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The Studio Show Episode 8: Brett Freeman, Timothy Donavan Russell, Austin Duffie

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We just can’t get enough of The Studio Show– the new TV show / web series that has sweeping all of Springfield art and music for the past few months. The show is already onto it’s eighth episode which debuted a little over one week ago. This episode features local artist Brett Freeman, who we have seen around Black Sheep and was responsible for one of the Rock N’ Roll Hardee’s fliers as well as plenty of other drawings you may have seen. The musical guest this week was Timothy Donavan Russell, who actually just played the “Ambient Blast” at Black Sheep last weekend. And of course pictured above you can catch a rare sighting of Austin Duffie of the band Milchjunge as another featured guest on the show.

Watch the new episode below, or head over to The Studio Show’s youtube page where you can find all past episodes.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Wir Können, Mike Butler, T.A.N.G., Paqui

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Tonight there is a show happening at Black Sheep (sorry our post is a little late today)! There have also been some slight changes since this show was first announced. We will have Springfield/Champaign/Bloomington emo-rockers Wir Können on board for this show. You can check out some of their music on the player streaming below. Unfortunately the touring band (American Jobs) had to drop this show (sometimes stuff comes up, ya know?). In their place we have Mike Butler of The Locals performing a solo set. We also have a set by the wild and crazy T.A.N.G. (The Avant National Guard). Opening things up still is a solo set by Paqui.

This show will still start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for this show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a complete list of all of the shows we have currently lined up at Black Sheep.

Tonight at Black Sheep: The Suction Cups, Fairhaven, The Origin Story, Say Something

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There’s a show happening at Black Sheep tonight! This one’s a bit of a ska show for all of you who thought ska was dead and gone for good around these parts. For this show we have the local surf rock band with one ska song- The Suction Cups. Then we have the full-out ska band from Davenport, Iowa called Fairhaven. You can check out some of their music streaming on the player below. Then the third band on the lineup is The Origin Story– the six-piece real deal ska project based out of Lincoln, Illinois who have played here at Black Sheep in the past. And then one band has got added to the lineup since we originally announced the show and that is the fast punk rockers Say Something. Don’t miss out on those bands!

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 long list of upcoming shows at Black Sheep over the next few months.

May 3rd at Black Sheep: SAP, All People, The Suction Cups

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You remember the New Orleans based band All People who played on the ramp of Skank Skates back last year in April? Well they are coming back! And this time they are coming back and actually playing inside of Black Sheep- on Tuesday, May 3rd. You can stream some of All People’s music on the player below. Also on this show is the Springfield three-piece sticky grunge pop band SAP. This is just going to be a three-band show it looks like, and that magical third band is the surf rock project called The Suction Cups, who have new music being released very soon.

This show is 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 right here for a good look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep in the next few months.

April 15th at Black Sheep: The Deep Hollow, Ashley Riley, Erisa Rei

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We have a little bit of a last minute April show announcement to squeeze in here for an indie/folk show happening on Friday, April 15th here at Black Sheep. It will be a good one! For this show we have the acoustic/folk project The Deep Hollow, for their first time ever performing at Black Sheep! Y0u should be able to stream some of their music there streaming on the Reverb Nation player right at the bottom of this post. We also have solo musician Ashley Riley on the bill, playing some dreamy alternative folk music. And the third act on the bill is another solo musician Erisa Rei based out of Lincoln, Illinois. Come ready for some good times and good tunes.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. No facebook event for this one, but you can still check out our shows page for a good list of shows coming up at Black Sheep in the near future!

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 Avenue). Things may seem a little slow at the store right now with not a lot of new records coming in, but that is only because the store is gearing up big for Record Store Day 2016, which is happening on Saturday, April 16th this year. Check out everything we will be getting for RSD 2016 on our list right here. We still have plenty of good used records hitting the shelves this week though, which we have some pictured above and listed below. Let’s get into that list after looking at our operating hours for the week:

Tuesday (today): noon – 8:00 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 (show): noon – 9:00 pm

Used LPs
American Legion Band – Sousa Marches
Anne Murray – Someone’s Waiting
Anne Murray – I’ll Always Love You
Anne Murray – Danny’s Song
Anny Murray – New Kind of Feeling
The Beatles – Introducing The Beatles
Bloodrock – Bloodrock 2
Blues Image – Open
Bob Dylan – Bringing It All Back Home
Conway Twitty / Loretta Lynn – Louisianna Woman – Mississippi Man
Dan and Dale – Goldfinger and Zorba the Greek
Disco Tech – #2
Earl Klugh – Finger Paintings
Henry Mancini – Pure Gold

