New Band Pages: Mouthsex

Posted on March 17, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we are bringing you an unofficial big fat bag of gold St. Patrick’s Day treat. It is a brand new band page for the new Springfield band Mouthsex (pronnounced Mouth’s Ex or Mouth Sex). You can check out the new page for Mouthsex right here. You can also catch the band live at their next show at Black Sheep on Friday, April 18th along with Slow Children, JAG, Shitstorm, and Soap Scum.

Take a look at any of our current band pages right here (there’s a lot). Do you play in a local band that has not yet set up a page with us? We would love to hear from you. Shoot us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will work with you to set up a page.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Remiss, Hyoshi, Looming, Paqui

Posted on March 17, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

What a better way to kick off your week than with a show at Black Sheep tonight? Sounds like a good time. Tonight at Black Sheep we have the band Remiss returning from Iowa. They played at Black Sheep back in July and were great. You can check out some of Remiss’s tunes on the player below. We also have a newer ambient/instrumental project featuring a former member of Our Lady from Peoria going by the name Hyoshi. Be sure not to miss that. Then we also have a special acoustic set of Springfield indie favorites Looming. To top that all off this show will start off with an acoustic set from Paqui.

The show tonight is at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Don’t forget to also check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep in the coming months.

April 4th at the Black Sheep Cafe: Panzys, Boon, Akaname, Mystery Gift

Posted on March 15, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

We’re going to have some cool shows coming up in April, and this one on April 4th will be peachy keen because there are some cool bands scheduled to play that night. Boon is a local alternative band with some super fine, technical jams full of genuine things They don’t come around much, so this will be a real treat to see them play live since they haven’t played a show since around last summer! Also playing this show is Panzys, which is a brand new band from the local area and their fresh sounds are sure to be enjoyable. New bands are priceless so never judge them or take them for granted, give them some support and dance your socks off to their fine rock n roll tunes! Another new band called Akaname will be playing this show and with them they will bring some exciting ska tunes, so let’s get rude and ready for their spooky and groovin banshee jams. The last act we have on this bill is Mystery Gift, local cyber dream indie crud goodness. They’ll really make you remember why you love what you love and you know, this is going to be a really swell show.

It’s gonna be happenin on the first Friday of April. The weather will be fine, it’ll be a grand time. You can find the facebook event here and persue the other cool shows we have coming up before and after this one.

Tonight at Black Sheep: The Timmys, Better Days, The Oswalds, Mystery Gift

Posted on March 15, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Hey fine folks check it out, there’s gonna be a fun show tonight at the sheep! Bring your sunglasses to watch the uncool dudes in the rad band The Timmys. They’re gonna fill your ears with years of rocky asphalt punker jams. Then the folks in D.I.Y punk band Better Days are coming down from St. Louis to give us some hardcore melodic sass, so don’t forget to wig out. The Oswalds are going to be playing too this evening. Inspired by only the most classic of punk, this local set will refresh your earhairs for sure. Then to put the wax back in those suckers will be Mystery Gift, another local band inspired by video games and cloud sitting.

Come out! Tonight! 7pm! It’ll be fun! Bring some money – $5 to be specific- so the power doesn’t go out. Check out DumbRex too and for more information on this show you can view the facebook page right here. Also, here are some other shows coming up.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Kickstart, The Affair, Cold Wind Calling, Doggystylez

Posted on March 14, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Hey cool cats, hey drab dogs, take a look at what’s coming around tonight. Local pop-punk band Kickstart will be playing energetic tunes will make you want to shoot through the roof and unthaw from this past cold midwestern winter- so you better watch it to make sure your head doesn’t bounce right off. There’s a mysterious band called The Affair coming out ~ooooooohhh~ We can’t tell you a whole lot about that, you’ll just have to come see for yourself what they’re all about. Then there’s going to be a breezy, ambient spoken word band coming around called Cold Wind Calling. From Normal, IL, this band is heavily influenced by weather patterns, seasons, life cycles and change so come out and listen! The last act is called DoggyStylez, and this is going to round out the evening without a doubt. Doggystylez is the reason tonight is going to be a Hip-hop pop-rock hurricane, because these groovy jams will make your clothes turn different colors if you dig it enough. For those of you with a hip-hop vendetta, loosen those cold shoulders of yours and look a different direction for a change because beauty is everywhere, especially in music.

This show is going to be at 6:30 pm for $5 buckaronies. Everyone bring pizza. There is no facebook event. Come to shows, we got tons!

