Calling All Local Bands: Dumb Records

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Hey! Did you know that early next year there will be a new record store in South Town? Yeah, it’s going to be called Dumb Records! We really want to make sure that Dumb Records is full of great music and releases once we open, which is something that we can use your help on. If you play in a local band or ANY band and you have records, cassettes, or CDs we are interested in carrying your music in our store! We will be willing to take donations, buy wholesale, or work with you on a consignment basis. You can get a hold of us by coming out to any Black Sheep show, or through email at dumbrecs@gmail.com. This includes older bands that are broken up!

We are also still interested in taking donations of used records, CDs, cassettes, and band shirts. If you have anything of the sort for us we will be accepting donations at Black Sheep during shows.

Dumb Records will be opening January 10th and 11th in South Town. For more information on our big grand opening celebration happening January 11th, go here.

New Band Pages: Table Drama

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It’s Monday, so today we are bringing you a brand new band page for Springfield band Table Drama. Table Drama is Springfield’s newest metal wrestling-themed band, not to be confused with the broken up and disbanded villains of Scott Blacula. If you check out the new band page right here, you can read up more on the band. They’ve been disturbing the peace for quite awhile, especially since  they released their “Heel” EP around this time last month under Springfield label Patch Records.  The next show they’re playing is on January 3rd and it will definitely be super rad, featuring bands like Nos Bos and Soap Scum! Try to make it out!

While you check out Table Drama and feel the smack down, make sure to peruse our other local bands as well.

New Band Pages: The Science Of

unnamedToday we are bringing you a brand new band page for Rochester powerpop band The Science Of. The Science Of have not yet played at Black Sheep, but they do have a show coming up at Black Sheep on Thursday, December 19th as a part of our “Winter Time Weekend Party.” They also have a show coming up at Springfield house venue Poon Lagoon on Saturday, December 14th. If you are interested in finding out more about The Science Of, you can find their new band page right here!

You can check out all of the current band pages that we have worked with local bands to set up right here. We have made it all the way to 60 active bands in Springfield! We are also still looking for more bands. If you play in a band (old or new) that we do not yet have a page for we would love to hear from you! Shoot us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com.

 

New Band Pages: The Oswalds, Paqui

1456143_625011410870799_522772601_nIt’s still 2013 and there are new bands popping up all over Springfield by the minute! We are struggling to keep up with all of the bands that have been forming. Today we are bringing you two new band pages for two newer projects. Those are new punk band The Oswalds and solo acoustic project Paqui! The Oswalds are a new three-piece punk band that will be playing their first show on Friday December 13th at Black Sheep along with Gnargoyle, Mystery Gift, and Antithought. You can find out about who is in this new band and what they are all about by checking out their band page right here. Paqui is a newer solo acoustic act that has been playing shows for close to a year now. You may recognize Paqui as being one of the main rivals against Table Drama or Scott Blacula. You can check out Paqui’s new band page right here.

We now have a lot of band pages. You can find the long list of current bands in Springfield right here. Do you play in a Springfield band that we do not have listed? We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com.

New band pages: Epsom

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Check it out everyone, there is a new band page for you to peruse today. We present to you: Epsom. Epsom brings us some rad, acid-grunge, garage jams from the depths of organic strangeness. They rock like garden gastropods in ways you’ve never heard, so check them out. Some of their music can be streamed on the band page. Check out the new page right here. You can catch Epsom live at Black Sheep later this month on the 24th of November along with Suns, Yogi Beara, and Meredosia.

Wanna see what other rad bands call Springfield home? Check out our current bands page and take a look! And if you play in a Springfield band that has not yet set up a band page with us, shoot us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will work with you to get one up.

New Band Pages: Mystery Gift, Full Chroma

1421542_10202041284541395_148019188_nHappy Monday everyone. Today we are not bringing you one, but TWO new band pages on our site for two new Springfield bands. WOW. The first is the two-piece video game inspired band Mystery Gift. You can check out their page right here. The second is a newer band featuring members of RDNT called Full Chroma. You can check out the new page for Full Chroma right here. If you are interested in seeing these bands live you can check out Mystery Gift play this Thursday the 7th, November 16th, or December 13th at Black Sheep. Full Chroma will be playing for their first time at Black Sheep on Friday, December 20th.

Check out our really long list of band pages here on our current bands page. Do you play in a band local to Springfield that we don’t have a page for yet? Email us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will work with you to set one up!

New Band Pages: Naughtalus, Schnozzberry Jam

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Today we bring you two new band pages!  The first one is Naughtalus, a spooky, moody and experimental band that holds the intentions of rising beyond genre limitations and just playing music for what it is. This band was started in 2012 and features Taylor Michael Watkins on guitar and vocals, Clint DeRoza on guitar, Simon Prehoda on bass and Evan Shaw and drums/synth. Also taking a spot on our band pages tab will be Schnozzberry Jam, which is a jazz, blues and rock n roll band all rolled up in one! Their jams taste like schnozzberries thanks to members Ramsey Miller on guitar and vocals (also in Negative 17), Grant Bowden on bass and Dylan Gladson on drums.

If you want to see our numerous other band pages, check out our current bands page. We’ve really been building it up since the dawn of this website, so make sure to check it out every once in awhile to see the things we have cooking in Springfield! We are always open to adding more bands so if you’re in a Springfield band and you don’t have a page on our website, contact blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and let us know!

New Band Pages: Looming

loomingphoto1Today we are bringing you a brand new page for a Springfield band that is so new that they have not even played their first show yet. That band is Looming, which features Mitch Baker, Jess Knight, Brandon Carnes, and Jordan Fein. Members have been active in many other Springfield bands including Lovecow, Mother Leopard, Big Storm, and Our Lady. If you head over to their page right here you can read more about the band and stream one of their songs. Also don’t forget to catch Looming play their very first show ever at Black Sheep on Saturday, September 21st along with The Timmys, Skank, and Built In A Day!

Check out our current bands page here for a VERY long and growing list of local bands that we have been working on over the past year that our site has been around. Do you play in a Springfield band that we do not yet have covered on our site? We need to hear from you! Shoot us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will work with you in getting a page set up.

My Dad Added To Show on September 29th

539402_518707391478754_923277751_nToday we bring you some good news and bad news about a show happening at Black Sheep on Sunday, September 29th. We’ll go ahead and get the bad news out of the way first. The bad news is that Sword Swallower from Chicago will no longer be playing the show. Ready for the good news? The good news is that the show will be the return of post-rock/math rock Chicago band My Dad to Black Sheep! You might have remembered My Dad playing at Black Sheep back in February as the band with two drummers. We have some of their songs streaming on the bandcamp player at the bottom of this post.

The show will still feature Springfield emo band Our Lady, Chicago screamo Lord Snow, Peoria/Bloomington band Yusuke, and a new Springfield project called Mystery Gift. The show starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also don’t forget to check out what else is coming up at Black Sheep this fall!

New Band Pages: Gazeebo

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Today we bring you a brand new page for a brand new harsh noise project. That project is Gazeebo, which is the new project of Drew Kodrich.  Drew Kodrich has not played in any Springfield bands, but they have been involved with booking and setting up shows at Black Sheep for the past year or so. Good job Drew! Check out the new page for Gazeebo right here. There you can stream some noise and find out more about the project.

Check out our current bands page here for a VERY long and growing list of local bands that we have been working on over the past year that our site has been around. Do you play in a Springfield band that we do not yet have covered on our site? We need to hear from you! Shoot us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will work with you in getting a page set up.