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.

Empire Board Shop Becoming “Boof City Skate Shop” October 31st

Posted on October 5, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

There are all sorts of big business moves going on around South Town recently. Last week we announced that Dumb Records was taking over the Harm House’s “Record of the Night.” Today we are bringing you news of change happening right above Dumb Records. It looks like Empire Board Shop is no more, and a new skate shop being called “Boof City Skate Shop” will be taking it’s place in the same spot right above Dumb. What does this change mean? For one, the skate shop above Dumb Records will be under new ownership. With this change we have also been told that the new skate shop will be ran more in tune with Skank Skates (similar to the affiliation between Black Sheep and Dumb Records). The new skate shop will be kicking things off with a big grand opening this Halloween:

So Friday, October 31st will be the new Boof City Skate Shop grand opening. You can find the flier for the event above. Find a facebook event for this right here. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for anything going on at Black Sheep that same night. We will post regular hours for the new Boof City Skate Shop when they are known.

Dumb Records October Show Series

Posted on October 4, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Springfield record store Dumb Records (located at 1107 South Grand East next to Black Sheep) have just announced some big plans for an on going show series throughout the month of October. This includes four in-store shows and a sale going on during each one. Let’s run over all of those shows real quick:

Show #1: Tuesday, October 7th with Wilt Candy, Jerry Fels and the Jerry Fels, Johnathan San German, Like… With Jetpacks. 7:00 pm, $5 (facebook event)

Show #2: Sunday, October 12th with John Davey, Moor Hood, War Magic. 3:00 pm, free (facebook event)

Show #3: Tuesday, October 14th with Tyler Bisson, Tom Irwin, Kyle Gietl. 7:00 pm, $3-5

Show #4: Tuesday, October 28th with Ragna Rye, Lorin Devine, Bernie Flesch. 7:00 pm, donations

Wow, that’s like three shows that haven’t been announced all in one. In addition to all of the awesome acts that will be playing these shows, Dumb Records will be having a 15% off sale for everything in the store during all of these shows. There are going to be a lot of shows happening at Black Sheep and Dumb Records this month so be sure not to miss out on those. Check our shows page to stay updated on what will be coming up at both places.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Mikey Hash, MPress, ExSxB, Khunnit Music

Posted on October 3, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Hip hop has been making more of an appearance recently at Black Sheep and Dumb Records, and tonight we have a great hip hop show for all ages and all fans of music to come out to. For this show we have another performance by Mikey Hash, who also played at Black Sheep last weekend. Next up from Southeast High School is a group going by the name “MPress.” There is also one change in the lineup since the show was announced. Now playing this show is local rap group “ExSxB.” To top that off we have Khunnit Music Group coming from Lanphier High School.

This show is going to start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for this show right here. Be sure to also check out our shows page for a look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep.

Dumb Records Buys Rights To Harm House’s “Record Of The Night”

Posted on October 2, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

After the overall success of Cassette Store Day and general sales, Dumb Records made a bold business move earlier this week. The South Town record store (1107 South Grand East) decided to buy the rights to the inactive internet blog formerly known as “Harm House Record Of The Night” for 4 million dollars. The Springfield house venue known as the “Harm House” had been featuring photos of records on the blog for around one and a half years. You can now find the new and improved “Record of the Night” site at dumbrecords.tumblr.com. From the about section on the site:

We have now decided to move Record of the Night to Dumb Records to raise awareness of our local record store here in Springfield and promote records and bands that we love.

Be on the lookout for many “records of the night” taking place at Dumb Records and around South Town in the future. For a look at Dumb Records’ operating hours, go here. Find the first ever Dumb Records Record of the Night photo below.

November 29th at Black Sheep: Hollow Earth, KDC, Exalt, Loses The Mighty, Milchjunge

Posted on October 2, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we have a show announcement happening a little ways from now at the end of November. This one is happening on Saturday, November 29th. It will feature the Detroit hardcore/metal act Hollow Earth. You can stream some of Hollow Earth’s music on the player below. Hollow Earth will be on tour with hardcore/grind band KDC from New York and also the heavy Exalt from Ontario, Canada. All of that put together should be a real heavy show and a heavy time. Then we have a couple of local bands. We have the half-Springfield half-Central Illinois band Loses The Mighty playing. Opening the show up will be Springfield’s newest German-punk band, Milchjunge (which is German for Milk Boys).

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $7 this time around. 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 (it’s going to be a great month).

Boss Tharrio Music Video: “More”

Posted on October 1, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Just recently Black Sheep and Dumb Records have been on a roll being featured in music videos being shot in Springfield. Yesterday we featured the video for Jay Willis’s song “Breathless” which was shot inside and outside of Black Sheep. We also recently stumbled across this video shot outside of Dumb Records of the hip hop artist Boss Tharrio. This is for Boss Tharrio’s song “More.” You can check out the video embedded below.

Important note: while we did think that this video was worth mentioning on this site, Dumb Records and The Black Sheep Cafe does not allow or encourage illegal activity or substances inside or around our buildings.

Boss Tharrio does not have any shows lined up at Black Sheep, but if you are interested in local hip hop, you can check out the show happening Friday night with Mikey Hash, MPress, OM33ZY, and Khunnit Music Group.

October 31st at Donnie’s Homespun: NIL8’s Hobgoblinspookadelic

Posted on October 1, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Earlier we announced our big Halloween show happening at Black Sheep on October 24th featuring Don’t Mess With Winkie, Los Injectors, Bad Banshee, and King Worm. NIL8‘s legendary Hobgoblinspookadelic will not be happening at Black Sheep this year, but instead just at Donnie’s Homespun. The date for that will be on Halloween, Friday October 31st. For that show there is another great local lineup. NIL8 will be playing (of course) along with long running Springfield punk band The Timmys. They will be joined by newer Springfield hardcore/punk/ska bands Bad Banshee and King Worm. For photos of last year’s Hobgob you can check out our Hobgob 2013 album on flickr.

All of that will be at 7:00 pm at Donnie’s Homespun (located at 107 West Cook Street) and the show is all ages. Admission will be $5. Find a facebook event for this right here. You can check out a list of this show and more upcoming Springfield shows on our Springfield shows page.

Jay Willis Music Video: “Breathless”

Posted on September 30, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It is not too often that we get to feature too much going on in the hip-hop realm of Springfield music here at blacksheepspringfield.com. However, there have been more an more hip hop shows happening at Black Sheep recently and we feel that this new music video from Springfield’s own Jay Willis is worth mentioning. The video is for his song called “Breathless” which was shot inside Black Sheep this summer. You can check out that video below.

Jay Willis does not have anything lineup up at Black Sheep currently, but there is a hip hop show happening at Black Sheep on Friday featuring Mikey Hash, MPress, OM33ZY, and Khunnit Music Group. You can also stay updated with everything related to hip hop and rap in the area at 217hiphop.com. Black Sheep and Dumb Records is also open to pretty much any band or musician looking to record music videos. You can always get ahold of us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com.