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New Band Pages: The Good Companions

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It’s been a minute since we’ve added any new current band pages to our roster and we are going to try to start getting back to that once a week here at blacksheepspringfield.com! This week we are brining you a brand new band page for the jammy rock band The Good Companions, from right here in Springfield. You might remember them as the band that covered Television for our Black Sheep Cover Show this past spring. You can check out the new band page for The Good Companions right here where you can read up more about the band and stream some of their music.

Check out any of our 50+ current band pages right here, and an even longer list of past Springfield bands right here. Do you play in a Springfield band that has not yet gotten a page together with us? We would love to hear from you! Shoot us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we can work with you to set something up.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Sonic Avenues, Starter Jackets, Animals With Human Names

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Tonight there is a show happening at Black Sheep that we can hardly hold our excitement for! Tonight we have the band Sonic Avenues coming from Montreal, Canada. Sonic Avenues play some type of garage rock n’ roll music and have worked with labels Dirtnap, Blow The Fuse, Dead Broke, Sabotage, Taken By Surprise, Hosehead, P.Trash, Going Gaga, Ricochet Sound all in the past. You can stream their newest and fourth full length album on the player below. In addition to Sonic Avenues, this show will also be the debut of a new Springfield band called Starter Jackets, featuring members of Hospital Job. Opening things up we have the hip hop / electronic project Animals With Human Names and will be it!

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. 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 all of the other shows coming up at Black Sheep the rest of the fall.

Open Mic at Dumb Records October 30th

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It’s time for us to announce our next open mic- and guess what, it’s not at Black Sheep this time around but instead at Dumb Records. And it’s coming up quick! This one is happening in just one week on Sunday, October 30th.

As usual, there are 15 minute time slots to be claimed from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. You can claim a slot by posting here in the event, commenting below on this article, or emailing us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com. Whichever works!

This time around the open mic night is completely free, and not only that but we are also giving out free soda and water to all attendees. That’s right. AND everything in the store is 15% off, including new and used items. Check out a facebook event for all of that right here. 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 fall.

Jayy Wills: “Boulevard”

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New Springfield hip hop and R&B isn’t something we usually are ahead of on covering on our site (although we do host occasional hip hop and rap shows at Black Sheep). Today we are brining you a new music video by local Springfield artist and also Southtown resident Jayy Wills that is just too good for us not to share. You can check out Jayy’s new video for his song “Boulevard” on the player below. The video features shots from all over Springfield including some slo-mo action and some fancy drone footage.

The video was shot in collaboration with HISO Music.

GUSH: “Unreleased Stuff”

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Springfield hardcore band GUSH have just surprised us all with a new collection of songs that recently went up online. Here are five songs under the name Unreleased Stuff which includes four previously unreleased tracks and one cover by The Stooges. You can check out Unreleased Stuff on the player below or also head over to the Ooey Gooey bandcamp page where you can download the release at your own price.

GUSH do not have any shows currently lined up. The band might be on hiatus from here on out as far as we can tell? Uh oh! Members are still active playing in bands Pryss, Livin’ Thing, Starlorde, and more.

 

Yard Crew Day This Wednesday

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Hey all! It’s been a minute since we’ve had a good group community “yard crew” day around Southtown and we are trying to squeeze one in before the weather gets too cold. This Wednesday we will be meeting up at Black Sheep at 5:30 pm to do some cleaning and yard work in and outside our spaces. Everyone is welcome to join and we can use all of the help we can get! Here’s a little explanation of what is going on from Yard Crew Jack:

*Yard Crew Day is a chance for us to take sometime to clean up Southtown. Picking up trash, pulling weeds, working on projects, having fun, and smiles are all apart of yard crew day.

Come on out and let’s clean up this town!!!

Bring warm old cloths, gloves, trash bags, and be ready to work!

With weather permitting we are going to clean the sidewalks of South town and picking up trash around the area. We will also be working on a few projects inside Black Sheep we could use your help with!

Here’s a facebook event for yard crew day for those of you who want to join in on the discussion. See you Wednesday!

The Suction Cups: “Lost Tapes”

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In honor of The Black Sheep Halloween Show being today, we have a special release coming your way from The Suction Cups. This four-track EP is called Lost Tapes and it features some interesting Halloween sound effects and noises. From the band’s bandcamp:

A brief installment of short audio stories which may… or may not… be just the beginning…

NOTE: Use headphones for optimum listening experience.

The Suction Cups will be performing tonight at Black Sheep as part of the Black Sheep Halloween Show along with Moondead, Linder, and Eric Marvel. The show starts at 7:00 pm and is $5 / $3 if you are wearing a costume. Check out this release on The Suction Cups bandcamp page where you can also download it for your own price. Also check it out streaming below!

Black Sheep Halloween Show Tonight: The Suction Cups, Moondead, Linder, Eric Marvel

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What’s up! Sorry for our website being inactive the past few days- we have only been sleeping a little bit but today we are back from the dead and here to stay just in time for the Black Sheep Halloween Show! The Halloween Show is happening tonight (get those costumes ready) and we will also be having a bake sale for Black Sheep. Bands tonight include the surfy spooky rock band The Suction Cups. Stick around for our next post about a special release the band made just for this Halloween season. We also have the three-piece and Moondead from outer space. We have one out of town friend coming for this show and that is Linder– a new Bloomington/Normal solo project. You can stream some of that below. Opening things up we have another solo set by Eric Marvel, who played a great show inside Dumb Records the other night.

The show tonight starts at 7:00 pm – admission is $5 but if you have a costume on you get that special discounted price of $3. Be sure to bring an extra buck or two for some baked goods. Check out a facebook event for all of that right here. And be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at everything else coming up this fall at Black Sheep.

 

Our Lady: “Lure”

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After a long wait, Our Lady‘s final album Lure is up online streaming in its entirety. You can head over to the Mayfly Records bandcamp page to hear or download the full album, or also stream it below. The record is being released on vinyl through Mayfly Records and pre-orders have begun being shipped out. The band should also have copies available at their final show, happening on Friday, October 28th at Black Sheep with Lume, Estates, and The Foxery and the album should also be available on vinyl at Dumb Records after the final show.

Lume has been well over a year in the making and was recorded by Brandon Carnes at South Town Studio. Our Lady has been an active band in the Springfield music scene for six or seven years now, going through many lineup changes and touring frequently. See our original post on the band deciding to call it a day and their full statement here.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Sidelined, Welcome Home, Ashland, Krelboyne, Vonne

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There is a show happening tonight at Black Sheep! Did we even get the chance to announce this show on our site? Not sure! Tonight is a five-band mega show featuring some emo, pop-punk, post-hardcore and we aren’t sure what else. Tonight is the first day of tour for bands Welcome Home and Ashland. Welcome Home are from St. Louis – stream some of their music on the player below. Ashland is also from the Central Illinois areas and have played at Black Sheep a couple of times before. One of the bigger bands playing tonight is Sidelined from Newton, Illinois. It’s been while (since 2013) since they have played at Black Sheep- they also played the first Renae reunion show back in 2011 here at Black Sheep. Early on in the show we have familiar post-rock/emo band Krelboyne from Champaign/Urbana and the local pop group Vonne opening things up for us.

The show tonight starts a tad bit earlier at 6:30 pm. Admission is $7. Check out a facebook event for the show tonight right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep in the coming weeks.