DUMB FEST 2 Announcement #2

Posted on March 13, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Well look here! We are halfway through March and it is time for a second Dumb Fest 2 announcement. Today we are giving you another ten bands that will be playing Dumb Fest 2 this year happening on June 13th + 14th at Black Sheep, Skank Skates, and Dumb Records. You can find the first previously announced ten bands along with our first announcement right here. Ready for the next ten bands? Here we go…

EASTER from Champaign/Oak Forest

OUR LADY from Springfield

BROKEN PRAYER from Chicago/St. Louis

DIRTY WORK from Kansas City, Missouri

CRUELSTER from Cleveland, Ohio

HOSPITAL JOB from Springfield

RAT STORM from Bloomington, Indiana

LAGOON from Chicago

TIMES BEACH from St. Louis

DOOMSAYER from Champaign

That’s a lot of good bands. You can check out music for nearly all of those bands by clicking the names of each one. Are those all of the bands that will be playing Dumb Fest 2? No, there is still at least one more announcement coming later this month! Ticket info and set times are going to be announced later on. Take a look at the Dumb Fest 2 page to see what bands are playing which days. You can also find a facebook event for Dumb Fest 2 right here.

Audiofeed 2014 Lineup

Posted on March 13, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Here we have an announcement for the Audiofeed 2014 Lineup! For those of you who don’t know, Audiofeed is a music festival founded in 2013 that takes place in Champaign/Urbana, IL. Not only does it feature dozens of rad bands of all genres and styles, it also features seminars as well as activities for people of all ages. With all of that being said, take a look at some of the musical acts that will be featured during the course of this year’s festival!

Steve Taylor and the Perfect Foils
Flatfoot 56
Sean Michel
Peter Furler Band
Listener
Spoken Nerd
The Overseer
Shane Claiborne
Kid Dead
Timbre
Grave Robber
6’10
The Skies Revolt
VON Strantz
The Burial
Comrades
Harry Gore
Aaron Lee Martin
Nathan Stiteler
Analecta
Cantalouper
The Scurvies
Must Build Jacuzzi
Fight Before Surrender
Reckless Mercy
Sick/Sea

So there we have it! There are going to be some cool acts coming around Audiofeed this year, which will be taking place July 3-5 this year in the Champaign County Fairgrounds. For those of you looking to road trip away from your every day and possibly mundane activities, there will be early camping access on July 2nd. Therefore, road tripping is encouraged. For any other details, check out this very nicely put together website. It has all the information you will need, and there is also a facebook page available to give you videos, pictures and updates if that catches your fancy.

While we’re talking about midwest fests, make sure to get the 411 on Springfield’s Dumbfest this year! It will be taking place in mid-June and is sure to be a super fun fiasco. Till then, creep it real!

Montagh at Dumb on 2/28 (Video)

Posted on March 12, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

The show on the 28th was really cool, being inside of Dumb Records, and full of acoustic sets. Well, someone (someone awesome) decided to record a piece of Montagh‘s set, and the result was really awesome! Even better, someone posted the video onto Youtube, so we can all stare at its wonderfully shot video, and listen to Montagh. Montagh is a wonderful folk punk band from Springfield (If you haven’t heard them before, make sure to do so, and watch this video!). The chill video is below!

Tonight at Black Sheep: Runaway Brother, The Ground Is Lava, Slam Dinner, Looming

Posted on March 12, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight we have a really good Wednesday night show going on! It will definitely be worth going to. We have the band Runaway Brother coming from Ohio. They will be out on tour with the band The Ground Is Lava also from Ohio. You can find some of The Ground Is Lava’s music streaming below. This show will also feature a newer band from Champaign called Slam Dinner. They feature one member of Springfield hard rock band Soap Scum. The special icing on top of the cake is that Looming will also be playing this show. This will also be the cassette release show for the Looming EP, being rereleased on cassette by Springfield label Blackbox Records.

This show will begin at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here if that’s your thing. Can’t make it to this show? Check out our long list of other shows coming up on our shows page.

April 14th at Black Sheep: King Of Prussia, Case Conrad, Meredosia, Full Chroma

Posted on March 11, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Look at this! We have a great show coming up in the wonderful month of April. This time we have King Of Prussia (Kindercare Records) and Sweden’s own Case Conrad. This show brings the dangerously 90s pop sounds of King Of Prussia (not real kings, I asked) and Case Conrad’s take dream pop, and gets all mixed up with locals Meredosia and Full Chroma.

The show will be starting at 7pm and will cost $5. You can find more info for the show on it’s Facebook Event Page. Looking for more shows to check out? Here’s the link!