Activate!Activate! December 8 – December 15

Not only do I have the 2-hour concert calendar for your ears, but I will also be joined by Jonathan Vassar for a live acoustic set in the WRIR studios! He'll be performing songs from his new album "Signs and Wonders," which will be released this week.

Click on "read more" for the show listings. Click here for the podcast: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/47792

ACTIVATE! 12-8-10

The Broadcast / Loving You / diy – Strange Matter, Dec. 13 @ 9pm (w/ UTV Chamber, Tyger & the Lamb)

Mark Campbell / My Sunny Home In Dixie / diy – Roots to Riot / The Camel, Dec. 10 @ 9pm (w/ The Virginia House Band, A Good Natured Riot, SPAB Bluegrass)

Englishman / Horseshoes / Cave City – Ipanema, Dec. 12 @ 10pm

Sarah White & the Pearls / We Have a Song / Jagjaguwar – Balliceaux, Dec. 11 @ 10:30pm (w/ Dosed)

Prabir Goldrush / It's Too late / diy – Ghost of Pop / Gallery 5, Dec. 11 @ 7pm (w/ Rocktopussy, The Trillions, Young Adult Fiction, David Shultz & the Skyline, Orioles, Fuzzy Baby)

The Trillions / For the better / diy

Fuzzy Baby / The Hilton Flowers / diy – The Listening Room / The Michaux House, Dec. 14 @ 7:30pm (w/ Lobo Marino, Josh Quarles)

Jonathan Vassar LIVE IN WRIR STUDIOS – CD Release / The Camel, Dec. 11 @ 8pm (w/ Zac Hryciak & the Jungle Beat, The Low Branches)

Anousheh / Ten Lives / Triple Stamp – Gallery 5, Dec. 15 @ 8pm (w/ The Honeycutters, Ophelia, Josh Small)

Fort Wilson Riot / All My Friends / diy – The Camel, Dec. 13 @ 8pm (w/ Moruza, The Milkstains, The Green Boys)

The Flying Eyes / Better Things / Trip In Time – Strange Matter, Dec. 10 @ 10pm (w/ Hume, White Laces, The Diamond Center)

Hume / Oneirnaut / Sockets

Tony Moon / Transcend Intromental / diy – Strange Matter, Dec. 9 @ 10pm (w/ Steady Fam, Double Rainbow, Black Liquid, Louie V, Isaiah & Hovey, Farma Wesley)

Black Liquid / Big Tuesday / diy – Benefit for WRIR / Strange Matter Dec. 12 @ 5pm (w/ Fundamental, J Lyric, Lil' Reggie, Lyrix, Ms. Proper, Koncept, Slam Dominion Comrades, Wakethedead, Sickadelic & Bandolero)

Pedals On Our Pirate Ships / Two Simple Words / Sidejar – The Library, Dec. 12 @ 7pm (w/ Bandname, Time in Youth, Drawn a Blank)

Band Name / Wonder Why / Self Aware

Pygmy Lush / Send Bombs / Lovitt – Strange Matter, Dec. 11 @ 9pm (w/ Josh Small, The Sidekicks, The Two Funerals)

The Two Funerals / Too Late / diy

Ex-Humans / Chicane / Full Breach Kicks – Strange Matter, Dec. 15 @ 10pm (w/ Southside Stranglers, Haverchucks, Foster Care)

World History / Take Out Your Swords / diy – The Camel, Dec. 9 @ 8pm (w/ My Friend Kyle, World History, Lobo Marino, Sundials)

Sundials / Names That Matter Most / diy – BP, Dec. 11 (w/ Flechette, Hold Tight!, Girlfight, Front Bottoms)

Flechette / Ovidian Hurts / diy

Girlfight / The Eternal Prowl / Emerald Moon

Hold Tight! / Ready To Go / Death to False Hope – Rock Garden, Dec. 15 @ 7pm (w/ Mikey Erg, House Boat, Serious Problems)

Serious Problems / Understand / diy

House Boat / Are You Into Metal? / It's Alive

The Poly Opto / Bombardus / diy – The Camel, Dec. 12 @ 7pm (w/ The Gloom, Bear Crossing)

Bermuda Triangles / Riddles In the Sand / CNP – Silent Music Revival / Gallery 5, Dec. 12 @ 8pm (Film: Poor Mrs. Jones)

Gull / Bedouin Lover / Rorschach – Cous Cous, Dec. 9 @ 10pm

Synthetic Nightmare / Azi Dehaka / diy – Wonderland, Dec. 9 @ 9pm (w/ The Order of March, Low on Sanity)

Gloominous Doom / Old Bay, Old & Grey / DRP – Wonderland, Dec. 10 @ 9pm (w/ Kill the Car, Point Blank)

Darkest Hour / A Thousand Word to Say but One / Victory – Hat Factory, Dec. 12 @ 5pm (w/ Veil of Maya, Periphery, Revocation, This Time It's War, Beneath the Surface, Occultist)

Occultist / Stratomantis / diy

Zoogma / Syllepsis / diy – Canal Club, Dec. 9 @ 9pm (w/ The Silo Effect)

 

