Today On Black Sheep Radio: Austin Connelly, Brian McCormic

Posted on January 24, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It has been a little while since we have had an episode of The Black Sheep Radio Show with not one but TWO special guests. Today is going to be one of those special episodes. If you tune in to our radio program today you will get to hear our hosts interview Austin Connelly of Montagh, Worms, and Wir Können. Austin will be talking about upcoming shows and releases he has coming up, and might also play an acoustic song live in our very own South Town Studios. Guest number two is Springfield tattoo artist Brian McCormic of Redbird Electric Tattooing. Brian will be talking about how he views art in Springfield and maybe a little bit on the music scenes of Springfield past.

Tune in to 88.3 WQNA fm from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm today to catch our radio program. You can also stream the show at the same time at wqna.org online. Don’t forget to check out our radio page where we try and keep an updated archive of all of our downloadable episodes.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Corcid, Deviant, Your Phobia, Loses the Mighty, Airacobra, Trapped In a Painting

Posted on January 24, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

This show will be brutal! The band we know as Corcid will be playing this evening- will they play their technical death jams or their or their monstrous heavy beat down jams? Who knows, come find out! Then we’ll be graced by some melodic hardcore stuff from the midwestern folks in Deviant. The Litchfield metal band Your Phobia will also be taking a place on the black sheep stage tonight and are sure to create a blackened circle pit so don’t miss out! Loses the Mighty is a band from Shipman, IL and their ambient hardcore jams are sure to be inspiring. Then there is going to be a good old fashioned rock n’ roll metal band called Airacobra to grace us with some lusciferian tunes. Decatur based Trapped In a Painting will be playing some classic metal styled jams. They are also looking for a vocalist- so come to this show and try your luck with these guys! Check out all these other sets because it’ll be a raw show!

Come to the Black Sheep at 6:00 pm, pay 8 bux and mosh all your hair out. Here is the facebook event, make sure to check out the other rad shows we have coming up!

Asthma: “Egg Sac”

Posted on January 23, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we are bringing you a Black Sheep exclusive stream of a brand new song by a brand new Springfield band called Asthma. The song is called “Egg Sac” and it comes from the band’s upcoming demo, Broke & Violent being released along with a show at Black Sheep on February 15th. You can find the song streaming below, or head over here to bandcamp where you can download the song for your own price. Asthma features members of the bands Looming, Table Drama, and Mildred.

Asthma will be playing at Black Sheep on Saturday, February 15th which is also the release show for their demo cassette. Also playing the show is Soap Scum, Chain’s Gang, and Animal Teeth.

New Arrivals At Dumb Records This Weekend

Posted on January 23, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

For those of you who do not know about recent happenings in South Town, there is a new record store located at 1107 South Grand Ave called Dumb Records. They carry tons of stuff from new to used records, 7″s, CDs, and cassettes of all types of bands and genres. Here is a sneak peak at some of the new arrivals that will be inside Dumb Records this weekend:

LPs
The Max Levine Ensemble – OK Smarty Pants
Expectorated Sequence – The Prolonged Disaster
Locketender – Kafka
Grand Detour – LP
Burning Bright – Domesday
Polina/Todos Caeran/Kaddish/Bonehouse – 4 Way Split

7″s
Bikini Kill – New Radio
Stranded – Broken Bottles and The Way We Live
Downpresser – Age Of Ignorance
The Sticklers – s/t
The Jinkies – Road Trip/Mixed Message
Real Lulu – One Verse/Wate My Time
Beastie Boys – Fight For Your Right

Cassettes
Ramshackle Glory – Live The Dream
The Disappearing Man/Business Fairy – Split
Dessa Sons – s/t

Dumb Records will be open from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. If you plan on attending the Black Sheep show Friday night, be sure to sneak over to Dumb Records in between bands and see what the store has to offer.

Mario Cannamela: “Drinking Gasoline” (Montagh)

Posted on January 22, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like Springfield acoustic act/guitarist of punk band Soap Scum Mario Cannamela has released a version of a popular Montagh song “Drinking Gasoline” through Springfield label Patch Records. The track is available for free stream and download at bandcamp right here, and you can also stream it at the bottom of this post. Cory V of Patch Records had this to say about the song:

I was like going to not talk about this until I was more ready for it to be done (I’m seriously so far from being done), but Springfield is too talented. Patch is doing a covers compilation of Springfield musicians covering other Springfield musicians. Here is Mario Scum playing a Montagh song. More songs slowly over the next three month? Guess so, because Austin’s cover is so good.

