Bottom Bracket: “No Pressure”

Posted on September 8, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Today, Springfield technical emo band Bottom Bracket dropped a first hit single off of their upcoming EP, Dreamland which is coming out on CD in one week at The Black Sheep 12 Year Anniversary Show on September 16th. The song released today is called “No Pressure” and is the first song on the five-track EP which can be pre-ordered online right here. Check out the artwork above done by Kamila Glowacki of Nectar and Kowabunga! Kid.

Today New Noise Magazine premiered the song on their website, which you can check out right here. In addition to Bottom Bracket releasing their new CD, the Taylorville-based grunge rock band Stick People will also be releasing their CD, Lips at the show as well.

October 14th at Black Sheep: Battle of the Bands

Posted on September 8, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Some of you may have noticed that we skipped The Black Sheep Battle of the Bands this past summer, as we usually host the event at some point mid-July. That’s because we are so dang busy all of the time and this year it snuck up on us, so we have pushed things back to the fall!

We are looking NOW for high school and college aged bands or musicians performing original music in or around Springfield!! If this could be you or if you have any leads on potential acts, please get ahold of us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com! Performance times can range anywhere from 10 to 40 minutes, and of any genre!

As usual, two winners will be chosen – one picked from a panel of judges to recieve a free demo recording at Southtown Sound recording studio behind Black Sheep. The other crowd voting award will be given a slot on a bigger show coming up later this year, possibly the Black Sheep Holiday Show?

Start time is 6:00 pm for now – depends on the number of acts we have sign up! Admission for non-performers is $5. All ages of course! Find a facebook event for our battle of the bands right here. Also check out our shows page for a look at everything coming up at Black Sheep this summer.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Violence Creeps, Livin’ Thing, Boon, Spell Breaker

Posted on September 8, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

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It’s been a bit of a break for us for shows at Black Sheep, but we are ready to come back strong starting tonight! Tonight is the only show we have going on this weekend, but it should be a good one! This one will be the return of weirdo punk band Violence Creeps from Oakland, California to our space for the first time since the spring of last year in 2016. Check out some new material that they have released since then streaming on the player below. Then also joining them as they did last time is Livin’ Thing – the incredible stretch-suit rubber band. We also have a rare Black Sheep performance by the band Boon – they have also released some new material since they last played here. Opening things up is Spell Breaker – another Springfield band with their own special sound.

This show will be starting at 7:00 pm and admission is $6. 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.

Videos: MU330 at Black Sheep 8-18-17

Posted on September 7, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

It was last month now when legendary St. Louis ska-punk outfit MU330 took the Black Sheep stage and performed for the first time in Springfield in close to two decades, the very day after releasing their first new song in 13 years. Today we are bringing you some video of that performance. We have a video of MU330 performing two of their songs – “KKK Highway” and “Stagnant Water.” Check out that video on the player embedded below.

Also check out a list of videos shot at Black Sheep over the past twelve years on our vids/pics page.

September 15th at The Barrel Head: Stereo Static (Final Show), Synzu, Blind Social, Fill In The Blank

Posted on September 6, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Here’s a show happening in town outside of Black Sheep in a little over a week that we feel needs mentioned on our site. It’s an all ages one too! On Friday, September 15th at The Barrel Head (1577 Wabash Ave) there is an all-local rock show happening which will unfortunately be the last performance by alternative rock band Stereo Static, who has been active playing shows at Black Sheep for the past few years. From the band’s facebook page:

We are saddened to announce that Stereo Static will be playing our last show September 15th at The Barrel Head. The members of the band simply wish to go in different musical directions from one another, and there are no hard feelings. We will be giving away our last EP at the show, which will be free as well. More details involving the show and our members’ future projects to come. Thanks for a great 2 years, everyone.

This show will have a great all-local line up also including the experimental instrumental jammy band Synzu, who ended up playing in the wee hours of Black Sheep Fest this past year. Also the far-out Blind Social and pop punk group Fill In The Blank will be performing.

Things start at The Barrel Head at 8:00 pm, and there is no cover (free admission). Find a facebook event right here. Also check out our Springfield shows page where we try to keep a list of shows happening outside of Black Sheep.

Stick People: “Easier Said” (Music Video)

Posted on September 6, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

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We just love bands making new music videos, and we absolutely love this new one released by Stick People last week. This is also the first bit of music that we are getting to hear from the band’s newest release recorded up in Southtown Sound and being released on September 16th on CD at The Black Sheep 12 Year Anniversary Show! The video is for the song “Easier Said,” which comes off of the band’s upcoming CD, Lips. The video was shot and edited by Tyler Tag Gieser.

Check out that new music video below! Also check out our vids/pics page for a few other music videos from the area released over the years.

Vincent Sebastian: “A New Rhode”

Posted on September 5, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

The new Springfield music does not stop coming in! Today we have a five-track EP by Vincent Sgro, also going as Vincent Sebastian with some experimental / “chill” electronic music. Vincent was also behind the project “Opposite Good” which had another release come out earlier this year. Stream Vincent Sebastian’s newest release: A New Rhode on the player below. Also head over to Vincent’s bandcamp page where you can download the full release.

No current live shows are lined up for Vincent Sebastian – he is currently attending school over in another Springfield – Springfield, Missouri!

