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November 20th at Black Sheep: Livin’ Thing, Bad Example, The Bug, Starlorde

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Calling all true weirdos and freaks, here is a hardcore punk show coming up at Black Sheep on Sunday, November 20th that we can all enjoy! Of course it is very cool for this show we have hardcore guitar explosion band that just won 4th place in The Illinois Times’s best “punk” band, Livin’ Thing. Then we have a couple of out of town bands. This includes Bad Example, touring through from Birmingham, Alabama. Bad Example are actually on the Ooey Gooey Tapes roster and you can stream their demo below. Then we have Chicago favorites The Bug, coming back to play after last being seen nearby Springfield in some sort of barn show during Dumb Fest 4-Ever. Opening things up is the galactic space hardcore band Starlorde, who actually have a new tape coming out for this show!

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event right here. Also check to see what else we have coming up at Black Sheep this fall/winter on our upcoming shows page.

 

Tonight at Bar None: Hobgoblinspookadelic 2016 with NIL8 (Original Lineup), Boon, Livin’ Thing

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Tonight! Happening at Bar None (yes, we know that is a picture of NIL8 inside Black Sheep above), the annual Hobgoblinspookadelic show put on by NIL8. This year is slightly special- this time around NIL8 is featuring their original lineup which includes front man Jeff Williams as standing vocalist instead of vocal/guitar duties. You can catch the band playing mostly material from their first few albums from the 1980’s and early 1990’s for a special set tonight. Stream a live recording from a past Nil8 Hobgob set below. Also on the bill is experimental punk band Boon, and 4th-place Illinois Times finalist band Livin’ Thing.

Tonight doors open up at 8:00 pm over at Bar None and music starts soon after. Admission is $5 and unfortunately this show is ages 21 and up (it’s at a bar, sorry)! Check out a facebook event right here and our Springfield shows page for a look at possibly some other Springfield shows coming up outside of Black Sheep.

 

Tonight at Black Sheep: Our Lady (Final Show), Lume, The Foxery, Estates

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Tonight is going to be a pretty big night for Southtown and The Black Sheep community as we get together for the final show of local band Our Lady. Our Lady has been active since 2009/2010 and has gone through many lineup changes, have been continuously touring the country, and have put out a number of releases throughout the years including three on vinyl. Tonight they will be playing one last final show at Black Sheep. Their final album Lure also just recently came out and you can find that streaming on the player below. The band should have copies of the new album at the show. Also playing this show is a few other bands that Our Lady have toured with in the past. This includes Lume from Chicago who will be playing tonight. It also includes Louisville Kentucky’s The Foxery, who we hear have recently changed their name to “Pleasures of the Flesh.” Starting things off is Estates from Milwaukee, who are no strangers to the Black Sheep stage.

All of this starts at 7:00 pm tonight 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 at Black Sheep this fall/winter.

The Studio Show Season 2 Episodes 2 + 3

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The Studio Show are going at it very hard into their second season and we can hardly keep up with all of the episodes they are cranking out! The first three episodes of the new season have all been back to back to back in one week intervals. We have been told that episode 4 will be a special Halloween-themed episode with a little bit of a longer wait but it is coming very soon.

As you can see pictured above, Episode 2 features Brian Galecki as “The Golacky,” it also features local poet Thea Chesley and Jukebox Casanova as the featured guest band. Episode 3 takes things to a new level and features the mayor of Springfield Jim Langfielder himself and also The Frank Trompeter Quintet for the musical guest. You can find both of those episodes below, also check out The Studio Show’s youtube channel for every video they have done so far including first and second seasons.

Videos: Sonic Avenues at Black Sheep 10-24-16

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Today we are bringing you another live video from a recent set inside Black Sheep. This time it’s from the band Sonic Avenues who came all the way from Montreal to play at Black Sheep this past Monday on their road to play The Fest in Florida. You can check out that video below, they are performing their song “Illusions: The System” off of their new album Diconnector out on Dirtnap Records. Stream the studio recording of the song and find their whole new album right here.

Check out more videos taken over the past ten or so years at Black Sheep on our vids/pics page.

November 19th at The Radon Lounge: Red Sweater Lullaby, Kevin Schlereth, Chris Bernstorf, Keyoung, Brandon Austin

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The Radon Lounge are of course keeping it up with their monthly shows hosted in their basement venue and they have recently announced their plans for November with this show happening on Saturday, November 19th. Yes, this is the same night as the Black Sheep Band Lotto, but we figured it’s important to let you know what’s going on in town so that you can decide where to go and what to do! For this show The Radon has Red Sweater Lullaby returning from Las Vegas, Nevada. You can stream some of that project’s music below, which also performed at The Radon Lounge a couple of years back. Then coming from St. Louis is an acoustic artist, Kevin Schlereth who also played at The Radon Lounge for one of their earlier shows. Up before that is Chris Bernstorf performing some spoken word and Keyoung from Columbus, Ohio. Opening things up looks like a performance by Brandon Austin who has set up a couple of hip hop shows at Black Sheep in the past.

