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December 19th at Black Sheep: “The New Class” Hip Hop Showcase

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Thanks to all who came out to the hip-hop show last night, now we have another one lined up that we are announcing today! This one is happening on Saturday, December 19th! There is a good chance this will be our last show of the year, so make sure to come out! This show is being called “The New Class” all-ages hip-hop show, being put on by Straight Drop Media and 217hiphop.com. Here is their description of the event:

straightdrophiphop.com has partnered with Bar Brawl Battle League to bring you “The New Class” an ALL AGES Hip-Hop showcase and battle event!

If anyone is interested in trying to line up a spot to perform on this show, there is a number listed on the flier (pictured above). The show will kick off at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for this right here. Also check out our shows page for a look at what other shows are happening before the end of the year, and then some of the first shows of 2016 at Black Sheep.

Tours: Run Forever/Looming

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It looks like Springfield band Looming will be heading out on tour this time for almost a full month with Run Forever from Pennsylvania. The two bands both put out new albums on No Sleep Records earlier this year. They will be heading out west to California and back on this tour. You can check out the dates below. Also check out a facebook event for the tour here where you can find more info on each individual show. Looming will be playing one more show in Springfield at Bar None on December 19th before heading out on this tour.

December
26 – Chicago, IL @ The Subterranean Downstairs
27 – Milwaukee, WI @ Ground Zero
28 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Triple Rock Social Club
29 – Omaha, NE @ Milk Run
30 – Denver/Boulder, CO – TBA
31 – Grand Junction, CO @ Barons

January
1 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Underground
2 – Boise, ID @ TBA
3 – Portland, OR @ TBA
4 – Seatte, WA @ The Black Lodge
5 – Bellingham, WA @ Make.Shift.
6 – Corvallis, OR @ Interzone
7 – San Francisco, CA @ TBA
8 – San Jose, CA @ TBA
9 – San Diego, CA @ The Che Cafe
10 – ?
11 – Fullerton, CA @ Programme Skate Shop
12 – OFF
13 – Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space
14 – Tuscon, AZ @ Garys Place
15 – Las Cruces, NM @ Art Obscura
16 – Austin, TX @ TBA
17 – Dallas, TX @ TBA

Run Forever only
18 – Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th St Collective
19 – Kansas City, MO @ TBA
20 – Springfield, IL @ Black Sheep Cafe
21 – Cincinnati, OH @ Northside Yacht Club
22 – Columbus, OH @ TBA

Tonight at Black Sheep: The MB, Brandon Austin, Roddrick Lemar, DJ Mayday

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Tonight it’s a Saturday night at Black Sheep, and we are gonna have a lot of fun at this hip hop show that is happening. This show will feature Sherman-based artist The MB, which is short for “Mama’s Boy”. Also on this show is Brandon Austin. The “opener” for the show is Roddrick Lemar- but there is a long list of special guests that we will also see perform. This includes DJ for the night, DJ Mayday. Other guest artists include Ashley Whitehouse, David Gottschalk of the band Set Fire to Salem, and Garth Whitehead.

For this show, doors will open at 7:00 and things will start at 7:30 pm. Admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at everything coming up in Southtown this winter.

Infestation of Ass (IOA): Discography

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While this is not any new Springfield music, we thought it was worth noting that the entire discography of old Springfield hardcore/grind band “Infestation of Ass” or “IOA” has been put up online. You can stream the 17-song discography on the player below, which was released in 2001. IOA was active during the late 90’s-early 00’s, and was one of the local Springfield bands that would have been playing shows at the all ages venue The Asylum when it was around. You can also find the discography on bandcamp where you can download the whole thing at your own price.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Earth Witch, Resinater, Orator, Green Messiah, Noesis

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Tonight at Black Sheep we are going to get real heavy. There is a show happening tonight featuring some of the loudest and heaviest bands throughout Central Illinois! This includes Earth Witch from Champaign/Urbana, who will be playing tonight as they get ready to record at South Town Studio this weekend. Earth Witch will be bringing a couple of other C-U bands with them, including too-loud Resinater. The other Champaign act is the doom/sludge band Orator, whose music you can find streaming on the player below. We also have a couple of other bands added since the show is announced. One is a newer Springfield band called Green Messiah, who also played here last weekend. The other is metal band Noesis from areas in Central Illinois.

