Tonight at Black Sheep: 11 Year Anniversary with Livin’ Thing, GRINN, Synzu

Posted on September 16, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight’s the big night! The Black Sheep will be celebrating a whole 11 years of our existence (first show was September 16th, 2005). It sure has been a wild ride, and things might be getting weirder as we go into our twelfth year- we will be moving a giant elephant into the lot next to Dumb Records today at 5:15 pm if everything goes as planned and could use some help! The show tonight has gone down to three bands so we are pushing back start time to 7:30 pm right on the dot. Tonight we have rock n’ roll ridiculousness Livin’ Thing, who recently just got back from a world tour. Stream their music on the player below. Also tonight is a performance by hardcore band GRINN. Then opening up tonight is a new Springfield band – “Synzu” who will be making their Black Sheep debut tonight at the anniversary show.

Again the show tonight starts right at 7:30 pm. Come at 5:00 pm if you want to see us or help move a giant elephant, weather permitting. Show admission tonight is $5. Find a facebook event for the show right here. Also check out our upcoming shows page right here.

11/9 at Black Sheep : Pretend I’m Not There tape release show

Posted on September 12, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

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Monday fun day! How are we doing today folks? Do you have your coffee and all the things that make you feel okay? We hope so! Things are good over at Black Sheep Cafe headquarters, and we’ve got a cool show line up to tell you all about. This one is happening on the 9th of November and will consist largely of solo projects and the extensions that result from them! Notorious big wig B.J Pearce of Livin’ Thing, GUSH, Our Lady and Starlorde will be celebrating the tape release of his deeply reflective solo set Pretend I’m Not There. Come out and support him, and bring a chair! Also playing the show will be PJBaby, an extension of the jams by PJ Famicon of Super famicon. War Magic will also be returning to the stage so give them a shoutout because we haven’t heard from them in awhile! Linder is a solo set consisting of Tara Lynn Tracy from Take my bike…please! hailing from Bloomington Normal, IL, and Ceiling lust is a local act containing Kyle Ratliff of Our Lady and Bedroom Wounds. This should be a heartfelt show so mark your calendars!
This show will be kicking off at 7pm with a door fee of $7 on the evening of November 9th! We will have hot coffee and tea for sale! Here’s a Facebook event and a link to our shows page for digs on other shows coming up!

Theatre Auditions Tonight + Tomorrow

Posted on September 8, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

For those of you who were able to experience the excitement and success of the first performance done by The Absurdist People’s Theatre Troupe rendition of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” back in August, you’ll know that the next play they are soon to present is not one to be missed by either actors or audience members! For the former of the two, we have an announcement! There will be open auditions for an upcoming show held by the troupe titled “Gem of the Ocean” by August Wilson. Here’s an excerpt from the event page:

“This is the second full length production of the Absurdist Peoples’ Theatre Troupe for August Wilson’t Gem of the Ocean. This is the first play in his Pittsburg Cycle that chronicles the African American experience throughout the entire 20th century, one for each decade for a total of ten plays. We are planning on doing one per year through the saga.

Requiremnts for auditioning:
-2 audition pieces of 2 to 3 min. in length with two seperate tones. These can be pieces from the play or anything else you want to show us.
-willingness to join the troupe formally
-precollected theatre experience

The cast will be made up pf five males and two females, and will be all African American.”

To anyone interested in attending the auditions, they will be held tonight and tomorrow night at Black Sheep and will start at 5pm on both days! Take a look at the Facebook event page for more info and the best of luck to any and all that audition! For more on the Absurdist People’s Theatre involvement with Black Sheep, check out this WUIS segment on the theatre troupe and their first performance as well as this Black Sheep radio show interview!

Tonight at Black Sheep: Kevin Seconds (of 7Seconds), Jeff Williams, Spooky Poo, Austin Connely

Posted on September 6, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

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Wow! This show is the finale show of a 4 day streak we’ve had over at the Black Sheep and we’re excited to present this Tuesday night lineup! We have artist Kevin Seconds coming to perform some lo-fi folk tunes, and many of you may know him from band 7 Seconds. Jeff Williams of local legacy band NIL8 will be performing a solo set, local crooners in Spooky Poo will be taking the stage tonight as well, and Austin Connely will open up the show with some acoustic tunes. That’s a really nice deal for a Tuesday night!

