April 19th at Dumb Records and Black Sheep: Record Store Day

Posted on March 23, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Hey look! It looks like we have this big and tasty treat coming for you all next month. The weather is getting warmer and on Saturday, April 19th we will be hosting a big all-day event at Black Sheep and Dumb Records for Record Store Day. For this we will be having THREE separate shows- one at 1:00 pm inside Black Sheep, one at 3:00 pm inside of Dumb Records, and one inside 7:00 pm inside of Black Sheep. WOW. Let’s take a look at who is playing each show:

1:00 pm @ Black Sheep (FREE show)
Josh Catalano & The Dirty Thoughts
Built In A Day
War Magic

3:00 pm @ Dumb Records (FREE acoustic show)
Lovecow
Ted Keylon
The Blind Socials
Self Proclaimed Narcissist (OR)
Randle Travis

7:00 pm @ Black Sheep ($5 show)
Spoonboy (on tour from Washington DC)
Epsom
Kickstart
Fuck///\\\Mountain (first show)
Say Something (cassette release show)

WOW! Did you get all of that? That was a lot to take in, we know. So at 1:00 pm there will be a free three-band show inside of Black Sheep. Then at 3:00 pm there will be another free acoustic show inside of Dumb Records. THEN at 7:00 pm there will be a $5 regular show inside of Black Sheep featuring Spoonboy, an act that will be on tour from Washington DC. You can check out some of Spoonboy’s music below. This will also be the very first show for a brand new Springfield project going by the name “Fuck///\\\Mountain.” We have been told that this is a new solo project featuring one of the members of Looming and Big Storm. This show will ALSO be the cassette release show for Springfield punk band Say Something. That’s a lot of stuff.

We almost forgot to mention that everything inside of Dumb Records will be 10% off during record store day! We also might have a few special items featured in store for this day for all of you record collectors. There also might be a few slight changes to the inside of the store and you may get to see even more new and used CDs/cassettes/vinyl up on the shelfs in time for Record Store Day.

You can find a facebook event for all of this hubbub shortly. Until then we have everything sorted out and nicely organized on our shows page along with all of the other shows coming up at Black Sheep.

DUMB FEST 2 Announcement #3

Posted on March 22, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Surprise! Today we are bringing you a third round of bands being announced for Dumb Fest 2 happening on June 13th and 14th at Black Sheep, Skank Skates, and Dumb Records. There are another ten bands being announced with this third announcement. You can check all of those out below!

ANGRY GODS from Chicago

ITTO from Chicago

LOW TAX from Denver, CO

CHAIN’S GANG (final show) from Champaign/Urbana

BLACK PANTIES from St. Louis

SOAP SCUM from Springfield

JEREMIAH FISHER from Champaign/Urbana

SOOPER SWAG PROJECT from Chicago

TABLE DRAMA from Springfield

MOUTHSEX from Springfield

Wow how about that. As you can see this list includes a final performance by Champaign/Urbana hardcore project Chain’s Gang. We are also now at 30 bands set to play Dumb Fest 2, which is already five more than last year’s Dumb Fest! You can check out the full and updated lineup on our Dumb Fest 2 page. You can also check out a facebook event for Dumb Fest which includes the updated lineup right here.

Today on Black Sheep Radio: Epsom, The Luzhin Defense

Posted on March 21, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Today is Friday. Today on The Black Sheep Radio Show we have TWO very special guest bands. It’s going to be wild. Both bands in on today’s episode will also be playing Black Sheep at the show tonight. The first guest is weird-rock band Epsom. They will be talking to us about the band’s formation as well as things they are currently working on. Next up is the two-piece synthpop project The Luzhin Defense. They will also be joining us as guests for the first time on our show. Both of these bands will be playing the show tonight at Black Sheep along with Honey Suck, The Half-Truths, and The Seething Coast.

The Black Sheep Radio show airs on Fridays from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm. You can also stream it live online at wqna.org. Don’t forget to also check out our radio show page where you can read up on the show and download a few of our past episodes.

Tonight at Black Sheep: The Seething Coast, The Half Truths, Epsom, The Luzhin Defense, Honey Suck

Posted on March 21, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Get ready for this mega five-band show happening tonight at Black Sheep. It’s going to be full of different types of music of all shapes and sizes. We are not sure on the band order tonight so just get there on time and stick around for all of the bands, okay? Tonight we have The Seething Coast, the Springfield punk band that released two full length albums last year. You can find their music streaming on the player embedded below. The touring band on this show is The Half Truths from Denton, Texas. They play pop punk and are big fans of Springfield. This show will also feature weirdo-shock punk rock band Epsom, who will be performing for the second time at Black Sheep. Then we have the electronic/synthpop band The Luzhin Defense spicing up the night for us. Also this show will feature a performance by new Springfield spoken word type project Honey Suck.

The show tonight will kick off right 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 for a look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep.

SOHO Attempts To Break Record For “World’s Largest Rock Band”

Posted on March 20, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

We are all about breaking records here in Springfield. It looks like on Saturday June 7th this year SOHO Music Festival Downtown will be attempting to break a world record for the world’s largest rock band! From SOHO’s website:

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the SOHO Music Festival, SOHO will be undertaking the monumental challenge of attempting to break a world record at this year’s festival by creating The World’s Largest Rock Band!

