Tonight at Black Sheep: Odds of an Afterthought, Of Brighter Skies, Set Fire To Salem, Torture Trend, Flamingo

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It’s a Friday night, and there is a show happening tonight at Black Sheep! This one is mostly a metal show, but it does have a few twists looks like. We have the alternative metal band “Odds of an Afterthought” coming from Minneapolis, Minnesota. You can stream some of their music on the player embedded below to find out more of what they are about. Also on tour is a band called “Of Brighter Skies” and they come from somewhere up in Wisconsin. Then we have three local bands on the bill, including the solid metalcore act Set Fire To Salem. Then a couple of surprises- we have the new hardcore/grind three-piece Torture Trend on this bill. Then opening things up looks like we have the Psychadelic rock band from Jacksonville- Flamingo.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can check out a facebook event for this show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep in the near future.

Today on Black Sheep Radio: Springfield Illinois Music History

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We actually have a VERY new and exciting episode of The Black Sheep Radio Show lined up today! We have a very special guest! It’s a special episode! This episode is special because we have Nereida and Bob Littrell coming in, who happen to run the very interesting Springfield Illinois Music History page on facebook. The page has been constantly wow-ing us with photos and videos of Springfield bands from as far back as the 1930’s, including much of the 1960’s, 1970’s, and 1980’s. Nereida and Bob will be coming in to talk to us about the project, and we will likely be talking about plenty of bands from our town’s past. We also have quite the playlist lined up, mostly of music from Springfield bands of the past. You can pretty much expect most of it to be from ten years ago and earlier. So buckle your seat belts in this afternoon and get ready to learn!

The Black Sheep Radio Show airs today and every Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. There were some problems with the signal from the CACC studio last week, if there are problems again this week you might need to stream the show on wqna.net online also from 4:00 to 6:00 pm!

Videos: Torture Trend at Black Sheep 7-4-16

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Today we are bringing you a fast an intense video of new Springfield band- “Torture Trend”. The video is of the band’s full twelve-minute set on the fourth of July at a show along with Capitol Offense, Nequient, and Starlorde. You can check it out below. Also thanks to Gordon for taking the video! Torture Trend’s next show is actually happening this upcoming Friday at Black Sheep along with Odds of an Afterthought and Of Brighter Skies.

You can find more videos and pictures from over the years at Black Sheep on our vids/pics page.

Today on Black Sheep Radio: Kowabunga! Kid

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Our very special #1 guests on The Black Sheep Radio Show are… let’s see… pull the curtain Mike! It’s… is that?… Oh! It’s Kowabunga! Kid! And looks like we are catching them at the tail end of their big west coast tour! We’ll get to hear all about how that went today! Pictured above is Kowabunga! Kid and then an extra Brian Galecki thrown in the middle there because Brian will be interviewing the band on the radio. We might also throw in an extra live video feed in there as well, which you will sure to be able to find on the Black Sheep Radio Show facebook page. Sure, we’ll be playing plenty of tunes from The Kids and also of plenty other local bands and bands that are coming to town.

You can catch our radio show from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm. You can also stream it online at the same time at wqna.net. Check out our radio page for a few downloadable episodes of the past.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Super Moon, Mammoth Cannon, Flamingo

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Tonight, there might not be a Super Moon in the sky but there will be one in our venue. We have the band “Super Moon” (pictured above) coming from Omaha, Nebraska. What are they about? Looks like they play some type of “moon rock” and you can find their music streaming on the player below. This show will also be a tour kick-off show for Decatur, Illinois’s very own Mammoth Cannon, and will also be their first time performing at Black Sheep. Come say “hi” and “bye” to them. Opening things up looks like we have the very psychedelic and very groovy Jacksonville-based band Flamingo taking the big stage.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. And of course check out our shows page for a good look at what else is coming up this summer at Black Sheep.

