Radon Lounge Announce More Shows

Posted on August 4, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

The Radon Lounge have announced a few shows that they will be putting on between now and the end of the fall. The Springfield house venue are deciding to take a break in August, but they are still active setting up shows on later dates and planning big things for the future.

The first show is being put on by The Radon Lounge and The Harbor, but it is being held at Lakeside Christian Church on August 14th. The show features Adam Strumpel and Dan Arseneau and friends. You can find more information on that one here.

The next show happening at The Radon Lounge is on September 26th, which will feature Spoken Nerd, Brian Lee & His Orchestra, Cantalouper, and Hushpad. Then if we skip ahead all the way to October we will find a show on October 6th with Families and Kevin Schlereth! Then if we look wayyy into the future we see that The Radon Lounge is planning a Bob Dylan cover show of some sorts on November 9th. And of course after that they plan on continuing their tradition of putting on a “Christmas Explosion” show sometime around the holidays.

You can check out the complete list of upcoming Radon Lounge shows here on their website. You can also check out our Springfield shows page for a more complete list of shows going on outside of Black Sheep.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Kowabunga! Kid, Lovecow, Wir Konnen, Douglass

Posted on August 3, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s gonna be an awesome show tonight! Here’s what we got! Kowabunga! Kid is an awesome, hot, indie poppish band from Champaign and they will be giving us some enjoyable tunes. Lovecow is our favorite, local, endearing folk punk band so we’ll be hearing some jams from them. Wir Konnen is a newcoming band that we will have the pleasure of hearing for the first time. Word is they have an emo vibe going on and will feature some members from Lovecow, Montagh and more! This won’t be the only first show tonight. Douglass, composed of the lovely Tara Lynne Tracy, will grace our ears with some experimental, emotional folk. Apparently there will also be an acoustic suprise! Hopefully it’s not as gruesome as the mystery meat suprise featured in every middle school lunchline ever.

The weather is estimated to produce a thunderstorm with temperatures ranging from 27 degrees C/ 19 degrees C. 7:00 pm! 5 bucks! Check it out! You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also don’t forget to check out what other shows are coming up at Black Sheep on our shows page.

Lovecow: “Lovecow”

Posted on August 2, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Hey everybody, guess who has a tape out? Lovecow! That’s right, one of our favorite local folk punk bands Lovecow has a tape out titled “Lovecow”. Check it out below or head over to the band’s bandcamp page here! As they state on their page, this is their very first cassette tape! On it lingers 11 tracks, with some popular songs of theirs such as “They Say”, “Do Something” and “Sorry I said fuck at the JSA show”. Mixed in are some new songs so make sure to check it out! It’s swell stuff. Recording was made possible by Sir Brandon Carnes and was released on the 27th of this month (at Black Sheep Fest). You can get it for $5 at any of their shows or download it through the link I inlcuded above. Do one or both and float on some folk punk tunes for awhile!

You can also pick up the cassette from Lovecow at their show at Black Sheep tomorrow (August 3rd). They will be playing along with Kowabunga! Kid, Wir Konnen, and Douglass.

Tonight at Black Sheep: The Luzhin Defense, Bumping Uglies

Posted on August 2, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Happy Fry-day! Enjoy some fries and come to this show! Tonight we got The Luzhin Defense, an electronic pop band from right here in our grand hometown. The Bumping Uglies will be coming around, which is a 3 piece experimental electronic band from Austin Texas who’s main mission is to make the ugliest music ever for this ugly world. That’s it, that’s all we need!

The weather is estimated to possibly create a thunderstorm with temperatures ranging between 28 degrees C/ 17 degrees C. So check it out! 5 bucks, 7:00 pm and french fries (BYOFF). Bring it! You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also don’t forget to check out our upcoming shows at Black Sheep on our shows page.