The show is going to start at 7pm and the cost will be $8, so show up wearing the remainder of your summer wardrobe because after this week the entrance of flannel weather is most likely going to begin. Here’s the Facebook event for your viewing pleasure, there are some pretty good videos of crabs on the discussion page. Don’t miss out on the updates on our shows page for info on upcoming shows here!

Tonight at Black Sheep: Sammy and the Punk, Some Kind of Nightmare, Walloper, Stems

Posted on September 5, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

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Happy Monday Labor Day!! Shout out to all the people that labor in this world, today is your day to ideologically appreciate yourself even if the people you work for don’t. Kudos if they do! Anyway, we have a show tonight and it’s sure to be a head bopper. Sammy and the Punk are back to light up the stage, and San Diego based band Some Kind of Nightmare is on the first part of their fall tour so make sure to come show them some support. Walloper hails from Alton to bring some folk power pop, and the high energy midwestern boys in Stems will also be playing this evening. Don’t miss out!

The show will start at 8pm, with a door of $5. The facebook can be found here, and don’t forget to take a look see at our shows page for upcoming events.

Tonight at Black Sheep : Capitol Offense, Bruise, Short Leash, Grinn, GUSH

Posted on September 4, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

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Hey! It’s Sunday and we have a hard n’ heavy show tonight for those of you who missed the hardcore fest yesterday or for those who want to stop by for seconds! The bands posted here are maintained within the most updated version of the setlist so check out who we plan on featuring tonight. Decatur based Capitol Offense will be hailing us once again, Bruise will be coming through on tour from Indiana, Short Leash from Michigan will be coming through on their tour as well, and two local whip lashes Grinn and GUSH will be hitting up the stage as well for a night that goes hard, above and beyond.

Come out at 7PM tonight and pay $5 to be blown away by these hard hitters! Here’s a Facebook event, and make sure to look at our SHOWS page for more scoops on upcoming shows.

Today at Black Sheep : Central Illinois Hardcore Festival

Posted on September 3, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

Today at Black Sheep we have the Central Illinois Hardcore Festival presented by Heavy as Hell and partially sponsored by Rats Among Us Records! Starting at 1pm, this festival should definitely appeal to all hardcore fans around in some way or another! Check out this line-up:

The Brandon Rosa Boombox Experience – 1:00-1:30
Reaver – 1:40-2:10
Mended – 2:20-2:50
Cold Grip– 3:00-3:30
Reduced To Instinct – 3:40-4:10
Through N Through – 4:20-4:50
Open Wound – 5:00-5:30
Cement– 5:40-6:10
Sledge – 6:20-6:50
Mercy Blow FULL SET – 7:00-8:00
Capitol Offense FULL SET – 8:10-9:10
Drowning FULL SET – 9:20-10:20

Check out this fest! It starts at 1pm with a $10 cover to get in.

Black Sheep Band Lotto 2016!

Posted on September 2, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

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It’s that time of year everyone! That’s right, Black Sheep Band Lotto is BACK AT IT for another round of wild, woozy, wacked out fun and the slots are OPEN for anyone brave enough to put their name in the box.
First off, let’s dig out the 411 for those of you who don’t know what’s going on. Here’s how it works: people will put their name (and their name ONLY) in THIS box, which will be sitting in Dumb Records. The names will get drawn randomly at the Black Sheep 11 Year Anniversary Show and the bands will then be formed! If you’re curious, just know that we’ve done this before and you can check out the results of previous band lottos by checking out these photos from the 2014 band lotto as well as the video from the 2015 band lotto!
This is not for the weak minded or half-hearted. By doing this, you’ll be joining a BAND which means there will be people in your life that rely on your commitment, talents and ambitions to complete a project together. Another way of wording that is basically, don’t put your name in the box if you don’t fully intend on playing in a band with randomly drawn people that you may or may not know. Don’t put other people’s names in the box either, just yours! This is definitely something you’ll want to encourage as many of your friends to pursue, because that heightens your chances of playing with people you know! The thrill it will give to play with people you don’t know is definitely an added bonus. With all this being said, in the end it doesn’t really matter how “good” or “bad” your band is! This POINT of this cool thing is for people to work with other people to make something bigger than themselves. Even if you don’t know how to play an instrument very well, go in with the intention of learning as well as having fun or making something really weird, different or somehow inspiring. Everyone needs a little spice in their life, including you! So branch out! Go to Dumb Records today and enter into the 2016 Band lotto!

