Today on Black Sheep Radio: Aporia, Bo Mellado

Posted on February 14, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Today is Friday, so it’s another episode of The Black Sheep Radio Show! Today is Valentines Day, so we have a number of surprises lined up. First it’s the charming Jeff Brown of Aporia! This will be Jeff’s first time as a guest on our show. We might be playing a track or two from his noise project, Aporia. Our second special guest will be Bo Mellado of Mildred and Asthma. Asthma will be playing at Black Sheep tomorrow night and also will be releasing their demo at the show. We may or may not have some sort of dating game going on with Black Sheep news correspondent Greg Harvey. Listen to find out!

The Black Sheep Radio Show airs every Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm. You can stream the show online at the same time at wqna.org. You can also check out our radio page to find downloadable episodes of the past.

Black Sheep Roundtable Meeting This Saturday

Posted on February 13, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

As you may, or may not, know we are always here to make things fun for you! We are always open to ways that we can change things up and love to hear the things you already like us doing.

So if you want to talk about everything Black Sheep and Dumb Records, come to the second Roundtable Meeting of the year this Saturday at 2:00 pm. We are going to meet at Dumb Records, 1107 South Grand Ave, and it will be perfect for anyone who wants to come help us out with the behind the scenes work at Black Sheep and/or Dumb Records. Plus we will have fliers that need to posted all over the place.

After the Roundtable Meeting you can come back to Black Sheep at 7:00 pm for a cool show with bands from Springfield, Champaign, and St. Louis.

If you are unable to make it to the meeting but want to help out be sure to check out our get involved page. There you can find a long list of things you can do to help us out and support things going on in South Town.

New Arrivals At Dumb Records This Weekend

Posted on February 13, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

This weekend is going to be a big one for Dumb, and we have plenty of new arrivals in the store that you can check out below. Our new batch this week features a lot from punk label Welfare Records. Dumb Records is located at 1107 South Grand Ave and will be open from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm this Friday, 10:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Saturday, and 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Sunday. Dumb will be open during the shows at Black Sheep on Saturday and Sunday, so stop in and check out all the store has to offer! Hang out and drink some coffee too. There is a new coffee maker.

LPs
The Contrary – Corroded Culture
Cülo – My Life Sucks And I Could Care Less
Defeater – Letters Home
Fed Up! – Sheer Poetry
No Doubt – Tragic Kingdom
Nothing But Enemies – Creepy Crawl
Psycho – Studio Recordings 1982-1986
Various – Best Of Unsound Bands (1983-85)

7”s
Ashers – Cold Dark Place
Civil Crisis/Ape Shit – Split
Fed Up! – Live At WFMU
Mortal Law – Create Something EP
Roadrage/Sleepwalkers – Split

CDs
Disgrace – The Original Unreleased 1979 Album
Hammer Bros. – The Kids Are Dead
Insanity Defence
Psycho – 8-Song E.P.
P.T.L Klub – Discography
Pure Hell – Noise Addiction
Satan’s Cheerleaders – Hell Is For Hippies
The Scam – Sic World
Ultra Violence – Brick Rain

Zines
Kill Yr Parents Garden – Issue 7

Cassette
Safety Word – Demo

The Radon Lounge Announces 3 More Bands For Horse Show

Posted on February 12, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

The Radon Lounge are gearing up big time for their Horse Show happening at The Refuge Ranch on Saturday, June 21st. It’s a ways off but we can tell that the festival this year is going to be a big deal. The Radon Lounge announced the first batch of bands playing The Horse Show along with their initial announcement of the fest being June 21st. A few days ago The Radon Lounge released the names of three more bands that will be performing. Ready to hear them? Here they are:

Brian Lee & His Orchestra from Central Illinois
The Phoenix Sons from Springfield
Narrow/Arrow from Mansfield, Ohio

Wow sounds like a lot of fun! You can stay updated on all of The Horse Show announcements and Radon Lounge going-ons on their website at theradonlounge.com.

