Saturday, June 2, 2018

Way Happier: #TheLittleDeath EP Release w/ #Rockford #BottomBracket @bosleymongo1 (CHI), #Sidelined, #HECK Sat. 6/2 @bxscafe



One of the last events lined up at Black Sheep Cafe before Dumbfest 6 is on Saturday, June 2nd is the EP release show for new Springfield, Illinois band The Little Death for their "Way Happier" EPThe Little Death features members of former Springfield band Fill In The Blank. Also on this show is Springfield alternative rock group Rockford. Rockford has also been working on new recordings. The third local rock group that they have on this bill to complete that trifecta of sorts is Bottom Bracket. Then there are a couple of touring acts. This includes Bosley Mongo from Chicago. This also includes the band Sidelined from Newton, Illinois who have been around for a good minute and have played at Black Sheep Cafe a few times over the years. Kicking things off they have HECK which is the solo work of Hannah Songer.

This show starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $7. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also check out their shows page for a list of what else is coming up at Black Sheep this month.

Thursday, May 31, 2018

Groundwork: @thebeard27 Presents: @TheAnchorBand @vrsty_nyc #BridgesMetal (EP Release) @ULEofficial #ToneWolf Thurs. 6/14 @Fubar_Stl (Lounge)



On Thursday, June 14th The Beard Presents The Anchor and VRSTY with support by Bridges as they celebrate their "Groundwork" EP along with The Underground Lemon Experience, plus Tone Wolf at Fubar Concert Venue on the lounge side. The show starts at 6:30 pm and it is all-ages. Tickets range from $10.00 to $13.00. Visit HERE for the event details on Facebook. Continue on below to visit the artists online and to check out their music.

- The Anchor: (Denver, CO)

Genre: Melodic Hardcore

https://www.theanchor-band.com

https://www.facebook.com/TheAnchorBand

VRSTY: (New York, NY)

Genre: R&B, Post-Hardcore, Pop

https://www.facebook.com/vrsty.nyc

- BRIDGES: (St. Louis, MO)

Genre: Metal Core

https://www.facebook.com/bridgesmetal

*Stream their new single on YouTube:

- The Underground Lemon Experience:

  (Ballwin, MO)

Genre: Metal Core

https://www.facebook.com/ULEofficial

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNjfzvRoEConZbnWsHprb_Q

- Tone Wolf: (Alton, IL)

Genre: Alternative, Metal, Rock

https://www.facebook.com/Absenceofselfmusic

Ruins: @FirstAidKitBand w/ @JadeBirdMusic Sun. 6/10 @ThePageantSTL



The Swedish duo First Aid Kit is currently on tour in support of their new album "Ruins" and they will be at The Pageant on Sunday, June 10th with support by London-based singer/songwriter Jade Bird. The doors open at 7:00 pm and the music goes from 8:00 pm to 11:45 pm. Visit HERE for the event details on Facebook. Continue on below to visit the artists online and to check out their music. Follow on for the latest by First Aid Kit.


- First Aid Kit: (Stockholm, Sweden)

Genre: Folk, Acoustic, Country

http://www.firstaidkitband.com

https://www.facebook.com/firstaidkitband

- Jade Bird: (London, UK)

Genre: Alternative

https://www.jade-bird.com

https://www.facebook.com/JadeBirdMusic



FIRST AID KIT TO EMBARK ON THE REBEL HEART TOUR ACROSS NORTH AMERICA THIS FALL
 
BAND TO PLAY SELECT DATES AROUND BONNAROO; RED ROCKS SHOW WITH RYAN ADAMS ON JUNE 14


Photo Credit: Neil Krug

First Aid Kit has announced The Rebel Heart Tour, which kicks off this fall in support of their critically acclaimed album Ruins. The 18 city trek will bring First Aid Kit to Washington D.C., New York, Los Angeles, and more, including a prominent set at Life Is Beautiful Festival in Las Vegas. Julia Jacklin and M. Ward will support First Aid Kit on select dates throughout the tour. Tickets are available at www.firstaidkitband.com

First Aid Kit says: "North America, we can’t get enough of you so we’re coming back in the fall with the #RebelHeartTour. We’re looking forward to returning to some of our favorite cities again and to exploring new places like Las Vegas and Albuquerque. The venues are epic and the opening acts are epic as well. For LA and San Fran, we will be graced by the presence of our hero M Ward. For the rest of the shows, one of our new favorite artists, the incredible Julia Jacklin, will be opening. It’s going to be really special. We can’t wait to get your rebel hearts beating with us!"
 
