ACTIVATE! 8-11-16
Band / Song Title / Album – Venue, Date, Time (Lineup)
Kadian Quartet / Static Snowfall / Toward Paradise – Gallery 5, Aug. 13 @ 7:30pm (w/ Way Shape or Form, Antiphons)
UB40 feat. Ali, Mickey, & Astro / Reefer Madness / Signing Off – Pocahontas Live at Heritage Ampitheater, Aug. 18 @ 6pm
Butcher Brown / Fiat / Virginia Noir – The Camel, Aug. 12 @ 8pm (w/ Vanilla Summit, Future Prospect)
Leo Kottke / When Shrimps Learn To Whistle / Dreams and All That Stuff – The Tin Pan, Aug. 18 @ 7pm
Junior Brown / I Hung It Up / Semi-Crazy – The Tin Pan, Aug. 17 @ 7pm
Old 97s / Wasted / Most Messed Up – The National, Aug. 18 @ 7pm (w/ American Aquarium)
Annie Stokes / Wrecker / Ponygirl – Capital Ale House, Aug. 14 @ 7pm (w/ Sierra Hull)
Jackie Lynn / Alien Love / Jackie Lynn – Black Iris, Aug. 17
Landlady / Girl / Upright Behavior – Hardywood, Aug. 13 @ 5pm (w/ Josh Small and Easy Company)
Evel Arc / Smarter Stronger / No Shadows – The Camel, Aug. 15 @ 8pm (w/ Cavum, Tiger Dog)
Cavum / Carry Us All / ebb-flow
Chris Farren / Where You Are / Where You Are – Strange Matter, Aug. 12 @ 5pm (w/ Ban Hatton, Broken Beak)
Broken Beak / Humble / Some Nerve
The Magic Fountain / Bikini Kill Bill / The Magic Fountain – The Camel, Aug. 17 @ 8pm (w/ Suneater, R. Ariel, Josie McQueen)
Wildhoney / Slow Motion / Your Face Sideways – Gallery 5, Aug. 14 @ 7pm (w/ Christi, Big Baby)
Beex / Sunglass Party / Lamour – Bandito’s, Aug. 14 @ 10pm (w/ MagBats)
Naked Baby / Better Off Said / Better Off Said – Balliceaux, Aug. 18 @ 9:30pm (w/ Lady God)
The Milkstains / Sidewalk / Broken Bones – Strange Matter, Aug. 16 @ 8pm (w/ MC Chickin, Camp Howard, Seawhorse)
Manateees / Under The Gun / single – En Su Boca, Aug. 16 @ 10pm (w/ Cherry Pits, Buddy Cop, An Invitation)
Cherry Pits / Too Many Beats / demo – Sound of Music, Aug. 12 @ 7pm (w/ Dadmobile, Smarthearts)
Sinister Purpose / Rot / Scorched Earth – Tape Release / Ask a punk, Aug. 13 @ 8pm (w/ Smoke Break, Nametags)
Solids / Traces / Blame Confusion – Strange Matter, Aug. 12 @ 9pm (w/ Doll Baby, Manatree, Teen Death)
Multicult / Luxury / 7″ – Strange Matter, Aug. 18 @ 8pm (w/ Humanshapes, Buzzard Dust, Prayer Group, Charmer)
Humanshapes / IWEAS / Extremity Parties
Green Jello / Rock-n-Roll Pumpkihn / Cereal Killer Soundtrack – Canal Club, Aug. 17 @ 7pm (w/ Graveside Breakfast, Gritter, Paint Store)
SUMAC / Thorn In The Lion’s Paw / The Deal – Strange Matter, Aug. 15 @ 8pm (w/ Jaye Jayle, Nordra)
King Buffalo / Monolith / Orion – Strange Matter, Aug. 17 @ 7pm (w/ Book of Wyrms, Petrichor, Tuck)
Petrichor / Farewell / Petrichor
.gif from god / Rats / Defragmented Reformatted – Swamp Fest Pre-Show / 25 Watt, Aug. 12 @ 6pm (w/ Sea of Storms, Fetish Gear, Samarra, Burn/Ward, Hash Cult)
The Catalyst / Lars Ulrich’s 1986 Funeral / Swallow Your Teeth – Swamp Fest Day 1 / Strange Matter, Aug. 13 @ 5pm (w/ Drugs of Faith, What of Us, Coma Regalia, Mr. Tex, Empty Vessels, Facility, Vein, This Land is Now Dead)
Empty Vessels / Omega / Throw Your Shadow
Drugs of Faith / Insanity / Architectural Failures