Every year SOHO receives more than 80 band submissions to perform, and while we would gladly showcase all who wish to contribute, our space is limited. Therefore, in an effort to further our commitment in bringing the entirety of local musicians together, we are accepting the challenge of breaking the current record during SOHO10.

We’re looking for 600+ musicians to perform a three song set at
2 p.m. Saturday, June 7. Songs will be determined at a later date (although rumor has it the Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World” is a strong contender to close the set!)

If you are interested in being one of those 600+ musicians in the world’s largest band you can register with a $5 entry fee that comes with admission to the SOHO Music Festival. Find info on registration right here. SOHO Music Festival will be celebrating its tenth year this year on Friday June 6th and Saturday June 7th downtown. The lineup of bands for this year’s festival will be announced sometime in April.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Souls, Loses the Mighty, Kharybidis, John Wayne Knockout Punch

Posted on March 20, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s Thursday! That’s not stopping us from having a brutal show at Black Sheep, it only fuels our desires. So tonight, Souls will be coming around all the way from South Dakota to entice and electrify us with blackened hardcore punk. Loses the Mighty will be playing as well, and their hardcore, ambient tunes are sure to be super heartfelt as usual so come check them out too. Kharybidis will coming around as well to technically and metallically annihilate us during their set. John Wayne Knockout Punch will be playing tonight as well, so come out to see what they’re all about. Ladies, gents and its, get ready to mosh your worries away.

This is at 7 pm tonight. Tell your moms and dads to come mosh, bring all your friends. If you have homework or other work to do, do it in the pit. Here’s the facebook event, and we have some more shows this weekend so check those out too!

May 10th at Black Sheep: Worms, Naughtalus, Old Fox Road, Anti-Scurvvy, Kharybdis

Posted on March 19, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

We got this wonderful mixed show full of surprises happening on Saturday, May 10th to tell you about today. This will be an all-local and all-fun show. We have the band Worms playing. You can check out some of their music streaming on the player below. Next up it’s the post-rock/experimental band Naughtalus! We also have the acoustic/folk-punk project Old Fox Road playing. Come see what they are all about. Then there will be a first ever performance by a new Springfield band called “Anti-Scurvvy”! We have been told that this band features members of Naughtalus. To top that all off there will be a performance by the newer Springfield metal band Kharybdis.

This show will start at 6:30 pm and admission is FREE! That’s right, now you have no excuse not to come to this show. This will also be a birthday celebration of some sort. You can find a facebook event for this show right here. Also take a look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep over on our shows page.

Nephrons: Wet Blanket Party

Posted on March 19, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we are bringing you a stream of the brand new album from Springfield punk band Nephrons. The albums is called Wet Blanket Party and it is the band’s third full length album. You can find the album streaming below or you can head over to the band’s bandcamp here where you can also download the album at your own price.

Nephrons will be playing next at Black Sheep on Sunday, April 27th along with Ghost Mice, Looming, and Wilt Candy.

April 27th at Black Sheep: Ghost Mice, Looming, Nephrons, Wilt Candy

Posted on March 18, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Hey this is cool! We have another big show announcement today at blacksheepspringfield.com headquarters. If you like folk, folk punk, indie rock, punk, or pretty much any type of music then this is the show for you. This show is happening on Sunday, April 27th and will feature the two-piece folk project Ghost Mice from Bloomington, Indiana. Ghost Mice features Chris Clavin of indie/folk-punk label Plan-It-X Records. Ghost Mice will be touring with another band that will be announced later. Also playing this show is Springfield favorites Looming (full band). Also on this show is the return of Nephrons, who have been busy recording a new album. Opening things up is a brand new Springfield folk project called Wilt Candy. We are very excited to see what they are all about.

This show will be at 7:00 and $5. You can find a facebook event for this show right here. Don’t forget to also check out our shows page for a look at everything coming up at Black Sheep this year.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on March 18, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Time to talk about this dumb record store that is right next door to Black Sheep. Dumb Records will be open today from 3:00 to 8:00 pm (yeah they are open Tuesdays now)! There is a batch of some good stuff that will be brand new at Dumb this week. You can check out that list below. Dumb Records is also open from 3:00 to 9:00 pm on Friday and from 3:00 to 9:00 pm on Saturday. Dumb is also open from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm on nights there are shows. Here are this weeks shows at Black Sheep:

Thursday 3-20: (Souls, Loses The Mighty, Kharybdis, John Wayne Knockout Punch, Flashlights)
Friday 3-21: (The Seething Coast, The Half Truths, Epsom, The Luzhin Defense, Honeysuck)

LP
Billy Joel – Greatest Hits Volume I & II
Bob Welch – French Kiss
Genesis – Duke
Hall & Oates – Along The Red Ledge
The Moody Blues – Long Distance Voyager
The Moody Blues – This Is The Moody Blues
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils – The Cover The Lake Album
Sweet Cobra – Forever
Sweet Cobra – Mercy

7”s
Sweet Cobra/Get Rad – Split
Doomriders/Sweet Cobra – Are We Not Men?
Per Aspera – G/H

Cassettes
Crisis Arm – Caterwaul
Dead Wife – Night Of The Living Dead Wife
Kid Trunks – Kid Trunks
Scuzz – Sex Punk
Ski Mask/Eye Formation – Split
Soul Food – Paper Castle
Tallows – Memory Marrow
Wild Hex – Wild Hex