Activate!Activate! July 10 – July 17

At 7pm on Activate!, I have a list of live shows you can hit up this week, all in musical form. Among the songs I'll be featuring are selections from local bands Cardinal Compass, Gritter, Robbin Thompson, Against Grace, and Canary Oh Canary (pictured), all of whom have record release shows this week!

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Activate! 7/10/13

Former Champions / Stereo System / diy – Capital Ale House, July 12 @ 8pm (w/ Ron Holloway)

Bio Ritmo / Picaresca / Sofrito – Emilio's, July 10 @ 10pm; Lulu's, July 13 @ 9pm

Happy Lucky Combo / Kudzu Temple / diy – Crossroads, July 12 @ 8pm

Andy Vaughan & the Driveline / I Don't Care / diy – Cary Street Cafe, July 13 @ 10pm

The Atkinsons / Left Hand / diy – The Camel, July 11 @ 9pm (w/ The Higbees, Erica Blinn)

Cardinal Compass / All I've Got / diy – CD Release / Strange Matter, July 12 @ 9pm (w/ Andrew Ali, Haints In the Holler, Indigo and the Folks)

The Last Call Gospel Choir / Flight Patterns / diy – Legend, July 12 @ 8pm

The Low Branches / Empty Hands / Triple Stamp – Gallery 5, July 11 @ 7:30pm (w/ Dead Professional, Jonathan Vassar)

Jonathan Vassar / The Plain Light of Day / Triple Stamp

BB King / Mr. Pawnbroker / Crown – Innsbrook Pavilion, July 17 @ 5pm

Robbin Thompson / A Real Fine Day / Out There – CD Release / Ashland Coffee & Tea, July 13 @ 8pm

The Blue and the Grey / Our Great Escape / diy – Bogart's, July 13 @ 9pm (w/ Megan Parochka, Hypercolor)

Valley Young / Little Bear / diy – The Camel, July 14 @ 9pm (w/ The Moonbees, Dane Ferguson, In Sheep's Clothing)

Against Grace / Rooftops / diy – CD Release / The National, July 13 @ 6:30pm (w/ Doethepaperboy, Shade Parade, Colin Healy, Spiral Fire, Roman Spring)

Grip of the Gods / Icono / diy – The Camel, July 15 @ 7pm (w/ High regard, First Class Liar, Wake the Captive)

Fight Cloud / Add the Octopus / diy – The Camel, July 12 @ 9pm (w/ Midnight Spaghetti)

Mood Rings / Pathos y Lagrimas / Kemado – Strange Matter, July 14 @ 9pm (w/ Basmati, Everyone Dies in the End)

Hockey / Calling Back / diy – Strange Matter, July 13 @ 9pm (w/ Swimm, Saint Motel)

Saint Motel / Puzzle Pieces / On the Records

Swimm / Too Old / diy

Pleasure Curses / Lines On a Wire / diy – Strange Matter, July 16 @ 9pm (w/ Motion Lines, Dead Fame, Mutwawa)

Motion Lines / Howl / diy

Canary Oh Canary / Dreamshark / diy – Record Release / Balliceaux, July 11 @ 10pm

Ancient River / Once Was My Friend / White Vintage – Strange Matter, July 17 @ 9pm (w/ Ttotals, Growwing Pains, Nervous Ticks, Astral Gunk)

Ttotals / Sometimes You Just Are / Twin Lakes

Sound of the Mountain / Turbo Leopard / Stressed Sumo – Strange Matter, July 11 @ 9pm (w/ Parentheses, Navi, Night Idea)

Crime in Stereo / Bicycles for Afghanistan / Nitro – The Camel, July 13 (w/ Averman, Springtime, In Between)

Springtime / Closer / diy

Born Without Bones / Bad Habit / Animal Style – Ask a punk, July 17 @ 7pm (w/ Hold Tight!, Missives, Donovan Wolfington)

Annakarina / Micah Blackwell / diy – Ask a punk, July 15 @ 7pm (w/ Dial Up, Truman, cary Goldberg, War Crimes)

Gut Feeling / The More Things Change / Headfirst! – Ask a punk, July 14 @ 7pm (w/ Wake, Unsacred, Squat Rack)

Fatality / Monstrous/ diy – Wonderland, July 12 @ 9pm (w/ 45AD, Cremains)

Gritter / Hit the Ground Running / diy  – CD Release / Bandito's, July 14 @ 9pm (w/ Sol, Sinister Haze)

Marilyn Manson / Dope Hat / Nothing – The National, July 11 @ 7pm (w/ Picture Me Broken)