Activate!Activate! June 29 – July 6

It's Independence weekend and what better way to begin the celebration than by listening to Independent Radio to hear what independent bands are playing live in Richmond over the holiday! I have over 30 options on Activate! coming up at 7pm, including the Pretend Pretenders who are performing at the "Under the Covers" benefit for WRIR this Friday at Gallery 5.

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Activate! 6-29-11

Zoogma / Primary Colors / diy – Canal Club, June 30 @ 9pm (w/ Josati)

Joao Donato / Tudo Tem / EMI – Balliceaux, June 30 @ 10pm (w/ Os Magrelos)

The Fustics / Captured My Fate / diy – Capital Ale House, June 30 @ 9pm (w/ Haze & the Transients)

The Itchy Hearts / My Band / diy – Sprout, July 1 @ 10pm (w/ Charming Youngsters)

The Charming Youngsters / Walls / diy

Pinche Gringo / Your Love On Me / diy – Bandito's, July 3 @ 9pm (w/ Adam Thorn & the Top Buttons)

Adam Thorn & the Top Buttons / Where's the Freedom? / Ernest Jenning

Pretend Pretenders / Kid / diy – Under the Covers WRIR & Gallery 5 benefit / Gallery 5, July 1 @ 7pm (w/ The Sweater Band, Zepp Repplica, The Green Hearts)

Fort Wilson Riot / All My Friends / diy – The Camel, July 6 @ 8pm (w/ Baby Help Me Forget, Maltese)

Crystal Bright & the Silver Hands / Lollipop / diy – The Camel, July 2 @ 9pm (w/ Josh Quarles, Fuzzy Baby)

Barons of Tang / Tango for Billy / diy – The Wingnut, July 4 @ 5pm (w/ Di Nigunim)

Divine Profitz / Sad Song / Concice – The Rebirth / The Camel, June 30 @ 8pm (w/ Noah O, Fyve Footaz, Young Spittaz, Jewly Bonz, Wodded Hoods, Big Preme, Dee-1, Soufully Me, Mall moolah McFly)

Cut Copy / Lights & Music / Modular – The National, July 5 @ 7pm (w/ Delicate Steve)

Hotchacha / Pleasure Cruise / Exit Stencil – Strange Matter, June 30 @ 9pm (w/ Double Rainbow, Pedals On Our Pirate Ships)

Madeline / White Flag / Orange Twin – Sprout, June 30 @ 9pm (w/ Crushed Purple)

Crushed Purple / Brown Cabbage / diy

People's Blues of Richmond / Wanna Be Your Man / diy – The National, July 1 @ 7pm (w/ Black Girls, Roma, Baby Help Me Forget)

Roma / Send My Love / diy

Dada Trash Collage / Two Eyes / Burn the Witch Collective – Strange Matter, July 2 @ 9pm (w/ Jabon, The Diamond Center, Climbers)

Creepoid / Hollow Doubt / Ian – Strange Matter, July 1 @ 9:30pm (w/ Sportsbar, Nervous Ticks, Nothing)

Nervous Ticks / Come Clean / diy

Ringo Deathstarr / Imagine Hearts / Sonic Unyon – Sprout, July 5 @ 10pm (w/ Head Molt, Pregnant Spore, Winter Ritual)

Roy G Biv / Me Reichy / diy – Sprout, July 2 @ 10pm (w/ Eurotics, White Laces, Jabroni)

Algernon Cadwallader / Casual Discussion in a Dome Between Two Temples / Be Happy – The Bike Lot, July 3 (w/ Joyce Manor, Tiger Tail)

Joyce Manor / Constant Nothing / diy

Half Hearted Hero / Periphery / diy – The Camel, July 3 @ 8pm (w/ Team Extreme, Wrist Rocket, Kids Icarus)

Kids Icarus / It's On me / Creator Destructor

His Day has Come / Clear Blue Skies / diy – Sprout, July 1 @ 10pm (w/ Caleb Lionheart)

The Fastermores / Settle for Less / diy – Bogart's, July 1 @ 9pm (w/ Rose & Vine, Lockout! Tagout!)

Lockout! Tagout! / Whose Streets / diy

Night Fever / Better Off Dead / Tankcrimes – Strange Matter, July 3 @ 6pm (w/ Slugz, Unholy Thoughts, Dry Spell)

Unholy Thoughts / Hell is Other People / diy

Syndrome / Total Disarmament / Desolate Legacy – Strange Matter, July 5 @ 8pm (w/ Kromosom, Aghast, Lost Tribe, Black Age)

Aghast / Impoverished-Armed / Agipunk

Synthetic Nightmare / Solution / diy – Fisher House benefit / Fallout, July 2 @ 6pm (w/ Imperial order, Steelshot)

The Insiders / Limelight / Intrigue – Push / Godfrey's, June 30 @ 10pm (w/ Turnstyle Soundsystem, DJ Stress)