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Show Tonight Canceled

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Oh no! Looks like due to touring bands being unable to make it to Springfield, the show that was previously scheduled to happen at Black Sheep tonight has been canceled. We won’t say what bands so you don’t get too sad thinking about it.

The next show happening at Black Sheep is coming up this Friday, April 8th with Fairhaven, The Origin Story, and The Suction Cups. More info on that one right here. Also check out our shows page to take a look at all the shows still happening in the coming months.

Diaper Rash Unveiled As The Thomas Nicholas Band

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Today we have a very surprising twist. You won’t BELIEVE this one! Our team of Black Sheep archeologists are hard at it again, this time they have been working months and months to unveil the true identity of the masked band Diaper Rash. After a solid year and a half of playing shows, most of us thought we had the lineup of Diaper Rash behind the masks figured out. We were mostly sure that the front person aka “Big Baby” was just Brandon Carnes of South Town Studio.

With some careful analysis of the original Diaper Rash band photo, and also a certain music video shot in South Town in late 2014, our team has concluded that the band Diaper Rash is actually The Thomas Nicholas Band in disguise. If you don’t believe us, just look at the original Diaper Rash photo and then watch this music video to see if the masked figures lined up. It turns out Big Baby is actually famous actor and musician, Thomas Ian Nicholas, who also starred in films Rookie of The Year and American Pie. Here is what the true Big Baby has to say:

That’s just the way it goes. You don’t have to like it.

-Thomas Nicholas

Now that Diaper Rash has been exposed they will be playing one final show up in South Town Studio tomorrow. More info on that show can be found right here.

R.I.P. South Town Studio

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We figured now would be a great time to officially announce that South Town Recording Studio is officially done. Brandon Carnes is throwing in the towel real hard and moving away to Pittsburgh. Bye Brandon.

peace dudes.

-Brandon Carnes, South Town Studio

You can catch Brandon’s last ever Black Sheep Radio Show today from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3  WQNA fm or stream online at wqna.net. The Black Sheep Radio Show will continue at the same time without Brandon as the host, and will also be recorded live at the Capital Area Career Center from here on out.

Tonight in Macomb: Pryss, Gush, Livin’ Thing “On Ice”

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There is something very special lined up happening tonight in Macomb, Illinois of all the special places. A few Springfield bands will be taking over the city in their new bus and performing a very special show “on ice” for one night only. That’s right, those bands are Gush, Livin’ Thing, and Pryss, and they can’t wait to show off their moves out there on the skating rink tonight.

The bands tonight are going to really show us they’ve got what it truly takes out on the rink tonight. I can’t wait for them to get out there and show us their stuff. Ready for some outstanding performances and will possibly be looking to recruit for the men’s roller derby team.

-Greg Harvey, captain of Capital City Hooligans Roller Derby

You can stream the Livin’ Thing song “Beautiful Dancer” on the player below. The show is located at “The Outskirts” in Macomb at 201 Shady Lane. Bring $5 to skate and $2-3 donation for the show. Bands will start at 9:30 pm and of course this is all ages. Check out a facebook event for this one right here. And if you are in town tonight and are ages 21 or up, you might want to check out the show happening tonight at Bar None with NIL8 and The Timmys.

DUMB FEST 4-EVER Announcement #4

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Maybe it has seemed like a minute since we’ve brought you another announcement full of bands for Dumb Fest 4-Ever. That might be because we’ve been holding out to announce possibly the biggest wave of bands for the festival yet! That’s right! Here we are with an exciting eight more bands playing Dumb Fest 4 on June 10th, 11th, and 12th, which this time includes the popular Goner Records garage rock band NOBUNNY. It looks like they will be the big headliners at the Rock N’ Roll Hardee’s show of Dumb Fest on day 3. Here’s a look at the full announcement:

NOBUNNY (Chicago/California)
DARK THOUGHTS (Philadelphia, PA)
GUSH (Springfield)
MIGRAINE (Austin, TX)
CHASM (Kansas City, MO)
MACE (Chicago, IL)
CRUTCH (Oklahoma City, OK)
KELUT (Peoria, IL)

That now brings us to a full 32 bands announced for Dumb Fest 4, and there are even more coming. You can expect one or two more waves of bands to come sometime within the next couple of weeks. To view the full lineup announced so far and which bands are playing which days, go check the Dumb Fest 4 facebook event or our Dumb Fest 4 page. Also be on the lookout for Black Sheep meetings regarding Dumb Fest to be announced soon so you can find out what you can do in getting involved in helping us set up and get the word out about Dumb Fest!

