Our Lady / Estates Stream Split 7″ & Announce Show

Posted on June 28, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Guard Records, Mind Over Matter Records, Estates & Our Lady are all teaming up to release a really neat split 7″ with a release date set tentatively in late August. The 7″ will be on 5 different color variants, as well as having a screen printed cover & a full stapled in booklet! Couch King has been kind enough to bring us our first free stream of both sides of split which you can find here. The record & all its colorful majesty is now up for pre order here. In other new related news the dorks in both bands are having a Springfield show at The Black Sheep Cafe alongside HOT local hardcore acts Mildred & Meredosia. You can find the event for the show here.

July 14th at Black Sheep: King Worm, Blackhole, New Heart, Panzys

Posted on June 28, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Hey! We have a cool show sandwhich coming up on Monday, July 14th. It’ll be hosting the local tween pop band King Worm, so make sure to plug your nose for that one. Then we’ll hear some hardcore crud from Missouri based Blackhole. Check out some of their music streaming below. Another band playing that night called New Heart coming from Indianapolis will fork out some brutal jamz, then to finish the sandwhich off we’ll have the sensitive crooners in Panzys tie everything up really well. It’s sure to be a great show!

That’ll be coming up on July 14th with the usual 7:00 pm show starting punk time, $5 at the door. You can find a facebook event for this show right here. We have alot of other cool shows coming up both before and after that so check our shows page out! And in the words of Blackhole, keep spitting.

Tonight at Black Sheep: The Big Push Contest

Posted on June 28, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Who is ready to rumble? Tonight we have a little something different going on at Black Sheep Cafe. We’re hosting an event sponsored by Rich Taste Entertainment and Ozland photography called the Big Push Contest. According to the facebook event for tonight’s big extraveganza,

The contest is designed to give one lucky artist/band a shot at the big time. The winner/s of the contest will receive professional recording, a music video and digital distribution.

With placement on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, the X-Box store and hundreds more digital retailers plus a music video shot by Ozland Photography we will giving you that “Big Push” needed to take your music to the next level.

Wow! Who will win? Come out to the show tonight! Looks like so far we have a lot of underground acts such as Webacksoon, BDoug, Keithen Gardner, The MoonMen and much more. There will be no indie, punk or folk acts tonight because hip-hop has the floor and all the haters should come anyway. Why? Because it’ll be cool that’s why.

Come out at 7:00 pm and check out the tunes, there might be free candy, and entry fee is $7. Check out a facebook event for the show tonight right here. Make sure to also check out the other awesome shows we have coming up.

Black Sheep Battle of the Bands 2014 Lineup

Posted on June 27, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

The Black Sheep Battle of the Bands is happening again this year and it’s coming up fast! The battle is only two weeks from tomorrow (Saturday, July 12th) and tonight we are here with our finalized lineup of five young bands ready to compete in the battle. This year’s lineup features…

Panzys
Blind Social
The Locals
Schnozzberry Jam
Descrate the Kingdom

That’s it! As you can probably tell some of these bands have played the stage at Black Sheep before, and some are entirely new. This year there will be similar awards to two winning bands. The first prize will go to the crowd-favorite band, and that will be a spot on this year’s Black Sheep Fest happening on Saturday July 26th. The second award goes to a band chosen from a panel of judges, and that will be a free four song demo recorded at our very own South Town Studio. Good luck to all of the bands!

The whole thing is going to start at 7:00 pm and will cost $5 like a regular Black Sheep show. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out what else we have coming up at Black Sheep this summer on our shows page.

Today on The Black Sheep Radio Show: Aaron Phillips (Torch Tuesdays)

Posted on June 27, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Now that Dumb Fest 2 and all of that craziness is over, we can get back into our usual Friday routine of The Black Sheep Radio Show featuring guests from all different areas of Springfield music. Today is a special episode because we have Aaron Phillips coming in as a guest. Aaron is involved with Torch Tuesdays at Bar None and Hip Hop Hump Day on Wednesdays on 88.3 WQNA FM, and also 217 Hip Hop online. Aaron was also responsible for booking the hip hop “Big Push Contest” tomorrow night at Black Sheep. He will be talking to us about what we can expect to see at Black Sheep this big weekend.

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.

Tonight at Black Sheep: HISO Music

Posted on June 27, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

For those of you who were not at Black Sheep last night we have news for you- OUR HEAT PUMP IS UP AND RUNNING!! This means we can control the temperature of the main room in the summer and winter. Those of you who were at the show last night felt the cool refreshing breeze if you stood in the center of the dance floor. This weekend is another non-stop weekend this time we have two back-to-back hip hop related shows. Tonight we are opening our doors to a collective called HISO Music. If you are looking for something new, or if you are a fan of rap or hip-hop then this is probably the show for you. We have been told to expect some live music and some type of dancing going on. You might be able to get a taste of what to expect by the video embedded below.

