Activate! April 21 - 28: Fund Drive Edition - 97.3 wrir

If you’ve been waiting however long to make a donation to WRIR, now is the time. This will be my very last Fund Drive Activate!, as the show will be ending on June 2nd.

So, help me go out with a bang! Just click on that red “donate” button at the top of the homepage. I’ll give you the usual tonight, including coverage of album release shows from Book of Wyrms (pictured), Brady Heck, and Blake Layman.

Playlist:

Lobo Marino, “The Pilgrimage of St. James (Valley Version)”

from The Mulberry House

Lobo Marino - 2017

Unity Fest at The National; April 24 @ 12 noon (w/ Jack Tierny; Bella Stevens; Parmesan Mayo; Closet Space; Kristeva; Dead Possum Girlfriend; Fasle Nectar; SWTVAA; SameStory)

Simon Joyner, “Hotel Suite”

from Hotel Lives

Team Love Records - 2007

Black Iris; April 25 @ 8pm

Bri Bevan, “Future Days (feat. Joshua Eadie)”

from Future Days (feat. Joshua Eadie) - Single

Bri Bevan - 2019

Way More Adventurous: A Celebration of Jenny Lewis & WCW Fundraiser at Gallery 5; April 27 @ 8pm (w/ Rachel Epp; Prabir Mehta; Jenna Kole)

Brady Heck, “For Sarah”

from Ain't It Cruel - EP

Vocal Rest Records - 2022

EP Release at The Camel; April 23 @ 8pm (w/ Wilson Springs Hotel; Palmyra)

Dorthia Cottrell, “Oak Grove”

from Dorthia Cottrell

Forcefield Records - 2015

Hardywood; April 28 @ 6pm (w/ Woody Wodworth & the Piners; Old Gun Road)

Blake Layman, “Old Words”

from Goodness, Littered

Blake Layman - 2021

Album Release at Richmond Music Hall; April 23 @ 7pm (w/ Dogwood Tales; Wifi Password)

Good Morning, “Big Wig // Small Dog”

from Barnyard

Polyvinyl Records - 2021

Richmond Music Hall; April 24 @ 7pm (w/ Packs and Frames)

Hovvdy, “Around Again”

from True Love

Grand Jury Music - 2021

Richmond Music Hall; April 22 @ 7pm (w/ Molly Parden)

Shannon & The Clams, “Point of Being Right”

from Gone by the Dawn

Hardly Art - 2015

The Broadberry; April 22 @ 7pm (w/ Josephine Network; Strawberry Moon)

Orange Doors, “Dungeon”

from Dungeon - Single

Orange Doors - 2021

The Camel; April 26 @ 7pm (w/ Wallpaper; Blunt)

We Call This Courage, “Home”

from Sapling

We Call This Courage - 2021

The Camel; April 25 @ 7pm (w/ House and Home; Sleave; Heavy Is the Head)

Proper Punktuation, “Hate Hate Hate”

from Campchair Philosopher

Residual Waste Records - 2021

Garden Grove; April 23 @ 7pm (w/ 40 Reps; Pedals On Our Pirate Ships; Assemble)

Assemble, “Taste the Pain”

from Play for Keeps

Residual Waste Records - 2021

Garden Grove; April 23 @ 7pm (w/ 40 Reps; Pedals On Our Pirate Ships; Proper Punktuation)

Angel Du$t, “Cool Faith”

from YAK: A Collection Of Truck Songs

Roadrunner Records - 2021

The Camel; April 27 @ 6:30pm (w/ Spiritual Cramp; Webbed Wing)

Spiritual Cramp, “Earth To Mike”

from Here Comes More Bad News - EP

Spiritual Cramp - 2021

The Camel; April 27 @ 6:30pm (w/ Angel Du$t; Webbed Wing)

S Y Z Y G Y X, “Light You on Fire”

from (Im) Mortal

Cold Transmission Music - 2021

Fallout; April 22 @ 9pm (w/ Blood Ponies; Nox Novacula)

Nox Novacula, “Drug (Bitter Pill)”

from Ascension

Manic Depression Records - 2021

Fallout; April 22 @ 9pm (w/ Blood Ponies; SYZYGYX)

Blu Anxxiety, “Black Mass Romance”

from Plaay Dead

Toxic State Records - 2021

Cobra Cabana; April 27 @ 7pm (w/ True Body; Crossspitter)

True Body, “No Day”

from True Body & Digital Hell - EP

Funeral Party - 2021

Cobra Cabana; April 27 @ 7pm (w/ Blu Anxxiety; Crossspitter)

Bashful, “Fun?”

from Driving

Low Risk Records - 2020

Holy Shit Fest at Createspace; April 22 @ 7pm (w/ Bedpsread; Imocean; Secret Bonus Level; Loud Night)

Loud Night, “Sabre-Rattle Serenade”

from Mindnumbing Pleasure

Vinyl Conflict - 2020

Holy Shit Fest at Createspace; April 22 @ 7pm (w/ Bedpsread; Imocean; Secret Bonus Level; Bashful)

Mujeres Podridas, “Mañana”

from Muerte en Paraíso

Beach Impediment Records - 2021

Cobra Cabana; April 22 @ 7pm (w/ Invertebrates; Muck)

Jab, “Wound Up”

from Casualty of Reality

Jab - 2020

Ask a punk; April 22 @ 6pm (w/ Sling Blade; No Other Way; Torment; Rapid Fire)

Ekulu, “Who's in Control?”

from Unscrew My Head

Cash Only Records - 2021

Fuzzy Cactus; April 22 @ 9pm (w/ Division Of Mind; Richmond Vampire; DJ Hip Hop Henry)

Godspeed You! Black Emperor, “Fam / Famine”

from Luciferian Towers

Constellation - 2017

The National; April 25 @ 6:30pm

Book of Wyrms, “Speedball Sorcerer”

from Occult New Age

Desert Records - 2021

Record Release at Wonderland; April 22 @ 8pm (w/ Night Goat; Thunderchief)