Activate!Activate! January 8 – January 15

Richmond is already off to a tremendous start this year, in terms of live music choices. I didn't have enough room on Activate! tonight for every band worth checking out, although I did include more shows at the end of my playlist. I will definitely get to some Andy Vaughan & the Driveline since they are playing the RVA Musicians and Friends series, Jay Tea and Ryan Eldred of the Ska Goes Solo tour, First Class Liar who play the rescheduled benefit for Dylan Coleman, and Dead Fame and Cosby (pictured) who will perform at a Benefit for victims of Typhoon Haiyan.

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Activate! 1-8-14

Monk's Playground / Brilliant Corners / diy – Crossroads, Jan. 9 @ 8pm

Corey Harris / Afrique (Chez Moi) / Telarc – Capital Ale House, Jan. 10 @ 9:30pm (w/ Mighty Joshua)

Tinsley Ellis / Shadow of Doubt / Alligator – Capital Ale House, Jan. 9 @ 6pm

Andy Vaughan & the Driveline / I Don't Care / diy – RVA Musicians & Friends Series / Capital Ale House, Jan. 11 @ 3:30pm (w/ The Taters, Loversville)

Galaxy Dynamite / Moment of Impact / diy – Cary Street Cafe, Jan. 10 @ 9pm

Mikaela Davis / Dreaming / diy – The Camel, Jan. 13 @ 8pm

Paleface / The Show is on the Road / Ramseur – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Jan. 9 @ 8pm

Sean K. Preston & the Loaded Pistols / Murder / diy – Bandito's, Jan. 12 @ 9pm (w/ rev. D-Ray & the Shockers)

Arpetrio / World Order (Part 1) / diy – The Camel, Jan. 14 @ 9pm

The Delta Saints / Bird Called Angola / diy – The National, Jan. 15 @ 8pm (w/ Blackberry Smoke)

Jay Tea / More Bore / Asbestos – Ska Goes Solo Tour / The Camel, Jan. 9 @ 6pm (w/ Chis DeMakes of Less Than Jake, Ryan Eldred of Catch 22, Pat the bunny of Ramshackle Glory, One Man Romance, Pedals On Our Pirate Ships, Jake Mayday)

Ryan Eldred / Gutter Fruit / diy

Paul Ivey & the Rubes / Casual Wayne / diy – Hardywood, Jan. 11 @ 5pm

Saintseneca / Visions / Anti – Strange Matter, Jan. 11 @ 9pm (w/ Lvl Up, Spandrel, Mammoth Indigo)

LVL Up / Bad Blood / Birdtapes

Math the Band / January 2008 / Anchorbrain – Strange Matter, Jan. 13 @ 5pm (w/ Folk the System, Navi, Mothball Fleet)

Dead Fame / Lift / diy – Benefit for victims of Typhoon Haiyan / Strange Matter, Jan. 10 @ 9pm (w/ Cosby, Against Grace, Mayfair)

Cosby / Attican Lights / diy

Owel / Nothing's Meant / Intheclouds – The Camel, Jan. 12 @ 9pm (w/ From Fragile Seeds, Lightjars, Floodwall)

Lightjars / Teeth Bared / diy

Sleepwalkers / Wish List / diy – The Camel, Jan. 10 @ 9pm (w/ Black Girls)

First Class Liar / Perspective / diy – Benefit for Dylan Coleman / Canal Club, Jan. 9 @ 5pm (w/ Holly Would, Inquiry, Exiles Among You)

The Howl / Crooked Tongues / diy – Strange Matter, Jan. 12 @ 8pm (w/ Monacan Hill, Deadcat, Insubordination, The Loose Cannon)

Insubordination / Old Southern Shitty / diy

Comrades / Weight / Blood & Ink – Gallery 5, Jan. 11 @ 7pm (w/ Save Us From the Archon, The Concussion Theory, Another Treehouse Acquaintance)

Save Us From the Archon / You've Drifted So far (An Expanse Behaind) / diy

Priests / Leave Me Alone / Sister Polygon – Ask a punk, Jan. 9 @ 6pm (w/ No Qualms, Men's Room, The Ar-Kaics)

Trophywife / Sing What Scares You / diy – Ask a punk, Jan. 10 @ 8pm (w/ Whoa, Little Master, Radiator Hospital)

Mensrea / Collisions / Karma – Wonderland, Jan. 11 @ 9pm (w/ JJ Speaks, Stuck Backwards)

Life in Vacuum / Al Capone / Fashion Machine – Sound Check Studios, Jan. 11 @ 7:30pm (w/ Scowler, Navi, New Turks, Twin Witches)

Scowler / Tell Us, Mr. Sir / Skeletal Lighting

Iron Reagan / Harold Camping / Magic Bullet – Bandito's, Jan. 14 @ 8pm (w/ Occultist, Burn/Ward, Agnostic Cunt)

No Statik / Sigh of Relief / Iron Lung – Strange Matter, Jan. 11 @ 5pm (w/ Suppression, Drugs of Faith, Assholeparade)

Assholeparade / You Sunk My Battleship / No Idea

Cremains / Goblin Ryder / diy – Strange Matter, Jan. 15 @ 8pm (w/ Olde City Sideshow, Sparklefight, Blackout Shift)

Audio Insight / Mannequin / diy – Gallery 5, Jan. 9 @ 7pm (w/ Atlas, Lucy in Battle Armor, Goddess Crow)

Ombak / Listen to the World / diy – Balliceaux, Jan. 15 @ 9:30pm

Even more shows:

Mutwawa – Balliceaux, Jan. 9 @ 9:30pm

George Taylor – The Beachhouse, Jan. 10 @ 9pm

Close Talker – Ask a punk, Jan. 11 @ 6pm (w/ Sundials, Nona, Captain We're Sinking, Old Flings, Hold Tight!)

The Bush League – Crossroads, Jan. 11 @ 8pm

Mammals – Motion @ Canal Club, Jan. 11 @ 9pm (w/ 2rip, Knoxbox, D-Rez)

Vinyl Tease – Cary Street Cafe, Jan. 11 @ 9pm (w/ Second Draw)

6 Track Amateur – Emilio's, Jan. 11 @ 9pm (w/ Lightfields, Toxic Moxie, Livingston Brown)

The Northerners – The Camel, Jan. 11 @ 9pm (w/ Green Boys, The Jauntee)

Vexine – Poe's Pub, Jan. 11 @ 9pm

Cottaging – Ask a punk, Jan. 13 @ 8pm (w/ Ausbrecher)

Damages – Ask a punk, Jan. 14 @ 6pm (w/ Unholy Thoughts, Orgasm)