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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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!
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!
Are you ready to hear about the Black Sheep holiday show this year? Well guess what, there is not just one holiday show but THREE holiday shows at Black Sheep happening back to back to back. These are all happening on Thursday December 19th, Friday December 20th, and Saturday December 21st. That’s a lot of holiday shows packed into one weekend! Let’s do a quick rundown of each of the shows:
Thursday, December 19th: This show will feature the shoegaze/sludge project Caterpillar Club. We also have a special surprise guest band coming from Belleville, Illinois and that is Cinema Verite! Check out some of their music on the bandcamp player embedded at the bottom of this post. This show also has post rock band Meredosia, who will also be playing at Black Sheep this Sunday. Opening things up we have a new local band that has not yet played at Black Sheep! They are called The Science Of and they are a powerpop band from Virden and Gerard.
Friday, December 20th: This is a show that we’ve already told you about! Bands playing are Full Chroma, Built In A Day, Montagh, and Yogi Beara. Check out our original post on the show right here.
Saturday, December 21st: Are you ready to hear about the grand finale for our series of holiday shows? Here it is! On Saturday, December 21st we have pop punk all stars Hospital Job. Also playing is the new indie/punk band that has been stealing the hearts of everyone all over town, Looming. For this show we also have a surprise guest and that is the band Ravenhill from Nashville, Tennessee. To top that all off we have local folk punx Lovecow also on the show.
All of those shows start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5 for each show. You can find a mega-facebook event for all three shows right here. Don’t forget to check out our shows page for a look at everything else that is coming up at Black Sheep this winter.
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