3/1 at Black Sheep: Deviant, Your Phobia, Loses the Mighty, Old Fox Road

Posted on February 6, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

As you can see, we have a show to start off the month of March sponsored by SKG Productions, which is a booking agency focused in bringing music to most areas in central Illinois. On this Saturday, the 1st of March, we’ll be featuring the hardcore melodies of the central Illinois band Deviant. We’ll also be featuring the metal band Your Phobia as well as hardcore band Loses the Mighty. Our friends from Old Fox Road will also be playing their wholesome folk-pop tunes at this show, so try to come out and support these guys if you dig it! SKG shows always have really good turnout and these bands are sure to give us their all, so try to make it out to this one and get energized!

As stated earlier, this will be on Saturday, March 1st at 7pm. Bring $6 and mosh yer hair out. Here’s the facebook event! Check out a sample of Loses the Mighty below and peruse the other shows we have coming up at Black Sheep.

New Arrivals At Dumb Records This Weekend

Posted on February 6, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

This weekend is going to be a fun one with shows both Friday and Saturday at Black Sheep and also two days of Dumb Records (1107 South Grand Ave) being open from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm. Stop in any time Dumb Records is open to see their selection of new and used records, 7″s, CDs, cassettes, zines, shirts, and more. You can also just come in and hang out and drink coffee and talk to some dummies! Here is a look at what will be new in store this weekend:

LPs
Birds In Row – Collected
Birds In Row – You Me And The Violence
The Congos – Heart Of The Congo
Death Of Lovers – Buried Under A World Of Roses
Doomriders – Grand Blood
George Nooks – Don’t Give Up
Ken Boothe – Mr. Rock Steady
Laurel Aitken – Rise & Fall
Lee Perry & The Upsetters – Musical Bones
Noose – The Moral Law
Touche Amore – Parting The Sea Between Brightness And Me
Touche Amore – Is Survived By
Various – Raggae Time
Various – Rocksteady Hits The Town
Various – Reggae Hits 32

7”s
Suck La Marde – Montréal Centre-Ville

CDs
Remington – Dead Weight EP

Don’t forget there are also shows going on Friday and Saturday next door at Black Sheep. Friday we have Negative 17, Red Light Compliance, Built In A Day, and Full Chroma. On Saturday there will be an acoustic show featuring Jess Knight, Rella, Jordi, Dustin Sendejas, and Honey/Suck. Both of those shows start at 7:00 pm and are $5.

War Magic: “26/54”

Posted on February 5, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Here at blacksheepspringfield.com we are all about new Springfield music. Today we are bringing you a new song from Springfield dream-folk band War Magic. The song is called “26/54.” You can stream the song below or also head over to the band’s bandcamp page right here. War Magic released their five song EP, Cyclomancy last year. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for any upcoming War Magic shows in Springfield.

Videos: 2001 Asylum Footage

Posted on February 5, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like thanks to some active members of the 217 Hardcore The Way It Was facebook group, there has been a recent resurfacing of some old videos taken from an all ages Springfield venue of the past, The Asylum. The videos come from 2001 and feature old Springfield punk/hardcore bands Test Patterns and recently disbanded Pound For Pound. You can check out a couple of those videos below or head over to the 217 Hardcore The Way It Was facebook group to see a few more along with some more old show videos and fliers.

March 7th at Black Sheep: Kowabunga! Kid, Asthma, Cabeza Twins, JAG, Owen Davis

Posted on February 4, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Here we are today with yet another show announcement, this time for Friday, March 7th. This show is pretty mixed-genre with all sorts of surprises. This show will feature Champaign fuzz-punk band Kowabunga! Kid as they head out for a tour out west. Kowabunga! Kid recently played the Harm House New Year’s Eve show and also played at Black Sheep this past summer. This show will also feature one of Springfield’s newest filth-punk bands Asthma. Make sure to be careful in the Asthma-attack pit. For all of the punk fans, there will also be a performance by hardcore band Cabeza Twins from McHenry, Illinois. You can find some of their music playing on the player embedded below. We also have a couple of first-time performances from some new Springfield bands. There will be a set by a brand new band going by the name of JAG. Come to the show and find out what they are all about. This will also be the first live Springfield performance by noise-artist Owen Davis. Be sure to come to the show early to catch those two!

