Activate! presents:

It’s been over 17 years since I started Activate! I’ve hosted over 800 shows and played so many amazing local and touring bands that I can’t even keep track of who’s performed in Richmond. It really has been a labor of love, and I’m still not jaded!

Tonight at 5pm will be the last Activate! ever. In celebration, I will be joined by my WRIR brothers James Hickman and Michael Miracle. Plus, I have my top show picks for the next three weeks in Richmond’s live music scene and will try to highlight at least one show from each of the local venues. There’s some good ones on the final “concert calendar for your ears.” Thank you everyone for the support! I’ll see you at the shows…

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Playlist:

    Time: June 2 - 1:00:00 pm
  • Rugged Tranquility Volume 1

    ohbliv, “Rugged Tranquility”

    from Rugged Tranquility Volume 1

    Fat Beats Records - 2021

    Test Pattern 03 at Institute for Contemporary Art; June 3 @ 7pm (w/ Moor Mother)

  • Time: June 2 - 1:06:58 pm
  • La Verdad

    Bio Ritmo, “Caravana del Vejigante”

    from La Verdad

    Electric Cowbell Records - 2011

    The HofGarden; June 7 @ 7pm

  • Time: June 2 - 1:09:58 pm
  • Live in Amsterdam

    Bombino, “Azamane Tiliade (live)”

    from Live in Amsterdam

    Partisan Records / Liberator Music - 2020

    Friday Cheers on Brown's Island; June 3 @ 6pm (w/ Pachyman)

  • Time: June 2 - 1:14:00 pm
  • Antero, “Log On the Fire”

    from Victims of Profit

    Antero - 2013

    The Camel; June 16 @ 8pm

  • Time: June 2 - 1:16:38 pm
  • Alafia Moon

    Damon Fowler, “Alafia Moon”

    from Alafia Moon

    Landslide Records - 2021

    The Tin Pan; June 12 @ 6pm

  • Time: June 2 - 1:24:22 pm
  • Shepherdess

    Kelli Frances Corrado, “Case of the Look Arounds”

    from Shepherdess

    Flat Field Records - 2014

    Garden Grove; June 4 @ 8pm (w/ Spartan Jet-Plex; Angela Winter)

  • Time: June 2 - 1:28:14 pm
  • For Emma, Forever Ago

    Bon Iver, “Lump Sum”

    from For Emma, Forever Ago

    Jagjaguwar - 2008

    VACU Live!; June 12 @ 6:30pm (w/ Bonny Light Horseman)

  • Time: June 2 - 1:31:28 pm
  • Into the Fray

    Tyler Meacham, “You Mean Self”

    from Into the Fray

    Tyler Meacham - 2021

    Vinyl Release at Gallery 5; June 10 @ 7pm (w/ Dead Billionaires; Anna Leonard)

  • Time: June 2 - 1:35:02 pm
  • Whistlepig - Single

    Thirsty Curses, “Whistlepig”

    from Whistlepig - Single

    Wilson Getchell - 2022

    RIFF Music Festival at Hardywood; June 12 at 12pm to 6pm (w/ Stone & Snow; Sweet Sweet; Famoe; Rodney the Soul Singer; Prathamesh; wht.rbbt.obj; Jacob George Band; Xavier Keyz; Blues Messenger; The Bergamot; The GBomb)

  • Time: June 2 - 1:38:09 pm
  • Goldrush, “The Dream is Over”

    from Making Moves

    Mad Dragon Records - 2014

    Reunion show and Beatles party at Gallery 5; June 18 @ 7pm

  • Time: June 2 - 1:47:16 pm
  • God Bless Bob Ross: A Collection of Low Fidelity Recordings

    Shormey, “Sad Songs”

    from God Bless Bob Ross: A Collection of Low Fidelity Recordings

    Shormey - 2020

    Citrus City 2022 Revuew at The Camel; June 12 @ 7pm (w/ Alfred; Jia; Easy Easy; Pedazo de Carne con Ojo)

  • Time: June 2 - 1:50:08 pm
  • No Moniker, “Mask Song”

    from Either/Or - Single

    Good Eye Records - 2021

    Album Release at Black Iris; June 18 @ 8pm (w/ Piranha; Rama; Gnawing; Lobby Boy)

  • Time: June 2 - 1:53:37 pm
  • When - Single

    Deau Eyes, “When”

    from When - Single

    Tone Tree Music / American Paradox - 2021

    Album Release at Brambley Park; June 10 @ 9pm (w/ E33rd) and Ardent 8th Anniversary Block Party; June 11 @ 12pm to 8pm (w/ Payrent Brass Band; The Kelli Strawbridge Group; Pet Moose Project; Night Idea)

  • Time: June 2 - 1:57:36 pm
  • Riverless

    Night Idea, “Canopy”

    from Riverless

    Night Idea - 2017

    Post RVA Fest at The Broadberry; June 11 @ 4pm (w/ Takyon; Closet Space; Youth League; Hot Spit; Blunt; Colin Phils; Fight Cloud) and Ardent 8th Anniversary Block Party; June 11 @ 12pm to 8pm (w/ Payrent Brass Band; The Kelli Strawbridge Group; Pet Moose Project; Deau Eyes)

