Dan Potthast (MU330) Playing Harm House July 1st

Posted on May 21, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Wow! Today we have quite the surprise for you Springfield music fans! It looks like today that Springfield punk house the Harm House are announcing that they will be hosting a rare and special show for Dan Potthast of the popular ska-punk band MU330 on Tuesday, July 1st. For those of you who don’t know, MU330 is an old ska band from St. Louis active from 1988-2008. They used to play in Springfield in the 1990s with bands such as The Timmys and NIL8.

Dan Potthast will be playing at The Harm House as a part of his “Living Room Tour” this summer, where he will be playing a number of living rooms across the country. Also playing the show on July 1st will be Springfield experimental punk band boon, and also acoustic act Dustin Sendejas. This show will begin right at 7:30 pm and they are asking for $5-10 sliding scale at the door. If you are feeling up for it, also bring some food for a potluck. You can find a facebook event for this show soon. Also check out our Springfield shows page for a good look at some Springfield shows happening outside of Black Sheep.

Tonight at Black Sheep: The Convalescence, Sykosis, Eminent Slaughter, Sweet Intoxication, Caecus

Posted on May 21, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight’s a big night for metal fans in Springfield. Why? Because we have this great metal show happening at Black Sheep! We have The Convalescence on tour from Toledo, Ohio. They have played at Black Sheep before in recent times, but this time The Convalescence will feature hometown hero Blake Perry formerly of Kharybdis. Don’t miss this touring band now with our former Springfield music scene guitarist and supporter. Also on tour with The Convalescence is Skyosis also from Ohio. This show will also feature the Champaign death metal band Eminent Slaughter. Then we have another Champaign act called Caecus, and they play progressive deathcore. Don’t forget about Sweet Intoxication from Decatur, Illinois.

This show will kick off at 7:00 pm and admission will be $5. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Don’t forget to also check out our shows page where you can see a lot of what is coming up this summer at Black Sheep.

July 11th at Black Sheep: Mikey Hash, D.B. Cooper, Co-Pilots, Habilis Riccardo

Posted on May 20, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Look at that, it’s another hip hop show at Black Sheep presented by Coosh*t! You can keep your eyes out for a few hip hop and rap shows at Black Sheep this summer. This one is being called the “Have You Seen Mikey” show and features Mikey Hash. We will also have another performance by D.B. Cooper, the brains behing Coosh*t. Then we will be joined again by the hip hop duo, Co-Pilots. Then we have a very special guest and that is Habilis Riccardo. On top of all of that, there will probably be more artists to be added later on. Key your eyes and ears peeled.

This show is going to start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for this right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at everything else going on this summer at Black Sheep.

Hospital Job: The Believer

Posted on May 20, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Springfield touring pop punk band Hospital Job have their brand new LP, The Believer, streaming via New Noise Magazine. You can find link for the full album stream below (with album art [above] featuring Springfield’s own Carillon at Washington Park). The new album is being released through It’s Alive Records on CD and 12″ vinyl. You can already find the CD for sale at Dumb Records, and we expect the vinyl for the album to be in soon.

LISTEN HERE

Hospital Job are currently on tour out to the west coast in support of their new album. They will return later this month and have a show lined up on Friday, May 30th at Skank Skates along with Masked Intruder and The Timmys.

Error Records Moving

Posted on May 19, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Our good time pals and sister venue in Champaign, Illinois, Error Records, made a huge announcement yesterday that they will be relocating to a different space in Urbana, Illinois. This move will be happening this summer at the end of June. What does this mean for Error Records? For one they will be teaming up with Farm League Skateshop in this big move. From Error’s website:

After careful consideration and months of hard work, it is with great anticipation that we announce the move of Error Records to 123 W. Main St. in downtown Urbana, IL. We will be teaming up with Farm League Skateshop (an exciting new business being brought to life by an extremely passionate man) to form a safe and inspiring collective for all-ages. The core music venue and retail store of Error Records will stay the same, with just a few upgrades — It is simply moving to the next town over.

We are very excited to join the growing Urbana community and cannot wait for you all to see the new space. Be on the lookout for Farm League Skateshop’s Indiegogo and for Error Records to be open in Urbana late June 2014! Thank you all for your continued support and allowing us to grow every day. More updates to come. Hope to see you at the new killer shop this summer!

