June 22nd at Black Sheep: Bottom Bracket (Tour Kickoff), Reaver, Stick People, Heck, Oversleeping

Posted on June 20, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

We have a full lineup of shows this upcoming weekend and we are now ready to start telling you all about them! That starts with a show coming up this Friday – on Friday, June 22nd (in just two days). This one is going to be the official tour kickoff for Springfield group Bottom Bracket, who are hitting the road hard and going all the way to the east coast at the end of this month / beginning of July. We’ll come back to you with B.B.’s big tour dates in another post. This show features plenty of friends of the band- including the Alton, Illinois band Reaver. Stream some of Reaver’s newest music on the player embedded below. We also have the Taylorville alternative rock band we have not seen in a minute on the bill – Stick People. How nice! At the beginning of the lineup we have Oversleeping from the St. Louis area. And also a solo performance by Hannah Songer as “HECK“.

All of that starts this Friday at 7:00 pm. Admission for this show is $6. Find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep this summer.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on June 19, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

Now that Dumb Fest is behind us, we are getting back on track with adding piles and piles of records to the Dumb Records inventory in the store- and that includes a lot of good ones. The Southtown record store is located at 1107 South Grand Ave. East and is open every day from noon to 8:00 pm. We have been working hard on building up our online store (Discogs page) these past couple of months. This week features a lot of used LPs hitting the shelves. Let’s take a look at the store’s hours and then get into that:

Tuesday (show): noon – 9:00 pm
Wednesday: noon – 8:00 pm
Thursday: noon – 8:00 pm
Friday: noon – 8:00 pm
Saturday (show): 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday (show): 10:00 am – 9:00 pm

New LPs
Knowso – Look At The Chart
Perverts Again – Friday Night Light

Used LPs
Adventures in Sound – The Sounds of Spain
Alexander H. Cohen – Baker Street
Angela Clemmons – Angela Clemmons
Atlantic Starr – All In The Name of Love
Barrel Fingers Barry – Honky Tonk Piano
Bert Kaempfert – My Way Of Live
Big Ken – Sings Gospel With A Touch of Country
Bill Anderson – Wild Weekend
The Billy Cobham / George Duke Band – “Live” On Tour In Europe
Billy Paul – Let ‘Em In
The Billy Vaughn Singers – Look What I Found In The Attic
Bob James – Three
Bob Marley – Chances Are
Boots Randolph – Plays The Great Hits of Today
Brass Construction – Brass Construction
Buddy Greco – Let’s Love
Burl Ives – My Gal Sal
Chad and Jeremy – Yesterday’s Gone
Charlie Barnet – The Best Of
Charlie Walker – Greatest Hits
Cheap Trick – Standing On The Edge
Chic – Risqué
Cole Porter – Kiss Me, Kate
The Crusaders – Chain Reaction
Dave Dudley – Thanks For All The Miles
Dean Wasson – God’s Country
Dennis Coffey – Finger Lickin Good
Doucette – Mama Let Him Play
The Dramatics – The Dramatic Jackpot
Eddie Fisher – Young And Foolish
E.U. – Da Butt
Eydie Gorme – Greatest Hits
Ferrante & Teicher – Love THemes
Frank Fontaine – I’m Counting On You
Freddy Martin – Greatest Hits
Full Force – Ain’t My Type of Hype
George Benson – Good King Bad
Gene Chandler – Get Down
George Michael – Faith
Glen Campbell – Highwayman
Gloria Gaynor – I Have A Right
Graham Central Station – Now Do U Wanta Dance
Grover Washington, Jr. – Skylarkin’
Hank Williams, Jr. – The Pressure Is On
Henry Mancini – The Academy Award Songs
Herbie Mann – Push Push
Herman’s Hermits – The Best Of
Hugo Winterhalter – Goes Continental
Isaac Hayes & Dionne Warwick – A Man And A Woman
Isaac Hayes Movement – Disco Connection
Jackie Gleason – Silk N’ Brass
Jan Garber – Street of Dreams
Jan Garber – Catalina Nights
Jerry Vale – The Impossible Dream
Jessi Colter – I’m Jessi Colter
Jimmy Buffett – Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes
John Gary – New Singing Sensation
Johnny Mac – The Era of Hank Williams
The Jonah Jones Quartet – A Touch of Blue
Kashif – Love Changes
Kenny Rogers – Twenty Greatest Hits
The Korean Children’s Choir – To The World With Love
Lanza – The Great Caruso
Lauren Bacall – Applause
The Lettermen – Put Your Head On My Shoulder
Little Feat – Feats Don’t Fail Me Now
Living Marimbas – Tijuana Taxi
Liza Minnelli – Four Sider
L.L. Cool J – Bad
L.T.D. – Love To The World
Madonna – Material Girl
Manhattans – The Manhattans
Margie Joseph – Feeling My Way
Marty Gold – Soundpower!
Melba Moore – Melba
The Merrymen – Fun In The Sun
Michael Legrand – I Love Paris
The Mills Brothers – Let Me Call You Sweetheart
New Birth – Blind Baby
Ohio Players – Angel
Parliament – Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome
Peaches & Herb – Twice The Fire
Peaches & Herb – Peaches & Herb
Pebbles – Pebbles
Percy Faith – Bim Bam Boom
Perry Como – Easy Listening
Pet Clark – My Love
Peter Nero – Piano Forte
Prince – Dirty Mind
Ray Anthony – Plays For Dream Dancing
The Ritchie Family – Arabian Nights
Roy Clark And Buck Trent – Banjo Bandits
Roy Drusky – Songs Of The Cities
Roy Drusky – If The Whole World Stopped Lovin’
Russ Carlylye And His Orchestra – Dance City
The Salsoul Orchestra – Nice N’ Naasty
Sergio Mendes – Olympia
Sonny James And The Southern Gentleman – Traces
Stan Kenton – The Romantic Approach
Steve Lawrence – Love Me With All Your Heart
The Supremes – Mary, Scherrie & Susaye
Survivor – Caught In The Game
Ted Heath – The Big Band Dixie Sound
The Temptations – Wings Of Love
The Tymes – Turning Point
Tyrone Davis – Let’s Be Closer Together
Various – Golden Sounds of Country Music
Various – Country Sunday
Walt Disney – The Aristocats
The Who – The Kids Are Alright
Wrecks-N-Effect – New Jack Swing

