Tonight at Black Sheep: Appalachian Terror Unit, SAP, Occultonomy, Hollow Earth, Sgt Karate

Posted on July 1, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight at Black Sheep there is a Wednesday night show going on that is surely not to miss. Tonight we have the band Appalachian Terror Unit, the anarcho/crust band coming from West Virginia. You can check out some of Appalachian Terror Unit’s music streaming below. This show will also feature Springfield’s own three-piece alternative grungy gang, SAP. Also we have the two-pice science-themed fastcore punk band Occultonomy from Galesburg, who played here in Southtown last for the first ever Southtown Record Fair last November. Before that is a last minute addition to the show, and that is Hollow Earth from Detroit, Michigan. Opening things us is a performance by the one man black metal group, Sgt Karate.

The show tonight kicks off right at 7:00 pm. For the door price we are asking from anywhere between $5 and $7. You can check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at everything coming up at Black Sheep this summer.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on June 30, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

We have plenty of new arrivals constantly coming in to Southtown record store, Dumb Records (1107 South Grand East), and this week is no exception. This week we have a good chunk of fresh new LPs and also used CDs on the shelves. Dumb Records is open every day from 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm, and open until 9:00 pm on nights there are shows. Let’s take a look at the schedule for this week:

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

New LPs
Aphex Twin – Come To Daddy
Built To Spill – Untethered Moon
Cursed – Two
Judge – What It Meant
Germs – (GI)
Ornette Coleman – Tomorrow Is The Question!
Metz – Metz II
Modest Mouse – This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About
My Chemical Romance – The Black Parade

Used 7”s
Juice Newton – Angel Of The Morning

Used CDs
Beak – Eyrie
Both – Short-Sighted
Ginormous And The Wee Ones – Elliot & Keagan
Imperial Can – Hey Fuckers
Jawbreaker – Live 4/30/96
Math The Band – Get Real
Onsind – Dissatisfactions
Small Brown Bike – Nail Yourself To The Ground
Toys That Kill – Flys
Various – Japan Punk Kills You!

Photos: Dumb Fest 3-D

Posted on June 29, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like we have finally found the time to go through the hundreds and hundreds of photos that were taken at Dumb Fest 3-D earlier this month and compile them all (or a good chunk of them) onto one flickr album so you all can see. Big thanks to photographers Maddie Rehayem, AJ Francis, Derrin Coad, Avery Sassa, Stephen Houldsworth, and Brianna Skeels. Some of them were going non-stop taking photos all throughout the two-day long fest. Check out a lot of those photos above and below, or head over to our Dumb Fest 3-D flickr album right here to look at hundreds more.

Also check out our vids/pics page for more photo albums including the two prior Dumb Fests, and some videos including some also from Dumb Fest 3-D.

GRINN: “Track One”

Posted on June 29, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

A new Springfield project has seem to arose in the past week, with the release of this new recording. Austin Connelly (Wir Können, Swamp Rat), released a first track from a new solo project called GRINN. Here is what Austin had to say:

I started a new project sort of in the vein (vain?) of how Swamp Rat was, but better. Anyways, each week I’ll be uploading a new track to this page.
rock and roll! \m/

Today we have a stream of the first GRINN song, called “Track One.” You can stream that below. Also head over to the GRINN bandcamp page to download the track at your own price. Be on the lookout for more tracks being released and also possible GRINN live shows in the future.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Scalped, Asthma, Diaper Rash, Garter

Posted on June 29, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Happening tonight at Black Sheep we have a Monday night hardcore show that is sure to be a wild one. We have the hardcore band Scalped coming all the way from San Francisco, California. You can check out their newest EP streaming on the player embedded below. For this show we also have the wild and crazy local hardcore/thrash band, Diaper Rash, playing their first show since the mud-filled intense Dumb Fest 3-D set. We also have the mid tempo hardcore group Asthma. Opening things up is Garter, a newer Springfield punk band featuring members of Nighthawk, Teen Freak, and Big Storm.

The show tonight starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $7. Check out the facebook event right here. Also stay in the loop on what’s coming up at Black Sheep by following our shows page.

State-Journal Register: Business Owners Working Together To Improve Southtown Neighborhood

Posted on June 28, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Some of you may have noticed that Southtown has once again made the paper, this time we are in an article on the front page of the Sunday edition of the State-Journal Register! The article is called “Business Owners Working Together To Improve Southtown Neighborhood” and it is about the completion of Project Southtown’s Kickstarter campaign earlier this week. From the article:

A quiet renaissance has been underway at 11th Street and South Grand Avenue, and those who are behind it are forecasting even better days ahead for Springfield’s South Town.

