Yardfest 2015 In Peoria August 15th

Posted on June 25, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Another festival was recently announced as happening in Central Illinois, and that is Peoria’s Yardfest- happening this year on August 15th. This will be the 17th year of the annual festival. Notable acts playing this year include The Amazing Kill-O-Watts (pictured above at last year’s festival), Kitten Crisis, and Phantom Noise. Check out the full lineup below:

The Amazing Kill-O-Watts 9:30 – ???
Kitten Crisis (First Night of Tour) 9:00 – 9:30
Phantom Noise 8:30 – 9:00
The Oceanographers 8:00 – 8:30
Super 88 7:30 – 8:00
Fancy Hawk 7:00 – 7:30
The Burning Sensation 6:30 – 7:00
Alex and the XO’s 6:00 – 6:30
Action/Adventure 5:30 – 6:00
Howlback 5:00 – 5:30
Arcade at Midnight 4:30 – 5:00
The Golden Fleece 4:00 – 4: 30
Drained 3:30 – 4:00
Los Diablos Blancos 3:00 – 3:30
Dirty Rotten Revenge 2:30 – 3:00
Steve Lawless 2:00 – 2:30

Yardfest is happening this year at Satterfield’s Haunted Mansion in Peoria. You can find more information on the whole thing right here on the Yardfest 2015 facebook event. The State Journal Register also let us know yesterday that Fall Out Boy will be playing at the Illinois State Fair that same night, if that is more of your thing. Black Sheep Fest 2015 will also be taking place this year on Saturday, July 25th.

Today at Downtown Springfield: Black Sheep Stage at SOHO

Posted on June 6, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Today there is a lot of exciting things happening, especially downtown where the eleventh annual SOHO Music Festival is taking place. SOHO is a downtown music festival with proceeds this year going to 10 different charities. This year for the first time ever, Black Sheep, Dumb Records, and South Town Studio will be involved with SOHO in running our very own stage and tent. Here is the lineup and schedule for the Black Sheep stage today:

1:00 – Kickstart
3:00 – The Science Of
4:00 – Blind Social
5:30 – Wir Können
7:00 – The Locals
8:30 – Hospital Job
10:00 – Looming

In addition to the stage, Dumb Records will also have a tent with records for sale and also some free Dumb Fest mix CDs. Check out the full lineup for SOHO and more info on the festival on the festival’s website right here. Admission to the festival is just $5 and free for kids under age 12.

Today on Black Sheep Radio: Eric Welch (SOHO Music Festival)

Posted on June 5, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

This weekend, SOHO Music Festival will be happening downtown Springfield for the eleventh year. This is the first year of SOHO that, Black Sheep, Dumb Records, and South Town Studio are involved in hosting our very own stage at the festival. The Black Sheep stage will be up and running for Saturday of the festival (tomorrow) and will include bands Looming, Hospital Job, Wir Können, The Locals, The Science Of, and Kickstart. Check out the full SOHO lineup right here. Today on The Black Sheep Radio Show we will get the chance to talk to SOHO festival organizer Eric Welch (pictured above) about the big weekend and what to expect.

The Black Sheep Radio Show airs from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm. You can also stream the show live online during the same time at wqna.org. Also be sure to check out our radio page for a list of downloadable episodes from the past.

Our Lady, Looming, and Hosptial Job playing FEST 13 in Gainesville, Florida This Fall

Posted on April 25, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like FEST is happening for the fourteenth time this year in Gainesville, Florida, and this year there are a record-shattering number of Springfield bands on the festival lineup! We have three whole bands from the Springfield music scene playing FEST including Our Lady, Looming, and Hospital Job! FEST is happening in Gainesville on October 30th, 31st, and November 1st this year. You can check out the full lineup for the festival right here. Also check out a video highlighting parts of FEST 13 last year below. (Springfield’s Hospital Job also played FEST last year). There is also a likely chance some of the Springfield bands will be touring around FEST, so keep your eyes and ears peeled for some of those tours to be announced sometime in the future.

SOHO 11 Downtown Springfield June 5-7th, Black Sheep Stage June 6th

Posted on April 11, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Since spring is here, it is time to start planning big time for all of those summer festivals- including all of the downtown festivals happening in downtown Springfield this summer. The lineup for SOHO 11 has just been announced, and will be happening on June 5th, 6th, and 7th. This SOHO is a special one because Black Sheep will be hosting our very own stage one day of the festival on Saturday, June 6th. This year the festival will once again be attempting to break the record for the world’s largest rock band (you can find more info on that right here). There are a lot of bands playing the festival this year, here are just the ones playing the Black Sheep stage on June 6th along with time slots:

1:00 – 1:30 – Kickstart
3:00 – 3:30 – The Science Of
4:00 – 4:30 – Blind Social
5:30 – 6:00 – Wir Können
7:00 – 7:30 – The Locals
8:30 – 9:00 – Hospital Job
10:00 – 10:30 – Looming

Check out the SOHO 11 facebook event right here, where you can also take a look at all of the other acts playing all of the other different stages. Also be sure to check out our Springfield shows page for a look at some shows happening in Springfield outside of Black Sheep.

Midwest Punk Fest 7 in Bloomington, IL

Posted on April 2, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Our friends and neighbors over in “BloNo” are putting on the 7th Annual Midwest Punk Fest this May. Covering two days with 24 bands (including Springfield’s own fudgy-core pioneers Diaper Rash and perennial teen idols The Timmy’s); this is set to be another great weekend Fest!!!