Tonight at Black Sheep: Lume, P.I.N.T., Reverend, Glower, Staghorn

Posted on June 19, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

Surprise! There is another show happening at Black Sheep tonight! What do you know but somehow it looks like we are in the middle of a 5 shows in 7 days streak. (We are getting our shows page updated ASAP so you can see what the rest of those shows are). Tonight we have the return of Chicago emo band Lume. If you do not know what they are about, check out their music on the player below. Aside from Lume, the lineup tonight is very stacked. Springfield solo ambient project Pretend I’m Not There also performs for the first time since a special release show at The Dana Thomas House. Another touring act – “Reverend” from Detroit, Michigan is on the bill. Before that is Staghorn, who is now based out of Champaign. Opening things up is Glower from right here in Springfield.

All of that tonight starts promptly at 7:00 pm at Black Sheep, 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 this summer.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Goodland, The Telephone Junkies, Sadface Killer, Prevalence

Posted on June 18, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

Oh! There is a show tonight and it’s taken us by surprise. It’s a nice well rounded lineup too. We have the band “Goodland” from Stevens Point, Wisconsin coming to perform for us all. Stream some of their music on the player below. Aside from the band Goodland we also have local heroes- The Telephone Junkies. The Telephone Junkies played Dumb Fest and were interviewed by the State Journal-Register beforehand. Our Peoria friends in Sadface Killer are also performing tonight. Then kicking things off is the alternative rock band Prevalence from Champaign, Illinois.

This all kicks off at 7:00 pm tonight, and admission is $5. 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 (we are working on it).

Tomorrow Night at Black Sheep: “Beat Bosses Battle of the Beats”

Posted on June 14, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

Our next rap / hip hop show is happening as soon as tomorrow night! It’s another rap battle being called “Beat Bosses” Battle of the Beats” put on by Boss Tharrio. Any performers lined up at this point are unknown, but there is a grand prize of $200 and more.

Doors for the battle tomorrow open at 8:00 pm, things start at 9:00 pm. Admission is $5. There is no facebook event that we know of.

Photos: Dumb Fest 6

Posted on June 14, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we are bringing you all of those sweet sweet photos from Dumb Fest #6 this past weekend. All of the photos in this batch were taken by Veronica Mullen (who also performed in two bands this past weekend – Ghoul Jr. and Power of Dusk). Veronica shot photos of most of day 2 of the fest (Saturday) at Black Sheep and Skank Skates, also the aftershow at Ms. D’s Kitchen, and at The Old State Capitol the next day.