The tour announcement follows the duo’s sold-out North American headline run in February and stellar performances at Coachella last month. First Aid Kit will return to the US this June for select shows around their appearance at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. They will also play a show at Red Rocks with Ryan Adams on June 14. See full tour routing below.
 
Ruins was named one of the most anticipated albums of 2018 by The Wall Street JournalConsequence of SoundCosmopolitan, and more with Pitchfork declaring it “a showcase for [First Aid Kit’s] sweet harmonies, with some bold stylistic departures.” The band recently appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! where they performed current single “Fireworks” and powerful song “You Are the Problem Here.”Their performance of “Fireworks” received praise from Rolling Stone for its “angelic harmonies,” while Jezebel reflected “oh my Lorde—can these two play a beautiful tune.”
 
Ruins is available HERE.
 

The Voyage To The Land Of Leisure: @LeisureShores Album Release Sat. 6/2 @ #StickItInYourEar



On Saturday, June 2nd Leisure Shores will be celebrating their "The Voyage To The Land Of Leisure" album release show at the music store Stick It In Your Ear located in Springfield, Missouri. The in-store happens from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. They will have both LP's & CD's available. Visit HERE for the event details on Facebook.

The band welcomes you to a place that exists between time and space. A place where the shoreline is infinite and the metaphysical meets the physical.

- Leisure Shores: (Springfield, MO)

Genre: Indie, Alternative

https://www.facebook.com/LeisureShoresBand

https://leisureshores.bandcamp.com/album/the-voyage-to-the-land-of-leisure

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Let Love Rule Tour: @ledisi + @MelanieFiona Sun. 6/10 @UptownTheater



On Sunday, June 10th Ledisi comes to Kansas City, Missouri to perform at Uptown Theater with support by Melanie Fiona. The concert begins at 8:00 pm. Visit HERE for the event details on Facebook. Continue on below to visit the artists online and to check out their music. Follow on for the latest on these artists.


- Ledisi: (Oakland, CA)

Genre: R&B

https://www.ledisi.com

https://www.facebook.com/ledisi

- Melanie Fiona: (Toronto)

Genre: Pop, Soul

https://www.melaniefiona.com

https://www.facebook.com/MelanieFiona


MULTI-GRAMMY NOMINATED POWERHOUSE LEDISI SCORES TOP TEN BILLBOARD & MEDIABASEHIT WITH “ALL THE WAY”
 

READIES FOR “LET LOVE RULE TOUR” FEATURING MELANIE FIONA & TWEET; KICKS OFF MAY 24
IN RALEIGH, NC

GARNERS 2018 BET “DR. BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL” AWARD NOMINATION FOR HER SINGLE “IF YOU DON’T MIND” FT. KIRK FRANKLIN

(CLICK HERE TO LISTEN)
 

Multi-Grammy nominated powerhouse Ledisi is all smiles today as she has a Top 10 hit on her hands with the single “All The Way.”  Released in January,  the single has aggressively soared up the Billboard and Mediabase UAC charts making this her fastest growing single of her career. A powerful ballad, “All The Way” is featured on her Grammy-nominated album Let Love Rule, and was also nominated in the “Best Traditional R&B Performance” category at this year’s ceremony. “All The Way” is in rotation in all major cities across the country receiving airplay in New York, Los Angeles, Philly, D.C., Atlanta, Memphis, New Orleans, Detroit, Chicago, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Music Choice R&B Soul, and SiriusXM Heart & Soul.  

Also, Ledisi garnered a 2018 BET Awards nomination in the Dr Bobby Johns Best Gospel/Inspirational”category for her single “If You Don’t Mind” featuring Kirk Franklin that is also featured on Let Love Rule.

Ledisi has hit the road on the “Let Love Rule Tour,” which kicked off on May 24 in Raleigh, NC, at the Ritz and culminates on June 17 in Dallas, TX, at the Majestic Theatre. The 17 city tour will be making stops across the country including AtlantaBostonD.C.DallasNashvilleCleveland, Cincinnati and more. Joining Ledisi on this journey will be Melanie Fiona and Tweet. VIP tickets are available (premium seating, meet & greet, exclusive merchandise) as well as general admission tickets. All tickets can be purchased via www.ledisi.com.

Double Feature: @anidifranco w/ @hhhendrixx Sat. 6/09 @ThePageantSTL + @hhhendrixx Wed. 7/11 @TheMonocleSTL



On Saturday, June 9th Ani DiFranco comes to St. Louis, Missouri with support by Haley Heynderickx at The Pageant. The music goes from 8:09 pm to 11:45 pm. Visit HERE for the event details on Facebook.



