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Larry Livermore (Co-Founder of Lookout Records) Coming to Dumb Records March 24th

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Exciting things are starting to happen at Dumb Records now that the store has acquired more space and opened up. On Thursday, March 24th we have a real treat coming, and that is the co-founder of Lookout Records, Larry Livermore. Mr. Livermore will be stopping by for the evening in support of his new book “How To Ru(i)n A Record Label” which talks about the story of how Lookout Records formed. For those of you unfamiliar, Lookout Records was responsible for releasing records from bands Green Day, Operation Ivy, as well as many others. From the event description:

Larry Livermore was the co-founder of Lookout Records, the editor and publisher of Lookout magazine, and a longtime columnist for Maximum Rocknroll and Punk Planet. A seminal figure in the Bay Area scene and in punk in general, Livermore walked away from the label at the height of its popularity.

Larry will read from his new book, How To Ru(i)n A Record Label: The Story of Lookout Records (released by Don Giovanni Records). He will probably tumble through his treasure chest of tales and maybe do some Q and A too. Don’t miss it.

More information on the book can be found right here. The event will be held inside Dumb Records at 7:00 pm on March 24th. It is also free, and Dumb Records will be event offering 20% off everything in store starting at 6:00 pm to get you out to this! Find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a listing of events happening in Southtown.

DUMB FEST 4-EVER Announcement #2

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Time for a nice little Monday night surprise! Or a big Monday night surprise! It’s time for the second wave of bands to be announced for Dumb Fest 4-Ever happening on June 10th, 11th, and 12th here in Springfield. Tonight we are announcing another eight bands to be playing the festival in June. Here they are:

C.C.T.V. (North West Indiana)
POOKIE & THE POODLEZ (Oakland, CA)
The F.U.F.S. (Oklahoma City, OK)
VADERBOMB (Louisville, KY)
86 GEMINI (Chicago, IL)
LIVIN’ THING (Springfield, IL)
TAKE MY BIKE PLEASE (Bloomington/Normal, IL)
SHARK WEEK (Springfield, IL)

You can find music for most of those bands by clicking the links on their names. Also checkout Pookie & The Poodlez streaming on the player below. Go check out the Dumb Fest 4 facebook event for a closer look at which of those bands will be playing which days. Also check out our Dumb Fest 4-Ever page to view the what bands have been announced so far at all times. Other bands will be likely announced in two more waves, coming at ya throughout the rest of this month!

Dry Heave: “Designer Skin”

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Here’s yet another demo coming out of the Ooey Gooey roster this time from the band Dry Heave. Dry Heave is more Champaign/Urbana-based than Springfield, but features Mario Cannamela (Springfield native) of bands Soap Scum, Livin’ Thing, Wir Können, etc. Also this release is being put out by local label Ooey Gooey tapes on cassette so we felt it is more than worth mentioning! This is also the fourth release Ooey Gooey is involved in putting out this year, wow! You can find Designer Skin by Dry Heave streaming on the player below. Also head over to the release on bandcamp to download at your own price.

Dry Heave will be performing next at Black Sheep on Sunday, March 27th (Easter Day) along with Looming and Our Lady for a show we haven’t gotten a post up for yet! (It’s coming soon)! Find an event for that one right here.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Lavender, Old Fox Road, Suction Cups, Undeserving

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It’s a Sunday night, and yes we are having a show! Yes, that does make it four shows out of the past five days for us! This show will be the end of a four or five day run for Central Illinois bands Lavender and Old Fox Road. The two will be heading out on the road together and ending the run with this show at Black Sheep. Stream some of Old Fox Road’s music below. Old Fox Road also recently recorded in South Town Studio behind Black Sheep. Also on this show we have the surf-rock Springfield band, The Suction Cups. And opening things up looks like we have the hardcore/emo band Undeserving from Bloomington/Normal.

