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Tours: Wir Können, Farseek

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It looks like at the same time that Looming will be out hitting the road with Run Forever we have another Springfield band going out on the road for a completely separate tour. Wir Können will be going out from December 31st through January 10th with the acoustic act Farseek from Columbus, Ohio. Check out all the dates below:

12/31 – URBANA, IL @ HAUNTED HOUSE (no Farseek)
1/1 – COLUMBUS, OH @ HOUSE WITH NO NAME
1/2 – AKRON, OH @ DAD’S HOUSE
1/3 – PHILADELPHIA, PA @ TBA
1/4 – TAKOMA PARK, MD @ REPUBLIC
1/5 – RICHMOND, VA @ HIBBITY HOUSE
1/6 – GREENVILLE, SC @ THE RADIO ROOM
1/7 – ATLANTA, GA @ PARTS UNKNOWN
1/8 – MURFREESBORO, TN @ THE BLOCK
1/9 – LOUISVILLE, KY @ GALLERY K
1/10 – SPRINGFIELD, IL @ BLACK SHEEP CAFE

For more information and links to facebook events for each show, you can check out the Wir Können/Farseek tour facebook event. We’ll be making a separate announcement for the Springfield show very soon, but you can also find an event for that one right here.

Help Us List Springfield Releases of 2015!

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It’s that time of year again! Time for us to sit down and come up with our year-end lists, and time for us to reflect on all of the great music that has come out of Springfield in 2015. There were a lot of shows and releases this year, and a lot of bands making music. We are going to kick off our year-end poll this year to highlight some of your favorite local releases, songs, and shows of the past year. Before we start the poll, we need your help making sure we have all of the local releases that have come out this year listed! We have started a list and have it below. If you know of any other releases that have been put out by any Springfield bands in the year 2015, comment below or email us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com.

Bad Banshee – 2015 Demo
Borealis – Nauseous Spells
The Complaint Line – Stick Ninja EP
Diaper Rash – Demo 4: Eat, Shit, And Cry
Epsom – Ah Youth
Fill In The Blank – Slacker
Garter – Demo
GRINN – First EP
GRINN – GRINN Again
GUSH – Naughty Nuff
Hospital Job – Never Get Cold
Looming – Nailbiter
Panzys – Panzys
Rella – 3 Birds
Rella – Dixxon
SAP – Maiden, Mother, Crone
SAP/Person – Split
Sgt Karate – The Frost Giant’s Lament
Slacker Tapehead – Slacker Tapehead
TANG – TANG
War Magic – War Magic
WARRS – Demo

Be on the lookout for our poll to go up some time this next week! After voting is done we will compile a list of ten of the best releases, songs, and shows of this year and have different members of the Springfield music community do write-ups.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Firestarter, Alone At Heart, Undeserving, Lavender

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Thanks to everyone who came out and visited the pop-up shop Dumb Records had set up at the mall yesterday! We had a blast and a very successful day. Tonight will be the the only show of the weekend for Black Sheep, so let’s make sure to come out and support the touring acts. This one will feature the touring band Firestarter from Albany, New York. You can check out some of their music streaming on the player below. We also have another out of town band- Alone At Heart coming from Chicago. They play a type of melodic hardcore. Then we have two bands from the area on this show. We have Undeserving, who just released a few songs they recorded right next door at South Town Studio! Opening things up will be a performance by Lavender– the shoegaze band from the Springfield/St. Louis area.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is a range of $5-7 whatever you feel is best! You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a more complete list of everything coming up in Southtown in the next few months.

Dumb Records at White Oaks Mall Today, Radon Lounge Christmas Explosion Tonight

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Tonight there is nothing going on at Black Sheep, but we do have all sorts of holiday related things happening elsewhere around town. First off Dumb Records will be set up at White Oaks Mall all day today from 9:00 am to 10:00 pm. The store will have a pop-up shop on the lower level of the mall right next to Santa himself (pictured above). If you find us and use the codeword “mynamekyle” you get 10% off your purchase! We’ve also made a last minute decision to have our regular location CLOSED today since most of our records are going to be at the mall.

Tonight there is also the Christmas Explosion at The Radon Lounge. There will be three acoustic acts performing. The first of which is Dan Smith who performs in the band Listener from Ohio. Also on the lineup is another solo act, Levi The Poet. Then kicking things off is Kris Rochelle from the band Red Sweater Lullaby, who also recently performed at Radon. In addition to music you can expect to find a potluck, various games, and coffee. The Christmas Explosion will begin at 6:30 pm and the show is $10. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. The Radon Lounge’s shows are all ages, and to find the address you have to inquire at radonlounge@gmail.com. Also check out a list of other Springfield shows outside of Black Sheep on our Springfield shows page.

Tonight at Black Sheep: ACxDC, Sunlight’s Bane, Table Drama, Lowered A.D., GUSH

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Tonight’s a big one happening at Black Sheep! It’s going to be a pretty happening night in Springfield because there is also a pretty big show going on at Bar None tonight featuring The Queers. Tonight at Black Sheep we have the big California grind act “ACxDC” (standing for “Anti-Christ Demoncore”). You can stream some of their music on the player below. ACxDC is touring with Florida band Sunlight’s Bane, who will also be playing tonight. It looks like this show also has a few surprises, one of them being that the band of wrestling heels- Table Drama will be coming back from the dead for this show! Come find out if they are back for good or if this is just a one-off slammer. Before them is the Carbondale metal/sludge band Lowered A.D. Opening things up we have the hardcore band GUSH.