New Arrivals This Week at Dumb Records

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It’s a new and exciting week at Southtown record store Dumb Records (located at 1107 South Grand East Avenue). There are plenty of new items in the shop this week, including new and used LPs, cassettes, and CDs. Also be sure to pick up a new Dumb Records enamel pin next time you are in the shop for just two dollars! You can also be on the lookout for some announcements regarding record store day at Dumb Records very very soon. Let’s take a look at Dumb’s operating hours this week and then dive into the arrivals:

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

New LPs
Architecture In Helsinki – Places Like This
Beach Slang – The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us
Birthmark – How You Look When You’re Falling Down
Deerhoof – Fever 121614
Grandkids – Timeshare
La Sera – Music For Listening To Music To
Marathon – Sanctuary
Motes – Keep It In The Dark
Pillar Point – Marble Mouth
Radiation City – Synesthetica
Withershins – Mt. Fuji In Blue
Withershines – Silver Cities

Used LPs
Anne Murray – Let’s Keep It That Way
The Argent Anthology – A Collection of Greatest Hits
Beafonte – At Carnegie Hall
Bollweevils – Weeviliva
Cactus – Ot ‘N’ Sweaty
Charlie Parker / Miles Davis – Bird & Miles
Danny Elfman – Batman Original Motion Picture Score
Doc Box & B-Fresh – Doc Box & B-Fresh
The Flock – The Flock
Fred Doerge – I Am Loved
Gabor Szabo – Macho
Gary Lewis & The Playboys – She’s Just My Style
Hall & Oates – Daryl John
Jean-Luc Ponty – Aurora
John Mayall – Back To The Roots
Johnny Cash – The Heart of Johnny Cash
Les Brown And His Band of Renown – The Beat of the Big Bands
The Lettermen – Love Book
Miroslav Vitous – Mountain In The Clouds
Pat Benatar – Get Nervous
Paul Anka – Anka
Stryper – Isaiah 53:3
Styx – II
Sweet – Off The Record
Various – Crusin’ 1966
Various – Funky Favorites
Various – Program Annihilator: A Soundtrack For Destruction
Will Jordan – All About Cleopatra
101 Strings – A Waltz To Remember

New Cassettes
Dryads – Dr. Responsible
Hot Cops! – Jubilee
Withershins – Crashing The Heirship

New CDs
The Chemicals – A New Language
The Chemicals – The Chemicals
Withershins – Mr. Fuji In Blue

April 11th at Black Sheep: Jake Down, Sweet Bippy, Flamingo, Sammy & The Punk

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We are almost to April, and the show announcements won’t stop rolling in! This show is happening on Monday, April 11th. It will feature the touring solo musician, Jake Down from Grand Rapids Michigan. You can find some of Jake’s songs streaming on the player below. Aside from that we have a lineup of a few local bands. We have the band Sweet Bippy who have not yet performed at Black Sheep, which features members of TANG. We also have the psychedelic rock band Flamingo coming from Jacksonville, Illinois to play for us on this Monday night. Last but not least we have the three-piece rock band Sammy & The Punk possibly opening things up for the night.

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

Tonight at Black Sheep: Looming, Our Lady, Hodera, Dry Heave, Isaac Arms

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It may be Easter and currently raining outside, but that is not going to stop us from having this mega-show happening at Black Sheep tonight. Tonight we have two of the heaviest-hitting touring bands from Springfield- Looming and Our Lady performing at Black Sheep. Looming is on their way back from playing a few dates around SXSW and this will actually be their last show here for a while- it is looking like until August, because half of their members are moving out of state for other endeavors. Our Lady also recently got back from doing a short tour around SXSW. The touring band we have on the bill tonight is Hodera from New Jersey and you can find their music streaming on the player below. We also have another Springfield/Champaign band returning from a tour and that is the hardcore punk band Dry Heave. Come welcome them back. Opening up the show we have Isaac Arms of the band Withershins from Champaign/Urbana.

The show tonight will start 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 everything else coming up at Black Sheep in the coming months.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Meth Dealer, Perfect People, Souls, Seeing Red, Shame, Barbarian, WARRS

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Tonight there is a show happening at Black Sheep, and it is sure to be heavier than ever. This one will be the final show for Decatur-based hardcore band Meth Dealer, who have been playing shows in the area for the past three years including a couple here at Black Sheep. Stream some of Meth Dealer’s music below and get ready for their last hurrah, it is sure to be a big one. Also playing this show is Perfect People, the hardcore band from St. Louis. Then coming all the way from South Dakota are the band Souls, who are also no strangers to Black Sheep. They will be coming with a band called Seeing Red also from the same area. Just in case there wasn’t enough heavy music on this show for you, we have the band Shame coming from Oklahoma City, OK playing some hardcore/metalcore. And THEN also on the lineup is the band Barbarian coming from El Paso, Texas. We’ve got bands coming from all over the country for this one show, dang! We do have local support from WARRS who will be likely opening up the show and who we have not seen at Black Sheep in a minute!

This show will start at 5:00 pm and admission for this mega-show 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 at Black Sheep this spring.

April 8th at Black Sheep: The Suction Cups, Fairhaven, The Origin Story

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Here’s another April show announcement for you all- this one happening on Friday, April 8th. This one’s a bit of a ska show for all of you who thought ska was dead and gone for good at The Black Sheep. 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. 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.