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Our Lady: “The Fox”

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Seems like we have all been waiting years to hear some news on that new Our Lady LP, and the wait is finally over! Yesterday the band released a brand new track from their upcoming full length, Lure, and also announced plans for a release show on August 19th. The new song is called “The Fox” and was debuted on music site Ghettoblastermagazine.com. You can also stream the song on the player below. From the article:

On the band’s forthcoming offering, Lure, they have stripped down their sound to the bare bones, removing almost all of the heavy elements of previous releases and poured out their most personal and heartfelt record to date. On no track is this more evident than the record’s first single “The Fox,” which Ghettoblaster has the pleasure of premiering today. Every note spills emotion, every word overflows with despair. Lure will be released on August 19 on vinyl/cd/digital.

A more official announcement for the show on August 19th will be on our site at some point very soon! Our Lady will be playing Black Sheep Fest as well before then on Saturday, August 6th.

August 1st at Black Sheep: Blank Spell, Moondead, GRINN, Undone

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Here’s a show coming up really quick that we are excited to tell you about! We have the band Blank Spell coming all the way from Philadelphia on their latest tour. Some of you may remember Blank Spell playing up in South Town Studio as a last minute show on one of the first days of last year in early January. We are excited to have them back, check out their newest 7″ streaming below. Also on this show is the groovy experimental punk band Moondead. Then we have a (kinda?) first show, or reboot of the Austin Connelly hardcore project called GRINN. Then if you haven’t heard the new Springfield punk band Undone (featuring members of Green Messiah, GUSH, and Garter), you need to check them out at this show because they will likely be opening things up.

This show will start at 7:00 pm. Admission is $5. 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 these next few months.

 

Tonight at Black Sheep: Brandon Austin, Shooz, The MB, Third L, Roddrick Lemar

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Oh, shoot! It’s going down! It’s going to be an interesting weekend at Black Sheep and we are mixing it up with a show in South Town Studio tomorrow night, and this hip hop show happening tonight. Looks like there are a total of five acts performing on this bill, most of which we had on a show back in December. We welcome local hip hop artist Brandon Austin back to the stage. We also have “Shooz”! Then also “The MB” aka “The Mama’s Boy” aka Zach Raps. Before that is “Third L” and last but not least we have Roddrick Lemar, all talented hip hop artists from the area. You can stream some of Roddrick Lemar’s music on the player below.

This show will start at 7:00 pm, and we thiiiink the show costs $5. You can check out a facebook event for this one right here. You can find a list of what all we have coming up this summer on our shows page.

September 18th at Black Sheep: Mario Cannamela, Nick Demarco, Austin Connelly, Parsheika Robinson, Kiki Walker

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It may seem like a little ways off, but on Sunday, September 18th we have a show happening at Black Sheep that will feature all local solo acts. We have five of those acts lined up for this show. This includes Mario Cannamela (of Livin’ Thing, Dry Heave, + more) doing his solo stuff. Mario dropped a new single recorded up in South Town Studio not too long ago. Also on this show is a first ever Black Sheep solo performance of Nick Demarco (Our Lady, Livin’ Thing, Torture Trend). Then we have a solo performance by Parsheika Robinson, singer of Shark Week. Kiki Walker of Shark Week and Moondead will also be performing solo. Then we’ve got Austin Connelly of Wir Können and GRINN and that’s it!

This show will be another 7:00 pm, $5 show. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at all of the upcoming shows we have lined up over the next few months.

July 29th at Black Sheep: Menthol, The Brain, Pryss

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You all ready for another punk show? This one is coming up quick, and it’s also going be a fast one. We’ve got a couple of touring bands and one local. We have the band Menthol from North Carolina (pictured above) to rock and roll for us at Black Sheep. You can check out their newest release streaming below. Menthol will be touring with The Brain from Canada, who will also be playing this show. Opening things up and the one local on the bill right now is hardcore punk band Pryss.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can check out a facebook event right here. Also check out our shows page for a look at what else Black Sheep has coming up for the rest of the summer.

July 23rd at South Town Studio: Black Bloc, Gazeebo, Ceiling Lust, Emasculate Regression

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Looks like we are shaking things back up again with a show going on tonight inside Dumb Records, and now this noise show inside South Town Studio (not a recording Studio anymore, but still holds shows occasionally!) this upcoming Saturday, July 23rd. There is nothing going on at Black Sheep that night. For this one we have noise/drone project Black Bloc coming from New York. You can stream a track from that project on the player embedded below. Then we have three local acts, including a rare set from the Springfield noise project Gazeebo. We also have the newer industrial project Ceiling Lust, and opening things up looks like we have Emasculate Regression.

This show will be kicking off at 8:00 pm, looks like there might be food available a little before then- but bring donations if you want to eat! Donations be likely taken for the touring act as well. Check out our shows page for a list of upcoming shows at Black Sheep and in Southtown.