Find all of Veronica’s photos from Dumb Fest 6 right here on facebook or right here on flickr.

We also know that new Springfield underground music magazine – Activator took a good amount of photos as well, which you can surely find more of in the upcoming second issue of their magazine.

Check out our vids/pics page for a list of more photo albums from past festivals taken over the years at Black Sheep including all of the Dumb Fests.

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Tonight at Black Sheep: The Muckrakers, Mosquito, Dana Skully & The Tiger Sharks, This Is A Stick Up!

Posted on June 14, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

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Good morning everyone, we hope you are ready for our first post-Dumb Fest show happening at Black Sheep tonight. This one features bands coming from New York, Indiana, and Kentucky! Wow! Starting on the top: we have melodic punk rock / metal band The Muckrakers traveling all the way from New York City! Before that at some point is an act called “Dana Skully and the Tiger Sharks” from Indianapolis, Indiana which leans more on the lighter folk punk side of things. The one other touring act is the band Mosquito from Louisville, Kentucky. Surely you don’t want to mess with Mosquito- stream some of their music on the player below. The one group familiar to the Black Sheep stage is the Decatur-based band This Is A Stick Up!

All of this is kicking off at 7:00 pm on Thursday night. Admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page (we are working on getting updated right now) for a list of things coming up at Black Sheep.

Thursday June 14th at Black Sheep: The Muckrakers, Mosquito, Dana Skully & The Tiger Sharks

Posted on June 12, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s coming up (very) quick – here is our very next show and our first one after Dumb Fest! Happening Thursday night in just a couple of days! We’ve got to make sure we are all cleaned up and ready! For this one we have bands coming from all over! This includes New York, Indiana, and Kentucky! Wow! Starting on the top: we have melodic punk rock / metal band The Muckrakers traveling all the way from New York City! Stream some of their music streaming below. Before that at some point is an act called “Dana Skully and the Tiger Sharks” from Indianapolis, Indiana which leans more on the lighter folk punk side of things. The one other touring act is the band Mosquito from Louisville, Kentucky. Surely you don’t want to mess with Mosquito. The one group familiar to the Black Sheep stage is the Decatur-based band This Is A Stick Up!

Today at Old State Capitol Steps + Rock N’ Roll Hardee’s: Dumb Fest 6 Day 3

Posted on June 10, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

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Here we are at the final day of Dumb Fest 6. Today we are mixing things up and not having any shows at our usual spots of Black Sheep or Skank Skates. Instead we have two shows happening – one on the steps of the Old Illinois State Capitol downtown.

The Illinois Old State Capitol starts right at 12:30 pm with the band Bottom Bracket. Bands will be set up on to the North of the building. The show is also free! Other bands playing include Pleather, MOM, Nectar, and Ghoul Jr.

The second show is at the one and only Rock N’ Roll Hardee’s in the whole world, and is the third time we’ve gotten a chance to set up a show at their bandstand outside. Of course legendary Springfield band NIL8 will be closing out the evening there, and that show will start at 4:30 pm and likely go until 8:00 pm. Admission for that is also free. Other than NIL8 the lineup includes Special Interest from New Orleans, Spodee Boy from Nashville, Tennessee, and Pineapple RNR fron St. Louis.

Check out a facebook event for Dumb Fest 6 right here.

Today / Tonight at Black Sheep, Skank Skates, and Ms. D’s Kitchen: Dumb Fest 6 Day 2

Posted on June 9, 2018 by blacksheepspringfield

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Here we are right in the middle of Dumb Fest #6! We had a wildly successful first day last night, thanks to all of you who came out! Today kicks off right at 12:30 pm and goes nonstop all night long until the end of the aftershow at Ms. D’s Kitchen (just two blocks down from Black Sheep) at 1:00 am. Today will be packed to the brim with music, food, friendship, and smiles.

We don’t really have time to type out the schedule again for today, but go check out our full Dumb Fest schedule post for a closer look.

Admission today is $25 (for 25 bands), and $5 for the aftershow at Ms. D’s Ktichen. The address to Ms. D’s Kitchen is 1031 South 11th Street. All shows are all ages. If you don’t have the money, come out anyways. We will likely be going down on the door price throughout the day as well. Find a facebook event for Dumb Fest 6 right here.