CONFIRMED BANDS: Subject to Change

FRIDAY:
THE BISTRO – Downtown Bloomington
7PM – Diaper Rash
7:45PM – Up N at ‘Em
8:30PM – Bookmobile
9:15PM – Ska’s The Limit
10PM – The Linden Method
11PM – Soy City Stranglers…
12AM – As The Crow Flies
1AM – The Timmys

SATURDAY:
THE BISTRO – Downtown Bloomington
12PM – Beer Wave
12:45PM – Cactus Kid
1:30PM – TBA
2:15PM – Must Build Jacuzzi
3PM – The Kreutzer Sonata
3:45PM – Unamused Dave
4:30PM – The MisFetts

FIREHOUSE PIZZA AND PUB – Uptown Normal
6PM – Back Alley Riot
6:45PM – The Run Around
7:30PM – Kobanes Official
8:15PM – Nard Voris
9:15PM – Dirty Rotten Revenge
10:15PM – Killshakes
11:15PM – Roberta Sparrow
12:15AM – The Slow Death
1AM – TBA

*Shows at The Bistro are All Ages with parent or legal guardian.
**Shows at the Firehouse are All Ages.

Stay up to date with all things Midwest Punk Fest by joining the Facebook event here.

State Journal Register: “One Man Band Bonanza Celebrates Musical Multitasking…”

Posted on March 14, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

As you may know, The Black Sheep is hosting the second day of the One Man Band Bonanza happening around town here in Springfield this weekend. We have four one man band acts performing tonight, including acts from Wisconsin, Missouri, Texas, and even Mexico. Springfield paper The State-Journal Register recently did an article about the festival, and talked to coordinator Evan Mitchell about the fest. From the article:

Mitchell, of Taylorville, came up with the idea for the festival when two of his fellow musicians were looking to add a Springfield gig to their American tours. Inspiration soon took hold and Mitchell went to online sites where one-man bands are known to gather to see who else wanted to join the bill.

Over a dozen acts from around the country responded, along with ones from Mexico and Scotland.

You can check out the full article at SJ-R.com right here. Day 2 of the One Man Band Bonanza happens tonight at 7:00 pm at Black Sheep, and day 3 will be happening tomorrow at Homespun Republic. You can also find a short article in weekly publication The Illinois Times about the One Man Band Bonanza.

Mates Fest 6 In Peoria (March 26th – 29th)

Posted on March 1, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Looks like there is a pretty big festival brewing up over in Peoria, Illinois and that is Mates Fest 6– a four day music festival happening at various venues taking place on March 26th, 27th, 28th, and 29th. There will be bands playing from all over the state, including Springfield bands Asthma and The Timmys. Here is the complete list of bands announced so far:

Amoureux (Peoria, IL)
Angelust (Peoria, IL)
Angry Gods (Chicago, IL)
Asthma (Springfield, IL)
Beat the Smart Kids (Chicago, IL)
Chimess (Bloomington, IL)
Closet Burner (Chicago/Galesburg, IL)
Cold Grip (Peoria, IL)
Dead_Language (Peoria, IL)
Delta Waves (Peoria, IL)
Dirty Rotten Revenge (Bloomington, IL)
Half-Strokes (Bloomington/Normal, IL)
Jared Grabb Among Thieves (Peoria, IL)
Lost in Time (Peoria, IL)
Mayhew the Traitor (Urbana, IL)
Mercury Flask (Peoria, IL)
Mutts (Chicago, IL)
Nard Voris (Peoria, IL)
The Oceanographers (Peoria, IL)
Pears (New Orleans, LA)
Reduced to Instinct (Bloomington, IL)
Rings (Peoria, IL)
Rise to New Heights (Peoria, IL)
Sarah Marie Dillard (Peoria, IL)
Super 88 (Peoria, IL)
Time Machine Guns (Peoria, IL)
The Timmys (Springfield, IL)
Trey Mowder (Peoria, IL)
Unamused Dave (Peoria, IL)
Werepire Day (Bloomington/Peoria, IL/Cincinnati, OH)

More bands will be announced later on. To stay updated on everything Mates Fest related and to catch other band updates, you can check out the Mates Fest 6 facebook event.

Bands For Springfield Pridefest Announced For May 16th

Posted on February 22, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Springfield Pridefest will be taking place this year on Saturday, May 16th in downtown Springfield at the intersection of 5th and Capital. The festival has recently announced a group of bands that will be performing, which includes Looming. Check out the full list of bands recently announced below:

Shenanigans
Hurricane Ruth
Thornhill
Looming
Capital City Men’s Chorus

Check out the website for Springfield Pridefest for more information right here. The festival will be happening on May 16th from noon to 10:00 pm. You can also find a facebook event for the fest right here. Also be sure to check out our Springfield shows page for a good look at stuff happening in town outside of Black Sheep.

More on One Man Band Bonanza Happening March 13th-15th

Posted on February 19, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Remember way back in November when we told you that Black Sheep will be one of a few venues hosting a “One Man Band Bonanza” festival in March? Today we are back with all of the official bands and more info for that fest. Black Sheep will be hosting the festival the night of March 14th, and you can see the flier for that show above. Let’s run over all of the days of the festival and what acts are playing:

Friday, March 13th @ Bar None (ages 21+):
Ghostwriter (TX)
Mikey Classic & His Lonesome Spur
Slate Dump (WV)
Sleepy Eyes Nelson (Scottland)

Saturday, March 14th @ Black Sheep (all ages):
Ghostwriter (TX)
Roboman (WI)
Casey’s One Man Rock N Roll Band (MO)
Mierde Nino (Mexico)

Sunday, March 15th @ Donnie’s Homespun
Evan Mitchell
Ted Keylon
The Jonas Woodstock Music Experience

We are excited to be hosting acts from Texas, Wisconsin, Missouri, and Mexico all on the same show. You can also check out a promo video for the festival below. And check out the facebook event for the Black Sheep show on Saturday, March 14th right here. That show will be at 7:00 pm and admission will be $5.

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