Illinois Times: “Wise Up To Dumb Fest”

Posted on June 8, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

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Yes, that’s right! The Illinois Times is all about that Dumb Fest too- Tom Irwin’s column this week is mainly centered around the event with a photo of Warm Bodies (above, by Garrett Fisbeck). Check out the article “Wise Up To Dumb Fest” online right here, or pick up a copy of the Times today inside Dumb Records. From the article:

Welcome to Dumb Fest weekend, which covers three days worth of very cool and extremely expressive bands, based mostly in the world of what one might call various degrees of DIY (Do-It-Yourself) punk rock music. Categorizing the music is like saying Woodstock was just a rock concert festival and ignoring the grand diversity of the artists performing. Along the same lines, a few weeks ago, the John Hartford Memorial Festival featured several groups related through bluegrass/acoustic sounds. To some, the bands might seem the same, but to devotees of the music, each artist has a distinct sound within the genre.

Dumb Fest 5 kicks off at 6:00 pm inside Black Sheep tomorrow! For a full breakdown and a schedule of who’s playing you can check out our Dumb Fe5t page right here. Time is up to by 3-day passes, but you can still pay at the door for all of the shows. Find a Dumb Fest facebook event right here.

WUIS: Southtown’s Dumb Fest 5 Years Strong

Posted on June 8, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

What do you know! Springfield’s WUIS / NPR Illinois 91.9 was kind enough to feature a nice 20 minute piece on Dumb Fest on the radio yesterday. Reporter Rachel Otwell came by Southtown and gave a walk through of different locations with fest organizer Brian Galecki about what to expect for this big weekend. You can check out hat NPR piece – “Southtown’s Dumb Fest 5 Years Strong” streaming online right here.

Dumb Fe5t Official Band Schedule

Posted on June 7, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Here we are today with the official band schedule for Dumb Fest 5! Could you believe it, there are a total of 51 bands on that fest and 56 if you include the *unofficial* aftershow at Bar None, from a total of 15 different states and one band from Canada. This schedule will be printed out and will be made available at the fest for all of the festival goers.

In addition to the schedule being released, today is also your last day to pick up a 3-day festival pass for a discounted rate of $25 if you haven’t already. You can pick up a pass inside Dumb Records (store hours are noon – 8:00 pm) or online right here. After that, you will still be able to pay at the door for all shows.

Find a facebook event for Dumb Fe5t right here, also check out our Dumb Fe5t page on our site for links to all of the bands playing. See you this weekend!

Saturday Dumb Fe5t Early Show at Southtown Sound: Undesirable People, Bogues

Posted on June 6, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Here we are just a few days before Dumb Fe5t and we are just adding more bands and adding more shows to the big weekend left and right! How about that. The new recording studio on our block – Southtown Sound will be active all during the fest recording some bands to release as a compilation. They also want to be open to the public at some point during the fest so anyone from out of town has the opportunity to check out the new space. So, early on day 2 of Dumb Fe5t (Saturday, June 10th) the studio will be hosting two bands – Undesirable People from Detroit, Michigan and Bogues from Nashville, Tennessee. Undesirable People will also be performing at the unofficial aftershow at Bar None later that night (the only band playing two sets during the fest). Check out their music streaming on the player below.

Again, this will start at 11:00 am over in Southtown Sound behind Black Sheep and Dumb Records. The event is free! You don’t need a Dumb Fest pass to get up to the studio. Find a facebook event for all of Dumb Fe5t right here. And check out our Dumb Fest 5 page right here.

Unofficial Dumb Fest Day 2 Aftershow at Bar None

Posted on June 6, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Could you believe it, Dumb Fe5t is kicking off in just than three days this upcoming weekend in Springfield. Today we are announcing that we are once again working with Bar None downtown to bring you an *unofficial* aftershow for the fest at their spot at 245 South 5th Street. This one is going to start promptly right at 10:00 pm Saturday night. Admission is $5 and this one is restricted to those ages 21 and up. Here is what we have for a lineup:

LIVID (Kenosha, WI)
CRUELSTER (Cleveland, OH)
DREATH VALLEY (Northwest IN)
LAW OF THE NIGHT (Denver, CO)
UNDESIRABLE PEOPLE (Detroit, MI)
ANIMALS WITH HUMAN NAMES (Springfield)

You might want to check out that show Saturday night after the main gig gets over at Black Sheep and Skank Skates if you want to hear about any other official/unofficial aftershows happening that night. Check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our Dumb Fest 5 page for a better breakdown of the whole fest.