So by the sound of it, Patch Records should be releasing a compilation of Springfield musicians covering other Springfield songs. Cory hinted at another cover coming soon being performed by Austin Connelly of Montagh. More info about the compilation and possibly other songs will be posted soon.

February 27th at Black Sheep: Hank, Capys, Austin Connelly

Posted on January 22, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Check out this show coming up at the end of February! Looks like Hank and Capys are going on an epic tour that WE are included in. Hank is a Champaign based pizza-core math-party band and Capys are really just out to rock everyone out of their socks, so come check out this show! It’s sure to be pleasing. Austin Connely is Goku will be the official designated anime rock band of the evening, so get ready to toon-goon slam. Additional acts are welcome.

This show will be on a Thursday some come in your work clothes at 7:00 pm and pay $5 for a grand old time. Observe here the facebook event and make sure to check out our other shows happening before and after this one!

Ultra Bide’ (Japan) Added To Show on February 16th

Posted on January 21, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like 2014 is bringing all sorts of big and exciting bands to Black Sheep. Today we are excited to announce that we will be having the band Ultra Bide’ play at Black Sheep on Sunday, February 16th, who will be touring all the way from Japan! Ultra Bide’ are a punk band that has been around since 1978, and they are currently on the US punk label Alternative Tentacles. We are very excited to have them play at Black Sheep.

The show will still feature previously announced bands Table Drama, Carnivores At Grace, The Oswalds, and The Science Of. You can find a facebook event for the show (which will be updated soon) right here. You can also find an updated flier and a video of the band performing below. For a complete look at all the shows coming up at Black Sheep, check out our shows page.

Radon Lounge Announce Horse Show on June 21st

Posted on January 21, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It may still be winter, but we are starting to see some plans for the summer of 2014 brew up in Springfield and the surrounding areas. Springfield house venue The Radon Lounge has recently announced plans for a second Horse Show, which will be a free summer festival located at The Refuge Range (not at The Radon Lounge). The Radon Lounge have announced some new additions to the festival on their website:

First, TWO STAGES!!!! We will be hosting the Barn Stage and the Garage Stage this year. The Barn Stage will be setup like last year, except it will primarily feature bands from the folksy side of the music spectrum. The Garage Stage will feature bands from the harder side of rock ‘n roll.

This year we’ll be hosting around 20 bands, mostly gems from right here in Springfield, IL, some midwest Radon favorites, and beyond. We’re still working on the lineup, but it wouldn’t be very festive to announce a festival without some sort of sneak peek, read on!

Along with announcing the festival on June 21st, the Radon Lounge have also announced a few bands that have confirmed for the festival. They are Insomniac Folklore (pictured above) from Portland, Oregon, Springfield songwriter Amy Benton, and Peoria ska band Must Build Jacuzzi. You can also hear some tunes from Must Build Jacuzzi on the player embedded below.

In order to put on the Horse Show as an event free to the public, The Radon Lounge needs your help. They have a donation link set up on their festivals page, where you can also read more about the festival. We plan on keeping you updated on the Horse Show 2014 lineup as more bands and surprises are announced. Until then check our Springfield shows page for a good look at events in town happening outside of Black Sheep.

Cloakroom Added To February 23rd at Black Sheep

Posted on January 20, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like what was already looking like a great show with a killer lineup on Sunday, February 23rd has just gotten even better. It looks like Indiana-based shoegaze band Cloakroom has been added. Cloakroom are a newer band on Run For Cover Records. You can check out some of their music streaming below.

The February 23rd show will continue to feature bands Run, Forever, Our Lady, and Looming. The show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is still $5 (what a deal). You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Don’t forget to also check out our shows page for an in depth look at what all is coming to Black Sheep this year.

New Band Pages: The Complaint Line

Posted on January 20, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we have a brand new band page on our site set up for the rock band The Complaint Line. The Complaint Line are a rock band based out of Central Illinois. You can check out their new page right here and read more about the band, and find links to their music and other social media sites online.

We are now at 61 current band pages and 19 past band pages! We are nearing 100 total! You can check out any of our current band pages right here on our current bands page. If you think you can help us find more Springfield bands to make band pages for, we would love to hear from you! If you have a band in Springfield (past or present) that does not have a page set up with us yet, shoot us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will work with you to set one up.