Tonight at Black Sheep: Open Mic Night

Posted on September 20, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight is a special Sunday night, because we are having another Black Sheep open mic! Our last few open mics have been extremely fun and successful, and this one filled up with musicians, artists, and performers faster than any of the open mics we have previously put on. We are still keeping 2 or 3 spots on this open for anyone who would like to show up to the show and claim them. You have to get there early if you want to claim a spot! Here is the schedule we have right now:

10:00-all night long – Drone Kodrone
9:45-10:00 – (open)
9:30-9:45 – (open)
9:15-9:30 – (open)
9:00-9:15 – Johnny Gentry
8:45-9:00 – Lorin Devine
8:30-8:45 – Tara Leon
8:15-8:30 – Clare Frachey
8:00-8:15 – Ted Keylon
7:45-8:00 – Ollie Clampet
7:30-7:45 – Rhiannon Skye McLean
7:15-7:30 – Richard Bailey
7:00-7:15 – Matthew Brewes

As you can see, the Black Sheep Open Mic will start at 7:00 pm and performers each have 12-15 minute time slots. We are asking for donations of anywhere between $1 and $5 for the show. Check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also check out our shows page for a good look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep this fall.

Videos: Deezy Da Paper Boy: “Underestimated”

Posted on September 19, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like yet another hip hop music video has been shot inside Black Sheep- this time it’s from the local artist Deezy Da Paper Boy for his song “Underestimated.” You can check out the video on the player below. Also check out more of Deezy Da Paper Boy’s recorded music right here. And you can find more videos, music, and shows going on for hip hop and R&B in the area at the 217 hip hop page.

Check out more music videos shot in and around Southtown on our vids/pics page. You can expect some photos and video from last night’s anniversary show coming soon!

WUIS: The Scene’s Audio Doc: “10 Years Of Black Sheep Venue”

Posted on September 19, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Rachel Otwell and Scott Faingold of WUIS’s “The Scene” have put together a 20-minute audio documentary covering The Black Sheep and us making it to ten years as an all ages venue in Springfield.

Check out the documentary right here.

For this piece Rachel and Scott talked to a wide variety people from all different areas of Southtown including former Black Sheep owner and founder Kevin Bradford, Dumb Fest co-ordinator Brian Galecki, Project Southtown co-ordinator Clare Frachey, Sammy Flores of HISO Music, Mary Clay of Popeye’s Barbeque, Jess Knight of Looming, Bo Mellado of Asthma, and more. Each person talks about their role in Southtown, how the neighborhood and Black Sheep has effected them and what they do.

You can expect videos and pictures from our 10-year anniversary show coming very soon!

Tonight at Black Sheep: For Tom Alderson

Posted on September 19, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Thank you to all who came out to help us celebrate our ten year anniversary of The Black Sheep Cafe last night! We are thoroughly exhausted right now, but are working on cleaning up the space and getting ready for a whole ten-band benefit show/festival happening at Black Sheep tonight. Tonight’s show is going to be a benefit for the recovery Tom Alderson, a musician who was injured at a hardcore festival in Philadelphia. You can find out more about Tom Alderson’s situation and donate online right here. We have quite the lineup of bands coming from all over tonight in support of Tom:

Diaper Rash
Undeserving
Sermos
ILL BLOOD
Lowered A.D.
Meth Dealer
JÏG
Spitback
Breaking Wheel
Terminal Nation

You can stream a demo from the band JïG from Indianapolis who will be playing tonight below. Tonight the doors open at 4:30 pm and show starts at 5:00 pm. Admission for the show tonight is $8 and $6 if you bring donations of merch or vinyl for raffling. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at everything else coming to Black Sheep past our ten-year mark.

Today on Black Sheep Radio: Black Sheep 10 Year Anniversary Edition

Posted on September 18, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Today is Friday, so there is another episode of The Black Sheep Radio Show airing. This time it’s a special episode- we will be celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Black Sheep by having a few special guests and going over some of our favorite shows. We have original Black Sheep owner Kevin Bradford talking to us about how far the place has come and about some of the different eras that have gone through Black Sheep. We also have a few different stories from other show-goers over the years of their first shows and their favorite shows.

The Black Sheep Radio Show airs today and all other Fridays from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm. You can also stream the show live online at the same time at wqna.org. Be sure to check out our radio page for a look at some of the old archived episodes, which we really need to catch up on.

