Activate!Activate! January 12 – January 19

At 7pm on WRIR, catch a preview of live shows coming to Richmond this week, including the return of Alison Self (pictured) to local stages! Awesome.

Click on "read more" for the show listings/playlist. Click here for the podcast (tomorrow): http://http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/48580

ACTIVATE! 1-12-11

Kip Williams & Friends / Eternal Triangle / Enuphase – In Your Ear, Jan. 13 @ 7pm

Bobby Blackhat / Out Late With the Devil / diy – Capital Ale House, Jan. 14 @ 5pm (w/ Larry Berwald)

Jason Isbell and 400 Unit / The Magician / New West – The National, Jan. 13 @ 7pm (w/ Lights East)

Justin Jones & the Drivin' Rain / Key / diy – Canal Club, Jan. 13 @ 8pm (w/ American Aquarium, Ghost Owl, Psychobilly Cadillac)

American Aquarium / Rattlesnake / Last Chance

Jonathan Vassar & the Speckled Bird / Turn and Face the Wind / Triple Stamp – Balliceaux, Jan. 15 @ 10pm (w/ The Last Monarch, The Go Round)

The Go Round / Vows / diy

Bridget and the Squares / Left for Dead / diy – Canal Club, Jan. 16 @ 5:30pm (w/ Ramona & the Silver Hondas, Glass Clovers)

Fuzzy Baby / Sigh / diy – The Camel, Jan. 16 @ 8pm (w/ Pelican Johnny, Lobo Marino)

Lobo Marino / Down Children, Down / diy – Party in the Park / Monroe Park, Jan. 15 @ 12 Noon – 4pm (w/ No BS Brass Band, Dave Watkins, Gull, The Diamond Center, Julie Karr, Pedals On Our Pirate Ships, Better Not Makeouts, Ghandis Gunmen, Just Plain Sounds Collective, Chocolate Milk Collective, Reeverb Sounds)

Dave Watkins / Igneous Alice / diy

Alison Self / Lonesome Day / diy – The Listening Room / The Michaux House, Jan. 18 @ 7:30pm (w/ Tyler Crowley, Knox Hubbard)

Gull / Chainsaw It Coming / Rorschach – Cous Cous, Jan. 13 @ 10pm (w/ Revolt of the Apes)

Black Liquid / III-WOFTD / diy – The National, Jan. 16 @ 6:30pm (w/ Sleaze, Lyrix, So Illa, Memph 10)

Nickelus F / Heathen / diy – Strange Matter, Jan. 14 @ 10pm (w/ Young Fam, Peter Maher, Peter Sun, Vinnie Vibez, Chance Fisher)

Hush Hush / Ooze / diy – Strange Matter, Jan. 15 @ 10pm (w/ Les la Britanica, DJ Doddie)

Kung Fu Monkeys / American Beach Party USA / Whoa Oh – The Chris Gethard Show / Gallery 5, Jan. 18 @ 8pm (w/ Richmond Comedy Coalition)

The Half Jeffersons / A Splash of Color / diy – CD Release / The Camel, Jan. 14 @ 8pm (w/ The Grotto Dancers, Lousiana Territory)

Bandname / Wonder Why / Self Aware – Rock Garden, Jan. 15 @ 7pm (w/ Conversations With Enemies, Young Adult Fiction)

Conversations with Enemies / Night of the Living Dead / diy

Last Century / Spark / diy – The Triple, Jan. 16 @ 10pm (w/ Boneske, Gororoxa, Middles)

Boneske / The Ladies / diy

Gororoxa / Muscle Memory / diy

Circa Survive / Handshakes at Sunrise / Equal Vision – The National, Jan. 14 @ 7pm (w/ Anberlin, Foxyshazam)

The Departures / Save the Last Mosh / diy – The Camel, Jan. 13 @ 7pm (w/ Hi I'm Bryce, The Skatter Brain, T-Division)

The Queers / Surf Goddess / Asian Man – The Camel, Jan. 18 @ 8pm (w/ The Apers, Unholy Thoughts, The Haverchucks)

The Apers / Rocket Gun / Asian Man

Unholy Thoughts / Hell is Other People / No Way

Lemuria / Get Some Sleep / Bridge 9 – Gallery 5, Jan. 13 @ 7pm (w/ Coke Bust, Two Funerals, Little Master)

The Two Funerals / Not Again / diy

Coke Bust / Noone to Impress / Headcount

Jucifer / backslider / Relapse – Strange Matter, Jan. 16 @ 10pm (w/ Pike Possum, Deep China, Hellbear)

Deep China / Great Wark Zombie / diy

Infernal Stronghold / Taghut / Forcefield – Strange Matter, Jan. 17 @ 10pm (w/ Nothing is Over, Battlemaster, Antietam 1862)

