Tonight at Black Sheep: Lumpy & The Dumpers, Mongoloid, Mouthsex, King Worm, Panzys

Posted on September 5, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight should be a pretty great night here at Black Sheep and Dumb headquarters. There is this great show happening featuring heavy-hitting St. Louis slime punk band, Lumpy & The Dumpers. They will be playing in Springfield for the first time since the first Dumb Fest back in June of 2013. Check out some of their tunes below. On tour with Lumpy & The Dumpers this time around is a band called Mongoloid from Portland, Oregon. Then there is a great lineup of local punk bands. This includes dirty punk band Mouthsex. This also includes five-piece punk hardcore band King Worm. And to top things off we have young punks Panzys opening things up. Sounds like a good lineup. On top of all of that this will be the very first show inside Black Sheep where we will have a real upright piano for all of you to play (wow)! Check that out pictured below.

The show tonight kicks off right at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our upcoming shows page for a look at everything coming up at Black Sheep this fall.

The Complaint Line: “Happy Birthday M.F.”

Posted on September 3, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Springfield rock group The Complaint Line have just released a brand new song earlier this past weekend. The song is called “Happy Birthday M.F.” and you can find it streaming below. You can also head over to the band’s bandcamp page and download it at your own price. The track is “not remotely safe for work, but perfectly safe for the weekend.”

The Complaint Line recently played at Black Sheep a couple of weekends ago with Wilt Candy, Tiger Rider, This City Of Takers, and Loses The Mighty. Their next Springfield show lined up is on Saturday, September 13th at Capital City Bar and Grill.

Ragna Rye Recording At South Town Studio

Posted on September 2, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

South Town Studio has been extremely busy lately recording band after band. This time it looks like Springfield three-piece rock and blues band Ragna Rye have been hard at work recording in the South Town recording studio. They have posted a few photos to their facebook page, which you can check out right here. For more information on South Town Studio, or information on how you can set up recording time there check out our South Town Studio recording page.

If you would like to catch Ragna Rye live, their next show in Springfield is on Saturday, September 27th at Craft Beer Bar along with Andy Krisak.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on September 2, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s another week over at Dumb Records and new records are flying onto the shelves and then back off of them into your homes and onto your record players. There are a few new things in this week thanks to Iron Lung Records based in Seattle and Don’t Touch My Records out of St. Louis. Let’s also run over Dumb Records’s operating hours for this week. Don’t forget that Sundays they are now open from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm due to the new fall schedule.

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
Demon Brother – Beyond The Veil
Screaming Females – Baby Teeth
Total Control – Typical System LP
Una Béstia Incontrolable – Observant

New 7”s
Bad Rabbits – We Can Roll
Bad Rabbits – Can’t Fool Me
Iron Lung – Savagery
Una Béstia Incontrolable – Nou Món
Wild Child – WC

New Cassettes
Bad Dates – Demo
The Brainstems – Styrofoam
Self Help – Self Help
Wild Hex – II

Used Cassettes
Thirty Eight Special – Rock & Roll Strategy

Some Things Can’t Be Ignored: Kick To Tha Head

Posted on September 1, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like Springfield historical music blog Some Things Can’t Be Ignored is dipping into Springfield music from the Black Sheep Era (beginning 2005-2006). The blog recently featured a 2006 demo from Springfield hardcore band Kick To Tha Head, which featured Black Sheep owner Kevin Bradford on vocals. From Some Things Can’t Be Ignored:

Yes, another short lived Springfield band, but Kick To Tha Head didn’t leave without leaving their footprint on our local scene and inspiring many others to get busy assembling their own bands and getting their messages across through music. That momentum has continued to flourish in our scene here in Springfield, and without folks like Kevin, Roger and many others, we wouldn’t have the thriving scene that we have today.

You can check out the full post right here, where you can also download the full 2006 demo.

The Timmys: “Dude, Girl” EP

Posted on August 31, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like popular punk website Punknews.org is streaming the brand new EP from Springfield’s very own punk rock band, The Timmys. The new EP is called Dude Girl, and we brought you news of one of those songs earlier in the month. Now you can head over to The Timmys’ Punknews.org page right here and stream all of the four-song EP.

Go stream the new EP!

