Activate! December 7 - December 14

Activate!Activate! December 7 – December 14

Musicians have Christmas gifts to buy too, so consider checking out a live band this week. At 7pm, I have two hours worth of shows to preview, including the Ghost of Pop festival featuring Kid is Qual (pictured)!

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Activate! 12-7-11

Gull, Lobo Marino  – Occupy Richmond: Statewide Solidarity Rally in honor of Human Rights Day / Monroe Park, Dec. 10 @ 12 Noon

Crucial Elements / Cryin' Dub / diy – Cary Street Cafe, Dec. 10 @ 10pm

Antero / No Call / diy – The Camel, Dec. 12 @ 9pm

JP Harris & the Tough Choices / I'll Keep Calling / diy – Balliceaux, Dec. 14 @ 10pm

Andy Vaughan & the Driveline / So Help Me Hank / diy – Toys for Tots benefit / Shenanigans, Dec. 8 @ 8pm

The Atkinsons / You Could Go / diy – Poe's Pub, Dec. 9 @ 9pm

American Aquarium / Rattlesnake / diy – The Camel, Dec. 10 @ 9pm (w/ Ugly Girls, Skylar Gudasz)

Exebelle & the Rusted Cavalcade / Rosasharn / diy – The Camel, Dec. 11 @ 8pm (w/ Mason Bros., JP & the Gilberts)

Mason Bros. / Ready Set Go / diy

Jonathan Vassar & the Speckled Bird / Turn to Face the Wind / Triple Stamp – Balliceaux, Dec. 11 @ 9pm

Marionette / Your World / Blind Sea – Canal Club, Dec. 9 @ 6pm (w/ Trees on Fire, Dank D, The Weathervanes, Mojoceratops, Carl Anderson)

Wind-Up Bird / Bonus Issue / Salvation – Ask a punk, Dec. 10 (w/ Basmati, Boney loner, Nelsonvillans)

Goldrush / I'm a Mess (Thank You) / diy – Ghost of Pop 7 / Gallery 5, Dec. 10 @ 7pm (w/ My Old Ways, Young Adult Fiction, Kid is Qual, The Trillions, The Druthers)

The Trillions / Got It Made / diy

Kid is Qual / Knights of Ole / diy

Gospel Music / Automobile / Rough Trade – Strange Matter, Dec. 13 @ 9pm

Greater the Risk / Braver / diy – Canal Club, Dec. 10 @ 7pm (w/ Chuck Shaffer Picture Show, Audiostrobelight, The Comeback Season, For Not We Live, Sean McCoig)

Red Rattles / Rainboots / diy  – Weezie's, Dec. 8

East Coast Secondaries / FYA / Dance RVA – Kingdom, Dec. 9 @ 6:30pm (w/ For You and Your Passenger,  VR32, For Now We Live, Wake the Captain, Certified Diamond)

The Clippers / Wildflower / Topshelf – Ask a punk, Dec. 13 @ 7pm (w/ Cheyenne, Bozmo, Carved Our Names in Stone, Basmati)

Bozmo / Birth of You Know Who / Topshelf

Ignite / Know Your History / Abacus – Kingdom, Dec. 14 @ 6pm (w/ Fire and Ice)

Lorem Ipsum / Luck has It / diy – Bandito's, Dec. 11 @ 9pm (w/ Hex Machine)

Hex Machine / Hook and Eyes / Minimum Underdrive

Manipulation / Anger Burning / diy – Ask a punk, Dec. 13 @ 7pm (w/ Southside Stranglers, Dry Spell)

Zoroaster / Terminally Charged / E1 – Strange Matter, Dec. 10 @ 7pm (w/ Queen Elephantine, Lord By Fire, Bubonic Bear, Gloombeam, Balaclava)

Lord By Fire / Three Sisters of the Wolves / Forcefield

Queen Elephantine / Battle of Massacoit / Concrete Lo Fi

Whitechapel / Somatic Defilement / Siege of Amida – The National, Dec. 8 @ 6pm (w/ Devil Wears Prada, Enter Shikari, For Today)

Trapped Under Ice / Born to Die – Kingdom, Dec. 12 @ 6pm (w/ Hundredth, Backtrack, Betrayal, Take Offense)

We Came as Romans /  Broken Statues / Equal Vision  – Hat Factory, Dec. 9 @ 6:30pm (w/ Falling In Reverse, Sleeping With Sirens, Atilla, For All I Am)

Nickelus F / Heathen / diy – Hip Hop for the Hungry / Strange Matter, Dec. 14 @ 8pm (w/ Black Liquid, Ms. Proper, Chance Fisher, Sleaze, Artik Phreeze, OMG, Divine Profitz, Bravp, Kleph Dollaz, Bobby Capri, Illa Scorsese)

Divine Profitz / Starvin Artist / Concice

The Holik / Van Helsing / Just Plain Sounds – Steady Sounds, Dec. 8 @ 5pm (w/ DJ Ruff Handz, Barcodez, James Dangle, Drano, The Honorable Sleaze, Megan Simone)

Gangsta Fun / The Legend of Zelda / Basstarded Digital – The Takeover / Canal Club, Dec. 8 @ 8pm (w/ Dirty Nitrous, jMungz, Popsh!t, Retch)

Slapdash presents Christmakwanzakuh Chaos – Strange Matter, Dec. 9 @ 9pm (w/ MYT, TV, Mike Lawless, Soulfully Me, Chris Haskins, Rak Squad, Superstar Spitaz, Rome Montana, Desting, Swag Cliq, Kleos Jansport, Doe The Paper Boy, Artik Phreeze, Eye Q, Superstar, Doeboy Da Dude)

BJ Kocen – Glave Kocen Gallery, Dec. 10 @ 7pm (w/ Drew Kennedy)