Black Sheep Open Mic Night September 20th

Posted on September 3, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s time to get ready for the next Black Sheep Open Mic Night at Black Sheep! The open mic happening this month will be the fourth that we have held this year, and it is happening on Sunday, September 20th. We have just now started taking submissions for the open mic night, and have time slots available from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. If you are interested in claiming one of these spots, email us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com or head over to our facebook event for the open mic and post in the event with what time slot you would like and what you will be performing as. Don’t forget the Southtown Poetry Slam will also be happening one week prior to this on Sunday, September 13th.

Open mic night happens from 7:00 to 10:00 pm, and for these shows we just ask for donations of $1-5 to go to Black Sheep. Check out a facebook event right here. Dumb Records will also be hosting a sale of 15% off everything in the store during the open mic night. Check out our shows page for a list of other events coming up this fall at Black Sheep.

Some Things Can’t Be Ignored: Love Hogs

Posted on September 2, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

The music blog focusing on Springfield music that came out of the 1990’s and earlier – “Some Things Can’t Be Ignored” have a new post on on their site for an older Springfield band called Love Hogs. Love Hogs were active in the 1990’s and early 2000’s, and recently got together to perform at Downhome Music Festival downtown this summer. Some Things Can’t Be Ignored has put their recordings up for download, which include two full length CDs. From the blog:

Love Hogs were originally a 4-piece band consisting of Keith Voegele (who you may know better from the Bottle Rockets) on bass and vocals, Ted Brannon on guitar, Rodney Patterson on guitar and vocals, and Greg “Lucky” Patterson on drums. The band formed from the ashes of two other Springfield bands — the Ingrates & They Came In Droves. Brothers, Lucky and Rodney, played together in the Ingrates. Keith and Ted played together in They Came In Droves. Both bands were breaking up around the same time (around 1995-ish?) and all four decided, “Eh…what the hell…let’s get together, jam, and see what happens.”

Check out the full post right here where you can also find the link to download Love Hogs’s music. You can also stream their self-titled album on the player below.

September 19th at Black Sheep: Benefit For Tom Alderson

Posted on September 2, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

There are a lot of big shows coming up at Black Sheep this fall, including festivals, and today we have news of another big show that could also be considered a festival with a whopping ten bands. This one is happening on Saturday, September 19th the day after the Black Sheep 10 Year Anniversary Show and it is also a benefit show. The benefit is for Tom Alderson, who plays in hardcore bands Crosscheck and Drown and was recently hospitalized after an alleged incident at This Is Hardcore Festival in Philadelphia. The lineup for this show features many hardcore bands from all over the midwest. Let’s take a look at what we’ve got:

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

That’s 10 whole bands playing for an all around great lineup of a show. The show will start at 5:00 pm sharp, and admission is $8. More info on this show can be found right here on the facebook event. Also check out our shows page where you can find a long list of other shows coming up at Black Sheep this fall.

GUSH: “Naughty NuFF”

Posted on August 31, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we are bringing you the brand new demo from a new Springfield band called GUSH. GUSH features members of plenty of other past and current Springfield punk bands including Asthma, Table Drama, WARRS, and Mouthsex. Their six-track demo is called Naughty NuFF and you can find it streaming below. Also go to the Ooey Gooey bandcamp page to stream the demo and download the tracks at your own price.

The demo will be released on cassette by Ooey Gooey Tapes, and will be first available at the show at Black Sheep one week from today on September 7th with G.L.O.S.S., Asthma, and Garter. More info on that show can be found right here.

October 17th at Black Sheep: Black Ops Agency, The Avant National Guard, Flamingo, Blind Social

Posted on August 31, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s time for all of the spooky October show announcements to start rolling in, starting with this one on Saturday, October 17th called “Pumpkin Slack” happening at Black Sheep. This four band show will feature plenty of local jam and rock music. For this show we have a performance by the long running Springfield experimental rock band, Black Ops Agency. We also have a newer experimental project coming out of Springfield being called “The Avant National Guard.” Before that we will be joined by the Jacksonville experimental/jam band Flamingo. Check out some of Flamingo’s newer music streaming below. And then opening things up we will be joined by Blind Social, who also just put on a great show at The Radon Lounge last night.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission will be $5. You can find a facebook event for “Pumpkin Slack” 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.

Midwest Sadfest 2 (at Black Sheep September 12th) Full Linuep

Posted on August 30, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like the lineup for Midwest Sadfest 2 happening at Black Sheep in just a couple of weekends has been finalized with a few more bands since we originally announced the fest as happening on Saturday, September 12th. There are now 16 total acts playing, including many bands from all over the state and around the midwest. Let’s take a look at the finalized lineup:

Ashland
Old Fox Road
The Locals
WARRS
Odd One Out
Lucid
Lavender
Monterrey IN.
Drained
Jr. Clooney
LifeWithout
Lobby Boxer
Einsam / The Punchline Kids
Oakwood Estate
Krelboyne
Cody Carpenter

That’s a total of 16 bands and a wide range of different genres, including a lot of emo, but also some pop punk, emo, acoustic, and hardcore. There are some local acts playing as well, including WARRS, The Locals, and Lavendar. You can find the band Lucid (from Loveington, IL) streaming below.

