New Band Pages: Southern Roots

Posted on February 23, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Did you hear there is a new band in town, and they are called Southern Roots? Once again we have another new band page for another new band in town, and this time it is the three-piece hardcore/metal band, Southern Roots. You can check out their new page right here where you can read up more on the band (they do not have any recorded music yet). Southern Roots will be playing their first show at Black Sheep this Friday, February 27th along with Mystery Gift, Say Something, WARRS, and Milchjunge.

Check out any of our 70-something and ever-growing current band pages right here. Do you play in a local band that has not yet set up a page with us? We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will work with you to get a page set up.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Asthma, Cruelster, Safety Word, Sgt. Karate

Posted on February 23, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight at Black Sheep we have the punkest of shows, coming at you fast on a Monday night. Come out and slam all of your Monday night blues away. Tonight we have the Springfield hardcore band that knows how to rock, Asthma. We also have the return of Cruelster– a band that played day 1 of Dumb Fest 2 back in June. You can stream some of Cruelster’s music on the player below. We also have the band Safety Word coming from Chicago, featuring members of Lord Snow and Sick Sad World. Opening things up is a special performance by the one-man black metal project that came out of our band lotto show back in August called “Sargent Karate.”

The show tonight starts 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 look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep.

Our Lady Featured On Little Elephant

Posted on February 22, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Looks like while they were out on tour Our Lady got the opportunity to be featured on the live recording project called Little Elephant. Little Elephant features different bands from all over, recorded in a living room in Toledo, Ohio. The band recorded a live session with Little Elephant on their most recent tour out east with the No Sleep Records band Aviator.

You can check out the full video which features the two songs “Wolf” and “Crosses” below.

Bands For Springfield Pridefest Announced For May 16th

Posted on February 22, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Springfield Pridefest will be taking place this year on Saturday, May 16th in downtown Springfield at the intersection of 5th and Capital. The festival has recently announced a group of bands that will be performing, which includes Looming. Check out the full list of bands recently announced below:

Shenanigans
Hurricane Ruth
Thornhill
Looming
Capital City Men’s Chorus

Check out the website for Springfield Pridefest for more information right here. The festival will be happening on May 16th from noon to 10:00 pm. You can also find a facebook event for the fest right here. Also be sure to check out our Springfield shows page for a good look at stuff happening in town outside of Black Sheep.

Dumb Records Selling Tickets To The Tossers At Donnie’s Homespun February 27th

Posted on February 22, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Did you know that on this upcoming Friday, February 27th Donnie’s Homespun will be hosting a show featuring The Tossers from Chicago? The Tossers are a six-piece Celtic punk band. You can check out some of their music on the Youtube video embedded below.

Dumb Records is currently selling tickets to this show during regular store hours. You can purchase a ticket at Dumb Records for $10 (buying them at the door the day of the show is $12-15). Also playing the show are bands Continental and New Madrid. The show will start at 8:00 pm, and is ages 18 and up, with a $3 surcharge for ages 18-21. Check out the Donnie’s Homespun event link right here. Also check out our Springfield shows page for a listing of some of the shows going on in town outside of Black Sheep.

April 3rd at Black Sheep: Ghost Mice, Bad Banshee, Pat The Bunny, SAP

Posted on February 21, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

On Friday, April 3rd we have a nice show coming up for all of you folk punk fans, ska fans, or fans of anything. Ghost Mice from Bloomington, Indiana will be returning to Black Sheep for this show. Stream some of Ghost Mice’s music below. You might remember Ghost Mice came through about one year ago with Bernay’s Propaganda from Macedonia. This time the band is coming through with Pat The Bunny– solo musician also known for playing in the band Ramshackle Glory, which played at Black Sheep back in the summer of 2012. Also playing this show is your favorite ska-punk-formal band Bad Banshee. And opening things up is the three piece grunge/punk band SAP.

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

Brandon Carnes Featured On Lincoln’s Legends Podcast

Posted on February 21, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

The new Springfield podcast called Lincoln’s Legends Podcast has been very active recently, featuring interviews with new people doing interesting things every week. Recently the podcast had Brandon Carnes of South Town Studio, Looming, etc. in as a featured guest on the show.

The interview was released in two parts- one as a regular interview on the Lincoln’s Legends Podcast, which can be found right here. The second part of the interview was on our very own Black Sheep Radio Show as episode #109. You can download that episode right here. The interview goes very in depth with Brandon’s history in Springfield music, and in the Black Sheep Radio Show Brandon talks to Lincoln’s Legends host Jeremie Bailey about his new podcast. Check out a teaser video for the interviews below.

Tonight at Black Sheep: The Timmys, The Haddonfields, Estates, The Rackatees, Diaper Rash

Posted on February 21, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight at Black Sheep we have a five-band mixed genre type show that is sure to be a wild one. Tonight features Springfield long running punk rock band The Timmys. The show also features The Haddonfields from St. Louis, who are no strangers to playing at Black Sheep. You can check out some of The Haddonfields’s music streaming below. Tonight will also feature the return of Milwaukee’s Estates, who played at Black Sheep this past summer after releasing a split 7″ with Springfield band Our Lady. We also have the return of The Rackatees from Iowa, who last played at Black Sheep in the fall of 2013. Opening things up is the wild and fierce baby band- Diaper Rash. Diaper Rash released Demo 4: Eat, Shit, And Cry online yesterday.

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

Diaper Rash: “Demo 4: Eat, Shit, And Cry”

Posted on February 20, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we bring you a special stream of yet another brand new Diaper Rash demo. This is “Demo 4: Eat, Shit, And Cry” and you can find it streaming below. Also head over to the band’s bandcamp page to download the demo at your own price. All of us at Black Sheep headquarters are still scratching our heads as to who could possibly be in this band or behind this mysterious project. Diaper Rash released demos one, two, and three last year and the group of demos even made it on to our Best Releases of 2014 list.

Diaper Rash will be playing at Black Sheep tomorrow at the show along with The Timmys, The Haddonfields, Estates, and The Rackatees. That show starts at 7:00 pm and is $5.

Today on Black Sheep Radio: Kyle, Brian, & Simon

Posted on February 20, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Today on The Black Sheep Radio Show, there are all sorts of mix-ups and surprises that lead to a very wild and wacky episode. On this week’s episode of the show, we have a few special guests besides the regular hosts Brandon Carnes and Mike Tirehaus. We have Kyle Ratliff of SAP, Knives, and Our Lady. We also have some short appearances by Brian Galecki of Teen Freak, and Simon from Red Hair Beauty & Wireless Center. Hear the group goof off, and experiment with pitch-shifting Looming songs in honor of Jessica Knight’s birthday (which is today).

The Black Sheep Radio Show airs today from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm. You can stream the show online at the same time on wqna.org. Also head over to our radio page where you can download a few episodes from the past.