February 18th at Black Sheep: Sidelined, Crowns, Stems, Low Weather, Pretend I’m Not There, Mystery

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Staying on top of things in the new year! Today we have a show announcement for a show that’s happening next month in February! This one is on Saturday, February 18th. It features six whole bands (dang that’s too many bands for one show). We have returning champs from Indiana, Sidelined playing this show. They have played Black Sheep a good number of times in many years past. Then the main touring act on this gig (we think) is Crowns from Nashville, Tennessee. You can check out some of their music streaming on the player below. We also have the grungy as ever three piece from Taylorville, Illinois on this show- Stems. And a FOURth band from outside of Springfield “Low Weather” is playing. They are coming all the way from Seattle, Washington (wow that’s a lot of music from all over the place). The local acts on this bill are solo project Pretend I’m Not There, and other solo project Mystery (maybe the shortened version of Mystery Gift)?

This show will start at 6:30 pm and admission is $8. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at everything else coming up in 2017 at Black Sheep.

Today on Black Sheep Radio: Best of 2016 Edition

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There is a special episode of The Black Sheep Radio Show lined up for you all today! That is our annual Best-Of edition of the show where we will be playing your favorite picks from the best songs, albums, and shows as voted for on this site. You can expect mostly all local tunes this episode from the past year. Did you also know that The Black Sheep Radio Show turns four years old today? Congratulations! Thanks to all of our hosts- Robbie Kording, then Brandon Canres, and Brian Galecki along the way. Also shoutout to co-hosts and engineers Greg Harvey and Mike Tirehaus.

The Black Sheep Radio Show airs today and every Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm. You can stream it then and also online during the same time at wqna.net. Check out our radio page for a list of a few downloadable episodes of the past.

January 27th at Black Sheep: Ambient/Acoustic Night

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What is this we have going on at Black Sheep on Friday, January 27th? Why is there ketchup and mustard all over this flier? What does it even say? We are not entirely sure about most of those things. But we do know that “Seatbelt Jack,” mastermind behind Pretend I’m Not There is setting up this ambient/acoustic show at Black Sheep that night. Looks like we have a long list of solo performers lined up for this night, we’re just going to have to list them off here in festival-style format:

Pretend I’m Not There
Timothy Donavan Russell
Eric Stanley (Euriah)
Everette (Spooky Poo)
Mario Cannamela
Kenyon Deshasier
Vincent Sebastian
Concern for the Cause

As you can see we have quite the list of solo performers coming from different bands such as Euriah based out of Champaign, Spooky Poo from Decatur, and more. This whole lineup is going to start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for this one right here. Check out some of Timothy Donavan Russell’s music streaming on the player below. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at all of the shows we have coming up at Black Sheep in this year of 2017.

Videos: Acrylics at Black Sheep 1-3-17

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Today we bring you some hot video footage of the first Black Sheep show of 2017 which just happened two days ago. The video we have for you today is a song from California’s ACRYLICS set, and it is a banger. Check out that video below. There will also likely be a video of the full set up on the Macomb Events Youtube Channel once our good friend Gordon Chang is finished uploading and editing. The show also featured Fussy from California, and was also the last show for Springfield band GUSH.

Check out any of our 100+ videos from over the years at Black Sheep on our pics/vids page.

Southtown Sound Reaches Goal In Last Two Days of Campaign Remaining

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With their ongoing kickstarter campaign scheduled to end in just two days on Janauary 6th, the new studio project coming to Southtown- Southtown Sound reached their $8,000 launch goal today. From the new studio’s kickstarter page:

We did it. We really did it. It feels like only yesterday when we were anxiously prepping this, totally unsure whether or not we could make this happen, but we did and it is all thanks to you. Everyone who has shared this campaign, contributed financially, or helped us out along the way; thank you so so very much. We will do our best to make you all proud of the work we hope to do here.

With that said, there has been some noticeable radio silence from our end (due to Kyle starting a new job, and a lot of busy schedules), so we would like to take this time to announce a few updates.

As far as construction goes, we have made a lot of progress! Thanks to Mario’s dad Jim, we have managed to hang a majority of the new insulation and drywall, and hope to have the rest up in the next week or two. Once the walls are up, sanded, and painted, we will be able to put in the new flooring which will be followed finally moving in equipment and furniture! We initially underestimated the project’s needs and ended up finding a lot of problems that we had to deal with, so we will be pushing back our opening a few weeks. Once we have a date finalized, we will be reaching out to our Kickstarter artists to solidify some time!

For other donors, we are waiting on the T-shirt design to come through, but we are hoping to have everything at least ready to be printed by the end of the month, and shipping will be followed shortly after. Keep an eye on your email so we can get your shirt sizes and mailing addresses!

Once again, we would just like to extend our sincerest gratitude to you all. We feel incredibly blessed with the outpour of support and love this project has recieved, it’s frankly hard to put into words. We love you all very much, and are looking forward to making 2017 a year to remember!

The kickstarter campaign will remain ongoing as the Studio has mapped out what excess funds can be used for in great detail as part of their kickstarter. Bands or musicians may also still want to donate in the few remaining days so they can guarantee recording time or utilize some of the kickstarter incentives. To donate and see the progress made on the kickstarter campaign, go here. We will be sure to keep you all updated with progress on the new studio in the coming weeks of this new year.