Tonight at Black Sheep: 10 Year Anniversary Show with Looming, One Surprise Act, Our Lady, Soap Scum, Unicon Communications

Posted on September 18, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight is a truly big night for us all. Ten years ago from the exact day of yesterday, Black Sheep had it’s first ever show. We thought the very first flier was lost forever, but it showed up on the internet yesterday and you can now find it along with other important pieces of our past on the Black Sheep history page. Tonight we will be celebrating this entire decade of Black Sheep with a five-band show and special lineup. For the show tonight we have Looming playing their first show since the big record release at Black Sheep last month. Before them we have one surprise act that will be taking the stage, and we aren’t giving any hints on what that one is! We also have Our Lady who is recently finishing up recording a new album and getting ready to hit the road to go to The Fest in Florida. Before them is a set by Springfield hardcore band Soap Scum, which has not played at Black Sheep in over a year now. And opening things up right at 7:00 is a brand new Springfield noise project called Unicon Communications, which you can also find streaming below.

In addition to the show there are also a lot of other exciting things happening at Southtown tonight. If you donated to our Project Southtown Kickstarter a couple of months back, we finally have all of the incentives bagged up and ready to go! Come to the show and you will find a table set up where you can grab your bag, just provide some sort of proof of ID! If you are unable to make it tonight, we will be in touch with you about shipping the bags out. Tonight we will also be drawing the names for the Black Sheep Band Lotto Round 2, which will be happening on November 21st. You have until the end of the show tonight to put your name in the band lotto box if you are feeling extra daring.

The show tonight will start right at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here, and tell us about your first ever Black Sheep experience! Check out a list of other shows coming up at Black Sheep past our ten-year mark right here.

Videos: G.L.O.S.S.: “Targets Of Men” at Black Sheep 9-7-15

Posted on September 16, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

About ten days ago, we got to see the band G.L.O.S.S. (Girls Living Outside of Society’s Shit) from Olympia, WA perform at Black Sheep along with bands Asthma, Garter, and GUSH. Today we have a video of one of the songs from the set. The video is of the hit song “Targets of Men” and you can find it below. Check out G.L.O.S.S.’s recorded demo online right here.

Also check out our vids/pics page for a wide range of videos spanning most of the ten years that Black Sheep has been around.

October 16th at Black Sheep: Arlin Peebles, Yairms, Alhhla, Animals With Human Names

Posted on September 16, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

We have a show announcement here for a show happening exactly one month from today on Friday, October 16th! This show could be described as for more of the fans of “indie-rock.” We have the local solo acoustic artist Arlin Peebles, who recently released a new solo record on LP (available inside Dumb Records). The touring bands on this show are Yairms and Alhhla. You can stream both of their musics off of a split release streaming below. Yairms plays a type of experimental pop and Alhhla is experimental looping noises. Opening things up for this show is a new local project called Animals With Human Names. Make sure to come out early to catch what that is all about!

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 coming up at Black Sheep this fall.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on September 15, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

It has been a couple of weeks since we have shown any new arrivals coming in to Dumb Records, record store on 1107 South Grand East, but don’t worry there are still new things coming in to the shop! This week we have plenty of new and used LPs, cassettes, and even VHS’s. There is also a 15% off sale going on this week during the Black Sheep Open Mic on Sunday! Let’s take a look at the store hours for this week and then get into the new arrivals.

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 – 9:00 pm
Saturday: 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Sunday: 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Monday: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

New LPs
Deerhoof – Deerhoof vs. Evil
Japandroids – Post-Nothing
Owen – Ghost Town
Painted Palms – Horizons
Starfucker – Reptilians
Their / They’re / There – Analog Weekend
Xui Xui – Angel Guts: Red Classroom

Used LPs
ACDC – Who Made Who
Clyde McCoy – The Golden Era Of The Sugar Blues
Denim TV – Starving Rich
Eat / Mr. And Mrs. Smack – The Plastic Bag EP
Elvis – His Hand In Mine
Louis Armstrong – Hello, Louis!
Payolas – In A Place Like This
The Rondo Jazz Quintet – What’ll It Be?

New CDs
Purple Nightmare – Melodrama Radio
Purple Nightmare – Music Is Dead

New VHSs
Paranoid Anxieties – Volume One
Paranoid Anxieties – Volume Two
Terminator 2 Final Show

New Cassettes
Blind Dog – 2/26/2015
Burn Victim – Pinto
David Liebe Hart – Kickin’ Back / UFO Headquarters
Esoterikos – Eyes Peeled Tape
Fuckheads – Demo 2015
Hardbody / Skin Tags – Split
Phantom Head – Phantom Head
Soy Babies – Demo
Tubby Tom – My First Mixtape
Willis – We’re Ugly

Tonight at Black Sheep: American Hate, King Worm, Wolf Luv

Posted on September 14, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Welcome to a Monday night punk show happening tonight at Black Sheep! There is a show tonight and it is happening with just three bands (GRINN is shown on the flier but not playing)! Tonight we have the band American Hate coming from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma! You can stream some of their music on the player below. We also have King Worm, the kings of Springfield worm-punk. And starting things off we have a visit from the real-life wolves in Wolf Luv, giving us a peak of things to come at the Rock N’ Roll Hardee’s show happening next month.

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