New Arrivals at Dumb Records

Posted on February 27, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

This weekend will be another magical one at Dumb Records and we have plenty of new arrivals in at the store for this crazy weekend coming up packed with shows. This weekend there will be five shows in a row (Thursday-Monday). Here’s a quick recap of what’s coming up:

Thursday: Hank., Capys, Meredosia, Austin Connelly
Friday: Montagh, Good Times, Devin Williams, Old Fox Road
Saturday: Battalion, Loses The Mighty, Your Phobia, Deviant, Old Fox Road
Sunday: Diarrhea Planet, Dino Bravo, Mouthsex, RDNT
Monday: Polyphony, Kharybdis, Animus, The Science Of

Wow that’s a lot. If you want to find out more about those shows you can always check our shows page. Dumb Records will be open from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm during all of those shows and also from 10:00 pm to 8:00 pm this Friday and Saturday. In March we are switching our hours up a little bit, which you can find out about here. For those of you who do not know, Dumb Records is located at 1107 South Grand Ave, close to Black Sheep. Check out some of the new arrivals that we will have in this weekend below.

LPs
Districts/Regret, The Informer – Split
Gorilla Biscuits – Start Tocay
John Coltrane – Coltrane
King Tubby – Roots of The Dub
King Tubby – King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
Lee Perry – Rare Dumbs 1971-1974
Mighty Diamonds – I Need A Roof
Miles Davis – Kind Of Blue
NOFX – War on Errorism
Pavement – Slanted & Enchanted
Run, Forever – Settling
The Queers – Grow Up
The Skatalites – Play Ska
The Skatalites – Man About Ska-Town
Sonic Youth – Sonic Youth
Spazz – Crush Kill Destroy
The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground & Nico

7″
Treehouse/Knowing We’ll Never Grow Up – Split
Regret, The Informer – Less Than Three
Run, Forever/Adventures – Split

Tonight at Black Sheep: Hank., Capys, Meredosia, Austin Connelly

Posted on February 27, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight will be a special little Thursday night treat. We are having a show at Black Sheep and it is going to be great. We have the band Hank from Champaign/Urbana, Illinois. They are in the middle of their tour which you can view the dates for above. Hank features recent bassist Darwin who has recently been performing with Springfield band Our Lady. You can check out some of their music streaming below. Also playing this show and on tour with Hank is the three-piece band Capys also from the Champaign/Urbana areas. Those bands will be joined with local support from Springfield post-rock band Meredosia. Opening things up we have Austin Connelly (of Montagh and Wir Können) playing some acoustic tunes for us all.

The show tonight begins at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also don’t forget to check out our shows page where you can have a good look at everything coming up at Black Sheep.

March 26th at Black Sheep: Stuck Lucky, Say Something, Muldoon’s Clever Girls, Akaname

Posted on February 26, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Ready for another great March show announcement? Here we go! On Wednesday, March 26th we will be hosting a show that will be packed with all the ska and punk that you can handle! Time to pick it up! This show will feature Stuck Lucky from Nashville, Tennessee. They play punk rock with trombone. The last time Stuck Lucky played our venue was seven years ago in 2007. You can check out some of their music streaming on the player embedded below! Also playing this show is hardcore punk madness Say Something. They will be bringing the circle pits hard. Then we have Muldoon’s Clever Girls from Iowa. They are a two piece bass+drums project that played at Black Sheep a little last minute as a part of The End Is Here Fest last year. You don’t want to miss them. To top this show off, this will be the very first performance by a brand new Springfield ska band called Akaname. You can check out their brand new hit single “Bird Girl” right here.

This show will be at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also don’t forget to check out our shows page for a look at the large number of shows we have coming up this spring.

Dumb Records March Hour Changes

Posted on February 25, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

The new Southtown record store, Dumb Records is still fairly new so its hard working and dumb owners are still trying to figure out a few kinks and tricks that will make the store the best possible record store it can be. Because of all of this, starting March 1st there will be a change in operating hours. Check out the new hours below:

Fridays from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Saturdays from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Tuesdays from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm

+ Nights there are shows at Black Sheep from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Sound good? Good. Dumb Records will no longer be open Friday mornings, but instead will be open on Tuesdays from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Tuesdays will also be days for Dumb to highlight new arrivals coming in for the week. So be sure to (starting next Tuesday) stop by Dumb after school or work and check out everything new the store has to offer! The store is still trying to make sure there are new arrivals in every week. We will also start posting the Dumb Records new arrivals on this site every Tuesday starting next week. Stay dumb.

