Today on Black Sheep Radio: Blind Social, Itto

Posted on April 18, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Today is going to be a very exciting and action-packed episode of The Black Sheep Radio Show! We have very many surprise guests stopping in talking about the big weekend we have coming up among other things. First we have a member of the band Itto, the Chicago-based screamo project who will be playing day 1 of Dumb Fest 2 this year. We also have all four members of a brand new Springfield band called Blind Social. They will be talking to us and also performing a song or two live in South Town Studio. Blind Social is also performing at Dumb Records tomorrow as a part of Record Store Day. Another special guest coming in is Cory Yeager of Empire Board Shop, which will be having their grand opening tomorrow right above Dumb Records.

The Black Sheep Radio Show airs from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm. You can stream the show online at wqna.org. Also check out our radio page where you can find an archive of downloadable episodes of the past.

Tonight at Black Sheep: JAG, Shitstorm, Slow Children, Mouthsex, Soap Scum

Posted on April 18, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight is going to be a nasty rock n’ roll show at The Black Sheep Cafe. We have the second ever performance by Springfield’s new trick-or-treat indie band JAG. Then we have a performance by St. Louis project Shitstorm, who is currently on a long spring tour. You can find some of Shitstorm’s music streaming below. This show will also feature long-running California punk band Slow Children, who are also on tour. Then we have Springfield disgusting punk band Mouthsex, who just released their demo earlier this week. To top this all off we have washed up old punkers Soap Scum who will be dusting off their leather jackets and opening the show up.

The show tonight is at 7:00 pm and costs $5. You can find a facebook event here. Be sure to also check out Dumb Records next door, open today from 3:00 to 9:00 pm. You might get a sneak peek at some of the renovations in the works for Record Store Day happening tomorrow! Oh yeah, and check out the shows page for more shows.

New Band Pages: Set Piece

Posted on April 17, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we are bringing you a brand new band page on our site for Springfield rock band Set Piece. Set Piece have been around for over ten years now- since 2003. They performed at Black Sheep for their first time this past weekend with Dog of Panic, Red Letter Days, and a few others. You can check out their new band page and find out a little more about them right here.

Hungry for more band pages? You can find our full list of current band pages right here (there are a lot). If you play in a Springfield band or know of one that has not yet set up a band page from us, we would love to hear from you! Reach us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will work with you to set one up.

State Journal Register: “Record Store Day Events…”

Posted on April 17, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Our local newspaper, The State Journal Register, has done a short article on Record Store Day events happening in Springfield this Saturday. This includes our big first ever Record Store Day at Dumb Records and Black Sheep, and also Record Store Day happening at Recycled Records downtown. From the article:

Since 2007, Independent Record Store Day has emphasized the importance of record stores — particularly as more people purchase music as digital downloads. On Record Store Day, a number of notable recording artists will release new music available only at participating record stores, and available only on vinyl discs (for those too young to remember, those are the large black discs that require a turntable to play).

Among the artists participating by releasing music on vinyl are David Bowie, fun., the Flaming Lips, Bruce Springsteen, Sharon Jones, MGMT and Green Day. The artists available at each store will vary, and only a few copies of each recording will be available.

You can find the full article by picking up a copy of today’s SJR and looking in the A&E section, or you can find it online right here. Don’t forget that at Dumb Records and Black Sheep this Saturday we will be having events all day long including THREE shows- one inside Black Sheep at 1:00 pm, one inside Dumb at 3:00 pm and one final show inside Black Sheep at 7:00 pm. Check out all of the bands playing those shows right here. You can also find our very long list of new arrivals we will have in the store right here. Don’t forget that everything in the store will also be 10% off! Recycled Records will also be hosting Record Store Day from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm downtown. Their event will feature a live broadcast by 88.3 WQNA and also baked goods from Cafe Moxo.

Mouthsex: “Demo”

Posted on April 16, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Boom! It’s a Wednesday noon surprise! Today we are bringing you a brand new exclusive stream of the new Mouthsex demo thanks to new Springfield label Ooey Gooey Tapes. Mouthsex is one of the newer punk bands rocking the town hard featuring members of Asthma, Mildred, Meredosia, Looming, and more. You can stream their five-song demo below or head over to the Ooey Gooey Tapes bandcamp where you can download the demo at your own price.

Mouthsex will be playing their next show at Black Sheep this Friday along with JAG, Slow Children, Shitstorm, and Soap Scum. You can find more info on that right here.

