Tonight at Black Sheep: “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” (First Performance)

Posted on August 12, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

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We can hardly hold back excitement for the things happening at Black Sheep tonight! This weekend we are being taken over by a new DIY Theater group in town – The Absurdist People’s Theatre Troupe – and they will be holding four performances of Edward Albee’s play “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.”

Tonight is the very first performance of the play, kicking off at 7:00 pm. We hear seating for this one is going to be limited for this one! If you intend on going, try to RSVP on the facebook event right here. Tickets are $12, and of course the event is all ages. There will also be three other performances taking place this weekend – two on Saturday and also one on Sunday. More info on all of that can be found on The Absurdist People’s Theatre Troupe’s facebook page.

Today on Black Sheep Radio: The Absurdist People’s Theatre Troupe

Posted on August 12, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

Of course many of you may know that we have some exciting and new things happening at Black Sheep this weekend. We will be hosting the first ever theater performance inside of our venue, with “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” being performed four times over the course of tonight, Saturday, and Sunday. The cast for this new play is shown above. The play is being put together by a brand new group in town called “The People’s Absurdist Theatre Troup.” We have two or three of them coming in on The Black Sheep Radio Show today to talk to us about what exactly will be going down at Black Sheep this weekend and what their new group is all about.

You can listen to The Black Sheep Radio Show today and every Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm, or online the same time at wqna.net. Check out a few of our old episodes up for download on our radio show page.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on August 11, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

Once again, we are pretty late to the game on a website post. This one is for the new arrivals at Dumb Records this week (1107 South Grand E. Ave), here we are most of the way through the week on Thursday. Either way, here are some new records that are hitting the shelves at Dumb Records! This includes a good chunk of used LPs, and some new ones from IFB Records based out of Florida. Let’s take a look at the store’s hours for the rest of the week and then jump into what’s new:

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

New LPs
AI – The Sounds of Hearts
Blank Dogs – The First Two Weeks
Bleed The Pigs – Thetan
Dead Friends – Dead Friends
Elsinores – New Forms
Haldol – Haldol
Le Almeida – Paraleloplasmos
Paperplanecrash / Remek – Split
Null – Sleepwalking Days
Recreant – Recreant
Tentacles – Ambibalence
Witch In Her Tomb – LP
Whorls – Petrichor

Used LPs
Andrew Poppy – The Beating of Wings
The Association – Cherish & Along Comes Mary
Chris Rea – Whatever Happened To Benny Santini?
Chris Rea – Deltics
Joan Baez – Any Day Now
John B. Sebastian – John B Sebastian
John Prine – Prime Prine
Jules Shear – The Eternal Return
Jules Shear – The Third Party
Klark Kent – Music Madness From The Kinetic Kid
Leon Redbone – Double Time
Leon Redbone – Champagne Charlie
Leon Redbone – On The Track
Linda Ronstadt – Living In The USA
Linda Ronstadt – Heart Like A Wheel
Linda Ronstadt – What’s New
Lou Rawls – All Things In Time
Lou Reed – Walk On The Wild Side – The Best of Lou Reed
Maggie And Terre Roche – Seductive Reasoning
Mick Jagger – She’s The Boss
Neil Sedaka – Sedaka’s Back
Queen – Sheer Heart Attack
Pell Mell – Rhyming Guitars
Pere Ubu – Song of the Bailing Man
Pet Shop Boys – Please
Pilot – Pilot
The Police – Ghost In The Machine
The Pressure Company – Live In Sheffield 19 Jan 82
The Rainmakers – The Rainmakers
The Rainmakers – Tornado
The Ray Beats – Guitar Beat
The Records – Crashes
The Residents – The Third Reich ‘N Roll
The Residents – Residue of The Residents
The Rivingtons – Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow
The Roches – The Roches
The Roches – Keep On Doing
The Roches – Nurds
The Roches – Speak
The Rolling Stones – Tattoo You
Roxy Music – Siren
Root Boy Slim & The Sex Change Band – With The Rootettes
Root Boy Slim & The Sex Change Band – Zoom
Rubber Rodeo – Eatum EP
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Neo Geo
Scaffold – Sold Out
Scritti Politti – Songs
Scritti Politti – Wood Beez / Absolute
Seals & Crofts – Greatest HIts
Shawn Phillips – Faces
Shawn Phillips – Furthermore…
Shawn Phillips – Contribution
Shawn Phillips – Second Contribution
Shawn Phillips – Shawn Phillips
Shawn Phillips – Do You Wonder
Shawn Phillips – Rumplestiltskin’s Resolve
Shawn Phillips – Spaced
Smokey Robinson And The Miracles – Anthology
Van Dyke Parks – Jump!

Looming: “Tried & True”

Posted on August 10, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

Boy are we late to the game on this one. About a week and a half ago Springfield-originating band Looming released a brand new single, and their first new music released since last year’s album Nailbiter. The new single is called “Tried & True” and you can find it streaming on the player below. Check out the artwork for the single above. Check out the song’s debut and article on Brooklyn Vegan right here. Also head over to the band’s bandcamp page where you can download the song for $1.

