Activate!Activate! October 9 – October 16

I know you like to have choices, especially when it comes to seeing live music. At 7pm on Activate!, I have over 30 choices for the upcoming week in RVA, including a song from The Cales (pictured) who just put out a new album!

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Activate! 10-9-13

Orgone / Deuce In the Hole / Ubiquity – The Camel, Oct. 14 @ 8pm (w/ Sophistafunk)

The Wood Brothers / Lovin Arms / Blue Note – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Oct. 15 @ 8pm (w/ Chris Kasper)

Chris Kasper / The Waterline / BOS

Jason Boland & the Stragglers / Dark and Dirty Mile / Proud Souls – The Camel, Oct. 10 (w/ Jason Eady)

Horse Opera / Look at Me / Telewreck – Lulu's, Oct. 10 (w/ Andy Vaughan & the Driveline)

Ivan & Alyosha / On My Way / Dualtone – Canal Club, oct. 12 @ 7:30pm (w/ Needtobreathe)

Former Friends of Young Americans / Before They Died / diy – Globehopper, Oct. 16 @ 7pm

Paperhaus / Corazon / diy – The Camel, Oct. 12 (w/ Black Girls, New Madrid)

New Madrid / Fountains of Gold / Normaltown

Erik Peterson (Mischief Brew) / The Dreams of the Morning / Fistolo – Ask a punk, Oct. 13 @ 8pm (w/ Pedals On Our Pirate Ships, Rebecca vs. Mexico)

Neutral Milk Hotel / Holland, 1945 / Elephant 6 – The National, Oct. 12 @ 7pm (w/ Elf Power)

Laser Background / Disappearing Ink / Stroll On – Strange Matter, Oct. 13 @ 9pm (w/ Tungs, Night Idea, Heavy Midgets)

Tungs / Yossarian's Blues / diy

Passing Phases / Give Me Rhythm / Cricket Cemetery – The Well, Oct. 12 @ 10pm (w/ Ar-Kaics)

The Diamond Center / California / Funny Not Funny – The Well, Oct. 10 @ 10:30pm (w/ Ttotals)

Ttotals / Sometimes You Just Are / Twin Lakes

The Protomen / The Will of One / diy – Kingdom, Oct. 11 @ 7pm (w/ Kon Karne)

Peelander-Z / STEAK / Swell – Strange Matter, Oct. 15 @ 8pm (w/ Chipocrite, Low on Sanity)

Tom Blacklung & the Smokestacks / Tweak / diy – Gallery 5, oct. 10 @ 7pm (w/ Mutwawa, Cy Barkley & the Way Outsiders, Hot Dolphin)

Cy Barkley / Rock Together / Infinity Cat

Everyman / Waking Up Hurts / Wayward Parade – Strange Matter, oct. 14 @ 9pm (w/ Creep-A-Zoids, Hellhounds, The Gospel)

The Gospel / Shape / diy

Hey Sugar / This is So Good / diy – Canal Club, Oct. 14 @ 6:30pm (w/ Atilla & the Huns, Fatally Yours, All About Autumn, Delta Dabney)

The Cales / Raining Blood / Bad Grrrl – Strange Matter, Oct. 10 @ 9pm (w/ Braille, Prisoner, Profane Command)

Braille / Vest Friend / End Result

The Recently Deceased / Vampira / 1332 – Wonderland, Oct. 11 @ 9pm (w/ Rev. D-Ray & the Shockers)

American Sharks / Indian Man / The End – Kingdom, Oct. 15 @ 8pm

Agent Attitude / Gathering Dust / Flophouse – Strange Matter, Oct. 13 @ 5pm

Dragonship / Spill their Blood / diy – Wonderland, Oct. 12 @ 9pm (w/ Apocalypse Dudes)

Antichrist / Sign of the Beast / High Roller – Strange Matter, Oct. 11 @ 9pm (w/ Possessor, Natur, Vorater)

Possessor / Battle Cry / diy

Gritter / Deep Roller / diy – Bandito's, Oct. 13 @ 9pm (w/ Strike the Chord and Burn)

Flux Pavilion / I Can't Stop / diy – The National, Oct. 10 @ 8pm (w/ Cookie Monsta, Brown & Gammon)

Michal Menert / Sky City / Pretty Lights Music – Canal Club, Oct. 10 @ 9pm (w/ Odesza)

Even more shows:

Richmond Folk Festival – Brown's Island, Oct. 11-13 (http://www.richmondfolkfestival.org)

Silent Order – Ask a punk, Oct. 10 @ 7:30pm (w/ Orgasm)

Sweetback Sisters – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Oct. 10 @ 8pm

Mighty Joshua – Balliceaux, Oct. 10 @ 9:30pm

Bio Ritmo – The Camel, Oct. 11 @ 9pm

Nü-klÄ“-É™r Blast Suntan – Ask a punk, Oct. 12 @ 7pm (w/ Orgasm, Omega Boys)

Funk Punch – Cary Street Cafe, Oct. 12 @ 10pm