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Dumb Fe5t Official Band Schedule

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Here we are today with the official band schedule for Dumb Fest 5! Could you believe it, there are a total of 51 bands on that fest and 56 if you include the *unofficial* aftershow at Bar None, from a total of 15 different states and one band from Canada. This schedule will be printed out and will be made available at the fest for all of the festival goers.

In addition to the schedule being released, today is also your last day to pick up a 3-day festival pass for a discounted rate of $25 if you haven’t already. You can pick up a pass inside Dumb Records (store hours are noon – 8:00 pm) or online right here. After that, you will still be able to pay at the door for all shows.

Find a facebook event for Dumb Fe5t right here, also check out our Dumb Fe5t page on our site for links to all of the bands playing. See you this weekend!

Saturday Dumb Fe5t Early Show at Southtown Sound: Undesirable People, Bogues

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Here we are just a few days before Dumb Fe5t and we are just adding more bands and adding more shows to the big weekend left and right! How about that. The new recording studio on our block – Southtown Sound will be active all during the fest recording some bands to release as a compilation. They also want to be open to the public at some point during the fest so anyone from out of town has the opportunity to check out the new space. So, early on day 2 of Dumb Fe5t (Saturday, June 10th) the studio will be hosting two bands – Undesirable People from Detroit, Michigan and Bogues from Nashville, Tennessee. Undesirable People will also be performing at the unofficial aftershow at Bar None later that night (the only band playing two sets during the fest). Check out their music streaming on the player below.

Again, this will start at 11:00 am over in Southtown Sound behind Black Sheep and Dumb Records. The event is free! You don’t need a Dumb Fest pass to get up to the studio. Find a facebook event for all of Dumb Fe5t right here. And check out our Dumb Fest 5 page right here.

Unofficial Dumb Fest Day 2 Aftershow at Bar None

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Could you believe it, Dumb Fe5t is kicking off in just than three days this upcoming weekend in Springfield. Today we are announcing that we are once again working with Bar None downtown to bring you an *unofficial* aftershow for the fest at their spot at 245 South 5th Street. This one is going to start promptly right at 10:00 pm Saturday night. Admission is $5 and this one is restricted to those ages 21 and up. Here is what we have for a lineup:

LIVID (Kenosha, WI)
CRUELSTER (Cleveland, OH)
DREATH VALLEY (Northwest IN)
LAW OF THE NIGHT (Denver, CO)
UNDESIRABLE PEOPLE (Detroit, MI)
ANIMALS WITH HUMAN NAMES (Springfield)

You might want to check out that show Saturday night after the main gig gets over at Black Sheep and Skank Skates if you want to hear about any other official/unofficial aftershows happening that night. Check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our Dumb Fest 5 page for a better breakdown of the whole fest.

The official schedule for all of the official Dumb Fest bands with set times will be up on our site tomorrow morning!

Mikey Hash: Ugly EP

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C_0Sh7zUMAAMMDR.jpgToday we bring you new music coming from Springfield/California hip hop artist Mikey Hash. Just recently Mikey came out with Ugly EP – a new five song release which you can find streaming on the player below. The release was also recently featured on Senclaire.com. Mikey doesn’t currently have any shows lined up at Black Sheep.

Check out our Springfield Album Archive for a look at all of the local releases that have come out this year so far.

June 17 at Black Sheep: Moment 44, Stereo Static, Blind Social

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Here’s another show announcement for one that’s taking place at Black Sheep later this month and not too long after Dumb Fest – on Saturday, June 17th we actually have the first Black Sheep show hosted by local promotion company responsible for a lot of downtown festivals Bedrock 66 Live! For this show we have the band Moment 44 (pictured above) coming from Fairfield, Ohio. You can check out some of their music streaming on the player below. They will be joined by a couple of local acts familiar to the Black Sheep stage including the rock group Stereo Static. Then opening things up we have the three piece jam group Blind Social.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a list of other shows coming up at Black Sheep this summer.

Dumb Fe5t One Week Away! (Special Edition of The Black Sheep Radio Show Today)

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Yes we can hardly believe it and don’t really know what to do with ourselves right now but Dumb Fest 5 is kicking off one week from today!! Yikes!

The lineup and schedule for Dumb Fest is shown on our Dumb Fest 5 page on our site. Go check it out and listen to some of those bands! 3 day passes are still on sale now until 11:59 this Wednesday for $25 for all three days of the fest. Buy those in advance online right here or in Dumb Records during store hours. Tickets will also be available still for individual shows the day of the fest. Find a facebook event for Dumb Fest right here.

