Activate!Activate! December 10 – December 17

If you like local bands, tonight's Activate! will curl your toes. At 7pm, I have a new song from the Moonbees (pictured) who have an album release show coming up, a holiday Haggard cover by Andy Vaughan who is playing the River City Barndance Holiday Hoedown, and Cha Cha's Cadillac and the Creep-A-Zoids who are performing at Lucky 13's Christmas Party!

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ACTIVATE! 12-10-14

Upper East Side Big Band / Branch, Trunk, Stump / diy – Hardywood Xmas Show, Dec. 11 @ 5pm

Corey Harris  / Afrique (Chez Moi) / Telarc – The Camel, Dec. 12 @ 8pm (w/ Mighty Joshua, Lost Dreads)

Carbon Leaf / Ragtime Carnival / diy – The National, Dec. 13 @ 7pm (w/ Chamomile and Whiskey)

Exebelle and the Rusted Cavalcade / Flood Walls / diy – Hardywood, Dec. 12 @ 5pm (w/ The Sweater Band)

Dead 27s / Nobody's Fault But Mine / diy – Capital Ale House, Dec. 11 @ 9pm

Shane Cooley / San Diego / diy – The Camel, Dec.14 @ 8pm (w/ Paulo Franco, Matter Conner, Toano)

Matt Conner / Green Hills / diy

Andy Vaughan & The Driveline / If We Make It through December / diy – River City Barndance Holiday Hoedown / Hardywood, Dec. 13 @ 4pm (w/ Square Dancing, Cary Street Ramblers, Loversville)

The Blow / From the Future / Kanine – Strange Matter, Dec. 11 @ 9pm (w/ Merrin Karas, Nelly Kate, Nu Depth)

Nelly Kate / Drink Up / diy

Malhombre / Fini / Little Black Cloud – Taza Coffee, Dec. 11 @ 7pm

Bleachers / Rollercoaster / RCA – The National, Dec. 17 @ 6:30pm (w/ Walk the Moon)

the Moonbees / It's In yer Feet / Aunt Mary – Album Release / Strange Matter, Dec. 14 @ 9pm (w/ Don Babylon, Red States, Hot Air Affair)

Red States / Resignation Letter / diy

Cha Cha's Cadillac / Graveyard Road / diy – Emilio's, Dec. 13 (w/ Octane Saints, Hellhounds, Creep-A-Zoids)

Creep-A-Zoids / Thrill Me / diy

Au Revoir / Gb Maj / Never Lost – The Camel, Dec. 15 @ 8pm (w/ Bears, Shy Low)

Bears / Drained / diy

The Dickies / You Drive Me Ape / A&M – Bandito's, Dec. 16 @ 9pm (w/ Bottle Babies)

Hector's Pets / School Days / Burger – Strange Matter, Dec. 12 @ 9pm (w/ JP5, Sacred Teachers, Cherry Pits, Dirty Fences)

Dirty Fences / Sid / diy

Sacred Teachers / Bloody Cup / diy – Strange Matter, Dec. 17 @ 9pm (w/ Young Scum, French Media, Baby Baby)

Baby Baby / Turnip / Gospel of Rhythm

Tungs / Flesh Light / Bad Grrrl – Gallery 5, Dec. 12 @ 8:30pm (w/ Navi, Whatever)

Navi / Black / diy

Snakehole / Elegant Trash / No Work – Auxiliary, Dec. 16 @ 7:30pm (w/ Rat Bastard, Caves Caverns)

Backslider / Steady Diet of Vitriol / Six Weeks – 25 Watt, Dec. 17 2 9pm (w/ Pig DNA, Asylum, Prisoner)

Prisoner / Tormentor / diy

Madball / For My Enemies / Marty – The Broadberry, Dec. 12 @ 6pm (w/ Death Before Dishonor, Turnstile, Take Offense, Downpresser)

Death Before Dishonor / Curl Up and Die / Bridge Nine

Timeghost / Dissection Theater / Load – Auxiliary, Dec. 11 @ 7pm (w/ Twilight Memories of the Three Suns, Stone Garden Jam Temple, Flesh Control, Human Services)

Even more shows:

Tedeschi Trucks Band – Carpenter Theater, Dec. 11 (w/ Alan Evans' Playonbrother)

Nickelus F – The Broadberry, Dec. 11 @ 7pm (w/ Michael Millions, Radio B)

Brock Butler – The Camel, Dec. 11 @ 8pm (w/ The Trongone Band)

Red Light Rodeo – Balliceaux, Dec. 11 @ 9:30pm

New Misty Centrals – Crossroads, Dec. 12 @ 8pm

The Boxcars – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Dec. 12 @ 8pm

Sidetracked Blues Band – Poe's Pub, Dec. 12 @ 9pm

AfroPop Thang w/ DJ Greybeard & Risegun – Balliceaux, Dec. 12 @ 10:30pm

Brown Sabbath: A Tribute to Black Sabbath – The Broadberry, Dec. 13 @ 8pm (w/ Skydog: A Tribute to the Allman Brothers Band)

Bio Ritmo – The Camel, Dec. 13 @ 8pm

Big Mountain – Infuzion, Dec. 14 (w/ True Blue)

RVA Big Band Christmas Special – Balliceaux, Dec. 15 @ 9:30pm

Ataraxis the Ace – Strange Matter, Dec. 16 @ 9pm (w/ Tribal Rites, Nickelus K)

Kenny Rogers – Landmark Theatre, Dec. 17 @ 8pm

Hot Air Affair – Canal Club, Dec. 17 @ 7pm (w/ Centerfolds, Speak Low if you Speak Love, The Weak Days, Entropy)

Mongrels – The Camel, Dec. 17 @ 7pm (w/ I Am the Liquor, Atom Eve Eclipse)

Atoka Chase – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Dec. 17 @ 8pm