Dumb Records Soft Opening Today

Posted on January 10, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

As you all probably know, Springfield’s newest record store Dumb Records will be having their official grand opening tomorrow (Saturday) with a great big celebration and Black Sheep art show from 12:00 to 9:00 pm. We hope you can make it out and check out the new record store as well as some wonderful artists, acoustic acts, and spoken word acts. For all of the information you can handle the grand opening, go here.

Today we are going to be giving the record store a test-run. We are planning on being open from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm, so come on by if you want to be one of the first to see what we have in store. We are also going to be able to sell records but we might not have our credit card reader 100% up and going, so you might want to have some cash on hand! See you at Dumb!

Worms: Somewhere Far And In Between

Posted on January 9, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we are bringing you a stream of some brand new material from Springfield acoustic duo, Worms. Worms features members of Montagh and Wir Können. Their newest release is called Somewhere Far and in Between and you can find it streaming below. If you head over to the band’s bandcamp you can also download the four-song release for free or your own price. Not a lot is known about the release, but we do see a small Blackbox Records logo on the album art, so this could mean that Somewhere Far and in Between will see a cassette release on new Springfield label Blackbox Records.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Mobile Death Camp (ex-GWAR), Sunnyvale, Table Drama, RDNT, Say Something

Posted on January 9, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight is the forth show we’ve had in a row, but the shows just keep getting bigger and better! Tonight is a big one! We have Mobile Death Camp coming, which features an ex member of the legendary rock band GWAR! Check out one of their music videos embedded below, and come tonight ready to ROCK. We also have a good lineup of some great local bands tonight. We have the Black Sheep debut of Springfield rock band Sunnyvale! We also have the ultimate wrestling villains and heels Table Drama, who might be signing some contracts accepting a new vocalist tonight. Make sure you are there to find out what that is all about. This show will also feature young and rowdy Springfield punkers RDNT. To make this show complete, hectic ska-punk-hardcore band Say Something will be starting the night off with circle pits going at 60mph.

The show starts right at 7:00 pm and admission this time around is $6. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Don’t forget to also check out our shows page for a look at what other shows are coming up at Black Sheep.

February 1st at The Radon Lounge: The Strumbellas, Alex & The XO’s

Posted on January 8, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Springfield house venue and some of our best buds The Radon Lounge have announced that they will be having a killer indie-rock show on Saturday, February 1st featuring touring Toronto band The Strumbellas. The Radon Lounge site says that this is the show that you shouldn’t miss in 2014, so if you ever plan on going to a Radon show, go to this one! This is also the first Radon show to feature a band from outside of the country! You can check out some music by The Strumbellas below. Also playing this show is Alex & The XO’s– a pop band from Normal, Illinois.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and costs $5. If you head over to the The Radon Lounge’s show page you will see that they also have a open mic night and some sort of a cover show also lined up. The Radon Lounge has also done a neat little list of their 13 favorite things of 2013 that happened at the Radon this past year. Check that out here. Also check out our Springfield shows page for a better look of what is coming up around town outside of Black Sheep.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Tim Williams, The Gospel & The Wolf, With Teeth & Nails, Sami-Jo Wilsing, Statures, Rella

Posted on January 8, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight is round three of our non-stop back to back to back shows before the Dumb Records grand opening, and the show tonight should be a good one. The show tonight will be mostly acoustic, so bundle up and come on out. This show features Tim Williams of Our Lady playing a solo acoustic set. We also have the return of Gospel & The Wolf, which is a touring solo musician from Austin, Texas who played at Black Sheep last year when it was warmer outside. You can check out some of his music below. Gospel & The Wolf is out on tour with Teeth & Nails, who will also be playing this show. We also have another set of travelers from Milwaukee, Wisconsin coming to perform for us. There is Statures, which features an ex-member of the Harm House New Year’s Eve house band Estates. He will be coming here with Sami-Jo Wilsing, also from Milwaukee. Opening things up we have a performance by a brand new Springfield solo act called Rella! Get there early to find out what that is all about!

The show tonight kicks off at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event right here. Don’t forget to also check out our shows page for a more complete list of what is coming up at Black Sheep.

