January 24th at Black Sheep: Come Out Fighting, Loses The Mighty, Orator, Panzys, Fifty Year Storm, Hallowed Eyes

Posted on December 26, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Coming up here at Black Sheep on Friday, January 24th we have a show coming up featuring six whole bands (yes, six) (that’s probably TOO many). This show features the band Come Out Fighting from Detroit, Michigan. They play melodic hardcore that you can stream on the player embedded below. Also on this show is Springfield/Central Illinois band Loses The Mighty, who will also be playing an EP release show at Black Sheep tomorrow. Band #3 on this show is Orator, playing sludgy music from Champaign/Urbana. Then we have local favorites Panzys. Then we have another brand new Champaign/Urbana hardcore band called 50 Year Storm. Opening things up is a band called Hallowed Eyes from Coffeen, Illinois.

This show will start at 6:30 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Be sure to also check out our shows page where you can look at everything coming up at Black Sheep in 2015.

boon: “The South Town EP”

Posted on December 26, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like Springfield experimental rock group boon have come out with a brand new six-song EP that we were not expecting! The EP is being called “The South Town EP” and was recorded right here at South Town Studio by Brandon Carnes. You can stream the full EP below, or head over to boon’s bandcamp page where you can also download the EP at your own price.

Boon will be playing tonight at Donnie’s Homespun tonight along with NIL8, Mr. Clit & The Pink Cigarettes, and Diaper Rash. You can find a facebook event for that show right here.

Tours: Our Lady + Aviator (MA)

Posted on December 26, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like a few Springfield bands have tours lineup up for 2015 already, as Wir Können announced an early January run earlier this month. Today we have dates for Springfield emo/hardcore band Our Lady. Our Lady will be heading out on the road with No Sleep Records band Aviator from Boston, Massachusetts. You can stream some of Aviator’s music at the very bottom of the post. The two bands will be heading out on the road starting in late January and going into early February. Check out the complete list of dates below:

1/29: Philadelphia, PA @ Creep Records
1/30: College Park, MD @ Hostage House
1/31: Harper’s Ferry, WV @ The Shack
2/1: Roanoke, VA @ Leftovers
2/3: Nashville, TN @ Exponent Manor
2/4: Berea, KY @ Village Trough
2/5: Indianapolis, IN @ Working
2/6: Kalamazoo, MI @ Louie’s
2/7: Milwaukee, WI @ Borgward
2/8: Champaign, IL @ Thee Death Tower

In addition to this tour, Our Lady have also announced that they will be welcoming back second guitar player Nick DeMarco, also member of Asthma, Table Drama, and King Worm. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for more information on a Springfield tour kickoff show on January 26th.

Nighthawk: “Lesbian Dragon”

Posted on December 25, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

On this very special December 25th of 2014, we have a very special gift for you all from Black Sheep, Dumb Records, and South Town Studio headquarters. Tonight we are revealing the first ever official recording by the legendary solo project known as NIGHTHAWK. This is a recording of Nighthawk’s hit song “Lesbian Dragon.” You may have heard it played live outside Black Sheep after shows or outside of any bar downtown. Now you can stream the song in its five+ minute entirety below, or head over here to the Black Sheep bandcamp where you can download the song for free.

Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays / Long Live Nighthawk

Photos + Videos From Black Sheep Holiday Show 2014

Posted on December 24, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

A great time was had by all at the Black Sheep Holiday show that happened last weekend. There were plenty of smiles, and we all cried to see Big Storm perform one final time on our stage. Bands that played included Wir Können, Coed Pageant, Lamp, and Big Storm. Thanks to AJWF Photography, we have some pretty good documentation of the night. You can check out a few photos of the show above and below, or also head over to this photo album on facebook for a few more. You can also stream a youtube video below, featuring at least one song from every band’s set as well as some banter in-between.

Next big Black Sheep show/event will be the Dumb Records One Year Anniversary show coming up on Saturday, January 10th.

D.B. Cooper: “Deception Complex”

Posted on December 24, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like we have yet another local hip hop video featuring South Town in the background, this time including Skank Skates and Dumb Records. The video is from rap artist D.B. Cooper, who has performed a number of times at Black Sheep before. You can check out the video for D.B.’s song “Deception Complex” below.

