New Band Pages: Night/Hex

Posted on March 16, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we are bringing you a brand new band page for a newer Springfield project called Night/Hex. Night/Hex started out as a recording project featuring members of War Magic and a few other bands, but recently turned into a live band. They have a show coming up at Black Sheep on Monday, April 13th with All People, Asthma, and Bad Banshee. Learn more about Night/Hex and stream some of their music on their new band page on our site right here.

You can find any of our 65 current band pages for local Springfield bands on our site right here. We also have a page for a number of past band pages. Do you play in a local Springfield band that does not yet have a page set up? We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com.

Tonight at South Town Studio: King Worm, Callan Aster, Molly’s Worst Enemy, Condor & Jaybird

Posted on March 16, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

After a full weekend of wild and crazy shows at Black Sheep, we are kicking off this week with a rare Monday night show at South Town Studio (located right behind Dumb Records and Black Sheep). Shows at South Town Studio are special- with a $5 entry you will also receive a download to a recorded live set from every band that plays. Tonight there are four great bands playing. This includes Springfield hardcore/wormy punk band King Worm. This also includes the Bloomington, IN pop punk band Callan Aster. Then we also have a couple of touring pop/pop punk bands from The Quad Cities, Iowa. This includes a band called “Molly’s Worst Enemy,” whose music you can find streaming below. They will be touring with Condor & Jaybird also from The Quad Cities.

The show tonight is at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Find a facebook event for the studio show right here. Also check out our shows page for a look at all of the Southtown shows coming up in the near future.

Dumb Fest 3-D Announcement #3

Posted on March 15, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Dumb Fest 3-D announcements are starting to roll in pretty hard, and this Sunday we have yet another wave of bands coming at you in 3-D! Today we are announcing eight more bands playing Dumb Fest 3-D in June, which gives us a current total of 23 bands announced for the big fest so far! Dumb Fest will be happening this year on Friday and Saturday, June 12th and 13th at Black Sheep, Skank Skates, South Town Studio, and Dumb Records. We might even say that this will be the biggest and best Dumb Fest yet? Let’s get into the bands being announced!

TENEMENT from Appleton, Wisconsin

BENNY THE JET RODRIGUEZ from Long Beach, California

BIG ZIT from North West Indiana

KNIVES from Springfield

THE BUG from Chicago, Illinois

FOREIGN LAWNS from Milwaukee, Wisconsin

RESINATER from Champaign/Urbana, Illinois

DRAINED from Peoria, Illinois

There you have it, kids! For the full list of bands currently announced for Dumb Fest 3, you can head over to the Dumb Fest 3 page on our site. Also check out a Dumb Fest 3 facebook event right here. Stay tuned for more Dumb Fest announcements, including ticket info and all of that jazz!

Tonight at Black Sheep: Temple, Statures, Au Revoir Reverend Green, WARRS

Posted on March 15, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Looks like our third show of the weekend here at Black Sheep is happening tonight, and the weather is supposed to be great! Tonight we have a four band show for fans of emo and screamo music alike. We have the band Temple coming from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. You can even stream some of their music below! Also on tour with Temple is a band called Statures playing emo/folk also from Milwaukee. Up before them is a brand new Bloomington/Normal project which we have been told features members of some past and current Springfield bands. That project is called “Au Revoir, Reverend Green.” We also have a performance by new hardcore/screamo band WARRS.

The show tonight starts 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 for a good look at everything coming up this spring in Southtown.

Tours: Loses The Mighty

Posted on March 14, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Looks like Central Illinois/Springfield melodic/post-hardcore band Loses The Mighty are heading out on the road for five consecutive days coming up later this week. These include dates in Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. Check out the dates above or below:

March 18th @ Lake Station, IN
March 19th @ Martinsville, IN
March 20th @ Convington, KY
March 21st @ Carbondale, IL
March 22nd @ Urbana, IL

Loses The Mighty released their What The Artist Said To The Bird EP late last year, which you can find streaming below. The band does not have any Springfield shows lined up, but the last show of their tour at Error Records in Urbana IL does feature two other Springfield bands.

State Journal Register: “One Man Band Bonanza Celebrates Musical Multitasking…”

Posted on March 14, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

As you may know, The Black Sheep is hosting the second day of the One Man Band Bonanza happening around town here in Springfield this weekend. We have four one man band acts performing tonight, including acts from Wisconsin, Missouri, Texas, and even Mexico. Springfield paper The State-Journal Register recently did an article about the festival, and talked to coordinator Evan Mitchell about the fest. From the article:

Mitchell, of Taylorville, came up with the idea for the festival when two of his fellow musicians were looking to add a Springfield gig to their American tours. Inspiration soon took hold and Mitchell went to online sites where one-man bands are known to gather to see who else wanted to join the bill.

Over a dozen acts from around the country responded, along with ones from Mexico and Scotland.

You can check out the full article at SJ-R.com right here. Day 2 of the One Man Band Bonanza happens tonight at 7:00 pm at Black Sheep, and day 3 will be happening tomorrow at Homespun Republic. You can also find a short article in weekly publication The Illinois Times about the One Man Band Bonanza.