Looming are currently touring out to Wrecking Ball Fest in Atlanta, Georgia and then around the US with Lemuria. They will be closing all of that off with a show in Springfield right here at Black Sheep on Sunday, August 21st. Better RSVP to that if you haven’t already!

August 26th at Black Sheep (Benefit) Spooky Poo, Gadget, Bring On The Fall, Skunkworks

Posted on August 10, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

On Friday, August 26th we have a show coming up at Black Sheep that is going to be a benefit for a family based out of Decatur, Illinois who recently lost a son. This show will actually feature four bands who also all played our Black Sheep Battle of the Bands last month. This includes “Spooky Poo” from Decatur, who you can find on the player embedded below. Also from Decatur and featuring some of the same members is the band Gadget! Then we have the Taylorville-based alternative rock band called “Bring on the Fall.” Then it looks like opening things up is the Jacksonville-based newer band who won our judicial vote and recorded demo portion of the battle of the bands- “Skunkworks.”

This event will be starting at 6:00 pm, and admission is $7. Everyone is welcome to come and support. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page right here where you can find what else is coming up in Southtown the rest of this summer and early fall.

Videos: Undone At Black Sheep 8-1-16

Posted on August 10, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

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Tonight we are bringing you a video of one of the first shows of new Springfield band – Undone, who has been doing a lot over the past few weeks but is also having to go on a (possibly temporary) hiatus due to band members moving this fall. Undone features members of Garter, GUSH, and Green Messiah. You can check out a video of them performing at Black Sheep on August 1st along with Blank Spell, Moondead, and GRINN below. Thanks to Ted Keylon for taking video!

Keep a lookout for one final Undone show for a while to be happening sometime very soon! Also keep an ear out for a recorded demo sometime in the near future. Also check our “vids/pics” page for a better look at other videos from bands who have performed here over the years.

First Ever Theater Performances This Weekend At Black Sheep

Posted on August 8, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

We’ve been meaning to get an official announcement up on our site for this for a few weeks now! This upcoming weekend we are going to be hosting something very different at Black Sheep. On August 12th, 13th, and 14th (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) we will be hosting four different performances of a play being put on by the newly formed “Absurdist People’s Theatre“- an experimental DIY Theatre Troupe based in Springfield. The play they will be performing is Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolfe.” There will be four performances, all $12 each and limited to a certain number of seating. You can find more info on each performance by clicking links below:

Friday, August 12th at 7:00 pm
Saturday, August 13th at 1:00 pm
Saturday, August 13th at 7:00 pm
Sunday, August 13th at 1:00 pm

You can RSVP by clicking “going” on any of the events listed above. There will be an open discussion following each performance. Formal dress is optional. Presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service Inc. New York.

August 21st at Dumb Records: Whitewash, Dry Heave, GRINN

Posted on August 8, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

You all know that on Sunday, August 21st we have something big planned at Black Sheep – and that is the return show for half-Springfield band Looming. That show is happening at 7:00 pm along with bands Euriah and Vonne. Today we are telling you that we are adding a three-band punk show later on at Dumb Records to the mix to make it an all around crazy night. The show happening inside Dumb Records will include the touring band Whitewash from Austin, Texas which you can find streaming on the player below. Also on this show we have Dry Heave, making a return to Springfield for the first time since Dumb Fest. And then we also have the newly-formed GRINN on the bill.

This show will start at around 9:00 pm inside Dumb Records, right as soon as Looming is done playing inside Black Sheep. Donations will be taken for the touring act. Find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page right here for a look at what else is coming up in the next few months.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Set Fire To Salem, Grays Divide, Echo Of Silence, Dyne Side, Noesis

Posted on August 8, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

We have a five band metal show going on at Black Sheep tonight! It’s a Monday night, and also our only show happening this week between Black Sheep Fest and something special that we have coming up this weekend (big website post coming up this afternoon). Tonight we have heavy hitting metal band Set Fire To Salem. We also have the Decatur-based metal band called “Grays Divide” which you can find streaming on the player below. Then we have two touring acts from what it looks like. This includes Echo of Silence from Detroit, Michigan. They will also be touring along with “Dyne Side” all the way from Miami, Florida. Opening things up we have the Central Illinois/Carlinville-based instrumental metal band Noesis.

The show tonight will be starting 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 what other shows we have left this summer and into the fall.

Black Sheep Fest 2016: Success!

Posted on August 7, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

Hey! Black Sheep Fest 2016 happened yesterday and we just want to take a minute to thank all of you who came out to support and all of you who performed in bands. You can check out a chunk of photos (taken by Brian Galecki) below, or about a whole hundred of them on our facebook page. Be on the lookout for some news tomorrow regarding our first ever play to take place at Black Sheep this weekend! Also news on our eleven year anniversary show will be coming very soon. Hopefully we are able to continue doing this long enough to make it to Black Sheep Fest #10 next year!