Error Records

Posted on August 25, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Error Records, a record store based in Urbana, Illinois and also a sister store to Dumb Records, co-owned and operated by some of the same people has announced that it will be closing at the end of September. The store will be ending and a new music destination being called “See You CDs And Vinyl” will be taking it’s place in the same building, also as a record store. See part of Error’s announcement below:

The time has come to start a new chapter in my life, and with that comes the conclusion of Error Records. The final show at the music venue will be Saturday, August 29th. The record store’s last day open is Wednesday, September 30th. I’m excited to announce Jesse Grubbs will be taking over the space with his new music destination See You CD & Vinyl. Jesse has been helping in the shop since 2015 and collecting music his whole life. I have the utmost confidence that he will continue to bring great music to Champaign-Urbana.

Error Records has had an incredible impact on me over the past two and a half years and I leave it in fond memories. There are countless people who have helped along the way. Without any of you, this would not have been possible. Thank you to anyone that has ever had faith in me, it’s kept me going when times were extremely tough. Thank you to the generous people that donated time and money to get Error Records off the ground, as well as the countless interns and volunteers. Lastly, thank you to anyone that has come to a show or picked up a record. It’s been a pleasure getting to know so many wonderful people from around the world because of this little shop. I’m proud to say that Error Records had an awesome run and I wouldn’t change a thing.

See the full announcement on Error Records’s website. We wish Nathan Landolt the best of luck with all future endeavors. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Dumb Records and a lot of what is going on in Southtown would not exist without inspiration from what Nathan has done in Champaign/Urbana as well as him pushing us to open the store, and guiding us through the process. Nathan has continued to be very supportive of Southtown from behind the scenes for many years, (he was booking shows at Black Sheep in the first few years of it being open) and even still helps us out to this day when it comes to advice and guidance on running the record store. We can’t thank Nathan enough, and also will be supportive of the new “See You CDs and Vinyl” that will be taking Error’s place in Champaign.

October 3rd at Rock N’ Roll Hardee’s: The Coneheads, King Worm, Wolf Luv, Cal & The Calories

Posted on August 23, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

There are some exciting things happening in Springfield coming up this fall, and one of them is this show happening not at Black Sheep but instead at the outdoor stage at Rock N’ Roll Hardee’s on Stevenson Drive. It looks like there is an incredible rock n’ roll/punk show there going to be happening on Saturday, October 3rd. For this show there will be a performance by the North-West Indiana punk group The Coneheads, who were recently featured on Pitchfork Magazine. You can find some of The Coneheads’ music streaming below. This show features one Springfield punk band, and that is the slimy five-piece hardcore group King Worm. Then the Hardee’s stage will be visited by a real wolf, from the Champaign/Urbana band Wolf Luv. And to top all of that off, if this show wasn’t cool enough for you already we have the rock group Cal & The Calories from St. Louis featuring Cal himself. What a show!

The Rock N’ Roll Hardee’s show will start promptly at 6:00 pm, and go until about 9:00 pm. There is no admission, instead there will be a box for donations for the out of town acts. There of course will also be food for sale inside Hardee’s. This event is all ages, and alcohol is not permitted. Find a facebook event for this right here. Also check out our Springfield shows page for a list of local shows going on outside of Black Sheep.

Shows Tonight + Tomorrow Night at Black Sheep Cancelled

Posted on August 22, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Unfortunately while it looked like we had a full weekend of three shows lined up here at Black Sheep, two shows- the ones that had been scheduled for tonight and tomorrow night have been cancelled.

The next show happening at Black Sheep will now be on Friday, August 28th with Earth Witch, King Worm, WARRS, Jeremiah Fisher, Borealis, and Emasculate Regression. You can find a facebook event for that show right here. Also check out our shows page for a complete list of shows coming up this fall. Dumb Records will also remain open this weekend for its usual hours of 12:00 to 8:00 pm.

Illinois Times Best of 2015 Nominee Voting

Posted on August 21, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

The time has come once again for The Illinois Times‘s annual “best of” lists, and they are once again asking for your vote. This year the voting process is going to be ran a little differently- there is going to be a poll for “nominee voting” where you get to write in your own nominees and vote for other people’s nominees. That is going on right now until September 7th. Then later on from September 17th – 28th there is going to be “run off” voting where everyone will get to vote between three nominees to chose the final winner in each category.

This year in the music section of the voting, some of the categories include “best male and female signer/songwriter,” “best rock/pop band,” “best punk band,” “best local music festival,” “best small live music venue,” “best under age band,” and plenty more. You can find the link to go vote right here.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Mr. Clit & The Pink Cigarettes, SAP, Cadenaxo, Boon

Posted on August 21, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight we have a show at Black Sheep, and it looks like our other two shows (Saturday + Sunday) have recently been cancelled, so this is our only show of the weekend! Let’s make it a good one. For this show we have Mr. Clit & The Pink Cigarettes coming from Indiana. They have played Springfield a number of times before but this is their first time playing at Black Sheep. Check out some of Mr. Clit’s music streaming on the player below. We also have the three-piece “swamp rock” band SAP playing this show. Then also on this show is a band coming all the way from Mexico called Cadenaxo. Be sure not to miss them! Opening things up is a performance by the experimental local rock band boon.

