Dumb Fe5t Band Announcement #5

Posted on May 7, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Hey! It’s been a long time coming, but here is the final announcement and wave of bands for Dumb Fest 5 happening June 9th, 10th, and 11th right here in Springfield. It’s not even a full ten bands! GEEZ! Are we dropping the ball here or what! In addition to this sad excuse for full band announcement, we have to bring you news that Acrylics and Undone are both no longer performing at the fest. 😥 Today we only have six bands to announce:

LUMPY & THE DUMPERS (St. Louis, MO)
BLEEDING GUMS (Chicago, IL)
SQUELCH (Little Rock, AR)
FETISH (Houston, TX)
SPELL BREAKER (Springfield)
STATUES OF THE DEAD (Springfield)

Stream the demo from the hot new Little Rock band SQUELCH on the player below. And we are working on updating our Dumb Fe5t page on our site and also the Dumb Fe5t facebook event with all of those bands ASAP!

May 17th at Dumb Records: Pussyfoot, GRINN, Spell Breaker

Posted on May 7, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Are you ready to hear about the next show happening inside Dumb Records? It is coming up quick, happening in just ten days on Wednesday, May 17th. This one will feature noise rock / sludge group “Pussyfoot” coming from Chicago. Can we say that name on the radio? Not sure. You can stream some of Pussyfoot’s music on the player below. In addition to them we do also have two hit Springfield bands. This includes the incredibly hard hardcore band GRINN. Smile! Also opening things up is the new hit sensational wizardly act Spell Breaker, featuring members of SAP and Lincoln’s Tomb.

Check it out, this show will be happening inside the store at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for Black Sheep and all of Southtown right here.

Black Sheep Presents Cover Show Volume 6.5 at Bar None May 18th

Posted on May 7, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

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For the past three or four years we have been happy to team up with downtown bar Bar None (located at 245 S 5th street) with our annual cover show to offer this town and the 21 and up crowd a second performance of all of the acts. This year we got a little behind on picking out a date, but we are making things work over at Bar None for a second cover show on Thursday, May 18th! Don’t forget the Black Sheep Cover Show is now less than one week away and is still happening on Saturday, May 13th. The lineup for both shows is looking like it will be the exact same and goes as follows:

Livin’ Thing will be performing as Black Sabbath
Milestshirtsdotcom will be performing as Weezer
Gutterpriest will be performing as Divine

Nice! That one will start promptly at 9:00 over at Bar None (let’s say doors at 8:30 pm)? This one is ages 21 and up and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for the Bar None show right here. Also be sure to check out our Springfield shows page for a list of shows happening in town outside of Black Sheep.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Doxx, Pryss, Dream Probe, Nervous Wreck, Prowess

Posted on May 3, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight! Yes, we have a punk show going on at Black Sheep! We don’t even think we ever officially announced this one on our site. For this show tonight we have another punk band yet again coming to perform from outside the United States. That is the band Doxx from Canada. Check out some of their music streaming on the player below. Other than that this show is sure to be a hit because we have Springfield heavy hitter band Pryss on board also playing. Before that is a brand new Champaign/Urbana punk band Dream Probe (who are also playing Dumb Fe5t). Also on board is Nervous Wreck from Chicago. Opening things up is local act “Prowess” formerly known as Nagasaki. This will be their first gig with the new name.

Check out the show tonight starting right 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 good look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep this spring and summer.

Prowess: “Prowess EP”

Posted on May 2, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

We are back here, and it’s the second day in a row for some new Springfield local music! Would you believe it, this is actually the first official demo releases that has been recorded by new hit recording studio Southtown Sound. Nice. This is a 6-track release by Springfield band “Prowess” formerly known as “Nagasaki”.

Prowess will be performing at Black Sheep tomorrow along with Doxx from Canada. Check out that new hot demo streaming below. Everyone would also like to thank Joe Coffey, best guy ever, for helping make this release possible. Head over to the Prowess bandcamp page to download the demo at your own price.

May 9th at Black Sheep: The F.U.F.S., Livin’ Thing

Posted on May 2, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

We got a punk show coming up here at Black Sheep in just one week on Tuesday, May 9th. This one has seen quite a few lineup changes before we’ve even announced it hear and we are not sure what we are going to end up with for a final lineup, but we figure since it’s so close we better tell you about it right now! Even if there are only two bands! For this one we have the return of The F.U.F.S. hybrid Chicago / Oklahoma City band who last made an appearance inside Skank Skates for Dumb Fest 4-Ever last summer. Check out their music streaming on the player below. We also have Livin’ Thing- the Americana Rock N’ Roll band who will be performing a set of their own original hits. (You can catch Livin’ Thing perform at cover set as the band B**** S**** at the Black Sheep Cover Show on Saturday, May 13th).

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 good look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep this spring / summer.