A coalition of connected businesses that includes Skank Skates, the Black Sheep Cafe and Dumb Records, all located at that corner, are in the process of creating a nonprofit organization with an aim to better the neighborhood.

Also from the article:

Mike Farmer, the city’s planning and economic development director, emphasized the grant funds that have been spent on South Town projects but said that grant funding has been trending down over time.

“That’s certainly an area we want to continue to try to redevelop,” Farmer said. “There are some long-running businesses over there, and the idea is to put some energy into that area.”

Sinclair is optimistic about the city’s new leadership. He’s met with Mayor Jim Langfelder, who said he’d look into ways to resolve some of the parking issues for the businesses there.

Check out the full article on SJ-R.com right here, or by picking up today’s copy of the State-Journal Register. For those of you closely following Project Southtown, we will be having our next roundtable meeting on Sunday, July 5th at 7:00 pm inside Black Sheep and will be focusing a lot on the project. We will also be making our first big update on the project on this site at the beginning of the month, so be on the lookout for that.

July 3rd at Black Sheep: Fel Fae, Forrister, Mario Cannamela

Posted on June 28, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

We have a little bit of a last minute show to announce today, happening this upcoming Friday, July 3rd. It is also looking like this will be the only show at Black Sheep next weekend, so make sure to come out and have a yourself a ball! For this show we have the local instrumental project Fel Fae. Then on tour from Memphis, Tennessee we have a band called Forrister coming to play for us. You can check out some of Forrister’s music below. Opening up the show we have a rare solo performance by Mario Cannamela of the band Wir Können.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and cost $5 to get in. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page to see everything we have coming up at Black Sheep in the near future.

Project Southtown Champaign Successful With $7,100 Raised In 60 Days

Posted on June 27, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Earlier this week, our two-month long campaign to Kickstart a new project (Project Southtown), ended with a successful haul of donations that passed the $7,100 mark- well over our minimum goal of $2,000! Of course we want to give a big THANK YOU to all who donated, shared, and were at all supportive throughout the duration of our campaign.

Now that the campaign is done and over, we are going to be kicking Project Southtown into high gear, in our mission to restore a lot of the old Skank Skates videos and also file for non-for-profit status. For those of you closely following the project here is what you can expect in the near future:

– Be on the lookout for another State-Journal Register article in the paper tomorrow about the project’s completion.
– For those of you who donated to the Kickstarter, your incentives will be shipping out throughout the month of July. If you live in Springfield we may be getting ahold of you with incentives to avoid shipping.
– Our next roundtable meeting will be focused a lot on Project Southtown. We will be meeting at Black Sheep on Sunday, July 5th at 7:00 pm. Everyone is welcome to come.
– We will be giving out monthly updates on Project Southtown on our site, as well as through email lists. Updates will be focused on the status of the non-for-profit, as well as going into depth on where the campaign money is being spent. Expect the first big update at the beginning of July.

Black Sheep Fest 2015 T-Shirt Design Contest

Posted on June 27, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Black Sheep Fest 2015 is coming up fast! It’s less than one month away now, happening on Saturday July 25th! This year we want YOU to help us out designing the next Black Sheep Fest shirt. That’s right, we are having another contest to determine the next Black Sheep Fest t-shirt, and anyone is welcome to submit anything. Here are the rules (kinda):

– Shirts should maybe say something like Black Sheep Fest 2015 on them? If you want?
– No more than two submissions per person? Is that a good idea?
– No rules on shirt color, or print colors.
– Submit your designs to blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com
– Designs are due by Monday, July 6th at 8:00 pm.

After the deadline for the t-shirt submissions, we will start a poll on our site and have everyone vote for whichever design should be printed for Black Sheep Fest 2015! We will have a run of 50 shirts printed for the fest. Have fun!

Tonight at Black Sheep: DJ’s Charity For Cerebral Palsy

Posted on June 27, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight at Black Sheep we will be hosting a benefit show for an 8 year old with Cerebral Palsy, being put on by HISO Music Entertainment. For those of you who have been out to any of the recent HISO shows, you know that this will be a good time. For this one we have a good lineup of solo musicians, singers, and artists lined up. Some of those solo musicians include Dramara, Sammy Flores, Katie, and Calia. We also have the hip hop artist Pytch Wyte. Before that is a drummer/singer duo called “Allison & Skiddlz,” and then we also have a full band performance by Fill In The Blank, who has played a few times before at Black Sheep.

There is also a GoFundMe page setup for HISO’s cause if you are unable to make the show right here. HISO’s goal is raising $5,000. Doors for the show open at 7:00 pm and there is a $10 cover to go towards the cause. Check out what else is coming up at Black Sheep on our shows page right here.