This show starts 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 where you can find a list of shows coming up at Black Sheep.

September 13th at Black Sheep: Southtown Poetry Slam

Posted on August 20, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Here at Black Sheep we’ve had poetry readings at our more recent open mics and art shows. Next month we will be hosting the “Southtown Poetry Slam” which will feature plenty of local poetry readings. From 7:00-8:00 there will be an open mic for poetry readings. Then from 8:00 – 9:00 the stage will be taken by some special guests who will be reading poetry. Those special guests are Scott Faingold (of the band Epsom) and also Aubrey Puyear of Honey/Suck. After that at 9:00 there will be a slam competition that you will not want to miss!

The Southtown Poetry Slam begins at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Benefits from this show will be going towards the Sala Creative Association– which is just recently starting up in Springfield. Find a facebook event for all of this right here. Also check out our shows page for a good look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep this fall.

September 10th at South Town Studio: Baja And The Blasters, Soy Babies, Gush

Posted on August 20, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

We are gearing up for our first studio show of the fall here in Southtown- this one is happening on Thursday, September 10th up in South Town Studio. We got three bands playing up in the studio- two on tour from Texas. The first of those Texas bands is the Mountain Dew themed “Baja And The Blasters.” You can find them pictured above and their music is streaming below. On tour with them is another Texas band called Soy Babies. They will be joined by the newer Springfield hardcore band called Gush, which features members of WARRS, Asthma, and Table Drama.

This show will start at 7:00 pm up in the studio 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 look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep in the near future.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on August 18, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s another week at Southtown record store Dumb Records (located at 1107 South Grand Ave. East), and this week there are records spilling off of the shelves because there are so many new arrivals! This week we have new LPs, 7″s, cassettes, and CDs. We also have plenty of copies of Looming‘s new album Nailbiter that just came in on vinyl. Be sure to check out the store and see what’s new. Let’s go over the store hours and then take a look at 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 (show): 12:00 pm – 9:00 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
Andrew Jackson Jihad – Can’t Maintain
Anne – Dream Punx
Beastie Boys – Ill Communication
Chelsea Wolfe – Live At Roadburn
Cynarae – Cynarae
Dark Ages – Vapor
Enforcers – End Of Time
Full Of Hell – Roots Of Earth Are Consuming My Home
Gehenna – Vegotium Perambulans In Tenebris
Homewrecker – Circle Of Death
Ilsa – The Felon’s Claw
Integrity – Suicide Black Snake
Iron Reagan – Worse Than Dead
Iron Reagan – Spoiled Identity EP
Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Knola – The Black Beach
Lana Del Rey – Paradise
Left For Dead – Devoid Of Everything
Looming – Nailbiter
Nirvana – Nevermind
Noisem – Blossoming Decay
Nothing – Downward Years To Come
Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
Pet Symmetry – Pet Hounds
Primitive Man / Fister – Split
Ringworm – The Promise
Ringworm – Stigmatas In The Flesh
Safety – Congratulate Me, I’ve Lost My Mind
Seven Sisters Of Sleep – Seven Sisters Of Sleep
Sick Fix – Vexed
Sick Tired – Dissolutions
Slayer – God Hates Us All
Sleep – Vol. 1
Snoop Dogg – Bush
Sonic Youth – Bad Moon Rising
Sonic Youth – Daydream Nation
Superchunk – Come Pick Me Up
Vilipend – Inamorata
The White Stripes – Elephant
Wu-Tang Clan – Enter The Wu-Tank (36 Chambers)
X – Los Angeles
Xibalba – Xibalba
You’ll Live – Moving Past This

New 10”s
The Bellicose Minds – The Buzz Or Howl Sessions

New 7”s
Designer – Designer
The Reptilian / Victor Shores / Two Knights / Boy Parts – Split

New CDs
The MC – Master Of Ceremony
The Last MC – Big 6 Ent.

New Cassettes
Boyfriend Material – Far From Home
Creatians – I Got Bored
Tyler Daniel Bean // Pedro The Lion – Repetition Vol. 2
Human Hands – Human Hands

September 11th at Black Sheep: Say Something, Come Out Fighting, The Purps, Fifty Year Storm, Panzys

Posted on August 17, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we have a show announcement for a show happening here at Black Sheep on Saturday, September 11th. It is a five band punk show featuring a few touring acts. For this show we have Say Something– the frantic local punk band that rarely plays shows. Then from Detroit, Michigan we have the band Come Out Fighting. Stream some of their music below. Come Out Fighting last played here at Black Sheep back in January. This time around they will be on tour with a band called “The Purps,” also from Michigan. Then before them we have the Champaign hardcore punk band Fifty Year Storm. And opening things up straight from Springfield is the rowdy punk band, Panzys.

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 where you can find out what’s going on here in the coming months.

Videos: Park – “Dear Sweet Impaler” at Black Sheep 8-14-15

Posted on August 16, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight we have a brand new video taken from the Looming album release show for Nailbiter, which was held at Black Sheep this past Friday. This was our most attended show of the year so far! Springfield emo band Park played their first Black Sheep show since 2006 for this show, and tonight we have a video of one of the songs from Park’s set. The song is “Dear Sweet Impaler” and you can check it out below.

Also check out our “vids/pics” page for more pictures and videos from different Black Sheep shows over the years.