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The Suction Cups: “Do They Walk Among Us?”

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It’s the second day in a row we are coming at you with a hard-hitting Springfield release, this one coming from the surf-infused punk band The Suction Cups which started up late last year. The Suction Cups feature members of Ragna Rye, Bad Banshee, and Fel Fae and this is their first release entitled Do They Walk Among Us?. You can stream the eight-track release on the player below or head over to the band’s bandcamp page where you can download the whole thing for $6.66. This was also one of the last few releases recorded by Brandon Carnes up in South Town Studio before he left town and moved to Pittsburg.

The Suction Cups will be playing in town next at Dumb Fest 4-Ever for the early show on day 3 of the fest at Black Sheep, Sunday June 12th. Catch them at 11:00 am, the earliest any band has ever played at Black Sheep.

June 3rd at Black Sheep [Friday]: Benefit Show

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Oh boy, now it’s time for us to catch up on those show announcements and get our shows calendar back up to date. This weekend a lot of the fun is going to be happening downtown at SOHO Music Festival, but we do have a show happening at Black Sheep on Friday night (in just two days) that is going to be a benefit for a stroke victim. We have a whole six bands on this one, of all different types of genres so it is sure to be a good time had by all. Top of the bill, (going first? or last? we are not sure) is Spooky Poo, who made a recent appearance at our last open mic. Check out some of their music streaming on the player below. We have another Decatur project related to Spooky Poo called “Gadget” playing for the first time at Black Sheep. Then coming from Peoria and also familiar to the Black Sheep stage is pop punk band Terribly Happy. Then we have the Champaign/Urbana area folk punk rocker band Old Fox Road. We also have Moondead. And last but not least is Sammy And The Punk.

This show is starting promptly at 7:00 pm and admission for this is $7. Check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at what else we have coming up at Black Sheep this summer!

Say Something: Black Coffee Black Cats

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Alright, sorry we’ve been a little lacking in the news here at Black Sheep / Dumb headquarters the past few days, it’s time for us to jump back into action! What a better way to do that than with this rocket fuel-infused new six-track EP from Springfield punk band Say Something. The band’s newest release, Black Coffee Black Cats was one of the last things recorded by Brandon Carnes up in South Town Studio before he left for Pittsburg. You can stream the release on the player below or head over to the band’s bandcamp page where you can download the EP at your own price.

Say Something currently do not have any shows lined up, but we will be sure to let you know when they do.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Livin’ Thing, Animals With Human Names, Sweet Bippy, Shark Week, Blue Parks

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Tonight at Black Sheep we have a show and clothing drive going on! The clothing drive is starting at 5:30 pm, and bands will be playing at 7:00 pm. Let’s go over the bands playing tonight and then we will talk about how the clothing drive is going to work. The show lineup tonight features the arena rock dress-up jumpsuit costume classic rock band Livin’ Thing. It also includes the solo hip hop project – Animals With Human Names– who will be playing at Black Sheep for the second time. Stream some of Animals With Human Names’s music below. Also on the show is two-man electric ukulele project Sweet Bippy. We also have Shark Week. And opening things up is a solo set by Blue Parks.

The show is at 7:00 pm, but the clothing drive will be happening a bit earlier at Black Sheep, at 5:30 pm and going up until the show. Bring whatever used clothes you want! Everyone is welcome to drop off any clothes and also take any clothes that they feel they can use! Check out a facebook event for this one right here. And be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep in the near future.

Tonight at Black Sheep: NIHIL, GUSH, Torture Trend

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There’s another show happening tonight at Black Sheep and it looks like this one is only going to be three bands since one of them dropped off, so it is going to go by quick! Tonight we have the Boston-based hardcore band “NIHIL” performing, and you can stream some of their music on the player below. Then we have a couple of local acts opening. We have GUSH, they angry Springfield hardcore band. Then opening things up is the first Black Sheep performance from Torture Trend- a new band featuring members of GUSH and Livin’ Thing. Looks like All Gore has dropped from the bill, but that’s okay.

The show tonight starts at 6:00 pm and admission is $5. You can check out 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 the rest of this spring/summer.

