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Activate! December 1 – December 8

Mike Rutz

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

Butcher Brown / Headlights / Virginia Noir – Mako Music Benefit / The Broadberry, Dec. 4 @ 5:30pm (w/ The ‘House Idiots, The Mako Kids)

 

Jonathan Byrd & The Pick-up Cowboys / Lakota Sioux / single – The Tin Pan, Dec. 6 @ 7pm (w/ Corin Raymond)

 

Chris Jacobs / Jack the Whistle and the Hammer / Dust To Gold – The Camel, Dec. 3 @ 8pm (w/ Sid Kingsley, Paulo Franco)

 

Brian Jones Trio / Banjo (for Ry Cooder) / Antipol – RVA Jazz Night / Cary Street Cafe, Dec. 2 @ 9pm (w/ Scott Clark Quartet, Brian Jones Percussion Ensemble)

 

Great American Canyon Band / Undertow / Only You Remain – Hardywood, Dec. 3 @ 5pm (w/ Mikrowaves, Lobo Marino)

Lobo Marino / Then Once, I Started Smoking / Keep Your Head Up – Endeavor RVA, Dec. 8 @ 7:30pm (w/ Wester Green, Teach Me Equals, Nevin Kight, LOTUS)

Teach Me Equals / Dictionary of Imaginary Places / LP

 

Thievery Corporation / Revolution Solution / The Cosmic Game – The National, Dec. 8 @ 7pm (w/ The ReMINDers)

 

Johnny Cigs / Rich City Blues / Malt Music – Gritty City is for Kids benefit for Toys For Tots / The Camel, Dec. 8 @ 8pm (w/ Delta Automatik, Seap da Oner, Pandemic, Sirus the Virus, Joe Threat, Skweeky Watahfawlz, Fan Ran, Ben FM, John Canada, REKS)

 

Radio B / Journal Entry #1 / Whole Foods – Flag On the Moon / The Broadberry, Dec. 3 @ 7pm (w/ Ohbliv, Noah O, Easalio, Fly Anakin & Koncept Jackson, Segga Spiccoli, J Bizz, Ed Da Realist, J Slim, Nickelus F, Michael Millions, Namebrand)

 

Xenia Rubinos / Just Like I / Black Terry Cat – Strange Matter, Dec. 8 @ 8pm (w/ My Darling Fury, Dazeases)

 

Bombadil / Forgive Me Darling / Hold On – The Camel, Dec. 6 @ 8pm (w/ Goodnight Texas)

 

Seawhorse / Hooks / Galaxified – Cary Street Cafe, Dec. 3 @ 10pm (w/ Vanilla Summit)

 

Red Hot Lava Men / Speed Fantastico / Apocalypse Wow! – Bijou Film Center, Dec. 2 @ 8:30pm

 

The Band Piano / Queen Duck / Sick Bones – The Camel, Dec. 2 @ 8pm (w/ Southern Belles)

 

Wild Adriatic / Tight Grip / Big Suspicious – Capital Ale House, Dec. 6 @ 8pm (w/ Rookie of the Year)

 

Mothers / Copper Mines / When You Walk a Long Distance You Are Tired – Strange Matter, Dec. 4 @ 8pm (w/ Night Idea, Blush Face)

 

Tinmouth / The Ledge / Tinmouth Says – Strange Matter, Dec. 3 @ 5pm (w/ Solar Tantrums, Grease Coast)

 

The Districts / One To Another / single – Strange Matter, Dec. 5 @ 8pm (w/ Eric Slick, Tangiers, Gold Connections)

Eric Slick / No / single

Tangiers / Salmon / Is This Split

 

HeadlessMantis / Imp of the Perverse / Gross Stuff – Gallery 5, Dec. 3 (w/ Ashes, Sammi Lanzetta)

 

Black Naked Wings / Unknown / $bill sessions – Strange Matter, Dec. 7 @ 8pm (w/ Matt Powers, Will Steezy, Suicide Nets, Alias)

 

J. Roddy Walston & the Business / Heavy Bells / Essential Tremors – The National, Dec. 3 @ 7pm (w/ The Quaker City Night Hawks)

 

Crushed Out / Shake Can Well / Want to Give – Strange Matter, Dec. 3 @ 9pm (w/ The You Go Girls, Dadmobile, Death Birds Surf Club)

The You Go Girls / Sorry Babe / YoLoaded

 

