Tonight at Black Sheep: Mouthsex, Ski Mask, Pregnancy Test, Swamp Rat, King Worm

Posted on August 7, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s Thursday and we have a stacked punk show coming at you from Black Sheep tonight! This show will feature Black Sheep Fest hit sensations, Mouthsex. You can check out a video of them stirring up the mosh pit during Black Sheep Fest right here. We also Ski Mask from Columbia Missouri. Ski Mask was featured at day 2 of Dumb Fest 2 earlier this summer. You can check out some of their music streaming below. Ski Mask are out on tour with other Columbia punks, Pregnancy Test. Then we have two more Springfield bands. We have the disgusting and sludgy Swamp Rat. Lastly we have the new Springfield five-piece punk band that have been breaking our headlines a lot lately, King Worm.

This show will kick off at 7:00 pm and it’s 5 bands for 5 bucks. 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 other things coming up at Black Sheep this summer and fall.

Tours: Wilt Candy, Old Fox Road

Posted on August 6, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Summer isn’t over, and there is still plenty of time to squeeze in those last few summer tours before fall starts and we enter a new season at Black Sheep. It looks like new Springfield folk duo Wilt Candy have announced their first ever tour happening later this month. They will be hitting the road with Central Illinois friends Old Fox Road. The two bands will be hitting some areas of Illinois and also Iowa for this “4 days of fun.” You can find those dates listed on the poster above.

Want to see Wilt Candy live in Springfield? They will be playing at Black Sheep next on Saturday, August 23rd along with The Complaint Line, Tiger Rider, and This City of Takers. More info on that show can be found right here. Wilt Candy also recently released a new eight song EP later last month. You can find that streaming below.

August 24th at Haunted Mansion: Haldol, King Worm

Posted on August 6, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we have a short and sweet show announcement for a brand new house venue in Springfield. The house is going by the name “The Haunted Mansion” and they have a show coming up on Sunday, August 24th. The show only has two bands announced right now but we have told that there is likely one more to come. One of those two bands is Springfield’s own King Worm (pictured above). Don’t miss out on your chance to see the new Springfield punk five-piece in a basement. Also on this show is Haldol from Philadelphia. They will be on tour, and you can find some of their music streaming below.

This show is going to be starting at 7:00 pm and donations will be taken for the touring act. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Don’t forget to also check out our Springfield shows page for a look at other shows going on around town.

New Arrivals This Week at Dumb Records

Posted on August 5, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Did you know that there is a record store right next to Black Sheep? It’s called Dumb Records and it’s real. Dumb Records is located at 1107 South Grand East and there are new arrivals spilling in and out of the store every week. You can also find a fair share of new and used LPs, 7″s, CDs, cassettes, band shirts, and more. The store is even open today from 3:00 to 8:00 pm. Let’s take a look at some of the new arrivals that are in this week and when Dumb Records is going to be open.

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

CDs
Montagh – Am I Enough Yet?

New LPs
Aspera – Oh Fantastica
The Besnard Lakes – Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO
Bon Iver – Bon Iver
Bon Iver – Blood Bank
Bowerbirds – Hymns For A Dark Horse
Broadfield Marchers
Catfish Haven – Tell Me
Citay – Remixes
Danielson – Tell Another Joke At The Ol’ Choppin Block
Dirty Projectors – Rise Above
Dum Dum Girls – Dum Dum Girls
Drunk – To Corner Wounds
Evangelicals – The Evening Descends
Home – 17
The Impossible Shapes – Horus
Gauntlet Hair – Stills
Glow God – House Of Distractions
Jens Lekman – I know What Love Isn’t
Luke Temple – Good Mood Fool
Mt St Helens Vietnam Band – Where The Messengers Meet
Music Go Music – Expressions
Music Go Music – Warm In The Shadows
Odawas – The Blue Depths
Oneida = A List of the Burning Mountains
Parts & Labor – Constant Future
Peter Wolf Crier – Inter-Be
Porcelain Raft – Strange Weekend
Pterodactyl – Spills Out
Throw Me The Statue – Creaturesque
Weathering Alterations – The Horns Of Happiness

Used LPs
Die Cheerleader – Son Of Filth
Down In Flames – Down In Flames
Joan Baez – Diamonds & Rust

Used 10″s
Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire – Visceral

Used 7″s
Blacklisted – Peace On Earth / War On Stage
FocusedXMinds – Straightedge Overload
Meltdown – Meltdown

Montagh: “Am I Enough Yet?”

