Activate!Activate! January 21 – January 28

Sample the music of bands playing live in Richmond, tonight at 7pm! I have tracks lined up from One Truth who are releasing a new LP, Basmati and Houdan the Mystic who are playing a benefit for the Student Environmental Coalition, and Bio Ritmo (pictured) who are recording their set at The Broadberry. Plus, I'll give away tickets to the sold out Dr. Dog show in Charlottesville and World/Inferno Friendship Society at The Camel!

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ACTIVATE! 1-21-15

Nicholas K / Darren Speaks / diy – The Camel, Jan. 25 @ 8pm (w/ Ataraxis the Ace, Tribal Rites)

Antibalas / Dirty Money / Daptone – Carpenter Theatre, Jan. 28 @ 7:30pm (w/ Zap Mama)

Pace Cadets / Hit Me Up / Jellowstone – Balliceaux, Jan. 23 @ 10:30pm

One Truth / Buried Alive / diy – LP Release / Hippodrome, Jan. 24

Bio Ritmo / Pajaro pio pio / Vampisoul – The Broadberry, Jan. 24 @ 8pm (w/ DJ Felty, DJ Pari)

Mipso / When I'm Gone / diy – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Jan. 24 @ 8pm

John Moreland / Nobody Gives a Damn About Songs Anymore / Last Chance – Capital Ale House, Jan. 22 @ 8pm (w/ Caleb Caudle, Aaron Lee Tasjan)

Caleb Caudle / How'd you Learn / diy

Flight of Salt / Misspent Time / diy – The Camel, Jan. 22 @ 9pm (w/ Mag Bats)

River Whyless / Life Crisis / Backwood Nation – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Jan. 23 @ 8pm (w/ Red Light Rodeo)

The Albrights / Wolf Gang Blues / diy – The Camel, Jan. 27 @ 7pm (w/ Hyetension, Loxodonta, Spencer Joyce)

Various Eggs / Disposing of "The Need" / Mending Wall – Strange Matter, Jan. 26 @ 9pm (w/ Suneater, Parentheses, Headlessmantis)

Dr. Dog / Distant Light / Anti – The Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville, Jan. 24 (w/ Spirit Family Reunion)

Jordan Tarrant / Guilty / diy – Sound of Music, Jan. 24 @ 7pm (w/ Wood Face, The Green Hearts)

The Green Hearts / Oh Heidi / diy

Elisa Ambrogio / Superstitious / Drag City – Strange Matter, Jan. 28 @ 9pm (w/ Nathan Bowles, Dave Watkins, Nevin Kite)

World Inferno Friendship Society / Just the Best Party / Gern Blandsten – The Camel, Jan. 28 @ 8:30pm (w/ Everymen, Toxic Moxie)

Everymen / Waking Up Hurts / Wayward Parade

Basmati / Crooks / Hand to Mouth – Benefit for Virginia Student Environmental Coalition / Gallery 5, Jan. 23 (w/ Houdan the Mystic, Fight Cloud, Shrunk)

Houdan the Mystic / The Butcher / diy

Broncho / Deena / Dine Alone – Strange Matter, Jan. 23 @ 9pm (w/ Daddy Issues, The Milkstains, Yonatan Cat)

The Milkstains / Sonic Kick / diy

The Ar-Kaics / Gone / Windian – Balliceaux, Jan. 22 @ 9:30pm

Avers / The Only One / diy – Hardywood, Jan. 24 @ 4:30pm (w/ Warren Hixson, Avers)

Warren Hixson / Baby Boogie / diy

Wildhoney / Soft Bats / Photobooth – Strange Matter, Jan. 22 @ 9pm (w/ Expert Alterations, Big No, Men's Room)

Slapshot / Everything Wants to Kill You / Brass City – Strange Matter, Jan. 23 @ 5pm (w/ Night Birds, Barge, Friend or Foe)

Barge / Keep Your Money / Vinyl Conflict

Night Birds / Born To Die in Suburbia / Grave Mistake

Downfall of Gaia / Luftschloss / Shove – Strange Matter, Jan. 27 @ 9pm (w/ Ostraca, Left Cross, High Priest)

Ostraca / Only Cinders Now / Quiet Ear

Buck Gooter / Consider the Grackles / Kreephaus – Bandito's, Jan. 25 @ 9pm (w/ Manzara, Monsignor)

Phutureprimitive / Energy Flow / diy – The Broadberry, Jan. 23 @ 7pm (w/ Mike Phear & M.Pyre, Reinhold, Lyfesavr)

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Even more shows:

Spanish Harlem Orchestra – Modlin Center, Jan. 22 @ 7:30pm

The Articles – The Wine Loft, Jan. 22 @ 8pm

Bumper Jacksons – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Jan. 22 @ 8pm

On The Verge: Best Of The 804 – The National, Jan. 23 @ 7pm (w/ Big Mama Shakes, Lucy In Battle Armor, Broke Royals, Perfect Slight, & Griff's Room Band)

Vexine – Fellini's #9, Jan. 23 @ 10pm

School of Rock presents Queen – Capital Ale House, Jan. 23

School of Rock presents the Goo Goo Dolls, Foo Fighters, Rolling Stones – Capital Ale House, Jan. 24

Evan Barlow – The Camel, Jan. 24 @ 8pm

Andy Vaughan & the Driveline – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Jan. 24 @ 8pm

Cherry Pits – En Su Boca, Jan. 24 @ 10pm (w/ Post Pink)

RiverPhonics – Emilio's, Jan. 24 @ 10pm

Classical Incarnations – Balliceaux, Jan. 25 @ 9pm

Tragic Fortune – The Camel, Jan 26 @ 8pm (w/ Electronic Dream Box)