Haley Heynderickx will return to St. Louis, Missouri on Wednesday, July 11th at The Monocle. This concert is scheduled to start at 7:00 pm. Visit HERE for the event details on Facebook. Continue on below to visit the artists online and to check out their music. Follow on for the latest by them also.


- Ani DiFranco: (Buffalo, NY)

Genre: (Folk)

https://www.anidifranco.com

https://www.facebook.com/anidifranco

- Haley Heynderickx: (Portland, Oregon)

Genre: Singer/Songwriter

https://www.haley-heynderickx.com

https://www.facebook.com/haleyhannahheynderickx


ABOUT ANI:

“My last record was very inward-looking,” says Ani DiFranco. “I was pregnant and then raising a screaming infant. But now that kid is about to turn four, so I got out of the weeds of personal space and started looking outward again, being more engaged, more big ‘P’ Political. As an artist, I like to be out in the world, and what initially compelled me was to try to push society to a better place. So when I’m not in heartbreak or motherhood mode, that’s where you’ll naturally find me.”

With her twentieth studio album, Binary, the iconic singer/songwriter/activist/poet/DIY trendsetter returns to territory that brought her to the world’s attention more than twenty-five years ago. One of the first artists to create her own label in 1990, she has been recognized among the feminist pantheon for her entrepreneurship, social activism, and outspoken political lyrics. At a time of global chaos and confusion, DiFranco is kicking ass and taking names, with a set of songs offering a wide range of perspective and musical scope.

She describes a moment during the writing of “Play God,” an unblinking pro-choice battle cry, as a particular breakthrough. (A live version of the song was included in the anti-Trump “30 Days, 30 Songs” campaign alongside tracks from Death Cab for Cutie, Aimee Mann, Franz Ferdinand, and more.)

“When I wrote the line ‘You don’t get to play god, man/I do,’ I paused and thought, ‘Can I say that?,’ “ she says. “It’s not the first time I’ve thought that, but it’s been a while. And in that moment, I thought, ‘I’m back, mothafuckas!’”

“When you make a record about family and relationships, people assume you’re mommy now and you’ve lost your edge, and it’s going to be all buttercups from here on. So that line had the feeling of ‘Take that! My kid is sleeping right now and I want to talk about some shit!”

On Binary, DiFranco tackles the challenge and necessity of teaching non- violence with “Pacifist’s Lament” and the need for empathy in “Terrifying Sight.” Remarkably, though, these songs—recorded, in her usual fashion, in a couple of short full-sprint sessions spread across several years—were all written prior to the 2016 elections and attendant political turmoil.

“I’m not surprised,” says DiFranco. “Over twenty-five years, I’ve found that my songwriting is often full of premonition. It shows me, in a deep and spooky way, how we know things on levels below consciousness. I write songs and then they happen, and later I realize what they’re about. I’m just happy to have some good tools in my toolbox to address what’s happening now—the feminist diatribes are turned up nice and high on this record!”

She notes that Binary’s title track is key to her intention on this project. “I always title a record from the song that seems to be at its core,” she says. “An underlying theme in the songs, and in the feminism I want to engage society with, is the idea that autonomy is a fallacy—nothing exists except in relationship to something else. We are, in some senses individuals with individual liberties and unique powers, but that’s only a surface story.”

Though this concept is closely tied up in our present-day obsession with technology (“Sitting alone at home, staring at a screen, you can’t really know anything, because knowing is engaging,” she says), DiFranco also reveals a growing connection to nature and the physical world.

“Every year on Goddess’ Green Earth, I understand my relationship to it more,” she says. “My early songs were all human drama. I don’t think I noticed the bigger picture at all—I was transfixed by power dynamics between people. Now I see that it’s largely the providence of women to really embody nature, so I do think I’m getting back to basics, and it’s a shift for me.”

The backbone of Binary’s sound is DiFranco’s long-time rhythm section of bassist Todd Sickafoose and drummer Terence Higgins, but on much of the album, the trio is augmented with some all-star guests. “I knew I wanted to involve some of my brilliant friends this time out,”

Virtuoso violinist Jenny Scheinman and keyboard wizard Ivan Neville both join in for more than half of the record; “they are so captivating and they elevate my shit whenever they come near it,” says DiFranco. Other contributors include the legendary Maceo Parker, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, and Gail Ann Dorsey, longtime bassist for David Bowie. New Orleans resident DiFranco takes special pride in the Crescent City funk spearheaded by natives Higgins and Neville on a number of the tunes. “Their souls are of this place,” she says. “The feel they bring is something they got in utero.”

