August 22nd at Black Sheep: Anybody But The Cops, Liz Panella, Mark Plant, Shark Week

Posted on July 29, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

We got a pretty dreamy show happening here on Monday, August 22nd here at Black Sheep. First off at the top of the bill we have “Anybody But The Cops” from Kalamazoo, Michigan playing some type of “jazz punk” or something or other. You can check out some of their music streaming on the player below. Then we have a couple of familiar solo projects coming from Chicago. We have Liz Panella of the band Earth Girls. Earth Girls performed here for Dumb Fest 3-D a little over one year ago. We also have Mark Plant of the bands Military Police and Broken Prayer (both have also played at Black Sheep). Opening things up we have Springfield surf and slide band Shark Week.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. 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 what else will be coming up at Black Sheep in the near future.

Tours: Our Lady

Posted on July 29, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

Yesterday we told you about the Our Lady LP release show for their new album called Lure on Friday, August 19th at Black Sheep. Well guess what, that show is also going to be a kick-off for a two-week tour that Our Lady will be going on in support of the new album. The band will be heading out east and around the area with their new record. Check out the dates on the poster above, or below:

8/20: Milwaukee, WI
8/21: Chicago, IL
8/22: Grand Rapids, MI
8/23: Detroit, MI
8/24: Cleveland, OH
8/25: Pittsburgh, PA
8/26: Philadelphia, PA
8/27: Richmond, VA
8/28: Charlotte, NC
8/29: Nashville, TN
8/30: Louisville, KY
8/31: St. Louis, MO

Again, Our Lady’s LP release show is happening here at Black Sheep on Friday, August 19th. More info on that right here. Also stream one song off of their upcoming LP right here. Our Lady will also be performing at Black Sheep Fest a week from Saturday.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Menthol, Pryss, HUSH, Shark Week

Posted on July 29, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight is the only show happening at Black Sheep this weekend (there is Downhome Music Festival happening tonight and tomorrow night downtown). There have been a few changes and additions to the lineup tonight since it was first announced. Let’s take a look at what we have going on now. We still have the touring punk act from North Carolina- Menthol on the bill. Stream some new music of theirs on the player below. Sadly, The Brain who they were touring with had to drop. We will have punk/hardcore band Pryss on board. Then we have a couple of additions. We have Chicago/Champaign supergroup hardcore band HUSH making a return since playing Dumb Fest 4-Ever. Then opening things up we have the groovy and sweet Shark Week!

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. 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 is coming up at Black Sheep in the near future.

Mario Cannamela: “Bottom Bracket”

Posted on July 28, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

Local sweetheart birthday boy superstar Mario Cannamela (Wir Können, Livin’ Thing, Dry Heave) released some sort of a new song earlier this month and we’ve been meaning to tell you about it (whoops)! This is a new project (we think?) possibly being called “Roman Candle Drive By,” but we are not too sure. The one song that was released is called “Bottom Bracket” and you can find it streaming below. This is also one of the last things Brandon Carnes helped record up in South Town Studio before leaving to Pittsburg. Check out the song on bandcamp to download it at your own price.

We don’t think Mario has any shows lined up as this new project, but he will be playing a solo set on September 18th at Black Sheep. Happy birthday Mario.

August 19th at Black Sheep: Our Lady “Lure” Release Show

Posted on July 28, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

We have a lot of big shows coming up this August. Last night we just told you that Looming will be playing for the first time at Black Sheep since March, and we also have Selector Dub Narcotic from Olympia, Washington coming around that same time. Today we are letting you know that Our Lady‘s long awaited new album will be coming out with a special release show on Friday, August 19th in just less than one month. The new album is called Lure and it is being released by Mayfly Records. You can stream one of the songs “The Fox” off of the record right here, or also below. None of the other acts for this show have been announced yet, you can expect that info soon.

We are assuming (not 100% yet!) that this show will start at 7:00 pm and admission will be $5. You can find 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 in the next few months.

August 4th at Black Sheep: Absence of Despair, Abyss, Sammy & The Punk

Posted on July 28, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

Looks like we have little bit of a mixed genre show here, coming up quick on Thursday, August 4th just two days before the quickly approaching Black Sheep Fest. We have Providence, Rhode Island-based metal group “Absence of Despair” coming for us at Black Sheep. Check out one of their songs on that player streaming below. We also have a couple of local acts. One of these includes the hard metal band Abyss! Then opening things up we have the rock n’ roll outfit “Sammy & The Punk” mixing things up for us.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page where you can find what else is coming up at Black Sheep these next few months.

August 21st at Black Sheep: Looming, Euriah, Vonne

Posted on July 28, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s been a minute since we’ve gotten to say this, but here’s a show announcement featuring Looming! For those of you unfamiliar, Looming is an indie/punk band originally based out of Springfield that has had two of their four members move far across the country within the past six months. Last time they played a show here was… in March. Now they will be playing at Black Sheep at the end of a tour recently announced with Lemuria. The show will be happening on Sunday, August 21st. Sorry but Lemuria will not be playing the Springfield show. We do however have a good lineup aside from Looming featuring Champaign-Urbana’s own Euriah. Also on the bill is the recently name-changed band “Vonne” (we’ll let you guess what this band was formerly known as).

Mark your calendars for this one, this show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can check out a facebook event for this show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at what’s coming up this summer, we are updating things!

