Activate!Activate! January 28 – February 4

Join me at 5pm for songs from bands with gigs scheduled in Richmond this week, including Vorator (pictured) who are part of a benefit show for Addison Johnson as well as Young Scum and Collin Thibodeauxx who are celebrating Cirtus City Records' 1-Year Anniversary!

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ACTIVATE! 1-28-16

Band / Song Title / Album – Venue, Date, Time (Lineup)

William Tyler / Cadillac Desert / Impossible Truth – Strange Matter, Feb. 4 @ 9pm (w/ Dave Watkins, Nic Perea, Black Water Gold)

Gina & The Cow Tipping Playboys / Lies / Trailer Swift – Hardywood, Jan. 29 @ 5pm

Paulo Franco & The Rateros / What I Came Here For / By The Light of a Paper Moon – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Jan. 30 @ 8pm (w/ Rob Williams)

The JOB / Flatcar to Richmond / 231 – Canal Club, Jan. 30 @ 7pm (w/ One Truth, Roadkill Roy)

Anderson East / Satisfy Me / Delilah – The Broadberry, Feb. 4 @ 7pm (w/ Andrew Combs)

X Ambassadors / Unsteady / The Reason – The National, Feb. 2 @ 6:30pm (w/ Avan Lava)

Double Duchess / Born Free / All Eyes On Me – Balliceaux, Feb. 4 @ 9pm (w/ Dazeases, Dirt Stash, David Miller)

Dazeases/ Sad College Kids / Lame Parties – Circle Thrift, Jan. 30 @ 8pm (w/ Partition, This Land is Now Dead)

Dismal Swamp Lords / Black Crow Blues / EP – Benefit for Jason and Liz Throckmorton / Cary Street Cafe, Jan. 30 @ 12 Noon (w/ The Come Hears and British Sterling)

The Green Hearts / Oh Heidi / single – Arcade Day / Hardywood, Jan. 30 @ 2-9pm (w/ The Sweater Band, Mario Speedwagon)

The Phosphenes / Driftwood / Driftwood – The Camel, Feb. 1 @ 8pm (w/ The Talkies, Moonlight Beach Club)

Avers / Empty Light / Empty Light – WRIR XI Beer Release / Hardywood, Jan. 31 @ 12-6pm (w/ Prabir, Manatree, Jackass Flats, Get In the Car, Sam Reed Syndicate)

Basmati / Crooks / BAZ – Gallery 5, Jan. 31 @ 7pm (w/ New Boss, You're Jovian)

You're Jovian / Whalehead / Whalehead

New Boss / Dear Sir / Twee Boogie Vol. I & II

Vundabar / Chop / Gawk – Citrus City Records 1-Year Anniversary / Strange Matter, Jan. 30 @ 8pm (w/ Collin Thibodeauxx, Camp Howard, Young Scum)

Young Scum / 20 pc. / Reporters split

Collin Thibodeauxx / Tame / Nothing Buttrock – The Camel, Feb. 4 @ 8pm (w/ Worst Curses, Camp Howard, Atlas Bloom)

Flight Club / Nice Throw, Helen / EP – RockTheVoteRVA / Strange Matter, Jan. 29 @ 8pm (w/ The Smirks, Eskimo Brotherz, Coach Savage)

Reverend Horton Heat / For Never More / Space Heater – The Broadberry, Jan. 29 @ 7pm (w/ Unknown Hinson, Nashville Pussy, and Igor and the Red Elvises)

Nashville Pussy / Speed Machine / From Hell to Texas

Dex Romweber Duo / Roll On / Images 13 – Banditos, Jan. 31 @ 9pm (w/ The Milkstains, Poison Ivy League)

Poison Ivy League / Cheap Sick Sex / Basement

The Milkstains / Sonic Kick / Broken Bones – Strange Matter, Ferb. 3 @ 9pm (w/ Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor, Shadow Age, DJ Slimehole)

Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor / Major Medicine / Desert Brain

Shadow Age / Silaluk / Silaluk

Humungus / Shark Castle / Warband – Benefit for Addison Johnson / McCormack's, Jan. 29 @ 9pm (w/ Crucial Rip, Vomit Stain, Abandon Earth, Vorator, Troops of Doom)

Vorator / Mortar Defense / Extermination March

Vomit Stain / Trucker Hats are Lame / The Early Weeks

Blank Bodies / Your Abuse / demo – Ask a punk, Jan. 29 @ 7pm (w/ Collusion, Schiavi)

Show Me the Body / Six Fingers Thick / single – Strange Matter, Jan. 31 @ 9pm (w/ Nu Depth, Get In the Car, False Prpht)

 

Even more shows:

Half Past Dead – Canal Club, Jan. 29 @ 6pm (w/ Last Nights Ghost, Chasing Paramount, Friends Long Gone)

Jay Pharoah – The National, Jan. 29 @ 6:30pm

The Currys – In Your Ear, Jan. 29 @ 7pm

Jackass Flats – The Camel, Jan. 29 @ 7pm (w/ Downriver)

Mutant Academy – The Commencement / Gallery 5, Jan. 29 @ 7pm (w/ B.cwards Haus, Tribe)

Ellis Paul – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Jan. 29 @ 8pm

Flight of Salt – Poe's Pub, Jan. 29 @ 9pm (w/ Heart Pines)

Arlo Guthrie – Modlin Center, Jan. 30 & 31

Neil Diamond Tribute Night performed by Diamond Heist – The Tin Pan, Jan. 30 @ 7pm

Corey Smith – The National, Jan. 30 @ 7pm (w/ LANco)

LOC presents… The Road to Mean – Gallery 5, Jan. 30 @ 7pm

John Kadlecik Band – The Broadberry, Jan. 30 @ 8pm

Wanda Sykes – Richmond CenterStage, Jan. 30 @ 8pm

Dale and the ZDubs – The Camel, Jan. 30 @ 8pm (w/ The Reckless Island, Lazy Man Dub Band)

Hot Bars Music Group Presents: a Night of Soul and Rhyme – Emilio's, Jan. 30 @ 10pm

Howie Day – The Tin Pan, Jan. 31 @ 7pm (w/ Anna Rose)

Classical Incarnations – Balliceaux, Jan. 31 @ 8pm

Ice Nine Kills – Canal Club, Feb. 1 @ 5pm (w/ AFFIANCE, More to Monroe, Come And Rest, Mirrors, Acid Tide, Countermeasures)

Symphony Musicians of Richmond – Benefit for United Way / St. Michael Catholic Church, Feb. 1 @ 6:30pm

DJ Williams Projekt – The Broadberry, Feb. 2 @ 8pm

John Tracy – Hanover Tavern, Feb. 3 @ 7pm

CBDB – The Camel, Feb. 3 @ 8pm (w/ Backup Planet)

Spaghetti Western Wednesdays w/ Jared Pool & Friends – Cary Street Cafe, Feb. 3 @ 10pm

Lil' Wayne – Richmond Coliseum, Feb. 4

Gaelic Storm – The National, Feb. 4 @ 7pm

Definition of ONE – Cary Street Cafe, Feb. 4 @ 10pm