Posted on August 4, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

This past weekend we were sad to see two Springfield bands go as they played their last show to a good crowd on Saturday night. Lovecow and Montagh both played their final shows together after a few years of bringing great folk music to Springfield. Today we are bringing you the final Montagh release- a 13 song CD entitled Am I Enough Yet?. You can stream that release below or head over to the band’s bandcamp page where you can download all of the songs for $5.

Am I Enough Yet? is also being released on CD by Springfield label Patch Records. You can find copies of the CD at Dumb Records starting tomorrow (open from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm).

New Band Pages: Knives

Posted on August 4, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Here we are today bringing you another brand new page on our site for another brand new Springfield rock group. This one is for the new screamo band called Knives. Knives played their very first show at this year’s Black Sheep Fest and they blew us all away. The band features members of Our Lady, Looming, Asthma, Caterpillar Club, Foxtail, and a few other bands. If you head over to their newly created page (right here) you can read a little more about the band and stream some songs from their recently released EP. Be on the lookout for more Knives shows very soon.

Knives 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.

Videos: Black Sheep Fest 2014

Posted on August 3, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we have a small batch of fresh videos taken straight from Black Sheep Fest 2014 which happened last weekend. Earlier this past week we revealed a good chunk of photos taken from the festival which featured 23 Springfield bands, and now we are here today with three new videos. These videos include sets of bands Bad Banshee, Blind Social (pictured above), and Mouthsex. You can find those all below, or head over to the newly created Dumb Records/Black Sheep youtube page.

Don’t forget we have a vids/pics page on this site where you can find pictures and videos ranging from now to all nine years of Black Sheep history. To check out more photos of this year’s Black Sheep Fest, go to our Black Sheep Fest 2014 flickr album.

Panzys: “Half Dark Heart”

Posted on August 2, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Looks like Springfield young punk band Panzys have sprung a new eight-song release that none of us saw coming, and now we have yet another great Springfield release to come out this summer. This is another one that was recorded at South Town Studios, which has been on fire recording band after band all summer long. The new release is streaming below, and you can also head over to the Panzys bandcamp page and download it at your own price.

Panzys have a couple of shows currently lined up at Black Sheep. One is happening on Thursday, August 14th along with Glish, Blind Social, and Meredosia. The other is happening on Friday, September 5th and it is with Lumpy & The Dumpers, Mongoloid, Mouthsex, and King Worm.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Lovecow & Montagh (Last Shows) + Wilt Candy, Borealis

Posted on August 2, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Two beloved Springfield folk-punk bands, Lovecow and Montagh, will both be performing their last shows tonight. The folk punk careers of these bands will cease to exist after this show so come check these bands out one last time in a knee-bopping acknowledgement of their death. Wilt Candy will be performing their fierce tunes as a candle for those who need hope in these sparse folk-punk times. Boarealis wiill also be performing a solemn token of respect.

This will be happening tonight at 7:00 pm. Bring $5 in respect for the door. A wake for the folk-punk scene will be happening during this show, so it is requested that everyone wear funeral clothes and bring food to the potluck that will be happening. Here is the facebook event, and make sure to take note of the other shows we have coming up at Black Sheep.

Today on Black Sheep Radio: Josh Catalano (Downhome Music Festival)

Posted on August 1, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Today is Friday, which means another episode of your favorite radio program will be airing. That’s right, The Black Sheep Radio Show will be on again from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. Hundreds of families will be gathering around their living room radios with glasses of lemonade and tuning in to our radio program. Today on The Black Sheep Radio Show we have Josh Catalano of Josh Catalano & The Dirty Thoughts (pictured above). He will be here on behalf of Downhome Music Festival happening downtown this weekend both tonight and tomorrow. This is the 5th annual Downhome Music Festival and it is supposed to be bigger and better than ever. Check out a write-up the Illinois Times did on the festival right here.

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.