Today we bring you a brand new hit track from Eric Marvel– the newer solo project of Eric Rogers of The Luzhin Defense. Eric recently performed as this new project inside Dumb Records for cassette store day. The new song is called “Tom Fake” and you can find it streaming below. Also head over to the Eric Marvel bandcamp page to download the song for $1 and to check out more of his music. There are no live Eric Marvel shows lined up as far as we know.
It’s a rare show inside of our record store Dumb Records tonight as part of our busy weekend full os shows! Tonight we have a stellar folk / Americana show lined up for you ears. We have Doc Otis coming to play in the store tonight from St. Louis. You can check out their music streaming on the player below. We also have the two piece folk rock band from Springfield Ragna Rye performing- they were just recently featured on the last episode of The Studio Show. Then also from St. Louis rolling in we have the Rabble Rouser Thing Band. Opening things up we have solo acoustic performer Andy Krisak from the area.
For this show we are asking of donations of $5 to go to the touring acts. We also have a sale going on- 20% off everything in the store during the show! Check out a facebook event for all of that right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at everything coming up at Black Sheep and Dumb Records in the near future.
WUIS’s weekly radio program “The Scene” focusing on art and music going on in Springfield and Champaign brought their setup into Dumb Records for this week’s episode and hosts Rachel and Scott sat down with Brian Galecki to talk about going ons in the Black Sheep community. This includes how the big downtown Christmas parade went, events coming up this weekend including a $1 show, a show inside Dumb Records, and our Resilience event happening Sunday.
Check out this week’s episode of The Scene online right here, or tune your radio to 91.9 fm to hear it play a couple of times throughout the day.
The Black Sheep Radio Show will also be back on air today normal time from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm.
Looks like we have a doozy of a show happening at Black Sheep tonight to kick off the weekend, and low and behold it only cost a buck. That’s right- five bands from the area all for just $1.00 tonight. Tonight we have a brand new Springfield punk band called Nagasaki which made it’s debut at the last open mic we held inside Dumb Records. They feature members of Starlorde and Vonne. We also have Terribly Happy from Peoria playing some pop punk. You can find their music on the player below. Then we also have Springfield hip hop project “Animals With Human Names” who just dropped their first tape earlier this week. Up before that is a brand new band from Jacksonville we are excited to see called Famous Losers. And opening things up is a solo performance by Kenyon Deshasier.
All of this starts at 7:00 pm and it’s only $1. 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 in the near future.
It’s already been a couple of weeks since we hosted the third ever Black Sheep band lotto show- the show where volunteers willingly dropped their names into a box to be drawn into random groups that had two months to form a band for one show. Today we are bringing you a video of the whole entire show, including all five bands performances and ending on the streets of Southtown with Band Lotto Band #4.
Thanks to Gordon of Macomb Events for capturing the full video for us. You can see many more of Gordon’s videos (much of which are at Black Sheep) on his channel right here. Thanks Gordon!
Today we are coming at you with some brand new local Springfield hip hop coming from the solo project of Jim Whitehead called “Animals with Human Names.” This is AWHN’s first proper release, called The First Tape. Hopefully we can see this release show up in cassette form over at Dumb Records sometime in the near future. You can stream the twelve-track release on the player below. Also head over to the Animals With Human Names bandcamp page to download the release at your own price.
Animals With Human Names will be performing tomorrow night over at Black Sheep as part of our $1 show. That lineup includes Nagasaki, Terribly Happy, Animals With Human Names, Famous Losers, and Kenyon D.
Today here at blacksheepspringfield.com we are bringing you big news of something new coming to the neighborhood. As you may know, Brandon Carnes (Looming, Diaper Rash) ran South Town Studio from late 2013 up until April of this past year. During that time Brandon recorded countless Springfield bands, many punk demos, and also hosted a good number of shows up in the studio space. Since Brandon moved to Pittsburg in April Southtown has lacked a place for bands to record, which was a vital piece of the Southtown package for all of 2014 and 2015.
Now a group consisting of B.J. Pearce, Mario Cannamela, and Kyle Noonan are teaming up to launch Southtown Sound – a new and improved studio to go in the same space that once was South Town Studio behind Black Sheep and Dumb Records. Today they are launching a brand new kickstarter campaign for the new studio. Check that out right here.
The campaign’s goal is to raise $8,000 to go towards new renovations, initial running costs for the first few months, and studio equipment. Check out a very detailed list and breakdown of money to be raised here on the kickstarter page. For those of you who remember or helped us with Project Southtown’s successful campaign in 2015- the remainder of the money raised from Project Southtown will be going towards this new major project in benefiting our neighborhood.
Renovations on the space have already begun, and the kickstarter campaign will be going from now until early January. You can expect us to keep you up to date on progress of the new Studio, which is projected to be in full effect in early 2017. We believe having access to an affordable recording studio for bands in our area is very essential, and is also key in Southtown continuing to be an epicenter for creativity and arts in Springfield. With this new studio Kyle, Mario, and B.J. will be expanding on what Brandon started with South Town Studio to create something even more vital to our community.
No shows happening at Black Sheep tonight, but there is the Springfield Jaycees Christmas Parade happening downtown tonight starting right at 7:30 pm. Dumb Records is supposed to be taking our new big green elephant in the parade with our hero Nighthawk playing the guitar inside the float. We may or may not be looking for a backup van or truck to pull our beloved elephant right now. Do you know of any good leads on this? Will we be able to get it together in time for the parade tonight? Who knows!
If for whatever reason we don’t pull off being able to take the elephant, we will be hanging out at Cafe Andiamo downtown watching the parade and drinking hot chocolate. They will be open for the parade from 5:00 to 10:00 pm. Either way, see you downtown tonight!
Have we told you about this mixed genre show that is happening here at Black Sheep on Thursday, December 8th? Well it’s happening. For this one we have local favorites Vonne with their catchy tunes. We also have a touring band on the bill and that is “Joyboy” from Birmingham. You can stream some of their music on the player below. Up before them is the new Central Illinois based hardcore band called “BITE” probably playing a very loud, fast, and short set. Opening things up this time around we have local band GRINN bringing the loud and angry smiles.
This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can 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 winter.
With this being some sort of holiday weekend and the Downtown Springfield Christmas Parade happening tomorrow, we are hosting one special episode of The Black Sheep Radio Show today. Today’s guest is Reier Deloney who is one of the heads of The Springfield Jaycees responsible for putting on the downtown Christmas parade. If everything goes as planned Dumb Records will be taking our giant green elephant in the parade. Here us talk about what is in store for the big city tomorrow night (the parade is from 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm), Santa Claus, and more. In addition to that you’ll hear plenty of your favorite tunes from local bands and bands that will be coming to town.
The Black Sheep Radio Show airs today and every Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. You can stream it on 88.3 WQNA fm or online at the same time at wqna.net. Check out our radio page for a few downloadable episodes of the past.
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