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Tonight at Black Sheep: Old Fox Road, Lavender, Vonne, Gadget, Spooky Poo

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The weather outside is very frightful. We are supposed to be having our one show of the weekend tonight at Black Sheep – and it’s an “Ugly Christmas Sweater Show!” Fingers crossed on the roads not being too bad tonight and this thing not being canceled! We’ll be sure to let you know on our pages if it is canceled. But for now let’s plan on it happening and come out and bring a sweater! Five bands all from the area bringing you that holiday cheer. For this show we have Vonne– the chill pop band perfect for this time of year. We also have Lavender featuring Kyle Noonan- one of the ones busy heading up the new Southtown Sound project. Before that is the Central-Illinois based electric folk punk band Old Fox Road. Check out some of their music streaming below. We also have our close Decatur friends rolling through in the bands Spooky Poo and Gadget. Should be a good time!

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is just $5. Check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at everything coming up at Black Sheep in the next few weeks.

Today on Black Sheep Radio: The Dandelion Pickers, Emma Wilson

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It’s Friday so today from 4:00 to 6:00 pm as always we have another exciting episode of The Black Sheep Radio Show! This week there are once again multiple guests fit into our two hour time slot to make for a great episode. There are no shows at Black Sheep tonight, but there IS the “Christmas Explosion” going on at The Radon Lounge. To represent that we have The Dandelion Pickers (pictured above) coming in to the studio to talk about what to expect at The Radon tonight, and we might even have them attempt to play a song or two live for us in the studio. Our second guest is local poet Emma Wilson. Emma is one of the creative minds behind season 2 of The Studio Show which is also gearing up for a season finale within this next week. We will get to talk to Emma about that and some other things.

Check out our show from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on WQNA 88.3 FM. Stream it live online the same time at wqna.net. Also head over to our radio page for a look at some downloadable episodes of the past.

January 3rd at Black Sheep: GUSH (Last Show), Acrylics, Fussy, Pryss, Livin’ Thing

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It’s time for us to announce the first show of the year happening at Black Sheep, and it looks like it’s going to be smokin’ hot happening on Tuesday, January 3rd. This show will be the first for 2017, but will also unfortunately be the last for local hardcore band GUSH. See them perform one final time. For this show we have touring punk bands Acrylics and Fussy coming all the way from Santa Rosa, California. You can find some of Acrylics music streaming on the player below. This show will also feature the heavy hitting Springfield punk band Pryss. Opening things up we have the over the top rock band Livin’ Thing. Both Livin’ Thing and Pryss will be close to turning one whole year old.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and cost $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 this winter at Black Sheep.

Dumb Records at White Oaks Mall on Monday, December 19th

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What do you know! It looks like Dumb Records will be making a return to the mall this holiday season for one day only as a pop up show on Monday, December 19th. Last year was Dumb’s first time setting up in the mall and we had a fun time with Santa (record of the night photo shown above). This year Dumb Records will have a very similar set up in the lower level of the mall next to Santa and near the carousel. You can find the pop up shop there the full day – the mall is open then from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm. Come do some holiday shopping if you so wish. The setup will likely include vinyl, gift cards, and we will also be spinning records on a player provided by Sundown One who sells higher end audio equipment and more on 4685 Wabash Avenue.

Dumb’s regular location of 1107 South Grand will be closed this day, but is still open every other day noon to 8:00 pm.

December 16th at The Radon Lounge: Christmas Explosion Featuring Timbre

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Our friends over at Springfield house venue The Radon Lounge are once again throwing their big annual “Christmas Explosion” and this time we don’t have anything planned that night at Black Sheep so we can all make it out. The Christmas Explosion this year is this upcoming Friday the 16th and it will also be a celebration of five years of The Radon Lounge putting on shows in Springfield. We have our Ugly Christmas Sweater show happening the next day on the 17th and the Black Sheep Holiday Show happening the following week on Friday the 23rd. The lineup for The Radon Lounge’s Christmas Explosion this year features Timbre – the Harpist from Nashville returning to The Radon Lounge. Check out some of her music streaming on the player below. Also on this show is the shoegaze act from Lincoln, Illinois also familiar to the Radon – Hushpad. Also is the folk duo The Dandelion Pickers. We have also be told that the Springfield “Uketopians” will be closing out the night with some Christmas Ukulele tunes.

With this show being at The Radon Lounge, you can also expect some food and hot chocolate and arcade games of some sort. Things kick off over there at 6:00 pm and admission is $5. If you don’t know where the Radon Lounge is you can inquire on their website. Also find a facebook event for this one right here. Check out our Springfield shows page for a look at more shows outside of Black Sheep.

Videos: Animals With Human Names at Black Sheep 12-2-16

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Today we bring you a brand new video of a new hip hop project called “Animals With Human Names” performing live at Black Sheep about a week ago. This was part of our $1 show at Black Sheep which was a great success. Below you can find a video of AWHN performing the track “Superhuman.” For the full new Animals With Human names First Tape, head over to the bandcamp page right here.

For more videos and photos taken at Black Sheep over the years, head over to our vids/pics page. More info on the next Animals With Human Names show coming very soon!

Help Us List Springfield Releases of 2016!

