Today at Dumb Records: John Davey, Moor Hood, War Magic

Posted on October 12, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Today is Sunday, and show number 2 of our Dumb Records show series is happening today at 3:00 pm! Dumb Records will be open from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm today, and the show will be happening at 3:00. We have a variety of acoustic acts, including John Davey from Lafayette, Indiana. John Davey has been to Black Sheep a number of times before. This time he will be on tour with an act called Moor Hood. Come to the show to find out what that’s all about. Opening things up we have an acoustic version of the Springfield indie-dream folk band War Magic. Don’t forget that everything inside Dumb Records will be 15% off during this show since it is a part of the show series!

The show today starts at 3:00 pm, and it is FREE (donations for the touring acts welcome). You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also check out what other shows are coming up at Black Sheep and Dumb Records on our shows page.

South Town Springfield Record Fair Being Held November 15th

Posted on October 11, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Here at Black Sheep headquarters we sure love our special events, and on Saturday, November 15th we will be trying out a new big event involving Dumb Records and a number of other record stores and record labels from around the area. This will be the first ever South Town Springfield Record Fair, presented by South Town’s very own record store, Dumb Records. What can we expect at this record fair? There will be a number of tables and booths set up for a few other record stores and record labels from around our area. Let’s take a look at who all will be setting up at the fair so far:

Error Records (Champaign/Urbana record store)
Ooey Gooey Tapes (Springfield based label)
Patch Records (Springfield based label)
Reality Is A Cult (Galesburg based label)
Skeletal Lightning (Champaign/Urbana based label)
Waiting Room Records (Bloomington/Normal based record store)

More names will be added to that list as we draw closer to the record fair. If you are involved with a label or own a distro and would be interested in having a table set up, shoot us an email at dumbrecs@gmail.com. The record fair will be taking place inside both Black Sheep and Dumb Records. Dumb Records will also be having a 10% off sale for all items during the fair. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for a possible in-store show or other events taking place this day. Right now the record fair is set to happen from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, and of course the event is going to be free to the public. There is also a show happening at Black Sheep later on that night. Be on the lookout for a facebook event for the record fair very soon. In the meantime, check out our shows page for a look at everything coming to Black Sheep and Dumb Records.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Looming, Sybassion, I’m Dead Inside, Knives, Wir Können

Posted on October 11, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight we have a solid five-band show coming at you happening at Springfield’s all ages music venue, The Black Sheep Cafe. The show tonight features Springfield power indie pop band Looming, who we have not seen at Black Sheep in a minute. The band seems to be currently working on new material at South Town Studio. We also have the band Sybassion coming from Kansas City, Missouri for the show tonight. You can stream some of their music below. Next up is Springfield hectic screamo project, I’m Dead Inside. Then we have the other Our Lady-related screamo project, Knives. Last but not least is the Springfield three-piece new and improved emo band, Wir Können, who will be releasing their cassette God It’s Getting Bad at the show tonight.

The show tonight starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. 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 and Dumb Records.

The Timmys’ “Dude, Girl” Reviewed By Punknews.org

Posted on October 10, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Did you know that Springfield long-running punk band, The Timmys recently released a new 4-track EP? The EP is entitled Dude, Girl and it was featured in review on the popular punk music website, punknews.org earlier this week. The review gives the EP three and a half out of five stars, and goes into depth analyzing each song. From the review:

The Timmys’ latest EP, Dude, Girl, is a nine—minute exercise in pessimistic pop punk —— it comes off as uplifting despite some heavy subject matter crammed into its four segments. The quintet from Springfield, IL masterfully balance catchy rhythms and clean—cut harmonies with harsh lyrics that chronicle the uselessness of love, the ignorance of violence and the difference between dudes and girls.

