Error Records: Community Not Commodity

Posted on November 27, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we are bringing you a neat little mini-documentary done on Champaign record store/all-ages venue and our friends Error Records. The documentary five minutes long and talks about DIY music and what Error Records is all about. You can check out the documentary right here.

The Black Sheep recently announced that we will be collaborating with Error Records to bring Dumb Records to Southtown Springfield sometime in early 2014. Be on the lookout for more news on that soon. Until then, remember “community NOT commodity.”

January 9th at Black Sheep: Mobile Deathcamp (ex-GWAR)

Posted on November 27, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

We are VERY excited to announce a VERY cool show. Mobile Deathcamp is making a stop at Black Sheep on their upcoming tour! Mobile Deathcamp, which features Beefcake the Mighty of the legendary spacealien-core band GWAR, is going to bring their brutal trash/speed metal sound to Black Sheep on the 9th of January.

We are still working out some of the details of the show, so keep an eye out for updates! Be sure to check out this link for details on all of our upcoming shows.

The Luzhin Defense: “Hooked”

Posted on November 26, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we are bringing you a look at the new music video by Springfield electronic/experimental band The Luzhin Defense. The video is for the track Hooked, which comes off of the band’s recently released full length and self-titled album. You can head over here to the band’s bandcamp page to stream the entire album. You can find the music video for Hooked on the embedded player above.

Empire Board Shop Grand Opening This Saturday

Posted on November 26, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

We recently told you about Empire Board Shop, a new skate shop that has recently opened in Springfield. Empire Board Shop has been open to the public for a little while now, but they are celebrating their opening with a big event this Saturday, November 30th. The grand opening celebration will be from 3:00 to 8:00 pm at Empire Board Shop located at 1037 Junction Circle (near the intersection of Wabash and MacArthur). The celebration will include the give-away of some nifty prizes as well as an in-store performance by Springfield band Like… With Jetpacks!

You can find a facebook event for the grand opening right here.

Nephrons Working On New Album

Posted on November 25, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Busy Springfield punk band Nephrons have been posting updates from their facebook page about the writing and recording of a new album. You can find a photo of some sort of tracklisting above. This will be album #3 for Nephrons, who also released Black Bedroom on vinyl earlier this year. From the band’s facebook page:

We will be starting to record a new record this week. Hopefully get it done within the next few months. No shows til after the new year for us. See you soon faithful followers.

The band says that they will be playing no shows until after new years, but we have found some evidence that Springfield may get one Nephrons performance before then.

New Band Pages: The Science Of

Posted on November 25, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we are bringing you a brand new band page for Rochester powerpop band The Science Of. The Science Of have not yet played at Black Sheep, but they do have a show coming up at Black Sheep on Thursday, December 19th as a part of our “Winter Time Weekend Party.” They also have a show coming up at Springfield house venue Poon Lagoon on Saturday, December 14th. If you are interested in finding out more about The Science Of, you can find their new band page right here!

You can check out all of the current band pages that we have worked with local bands to set up right here. We have made it all the way to 60 active bands in Springfield! We are also still looking for more bands. If you play in a band (old or new) that we do not yet have a page for we would love to hear from you! Shoot us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com.

January 7th at Black Sheep: Dan Mariska, See Through Dresses, Wir Konnen, Mario Cannamela

Posted on November 24, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s another show announcement for the new year! This show will be happening on Tuesday, January 7th 2014. Don’t miss it. This show will feature Dan Mariska’s full band project- Dan Mariska And The Boys Choir. Dan will be on tour from Minneapolis, Minnesota. You may recognize him from an earlier show he played this past May at Black Sheep. You can also check out some of their music on the player embedded below. Also on this show and on tour with Dan Mariska And The Boys Choir is the indie rock band See Through Dresses from Omaha, Nebraska. Time to see what we have for locals. This show will feature three-piece Springfield emo band Wir Konnen. It will also be the debut of Springfield native Mario Cannamela (Soap Scum, Borealis).

All this will be at 7:00 pm and it is a $5 as usual. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. You should also take a peak of what other shows we have coming up this winter on our shows page.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Meredosia, Suns, Yogi Beara, Epsom

Posted on November 24, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight at Black Sheep we are going to kick off Thanksgiving week right with this really cool indie/rock show. This show will feature the return of Meredosia, the local post-rock band that have not played a show at Black Sheep in a little bit. Also playing this show and on tour from Chicago is Suns. Suns are pictured above and you can check out some of their music on the player embedded below. They play some experimental indie rock. Also on this show is the jam-rockin’ two-piece band Yogi Beara. Opening things up we have the Black Sheep debut of the Springfield rock band Epsom. All of that should make for a really great lineup.

The show tonight starts right 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 to see what other shows are coming up this winter at Black Sheep.

Kevin Greenspon and Big Waves of Pretty Added To 12/9 Show

Posted on November 23, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we have a little update to one of our shows happening in December that was previously announced. We have two bands that have been added to the show at Black Sheep on Monday, December 9th. Those bands are… Kevin Greenspon and Big Waves of Pretty! They are both on tour together so we are going to help them out with a place to play and show them a good time. Kevin Greenspon is a touring musician from Los Angeles, CA. We have been told that is set will be accompanied by some visual arts involving a projector, so be sure not to miss it. Big Waves of Pretty (pictured above) come from Highland, Wisconsin and you can check out some of their tunes on the player below.

The show also features Big Storm, Brick Mower, and War Magic. See our original post on the show right here. You can find an updated facebook event right here. Also don’t forget to check our shows page for a look at everything coming up at Black Sheep this winter!

Tonight at Black Sheep: Kickstart, DJ SMPSN, RDNT, and Doggystylez (Karl Ladage Music)

Posted on November 23, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Hey everyone, we have a pretty interesting show for you tonight. We’ll be listening to some tasty guitar riffs and spooky punker tunes from the local goons in RDNT. Karl Ladage in Doggystylez will follow to change things up a bit by providing some hip hop jivvy jams. To keep the flow moving we’ll also have DJ SMPSN to show us what’s up. This rad show will end with the super energetic fellas in Kickstart to bring us all together and get the energy pumping. It’ll be swell so be sure to come out and see the good sets these guys have to offer!

This will be happening at 7pm at the Black Sheep Pad. Bring $5, bring a friend, and enjoy the punk rap mixture and get cultured this evening. Check out the facebook event for any more 411 you desire and be sure not to miss the other stellar shows we’ll be having!