Activate!Activate! January 26 – February 3

To find out what bands are playing live in Richmond this week, tune into Activate! at 7pm. I have everything from punk to folk to hip hop, including Photosynthesizers (pictured), who are playing a benefit concert!

 

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ACTIVATE! 1-26-11

Girl Talk / Touch 2 Feel / Illegal Art – The National, Jan. 29 @ 8pm (w/ Penguin Prison)

Numbernin6 / Beneath the Boards / subhuman – Canal Club, jan. 29 @ 8pm (w/ Gambit, VJ Ameerkat, DJ Mattheus Twizm)

Photosynthesizers / Boombaptism / diy – Benefit for Jarrod Russell / Hat Factory, Jan. 30 @ 6pm (w/ DJ Williams, Antero, Before the Machine)

Antero / No Call / diy

The Suite Unraveling / Prelude in G / diy – The Camel, Jan. 31 @ 8pm (w/ SCUO, Ombak)

And the Wiremen / The Names / Sonambula – Balliceaux, Jan. 29 @ 10:30pm

Dangermuffin / Walk Into the Wind / diy – The Camel, Jan. 29 @ 10pm (w/ James Justin & Co., The Rift)

James Justin & Co. / The Rescue / diy

Greenland is Melting / No More Sorry Songs / Paper + Plastick – Moose Lodge, Jan. 30 (w/ Brett Adams, Red Collar, Folk the System)

Lobo Marino / Side B / diy – Gibson's Grill, Jan. 29 @ 9pm (w/ Dave Watkins, The Orchid)

The Orchid / New Mexico / diy

Homemade Knives / Mansion On the Hill / live – Silent Music Revival / Gallery 5, Jan. 30 @ 8pm ( Film: Haxan)

Roslyn / Suicide Girl / diy – The Camel, Jan. 27 @ 8pm (w/ Horsehead, Solace Savoy, Billy the Kid)

Schaivone McGee / Make the Change / diy – Capital Ale House, Jan. 28 @ 10pm

Catnip Dreams / Swelter Island / diy – Sprout, Jan. 29 @ 10pm (w/ The Green Hearts)

Middle Class Rut / 25 Years / Bright Antenna – The National, Jan. 31 @ 8pm (w/ 30 Seconds to Mars)

Artifex Pereo / Suburbanite Sprawl / Static Age – Canal Club, Jan. 30 @ 6pm (w/ Royal)

Hold Tight! / Cornered / Death to False Hope – Rock Garden, Jan. 31 @ 7pm (w/ Daytrader, This is Your Life, Drawn a Blank)

Daytrader / Kill My Compass / Run for Cover

Imadethismistake / There are Clear Skies / The Cottage – Rock Garden, Jan. 29 @ 7pm (w/ 45 AD, One Win Choice, Walk the Plank)

One Win Choice / Failure to Quit / Jump Start

45 AD / A Fiery Gift / diy

Constrictor / Blade / diy – Strange Matter, Jan. 28 @ 9pm (w/ Equestrians, Sports Bar, Sexy Crimes)

Sports Bar / Flowerz / Sweet Dreams

Volture / Heavy Metal Machine / Heavy Artillery – CD Release / Canal Club, Jan. 28 @ 9pm (w/ Cauldron, Southside Stranglers)

Cauldron / Conjure the Mass / Earache

We Came as Romans / Shapes / Equal Vision – Hat Factory, Jan. 29 @ 5:30pm (w/ Texas in July, Bring the Arsenal, For Today, The Word Alive, Woe is Me)

Hanzel und Gretyl / Kaiser von Shizer / Metropolis – Fallout, Jan. 29 @ 9pm (w/ Bella Morte)

Mutilation Rites / Hell Arise / diy – Strange Matter, Jan. 29 @ 9pm (w/ Balaclava, Hunter's Ground, Sarcous)

Balaclava / To Those Who Glorify War / Forcefield

Sarcous / Feast of the Vultures / diy

DJ $kyWalk3R / Evil Princess / diy – Atlantis, Jan. 27 @ 9pm (w/ Yen, Rent, Jeremy Moody, Doosy)

 

Other shows (by date):

Brian Jones Quartet – VMFA, Jan. 27 @ 6pm

Teddy & the Roosevelts – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Jan. 27 @ 8pm (w/ Brad Spivey)

No BS Brass Band – Balliceaux, Jan. 27 @ 10pm

The Rift – The Republic, Jan. 27 @ 10pm

DJ Williams Projekt – The Cellar @ U of R, Jan. 28

Chrissie O'Dell – Capital Ale House, Jan. 28 @ 5pm

Southern Belles – The Camel, Jan. 28 @ 6pm

Sonic Spank – The national, Jan. 28 @ 7pm (w/ DJ DVS, DJ Tiki, Galaxy Dynamite)

Michael Hearne – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Jan. 28 @ 8pm

Wale – VCU, Jan. 28 @ 7pm (w/ J. Cole)

The Red River – The Triple, Jan. 28 @ 8pm

Righteous Outlaws – Grandpa Eddie's BBQ, Jan. 28 @ 8pm

Adrian Duke – Shenanigans, Jan. 28 @ 8pm

Jesi's Edge – Legend, Jan. 28 @ 8pm

David Tinney band – Hometeam Grill, Jan. 28 @ 9:30pm

Guitay Pleasures – Cous Cous, Jan. 28 @ 10pm

No Charge – City Dogs, Jan. 28 @ 10pm

Farm Vegas – Cary Street cafe, Jan. 28 @ 10pm

Boom – Balliceaux, Jan. 28 @ 10:30pm (w/ Turnstyle Soundsystem)

Blues Flash – Shenanigans, Jan. 29 @ 8pm

Balkanize – Congregation or Ami, Jan. 29 @ 8pm

Voix de Ville Follies – Gallery 5, Jan. 29 @ 8pm

Doctors of Jazz – Grandpa Eddie's BBQ, Jan. 29 @ 8pm

The Hot Seats – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Jan. 29 @ 8pm

The Atkinsons – Bogart's, Jan. 29 @ 9pm

People's Blues of Richmond – Cafe Diem, Jan. 29 @ 9:30pm

Think – City Dogs, Jan. 29 @ 10pm

Kings of Belmont – Cary Street Cafe, Jan. 29 @ 10pm

Pressure Drop dub night – Cous Cous, Jan. 29 @ 10pm

Dan Schultz – The National, Jan. 30 @ 6:30pm

Grand Design String Band – Legend, Jan. 30 @ 6:30pm

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

Post Traumatic Fresh – The Camel, Jan. 30 @ 9pm

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

The Private Life of David Reed – Canal Club, Feb. 1 @ 7pm (w/ Jim Ivins Band, The Fastermores, Case Closed, Jason Manfredi)

Devonne Harris & the Reeverb Trio – The Camel, Feb. 1 @ 8pm (w/ DJ Oblivion)

Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Feb. 2 @ 7pm