Today we have some true video footage of the two-piece Plan-It-X Records band Ghost Mice performing at Black Sheep this past Friday April 3rd. You can check out the video of Ghost Mice playing their song “Samhain” below. The song appears on an upcoming Plan-It-X Records compilation which also features Springfield band Looming.
You can also check out a good amount of photos and videos from bands and shows over the years at Black Sheep on our vids/pics page.
Looks like we have a show coming up in about a month at Black Sheep on Friday, May 8th that should be a good one. This show will feature Springfield thrash-rocking masked babies, Diaper Rash. We also have a couple of acts coming from out of town. We have a New York-based ska/punk band called Eli Whitney & The Sound Machine. Stream some of their music on the player embedded below. They will be touring with the blues/punk act Freya Wilcox, who is originally from Australia. Opening things up will be a performance by Springfield three-piece pop band The Locals.
This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $6. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also check out our shows page where you can view a list of shows and events coming up at Black Sheep.
We do not usually cover Springfield road extensions and City Council settlements on our site, but a recent article in Springfield paper The State Journal Register caught our attention. The article is on an 11th street extension in Springfield- which is being voted on in a City Council meeting today. Check out the full article right here. From the article:
The 11th Street extension would complete a corridor from Stevenson Drive to the University of Illinois Springfield begun nearly two decades ago. The final section between Stevenson and Lincolnshire Boulevard also would open a new route into the retail-commercial development anchored by the Wal-Mart off South Sixth Street.
Plans are for four traffic lanes and a turn lane, new intersections, a 10-foot-wide bike path on the west side of the extension, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, and other improvements. The approximately half-mile section of construction begins at Cottonwood Street, just north of Stevenson, and extends to Lincolnshire.
Why is this big news for Black Sheep and Southtown? If everything goes as proposed, 11th street (running along the front side of Black Sheep) will become a straight shot to the college campuses in Springfield sometime by early 2016. This means Southtown will be an even shorter drive or bus/bike ride for all of the college students in Springfield once the extension is in effect, which of course is good news for all of us in Southtown.
On Saturday, May 2nd this spring we are hosting the first Black Sheep open mic night we have had in many many years. Why haven’t we been doing open mic nights at Black Sheep? Good question. We are going to see how this one goes and keep doing them in the future if everything goes well. This open mic night is already filled to the brim with 15-minute slots. Let’s take a look a what is lined up:
7:00 – Rhiannon Skye Mclean (spoken word)
7:15 – Brett Freeman (comedy)
7:30 – Sami Walker and Tyler Nelson (acoustic)
7:45 – AJ Francis (spoken word)
8:00 – Ryan Nance (acoustic)
8:15 – Jameson and Dayton (acoustic)
8:30 – Eric Rogers
8:45 – Devon Fluelen (comedy)
9:00 – Pretend I’m Not There
9:15 – Mystery Gift
9:30 – Tammy Cannon and Company (drag/stand up)
9:45 – Honey (spoken word)
10:00 – Green Day Cover Nerds
If you are interested in performing at one of our open mic nights, no dates have been picked out, but we plan on having more in the future. This open mic night will be going from 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm. We are asking for $1-5 with admission. You can check out a facebook right here. Also check out our shows page for a look at everything coming up in Southtown this spring/summer.
Coming up on Friday, May 1st we have a short and sweet three-band local show at Black Sheep. This show will feature the newer Springfield two-piece instrumental group Fel Fae (pictured above). We also have the one-man black metal project forged from the band lotto last summer called “Sgt. Karate” or “Sargent Karate (Everyone Is So Pretty)” for a longer version. Starting things off there is a performance by an new and mysterious unnamed band. We are not sure who is in the new band, but you can check out some sort of song and teaser right here. Be on the lookout for one more possible addition to the show!
This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Find a facebook event for the show right here. Also check out our shows page for a look at what is coming up at Black Sheep and Southtown in the coming months.
There is a lot happening at Dumb Records! There are plenty of new arrivals in the store this week and it looks like the store’s open hours will also be changing. On top of that we are getting ready for one of the biggest days of the year for the store and that is Record Store Day happening Saturday, April 18th. As far as store hours go, some days Dumb Records is going to be open for less hours, but we are also going to be open on Mondays! This means the record store is going to be open at some point every day! Make sure to also check our Dumb Records page for regular store hours. Here are our hours for this week:
Tuesday (today): 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Wednesday: 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Thursday: 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Friday (show): 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday (show): 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Sunday: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Monday (show): 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
New LPs
Blacklisted – When People Grow, People Go
Cold World – How The Gods Chill
Conor Oberst – Conor Oberst
Converge – All We Love We Leave Behind
Cursed – Two
Drown – Dispossession
The Mountain Goats – Beat The Champ
Waxahatchee – Ivy Tripp
WYE Oak – Civilian
New 7”s
Dangers – Five O Clock Shadows
Eternal Sleep – Belief In The Truth Of Nothing
Loma Prieta / Raein – Split
Purge – Sewage
Touché Amoré / Pianos Become Teeth – Split
Touché Amoré / Title Fight – Split
New Cassettes
Drown – Dispossession
Today we are bringing you a brand new band page on our site set up for the new hardcore band WARRS. Check out that new page here. WARRS is a new band featuring members of Soap Scum, Loses The Mighty, and more. The band also features Kevin Bradford (who has recently announced that he will be stepping down from Black Sheep, but will remain active in bands). WARRS is also currently working on a first release in South Town Studio and will also be playing Dumb Fest 3-D on June 13th.
Check out any of the 60+ band pages we have set up for local Springfield bands right here. Do you play in a local band that we do not yet have a page set up for? We would love to hear from you! Email us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will work with you to set something up.
April 17th marks the next big show at The Radon Lounge. Featuring two touring bands, Sounds of Satellites from Orange County, CA and Red Sweater Lullaby from Las Vegas, NV along with local spoken word act Honey/Suck and a new band from Lanphier High Hannah and The Drummer Boyz.
Admission is $5.00, open to all ages and the show starts at 7pm. More information on this show is available at the Facebook event found here.
Looks like there will be no show at Black Sheep tonight, but we all sure had a great time at the show last night, and tonight there will be something special going on at our neighbors at Skank Skates! Boof City will be hosting a “Boof-Day Bash” on the ramp, meaning it is the anniversary of the South Town Skate Shop, located at 1107 1/2 South Grand East Right above Dumb Records. What is exctaly will be going on the ramp tonight? From the Boof City facebook:
This contest will be epic. Prizes for best trick (flat ground and ramp) I have some new company’s that I am working with to help promote this. So you know we are gonna get buck gnar. If you come on out. $5 to skate and $10 to get into the contest. if you need any more info concontact Colin Eigenmann.
The big bash kicks off at 4:00 pm tonight. It is $5 to skate, and $10 to enter the contest. Check out a facebook event right here. Also check out our shows page to keep an eye on other upcoming South Town events.
Springfield solo act Rella, composed of SAP‘s Clare Frachey, has recently released two new albums via bandcamp. These albums include Dixxon and 3 Birds, the latter of which can be streamed on the player below. Head over to the bandcamp page to download these songs at your own cost, or also stream them below!
Rella’s next show will be at this year’s Pridefest in downtown Springfield, taking place on May 16th. Many familiar local acts will be featured as well, so stay tuned for more news on Pridefest (find a facebook event for Pridefest right here) and enjoy these new tunes from Rella!
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