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Pound For Pound and Obi-Wan Kanblo Mi on Black Sheep Radio Tomorrow
Look at that room full of characters! Those are the guys you are going to be listening to on air tomorrow if you tune into Black Sheep Radio tomorrow afternoon/evening from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. On tomorrow’s radio show we have Chuck, Gary, and Kenny Pounds from bands Pound For Pound and Obi-Wan Kanblo Mi. Both bands will be discussing their upcoming show on Saturday and also plans for recording new material. We also caught word that Pound For Pound may be debuting some new material on the radio show! You can tune in from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm or also listen online at WQNA.org.
Also if you head over to our radio page you can stream and download old episodes of the Black Sheep Radio Show!
Artifacts Saturday: “Aerosolics Anonymous
Our neighbors over at Artifacts have some cool stuff going on this winter/spring! If you happen to be at the Black Sheep show on Saturday with Pound for Pound, Obi-Wan Kanblo Mi, and Up In Arms you might want to take a peek inside Artifacts (located right next door at 1107 South Grand). On Saturday they will be hosting a new exhibit called “Aerosolics Anonymous.” From the Artifact’s facebook:
We will be hosting an opening for the new exhibit at artifacts on Saturday from 5 till Midnight where you can view and purchase work from some of the more prolific artists in the underground Springfield art scene. Music food and drinks will be provided and an auction will be held at the end of the night for an original piece to be collaborated upon by some of the featured artists. The auction will run online via our FB event page until Feb 2. Proceeds from this show will be put tword getting some affordable paint for sale in the store so we can give back to the artists that support our hustle.
You can find a facebook event for the exhibit right here. On the event page you can also check out a list of the artists participating.
Our Lady Tour Updates
Everyone’s favorite local emo-punk band Our Lady are currently on tour and we have some updates on how they are doing! Tonight the band will be playing in Gainesville Florida! Above you can see two members Jordan and Kyle trying to pull sleeping bags eating oranges out of a tour van brought to you by Milestshirts.com! You can find a few more photos from tour below or also head over to the Our Lady facebook page or the Our Lady tumblr for more photos!
New Band Pages: Dreameater
We have another new band page up! This time it is for the indie/post-rock/punk band Dreameater! You can also stream a live track from the Black Sheep Holiday show on their page which you can find right here.
Also don’t forget to check out all of the other current band pages we have been building up over the course of the site. You can find those right here. Do you play in a band that we have not yet set up a page for? We would love to hear from you! You can email us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com
Calling All Black Sheep Street Team Members
As you may know, we have a few big shows coming up at Black Sheep this spring. We need as much help as we can get promoting these shows and getting the word out! If you would like to be a part of the Black Sheep street team or have any ideas on how we can promote shows better then we need you! We will likely be meeting on this upcoming Sunday evening at 7:00 pm at the Harm House (you can email us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com for the address).
A big show we need help promoting is the Teenage Bottlerocket/Off With Their Heads show. We have plenty of posters to pass out for this and if you come to the meeting Sunday we will give you some to hang up/pass out! If you are unable to leave your home you can still help us get the word out about the show online! The link to the facebook event for the show is right here. Then we also have the link to online ticket pre-orders right here.
At the meeting Sunday we will also be talking about bigger shows that are in the works and ideas for the spring and summer. Everyone is welcome to come to these meetings.
2/11 at The Radon Lounge: Mr Nasti, Runaway, Luzhin Defense, Hushpad, Like… With Jetpacks
There is a mixed genre show going on at The Radon Lounge that with such a great mixture of bands that we felt we had to mention it to you all on here. Five whole bands are playing! The show is on Monday, February 11th. The show is a part of the “True Love Tour” featuring acts Mr Nasti and Runaway! Mr Nasti is a combination of electronic, folk, and psychedelic music all in one bundle. Then Runaway describe them selves as “electronic, house, and metal.” Then for local bands we have The Luzhin Defense, which is an experimental electronic project. We also have Hushpad, the shoegaze project from Lincoln, Illinois. And to top it all off Like… With Jetpacks will be playing a set of video game themed rock.
The show starts at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. The Radon Lounge is a house venue, so you will have to ask a friend for the address. You can also check our Springfield shows page for some more upcoming shows in Springfield outside of Black Sheep.
Teenage Bottlerocket Off With Their Heads Ticket Info
Look at that everybody! The tickets for the recently announced Teenage Bottlerocket/Off With Their Heads show on March 11th are in and ready to go! We are selling tickets for the show for $8 in advance (they will be $10 at the door). The tickets pictured above are now being sold at Black Sheep during any show, and also at the Rock Shop.
You can also easily pre-order tickets online on our big cartel page. For that you can go here. For those of you who wish to pre-order tickets online this way, we will keep a list of all of your names and all you have to do is present a photo ID at the door.
The Teenage Bottlerocket / Off With Their Heads show is happening Monday, March 11th at Black Sheep. Also playing are local bands The Timmys and Hospital Job. A facebook event was also recently created for the show, which can be found here.
Up In Arms Added to 1/26 Show at Black Sheep
Were you planning on going to the Pound for Pound show at Black Sheep on Saturday? Well if you were you are now in for a treat. And if you weren’t then maybe it is time to reconsider! Springfield pop punk group Up In Arms have been added to the show! The show now features three local bands including Pound for Pound, Obi-Wan Kanblo Mi, and Up In Arms. There’s three good reasons to go right there.
The show will start at 7:00 pm and is only $3. Yes that’s right, three bands for $3. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. And also be sure to check out what other shows we have coming up on our shows page.
February 9th at Black Sheep: Scott Blacula, Dino Bravo, Emperor Norton, Austin & Austin
On Saturday, February 9th there will be a show. This might not be your typical show because we hear that two of these bands might be putting on a BATTLE SET. That’s right folks, Scott Blacula might be battling it out with wrestling fanatics Dino Bravo. With both bands being extreme fans of wrestling, this will be a battle/wrestle match for the record books. Who will win? Last time Scott Blacula played a battle set they won over guitarist Nick DeMarco from Our Lady. We will see what happens this time around!
On one end of the ring we have the undefeated villains Scott Blacula. Come out to boo them on! Then on the other side we have Champaign villains and sludgy Melvins-y rock band Dino Bravo. Joining in on the fun we have Emperor Norton who play magic skate punk thrash. Then opening things up we have Austin & Austin who may be our referees for the match.
The show will start at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to head over to our shows page so you can see what other shows are coming up at the Black Sheep.
