Activator Issue #4 (September 2018) Available (for Free) at Dumb Records

Posted on September 3, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

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We felt it worth mentioning that a few days ago we were freshly stocked with the fourth (yes, fourth can you believe it?) issue of Springfield new music magazine “Activator” for September 2018. This issue is packed with interviews, writeups, show calendars, comics and more. Featured on the cover is a piece written by Scott Faingold which serves as a fan memoir to the band Yo La Tengo. Also included is an update on Springfield local hip hop this summer, an interview with local hip hop artist / musician Cornbread, an interview with hip hop artist Meezy Killafield, a guide to Pygmalion Music Festival happening this month in Champaign, a comic drawn by Mike Resigner, and much much more.

Activator can be picked up for free at Dumb Records any day during store hours (noon-8pm).

September 10th at Black Sheep: Final Order, Stellatone, Schedule One

Posted on September 3, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

Here’s an interesting show happening just one week from today at Black Sheep! This one is happening on Monday, September 10th. We just have three acts lined up, and all are great. This show features touring band from Hattiesburg, Mississippi (probably featuring members of some Hattiesburg bands that have stopped through before) – Stellatone. The band plays some “interstellar garage rock” which you can check out for yourself on the player embedded below. Also on this show is a new Springfield punk band “Final Order” which has played a couple of shows thus far. Opening things up is a brand new new Springfield project called Schedule One, we we have been told brings in some great noisy psychadelic madness.

This show will go quick! It starts at 7:00 pm and is just $5. 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 is coming up at Black Sheep this fall.

MAC Release New Song + Video “Authority”, EP Release October 6th at Brewhaus

Posted on September 3, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

Good morning! Today we are bringing you a brand new song and video from the new Springfield punk band band MAC – the band has a brand new EP coming out later this fall that they recorded here in Southtown up in the studio with Mike Butler as engineer. The song is called “Authority” and you can find it on the youtube player embedded below. Shots from the video were taken at Black Sheep Fest 2018 which took place last month. The band’s EP is called “No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs.”

The band will be hosting an EP release show at Brewhaus downtown on Saturday, October 6th. More info on that show can be found right here.

September 8th at Black Sheep: Better Friend, Prowess, Oversleeping, Heck

Posted on September 2, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

Are you ready to hear about the next show going on at Black Sheep? Here it is, happening next Saturday on September 8th. We have the band Better Friend coming from Lincoln, Nebraska. To hear what they sound like, check out that player embedded below. Also on this show is Prowess, who literally just played a show here two nights ago (gosh)! Can we get enough Prowess??! Also on this bill is St. Louis emo project “Oversleeping“. Opening things up is the music of Hannah Songer aka “Heck“.

Things start at Black Sheep Saturday at 7:00 pm. Admission for this one is $7. Check out a facebook event for this show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a list of other shows coming up at Black Sheep this fall!

Black Sheep Has An Instagram

Posted on September 2, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

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Look-ee here! Here at Black Sheep / Dumb Records headquarters we recently decided to launch a new Instagram page for The Black Sheep. It’s about time we get with the times, right? Before we had lumped all of our content onto the Dumb Records Insta page – and don’t worry that page isn’t going anywhere. We felt that it would be beneficial to launch a more “official” separate page for The Black Sheep to get the word out more about upcoming shows, and also have an Instagram account that is more integrated with this website (which we plan on posting a lot more regularly this month)! Give that new Black Sheep page a “follow” right here. If you are a fan of a lot of “stupid” and/or “dumb” content, don’t forget to check out the Dumb Records twitter page from time to time.

Rockford: “Briarcliff EP”

Posted on September 2, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

Okay yes, we are three months late on this one but we are scrambling to get caught up sharing all of this great local Springfield music with you that has been recently coming out!! Earlier this summer Springfield indie/garage rock band Rockford dropped this five-track Briarcliff EP recorded and engineered by Kyle Noonan and Southtown Sound. You can stream those tracks on the player below. Also head over to the band’s bandcamp page where you can download the album at your own price.

Rockford does not have any shows lined up at Black Sheep at the moment, but be on the lookout for some very soon. We are working on still updating our Springfield album archive page to be caught up with 2018 soon, we promise!

September 15th: Black Sheep 13 Year Anniversary Show with The Dixie Narcos, Reaver, Uncle Sam’s Mutagenic Children, Brandon Carnes, Jameson Bullock

Posted on September 1, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

Could you believe it, but The Black Sheep is going to finally be a teenager this month. That’s right, two weeks from today on Saturday, September 15th we are celebrating our 13th birthday as a venue and all ages show space in Springfield (the very first show was September 16th, 2005). We have quite the lineup of acts to go along with. This includes Jacksonville-based psychedelic band The Dixie Narcos which you can find streaming on the player below. We are excited for them. We also have Reaver coming from the Alton, IL area, good friends and familiar faces to our space. Before them is the newest two-piece punk / chaos group called “Uncle Sam’s Mutagenic Children“. Wow! At the start of the show we have two solo sets – one is a rare solo set of Brandon Carnes (that’s right, not F///\\\M), and before that a solo set by Jameson Bullock.

