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Mikey Hash: Chicago Winters EP

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Today we are coming at ‘ya with some brand new Springfield hip hop. This is a 5-track EP coming from local hip hop artist Mikey Hash called Chicago Winters EP. You can stream the EP on the player below or head over to Mikey’s soundcloud where you can download all of the songs individually.

Mikey last played at Black Sheep last month as part of our Resilience event. There are no current shows in the works, but keep your eyes and ears peeled for more shows from Mikey and hip hop shows happening at Black Sheep in the future! Also check out the 217 hip hop website for more of the latest hip hop and rap coming out of the Capital City.

Animals With Human Names: The Studio Tape

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Surprise! Today we are brining you the first local music official release of 2017! This is exciting because it’s Animals With Human Names – who made our list of best albums and best songs of 2016. Also exciting because this is a full length cassette full of songs written to go as background music for the hit local television series “The Studio Show.” You can check out The Studio Tape streaming on the player below. Check out more of The Studio Show right here.

Animals With Human Names of course will be playing a rare battle set against DJ Tariq aka “New York’s Deadliest DJ” inside of Dumb Records tonight as part of the store’s 3 year anniversary. Who will win? Tune in to find out. The show tonight starts at 7:00 pm and is free. AWHN will have these tapes as well as The First Tape on cassette available, and we will also be carrying them at Dumb Records.

New Band Pages: Stereo Static

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Today we are bringing you a new band page that is long overdue on our site, and that is one for Stereo Static – a three piece rock group that has been rockin’ it at Black Sheep since the middle of 2015 now. On the band page you can read up more about the band, listen to some tunes, and find links to other websites and social media. Check out their page on our site right here. Stereo Static played at Black Sheep two nights ago, but do not currently have any other shows lined up here as of right now.

We cleaned up our current bands page up a bit and now have a total of 45 pages for active bands in Springfield right now! There are much more now on the past bands page. If you play in a Springfield band that has not yet gotten a page set up with us, email us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will work with you to get one going!

Tonight at Black Sheep: Kickstart, Nagasaki, Stereo Static, The Complaint Line, Little Death

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What’s up, it’s the weekend right now and the only show of the weekend at Black Sheep is happening tonight! We are going hard in 2017 so this is surely going to be a good one! We have a total of five local bands playing tonight. This includes the return of Kickstart, the Springfield pop punk band that has been kickin’ it for a good number of years now. Stream their music on the player below. Also lined up tonight is Nagasaki, the new hit band featuring some members of Starlorde, and the Springfield High School Marching Band. Up before them looks like is Stereo Static– a rock group that made the list of our top ten albums of 2016 as voted for on this site. Then we have the alt-rock 90’s hit band The Complaint Line shaking things up on the stage. And kicking things off looks like we have the first ever performance of a brand new Springfield band called “Little Death.” Make sure to come early to see what they are all about.

The show tonight kicks off right at 7:00 and admission is $5. You can check out a facebook event right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page right here for a good look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep in the near future.

 

February 18th at Black Sheep: Sidelined, Crowns, Stems, Low Weather, Pretend I’m Not There, Mystery

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Staying on top of things in the new year! Today we have a show announcement for a show that’s happening next month in February! This one is on Saturday, February 18th. It features six whole bands (dang that’s too many bands for one show). We have returning champs from Indiana, Sidelined playing this show. They have played Black Sheep a good number of times in many years past. Then the main touring act on this gig (we think) is Crowns from Nashville, Tennessee. You can check out some of their music streaming on the player below. We also have the grungy as ever three piece from Taylorville, Illinois on this show- Stems. And a FOURth band from outside of Springfield “Low Weather” is playing. They are coming all the way from Seattle, Washington (wow that’s a lot of music from all over the place). The local acts on this bill are solo project Pretend I’m Not There, and other solo project Mystery (maybe the shortened version of Mystery Gift)?

This show will start at 6:30 pm and admission is $8. 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 everything else coming up in 2017 at Black Sheep.

January 17th at Black Sheep: Pryss, Drool, Lincoln’s Tomb

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Great first show of the year last night everybody! Let’s keep the momentum going in 2017! Here is another show announcement for a short and sweet show happening later this month on Tuesday, January 17th. It features a good mix of three acts, two local and one from out of town. At the top of the lineup we have Springfield premier and pristine slam band, Pryss. Then for the touring act on the bill we have an experimental indie two-piece from Chicago called Drool. You can stream some of their music on the player below. Opening things up is a performance by the continuing band lotto group, “Lincoln’s Tomb.”

