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

September 27th at Black Sheep: No Friends, Psycho Fight, Naked Stitches And Bacon

Posted on September 8, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

As many of you know, Saturday September 27th is Cassette Store Day at Dumb Records. There will be a short show there at 1:00 pm that day. Today we are announcing that there will also be a three-band show at Black Sheep on Saturday, September 27th. This show will feature Chicago band No Friends. This is also a rare show for a Springfield punk rock project called Psycho Fight. Also opening things up there is a band called Naked Stitches and Bacon. Sounds like a blast!

This show will kick off at 7:00 pm inside Black Sheep and admission is $5. To stay in touch with everything coming up at Black Sheep, try to check out our shows page.

More On Cassette Store Day At Dumb Records September 27th

Posted on September 7, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Looks like more information has be revealed on Dumb Records‘s big event coming up- Cassette Store Day on Saturday, September 27th. The Springfield record store has unveiled the list of exclusive cassette releases that will be available at the store on that day. You can check out that list below. If you head over to the official Cassette Store Day website you can find the full list of exclusive Cassette Store Day releases and if you see something you would like that isn’t on the Dumb Records list, you can request it by sending an email to dumbrecs@gmail.com.

Andrew Jackson Jihad – Christmas Island
Best Coast – Fade Away
Chuck Ragan – Till Midnight
Circle Jerks – Live At The House Of Blues
Cloud Nothings – Here And Nowhere Else
Dirt Wizard – No Son Of Mine
Enslaved – Riitiir
Exodus – Exhibit B-The Human Condition
The Gaslight Anthem – The ’59 Sound
The Gaslight Anthem – American Slang
Immortal – Sons Of Northern Darkness
Foxygen – …And Star Power
The Obsessed – Incarnate
Obliterations – Obliterations/The Hole
Phantom Glue – The Angels Of Meth Demo
Pujol – Reunited States Of Being
Testament- Dark Roots Of Earth
Testament – The Formation Of Damnation
They Might Be Giants – They’ll Need A Crane (Single)
They Might Be Giants – (She Was) A Hotel Detective (Single)
They Might Be Giants – They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants – Lincoln
Saviours – Crucifire
Suffocation – Pinnacle Of Bedlam
Super Famicom – As A Human
Vivian Girls – Share The Joy
Weedeater – …And Justice For Y’All
Weedeater – Sixteen Tons
White Lung – Deep Fantasy
Zero Boys – History Of
1349 – Massive Cauldron Of Chaos
7 Seconds – Leave A Light On

In addition to all of those great releases, all non-CSD cassettes will be 25% off all day, and everything else in store will be 10% off all day. There will also be a couple of in-store performances starting at 1:00 pm. Right now this includes the legendary Nighthawk and new acoustic act Hannah Tolan. Dumb Records will be open that day from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm. You can find a facebook event for this great event right here.

September 26th at Black Sheep: Big 6, Habilis Riccardo, #2LiveNation, DB Cooper, Mikey Hash

Posted on September 7, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Looks like another great hip-hop show is being lined up before this month is over. That’s right, this one is on Friday, September 26th and features a lot of great hip-hop and rap artists that we have had play at Black Sheep in the past. 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.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Punk Rock Cookout with The Timmys, Minor Decline, Bad Banshee, Say Something

Posted on September 6, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Food, food, and more food. That’s what’s going on tonight at Black Sheep for our second annual punk rock cookout, and this time we are having all of you eat all of that food. We have told that there will be hotdogs and veggie-dogs for everyone, greens, maybe even some pasta? Black Sheep is cleaned up and ready to go with a new piano and all for this great event happening tonight. Bands playing the cookout include The Timmys, who recently released a brand new EP which you can stream on the player below. We also have the band Minor Decline coming from Galesburg, IL. Then we have Springfield ska-favorites, Bad Banshee. Also don’t miss Say Something– a great punk rock band for a great punk rock cookout.

The cookout tonight starts at 6:00 pm outside of Black Sheep and bands will begin at 7:00 pm. Admission is just $5 for a bunch of bands and a bunch of food (to eat). You can find a facebook event for tonight’s show right here. Also check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep this fall.