All of that starts at 7:00 pm and admission is just $5. Check out a facebook event for that show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep this fall. Oh! By the way, this show WILL be the drawing for Black Sheep Band Lotto 2018! More info on that will be posted very soon!

New Arrivals This Weekend At Dumb Records

Posted on September 1, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

Would you believe it, but we’ve been so busy stocking records at Dumb Records (1107 South Grand Ave. E.) that we haven’t been keeping up with even letting you know what’s new in the store! Well, have no fear, here we are this weekend with some sort of list of some new used LPs that have recently hit the shelves. Don’t forget that the Dumb Records daily deals have been rolling– better check those out and take advantage of whatever day matches the format of music that you collect! Monday is Labor Day, so the store may or may not be closed. Let’s take a look at the hours for the next week and then dive into what’s new:

Saturday (movie premiere): 10:00am – 10:00pm
Sunday: 10:00am – 8:00pm
Monday: (closed / call to request we open the store for you)
Tuesday: noon – 8:00pm
Wednesday: noon – 8:00pm
Thursday: noon – 8:00pm
Friday: noon – 8:00pm

Used LPs
Andy Brown – Gone To My Head!
Bachman-Turner Overdrive – Head On
The Beach Boys – The Very Best of The Beach Boys
The Beatles – Rock ’N’ Roll Music, Volume 2
The Bernie Leadon / Michael Georgiades Band – Natural Progressions
Bob Ralston – 22 All-Time Organ Favorites
Bonnie Raitt – Green Light
Change – This Is Your Time
Change – The Glow Of Love
Charlie Rich – Very Special Love Songs
Cheap Trick – Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello
Earl Thomas Conley – Too Many Times
Frampton’s Camel – Frampton’s Camel
Gary Puckett And The Union Gap – Incredible
James Gang – Jesse Come Home
John Mayall – Bottom Line
K-Tel Records – The Hot Ones
Leo Kottke – Burnt Lips
Leo Kottke – Leo Kottke
Leon Redbone – Double Time
Leroy Holmes – Once Upon A Time In The West
Mason Proffit – Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream
Michael Omartian – White Horse
Mickey Gilley – Overnight Sensation
Molly Hatchet – No Guts… No Glory
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Dream
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Let’s Go
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Partners, Brothers, and Friends
Osibisa – Happy Children
Ozark Mountain Daredevils – It’ll Shine When It Shines
Poco – The Very Best of Poco
Prince – Sign “O” The Times
Pure Prairie League – Something In The Night
Peddler – Street Corner Stuff
Ratchell – Ratchell II
Ready For The World – Long Time Coming
Ready For The World – Ruff N’ Ready
Roger Williams – Nadia’s Theme
Roy Ayers – Daddy Bug & Friends
Roy Ayers – Feeling Good
Roy Ayers Ubiquity – Lifeline
Roy Ayers Ubiquity – Vibrations
Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs – Wooly Bully
Sammy Hagar – Danger Zone
Skitch Henderson – Something To Remember You By
Slave – The Hardness of the World
Slim Whitman – The Best
Stanley Clarke – School Days
Steve Taylor – I Want To Be A Clone
Tom T. Hall – The Rhymer and Other Five and Dimers

Tonight at Dumb Records: “Star Wars: The Lost Sandwich” Movie Premiere, Imaginary Colors, Gary & The Omnichords

Posted on September 1, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

There is a very different type of show going on tonight over at Dumb Records! Starting at 7:00 pm tonight there is a free event in the store which features musical performances from two acts, but also a special movie premiere of a new locally made fan fiction Star Wars film called “The Lost Sandwich.” The film is written and directed by Evan Mitchell: One Man Band of Taylorville, Illinois. As you can see in the movie poster pictured above it features characters played by Drew Carrher, Brian Galecki, Mrs. Doubtfire, Milk Tirehaus, Ramsey Miller, Carter Bibb, and more. We have been told the film itself has a run time of about twenty minutes. If you like what you hear, you can catch a sneak peek with this movie trailer right here. In addition to the film there will be musical performances in the store by Gary & The Omnichords and Imaginary Colours. Stream some music from Imaginary Colours on the player below.

This all starts inside Dumb Records (1107 South Grand Ave East) at 7:00 pm tonight and is FREE. There is a $1 all you can eat VHS buffet going on as well. Find a facebook event for all of this right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page right here where you can see what else is coming up at Black Sheep and Dumb Records this fall.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Nightcrawler, Graveswitcher, Prowess, Master Bastard

Posted on August 31, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

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It’s the weekend!! We have some fun things lined up at Black Sheep and Dumb Records tonight and tomorrow, starting with this slick punk show going on tonight at Black Sheep. This one features a newer Chicago group called “Nightcrawler” featuring members of bands who have performed at Black Sheep in years past. You can stream a song by them on the player below. The rest of the show features a handful of punk and alternative home grown right here in Springfield. This includes Graveswitcher – the new up and coming powerful hardcore band featuring members of every Springfield band ever. It also features Prowess, a band rumored to have recently played where no other bands have dared to play before in Springfield. And opening things up is the grunge/rock group Master Bastard.

This all starts tonight at 7:00 pm. Admission is $5. You should come out. Find a facebook event for the show right here. Also check out our shows page which we are working on updating on our site.