Activate!Activate! July 9 – July 16

Hear what's on tap for live music in Richmond, at 5pm on Activate! I'll include Avers who are playing an Arbor Day benefit, a new track from Manzara, and Brenda's Friend (pictured) a duo featuring Erin Tobey of Pink Razors. Plus, I'll give away tickets to see The Protomen at The Broadberry!

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ACTIVATE! 7-9-15

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

Patrick Bates  / In the End / diy – Hardywood, July 11 @ 5pm (w/ Troy Gatrell, Houdan the Mystic, Grass Panther, Victorious Trees)

Noelle Tannen / Feel Fine / diy – The Camel, July 12 @ 7pm (w/ Ben Berumez, Adwela & the Uprising)

Forlorn Strangers / While the Grass Grows / diy – The Camel, July 15 @ 7pm (w/ Red Light Rodeo, Sturgeon City)

Bryan Elijah Smith & The Wild Hearts / Roses and Wardens / diy  – Capital Ale House, July 10 @ 7:30pm (w/ Dane Ferguson, Cabin Creek)

Big Daddy Love / Good Morning Sunshine / Little King – The Broadberry, July 10 @ 7pm (w/ Jackass Flats)

Big Mama Shakes / Freight / diy – The Camel, July 13 @ 7pm (w/ Talking Box Co, Broke Royals)

Mountain Holler / Into the Wind / diy – Hardywood, July 10 @ 5:30pm (w/ Dave Watkins, Lobo Marino)

Little Tybee / Nero / Paper Garden – The Broadberry, July 11 @ 7pm (w/ Lobo Marino, Night Idea)

Night Idea / Fly / diy

Imaginary Sons / Full Time / diy – Days of Future Origins Past / The Camel, July 16 @ 8pm (w/ Threesound, Save the Arcadian)

The Awesome Few / Tell Me What It's All About / diy – Strange Matter, July 12 @ 9pm (w/ Industry Standard, Cold Cold Sweats, Jake McKelvie & the Countertops)

Jake McKelvie & the Countertops / So Long, the Scrubber  / diy

Those Manic Seas  / Love is Treason / diy – The Broadberry, July 15 @ 7pm (w/ Uno Mas, Atlas Bloom, Thai Sun)

Avers / White Horses / New West – Arbor Day benefit for the James River Park System / Pump House Park, July 11 @ 12 Noon – 4pm (w/ Full Moon Fever the Tom Petty Tribute Band, Benjamin Shepherd)

Brenda's Friend / Estate Sale / Let's Pretend – Strange Matter, July 15 @ 9pm (w/ Young Scum, Reps, Baby Doll, The Cales)

The Cales / Raining Blood / diy

New Dog / Classic Ballroom Dances / Kill Rock Stars – Strange Matter, July 16 @ 9pm (w/ Gouda Mayhem, Camp Howard, Collin Thibodeauxx)

Collin Thibodeauxx / Tame / Citrus City

The Protomen / Danger Zone / diy – The Broadberry, July 13 @ 5pm (w/ Simple Obsession)

Hot Dolphin / Body Snatcher / Negative Fun – Strange Matter, July 11 @ 9pm (w/ Brief Lives, Manzara, Toxic Moxie)

Manzara / I Can Rhyme / diy

Ghost Foot / Vulture / diy – Strange Matter, July 14 @ 5pm (w/ Teen Death, Missives, Hemingway, Clever Girl)

Teen Death / Dark Life / 6131

Guttermouth / The 23 Things That Rhyme with Darby Crash / Volcom – Bandito's, July 16 @ 9pm (w/ The Real Tears)

Run Forever / Young Pioneers / Solidarity – Ask a punk, July 10 @ 8pm (w/ Truman, Derider, Lucia)

Mistaker / No Scrubs / diy – Bandito's, July 12 @ 9pm (w/ Tied to a Bear, Plain Scrap)

Tied to a Bear / Potential / Discuss and Disregard

Plain Scrap / Get It Right / diy – Strange Matter, July 10 @ 9pm (w/ Everyone Dies In the End, Bad Korea, the Gospel)

The Gospel / Clock Hands / diy

Death Sex Advocates / Skate Faster / diy – Strange Matter, July 14 @ 9pm (w/ Orgasm, Brown Piss, Methcharge, R-Complex)

Bardus / SkyKing / diy – Gallery 5, July 15 @ 7pm (w/ New Turks, Captives)

Captives / Repel / diy

Sissy Spacek / Crime Strobe / diy – Auxiliary, July 11 @ 7:30pm (w/ Daggering, Coteries, Kyle Flanagan Gary Stevens Eric Tomlin Trio)

Black Sage / Casualty / Friends – Strange Matter, July 13 @ 9pm (w/ Kenneka Cook, Nelly Kate)

Even more shows:

Crowns & Convicts – Canal Club, July 10 @ 7pm (w/ Jeremy White & The Blue Hearts, Distress Call, Captive Sun)

Paulo Franco, Andy Vaughan, & Slim Stanton as Burrito Riders League – Ashland Coffee & Tea, July 10 @ 8pm

A Dance Party for Gallery 5′s Roof – Gallery 5, July 10 @ 9pm (w/ DJ Charlie Blevins of WRIR’s The Creepy Side of Love Show)

Main Street Bluegrass Benefit – Beacon Theatre, July 11 @ 2pm (w/ Josh Grisby and County Line, Jack Abeel, Margaret Graham, Hertiage Bluegrass Band, Old Dogs New Tricks, Emily Byers)

Latin Jazz & Salsa Festival – Dogwood Dell, July 11 @ 4pm

Vexine – Lickinghole Creek, July 11 @ 5pm

Rob Robinson – Crossroads, July 11 @ 8pm

Eric Brace and Peter Cooper – Ashland Coffee & Tea, July 11 @ 8pm

Atlas Road Crew – The Camel, July 11 @ 8pm (w/ Common Wealth)

Omnislash – Wonderland, July 11 @ 9pm (w/ Rev. D-Ray & the Shockers)

Gospel Festival – Dogwood Dell, July 12 @ 5pm

In This Moment – The National, July 12 @ 6:30pm (w/ 36 Crazy Fists, The Defiled, First Decree)

Church Hill Music Company – CD release / Strangeways, July 15 @ 6:30pm

Leon Russell – Capital Ale house, July 15 @ 7:30pm

Fatigue – Ask a punk, July 15 @ 8pm (w/ Anger Paste, Mad Existence)

David Grisman Sextet – Beacon Theatre, July 16 @ 6pm (w/ Magnolia)

Floetry – The National, July 16 @ 7pm (w/ Janine & The Mixtape)

Fado Nasso – Crossroads, July 16 @ 8pm

Tenalach – Cary Street Cafe, July 16 @ 10pm