Tonight at Black Sheep: Mothersound, Set Fire To Salem, Noesis, Vacant Skies

Posted on November 22, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

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Last night’s band lotto show was a heck of a lot of fun! There were plenty of surprises and many smiles to be shared. Tonight we are going to be back at Black Sheep for a last minute metal show. For this show we have the Los Angeles-based metal band on tour called Mothersound. Check out one of the band’s music videos right here. Also on this show is the Springfield metal band Set Fire To Salem. Opening things up we have the three-piece metal project called Vacant Skies, also from Springfield. And a last minute addition to the last minute show is Noesis from Central Illinois.

The show will begin at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event right here. Come out even thought the show is last minute to show support for the touring band. Also check out our shows page for a good look at everything else we have coming up at Black Sheep in the coming months.

Black Sheep Band Lotto Tonight

Posted on November 21, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

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Get ready for a wild time tonight, because it’s our second ever Black Sheep Band Lotto! What is band lotto? A couple of months ago we had a box set up inside Dumb Records where anyone was welcome to put their name in. We drew names out of the box in groups of 4’s and 5’s and the groups were to get together with the task of forming a band to perform one show together! That one show is happening tonight and we are all in for a real treat! There were ten bands drawn this year- we will see how many of them perform. See the list of bands on the flier above. Check out one of last year’s band lotto bands “Teen Freak” streaming below.

The show tonight starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also check out our shows page for a look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep in the coming months.

November 23rd at South Town Studio (Last Minute!): Holy Pinto (UK), Jessica Knight, Brandon Carnes, Peter Scott

Posted on November 19, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

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The show announcements keep spilling in, and this includes a lot of last minute shows coming up! This one is happening this upcoming Monday, November 23rd at South Town Studio! The studio is putting together a last minute show for a touring musician from the United Kingdom, “Holy Pinto.” Check out some of Holy Pinto’s music below. Also playing this show are a few local acoustic acts. We have Jessica Knight of Looming doing an acoustic set. Brandon Carnes of Looming and South Town Studio will also be performing. Then opening things up we have Peter Scott doing an acoustic cover set of Saves The Day songs.

This show will start at 7:00 pm in the studio and they will just be asking for donations for the touring act. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page where you can find all of the shows coming up real soon in Southtown.

December 12th at Black Sheep: Firestarter, Alone At Heart, Undeserving, Lavender

Posted on November 19, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

The December show announcements are starting to roll in hard! Today we have an announcement for a show happening on Saturday, December 12th. This one will feature the touring band Firestarter from Albany, New York (pictured above). You can check out some of their music streaming on the player below. We also have another out of town band- Alone At Heart coming from Chicago. They play a type of melodic hardcore. Then we have two bands from the area on this show. We have Undeserving, who just released a few songs they recorded right next door at South Town Studio! Opening things up will be a performance by Lavender– the shoegaze band from the Springfield/St. Louis area.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is a range of $5-7 whatever you feel is best! You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a more complete list of everything coming up in Southtown in the next few months.

Black Sheep Holiday Show December 18th with Hospital Job (LP Release), The Locals, SAP, The Suction Cups

Posted on November 18, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

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We are approaching December here pretty quick, so it is time to announce the Black Sheep Holiday show happening on Friday, December 18th this year! This winter we are going to never get cold, because we will have Hospital Job‘s new LP, Never Get Cold to keep us warm and rockin’. The Black Sheep Holiday show this year will be the LP release show for HOJO’s newest and third album, being released on It’s Alive Records. Stream the band’s previous album, The Believer below. Also playing this show are The Locals, who were recently voted Springfield’s best “underage band” in the Illinois Times. Also playing is SAP who just released a split cassette less than a week ago. Opening things up is a newer Springfield band called The Suction Cups, who will be here to bring some spooky holiday chills.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. For those of you who like holidays and special event shows at Black Sheep, don’t forget there is the Black Friday RSD at Dumb Records and show at Black Sheep a week from Friday on November 27th. Check out our Black Sheep shows page for a good look at a list of every show we have coming up.

