Kickstart: “Sick of You”

Posted on August 25, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Springfield pop-punk band Kickstart have been hard at work in the studio recently recording their very first EP to be released sometime this fall. Today we finally get to get a sneak peak of that new EP with the release of this one new song- “Sick Of You.” You can stream the new song on the player below or head over to Kickstart’s Soundcloud page where the song is streaming.

Currently Kickstart does not have any shows lined up at Black Sheep but we will make sure to let you know as soon as they do.

New Band Pages: Teen Freak

Posted on August 25, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like the Black Sheep Band Lotto that happened a couple of weekends ago resulted in a new Springfield band. That band is going by the name “Teen Freak” and today we are bringing you a brand new band page for the new band. You can find that right here. Teen Freak features members of Looming, Soap Scum, and The Locals among a few other bands. You can catch Teen Freak live next at Black Sheep on Thursday, September 18th along with F///\\\M, Secret Tombs, and JAG.

Teen Freak isn’t the only band we have a band page for. You can find the long list of 70-something band pages we have built here on our current bands page. Do you play in a Springfield band that hasn’t yet set up a page with us? We would love to hear from you! Get ahold of us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will work with you to set something up.

Photos: Black Sheep Band Lotto

Posted on August 24, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Earlier this month we hosted our very first Black Sheep Band Lotto and the event ended up being an outstanding success, with ten bands performing very solid and interesting sets. Back in May, 53 volunteers put their name into a box in which 12 bands of 4-5 people were drawn. Four of the bands ended up combining resulting in 10 bands that all performed in some way or another at the Band Lotto Show last weekend. The night began at 7:00 with a ten-piece jazz ensemble and ended after 11:00 in South Town Studio with a secret set from one of the bands.

You can find some pictures from that night below, or head over to our Black Sheep Band Lotto flickr album right here. Thanks to photographer AJ Francis for all of the great pictures. If you missed this year’s band lotto, it looks like one of the bands has gone on to continue playing other shows going by the name “Teen Freak.” The new band will be playing their next show at Black Sheep on Thursday, September 18th along with F///\\\M, Secret Tombs, and JAG. The next big Black Sheep event will be our nine-year anniversary show happening on Saturday, September 13th.

Looming to be Featured on “It Came From Plan-It-X” Compilation

Posted on August 24, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Bloomington, Indiana-based record label Plan-It-X Records have announced that they are planning to 20-band compilation release which will feature one song by Springfield’s very own Looming. From Chris Clavin of Plan-It-X Records:

So, despite slowing down on releasing physical music. Plan-it-x will be releasing one LP comp each year. This comp will be filled to the edges with cool bands (see below) that I really like and hopefully that you have never heard of (and probably a few ‘cool’ bands to help it get out there).

There is a Kickstarter site set up to fund the compilation LP which you can find right here. The Kickstarter is set up with a $3,999 goal in mind and there are incentives set up such as a free download of the LP for $5 and the physical copy of the LP for $15. Bands confirmed so far include Looming, Ghost Mice, Garrett Walters, Spoonboy, Superfamicom, and more.

Right now the next Springfield show that Looming has lined up is Wednesday, November 5th at Black Sheep along with Dowsing and Our Lady.

Tonight at Black Sheep: The Complaint Line, Wilt Candy, Tiger Rider, This City of Takers, Loses The Mighty and Krelboyne

Posted on August 23, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Big show happening at the Black Sheep tonight! It’s our only show happening this weekend so let’s all come out. 6 count ’em 6 bands will be taking the stage providing a diverse mix of indie and punk stylings for your listening enjoyment. Local energetic pop rockers The Complaint Line and folk punk heroes Wilt Candy are teaming up with St Louis indie titans This City of Takers and Weirdo-Punks Tiger Rider and late but welcome additions Loses The Mighty and Krelboyne from Champaign, IL for a show you won’t soon forget.

Show starts at 6:00 pm and with 6 bands for only $5.00 it’s the deal of the century! You can find a facebook event for the show tonight right here. For more information on this and other Black Sheep events check out the shows page.

The Timmys Announce “Dude, Girl” EP

Posted on August 20, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Springfield punk rock band The Timmys have been hard at work lately. Earlier this spring we gave an update that The Timmys were busy recording in South Town Studio. Now it’s time for us to hear a result of their recording time in South Town’s very own recording studio. The band have recently announced their newest release- an upcoming EP called Dude, Girl. The new EP will be released online on Tuesday, September 2nd. The EP was recorded by The Timmys’ very own Brandon Carnes of South Town Studio and was mastered by The Blasting Room in Colorado. Alternative music website The Dying Scene recently featured a stream of one of the songs off of the EP called “Death Grip.” You can find that song right here. Also check out a teaser video for the EP below.