We will also be airing another special all-Dumb Fest band edition of The Black Sheep Radio Show today on 88.3 WQNA fm. Tune in on your radio dial from 4:00 to 6:00 pm or online at wqna.net!

We’ll have one more update on our site between now and the fest with a detailed schedule of set times for each of the bands.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Wildhoney, Stick People, Gadget, Kate Ridge

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We do have a show going on tonight at Black Sheep and it’s the last show before Dumb Fest 5 kicks off in one week! Tonight’s show is going to be nothing short of a great one too- we have the band Wildhoney coming from Baltimore, Maryland. This show will also feature “Stick People” performing their first show at Black Sheep since their name change from “Stems.” The band has also been hard at work recently up in Southtown Sound, but we are still waiting on those hot new tracks to be released! Before that is Decatur-based pop punk band Gadget. Then we have had a slight change to the lineup since the show was first announced and from the flier – now opening the show is Kate Ridge (instead of Lorin).

This show will start right at 7:00 pm and admission is $7. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at everything coming up at Black Sheep this summer.

June 16th at Black Sheep: Freddie Old Soul, Nefarious Cloud, Dooblavey, Swamp, Kabass

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What’s up! Here is some fresh content coming at you tonight in the form of another show announcement, presented by Coosh*t clothing, the hottest local clothing label with the most style. This show features some local hip hop, techno, dubstep, and more. We got “Freddie Old Soul” on the top of the list known as “The Queen of Cooshit” herself. Stream one of Freddie’s hot tracks on the player embedded below. Up before that we have the one and only Nefarious Cloud– the artist behind Cooshit himself. Then the show actually has an out of town hip hop artist – and that is Dooblavey from Chicago bringing some excellence. We have another Cooshit artist “Swamp” on board. Then from the Dubstep/EDM scene in town performing this show is “Kabass” who we also saw at Black Sheep earlier this spring. Looks like the show will also feature some special guests- Nighthawk and Blakk Rose.

This show will be starting at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for this show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page where you can find a list of other events coming up in Southtown this summer.

FOOD & MONEY and BACKWARDS DAY Reuniting for one show at Black Sheep July 1st

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HOLY SMOKES WE CAN NOT BELIEVE WHAT IS HAPPENING, TWO ABSOLUTE SPRINGFIELD MIRACLES OF LOCAL MUSIC HISTORY COMING TOGETHER FOR ONE NIGHT AT BLACK SHEEP THIS SUMMER! That is RIGHT, on Saturday, July 1st of this year (2017) two Springfield bands that have not performed in decades will be reuniting on the Black Sheep stage. This includes the new wave / early punk band FOOD & MONEY and also the alternative rock band BACKWARDS DAY.

Food & Money were active in Springfield from 1979 to 1988 – just three years but ended up with a catalogue of over 60 songs when they were finished. Some of those songs were recorded but never saw the light of day- and are actually being released for the first time ever on vinyl this summer! Check out a video of Food & Money performing on a St. Louis TV station in 1980 right here. Also stream one of the songs on the upcoming LP Food & Money: 1979-1982 below. The other band reuniting was mainly active around a decade after Food & Money, and that is Backwards Day – featuring Scott Faingold on vocals, currently of Epsom, Illinois Times, etc. Backwards Day was active from 1988-1994. Scott also wrote a book about his experiences in the band and local music called “Kennel Cough,” published in 1999.

In addition to those two bands, we also have current Springfield punk bands Livin’ Thing and Spell Breaker performing at this show. Spell Breaker features Scott Faingold’s son Noah Faingold on guitar.

This show will start at 7:00 pm. Admission is going to be $8.00 in advance and $10.00 at the door. Find a link to advance tickets online right here, and they will also be available soon inside Dumb Records. Find a facebook event for this incredible show right here. Also check our shows page for a look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep this summer.

Dumb Fe5t 2 Weeks Away, Call For Volunteers!

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Oh dear!! Dumb Fest 5 is only two weeks away at this point and we need your help! We are desperately seeking volunteers to help out running the festival in two weeks and making sure everything goes smooth. We will be holding a meeting tomorrow inside Dumb Records at 7:00 pm to do some volunteer planning for the fest. Anyone and everyone who would like to help out with the fest is welcome to come out! We will be looking for help running sound and the stages, parking, door, and working the record store among other things.

Aside from the meeting, if you are unable to make it tomorrow and would like to help in some way you can reach out to us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com. We are also in desperate need of extra housing for bands on Friday and Saturday nights of the fest!! If there is any way you can house bands for either of those nights, please reach out to us!

Check out the Dumb Fest 5 page for the full lineup of bands, when and where the shows are happening, and ticket info.