It looks like thanks to some active members of the 217 Hardcore The Way It Was facebook group, there has been a recent resurfacing of some old videos taken from an all ages Springfield venue of the past, The Asylum. The videos come from 2001 and feature old Springfield punk/hardcore bands Test Patterns and recently disbanded Pound For Pound. You can check out a couple of those videos below or head over to the 217 Hardcore The Way It Was facebook group to see a few more along with some more old show videos and fliers.
The infamous Springfield villains in Table Drama are at it again! This time it appears the band has come up with some sort of music video for their hit song “Nicotine Is Bad For You!” You can check out the video on the player embedded below.
Table Drama have a couple of shows coming up at Black Sheep. One is on Monday, February 3rd where they will be battling it out in a battle set against Orator, one of the toughest grind bands from the Champaign area. The other is Sunday, February 16th with Carnivores at Grace, The Science Of, and The Oswalds. Both of those shows are $5 and are at The Black Sheep Cafe, so come along so we can boo Table Drama to bits.
It looks like Springfield emo punkers and Springfield’s “Best Band Under 21,” Our Lady are at it again, this time with a brand new music video for their song “Balancing Stone.” The video features plenty of clips from the band’s most recent tour out to the west coast and back. The song “Balancing Stone” comes from the band’s most recent release, Dawning II, which you can stream in its entirety on the band’s bandcamp right here. Check out the video for the song below:
Tonight, the Legacy Theater in Springfield is going to be screening this awesome documentary called Filmage! This has been screening all over the country and now is our chance to see it! The footage it holds tails the band Descendents, one of the pop-punk pillars of the world as we know it. This documentary is sure to do an awesome job filling us in on their story, their influence on the punk world we all know and love so well as well as some background on the genres of punk and pop-punk. It’s super rad that the Legacy is hosting this, so check it out! It’s going to be tonight at 7:30 pm and general admission will be $10. If you’re unsure of where the legacy theatre is, click here to see the map and address. Check out the teaser trailer of this documentary below .
Today we are bringing you a look at the new music video by Springfield electronic/experimental band The Luzhin Defense. The video is for the track Hooked, which comes off of the band’s recently released full length and self-titled album. You can head over here to the band’s bandcamp page to stream the entire album. You can find the music video for Hooked on the embedded player above.
Today we have a video from the Skank Skates 25th Anniversary celebration earlier this month. All of us at Black Sheep and Skank Skates had a lot of fun that night! It was good to see so many faces old and new in South Town. Here is what Skank Skates had to say:
Thank You to Everyone who showed up to support us, your locally owned, oldest indoor skate park in the world!!! It was a great turn out last night for the 25th anniversary of George getting the keys to the building. December 15th is the 25th anniversary of Skanks opening to the public, we will have new shirts printed up and available to purchase! See you there!
Very cool! For those of you who are unfamiliar with the skate scene in Springfield, things are alive and well. There is a new skate shop that recently opened in town called Empire Board Shop. With the recent announcement of Dumb Records it is also clear that South Town is alive and well in Springfield. Skank Skates have also announced today that they will be hosting ANOTHER 25th anniversary celebration on December 15th to celebrate the exact date that they opened their doors 25 years ago. You can find more information on that right here. Check out a video from the Skanks 25th Anniversary below.
Today we are bringing you a couple of videos from the very last Pound For Pound set at Black Sheep. Hardcore band Pound For Pound played their final show on November 9th after fourteen years as a band in Springfield. The final show was held at Black Sheep along with a whole festival of ten bands called The End Is Here Fest. You can check out two videos of Pound For Pound’s set from that night below.
Those of us that were at the show at Black Sheep last night were taken by surprise as The Pukester and his gang of villains stormed their way onto the stage for a whole new level of shenanigans. They appear to be a part of a new band that shares the same members as the recently disbanded Scott Blacula, but they are now calling themselves “Table Drama.” You can check out the video of what exactly went down last night below.
The people you knew as Scott Blacula have evolved into a new beast. A whole new level of terror that none of you could ever understand or comprehend. Ladies and gentlemen… you know who we are but you don’t know why we are here. We have a mission to accomplish. This shithole needs to go up in flames.
Scott Blacula is done. We are TABLE DRAMA.
There you have it folks. Scott Blacula has evolved into Table Drama and The Pukester is back.
Brand new Springfield indie/pop rock sensations Looming have made their self-titled EP available for free download on bandcamp. Earlier this month we brought you the stream of the six-song EP. You can find the link to download the EP right here, or on the bandcamp player embedded to the bottom of this post.
The newer Springfield acoustic/folk project of Clint Kesigner of Battalion called Good Times has unveiled a brand new video for one of his songs. The video is for the song “Patience” and you can check it out on youtube here or embedded at the bottom of this post. The song comes from the recently released Good Times EP, which you can find and stream on the Good Times band page right here.
If you like what you are hearing you can see Good Times perform live at Black Sheep on Sunday, September 22nd at Black Sheep. The show will also be with Brandon Carnes, Montagh, and Jess Knight. You can find our original post on that show right here and a facebook event right here.
It looks like thanks to some active members of the 217 Hardcore The Way It Was facebook group, there has been a recent resurfacing of some old videos taken from an all ages Springfield venue of the past, The Asylum. The videos come from 2001 and feature old Springfield punk/hardcore bands Test Patterns and recently disbanded Pound For Pound. You can check out a couple of those videos below or head over to the 217 Hardcore The Way It Was facebook group to see a few more along with some more old show videos and fliers.
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