March 25th at Black Sheep: SCREAMING FEMALES, Shellshag, Looming, Kowabunga! Kid

Posted on January 29, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Spring is right around the corner, and there is plenty to be excited about especially this huge show happening on Wednesday, March 25th right here at Black Sheep. This will surely be one of our biggest shows of the spring if not the entire year… if not the entire decade? We have the band Screaming Females from New Brunswick, New Jersey on tour in support of their new album Rose Mountain. For those of you unfamiliar with the band Screaming Females are the real deal three-piece unstoppable power rock group on Don Giovanni Records. You can check out some of their music on the player below. The band will be on tour with another Don Giovanni Records band, Shellshag from Brooklyn, New York. Those two bands will be supported by local pop group Looming, and also Champaign/Urbana fuzz punk Kowabunga! Kid.

Tickets for this show are going on sale starting now. You can find a link to those right here, where you can order them on will-call off of our Big Cartel page. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Tickets will also be available for purchase at Dumb Records (1107 South Grand East) and other TBA locations around town. There is a chance that this show will sell out. The show will start at 7:00 pm. Find a facebook event for the show right here. Check out our shows page for a complete look at everything coming up at Black Sheep.

Videos: Good Times & Company: “Danger”

Posted on January 29, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we have the brand new hit music video from the Springfield group that has evolved from the solo project Good Times featuring Clint Kesinger of the metal band Battalion. The project recently became a full band now called “Good Times & Company.” Today we have their brand new music video for their song “Danger.” The song was recorded at South Town Studio late last year. From the band’s youtube:

The first single from “Good Times & Company” , Danger, was written to be a high energy rock song that makes you move. Performing at Tin Can Pub in Springfield, IL, we wanted to show you a typical rock performance was actually like; no fancy camera tricks, no light show, just us playin’ n drinkn’!

You can check out the video embedded below. Right now the band has one show lined up and that is April 18th at the Crow’s Mill Pub. The band has also said that they will be back in the studio in February to record some more tracks.

Tonight at Black Sheep: The Copyrights, The Timmys, King Worm

Posted on January 29, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

There is a three band punk rock show happening tonight at Black Sheep, so make sure you set aside some time tonight on your busy schedules to come down to check out these three bands. Tonight we have the Carbondale pop punk group The Copyrights playing. The last time The Copyrights played at Black Sheep was for the first ever Dumb Fest which happened in 2013. Check out some of their music streaming below. Also on this show is Springfield long-running punk rock band The Timmys! And it looks like opening things up we have the weirdo hardcore/punk band known as King Worm.

All of this starts at 7:00 pm and admission is just $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page where you can see what else is coming up at Black Sheep and Southtown in the coming months.

New Band Pages: Nighthawk

Posted on January 26, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we are finally able to present to you an official Black Sheep band page for the legendary Springfield solo musician known as “Nighthawk.” If you live in Springfield or have ever been to a show at Black Sheep chances are you have met Nighthawk playing guitar loops outside with his seven-string guitar and backpack/mini-amp combination. You can check out the brand new Nighthawk band page right here. On the page you can read up a little more about Nighthawk, and stream his hit single “Lesbian Dragon.” Nighthawk also appears to have two live shows coming up scheduled at Black Sheep. The first is the Cooshit “SuperDopeDank Show” happening on Friday, February 13th. The second is a show happening on Friday, February 27th which we will be officially announcing very soon.

Check out any of the 65+ current band pages we have set up for active Springfield bands right here. Do you play in a band or are a solo musician in Springfield that we have not yet gotten a page set up for? We would love to hear from you! Shoot us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will work with you to set something up.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Our Lady, Looming, Krelboyne, Paqui

Posted on January 26, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight may be a Monday night, but there is a show going on tonight at Black Sheep that you will not want to miss. That is because Springfield heavy-hitting touring emo/hardcore band Our Lady are hitting the road hard to go on tour with No Sleep Records band Aviator for the next few weeks. The bands will be heading out on tour to a few states out East and then back. Be sure to come out tonight to support Our Lady and wish them luck on their next journey. Aside from Our Lady playing tonight, before that we have another local favorite band, Looming. Plus we have another band, Krelboyne coming from Champaign/Urbana to play the show. They play post-rock/emo type music. Opening things up is a solo performance by Paqui Persea.

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 where you can find a list of plenty of other events coming up around Southtown.

Kickstart: “Subdue”

Posted on January 25, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we bring you a stream of a brand new Springfield release and that is of the seven-track album Subdue by the pop punk/rap-rock band Kickstart. You can find the album streaming on the player below or you can head over here to Kickstart’s bandcamp page where you can download the album at your own price. The band also released a long list of names from their facebook page that they would like to thank along with the release and making of their album.

Kickstart currently do not have any local shows announced. Keep an eye and hear out for any Kickstart shows in the future!

Happy Birthday Kevin Bradford

Posted on January 25, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we would like to wish owner and founder of The Black Sheep Cafe, Kevin Bradford a very special happy birthday.

Happy birthday Kevin, you have been doing this for a very long time. Thank you for keeping rock and roll alive in Springfield. You are our favorite wizard.

Videos: Sick Sad World at Black Sheep 1-17-15

Posted on January 24, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we are bringing you a video from a performance at Black Sheep exactly one week ago, and that is of the band Sick Sad World from Chicago, who played their very last show here last week. You can check out the video of the band playing their song “Cornered” on the player embedded below. You can also check out some photos of the show from the AJWF Photography facebook page right here. Other bands that played the show include SAP, Person, and WARRS. Also stream the recorded version of this song and some of Sick Sad World’s other tunes on their bandcamp page right here.

You can find a good amount of other touring and local band videos and photos right here on our vids/pics page.

February 23rd at Black Sheep: Asthma, Safety Word, Sgt. Karate

Posted on January 24, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Here’s a great three band punk show for you all happening here at Black Sheep on Monday, February 23rd. This show will be punk with a little hint of Black Metal. For bands, we have the band Safety Word coming from Chicago on their way down to a big festival in Texas. You can find their music streaming on the player below. We also have hit local punk band Asthma. And the third act on this show, opening things up is a performance by the continuing solo black metal band lotto project being called “Sargent Karate (Everyone Is So Pretty),” put together by Chris Yeager formerly of Like… With Jetpacks and The Gunga Dins.

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 look at everything else coming up soon at Black Sheep and Southtown.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Come Out Fighting, Loses The Mighty, Orator, Panzys, Fifty Year Storm, Hollowed Eyes

Posted on January 24, 2015 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight at Black Sheep there is some sort of mega-show going on and it features a whole six bands for just $5. (That’s less than $1 per band). We have a band called Come Out Fighting playing hardcore punk from Detroit tonight. You can stream some of their music below. This is also a great show because it features local heroes Loses The Mighty, who recently released a new EP, What The Artist Said To The Bird. The show features some other great hardcore and punk bands from the area. We have Orator, playing sludgy heavy stuff from the Champaign/Urbana area. We have the rowdy punk band Panzys playing a show here once again. We also have a new Champaign/Urbana hardcore project called Fifty Year Storm. And opening things up we have Hollowed Eyes from Coffeen, Illinois.

The show tonight starts at 6:00 pm (so get here one hour early) 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 coming up at Black Sheep this year.