\\\M, Sargent Karate

Posted on January 15, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like it is already time to announce the next studio show live at South Town Studio, and it looks like this one is happening… in four days! Surprise! This is almost like a pop quiz of a show, happening on Monday, January 19th up in the studio. Much like the last studio show, this show features three bands and attendees will receive live recordings of each of the bands’s sets along with paying for admission. This show features touring act Tantive IV coming from Indianapolis, IN. You can find some of that band’s music streaming below. This show will also feature a rare performance by one-man project F///\\\M. We also get another rare performance of “Sargent Karate (Everyone Is So Pretty)” which is the one man black metal project of Chris Yeager which came out of our first ever Band Lotto show this past summer.

The show Monday will start in the studio at 7:00 pm, and admission is $5 (attendees will also receive a live recording of all three sets). You can’t find a facebook event anywhere for this, but check out our shows page for a long list of everything coming up at Black Sheep and Southtown.

Tonight at MELT (St. Louis): Dumb Records Showcase

Posted on January 15, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight not in Springfield, but the grand city of St. Louis there is a special event going on showcasing a lot of bands fresh out of the Springfield music scene. That event is the Dumb Records showcase show happening at Melt Bar & Eatery (2712 Cherokee St). Things are sure to get wild tonight in St. Louis, with a total of six bands playing this show (four from Springfield and two from St. Louis). The bands traveling from Springfield include: the very mysterious Diaper Rash, the even more mysterious Soap Scum, the indie/ghoulie indie alternative band SAP, and the high school sweet-fart punk band Panzys. What a lineup of Springfield bands! From St. Louis there will also be two bands playing. Those include Nos Bos (streaming below), and also Maximum Effort.

The show tonight will start right at 8:00 pm (remember this is at MELT in St. Louis, not at Black Sheep). Admission is $5-7 (a percentage of the door is going straight to Dumb Records) and the event is all ages. You can find a facebook event for the show right here.

February 13th at Black Sheep: Coosh*t Presents The “SuperDuperDopeDank Show”

Posted on January 13, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Get ready, because on Friday, February 13th we have another hip hop show coming up being put on by the local clothing line known around these parts as “Coosh*t.” For this Coosh*t “SuperDuperDopeDank Show” we have quite the lineup of performers. At the very top of the bill we have “Freddie Old Soul” from Chicago. Stream some of Freddie’s music on the player embedded below. Before that we have the artist “Fleetwood Jones.” And in the middle we have D.B. Cooper, founder of Coosh*t himself, who recently just came out with a hot new music video shot all around Southtown. Also on the lineup is “Dooblavey” also coming from the South Side of Chicago. Before that is an act called “Dios” and also local artist Mikey Hash, making this an all around great lineup.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is “$5 dolla.” You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Be sure to also check out our shows page where you can see all of the upcoming events at Black Sheep.

Loses The Mighty: “What The Artist Said To The Bird”

Posted on January 13, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

We are a little late on this one (the release show for this EP was late last month), but today we have a stream of the brand new Loses The Mighty EP: What The Artist Said To The Bird. The 7-track EP was recorded last year at South Town Studios and released at Black Sheep late in December. You can find the CD of this release available at Dumb Records. Stream the full thing below, or also head over to the Loses The Mighty bandcamp page where you can download the EP at your own price.

Loses The Mighty will be playing at Black Sheep next on Saturday, January 24th. That show will be with bands Come Out Fighting, Orator, Panzys, and Fifty Year Storm. They will also be playing at Black Sheep on Wednesday, February 11th along with Until We Are Ghosts, Household, Krelboyne, and Hope For Now.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on January 13, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Dumb Records is already into its second year of being a record store here in Springfield, and can you believe it? We want to again thank all of you who came out to the store or the anniversary show for Dumb Records this past weekend. The bands were great and we had a lot of fun. As the store enters its second year of being around, there are still plenty of great new arrivals coming in every week. We have that list of new arrivals for you to look at right now. Let’s go over that and also Dumb Records’s operating hours for this week:

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

Used LPs
Andre Le Bec And His Accordion – Mardi Gras
Bing Crosby – Bing And Stachmo
Boots Randolph – Yakety Sax!
The California Raisins – Sing The Hit Songs
Disney – Chilling, Thrilling Sounds Of The Haunted House
Eddy Wasilewski – Polish Party
Francois Chantal – Accordeon de Paris
Frederick Loewe – Gigi
Frederick Loewe – My Fair Lady
George Benson – West Side Story
Glenn Miller – Pure Gold
Hollywood Sound Stage Orchestra And Chorus
Horst Wende And His Orchestra – International Polka Favorites
Lionel Bart – Oliver!
Meredith Willson – The Music Man (Soundtrack)
Meredith Willson – The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Mimi Benzell / Felix Knight – Can Can / Kiss Me Kate
Monty Python – Live At City Center
Ralph Burns – Cabaret (Original Soundtrack)
Santana – Santana’s Greatest Hits
Various – Hello Dolly (Soundtrack)
Various – Stagecoach
Various – Calling Pandemic Cacophony

