Activate! presents:
There’s a lot to cover this week at 5pm, including the No BS! canned food drive, Ghost of Pop, the Bronniefest benefit, and the reunion of White Laces (pictured) for the last day of shows ever at Strange Matter. Plus, you can win tickets to the Avett Brothers before you can buy them, as well as The Lee Boys at Richmond Music Hall, and Snail Mail at The Broadberry! Click here for the podcast: wrir.org/listen/
Butcher Brown, “Dream Catcher”
from The Healer
self-released - 2017
The Broadberry, Dec. 19 @ 7pm (w/ R4nd4zzo Big B4nd)
Hackensaw Boys, “Over the Road”
from The Old Sound of Music Vol. 2
South Hill Snowdown at The Broadberry, Dec. 15 @ 3pm (w/ James Justin and Co., Dalton Dash, Colin & Caroline, Muther Goose, Railroad Earth, South Hill Banks)
No BS! Brass Band, “3AM Bounce”
from Brass Knuckles
self-released - 2015
Annual Canned Food Drive at The Broadberry, Dec. 14 @ 7pm (w/ Alice and the Reverie)
Wednesday, “Impression, Sunrise”
from yep definitely
Holly Dolly Holiday Fest at Ask a punk, Dec. 16 @ 5pm (w/ Missangelbird, MJ Lenderman, Jaguradini, Strawberry Moon, Scott Grim, Yeehaw Junction)
Rikki Shay, “Weekend”
from Mixed Tapes
Flex Willard Records - 2017
Ghost of Pop at Gallery 5, Dec. 15 @ 7:30pm (w/ Full Moon Fever a Tom Petty tribute band, Sammi Lanzetta, and Kenneka Cook)
Sammi Lanzetta, “Toothbrush Song”
from For Avery
6131 - 2017
Ghost of Pop at Gallery 5, Dec. 15 @ 7:30pm (w/ Full Moon Fever a Tom Petty tribute band, Rikki Shay, and Kenneka Cook)
US Girls, “Work From Home”
from GEM
Bronniefest at Hardywood, Dec. 15 @ 5:30pm (w/ Dorthia Cottrell, Gull, New Boss)
Dorthia Cottrell, “Gold”
from Dorthia Cottrell
Forcefield Records - 2015
Bronniefest at Hardywood, Dec. 15 @ 5:30pm (w/ US Girls, Gull, New Boss)
Poppy Patica, “Burnt to Bits”
from Windy Ham
Garden Grove, Dec. 16 @ 7pm (w/ Brady Heck, Eliza Jane)
Georgia Dish Boys, “Zebulon”
from Nine Song Movie
Crossroads, Dec. 20 @ 7:30pm (w/ Seth Martin, Tyler Key)
Hackedepicciotto, “The Long Way Home”
from Menetekel
Hackedepicciotto - 2017
Richmond Music Hall, Dec. 14 @ 8pm (w/ Eric Hubel)
Manzara, “Jean Claude Van Dammit”
from hello my name is...friend
self-released - 2018
Strange Matter, Dec. 15 @ 12 Noon (w/ Night Idea, White Laces, Don Fredrick, Grem Smiley, Nightcreature, Billy Neptune, Deli Kings, Ghoul Trouble)
White Laces, “Skate or Die”
from Trance
EggHunt Records - 2014
Strange Matter, Dec. 15 @ 12 Noon (w/ Night Idea, Manzara, Don Fredrick, Grem Smiley, Nightcreature, Billy Neptune, Deli Kings, Ghoul Trouble)
Grem Smiley, “Loose”
from Guilt
self-released - 2017
Strange Matter, Dec. 15 @ 12 Noon (w/ Night Idea, Manzara, Don Fredrick, White Laces, Nightcreature, Billy Neptune, Deli Kings, Ghoul Trouble)
Night Idea, “Response”
from Breathing Cold
JUJU - 2016