January 17th at Black Sheep: Pryss, Drool, Lincoln’s Tomb

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Great first show of the year last night everybody! Let’s keep the momentum going in 2017! Here is another show announcement for a short and sweet show happening later this month on Tuesday, January 17th. It features a good mix of three acts, two local and one from out of town. At the top of the lineup we have Springfield premier and pristine slam band, Pryss. Then for the touring act on the bill we have an experimental indie two-piece from Chicago called Drool. You can stream some of their music on the player below. Opening things up is a performance by the continuing band lotto group, “Lincoln’s Tomb.”

This show will be starting at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up in 2017.

Videos: Dot Otis at Dumb Records 12-3-16

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Today we bring you a video of one of the performances we had for the last show that was held inside Dumb Records exactly one month ago from today. The band was Doc Otis on tour from St. Louis, stopping by to play a few tunes in the store. We caught video of the band performing the classic tune “Summertime” which you can find on the player below.

Also check out any of our 100+ videos shot over the years mostly at Black Sheep on our vids/pics page. The next show happening inside Dumb Records happens to be the Dumb Records 3 Year Anniversary show happening one week from tomorrow on Wednesday, January 11th.

New Arrivals This Week at Dumb Records

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It’s time to kick things off in the new year hard for Dumb Records (1107 South Grand Ave E) and staying on top of new arrivals coming into the store! As you also may know, just one week from tomorrow on Wednesday, January 11th is the store’s 3-year anniversary. To celebrate we will be giving a free record to anyone who walks through the door, and also hosting a free show at 7:00 pm that night. More info on all of that right here. It’s been a minute since we’ve had a list of new arrivals in the store! Below you can find a list of what’s new this week, and before that we will get into the store’s hours for the week:

Tuesday (show): noon – 9:00 pm
Wednesday: noon – 8:00 pm
Thursday: noon – 8:00 pm
Friday: noon – 8:00 pm
Saturday (show): 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Monday: noon – 8:00 pm

New LPs
Frankie and The Witch Fingers – Heavy Roller

Used LPs
A Boy Named Charlie Brown – Selections From The Soundtrack
Arthur Fiedler / Boston Pops – Fabulous Broadway
Bob Dylan – Blonde on Blonde
Bob Dylan – Dylan
Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan – Nashville Skyline
Bob Dylan – Self Portrait
Bobby Sherman – Here Comes Bobby
Boots Randolph – With The Knightsbridge Strings & Voices
Bread – The Sound of Bread: Their 16 Finest Songs
Burlesque – Uncensored
The Charlie Daniels Band – A Decade of Hits
The Charlie Daniels Band – Feels So Right
The Charlie Daniels Band – Nightrider
Dean Martin – Somewhere There’s A Someone
Dennis & Heidi – In England
Electric Light Orchestra – Face The Music
Guy Lombardo – A Legendary Performer
Imperials – Live Facelift
Just Sylvia – Sylvia
Kermit Schafer – The Best of Bloopers
Patty Loveless – Honky Tonk Angel
The Platters – The Golden Hits of The Platters
Ray Conniff – Broadway In Rhythm
Ray Conniff and the Singers – Love Theme From The Godfather
Rick Nelson – The Very Thought Of You
Silver Convention – Silver Convention
Tom Kimmel – 5T01
Upp – This Way Upp
Vandenberg – Vandenberg
Various – At The Hop!
Various – That English Sound
Various – Famous Original Hits by 25 Great Country Music Artists
Various – Rock ‘N Roll Fever Volume II
Various – 30 Dynamite Hits Volume 2
Westside Strutters – Gershwin ‘79

Tonight at Black Sheep: GUSH, Acrylics, Fussy, Pryss, Livin’ Thing

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Here we are in 2017 and the first official Black Sheep show of the year is happening tonight! Tonight we have a couple of bands on tour from California. We also have the very final show of Springfield band GUSH! It will be sad to see them go- let’s come out and show support for the band one final time. The touring acts on this show are the heavy hitting hardcore band Acrylics and the funky groove-punk band Fussy. Check out Fussy’s music on the player streaming below. Also on this bill we have Pryss and Livin’ Thing – both of which made the number one and two spots for your favorite releases in 2016 as voted in our end of the year best of Springfield music poll.

The show tonight starts right at 7:00 pm and admission is $7. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at everything else coming up right now in 2017.

January 7th at Black Sheep: Kickstart, Nagasaki, Stereo Static, The Complaint Line, The Little Death

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It’s time for us to buckle down and stay on top of those show announcements with the new year, and we’ve definitely needed to tell you about this one for a while. We have an all-local show happening here this upcoming Saturday, January 7th! This one is the second Black Sheep show of the new year. For this lineup we have the pop punk project Kickstart who we have not seen in a hot minute headlining the bill. Stream some music from their 2015 release on the player below. We also have a new local favorite punk band called Nagasaki – featuring members of Starlorde and Teen Freak. Before them is the hit alternative rock band who made it on to our list of top ten albums of 2016 for Springfield- Stereo Static. Before them are long time alt-rockers in The Complaint Line who have made our list in years past. Opening things up we have the first brand new Springfield band of 2017 and that is one called “The Little Death” featuring at least one member of Fill In The Blank.

This show will start right at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for that one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep in the new year.