This show will kick off at 7:00 pm, and it’s just $5 for 5 bands. You can find a facebook event soon. Don’t forget to check out our shows page for a look at everything coming up at Black Sheep.

The Tin Can Pub Re-Opening This Month

Posted on February 4, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

While we didn’t even have much time to realize they were closed, it looks like Springfield bar venue The Tin Can Pub will be re-opening early this month under new management and some other big changes. From The Tin Can Pub’s facebook page:

The Tin Can Pub will be opening back up!!! Ryan Bandy is now the owner. We will be tentatively opening around the beginning of next month (February)! Get ready for some big changes including a stage, sound system, more lighting, and bottled beer along with your favorite canned beer! Great bands! The best karaoke! Quality drinks!! Get ready Springfield!!

The Tin Can Pub is also requesting that any bands or performers who are interested in playing there in the coming months to email tincanpubevents@gmail.com. Please include your group name, any promotional material, rate, and link to your music if you have it online.

Once The Tin Can Pub has shows lined up and made public, we will make sure to add them to our Springfield shows page, where we try our best to give you a list of shows happening around town outside of Southtown.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Table Drama vs. Orator, Endeavor, Servants, Like… With Jetpacks

Posted on February 3, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight is a Monday night and there is a show happening at Black Sheep! What show? It’s going to be a crazy show, with a battle set. That’s right, this time Table Drama will be taking on the mighty Orator, the sludge band from Champaign. The last time Black Sheep hosted a battle set was this past summer’s Black Sheep Fest when Scott Blacula took on Emperor Norton. The touring band on this show is Endeavor from Virginia. Endeavor played at Black Sheep last September. Endeavor will be on tour with the progressive hardcore band Servants. You can check out some of Servants toons on the player embedded below. Opening up this show we have the instrumental video game themed band Like… With Jetpacks.

The show tonight starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Dumb Records will also be open from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm next door. Don’t forget to check out our shows page for a look at what other shows are coming up at Black Sheep.

Springfield Business Journal: “Young Entrepreneurs Revitalize Southtown Neighborhood”

Posted on February 2, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

South Town has been recognized by a journal published for the local business community called Springfield Business Journal! As you guys can see in the title of this article, people like George Sinclair, Kevin Bradford, Brian Galecki, Brandon Carnes and Cory VanMeter are being recognized for the initiatives they have taken to make South Town a D.I.Y. headquarters inclined towards music and community growth. As you’ll read in the article (which you can find right here) It all started with the opening of Skank Skates. Black Sheep came later, as well as the flourishing of Dumb Records and South Town Studio. In the words of Brandon Carnes, “It’s not about what we’ve got, it’s about what we do with it and who we can affect with it”. It’s a really special thing that we have people pushing us forward and upward on both the spectrum of music as well as locally grown food, so definitely check this article out and get involved!

Caterpillar Club Recording New Material

Posted on February 2, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

With the recent opening of South Town Studio, we are starting to see more and more Springfield bands recording new material there. Today we are bringing you news that shoegaze/sludge Springfield three-piece Caterpillar Club are recording new material for some sort of upcoming and unknown release. Caterpillar Club released Path On The Sea on Cassette through Patch Records last year.

You can find more info on South Town Studio right here. On the South Town Studio page you can find contact info for master recorder Brandon Carnes, who will be able to get you a reasonable quote if your band is interested in recording in South Town.

March 15th at Black Sheep: The Timmys, Better Days, The Oswalds, Mystery Gift

Posted on February 1, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s February and our March show announcements at Black Sheep are starting to roll in. This punk show is going to be happening on Saturday, March 15th. The show will feature long time Springfield punk band The Timmys, who have not played a show at Black Sheep in a little bit. We also have the punk/hardcore band Better Days coming from St. Louis. You can check out some of their music playing below. Then we also have a very new and very punk Springfield band playing this show called The Oswalds. Opening things up will be the two-piece band Mystery Gift. Rumor has it that someone in the band will be celebrating a birthday, so be sure to bring a mystery gift for Mystery Gift.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission will be $5. There is no facebook event, but that’s okay. You should check out our shows page to see everything else that is coming up at Black Sheep!