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Tonight at Black Sheep: The Complaint Line, Voice of Addiction, Sweet Bippy

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Yes there is a show happening at Black Sheep tonight! 7:00 pm. When we first announced this one just a little while back there were only two bands on the bill. One of those two bands includes TheVoice of Addiction from Chicago. They play punk rock. You can stream some of their music on the player embedded below. The one other band on this show is the local alternative 90’s-rock band The Complaint Line. The third band that got added very recently to the bill, and also going first tonight is the wild and wacky two piece ukulele and drums project- Sweet Bippy.

This show will be another 7:00 pm, $5 show. 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 what else is coming up at Black Sheep this spring and summer.

May 24th at Black Sheep: Nihil, GUSH, Torture Trend, All Gore

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What’s up everyone it’s time for us to tell you about another show coming up in May. This one is going to be a heavy one, and it is happening here at Black Sheep on Tuesday, May 24th. We have the doomy hardcore band “Nihil” coming all the way from Boston, Massachusetts. You can check out a couple of their tracks streaming on the player below. They will be joined by local support from GUSH, the meanest band on the roller rink. We also have the Black Sheep debut of a new local band called “Torture Trend” which features members of GUSH and Livin’ Thing. Opening things up we have another newer band from the Central Illinois area called “All Gore.” Make sure to come early to find out what that is all about.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can 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 all is coming up at Black Sheep in the coming months.

May 18th at Black Sheep: An Atomic Whirl (Japan), Pryss, Kelut, Ceiling Lust

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It’s maybe been a minute since we have had a band come from outside of the country to perform at Black Sheep. On Wednesday, May 18th (just three weeks from today) this show is happening an it features the band An Atomic Whirl coming all the way from Japan. You can check out their music streaming below to hear what they are all about. This show also features a few local bands. We have the hardcore punk band Pryss on the show. We also have Peoria-based screamo band Kelut, who will also be playing Dumb Fest 4 happening here in June. Opening things up we have a new project Ceiling Lust, which just played their first show this past weekend at Black Sheep.

This show will start at 7:00 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 in the coming months.

May 4th at Black Sheep: Mothersound, Accents, Set Fire To Salem, Noesis

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We have a little bit of a last minute metal show happening one week from today that almost slipped through the cracks from us, whoops! This one is happening on Wednesday, May 4th. It will feature four metal groups, the touring act is Mothersound from Los Angeles, California. Mothersound actually played here at Black Sheep back in November with a similar lineup. This time around we have three bands on band for local support. We have the Staunton, Illinois-based progressive metal band, Accents. You can find some of Accents music streaming on the player below. We also have familiar Springfield metalcore band Set Fire To Salem. And then opening things up we have the band Noesis from Carlinville, Illinois, who also just performed at Black Sheep this past weekend.

This show will begin at 7:00 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 everything else coming up in the near future at Black Sheep.

New Arrivals This Week at Dumb Records

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It’s been a couple of weeks since we have gotten to tell you about the new stuff coming into Dumb Records, with us being a little thrown out of the regular loop by Record Store Day the weekend before last. We want to say thanks to all who came out to Record Store Day this year- it was the biggest day the store has ever had so far! This week there are plenty of new used records on the shelves at Dumb Records (located at 1107 South Grand East Ave.). You can find a list of just some of those records below. Before we get into that let’s take a look at when the store will be open this week:

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

Used LPs
A-ha – Scoundrel Days
Art of Noise – Below The Waste
The Art of Noise – In No Sense? Nonsense!
Barnes and Barnes – Soak It Up
Bette Midler – Songs For The New Depression
Bix Beiderbecke – The Unheard Bix
Burt Bacharach – Plays His Hits
Burt Bacharach – Greatest Hits
Cyndi Lauper – She’s So Unusual
Dave Mason – The Best Of
Deaf School – 2nd Honeymoon
Devo – Shout
Devo – New Traditionalists
Don Fardon – Indian Reservation: The Lament Of The Cherokee
Earle Mankey – Earle Mankey
Earle Mankey – Real World
Eurythmics – Revenge
Fabulous Poodles – Mirror Stars
Falco – Etnzelhaft
Fine Young Cannibals – Fine Young Cannibals
Fleetwood Mac – Fleetwood Man
Fleetwood Mac – Heroes Are Hard To Find
Grace Jones – Slave To The Rhythm
Hilly Michaels – Calling All Girls
John Denver – Windsong
Jon Astley – Everyone Loves The Pilot
Jon Astley – The Complete Angler
Joni Mitchell – Wild Things Run Fast
Joni Mitchell – Court And Spark
Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners – Too-Rye-Ay
The Kinks – Give The People What They Want
The Kinks – Greatest Hits
The Kinks – State of Confusion
Louis Armstrong – The Essential Louis Armstrong Vol. 1
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – Angel Station
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – Watch
The Manhattan Transfer – Coming Out
Martini Ranch – Holy Cow
Material – Memory Services
Mental As Anything – Mouth To Mouth
Midnight Oil – Diesel And Dust
Minutemen – 3-Way Tie (For Last)
Mi-Sex – Computer Games
Mi-Sex – Space Race
Missing Persons – Spring Session M
Neil Diamond – Hot August Night
Neil Diamond – Serenade
Rick Derringer – All American Boy
Various – Exposed: A Cheap Peek At Today’s Provocative New Rock

