August 7th at Black Sheep: Fill In The Blank, Abyss, The Locals, Sammy & The Punk, Terribly Happy

Posted on June 23, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

We have a show coming up at Black Sheep on Friday, August 7th featuring some punk, metal, and alternative rock all wrapped into one. 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 will also be performing at the Black Sheep Battle of the Bands coming up July 11th. 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.

Lincoln’s Legends Dumb Fest Videos

Posted on June 23, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

The Springfield weekly podcast- Lincoln’s Legends Podcast was nice enough to do some on the spot video footage at Dumb Fest 3-D earlier this month. Jeremie Bailey behind the podcast was at the first night of the fest, talking to bands and show attendees, as well as getting some footage of some of the live performances. Check out two of those videos below, one of them including Jeremie chatting with guitarist/vocalist Doyle Martin of Cloakroom, who headlined day 1 of the festival.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on June 23, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

This week is another week at the super cool Springfield record store Dumb Records, and there are plenty of new arrivals this week. This week there are loads and loads of used $1.00 records that have hit the shelves, if that is something that you are into. There is also a good chunk of new vinyl, which we have listed below. Let’s look at the store’s hours for this week as well:

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: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Monday (show): 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Used LPs
Bee Gees – Spirits Having Fun
Dean Martin – Everybody Loves Somebody
Dean Martin – Greatest Hits! Vol. 1
Duane Eddy – Twistin’ N’ Twangin’
Freddy Fender – Before The Next Teardrop Falls
Henry Mancini – Breakfast At Tiffanys
The Ink Spots – Original Ink Spots
Joan Rivers – The Next To Last Joan Rivers Album
Liszt – Concerto No. 2 In A Major
Robert Drasnin – Percussion Exotique
Tchaikovsky – Concerto No. 1

New LPs
Death Injections – Hate For Myself And Everyone
Iceage – You’re Nothing
Ivy – Ivy
King Diamond – Them
La Dispute – Somewhere At The Bottom Of The River
The Locust – Plague Soundscapes
NAILS – Abandon All Life
Napalm Death – Apex Predator/Easy Meat
Turnstile – Nonstop Feeling

New 7”s
Glue – Glue
Leather Daddy – Leather Daddy

Ghost-Track Review Of Dumb Fest Day 2

Posted on June 21, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

A newer website focusing on music happening in the state of Illinois called Ghost-Track has put up some photos of the second day of Dumb Fest 3-D, along with a nice review of a lot of different bands that played that day. Check out that review and those photos on the Ghost-Track website right here. From the review:

Tenement is just one of those bands that seem to effortlessly put out hit after hit with some of the catchiest riffs that can be written in pop punk. The band played a number of songs off of their new albumPredatory Headlights, which was released earlier this month and has already been reviewed by an impressive amount of outlets across the country. The always energetic set Tenement is known for really helped tie in the events of the day together as the fest neared its conclusion.

For the last three years, Dumb Fest has been a fantastic display of DIY ethics that generates into a successful and enjoyable music experience for all of those who attend it. And there’s no rest for the people at Black Sheep, either. Just two days after Dumb Fest 3D concluded, they announced the lineup for their eighth annual Black Sheep Fest happening on Saturday, July 25.

We are still gathering photos from Dumb Fest 3-D, you can expect to see many coming at some point this week!

Photos: SOHO 11

Posted on June 21, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

A good amount of photos from SOHO 11 have been going up on the SOHO facebook page. The downtown festival took place two weekends ago and this was the first year Black Sheep and Southtown were involved with the festival, with our very own Black Sheep stage and Dumb Records tent. The festival was a great success, and we look forward to working with SOHO in the future. Bands that played the Black Sheep stage included Looming, Hospital Job, The Locals, Wir Können, Kickstart, Blind Social, and The Science Of. Check out a few of those photos above and below, or head over to the SOHO facebook page to view hundreds more.

Black Sheep Open Mic Tonight

Posted on June 21, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight at Black Sheep from 7:00 – 10:30 we are giving our second Black Sheep Open Mic a whirl since the first one was such a great success. Tonight we have a total of 14 acts performing 10-15 minute long sets- and a few open slots which could be filled by you! 9 of the slots are filled up, and we are leaving the remaining 5 to be claimed at the show, so if you would like to perform you will have to come out to the show early to claim your spot. Here is what we have lined up:

7:00 – Vincent Sgro
7:15 –
7:30 –
7:45 – Matt Hill
8:00 – Sami Walker
8:15 –
8:30 – Penguins Are Flightless Birds
8:45 – Datura
9:00 – Mario Cannamela
9:15 – Bobby Bolt III
9:30 –
9:45 – Ian Winterbauer
10:00 –
10:15 –

For this show we are just asking for donations of $1-5 to go to Black Sheep. You can find a facebook event for the open mic right here. Also check out our shows page for a loot at everything else coming up at Black Sheep.

Videos: C.C.T.V. / OOZE Surprise Dumb Fest Aftershow @ South Town Studio

Posted on June 20, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we are bringing you a treat of a video of two surprise sets that took place at the very end of the second day of Dumb Fest 3, which happened last weekend. At the very end of the festival, Northwest Indiana bands C.C.T.V. and OOZE both went up to South Town Studio and performed two surprise sets- all while being caught on a go-pro video camera that was synched up with a live recording of the band. We have that video for you today, and you can stream it below.

Dumb Fest 3-D was a great success, and we are still working on collecting all of the videos and pictures from the event! You can keep checking back our Dumb Fest 3-D page on updates on that.

June 27th at Black Sheep: DJ’s Charity For Cerebral Palsy

Posted on June 20, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

A week from today, on Saturday, June 27th 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, and you can stream some of his music on the player below. 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.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Inner Outlines, The Complaint Line, Because Reasons, Kickstart

Posted on June 20, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

This Saturday night (tonight) we have a show for all of you alternative rockers out there.

For this show we have the punk band Inner Outlines from Carrollton, Illinois. They play a type of pop punk. This show is also the return of local band The Complaint Line to Black Sheep, since their last show here last August. Then we have the indie-pop band called “Because Reasons” coming from St. Louis to play this show. You can check out some of their music streaming on the player below. Opening things up is a performance by the pop punk local band Kickstart, who are also playing the Black Sheep stage of SOHO Music Festival downtown this upcoming weekend!

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can check out a facebook event right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a list of everything else coming up at Black Sheep in the near future.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Noesis, Abyss, Blue Skies Beneath Black, A Beginning’s End

Posted on June 19, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight we have another metal show happening at Black Sheep. This one features four bands with the possibility of one more last minute addition. Tonight we have Noesis from Central Illinois, who also played here at Black Sheep earlier this week. Then we have another band who also performed at Black Sheep this past Tuesday night, Abyss! Then to mix things up a little bit we have the metal/death core band from Wood River, Illinois called Blue Skies Beneath Black. And if all of that is not enough for you, the fourth band is A Beginning’s End from Alton, Illinois. Check them out on the video below if you want to know what their live set is like.

The show tonight kicks off at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Also check out our shows page for a good look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep this summer.