Big Zit (NWI) Added to Day 2 of Dumb Fest 2

Posted on April 16, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Our big Dumb Fest announcements may be over, but that does not mean that our BIG ZIT Dumb Fest announcements are over! Today we are happy to announce a later addition to Dumb Fest 2- and that is Big Zit from North Western Indiana. Big Zit will be playing day 2 of Dumb Fest. You can find the full lineup for the fest on our Dumb Fest 2 page. You can also check out some of Big Zit’s music on the youtube player below.

Dumb Fest 2 will be happening this year on June 13th and 14th at Black Sheep, Dumb Records, and Skank Skates. You can find a facebook event for Dumb Fest here. Be on the lookout for door/show times and ticket info soon.

Dumb Records Record Store Day New Arrivals

Posted on April 15, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

We are gearing up for one huge and crazy weekend at in South Town. Record Store Day at Dumb Records and Black Sheep is happening this Saturday and it is going to be an all day event. As you may know, there are THREE shows happening with a total of 13 bands. Find out more info on all of the bands playing those shows right here.

Today we are bringing you the complete list of new arrivals that will be in for Record Store Day. This includes new and used LPs, 7″s, CDs, cassettes, and zines. We will even have Dumb Records coffee mugs (pictured above)! There will be something for everybody. Dumb Records will be open Saturday from 10:00am to 10:00pm and is located at 1107 South Grand Ave. You might want to get up early so you can wait in line to get the first picks of some of those records! Check out the list below.

Tonight at Black Sheep: King Of Prussia, Case Conrad, Meredosia, Full Chroma

Posted on April 14, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight will be a very special night at Black Sheep. First off, we have the nice people behind The Radon Lounge putting together a show that will be hosted inside our space. This is the first time that has happened and we are very excited to welcome them into our space. Second, we have a band coming from Sweden to play this show. They are Case Conrad and you can find their music streaming below. Case Conrad will be on tour with King Of Prussia from Atlanta, Georgia. We also have a couple of local bands on this show. We have the post-rock band Meredosia. Then we also have the poppy and fun band Full Chroma starting things off for us.

The show tonight will begin at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also check out our shows page where you can find a list of everything coming up at Black Sheep.

Empire Boards Grand Re-Opening This Saturday

Posted on April 13, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Earlier this year we announced that local skate shop Empire Board Shop will be moving to South Town. They will be located in the same building right above Dumb Records. Today we can finally tell you that Empire Board Shop is re-opening with regular hours and they will be having a grand opening celebration this upcoming Saturday, the same day as Record Store Day at Dumb Records and Black Sheep. From the Empire Board Shop facebook:

Putting the finishing touches on the shop this week…. The Foosball table should be in tomorrow….. hours are still sporadic this week, but if you give me a call I’ll make sure you get your hookup – 217-370-1151. Looks like we are going have a “Grand, Hey we moved by Skanks, Day” on Saturday April 19th, which also happens to be some type of Record Store Day of Awesomeness at Dumb Records. Lotsa stuff on sell and other shenanigans will happen. Stay tuned.

We are very excited to welcome our new neighbors to South Town. Our growing neighborhood now includes The Black Sheep Cafe, Skank Skates, Dumb Records, South Town Studio, and Empire Board Shop. WOW! More info on Record Store Day at Black Sheep and Dumb Records can be found right here.

Hospital Job Announce May Tour Dates

Posted on April 13, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Springfield pop punk rock band Hospital Job have announced the dates for an upcoming tour out to the west coast and back. Check out those dates below!

May 12 – Kansas City -Black and Gold Tavern
May 13 – Oklahoma City- Hi-Lo
May 14 – Albuquerque-Gasworks
May 15 – Phoenix -Tempe Tavern
May 16 – Pomona- Vince Lombardi High School
May 17 – Los Angeles- Redwood Bar
May 18 – San Francisco-tba
May 19 – Sacramento- Blue Light
May 20 – Portland- Katie Obriens
May 21 – Seattle -The Kraken
May 22 – Missoula MT -tba
May 23 – Billings MT -The Porterhouse
May 24 – Minneapolis- C Grumpy’s
May 25 – Waterloo IA- 220 East

It was also announced just yesterday that Hospital Job will be playing a rare show on the ramp of Skank Skates on Friday, May 30th along with Masked Intruder and The Timmys. You can find a facebook event with more ticket info for that one right here. Hospital Job will also be playing Dumb Fest 2 on Day 2 which is Saturday, June 14th. More info on Dumb Fest 2 can be found on our Dumb Fest page right here.