Tonight at Black Sheep: Sea Cycles, The Locals, Stems, Shark Week

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Tonight it’s time to put on your fancy shoes because we have a sort of indie-rock show happening at Black Sheep tonight. Tonight the show starts at 7:00 pm and we have the band Sea Cycles coming on tour from Jacksonville, Florida. You can check out some of their indie-psychedelic music below. Also on this show is local three piece pop band, The Locals! The Locals are also playing Dumb Fest and SOHO Music Festival in June. Before them on the lineup we have the Taylorville-based pop punk band Stems! They are newer and just played at Black Sheep two nights ago. Opening things up we have Shark Week, or possibly a solo set by Clare Frachey depending on if one of Shark Week’s members is too sick to make the show.

The show tonight starts 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 good look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep in the next few months.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Caterpillar Club, Staghorn, Drained, Orator, Ceiling Lust

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A very cool magic potion bottle right up there filled with some special bands who are playing a special show at Black Sheep tonight. That’s right, come out tonight for all of the shoegaze and stoner music you can handle. For the show tonight we have Caterpillar Club’s first show in about a year. They will be releasing a brand new cassette tape tonight out on Sparrow and Crow Records, which you can stream one of the songs from directly below. We also have the instrumental St. Louis project Staghorn playing. We also have the heavy sludge band Orator shaking up the whole building. Before them is the shoegaze band Drained from Peoria who last made an appearance here for Dumb Fest 3D. And opening things up we have a brand new Springfield project called Ceiling Lust.

The show tonight starts at 7:00 pm and 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 in the next few months.

Caterpillar Club: “Incense”

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Today we are bringing you a new hit single from the local stoner shoegaze band Caterpillar Club. The song is called “Incense” and you can stream it on the player below. This is the band’s first release of new material since their first cassette, Path on the Sea in 2013. They will be releasing a new cassette full of new material out on Sparrow & Crow Records at the show at Black Sheep tomorrow night along with Staghorn, Drained, and Orator. Caterpillar Club features original Black Sheep owner Kevin Bradford, who will be in as guest of The Black Sheep Radio Show today kicking off in a little bit from 4:00 to 6:00 pm.

 

Today on Black Sheep Radio: Kevin Bradford [Caterpillar Club]

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We are on to the fifth episode of our third season of The Black Sheep Radio Show since Brandon Carnes has left us. This episode we are going to ease back into the swing of things with a special guest and that is none other than original long time Black Sheep owner Kevin Bradford himself (pictured above to the right). Kevin will be in talking about what he is doing now since his departure from Black Sheep one year ago and also will be talking to us about his band Caterpillar Club‘s new hit single they dropped earlier this week. Caterpillar Club will be playing the show at Black Sheep tomorrow night along with Drained, Orator, and Staghorn.

The Black Sheep Radio Show airs from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm on your radio dial. You can also tune in during the same time online at wqna.net. Check out our radio page for some older downloadable episodes and more info.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Sammy and the Punk, Dear Darla, Fill In The Blank, Ragna Rye, Noesis, Terribly Happy

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It’s a Friday night and we have a show happening tonight featuring a whopping six bands. Five of those are from the area, and one out of town.  The out of town on the bill for this one is the band Dear Darla from Indianapolis, IN. They play pop punk and you can stream their music on the player below. Other than we have a pretty hefty bill of local bands lined up. This includes the three-piece rock n’ punk outfit, called Sammy & The Punk. We also have the rockabilly folk band playing a rare Black Sheep show- Ragna Rye. One other out of town band but from nearby is the band Terribly Happy from Peoria, IL. We will be terribly happy to have them. Before that to get a good genre-mix in is the metalcore band Noesis from Carlinville, Illinois. And then last but not least is the local pop punk band Fill In The Blank.

Wow. All of that starting off at 6:00 pm and admission is $7. You can find a facebook event for this show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page where you can find a good list of other shows coming up at Black Sheep in the near future.