Activate!Activate! February 23 – March 2

Tonight at 7pm, preview the upcoming week of live shows in Richmond. I have exclusive new tracks from Glows In the Dark and Ombak (pictured) to kick off the program!

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ACTIVATE! 2-23-11

Ombak / River Tam / diy – Balliceaux, Feb. 23 @ 10pm (w/ Chris Farmer)

Glows In the Dark / One Against Many / diy – Balliceaux, Feb. 24 @ 10pm

Alison Self / Rain and Snow / diy – Sprout, Feb. 26 @ 9pm

Julie Karr / Suwannee / Intervention – Sprout, Feb. 25 @ 10pm (w/ My Friend Kyle, Bad Braids, Black Magic Family Band)

Bad Braids / I's Honey / Music Ruins Lives

East of Afton / East of Afton / diy – Marathon Bluegrass Jam to benefit the Fisher House / Grandpa Eddie's BBQ, Feb. 26 @ 12 Noon (w/ ChurchyardGrass, Copper Ridge, Highway 259, Leather Britches, Cary Street Ramblers, Shockoe Bottom Boys, Shelton's Mill)

The Lustre Kings / Mr. Big / Wild Boar – Shenanigans, Feb. 26 @ 8pm (w/ The Nighthawks)

Delta Rae / Morning Comes / diy – Capital Ale House, Feb. 25 @ 10pm

Bio Ritmo / Dina's Mambo / Electric Cowbell – Capital Ale House, Feb. 26 @ 10pm

That 1 Guy / Step Into Striped Light / diy – Capital Ale House, Feb. 27 @ 9pm

Snowy Owls / Hold / diy – The Camel, March 2 @ 8pm (w/ Adah, At the Stars, Climbers, Dave Watkins)

At the Stars / Can You? / diy

Ivan & Alyosha / Fathers Be Kind / Missing Piece – The Triple, Feb. 28 @ 8pm (w/ The Gallery)

Schiavone McGee / My Only Secret / diy – The National, Feb. 26 @ 7pm (w/ Pat McGee Band)

Aspiga / I Am / Solidarity – Moose Lodge, Feb. 26 @ 7pm (w/ AM Astronaut, Wrist Rocket)

Glass Clovers / Miss Match / diy – The Camel, Feb. 28 @ 8pm (w/ Lubec, Innocent Flannel)

Lubec / Gang Knife Battles / Acme Thunderer

Futurebirds / Johnny Utah / Autumn Tone – The Camel, Feb. 27 (w/ Velvet Marias, Lights East, Marionette)

Marionette / Siren / Blind Sea

Boom Chick / Cryin' Rooster / diy – Sprout, March 2 @ 10pm (w/ The Milkstains)

The Blackberry Bells / Cry Cry Cry / diy – Yerb, Feb. 26 (w/ The Diamond Center, The Milkstains, The Blackberry Bells, Harsh Realm)

The Creepshow / They All Fall Down / Hellcat – Empire, March 2 @ 9pm (w/ Point Blank)

Lorem Ipsum / 1993 / diy – The Triple, Feb. 26 @ 9pm (w/ Minor Stars, Microjoy)

Minor Stars / Dead Weight / Summer Secret

The Warriors / Red, Black, and Blue / Eulogy – Hat Factory, March 2 @ 6pm (w/ Parkway Drive, Set Your Goals, The Ghost Inside)

Landmines / 80 Proof / Paper + Plastick – Empire, Feb. 26 @ 9pm (w/ Point Blank, The Bottle)

GWAR / War Party / DRT – The National, Feb. 25 @ 7pm (w/ Cannibis Corpse, Mensrea)

Mensrea / Collisions / Karma

Dark Sea Dream / Not 'till You Pull That Trigger Boy / Prophase – Strange Matter, Feb. 26 @ 10pm (w/ Eggworld, iLad)

Gifts From Enola / Screaming at Anything That Moves / Mylene Sheath – Strange Matter, March 2 @ 10pm (w/ Comrades, Historic, Vessel)

Comrades / Lend Me Your Heart / diy

Ilsa / Frostthrower / Contagion Releasing – That, Feb. 25 @ 8pm (w/ Inter Arma, DOC, Gut Reaction)

Eliot Lipp / Beamrider / Old Tacoma – Canal Club, Feb. 26 (w/ Virtual Boy, Chenchilla)