Looming Recording at South Town Studio

Posted on September 15, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Springfield indie/punk/pop project Looming are another band to give us some updates from South Town Studio right behind Black Sheep. The band hasn’t given a lot of information on what they are working on, but the band has posted the above photo with the caption “we are doing something today.”

Looming is one of the bands announced for an upcoming Plan-It-X Records compilation coming out this upcoming winter. You can find out more about that project and find a link to donate towards the pressing of the record right here. Looming’s next show at Black Sheep is set to be Wednesday, November 5th along with Our Lady and Dowsing.

Vote In Illinois Times Best Of 2014

Posted on September 14, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s that special time of year again, and Springfield weekly newspaper The Illinois Times are taking your votes for the Best Of Springfield 2014. This year you can vote for plenty of your favorite businesses and things local to Springfield in categories such as music and nightlife, bands, restaurants, shopping, schools, and more. Last year Black Sheep got to take home the award of being voted the best all ages venue. This year there is no category for all ages venue, but there are categories for “best small venue” and “best large venue.” Find the link to go vote below.

GO VOTE!

Online voting will continue until September 29th. The winners will be revealed in The Illinois Times on Thursday, October 30th in the weekly publication for The Illinois Times. Good luck!

Wir Können Recording At South Town Studio

Posted on September 14, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like you can add Wir Können to the long list of bands that are currently working hard with Brandon Carnes in South Town Studio right behind Black Sheep. Wir Können is a new and revamped emo super project featuring three Springfield college kids (Mario Cannamela, Austin Connelly, and Mitch Baker) who currently live in Champaign/Urbana and Bloomington/Normal. From the Wir Können Facebook:

Recording went great this past Saturday, two new tracks coming your way!

Be on the lookout for those new Wir Können tracks very soon. Those of you who listened to the Black Sheep ninth anniversary edition of the Black Sheep Radio Show this past Friday might have caught a sneak peak. Wir Können also does not have any shows lined up currently but you can be on the lookout for some very soon.

October 17th at Black Sheep: Maps For Travelers, Mystery Gift, The Oceanographers, Deadron, JAG

Posted on September 13, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we have a spooky show announcement for a show happening on Friday, October 17th. This show we have the No Sleep Records band Maps For Travelers coming from Kansas City. For this show we also have the surf/indie rock band The Oceanographers coming from a skip and a hop away over at Peoria, Illinois. Sounds like fun. Then we have Freeport, Illinois band Deadron. They are an indie/punk band. We also have very alternative band Mystery Gift playing for us all. And last but not least the spookiest band in all of Springfield will be playing this show, JAG.

This show will be a 7:00 pm show costing $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.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Black Sheep 9 Year Anniversary Show

Posted on September 13, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight is a night of celebration around South Town, and we are celebrating Black Sheep being nine years old as an all ages venue in Springfield (starting in 2005). We have a great lineup of local bands tonight and that includes Caterpillar Club featuring Black Sheep owner Kevin Bradford. We also have a big reunion show for old powerviolence project HK47. Check out an old video of them playing in a carpeted Black Sheep below. Also on this show is Central Illinois melodic hardcore band Loses The Mighty. Opening things up is hardcore punk band Asthma.

The show tonight starts at 7:00 pm and costs $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also don’t forget to check out our long list of upcoming shows on our shows page as Black Sheep enters our tenth year of being an all ages venue.

Teen Freak: “Succubus”

Posted on September 11, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we are bringing a very special stream from a band that formed from Black Sheep’s first ever band lotto that we hosted earlier in August. The band is called Teen Freak and features members of bands RDNT, Looming, and Soap Scum. The band is streaming their first ever song called “Succubus.” You can check that out here on bandcamp or also streaming below.

Along with the stream, the band is also announcing that they will be releasing their demo cassette on September 18th (one week from today) through Rat King Records based out of Champaign/Urbana. The cassette will be available at the show at Black Sheep with Secret Tombs, JAG, and F///\\\M, and also at Dumb Records.

September 28th at The Radon Lounge: Empires, Sick/Sea, Phoenix Sons

Posted on September 11, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Some very cool things are happening all over Springfield this fall. Don’t forget about the house venue The Radon Lounge, which has been going for a few years now providing an outlet for the best indie/alternative bands from Springfield and around the globe to come play. The Radon Lounge just announced their next show happening on Sunday, September 28th. They will be hosting the indie rock band Empires from Chicago. You can check out one of the band’s videos embedded below. The show will also feature Sick/Sea from Texas. Then the show will have some local support from Springfield project The Phoenix Sons.

