Activate! presents:
Activate! August 10 – August 17
At 5pm, I have musical samples for a bunch of shows happening in RVA, including the Culture Clash Festival and the album release show for local straight-edge hardcore band Break Away (pictured). Plus, I’ll give away tickets to see Poptone at The National! Click here for the podcast: http://www.wrir.org/listen/
Playlist:
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Disco Risqué, “0007”
from Disco Risqué
self-released - 2015
Bjork Risqué at The Camel, Aug. 12 @ 8pm (w/ Kenneka Cook, Silver Twin, Sorority Boy)
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Cheick Hamala Diabate, “Tagamba”
from Tagamba - Single
Electric Cowbell - 2011
Culture Clash at Hardywood, Aug. 12 @ 6pm (w/ Hotel X, La Colombo Percutiva)
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The Coal Men, “Pushed to the Side”
from Pushed To the Side
Vaskaleedez - 2016
Ashland Coffee & Tea, Aug. 11 @ 8pm
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Bill Kirchen, “Hammer of the Honky Tonk Gods”
from Hammer of the Honky Tonk Gods
Proper American - 2007
The Tin Pan, Aug. 11 @ 7pm
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Girls Guns Glory, “Shake Like Jello”
from Good Luck
Lonesome Day - 2014
The Camel, Aug. 15 @ 8pm (w/ The Clackwells, Jon and Kevin from Horsehead, Landon Elliott)
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Lady Empire, “Black River”
from Black River - Single
self-released - 2017
The Broadberry, Aug. 11 @ 8pm (w/ Life on Mars: A Tribute to David Bowie) and The Camel, Aug. 16 @ 9pm (w/ The Cyrenaics, Andrew Rohlk)
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Heartracer, “Tight Rope”
from In Flight
self-released - 2013
The Camel, Aug. 17 @ 7pm (w/ The Night Game, Cupid McCoy)
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Canvas Collective, “Opening Improv (snippet)”
from Basement Sessions, Vol. 1
self-released - 2017
The Tin Pan, Aug. 16 @ 7pm
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Joy Postell, “Consciousness”
self-released - 2016
Cary Street Cafe, Aug. 14 @ 10pm (w/ Pressure Fit, Choice Doctors, Kenneka Cook, Tennishu)
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Height Keech, “Trust No Blues”
Cold Rhymes - 2017
Gallery 5, Aug. 12 @ 7pm (w/ McKinley Dixon, Anneliese, Georgia Isaacs)
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Ceschi Ramos, “Say Something”
from Broken Bone Ballads
Fake Four Inc. - 2015
Ask a punk, Aug. 11 @ 8pm (w/ Whoopsie the Clown/Lypsis The Angel, PT Burnem)
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Furnsss, “Jansport”
from New Moves
80N7 - 2015
Gallery 5, August 13 @ 7pm (w/ Black Kray, Trash Can)
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Cream Dream, “Fine”
from Bright Idea
self-released - 2017
Strange Matter, Aug. 14 @ 8pm (w/ Growl, Empress Suzy, Nic & Wes of Camp Howard)
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Growl, “Had You Stayed”
from Won't You
Austin Town Hall - 2017
Strange Matter, Aug. 14 @ 8pm (w/ Cream Dream, Empress Suzy, Nic & Wes of Camp Howard)
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Sonny Falls, “Iowa”
from There's No Magic Left in This World
self-released - 2016
Strange Matter, Aug. 15 @ 8pm (w/ Bonus Roll, Mangoux, The Smirks)
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The Smirks, “Scrape”
from Sweaty Situations
self-released - 2016
Strange Matter, Aug. 15 @ 8pm (w/ Sonny Falls, Mangoux, Bonus Roll)
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Poptone, “No Big Deal”
from No Big Deal - Single
self-released - 2017
Playing songs by Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, and Tones On Tail at The National, Aug. 12 @ 7pm
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Rikroshi, “Watercolor”
from Rikroshi
self-released - 2016
Flora, Aug. 17 @ 10pm (w/ Psychonaut, Sleep Talker, Mon Cherie)
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A Place Both Wonderful and Strange, “Hex And The City (Banishing Song)”
Bread and Circuses Inc - 2017
Gallery 5, Aug. 11 @ 8pm (w/ Anousheh)
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Strap On Halo, “Until the Break”
2016
Fallout, Aug. 13 @ 8pm (w/ Adrian H and The Wounds)
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Dumb Waiter, “Yoga Bacon”
from Cancel Christmas
Dumb Waiter - 2016
Strange Matter, Aug. 17 @ 8pm (w/ Ex Eye, Bermuda Triangles)
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Ex Eye, “Xenolith; The Anvil”
from Ex Eye
Relapse - 2017
Strange Matter, Aug. 17 @ 8pm (w/ Dumb Waiter, Bermuda Triangles)
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Plastic, “Mannequins”
from Plastic
Animated Music - 2017
Ask a punk, Aug. 13 @ 7pm (w/ The Cavemen, Stake, Gumming)
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Slump, “Peace Freaks”
from s/t - Single
self-released - 2016
Bandito's, Aug. 13 @ 9pm (w/ Flavoured Water, Mutwawa)
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Peace Talks The Electric Word Life Band, “Nuclear Family”
Cruel Noise - 2016
Strange Matter, Aug. 11 @ 8pm (w/ Flouride, Left Cross, Future Terror, Rain Dogs)
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Future Terror, “Conned by God”
from We're All Fucked
self-released - 2017
Strange Matter, Aug. 11 @ 8pm (w/ Flouride, Left Cross, Peace Talks, Rain Dogs)
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Humungus, “WarBand”
from Warband
self-released - 2015
Locals Only at Strange Matter, Aug. 16 @ 8pm (w/ Murdersome, Occultist, Buzzard Dust)
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Mudersome, “Democide”
from Demo 2016
self-released - 2016
Locals Only at Strange Matter, Aug. 16 @ 8pm (w/ Humungus, Occultist, Buzzard Dust)
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DRI, “Manifest Destiny”
from 4 of a Kind
Metal Blade - 1988
Strange Matter, Aug. 13 @ 7pm (w/ Sunlord, Cruelsifix, Enforced, 3:33)
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Sunlord, “Onward”
from The First One
self-released - 2013
Strange Matter, Aug. 13 @ 7pm (w/ DRI, Cruelsifix, Enforced, 3:33)
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Break Away, “What Are The Odds?”
from Cross My Heart
React! - 2017
Album Release at Strange Matter, Aug. 12 @ 9pm (w/ Regulate, Trail of Lies, Day By Day, True Love)
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Neck Breather, “Lost in Confusion”
from Demo II
self-released - 2017
25 Watt, Aug. 12 @ 8pm (w/ The Donalds, Dismantle the Architect)
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Jason Richardson & Luke Holland, “Hos Down”
from I
self-released - 2016
Canal Club, Aug. 17 @ 6pm (w/ The Reign Of Kindo, Stolas, Invicta, Captive, Retrosphere)
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McKinley Dixon, “Who Taught You to Hate Yourself?”
from Who Taught You To Hate Yourself?
Wadada - 2016
Cary Street Cafe, Aug. 11 @ 10pm (w/ Weekend Plans) and Gallery 5, Aug. 12 @ 7pm (w/ Height Keech, Anneliese, Georgie Isaacs)
Mike Rutz Activate! August 10th, 2017
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