeth, Bay of Pigs)

1994! / King King Stompin Man / Inkblot – The Camel, Oct. 25 @ 7pm (w/ Big Kids, Arms Aloft, Break the Habit, Calvinball, Spraynard)

Spraynard / I'm Gonna Look One More Time for That baby Deer / This Ones For the Crew

Cheap Girls / Through to Me / Paper + Plastick – Tighthaus, Oct. 26 @ 4pm (w/ Carpenter, Folk the System, Laura Stevenson & the Cans)

Iron Chic / In One Ear / Dead Broke – Tighthaus, Oct. 24 @ 7pm (w/ Sister Kisser, Static Radio, The Arteries, Serious Problems, Landmines)

Serious Problems / Understand / UpChuck

Strike Anywhere / The Crossing / Bridge Nine – Strange Matter, Oct. 27 @ 6pm (w/ Mouthbreather, The Flatliners, A Wilhelm Scream)

The Flatliners / July August Reno / Fat Wreck

Freeman / Push and Shove / Failsafe – CD Release / Strange Matter, Oct. 25 @ 7pm (w/ Grown Ass Men, Hands Held High, Why I Hate)

White Cross / Didn't See it Coming / diy – Bandito's, Oct. 24 @ 9pm (w/ Meat Cleaver)

Into It Over It / Corrugated Windows / No Sleep – Strange Matter, Oct. 24 @ 5pm (w/ Former Thieves, Pianos Become the Teeth, Vessel, Fixtures)

Pianos Become the Teeth / Filial / Top Shelf

No Friends / Never Ending Fight / No Idea – Gallery 5, Oct. 26 @ 6pm (w/ Dead to Me, Southside Stranglers, Night Birds, Grown Ass Men)

Dead To Me / By the Throat / Fat Wreck

Age / It's Spiderweb / Black Water – Strange Matter, Oct. 27 @ 11pm (w/ Hellshock, Parasytic)

Hellshock / Walking Death / diy

Rusko / Woo Boost / Dub Soldiers – Canal Club, Oct. 24 @ 9pm (w/ Smash Gordon, Numbernin6)

 

Other shows (by date):

Dean Christesen – VMFA, Oct. 21 @ 6pm

Kate Campbell – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Oct. 21 @ 8pm

Saint Dog (of Kottonmouth kings) – Alley Katz, Oct. 21 @ 7pm (w/ Divine Profitz, Swerve 36, Black Liquid)

Screening of Slumber Party Massacre – Strange Matter, Oct. 21 @ 10pm

Three Sheets to the Wind – The Republic, Oct. 21 @ 10pm

MoDebree – Capital Ale House, Oct. 22 @ 5pm

John Charlet & Erin Frye – Benefit for Art 180 / Plant Zero, Oct. 22 @ 7pm

Last Band Standing – Canal Club, Oct. 22 @ 7pm (w/ Proverbial, Faultline, Halflit Halo, Gypsy Healers, Downbeat Switch, Brand New Groovement, The Relentless, Du Brut, Medusa Stone, Halfbrother Sid)

Commonwealth Bluegrass Band – Grandpa Eddie's BBQ, Oct. 22 @ 8pm

Casey McCue & Steve Duncan – Legend, Oct. 22 @ 8pm

Quatro na Bossa – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Oct. 22 @ 8pm

Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun – Shenanigans, Oct. 22 @ 8:30pm

Throne of Carrion – Wonderland, Oct. 22 @ 9pm (w/ Cyaegha, Obviam)

Tin Foil Militia – Hometeam Grill, Oct. 22 @ 9pm

The Kopecky Family Band – Alley Katz, Oct. 22 @ 9pm (w/ Horsehead)

Perpetual Groove – The National, Oct. 22 @ 9pm (w/ Former Champions)

The Velvet Nines – The Playing Field, Oct. 22 @ 9pm (w/ Templeteka, New Age Band, Dirty Rock)

Ras Puma & Stable Roots – Gibsons Grill, Oct. 22 @ 9:30pm

Roslyn – McCormack's, Oct. 22 @ 9:30pm (w/ Rocketknife, Solace Sovay)

Soul Providers – Bogart's, Oct. 22 @ 9:30pm

Yo! RVA Raps – Strange Matter Oct. 22 @ 10pm

The Gentlemen – Cary Street Cafe, Oct. 22 @ 10pm

The Shack Band – Capital Ale House, Oct. 22 @ 10pm

Photosynthesizers – Balliceaux, Oct. 22 @ 10:30pm

River City Rollergirls – Richmond Convention Center, Oct. 23 @ 5:30pm

The Chiggers – Bellvue Barn Dance, Oct. 23 @ 6pm

Halfbrother Sid – The National, Oct. 23 @ 7pm (w/ Stoke Row)

Patent Pending – Alley Katz, Oct. 23 @ 8pm (w/ Swim Champ)

King Solomon's Marbles – Grandpa Eddie's BBQ, Oct. 23 @ 8pm

Eric Bylund Orchestra – Legend, Oct. 23 @ 8pm

Rattlemouth – Emilio's, Oct. 23 @ 9pm

Bollywood Night – Hat Facrtory, Oct. 23 @ 9pm (w/ DJ Carlito)

EP3 – City Dogs, Oct. 23 @ 10pm

C. Recus Devon – Bogart's, Oct. 23 @ 10pm

Cashmere Jungle Lords – Cary Street Cafe, Oct. 23 @ 10pm

Antero – Balliceaux, Oct. 23 @ 10:30pm

Screening of Degenerates Ink – Byrd Theatre, Oct. 23 @ 12 Midnight

Goblins & Gourds – Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, Oct. 24 @ 1pm (w/ Richmond Indigenous Gourd Orchestra)

Society's Plague – Alley Katz, Oct. 24 @ 5pm (w/ Farther Not Forgotten, Better Left Unsaid, Set Aflame)

Dark & Wicked Halloween Reading – Gallery 5, Oct. 24 @ 6pm

Whiskey Rebellion – Legend, Oct. 24 @ 6:30pm

Joe Scott Band w/ Virgil Braxton – Bogart's, Oct. 24 @ 7pm

Paul Thorn – Canal Club, Oct. 24 @ 7pm (w/ Dean Fields, Ted Dalton Band)

Mingus Awareness Project – CenterStage, Oct. 24 @ 7:30pm

Big Daddy Love – Cary Street Cafe, Oct. 24 @ 9pm

Luster – The Triple, Oct. 24 @ 9pm

Glows In the Dark – Commercial Taphouse, Oct. 24 @ 9:30pm

Dave Watkins – Gibsons Grill, Oct. 25 @ 9pm (w/ Me and My Arrow, Phantom Tails, Colloquial Orchestra)

Nedski & Mojo – In Your Ear, Oct. 26 @ 6pm

Low On Sanity – The Camel, Oct. 26 @ 8pm (w/ Imperial Order, Temleteka)

Ingram Hill – Capital Ale House, Oct. 26 @ 9pm

Turbo P. – RVAlution / Hat Factory, Oct. 26 @ 9pm

Bio Ritmo – Balliceaux, Oct. 26 @ 9:30pm

Blue Line Highway – Positive Vibe Cafe, Oct. 27 @ 7:30pm

SFJazz Collective – Modlin Center, Oct. 27 @ 7:30pm

Keith Sykes – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Oct. 27 @ 8pm

Barrelhouse – The Camel, Oct. 27 @ 9pm (w/ Allun Cormier)

The Foot – The Triple, Oct. 27 @ 9pm