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Black Sheep Yard Crew Day March 2nd

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One result of the Black Sheep roundtable meeting that happened at the beginning of this month was discussion of cleaning things up the best we can here at our space and in our neighborhood! It’s time to announce that we will be having our first Black Sheep yard crew cleanup day on Wednesday, March 2nd from 6:30 to 9:00 pm. Come out and get your hands dirty and help us clean up our area! Bring your old clothes, gloves, and get ready to get dirty!

You can find a facebook event for cleanup day right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a full listing of shows and other events such as this one in the months coming up at Black Sheep. And check out our get involved page for more listings on roundtable meetings and things you can do to get involved with helping run our space.

 

Videos: Vacant Skies at Black Sheep 1-19-16

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Today we are bringing you a video of the Springfield metalcore band Vacant Skies performing their song “Nothing Close to Family” at Black Sheep last month on January 19th. The show was a part of the eight-band “Winter Wreck” that happened featuring bands of all genres and quite the crowd. Check out the video on the player below.

Vacant Skies currently do not have any shows lined up at Black Sheep but we will make sure to let you know when they do! Also check out our vids/pics page for a look at more videos of local and touring bands performing at Black Sheep throughout the years.

 

Tonight at Black Sheep: Looming, Lavender, LifeWithout, Krelboyne, Pretend I’m Not There

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We have a pretty big show at Black Sheep happening tonight! There are a few twists too- well, actually just one twist. Unfortunately Our Lady had to drop the show tonight. In their place we are getting a rare performance by Springfield’s own Looming who have not played on the Black Sheep stage since September. Wowee. This show is also the EP release show for central-Illinois shoegaze band Lavender. You can stream their new EP on the player below, and then purchase it at the show tonight. Also on the bill is post hardcore band LifeWithout from Alton, Illinois. Then we have Champaign friends and emo band Krelboyne, who have played here many times. Opening things up is the solo project of BJ Pearce called “Pretend I’m Not There”.

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 in the near future.

Today on The Black Sheep Radio Show: “The Dumb Records Radio Hour”

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Today we are trying something very new on The Black Sheep Radio Show just for the heck of it. For the first time ever we are actually bringing the show to the Capital Area Career Center where we will be actually be recording the show live. Brian Galecki is going to be hosting this shindig this time around instead of Brandon Carnes, and you can expect to hear a few guests come on. Instead of playing all local music and bands that are coming to town, Dumb Records will be taking over the airwaves this time around and will only be playing vinyl records that you can find for sale in the store.

The Dumb Records Radio Hour will be from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm. You can listen on your radio dial then or also live at wqna.net. Be sure to also check out our radio page for a few old episodes that you can download.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Set Piece, Green Messiah, Black Ops Agency

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It’s Friday and there is a show happening at Black Sheep tonight! Tonight We have the local band Set Piece playing this show, who describe themselves as “heavy indie rock.” You might be able to stream some of their music on the player below. There has also been a slight change to the lineup since we first announced the show. The show will still be just three bands, but instead of Governor Street as previously announced, we now have the Springfield sludge band Green Messiah on the bill. Then the third band on the bill Black Ops Agency, which is a long running rock band featuring members of TANG.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. We might have heard a rumor about their being food at the show!? We’ll see! You can check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a list of everything coming up at Black Sheep in the near future.

March 12th at Black Sheep: Wir Können, Fourside, Moondead, The Locals

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It’s getting harder and harder for us to keep up with all of these March show announcements! It seems like there is more than one popping up a day at this point! This show is happening on Saturday, March 12th. This 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.

Kharybdis: “Era of Deception” EP

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It looks like Springfield metalcore band Kharybdis are back in action and have released a brand new 6 track EP entitled Era of Deception online. You can stream the six-track EP on the player below. The EP can also be purchased for download on Karybdis’s bandcamp page. From the band’s bandcamp page:

We traveled to Cleveland, Ohio with only 9 days in total to record this EP, may or may not re-release in the future with better mix. This is was each of our first times in a studio and also our first release as a band. Some may recognize a few of the songs as we have been playing them for 3 years now! Thanks for listening! Share with your friends, spread the word!

It does not look like Kharybdis has any live shows lined up right now, but we will be sure to keep you all updated on any Black Sheep shows in the near future!