New Arrivals This Week at Dumb Records

Posted on September 5, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s been a minute since we’ve hit you with a wave of new arrivals from our very own Southtown record store Dumb Records (1107 South Grand Ave. E). The store has been going strong all summer long, and this week especially there are plenty of new items on the shelves. This week includes a good selection of new and used LPs, used 7″s, and used cassettes. Let’s take a look at the store’s operating hours for the week and then get 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: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Monday: noon – 8:00 pm

New LPs
Adam Torres – Pearls To Swine
Alpine – Yuck
Audioslave – Audioslave
Banks – Goddess
Blackalicious – Imani Vol. 1
The Bohicas – The Making of The Bohicas
Childish Gambino – Awaken, My Love!
The Fantastic Aleems – Stepping Out
Fat White Family – Songs For Our Mothers
Foreign Tongues – Fragile, As Said Before
Georgia – Georgia
Gogol Bordello – Seekers and Finders
A Grave With No Name – Feathers, Wet, Under The Moon
Hippocampus – Landmark
Iron & Wine – Beast Epic
Ivan & Alyosha – It’s All Just Pretend
Jim White – Take It Like A Man
Jimmy Eat World – Futures
Johnny Cash – The Sound of Johnny Cash
Le1f – Riot Boi
Lily Allen – Divide Et Impera
MewithoutYou – Pale Horses
Miles Davis – Live In San Juan ‘89
Mod Sun – Look Up
Modest Mouse – Modest Mouse
Natalie Cole – Unpredictable
O.V. Wright – Live
Pissed Jeans – Why Love Now
Priory – Need To Know
Punch Brothers – The Phosphorescent Blues
Serious Nicodemus – Meets Roots Radics At Channel One
Strange Faith – Love & Poverty
Stranger Cat – In The Wilderness
T-Model Ford – Bad Man
Various – Fast Car
Verite – Somewhere In Between
Yung – These Thoughts Are Like Mandatory Chores
311 – Greatest Hits ’93-‘03

Used LPs
Al Hirt – Trumpet and Strings
The Charles Camaron Orchestra – Spanish Rhapsody
“Hap” O’ Hallihan – Hot Honky-Tonk Piano
Living Trio – “Honey” and Other Hits
Madelaine – Sister Adele Dominique
Majorie Meinert – Sitting Pretty at the Lowrey Organ
Mink DeVille – Coup De Grace
Percy Faith – Touchdown!
Piper – Can’t Wait
Ricky West – And North South East
THP Orchestra – Two Hot For Love!
Wally Mateck – Polkas For Parties

Used 7”s
Amordazado – Amordazado
Barbaric Thrash – Demolition Vol. II
Blownapart Bastards – All You Can Eat
Code 13 – A Part of America Died Today
Funeral Shock – III
Jenny Piccolo – Sul9b
Mainstrike – Mainstrike
Monster X – Human Greed
Northless – Protestant Volume Two
Poison 13 – Poison 13
This Scares Me – This Scares Me
Spitting Teeth – Don’t Believe The Hype!
Stack – Mondonervaktion

Used Cassettes
Alabama – Cheap Seats
Alabama – Greatest Hits III
Anne Murral – A Little Good News
David Lee Roth – A Little Ain’t Enough
The Doobie Brothers – Minute By Minute
Europe – Wings of Tomorrow
Gene Watson – Honky Tonk Crazy
Georgia’s Satellites – Georgia’s Satellites
Iron Maiden – In Prayer For The Dying
Johnny Paycheck
Judas Priest – Defenders of the Faith
Judas Priest – British Steel
Judas Priest – Hell Bent For Leather
Marty Robbins – Some Memories Just Won’t Die
Merle Haggard – The Epic Collection
Pearl Jam – Ten
The Power Station – The Power Station
Ricky Van Shelton – Grestest Hits Plus
Ronnie Milsap – 20-20 Vision
RUSH – Hold Your Fire
Suzy Bogguss – Moment of Truth
Tesla – Five Man Acoustical Jam
Vince Gill – High Lonesome Sound

September 30th at Black Sheep: Hallow Point, Eyes From Above, Robot Army, Kryosis

Posted on September 4, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

You want more metal shows at Black Sheep? Well, just you look because they are here! On Saturday, September 30th before the end of this month we will be hosting another metal show in our venue. This one will feature St. Louis metal band “Hallow Point” on tour. It will also feature local band Eyes From Above, who you can check out on that player below. We also have Jacksonville band “Robot Army” on the lineup for this one. Then last but not least is Kryosis, who also performed their CD release show at Black Sheep earlierr this summer.

Check out a facebook event for this one right here. This one starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $10. Also check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep this fall.

War Magic – “War Magic (2017)”

Posted on September 4, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

You may have thought the Springfield dream folk project War Magic was long dead but oh no no that is not the case. Earlier this summer the project released a brand new EP and thought no one would notice! That is five new tracks under an EP called War Magic (2017) which you can find streaming on the player below. Head over to the War Magic bandcamp page where you can download the EP at your own price. There is not a physical release for this EP as far as we can tell.

No, War Magic does not have any shows lined up. Will we see another War Magic live performance in the future?