\\\M, Imaginary Colours, Kristin Walker

Posted on August 26, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

Surprise! We have a show for you all happening tonight (sorry we had not announced this one on our site earlier, we are working to get more on top of things we promise). This show tonight is going to be more of a *chill* indie gig, and it features national touring act Izzy True coming all the way from New York on Don Giovanni Records (same label as Screaming Females for those of you who do not know). Check out their latest album streaming on the player below to find out what that band (pictured above) is all about. Also on this show we have a gaggle of Springfield solo projects. This includes “F///\\\M“, who performed the blues festival a couple of weeks ago as “Chuck Mountain.” This also includes electronic / ambient project Imaginary Colours. Opening things up is a solo set by Kristin Walker (of the band Glower).

The show tonight starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page, which we are going to be working on updating right now!!

Photos: Black Sheep Fest 2018

Posted on August 23, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight we are bringing you a few photos that were taken from Black Sheep Fest 2018 which happened earlier this month on August 11th. This was the 11th Black Sheep Fest we have held at our venue, highlighting local music in Springfield (wow)! Check out a few photos above and below, or head to our facebook photo album here, or our flickr album here. These were taken by Brian Galecki. Activator Magazine’s own Carol Weems also took a good amount of photos which you can find on the Activator Magazine facebook page here. And of course our hero Gordon Chang is BACK at recording videos after a year-long break, with videos of most of the full sets from the fest which you can find on his channel right here. Check out a list of photos and videos from past shows and fests at Black Sheep on our vids/pics page.

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Tonight at Black Sheep: Nox Black, Cornbread, Offwhyte, Animals With Human Names, T-Roni, Nefarious Cloud, DJ Tareek Skills

Posted on August 18, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight! We are excited for this hip hop show happening at Black Sheep tonight. We’ve even upgraded our sound system for this one, so be sure to come out to hear the improvement. We have all types of different hip hop and R&B artists performing tonight. At the top of the bill is a new Springfield R&B artist – “Nox Black”. Before that is long running Springfield rapper “Cornbread”. Nice. Then before that is Springfield native (recently moved back from California) – and first time performing since his return – “Offwhyte“. We have Offwhyte’s newest album “Both Sides of the Mississippi” streaming on the player below. Up before him is an artist that most of you know – Animals With Human Names. Also female hip hop artist and winner of a recent hip hop battle competition – T-Roni will be taking the stage. (Check out her video that was a result of that competition right here). Before that is Springfield native hip hop / indie artist Nefarious Cloud. Opening up tonight we have live DJ and vinyl remix master DJ Tariq aka DJ Tareek Skillz, who will also be performing in the middle of the night as well.

This all kicks off tonight at 7:00 pm and admission is $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 in the near future.

Time & Pressure, Prowess, Dead Beat, Reduced To Instinct, Final Order

Posted on August 17, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

Hey all! The weekend is here and we do have shows lined up at Black Sheep tonight and tomorrow! It’s going to be a good weekend, we can feel it! Tonight we have hardcore band Time & Pressure coming from St. Louis to play for us. Also we have Prowess – they are not listed on the flier but got added at the last minute just for the heck of it. The big touring band on this bill is the band “Deadbeat” from Lincoln, Nebraska. You can stream their music on the player below. Before them we have Dumb Fest all-star favorites from Bloomington/Chicago – Reduced To Instinct (they have played three different Dumb Fests(?)). Opening things up is brand new Springfield hardcore band Final Order.

This starts at 7:00 pm tonight and admission is $7. Check out a facebook event for the 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 in these next coming months.

New Band Pages: Rather Dashing

Posted on August 13, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

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It’s Monday night, and it’s probably been a minute since we’ve added any new band pages to our website – so here is our most recent addition. We have a new page for the new alternative / blues / indie / genre-fusing band Rather Dashing. Check out their new page on the Black Sheep site right here. There you can find links to all of the band’s websites and stream their seven-track release which came out earlier this year. Rather Dashing have not played a show at Black Sheep yet – they did perform at Downhome Music Festival at the end of last month.

Check out any of our 40+ active band pages on our site right here. Do you play in an active Springfield band or are you a solo musician and have yet to set up a page on our site? We would love to hear from you! Reach out to us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will work with you to set something up.