The start time for Midwest Sadfest 2 has also been pushed up to 2:00 pm. Admission for the festival is still just $8 for 16 acts. You can find a facebook event for the festival right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at everything else coming up in Southtown this fall.

Today in Southtown: 5th Annual Southtown Jubilee

Posted on August 29, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we have a something little different going on that Black Sheep is a part of this year, and that is the Southtown Jubilee! The Southtown Jubilee is put on every year by our friends at Bourbon Street across the street from us. This year Bourbon Street is moving the festival to our side of the street to a new recently acquired open lot right next to Black Sheep on 11th and Brown Streets. The Black Sheep will be hosting some bands at the festival today from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Let’s take a look at who is lined up!

3:20 – Sammy and The Punk
2:40 – Roofus
2:00 – Ryan Nance

Come out at 1:00 if you are willing to help us get things set up! This event is free to the public, and also all ages. There will also be food there! Check out a facebook event for what’s going on right here, and our upcoming shows page for a list of shows coming up in Southtown.

Tonight at Black Sheep: King Worm, Earth Witch, Jeremiah Fisher, WARRS, Borealis, Emasculate Regression

Posted on August 28, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Some exciting stuff is happening at Black Sheep tonight! We have a stacked six-act show featuring some of the best noise and punk around. This is also our only show at Black Sheep this weekend, other than the Southtown Jubilee happening outside tomorrow afternoon. The show tonight will feature big time heavy hitting hardcore punk slammers King Worm. We also have Earth Witch from Champaign/Urbana, playing at Black Sheep for the first time since Dumb Fest 1 in 2013. Check out some of Earth Witch’s music streaming below. For the noise, we have out of town act Jeremiah Fisher, who’s last Springfield show was also a Dumb Fest. Up before that is the hardcore/screamo project WARRS, and we also have another local ambient/noise project called Borealis. To top it all off we have a newer noise project from the area called Emasculate Regression.

The show tonight starts right 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 in Southtown this fall.

5th Annual Southtown Jubilee This Weekend Saturday + Sunday

Posted on August 26, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Each year at the end of August, Bourbon Street Bar (1031 S Grand East, across from Black Sheep) puts on the Southtown Jubilee featuring live music, food, and other vendors. This year they are expanding the festival, moving it across the street to the open lot on 11th and Brown Streets and getting the Black Sheep involved. We have our own time slot on the outdoor stage this upcoming Saturday, August 29th where we have a few acts playing. The Jubilee will also be happening for the rest of the night Saturday and also all day Sunday.

Saturday:
3:20 – Sammy and The Punk
2:40 – Roofus
2:00 – Ryan Nance

This show features Pana, IL acts Roofus and Ryan Nance who are also a part of getting a new community space and venue in Pana recently going called the Rose City Underground – The Refuge. We are excited to see some of the things coming out of Pana, and are thrilled to have them as a part of the Jubilee! The Black Sheep stage is from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Saturday, August 29th. The event is free and there will be food! Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also check out our Black Sheep shows page for a list of upcoming shows happening in Southtown.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on August 26, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s another week at Southtown record store Dumb Records (located at 1107 South Grand East). This week there are a number of new arrivals in, including new and used LPs, 7″s, 10″s, and CDs. Be sure to stop by to the store and check out what’s new. The store is open every day from 12:00 to 8:00 pm, and on nights when there are shows until 9:00 pm. Let’s take a look at the full schedule this week and then get into the new arrivals:

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

New LPs
Bad Brains – Live At CBGB 1982
Ghost Key – The Things I Am Not
Dinosaur Jr. – Dinosaur
Limp Wrist – Want Us Dead EP
Radioactivity – Silent Kill

Used LPs
Braveyoung – Will The Dust Praise You
Deafhaven – Punk Rock / Cody
Gerard Way – Hesitant Alien
Idyl – Elements Of The Field
State Lines – Hoffman Manor

New 7”s
Cleansing Wave / Midnight Brain – Split
Low Charge – Low Charge
The Stasi – State Voyeurism
Who Killed Spikey Jacket? – Beerstorm Trooper E.P.
WLF – Stairway To Hell

Used 7”s
Analecta / Chin Up! – Cats.
Cottontail – Moon Bandits
Graves – History’s History
Homewrecker – Homewrecker

New Cassettes
Cadenaxo – Condenado
The Cringe – 2015 Tape

New CDs
Looming – Nailbiter

New 10”s
Mr. Clit & The Pink Cigarettes – Wet Willie