There are a LOT of exciting things going on in and around Southtown today. Almost TOO many things for us to fit into one post, but we are going to try anyway. There are a total of THREE big events happening around Southtown in three different locations, and we are going to go over each one.

The first is the first ever Southtown Record Fair. This is happening today from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm inside Dumb Records and Black Sheep. Black Sheep will be filled with tables set up by different stores and distributers from all over the area. Let’s look at the list of those that will be setting up at the fair:

Acid Kat Zine (St. Louis based label and zine)
Don’t Touch My Records (St. Louis based label)
Error Records (Champaign/Urbana label and record store)
The Garbage Shop (Taylorville label)
Guard (Springfield/Milwaukee/Kansas City based label)
Kuloolu Records (Champaign/Urbana label)
Ooey Gooey Tapes (Springfield based label)
Patch Records (Springfield based label)
Rat King Records (Champaign/Urbana based label)
Reality is a Cult (Galesburg IL based label)
Swollen Lungs (Bloomington/Normal based label)
Waiting Room Records (Bloomington/Normal record store)

That’s going to be a lot of records. Don’t forget that this event is FREE to the public. There will also be a 10% off sale going on over at Dumb Records located right next door during the fair. Find a facebook event for the record fair right here.

The second fun event happening today in Southtown is a free show on the ramp of Skank Skates at 2:30 pm happening during the Southtown Record Fair. For this show we have three bands lineup up. This includes the two-piece science-themed punk project, Occultonomy from Galesburg, Illinois. This also features Springfield’s own band lotto prized band, Teen Freak. We also have a new Champaign hardcore band called Silk that we have been told features members of a few other Champaign punk bands.

The third and final event is this killer show happening at Black Sheep at 7:00 pm, normal show time. For this show we have Masked Intruder returning from Madison, Wisconsin to play for us all. You may remember the last time Masked Intruder came through and played on the ramp of Skank Skates. If case you forgot, we have a player with some of Masked Intruder’s music embedded below. This time around Masked Intruder will be playing with popular Springfield punk band, The Timmys. We also have Inner Outlines, who were guests on The Black Sheep Radio Show yesterday. Opening things up is the experimental-jam band Flamingo from Jacksonville, Illinois. The show will start right at 7:00 pm and admission for this one is $8. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also check out our shows page to stay updated on all of the many events happening in Southtown.