Check out the full article here. We will update you all with photos and details of the new space later on when more information is available. We also plan on keeping you all up-to-date on a grand opening for the new Error Records once that is known. Stay tuned.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Flesh Born, Gas Up Yr Hearse, Yusuke, I’m Dead Inside, Slam Dinner

Posted on May 19, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

After an incredible weekend with an amazing cover show, it’s time for us to slam back into our normal week starting with this ridiculously great lineup of screamo/skramz bands. This show features the touring band Flesh Born from Denton, Texas. This band features member of emo band Two Knights who have played here before and are also playing here at Black Sheep in June. Check out some of Flesh Born’s tunes below. Also on this show is Gas Up Yr Hearse! from Bloomington, Illinois. They are crazy scramzy and last played at Black Sheep as a part of Dumb Fest 1 last year. Speaking of Dumb Fest bands, this show also has Yusuke, which is one of the many bands that will be playing Dumb Fest 2 this year on June 13th. Wow. To make this show super incredible we have a brand new Springfield scramz band called I’m Dead Inside. You can hear some of their music here. Also on the show is Springfield/Champaign project Slam Dinner.

The show tonight kicks off at 7:00 pm. 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 going on at Black Sheep this summer.

July 5th at Black Sheep: JAG, Panzys, RDNT, Howlback

Posted on May 16, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Yeah, look at that great flier, just LOOK at it! It’s looking at you. That means you better come to this show, happening on Saturday July 5th. This going to be a great Saturday show with a great local lineup. We have the all-human band JAG playing some sweet and spicy indie-hawk rawk. We also have everyone’s favorite band of wild jungle kids, Panzys. This show will also feature a performance by real time rockers RDNT. Then to top things off we have this indie/garage pop band called Howlback from the Peoria area. They will be playing their first show at Black Sheep.

This show is going to be another 7:00 pm, $5 show. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at all of the great shows coming up at Black Sheep this summer.

Today on Black Sheep Radio: The Complaint Line

Posted on May 16, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Did you forget that The Black Sheep has our own radio show? Well now is a good time to remember, and tune in today to hear our show from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. Today on The Black Sheep Radio Show we have guests John and Shawnda from The Complaint Line coming in. The Complaint Line will be one of five bands performing in tonight’s Black Sheep Cover/Benefit show, and they will be performing as The Pixies. Aside from that, we will be talking to them about their recently recorded EP and also about another show they have coming up at Black Sheep on June 5th with a lot of cool bands.

The Black Sheep Radio Show airs from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm. You can stream the show online at wqna.org. Also check out our radio page where you can find an archive of downloadable episodes of the past.

Black Sheep Fest 2014 on July 26th

Posted on May 14, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Wow, look at that it’s already that time of year. The summer is pretty much here, Dumb Fest 2 is just one month away, and it’s time to talk about Black Sheep Fest 2014. Today we are announcing that Black Sheep Fest is happening on Saturday, July 26th this year. Now you can make sure you can schedule all of your family vacations and request off of work accordingly. This will be Black Sheep Fest number 6 for those of you keeping count. The first Black Sheep Fest was in 2008 and was three days long (it sounds like a big deal but it wasn’t that great). The lineup for this year’s Black Sheep Fest will be announced along with the official flier at Dumb Fest 2.

For some photos of last year’s Black Sheep Fest you can go right here to our Black Sheep Fest 2013 flickr group. If you can not wait for this summer fest to come any closer, that’s okay because Dumb Fest 2 is going to be just as fun and it is less than a month.

June 23rd at Black Sheep: Two Knights, Our Lady, Leaky Soups, Christopher Walking, Wilt Candy

Posted on May 14, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

On Monday, June 23rd we have THIS show coming up. What show is this? It’s a pretty good one. We have the band Two Knights coming back from Denton, Texas. Two Knights played here late last year and they were great. This time around they have a new album out and you can stream that below. Also on this show is the Springfield powerhouse Our Lady. Our Lady will also be playing Dumb Fest 2 on June 13th. Other than that we have a couple of other touring acts from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One is Leaky Soups, a female-fronted emo group. They will be touring with Christopher Walking also from Philly. The show will open up with Wilt Candy, a new Springfield folk project.

This show will be at 7:00 pm and cost $5. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also check out our shows page for a look at everything coming up at Black Sheep this summer.