For the better part of 2016, DiFranco beat the drum for voter turnout on her “Vote Dammit!” tour, focusing on registering and inspiring people to vote. In the days following the election, fans turned to her for guidance with renewed earnestness, anxious to hear music and wisdom from the longtime activist. Ani encouraged fans to take political action and did the same herself, participating in the Women’s March on Washington and performing at the official Women’s March after party benefitting Planned Parenthood with The National and Sleater-Kinney.

Binary, of course, is being released into a world in which music distribution and consumption have transformed rapidly and dramatically. For DiFranco, a true pioneer in the music industry with her Righteous Babe label, it’s a time to reconsider the possibilities and ambitions of her business.

“While I was precedent-setting at one time with Righteous Babe and my indie crusade, I feel like, in the time it took me to nurse another baby into being, I’ve fallen behind,” she says. “The universe and technology have continued to evolve, and the idea of harnessing technology and crowd- sourcing everything—money, knowledge, revolution—is a very powerful concept that I’m ready to get more involved with. Righteous Babe is starting to grow now into something that will hopefully become avant-garde once again- more of a collective, more dynamic.”

“I’m trying to figure it out daily,” says Ani DiFranco. “Just like always.”


Haley Heyndericxk Announces U.S. Headline Tour This Summer and Shares Stop-Motion Music Video For "No Face"

Haley Heynderickx announced a U.S. headline tour recently. The tour follows a run of dates with Nap Eyes in the U.K./Ireland, an appearance at the Strawberry Music Festival in Shanghai and Beijing, and support dates with Ani DiFranco. Heynderickx will have her full band on the road with her for the first time since SXSW. She has also shared a stop-motion video for "No Face" today, saying it "stemmed from the idea of a Miyazaki character of the film Spirited Away, "No Face" represents a soul in no-man’s-land, the song is an odd ramble written after witnessing a bar fight in Portland based on racial discrimination." "Haley and I wanted a silhouette for simplicity to complement the song," says director Evan James Atwood. "Shooting it surrounded by these plants, the palo santo, and the energy, it came together naturally in one take. We both loved how we tapped into the heart of the song itself — capturing the emotion so strongly."

Seeing Haley Heynderickx live has been likened to "unknowingly see[ing] Jeff Buckley or Elliott Smith" while Stereogum's Tom Breihan praised Heynderickx and her debut album I Need To Sart A Garden saying, "Heynderickx is the sort of virtuoso who puts her gifts toward making richer, more intricate, more deeply felt music". Pitchfork's Olivia Horn in her review wrote that Heynderickx "turns her incisive gaze inward, writing from the feelings in her heart and the visions in her head." NPR Music wrote that her "voice can embody nervy intensity, caustic strangeness or cooing beauty" while Uncut Magazine mentioned that she "evokes the lyrical nature writing of Nick Drake or Vashti Bunyan" and Bandcamp's J. Edward Keyes included the album in their Best of Winter 2018writing, "Heynderickx has built an album that is both profound and profoundly moving, an album that holds nothing back and invites the listener to do the same."

"Heynderickx is the sort of virtuoso who puts her gifts toward making richer, more intricate, more deeply felt music" - Stereogum
 
"[Heynderickx is] already an utterly distinct and wonderfully nervy, idiosyncratic presence"
NPR Music
 
"Haley Heynderickx may not have a garden just yet, but if beauty can cure uncertainty, this album should be enough for now" - Pitchfork
 
"Every once in a while, amid the swirling chaos of the music world, a song comes along that stops time" - Gold Flake Paint
 
"Untitled God Song" is an "extraordinary catalog of personal metaphors for the divine"
The New York Times
 
I Need To Start A Garden [is] one of the most intriguing and immersive debuts of this year"
Stereogum
 
“Haley Heynderickx has quickly established herself as one of music’s most captivating new voices"
Paste Magazine
 
“Heynderickx is a remarkable guitarist, and there's as much intrepid fretwork as there is impressive lyricism on I Need to Start a Garden” - No Depression
 
"I Need to Start a Garden is as fully-formed a debut album as they come." - Bandcamp
 
"Heynderickx’s voice is a wonderful warble, and she wields it with the practiced skill of a veteran singer" - Uproxx

 

