Tonight at Black Sheep: Tim Williams, The Gospel & The Wolf, With Teeth & Nails, Sami-Jo Wilsing, Statures, Rella

Posted on January 8, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight is round three of our non-stop back to back to back shows before the Dumb Records grand opening, and the show tonight should be a good one. The show tonight will be mostly acoustic, so bundle up and come on out. This show features Tim Williams of Our Lady playing a solo acoustic set. We also have the return of Gospel & The Wolf, which is a touring solo musician from Austin, Texas who played at Black Sheep last year when it was warmer outside. You can check out some of his music below. Gospel & The Wolf is out on tour with Teeth & Nails, who will also be playing this show. We also have another set of travelers from Milwaukee, Wisconsin coming to perform for us. There is Statures, which features an ex-member of the Harm House New Year’s Eve house band Estates. He will be coming here with Sami-Jo Wilsing, also from Milwaukee. Opening things up we have a performance by a brand new Springfield solo act called Rella! Get there early to find out what that is all about!

The show tonight kicks off at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event right here. Don’t forget to also check out our shows page for a more complete list of what is coming up at Black Sheep.

Sneak Peak at Dumb Records

Posted on January 7, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

As you may know, we are just a matter of days away from having a dumb record store in our own Southtown neighborhood. It is called Dumb Records and the grand opening celebration is this Saturday, which will be happening all day all over Southtown. Since we know all of you can not hold your excitement for the new record store, today we are giving you a small sneak peak and the things to come with a few photos of our progress. Check them out above and below.

You might be able to spot some goodies in those photos. Don’t forget that our grand opening is this Saturday, January 11th. The celebration will be from 12:00 to 9:00 pm at Dumb Records and at Black Sheep, but Dumb Records will be open at 10:00 am so come early if you want to have first dibs on some of those records! There is also a very good chance that Dumb Records will be having a soft opening on Friday, January 10th. You can follow Dumb Records on facebook to be more up to date on what time that soft opening will be. Check out the facebook event and find more information on the Dumb Records grand opening celebration and Black Sheep art show right here.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Dan Mariska and the Boys Choir, See Through Dresses, Wir Konnen, Mario Cannamela

Posted on January 7, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight’s show is going to be heart-warming- we’re going to have a mix of local bands and Northern beauties. Dan Mariska and the Boys Choir is a band coming all the way from Minnesota and their wholesome chill-pop tunes are great. Coming from Omaha, Nebraska, See Through Dresses is going to bring around some flowing indie-rock feels, so check out these touring bands and show them some support! The acts on the local spectrum tonight are sure to please as well. Wir Konnen is playing their heartfelt alternative jams that’ll make you feel like an uplifted sad kid. Mario Cannamela of Soap Scum and Borealis will be playing us some things as well, so definitely check out all of the cool things we have in store tonight!

The show will be at 7pm for $5. Check out the facebook event for any more information you may want and keep your eyes open because we have alot more shows coming up! Come out and softmosh or sway or do whatever your heart desires- but whatever you do, be unafraid.

New Springfield Record Label: Blackbox Records

Posted on January 6, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like another small independent label has sprung up in Springfield. It is called Blackbox Records and from the looks of it they will be focusing on releasing cassette tapes. We also have been told that this new label has some members of Springfield emo band Our Lady behind it.

The first Blackbox release has been announced as a cassette re-release for the Table Drama “Heel” EP. Table Drama’s EP was released on CD late last year by another small independent label, Patch Records. You can check out a list of small and local labels we have put together on our community page.

You can go like Blackbox Records on facebook here, and check out the Blackbox Records store and distro right here. In the Blackbox online store you can also pre-order the cassette release for Table Drama’s “Heel” EP. The tape is scheduled to be released on February 5th. Hopefully Dumb Records will also get to carry a few copies of the tape.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Wolf Luv, Back To Back, Remington, The Oswalds

Posted on January 6, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight is the coldest night of this cold, cold 2014 and there is also a full moon. Do you know what that means? Tonight is the night that all of the wolves and wolf men come out to dance. Tonight we have the mysterious wolf-fronted hardcore band Wolf Luv coming out of the glue tunnels and onto the big stage for a very rare performance. We also have touring band Back to Back coming from Houston, Texas. Check out some of their very punk tunes on the player embedded below. This show will also Remington from the Chicago areas. Remington will be replacing Need on the flier above, and they feature one member of Need so don’t worry about Need not being there! First but not least this show will feature new Springfield punk bands The Oswalds. Last show they played resulted in the one of the biggest snowball fights in Black Sheep history so be sure not to miss this!

