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Wir Können Releasing “God It’s Getting Bad” Cassette Saturday

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Springfield emo three-piece band Wir Können have just recently announced plans for a new release, to come out on cassette this upcoming Saturday. Earlier last month we told you that Wir Können were hard at work inside South Town Studio behind Black Sheep working on some new material. It looks like that new material will be released in cassette form, and the new release is entitled God, It’s Getting Bad. That cassette will be available at the show Saturday and likely at Dumb Records after that.

The show Saturday (October 11th) is with bands Looming, Sybassion, I’m Dead Inside, and Knives. It will kick off at 7:00 pm and cost $5 at our very own Black Sheep Cafe. Be on the lookout for a stream of the new Wir Können release very soon. The band released their Glow/Mani Pedi single about one year ago.

Guard Records Helping Release Shahman’s “Demise Of A Body” LP

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Springfield record and cassette label Guard Records have announced their next vinyl project, and that is helping release the new LP from Canadian band Shahman called Demise of a Body. Shahman have been through Springfield and performed at Black Sheep a couple of times, the last one being this past March. From the Guard facebook:

Peter and Rob are absolutely brilliant and humble and kind and we love them very much. I am thrilled and honored that the Johnson’s have asked us to be involved and I’m so excited to share the record with all of you. I’ve been listening to almost nothing but this record for the last two months. Our involvement is something I will treasure forever.

 

The record will be released on October 16th through Guard Records and Revolution Winter based out of Canada. To keep up with all the latest Guard releases and pre-orders head over to the Guard Records Storenvy. You can also find a stream of Demise of a Body below.

Looming to be Featured on “It Came From Plan-It-X” Compilation

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Bloomington, Indiana-based record label Plan-It-X Records have announced that they are planning to 20-band compilation release which will feature one song by Springfield’s very own Looming. From Chris Clavin of Plan-It-X Records: 

So, despite slowing down on releasing physical music. Plan-it-x will be releasing one LP comp each year. This comp will be filled to the edges with cool bands (see below) that I really like and hopefully that you have never heard of (and probably a few ‘cool’ bands to help it get out there). 

There is a Kickstarter site set up to fund the compilation LP which you can find right here. The Kickstarter is set up with a $3,999 goal in mind and there are incentives set up such as a free download of the LP for $5 and the physical copy of the LP for $15. Bands confirmed so far include Looming, Ghost Mice, Garrett Walters, Spoonboy, Superfamicom, and more.

Right now the next Springfield show that Looming has lined up is Wednesday, November 5th at Black Sheep along with Dowsing and Our Lady.

The Timmys Announce “Dude, Girl” EP

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Springfield punk rock band The Timmys have been hard at work lately. Earlier this spring we gave an update that The Timmys were busy recording in South Town Studio. Now it’s time for us to hear a result of their recording time in South Town’s very own recording studio. The band have recently announced their newest release- an upcoming EP called Dude, Girl. The new EP will be released online on Tuesday, September 2nd. The EP was recorded by The Timmys’ very own Brandon Carnes of South Town Studio and was mastered by The Blasting Room in Colorado. Alternative music website The Dying Scene recently featured a stream of one of the songs off of the EP called “Death Grip.” You can find that song right here. Also check out a teaser video for the EP below.

The Timmys will be playing next at Black Sheep on Saturday, September 6th as a part of our second annual Punk Rock Cookout. Also playing that show will be Minor Decline, Bad Banshee, and Say Something.

Our Lady / Estates Stream Split 7″ & Announce Show

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OLESATESMOCK   Guard Records, Mind Over Matter Records, Estates & Our Lady are all teaming up to release a really neat split 7″ with a release date set tentatively in late August. The 7″ will be on 5 different color variants, as well as having a screen printed cover & a full stapled in booklet! Couch King has been kind enough to bring us our first free stream of both sides of split which you can find here. The record & all its colorful majesty is now up for pre order here. smalll In other new related news the dorks in both bands are having a Springfield show at The Black Sheep Cafe alongside HOT local hardcore acts Mildred & Meredosia. You can find the event for the show here.

Our Lady Recording

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This past month, the local sad pups in emotional band Our Lady have been recording some new material for some very mysterious reasons. Here’s a quote from member Tim Williams:
         “All I can say is it will be coming out on vinyl and it’s for a split 7″with an                                 unannounced  band. We are mega pumped about it and the new songs
          are very  much a step forward in the same direction dawning was.”
According to Tim, their music is only getting more complex. This will be an exciting thing to hear for all Our Lady fans so keep your eyes peeled for this mysterious release, soon to be announced! Check out their tumblr as well as their facebook page to stay updated on other things and keep checking back on our homepage to see other releases and information on local music!

Blackbox Records Rereleasing Looming EP on Cassette

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1904267_549768231788696_244706319_nIt looks like new Springfield cassette label Blackbox Records have announced plans to rerelease the Looming EP previously released last year on CD by other Springfield label Patch Records. Along with the announcement Blackbox Records released a neat little music video type thing which you can find below. The cassette will be out at the show at Black Sheep on this Wednesday March 12th, which Looming will be playing. You can find more info on that show right here. The tape can also be pre-ordered on the Blackbox storenvy right here. You can also stream the Looming EP and download it for free right here.

Worms: Somewhere Far And In Between

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a0839916262_10Today we are bringing you a stream of some brand new material from Springfield acoustic duo, Worms. Worms features members of Montagh and Wir Können. Their newest release is called Somewhere Far and in Between and you can find it streaming below. If you head over to the band’s bandcamp you can also download the four-song release for free or your own price. Not a lot is known about the release, but we do see a small Blackbox Records logo on the album art, so this could mean that Somewhere Far and in Between will see a cassette release on new Springfield label Blackbox Records.

 

Nephrons Working On New Album

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1458680_10151695087847237_2082471385_nBusy Springfield punk band Nephrons have been posting updates from their facebook page about the writing and recording of a new album. You can find a photo of some sort of tracklisting above. This will be album #3 for Nephrons, who also released Black Bedroom on vinyl earlier this year. From the band’s facebook page:

We will be starting to record a new record this week. Hopefully get it done within the next few months. No shows til after the new year for us. See you soon faithful followers.

The band says that they will be playing no shows until after new years, but we have found some evidence that Springfield may get one Nephrons performance before then.