Flesh Born / My Thoughts / split – Swamp Fest Day 2 / Strange Matter, Aug. 14 @ 5pm (w/ Ostraca, Iwakura, Amygdala, Weak Wrists, Euth, Pig Latin, The Cage You Call a Chest, Van Hagar, Truman)
Weak Wrists / Spreading / demo
Iwakura / Bitter Hands / split
Ten Ton Hammer / Forgive and Forget / Always Empty – 25 Watt, Aug. 13 @ 8pm (w/ Cognitive, Vomit Stain, Gutted Christ, Of Tyrants)
Cognitive / Essence Oblivion / The Horrid Swarm
Pink Mass / Slut Shaming / Slvt Kvlt – McCormack’s, Aug. 15 @ 8pm (w/ Pisskvlt, Tomb Warden, Decompose)
Mad Existence / MDW / Mad Existence – Canal Club, Aug. 12 @ 7pm (w/ Glory, Abuse of Power, Count Down, Free)
Free / Dedication / Demo 2015
Even more shows (by date):
Richmond Jazz Festival: Homegrown at the Hipp – Hippodrome, Aug. 12 @ 6pm (w/ Zhe’ Aqueen, Chicken Grease, Kia Bennett, Loston Harris, Alvin Garrett)
Delbert McClinton – Beacon Theatre, Aug. 12 @ 6:30pm (w/ Steve Bassett)
Andy McKee’s Guitar Masters Tour (w/ Preston Reed & Craig D’Andrea) – The Tin Pan, Aug. 12 @ 7pm
Otep – Canal Club, Aug. 12 @ 7pm (w/ Doll Skin, Fire From The Gods, One Day Waiting, Synthetic Nightmare, N4RED)
Yeni Nostalji – East Grace Street House Concert Series, Aug. 12 @ 7:30pm
Chen, Fleisenberg, Nørstebø – Black iris, Aug. 12 @ 7:30pm
The Big Payback: A Tribute to James Brown – The Broadberry, Aug. 12 @ 8pm (w/ Clusterfunk, Sam Reed)
Wong is Right – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Aug. 12 @ 8pm
DJ Williams & Friends – Cary Street Cafe, Aug. 12 @ 10pm
Herbie Hancock – Richmond Jazz Festival, Aug. 13 (w/ Wyclef Jean, Esperanza Spalding, Vanessa Williams, Ramsey Lewis, Loston Harris, Dianne Schuur, Stephanie Mills, Buckwheat Zydeco, Arrested Development, Lucky Chops, Tom Browne, Jean Carne)
Summer Comedy and Jazz Concert – Beacon Theatre, Aug. 13 @ 6pm (w/ Jadace Band, David Winfield, Winston Hodges, James Lawson)
Gracie Curren & Her High Falutin’ Band – Capital Ale House, Aug. 13 @ 6pm (w/ Doghouse)
Celebrating the Life of Sean Hoppe – The Broadberry, Aug. 13 @ 7pm
Morning Martyrs / I Dig Roses / Morning Martyrs – Cary Street Cafe, Aug. 13 @ 10pm (w/ Vibe Riot)
The Roots – Richmond Jazz Festival, Aug. 14 (w/ Al Jarreau, Michael Franks, Morris Day & The Time, Freddy Cole, Sonny Fortune, Joanathan Butler and Gerald Albright, Tamia, Plunky & Oneness, Sasha Masakowski, Grace Kelly, Ramsey Lewis)
The Strange Heat – The Camel, Aug. 14 @ 7:30pm (w/ McKinley Dixon, Vanilla Summit, Andrew Rohlk Trio)
Sensible Comedy – Balliceaux, Aug. 14 @ 8pm
Fire Childe – Cary Street Cafe, Aug. 15 @ 10pm
OAR – The National, Aug. 16 @ 7pm (w/ The Hunts)
Satellite Syndicate – The Camel, Aug. 16 @ 8pm
Back Room Comedy – Balliceaux, Aug. 16 @ 8pm
Vince Neil – Innsbrook Pavlion, Aug. 17 @ 6pm
Lungs – 25 Watt, Aug. 17 @ 8pm (w/ Worldwaker, Aokigahara)
Rusted Root – Innsbrook Pavlion, Aug. 18 @ 6pm (w/ Toad the Wet Sprocket)
The Love Bros Love Show – Gallery 5, Aug. 18 @ 7:30pm
Thoughts on Standby – Crossroads, Aug. 18 @ 8pm
Bring Your Own Beats w/ Black Liquid – The Camel, Aug. 18 @ 8pm
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad – The Broadberry, Aug. 18 @ 8pm
Philip Gibbs – Ashland Coffee & Tea, Aug. 18 @ 8pm