Activate!Activate! October 15 – October 22

Tonight at 7pm, I have an all-you-can-afford buffet of bands to check out live this week in the River City. I'll serve up tracks from Mutwawa who's playing the Cheap Fest, Avers who's playing the Instant Pleasure Fest, Andy Vaughan and the Driveline who's playing the Haunted Hoedown, as well as songs from Rex Richardson, Hot Dolphin, and Butcher Brown (pictured), all of whom have record release shows! Plus, I'll give away a tickets to see Marco Benevento in two cities, Mike Watt's band il sogno marinaio at The Camel, and Julian Casablancas & the Voidz in Charlottesville!

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ACTIVATE! 10-15-14

Rex Richardson / One Finger Snap / – Double Album Release / The Broadberry, Oct. 22 @ 7:30pm

Doug E. Fresh / Spirit / Reality – Richmond Coliseum, Oct. 17 (w/ Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, DMX, EPMD, Naughty By Nature, Rakim, Slick Rick)

Butcher Brown / Can't Hold the Torch / Jellowstone – Record Release / Balliceaux, Oct. 21 @ 9:30pm

Ben Miller Band / Get Right Church / New West – The Camel, Oct. 17 @ 8:30pm (w/ Horsehead, Eric Hunter & the Distractions)

Andy Vaughan & the Driveline / Love Done Wrong / diy – River City Barn Dance Haunted Hoedown / Hardywood, Oct. 18 @ 4pm (w/ Zombuck Owens, Death at the Bar playing Loretta Lynn / Kitty Wells, Square Dance with The Campbell Family)

The Vendors / Don't Kick It On Down the Road / diy – Cary Street Cafe, Oct. 18 @ 10pm (w/ Red Light Rodeo)

Red Light Rodeo / Lay My Burden Down / diy – Balliceaux, Oct. 16 @ 9:30pm; Ellwood's, Oct. 17 @ 5pm

Hackensaw Boys / Over the Road / diy – The Broadberry, Oct. 17 @ 8pm

Ed Tang / Vaya / diy – The Grill at Libbie & Patterson, Oct. 18 @ 10pm (w/ High Time for Lowlifes)

Lachlan Bryan / You Me and the Blues / diy – The Camel, Oct. 22 @ 8pm

Marco Benevento / The Saint / Royal Potato Family – The Camel, Oct. 19 @ 7pm (w/ Superhuman Happiness); The Southern in Charlottesville, Oct. 18 @ 8:30pm

Fly Moon Royalty / The Birthday Song / diy  – The Camel, Oct. 20 @ 7pm (w/ KO & Company)

il songo del marinaio / Mountain Top / Clenched Wrench – The Camel, Oct. 18 @ 8pm (w/ The Imaghinary Sons, The Vacant Stairs)

Futurebirds / Johnny Utah / Autumn Tone – Instant Pleasure Fest / The Broadberry, Oct. 18 @ 8pm (w/ Avers, The Young Sinclairs, The Diamond Center, Lady God, Dave Watkins, DJ Harrison, Revolt of the Apes, Stimulator Jones)

Avers / Evil / diy

Burning Palms / Young Hunter / Lolipop – Strange Matter, Oct. 19 @ 9pm (w/ The Awesome Few, Grass Panther, Bare Thoughts)

Ancient Sky / The Trace / Wharf Cat – Gallery 5, Oct. 18 @ 7pm (w/ Father Sunflower & the Golden rays, Little Gold)

Little Gold / Solar Sister II / Loud Baby

Radio Birds / Ease My Mind / diy – The Camel, Oct. 21 @ 7pm (w/ Jared McCloud, Death on Two Wheels)

Pompeii / Blueprint / Red Eye Transit – Strange Matter, Oct. 20 @ 9pm (w/ Shy Low, From Fragile Seeds)

From Fragile Seeds / Tear Through the Earth / diy

Hot Dolphin / Bodysnatcher / Negative Fun – Record Release / Strange Matter, Oct. 21 @ 9pm (w/ The Raging Nathans, Cassavetes)

Cassavetes / Like Ghosts / Black Numbers

Julian Casablancas & the Voidz / Where No Eagles Fly / Cult – Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville, Oct. 18 @ 7pm (w/ Mr. Twin Sister, Continue)

Agent Orange /  Everything Turns Grey / Posh Boy – Bandito's, Oct. 21 @ 9pm (w/ Architects, Chrome Daddy Disco)

Red City Radio / 50th and Western / Paper + Plastick – Strange Matter, Oct. 16 @ 8pm (w/ Direct Hit!, The Concussion Theory, Decide By Friday)

Direct Hit! / Decapitation By Shotgun / I Hate Punk Rock

Slugz / Sick as a Dog / Grave Mistake – En Su Boca, Oct. 19 @ 10pm (w/ Cretins, Cherry Pits)

Xerxes / Tide-This Place is a Prison / No Sleep – Strange Matter, Oct. 19 @ 5pm (w/ Caust, Colony, Two Inch Astronaut)

Two Inch Astronaut / Foulbrood / Exploding in Sound

Dope Body / Lazy Slave / Drag City – Strange Matter, Oct. 22 @ 9pm (w/ Navi, Men's Room, New Turks)

Today is the Day / Miracle / Relapse – Strange Matter, Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 12 Midnight

Mutwawa / March of the Mutwawa Police / CNP – Cheap Fest / Strange Matter, Oct. 17 & 18 @ 4pm (https://www.facebook.com/events/1497313397153610/)

ENE / 14 Dub 13 Again  / diy

ELM / Hattori Hanzo / diy – The Broadberry, Oct. 16 @ 8pm (w/ The Malah)

Even more shows:

The Silo Effect – The Camel, Oct. 16 @ 7pm (w/ CBDB)

Edisun – Canal Club, Oct. 17 @ 7pm (w/ Gypsy Road, Psychobily Cadillac, Mongrels, Skipping Breakfast)

Matt Schofield – Capital Ale House, Oct. 18 @ 7pm

Fists of Fury 2 – Canal Club, Oct. 18 @ 8pm (w/ Tantrum, Pegboard Nerds, Varien)

Kid is Qual – Canal Club, Oct. 19 @ 6pm (w/ Priory, Cosby)

DJ Carnage – The National, Oct. 19 @ 8pm (w/ Dzeko & Torres, Paris Blohm)