New Arrivals This Week at Dumb Records

Posted on July 27, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s another new and exciting week over at Dumb Records (1107 South Grand E. Ave) and there are plenty of new arrivals hitting the shelves. Don’t forget that we are also in the middle of “Operation: Dumb Elephant” an ambitious mission for Dumb Records to acquire a life-sized elephant and put on the side of our building. This week the store has a good chunk of used records including a nice selection of jazz that has come in. Let’s take a look at the store’s hours for this week and then jump into the arrivals:

Wednesday (today): noon – 8:00 pm
Thursday: noon – 8:00 pm
Friday (sh0w): noon – 9:00 pm
Saturday: noon – 8:00 pm
Sunday: noon – 8:00 pm
Monday (show): noon – 9:00 pm

New LPs
Tenement – Tenement
Thee Fine Lines – Splittin’ Time

Used LPs
Alleluia – A Praise Gathering For Believers
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Soul Finger
The Association – Insight Out
Batdorf & Rodney – Life Is You
Ben Webster – For The Guv’nor
Big Bands Forever! – Four Kings Of Swing
The Big Top Five – Real Circus Music
Bonnie Raitt – Takin My Time
Cannonball Adderley – Live Session!
Chuck Berry – Chuck Berry’s Golden Decade Vol. 2
The Dave Brubeck Quartet – In Europe
Don Shirley – Piano Perspectives
Dusty Springfeidl – You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
Emitt Rhodes – Emitt Rhodes
Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush – Live
Frankie Yankovic and His Yanks – Greatest Hits
George Benson – Take Five
Grover Washington Jr. – Live At The Bijou
Harvest – It’s Alright Now
The Incredible String Band – Earthspan
J.J. Cale – Okie
Jethro Tull – Minstrel In The Gallery
John Lee Hooker – Original Folk Blues
Juice Newton – Greatest Hits
Kenneth Copeland – I Give You Jesus
King Pleasure – Mr. Jazz
Linda Ronstadt – Canciones De Mi Padre
Living Strings – Rhapsody In Blue
Loretta Lynn – Fist City
Mahogany Rush – Child of the Novelty
Noel Paul Stookey – Real to Reel
Mark Almond – The Best Of
Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays – As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls
Quincy Jones – Bossa Nova
Rick Wakeman – The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Robby Duke – Come Let Us Reason
The Searchers – Meet The Searchers / Needles & Pins
Stanley Turrentine – The Sugar Man
Supertramp – Crime of the Century
Turley Richards – Therfu
Various – The Best of Spinners
Various – The Giants of Jazz
White Witch – White Witch
William Ackerman – Childhood and Memory

Used 7”s
Acidic Tree – Dead On Our Feet
Anodes / The Story Changes / Gas Up Yr Hearse! – Split
At Our Heels – At Our Heels
The Beatles – Yesterday b/w Act Naturally
The Beatles – Hey Jude b/w Revolution
The Beatles – Old Brown Show b/w The Ballad of John And Yoko
The Beatles – Rain b/w Paperback Writer
Elvis – Steamroller Blues / Fool
Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach
Madonna – Live To Tell
Madonna – Like A Virgin
Madonna – Like A Prayer
Peter Frampton – Shone On / Show Me The Way
The Recluse – Summer Showers
Sting – If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free

Black Sheep Fest 2016 T-Shirt Voting!

Posted on July 26, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

The time is finally here to vote for your favorite Black Sheep Fest 2016 t-shirt design! This year we only had six submissions (maybe the least we’ve ever got…) but that should make choosing for your favorite extra easy! Go ahead and check out what has been submitted below (we’ll keep the artists anonymous for now). Then when you are ready, click this link to vote and tell us which design number you would like to see as the next Black Sheep Fest t-shirt. We’ll keep the polls open for exactly 48 hours, and close them at 9:00 pm on Thursday night. Here are those submissions:

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Very cool! Again, go here to vote! And also don’t forget that Black Sheep Fest is happening in about ten days on Saturday, August 6th. There are 15 local bands playing starting at 2:00 pm – we’ll be posting the schedule for the fest very soon!

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OPERATION DUMB ELEPHANT

Posted on July 24, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

Okay, we’ll admit it we’ve had some pretty crazy ideas at Black Sheep and Dumb headquarters. We’ve had some pretty dumb ideas before too, but that’s okay. This one might be pretty crazy and also dumb, but we are moving forward with it! We are calling this one “Operation: Dumb Elephant.” That photo right up there ^^ isn’t 100% real just quite yet but it is the end goal of this operation. We are trying to work towards buying a giant fiberglass elephant to give a new home right next to Dumb Records on South Grand Avenue. We need your help though. It is looking like the elephant and trailer with the state it is currently in will cost us anywhere from $1,000 to $1,800 to purchase, repair, and paint.

From now until Saturday we will be collecting donations for this operation. You can drop those off inside Dumb Records (we will have a jar). We aren’t doing an online kickstarter or anything like that this time around. You can donate inside Dumb Records, or paypal us to our account at dumbrecs@gmail.com. If you are looking for a little gift in exchange for a donation, we will be printing *exclusive* elephant tees, and taking pre-orders for those over the next six days in exchange for donations of $15. We can also ship the tees for those of you outside of Springfield. Find the link to those RIGHT HERE. Check out a pic of those below!