September 16th at Black Sheep: 12 Year Anniversary Show + Stick People / Bottom Bracket CD Release

Posted on August 11, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we have a fun and happy show to tell you about happening next month at Black Sheep! It’s our 12 year anniversary show happening on Saturday, September 16th, celebrating a whole entire dozen years of Black Sheep as an all ages music venue in Springfield starting in 2005. It’s been a wild ride, but we’ve made it this far and plan on keeping on for as long as we can! Check out our Black Sheep history page with a lot of important dates right here.

This show will also be an important one because it is going to be the CD release shows for both Stick People and Bottom Bracket. These will both be some of the first releases that Southtown Sound has been working on for quite some time that are finally going to be released to the public. Expect some sneak peaks from those EPs/albums sometime between now and this show! Also playing this special show is our old friends Sammy & The Punk who have been rocking and rolling in the city for a few years now. Also Prowess, the fart bomb punk band, and Kate Ridge (or Kate Laine) – wonderful acoustic solo act.

This show will start 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!

New Band Pages: Eyes From Above

Posted on August 8, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

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Now that we have hit the five year mark on our site, we are dedicated to keep pushing through year #6 with that Springfield local music news and content coming in strong. We especially want to stay dedicated to keeping track of all of the current bands of all different genres playing original music in this city. Today we are bringing you a new band page for a newer Springfield metal band called “Eyes From Above.” Check out their new page right here where you can find out more about the band or stream their demo recording.

We count a total of 54 current band pages we now have set up on our site, which you can check out right here. Do you play in a local band or are a musician who has not set up a page with us yet? Email us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will work with you to get something set up!

Our Website 5 Years Old Today

Posted on August 7, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Could you believe it, our website – blacksheepspringfield.com was launched on this very date exactly five years ago (August 7th, 2012). At that point the very idea of a record store, recording studio, Dumb Fest, and many other project had not even been born yet. Check out our Black Sheep history page to see more of a timeline on how much we’ve come along over the years. Here’s to another five more years of pumping out more content on Springfield local music and shows!

Thanks to all who came out to Black Sheep Fest this past weekend! We’ll be back later tonight with an announcement for a Black Sheep 12 year anniversary show in September!

Black Sheep Fest 2017 Today

Posted on August 5, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Today is a big day for all of Southtown! It’s hard to believe we made it this far, but here we are at the tenth ever Black Sheep Fest we have ever put on. Black Sheep Fest every year is a celebration of local music in Springfield and also Black Sheep as an all ages show space. This year we’ve got 15 local acts of all different genres playing the fest. Let’s take a look at the lineup today along with projected set times:

PRYSS – 10:30
LIVIN THING – 10:00
BHS (Reunion) – 9:15
BOTTOM BRACKET – 8:40
NIGHT NIGHT BOY – 8:15
STICK PEOPLE – 7:40
ANIMALS WITH HUMAN NAMES – 7:10
NEFARIOUS CLOUD – 6:55
PROWESS – 6:30
ABYSS – 5:50
STARLORDE – 5:15
SPELLBREAKER – 4:45
AUTHUMBLUSURT – 4:25
GHOUL JR. – 4:00
SYNZU – 3:20
KATE LAINE – 3:00

That’s right things are starting at 3:00 pm sharp!! Entry for Black Sheep Fest is $10 and of course it is all ages. Be sure to check out Blacks Whites and Blues Festival happening in Southtown today and tomorrow as well – and just a heads up that 11th street directly in front of Black Sheep will be closed off today so we will have to work around that.

Check out a facebook event for Black Sheep Fest 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/fall.

Blacks, Whites, and Blues Festival Happening Saturday and Sunday in Southtown

Posted on August 4, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Our Neighbors across the street at Bourbon Street Rhythm and Ribs put on an annual festival at the end of the summer every year. This year they are stepping it up a notch and are teaming up with a new organization to host “Blacks, Whites, & Blues Festival” – an annual festival focusing on “providing the community with information on education, career opportunities, health and safety while showcasing local talents in entertainment.”

