Activate!

Activate! September 29 – October 6

Mike Rutz

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

Leon Bridges / Better Man / Coming Home – The National, Oct. 2 @ 6:30pm (w/ Lianne La Havas)

Andrew Duhon / Sidestep Your Grave / The Moorings – The Camel, Oct. 2 @ 8pm (w/ Ban Hatton, Sid Kingsley)

Andrew Leahey & the Homestead / Silver Linings / Skyline in Central Time – The Broadberry, Oct. 1 @ 9pm (w/ Full Moon Fever: A Tom Petty Tribute Band)

Matt Conner / Green Hills / single – The Camel, Oct. 1 @ 7pm (w/ Horsehead, Justin Jones)
Justin Jones / Key / And I Am the Song of the Drunkards

Andrew Bird / Three White Horses / Hands of Glory – The National, Oct. 6 @ 6:30pm (w/ Bones of JR Jones)
The Bones of J.R. Jones / Good Friend of Mine / Dark Was the Yearling

Forlorn Strangers / While the Grass Grows / While the Grass Grows – Cary Street Cafe, Oct. 5 @ 10pm

Peace Beast / Wonder / single – “Goodbye Garbers” Documentary Premier / Balliceaux, Oct. 2 @ 7pm

Lushloss / Walking / single – Zine Fest After Party / Gallery 5, Oct. 1 @ 7pm (w/ Cannibal Boom, Oura, Rock Dracula, Katie Conley)

Shiro Schwarz / Electrify / Street Beat – Balliceaux, Oct. 5 @ 10pm (w/ Body Talk Djs)

Astronautalis / The River, the Woods / This Is Our Science / – The Camel, Oct. 3 @ 7pm (w/ Ceschi, Factor Chandelier, Black Liquid)

Graymatter / Gilligan / single – Balliceaux, Oct. 6 @ 10pm (w/ Dr. Millionaire, bgkhnaog, Hoody)

Neon Indian / Hex Girlfriend / Era Extraña – The National, Oct. 5 @ 7pm (w/ Classixx, Alex Frankel & Harriet Brown)

The Duppies / Ghost of San Juan Hill (Haunted) / Broken Organ – Cary Street Cafe, Oct. 6 @ 10pm (w/ Murphy’s Kids)

Coach N’ Commando / Faster, Baby Punks! Kill! Kill! / FBP!K!K! – Bandito’s, Oct. 2 @ 9pm (w/ Turbo Mansion, Grease Coast)

The Vibrators / Into the Future / Pure Mania – Bandito’s, Oct. 5 @ 9pm (w/ Unmaker)

You’re Jovian / Whalehead / single – Strange Matter, Oct. 2 @ 8pm (w/ Erotic Bombs, New Boss)
New Boss / Raw Ramp / Home Problems

The South Bound Hounds / Magazines / The South Bound Hounds – Strange Matter, Oct. 3 @ 8pm (w/ Toward Space, The Smirks, The Hoodoos, Hoarsees)

Eisley / Smarter / The Valley – The Broadberry, Oct. 6 @ 8pm (w/ Merriment, Captive)

Pygmy Lush / Send Bombs / Bitter Rivver – Hardywood, Oct. 1 @ 5pm (w/ Big No, Young Scum)
 Young Scum / 20pc / Shrunk split

Jacuzzi Boys / A Strange Hand / King Khan split – Strange Matter, Oct. 5 @ 8pm (w/ Bummer’s Eve, The You Go Girls, Cherry Pits)
The You Go Girls / Y’all Don’t Want Me to Beg / Yoloaded

Strike Anywhere / South Central Beach Party / Iron Front – Strange Matter, Oct. 6 @ 7pm (w/ A Global Threat, War On Women)
A Global Threat / Earache / EP

Hammer Fight / I Didn’t Feel Like Drinking(Until I Started Drinking) / Chug of War  – 25 Watt, Oct. 5 @ 8pm (w/ Product of Hate)

The Conqueror Worm / Open the Gates / demo – Strange Matter, Oct. 4 @ 8pm (w/ Stone Woman, Half Decent, Beldam, Mangalitsa)
Stone Woman / Don’t Walk Alone at Nite / Black Widow

Asylum / Legions / s/t – Richmond Punx Picnic Day 1 / Strange Matter, Sept. 30 @ 8pm (w/ Aspects of War, Pollen, Indignation, Allergy, Mania for Conquest)
Extended Hell / Swallowing Flies / Demo 2016