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The end of the year 2016 is finally coming, which means you can expect an announcement for New Years plans from us soon, and we are also starting to get together our 2016 local music year-end poll. It certainly has been a great year in Springfield music, and we are very excited to what the future may bring with the introduction of Southtown Sound early next year. This will be the fifth year conducting the poll on our site! Check out results for 2015’s releases here, songs here, and shows here. This year the poll is going to be structured the same – we will be highlighting ten of your favorite local releases, songs, and shows that happened in the year 2016. But first we need some help to make sure we aren’t forgetting any releases that came out this year! Below is a list we have come up with of everything local to Springfield that was released this year. If you know of anything not on this list, comment below or email us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com! The actual voting for the poll will begin very soon and our best of’s will be featured on our site the last few days of the year.

Animals With Human Names – The First Tape
Austin Connelly – I’m Sorry
Caterpillar Club – Theosis
Epsom – Serf’s Up, Hose Down
Eric Marvel – Spaces EP
Diaper Rash / Gnargoyle – Shitty Splitty
Dog of Panic – …Of All Ambition
Fill In The Blank – I Heart Mom
Fuck///\\\\Mountain – The I Love You Project
Good Times & Company – Different Things
GUSH – Unreleased Stuff
Hospital Job / Capitalist Kids – Split 7″
Livin’ Thing – It’s A Livin’ Thing
The Nine Elevens – Never Forget Us
Moondead – Moondead
Our Lady – Lure
Our Lady – Unreleased / Unrefined
Pretend I’m Not There – Transient
Pryss – I Fear No Man
Rustocrat – Chromatose
Sammy & The Punk – Abducted Alien
Say Something – Black Coffee Black Hearts
Set Fire To Salem – 2016 Demo
Shark Week – Demonstrations
Starlorde – Starlorde
Stereo Static – The Neat EP
The Suction Cups – The Lost Tapes
The Suction Cups – Do They Walk Among Us?
Synzu – Synzu
Xtortion Tha Don – Smoke In The City

Another little project we have been working on over the years and refining recently is listing off every Springfield release EVER in it’s history. We have a page on our forum going for this right here, where we have close to 215 releases listed off currently. We could also use some help listing off releases from any year!

Today at Dumb Records + HISO + Black Sheep: “Midwest Industry Insiders Conference”

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We have an event mixing things up happening throughout the day today at Dumb Records, HISO Music Studio, and also Black Sheep. This is being called the “Midwest Industry Insiders Conference” being put together by 217hiphop and the Kick-It-Coalition. We are excited to be working with all of those different groups on this event, geared more towards those interested in an inside look at the entertainment industry from a hip hop and R&B standpoint. The conference is going to be an all day thing with different events taking place at the different locations. Let’s take a look at what’s planned:

2:00 – 4:00 pm inside Dumb Records:
A panel discussion with some of the Midwest’s foremost authorities on entertainment business with topics such as, the pros and cons of major label record deals, how to fund a national tour, and how to properly own and distribute your music.

4:00 – 6:00 pm inside HISO Studios:
A listening and writing session with Gold Selling songwriters and recording artists, Da Twin Towerz who are responsible for co-writing Drake and Rihanna‘s hit single “Too Good”, plus have written for or collaborated with such artists as R. Kelly, Katy Perry, and French Montana, The session will include live feedback on local artist music as well as a chance to write and produce a new music.

7:00 – 10:00 pm at Black Sheep:
An artist showcase where fans and artists will catch a live performance from Da Twin Towerz plus performances from Trap Republic Records artists. Those artists who sign-up will perform a 6 minute set in front of our special guest judges or a chance to walk away with promotinal packages and an up to $500 cash prize! (Showcase slots are limited)

Wow, that’s a pretty packed day! Check out a facebook event with more info on how you can get involved right here. Looks like all of these events are open to the public. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep and Dumb Records this winter.

Today on Black Sheep Radio: Johari Osayi (Poetry at William Vans), Elizabeth Buchta (Lincoln Library)

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Today is Friday which means that another episode of The Black Sheep Radio Show will be airing. It’s also a rare Friday without any shows going on at Black Sheep! Today on the show we have not one but TWO great guests lined up. The first guest of the show is going to be new communications manager from the Lincoln Library downtown – Elizabeth Buchta. Elizabeth will be talking to us about new music events being put on inside the library as well as SAME FEST celebrating ethnic diversity in Springfield happening there in late January. Our second guest is Johari Osayi who helped us put together our successful “Resilience” event at Black Sheep this past weekend, and who is also involved in putting together poetry and story telling nights recently at William Vans coffee shop.

Tune in from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm to hear this week’s episode! Also stream on wqna.net. Of course we will be playing all of your favorite local tunes as well as music from bands coming to town. Check out our radio page for a few episodes from the past that you can download.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Vonne, Joyboy, Bite, GRINN

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Whoops! There is a show going on at Black Sheep tonight and sorry we are a little late on letting you all know! The show tonight features four bands. One of them is touring from Alabama, and that is Joyboy from Birmingham. Check out their music streaming on the player below. This will be a good mixed genre show as we have Vonne also on the bill playing their feel good pop music. Up before that is a brand new Bloomington/Normal project called BITE, and opening things up looks like we have the mean and nasty angry hardcore band GRINN from Springfield.

All of this kicks off tonight at 7:00 pm. Don’t let the cold weather deter you from going, things will be cozy warm inside of Black Sheep! Admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page where you can see what else is coming up at Black Sheep in the coming weeks.