Activate!Activate! July 31 – August 7

At 7pm this evening, you can hear 7 days worth of bands playing shows in Richmond. I'll be sure to include a track from Punch Button (pictured), who are playing their last show, and I'll give away tickets to see Dark Star Orchestra at Pocahontas Live!

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Activate! 7/31/13

Richmanian Ramblers / Valeleu / diy – Balliceaux, August 7 @ 9pm

Copper Into Steel / Until I See the Light / diy – The Camel, August 2 @ 9pm (w/ the Southern Belles)

The Black Lillies / North Knox / Two Hearts Down – Ashland Coffee & Tea, August 7 @ 8pm

Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds / Too Much / Modern Vintage – The Hippodrome, August 2

Planet Hunting Methods / 1.5 Threat / diy – The Camel, August 3 @ 9pm (w/ No BS Brass Band)

Dr. Fameus / Velvet Rope / diy – Canal Club, August 3 @ 9pm (w/ Agent, Ghost Payne)

Boxwave / Brookbeat / diy – Crossroads, August 2 @ 8pm

The Krayolas / Quiero Ser Tu Novio / Box – VMFA, August 2 @ 6pm

Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers / Invisible / Verve – Groovin' In the Garden / Lewis Ginter, August 6 @ 5:30pm (w/ Railroad Earth)

Zac Hryciak & the Jungle Beat / Wear a Helmet / diy – Strange Matter, August 1 @ 9pm (w/ Anousheh, Young Readers)

Young Readers / Homesick / Lorem Ipsum

Everybody Yay / Listening / diy – Strange Matter, August 7 @ 9pm (w/ Sunrise Detour, Datrio, Parentheses)

Hypercolor / Told you Once / diy – Gallery 5, August 2 @ 7:30pm (w/ Black Girls, The Trillions, Punch Button)

Punch Button / California / diy

The Trillions / Parallelograms / diy

Healing Power / Passaway / diy – Strange Matter, August 6 @ 9pm (w/ Suburban Living, Way Shape or Form, Houdan the Mystic)

Houdan the Mystic / Capture / diy

Suburban Living / Video Love / Dialog

The Love Language / Brittany's Back / Merge – Strange Matter, August 2 @ 5pm (w/ Eternal Summers)

Eternal Summers / Prisoner / Funny Not Funny

Le Yikes Surf Club / Dimesworth / Grizzly – Steady Sounds, August 6 @ 5pm (w/ Tijuana Panthers)

Tijuana Panthers / Tony's Song / Innovative Leisure

The Milkstains / Sand Rash / diy – Bandito's, August 4 @ 9pm (w/ Everyone Dies In the End)

Thank You Scientist / A Salesman's Guide to Non-Existence / diy – Strange Matter, August 5 @ 9pm (w/ The Kindling Kind, The Tea Club, The Joads)

Riff Raff / Jose Canseco / Mad Decent – Kingdom, August 6 @ 7pm

Mad Conductor / MC Rises / diy – The Camel, August 4 (w/ The Greek Favourites, Dumbwaiter, Nerdlucks, Double Rainbow)

Double Rainbow / Hands / diy

The Greek Favourites / The North Atlantic / diy

Dumbwaiter / Sports Reference / diy – Forinstance Gallery, August 7 @ 7:30pm (w/ Flesh Control, Weasel Walter-Chris Pitsiokos-Tim Dahl Trio, John Paul & the Gat Busters)

Girl Scouts / Don't Curse In Front of the Boys Goddamit! / diy – Ask a punk, August 4 @ 5pm (w/ Neck First, Skull Kid, Scotia)

Humungus / Drinkin' a Beer / diy – Strange Matter, August 3 @ 9pm (w/ Earthling, Hoboknife, Vorater)

(Mark Hosler of) Negativland / Richard Nixon Died Today / Seeland – Ghostprint Gallery, August 1 @ 6pm; Balliceaux, August 4 @ 9pm (w/ Mutwawa, Those Manic Seas)

Ethan Glass / Jelly Dancer / diy – The Camel, August 5 @ 9pm (w/ Eli Cash, Hubble Bash, Peruvian Pineapple)

Archnemesis / Mohawk / 1320 – Canal Club, August 2