This show is going to start at 8:00 pm and admission is $5. Dumb Records has TONS of new arrivals in and will be open today from 3:00 to 9:00 pm. Check out a list of other shows coming up at Black Sheep over on our shows page.

Night/Hex: “They Were Watching…” + “The Fear”

Posted on June 26, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Checkit! Some new information was dug up about the intentions behind well known and loved project War Magic as well as a new spooky project named Night Hex.

Night Hex is a project composed of Alistair Reynolds and his husband Mark Reynolds. According to them, this project was started to attain the mood that their first War Magic album Cyclomancy achieved but with a more techno feel to it. Since War Magic has been going in a completely new direction lately, as can be seen and heard at their next show at Black Sheep Fest, the Night/ Hex recordings are meant to retain their original style. Though Night/Hex doesn’t plan on doing any shows, you can definitely keep your eyes peeled for upcoming releases from them! Definitely make sure to catch War Magic and their new sounds at Black Sheep Fest and check out the fine tunes of Night/Hex in the player below.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Kittyhawk, Looming, Nectar, Colonel, Honeysuck

Posted on June 26, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight is this big show that was announced many months ago! You’ve had plenty of time to get ready for this and now here it is. This show will feature indie/emo/pop band from Chicago, Kittyhawk. They have been wanting to play our space for a while now and they are finally here, so let’s all come out and show support for the touring act! Up next is Springfield pop band Looming, back from Plan-It-X Fest in Bloomington, IN. Let’s give them a nice welcome home. We also have a couple of new Champaign projects on the bill. The first is Kowabunga! Kid related band, Nectar. The second is an acoustic project called Colonel. Make sure you come early to catch Honeysuck- the Springfield musical spoken word project.

This show tonight starts at 7:00 pm and costs $5. Be sure to come early and check out Dumb Records open tonight from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. There might even been a new cooling system up and running inside of Black Sheep? Find a facebook event for this one right here. Check out all of the shows we have coming up this summer on our shows page.

August 27th at Black Sheep: IRON LUNG, Una Béstia Incontrolable, Asthma, Soap Scum

Posted on June 25, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Looks like we have another show lined up for this summer that will be going in the record books. We are very excited to announce that on Wednesday, August 27th we will be hosting a show for hardcore/powerviolence band IRON LUNG from Seattle, Washington. If that’s not enough for you, you might be interested in hearing that Iron Lung will be touring with UNA BÉSTIA INCONTROLABLE from Spain. We are very excited to welcome both bands to our space for the first time. This show will also feature two Springfield punk/hardcore bands Asthma and Soap Scum.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission will cost $7. You can find a facebook event for this one soon. Also check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming to Black Sheep this summer.

New Arrivals This Week at Dumb Records

Posted on June 24, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

This week is going to be another big one at Dumb Records (1107 South Grand Ave). Why’s that? Well first of all we have plenty of awesome new arrivals. You can check out that list below. We also have a lot more vinyl coming in later this week that is not listed. When is Dumb Records open this week? Let’s go over that:

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 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday: 11:00 am – 8:00 pm

That sounds like a pretty good time. Now let’s look at some of the new arrivals we have this week:

LPs
Gas Rag – Beats Off
Mod Subs – Primitive By Today’s Standards
The Soil and The Sun – What Wonder Is The Universe

7”s
Brian Lee and His Orchestra/Swamp Tigers – Split
Desperat – Demokarati Eller Diktatur?
Hassler – Amorality EP
Mercy Killings – Mercy Killings
Vaaska / Impalers – Split

CDs
Brian Lee & His Orchestra – Let Yourself Be Happy
Kat Jones – Building
Kat Jones – La Rosa, La Calavera
Kat Jones – Kat Jones
Saudades – Sign Ooh Dah Des

Cassettes
Anomaly – Summer Tour 2014
Dildozer – The Titular Tape
Distract – Future Demo Plus
Gospel & The Wolf – Gospel & The Wolf
Superfamicom – The Bottom
Superfamicom – Punishing The Faithful
Superfamicom – Perilous
Superfamicom – Original Soundtrack By Superfamicom
Superfamicom – Aurora Blue/Moonlit Skin
Superfamicom – In Spades
Superfamicom – Endless Fervor
Thunderhoof – By The Flames