The official schedule for all of the official Dumb Fest bands with set times will be up on our site tomorrow morning!

Mikey Hash: Ugly EP

Posted on June 4, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we bring you new music coming from Springfield/California hip hop artist Mikey Hash. Just recently Mikey came out with Ugly EP – a new five song release which you can find streaming on the player below. The release was also recently featured on Senclaire.com. Mikey doesn’t currently have any shows lined up at Black Sheep.

Check out our Springfield Album Archive for a look at all of the local releases that have come out this year so far.

June 17 at Black Sheep: Moment 44, Stereo Static, Blind Social

Posted on June 2, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Here’s another show announcement for one that’s taking place at Black Sheep later this month and not too long after Dumb Fest – on Saturday, June 17th we actually have the first Black Sheep show hosted by local promotion company responsible for a lot of downtown festivals Bedrock 66 Live! For this show we have the band Moment 44 (pictured above) coming from Fairfield, Ohio. You can check out some of their music streaming on the player below. They will be joined by a couple of local acts familiar to the Black Sheep stage including the rock group Stereo Static. Then opening things up we have the three piece jam group Blind Social.

This show will start 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 for a list of other shows coming up at Black Sheep this summer.

Dumb Fe5t One Week Away! (Special Edition of The Black Sheep Radio Show Today)

Posted on June 2, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Yes we can hardly believe it and don’t really know what to do with ourselves right now but Dumb Fest 5 is kicking off one week from today!! Yikes!

The lineup and schedule for Dumb Fest is shown on our Dumb Fest 5 page on our site. Go check it out and listen to some of those bands! 3 day passes are still on sale now until 11:59 this Wednesday for $25 for all three days of the fest. Buy those in advance online right here or in Dumb Records during store hours. Tickets will also be available still for individual shows the day of the fest. Find a facebook event for Dumb Fest right here.

We will also be airing another special all-Dumb Fest band edition of The Black Sheep Radio Show today on 88.3 WQNA fm. Tune in on your radio dial from 4:00 to 6:00 pm or online at wqna.net!

We’ll have one more update on our site between now and the fest with a detailed schedule of set times for each of the bands.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Wildhoney, Stick People, Gadget, Kate Ridge

Posted on June 2, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

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We do have a show going on tonight at Black Sheep and it’s the last show before Dumb Fest 5 kicks off in one week! Tonight’s show is going to be nothing short of a great one too- we have the band Wildhoney coming from Baltimore, Maryland. This show will also feature “Stick People” performing their first show at Black Sheep since their name change from “Stems.” The band has also been hard at work recently up in Southtown Sound, but we are still waiting on those hot new tracks to be released! Before that is Decatur-based pop punk band Gadget. Then we have had a slight change to the lineup since the show was first announced and from the flier – now opening the show is Kate Ridge (instead of Lorin).

This show will start right at 7:00 pm 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 look at everything coming up at Black Sheep this summer.

June 16th at Black Sheep: Freddie Old Soul, Nefarious Cloud, Dooblavey, Swamp, Kabass

Posted on May 31, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

What’s up! Here is some fresh content coming at you tonight in the form of another show announcement, presented by Coosh*t clothing, the hottest local clothing label with the most style. This show features some local hip hop, techno, dubstep, and more. We got “Freddie Old Soul” on the top of the list known as “The Queen of Cooshit” herself. Stream one of Freddie’s hot tracks on the player embedded below. Up before that we have the one and only Nefarious Cloud– the artist behind Cooshit himself. Then the show actually has an out of town hip hop artist – and that is Dooblavey from Chicago bringing some excellence. We have another Cooshit artist “Swamp” on board. Then from the Dubstep/EDM scene in town performing this show is “Kabass” who we also saw at Black Sheep earlier this spring. Looks like the show will also feature some special guests- Nighthawk and Blakk Rose.

This show will be starting at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for this show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page where you can find a list of other events coming up in Southtown this summer.