Some Things Can’t Be Ignored: N.I.L.8- “Southcentral Illinois Halloween Hogwash Live! Live! Live!”

Posted on November 6, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Local music history blog Some Things Can’t Be Ignored is back from the vaults to bring us a new treasure of Springfield history! Here we have an album from local legends N.I.L.8 to bring us all the way back to 2000. This album was released by the band itself under their self made label NO Record Co. It features live songs from their Hobgoblinspookadelic fest at Viele’s Planet in Springfield, 1999.

In the music player below, you’ll be able to give this album a listen to your heart’s content! Take a look at the original article on this blog to get the full scoop on this album and it’s origin. Also, if you check out the blog’s home page you’ll be able to find multiple other N.I.L.8 articles to fill your eyes and ears with. That’s the latest update from them, stay tuned for their next addition to Springfield’s musical history archives!

Tonight at Black Sheep: Dowsing, Our Lady, Looming

Posted on November 5, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight at Black Sheep we have this Wednesday night mega-show featuring a lineup of two of Springfield’s heavy hitters as well as a touring act from Chicago. On tour is Dowsing from Chicago as they are coming back from playing the Fest in Gainesville, Florida. You can check out some of their music below. Also playing tonight and getting ready to embark on a short tour of the midwest is Springfield’s own emo band Our Lady. Then opening things up are crowd favorites (and voted runner up for best under 21 band in the Illinois Times this year), Looming.

The show tonight starts at 7:00 pm and admission is only $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 else coming up in South Town.

New Arrivals At Dumb Records

Posted on November 4, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

This week at South Town record store Dumb Records we do not have a whole lot of new arrivals but we DO have a giant new blow up spooky witch and also new store hours. That’s our new blow up witch holding one of the newer arrivals pictured above. Come stop by the store sometime and say hi to her. Dumb Records does have new store hours that started this November. Let’s take a look at when Dumb Records is going to be open this week:

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

New 7″s
Kowabunga! Kid – Halloween Flexi
Radioactivity – Radioactivity 7″

New Band Pages: Ragna Rye

Posted on November 3, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Today is Monday and it has been a while since we have added any new band pages to our long list of current bands in Springfield. Today we want to get back into the routine of featuring new local bands on our site, and we have a brand new page set up for blues rock band Ragna Rye. Ragna Rye played at Dumb Records last month as a part of our October show series, and put on a great acoustic show in the store. To find out more about the band you can check out their new show page right here. The band’s next show is this Friday at Donnie’s Homespun as a part of the Springfield Renaissance.

You can check out any of our many many band pages we have set up on our current bands page. If you play in a band that we have not yet have covered on our site, we would love to hear from you. Send us an email to blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will work with you to set up a new page.

Illinois Times: Best Of Springfield 2014

Posted on November 2, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

This past Thursday Springfield weekly publication The Illinois Times posted the results to their annual “Best of Springfield” polls, in which votes were collected earlier this fall. The poll covers a wide range of categories including local food, places, shopping, bars, and music. Check out the full Best of Springfield feature right here. You can also find the music and entertainment section right here. This year the best small venue category went to Springfield venue Boondocks. Last year Black Sheep was awarded “Best All Ages Venue” which was not listed as a category this year. NIL8 once again took the award for best punk and best hardcore band. Find the rest of the results for music and entertainment right here.

Don’t forget that blacksheepspringfield.com will also be doing our own best of 2014 poll before the end of this year on our website. To see the results from our 2013 poll, go here.

November 17th at Black Sheep: The Holidays, The Stasi, King Worm, SAP

Posted on November 1, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Looks like on Monday, November 17th we have this very slam-worthy punk show happening at Black Sheep. This show will featuring a couple of touring punk bands from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On that lineup is the one-man punk project The Holidays. The Holidays performed at Black Sheep back in June as a part of Dumb Fest 2. It was a fun time. Stream some of The Holiday’s music on the player below. The Holidays will be out and about on tour with other Philadelphia punk band, The Stasi. Then also on this show we have a performance by Springfield hardcore punk band King Worm. One more late addition is SAP– the band formerly known as “JAG” who changed their name recently.

