May 2nd at Black Sheep: The 92’s, Blind Social, The Black Roses, Schnozzberry Jam, Jake McCandless

Posted on April 3, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Hey! Looks like we have a happy May show announcement for you all. This one is happening on Friday, May 2nd. This show will feature the Champaign indie-pop band The 92’s. You can check out some of their music below. Then we have a newer band from the area called Blind Social. They say they play “alternative funky psychodelic blues punk?” Up next is a power pop band from Peoria called The Black Roses. Come check out what they are all about. Before that we have the return of Schnozzberry Jam to Black Sheep. They are a newer band featuring members of Negative 17. This show will kick off with a performance by Jake McCandless.

This show starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for this right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at everything coming up at Black Sheep.

Boon Recording In Southtown Studio

Posted on April 3, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like the experimental-punk band boon are another band to be added to the long list of bands that have recently begun recording in South Town Studio, the new recording studio behind Black Sheep and Dumb Records. South Town Studio is ran by Brandon Canres of Looming, Big Storm, The Timmys, and now F///\\\M. Brandon posted a few photos of boon during the recording process (seen above). We do not yet know how many songs are being recorded or if a release is being planned, but we plan on letting you know when all of that is announced! Check out some of boon’s older material right here.

Boon will be playing at Black Sheep this Friday along with Panzys, Akaname, and Mystery Gift. You can find more info on that show right here.

New Arrivals This Week at Dumb Records

Posted on April 2, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s time to highlight some of the new items in at Dumb Records this week. This week we are highlighting a few of the recent used LPs that we have had come in. Why are we doing that? Because we are holding out on to most of our new stuff for Record Store Day on April 19th! Record Store Day is going to be a big day for South Town and Dumb Records. There are THREE shows happening that day! For more info on Record Store Day and the full lineup of bands playing you can go here. Here’s a look at some of the recent used LPs that we have had come into the shop:

LPs
The Beach Boys – Little Deuce Coupe
Bill Cosby Sings – Silver Throat
Electric Light Orchestra – Out Of The Blue
Fleetwood Mac – Rumors
Queen – A Day At The Races
Paul McCartney – Band On The Run
Pink Floyd – The Wall
Rod Stewart – A Night On The Town
Thin Lizzy – Johnny The Fox
ZZ Top – Fandango!

Post #1000!

Posted on April 2, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Woohoo! Today we are happy to have finally made it to post number one thousand on this site that we have been going at for about one and a half years now (since August of 2012). Our site has been growing since the start and we have all of you to thank for continuing to check out what we’re doing.

We would also like to thank all of you who have been supportive of our announcement for the Dumb Waterpark™ coming later this summer. It’s been a long time coming and it looks like thanks to all of your support we are finally going to have our own water park in South Town. Get ready for a hot, dumb and splashy summer!

F///\\\M Challenging The World’s Largest Band To A Battle Set at SOHO

Posted on April 1, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like Springfield’s newest solo project “F///\\\M” (that’s MUCK///\\\FOUNTAIN spelled out for you) is up to some impressive new endeavors this year. F///\\\M is announcing that he is challenging the world’s largest rock band to a battle set during SOHO Music Festival on Saturday, June 7th. SOHO festival announced last month that they would be attempting to break a record for The World’s Largest Rock band during their festival, with an estimated 600 members. But will they be enough of a match for the mighty MUCK///\\\FOUNTAIN? For those of you who do not know, F///\\\\M features Brandon Carnes of The Black Sheep Radio Show, Looming, Big Storm, and The Timmys. F///\\\\M had this to say:

**** my ***. Fuh Q.

Will the World’s Largest Rock Band respond to such a hateful message? MUCK///\\\FOUNTAIN claims that he is also suing The Black Sheep Cafe and Dumb Industries for charging $5 at shows and not living up to true punk ideals. All of this new mischief coming up from MUCK///\\\FOUNTAIN makes earlier Black Sheep villains Table Drama look like a bunch of nice guys!