The Impressions – Keep On Pushing
Jackson Browne – Late For The Sky
James Gang – Live In Concert
Jean-Luc Ponty – Live
Jim Nabors – Kiss Me Goodbye
Jimmy Swaggert – Someone To Care
Johnny Cash – Johnny Cash’s Greatest Hits Volume 1
John Lennon – Plastic Ono Band – Shaved Fish
The Kingsmen – Featuring Louie, Louie
Pat Starr – The Honky-Tonk Giant
Paul Revere & The Raiders – The Spirit of ‘67
Ray Charles – Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music
Ray Conniff – I Believe In Music
Rodgers and Hammerstein – The Sound of Music
Roxy – Manifesto
Stone Country – Stone Country
The Stray Cats – Rant N’ Rave
Ted Heath – The Big Ones
Ten Wheel Drive with Genya Ravan – Brief Replies

The Turtles – Greatest Hits
Various – Footloose Soundtrack
Viva! – Roxy Music
Wartorn – In The Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy War
Woody Allen – Stand Up Comic 1964 – 1968

Record Store Day 2016 April 16th at Dumb Records

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How could we forget that one of the biggest days of the year for vinyl collectors and record stores will be happening this month? That’s right, Record Store Day is officially Saturday, April 16th this year and of course Dumb Records is a participating store this year along with Recycled Records and The Elf Shelf downtown. We have a few big things planned for record store day this year so there will surely be something in it for everybody. First off, the list of exclusive releases that Dumb will be getting in is by far the biggest list we have ever had. We put an entirely separate page together on our site and you can check that out right here. That list is what we anticipate getting in the store for the very special day. Aside from the list, all non exclusive RSD items in the store will be 20% off! And to top it all off, yes there will be live music in the store! We have DJ Tariq (New York’s Deadliest DJ) coming and performing at some point during the day. Check out the official Record Store Day site right here.

Record Store Day will be happening at Dumb Records for 9:00 am to 9:00 pm (get in line!). Find a facebook event for Record Store Day right here. Also check our shows page for a list of other events coming up in Southtown.

New Band Pages: Pryss

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We have added a new band page for one of the newer Springfield hardcore bands, Pryss. Pryss features members of GUSH, Mouthsex, Wilt Candy, Table Drama, and more. You can read up a little more on the band and also stream their demo on their new band page right here. Pryss will also be playing next at Black Sheep on Wednesday, April 13th along with Violence Creeps and Livin’ Thing. They will also be playing Dumb Fest 4-Ever.

Check out any of our 60+ current band pages we have set up right here. Do you perform in a local band or are a solo musician that does not have a page set up with us yet? We would love to hear from you! Email us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will work with you to get something set up.

DUMB FEST 4-EVER Announcement #5

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You thought the Dumb Fest announcements would stop at the end of March? Well so did we, but they keep on coming! Today we are back with another EIGHT entire bands playing Dumb Fest 4-Ever June 10th, 11th, and 12th here in Springfield. That leaves us at FORTY bands announced for this mega-festival happening which is sure to be the biggest Dumb Fest yet. Today’s bands being announced come from as far as Florida, Texas, and Pennsylvania. Let’s take a look:

WARM BODIES (Kansas City, MO)
MELODONTS (Orlando, FL)
OBJECTS (Chicago, IL)
THE DRIPPIES (Kansas City, MO)
LIFE AS ONE (Oklahoma City, OK)
THE SUCTION CUPS (Springfield, IL)
WILD AT HEART (Philadelphia, PA)
THE LOCALS (Springfield, IL)

There you have it folks. For a look at the entire lineup announced so far, head over to the Dumb Fest 4-Ever facebook event or the Dumb Fest 4-Ever page on our site. It seems like we pretty much have a full lineup now, but there might be one more announcement coming! Be on the lookout for that in the near future. In the meantime, you can stream some music from Warm Bodies on the player below.

Tours: Livin’ Thing

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Looks like The Livin’ Thing Band are headed out on the road for a short run in the middle of this month out to different parts of the Midwest. This run will also feature the release of their demo cassette: It’s A Livin’ Thing out on Rat King Records. Be sure to come out to the first date of this run at Black Sheep on April 13th along with bands Violence Creeps and Pryss and pick up a tape. Check out the rest of the dates below:

April 13th: Springfield, IL @ Black Sheep
April 14th: Bloomington, IN @ The Void
April 15th: Lexington, KY @ Hometron
April 16th: Columbus, OH @ Legion of Doom
April 17th: Peoria, IL @ The Rail (Mate’s Fest)

You can check out Livin’ Things new demo streaming below. Livin’ Thing will also be playing the big stage at Rock N’ Roll Hardee’s as part of Dumb Fest 4 on June 13th.