Tonight at Dumb Records: Sudden Attack, Death Cult, Undone

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Tonight we are trying some new things, and that is going to be our first (or first in a while) full-on full-electric hardcore punk show inside of Dumb Records! We were originally doing this three-band show inside the store because there was something else being set up inside Black Sheep. No show in Black Sheep now, but we are going to continue with the late show inside of Dumb because why not. We have a hardcore band coming from Austin, Texas called Sudden Attack on the bill. You can check them out on the music player below. We also have Death Cult touring with them and also from Texas. Then the third and opening band on this bill is a brand new Springfield band featuring members of Green Messiah, Garter, and GUSH called “Undone.” Make sure to catch them and see what that is all about.

The show tonight is going to be 9:00 pm inside of Dumb Records. We will be taking donations for the touring acts (suggested $5). 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 coming up at Black Sheep this summer.

New Arrivals This Week at Dumb Records

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Ahhhhh, it’s a brand new week at Dumb Records (1107 South Grand East Ave) and we are starting things fresh with our newly built record shelves, which are just one week old. Sorry we haven’t been on the new arrivals the past couple of weeks because the store has been under construction! This week we are back with a fresh batch of new and used LPs, 7″s, and CDs. You should come in and see our new store. Don’t forget that the store is also having it’s first full-electic band show at 9:00 pm tomorrow night! Let’s take a look at those hours this week and then dive into the new arrivals.

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

New LPs
Angry Samoans – Back From Samoa
Blink-182 – Buddha
Blink-182 – California
Cardiac Arrest – In The Mouth of Madness
Judge – Bringin’ It Down
Lumpy & The Dumpers – Collection LP
Masked Intruder – Love And Other Crimes
Misfits – Friday The 13th
Propagandhi – How To Clean Everything

Used LPs
Al Hirt – Swingin’ Dixie
Alexis Korner – Bootleg Him!
Andre Previn – His Piano and Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler Boston Pops – Music To Nudge You To Sleep
Basement Jaxx – Jus 1 Kiss
Basement Jaxx – Where’s Your Head At?
Bill Withers – Bill Withers + Justaments
Buddy Miles – Live
The Electric Moog Orchestra – Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Don Miller – Calypso
Dukes of Dixieland – Up The Mississippi
Dykehouse – Midrange
The Flying Burrito Bros – The Flying Burrito Bros
George Benson – Body Talk
Herb Alpert – Rise
Herbie Hancock Chick Corea – An Evening With
Jack & Max – Jazz Greats
Jimmy Dorsey – The Music Of Your Life
Joe Cocker – Mad Dogs & Englishmen
Joni Mitchell – Joni Mitchell
Living Guitars – For The Good Times
The Longines Symphonette – Golden Twenties
Mahalia Jackson – You’ll Never Walk Alone
Martin Denny – Exotica
Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels – Take A Ride…
The Mystic Moods Orchestra – Extensions
Oscar Peterson Trio – With Respect To Nat
Pat Metheny Group feat. David Bowie – The Falcon and the Snowman
Paul Winter – Winter Consort / Icarus
The Seekers – Georgy Girl
Tomita – The Bermuda Triangle
Tommy James & The Shondells – I Think We’re Alone Now
Van Morrison – Moondance
Various – Great Songs of America
Various – Million Seller Hit Songs of the 60’s
Wald Disney Presents – It’s A Small World
William Bell – Relating
Ziggy Elman – Zaggin’ With Zig

New 7”s
The Wad – The Wad

Used 7”s
Beach Boys – Be True To Your School / Graduation Day
Bon Jovi – You Give Love A Bad Name
Bon Jovi – Livin’ On A Prayer
Bon Jovi – Wanted Dead or Alive
Boston – Amanda
Don Henley – All She Wants To Do Is Dance
Foxmoulder – Lethe
Guns N’ Roses – Rocket Queen / Patience
Peter Cetera – Glory of Love
Spraynard – Exton Square

Lincoln’s Legends Season 2 Episode 1: AYO of HISO Music

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A few weeks ago that we told you that Lincoln’s Legends Podcast is coming back with a second season with a new home base right inside our very own Dumb Records. Well now Season two of the Springfield-based podcast has kicked off and the first episode has been released. That first episode of the new season is an interview with Ayo Abitogun of HISO Music– and frequent booker of Black Sheep and our more recent hip hop and R&B shows.

The interview was actually conducted across the street from Black Sheep over at the Bourbon Street Bar. You can check out the full interview on the Lincoln’s Legends site right here. Also be sure to follow Lincoln’s Legends to stay updated with all of the new interviews coming to you this season!

Tours: Pryss

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Looks like a new crop of Springfield bands are starting to head out on the road to make it to the big times. We’ve got our pretty recently-formed hometown hardcore punk band Pryss planning a tour this August. Here are the dates:

August 5th – St. Louis @ Bonerville
August 6th – Black Sheep Fest @ Black Sheep
August 7th – Kansas City
August 8th – Oklahoma City @ The Shop
August 9th – Little Rock @ the Sk8 Park
August 10th – Murray @ Terrapin Station
August 11th – Champaign @ Blips and Chitz
August 12th – Chicago @ TAZ

Find a facebook event for the tour right here. Don’t forget this includes August 6th right here at Black Sheep as part of Black Sheep Fest 2016. The fest is sure to be a fun time. Pryss is also playing a show here on July 29th along with Menthol from North Carolina, which we haven’t officially announced yet. Check out Pryss’s demo streaming below.