Strange Matter, Dec. 15 @ 12 Noon (w/ Nightcreature, Manzara, Don Fredrick, White Laces, Grem Smiley, Billy Neptune, Deli Kings, Ghoul Trouble) and The Camel, Dec. 15 @ 8pm (w/ Faceship, The Wimps, Shagwüf)
Shagwüf, “Sweet Freak”
from Sweet Freak single
The Camel, Dec. 15 @ 8pm (w/ Faceship, The Wimps, Night Idea)
Turbo Mansion, “Spare Change”
from Mom's Cooking
The Camel, Dec. 16 @ 8pm (w/ Mechanical Canine, Pedals On Our Pirate Ships, Railgun)
Pedals On Our Pirate Ships, “No Bad Blood”
from No Bad Blood
The Camel, Dec. 16 @ 8pm (w/ Mechanical Canine, Turbo Mansion, Railgun)
Ben FM, Fan Ran & Swerve 360, “The Drought Ridden”
from American Music
Gritty City - 2017
Gritty City is 4 the Kids benefit for Punks for Presents at The Camel, Dec. 20 @ 8pm (w/ Noah O, Nickelus F, Delta Automatik, Seap da Oner, Pandemic, Sirus the Virus, Joe Threat, Skweeky Watahfawlz, Johnny Cigs, John Canada)
Johnny Cigs, “Rich City Blues”
from Gritty City
Gritty City is 4 the Kids benefit for Punks for Presents at The Camel, Dec. 20 @ 8pm (w/ Noah O, Nickelus F, Delta Automatik, Seap da Oner, Pandemic, Sirus the Virus, Joe Threat, Skweeky Watahfawlz, Fan Ran, Ben FM, John Canada)
Centerfolds, “Too Much For You”
from Pushin Mongo
Canal Club, Dec. 14 @ 6pm (w/ Something More, House & Home, Keep Flying, Nominee, Everview, Drop the Girl, Chris Swartz)
Smoke Break, “Talk Baseball To Me”
from Everything is Wrong
Bad Note - 2016
Gallery 5, Dec. 17 @ 7pm (w/ Alright, Ghouli)
Toxic Moxie, “86 Tomorrow”
from Vhs Box Set
Toxic Moxie - 2015
Silent Music Revival at Gallery 5, Dec. 16 @ 7:30pm (Film: The Little Match Girl)
Nita Strauss, “Pandemonium 2.0”
from Controlled Chaos
Sumerian Records - 2018
Canal Club, Dec. 20 @ 5pm (w/ Angel Vivaldi, Jacky Vincent, Emerial March, Emma Garrel)
Genosha, “Bust a Boogie”
from Our Conviction
2017
Album release at Sound of Music, Dec. 15 @ 7pm (w/ Treble Lifter, 3:33, Vulcanite, Lounge Lizzard, Treble Lifter, The Mostly Dead, Torino Death Ride)
Treble Lifter, “Consuming Assumers”
from Genosha split
Sound of Music, Dec. 15 @ 7pm (w/ Genosha, 3:33, Vulcanite, Lounge Lizzard, Treble Lifter, The Mostly Dead, Torino Death Ride)
Prisoner, “Eternalist”
from Beyond the Infinite
Forcefield - 2017
Strange Matter, Dec. 14 @ 5pm (w/ Suppression, Triac, Vorator, Van Hager)
Triac, “Infect to Change”
from Sick/Tired
Strange Matter, Dec. 14 @ 5pm (w/ Suppression, Prisoner, Vorator, Van Hager)
Funeral Chic, “D.R.E.A.M.”
from Superstition
Ask a punk, Dec. 16 @ 7pm (w/ Seeyouspacecowboy, .Gif From God, Deviant)
Short Fictions, “I Hate Everything in My Life and I Never Won't”
from There's a Dark Shadow on the Flames of the Burning Sun Pt. I
Ask a punk, Dec. 18 @ 7pm (w/ Jimmy Mayo, Infant Island, In Wolves Clothing)
Darsombra, “Drag the Carcass”
from Ecdysis
Ask a punk, Dec. 18 @ 8pm (w/ Damiyana, Melul, Womajich Dialyseiz, Aesthetic Barrier)
Mike Rutz Activate! December 13th, 2018
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