New Dumb Daily Deals at Dumb Records

Posted on August 12, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

Starting tomorrow, Dumb Records is going to be testing out some new daily type super-deals in the store just for the fun of it. If you are into collecting records, cassettes, or CDs, you might want to pay attention now. During the week each Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from here on out features one crazy good deal:

MONDAYS: 50% off all cassettes
TUESDAYS: all $1 records are now 25¢
WEDNESDAYS: 50% off all CDs

Plus, during all Black Sheep shows everything in the store is now 25% off for those of you with show admission. Crazy!

Dumb Records is located at 1107 South Grand Ave East. The store is open every day from noon to 8pm.

No Cash Value “Government Stole My Skateboard”

Posted on August 12, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s about time for us to get back on track telling you all about all of the hot new Springfield music that has been coming out. This song was released just yesterday right before Black Sheep Fest kicked off. It is Jacksonville-based punk group No Cash Value‘s new hit single – “Government Stole My Skateboard.” The song was recorded with a few others up in Southtown Sound, to all be released at some point soon.

Stream “Government Stole My Skateboard” on the player below. Also head over to the band’s bandcamp page to download the song for free. No Cash Value don’t have any shows lined up at Black Sheep currently, but be on the lookout for more soon!

August 14th at Black Sheep: The Dead Shakers (Solo), Robot Army

Posted on August 12, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

We want to thank all of you who came out to Black Sheep Fest at any point yesterday! The vibes were all around great, a lot of fun and smiles were shared, the music was great, and we were also able to raise more funds for our campaign to fix our heating and cooling system inside the venue. Expect photos and videos of the fest to come soon.

Now that Black Sheep Fest is over, it’s time to get back into the swing of things and gear up for a busy fall! The next show happening at Black Sheep is actually in two days – on Tuesday, August 14th. We have touring musician Kevin Bloom of the indie/psych band The Dead Shakers from Vermont coming through. Stream some of The Dead Shakers music on the player below. Opening this show up will be Robot Army from Taylorville, and it looks like that’s it.

This will start at Black Sheep at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for this one right here. Yes, there is also a show going on at CFP that same night. Also check out our upcoming shows page for a look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep in the coming months.

Black Sheep Fest 2018 Happening Today!

Posted on August 11, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

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Good morning! It’s going to be a fabulous day today, because Black Sheep Fest 2018 is happening! We are very excited for what today has in store – 11 local bands plus one comedian taking the Black Sheep stage. Things kick off today at 3:00 pm. We will also have a donation jar set up to raise money for our broken heating and cooling system, so come out with cash or checks to support our cause if you can! Here is what we are looking at for a schedule today:

Bottom Bracket – 9:45pm
Pryss – 9:15pm
Telephone Junkies – 8:30pm
Spellbreaker – 7:55pm
Rockford – 7:15pm
Dan Alten – 6:55pm
No Cash Value – 6:30pm
Livin’ Thing – 5:55pm
Foam Fangers – 5:15pm
Graveswitcher – 4:40pm
MAC – 4:10pm
Heck – 3:40pm
Dan Alten – 3:10pm

Find a facebook event for Black Sheep Fest 2018 right here. Admission this year is $10, and of course the fest is all ages. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep in the near future.

We Are Collecting Money For Our Broken Heating/Cooling Unit Tomorrow at Black Sheep Fest.

Posted on August 10, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

We hate to be the bearers of bad news, but a few of you may have noticed it’s been a little hot inside Black Sheep this summer. That’s not just because of climate change, no. That is because our heating/cooling unit has been broken! What a surprise! We have been faced with a $2,500 repair on this unit, which is a bit much for us to wrap our heads around an easy fix or way to raise funds, when we struggle to meet bills on a month to month basis for our all-volunteer space as it is.

With the summer coming to a close and winter coming sooner than later, we are facing the reality of having to raise this money somehow, and will be starting to collect donations at Black Sheep Fest tomorrow. The jar will continue to be out for shows (we also always have a donation jar out at all Black Sheep shows). For those of you can’t make it to the fest or would rather donate online, there is a facebook campaign going right here.

Black Sheep Fest kicks off tomorrow at 3:00 pm. Check out a facebook event right here.