The show starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also don’t forget to check out our shows page for a look at all of the other shows coming up at Black Sheep.

Our Lady February Tour Dates

Posted on January 5, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Springfield touring emo kids Our Lady have announced a small run of dates that they will be playing around the middle of February. You can check those out on the image above or also listed below.

2/12 – Milwaukee, WI
2/13 – Chicago, IL
2/14 – Kalamazoo, MI
2/15 – Cleveland, OH
2/16 – Huntington, WV
2/17 – Louisville, KY
2/18 – Chesterton, IN
2/19 – Champaign, IL

Our Lady were on blacksheepspringfield.com’s list for the best shows, songs, and albums of 2013. Sadly Our Lady currently has no Springfield shows lined up. Sorry. Tim Williams of Our Lady will however be playing a solo set at Black Sheep this Wednesday along with a few other acoustic acts.

Streams: Owen Davis/Ashley Blues Split

Posted on January 5, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we are bringing you an extra noisey split between Springfield artist Owen Davis and Ashley Blues all the way from Russia. The split features five tracks (three from Ashley and two from Owen) and it is soon to be released on CD through Palemoon Productions. You can stream the split below, or find it here on bandcamp where you can download it for pay-what-you-want.

Owen Davis has yet to perform live at Black Sheep. If that ever changes we will be sure to let you know when his next performance will be!

Epsom: “Animal”

Posted on January 4, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we are bringing you a brand new song by Springfield shock rock band Epsom. The song was released as a Christmas present to Epsom’s fans. From the band’s facebook:

Merry Christmas from Epsom!!! No matter what fabulousness you find under your tree this morning, we’re sure you’ll agree that it can’t hold a candle to the gift of a brand new Epsom studio cut (albeit one with “adult themes” and a few NSFW lyrics). “Animal” has been an audience favorite since the band’s very first show and this version marks the studio debut of the Sgro-Zander-Two-Guitar-Onslaught (patent pending). Download it or stream it here for free – unless you are filled with the spirit of giving, in which case, pay to your heart’s content! And never forget: Epsom loves you – at Christmas and every other god damn day of the year!

The song is called “Animal” and you can stream it on the player below. Head over to Epsom’s bandcamp to download the song at a pay-what-you-want price. Epsom released a 2 song 7″ last year that you will be able to pick up at Dumb Records once we are open in one week.

February 16th at Black Sheep: Carnivores At Grace, Table Drama, The Science Of, The Oswalds

Posted on January 4, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

We have a crazy bunch of shows coming up! January is loaded with action and February is sure to follow suit, so here’s something to look forward to. On February 16th we’re going to host a show dripping with electric excitement. It will feature local wrestle mongers Table Drama, the band known for keeping the grimy gears of hardcore grinding. Then coming from Chicago will be the progressive Carnivores At Grace. They’re sure to give us a raw set, so come out and support them! Local power poppers The Science Of will have then some energetic tunes to make you want to jump around and local punkers The Oswalds are sure to give an exciting set as well, so this show should be rad.

Come at 7:00 pm, pay $5 and check out these bands! Here’s a facebook event for this and make sure to check out all the stuff we have coming up!

Tonight at Black Sheep: Soap Scum, Falter, Table Drama, Nos Bos, Asthma

Posted on January 3, 2014 by blacksheepspringfield

Welcome to 2014, year of the spooks. Tonight we’re bringing you an incredibly remarkable show to get things started off RIGHT. The local sewer punkers of Soap Scum are going to play a set so grimy that their songs will stick in your ear drums no matter how much you try to scrub them out. Thank goodness for that. Then the band Falter is coming all the way from Milwaukee, Wisconsin tonight to play some grinding riffs that are sure to rattle your bones harder than the brittle, midwestern winter winds. Local wrestle-heads Table Drama are also playing tonight! They’re sure to grind everyone’s gears- plus- rumor has it they have something new to offer this year, so come find out at tonight’s show. Nos Bos is a slimy punk band that will be slither crawling here all the way from Belleville to grace us with creepy ooze-grind jams. Asthma is a new local band featuring members of Mildred and Looming. Supposedly they’re going to get heated and heavy with some grinding grooves so check out these guys, it’s their FIRST show.

All these sets are going to be great. Come check them out at this show tonight- it’s going to be at 7pm, bring $5 to slam! Also try to support the touring bands with anything you can muster. Travelling in this clean, pure, snowy season can be really hard for slime balls so have a heart! Support the grime. Also make sure to check out other shows we have coming up in this fine, fresh month of January because we have A LOT of things happening this month that you won’t want to miss. Happy New Year!