You can find the full review for Dude, Girl right here. Punknews.org is also streaming all four songs from the release right here on The Timmys’ Punk News page. The band will be playing their next show in Springfield at Donnie’s Homespun on October 31st as a part of NIL8’s Hobgoblinspookadelic.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Lost Spirit, F///\\\M, Resinater, Meredosia

Posted on October 10, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s the weekend, so that means we are going to kick it into high gear over here at Black Sheep and Dumb Records headquarters. There is a show happening tonight at Black Sheep especially for fans of the post-rocks, and stoner-rocks. We have the band Lost Spirit coming on tour from Milwaukee. No, you do not want to miss this band. Their music is streaming below. Also on this show is the one-man power post rock project known as (Truck)///\\\\Mountain. Stick around for that if you can handle it. Also on this show is another out of town act, Resinater from Champaign. The night will kick off with another Springfield post-rock band, Meredosia.

This show tonight will start 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 the tons of other shows coming up this fall.

Streams: Rat King Records Cassingle Series

Posted on October 9, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Nearby Champaign/Urbana-based record label Rat King Records has launched a stream of a pretty nifty “cassingle series” earlier this week. Although Rat King Records is not a Springfield label, and none of the acts based in the series are really from Springfield, we though the series was worth noting especially since three of the acts involved performed at this year’s past Dumb Fest 2 in South Town. The artwork for the series was also done by Springfield’s own Brian Galecki (pictured above). The series features bands Easter, Nnamdi Ogbonnaya, Saturday Looks Good To Me, and Cal & The Calories. You can find all four cassingles streaming on players below. Head over to the Rat King Records bandcamp where you can download all of these at your own price. The physical copies will also be available very soon at Dumb Records.

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Wir Können Releasing “God It’s Getting Bad” Cassette Saturday

Posted on October 8, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Springfield emo three-piece band Wir Können have just recently announced plans for a new release, to come out on cassette this upcoming Saturday. Earlier last month we told you that Wir Können were hard at work inside South Town Studio behind Black Sheep working on some new material. It looks like that new material will be released in cassette form, and the new release is entitled God, It’s Getting Bad. That cassette will be available at the show Saturday and likely at Dumb Records after that.

The show Saturday (October 11th) is with bands Looming, Sybassion, I’m Dead Inside, and Knives. It will kick off at 7:00 pm and cost $5 at our very own Black Sheep Cafe. Be on the lookout for a stream of the new Wir Können release very soon. The band released their Glow/Mani Pedi single about one year ago.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on October 7, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s another week at Dumb Records (Springfield record store located at 1107 South Grand East). There aren’t a whole lot of new arrivals in this week, but there ARE some brand new Dumb Records t-shirts that we have some beautiful photos of (above and below). You can find these in assorted shapes and sizes at Dumb Records for $10 each. Let’s look at Dumb Records’s operating hours for this week:

Tuesday (today): 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm (show)
Friday: 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday: 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Sunday: 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm (show)

New LPs
Deafhaven – Demo 12″
Russian Circles – Memorial

Tonight at Dumb Records: Jerry Fels, Like… With Jetpacks, Wilt Candy, Jonathan San German

Posted on October 7, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Today is going to be great because we have our very first of four shows in a great October show series being held at Dumb Records. Show #1 is going to be a fun way to kick off the month at Dumb Records (located at 1107 South Grand East next to Black Sheep). For this show we have an act going by the name “Jerry Fels and the Jerry Fels” coming all the way from Dudley Conneticut. You can stream some music from Jerry Fels below. Also on this show is the powerful video-game charged rock group, Like… With Jetpacks. Up next we have Springfield sweet acoustic duo, Wilt Candy. Things will likely open up with a set from a new performer to Dumb who’s name is Jonathan San German.

The show tonight at Dumb Records starts at 7:00 pm and we are asking for $5 for the touring act. Don’t forget that everything for sale inside of Dumb Records for this show is going to be 15% off. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page where you can see the other shows in the Dumb Records show series and more!

November 7th at Black Sheep: The Locals, Marigold, Sleep Weather

Posted on October 6, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

There’s a show happening at Black Sheep on Friday, November 7th that you should all know about. It’s going to be a fun one. This will be The Locals’ first performance at Black Sheep since they blew us all away at this year’s Battle of the Bands back in July. There are also a couple of touring bands on this show. We have the melodic hardccore band Marigold (pictured above) coming from Kentucky for this show. You can stream their music below. They will be on tour with the post-hardcore band Sleep Weather from Georgia, who will also be playing this show.

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 what else is coming up at Black Sheep on our shows page.