As we are still recovering from Dumb Fest 2 (which was the most bands we’ve ever had play at South Town in one event), the photos and videos are starting to roll in of the incredible weekend. Pictured above is a photo of Black Panties playing day 2 by Franklin Wallace. Today we are bringing you a few videos from Dumb Fest 2. Below you can find videos from the sets of Our Lady, Easter, Soap Scum, and The Valenteens. For more Black Sheep videos and other videos from Dumb Fest, feel free to check out the DIY Springfield youtube channel. Stay tuned later this week for another post featuring some of the photos from Dumb Fest.

Touring Springfield band Our Lady will be release a split 7″ with longtime Milwaukee friends Estates! The split has a tentative release date of late August and pre orders should be up within the coming weeks. New Springfield / Kansas City record label Guard Records (Formely Blackbox Records / Stink Cat Records) & Mind Over Matter Records will be putting out the split as a joint release. With two songs from each band, a very unique casing the release will be a great way to be introduced to each band as well as each label. The 7″ will be on five color variants and limited to 500 copies. For more information on the split you can check out the Our Lady, Estates, Guard Records and Mind Over Matter Records Facebook page.

A bike co-op is being initiated here in Springfield! Local resident Will Boder has been taken under the wing of The Bike Doctor in order to run a bike co-op that will be located on 8th and North Grand. According to the Springfield Bike Co-Op’s website (officially known as Enos Park Bike Cooperative),

The Enos Park Bike Cooperative is focused on teaching bicycle construction and maintenance through a unique volunteer program. We hope to support a thriving biking community within Springfield by providing our services at little to no cost. The program holds to cooperative values by creating shared ownership and responsibility for the project. By relying on volunteer power and contributions we hope to create a thriving environment of mutual support for all bikers in the Springfield area.

Basically, anyone who wants to put in hours on their bike or other bikes will in turn receive training and help from people who know what they are talking about, such as Will Boder. According to Will,

The Enos Park Springfield Bike Co-Op is focused on building a shared space where anyone in the community can work on building, repairing, or maintaing a bike. We want to build a stronger and larger biking community in Springfield by creating an environment of mutual support and education. Everyone is welcome to participate and contribute to building the Co-Op. We ask volunteers working with us to put in a solid four hours of work. Afterwards volunteers can use all of the equipment, parts, and tools in the shop. Feel visit us at www.springfieldbikecoop.com for the latest information. Please email us at springfieldbikecoop@gmail.com to sign up for our volunteer list to save a spot for yourself in the shop. Looking forward to working with you! 

This bike co op is definitely a venture that is worthy of attention and help, especially for those of us who are looking to cut down on driving. Co-ops themselves are excellent ways to build local community support as well as to promote the D.I.Y ethic, so don’t be reluctant to get involved! To see what’s happening with Springfield’s one and only developing food co-op, like the facebook page and sign up for their newsletter right here! Keep it real.

Wow! Today we have quite the surprise for you Springfield music fans! It looks like today that Springfield punk house the Harm House are announcing that they will be hosting a rare and special show for Dan Potthast of the popular ska-punk band MU330 on Tuesday, July 1st. For those of you who don’t know, MU330 is an old ska band from St. Louis active from 1988-2008. They used to play in Springfield in the 1990s with bands such as The Timmys and NIL8.

Dan Potthast will be playing at The Harm House as a part of his “Living Room Tour” this summer, where he will be playing a number of living rooms across the country. Also playing the show on July 1st will be Springfield experimental punk band boon, and also acoustic act Dustin Sendejas. This show will begin right at 7:30 pm and they are asking for $5-10 sliding scale at the door. If you are feeling up for it, also bring some food for a potluck. You can find a facebook event for this show soon. Also check out our Springfield shows page for a good look at some Springfield shows happening outside of Black Sheep.

Hello Earthlings! We are happy to share with you that there will be one awesome acoustic show on Friday, May 23rd! This one will be happening at Dumb Records, which is located at 1107 South Grand Avenue, right next to Black Sheep. Playing this acoustic show we have Rella featuring Clare Frachey of JAG. Also on this show is Austin Connelly of Swamp Rat, Montagh, and a bunch of other bands. You can check out some of his music below. Other than that we have Kristin Walker of Akaname and Lovecow performing some acoustic tunes. To top the show off we have the new Springfield acoustic folk project Wilt Candy.

This show will be at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out what else is coming up in Southtown on our shows page and get ready to leave your earplugs at home and enjoy some tubular tunes from some cool bands!

Wowza! We’re pumped to announce this one. Hi Ho Silver, Away! (It’s Alive Records) is making a little trek and stopping by Black Sheep. The Californians are gonna keep it rocknroll with the help of local punx The Oswalds and Panzys. Communication with the mothership will be expected, so bring spaceshoes and a towel.

This show will be starting at 7pm and will cost $5. Lots more info can be found on the show’s Facebook event. Remember to click here to check out our other shows this summer like Dumb Fest 2, which starts the day after this!

We’re kicking The Summer Of Dumb off right, I’ll tell you what. We’re hosting two, that’s right two, awesome shows in one night. This is the summer kick off of all summer kick offs! Bring your swim trunks, skateboards, exploring shoes, veggie dogs, high-fructose corn syrup free sodas, and get ready to party.

First up at Black Sheep is the one time only return of Jason Todd. They were a metal band that hailed between 2009 and 2011, and plan on not missing a beat. They’re bringing it all back with the support of Battalion, Heavyarms, Loses The Mighty, and Your Phobia. Doors for this show are at 6pm, and are $5 advance/$7 at the door. Advance tickets can be purchased here. You can find more information on the show’s Facebook event.

Next up, we have Fat Wreck Chords’ Masked Intruder. They’ll be bringing their infectious, heartbroken love songs to South Town via Skank Skates Intl. Skank Skates, established 1988, is the indoor skatepark that sits next door to Black Sheep. This show will be rounded out by Springfield’s Hospital Job and The Timmys, plus one to-be-announced local. The doors will be at 7pm. Tickets are $7 in advance, and $10 at the door. Advance tickets can be purchased in Dumb Records, or online here. Be sure to check the Facebook event for updates and info.

A lot to digest, I know I know. We just want to make sure that summer knows it’s time to party. So come help us start the summer right! Don’t forget to check here for more summer fun.

The time has finally arrived, Skeletal Lightning Fest 2 is kicking off tomorrow (Friday) and will last until Sunday. The first show is at Error Records with some really great artists like Angry Gods, Weekend Nachos, Thou, and Cloud Rat. Unfortunately, tickets are already sold out for that show, but you could still go and catch Mouthsex, Need, Wolf Luv, and Angry Gods at an after show at the Dingbat Dungeon.

Springfield’s very own Our Lady will be playing Saturday, so be sure to go and cheer them to victory. Some of our best buds are also playing fest such as Hank, Two Knights, Yusuke, and Acidic Tree. Go out and have some fun!

Is it too late to sneak in another April show announcement? We don’t think so! This one is happening on Saturday, April 26th and it is a short and sweet three band show. This show will feature a performance by F///\\\M, the new solo project by Brandon Carnes that has been shaking the nation before he has even played his first show. The touring band on this thing is The Sons of Hippies, and they come from Tampa, Florida. They play “psychpop freakout” music and are on Cleopatra Records. The other end of that local band sandwhich is shoegaze/post-rock band Meredosia. They recently released some new music that is great.

This show starts at 7:00 pm and will be $5. You can find a facebook event for this show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page where you can find a complete list of upcoming shows.