The show tonight will start right at 7:00 pm and admission is $8. 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 this winter in Southtown.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

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It’s another week at Southtown record store Dumb Records. Yesterday we told you that the store will be setting up a pop-up shop in the mall all day this Friday. The store will continue to be open at it’s regular location all of that day and the rest of this week. There are also a few new and used LPs in the shop that are new in this week. Let’s take a look at all of Dumb Records hours for this week and then get into the new arrivals:

Tuesday (today): 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Wednesday (show): 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Thursday: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Friday: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Friday at White Oaks Mall: 9:00 am – 10:00 pm
Saturday (show): 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Sunday: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

New LPs
Megadeath – Rust In Peace
Metallica – Reload

Used LPs
Alanis Morissette – You Outta Know (12” single)
Day Of Mourning – Your Future’s End
Fibber McGee & Molly – Original Radio Broadcast: Vol. 2 Doghouse 1939
The Longines Symphonette Society – Charleston Dance Party
Mates Of State – My Solo Project
The Milkmans Union – The Milkmans Union
Mitch Miller – More Memories / Moonlight And Roses
The Percy Faith Strings – Bouquet
Sinai Vessel – Profanity
Steve Davey – 30 Piano Favorites
Woodstock: Music From The Original Soundtrack And More

Dumb Records At White Oaks Mall This Friday

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As wacky as it sounds, this Friday at Springfield’s White Oaks Mall on the west end of town Dumb Records will be “taking over.” By taking over we mean that the record store will have a pop-up kiosk or booth set up on the lower level with a few crates full of records to sell. As far as we know this is on the lower level of the mall, next to the carousel and Santa Claus himself (pictured on the flier above).

Dumb Records will be set up at the mall all day Friday, from 9:00 am to 10:00 pm. The store will also remain open at our regular location here in Southtown from 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Also if you find us at the mall, use the secret code word “mynamekyle” and we will give you 10% off your purchase!

Videos: Copper Blue at Black Sheep 11-29

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Today we are bringing you a video of the entire set of new Champaign/Urbana band “Copper Blue” from their show here at Black Sheep about a week ago on Sunday, November 29th. The show was also with The Suction Cups, Dry Heave, and Row of Teeth. You can check out the video streaming below. Thanks to our friend Gordon Chang for filming!

Also check out our vids/pics section for more videos taken throughout the years at Black Sheep.

December 19th at Black Sheep: “The New Class” Hip Hop Showcase

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Thanks to all who came out to the hip-hop show last night, now we have another one lined up that we are announcing today! This one is happening on Saturday, December 19th! There is a good chance this will be our last show of the year, so make sure to come out! This show is being called “The New Class” all-ages hip-hop show, being put on by Straight Drop Media and 217hiphop.com. Here is their description of the event:

straightdrophiphop.com has partnered with Bar Brawl Battle League to bring you “The New Class” an ALL AGES Hip-Hop showcase and battle event!

If anyone is interested in trying to line up a spot to perform on this show, there is a number listed on the flier (pictured above). The show will kick off at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for this right here. Also check out our shows page for a look at what other shows are happening before the end of the year, and then some of the first shows of 2016 at Black Sheep.

Tours: Run Forever/Looming

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It looks like Springfield band Looming will be heading out on tour this time for almost a full month with Run Forever from Pennsylvania. The two bands both put out new albums on No Sleep Records earlier this year. They will be heading out west to California and back on this tour. You can check out the dates below. Also check out a facebook event for the tour here where you can find more info on each individual show. Looming will be playing one more show in Springfield at Bar None on December 19th before heading out on this tour.

December
26 – Chicago, IL @ The Subterranean Downstairs
27 – Milwaukee, WI @ Ground Zero
28 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Triple Rock Social Club
29 – Omaha, NE @ Milk Run
30 – Denver/Boulder, CO – TBA
31 – Grand Junction, CO @ Barons

January
1 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Underground
2 – Boise, ID @ TBA
3 – Portland, OR @ TBA
4 – Seatte, WA @ The Black Lodge
5 – Bellingham, WA @ Make.Shift.
6 – Corvallis, OR @ Interzone
7 – San Francisco, CA @ TBA
8 – San Jose, CA @ TBA
9 – San Diego, CA @ The Che Cafe
10 – ?
11 – Fullerton, CA @ Programme Skate Shop
12 – OFF
13 – Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space
14 – Tuscon, AZ @ Garys Place
15 – Las Cruces, NM @ Art Obscura
16 – Austin, TX @ TBA
17 – Dallas, TX @ TBA

Run Forever only
18 – Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th St Collective
19 – Kansas City, MO @ TBA
20 – Springfield, IL @ Black Sheep Cafe
21 – Cincinnati, OH @ Northside Yacht Club
22 – Columbus, OH @ TBA