Activate!Activate! October 8 – October 15

Join me for two hours worth of bands you can see live in Richmond, starting at 7pm! I'll feature tracks from Tough Luck who are playing their last show, Karacell who is performing at an art exhibition, RAWG who will take the stage sans costumes before they head out on tour, and Tungs (pictured) who will play the Bad Grrrl Records compilation release show. Plus, I'll give away tickets to see Jeff the Brotherhood / Diarrhea Planet at The Broadberry as well as Sinkane / Helado Negro in Charlottesville!

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ACTIVATE! 10-8-14

Papadosio / Giving You Up / diy – The National, Oct. 9 @ 8pm (w/ Twiddle)

Chris Knight / Little Victories / Drifters Church – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Oct. 16 @ 8pm (w/ Paulo Franco)

The Green Boys / It's Easy (To Die Alone) / diy – Balliceaux, Oct. 9 @ 9:30pm (w/ Michaela Anne)

Jonathon Boogie Long / Bad Karma / diy – Capital Ale House, Oct. 10 @ 8pm

Turchi / Your Ex, He's Next / Devil Down – Sound of Music, Oct. 11 @ 8pm

Sarah White & the Pearls / Spoken Word / Jagjaguwar – Bandito's, Oct. 12 @ 9pm (w/ Various Eggs)

Norman & the Clackwells / Damn Funny Human / diy – Crossroads, Oct. 10 @ 8pm

Devil Makes Three / Help Yourself / Milan – The National, Oct. 10 @ 7pm (w/ The Cave Singers)

Long Arms / Detective / diy – Canal Club, Oct. 11 @ 7pm (w/ Mayfair, The Ivins, Dyska)

Midnight Snack / In Another Life / diy – The Camel, Oct. 10 @ 8pm (w/ The Northerners)

Sinkane / New Name / DFA – The Southern in Charlottesville, Oct. 9 @ 8:30pm (w/ Helado Negro)

DJ Vadim / I'm Feeling You / BBE – The Camel, Oct. 11 @ 9pm (w/ Jesse Split, Fort Knox Five)

Bishop Allen / Why I Had to Go / Dead Oceans – The Camel, Oct. 13 @ 7pm (w/ The Mad Extras)

Against Grace / Rooftops / diy – Strange Matter, Oct. 10 @ 8pm (w/ Shade Parade, Those Manic Seas, The Blue and the Grey)

Koji / In the Line / Run for Cover – Strange Matter, Oct. 11 @ 5pm (w/ Lee Corey Oswald, The Weak Days, Chris Farren)

Lee Corey Oswald / Progress / No Sleep

Mercutio / From Break Up to Break Down / diy – On the Rox, Oct. 10 @ 10pm

Mic Harrison & the High Score / This is a Notice / Real Much – The Broadberry, Oct. 11 @ 9pm

Sleepwalkers / Breaking My Heart / diy – Hardywood, Oct. 11 @ 5pm (w/ The Trilions)

The Trillions / Extinction Blues / diy

Landlady / Girl / Hometapes – Strange Matter, Oct. 14 @ 9pm (w/ No BS Brass Band)

Jeff the Brotherhood / Sixpack / Warner – The Broadberry, Oct. 9 @ 9pm (w/ Diarrhea Planet, The Milkstains)

Diarrhea Planet / Warm Ridin' / Infinity Cat

The Mad Doctors / Braindead Boogie / King Pizza – Strange Matter, Oct. 13 @ 9pm (w/ The Loose Cannon, Naked Baby)

Tungs / Flesh Light / Bad Grrrl – Bad Grrrl Records compilation Release Show / Strange Matter, Oct. 9 @ 8pm (w/ White Laces, Heavy Midgets, New Turks)

The Nervous Ticks / Satisfied / diy – 25 Watt, Oct. 14 @ 9pm (w/ Roman Gabriel Todd's the Beast Rising up out of the Sea)

The Glorious Rebellion /  My Resume is a Suicide Note / Magnetic Eye – 25 Watt, Oct. 11 (w/ Fire Faithful, Phuss)

Fire Faithful / Eye Opener / diy

RAWG / Tormentor / DRT – The Broadberry, Oct. 13 @ 8pm (w/ Occultist)

Beartooth / I Have a Problem / Red Bull – Canal Club, Oct. 10 @ 5pm (w/ Vanna, Sirens & Sailors, Sylar, Alive Like Me)

Tough Luck / Forever Frigid / Solid Bond – Last Show / Strange Matter, Oct. 12 @ 4pm (w/ Twitching Tongues, Code Orange, Frend or Foe, Bracewar, Soul Search)

Twitching Tongues / World War V / Closed Casket Activities

Gas Chamber / Stacked Logs / Iron Lung – Ask a punk, Oct. 10 @ 7pm (w/ DOC, Unsacred)

Karacell / Piece of Joy / diy – Sediment Arts, Oct. 10 @ 8pm

Even more shows:

Sinners and Saints – Ask a punk, Oct. 9 @ 7pm (w/ Alison Self, Yankee Roses, Ward Harrison)

Faceship – Emilio's, Oct. 9 (w/ Lili & the Dirty Moccasins)

Darling Synthesis – The Camel, Oct. 9 @ 7pm (w/ Photosynthesizers, My Darling Fury)

Skydog: A Tribute to the Allman Brothers Band – The Broadberry, Oct. 10 @ 8pm (w/ Josh Small)

Hot Air Affair – RVA Musicians & Friends / Capital Ale House, Oct. 11 @ 3pm (w/ Decide By Friday, Oh No & the Disappontments, Sunbox)

Dank D & Drama Delight – The National, Oct. 11 @ 7pm (w/ Sono Lumini, Moonrise Funk, Hyetension, Lil Nuggz)

Wild Ponies – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Oct. 11 @ 8pm

Brand New – The National, Oct. 12 @ 6:30pm (w/ Cymbals Eat Guitars, Foxing)

The Acacia Strain – Canal Club, Oct. 14 @ 6pm (w/ The Plot in You, Cane Hill, Immoralist)

Debo Dabney – Capital Ale House, Oct. 14 @ 7pm & 9:15pm (w/ Jason Jenkins on bass, Alan Parker on guitar and Billy Williams on drums)

Ricky Skaggs with Kentucky Thunder – Beacon Theatre, Oct. 15 @ 6pm

City Rain – Canal Club, Oct. 15 @ 7pm (w/ Sunbox, The Reckless Island, Motel Fire)

Marcus Tenney Trio – Balliceaux, Oct. 15 @ 9:30pm

Altercation Punk Comedy Tour – Strange Matter, Oct. 15 @ 9pm