Activate!Activate! August 7 – August 14

Tonight at 7pm, I have music from over 30 bands about to grace Richmond stages this week. I'll also give away tickets to see Murphy's Kids (pictured) at The Camel, Atmosphere/Slightly Stoopid at Pocahontas Live, and Dark Star Orchestra in Charlottesville!

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Activate! 8-7-13

Josh Small / Richmond Day Parade / diy – Jonny Z Festival / Shields Avenue between Grove & Hanover, August 10 @ 12 Noon (w/ Hot Dolphin, Black Liquid, WRIR DJs)

Dean Fields / Forever Never Knowing / diy – CD Release / Ashland Coffee & Tea, August 9 @ 8pm

Alex Culbreth & the Dead Country Stars / Rattle Them Chains / diy – The Camel, August 8 @ 8pm (w/ The Green Boys, Alison Self)

23 Psaegz / Whenland / diy – Emilio's, August 8 @ 10pm (w/ Haints In the Holler, Willie Nelson Experience, Rivers Crude)

Haints In the Holler / Greetings True Believers / diy – Bogart's, August 10 @ 9pm (w/ Goldtooth, Sunrise Detour, Save the Arcadian)

Atmosphere / She's Enough / Rhymesayers – Pocahontas Live / Pocahontas State Park, August 14 @ 5pm (w/ Slightly Stoopid, Tribal Seeds)

Karikatura / Horns of Love / diy – Lulu's, August 8 @ 8pm

Dr. John / Quitters Never Win / Elektra – Richmond Jazz Festival / Maymont Park, August 10 & 11 (Lineup: http://www.jazzatmaymont.com/artistlineup.html)

Bill Evan's Soulgrass / Dragonfly / diy – Capital Ale House, August 9 @ 10pm

bandcamp Lauris Vidal / Would You / diy – The Camel, August 11 @ 7pm (w/ From Fragile Seeds, Cowards Choir)

James Wallace & the Naked Light / To the River / Dialog – Black Iris, August 10 @ 9pm (w/ Warren Hixson)

Antique Animals / Occupy / diy – Hardywood Brewery, August 9 @ 5pm (w/ Swamptrees); The Well, August 10 @ 10pm (w/ Dave Watkins)

Climbers / Practice / diy – Canal Club, August 10 @ 7pm (w/ Gallo Vera)

Desert Noises / Highway Cars / diy – The Camel, August 13 @ 8pm (w/ Morning Transportation, Chelsea Temple)

Morning Teleportation / Expanding Anyways / Glacial Pace

Dead Fame / My Body My Fool / diy – Balliceaux, August 10 @ 10:30pm (w/ Short Skirts)

Canary Oh Canary / Needle's Shadow / diy – Bandito's, August 11 @ 9pm (w/ Gunboat, the Cales)

The Breeders / It's the Love / 4AD – Sound City Bands & Brews / Historic Tredegar, August 10 (w/ Leagues, El Vez, Benjamin Shepherd, The James Badfellows)

Deerhunter / The Missing / 4AD – Sound City Bands & Brews / Historic Tredegar, August 11 (w/ Those Darlins, AJ Davila, Black Girls, The Trillions)

Those Darlins / Hives / Oh Wow Dang

Murphy's Kids / Dusty Trail / Community – The Camel, August 10 @ 5pm (w/ Brother Bill, Eastern Standard Time)

Drivin' n' Cryin / Johnny Rides Shotgun / New – Canal Club, August 8 @ 7pm (w/ Psychobilly Cadillac, Road Kill Roy)

Meridian / Love & a Sense of Belonging / Youth Conspiracy – Strange Matter, August 14 @ 5pm (w/ Pedals On Our Pirate Ships, Close Talker, Jake Mayday)

Speedy Ortiz / Tiger Tank / Carpark – Strange Matter, August 10 @ 9pm (w/ Sundials, Springtime, Little Master)

Springtime / South Hill / Tiny Engines

Radkey / Cat & Mouse / Wreckroom – Strange Matter, August 13 @ 9pm (w/ Naam, Windhand)

Naam / Skyling Slip / Tee Pee

Weedeater / Mancoon / Southern Lord – Year of Shit Fest IV / Strange Matter, August 8 @ 4pm (w/ Ken Mode, Ancient VVisdom, Rosetta, Lo Pan, Saint James Society, Bloody Hammers, Sinister Haze)

Rosetta / Project Mercury / Level Plane

Ken Mode / The Romanticist / Season of Mist

Cut the Architect's Hand / Rats On Stilts / diy – Wonderland, August 9 @ 9pm (w/ 45 AD)

Coffin Dust / Out of My Skull / diy  – Strange Matter, August 9 @ 9pm (w/ Razormaze, Midnight Eye, Organ Donor)

Razormaze / Worshipping the Void / Slaney

Ghastly City Sleep / I Never Left My Head / Magic Bullet – Gallery 5, August 8 @ 7pm (w/ Palindrone, Impossible Vacation, The Ar-Kaics)

Even more shows:

Suppression – Strange Matter, August 9 @ 5pm (w/ Unsacred, Sea of Shit, Sick/Tired)

Jimmy Eat World – The National, August 10 @ 7pm (w/ Royal Bangs)

He is Legend / You Sound Like a Whiteboy / Trubunal – Strange Matter, August 11 @ 5pm (w/ Brother Bill, Psychobilly Cadillac, Gritter)