The show will start at 7:00 pm and admission will be $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a complete look at everything coming to Black Sheep and South Town.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Acid Kat Showcase Show

Posted on November 1, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Happy Saturday and first of November to all of you, tonight we have something special lined up at Black Sheep. You all might be scratching your heads as to what an “Acid Kat Showcase Show” means. Well, Acid Kat is a label and zine based out of St. Louis. The show tonight will feature four acts from the label, as well as two bands local to Springfield. Playing the show tonight is Springfield heavy-hitting hardcore band Asthma. Then from the Acid Kat/St. Louis group we have the return of the wild and wacky band Animal Teeth. Stream some of their music at the very bottom of this post. Up next from St. Louis is Shitstorm– they will be replacing the previously announced band Dad Jr., who can no longer make it to the show due to a skateboarding injury. Going on down the lineup of Acid Kat bands is Willis– the female three-piece rock group. Mixing things up we have another Acid Kat act called Tubby Tom, who will be performing some sort of hip hop. The other Springfield band on this show is the newly re-named band, SAP who formerly went by the name of JAG.

The show tonight kicks off at 6:30 pm (don’t be late!) and admission is $7. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page where you can find a complete look at everything coming up in South Town.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Terror In The Field Halloween Bash

Posted on October 31, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

On this Night of All Hallows Eve, the Black Sheep Cafe will be hosting this hip hop show with shenanigans galore. It will feature acts such as MPress, RJC, MP5 and of course the impressive HISO. There will be a costume contest with cash and other prizes, so if you want to participate in that, the categories are: who is wearing the scariest costume, the most creative costume, the most celebrity costume and the most smokin hot costume. Smokin hot probably means a costume in which you aren’t degraded by a person based on looks, but something that creates warmth- such as the sun- so please try not to burn the place down with any actual heat elements.

Party starts at 7pm, as well as the registration for costume contest (which will end at 8pm). Prizes include cash as well as other tricks and treats, so come in a costume! The show will be $6, or $5 for people in costume and $4 for people in groups of 5 or more. If you are looking to go Halloween hopping, there will also be an all ages Hobgoblinspookadelic happening at Donnie’s Homespun tonight. There’s an event page for that right here. Also, for all you outta towners, there’s an event happening at Error Records in Champaign, IL featuring some spooky bands from near and far (find that event page here). There you have it! It seems there is something to do for everyone tonight, so have a blast. See you on the other side 😉

Masked Intruder, The Timmys added to Show on November 15th

Posted on October 30, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

November 15th is sure to be a very busy Saturday in South Town. We already have our very first South Town Record Fair happening from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, and there will be a show on the ramp of Skank Skates happening during that. There was also a show announced to happen in the evening at Black Sheep that night starting at 7:00 pm with bands Inner Outlines, Built In A Day, and Flamingo.

That show will still be happening, but today we have some additions to that show. Masked Intruder from Madison, Wisconsin and also Springfield’s The Timmys will be added to the show to make it five bands. Many of you might remember the double header show we had this past spring where Masked Intruder played on the ramp of Skank Skates. We are excited to have Masked Intruder come back to play at Black Sheep next month. Stream some of their music on the player below.

The evening show will still be starting right at 7:00 pm and the admission price is now $8. You can find an updated facebook event very soon. Be sure to check out our shows page in the meantime to check out a complete list of what’s coming up in South Town.

Dumb Records November Hour Changes

Posted on October 30, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

South Town record store Dumb Records (1107 South Grand East) will be changing it’s store hours going into the month of November. The store will now be open more days and have a hours that are (hopefully) easier for you all to remember. The new hours will start this Sunday.

Monday (closed)
Tuesday 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 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm
*Nights there are shows open until 9:00 pm

If you are wanting to volunteer at Dumb Records or at Black Sheep, feel free to shoot an email to dumbrecs@gmail.com. More days of Dumb Records being open means more records of the night and more fun. Don’t forget that Dumb Records will also be putting on the first ever South Town Record Fair on November 15th from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.