The Springfield War Magic-related ambient/electronic project known as Night/Hex have recently released another piece. The song is called “The Moment” and you can stream that below or also head over to the Night/Hex bandcamp where you can download the track for your own price.
Neither Night/Hex nor War Magic currently have any shows lined up. Night/Hex did recently release a cassette and CD entitled Yuki that you can find for sale at Dumb Records.
Today is the ninetieth episode of The Black Sheep Radio Show. How neat is that? For this special episode we have some special guests. They are two members of The Phoenix Sons, who will be playing the Radon Lounge at the show this Sunday along with Empires and Sick/Sea. Here us talk to Phoenix Sons about their band. We will also be playing plenty of special tracks featured off some exclusive cassettes coming out tomorrow for Cassette Store Day at Dumb Records.
The Black Sheep Radio Show airs today and every Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm. You can also stream the show live online at wqna.org. Also be sure to check out our radio page for a long list of downloadable episodes from the past.
Tonight kicks off our first hip hop show of the fall at Black Sheep. Come out and get real wacky with us tonight and then get ready for Cassette Store Day all day tomorrow. This is also some sort of a birthday show for Dancin’ Dave, so that probably means that we will all be dancin’! On this show we have Victor Bacon, who also goes by the name Big 6. Then we have Habilis Riccardo, who has played at Black Sheep before. Other Black Sheep veteran performers include D.B. Cooper and Mikey Hash. Topping it off we have a performance by an act going by the name “#2LiveNation.” You can probably expect some sort of giveaways, food, and more at this show.
This show will start 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 else coming up at Black Sheep.
In our steady stream of October show announcements this week, we do have a little bit of bad news. The bad news is that we will not be hosting NIL8’s Hobgoblinspookadelic this year. Want to hear the good news? The good news is that we still have a killer Halloween show lined up, so it’s time to dust off those old costumes from your childhood and get ready for our Halloween show on Friday, October 24th! Our Halloween show will feature a reunion by the legendary Springfield ska band, Don’t Mess With Winkie. The band started in 2006 and played their last show at Black Sheep Fest 2012 over two years ago. They will be doing a one-off reunion show for our Halloween show this year. Also on the show is another reunited band, Los Injectors. Los Injectors features members of NIL8. Also on this show is the extra-spooky newer Springfield ska band, Bad Banshee. And of course a Halloween show wouldn’t be fit without the slimy and beautiful hardcore punk band King Worm.
The Halloween show will start at 7:00 pm and cost $5. Wear a costume. Be on the lookout for a facebook event shortly. For now, check out our shows page where we have all of our upcoming shows listed.
We have some very exciting shows coming up here at Black Sheep this fall, including some where we will be able to feature more bands from over seas. Our last show featuring an international band was a great success, with Una Béstia Incontrolable crowning us “the capitol of punk.” This time we have a show on Monday, October 20th featuring two acts from France. Before we get into the French bands, we have Springfield instrumental shoegaze band Caterpillar Club playing this one. Come see them. For the French acts, we have one project called Tamagawa and another called Oldine. Come find out what those two are about at this once-and a lifetime opportunity of a show.
This show will start at 7:00 pm and cost $5. You can find a facebook event for it right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page where you can see everything else coming up at Black Sheep this fall.
Today we are comin’ at ya with the official and final list of special Cassette Store Day Releases that will be carried inside Dumb Records this Saturday as part of Cassette Store Day. You can find those releases pictured above and also listed below.
Andrew Jackson Jihad – Christmas Island
Chuck Ragan – Till Midnight
Circle Jerks – Live At The House Of Blues
Cloud Nothings – Here And Nowhere Else
Dark Furs – En L’air
Dirt Wizard – No Son Of Mine
Flesh Panthers – Flesh Panthers
Foxygen – …And Star Power
The Gaslight Anthem – The ’59 Sound
The Gaslight Anthem – American Slang
Haunted Summer – Birth
Phantom Glue – The Angels Of Meth Demo
Pujol – Reunited States Of Being
Vivian Girls – Share The Joy
Zero Boys – History Of
7 Seconds – Leave A Light On
Cassette Store Day will be happening this Saturday at Dumb Records from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm. There will be a 25% off sale on non-CSD cassettes and a 10% off sale on everything else in store. There will be live in-store acts starting at 1:00 pm including F///\\\M, Hannah Tolan, and Nighthhawk. You can find a facebook event for that whole shebang right here.
Are you ready to hear about the next show lined up at Dumb Records post-Cassette Store Day? This one is happening on Tuesday, October 7th. It will be a pretty chill, mostly acoustic show. We have two-piece Springfield acoustic folk band Wilt Candy playing. We also have a touring act from Massachusetts and that is Jerry Fels And The Jerry Fels. You can check out some of Jerrys’ music streaming below. Then we have another rare performance by Springfield video game instrumental band, Like… With Jetpacks. Opening things up will be a solo set by Jonathan San German.
This show will start at 7:00 pm at Dumb Records and cost $5 for the touring acts. You can check out a facebook event right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep and Dumb Records.
Let’s skip a couple of days into the future from the last show announcement we just made and then we have another show for Saturday, October 18th that looks extra spooky. For this show we have local slam band, Asthma. We have a couple of punk bands coming from Chicago for this show. There is The Wrong, which is a newer band whose music you can find streaming below. We also have The Bug, which is another newer Chicago punk band featuring members of Bailout, Anomaly, and Raw Nerve. Opening things up will be the odd-ball ongoing band lotto band, Teen Freak.
This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep.
On with the October show announcements! This one is happening on Thursday, October 16th at Black Sheep. It will feature touring band from Chicago In Exile. In Exile features members of Flatfoot 56 and this is not their first time playing Black Sheep. You can stream some of their music below. They will be playing here with a band called Hideaways. They will be joined by local support from jangle-punk band Mystery Gift. Then we have Central Illinois melodic hardcore band Loses The Mighty. Opening up the show is young snot punk band Panzys.
This show start at 7:00 pm and costs $5. You can find a facebook event right here. Also check out our shows page where you can find this show listed with many more upcoming shows.
Time for some more October show announcements. The month would not be complete without a good hip hop show, and this one is happening on Friday, October 8th. For this show we haver rap artist Mikey Hash (pictured above). Mikey is also playing a show this upcoming Friday at Black Sheep. Next up from Southeast High School is a group going by the name “MPress.” Then we have another hip hop solo artist, Omar Harris. 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.
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