Activate!Activate! December 28 – January 4

Come onnnn 2012! Tonight at 7pm, I'll preview some New Year's Eve shows as well as the rest of the week on Richmond's live music calendar. Expect lots of bluegrass in the first hour and a nice set of sludge in the second, plus the debut of a new track from Photosynthesizers (pictured)!

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Activate! 12-28-11

Rattlemouth / Caballo Viejo / diy – The Nile, Dec. 31 @ 10pm

Keller Williams & the Pimps of Joytime / Lil' Sexy Blues / SCI Fidelity – The National, Dec. 29 @ 8pm

Brad Spivey & the Honky Tonk Experience / Distance Between You and Me / diy – Shenanigans, Dec. 30 @ 8pm

The Slack Family / White Freightliner / Planetary – A Tribute to bluegrass on MacArthur / Shenanigans, Dec. 29 @ 8pm (w/ Reckless Abandon, Cook County Bluegrass, Shockoe Bottom Boys)

Jackass Flats / Fly On a B String / diy – Richmond Roots Extravanganza / The Camel, Dec. 31 @ 8pm (w/ A Good Natured Riot, The Green Boys)

A Good Natured Riot / Bushwhacked / diy

The Hot Seats / Mule Wife / diy – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Dec. 30 @ 8pm

Fred Eaglesmith / Cold War / Big Machine – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Jan. 2 @ 8pm

Yarn / I've Already Won / diy – The Camel, Dec. 29 @ 8pm (w/ Grease Trigger)

Eric Hunter / Flame / Emerald City – The Republic, Dec. 30 (w/ The Sweater Band)

Black Girls / Power / diy – Balliceaux, Dec. 31 @ 10pm (w/ Michael Murphy, DJ Carlito)

Eliot Lipp / Beamrider / Mush – Canal Club, Dec. 31 @ 8pm (w/ Existor, Brothers Past)

Existor / Passportal / diy

People's Blues of Richmond / Well Well / diy – The Republic, Dec. 31 @ 9pm (w/ Barstool Heroes)

The Itchy Hearts / Jenny and Them / diy – The Camel, Jan. 4 @ 8pm (w/ The Milkstains, The Blue Rajas, AM Astronaut)

The Blue Rajas / Ex-Boyfriend / diy

The Milkstains / Sand Rash / diy

Photosynthesizers / Telepathy / diy – Balliceaux, Dec. 29 @ 10:30pm (w/ The Witch Doctor, Amul 9, James Dangle)

Amul 9 / Execution of a Coward / Latex

Trust Fall / Bitter at Best / diy – Ask a punk, Jan 4 @ 7pm (w/ Burning Bridges, Amateur Thieves, Button Up, Jake Mayday)

Burning Bridges / Butt Cheese America / Solidarity

Amateur Thieves / Going Places / diy

You Blew It! / Hope It's Not a Deposit Bottle / Topshelf – Ask a punk, Dec. 29 @ 7pm (w/ Jabroni, Dikembe, Quiet the Trees)

Quiet the Trees / Three / diy

The Blue Letter / Act 2, Scene III, The Vultures / Init – Strange Matter, Dec. 30 @ 9pm (w/ Vestiges, Fixtures, Downfall of Gaia, Balaclava)

Fixtures / House of the Silver Wedding / diy

Balaclava / Throne of Grace / Forcefield

Downfall of Gaia / Luftschloss / Shove

Vestiges / II / diy

Hanzyl und Gretyl / Fikk Dich Mit Fire / Metropolis – Fallout, Dec. 29 @ 9pm (w/ Synthetic Nightmare, Machines of Living Death)

DJ Ruhl / Fringe / diy – Canal Club, Jan. 4 @ 9pm (w/ Rukus)

My Son the Doctor – Art 6, Dec. 31 @ 8pm

Dead Fame – Aloft Richmond West, Dec. 31 @ 10pm