The show tonight will start 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 shows page for a good look at everything else coming up in Southtown this winter.

Looming: “Christmastime” (Smashing Pumpkins)

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In honor of the holiday season and Christmas and eggnog and all of that stuff, No Sleep Records has released a small Christmas compilation featuring a new recording of Springfield band Looming covering “Christmastime” by The Smashing Pumpkins. You can stream the song below, or head over to the No Sleep Records bandcamp page where you can download the five-song compilation at your own price.

Looming will be playing one more local show this year at Bar None on December 19th for those of you who are over the age of 21, then will be heading out on tour with Run Forever for a month. We’ll have a website post up with those tour dates soon!

War Magic: “Pressure Vessel”

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Springfield electronic dream-pop project War Magic are at it again with another song. Last month the band came out with a new hit single called “Stranger Station,” and since then they’ve released two more songs and have packaged all three together in a self-titled EP on their bandcamp page. Today we are bringing you one of those songs, called “Pressure Vessel” streaming below. The other new War Magic song is called “King of Responsibility: Part 1” and all of the songs can be found on the War Magic bandcamp page to be downloaded at your own price.

War Magic does not currently have any live performances lined up.

January 1st at Black Sheep: SAP, Kowabunga! Kid, Single Player, TANG

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We are nearing the end of the year, and it is time to announce the very first show of 2016 here at Black Sheep! This year we will be hosting a show on the very first day of the year on Friday, January 1st. This show will feature the three-piece Springfield grunge pop band SAP. We also have some friends coming from Champaign! Most of you are familiar with the C-U punk band Kowabunga! Kid. They will be playing. Also playing and on tour this time around is Champaign/Urbana band Single Player. Stream some of their music on the player below. Opening things up we have a performance by Springfield’s newest weirdo-noise band, TANG (The Avant National Guard). Come early to find out what they are all about.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and the show will be $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Be sure to also check out our shows page for a good look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep this winter and in the new year.

Videos: Black Sheep Band Lotto Round 2

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A couple of weekends ago we hosted the second ever Black Sheep Band Lotto show, where volunteers put their names into a box and were drawn in groups of 4’s and 5’s to perform just one show together. We had some very interesting and fun performances come out of the band lotto this year, and we feel sorry for any of you who would have missed it! Today we are bringing you a video of the whole entire show complete with every band’s set who performed (which includes one play). Thanks to our friend Gordon Chang for filming! Check out the video below.

Also check out our vids/pics page for more videos taken throughout the years of bands at Black Sheep.

December 11th at The Radon Lounge: Christmas Explosion 2015

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Each year our pals over at The Radon Lounge (Springfield house venue) put on a pretty killer Holiday show, which they call their “Christmas Explosion.” This year The Radon Lounge’s Christmas Explosion is happening on Saturday, December 11th. There will be three acoustic acts performing. The first of which is Dan Smith who performs in the band Listener from Ohio. You can stream some of Listener’s music on the player below. Also on the lineup is another solo act, Levi The Poet. Then kicking things off is Kris Rochelle from the band Red Sweater Lullaby, who also recently performed at Radon. In addition to music you can expect to find a potluck, various games, and coffee.

The Christmas Explosion will begin at 6:30 pm and tickets are $10. Tickets can be pre-ordered online right here. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. The Radon Lounge’s shows are all ages, and to find the address you have to inquire at radonlounge@gmail.com. Also check out a list of other Springfield shows outside of Black Sheep on our Springfield shows page.