  • Time: June 2 - 2:10:16 pm
  • Dumb Waiter, “Eavesdropping on a Crisis”

    from Eavesdropping on a Crisis - Single

    self-released - 2022

    Album Release at Fuzzy Cactus; June 24 @ 9pm (w/ Toxic Moxie; Blush Face)

  • Time: June 2 - 2:12:47 pm
  • Voodoo Dollies - The Best of Gene Loves Jezebel

    Jay Aston's Gene Loves Jezebel, “Desire (Come and Get It”

    from Voodoo Dollies - The Best of Gene Loves Jezebel

    Beggars Banquet - 1999

    Fallout; June 11 @ 8pm (w/ Bootblacks; Rosegarden Funeral Party)

  • Time: June 2 - 2:15:53 pm
  • Grocer on Audiotree Live - EP

    Grocer, “Put It Down”

    from Grocer on Audiotree Live - EP

    Audiotree Music - 2021

    The Camel; June 5 @ 7pm (w/ Knifing Around; Lobby Boy; Trapcry)

  • Time: June 2 - 2:18:29 pm
  • Kids Like Us - Single

    Colatura, “Kids Like Us”

    from Kids Like Us - Single

    Colatura - 2022

    Bingo Beer; June 12

  • Time: June 2 - 2:26:00 pm
  • Windmill

    Fortezza, “Over the Moon”

    from Windmill

    Fortezza - 2021

    The Camel; June 6 @ 7pm (w/ Magic Wand; TVLPA)

  • Time: June 2 - 2:28:34 pm
  • In Via

    Frames, “Stir”

    from In Via

    SPV - 2012

    Canal Club; June 18 @ 6:30pm (w/ Swim Camp; Blake Layman)

  • Time: June 2 - 2:33:59 pm
  • The Work

    Rivers of Nihil, “Wait”

    from The Work

    Metal Blade Records - 2021

    Richmond Music Hall; June 10 @ 7pm (w/ 3:33; Black Matter Device)

  • Time: June 2 - 2:42:00 pm
  • Meantime

    Helmet, “Ironhead”

    from Meantime

    Interscope - 1992

    The Broadberry; June 10 @ 7pm

  • Time: June 2 - 2:45:27 pm
  • Still Laughing

    Gag, “Smoking Meth”

    from Still Laughing

    Iron Lung Records - 2020

    Cobra Cabana; June 15 @ 7pm (w/ Under Attack; Killing Pace; Caustic Agent)

  • Time: June 2 - 2:46:00 pm
  • Preservation's Crash

    Under Attack, “Preservation's Crash”

    from Preservation's Crash

    Three One G - 2021

    The Broadberry; June 12 @ 6:30pm (w/ Cannibal Corpse; Sanguisugabog; 200 Stab Wounds) and Cobra Cabana; June 15 @ 7pm (w/ Gag; Killing Pace; Caustic Agent)

  • Time: June 2 - 2:47:34 pm
  • Grail Sludge - EP

    High Priest, “Fevered Dreams”

    from Grail Sludge - EP

    High Priest - 2017

    The Bike Shop; June 3 @ 7pm (w/ 3:33; Colossal Wreck; Cause)

  • Time: June 2 - 2:51:07 pm
  • ...This Earth Shaped Tomb

    Gillian Carter, “Synthetic Lies”

    from ...This Earth Shaped Tomb

    Skeletal Lightning - 2018

    The Bike Shop; June 16 @ 7pm (w/ To Forget; Infant Island; In Wolves' Clothing)

  • Time: June 2 - 2:52:48 pm
  • Mock Execution, “Apocalypse Now”

    from Killed By Mock Execution - EP

    La Vida Es Un Mus Discos - 2022

    Ask a punk; June 5 @ 7pm (w/ Lethal Means; Future Terror; Bolt Cutter)

  • Time: June 2 - 2:54:22 pm
  • Flexual Healing, Vol. 7 - EP

    The Flex, “Inferno”

    from Flexual Healing, Vol. 7 - EP

    Quality Control HQ Records - 2018

    Ask a punk; June 19 @ 7pm (w/ Reckoning Force; Grand Scheme; Payload; Killing Pace)

  • Time: June 2 - 2:55:43 pm
  • Bayht Lahm, “Somnambulus”

    from Welcome to New Jersey

    Ballista Recording - 2019

    Benefit for National Network of Abortion Funds at Ask a punk; June 17 @ 4pm (w/ Lacking; Rotwlcftscbmh; Wasted Space; The Get Off; Charger Port)

  • Time: June 2 - 3:00:52 pm
  • Revel In Darkness - Single

    Murdersome, “Revel In Darkness”

    from Revel In Darkness - Single

    3772890 Records DK - 2022

    Another Round; June 3 @ 7pm (w/ Bananaslama; Day of the Beart; Awakened From Dormancy)

  • Time: June 2 - 3:00:53 pm
  • Edge

    Street Cleaner, “BioMech Assault Rider”

    from Edge

    Vigilante Noir - 2021

    Fallout; June 4 @ 8pm (w/ Moris Blak; Watch Out For Snakes; Stephanie)

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