Videos: Negative 17 at Black Sheep

Posted on February 12, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Between yesterday’s video of Kharbdis’s first set and today, we are coming at you with double back-to-back video footage of bands performing at Black Sheep! Today’s video is of young pop-punk band Negative 17. This video comes from the band’s set at one of our most recent shows on Friday, February 7th. The band pulled off an incredibly high-energy set accompanied with a fancy light show, a couple of covers, and the smashing of a guitar on our stage at the very end. The video comes in two parts. You can find part one below, and part two to the video right here. Don’t forget to also check out our vids/pics page where you can find a large collections of videos and pictures taken throughout the years at Black Sheep.

Videos: Kharbdis (First Show)

Posted on February 11, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we are bringing you a video from a brand new Springfield band called Kharybdis. Kharybdis played their first show ever at Black Sheep on February 1st. They describe themselves as a progressive metalcore band and have a few other shows lined up at Black Sheep in March, which you can see the dates for right here. One of these includes a show that has been already announced for March 29th with Beresith, The Lion’s Daughter, The Gorge, and Orator. You can check out the video of Kharybdis performing at Black Sheep below. You can also find more photos and videos of Black Sheep and Springfield shows on our vids/pics page.

New Band Pages: Rella

Posted on February 11, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s not Monday, but today we are bringing you a brand new band page for a new Springfield acoustic act. That act is Rella, the new solo project of Clare Frachey. Rella played at our acoustic show this past weekend, which was held inside of Dumb Records. Clare is also involved in a new band called JAG which will be playing their first show on Friday, March 7th at Black Sheep. You can check out the new page for Rella right here, where you can find out more about the project.

Check out any of our 70 Springfield current band pages right here on our current bands page. Do you play in a Springfield band that has yet to 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 something up.

March 29th at Black Sheep: Beresith, The Gorge, The Lion’s Daughter, Kharybdis, Orator

Posted on February 9, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Are you ready for the most metal show to happen at Black Sheep this year? On Saturday, March 29th we will have more metal than you can possibly handle. We have the band Beresith (pictured above) coming from Indiana. They play a blackened type of death metal that will melt the insides of your eyelids and you can catch a sneak peak of that on the youtube player embedded below. Another out of town band on this show is The Gorge from St. Louis. They will be coming with another sludgy metal band also from St. Louis called The Lion’s Daughter. This show will also feature the second Black Sheep performance by brand new Springfield metal band, Kharybdis! To top that all off we have Champaign black metal band Orator coming to Black Sheep, right after they have battled Table Drama earlier this month.

Unless anything changes, this show will start at 7:00 pm and admission will be $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Don’t forget to also check out our shows page for a good look at everything coming to Black Sheep this year.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Jess Knight, Dustin Sendejas, Rella, Honey/Suck

Posted on February 8, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight at Black Sheep we are having a “big bad acoustic show”! Tonight is a good night to bundle up and listen to some softer acoustic tunes. There will also be some sort of a pot luck and clothing drive at Black Sheep so even more reason to go. As far as acoustic performances, we have Jess Knight of Asthma and Looming doing a solo set. There will also be a performance by Dustin Sendejas formerly of The Transatlantic. We also have the second Black Sheep performance by Rella, the new solo project of Clare Freaky. And make sure to come out early to catch a brand new project called “Honey/Suck” featuring Aubrey Puyear.

The show tonight is at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Don’t forget that Dumb Records will also be open until 9:00 pm tonight. There is a facebook event for the show right here. Don’t forget to check out our shows page for a look at everything coming up at Black Sheep!

Tonight at Black Sheep: Red Light Compliance, Negative 17, Full Chroma, Yogi Beara

Posted on February 7, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Do you like pop? Do you like to dance around and pop? Tonight at Black Sheep we have just the show for you. We have the band Red Light Compliance returning from Chicago. They play pop-punk and played at Black Sheep last summer. Check out some of their music playing on the player embedded below. This show will also feature local Green Day-esque punkers Negative 17. Don’t miss them. We also have Full Chroma, who are also being featured on Black Sheep Radio today at 4:00 pm! Be sure to catch Brandon Carnes ask them all sorts of ridiculous questions in funny voices. To top that all off the two-piece jam rock band Yogi Beara is going to perform for us. Should be a good one!

The show tonight kicks off 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 everything else coming up at Black Sheep (there’s a lot).