June 29th at Black Sheep: Scalped, Asthma, Diaper Rash, Garter

Posted on May 14, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Time for the summer show announcements to start rolling in! Today we have news of a hardcore show happening on Monday, June 29th here at Black Sheep. For this show we have the San Francisco-based hardcore band SCALPED coming as a part of their big U.S. tour. Stream SCALPED’s new EP on the player below. Then we have a lineup of three great local hardcore punk bands. This includes the mid-tempo Ooey Gooey band Asthma. We also have the thrashy hardcore band Diaper Rash, who have already put out three demos in the short time they have been around. Opening things up is a performance by a newer band called “Garter” featuring members of Nighthawk, Big Storm, and Teen Freak.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission this time around is $7. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep this summer.

Dumb Fest 3-D One Month Away

Posted on May 12, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

It may be hard to believe it, but Dumb Fest 3-D is exactly one month away! We have 31 days to get ready for the biggest two-day festival held all year in Southtown! Dumb Fest 3-D features 40 bands from a total of 10 different states on both Friday, June 12th and Saturday June 13th. Bands will be playing at Black Sheep and Skank Skates, and you can also expect activity at Dumb Records and South Town Studio that weekend. For the full lineup of bands playing, head over to our Dumb Fest 3-D page.

If you have not yet gotten tickets for Dumb Fest 3-D, now is the time to do so! Tickets this year are $10 in advance and $15 at the door per day (so $20 for a pass in advance and $30 at the door for the full weekend). You can find passes available at Dumb Records during store hours (open 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm every day), or also online right here. Also check out a facebook event for Dumb Fest right here. This will be the Dumb Fest not to miss!

WARRS: “WARRS”

Posted on May 12, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like today we are able to bring you the seven-track demo from one of Springfield’s newest hardcore/screamo bands WARRS. WARRS features former Black Sheep owner/operator Kevin Bradford and former members of Loses The Mighty and Soap Scum. You can stream the demo below, or head over to the band’s bandcamp page to download it at your own price. The demo will also be released on cassette by Ooey Gooey Tapes later this year.

WARRS will be playing in Springfield next for the second day of Dumb Fest 3D, on Saturday June 13th. You can find tickets to Dumb Fest 3D at Dumb Records or online right here.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on May 12, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s another happening week at Southtown record store Dumb Records, and there are a few new arrivals in stock! This week’s new selection includes a few new 7″s and a few new LPs. Don’t forget that Dumb also carries as many CDs and cassettes as you can handle. Let’s also take a look at what hours Dumb Records is going to be open this week- the store recently changed their hours to be open 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm every day, and until 9:00 pm on nights when there are shows.

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: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Monday (show): 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm

New LPs
Dave Brubeck Quartet – Jazz Goes To Junior College
Joy Division – Closer
Joy Division – Still
King Tubby Meets The Upsetter At The Grass Roots Of Dub
Meat Puppets – Meat Puppets II
Minutemen – Double Nickels On The Dime
Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream
Trauma Harness – Tried My Hardest

New 7″s
Pretty Pretty – Talkin’ To The Walls
Pretty Pretty – Leather Weather
Vacation – Vacation

Tonight at Black Sheep: Vacation, Looming, Kowabunga! Kid

Posted on May 10, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight is Mothers Day, and tonight is also our third show out of three shows happening this weekend! Tonight features the hit Cincinnati, Ohio fuzz pop band on tour- Vacation. You can check out some of Vacation’s music streaming below. We also have local pop band Looming, who have been busy working on a new album. Also on this show is Champaign/Urbana punk band Kowabunga! Kid who last played here back in March.

Come tonight and check out those three bands at 7:00 pm for $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 coming up at Black Sheep.

