Activate!Activate! October 1 – October 8

Another great week of shows is in store for Richmond and you can get a heads up tonight on Activate! at 7pm (or if you listen to the podcast). I'll include tracks by Iron Reagan and Prisoner who are playing a benefit for Freeman, as well as new tracks from Christi and One Friend (pictured). Plus, I'll give away tickets to see Citizen, You Blew It!, and Hostage Calm at The Broadberry!

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ACTIVATE! 10-1-14

Moss / Mole People / diy – Sediment Arts, Oct. 4 @ 9pm

Oumar Konate / Laissez Nous Tranquille (Leave Us Alone) / Clermont – Balliceaux, Oct. 4 @ 10:30pm

Inspectah Deck / REC Room / Relativity – The Broadberry, Oct. 3 @ 8pm (w/ Noah O, Black Liquid)

Ululating Mummies / Haunted Head / Planetary – Crossroads, Oct. 4 @ 8pm (w/ Happy Lucky Combo, Rattlemouth)

The Woodshedders / Viper James / diy – The Camel, Oct. 2

Austin Lucas / So Much More Than Lonely / New West – Strange Matter, Oct. 8 @ 9pm (w/ Jon Snodgrass, Northcote, Jayke Orvis)

Northcote / How Can You Turn Around / No Sleep

Anousheh / Hold You / diy – Strange Matter, Oct. 5 @ 9pm (w/ The Coward's Choir, Derek Evry & His Band of Misanthropes)

Save the Arcadian / Diving to the Bottom / diy – The Camel, Oct. 7 @ 8pm (w/ Matt Hutchinson, Griff's Room Band)

Kevin Gordon / One I Love / Crowville – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Oct. 3 @ 8pm

Peter Case / I Shook His hand / Geffen – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Oct. 4 @ 8pm

Sol Cat / Bread On the Table / diy – Strange Matter, Oct. 7 @ 9pm (w/ One Friend, The Mad Extras)

One Friend / Ninety Days / diy

These Wild Plains / Plains / diy – The Camel, Oct. 8 @ 8pm (w/ Stonebrook Moonshine)

The Stops / Going Away / diy – Wonderland, Oct. 3 @ 9pm (w/ The Privies)

Gymshorts / Owed to the Bank / Blanketfort – Gallery 5, Oct. 6 @ 8pm (w/ The Cales, Christi)

The Cales / Slasher Rock / Bad Grrrl

Christi / Popsicle! / diy

Citizen / Drown / Run for Cover – The Broadberry, Oct. 4 @ 7pm (w/ You Blew It!, Hostage Calm, True Love)

You Blew It! / Rock Springs / Topshelf

Hostage Calm / A Thousand Miles Away From Here / Run for Cover

Picture Perfect / Off the Grid / Mutant League – Canal Club, Oct. 4 @ 7pm (w/  The Project, Model Trainwreck, Hero To Human, Kept At Bay)

Radiator Hospital / Leather and Lace / If You Make It – Ask a punk, Oct. 5 @ 6pm (w/ Teen Death, Sundials, Positive No)

Sundials / Names That Matter Most / diy

Rival Mob / Mind Over Matter / Six Feet Under – Strange Matter, Oct. 4 @ 4:30pm (w/ Barge, Blind Justice, Cease to Resist, Give)

Give / Boots of Faith / Deranged

Jail Solidarity / Bluffdale / Accidental Guest – 25 Watt, Oct. 3

Iron Reagan / Bodies / Magic Bullet – Benefit for Freeman / En Su Boca, Oct. 3 @ 10pm (w/ War on Women, Prisoner)

Prisoner / Stairs / diy

Druglord / Feast On the Eye / STB – Wonderland, Oct. 4 @ 9pm (w/ British Sterling, darkhollowfalls)

Bearstorm / Little Portals to the Greater Sadness / diy – The Camel, Oct. 5 @ 7pm (w/ Abandon Earth, Seraph, Captive Eyes)

Michal Menert / Sky City / Pretty Lights – Pretty Lights Music Tour / The Broadberry, Oct. 7 @ 8pm (w/ Eliot Lipp, SuperVision, Paul Basic)

Even more shows:

Carnival of 5 Fires First Friday Kickoff – Gallery 5, Oct. 3 @ 7pm (w/ Scarlet Starlet, Melody Magpie, Khalima, Sahar Aha, The Lady Octavia, Capitol Opera Richmond, All the Saints Theater, Lobo Marino, Dharma Bombs, Dj GON, Mr Jennings, Reinhold)

Fletcher's Grove – The Camel, Oct. 3 @ 8pm (w/ The Southern Belles)

The Amazing 8-Track Magic Orchestra – Atlantis Gallery, Oct. 4 @ 7pm

 Jack Williams – Shady Grove Coffeehouse, Oct. 4 @ 8pm

Found Footage Festival's 10th Anniversary Tour – Strange Matter, Oct. 4 @ 9pm

Video Fan Movie Club presents "Suspiria" – Strange Matter, Oct. 5 @ 5pm

Ian Anderson, the Best of Jethro Tull – Global Campaign against IED’s / The National, Oct. 5 @ 6:30pm

Crowns and Convicts – The Camel, Oct. 6 @ 7pm (w/ Cold River City)

Kiirstin Marilyn – Globehopper Coffee, Oct. 7 @ 7pm

Chiodos – Canal Club, Oct. 8 @ 6pm (w/ Motionless In White)