Activate!Activate! November 26 – December 3

Big No! (pictured) are just one of the bands I'll play tonight on Activate! at 7pm. They will be performing at the Video Fan Riot this Saturday at Hardywood, but there are many more live music options this Thanksgiving week that I'll highlight for you tonight.

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ACTIVATE! 11-26-14

iLL Doots / How to React / diy – The Camel, Dec. 1 @ 8pm (w/ The Flavor Project)

Haints In the Holler / Greetings True Believers / diy – Cary Street Cafe, Dec. 3 @ 10pm (w/ Griff's Room Band, Erin & the Wildfire)

The Atkinsons / Left Hand / diy – The Camel, Nov. 29 @ 8pm (w/ Relaksachian, The Floorboards)

Eliot Bronson / New Pain / diy – CD release / Ashland Coffee & Tea, Dec. 3 @ 8pm

The Moonbees / Mend the Gap / Aunt Mary – Emilio's, Nov. 29 @ 9pm (w/ The Vendors, High Time for Lowlifes)

High Time for Lowlifes / Hundred Years War / diy

Trey Anastasio Band / The Inlaw Josey Wales / Elektra – The National, Nov. 30 @ 6:30pm

Tauk / In the Basement of the Alamo / diy – The Broadberry, Dec. 2 @ 8pm (w/ Dopapod)

Former Champions / Alone / diy – The Camel, Nov. 28 @ 8pm (w/ Homemade Bread)

Banks / Beggin' For Thread / Harvest – The National, Dec. 3 @ 7pm

Bryan Elijah Smith & The Wild Hearts / Roses and Wardens / diy – Capital Ale House, Nov. 28 @ 8pm

Cashmere Jungle Lords / Warzone / Lil Abner – Legend Brewery, Nov. 28 @ 8pm

Manatree / Fat Jackson / diy – Gallery 5, Dec. 2 @ 8pm (w/ Friend Roulette, Recluse Racoon)

Friend Roulette / I, Guess / diy

Caddywhompus / Age of Wild Spirits / Community – Strange Matter, Dec. 1 @ 9pm (w/ Suneater, Fight Cloud)

Fight Cloud / Literal Monster / diy

J. Roddy Walston & the Business / Sweat Shock / ATO – The National, Nov. 28 @ 7pm (w/ Avers)

Avers / Girls With Headaches / diy

Trioscapes / Stab Wound / Metal Blade – Gallery 5, Dec. 1 @ 7pm (w/ The Bronzed Chorus, Half Bascule)

The Bronzed Chorus / Are We Not Speedwagon? / Hello Sir

Navi / Unicorn Holocaust / diy – Video Fan Riot / Hardywood, Nov. 29 @ 5pm (w/ Hot Dolphin, Gull, Manzara, Big No)

Big No / Turn It On / Robotic Empire

Hot Dolphin / Bodysnatcher / Negative Fun

Gull / Ermine / Live on WRIR

Soul Search / In the End / Revelation – Strange Matter, Dec. 1 @ 5pm (w/ Holy Land, Forced Order, Mizery, Fury)

Holy Land / Silent / Six Feet Under

Mizery / Last Wishes / Lion's Share

Thelma & the Sleaze / Black Cat / Dryer Baby – En Su Boca, Nov. 26 @ 10pm (w/ Nervous Ticks)

Rick Weaver / The Perfect Man / Bezoar Formations – Auxiliary, Dec. 1 @ 7:30pm (w/ Creeping, Spiritual Recess, David Marie Garland, Ancient Browser)

Zeds Dead / Twilight Zone / diy – The National, Nov. 29 @ 8pm (w/ 2RIP, Trey Justice, Dook & D-Rez)

Even more shows:

Emme St. James & Her Jazz Gentlemen Christmas Show – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Nov. 28 @ 8pm

The Big Payback: A Tribute to James Brown – The Broadberry, Nov. 28 @ 8pm

The Rage – 35th Anniversary show / Canal Club, Niv. 28 @ 8pm (w/ The Revinyls)

 Monsters of Mayhem, Tribute to Metal – Canal Club, Nov. 29 @ 8pm (w/ Wrathchild a Tribute to Iron Maiden, More Beer a Tribute to Metallica, Zombie XXX a Tribute to White Zombie)

The Susan Greenbaum Band Holiday Show – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Nov. 29 @ 8pm

Classical Incarnations – Balliceaux, Nov. 30 @ 8pm

The Silo Effect – The Broadberry, Nov. 30 @ 7pm

Red States – The Camel, Nov. 30 @ 8pm (w/ Tragic Fortune, Gemini Love)

Faceship – The Camel, Dec. 2 @ 8pm (w/ Lili & the Dirty Moccasins, Big Mama Shakes)

Slaves – The Broadberry, Dec. 3 @ 6pm (w/ Get Scared, Favorite Weapon)