Battle of the Bands this Saturday, *Official* Judges Announced

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Look at that beautiful group of fine folks up there, that is actually our official group of judges for this year’s Black Sheep Battle of the Bands. That includes AYO of HISO Music, Kat of the band Teen Freak, Jeremie Bailey of Lincoln’s Legends, and Clare Frachey of Black Sheep / SAP / Shark Week. The battle is coming up quick and is actually happening this Saturday, July 9th. You aren’t going to want to miss it. The battle kicks off at 6:00 pm and of course everyone is invited. Let’s take another look at what acts we have lined up:

SPOOKY POO
BRING ON THE FALL
SKUNKWORKS
STEMS
KAIL
GADGET
STATUES OF THE DEAD

In addition to all of this, we are also announcing that we have added a third place prize- and that includes a prize package from Lincoln’s Legends as well as a featured video short going to one of the bands. First and second place prizes include a slot on this year’s Black Sheep Fest and also a free recorded demo.

Again, the battle this Saturday kicks off at 6:00 pm. Admission for those not performing is $5. You can check out a facebook event right here. Also see our shows page for what else is coming up at Black Sheep this summer.

Videos: Attic Salt at Black Sheep 6-29-16

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Today we bring you a brand new video of a brand new band called Attic Salt performing at Black Sheep this past week. This song is called “Daylight Savings” and it was shot at the band’s show with Hospital Job, Horrible Things, and SAP. Expect a new band page on our site coming from Attic Salt very soon. Check out the video directly below.

Also head over to our vids/pics page for more videos and pictures shot at Black Sheep over the past eleven years.

July 15th at Black Sheep: Odds of an Afterthought, Of Brighter Skies, Set Fire To Salem, Torture Trend, Flamingo

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We have another July show announcement for you all this afternoon, this one happening on Friday, July 15th. This one is mostly a metal show, but it does have a few twists looks like. We have the alternative metal band “Odds of an Afterthought” coming from Minneapolis, Minnesota. You can stream some of their music on the player embedded below to find out more of what they are about. Also on tour is a band called “Of Brighter Skies” and they come from somewhere up in Wisconsin. Then we have three local bands on the bill, including the solid metalcore act Set Fire To Salem. Then a couple of surprises- we have the new hardcore/grind three-piece Torture Trend on this bill. Then opening things up looks like we have the Psychadelic rock band from Jacksonville- Flamingo.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can check out a facebook event for this show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep in the near future.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Fill In The Blank, The Great Indoors, Tomorrowz End, The Locals, Stereo Static

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It’s a Saturday night and there is a show happening at Black Sheep! Tonight will be the new album release show for Fill In The Blank. The band has a new album dropping for this show being called I Heart Mom. We have another four bands on the bill, including “The Great Indoors” and “Tomorrowz End” neither of which have played at Black Sheep before from what we know of, so expect some new things! (Both of those two bands are actually touring it turns out!) check out some music from The Great Indoors from Michigan below. We also haveStereo Static on the bill, the new alternative/pop-punk project. Then opening things up for this show is the three-piece pop group The Locals.

This show is another 7:00 pm and $5 entry show. You can check out a facebook event for this show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep in the near future.

 

July 24th at Black Sheep: HOUND, Livin’ Thing, Copper Blue, Chili Mac

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The July show announcements are piling in harder and faster than we can almost keep up with! This one is happening on Sunday, July 24th and it packs some serious ROCK we are also not sure we can handle. For this show we have the band HOUND (featuring members of Bad Side and Ted Leo & The Pharmacists) coming from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. You can check out some of their music streaming on the player below. To go along with that type of serious rock, we have Springfield’s most serious rock band- Livin’ Thing lined up on this roster. Before that is the relaxed and *chill* Champaign-Urbana 90’s rock band Copper Blue. Then kicking things off we have the very first ever show for a new Springfield band going by the name of “Chili Mac.” Show up on time to find out what that is all about.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $6 this time around. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep this summer.