May 22nd at Black Sheep: The Timmys, Dirty Rotten Revenge, Say Something, Paqui

Posted on May 9, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Coming up on Friday, May 22nd (wow that’s less than two weeks!) we have a good old fashioned punk rock show. This show will feature The Timmys, and also their last Springfield show will long time bassist Brandon Carnes. Come out and circle pit and have a good time! Stream some of The Timmys’ music below. We also have the punk rock band Dirty Rotten Revenge coming from Bloomington, Illinois. Up before that is the hectic punk band Say Something. And opening things up is a solo acoustic performance by Paqui!

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 right here with all of the other shows coming up at Black Sheep.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Abyss, The Science Of, Fill In The Blank, 8th Street Ahead

Posted on May 9, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

There is a show happening tonight at Black Sheep and it is show #2 out of three shows in a row this weekend. Tonight features a four-band local lineup of a few bands we have not seen play at Black Sheep in a while. We have the metal group Abyss from Central Illinois. We also have the return of the Rochester pop-punk group, The Science Of. Stream some of their music on the player below. Also on this show is the Taylorvilla, IL punk group Fill In The Blank. And opening things up we have a performance by a newer band called 8th Street Ahead.

All of this begins at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can’t find a facebook event but you can check out our shows page for this show as well as a list of other shows coming up at Black Sheep.

The Illinois Times: “Southtown Gets A Kickstart”

Posted on May 8, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Yesterday we shared with you the article in the A&E section of the State Journal Register focusing on Black Sheep hitting our ten year mark, and all of the other projects we have going on this summer. It looks like Black Sheep and Southtown also made it to The Illinois Times in an article that was published yesterday: “Southtown Gets A Kickstart.” This article focuses more on Project Southtown and what the newly launched Kickstarter campaign is about. The Illinois Times talked to Southtown volunteers Brian Galecki and Brandon Carnes on the project. From the article:

Over the years there have been many attempts to revitalize Springfield’s long-dilapidated Southtown neighborhood, including having it designated by the city council “a housing and urban redevelopment area” back in 2006 under Mayor Tim Davlin. But it has taken a gaggle of idealistic youngsters to really start turning the neighborhood around.

Now the owners and operators of such businesses as Skank Skate, Black Sheep Café, Dumb Records and Southtown Recording Studio are officially seeking nonprofit status in order to continue improving the neighborhood while protecting its legacy. They are doing so through a crowd-sourcing campaign called “Project Southtown” via the website kickstarter.com. There, supporters can make donations towards the project, which has a variety of ambitious goals.

Check out the full article in this week’s issue of The Illinois Times or also online right here. The Project Southtown Kickstarter campaign still has 48 days remaining and we are currently at 82% of reaching our minimum goal! Don’t forget to donate here if you haven’t already!

Today On The Black Sheep Radio Show: Arlin Peebles

Posted on May 8, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Today is another Friday, so that means from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm another episode of The Black Sheep Radio Show will be airing. This time around we do have a special guest, and that is the local solo musician Arlin Peebles. Arlin recently released a new album called Some Big Mystery, which is also now available on CD and vinyl LP inside of Dumb Records. We will be talking to Arlin about his newest release as well as what shows he has planned for the future.

The Black Sheep Radio Show airs today and every Friday from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA FM. Listen there or online at wqna.org during the same time. We also have somewhat of an archive built up of downloadable episodes on our radio page.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Diaper Rash, Eli Whitney & The Sound Machine, Freya Wilcox, The Locals

Posted on May 8, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight is going to mark a weekend of three shows in a row here at Black Sheep, and we have been told that the show tonight has something for everybody! Headlining the bill is the thrash/hardcore baby-band “Diaper Rash.” What shenanigans will the band be pulling this time? Come to the show and find out! We also have a ska/punk band from New York coming to town for this show called Eli Whitney & The Sound Machine! Stream some of their music on the player below. Coming along with Eli Whitney & The Sound Machine and also from New York is a blues act, Freya Wilcox. Then opening the show up will be the local band known as The Locals!

The show tonight starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $6. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up soon.