Open Mic Tonight at Dumb Records

Posted on October 30, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

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Tonight we are mixing things up slightly and trying something new and that is the first ever open mic night to be held inside of Dumb Records (1107 South Grand East Ave). Things will kick off at 7:00 pm with acts and go until 10:00 pm. We actually have all of the time slots completely filled with a solid group of performers it looks like right now, but we encourage anyone interested in performing to come out either way! A lot of times with open mics we might have a slot free up last minute, and you can always come out and talk to us about getting on a later show. Here is what we have lined up for tonight:

9:45 – 10:00 = Pretend I’m Not There
9:30 – 9:45 = Mario Cannalema
9:15 – 9:30 = Mike Butler
9:00 – 9:15 = Kaylee Sims
8:45 – 9:00 = Concern for the Cause
8:30 – 8:45 = Nagasaki
8:15 – 8:30 = Nagasaki
8:00 – 8:15 = Keegan Otwell
7:45 – 8:00 = Austin Connelly
7:30 – 7:45 = Kiki Walker
7:15 – 7:30 = Zach Goriszewski
7:00 – 7:15 = Seth Belford

Looks like a pretty packed schedule! In case you were wondering, the open mic night is also completely free, and not only that but Dumb Records will be giving out free unlimited soda and water. Plus everything inside the store is 15% off. Check out a facebook event for all of that right here. Also take a peek at our upcoming shows page for a look at what’s going on around Southtown this upcoming fall/winter.

Illinois Times 2016 “Best Of” Results

Posted on October 29, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s that time of year again and the results are up! For the Illinois Times‘s annual “Best Of’s” polls. It’s that time of year when some great local businesses, people, and bands are highlighted and then there are always those who don’t win and aren’t too happy about it! This year Black Sheep didn’t win first place for best music venue (congrats to Boondocks, but we are mentioned as a top finalist! We are also mentioned as a top finalist in the category of best hip hop venue! We are happy for any mention in the best of’s, so thank you Illinois Times and all who voted!

Check out the full Best Of’s results online right here, and specifically the Music and Arts section right here. We will also be doing our own Best Of 2016 on our site at the end of this year to highlight your top shows, songs, and releases that Springfield bands put out this year.Stay tuned for that!

November 20th at Black Sheep: Livin’ Thing, Bad Example, The Bug, Starlorde

Posted on October 29, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

Calling all true weirdos and freaks, here is a hardcore punk show coming up at Black Sheep on Sunday, November 20th that we can all enjoy! Of course it is very cool for this show we have hardcore guitar explosion band that just won 4th place in The Illinois Times’s best “punk” band, Livin’ Thing. Then we have a couple of out of town bands. This includes Bad Example, touring through from Birmingham, Alabama. Bad Example are actually on the Ooey Gooey Tapes roster and you can stream their demo below. Then we have Chicago favorites The Bug, coming back to play after last being seen nearby Springfield in some sort of barn show during Dumb Fest 4-Ever. Opening things up is the galactic space hardcore band Starlorde, who actually have a new tape coming out for this show!

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event right here. Also check to see what else we have coming up at Black Sheep this fall/winter on our upcoming shows page.

Tonight at Bar None: Hobgoblinspookadelic 2016 with NIL8 (Original Lineup), Boon, Livin’ Thing

Posted on October 29, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight! Happening at Bar None (yes, we know that is a picture of NIL8 inside Black Sheep above), the annual Hobgoblinspookadelic show put on by NIL8. This year is slightly special- this time around NIL8 is featuring their original lineup which includes front man Jeff Williams as standing vocalist instead of vocal/guitar duties. You can catch the band playing mostly material from their first few albums from the 1980’s and early 1990’s for a special set tonight. Stream a live recording from a past Nil8 Hobgob set below. Also on the bill is experimental punk band Boon, and 4th-place Illinois Times finalist band Livin’ Thing.

