Black Sheep Game Night March 16th

Posted on February 21, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

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At the past Black Sheep Roundtable Meeting earlier this month, one of the topics discussed was the idea of having more non-musical events held at Black Sheep. Yesterday we told you about our clean-up day happening on March 2nd. Today we are telling you that Black Sheep Game Night will be happening on Wednesday, March 16th! How fun!

The big game night is going to kick off at 8:00 pm that night, of course it is open to anyone who wants to join and is free. Bring a board game if you want! No rules! Let’s play hide and go seek inside Black Sheep! You can find a facebook event for game night right here. There might be some sort of musical type event happening at Dumb Records earlier in the afternoon/evening. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a long list of all of our events coming up in Southtown.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Teen Freak, Shark Week, La Louve, Doby Watson, Atom Lax

Posted on February 21, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

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Get ready for our third show of the weekend and an exciting night! Tonight is going to be a wild one- we have Springfield’s original band lotto superstar band #1 “Teen Freak” taking the Black Sheep stage for the first time in about a year and a half. They will surely rock the house hard. You can stream Teen Freak’s demo on the player below. This show also has a couple of touring acts. We have Doby Watson performing as a full band, who is no stranger to The Black Sheep. This time around Doby will be coming with another band called Atom Lax from Dover, Ohio. Pretty neat. Up before that we have a newer Champaign/Urbana hardcore band called La Louve which features members of Kowabunga! Kid. Then some very exciting news is that we have the first ever show for a brand new Springfield band called “Shark Week” which features members of SAP, GUSH, and Moondead.

The show tonight starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for tonight right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep in the near future.

Black Sheep Yard Crew Day March 2nd

Posted on February 20, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

One result of the Black Sheep roundtable meeting that happened at the beginning of this month was discussion of cleaning things up the best we can here at our space and in our neighborhood! It’s time to announce that we will be having our first Black Sheep yard crew cleanup day on Wednesday, March 2nd from 6:30 to 9:00 pm. Come out and get your hands dirty and help us clean up our area! Bring your old clothes, gloves, and get ready to get dirty!

You can find a facebook event for cleanup day right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a full listing of shows and other events such as this one in the months coming up at Black Sheep. And check out our get involved page for more listings on roundtable meetings and things you can do to get involved with helping run our space.

Videos: Vacant Skies at Black Sheep 1-19-16

Posted on February 20, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

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Today we are bringing you a video of the Springfield metalcore band Vacant Skies performing their song “Nothing Close to Family” at Black Sheep last month on January 19th. The show was a part of the eight-band “Winter Wreck” that happened featuring bands of all genres and quite the crowd. Check out the video on the player below.

Vacant Skies currently do not have any shows lined up at Black Sheep but we will make sure to let you know when they do! Also check out our vids/pics page for a look at more videos of local and touring bands performing at Black Sheep throughout the years.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Looming, Lavender, LifeWithout, Krelboyne, Pretend I’m Not There

Posted on February 20, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

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We have a pretty big show at Black Sheep happening tonight! There are a few twists too- well, actually just one twist. Unfortunately Our Lady had to drop the show tonight. In their place we are getting a rare performance by Springfield’s own Looming who have not played on the Black Sheep stage since September. Wowee. This show is also the EP release show for central-Illinois shoegaze band Lavender. You can stream their new EP on the player below, and then purchase it at the show tonight. Also on the bill is post hardcore band LifeWithout from Alton, Illinois. Then we have Champaign friends and emo band Krelboyne, who have played here many times. Opening things up is the solo project of BJ Pearce called “Pretend I’m Not There”.

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

Today on The Black Sheep Radio Show: “The Dumb Records Radio Hour”

Posted on February 19, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we are trying something very new on The Black Sheep Radio Show just for the heck of it. For the first time ever we are actually bringing the show to the Capital Area Career Center where we will be actually be recording the show live. Brian Galecki is going to be hosting this shindig this time around instead of Brandon Carnes, and you can expect to hear a few guests come on. Instead of playing all local music and bands that are coming to town, Dumb Records will be taking over the airwaves this time around and will only be playing vinyl records that you can find for sale in the store.

The Dumb Records Radio Hour will be from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm. You can listen on your radio dial then or also live at wqna.net. Be sure to also check out our radio page for a few old episodes that you can download.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Set Piece, Green Messiah, Black Ops Agency

Posted on February 19, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

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It’s Friday and there is a show happening at Black Sheep tonight! Tonight We have the local band Set Piece playing this show, who describe themselves as “heavy indie rock.” You might be able to stream some of their music on the player below. There has also been a slight change to the lineup since we first announced the show. The show will still be just three bands, but instead of Governor Street as previously announced, we now have the Springfield sludge band Green Messiah on the bill. Then the third band on the bill Black Ops Agency, which is a long running rock band featuring members of TANG.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. We might have heard a rumor about their being food at the show!? We’ll see! You can check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a list of everything coming up at Black Sheep in the near future.

March 12th at Black Sheep: Wir Können, Fourside, Moondead, The Locals

Posted on February 18, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

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It’s getting harder and harder for us to keep up with all of these March show announcements! It seems like there is more than one popping up a day at this point! This show is happening on Saturday, March 12th. This show will feature Springfield emo rockers Wir Können (how nice). The one out of town band we have on this bill is the band Fourside from Bloomington/Normal. You can stream one of their tracks on the player below. We also have the three-piece newer Springfield punk band Moondead, which features members of previous bands Bad Banshee, Garter, and Wilt Candy. Opening things up we have locals, The Locals playing some nice and friendly pop rock music.

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

Kharybdis: “Era of Deception” EP

Posted on February 18, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like Springfield metalcore band Kharybdis are back in action and have released a brand new 6 track EP entitled Era of Deception online. You can stream the six-track EP on the player below. The EP can also be purchased for download on Karybdis’s bandcamp page. From the band’s bandcamp page:

We traveled to Cleveland, Ohio with only 9 days in total to record this EP, may or may not re-release in the future with better mix. This is was each of our first times in a studio and also our first release as a band. Some may recognize a few of the songs as we have been playing them for 3 years now! Thanks for listening! Share with your friends, spread the word!

It does not look like Kharybdis has any live shows lined up right now, but we will be sure to keep you all updated on any Black Sheep shows in the near future!

March 5th at Black Sheep: Mr. Clit & The Pink Cigarettes, Boon, Slave Cable, TANG

Posted on February 17, 2016 by blacksheepspringfield

There sure are a lot of shows being lined up at Black Sheep this spring. We are starting to overflow and burst at the seams! This is a show happening here on Saturday, March 5th. It is going to be a hoot. For this show we have Indianapolis based band Mr. Clit & The Pink Cigarettes who are no strangers to Black Sheep or Springfield in general. The band brings that rock n’ roll goodness that you all crave with that tinge of punk and bright hair coloring. Check out some of their music streaming below. We also have their good friends and Springfield experimental rock band Boon on the bill. Before that is something interesting and that is Slave Cable- a newer St. Louis noise project featuring members of Animal Teeth. Opening things up for the night we have the wild and reckless noise band TANG.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and $5 just like all of the other good old fashioned punk shows. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a list of more shows coming up at Black Sheep this spring.