That show at The Radon starts at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can check out a facebook event for that one right here. Check out the Radon Lounge’s website for more info on them as well as where you can find out their secret location. Also check out our Springfield shows page which is sometimes updated with shows going on in town outside of Black Sheep.

Attic Salt: “Hometown” +”Daylight Saving Time”

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Springfield’s newer indie-punk / power pop band Attic Salt have finally debuted their first ever studio recordings earlier this week with two songs: “Hometown” and “Daylight Saving Time.” The band features members of bands Hospital Job, Nephrons, and Say Something and they started performing live around the beginning of this year. You can check out the two new songs streaming on the players below. Also head over to the Attic Salt bandcamp page to download the tracks for free.

Attic Salt doesn’t have any shows lined up in town right now as far as we can tell.

 

Tonight at Black Sheep: Yard Crew / Clean Up

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Oh! It’s been a while since we’ve had the chance to host a yard crew day or night at Black Sheep or around Southtown, and we have one happening tonight! That’s right, starting at 5:30 pm outside of Black Sheep we will be begin picking up trash around the neighborhood, clearing weeds, and going through other various small projects around our spaces. Everyone and anyone is welcome to come help, just remember to maybe bring a pair of work gloves and get ready to get dirty!

Again, yard crew day today starts at 5:30 pm and will possibly go to 8:30 pm or whenever we feel the work is done. Check out a facebook event for yard crew right here if that is your thing. And of course check out our shows page for a complete list of shows and events coming up around Southtown.

New Arrivals This Week at Dumb Records

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It’s another exciting week at Southtown record store Dumb Records (1107 South Grand E Ave). This week there are a number of new releases coming onto the shelves- notably a few things from Lumpy Records and also the second American Football LP from Polyvinyl Records. In addition to that we have a chunk of used LPs and CDs hitting the shelves this week. Don’t forget we also have our first ever open mic inside the record store coming up this Sunday, October 30th. Check out those listed off below, and first let’s take a look at Dumb’s operating hours for the week:

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

New LPs
American Football – Second LP
Angry Gods – The Clearing
Janitor Scum – LP

Used LPs
Al Hirt – Al Hirt Now!
Angel – On Earth As It Is In Heaven
Barbara Mandrell – The Best of
Boston Pops / Arthur Fiedler – Star Dus
Connie Boswell – Sings Irving Berlin
Eddy Olivares – Con Banda
Harry James – The Golden Trumpet of Harry James
Henri Hancini – The Mancini Sound
John Gary – Sings Your All-Time Favorite Songs
The Judds – Rockin’ With The Rhythm
Kathy Roccoli – Heart & Soul
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition – Tell It All Brother
Lawrence Welk – Winchester Cathedral
Lilliam Roth – Sings
Midnight String Quartet – Rhapsodies for Young Lovers
Nancy Wilson – Hollywood-My Way
Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs – The Best of Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs
Teatro Serie Lirica – Faust
Umberto Giordano – Andrea Chénier
Various – Golden Performances That Will Live Forever
Various – Golden Hits: 12 Million-Plus Sellers!
Various – Oldies But Goodies Vol. 14
Various – The Very Best of The Very Best
Various – 1st Annual Beach Music Awards 1982

New 7”s
Hair Long N Freeky – Hair Long N Freeky
Quailbones – R. Ring
The Miami Dolphins – Perlite
Nurse – Nurse
Uranium Club – Who Made The Man?

Used 7”s
Janet Jackson – Nasty
Michael Jackson – I Can’t Help It / Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
Michael Jackson – The Way You Make Me Feel
Michael Jackson – Man In The Mirror
Michael Jackson – I Can’t Stop Loving You

Used CDs
The Bird And The Bee – Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future
Johnny Cash – America VI: Ain’t No Grave
Major Lazer – Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do
Mike Patton – Mondo Cane
Morrissey – Years of Refusal
Pink Floyd – Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd
Public Enemy – It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back
The Sea And Cake – Everybody
Susan Boyle – I Dreamed A Dream
Vampire Weekend – Contra
Various – Eternal Romance: Classic Love Songs
The White Stripes – Icky Thump

November 25th at Black Sheep: Bent Life, Lowered A.D., Capitol Offense, Pryss, Stye

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Something about some huge hardcore show happening here at Black Sheep on Black Friday this year? We guess this is happening! Looks like on Friday, November 25th this upcoming Black Friday we have a true banger of a show happening at Black Sheep, and you can likely expect to score some deals next door at Dumb Records for Black Friday Record Store Day as well. For this show we have heavy hitting hardcore band Bent Life from Omaha, Nebraska. Bent Life performed at Black Sheep at some point years ago- you can check out some of their music streaming below. We have a few other familiar bands stopping through for this show- we have the return of Lowered A.D. since their set at Dumb Fest 4-Ever this past year. Also Capitol Offense is making a return for the first time since their 4th of July Show. Then we have Springfield favorites Pryss, and opening things up is a performance by that new-ish Bloomington/Normal powerviolence band “Stye“.

This mega-show will be starting at 6:00 pm and admission is $10. You can 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 going on at Black Sheep for the rest of this fall.