Sneak Peak at Dumb Records

Posted on January 7, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

As you may know, we are just a matter of days away from having a dumb record store in our own Southtown neighborhood. It is called Dumb Records and the grand opening celebration is this Saturday, which will be happening all day all over Southtown. Since we know all of you can not hold your excitement for the new record store, today we are giving you a small sneak peak and the things to come with a few photos of our progress. Check them out above and below.

You might be able to spot some goodies in those photos. Don’t forget that our grand opening is this Saturday, January 11th. The celebration will be from 12:00 to 9:00 pm at Dumb Records and at Black Sheep, but Dumb Records will be open at 10:00 am so come early if you want to have first dibs on some of those records! There is also a very good chance that Dumb Records will be having a soft opening on Friday, January 10th. You can follow Dumb Records on facebook to be more up to date on what time that soft opening will be. Check out the facebook event and find more information on the Dumb Records grand opening celebration and Black Sheep art show right here.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Dan Mariska and the Boys Choir, See Through Dresses, Wir Konnen, Mario Cannamela

Posted on January 7, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight’s show is going to be heart-warming- we’re going to have a mix of local bands and Northern beauties. Dan Mariska and the Boys Choir is a band coming all the way from Minnesota and their wholesome chill-pop tunes are great. Coming from Omaha, Nebraska, See Through Dresses is going to bring around some flowing indie-rock feels, so check out these touring bands and show them some support! The acts on the local spectrum tonight are sure to please as well. Wir Konnen is playing their heartfelt alternative jams that’ll make you feel like an uplifted sad kid. Mario Cannamela of Soap Scum and Borealis will be playing us some things as well, so definitely check out all of the cool things we have in store tonight!

The show will be at 7pm for $5. Check out the facebook event for any more information you may want and keep your eyes open because we have alot more shows coming up! Come out and softmosh or sway or do whatever your heart desires- but whatever you do, be unafraid.

New Springfield Record Label: Blackbox Records

Posted on January 6, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like another small independent label has sprung up in Springfield. It is called Blackbox Records and from the looks of it they will be focusing on releasing cassette tapes. We also have been told that this new label has some members of Springfield emo band Our Lady behind it.

The first Blackbox release has been announced as a cassette re-release for the Table Drama “Heel” EP. Table Drama’s EP was released on CD late last year by another small independent label, Patch Records. You can check out a list of small and local labels we have put together on our community page.

You can go like Blackbox Records on facebook here, and check out the Blackbox Records store and distro right here. In the Blackbox online store you can also pre-order the cassette release for Table Drama’s “Heel” EP. The tape is scheduled to be released on February 5th. Hopefully Dumb Records will also get to carry a few copies of the tape.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Wolf Luv, Back To Back, Remington, The Oswalds

Posted on January 6, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight is the coldest night of this cold, cold 2014 and there is also a full moon. Do you know what that means? Tonight is the night that all of the wolves and wolf men come out to dance. Tonight we have the mysterious wolf-fronted hardcore band Wolf Luv coming out of the glue tunnels and onto the big stage for a very rare performance. We also have touring band Back to Back coming from Houston, Texas. Check out some of their very punk tunes on the player embedded below. This show will also Remington from the Chicago areas. Remington will be replacing Need on the flier above, and they feature one member of Need so don’t worry about Need not being there! First but not least this show will feature new Springfield punk bands The Oswalds. Last show they played resulted in the one of the biggest snowball fights in Black Sheep history so be sure not to miss this!

The show starts 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 all of the other shows coming up at Black Sheep.

Our Lady February Tour Dates

Posted on January 5, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Springfield touring emo kids Our Lady have announced a small run of dates that they will be playing around the middle of February. You can check those out on the image above or also listed below.

2/12 – Milwaukee, WI
2/13 – Chicago, IL
2/14 – Kalamazoo, MI
2/15 – Cleveland, OH
2/16 – Huntington, WV
2/17 – Louisville, KY
2/18 – Chesterton, IN
2/19 – Champaign, IL

Our Lady were on blacksheepspringfield.com’s list for the best shows, songs, and albums of 2013. Sadly Our Lady currently has no Springfield shows lined up. Sorry. Tim Williams of Our Lady will however be playing a solo set at Black Sheep this Wednesday along with a few other acoustic acts.