March 5th at Black Sheep: Mr. Clit & The Pink Cigarettes, Boon, Slave Cable, TANG

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There sure are a lot of shows being lined up at Black Sheep this spring. We are starting to overflow and burst at the seams! This is a show happening here on Saturday, March 5th. It is going to be a hoot. For this show we have Indianapolis based band Mr. Clit & The Pink Cigarettes who are no strangers to Black Sheep or Springfield in general. The band brings that rock n’ roll goodness that you all crave with that tinge of punk and bright hair coloring. Check out some of their music streaming below. We also have their good friends and Springfield experimental rock band Boon on the bill. Before that is something interesting and that is Slave Cable- a newer St. Louis noise project featuring members of Animal Teeth. Opening things up for the night we have the wild and reckless noise band TANG.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and $5 just like all of the other good old fashioned punk shows. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a list of more shows coming up at Black Sheep this spring.

 

March 4th at Black Sheep: Dead Zebbra, Nethersphere, Strangefellas, Green Messiah

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We have a show happening at Black Sheep on Friday, March 4th that it is time to officially announce! This one is going to be a rocker. We have long time running Springfield hard rock band Dead Zebbra (possibly their first time playing Black Sheep?) on the bill. Also is Nethersphere– the Jacksonville based stoner death metal project. The touring act on this show is “Strangefellas” (pictured above). Strangefellas comes from the other Springfield in Missiouri. You can stream some of their music on the player below. Opening things up for this one we have the Springfield doomy sludge band Green Messiah.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. 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!

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)! This week there are plenty of new and used LPs, 7″s, and CDs hitting the shelves. Feel free to come in the store this week and dance with us. Let’s take a look at Dumb Records’s operating hours this week and then dive into the new arrivals:

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 (show): noon – 9:00 pm
Monday: noon – 8:00 pm

New LPs
Black Bananas – Electric Brick Wall
The Cowboys – The Cowboys
Death – …For The Whole World To See
Dope Body – Natural History
The George-Edwards Group – Chapter III
Monotonix – Not Yeat
Ty Segall – $ingle$ 2
Wand – 1000 Days

Used LPs
Barbra Streisand / Robert Redford – The Way We Are
Cedar Walton – Animation
The Checkmates, Ltd. – Love Is All We Have To Give
Count Bernadino – Calypso Bacchanal
Doc Severinsen And His Orchestra – Torch Songs for Trumpet
E. Power Biggs – Bach Organ Favorites Played By…
Eddy Arnold – I Love How You Love Me
Eddy Arnold – I Wish That I have Loved You Better
Elvis – Volume 4: A Legendary Performer
Emmylou Harris – Cimarron
Gene Autry – 50th Anniversary
George Jones – We Found Heaven Right Here On Earth
Gladys Knight and the Pips – Tastiest Hits
Gladys Knight and the Pips – The Best Of
The Illusion – Together (As A Way Of Life)
Johnny Mathis – Rapture
Johnny Mathis – Romantically,
Johnny Mathis – A Special Part Of Me
Kool & The Gang – Forever
Les McCann – Plays The Hits
Lou Reed – Sally Can’t Dance
The Mills Brothers – Great Hits
The Mills Brothers – Paper Doll
The Modern Jazz Quartet And The All-Star Jazz Band – Jazz Dialogue
Patti La Belle – Winner In You
Philip Brunell – The Bach Organ Book
Plastic Palace People – From The Host of Late-Comer
Ramsey Lewis Trio – Stretching Out
Robin Trower – For Earth Below
Ronnie Aldrich And His Two Pianos – Close To You
Rosalyn Tureck – Bach: Goldberg Variations
Roy Orbison – Mystery Girl
Sidney Poitier – To Sir, With Love
Stan Getz – Communications ‘72
Various – Columbia Jazz Festival

New 7”s
Glitter – Glitter
Rik & The Pigs – Total Punk 7”
Rüz – Rüz
Soda Boys – Total Punk 7”

Used CDs
Alanis Morissette – MTV Unplugged
Billy Joel – Piano Man
Dr. Dog – B-Room
Elton John – Classic Elton John
Eric Clapton – Time Pieces: The Best of Eric Clapton
The Faint – Danse Macabe
The Get Up Kids – Guilt Show
Mary Star of the Sea – Zwan
Morrissey – Maladjusted
Nine Inch Nails – Halo Thirteen The Day The World Went Away
Romeo + Juliet – Music From The Motion Picture