September 6th at Black Sheep: Kevin Seconds, Jeff Williams, Austin Connelly, Spooky Poo

Posted on August 31, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

Wow, how could we miss telling you all about this show until just now? This is going to be a great one, and it’s happening in just a little less than one week! We have the return of Kevin Seconds– the front person of legendary punk band 7 Seconds (active since 1980) returning to Black Sheep. Kevin is currently an acoustic singer/songwriter and did perform at Black Sheep years ago in 2011. It seems pretty fitting that we also have Jeff Williams (of Springfield legendary punk band NIL8) also doing a solo set on this show. Catch a rare set of Jeff performing some stripped down NIL8 songs. Before that we have Austin Connelly of the current legendary Springfield punk band GRINN. Will Austin be performing some acoustic GRINN songs? We’ll see. Opening things up we have some of Decatur’s best acoustic emo jams with Spooky Poo.

This show will start 7:00 pm (that’s next Tuesday!) 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 what else is coming up at Black Sheep in September.

New Arrivals This Week at Dumb Records

Posted on August 30, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s another Tuesday so that means we have another batch of new arrivals from Dumb Records (1107 South Grand Ave East) to list off. Still no elephant next to the store, but that will likely be rolling in next month. Don’t forget there is also a comedy show taking place inside the store tonight at 9:00 pm so that might be worth coming and checking out! Let’s look at our store hours for the week and then dive into those new arrivals:

Tuesday (today): noon – 10:30 pm
Wednesday (show): noon – 9:00 pm
Thursday: noon – 8:00 pm
Friday: noon – 8:00 pm
Saturday (show): noon – 9:00 pm
Sunday (show): noon – 9:00 pm
Monday (show): noon – 9:00 pm

Used LPs
ABBA – Greatest Hits
Amy Grant – My Father’s Eyes
Average White Band – Warmer Communications
Bee Gees – 2 Years On
Brownsville – Air Special
Buffy Sainte-Marie – The Best Of
Cameo – You Make Me Work (Single)
Carl Orff – Catulli Carmina
Earth, Wind & Fire – That’s The Way of The World
Enzo Stuarti – The World’s Great Arias
Fred Newell and Mike Templin – Make It Mellow
Hamilton Bohannon – Hamilton Bohannon
Helen Reddy – Long Hard Climb
The Imperials – Heed The Call
Jerry Lee Lewis – The Golden Hits Of…
Jim Reeves – The Best of Jim Reeves
Leslie West – Mountain
Mama Cass – Bubble Gum, Lemonade & Something For Mama
Marvin Rainwater – Nashville Showtime Starring Jimmy Dean
Mountain – Twin Peaks
One Accord – Ready For Home
Outlaws – Ghost Riders
Peter, Paul and Mary – In Concert
Phil Collins – Face Value
Queen – Hot Space
Sonny James – Roses Are Red
Sparks – Indiscreet
Tommy Overstreet – Better Me
Various – Let’s Disco!

New 7”s
Glaassss – Flexi
Skeleton – Flexi

Used 7”s
The Beatles – Please, Please Me / From Me To You
The Beatles – Let It Be / You Know My Name
The Monkees – Every Step Of The Way
The Monkees – (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone / I’m A Believer
Queen – Another One Bites The Dust / Don’t Try Suicide
Queen – Spread Your Wings / Crazy Little Thing Called Love
The Village People – Y.M.C.A. / The Women

New Cassettes
Enemy One – 2016
Whitewash – Whitewash
Magia Negra – Magia Negra

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