Tonight at Black Sheep: Fill In The Blank, Abyss, The Locals, Sammy & The Punk, Terribly Happy

Posted on August 7, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Check out this show happening tonight at Black Sheep! We have five bands lined up for you all tonight and this show will be the CD release show for local band Fill In The Blank, and they will be dropping their first hit album – Slacker. We also have Abyss, who was the winner for the crowd voting portion of this year’s Battle of the Bands, and also played Black Sheep Fest as a result. Before them is the hit Springfield High School three-piece pop project, The Locals. Then before that we have the guitar/drums duo – Sammy & The Punk. Opening things up we have a Peoria pop punk band called Terribly Happy. You can stream some of their music on the player below.

This show will begin at 6:00 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 everything that is coming up at Black Sheep this summer.

Black Sheep 10 Year Anniversary Show September 18th

Posted on August 6, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight we have a very big show announcement for a show that is pretty important to us as an all ages venue here in Springfield. On Friday, September 18th we will be celebrating the 10 year mark for Black Sheep, since our beginning in 2005. We certainly have come a long way since the very start, and there are hundreds of volunteers who have kept our doors open and plenty of dedicated individuals- Kevin Bradford to name one who has been the main Black Sheep owner for most of the ten years our venue has been around. To read more on important milestones the Black Sheep has taken on and a little bit more on our history, take a look at our Black Sheep history page.

We will have five acts playing the ten year anniversary show. These include some twists. We have Our Lady, which has been a band since 2009- during most of the years that Black Sheep has been around. We also have a set from a very rare unnamed band that we very much recommend for show-goers and punk fans from our earlier years. We also have Looming, who will be releasing their new album Nailbiter here at Black Sheep on August 14th. Before them we have another extremely rare performance by hardcore band Soap Scum, who has not played at Black Sheep in close to a year. Opening things up is a brand new noise project called Unicon Communications.

The ten year anniversary show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is just $5. You can find a facebook event for this show right here. In the meantime check out our shows page for a look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep this fall.

September 12th at Black Sheep: Midwest Sadfest 2

Posted on August 5, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Did you think Dumb Fest and Black Sheep Fest are the only festivals happening here this year at Black Sheep and in Southtown? Well this year we will be hosting “Midwest Sadfest” for the first time ever! Midwest Sadfest 2 will be taking place this year on Saturday, September 12th at Black Sheep. The festival will be taking place all inside Black Sheep and will feature 14+ bands from all over the Midwest. Here is the full lineup of bands announced so far:

Old Fox Road
The Locals
WARRS
CRTTRZ
Lucid
Lavender
Monterrey IN.
Drained
Jr. Clooney
LifeWithout
Lobby Boxer
Einsam / The Punchline Kids
Krelboyne
Cody Carpenter

You can stream some music from one of those bands, “CRTTRZ” from New Mexico on the player below. You can expect announcements for a couple more bands in the next few days. Right now the festival is scheduled to start at 2:00 pm. Admission for the whole day is $8. Find a facebook event for the whole festival right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at everything else coming up this fall at Black Sheep.

Tours: Looming Nailbiter Release Tour

Posted on August 5, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Springfield band Looming have announced the dates for their tour coming up later this month, surrounding the release of their brand new album Nailbiter, coming out on August 14th on No Sleep Records. You can check out the dates listed on the image above, or also below. The band will be hitting the road for seven days after they play their LP release show here at Black Sheep on Friday, August 14th.

8/14 – LP Release show at Black Sehep
8/15 – Kansas City, MO
8/16 – Springfield, MO
8/18 – Austin, TX
8/19 – Lafayette, LA
8/20 – Memphis, TN
8/21 – Bloomington, IN
8/22 – Champaign, IL

Don’t forget that Looming will be playing their LP release show for Nailbiter at Black Sheep on Saturday, August 14th along with bands Park, Hidden Hospitals, and The Choir Vandals. You can find info on tickets for that show ($8 in advance and $10 at the door) right here. Tickets are also for sale right now at Dumb Records. Find more info and a facebook event for the LP release show right here.

September 14th at Black Sheep: American Hate, King Worm, Wolf Luv, GRINN

Posted on August 5, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

The to start getting ready for back to school, and all of the good shows that will be coming up here in the fall! On Monday, September 14th we have this wild hardcore show happening at Black Sheep. For this show we have the band American Hate coming from Oklahoma City. If you are unfamiliar with American Hate’s music, you can stream some on the player below. Then we have local hardcore punk band King Worm, bringing plenty of fun and surprises. This show will also see an appearance from our harry friends from Champaign/Urbana – the wolf-fronted hardcore band “Wolf Luv.” If you have not seen Wolf Luv yet, they are truly a site to see. Opening things up is a brand new project called GRINN, which features Austin Connelly of Wir Können and Swamp Rat.

