Wir Können: “Train Tracks And Olde English”

Posted on April 23, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Springfield three-piece emo band Wir Können are at it again, this time they have released two more newly recorded tracks Train Tracks And Olde English. You can check out the two songs streaming below- they were both recorded by Brandon Carnes of South Town Studio earlier this year. The two songs can also be streamed and downloaded at your own price on the band’s bandcamp page.

Wir Können will be playing at Black Sheep next on Sunday, May 31st along with I Before E , Itto, Naturally The Foundation Will Bear Your Expenses, and Fel Fae. They are also scheduled to play SOHO Music Festival at downtown Springfield on June 6th and also day 2 of Dumb Fest 3-D on June 13th. The band will also be heading out on tour again at the end of May.

May 20th at Black Sheep: Black Panties, King Worm, Leech Pit, Gutterpriest

Posted on April 23, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Looks like on Wednesday, May 20th Black Panties will be coming back to Black Sheep for an all around great lineup of a punk show! Black Panties may have been a favorite band for many for one of the bands that played The Black Sheep stage at Dumb Fest 2 last June. You can stream some of their recorded music below. Also playing this show is the mighty King Worm, who just released a hit music video for their song “Pizza Punx” that you can check out right here. Before them is a new Springfield punk band called Leech Pit- who will also be playing their first show at Black Sheep tomorrow. To top off this great lineup, we have the hardcore/noise one-man project Gutterpriest opening things up.

This show is at 7:00 pm and will cost $5. 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 other shows coming up at Black Sheep and Southtown.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on April 21, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Record Store Day this past Saturday at Dumb Records was a tremendous success and we want to thank everyone who came out and supported our store. We sold out of nearly every exclusive release and are not left with a whole lot of new arrivals for the week, but today we are presenting you a list of some! Dumb Records also has updated store hours- the store will now be open from noon to 8:00 pm every day of the week, and still until 9:00 pm on nights where there are shows. Let’s take a look at all of the store hours day-by-day:

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: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

New LPs
Better Than A Thousand – Just One
Pope – Fiction
Red Sweater Lullaby – Pins And Needles
Shugo Tokumaru – Night Piece
The Spirit Of The Beehive – Here Lies Mom-N-Dad

New 7”s
Poison Idea – Just Get Away (Picture Disc)

Tonight at South Town Studio + Dumb Records: WARRS, F///\\\M, Wrest, Gadzooks The Boy, Gazeebo

Posted on April 20, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we have a very rare show happening right inside South Town Studio- our very own recording studio inside Southtown. There will be four acts playing tonight inside the studio and even one more bonus act playing inside Dumb Records next door. For the studio show headlining the bill we have new hardcore/screamo band WARRS, who are also currently working on recording their first release in the studio. Before them is another rare performance by Springfield ambient/experimental loop project known as F///\\\M. Halfway through the acts at South Town Studio there will be a rare Dumb Records performance by a touring project known as Wrest, featuring the experimental jazz saxophonist, Jack Wright. You can stream some of their music below. Also see a separate flier for that directly below. Before Wrest and back up in South Town Studio we have a Champaign/Urbana noise project called Gadzooks The Boy. And opening things up we have another very rare noise set by Gazeebo, who has not done a live set in quite some time.

The show tonight at South Town Studio will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. For the one act inside Dumb Records we are asking for donations of an extra $3-8. 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 in South Town.

King Worm: “Kill Pizza Punks” Music Video

Posted on April 19, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Earlier this past week, Springfield hardcore/slimy punk band King Worm released a new hit music video for their hit song “Kill Pizza Punks.” The song “Kill Pizza Punks” was voted as the number one Springfield song of 2014 as part of our 2014 Black Sheep year-end poll. The music video was shot and edited by David Castor at an unknown location in Springfield. You can check out the video below.

“Kill Pizza Punks” comes from the band’s release No Future City, which was released last year on Ooey Gooey Tapes. You can stream all of No Future City right here.

