More Radon Lounge Photos

Posted on March 19, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Our friends over at the Radon Lounge have posted some more sets of photos from more of their past shows. Those photos include some from the open mic night that was at The Radon earlier this month, February 11th with MR NASTI, Runaway, Luzhin Defense, Like… With Jetpacks, and Hushpad, and then February 2nd with Brian Lee & His Orchestra, Karen K, End Times, Trio, and Austin & Austin. You can head over here to The Radon Lounge facebook page to see all of their photos.

The Radon Lounge will be hosting their next show on Thursday April 4th featuring The Soil & The Sun, Kellen & Me, and Trouper. The show starts at 7:00 pm and is $8. If you are looking for more info on the Radon Lounge, then head over to their website!

DUMB FEST Announcement #2

Posted on March 17, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

This St. Patrick’s Day we are bringing you are second big DUMB FEST announcement, with five more dumb bands. It was already announced that Dumb Fest will be held at Black Sheep and Skank Skates on June 15th earlier last week. Bands announced in the first announcement include Big Eyes, Angry Gods, Horrible Things, Trauma Harness, and Say Something. We also created a page just for Dumb Fest right here and a facebook event can be found right here.

Are you ready for the second round of bands? HERE THEY ARE:

OUR LADY from Springfield
SHAVED WOMEN from St. Louis
SOAP SCUM from Springfield
BAILOUT from Champaign/Chicago (featuring members of Laughboy and Midstress)
KAWORU from Peoria

Ten more bands are yet-to-be announced between now and the end of the month, so stay tuned! Once again, Dumb Fest is one of two summer festivals we will be putting on the summer of 2013. It will be taking place at Black Sheep and Skank Skates.

New Website Feature: DUMB FEST Page

Posted on March 16, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

To properly celebrate this dumb party we’re throwing, we decided it was appropriate for it have it’s own little place on the internet. Okay, okay, it’s not a totaly new website but it who’s got money for that?? We added a new page under the “shows” tab (which you can find if you hover your mouse on where is says “shows”).

On the page, we will keep the updated line up and news along with all other info about the fest. CLICK HERE FOR THE DUMB FEST PAGE.

Be sure you keep your eyes out tomorrow for another DUMB announcement with another 5 dumb bands! If you missed the first Dumb Fest announcement, you can go here to check that out. A facebook event was also recently created for Dumb Fest.

Obi-Wan Kanblo Mi Show moved/HARM HOUSE show tonight

Posted on March 16, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

UPDATE: The date for the Obi-Wan Kanblo Mi’s “Episode VI: Return of the Red Eyes” release show has been moved to April 19th. With this change comes a new, sweet line up! The line up is now Obi-Wan Kanblo Mi, Peoria’s Must Build Jacuzzi, 618 Punx Coward’s Way Out, Springfield owns Lovecow, and the new punkers RDNT. More info about the show is located on the Facebook event page.

ALSO BIG AWESOME SHOW TONIGHT AT HARM HOUSE!

Be sure to check out this really awesome house show tonight. It features Blood Red (ft. members of Pissed Jeans and Run Forever), the legendary Mother Leopard, local MTG Punx Emperor Norton, and Jessica Knight formally of Our Lady. The show starts at 7pm and is donation based. Don’t know where the Harm House is? Start here.

April 23rd at Black Sheep: Cottontail, Lovecow, Montagh

Posted on March 15, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s time to get soft and acousticy! We have a great show coming up in April. Arizona’s Cottontail (ft. members of Ramshackle Glory) is finally bringing their brand of love punk back to Black Sheep, well…. one of thier members is. To get the party started we have the black metal-acoutic team Lovecow (whom recently release sneak peak tracks to their new album). To totally round out the bill we have the mysterious Montagh (formerly Austin & Austin). There may be some more bands announced later on, so stay posted.

The show starts at 7:00 pm and costs $5. The flier will be availble once the final line up has been announced. In the meantime you can find a facebook event for the show right here. Not looking for fun stuff to do? DON’T CLICK HERE THEN!

Tonight at Black Sheep: The Convalescence, Kleos, Skywalker, Elyse, Scott Blacula

Posted on March 15, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

It has been quite a while since we have had a big metal show at Black Sheep. Tonight we are excited to say that there is one happening featuring some great local and non-local metal bands! The two bigger touring acts that are a part of the “For The Fans Tour” are The Convalescence, and Kleos. Those bands will be joined by local support from Skywalker, who have been working on new material recently. Another local band who will be playing is Scott Blacula. We do not think that there will be any battle sets between Scott Blacula and any other bands but you never know! Opening things up will be Elyse, who have recently released a ten song album.

