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.

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!

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.

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.

Whoa! THE BIG ONE is finally here! Teenage Bottlerocket will be playing. They are a national touring punk band from Laramie, Wyoming. Then we have Off With Their Heads from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Off With Their Heads also has a new album out tomorrow! The two touring bands will be joined by local support from Springfield classic punk band The Timmys. Also playing is Hospital Job, featuring Luke McNeil of The Copyrights! What a lineup!

The show tonight starts at 7:00 pm and doors are at 6:30. Admission is $10 unless you have already bought a ticket. If you bought a ticket online just bring a photo ID and we will have your name on a list that we can cross off at the door. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out what other shows we have coming up at Black Sheep on our shows page!

Today we bring you two new band pages! One for an active band and one for an inactive one! The inactive band (inactive aside from reunions, that is) is The Gunga Dins! We recently told you about some rumors online of a Gunga Dins reunion show. Now you can learn more about the band and stream some of their music! Head over here to check out their band page. Then the active band that we have a new band page for is Neon Rebels! We also recently announced that Neon Rebels will be playing the show at Donnie’s Homespun on May 3rd with Michale Graves and his backing band. You can check out the page for Neon Rebels right here.

And as always, feel free to check out some of the hundreds of thousands of band pages we have set up for current bands right here, and past bands right here. Do you play in a band or have played in a band from Springfield that does not have a page on our site yet? Well we would love to hear from you! Shoot us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com.

The indiegogo campaign of the Error Records records store and music venue in Champaign Illinois is still going on online. If you head over here, you can see that the 30 days for the goal is half over and close to half of the $3000 is reached. At the indiegogo page you can also read a description of why the venue is needed and also see incentives you get for donating. If you head over to our original post you can find a message from Kevin Bradford about the venue.

Below you can also check out a video interview Nathan Landolt of Error Records did with Pizza FM. In the interview Nathan discusses what we can expect from the music venue/records store and also while he feels it is needed.

We recently mentioned news about a fest happening in Champaign this April featuring a number of midwest and Central Illinois bands. Now we are back today to bring you the full lineup of the fest. Main headliners of the fest are Into It. Over It. from Chicago and Native from Seattle. Springfield band Our Lady will also be playing. You can check out the full list of bands below:

Into It. Over It.
Native
Dowsing
The Reptilian
Protestant
Northless
Tiny Moving Parts
Restore
Thieves
Droughts
Canyons
Texas Instruments
Alta
Victor Shores
Locktender
Coma Regalia
Brighter Arrows
Aseethe
Kittyhawk
Foxing
Boilerman
Itto
Altar of Complaints
Our Lady
Natural Disasters
Easter
Hank.
Enta

Skeletal Lightning Fest will be over the course of two days at the Red Herring Vegetarian Restaurant in Urbana on April 5th and 6th. For more info on the fest you can see the official Skeletal Lightning Fest Website here. You can also find a facebook event for the fest here.

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.

The show announcements for 2013 are starting to roll in for us here over at Black Sheep! On January 5th we have a fun mixed genre show for you all. Austin & Austin (the band!) will be opening up the show. Then we have Dreameater, the project featuring members of Nathan & The Sheep and also Mildred. Onward will be playing their first show, which features members of Our Lady. Then from Ohio the melodic hardcore band White Mage will be taking the stage.

The show is at 7:00 pm and is $5. 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 over at our shows page.