New CDs
Loses The Mighty – What The Artist Said To The Bird
Genovia Forever – Genovia Forever

Used CDs
ACDC – Ballbreaker
Bad Company – 10 From 6
Big Storm / Brother George – Split
Blackhawk – Blackhawk
Candlebox – Candlebox
Eagles – Their Greatest Hits
Eagles – Greatest Hits Volume 2
Garth Brooks – Garth Brooks
Jethro Tull – Aqualung
Jethro Tull – Original Masters
Kansas – The Best Of Kansas
Kenny G – Breathless
Led Zeppelin – II
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Greatest Hits
The Mavericks – Music For All Occasions
Randy Travis – Inspirational Journey
Secondhand Serenade – A Twist In My Story
The Secret Handshake – One Full Year
Secret & Whisper – Great White Whale
Scorpions – Best Of Rockers ‘N’ Ballads
Shania Twain – Come On Over
Shania Twain – The Woman In Me
Yanni – Live At The Acropolis

New Cassettes
Diaper Rash – Demos 1-3
Jordy Shearer – Guide To The Presidents
Pregnancy Test – Tour Cassette

Videos: Asthma South Town Studio 12-15-14

Posted on January 11, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Though it was already almost one month ago, we want to thank all of you who came out to the South Town Studio‘s first official recorded three-band show that happened last month on December 15th. We also want to thank all of you who came out to the Dumb Records one year anniversary show yesterday! It’s great to see that South Town Studio and Dumb Records have both now made it one full year right here in Southtown.

Today we are bringing you a video from the South Town Studio show on December 15th. The video features Springfield hardcore band Asthma performing two of their songs- “Your Test Results Are In” and “Egg Sac.” You can find the video below.

January 30th at Black Sheep: Arugula, Wolf Luv, Acid Cop

Posted on January 11, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Coming up on Friday, January 30th we have a show coming up at Black Sheep for you all. It is looking like this one will be a good old fashioned three-band punk show. This show features touring act Arugula from Chicago, featuring members of the band Sputter that came through back in October. You can find some of Arugula’s music streaming on the player below. This show will also be the return of Champaign/Urbana wolf-fronted punk band Wolf Luv. Last time Wolf Luv made an appearance in Southtown was on the ramp of Skank Skates during Dumb Fest 2. Opening this show up is a performance by a brand new Springfield band called Acid Cop. Make sure to come early to find out who is in that band and what they are all about.

This show will begin 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 look at everything coming up at Black Sheep and Southtown.

SAP: “Shmutz”

Posted on January 10, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we are bringing you a stream of a brand new never-heard-before track of the first ever recording for the Springfield band SAP! That song is called “Shmutz” and you can stream it on the player below.

“Shmutz” comes off of the band’s upcoming release titled Maiden, Mother, Crone which will be released on cassette at the upcoming show next Saturday, January 17th at Black Sheep. The show includes SAP, Sick Sad World, Person, The Funs, and WARRS. Springfield tape label Ooey Gooey Tapes will be releasing the eight-song cassette hopefully in time for the show next weekend. You can also check out the artwork for the release above, done by Brian Galecki of Teen Freak. Head over to the Ooey Gooey bandcamp page to download the song.

Dumb Fest Facebook Page

Posted on January 10, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like a new facebook page has been created for Dumb Fest (the whole fest, not just Dumb Fest 2 or 3). Dumb Fest is an annual music festival in Southtown focusing on DIY music and punk happening in Central Illinois, the Midwest, and the surrounding areas. The page has confirmed that planning for a third Dumb Fest has begun, but no dates or bands have been confirmed yet. You can be on the lookout for date announcements next month, and probably band announcements in March. Check out the new page right here.

Dumb Fest 2 happened last year on June 13th and 14th at Black Sheep, Skank Skates, Dumb Records, and South Town Studio. You can find a lot of photos from that event on our Dumb Fest 2 flickr album.

Dumb Records One Year Anniversary Today

Posted on January 10, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Today is a big day in Southtown. For those of you who can remember one whole year back, you might remember on January 10th and 11th of 2014 Dumb Records opening it’s doors for the first time. There was a big grand opening party on the 11th with an art show at Black Sheep next door, and the store even appeared in the Springfield Business Journal the following month.

Today Dumb Records is turning one whole year old and we have some things in store to celebrate. First off, everything in the store today (open 10:00 am – 9:00 pm) is 15% off. Then tonight we are having a show at Black Sheep to celebrate the store being around for one year. Bands playing that include Caterpillar Club– the shoegaze project of Kevin Bradford, owner of Black Sheep. We also have Kevin’s band lotto jazz-fushion project going by the name “International Mutant Orchestra.” Also on the bill is Springfield pop group Full Chroma. Before them are another high school-aged pop group called The Locals. And opening things up will be a performance by the alternative/punk group The Seething Coast.

The show tonight begins at 6:30 pm and is $5, inside of Black Sheep. Dumb Records will be open all day and all through the show. Find a facebook event for all of this right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at everything else coming up in Southtown.