Tonight doors open up at 8:00 pm over at Bar None and music starts soon after. Admission is $5 and unfortunately this show is ages 21 and up (it’s at a bar, sorry)! Check out a facebook event right here and our Springfield shows page for a look at possibly some other Springfield shows coming up outside of Black Sheep.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Our Lady (Final Show), Lume, The Foxery, Estates

Posted on October 28, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight is going to be a pretty big night for Southtown and The Black Sheep community as we get together for the final show of local band Our Lady. Our Lady has been active since 2009/2010 and has gone through many lineup changes, have been continuously touring the country, and have put out a number of releases throughout the years including three on vinyl. Tonight they will be playing one last final show at Black Sheep. Their final album Lure also just recently came out and you can find that streaming on the player below. The band should have copies of the new album at the show. Also playing this show is a few other bands that Our Lady have toured with in the past. This includes Lume from Chicago who will be playing tonight. It also includes Louisville Kentucky’s The Foxery, who we hear have recently changed their name to “Pleasures of the Flesh.” Starting things off is Estates from Milwaukee, who are no strangers to the Black Sheep stage.

All of this starts at 7:00 pm tonight and admission is $7. You can find 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 fall/winter.

The Studio Show Season 2 Episodes 2 + 3

Posted on October 27, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

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The Studio Show are going at it very hard into their second season and we can hardly keep up with all of the episodes they are cranking out! The first three episodes of the new season have all been back to back to back in one week intervals. We have been told that episode 4 will be a special Halloween-themed episode with a little bit of a longer wait but it is coming very soon.

As you can see pictured above, Episode 2 features Brian Galecki as “The Golacky,” it also features local poet Thea Chesley and Jukebox Casanova as the featured guest band. Episode 3 takes things to a new level and features the mayor of Springfield Jim Langfielder himself and also The Frank Trompeter Quintet for the musical guest. You can find both of those episodes below, also check out The Studio Show’s youtube channel for every video they have done so far including first and second seasons.

Videos: Sonic Avenues at Black Sheep 10-24-16

Posted on October 27, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we are bringing you another live video from a recent set inside Black Sheep. This time it’s from the band Sonic Avenues who came all the way from Montreal to play at Black Sheep this past Monday on their road to play The Fest in Florida. You can check out that video below, they are performing their song “Illusions: The System” off of their new album Diconnector out on Dirtnap Records. Stream the studio recording of the song and find their whole new album right here.

Check out more videos taken over the past ten or so years at Black Sheep on our vids/pics page.

November 19th at The Radon Lounge: Red Sweater Lullaby, Kevin Schlereth, Chris Bernstorf, Keyoung, Brandon Austin

Posted on October 26, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

The Radon Lounge are of course keeping it up with their monthly shows hosted in their basement venue and they have recently announced their plans for November with this show happening on Saturday, November 19th. Yes, this is the same night as the Black Sheep Band Lotto, but we figured it’s important to let you know what’s going on in town so that you can decide where to go and what to do! For this show The Radon has Red Sweater Lullaby returning from Las Vegas, Nevada. You can stream some of that project’s music below, which also performed at The Radon Lounge a couple of years back. Then coming from St. Louis is an acoustic artist, Kevin Schlereth who also played at The Radon Lounge for one of their earlier shows. Up before that is Chris Bernstorf performing some spoken word and Keyoung from Columbus, Ohio. Opening things up looks like a performance by Brandon Austin who has set up a couple of hip hop shows at Black Sheep in the past.

That show at The Radon starts at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can check out a facebook event for that one right here. Check out the Radon Lounge’s website for more info on them as well as where you can find out their secret location. Also check out our Springfield shows page which is sometimes updated with shows going on in town outside of Black Sheep.

Attic Salt: “Hometown” +”Daylight Saving Time”

Posted on October 26, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

Springfield’s newer indie-punk / power pop band Attic Salt have finally debuted their first ever studio recordings earlier this week with two songs: “Hometown” and “Daylight Saving Time.” The band features members of bands Hospital Job, Nephrons, and Say Something and they started performing live around the beginning of this year. You can check out the two new songs streaming on the players below. Also head over to the Attic Salt bandcamp page to download the tracks for free.

Attic Salt doesn’t have any shows lined up in town right now as far as we can tell.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Yard Crew / Clean Up

Posted on October 26, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

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Oh! It’s been a while since we’ve had the chance to host a yard crew day or night at Black Sheep or around Southtown, and we have one happening tonight! That’s right, starting at 5:30 pm outside of Black Sheep we will be begin picking up trash around the neighborhood, clearing weeds, and going through other various small projects around our spaces. Everyone and anyone is welcome to come help, just remember to maybe bring a pair of work gloves and get ready to get dirty!

Again, yard crew day today starts at 5:30 pm and will possibly go to 8:30 pm or whenever we feel the work is done. Check out a facebook event for yard crew right here if that is your thing. And of course check out our shows page for a complete list of shows and events coming up around Southtown.