Today we have a brand new stream from a new Champaign band that we feel is worthy of mentioning. They are called Slam Dinner, and although they are based out of Champaign/Urbana the band does feature Mario Cannamela originally from Springfield and member of Soap Scum, I’m Dead Inside, and Wir Können. We are streaming the band’s five-song self-titled EP below, which was recorded right here by Brandon Carnes of South Town Studio. You can also head over to the band’s bandcamp page where you can download the whole EP at your own price.

Slam Dinner does not currently have any shows lined up.

It looks like we finally have the result of Springfield emo band Wir Können recording at South Town Studio earlier this fall. What we have is a two-song cassette release by the band called God, It’s Getting Bad. You can stream those two songs on the player embedded below. You can also download the songs off of the band’s bandcamp page for your own price. You can also find the cassette available for sale at South Town record store Dumb Records.

Wir Können currently do not have any shows lined up at Black Sheep, but they will be playing a show in Champaign/Urbana at The Spider Manor next month for those of you willing to take the trip.

Nearby Champaign/Urbana-based record label Rat King Records has launched a stream of a pretty nifty “cassingle series” earlier this week. Although Rat King Records is not a Springfield label, and none of the acts based in the series are really from Springfield, we though the series was worth noting especially since three of the acts involved performed at this year’s past Dumb Fest 2 in South Town. The artwork for the series was also done by Springfield’s own Brian Galecki (pictured above). The series features bands Easter, Nnamdi Ogbonnaya, Saturday Looks Good To Me, and Cal & The Calories. You can find all four cassingles streaming on players below. Head over to the Rat King Records bandcamp where you can download all of these at your own price. The physical copies will also be available very soon at Dumb Records.

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The brand new Springfield German punk band going by the name “Milchjunge” (that’s German for Milk Boys) have posted their demo online, complete with an intro, song, and outro. You can stream the demo below or also head over to the band’s bandcamp page where you can download it at your own price.

Milchjunge will be playing their first official show at Black Sheep on Saturday, November 8th along with Astpai from Austria, Typesetter, and Panzys.

Today we are bringing you a stream of the newest release by new Springfield band Teen Freak, who played their first official show at Black Sheep last night. Teen Freak was a band that came out of the Black Sheep Band Lotto show that happened last month. There are randomly assigned members from Looming, Soap Scum, and RDNT. The stream today is of the band’s five-song cassette being put out by Rat King Records based out of Champaign, Illinois. You can stream that below or head over to the Rat King bandcamp where you can also purchase the physical cassette.

Teen Freak cassettes can also be purchased inside Dumb Records– open today from 3:00-9:00 pm.

Today we are bringing you a stream of the newest and goo-est of releases from Springfield cassette label Ooey Gooey Tapes. This one is a 4-way split release of four bands- two from Springfield, Illinois and two from Columbia, Missouri. On the Springfield side we have two songs from hardcore rockers Soap Scum and then three songs from punk enthusiasts Asthma. On the Columbia side we have three songs from Pregnancy Test and then six songs from Dumb Fest 2 band Ski Mask. You can stream the split below, or head over to the Ooey Gooey bandcamp page where you can download it at your own price. You can also pre-order the physical tape from the page for $3.

Today we are bringing a very special stream from a band that formed from Black Sheep’s first ever band lotto that we hosted earlier in August. The band is called Teen Freak and features members of bands RDNT, Looming, and Soap Scum. The band is streaming their first ever song called “Succubus.” You can check that out here on bandcamp or also streaming below.

Along with the stream, the band is also announcing that they will be releasing their demo cassette on September 18th (one week from today) through Rat King Records based out of Champaign/Urbana. The cassette will be available at the show at Black Sheep with Secret Tombs, JAG, and F///\\\M, and also at Dumb Records.

It looks like popular punk website Punknews.org is streaming the brand new EP from Springfield’s very own punk rock band, The Timmys. The new EP is called Dude Girl, and we brought you news of one of those songs earlier in the month. Now you can head over to The Timmys’ Punknews.org page right here and stream all of the four-song EP.

Go stream the new EP!

The Timmys will be playing in town next at The Black Sheep as part of our second annual Punk Rock Cookout this upcoming Saturday, September 6th. Also on the bill for that show is Minor Decline, Say Something, and Bad Banshee. In other news The Timmys have also relaunched and revamped their very own website, thetimmys.com! You can check that out and keep updated on the band’s music and upcoming shows right here.