Activate!Activate! March 19 – March 26

At 5pm, I have a huge stash of bands that have gigs scheduled in Richmond this week! This includes new tracks from Dorthia Cottrell and PT Burnem, who both have album release shows on tap, a few bands performing at Benefits for Safe Harbor and RRFP, as well as The Diamond Center (pictured) who are playing their farewell show.

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ACTIVATE! 3-19-15

ACTIVATE! FLASH-FORWARD!: The Blind Shakes / Old Lake / Goner – Hopefully coming to Richmond soon!

Matt Wilson Quartet + John Medeski / The Scenic Route / Palmetto – Modlin Center, March 25 @ 7:30pm

The Diamond Center / Dos Fridas / diy – Hardywood, March 20 @ 5:30pm ((w/ Lobo Marino, Father Sunflower & the Golden Rays)

Malhombre / Musique Rock / Little Black Cloud – Sound of Music, March 26 @ 8pm (w/ Cagey Watts, The Secret Storm)

Kyle Thornton & The Company / The Thought of You / Heavy Rotation – The Camel, March 22 @ 5pm (w/ Nic Perea, Murphy's Kids)

My Darling Fury / Spilled Milk / diy  – The Camel, March 21 @ 8pm (w/ Vexine, DJ Mah Lion)

PT Burnem / Kng Dck / diy – Album Release / Circle Thrift, March 21 @ 7pm (w/ Jake Barkley, Marques Berry, Drew Scott)

Stranger Cat / Sirens / Joyful Noise – Balliceaux, March 24 @ 9:30pm

Pianos Become the Teeth / Lesions / Topshelf – Strange Matter, March 26 @ 6:30pm (w/ Comrades, Stay In, Everyone Dies In the End)

Two Ton Twig / Just Like Me / diy – Balliceaux, March 26 @ 9pm (w/ Alison Self)

The Seldom Scene / Hail to the Redskins / diy – Capital Ale House, March 20 @ 7pm

Benjamin Shepherd / Dad / diy – Helen's, March 22 @ 9pm (w/ Patrick Bates, Josh Small)

Patrick Bates / In the End / diy – Bring the Spring! at Sound of Music, March 21 @ 12 Noon (w/ Red Lewis & The Letting Go, Ward Harrison)

The Northerners / You / diy – Balliceaux, May 21 @ 10:30pm

Marcelo Fruet & Os Cozinheiros / Tempo / diy – Gallery 5, March 24 @ 8pm (w/ Candy Spots, The Awesome Few)

The Awesome Few / Tell Me What It's All About / diy – The Broadberry, March 21 @ 8pm (w/ Fear of Music: A Talking Heads Tribute)

Dorthia Cottrell / Gold / Forcefield – Album Release / Strange Matter, March 22 @ 9pm (w/ Divine Circles + Lunar Creature, Gardener, Dave Watkins)

Fat Spirit / Real Life / Bad Grrrl – Benefit for Richmond Reproductive Freedom Project / OUR House, March 20 @ 9pm (w/ Whorecough, Toxic Moxie, Queer Rocket)

Whorecough / Lie / diy

Sundials / Dealin' / Topshelf – Benefit for Safe Harbor RVA / Strange Matter, March 21 @ 9pm (w/ Advlts, Reps, You Go Girls)

Advlts / Chopped In Half / Southpaw

Sea of Storms / Belly Full of Bones / diy – Bandito's, March 22 @ 9pm (w/ Late Bloomer, Alright)

Alright / Mixed Signals / Negative Fun

Late Bloomer / Watching You / Lunchbox

Dumb Waiter / Indubitably Dumbfounded / diy – Gallery 5, March 20 @ 8pm (w/ Navi, New Turks)

Navi / Unicorn Holocaust / diy – Good Day RVA Presents: NAVI / Gallery 5, March 22 @ 7pm

Dirt Merchant / Breach / diy – The Camel, March 22 @ 8pm (w/ Accident Prone, Force of Habit, Die Faster)

Die Faster / Carried Away / diy

Cancer Bats / Arsenic in the Year of the Snake / Metal Blade – Strange Matter, March 24 @ 9pm (w/ Exalt, Blackout Shift)

Exalt / No Son / New Damage

Witch Mountain / Bloodhound / Profound Lore – Strange Matter, March 25 @ 9pm (w/ Slowing, Beldam)

Swans / Oxygen / Young God – The Broadberry, March 26 @ 8pm (w/ Little Annie)

Secret Boyfriend / Beyond The Darkness  / Blackest Ever Black – Auxiliary, March 24 @ 6:30pm (w/ Fire Death, Virusse, Belarisk, Dripping, Flesh Control, Lebron, A+E)

Even more shows:

Obscurity Exchange – City Dogs, March 20

Ensnared Humanity – Canal Club, March 20 @ 7pm (w/ Pyro Ohio, Attacking Eutopia, Bridges Will Burn, Not Safe Never Sorry)

The Shack Band – The Broadberry, March 20 @ 7pm (w/ Commonwealth)

Torcuato Zamora – Singleton Center, March 20 @ 7:30pm

Jackson Ward – The National, March 20 @ 7:30pm (w/ Brittany Marie, Sweet Justice)

Hotel X – Crossroads, March 20 @ 8pm

Amelia White & Wild Ponies – Ashland Coffee & Tea, March 20 @ 8pm

Mighty Joshua & Zion #5 – Balliceaux, March 20 @ 10:30pm

The Hi-Steps – Hardywood, March 21 @ 5:30pm

Weeping Molly – The National, March 21 @ 6:30pm (w/ Scott Wood Band, The Revinyls, Totally Random)

Michael “Miguelito” Pérez – Singleton Center, March 21 @ 7:30pm

Lou Dominguez – The Tin Pan, March 21 @ 8pm

Spoon Fight – The Camel, March 23 @ 8pm (w/ Sound Wave, The Fat Catz)

Eric Taylor – Ashland Coffee & Tea, March 24 @ 8pm (w/ McTell Brothers)

Afro Zen Allstars – Balliceaux, March 25 @ 9pm (w/ Yeni Nostalji)

Kathy Mattea: My Coal Journey – Modlin Center, March 26 @ 7pm

Signal Fire – The Camel, March 26 @ 8pm (w/ Dreadlock Robot)

Drumsound & Bassline Smith – World of Drum & Bass / Canal Club, March 26 @ 8pm (w/ , Crissy Criss, The Phototypes, DJ SS)