Activate!Activate! May 18 – May 25

Bring on the live shows! Richmond's full of 'em and I'll preview the next 7 days on the show calendar at 7pm. I'll include a track by Narwhalz (of Sound) (pictured), one of many experimental acts performing at the Pure Music Experience festival.

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Activate! 5-18-11

Matuto / Dream of Life / Ropeadope – Balliceaux, May 24 @ 10pm

Raphael Saadiq / 100 Yard Dash / Columbia – Groovin' In the Garden / Lewis Ginter, may 19 (w/ Quadron)

Dangermuffin / Walk Into the Wind / diy – The Camel, May 20 @ 8pm (w/ the Rift, The Hot Strings)

The Steel Wheels / Millers Hill / diy – Made in Virginia Weekend / Ashland Coffee & Tea, May 20 & 21 (w/ Doug & Telisha Williams, Thomas Gunn, Teddy & the Roosevelts, BJ Kocen)

Two Man Gentlemen Band / Williaim Howard Taft / Serious Business – Canal Club, May 19 @ 8pm

Brown Bird / Some Boy's Scars / Peapod – Firehouse Theater, May 22 @ 7:30pm (w/ Homemade Knives)

Homemade Knives / Saltwater Shoes / Triple Stamp

Vandaveer / Spite / Supply & Demand – Sound of Music, May 19 @ 7:30pm (w/ Ferraby Lionheart, The Low Branches)

Ferraby Lionheart / Harry and Bess / Lights and Buttons

Just Plain Ant / Race Car / diy – Benefit for Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami Releief Fund / The Camel, May 22 @ 8pm (w/ Black Liquid & The New Juice Crew, Charlotte Griffin, Drano, Draztiq, Emphasys, Ghost World, Gordy Michael, Gym Carrie, The Holik, Ms. Proper, Nyce, Ohbliv, Onassis Family, Prez, So !lla, Split Personalityz, Trin804)

Ohbliv / Amethyst / Wigflip

Glows In the Dark / Gary Glitter / diy – CD Release / The Camel, May 24 @ 8pm (w/ Zaha)

Jason Webley / The Graveyard / Eleven – Gallery 5, May 25 @ 8pm (w/ Laura Stevenson & the Cans, Zac Hryciak & the Jungle Beat, Drum Robot)

Laura Stevenson & the Cans / Landslide-The Dig / Asian Man

Who Are the Southern Baptists? / Alcohol / diy – Sprout, May 20 @ 10pm (w/ Paul Ivey & the Board of Education, The Precious Fluids)

Quintron & Miss Pussycat / Fly Like a Rat / Rhinestone – Strange Matter, May 25 (w/ Super Nice Bros., Bermuda Triangles)

Le Sphinxx / Red Light / diy – Pure Music Experience / Reference Gallery, May 20 @ 1pm (w/ Flesh Control, Flossed In Paradise, Miranda, Gage, Dylan Languell, Three Brained Robot, Teen Dreams, Shmohawx, The Magick Report, Roy G Bov, Headmolt, Flute, Positivland, Caves Caverns)

Roy G Biv / Me Reichy / diy – Silent Music Revival / Gallery 5, May 22 @ 8pm

Mas Y Mas / Out of It / Rock so Tough – Pure Music Experience / Reference Gallery, May 21 @ 1pm (w/ Cat Sex, Mutwawa, Symbols & Pencils, Tungs, Michele Lil Ugly Mane, Ahnnu, Seippel, Kate Silver, Narwhalz of Sound, Nidra, The Eurotics, Bermuda Triangles, Les La Britanica)

Narwhalz of Sound / Pomeranian Redneck Snoopy / diy

Gold-Bears / Record Store / Slumberland – Steady Sounds, May 21 @ 7pm (w/ Dream Diary)

Sun Hotel / Egyptian Cotton / diy – The Triple, May 22

Bats & Mice / A Safe Bet / Lovitt – Strange Matter, May 20 @ 8:30pm (w/ Landmines, Everyone Everywhere, Restorations)

Everyone Everywhere / Thermal Dynamics / Tiny Engines

Little League / Let's Agree Not to Forget / Gaines Street – Sprout, May 24 @ 10pm (w/ Small Talk, Tiger Tail)

Small Talk / Reunion Tours / diy

Spraynard / I'm Gonna Look One More Time for that Baby Deer / Asian Man – Rock Garden, May 21 @ 7pm (w/ Pedals On Our Pirate Ships, Freaky J & the Bears, Jabroni)

The Gift / Corpse Reviver / Amor y Lucha – Sprout, May 21 @ 10pm

Title Fight / Liud and Clear / Run for Cover – The Warehouse, May 22 (w/ Touche Amore, The Menzingers, Dead End Path)

The Day of the Beast / Predator's Path / Canonical Hours – Strange Matter, May 21 @ 9pm (w/ Jotunn, Gnawed, Throne of Carrion)

I Fanblades / Freemason Blues / Our Death – The Moose Lodge, May 20 @ 6pm (w/ Shriner, Druglord)

Nocturnal / Slaughter Command / diy – Strange Matter, May 23 @ 9pm (w/ Inter Arma, Battlemaster, Witchaven)

Noisear / Global Warning / Relapse – Strange Matter, May 22 @ 7pm (w/ The Kill, Shitstorm, Street Pizza, DOC, Ancient Torture Techniques)

Defeated Sanity / Carnal Deliverance / Willowtip – Strange Matter, May 24 @ 9pm (w/ Macerated, Shortbus Pileup, Sexcrement)

Zed's Dead / Twilight Zone / diy – Canal Club, May 21 @ 9pm