Activate!Activate! April 18 – April 25

For two hours this evening, I'm going to cram as much good music as possible from bands performing in Richmond this week. I'll preview the Year of Shit Fest, Richmond Earth Day, and Record Store Day at Plan 9 Music featuring Canary Oh Canary, The Trillions, Ohbliv (pictured), and more! Plus I'll be giving away tickets to see Black Liquid at The National.

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Activate! 4/18/12

Zoogma / Mr. Limbic / diy – Canal Club, April 20 @ 9pm (w/ The Silo Effect)

Ed Askew / Boy With a Hat / Drag City – Steady Sounds, April 23 (w/ Pull My Daisy, Jonathan Vassar)

Pelican Johnny / 50 Nights (Relentless Heart) / diy – The Camel, April 23 @ 8pm (w/ Kelly Lee Keel, High Street Lowlifes)

Montana Skies / Gringo Flamenco / diy – Globehopper, April 19 @ 7pm

Bio Ritmo / Bionic Boogaloo / Locutor – Bandito's, April 22 @ 1pm (w/ The Milkstains, Chrome Daddy Disco)

No BS Brass Band / Everything Turns Grey / diy – The Camel, April 20 @ 9pm (w/ JRHS Big Band); Balliceaux, April 23 @ 10pm

Dank D / Multi Standard / diy – Album Release / Bonvenu, April 20

Black Liquid / III / diy – The National, April 20 @ 6:30pm (w/ Bobby Capri, Doethepaperboy, OMG, Sleaze, Tox Sick, HighSkool Heroz)

The Quick and Easy Boys / Foster, I… / diy – Cafe Diem, April 24 @ 9pm (w/ Chris Jacobs, DJ Williams Projekt)

Hotel Lights / Down / BarNone – The Camel, April 24 @ 8pm (w/ Goldrush, The Dimmer Twins)

Peace Beast / Unlike You / diy – Balliceaux, April 19 @ 10pm (w/ The Garbers, Snowy Owls)

Snowy Owls / Papertooth / Harding Street Assembly Lab

Young the Giant / My Body / Roadrunner – The National, April 22 @ 7pm (w/ The Apache Relay)

The Diamond Center / Bombay beach / diy – Richmond Earth Day / Manchester District, April 21 @ 12-7pm (w/ Long Arms, Rattlemouth, The Trillions, Noah O, Against Grace, Os Megrelos)

The Trillions / The Experts / diy – Record Store Day / Plan 9, April 21st @ 10am-9pm (w/ Eric Hunter, The Garbers, Ohbliv, Canary Oh Canary, WRIR DJs)

Canary Oh Canary / Face In a Magazine / diy

Ohbliv / Jaye Miles / diy

Antlers / Catalpa / Rorschach – The Nile, April 22 @ 10:30pm (w/ Cigarette, Caves Caverns)

Midair / Calm Come / diy – End the Drug War Concert & Rally / Monroe Park, April 20 @ 1-6pm (w/ Antero, Young Adult Fiction, Night Idea, People's Blues of Richmond)

Young Adult Fiction / Tyler / diy

Big Eyes / I Prefer to be Alone / Don Giovanni – Strange Matter, April 23 @ 6pm (w/ Sundials, Dead Dog, Little Master, Springtime)

Organs / Long Lonesome Love Road Song / Killer Diller – Strange Matter, April 19 @ 9pm (w/ This is Your Life, Stonewall, Eurotics)

Sportsbar / Makin' Money / Sweet Dreams – Cous Cous, April 21 @ 11pm (w/ Tyrannosaurus Awesome)

Debtor / Resolve / Blood & Ink – Ask a punk, April 20 @ 7pm (w/ Sayhiback, Wake, Meth Lab, Misled Youth)

La Dispute / a Departure / No Sleep – Kingdom, April 25 @ 6pm (w/ All Get Out, Sainthood Reps, Balance and Composure, Fixtures)

45AD / A Fiery Gift / diy  – Kingdom, April 21 @ 4pm (w/ Walk the Plank, Daycare Swindlers, In Circles, Amateur Thieves)

Walk the Plank / Machine / RDFH

Young Widows / Future Heart / Temporary Residence – Strange Matter, April 24 @ 9pm (w/ Lost Tribe, Post Teens, Metz)

Ramming Speed / Vulture's Prey / Tankcrimes – Strange Matter, April 25 @ 9pm (w/ Cannibis Corpse, Revocation, Humungus)

Across Tundras / Solar Ark / Otherness – Year of Shit Fest / Strange Matter, April 20-22 (https://www.facebook.com/events/229636713798113/)

Radical Discharge / Sent Down the Line / diy – Year of Shit Fest / Strange Matter, April 20-22 (https://www.facebook.com/events/229636713798113/)

Caltrop / Bloodroot / Holidays for Quince – Year of Shit Fest / Strange Matter, April 20-22 (https://www.facebook.com/events/229636713798113/)

Inter Arma / 2000 Years / Forcefield – Year of Shit Fest / Strange Matter, April 20-22 (https://www.facebook.com/events/229636713798113/)

Count Von Count / New American Folklore / Yeah Dune – Year of Shit Fest / Strange Matter, April 20-22 (https://www.facebook.com/events/229636713798113/)

Young and In the Way / Times are Cold / diy – Year of Shit Fest / Strange Matter, April 20-22 (https://www.facebook.com/events/229636713798113/)

Rotting Obscene / War Storm / diy – Year of Shit Fest / Strange Matter, April 20-22 (https://www.facebook.com/events/229636713798113/)

Conspirator / Velvet Red / diy – Kingdom, April 22 @ 9pm (w/ Damn Right!)

Other shows:

Proverbial – Capital Ale House, April 20 @ 9pm (w/ The Shack Band)

Molasses Creek – Shady Grove Coffeehouse, April 21 @ 8pm

The New Belgians – Cary Street Cafe, April 21 @ 10pm

Bela Fleck & the Original Flecktones – Modlin Center, April 22 (w/ Casey Driessen)

Jeremiah Clark – Globehopper, April 23 @ 7pm