Antietam 1862 / Endless Wrath / diy

Dillon Francis / Masta Blasta / diy – Dub Nation / Canal Club, Jan. 14 @ 9pm (w/ Sluggo, Sluggo, Hulk, Thomas Kimsey, Mike Phear)

 

Other shows (by date):

Samson Trinh Trio – VMFA, Jan. 13 @ 6pm

DJ Williams Projekt – Hat Factory, Jan. 13 @ 6pm (w/ Proverbial, Farm Vegas)

Insubordination – Alley Katz, Jan. 13 @ 7pm (w/ This Too Shall Burn)

Blue Line Highway – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Jan. 13 @ 7pm

People's Blues of Richmond – Emilio's, Jan. 13 @ 9:30pm

Caleb Lionheart – Moose Lodge, Jan. 14 @ 7pm (w/ The Ambulance Review, American Ruins)

MoDebree – Shenanigans, Jan. 14 @ 8pm

Honky Tonk Experience – Grandpa Eddie's BBQ, Jan. 14 @ 8pm

Robbin Thompson – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Jan. 14 @ 8pm

Richmond Comedy Coalition – Gallery 5, Jan. 14 @ 8pm

Andy Vaughan and the Driveline – Poe's Pub, Jan. 14 @ 9pm

Bryan Hooten & Chris Farmer – Sprout, Jan. 14 @ 9pm

Even Better Than the Real Thing – Hometeam Grill, Jan. 14 @ 9pm

Bossa Brava – Bogart's, Jan. 14 @ 9:30pm

King Solomon's Marbles – Cary Street Cafe, Jan. 14 @ 10pm

The Southern Belles – City Dogs, Jan. 14 @ 10pm

Graybeard's Afro Pop Explosion – Balliceuax, Jan. 14 @ 10pm

No Charge – Capital Ale House, Jan. 14 @ 10pm

D.P Da Prophet – Alley Katz, Jan. 14 @ 10pm (w/ Pelle Da Prince, D.R.S.B, Young Richmond Outkasts, Hard to Kill Ent, The Die Hard Boys, Doc Byrd, L.G (Lyrically Gifted), Jay R&B)

Photosynthesizers – Baja Bean, Jan. 15

Janet Martin Band – Positive Vibe Cafe, jan. 15 @ 4pm (w/ The Chiggers, Susan Greenbaum, The Tots, Offering)

Dream Atlantic – Alley Katz, Jan. 15 @ 4pm (w/ The Skatter Brain, Giants At Large, Echo Room, Frail Humanity)

Loversville – Ellwood's Coffee, Jan. 15 @ 6pm

Ghandis Gunmen – The National, Jan. 15 @ 6:30pm (w/ Aparallax, Atoms Eve Eclipse)

Soul Providers – Benefit for Haiti / Canal Club, Jan. 15 @ 7pm (w/ Docs of Rock)

Lost Tribe – Couch Heaven, Jan. 15 @ 8pm (w/ Pink Coffins, Soma, Distress Signal)

Jesse Harper & Friends – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Jan. 15 @ 8pm

The Velvet Marias – Grandpa Eddie's BBQ, Jan. 15 @ 8pm

Uncle Drew & the Powhite Boys – Shenanigans, Jan. 15 @ 8pm

Elana Hyner Trio – Emilio's, Jan. 15 @ 9pm

The Silo Effect – The Camel, Jan. 15 @ 9pm

River City Band – Melito's, Jan. 15 @ 9pm

Crashing Reality – Capital Ale House, Jan. 15 @ 9pm (w/ Sloth Loves Chunk)

Green Giant – Cafe Diem, Jan. 15 @ 9:30pm

The Air Circus – City Dogs, Jan. 15 @ 9:30pm

Faultline – Alley Katz, Jan. 15 @ 10pm (w/ Medusa Switch, Before the Machine, His Name Was Yesterday)

Railsplitter – Sprout, Jan. 15 @ 10pm (w/ Blue Rajas)

Viking – New York Deli, Jan. 15 @ 10pm (w/ Beat Down the Kid)

The Inflatables – Cary Street Cafe, Jan. 15 @ 10pm

This or the Apocalypse – Richmond Outreach Center, Jan. 16 (w/ Deception of a Ghost, An Early Ending, Destruction of a Rose)

Wade Reynolds – Commercial Taphouse, Jan. 16 @ 8pm

Accidental Circus – Balliceaux, Jan. 16 @ 8pm

Brian Jones Jazz – The Camel, Jan. 17 @ 8pm

Snake Braid – Couch Heaven, Jan. 18 @ 8pm (w/ Positive Land, Flora & Fauna, Cristal)

VCU Jazz – The Camel, Jan. 19 @ 7pm

The Taters – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Jan. 19 @ 7pm