Also if you are interested in volunteering at Dumb Records they are always looking for some extra help. Shoot them an email at dumbrecs@gmail.com.

March 20th at Black Sheep: Souls, Loses The Mighty, Kharybdis, John Wayne Knockout Punch

Posted on February 25, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Here we are back again today with another March show announcement! This one is for Thursday, March 20th. We’ve got Souls from Rapid City, South Dakota coming in to play in our town. You can check out some of their music streaming on the player embedded below. Also playing this show is Central Illinois post-hardcore stars Loses The Mighty. They will also be playing at Black Sheep this Saturday night. Also on this show is new Springfield metal band Kharybdis. We recently put up a new band page for them on our site, which you can go check out right here. This show will also feature the very first show of some sort of new project called “John Wayne Knockout Punch.” We are very interested to see what that is all about, and you should be too!

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission this time around is $6. You can find a facebook event for this show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a full list of any upcoming shows at Black Sheep.

March 17th at Black Sheep: Remiss, Hyoshi

Posted on February 24, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

On Monday, March 17th there will be a show at Black Sheep where we will be welcoming back the touring band Remiss from Cedar Falls, Iowa. Remiss played Black Sheep back in July. They play shoegaze/emo type stuff and you can check out their music streaming below. Also on this show we have Hyoshi, which is a new solo ambient project from Peoria. Right now that is all that is on the show, but be on the lookout for more announced bands later on!

This show will be at 7:00 pm and admission will be $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. We have a lot of shows coming up in March! You can see them all on our Black Sheep shows page.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Our Lady, Run Forever, Cloakroom, Looming

Posted on February 23, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight we are having a really good Sunday night show and you should all come out! Tonight will feature a performance by touring Springfield musicians Our Lady! This will be their first show at Black Sheep since all the way back in November. This show will also feature touring act Run, Forever from Braddock, Pennsylvania! Run, Forever have played here a number of times in the past. You can find some of their music streaming on the player below. Also on this show we have the shoegaze project from North West Indiana, Cloakroom. To top that all off the show will be opened up by Springfield fun indie rock band Looming.

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

Akaname: “Bird Girl”

Posted on February 22, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we are bringing you a stream of a song by a brand new Springfield ska band that we didn’t even know existed until just now! The band is called Akaname, and they have yet to play their first show. The song is called “Bird Girl” and you can find it on their bandcamp here or also streaming below. You can also purchase the track from the band’s bandcamp page for $777.00. Not a lot is known about the band Akaname but we have been told that the band might feature members of Springfield folk punk band Lovecow.

Akaname was also featured as a surprise guest on the last episode of The Black Sheep Radio Show (episode #59). They hinted at a Black Sheep performance coming up on March 26th.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Repo Man Screening with Worms, Mystery Gift, Suprise band

Posted on February 22, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Check it out for tonight: we’ve got not only a few cool bands playing, there’s ALSO going to be a screening of the movie Repo Man playing this evening. As Mikey T. puts it, “Dumb young LA punk becomes repo man. Mysterious car kills cop. Stuff happens.” So if you haven’t seen it, that’s what that movie is about and it’s going to be pretty fresh. We’ll also be featuring the local love-bird band Worms, who will be play some midwest raw-folk tunes. The punkers in Mystery Gift will have some questionable video game inspired jams to play. Then make sure to stick around because a SUPRISE NEW PUNK BAND will be making their way into the thrill of the night. Their set should be cool so come out, watch this movie and listen to these bands!

This whole ordeal starts at 6:30 for real. Bring snax and trading cards, bring $5 and wear your Sunday best. Here’s the facebook event. Come to more Black Sheep shows and save the drama for the fashion scene.

Today on Black Sheep Radio: The Science Of

Posted on February 21, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Today is going to be packed full of guests and surprises on The Black Sheep Radio Show. We have at least one member of Rochester’s newest pop punk band The Science Of coming in to talk to us about their new recordings and upcoming shows. The Science Of will be playing at Black Sheep tonight along with Built In A Day, Full Chroma, and RDNT. Aside from The Science Of, we have some guests from another band coming in. This band hasn’t even played their first show yet! You will have to listen to hear more about them. We also have Drew Kodrich of Asthma and Ooey Gooey Tapes coming in to talk about all of their newest projects.

The Black Sheep Radio Show airs every Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm. You can stream the show online at the same time at wqna.org. You can also check out ourradio page to find downloadable episodes of the past.