The show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is anywhere from $5-7. 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 this fall at Black Sheep.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on August 4, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s another week at Southtown Springfield record store Dumb Records (located at 1107 South Grand Ave. East). This means there are plenty of new arrivals, including a big stack of new LPs from your favorite Sub Pop Records bands. Dumb Records will also be having a tent set up at Downhome Music Festival downtown this weekend, so be sure to check that out if you are at the festival! Also on Sunday Dumb Records will be having a 10% off sale on everything in the store during the Black Sheep Open Mic! Let’s take a look at Dumb Records’s operating hours 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 (show): 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Sunday (show + 10% off sale): 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm

New LPs
Band Of Horses – Everything All The Time
Carissa’s Weird – Ugly But Honest: 1996-1999
Carissa’s Weird – Songs About Leaving
Earth – Earth 2
Earth – Phase 3: Thrones And Dominions
Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
Iron And Wine – The Shepherd’s Dog
J Mascis – Tied To A Star
Kevin Greenspon – Common Objects
Mudhoney – Mudhoney
Mudhoney – The Lucky Ones
The Murder City Devils – In Name And Blood
Nirvana – Bleach Deluxe Edition
Pissed Jeans – Hope For Men
Pissed Jeans – King Of Jeans
Pissed Jeans – Shallow
The Postal Service – Give Up
The Ruby Suns – Christopher
The Shins – Oh, Inverted World
The Shins – Chutes Too Narrow
The Shins – Wincing The Night Away
Soundgarden – Screaming Life
Sunny Day Real Estate – Diary
The Thermals – More Parts Per Million

New 7”s
The Timmys – Dude, Girl

New Cassettes
Dark Thoughts – Summer Tour 2015
Sneaky Creeps – Negative Space

Tonight at Black Sheep: King Worm, Dark Thoughts, Kowabunga! Kid, Sneaky Creeps

Posted on August 3, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight we have a real fun show happening at Black Sheep for all fans of punk, pop punk, and any type of jumping around or dancing. Tonight we have a performance by Springfield’s own King Worm featuring their real vocalists Mike Tirehaus in the flesh real life. And on tour from Philadelphia and playing this show is Dark Thoughts, featuring members of The Holidays and Bad Side who have played at Black Sheep in the past. Stream some new Dark Thoughts songs on the player below. Before them we have everyone’s favorite Champaign/Urbana punk band, Kowabunga! Kid. And opening things up tonight we have a last minute addition to the show and that is Sneaky Creeps from Kansas City, Missouri.

The show tonight is happening at 7:00 pm and admission this time around is $7 for 3 out of town bands. Check out 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 summer and fall.

August 8th at Black Sheep: Fel Fae, Tare, Weeping Iniquity, Bo Mellado

Posted on August 2, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Time for a little bit of a last minute show announcement for Black Sheep! This show is happening this upcoming Saturday on August 8th. This show is a little last minute, and it’s also happening at 2:00 pm. There will be some type of Southtown Barbecue going on so that makes even more reason to come out! For this show we have the instrumental rock group Fel Fae, who is also playing the show tonight. We also have a band called “Tare” on tour from New Orleans. This band features members of the band All People, who played at Black Sheep this past April. Check out some of Tare’s music streaming on the player below. Also on this show we have an act called “Weeping Iniquity” that we do not know much about, and opening things up will be a solo performance by Bo Mellado hopefully performing some acoustic Asthma songs.

Again, this show starts at 2:00 pm on Saturday and admission is $5. This will get over early so you can go check out some of the bands playing Downhome Music Festival downtown that same day! Find a facebook event for the Black Sheep show right here. Also check out our shows page for a look at everything coming up in the near future.

Videos: Derider – “Open-Handed Answer” at Black Sheep 7-17-15

Posted on August 2, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we have a video of the band Derider performing last month at Black Sheep on July 17th. The show was also with F///\\\M, Our Lady, and Estates and was a good time. You can check out a video of Derider playing their song “Open-Handed Answer” below. Check out Derider’s bandcamp page for more of their recorded music.

Check out our vids/pics page on our site for a longer listing of live videos and photos collected throughout the years at Black Sheep.

Tonight at Black Sheep: SAP, Moon Hag, Fel Fae

Posted on August 2, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Yes, there is a show happening tonight at Black Sheep! It is going to be a real treat, with three bands including one coming all the way from Canada. Tonight we have the three piece indie/grunge band SAP playing for us all. The touring band from Canada is called Moon Hag and they play psychedelic punk stuff. Check out some of Moon Hag’s music streaming below. Opening things up is a performance by the newer instrumental project Fel Fae. Try not to miss those bands!

The show tonight 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 for a good look at everything else coming up in Southtown for the rest of the summer.