Downhome Music Festival Happening August 1st & 2nd

Posted on July 6, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Hey Springfield goers, get ready to party it up cuz check it out, looks like we have a fiasco coming up in August! The 4th Annual Downhome Music Festival will be happening in downtown Springfield sponsored by the Celtic Mist Pub, Head West, and Brewhaus. Here are some of the cool bands that will be featured during the span of this two day fest:

Nil8
The Sun and the Sea
The Station
Tom Irwin
Josh Catalano & the Dirty Thoughts
Black Magic Johnson
Red Letter Merchant
Dooley & Owen Present..Keith Voegele & Reggie Britton
Go! Tsunami
Telegraph 3am

You can find the full lineup along with what band is playing what day and time slots right here. This event will be held Friday and Saturday, August 1st and 2nd on the Springfield city block between 7th and Washington and will be happening from 2 pm to midnight. Local food vendors will be lining the streets as well as 50 different beverage providors, and kids areas will be provided in order for this extravaganza to be enjoyed by the whole family. The facebook event can be found right here, contact downhomemusicfestival@yahoo.com with any questions. All proceeds will go to the local bands in honor of supporting local music! Make sure to check out other Springfield shows happening soon.

Vegan Taste-Testing at Popeye’s BBQ July 19th

Posted on July 5, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

More cool things are happening this summer in Southtown! Today we are excited to announce that our neighbors at Clay’s Popeye’s Barbecue (located 1121 South Grand Ave) will be hosting a special taste-testing on Saturday July 19th from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm (two weeks from today) for some new vegan recipes that they will be introducing to their menu. We have heard rumors that these new recipes were inspired by some of the vegan food that Apryl brought to share at Dumb Fest. For those of you who do not know, Popeye’s Barbecue is located right next door to Dumb Records. They are usually open from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Tuesdays – Saturdays.

Check out the Clay’s Popeye’s BBQ website right here. We have also been told that there is a good chance new vegan option menu items will be debuting on Saturday, July 26th which happens to be the same day as Black Sheep Fest 2014.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Panzys, JAG, Howlback, Austin Connelly, Mystery Gift

Posted on July 5, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Happy Forth of July weekend everybody! As you can tell, we did not have a show at Black Sheep last night. Instead, we are just having one solid almost-all local show happening tonight. This should be a fun time. For this show we have Springfield’s youngest and rowdiest punk band, Panzys. Next up on the list is the power-trick-or-treat-indie band JAG. Don’t miss out on your chance to see them live in concert tonight. We also will be visited tonight by Peoria pop band, Howlback. Due to a slight lineup change tonight, we will have Austin Connelly playing in place of RDNT. Topping it all off there will be a performance by Mystery Gift.

The show tonight kicks off at 7:00 pm, and it’s 5 bands for $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep and Dumb Records.

Dumb 4th of July Weekend Sale at Dumb Records

Posted on July 4, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

We all know that today is the 4th of July and you are all off work or school. So why not come hang out at Dumb Records? Dumb Records will be open today (Friday from 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm). It looks like in light of it being the 4th of July weekend, Dumb Records will also be having a big 4th of July Weekend Sale! For this sale you get 20% off all used items in store including LPs, 7″s, CDs, cassettes, and even t-shirts! Sounds like a good excuse to stop in! Let’s run over Dumb Records’s operating hours this weekend:

Friday, July 4th: 3pm – 9pm
Saturday, July 5th: 10am – 9pm
Sunday, July 6th: 11am – 8pm

Don’t forget to also check out our list of new arrivals at Dumb Records this week (there are a lot). There is also one show at Black Sheep this weekend, happening tomorrow. All of you have a safe weekend, and happy record hunting!

Dumb Records Twitter

Posted on July 4, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s official! Your favorite Southtown record store, Dumb Records, now has a twitter. Now you can follow Dumb Records and stay updated with all the new arrivals, sweet deals going on in store, and maybe a little bit of goofing off that happens from time to time in the store. Check out the new twitter right here.

Stay ahead of the record collecting game and also follow Dumb Records on facebook, instagram, and flickr. Dumb Records also has an online store which you can find right here. Don’t forget you can also stay up to date with all of the latest arrivals at Dumb Records by signing up for the Black Sheep/Dumb Records weekly newsletter right here.