New Arrivals This Week at Dumb Records

Posted on May 2, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s another week in Southtown record store Dumb Records, and things are going very well for the store after a very successful record store day a couple of weekends ago. The used LPs are still piling into the store, and we’ve got a good selection this week. Expect some new LPs to start coming in soon! We’ll take a look at what’s new this week, but first here are the store’s hours:

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

Used LPs
The Amboy Dukes – Migration
Art Garfunkel – Watermark
The Band – Rock of Ages
The Band – Northern Lights – Southern Cross
Belinda Carlisle – Heaven On Earth
Billy Joel – The Bridge
Bob Dylan – John Wesley Harding
Bob Welch – Three Hearts
Bob Welch – The Other One
The Buckinghams – Time & Changes
Burton Cummings – Burton Cummings
Carly Simon – No Secrets
Chicago – 13
Chick Corea – Septet
Clarence Clemons – Hero
Climax Blues Band – Flying The Flag
Cream – The Very Best of Cream
Crosby, Stills & Nash – CSN
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Déjà vu
David Clayton-Thomas – David Clayton-Thomas
Dean Martin – Dean Martin Country
Depeche Mode – People Are People
Depeche Mode – Never Let Me Down (Single)
Edgar Winter’s White Trash – Roadwork
Elvis – Clambake
Elvis – Girls! Girls! Girls!
Elvis – TV Special
Elvis Costello And The Attractions – Goodbye Cruel World
Eumir Deodato – Love Island
Felicia Sanders – …A Certain Feeling
Fleetwood Mac – Bare Trees
The Flock – Dinosaur Swamps
Flock – Inside Out
A Flock of Seagulls – The Story Of A Young Yeart
Free – Best of Free
Grover Washington Jr. – Reed Seed
Harvey Mandel – The Snake
Harvey Mandel – Shangrenade
Herbie Hancock – Feets Don’t Fail Me Now
Herbie Mann – Super Mann
Ike & Tina Turner And The Ikettes – Come Together
Jackson Browne – Layers in Love
Jefferson Starship – Winds of Change
John Cougar – Nothin’ Matters And What If It Did
John Miles – Stranger In The City
John Waite – Mask of Smiles
Johnny And Edgar Winter – Together
Johnny Cash – At Folsom Prison
Joni Eareckson – Joni’s Song
Journey – Departure
Kim Carnes – Voyeur
Leo Sayer – Living In A Fantasy
Les Dudek – Say No More
Liberace – My Parade of Golden Favorites
Linda Ronstadt – A Retrospective
Maria Muldaur – Waitress In A Donut Shop
Michael Stanley Band – North Coast
Michael Stanley Band – You Can’t Fight Fashion
The Mothers of Invention – Freak Out!
Nick Gilder – Frequency
Nitzer Ebb – Murderous
Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake – Small Faces
Paul Simon – Paul Simon
Peter Tosh – Bush Doctor
Faj Kapoor – Awara
Red Foley – Souvenir Album
Ricky Nelson – More Songs By Ricky
Ricky Nelson – Rick Is 21
Richard Torrance – Bareback
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway – Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
Robin Trower – Bridge of Signs
Robin Trower – Long Misty Days
Rod Stewart – Absolutely Live
The Rolling Stones – Big Hits (High Tide And Green Grass)
Sadao Watanabe – Orange Express
Sandi Patti – Love Overflowing
Santana – Festival
Scorpions – Tokyo Tapes
Seals & Crofts – I’ll Play For You
Simply Red – Picture Book
Spandau Balley – True
Spirit – The Family That Plays Together / Feedback
Stanley Clarke – I Wanna Play For You
Stephen Stills – Down The Road
Streetwalkers – Red Card
Styx – Kilroy Was Here
Sweathog – Sweathog
Sweet Comfort Band – Breakin’ The Ice
Talking Heads – Talking Heads: 77
Traffic – Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory
Triumvirat – Illusions on a Double Dimple
Twisted Sister – Stay Hungry
Various – The Whole Burbank Catalog
Wham! – Music From The Edge of Heaven
Wham! U.K. – Fantastic
The Who – The Story of The Who
Wynton Marsalis – Hot House Flowers

New Cassettes
Gutterpriest / Apostate – Salvation Is False Hope
Emasculate Regression – Technology Is Simple Philanthropy

Theatre Troupe Production May 19-21st CANCELLED

Posted on May 1, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

We are sorry to be bringing some bad news here at the beginning of the month and we did have some exciting things planned with The Absurdist People’s Theatre Troupe, but unfortunately due to some unforseen circumstances that theatre troupe’s production of August Wilson’s Gem of The Ocean is being cancelled. The production was going to be held at Black Sheep May 19th, 20th, and 21st. Follow The Absurdist People’s Theatre Troupe on facebook to see if any more information is available later on about any sort of rescheduling or any later projects being planned.

Our shows calendar has also been updated.

Boon: “1st Street”

Posted on May 1, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Earlier today we delivered a brand new band page on our site, and here is some brand new Springfield music from the band boon! Boon hasn’t been too active playing shows in recent months, but they have been hard at work with some new material which has been released recently. The band has released 1st Street – their third release and first since putting out the Southtown EP three years ago in 2014. Stream that new boon on the player below. There are also a few remaining CDs of this available for free inside Dumb Records, and you can head over to the band’s bandcamp page to download the tracks for free.

Boon does not have any live shows lined up as far as we know.

New Band Pages: Weeping Iniquity

Posted on May 1, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

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Hey it’s the beginning of the week, and also the month of May so we better kick off the month right and start delivering you more fresh local music content right here on our site. Today we have a brand new page up on our site for the local project Weeping Iniquity. If you head over to the newly created page right here you can check out some new music from the project and also learn a thing or two more on what it’s all about. Weeping Iniquity will be performing at Dumb Fe5t on Saturday, June 10th just a little more than one month away! Related project Gutterpriest will also be doing a special set during our cover show on Saturday, May 13th.

Check out any of our 65+ band pages right here on our current bands page. Do you play in a local band or project that has not set up a page with us? Get ahold of us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will work with you on setting something up!