For other local hip hop and rap videos and news updates, check out 217hiphop.com. Also stay tuned for an announcement for the next hip hop show at Black Sheep coming very soon.

January 5th at Black Sheep: Looming, Sinai Vessel, Secret Stuff

Posted on December 24, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Here’s a show announcement for a pretty sweet show in the new year that is coming up FAST. This one will be happening on Monday, January 5th (2015) at Black Sheep and will be a short and sweet three band show. This show will feature Springfield local band Looming, who just recently dropped a hot new track coming out on a Plan-It-X Records Compilation later next year. Then we have a couple of touring acts. The first is Sinai Vessel from North Carolina, and you can find them pictured above and also streaming below. They will be on tour with another band called “Secret Stuff” based out of Nashville playing that twinkly-emo that we all love.

This show will be another 7:00 pm, $5 show. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at everything coming up at Black Sheep this winter.

Last Chance To Vote In Best of Springfield Music 2014 Poll

Posted on December 23, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

This is your last call to vote in our Best of Springfield 2014 Music poll! We are running the poll for 24 more hours until 3:00 pm tomorrow (Wednesday, December 24th). For the poll we are asking everyone to tell us their favorite Springfield shows, songs, and albums that came out this year. This is not just limited to Black Sheep shows or usual Black Sheep bands!

GO VOTE

The results will be posted right here on our site along with a good amount of short reviews written by Springfield artists and musicians in three separate days likely starting on Saturday, December 27th. Check out the results from last year’s poll below:

Best of 2013 Springfield Albums/Releases
Best of 2013 Springfield Songs
Best of 2013 Springfield Shows

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on December 23, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s a brand new week at Springfield record store Dumb Records and there are plenty of new arrivals and pre-stocks in for all of you doing some last minute Christmas shopping. Dumb Records is located at 1107 South Grand East for those of you not familiar. Since Christmas is here this week, the store is also going to have limited hours. Let’s see when the shop is going to be open this week:

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

New LPs
Big Crux – Ponchito
Neutral Milk Hotel – On Avery Island
Television – Marquee Moon

Used LPs
B.J. Thomas – Reunion
Barry McGuire – Have You Heard
Bertie Higgins – Just Another Day In Paradise
Bob Dylan – Slow Train Coming
Don Francisco – Forgiven
Don Francisco – Brother Of The Son
Engelbert Humperdinck – The Last Waltz
Honeytree – The Way I Feel
Honeytree – In Concert Me And My Old Guitar
The Imperials – Sail On
Jamie Owens-Collins – Lone Eyes
Jamie Owens – Laughter In Your Soul
Jim Croce – I Got A Name
Joe Wayman – Anything Can Happen
Larry Norman – In Another Land
Larry Norman – Bootleg
Larry Norman – Only Visiting This Planet
Larry Norman – Upon This Rock
The Manhattan Transfer – The Manhattan Transfer
Michael Jackson – Thriller
Randy Stonehill – Welcome To Paradise
Various – How The West Was One
Various – Firewind

7”s
American Hate – Dead Squeeze
Big Zit – Electric Zit
Ooze – S/T EP

Zines
Cretins Of Distortion – Issue 4

Cassettes
Bad Blood – Tape
Zap – Demo Tape

New Year’s Eve at The Haunted Mansion: Glaassss, Skeleton, Austin & Austin, King Worm

Posted on December 21, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

New Year’s Eve is coming up very fast (Wednesday, December 31st) and there is nothing lined up at Black Sheep for this special night. There is, however a house show happening in Springfield that we are here to tell you about today. It is taking place at Springfield house venue The Haunted Mansion and will feature four great bands- two touring and two local. Those bands include the hardcore group Glaassss from Austin, Texas. Stream some of their music below. Glaassss will be on tour with an electronic noise/punk project called Skeleton. We also have some sort of return of Austin & Austin: The Band, which we all know as a project related to the recently disbanded Montagh. To top this show off there will be a performance by the nasty local punk group, King Worm.

The show at The Haunted Mansion will start at 7:30 pm and the house is asking for $5 to support the touring acts. Check out a facebook event here and you can find a tad more on house rules and such. We also have more Springfield shows outside of Black Sheep listed on our Springfield shows page. This being the last show of 2014, don’t forget that we still have our Springfield Music Poll for 2014 going until Wednesday afternoon. You can vote in that poll right here.