There are no shows this weekend at Black Sheep, sorry. Why’s that? Because today is the big Horse Show happening at The Refuge Range being put on by The Radon Lounge! Who is playing The Horse Show? Check out the schedule below!

Barn Stage
9pm The Soil And The Sun (New Mexican Space Orchestra Rock, Grand Rapids MI)
8pm Insomniac Folklore (folk punk, Portland OR)
7pm VON Strantz (Indie Soul, Mishawaka IN)
6pm Brian Lee & His Orchestra (local vintage folk/rock/blues)
5pm The Saudades (pop/folk, Cincinnati OH)
4pm The Phoenix Sons (local folk)
3pm Yogi Beara (local blues/rock)
2pm Amy Benton (local country/folk)
1pm Jordan Bauer (local folk/jazz)
12:30 pm Anchored Souls (local singer/songwriters)
12pm David Lasley (local singer/songwriter)

Garage Stage
8:30pm B-Free, The MB, and DJ Mayday (local Hip Hop)
7:30pm Filmloom (Cinematronica, Ionia MI)
6:30pm Soap Scum (local scum)
5:30pm Narrow/Arrow (post rock/folk, Mansfield OH)
4:30pm Must Build Jacuzzi (ska, Peoria IL)
3:30pm Until the Hour (alternative, Jacksonville IL)
2:30pm Meredosia (local post/rock/punk/indie)
1:30pm Blind Social (local funk punk?)
12:30pm Full Chroma (local alternative)

Looks like there are all kinds of different bands playing- truly something for everyone. On top of all of that, admission for the festival is free. There will be a donation jar to go towards The Refuge Ranch. You can find out more on the Refuge Ranch and what they are all about right here. You can also find a few food vendors and plenty of other things to do at the festival, which you can find out more about right here.

The festival today is kicking off at noon, and is going all until the last act plays at 9:00 pm. Come by and at least check out some if it! The Refuge Ranch is located at 3845 Delay Road in Pawnee, Illinois (not far). Find a facebook event for The Horse Show right here. Also check out our Springfield shows page for a list of some shows happening outside of Black Sheep.

The Radon Lounge are gearing up big time for their Horse Show happening at The Refuge Ranch on Saturday, June 21st. It’s a ways off but we can tell that the festival this year is going to be a big deal. The Radon Lounge announced the first batch of bands playing The Horse Show along with their initial announcement of the fest being June 21st. A few days ago The Radon Lounge released the names of three more bands that will be performing. Ready to hear them? Here they are:

Brian Lee & His Orchestra from Central Illinois
The Phoenix Sons from Springfield
Narrow/Arrow from Mansfield, Ohio

Wow sounds like a lot of fun! You can stay updated on all of The Horse Show announcements and Radon Lounge going-ons on their website at theradonlounge.com.

It may still be winter, but we are starting to see some plans for the summer of 2014 brew up in Springfield and the surrounding areas. Springfield house venue The Radon Lounge has recently announced plans for a second Horse Show, which will be a free summer festival located at The Refuge Range (not at The Radon Lounge). The Radon Lounge have announced some new additions to the festival on their website:

First, TWO STAGES!!!! We will be hosting the Barn Stage and the Garage Stage this year. The Barn Stage will be setup like last year, except it will primarily feature bands from the folksy side of the music spectrum. The Garage Stage will feature bands from the harder side of rock ‘n roll.

This year we’ll be hosting around 20 bands, mostly gems from right here in Springfield, IL, some midwest Radon favorites, and beyond. We’re still working on the lineup, but it wouldn’t be very festive to announce a festival without some sort of sneak peek, read on!

Along with announcing the festival on June 21st, the Radon Lounge have also announced a few bands that have confirmed for the festival. They are Insomniac Folklore (pictured above) from Portland, Oregon, Springfield songwriter Amy Benton, and Peoria ska band Must Build Jacuzzi. You can also hear some tunes from Must Build Jacuzzi on the player embedded below.

In order to put on the Horse Show as an event free to the public, The Radon Lounge needs your help. They have a donation link set up on their festivals page, where you can also read more about the festival. We plan on keeping you updated on the Horse Show 2014 lineup as more bands and surprises are announced. Until then check our Springfield shows page for a good look at events in town happening outside of Black Sheep.