Mannequin Pussy / Romantic / Romantic – Gallery 5, Dec. 8 @ 7pm (w/ Spirit Of the Beehive, The Milkstains)

Spirit Of the Beehive / SFK / You Are Arrived (But You’ve Been Cheated)

 

Easy / Cry Your Eyes Out / single – En Su Boca, Dec. 7 @ 10pm (w/ Cherry Pits, Naked Baby)

 

Lita Ford / Can’t Catch Me / Lita – Beacon Theatre, Dec. 2 @ 6:30pm (w/ Red Reign)

 

Euphoria / Theoretical Conception / Operation: Genesis – 25 Watt, Dec. 4 @ 8pm (w/ Desert Altar, Risala, Vulcanite)

 

Weak Wrists / Spread / Weak Wrists – 25 Watt, Dec. 3 @ 9pm (w/ Magnus Lush, .Gif From God, Brandon Hurtado, Cremains)

 

Pissing Contest / My Flask Is Dry / Shits the Hits – Yuletide Monsters 2016 / Gallery 5, Dec. 2 @ 7pm (w/ The Embalmers, Lady Octavia, Melody Magpie)

 

Down to Nothing / Quick to Judge/ The Most – The Broadberry, Dec. 2 @ 6pm (w/ Iron Reagan, Krust, Dead & Dreaming)

Krust / Taking Over / Paradise in Brick

 

Even more shows (by date):

Love Trumps Hate: A Community Reading – Benefit for Safe Harbor and Health Brigade / Strange Matter, Dec. 2 @ 5pm

The Word Alive – Canal Club, Dec. 2 @ 6pm (w/ Volumes, Islander, Invent, Animate, Mirrors, Relate)

No Scrubs 90s Dance Party – The National, Dec. 2 @ 8pm (w/ DJ’s Will Eastman and Brian Billion)

Cape Claw – PLF presents Music Box: Kitties In Space / Strange Matter, Dec. 2 @ 10pm (w/ Mr. Jennings, Cape Claw, MTK)

The Taters Big Holiday Show – The Tin Pan, Dec. 3 @ 7pm

My Son the Doctor – Cafe Zata, Dec. 3 @ 7pm

Rattlemouth – Crossroads, Dec. 3 @ 8pm

The Bush League – Poe’s Pub, Dec. 3 @ 9pm

Natives presents Afro Beta “The Omega Edition” – Emilio’s, Dec. 3 @ 10:30pm

Blue Prototype – Benefit for Richmond Animal Welfare Foundation / Hardywood, Dec. 4 @ 3pm

River City Blues Society’s Xmas Party featuring: Forrest McDonald Band – The Camel, Dec. 4 @ 3:30pm

Janey Martin band – Plan 9, Dec. 4 @ 2pm

SNBRN – Kabana Rooftop, Dec. 4

Project Resolution – Gallery 5, Dec. 4

Festival Of Praise Feat. Fred Hammond and Donnie McClurkin – Landmark Theater, Dec. 4 (w/ Hezekiah Walker, Israel Houghton, Karen Clark Sheard, Regina Belle, Casey J, Earthquake)

Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King – The National, Dec. 4 @ 7pm

Evolution of The Groove – Album Release Party / The Camel, Dec. 4 @ 8pm (w/ Mighty Monde & Friends)

Motown on Mondays with Mad Skillz & DJ Lonnie B – The Camel, Dec. 5 @ 5:30pm

Bill Staines – Shady Grove Coffeehouse, Dec. 5 @ 8pm

Rich Girls Comedy – Gallery 5, Dec. 6 @ 7pm

Edwin McCain (Acoustic Trio) – The Tin Pan, Dec. 7 @ 7pm

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: the Ghosts of Christmas Eve – Richmond Coliseum, Dec. 7 @ 7:30pm

Lowbirds – The Camel, Dec. 7 @ 8pm (w/ Mag Bats, Poison Ivy League)

Lee DeWyze – The Tin Pan, Dec. 8 @ 7pm (w/ Frank Viele)

Ryan Azada – Ask a punk, Dec. 8 @ 7pm (w/ Jake Mayday, Julie Storey)

Rob Williams – Crossroads, Dec. 8 @ 7:30pm

Jennifer Licko Band’s ‘A Celtic Christmas’ – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Dec. 8 @ 8pm

Zach Deputy – The Broadberry, Dec. 8 @ 8pm (w/ South Hill Banks)

Flight of Salt – Cary Street Cafe, Dec. 8 @ 10pm