Other shows (by date):

Sharon Rae North – VMFA, Dec. 9 @ 6pm

Finger Eleven – The National, Dec. 9 @ 6:30pm (w/ My Darkest Days, Unheard Concept, The Canary Promise)

Cedar Creek – Toys for Tots benefit / Shenanigans, Dec. 9 @ 8pm

Bill Kirchen – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Dec. 9 @ 8pm

The Dewboys – Weezie's, Dec. 9 @ 9:30pm

Photosynthesizers – Balliceaux, Dec. 9 @ 9:30pm

The Hungdads – Emilio's, Dec. 9 @ 10pm

Aquafuture – City Dogs, Dec. 9 @ 10pm

3 Borne – Capital Ale House, Dec. 10 @ 5pm

Richmond Comedy Coalition – Gallery 5, Dec. 10 @ 7pm

Brad Spivey & the Honky tonk Experience – Shenanigans, Dec. 10 @ 8pm (w/ Piedmont Souprize)

The Rising, A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen – The National, Dec. 10 @ 8pm (w/ Cheenon)

The Velvet Marias – Plaza Bowl, Dec. 10 @ 8pm (w/ The Chiggers)

The Donnybrooks – Grandpa Eddie's BBQ, Dec. 10 @ 8pm

Blue Line Highway – O'Banks, Dec. 10 @ 8pm

Charles Arthur – CD Release / Ashland Coffee & Tea, Dec. 10 @ 8pm (w/ The Instaband)

The Long Story Short – Legend, Dec. 10 @ 8pm

Tonic Jane – Babe's, Dec. 10 @ 8:30pm

Meade Skelton – Sprout, Dec. 10 @ 9pm (w/ Raw Moans, Paul Ivey, Herschel Stratego)

Hamaganza – Poe's Pub, Dec. 10 @ 9pm

Halfbrother Sid – Hometeam Grill, Dec. 10 @ 9:30pm

Eliott Ness – City Dogs, Dec. 10 @ 10pm

Farm Vegas – Cary Street Cafe, Dec. 10 @ 10pm (w/ High Energy Corporation)

Mothers Little Helpers – The Republic, Dec. 10 @ 10pm

The Word Brown – Bogart's, Dec. 10 @ 10pm

Marionette – Balliceaux, Dec. 10 @ 10:30pm

Booty Jams – Cous Cous, Dec. 10 @ 10:30pm

XP – Alley Katz, Dec. 10 @ 11pm (w/ KE Boyz, DMA Boyz)

Juggernaut – CD Release / Alley Katz, Dec. 11 @ 4pm

The Machine, a Tribute to Pink Floyd – The National, Dec. 11 @ 7pm

The Enablers – Shenanigans, Dec. 11 @ 8pm

Casey McCue & Steve Duncan – Legend, Dec. 11 @ 8pm

The Company Store – Shady Grove Coffeehouse, Dec. 11 @ 8pm

The Hullabaloos – O'Banks, Dec. 11 @ 8pm

Road Kill Roy – Grandpa Eddie's BBQ, Dec. 11 @ 8pm

The Gobstoppers – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Dec. 11 @ 8pm

Richmond Varietease – Canal Club, Dec. 11 @ 8pm

Audio Ammo DJs – Hat Factory, Dec. 11 @ 9pm

Tammi Kamin Band – Poe's Pub, Dec. 11 @ 9pm

The Atkinsons – Cafe Diem, Dec. 11 @ 9pm

Rockitz Battle of the Band finale – The Playing Field, Dec. 11 @ 9pm

Flesh Mountain Boys – Bogart's, Dec. 11 @ 10pm

Caught In the Rift – City Dogs, Dec. 11 @ 10pm

East Coast Secondaries – Alley Katz, Dec. 11 @ 10pm (w/ The Skatterbrain, Merrin Karas)

Crucial Elements – Cary Street Cafe, Dec. 11 @ 10pm

AudioMassTransit – Cellar Door, Dec. 11 @ 10:30pm

Handmade Holiday Craft Show – Plant Zero, Dec. 12 @ 11am

On My Honor – Alley Katz, Dec. 12 @ 5pm (w/ Paper Monsters, The Greater the Risk, POA, True Liberty, Boys vs. Bear)

The Whiskey Rebellion – Legend, Dec. 12 @ 6:30pm

The Nighthawks – Shenanigans, Dec. 12 @ 6:30pm

D-Lite – Bogart's, Dec. 12 @ 7pm

Tia Fuller – Capital Ale House, Dec. 14

Stray From the Path – Alley Katz, Dec. 14 @ 5pm (w/ Mercy Screams, Shewolf, Kills and Thrills)

Bring It RVA Talent Competition – Benefit for Neighborhood Resource Center / Gallery 5, Dec. 14 @ 7pm

JC Kuhl – The Camel, Dec. 14 @ 8pm

Roslyn – The Republic, Dec. 14 @ 9pm

Author Noah Scalin – Chop Suey, Dec. 15 @ 6pm

VCU Jazz – The Camel, Dec. 15 @ 8pm

La Noche de Ruba – Hat Factory, Dec. 15 @ 8pm