Tonight at Black Sheep: One Man Band Bonanza Day 2

Posted on March 14, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Wow, did you know that there is a three day music festival happening throughout Springfield this weekend? That’s right, it is the One Man Band Bonanza, and day 2 of the big Bonanza is happening tonight right here at Black Sheep. One Man Band Bonanza features one-man bands from all over the globe- and tonight we have them coming from Texas, Wisconsin, Missouri, and Mexico. Let’s run over the acts! From Mexico we have a project called Mierde Nino. From Missouri we have the straight forward Casey’s One Man Rock And Roll Band. From Madison, Wisconsin we have Rob Oman, also known as “Roboman.” And for the fourth and final at we have Ghostrider from San Antonio, Texas, who also played day one of the One Man Band Bonanza last night. Check out a teaser video for the whole one man band fest below.

The show tonight kicks off at 7:00 pm. Admission is $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 what else is coming up at Black Sheep.

Also! Dumb Records / Black Sheep / South Town Studio will be participating in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade happening downtown today at noon! Be on the look out for a group of us wearing these shirts ^^^ (pictured above).

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on March 10, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s another week at Southtown record store Dumb Records and there are tons of new hot items in, including new and used LPs, and a good chunk of used CDs! The weather is also warming up, so now is the perfect time to take in some fresh air and stop by the record store. Check out a few of those arrivals pictured above, and a more in-depth list below. Before we get into that, let’s take a look at Dumb Record’s operating hours for the week:

Tuesday (today): 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Wednesday: 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Thursday: 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Friday (show): 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday (show): 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday (show): 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Monday (show): 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

New LPs
Black Flag – Annihilate The Week
Dropdead – s/t 1998
Punch – They Don’t Have To Believe

Used LPs
Blood Sweat & Tears – Child Is Father To The Man
Colonel Sanders – Christmas Day With Colonel Sanders
The Invaders Steel Band – Steel Band In San Juan
John D. Loudermilk – Just Passing Through
John Denver & The Muppets – A Christmas Together
John Handy – Carnival
Kieth – 98.6/Ain’t Gonna Lie
Lenny Herman –Music In Motion
Lighthouse – Sunny Days
Marianne Faithfull – Broken English
Martin Denny – Quiet Village
Menescal – The Boy From Ipanema Beach
Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood – Nancy & Lee
Nonesuch – A Nonesuch Christmas
Rasa – Everything You See Is Me
Shadowfax – Shadowdance
Simon & Garfunkel – Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
A Taste Of Honey – A Taste Of Honey
Tom Paxton – 6
Tom Paxton – The Complete Tom Paxton Record
Windham Hill Artists – A Winter’s Solstice
Wynton Marsalis – Raymond Leppard

Used CDs
311 – Music
AFI – Decemberunderground
Cursor – Cursor EP
The Flips – A Harm Deep But Shining
Grateful Dead – Crimson Whine & Indigo
Gym Class Heroes – The Quilt
Hyoshi – Signs Of Life
Ludacris – Word Of Mouf
Park – It Won’t Snow Where You’re Going
Raekwon – Shaolin Vs Wu-Tang
Rose Funeral – The Resting Sonata
Staring Back – Many Will Play
The Timmys – On Tap
Transatlantic – Small Towns Burn A Little Slower
Whippersnapper – America’s Favorite Pastime

Dumb Fest 3-D Announcement #2

Posted on March 9, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Looks like the Dumb Fest 3 announcements are rolling in fast, and we are already to the seconds big wave of band announcements today after announcing the first wave just a little less than one week ago! Today we are bringing you eight new bands being added to the lineup for Dumb Fest 3-D, happening Friday and Saturday, June 12th and 13th in Southtown. Let’s get right to it:

DOWSING from Chicago, Illinois

CAL & THE CALORIES from St. Louis, Missouri

ICE HOCKEY from Quad Cities, Iowa

KING WORM from Springfield

BUGG from Bloomington, Indiana

PARANOID CHANT from Houston, Texas

REDUCED TO INSTINCT from Bloomington/Normal, Illinois

DIAPER RASH from Springfield

There you have it! Eight more great bands that have been added to the lineup. Click on the link on each band’s name to find music online for each band. If you want to see which band is playing which day, head over to our Dumb Fest 3 page on our site. Or you can also head over to the Dumb Fest 3D facebook page, which will be updated with the new bands very soon.

Keep your eyes and ears peeled for more Dumb Fest announcements- more waves of bands will be coming as well as door times, and prices for tickets in the near future.

The Complaint Line: “DoubleAside”

Posted on March 8, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we bring you a stream of a new batch of songs from Springfield alternative rock group The Complaint Line. These are two songs being called “doubleAside,” which are to give us all a taste of what the band’s full length will sound like, which is currently being worked on. From The Complaint Line’s website:

The Complaint Line have been working hard in the studio on a full length album with new drummer James Welch. The follow up full length to 2014’s “3P” is titled “Stick Ninja” and will include many familiar tracks you should already know (if you have been smart and fortunate enough to catch the band live.)

You can stream the two songs off of DoubleAside “Static,” and “All The Way Down” below. Also head over to the band’s bandcamp page where you can download the two tracks for $1.00. Stay tuned for more information on more updates on The Complaint Line’s new full length album.