The Timmys will be playing next at Black Sheep on Saturday, September 6th as a part of our second annual Punk Rock Cookout. Also playing that show will be Minor Decline, Bad Banshee, and Say Something.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on August 19, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s another week over at South Town record store Dumb Records (1107 South Grand East) and they have some new arrivals on the shelves. This week there are new and used LPs, 7″s, and cassettes. Check out the list below and you might find something that you would be into. Let’s also run over Dumb Records’s store hours for the week:

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

New LPs
Violent Change – Celebration Of Taste

Used LPs
Al Green – Let’s Stay Together
The Black Keys – Chulahoma
Brian Eno/David Byrne – The Jezebel Spirit
Childish Gambino – Camp
Confessions Of A Knife
Cyberaktif – Temper
Deathride69 – The LP
Depeche Mode – Policy Of Truth
Fred Frith – Cheap At Half The Price
Front 242 – Endless Riddance
Front 242 – Headhunter
Front 242 – Politics of Pressure
Greater Than One – I Don’t Need God
Greater Than One – Utopia
Letlive – The Blackest Beautiful
The Lonely Island – Turtleneck & Chain
Ministry – Over The Shoulder
Ministry – Cold Life
Ministry – Halloween Remix/Nature of Outtakes
Nitzerebblightningman – Shame
My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult / KMFDM – Remix Split Single
Peter Gabriel – Plays Live
Pretty Boys And Pretty Girls Tubular Bells – Book Of Love
Weather Report – Mr. Gone

New 7”s
The Ovens – Melters 7”

Used 7”s
Lonely Trailer – Shut That Light Off!

New Cassettes
Dahling – Near To Wanting
Glish – Black Off Come Down

Tonight at Black Sheep: Table Drama, Falter, Reduced to Instinct & King Worm

Posted on August 17, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Deep in the sewers of Springfield, IL, out of the reach of love and morality, two bands were born to spread hate and noise through out the local scene. And hey, those two bands have a kick ass hate spewing show happening at The Black Sheep tonight!!! That’s right, Table Drama and King Worm are taking the stage Wrestlemania style to bring down the Black Sheep with their unique brands of grindcore and hardcore punk. Also at the Sheep tonight are Milwaukee Grind band Falter and Bloomington Hardcore band Reduced to Instinct. Will they fight back against the villainous locals or will they team up with them in their quest for total destruction. Be there tonight to find out!!!

Show starts at 7:00pm with a $5.00 cover going to the touring bands. For more information on this and other upcoming events at the Black Sheep check out the shows page.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Band Lotto Show

Posted on August 16, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

There are a lot of things going on around South Town today and tonight on this special Saturday before school starts up again for a lot of you kids and students. Today at 2:00 pm at Dumb Records we are having a Black Sheep street team and roundtable meeting. Come prepared to split into groups to go flier around town. Then tonight at 7:00 pm we are having our first ever Band Lotto Show. What’s that all about? Well, as many of you know back in May we drew names out of a box full of volunteers into groups of four and fives (pictured on flier above). The groups had the task of creating a band to perform one set of original material (one cover allowed) for the Band Lotto Show happening tonight. There were 12 bands total, and we will see how many of those go on to perform tonight.

There has also been one twist thrown into the Band Lotto Show last minute. Band #1 is having to play much later in the night due to a member not being able to get off work. They will be playing an “after-show” of sorts in South Town Studio (right behind Black Sheep) at 11:00 pm tonight. Everyone is invited.

The Band Lotto Show kicks off at 7:00 pm tonight and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out what else we have coming up at Black Sheep by looking at our shows page.

September 13th: Black Sheep 9-Year Anniversary Show

Posted on August 15, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Can you believe that Black Sheep will be turning nine years old next month? That’s pretty old. On Saturday, September 13th we will be celebrating 9 years of Black Sheep with a special 4-band show. Come out and celebrate with us even if you weren’t there for all nine years. For this show we have three piece shoe-sludge-gaze band featuring Black Sheep owner Kevin Bradford, Caterpillar Club. We also have a very special reunion happening of a band that used to frequently play Black Sheep called HK47. You can find a video of them playing the carpeted stage in 2006 below. Also playing this show is post-hardcore band Loses The Mighty. They have a few members that are moving to Springfield this fall, and just got done recording at South Town Studio.

This show is going to be a 7:00 pm, $5 show. Be on the lookout for a facebook event shortly. In the meantime check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep this fall.