 

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

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It’s another week at Southtown record store Dumb Records (located at 1107 South Grand East Ave.) and there are a handful of new and used records hitting the shelves. This week our new stack comes from metal/alternative label Deathwish Inc. We also have plenty of shows going on from now until the rest of the summer, so expect the store to be open late a lot of nights. Let’s take a look at the hours for this week and then get into those arrivals:

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

New LPs
Death Index – Death Index
Mercy Ties – A Dim Lit Place
Plebeian Grandstand – False Highs, True Lows
Praise – Leave It All Behind
Purple Mercy – Purple Mercy
Verdun – The Eternal Drift’s Canticles

Used LPs
Al Hirt – The Happy Trumpet
The Alan Parsons Project – The Turn of a Friendly Card
Angel – Sinful
Anne Murray – A Little Good News
Conway Twitty – Dream Maker
Earth Wind And Fire – The Best Of
Frijid Pink – Frijid Pink
Georgia Gibbs – Sings
Glenn Miller – A Legendary Performer
Grand Funk Railroad – E Pluribus Funk
The Happy Serenaders – Sing Along With The Happy Serenaders
James Gang – Passin’ Thru
Jimmy Smith – Live In Concert
Jubal – Jubal
Julie London – Julie London
Lethal Weapon – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The Monkees – Headquarters
Nat King Cole – Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Workin’ Band
Pablo Cruise – Part of The Game
Paul Revere & The Raiders – Greatest Hits
REO Speedwagon – R.E.O./T.W.O.
Rick Dovi – Super Hits
Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes – Call of the Wild
Ted Nugent – Nugent
Various – Looney Tunes
Various – Starburst
Various – 62 Golden Greats
Waylon Jennings – Waylon Jennings (Collectors Series)

The Studio Show Episode 11: Looming + Lisa Higgs

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Once again we are a little late to the game on telling you about this most recent episode of The Studio Show, but this is one we feel that most of you will truly enjoy. The Studio Show is a Springfield-based series focusing on highlighting musicians and artists making things happen. The last episode to be released was number eleven a couple of weeks ago and features Looming performing an acoustic song, as well as Springfield poet Lisa Higgs. We also think that you might enjoy the opening scene of the episode (pictured above).

Check out the new episode streaming below, and head over to The Studio Show’s youtube channel for all of the past episodes plus some interesting clips. The Studio Show is also gearing up for a season finale, which also includes a live event in their space for a limited amount of people – more info on that can be found right here.

June 6th at Black Sheep: Spirit Breaker, Set Fire To Salem, Noesis, Accents, Through Burning Eyes, The Beauty In Her Eyes

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Can we squeeze in any more show announcements happening before Dumb Fest? This one is happening before then, on Monday June 6th. It’s another Monday night metal show- this one featuring the touring band Spirit Breaker coming from Michigan. Looks like there are a whopping whole five other local bands opening the show up. First of which we have Set Fire To Salem, metalcore from Springfield. We also have Noesis, playing the metalcore from Carlinville, Illinois. Up before them is Accents from Staunton, Illinois and the surrounding areas. Then opening things up we have two bands from the area both with “eyes” in their names and that would be Through Burning Eyes, and There Is Beauty In Her Eyes.

This show will be starting promptly at 6:30 pm (doors at 6:00), 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 this summer.

Tonight at Black Sheep: The Convalescence, Hallows Die, I Apollo, Fill In The Blank, Through Burning Eyes, Set Fire To Salem

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Tonight it’s a Monday night and we have some big time Monday night metal going down at Black Sheep! This show features quite the lineup of bands including The Convalescence from Toledo, Ohio who have performed at Black Sheep a number of times now. This time around The Convalescence will be on tour with two other acts including “Hallows Die” and “I Apollo”. This Monday night metal show would not be complete without a splash of pop punk in the middle, so we have Fill In The Blank also playing the show. Before them is Central Illinois based metalcore band Through Burning Eyes. And opening things up we have Springfield metal act Set Fire To Salem.

This show will begin a little earlier at 6:00 pm. Admission is $10. You can find a facebook event for this metal gig right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep in the near future.

Videos: Shark Week at Black Sheep 5-7-16

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It’s been a minute since we’ve had a featured video on our site, well here’s one of a newer Springfield band called Shark Week! This is a video taken from a benefit show at Black Sheep earlier this month. Shark Week plays their song, also by the name of “Shark Week”.

Shark Week will be playing next at Black Sheep this upcoming Saturday, May 28th along with Livin’ Thing, Animals With Human Names, Sweet Bippy, and Blue Parks. You can find a facebook event on that one right here. Shark Week will also be opening day 2 of Dumb Fest 4-Ever this year on June 11th. Check out their video below, and also head over to our vids/pics page for more videos of local and touring bands at Black Sheep.