May 31st at Black Sheep: Wir Können, I Before E, Itto, Naturally The Foundation Will Bear Your Expenses, Fel Fae

Posted on April 19, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Happening on Sunday, May 31st at Black Sheep we have a great five-band show featuring a few bands from all over the country and a couple of locals. On this bill we have Springfield three-piece emo group Wir Können, who just played at Black Sheep yesterday as a part of our special Record Store Day show, which was a great success! On to the touring bands we have the slowcore band I Before E from Atlanta, Georgia. You can stream some of their music on the player below. Also on tour is Chicago-based screamo band Itto. Itto last played at Black Sheep as a part of Dumb Fest 2 last June. The third touring band on the bill is a band called Naturally The Foundation Will Bear Your Expenses from Omaha, Nebraska. And opening things up we have the new Springfield instrumental two-piece called Fel Fae.

This show will begin at 7:00 pm and will cost $5. You should check out 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 and Southtown.

Tonight at Black Sheep: The Convalescence, Kharybdis, Animus, Nethersphere, Noesis

Posted on April 19, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight at Black Sheep we have a metal show that will surely be more metal than we can even handle. Tonight we have five bands playing for $7. Tonight we have The Convalescence returning to Springfield from Toledo, Ohio. Last time they played at Black Sheep was last spring. Check out a video of the band live at the bottom of this post to see what they are all about. Also on this show is the return of local metalcore band Kharybdis. This will be the band’s first show of the year at Black Sheep, so let’s be there to welcome them back! Before that is the Taylorville, Illinois based metal band Animus. And before that is the Central Illinois-based “geek metal” band Nethersphere. Opening things up is another set by Noesis, who also played at Black Sheep at a show last weekend.

This show will start right at 7:00 pm and admission is $7. 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 in the next few months.

May 30th at Black Sheep: The Sites, The Oceanographers, Full Chroma, Full Mountain Damage

Posted on April 18, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Coming up on Friday, May 30th we have a rock show happening at Black Sheep that you all should come to. For this show we have a band called The Sites coming from Pekin, Illinois. You can stream some of The Sites’s music on the player embedded below. We also have the surf/rock Peoria band The Oceanographers on the show. The Oceanographers are no strangers to Black Sheep, as they played here back in October. Next on the lineup is local Springfield rock group, Full Chroma, who will be sure to make you jump up and down. To complete the lineup we have another rock group from Mantino, Illinois called Full Mountain Force. Make sure to catch all four of these great bands!

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page where you can take a look at every show coming up at Black Sheep and Southtown.

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Today at Dumb Records + Black Sheep: Record Store Day

Posted on April 18, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Today is one of the biggest days of the year for Southtown record store Dumb Records and also record stores all across the globe. That is because today is Record Store Day- an annual event set up to promote independently owned record stores and the culture around them. This year Dumb Records is an official Record Store Day store, and you can check out the list of exclusive releases that will be coming in from our post earlier this week right here. There will be plenty of exclusive releases available today, and in addition to that all non-RSD items are 10% off, plus every purchase comes with a free Dumb Records tote bag. Dumb Records is open today at 1107 South Grand East from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm.

There will also be a 3:00 pm, $5 show happening inside of Black Sheep today to go along with Record Store Day. For this show we have a newer Bloomington/Normal band called Unhappy Gilmore. We also have Champaign/Urbana emo group Slam Dinner, which features members of Soap Scum, and a few other familiar bands from the area. Also on the bill is pop punk group from Central Illinois – Horrible Things, who have not played a show at Black Sheep in over two years now. Last but not least we have Springfield/Champaign/Bloomington emo favorites, Wir Können. Find a facebook event for Record Store Day and the show right here.

May 10th at Black Sheep: Vacation, Looming, Kowabunga! Kid

Posted on April 17, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Coming up here on Sunday, May 10th we have an excellent three-band show happening at Black Sheep. For this show we have the experimental/fuzz-punk band Vacation coming out on tour from Cincinnati, Ohio. You can stream some of Vacation’s music below. In addition to Vacation, we have a couple of bands familiar to Black Sheep. We have local indie/pop band Looming on the bill and also the fuzzy punk band Kowabunga! Kid from Champaign- the last time both of those bands played at Black Sheep was for the March 25th Screaming Females show, which ended up being the most attended show we have had at Black Sheep so far this year!

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 take a look at everything coming up at Black Sheep and Southtown.