Since the release of her first single, “Oom Sha La La", in the fall of 2017 Heynderickx has been making waves, garnering best of and most anticipated lists from UproxxBIRPNBHAPClunk MagazineVarious Small Flames and The Bluegrass Situation while also receiving a coveted spot on NPR’s ‘Slingshot’ program. In their best tracks of 2017 OPB Music called “Oom Sha La La” “easily one of the year’s most striking songs” while Uproxx predicted, rightly, that “though this may not be a name that rings a bell at the end of 2017, it’s going to be one of those ones that you’ll hear everywhere in 2018.” Heynderickx's "I Need to Start a Garden" was reviewed by Pitchfork, Q Magazine, DIY MagazineThe SkinnyUnder The RadarBrooklyn VeganExclaim!PasteKEXPNoiseyUproxxLe DevoirGIGsoupThe Phildelphia InquirerKEXPBuzzbandsLAHighway QueensOld RookieThe RevuePopMattersMusicOhmNo Depression and more.

Stereogum called Haley Heynderickx an Artist To Watch alongside an interview with Stephen Deusner who called "Untitled God Song" a "deeply contemplative, occasionally hilarious, spiritually provocative meditation into the nature of the Woman Upstairs." Deusner goes on to praise Heynderickx's songwriting saying, "Heynderickx doesn’t write songs to present answers or offer confessions. She writes instead to pose puzzling questions: about herself, about her world, about God and reincarnated bugs and someone named Jo. That approach has made her one of the most promising artists to come out of Portland in the last few years, and it makes I Need To Start A Garden one of the most intriguing and immersive debuts of this young year."

Heynderickx's second single, the almost 8-minute epic "Worth It", was picked up by MTV's TRL, the New York Times had a track review by Jon Pareles and Simon Vozick-Levinson recommended her first ever, sold out, New York show while AdHocBrooklyn VeganThe 405Under The RadarWhat Youth and Line of Best Fit all lauded the single. The song was also the most discussed on HypeMachine the week of release.

Heynderickx uses her songwriting as therapy, a sort of mandorla to bridge the gap between -- whether it be between her mixed Filipino and American roots, or the dichotomy of her soft spoken nature and her vocal power. I Need to Start a Garden is full of pure bursts of humanity, in all their beauty and all their rawness, documenting anxiety, pain and conversely healing, community and creation. I Need to Start a Garden, will be released March 2nd, 2018 via Mama Bird Recording Co.

Mama Bird Recording Co. is a Portland, Ore. based record label committed to exceptional songcraft. Founded in 2011, their catalog includes acclaimed albums from Courtney Marie Andrews, Saintseneca, Barna Howard, Myriam Gendron and Vikesh Kapoor, among others. 

I Need to Start a Garden Track Listing:

1. No Face
2. The Bug Collector
3. Jo
4. Worth It
5. Show You a Body
6. Untitled God Song
7. Oom Sha La La
8. Drinking Song


Haley Heynderickx's 

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Happy Hour w/ A Purpose: @kennydeshields Wed. 5/30 From 5-8 pm @meetanew Rooftop



Great music, food, vibes, and causes. The perfect way to unwind after work Wednesday evening, May 30, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm on the ANEW Rooftop.



Live music by Kenny DeShields, plates from Fifth Wheel Catering, special cocktails by Major Brands. Meet with representatives from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern MissouriNorth Newstead AssociationDream Builders 4 Equity, and Junior League of St. Louis. Here is the Facebook Event Page.

#Carnaval2018: @mkngmvs @mariachinyc @AlexCuba @hobocanemusic + More Sat. 6/9 @Knuckleheadskc



On Saturday, June 9th Carnaval 2018 will be taking place at Knucklehead's Saloon in Kansas City, Missouri. It brings together national, local and youth performers to celebrate the city's diverse arts community. This is a family-friendly event featuring street performers, food trucks, artist's alley, local vendors, face-painting, drum safari and more. Visit HERE for the event details on Facebook.
The concert goes from 6:00 pm to midnight featuring performances by Making Movies, Mariachi Flor De Toloache, Alex Cuba, Hobo Cane, Parranderos Latin Combo, Mandy B., Grupo Atotonilco, Panamanian FolkloricoDrum Safari and Latino Writers Collective.

On March 28th of 2018 Making Movies experienced such a tremendous honor, not only did the mayor of Kansas City, Missouri invite them to perform at his state of the city address, but he embraced their pro-immigrant message; and the band presented him with a "We Are All Immigrants" hoodie at the conclusion of his speech. Kansas City is a part of the group's DNA; she allowed them to grow up before their eyes, to experiment, to learn by their victories and mistakes, and create Making Movies and for that the band is grateful.