You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Things start off at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can also check out what other shows are coming up at Black Sheep on our shows page.

3/29 at Black Sheep: Soap Scum, Chain’s Gang, Caterpillar Club, Gas Up Yr Hearse

Posted on March 14, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

It may be coming up fast, but we have a spooky show to tell you all about happening on Friday, March 29th. It looks like another show for the new and mysterious punk band Soap Scum! The band features ex members of Don’t Mess With Winkie, Intricate Collapse, Bastognes Best, and Kick To The Head. Then also playing the show on the 29th will be Chain’s Gang from Champaign. This band features members of Kowabunga! Kid, and Horrible Things so they are sure to be great. Another Springfield band that will be playing is the heavy shoegaze project Caterpillar Club. And last we have Gas Up Yr Hearse playing hectic screamo from Bloomington/Normal.

This show is sure to be intense. The whole thing starts off at 7:00 and is $5. You can find a facebook event right here. Also be sure to check out what other shows we have coming up at Black Sheep over on our shows page.

Black Sheep Radio Tomorrow: boon, Benny Dewit

Posted on March 14, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Tomorrow it’s another exciting and action-packed episode of Black Sheep Radio! Who knows what crazy things Brandon, Robbie, and Greg have in store for us this time! We do know who their guests are this time around on Episode 11. Guest #1 will be the band boon, who will be making a return to Springfield shows with a brand new drummer with their show on Saturday at The Tin Can Pub with The Timmys. Then we have Benny Dewitt as Guest #2 formerly of the bands Renae and Mother Leopard. He will be talking about what he has been up to along with the show Mother Leopard will be playing Saturday at the HARM HOUSE. Then we have Brian Galecki in towards the end of the two hours to introduce some songs picked from some of the bands that have been recently announced for DUMB FEST!

Wow! That sounds like a whole lot going on in one episode! You can listen tomorrow (Friday) from 4:00 to 6:00 on 88.3 WQNA fm or also online on wqna.org. Also be sure to check out our Radio page, where you can stream and download old episodes of Black Sheep Radio. And don’t forget to check out Black Sheep Radio on facebook!

DUMB FEST at Black Sheep and Skank Skates on June 15th

Posted on March 13, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we bring you news of something very big happening at Black Sheep this summer. Is it Black Sheep Fest? No, but it’s close. We actually will be putting on two big festivals this summer. We will have Black Sheep fest on August 3rd this year in the later summer. But also happening this summer on Saturday, June 15th will be DUMB FEST.

What is DUMB FEST? The idea came about because every summer we have Black Sheep fest where we have bands all local to Springfield play one giant show together. However, we didn’t really have a fest where we can have bands from towns outside of Springfield play along with some bigger national touring acts. That is where DUMB FEST comes in! DUMB FEST will still have plenty of your favorite local bands but it will also feature some bands from surrounding Central Illinois cities and also a few other surprises. When picking out bands to play this fest we focused mainly on the punk and hardcore genres that Black Sheep was founded on, but we also ended up with a pretty wide range of types of bands. Why is it called DUMB FEST? We are not sure, it was Kevin’s idea. And here’s a message from Kevin:

Everybody here at Black Sheep is very excited to host a regional fest. We’re looking forward to seeing a lot of people from all over the area come out, and we are excited to see some great music. This is a whole new tradition we are kicking off and we are stoked to say the least! Stay tuned!

– Kevin

There will be around 20 bands playing DUMB FEST, all have already confirmed. Oh yeah, did we mention that half of the bands will be playing next door on the ramp of Skank Skates? We plan on announcing all 20 bands with four separate announcements from now until the end of this month. Today we bring you the first announcement with five bands that are playing. Ready? Here they are…

BIG EYES from Seattle, Washington
ANGRY GODS from Chicago (featuring members of Harps of Tartarus and Scouts Honor)
SAY SOMETHING local to Springfield (featuring members of Don’t Mess With Winkie)
HORRIBLE THINGS from Champaign (featuring members of Hospital Job)
TRAUMA HARNESS from Belleville (featuring members of Egg Chef and Lumpy & The Dumpers)

UPDATE: you can find a facebook event for the fest right here.

3/27 at BXS: John Davey, Picardy III, Big Storm

Posted on March 12, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s time to get acoustic-y and rock-y once again. Our long time pal John Davey is on tour with Austin, TX’s Picardy III. Each of this team put their unique spin on “music.” To round out Big Storm, will be playing “Break Out” for 30 minutes. This will be one not to miss.One more band is going to be added to this show, and will be announced accordingly.

The show will be $5 and start at 7pm. You can check out the Facebook event here, and the rest of the wild, whacky adventures of Black Sheep here.

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