Activate!

Activate! December 29 – January 5

Mike Rutz

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

DJ Small Change / Daddy Rolling Stone / B-More of Soul – PLF presents Decemberween / Diversity Richmond, Dec. 31 @ 8pm (w/ Kanizzle, Mr. Jennings & Reinhold, DJ Gon, Phil Dice, Akasha, Mambisa, Teknicolor Ninja, Booty and the Ho Fish, DJ Danny Baltimore, Natural Liasons)

Miramar / En Mis Suenos / Dedication to Sylvia Rexach – Gallery 5, Dec. 30 @ 8pm (w/ Yeni Nostalji, Armando Munoz)

Yeni Nostalji / Yagmur Sarki / EP – Hofheimer Building, Dec. 31 @ 8pm (w/ Black Masala, DJ Mike Murphy)
Black Masala / I Love You Madly / I Love You Madly

Infamous Stringdusters / This Ol’ Building / Laws Of Gravity – The National, Dec. 30 & 31 @ 7pm

David Bromberg Quintet / You Don’t Have to Go / The Blues, The Whole Blues, and Nothing But The Blues – The Tin Pan, Dec. 30 @ 7pm

The Judy Chops / I Will Never Leave / Bring Her the Gun – Cary Street Cafe, Dec. 30 @ 10pm

Locust Honey String Band / Logan County Blues / Never Let Me Cross Your Mind – Hardywood, Dec. 30 @ 6pm (w/ The Atkinsons)
The Atkinsons / Left Hand / Milemarker

Hannah Goad / Don’t Follow / Kinds – The Camel, Jan. 2 @ 7pm (w/ Sammi Lanzetta, The Radiographers, Solace Sovay, JJ Speaks)
The Radiographers / Roll Along / Talk with Transparency

Jouwala Collective / Baniya / Gnawa Healing – The Camel, Dec. 30 @ 8pm (w/ Angelica Garcia)
Angelica Garcia / Woman I’m Hollerin’ / Medicine for Birds

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong / Porcupine / Live at Paradise Rock Club – The Broadberry, Dec. 30 @ 8pm (w/ ELM)
ELM / Hattori Hanzo / XenofoneX

Clair Morgan / Rogue Island / New Lions and The Not-Good Night – Three Notch’d, Jan. 5 @ 6pm (w/ Nick Coward)
Nick Coward / Rock / Kings

Ashes / Booze Mansion / My Bad Yer Good – The Camel, Jan. 5 @ 8pm (w/ Dharma Bombs, Recluse Racoon, Isaac Friend & Father Figure)

The Nude Party / Water On Mars  / single – Strange Matter, Jan. 3 @ 8pm (w/ Saw Black, Doctor Collins, The Talkies)

Selma Hijack / Not Mine / Before the Fall – The Camel, Jan. 4 @ 7pm (w/ The Concussion Theory, 32 Pints, Above The Mendoza)

The Hoodoos / Metaphase No. 1 / single – The Camel, Jan. 3 @ 8pm (w/ Too Indecent, Luminous Being)

RHDP / Aksidente / Silinyador – Strange Matter, Jan. 2 @ 9pm (w/ Asylum, Bato, Vägra)
Vägra / Disarm / Vägra 1

Asylum / Legions / Asylum
Bato / Justified Means / Demo

Regulate / Life Wish / Years of Rage – Strange Matter, Jan. 1 @ 5pm (w/ Lost Souls, Dead & Dreaming, Red Vision)
Red Vision / Color Blind Society / Demo 2015

Prison Religion / 0 Sum Game (w/ Poozy & Prophet) / single – Strange Matter, Jan. 5 @ 8pm (w/ Karmah, Black Kray, Lil Percy, Max Julien)

Born Hollow / Neon Lust / Live In Peace, Die In Peace – 25 Watt, Dec. 30 @ 9pm (w/ Ostraca, Malevich, Samarra)
Malevich / Solus / Only the Flies

Ostraca / When Is It Ever Different / Deathless

Dog / Can You See the Void / Veil of Appearance – Ask a punk, Dec. 30 @ 8pm (w/ Health Crash, Hallelujah, Spy In the Sky, RAIC)

Even more shows (by date):

River City Band – The Camel, Dec. 30 @ 6pm

Fordson Labs – Canal Club, Dec. 30 @ 7pm (w/ Paddle Faster, Chase Finley)

Elana Lisa & the Hot Mess – The Tin Pan, Dec. 31 @ 7pm

Three Sheets To The Wind – The Broadberry, Dec. 31 @ 8pm

Emily Skinner – Richmond Triangle Players, Dec. 31 @ 8pm

A Hard Day’s Night New Year’s Eve with The Hullabaloos – Positive Vibe Cafe, Dec. 31 @ 8:30pm

The Shack Band – The Camel, Dec. 31 @ 9pm (w/ Jackass Flats)

Mike Gayles – Poe’s Pub, Dec.31 @ 9pm

Animal vs. Body Talk, Dirty Disco edition – Strange Matter, Dec. 31 @ 9pm

Last Fair Deal – Cary Street Cafe, Dec. 31 @ 10pm

The EC Twins – Kabana Rooftop, Jan. 1 @ 12 Noon

The Big Payback – The Camel, Jan. 1 @ 8pm

Civil Union Fest: A Night of Collaborative Sets – Strange Matter, Jan. 1 @ 9pm (w/ Sassy & Jacob Bickers, Laurie Peterson & Gary Stevens & Lesser Fast)

Red Light Rodeo – Cary Street Cafe, Jan. 4 @ 10pm

M-Law & the Prophets of Jazz – VMFA, Jan 5 @ 6pm

Hotel X – Stir Crazy, Jan. 5 @ 7pm