November 22nd at Black Sheep (Last Minute!): Mothersound, Set Fire To Salem, Vacant Skies

Posted on November 18, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

We have a little bit of a last minute three band metal show at Black Sheep we are announcing today! This one is less than a week away, happening this Sunday, November 22nd. For this show we have the Los Angeles-based metal band on tour called Mothersound. Check out one of the band’s music videos right here. Also on this show is the Springfield metal band Set Fire To Salem. Opening things up we have the three-piece metal project called Vacant Skies, also from Springfield.

The show will begin at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Come out even thought the show is last minute to show support for the touring band. Also check out our shows page for a good look at everything else we have coming up at Black Sheep in the coming months.

November 29th at Black Sheep: Dry Heave, The Suction Cups, Copper Blue

Posted on November 17, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

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On Sunday, November 29th coming up here at Black Sheep real quick we are going to be having a three-band show featuring all bands that have all formed this fall. Some of those bands are based out of Champaign-Urbana including Dry Heave, who will be doing a little weekend tour. Dry Heave features members of Toad Omen and Soap Scum. You can stream their new demo below. We also have the new Springfield band The Suction Cups featuring members of Bad Banshee, Ragna Rye, and Fel Fae. Opening things up is a new band also from Champaign-Urbana called Copper Blue.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for this 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 near future.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on November 17, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s another week at Southtown record store Dumb Records! There is a lot of exciting stuff happening in the store as they are gearing up for Black Friday Record Store Day happening a week from this Saturday. You can find more info on that right here– for that day you can expect free giveaways, sales, and plenty of exclusive titles on the shelves. There is also a show happening in Black Sheep that night to go along with the big event. This week at Dumb Records there are a few new LPs on the shelves. We’ll take a look at those and also go over Dumb’s operating hours for the week:

Tuesday (today): 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Wednesday: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Thursday: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Friday: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Saturday (show): 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Sunday: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Monday: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

New LPs
Against Me! – Total Clarity
Alkaline Trio – Alkaline Trio
All Dogs – Kicking Every Day
Death Cab For Cutie – Plans
Joyce Manor – Never Hungover Again
Marked Men – Ghosts
Pixies – Surfer Rosa

Black Sheep Open Mic Tonight

Posted on November 15, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight is our monthly Black Sheep Open Mic! How could you possibly not go seeing that happy black sheep standing on top of that hill with that smile? There are more open slots on this open mic than usual, so we need help with people coming out and claiming those slots! Here is the schedule for tonight so far:

9:45-10:00 – (open)
9:30-9:45 – (open)
9:15-9:30 – (open)
9:00-9:15 – Airen Merrifield
8:45-9:00 – D.B. Cooper
8:30-8:45 – Pureheart
8:15-8:30 – Ian Winterbauer
8:00-8:15 – Matthew Brewes
7:45-8:00 – Ethereal Dweller
7:30-7:45 – Lucky
7:15-7:30 – (open)
7:00-7:15 – (open)

If you want to claim a spot, just show up to the show and we will have a poster of the schedule inside with the open spots mapped out. The open mic tonight starts at 7:00 and will end at 10:00 if all of the slots get filled. We will be asking for donations of $1-5 at the door for Black Sheep. There will also be a 15% off sale for everything at Dumb Records next door during the show! You can find a facebook event for this right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at everything else coming up in Southtown this fall and winter.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Mary & The Immaculate Rejections, SAP, Los Injectors, Rotten Monster

Posted on November 14, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s the weekend! We have one show happening this weekend tonight along with an open mic tomorrow night at Black Sheep. Tonight will be a release show for not one, but TWO bands! Tonight is the EP release show for the band Mary & The Immaculate Rejections based out of Downers Grove, Illinois. This will also be a release show for the local band SAP, who will be releasing a split cassette with the band Person based out of Chicago. Also playing the show is long-running Springfield rockabilly/punk band Los Injectors. Stream one of their tracks on the player embedded below. Opening things up is a performance by a hard rock band called Rotten Monster based out of Springfield and Havana. Should be a fun time!

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $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 near future.