Activate! presents:

This week’s Activate! was inspired by two recent FB posts about parties that happened in RVA around the 4th of July – a backyard party at Alex’s house and the Power Plant concerts (pictured here with Pearl and Herschel Stratego). At 5pm, I’ll give you a sample of the musical fireworks that have occurred on this holiday over the years.

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Playlist:

    Time: July 2 - 12:58:30 pm
  • Bustin' Loose - single

    Chuck Brown, “Bustin' Loose”

    from Bustin' Loose - single

    Source Records - 1978

    Fridays at Sunset I Kanawha Plaza; July 4; 2008

  • Time: July 2 - 1:05:22 pm
  • Close to Sunrise

    The Southern Belles, “Soul Shaker”

    from Close to Sunrise

    The Southern Belles - 2015

    Album Release at The Camel; July 3 & 4; 2015

  • Time: July 2 - 1:09:09 pm
  • More Years Than I've Got

    Billy Ray Hatley & The Show Dogs, “Workin' for the Devil”

    from More Years Than I've Got

    Hip Chicken - 2003

    Moondance Saloon; July 4; 1997

  • Time: July 2 - 1:12:28 pm
  • Barons of Tang, “Tango for Billy”

    from The Barons Of Tang

    self-released - 2008

    The Wingnut; July 4; 2011

  • Time: July 2 - 1:16:36 pm
  • Mikrowaves, “Bubblegum”

    from Get Nuked

    self-released - 2014

    Hardywood; July 4; 2015

  • Time: July 2 - 1:23:26 pm
  • Trance

    White Laces, “Skate or Die”

    from Trance

    EggHunt Records - 2014

    Hardywood; July 4; 2015

  • Time: July 2 - 1:27:20 pm
  • Empty Light

    Avers, “Evil”

    from Empty Light

    Avers - 2014

    Hardywood; July 4; 2015

  • Time: July 2 - 1:30:02 pm
  • Warren Hixson, “Baby Boogie”

    from Cruel Whims

    Warren Hixson - 2012

    Alex's House; July 4; 2012

  • Time: July 2 - 1:33:40 pm
  • Damn Son - EP

    Kid Is Qual, “You're a Crumb, I'm Ole”

    from Damn Son - EP

    Kid is Qual - 2011

    Alex's House; July 4; 2012

  • Time: July 2 - 1:38:11 pm
  • The Kennedy Curse, “Tu Es Revaissante Ce Soir”

    from EP

    self-released - 2004

    Nanci Raygun; July 4; 2005

  • Time: July 2 - 1:41:49 pm
  • Measurement

    Spokane, “Temporary Things”

    from Measurement

    Jagjaguwar - 2003

    The Bonezone July 4; 2006

  • Time: July 2 - 1:47:52 pm
  • Sparrows Swarm & Sing, “Across Canyons”

    from O'Shenandoah, Mighty Death Will Find Me

    Magic Bullet Records - 2006

    The Bonezone July 4; 2006

  • Time: July 2 - 1:59:35 pm
  • Cloak/Dagger, “New Years Resolution”

    from We Are

    Jade Tree - 2007

    Nanci Raygun; July 4; 2006

  • Time: July 2 - 2:01:26 pm
  • attempted suicide

    Career Suicide, “Recipe For Disaster”

    from attempted suicide

    Deranged Records - 2007

    Nanci Raygun; July 4; 2006

  • Time: July 2 - 2:04:30 pm
  • No Way Out

    Government Warning, “Blank”

    from No Way Out

    Grave Mistake Records - 2005

    Nanci Raygun; July 4; 2006

  • Time: July 2 - 2:05:24 pm
  • Wasted Time

    Wasted Time, “Shameless”

    from Wasted Time

    Grave Mistake Records - 2005

    Nanci Raygun; July 4; 2006

  • Time: July 2 - 2:07:14 pm
  • Army Of Jesus, “Ward Cleaver”

    from Rats In The Walls

    self-released - 2005

    Nanci Raygun; July 4; 2006

  • Time: July 2 - 2:10:07 pm
  • Big Fiction, “Big Paul”

    from Prison Van

    The Ghost Is Clear Records - 2012

    Strange Matter; July 4; 2012

  • Time: July 2 - 2:12:45 pm
  • Olde Shame, “Arm's Length”

    from Live on WRIR 3/16/13

    WRIR - 2013

    Strange Matter; July 4; 2012

  • Time: July 2 - 2:15:10 pm
  • Nightmares of the West

    Strike Anywhere, “Imperium of Waste”

    from Nightmares of the West

    Pure Noise Records - 2020

    Twisters; July 4; 2000

  • Time: July 2 - 2:20:11 pm
  • The Chemistry of Common Life

    Fucked Up, “Black Albino Bones”

    from The Chemistry of Common Life

    Matador - 2008

    Strange Matter; July 4; 2014

  • Time: July 2 - 2:24:17 pm
  • Deserve

    Weed, “Set Me Back”

    from Deserve

    Couple Skate Records - 2013

    Strange Matter; July 4; 2014

  • Time: July 2 - 2:27:06 pm
  • Dry Spell, “Think You're Safe”

    from Dry Spell

    Vinyl Conflict - 2010

    Strange Matter; July 4; 2014

  • Time: July 2 - 2:28:06 pm
  • Slugz, “Sick as a Dog”

    from Suit And Tie

    Feel it Records - 2011

    Strange Matter; July 4; 2014

  • Time: July 2 - 2:30:00 pm
  • The Most

    Down to Nothing, “My Disguise”

    from The Most

    Revelation Records - 2007

    CD Release at Canal Club; July 4; 2010

  • Time: July 2 - 2:32:44 pm
  • Lowest of the Low

    Terror, “Push It Away”

    from Lowest of the Low

    Good Fight Music - 2014

    Canal Club; July 4; 2010

  • Time: July 2 - 2:35:15 pm
  • Parasytic, “Liberation”

    from Hymn

    Vex - 2009

    Rocks; July 4; 2008

  • Time: July 2 - 2:41:14 pm
  • Atakke, “Vitrioleuse”

    from Atakke

    self-released - 2007

    Rocks; July 4; 2008

  • Time: July 2 - 2:43:20 pm
  • Giuda, “Ubriaco di Illusioni”

    from Guida

    Agipunk - 2007

    Rocks; July 4; 2008

  • Time: July 2 - 2:44:55 pm
  • Midnight, “Black Rock 'n Roll”

    from Farewell To Hell

    Nuclear War Now! Productions - 2008

    Rocks; July 4; 2008

  • Time: July 2 - 2:49:13 pm
  • Spinning in the Void

    Earthling, “Howl”

    from Spinning in the Void

    Forcefield - 2017

    Record Release at Strange Matter; July 4; 2017

  • Time: July 2 - 2:52:43 pm
  • Loud Night, “Armored Column”

    from Loud Night

    self-released - 2017

    Strange Matter; July 4; 2017

  • Time: July 2 - 2:55:19 pm
  • Vorator, “Wrath of Mithridates”

    from Italic Raids

    Australopithecus Records - 2016

    Strange Matter; July 4; 2017

  • Time: July 2 - 2:57:35 pm
  • Spreading Adder

    Wildspeaker, “Spreading Adder”

    from Spreading Adder

    Prosthetic - 2017

    25 Watt; July 4; 2017

    Activate!    July 2nd, 2020

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