Activate!Activate! June 25 – July 2

Tonight's Activate! at 7pm is chock full of goodies, including a live set from local psych-rock group Avers (pictured), tracks from The Northerners and Bio Ritmo who both have album release shows coming up, and a ticket giveaway for JJ Grey and Mofro and Karl Denson's Tiny Universe at Pocahontas Live!

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ACTIVATE! 6-25-14

Bio Ritmo / Se Les Olvido / Vampisoul – Album Release / The Broadberry, June 29 @ 7pm

Debo Band / Asha Gedawao / Sub Pop – The Broadberry, June 28 @ 8pm (w/ DJ Pari, DJ Felty)

The Northerners / You / diy – CD release / The Camel, June 28 @ 9pm (w/ Crystal Monee & the County Line)

Chris Smither / One Plus One / Adelphi – Ashland Coffee & Tea, June 26 @ 8pm (w/ Russell Lacy)

Flight of Salt / Heaven When We Die / diy – The Camel, July 1 @ 7pm (w/ Ward Harrison)

JJ Grey & Mofro / The Devil You Know / Alligator – Pocahontas Live, June 26 @ 5:30pm (w/ Karl Denson's Tiny Universe)

Neko Case / Bracing For Sunday / Anti – Friday Cheers / Brown's Island, June 27 @ 5pm (w/ Laura Veirs)

Laura Veirs / July Flame / Bella Union – Plan 9 Music, June 27 @ 12 Noon

The Moonbees / Oh Well / Aunt Mary – Balliceaux, June 26 @ 9pm (w/ Fool's Errand); Crossroads, June 27 @ 8pm

Avers LIVE IN WRIR STUDIOS – The Broadberry, June 27 @ 8pm (w/ People's Blues of Richmond, Sleepwalkers)

"White Horses"

"The Only One"

"Empty Light"

"Evil"

See-I / Real Steel / Fort Knox – Canal Club, June 26 @ 9pm (w/ Dreadlock Robot, The Reef)

Ki: Theory / Kitty Hawk / Kringer – Strange Matter, June 28 @ 9pm (w/ Gull, Negative Gemini)

Ocean vs. Daughter / Salmiakki / diy – The Camel, June 29 (w/ Nathan Stiteler and Friends, Gina Sobel and the Mighty Fine, The Jauntee)

The Duskwhales / Lemmingway / Silver Seed – Gallery 5, July 1 @ 7:30pm (w/ Hayden Arp, Parentheses, Mai Tai Budokai)

Paul Collins Beat / Don't Wait Up for Me / Columbia – Empire, June 28 @ 9pm (w/ The Ar-Kaics, Cherry Pits)

Pinata Protest / Vato Perron / Cosmica – Bandito's, June 29 @ 9pm (w/ Chrome Daddy Disco)

Shellshag / Face to Face / Don Giovanni – Strange Matter, June 30 @ 5pm (w/ Lilith Velkor)

Pedals On Our Pirate Ships / Night of the Living Wage / diy – Gallery 5, June 27 @ 7pm (w/ Cross Eyed, Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band, Rational Anthem)

Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band / I-94 / diy

Parasol / Nice to Know / Square of opposition – Strange Matter, June 29 @ 9pm (w/ Naked Baby, Mas y Mas)

Mas y Mas / Out of It / diy

Sundials / Brain Waves / Asian Man – Strange Matter, July 2 @ 5pm (w/ Pope, Donovan Wolfington, Teen Death)

Pope / Red / diy

Ken South Rock / Hold On / Artificial Head – Strange Matter, June 27 @ 9pm (w/ Murphys Kids, Dreadlock Robot, Among Criminals)

D.I. / Stick To Your Guns / Triple X – Wonderland, June 27 @ 9pm (w/ Car Thief, Gritter)

Tilts / Kobra Kommander / diy – Strange Matter, July 1 @ 9pm (w/ Red Money, RPG, Industry Standard)

Red Money / And You Will See Dollar Signs / diy

Fister / Suicide Hessian / Holy Mountain – Strange Matter, June 30 @ 9pm (w/ Crater, 45 AD, Cut the Architect's Hand)

Ozric Tentacles / Pumpernickel / diy – Canal Club, June 27 @ 9pm (w/ Reinhold, Akasha)

Even more shows:

The Hi Stepps – The Camel, June 26 @ 7pm

Llamas at Brunch – Capital Ale House, June 27 @ 10pm

Texas in July – Canal Club, June 28 @ 5pm (w/ Honour Crest, For the Broken, In Visions, Pyro Ohio, I am the Kid, Our Voice the Vessel)

Quatro na Bossa – Hardywood, June 29 @ 5pm

Myparasites – Fallout, July 1 @ 8pm (w/ Proceed the Eye)

Electric Soul Pandemic – The Camel, July 2 @ 7pm (w/ Galaxy Dynamite)