Nephrons: “Black Bedroom”

Posted on August 1, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we are bringing you a stream of the brand new Nephrons album, Black Bedroom. The album is being released at the show at Black Sheep tonight on 12″ vinyl and is limited to 100 copies. Make sure you come out to the show tonight to hear Nephrons play a few of the new songs live!

Also playing the show tonight is Hank, Cassfield, and Caterpillar Club. It kicks off at 7:00pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event right here. Stream the new Nephrons album below!

Tonight at Black Sheep: Nephrons, Hank, Cassfield, Caterpillar Club

Posted on August 1, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Get stoked! It’s gonna be a good show tonight. Here’s whats goin’ down. We’ll have the awesome local 90’s sounding punk band Nephrons. This is going to be the day of their Black Bedroom record release! Check out the 411 on that right here. Emo noodle punks Hank. will also be joining us! They are an experimental, indie emo band from Champaign and they are stoping by Springfield as a part of their summer tour. Cassfield will be coming at us from the east coast with some far out, techno tunes, and some type of performance art. Last but not least, local sludge-gazing band Caterpillar Club will be joining us too!

The weather is estimated to be partly cloudy between 29 degrees C/ 20 degrees C. Show up at 7:00 pm and have 5 dollars in your hand! You can find a facebook event for the show right here, and a list of all of the other upcoming Black Sheep shows right here. Proceed then to eat up this deliciously rad show. You can check out the song below as an appetizer.

August 30th at Black Sheep: Cooshit, Scott Blacula, Habilis Riccardo

Posted on July 31, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Here at Black Sheep, it has been quite a while since we have had a rap show! For those of you who were at The Battle of the Bands earlier this month, you may have caught a sneak peak of acts from a new rap recording project called “The Cage” from across South Grand. Today we are announcing a rap/mixed genre show coming up at the end of August! This show is happening on Friday, August 30th. It will feature the rap project Cooshit and is being called the Cooshit SuperDuperDopeDank Show! In the middle of the show we have grind/metal band Scott Blacula, who we think lost a battle to Emperor Norton at Black Sheep Fest last weekend. Opening the show up is another rap project going by the name Habilis Riccardo. The flier says that there will be more surprises including a “free shirt giveaway”, “cooking contest?!?”, and “free candy”?!? Sounds like a lot of fun!

The show kicks off at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event to the show right here. Also don’t forget to check our shows page for other shows that are coming up at Black Sheep in August!

Photos: The Horse Show

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Posted on July 31, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

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Hey everyone, there are now photos of the Horse Show up for your viewing pleasure! Feast your eyes. Hushpad Insomniac Folklore The Transatlantic That was a teaser. For more photos click on the Horse Show Photos link below! Keep in … Continue reading →

Photos: Black Sheep Fest 2013

Posted on July 30, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

This past weekend was a success on many levels for Black Sheep and Springfield music as a whole. Great times were had by all, and we saw many bands put on some fantastic sets. We saw lots of new faces, a few old ones, and there were also plenty of surprises. Here is what Black Sheep owner Kevin Bradford had to say:

The fest yesterday was great. Thank you to everyone involved. Truth be told I did not think Black Sheep would be here for 8 years, but I sincerely appreciate everyone who has supported it. As long as you got something good from us, it doesn’t matter if you’ve been around 8 minutes or eight years.

And now for the pictures! We have about one hundred pictures gathered from Black Sheep Fest, and they are still coming in! You can check out a few of those photos below, or head over to our Black Sheep Fest 2013 Flickr set.

Photos: Dumb Fest Day 2

Posted on July 29, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

As we are winding down from that spectacular Black Sheep Fest that we had on Saturday and collecting photos from that, we should probably tell you about all of these new Dumb Fest photos that have recently come in. There are quite a few photos that have recently been released done by photographer Priten Vora. You can check out a few of these new photos below, or head over here to Priten’s flickr page to see the whole set. If you want to see more Dumb Fest photos including the ones from day 1, head over to our Dumb Fest flickr set. Stay tuned for Black Sheep Fest 2013 photos!