That show is going to be a 7:00 pm, $10 show over at The Radon. Don’t know where the Radon Lounge is? You can email RadonLounge@gmail.com to obtain the address. You can check out a facebook event for this show right here. Also don’t forget to check out our Springfield shows page where we list shows happening around town outside of Black Sheep.

Lumpy & The Dumpers: Spaghetti Pit @ Black Sheep

Posted on September 10, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

On Friday, September 5th Black Sheep saw a mess like one there has never been before. Some sticky culprits somehow managed to sneak pockets full of green spaghetti into the show, and the spaghetti made an appearance while Lumpy & The Dumpers were trying to perform on stage. We have not yet caught whoever did this, but our forensics team is hot on a trail of clues right now and will be sure to catch the spaghetti havoc-causers. Today we do have a good batch of photos and a video from the spaghetti-pit that broke out during the Lumpy & The Dumpers set. You can check those out above and below, or find some more on our flickr photo stream.

The Buzz: “Records Relocated”

Posted on September 9, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

This past week Champaign/Urbana weekly newspaper The Buzz featured a nice cover story on Dumb Records sister record store now located in Urbana, Illiniois, Error Records. The article is an interview with Nathan Landolt of Error Records (and also co-owner of Dumb Records). Error Records recently moved their location to Urbana. The new location features a record store, music venue, practice space, and skate shop much like our South Town Springfield setup. From the article:

Our previous location was just kind of secluded. It was not exactly easy to get to. It was not really out of the way; it just was not convenient for people. That and the building was pretty old, so we wanted to get out of there. Then we heard this building and space was opening up and it’s a downtown location, which is much better. Also, I think that Urbana is much more progressive, and they have welcomed us with open arms, asking all these questions about if I was actually going to do it or not, so it was really nice to feel welcome.

You can check out the full article right here.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on September 9, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s another week at Springfield rock’n record store, Dumb Records. Dumb Records is open every Sunday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and nights there are shows. Every week there are new and used CDs, cassettes, records, and more coming in. You can check out the list of new arrivals for this week below. Also let’s run over when Dumb Records is going to be open this week:

Tuesday (today): 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Friday: 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday: 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

New LPs
Hospital Job – The Believer

Used LPs
The Cult – Love
Depeche Mode – Strangelove Single
Icehouse – Primitive Man
Waxworks XTC – Some Singles 1977-1982
The Wolfgang Press – Big Sex

New 7”s
The Achtungs – R.I.P.
Cal & The Calories – Demo
Lumpy & The Dumpers – Bat

Used 7”s
Alex Shade And Thee Haints / The Tundra F*cks – Split
The Bama Lamas / The Bone Machine – Split
Coco Cobra – & The Killers
Dead Bolt / Demented Are Go – Split
De Keefmen – Cryin’ At My Door / What’s Happening?
Ghosts Run Wild / The Stretchers / Slim Wild Boar – Split
Guttermouth – 11 oz
The Jerkoffs – The Jerkoffs
La Basura Del Diablo – The Devil Made Us Do It!!!
La Basura Del Diablo – Dirty Ugly Records 7”
Mack Stevens – Freaks Freaks Freaks
The Mans – War Penis / Stupid Missile
Mosquito Bandito – Woo Woo Woo
Mosquito Bandito / The Lone Rooster – Twice The Thrills! Twice The Chills!
Movie Star Junkies – Movie Star Junkies
Perculators – White Trash
The Resinators – The Resinators
Various – One Man Bands, Hillbillys, and Monsters
XXXSmut – Straight To Hell

New CDs
Evan Ray Mitchell – Budolpho Von Perfect
The Lone Rooster – Ten Cock-A-Billy Hits

New Cassettes
Braining – Braining
Cowboy Junkies – The Trinity Session
Gross Pointe – Gross Pointe
Laffing Gas – …HA HA!
Military Police – Military Police
Mongoloid – Demo
Mongoloid – Slam Pig
Neon Piss – LP & More
Sick Hyenas – Sick Hyenas
Son Of A Gun / Gross Pointe – Split
Trauma Harness – Ice Cream Social

Used Cassettes
Arlo Guthrie – The Best of Arlo Guthrie
Velour100 – Fall Sounds