This show will be starting at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up in 2017.

Videos: Dot Otis at Dumb Records 12-3-16

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Today we bring you a video of one of the performances we had for the last show that was held inside Dumb Records exactly one month ago from today. The band was Doc Otis on tour from St. Louis, stopping by to play a few tunes in the store. We caught video of the band performing the classic tune “Summertime” which you can find on the player below.

Also check out any of our 100+ videos shot over the years mostly at Black Sheep on our vids/pics page. The next show happening inside Dumb Records happens to be the Dumb Records 3 Year Anniversary show happening one week from tomorrow on Wednesday, January 11th.

New Arrivals This Week at Dumb Records

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It’s time to kick things off in the new year hard for Dumb Records (1107 South Grand Ave E) and staying on top of new arrivals coming into the store! As you also may know, just one week from tomorrow on Wednesday, January 11th is the store’s 3-year anniversary. To celebrate we will be giving a free record to anyone who walks through the door, and also hosting a free show at 7:00 pm that night. More info on all of that right here. It’s been a minute since we’ve had a list of new arrivals in the store! Below you can find a list of what’s new this week, and before that we will get into the store’s hours for the week:

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

New LPs
Frankie and The Witch Fingers – Heavy Roller

Used LPs
A Boy Named Charlie Brown – Selections From The Soundtrack
Arthur Fiedler / Boston Pops – Fabulous Broadway
Bob Dylan – Blonde on Blonde
Bob Dylan – Dylan
Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan – Nashville Skyline
Bob Dylan – Self Portrait
Bobby Sherman – Here Comes Bobby
Boots Randolph – With The Knightsbridge Strings & Voices
Bread – The Sound of Bread: Their 16 Finest Songs
Burlesque – Uncensored
The Charlie Daniels Band – A Decade of Hits
The Charlie Daniels Band – Feels So Right
The Charlie Daniels Band – Nightrider
Dean Martin – Somewhere There’s A Someone
Dennis & Heidi – In England
Electric Light Orchestra – Face The Music
Guy Lombardo – A Legendary Performer
Imperials – Live Facelift
Just Sylvia – Sylvia
Kermit Schafer – The Best of Bloopers
Patty Loveless – Honky Tonk Angel
The Platters – The Golden Hits of The Platters
Ray Conniff – Broadway In Rhythm
Ray Conniff and the Singers – Love Theme From The Godfather
Rick Nelson – The Very Thought Of You
Silver Convention – Silver Convention
Tom Kimmel – 5T01
Upp – This Way Upp
Vandenberg – Vandenberg
Various – At The Hop!
Various – That English Sound
Various – Famous Original Hits by 25 Great Country Music Artists
Various – Rock ‘N Roll Fever Volume II
Various – 30 Dynamite Hits Volume 2
Westside Strutters – Gershwin ‘79

Tonight at Black Sheep: GUSH, Acrylics, Fussy, Pryss, Livin’ Thing

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Here we are in 2017 and the first official Black Sheep show of the year is happening tonight! Tonight we have a couple of bands on tour from California. We also have the very final show of Springfield band GUSH! It will be sad to see them go- let’s come out and show support for the band one final time. The touring acts on this show are the heavy hitting hardcore band Acrylics and the funky groove-punk band Fussy. Check out Fussy’s music on the player streaming below. Also on this bill we have Pryss and Livin’ Thing – both of which made the number one and two spots for your favorite releases in 2016 as voted in our end of the year best of Springfield music poll.

The show tonight starts right at 7:00 pm 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 right now in 2017.

January 7th at Black Sheep: Kickstart, Nagasaki, Stereo Static, The Complaint Line, The Little Death

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It’s time for us to buckle down and stay on top of those show announcements with the new year, and we’ve definitely needed to tell you about this one for a while. We have an all-local show happening here this upcoming Saturday, January 7th! This one is the second Black Sheep show of the new year. For this lineup we have the pop punk project Kickstart who we have not seen in a hot minute headlining the bill. Stream some music from their 2015 release on the player below. We also have a new local favorite punk band called Nagasaki – featuring members of Starlorde and Teen Freak. Before them is the hit alternative rock band who made it on to our list of top ten albums of 2016 for Springfield- Stereo Static. Before them are long time alt-rockers in The Complaint Line who have made our list in years past. Opening things up we have the first brand new Springfield band of 2017 and that is one called “The Little Death” featuring at least one member of Fill In The Blank.

This show will start right at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for that one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep in the new year.