The Timmys will be playing in town next at The Black Sheep as part of our second annual Punk Rock Cookout this upcoming Saturday, September 6th. Also on the bill for that show is Minor Decline, Say Something, and Bad Banshee. In other news The Timmys have also relaunched and revamped their very own website, thetimmys.com! You can check that out and keep updated on the band’s music and upcoming shows right here.

Dumb Records September Hours

Posted on August 31, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Tomorrow marks the beginning of September, and starting that month Springfield record store Dumb Records will switch over to a new fall schedule. The only day that will be changing on the new schedule is Sundays- Dumb Records will now be open from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm Sundays instead of 11:00 am to 8:00 pm. Let’s look over the full Dumb Records fall hours:

Sunday: 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Tuesday: 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Friday: 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
*Nights there are shows: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

That sounds good. Be sure to stop by Dumb Records today because it is the last Sunday being open from 11:00 am – 8:00 pm before the hour changes take place. If you are ever curious about hours or anything else regarding Dumb Records, you can always check out our Dumb Records page. Also coming up in less than a month Dumb Records will be participating in Cassette Store Day on September 27th. You can find more info on that event on our site very soon.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Iron Lung, Una Béstia Incontrolable, Asthma, Soap Scum

Posted on August 27, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight’s a pretty big one for all of you fans of punk, hardcore and fast music out there. Tonight should also be a good one for everybody. That is because we have the mighty Iron Lung coming from Seattle, Washington to play at Black Sheep. Stream their latest album on the player below. They are touring with a band called Una Béstia Incontrolable from Barcelona, Spain that we are lucky to have come play for us. This will also be a great show because we have local band Asthma taking the stage, and also other local band Soap Scum kicking things off.

The show tonight will start right at 7:00 pm and admission this time around is $7. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Don’t forget to also check out our shows page for a look at all the upcoming shows at Black Sheep.

South Town Celebration at Bourbon Street This Weekend

Posted on August 26, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

We feel it is important to keep you all informed on the going-ons around the South Town neighborhood in which Black Sheep is located. This upcoming weekend is going to be a good one for our friends and neighbors across the street over at Bourbon Street as they are having their South Town Celebration this upcoming Saturday and Sunday. As you can see in the flier above this is the 4th Annual “Jubilee’ at Bourbon Street and they plan on having both outdoor and indoor music, food, and entertainment both days.

Black Sheep also has a show coming up this Saturday featuring Wanna, Built In A Day, Blind Social, and Trepidus so you might want to check out what’s going on at Black Sheep and also check out the South Town Celebration at Bourbon Street.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on August 26, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s another week at Dumb Records and the store has some new arrivals in. For those of you who do not know, Dumb Records is located at 1107 South Grand East right next to Black Sheep. A notable release on the shelves this week is Springfield’s own Our Lady‘s new 12″, Dawning II. Be sure to pick up one of those while they are available. Let’s also run over Dumb Records’s hours this week:

Tuesday (today): 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Wednesday (show): 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Friday: 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday: 11:00 am – 8:00 pm

New LPs
Billy Wallace And The Virginia Blues – Tucumcari, New Mexico And Other Stories
Empires – Freshwater Reflection
Husband & Wife – Dark Dark Woods
Lights At Sea – Palace Walls
The Menzingers – A Lesson In The Abuse Of Information Technology
Our Lady – Dawning II

New 7”s
The Copyrights – No Knocks
Firebird Band – Say Hello

Used CDs
Black Sabbath – Vol 4
The Almost – MonsterMonster
Cher – Best Of Cher
Gorillaz – Plastic Beach
Jeff Buckley – Grace
Julie Byrne – Julie Byrne
Pale Grey – Leave This Live
The Science Of – EP
Self Proclaimed Narcissist – I’m Afraid To Be Alive
Serj Tankian – Elect The Dead
Various – Dark Songs
Withershins – Silver Cities

Used Cassettes
EMF – Schubert Dip
Foster’s Market – Chrome
Johnah’s Wail – Sixth Sense
Kate Bush – Hounds Of Love
Love And Rockets – Love And Rockets
Psychadelic Furs – Midnight To Midnight
The Psychadelic Furs – Talk Talk Talk