Some Things Can’t Be Ignored: Los Injectors Live 2001

Posted on July 3, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Looks like Springfield music and punk rock history blog Some Things Can’t Be Ignored is at it again, this time with some live recordings of the NIL8-related project Los Injectors in 2001 performing at old Springfield venue On Broadway. From the post:

What we have here is a LIVE CD released by Springfield’s ONLY real-deal Rockabilly band, Los Injectors!! This band formed back in 1998 with Matt Vanselow on vocals, Damon Soper on guitar, Jeff Cunningham on upright bass, and Chris Warren on drums. I think I only saw these dudes perform once during their short lifespan. They disbanded in 2001, so this recording captures one of the last shows the fellas ever performed. This was recorded at On Broadway here in Springfield back on September 15, 2001. MAG also performed that night, so Damon was pulling double-duty that evening as he played bass in MAG, as well. Although Los Injectors was initially conceived as a Rockabilly band, their sound gradually grew more aggressive and heavier as they continued on, resulting in a unique sound and style all their own.

Check out the full post on Los Injectors at the Some Things Can’t Be Ignored site right here. You can check out that live set streaming on the player below. You might also remember a while back we posted about Los Injectors announcing some sort of reunion. Well guess what? Did you know that the band will be performing this Saturday night at Donnie’s Homespun? They will also be playing at this year’s Downhome Music Festival on August 2nd!

This Weekend In Urbana Illinois: AudioFeed 2014

Posted on July 3, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Those are a LOT of band names on one flier. You see that up there? That’s AudioFeed Music Festival happening this weekend in Urbana, Illinois. The festival has actually already started over at the Champaign County Fairgrounds- it will be going on from July 2nd to July 6th. Take an even closer look at that enormous lineup right here.

Like last year, Kevin Bradford (Black Sheep owner) will be running a special Black Sheep stage at AudioFeed. If you are at AudioFeed be sure to say hi to Kevin and check out some great band! Just a few bands playing the Black Sheep stage include My Epic, Flatfoot 56, War Of Ages, and The Skies Revolt.

Check out more info on AudioFeed Music Festival on their website right here. If you are stuck in Springfield this weekend, we do have a show at Black Sheep on Saturday!

Photos: Dumb Fest 2

Posted on July 2, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Dumb Fest 2 was a few weeks ago and we have been slowly gathering the tons and tons of photos and videos that resulted in the awesome and crazy weekend. Today we are bringing you a lot of those photos, and more will probably be on the way. We’ve gathered a collection that you can find below, but you can also head over to the Dumb Fest 2 album on our flickr for all of the photos (there are hundreds of them).

Thank you to all of our photographers at Dumb Fest 2 this year including AJ Francis, Lisa Marie, Ben Smith, Priten Vora, and Franklin Wallace!

Half Way To Black Sheep Band Lotto

Posted on July 2, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Remember that fun Black Sheep Band Lotto thing we did back in May, where any volunteer could put their name into a box and then we drew bands at random from the box? The names were drawn at the end of this year’s Black Sheep Cover Show, and if you can believe it we are at the half way point between the names being drawn and the Band Lotto Show happening on Saturday, August 16th.

Now would be the time to start getting together with your band lotto band and start getting serious if you are one of the 53 names that are on that list above! We have a facebook event created for the band lotto show right here. Let us know about your band lotto progress there! And if your band lotto band isn’t going to be able to pull things off in time, shoot us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and let us know. We are suggesting set lengths be 15-25 minutes, and that should include mostly original music (maybe one cover is okay). Good luck out there, and see you August 16th!

8/7 at Black Sheep: Mouthsex, Swamp Rat, King Worm, Pregnancy Test and Ski Mask

Posted on July 1, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Holy Hardcore Batman!!!

There’s a totally dumb show happening at Black Sheep on August 7th!!! Local hardcore antagonists Mouthsex, Swamprat and Kingworm are joining forces with Pregnancy Test and Ski Mask from Columbia, Missouri to bring a little grime and mayhem to the Black Sheep stage!!!

As usual it’s only $5.00 to join in on the slamfest so mark your calendars and bring your frenemies. Show starts at 7:00pm!!!

Facebook Event

Follow the link to check out other upcoming shows!!!