Activate!Activate! February 29 – March 7

An exciting week is in store for Richmond music fans! At 7pm I'll highlight the best of the best, including WRIR's 2012 Fund Drive kickoff show this Friday with Japanther. Plus, I have a live in-studio performance from Nelly Kate (pictured) who is releasing her new record Ish Ish this week!

Click on "read more" for the show listings / playlist. Click here for the podcast: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/58154

 

Activate! 2/29/12

Ohbliv / Shaqring the Indo / diy – Strange Matter, March 6 @ 9pm (w/ Main Attrakionz, Rap Dragons, Rezzie Rob)

The Low Branches / Giant Sounds / diy – Sponge HQ, March 6 @ 7pm (w/ Brown Bird)

The Kindling Kind / Awakening / diy – The Camel, March 5 @ 8pm (w/ Julia Nunes, The Manifestivus)

Venus Throw / Black & Shiny Beast / diy – Emilio's, March 3 @ 9pm (w/ Lee Harris & Country Sunshine)

Nelly Kate LIVE IN WRIR STUDIOS – Record Release / Strange Matter, March 1 @ 9pm (w/ The Diamond Center, Softspot, The Pharmacy)

Softspot / Half a House / diy – Gallery 5, March 2 @ 8pm (w/ Boas, Caged Animals)

Caged Animals / All the Beautiful Things in the World / Lucky Number – Strange Matter, March 5 (w/ Paul Ivey & the Rubes, Pastoral, Merrin Karas)

Boas / State of Colliding / diy – Gallery 5, March 6 @ 7:30pm (w/ Levek, Tungs, Hundred Waters)

Hundred Waters / Me & Anodyne / diy
 
Ambassadors / Unconsolable / diy – Canal Club, March 3 @ 7pm (w/ Lights)

Uglyography / My Brain / Steamy Attic – MadeRVA, March 4 @ 8pm (w/ Push Button Reaction, Wolf Goat)

Push Button Reaction / Fighting the Dragon / diy

Daikaiju / Flight of Garuda / diy – The Nile, March 7 @ 9pm (w/ Fire Bison, The Milkstains)

The Trillions / When Things Go Wrong / diy – Gallery 5, March 7 @ 7:30pm (w/ Canary Oh Canary, Happy New Year, Cheers Elepphant)

Cheers Elephant / Doin' It Right  / diy

Royal Baths / After Death / Woodsist – Strange Matter, March 7 @ 5pm (w/ Young Adult Fiction, Slowdance, Heavy Midgets)

Slowdance / Cake / diy

Tiny Victories / Bones / diy – Balliceaux, March 3 @ 10:30pm

Mike Bell / Touchdown Kid / diy – H.A., March 3 @ 7pm (w/ Double Rainbow, The Vaginasaurs, Springtime)

Japanther / $100 Cover / diy – Strange Matter, March 2 @ 9pm (w/ Bermuda Triangles, Ken South Rock, Filthy Savage)

Bermuda Triangles / Black Knight Satellite / CNP

Trust Fall / Bitter at Best / diy – Benefit for Safe Harbor / H.A., March 2 (w/ Sundials, Swordplay, Nerdlucks)

Swordplay / Sellers & Addicts / Concice – Cellar Door, March 4 @ 9pm (w/ PT Burnem, Black Liquid, BenFM, Eyenine, paulie Think, Ice James)

Titus Andronicus / Breed / XL – Strange Matter, March 6 @ 5pm (w/ Diarreah Planet, Screaming Females)

Screaming Females / Halfway Down / Don Giovanni

The Haverchucks / I Won't Try / diy – Strange Matter, March 4 @ 5pm (w/ Southside Stranglers, The Spits, Nervous Ticks)

The Spits / Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya / In the Red

Creepoid / Magic Drum / No Idea – Empire, March 1 @ 10pm (w/ Worn In Red, Shores)

Worn In Red / Resigned Not Resigning / No Idea

Windhand / Black Candles / Forcefield – Record Release / Strange Matter, March 4 @ 9pm (w/ The Pilgrim, Natur, Humungus)

Sourvein / Shipwrecked / Southern Lord – March 7 @ 9pm (w/ Order of the Owl, Druglord, Gritter)

Possessed / Pentagram / Combat – Kingdom, March 1 @ 6:30pm (w/ Orthrus, Dethorned, Dark Shores, Earthling)

Biodiesel / Beach Blanket / diy – The Camel, March 3 @ 9pm

Murphy's Kids – The Republic, March 1 @ 9pm (w/ Iron Lion)

The Lawsuits – The Camel, March 2 @ 9pm (w/ People's Blues of Richmond, Black Girls)

Bio Ritmo – Balliceaux, March 2 @ 10:30pm (w/ DJ Rattan)

Cashmere Jungle Lords – Cary Street Cafe, March 3 @ 10pm

Rattlemouth – Crossroads, March 3 @ 8pm