Activate! April 2 - April 9 presents:

Activate!Activate! April 2 – April 9

With the announcement of a new midsized venue opening in Richmond, even more killer shows should be heading our way. You can always get a preview of this week's shows by listening to Activate!, every Wednesday at 7pm. Tonight, I have tracks from Zep Replica who are rocking their final show, Paul Ivey & the Rubes who are playing a benefit for Girls Rock RVA, Black Masala who have a CD release show, and Druglord (pictured) who are hosting their Album Release show. Plus, I'll give away tickets to see the Psychedelic Furs at the Beacon Theatre in Hopewell!

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Activate! 4-2-14

Black Masala / Feels the Same / diy – CD release / Lulu's, April 5 @ 8pm

Matuto / Matuto Chant / diy – Ashland Coffee & Tea, April 4 @ 8pm

Late Night Radio / For Dreamers / diy – Hat Factory, April 8 @ 9pm (w/ Mr. Jennings, Groove Status)

The Mantras / JBRML / diy – Capital Ale House, April 3 @ 9pm

Pat Reedy / Let it Roll / diy – Lovebomb, April 6 @ 6pm (w/ Alison Self, Todd Day Wait's Pigpen, Andy Vaughan & the Driveline, Roland J. Cole)

Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys / Thru Dreamin' / Rockbeat – Ashland Coffee & Tea, April 9 @ 8pm

Girls Guns and Glory / Sweet Nothings / diy – Ashland Coffee & Tea, April 5 @ 8pm (w/ Sarah Borges)

Honey Spine / Rought Beast / diy – Capital Ale House, April 4 @ 5pm

Eric & Erica / Wild Holiday / diy – Crossroads, April 7 @ 6pm (w/ The Moonbees)

Jeff Ruby / Through a Needle's Eye / diy – Globehopper, April 3 @ 7pm

Goldrush / Pale Blue Dot / diy – RVA Magazine 9th Anniversary / Gallery 5, April 4 @ 7pm (w/ Sleepwalkers, The Blue and the Grey)

Sleepwalkers / Prey & Pressure / diy

The Psychedelic Furs / Sister Europe / Columbia – Beacon Theatre in Hopewell, April 6 @ 6pm

Paul Ivey & the Rubes / Casual Wayne / diy – Benefit for Girls Rock RVA / River City Recording, April 4 @ 7:30pm (w/ Canary Oh Canary, Nature Boy Explorer)

Glass Twin / Lines / diy – The Camel, April 9 @ 9pm (w/ Beware the Darkness, Killing Daylights)

Zep Replica / Rock and Roll / diy – Last Show / Canal Club, April 4 @ 7pm (w/ The Big Payback, Fear of Music)

Galvanize / Follow / diy – Emilio's, April 4 (w/ Toxic Moxie, Machette, Short Skirts)

Short Skirts / Kids / diy

The Milkstains / Carolina O'Keefe / diy – Bandito's, April 6 @ 9pm

Bipolaroid / Get Off My Fence / Get Hip – Steady Sounds, April 7 @ 5pm (w/ Roseanne)

Weezer / Surf Wax America / DGC – The National, April 3 @ 7pm (w/ The Last Internationale)

The Moms / Viva! / Panic State  – Canal Club, April 8 @ 5pm (w/ Veara, Pvris, Winds in Sails, A Loss for Words)

Allvaret / Driwed / diy – Strange Matter, April 7 @ 9pm (w/ Hot Dolphin, Men's Room, Omega Boys)

Men's Room / Runaway World / diy

Gritter / Bowie / diy – Strange Matter, April 4 @ 9pm (w/ Mensrea, Spiral Fracture)

Post Teens / Black Shirt Black Jeans / diy – Strange Matter, April 9 @ 9pm (w/ Meth Lab, Bitchmouth, Rapturous Grief, Shitstorm)

Rapturous Grief / Marionetas de Guerra / diy

Shitstorm / Waste of Life-Overworked / To Live a Lie

Druglord / Enter Venus / STB – Album Release / Bandito's, April 7 @ 9pm (w/ Druid Lord)

Terror / Push It Away / Bridge 9 – Strange Matter, April 4 @ 5pm (w/ Stick to your Guns, Hundredth, Expire, Counterparts)

Hundredth / Restless / Mediaskare

Alex Young / SWTRWTHR / diy – Motion / Canal Club, April 5 @ 8pm (w/ LJ MTX, Shake Beats, Tantrum, Dook & D-Rez, Tre Justice, Groove Status)

Even more shows:

The Shangri-Lords – Hardywood, April 3 @ 6pm (w/ The Rocket Queens, a Tribute to Guns 'n Roses)

The Cheats Movement Presents: Underground – The Camel, April 3 @ 7pm (w/ Lela Bizz, Erikka J, Rodney The Soul Singer, Love Logic Band, Dewon, DJ Prolific)

People's Blues of Richmond – RVA Theatre, April 4

Joe Keyes & The Late Bloomer Band – Gil-Scott Heron Celebration / Balliceaux, April 4 @ 9pm

The Great Busk Competition – Virginia Center for Latin American Art, April 4 & 5 @ 5-10pm

Lobo Marino – Black Iris Gallery, April 4 @ 10pm (w/ Miramar, The Richmanian Ramblers, Mikemetic)

HR (of Bad Brains) – Sound of Music, April 5


Loudon Wainwright III – Modlin Center, April 5 (w/ Leo Kottke)

The Dimmer Twins – Hardywood, April 5 @ 5pm (w/ The Atkinsons)

Yo Mama's Brass Band – The Camel, April 5 @ 8pm (w/ Oregon Hill Funk All Stars)

Gina Sobel – Ipanema, April 6 @ 10pm

Dumb Waiter – Emilio's, April 9 @ 10pm (w/ Night Idea, Imaginary Sons)

Mike Rutz

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    April 2nd, 2014

Posted In: Music Shows