This show 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 and Southtown in the near future.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Wir Können, Fourside, Moondead, The Locals

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Hope everyone enjoyed their Friday night break from shows last night, now it’s time to get back to it tonight with this killer lineup of a show! Tonight the show will feature Springfield emo rockers Wir Können (how nice). The one out of town band we have on this bill is the band Fourside from Bloomington/Normal. You can stream one of their tracks on the player below. We also have the three-piece newer Springfield punk band Moondead, which features members of previous bands Bad Banshee, Garter, and Wilt Candy. Opening things up we have locals, The Locals playing some nice and friendly pop rock music.

The show here 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 better look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep in the next few months.

Tonight at Black Sheep: 86 Gemini, GUSH, Shark Week, La Louve

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Now that we are well into spring, it is time for the non stop shows to start rolling in! We do have a great punk show lined up for you all tonight. It will feature Chicago-based band 86 Gemini as they are making their way down south to play a big rock festival. 86 Gemini features members of The Wrong and you can find their music streaming on the player below. Also playing this show is Springfield heavy-hitting angry band GUSH. Then we have the band Shark Week, playing their second show ever right here at Black Sheep. Opening things up we have La Louve, which is a newer punk band from Champaign Urbana featuring members of Kowabunga! Kid, who also played here for Shark Week’s first show last month.

Find a facebook event for this show right here. Things are going to be 7:00 pm, $5. Also check out our shows page for a good look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep in the coming months.

Southtown DIY Theater Troupe

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Coming up on Saturday, March 19th (before the show that is already scheduled) we will be hosting the first of possibly many meeting at Black Sheep Cafe to discuss the beginning efforts of forming an all inclusive DIY Theatre Troupe! Alex Martin, founder of the troupe, will be discussing her motives for why having an alternative theatre outlet is a good idea in Springfield, how you can get involved, and what the possibilities for troupe activities will be. Ranging from politically charged scripts to weird and avant guard performances, this troupe will be a must see must do for all those who want to witness and/or participate.

The meeting will be taking place on Saturday, March 19th from 5-6 pm and is open to everyone. There, you will be able to learn about these topics as well as schedule an appointment or audition to further specify how your interests and talents can benefit the troupe. Find a facebook event for the meeting right here. Even if you aren’t interested in taking part, come to this meeting to learn more!

Tonight at Black Sheep: Arson Party, Through Burning Eyes, Set Fire To Salem, Abyss

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There’s nothing quite like a Wednesday night metal show to get you through the middle of the week, and that’s just what we have going on here at Black Sheep tonight. For this show we have the band Arson Party from Kalamazoo, Michigan. You can stream a song of theirs on the player below. In addition to Arson Party we have a handful of local metal acts. The first of those is Set Fire To Salem bringing the metalcore for the night. We also have nearby metal group Through Burning Eyes from Alton, Illinois. We are pretty sure another addition to the show has been the local rock metal band Abyss, who will be bringing the intense mosh dance.

This show 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 list of shows coming up at Black Sheep.

The Nine Elevens: “4 Songs”

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Tonight we are bringing you four debut songs from a new garage-rock band to the Springfield area going by the name of “The Nine Elevens.” All we know about this new project is that it features members of Evan Mitchell the one-man band. We have also been told that these four songs come from an upcoming LP the band is working on to be released in the year 2017, which might seem like a ways off. You can check out those new songs on the youtube player below. As far as we know The Nine Elevens currently do not have any live shows lined up at the moment.

March 18th at Black Sheep: Our Lady, Lume, Krelboyne, Hate Your Friends

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We have a show coming up very quick in just ten days for Our Lady‘s return from SXSW on Friday, March 18th. To follow up really quick on Our Lady’s GoFundMe Campaign- the band was successful in reaching their goal and it looks like they will be getting their van fixed in time! As a result the band has put their new song “Circle Around My Neck” up for free on their bandcamp page, which you can find right here and also streaming below. Our Lady will be heading out on the road with the band Lume who are an emo band from Chicago, and will also be playing this show at Black Sheep. Also on the bill is Champaign emo/post-rock band Kreylboyne who are no strangers to Black Sheep. And we have another band on the bill – Hate Your Friends who are touring out from Denton Texas, and feature members of bands who have also played here at Black Sheep before.

The show will start at 7:00 pm and will cost $5, which is a steal for a show will all out of town and touring bands. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page where you can look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep in the next few months.