This is a journey that started seven years ago, with the help of the Mattie Rhodes Center, Making Movies launched a music camp for inner city kids. That camp is now transforming into a year-round program for young songwriters under the direction of their very own non profit, Art As Mentorship. Four years ago they hosted their first ever Making Movies Carnaval, a block party to celebrate the kids who they worked with at the camp, and recently, that event has evolved into a music festival!  Making Movies are so excited to announce that the fourth annual Making Movies Carnaval will be June 9th at Knuckleheads!  Supporting Carnaval is the best way to help them grow their community. Purchase Your Tickets HERE.

Carnaval continues to bring great acts to Kansas City, artists that they've met along the way, many of whom have not had the opportunity to perform in their hometown.  This year they have Latin Grammy Winners, Maricahi Flor de Toloache and Alex Cuba with a slew of other amazing bands.  The day long, all ages festival is the central fundraiser for their newly launched non profit, Art As Mentorship

Making Movies Carnaval will also rap up the first ever Carnaval Tour, a 22 city tour with Alex Cuba and Las Cafeteras that takes this Carnaval spirit throughout the nation.  One show at a time they are redefining folk in North America– highlighting the rich, but often overlooked, folk music of Latin America and the artists who are bringing it into the future. From Los Angeles to Cuba, Panama to New Orleans, Carnaval is a moment to let loose and express the resilience of the human spirit. It is an open and inclusive environment, a place where tradition and rebellion coexist. If you have any folks in these other twenty one cities, please send them their way.  



Far From Home: @AnimalYearsBand @WeAreWarm Sat. 6/9 @AtomicCowboySTL + @bootlegstl



On Saturday, June 9th Animal Years will be in St. Louis, Missouri with spport by  We Are Warm at Atomic Cowboy Pavilion and The Bootleg. The show goes from 8:00 pm to 12:00 am. Visit HERE for the event details on Facebook. View Animal Years' recent video, "​​Friends" and here is them performing "Meet Me" on ​​CBS This Morning​, for a taste of their live sound​. They're also amazing acoustic, here's "Sun Will Rise" on Good Day NY. Check out the artists online below.

- Animal Years: (Brooklyn, NY)

Genre: Roots-Rock, Americana

https://www.animalyearsmusic.com

https://www.facebook.com/AnimalYears

- We Are Warm: (Saint Louis, Missouri)

Genre: Psych-Folk, Indie, Experimental, Folk Rock

https://www.wearewarmmusic.com

https://www.facebook.com/WeAreWarm

#DumbFest6: June 8th, 9th, 10th @bxscafe @SkankSkates @OldStateCapIL + More! 20 Song Sampler CD Available @dumb_records Now



The sixth annual Dumb Fest happens June 8th, 9th and 10th in Southtown of Springfield, Illinois this year. It focuses on D.I.Y.punk  and hardcore of Central Illinois, the Midwest, and surrounding areas. It is set to begin at 5:00 pm on Friday, June 8th and to end at 10:00 pm on Sunday, June 10th. The lineup and locations are posted below. Also, Dumb Records has a sampler CD you can pick up featuring 20 of the artists scheduled to perform.


11PM (AFTER MAIN SHOW) @ GLUE SURFER’S TUBE | $3

SMALL MAN (International)
REDUCED TO INSTINCT (Bloomington, IL)
CUERPO PODRIDO (Chicago)


10:30PM | $5 @ MS. D’S KITCHEN

ACCELA (Chicago, IL)
IT’S ME ROSS (Columbia, MO)
HOTLINE TNT (St. Louis/Minneapolis)
UNTITLED HARDCORE BAND (Champaign, IL)




FACEBOOK EVENT
ONLINE TICKETS
(tickets also available at Dumb Records)



Dumb Fest #6 has released a finalized poster, and lineup, as well as a link to pre-order tickets. Check out that poster art above, done by Brian Galecki. There will be printed versions, possibly to those who pre-order tickets, possibly screen prints?

Check out a list of the finalized lineup with links to hear all of the bands right here on our Dumb Fest 6 page. There are once again 50 bands playing this year, this time coming from 16 different states.

You can find tickets to pre-order online right here. They will also be available at Dumb Records during store hours (noon - 8pm every day) hopefully starting tomorrow if everything goes as planned.

Find a facebook event for Dumb Fest 6 right here. These are exciting times for fans of original music in Springfield, Illinois.