Final Assault / US of Slaves / Scum split – Richmond Punx Picnic Day 2 Early / Strange Matter, Oct. 1 @ 5pm (w/ Nurse, Humanmani, Alement, Left Cross, Memory Loss)
Alement / To No End / Against the Howling Winds of Chaos

Razorheads / At Night / Black Blade – Richmond Punx Picnic Day 2 Late / 25 Watt, Oct. 1 @ 8pm (w/ Cinderblock, Rubbish, The Brood, Kommunion, Nosebleed)
The Brood / Sinkhole / October Dreams

X-Hunters / The Four Guardians / Edge of Despair – Music and Gaming Festival / Fallout, Oct. 1 @ 6pm (w/ Professor Shyguy, D&D Sluggers, n0va, Reapers, F1ng3rs)

Even more shows (by date):

Aaron Gillespie – Canal Club, Sept. 30 @ 6pm (w/ Ace Enders, Vinnie Caruana, Belated, Burn The Ballroom)

Tiempo Libre – The Tin Pan, Sept. 30 @ 7pm

Billy Strings – Capital Ale House, Sept. 30 @ 7pm

RISK! Live show and podcast – The Broadberry, Sept. 30 @ 7pm

Saved by the 90s: A Party with The Bayside Tigers – The National, Sept. 30 @ 7:30pm

Jouwala Collective – The Camel, Sept. 30 @ 8pm (w/ Erin & the Wildfire, Disco Risque)

Ashleigh Chevalier Band with Ron Holloway – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Sept. 30 @ 8pm

The Bush League – Poe’s Pub, Sept. 30 @ 9pm

Lord Folsom – Cary Street Cafe, Sept. 30 @ 10pm

The New Outliers – On the Rox, Sept. 30 @ 10pm (w/ Turbo Mansion)

Fit for an Autopsy – Canal Club, Oct. 1 @ 6pm (w/ Lorna Shore, No Zodiac, Face Your Maker, Of Tyrants, Spiral Fracture)

Gramfest 3: Yet Another Night of Cosmic American Music – Positive Vine Cafe, Oct. 1 @ 6pm (w/ Andy Vaughan and the Driveline, Louis Waymore, Burrito Riders League)

Elliott Yamin – The Tin Pan, Oct. 1 @ 7pm

Eric Brace & Peter Cooper – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Oct. 1 @ 8pm

Rattlemouth – Crossroads, Oct. 1 @ 8pm

Naysayer  – Strange Matter, Oct. 1 @ 9pm (w/ Break Away, Friend or Foe, Blind Justice, Lost Souls)

RVA Stands with Standing Rock: Solidarity and Fundraiser – Gallery 5, Oct. 2 @ 2pm

Pressure Fit – Hardywood, Oct. 2 @ 3pm

Virginia Theatrical Bellydance Festival – The Broadberry, Oct. 2 @ 5:30pm

Fruition – Capital Ale House, Oct. 3 @ 7pm

Wednesday 13 – Canal Club, Oct. 4 @ 6pm (w/ One Eyed Doll, PAIN!, N4RED, Half Past Dead, Fractured Fairytales)

Moe. – The National, Oct. 4 @ 6:30pm (w/ Blind and Dirty)

Julius Pittman & The Revival – The Tin Pan, Oct. 4 @ 7pm

Devil’s Workshop Big Band – The Camel, Oct. 4 @ 8pm

Brandie Posey, Josh Blubaugh, and Sara Schaffer – Gallery 5, Oct. 4 @ 8pm

Dikki Du & Zydeco Krewe – The Camel, Oct. 5 @ 5pm

The Havana Cuba All-Stars: Cuban Nights – Modlin Center, Oct. 5 @ 7:30pm

Father Figure – The Camel, Oct. 5 @ 9pm (w/ Redleg Husky & Phil Gibbs)

Jonny Lang – Beacon Theatre, Oct. 6 @ 6:30pm

Sujeet Desai – The Tin Pan, Oct. 6 @ 7pm

Big Mama Shakes – The Camel, Oct. 6 @ 8pm (w/ Gang of Thieves, Tuck)

Angelspit – Fallout, Oct. 6 @ 9pm (w/ Die Sektor, The Dead Room)