October 8th at Harm House: Jessica Knight, Rella, Doby Watson, Devin Williams, Ian Winterbauer

Posted on September 23, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like next month Springfield house venue Harm House will be opening it’s doors for it’s first show in a while with a big acoustic show happening on Thursday, October 8th. This show has five acoustic acts lined up. At the top of the list is Jessica Knight of Looming and resident of the current Harm House lineup. Also on the bill is Rella, the solo project of Clare Frachey of SAP. Doby Watson will be playing the show on tour from Kansas City- Doby played here at Black Sheep earlier this summer. Check out some of his music below. Adding some mix to the show is blue-sy artist Devin Williams from Auburn, Illinois. And kicking things off is poet and Harm House resident Ian Winterbauer.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and the house will likely be asking for donations for the traveling artist. Guests are encouraged to bring food! If you don’t know the address for this one, ask a punk or look around on the facebook event. Also check out our Springfield shows page for a list of shows going on outside of Black Sheep.

October 23rd at Black Sheep: Sirens, The Fine Constant, Kharybdis, Portals, Noesis, A Sight Unseen

Posted on September 22, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Get ready for the next big metal show at Black Sheep, this one is happening on Friday, October 23rd. This show will feature the band Sirens from Indiana, who also played here at Black Sheep back in April. Also on tour with Sirens this time around is a band called The Fine Constant from Wisconsin. You can stream some of their music on the player below. We have a pretty stacked lineup other than those two touring bands too. We have local metalcore act Kharybdis. There will also be Central Illinois “down tempo” metal band Portals. Then we have Noesis, who has played here a number of times before, and another band called “A Sight Unseen” from Bloomington.

This show will start at 6:30 pm (doors at 6:00 pm) and admission is $10. 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 is coming up at Southtown this fall.

New Arrivals This Week at Dumb Records

Posted on September 22, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s another new and exciting week at Southtown record store Dumb Records (located at 1107 South Grand East). This week we have a bunch of new arrivals but we also have a bunch of new shirts! That’s right, the 2015 fall fashion line for Dumb Records has finally hit the shelves, and we have printed our logo on some of the dumbest shirts you can imagine. You can find a bunch of different Dumb Records shirts in our store for pretty cheap now. Let’s take a look at when Dumb Records will be open 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 – 8:00 pm
Saturday (show): 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Sunday (show): 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Monday: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

New LPs
Bikini Kill – Revolution Girl Style Now
The Julie Ruin – Run Fast
Mr. Nasti – #1 Album
Mutoid Man – Hellium Head
One Last Wish – 1986

Used LPs
The Acaciastrain – Death Is The Only Mortal
Beach Boys – Spirit Of America
The Everly Brothers – Greatest Hits

New 10”s
Rites of Spring – Six Song Demo

Used 7”s
Blacklisted – So, You Are A Magician
Capsize – I’ve Been Tearing Myself Apart
Stand Or Fall – Blood Of The Martor

New 7”s
Bad Brains – Pay To Cum
Reptile House – 4 Songs

New CDs
Big 6 Ent – Out Spoken
Big 6 Ent – Love Is Fire
Big 6 Ent – New Faces & New Places

New Cassettes
Coyote Card – The First One Hits

October 18th at Black Sheep: New Heart, Ice Hockey, NoxThanks, Diaper Rash, Orator

Posted on September 21, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Get ready for our second show announcement of the night! This one is happening also in October, on Sunday, October 18th. This show will feature Indiana band on tour New Heart. New Heart has played here back in July of last summer. Also on tour and on this show is Ice Hockey from Quad Cities, Iowa. You might remember Ice Hockey from day 1 of Dumb Fest 3-D earlier this summer. The third touring band on this bill is a band called “NoxThanks” from Oklahoma. You can check out some of their music streaming on the player below. Then up before them we have the wild and crazy hardcore baby-band, Diaper Rash from right here in Springfield. And kicking things off we have the heavy sludge band Orator from Champaign/Urbana.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and for admission we are asking anywhere between $5 and $7. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also check out our shows page for a good look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep this fall.

October 10th at Black Sheep: Mystery Gift, Nicoffeine (Germany), Complainer, Gutterpriest

Posted on September 21, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

As we venture into our second decade as an all ages venue in Springfield, we have our first band coming from across seas since Black Sheep hit the ten year mark. This show is happening on Saturday, October 10th, and it is going to be an earlier show starting at 5:00 pm. For this show we have a triumphant return of the alternative/indie band Mystery Gift which might be coming back with a new and improved lineup. Then the international band playing is “Nicoffeine” coming all the way from Germany. They play a type of experimental/instrumental noise rock that you can check out streaming below! On tour with Nicoffeine is the band “Complainer” from St. Louis, which features the same members of previous band Spelling Bee. Opening things up will be a performance by the extreme noisecore act Gutterpriest.

Again, this show will be starting at 5:00 pm, and we will be asking for $5 at the door. 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.

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.