Dumb Waterpark Coming To South Town This Summer

Posted on April 1, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like the plans for a brand new waterpark in Southtown Springfield are finally coming together after many years of talk and rumors about the project. The waterpark will be called “Dumb Waterpark” and we have been told that we can expect to see construction begin as early as sometime next month. The waterpark is projected to be ready sometime towards the end of the summer, just in time for the fall of 2014.

Dumb Waterpark will be owned and operated by Jessica Knight of Looming and Asthma. Jessica says she is excited to take on this new endeavor because her family already has a good amount of experience in the waterpark business. Jess had this to say:

STOP IT NOOOOOOOOO

Thanks Jess! Black Sheep and Dumb Records owner Kevin Bradford also had a few things to say about the plans for this new waterpark:

Do you guys think this is a good idea?

You can expect to see a new page on our site for Dumb Waterpark soon. We are excited to welcome yet another business to the South Town community. We plan on keeping you all updated with the construction of Dumb Waterpark in the coming months.

Black Sheep Featured In Sensory Addiction Magazine

Posted on March 31, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Thanks to Black Sheep friend and photographer Priten Vora, Black Sheep has recently been featured in an online magazine called Sensory Addiction. Priten did a nice write up on us as a venue which includes of Priten’s photos. From the article:

I’ve been to a lot of shows at the Black Sheep Café by now, and it’s been amazing to me to see just how receptive the crowds are to the large variety of musicians who come through the venue. They seem to care more than anything about seeing musicians do what they love, and it has been very refreshing to witness a community that values passion in musicians above all else. Even touring artists can feel the difference – I’ve spoken to many bands after shows who were blown away by how welcome they felt despite having never played there before.

You can find the full article along with the full issue of Sensory Addiction right here. You can also check out some of Priten Vora’s photos of Dumb Fest last year right here on our Dumb Fest flickr group.

New Band Pages: JAG

Posted on March 31, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we are bringing you a brand new band page for a newer Springfield band called JAG. JAG is Springfield’s newest all-female sea urchin rock band. You can find out more about the band on their new band page, which you can find right here. The band currently does not have anything recorded but we have been promised that recordings will come eventually. JAG will be playing their next show on Friday, April 18th at Black Sheep.

Check out any of our current band pages right here. We now have close to 70! Are you in a Springfield band that we do not yet have listed? We want to hear from you! Shoot us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will work with you to set up a new page.

Dumb Records Online Store

Posted on March 30, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we have more exciting updates to give you in the world of Dumb Records, Southtown’s newest record store located just next to Black Sheep. It looks like Dumb Records has recently launched a new online store for all of you who haven’t been able to make it into the store for whatever reason! Check out the new online store (set up through Storenvy) right here. Now you can order from a select list of new and used vinyl to have shipped to you. Welcome to the dumb future.

Don’t forget that Dumb Records is currently gearing up for a big Record Store Day on Saturday, April 19th. There will be three shows at Black Sheep and Dumb Records that day, and plenty of new arrivals coming in (list to be posted soon). Find more information on Record Store Day and bands playing right here.

Dumb Records 5-10% Off Sale

Posted on March 29, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Wow what’s this? Dumb Records is announcing their first ever sale? Cool deal!

Dumb Records (located at 1107 South Grand Avenue, right next to Black Sheep) is announcing today that they are now offering 5% off for purchases of $50 or more and 10% off of purchases of $100 or more. Wow, what a deal. This deal is good for anytime.

Dumb Records is also busy gearing up for their first ever Record Store Day happening Saturday, April 19th. There will be a large number of new arrivals in for that day (to be posted later on). There will also be three shows that day- a 1:00pm show inside Black Sheep, a 3:00pm show inside of Dumb Records, and a 7:00pm show inside of Black Sheep. You can find info for that along with all of the bands playing right here.