Yes, Blacks, Whites, & Blues Festival will be going on at the same time as Black Sheep Fest happening tomorrow – which isn’t that bad because this means you can check out both events! There will also be plenty of food for sale at Blacks, Whites, and Blues Festival. One downside though is that 11th street will be closed off in front of our direct lot, limiting access to our Black Sheep parking lot. Bands playing Black Sheep Fest will have to come in to our lot through the alley!

Some of the band schedule for Black, White, and Blues Festival can be seen on their website right here. Their festival also features a car show, games and activities, and more. Southtown Construction and Training and Bone L.L.C. across the street from Dumb Records are also involved as a sponsor. So this weekend the whole neighborhood has something going on!

Check out a facebook event for Blacks, Whites, & Blues Festival right here.

Today on Black Sheep Radio: 2013 Reunion

Posted on August 4, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Today on The Black Sheep Radio Show we are mixing things up a little bit just because we can and will be featuring a 2013 reunion lineup of our radio show hosts and engineers of some sort. We don’t know who exactly, and we don’t know what, and we don’t know why. All we can tell you is to tune in right at 4:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm for a special treat today. Of course we will also be playing your favorite hits from bands playing Black Sheep Fest (happening tomorrow) and more.

The Black Sheep Radio Show airs today and every Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm. You can tune in there or also online at the same time at wqna.net. Also check out our radio show page for a few downloadable episodes of the past.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Pleasures of the Flesh, Bottom Bracket, Krelboyne, Stick People

Posted on July 30, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

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Tonight come out of the last show of this busy month of July, and also the last show here until Black Sheep Fest next weekend! You remember that band from Louisville, Kentucky called “The Foxery”? They played here a few times, but have changed their name or something like that to “Pleasures of the Flesh” and they are playing here for this show. Check out some of their music under that name on the player below. Also on this show we’ve got emo/indie band Bottom Bracket. We’ve also got our friends from over in Champaign/Urbana in the band Krelboyne coming over to rock for us. Opening things up is that hit Taylorville band that everyone has been raving about, Stick People.

This show starts 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 everything else coming up at Black Sheep this summer.

Videos: Runaway Brother at Black Sheep 7-8-17

Posted on July 29, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we bring you a video of the band Runaway Brother from Cleveland, Ohio performing at Black Sheep earlier this month on July 8th. The song is called “Harvest” which is the first track off of the band’s album Mother which you can stream the recorded version of right here. Check out that video embedded below.

Also check out our vids/pics page for a long list of videos and pictures taken from over the years at Black Sheep.

Black Sheep Fest 1 Week Away, T Shirt Design Contest Voting

Posted on July 29, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s the very end of July right now and everything sure is sneaking up on us. Did you know that Black Sheep Fest 2017 is just one week away happening on Saturday, August 5th? Today we finally are getting our annual Black Sheep Fest t-shirt design poll up and running. We’ve had 4 submissions this year which you can find below:

That’s it! You can put in your vote for your favorite design to get printed on shirts for this year’s fest right here. We are closing off the poll at 9:00 pm tomorrow (Sunday). We are also keeping all of our artists anonymous for now to keep things fair!

Find a facebook event for Black Sheep Fest 2017 right here. Black Sheep Fest starts next weekend at 3:00 pm and there are 15 acts performing. We may or may not be handing out mix CDs for the fest today at Downhome Music Festival downtown.

Southtown Sound Dumb Fe5t Compilation

Posted on July 28, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

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Many of you may have forgotten that during Dumb Fe5t (now over one month ago), Southtown Sound was not necessarily opened up as a show space but instead they were in their own corner of our neighborhood working away recording countless bands for a special project. Today we are releasing that compilation of songs that were recorded as live tracks throughout that entire weekend – 15 songs from 15 different bands who all played this past year at Dumb Fe5t. Stream that entire compilation on the player below. Also head over to the Prescience Tapes bandcamp page to download the entire compilation at your own price. Prescience Tapes will be releasing a physical format of the comp which will hopefully be available on cassette at Black Sheep Fest and also at Dumb Records.

Now that the Dumb Fe5t compilation is out there, and more non-live recordings are on the way (from Bottom Bracket, Stick People, and more)- you can expect a big update from us on what Southtown Sound has been up to some time next week!