Wir Können: “Glow/Mani Pedi”

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Today we are bringing you a stream of the two new songs by one of Springfield’s newest bands- Wir Können. Wir Können are a new three piece emo band featuring members of Looming, Lovecow, and Montagh. Their new cassette was released by Springfield label Patch Records earlier this month and it features two songs. You can check out the songs “Glow” and “Mani Pedi” on the player embedded below.

The songs are also available here on the band’s bandcamp for a pay-what-you-want price. If you would like a physical copy of the tape, you can buy one here online, or at the next Wir Können show.

Call for Artists and Spoken Word For January 11th Art Show

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9584338832_095a366638_bRemember the last art show that happened at Black Sheep? It was a lot of fun and a great introduction for a lot of new artists and faces into our community. It is time to start talking about the next art show at Black Sheep! We want to make this one ever bigger and better than the past art shows we have hosted! This art show will be happening on Saturday, January 11th. Right now we are looking for artists and spoken word acts that would be interested in participating in the show. We are looking for all types of art and artists off all different ages and skill levels so don’t be shy! If you are interested shoot us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com. We will be announcing the complete list of artists and spoken word acts participating later on before the end of the year.

There also might be a little twist to this art show that we can’t tell you about yet! Us over at Black Sheep headquarters have a very huge announcement coming within the next week that we are itching to tell you about.

 

12/8 at Black Sheep: Brandon Carnes, Michael Tietjen (Family Lumber), Jess Knight, Austin Connelly

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This December it looks like we’ve got some fine, heartwarming shows to distract us from the blustery midwestern winds. On Sunday the 8th, we’ll be featuring some rad folks. Brandon Carnes is a local character (also featured in The Timmys and Looming) that will be playing some mighty fine, backwoods, 666 Satan worshiping tunes. Michael Tietjen from the band Family Lumber will be playing as well and is going to be travelling solo. He’s all the way from New York and is sure to give us some swell acoustic tunes, so come check him out and give him some support. Jess Knight (also featured in Looming and Mother Leopard) will also be singing an acoustic set that is sure to be lovely as always. Austin Connelly (also featured in Wir Konnen and Montagh) is going to tell us jokes and sing us sad kid songs, so make sure to check him out as well as all of these other folks at this show!

This will be at 7 pm for $5 at the door. If you come, you’re sure to leave with a full heart so coming to this show is sure to be worth it. The facebook event can be found right here. Make sure to come out other upcoming shows we have at Black Sheep if you can make it!

Table Drama: “Heel EP”

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Today we are bringing you a stream of the new EP from Springfield’s newest villains Table Drama. The new EP, which can be bought at shows, is being released by Springfield label Patch Records on CD. It is also available for download for $5 off of the band’s bandcamp page. You can stream the entire seven-song EP on the player embedded below.

Table Drama are a new band that arose from the ashes of old Springfield wrestling villains Scott Blacula. Keep your eyes and ears out for any upcoming Table Drama shows or battle sets coming to Black Sheep.

New band pages: Epsom

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Check it out everyone, there is a new band page for you to peruse today. We present to you: Epsom. Epsom brings us some rad, acid-grunge, garage jams from the depths of organic strangeness. They rock like garden gastropods in ways you’ve never heard, so check them out. Some of their music can be streamed on the band page. Check out the new page right here. You can catch Epsom live at Black Sheep later this month on the 24th of November along with Suns, Yogi Beara, and Meredosia.

Wanna see what other rad bands call Springfield home? Check out our current bands page and take a look! And if you play in a Springfield band that has not yet set up a band page with us, shoot us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will work with you to get one up.

Empire Board Shop To Open In Springfield

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575746_556744317734298_434164057_n603163_558313027577427_114690661_nWe are always excited to welcome new friends and local businesses to our home in Springfield. This fall it looks like a brand new skate shop is opening up in Springfield. That is Empire Board Shop, a brand new skate shop located at 1037 Junction Circle (near the intersection of Wabash and MacArthur). We have been told that this new shop has some members of old Springfield punk band The Gunga Dins behind it, as well as some of those who help run Skank Skates right next to Black Sheep. There is still work being done to the inside of the shop right now, but it does look like they have a few boards and other products already in the shop for sale. You can follow the Empire Board Shop facebook page to stay updated on their progress.

All of you fans of skateboarding out there might want to also come out to the Skank Skates 15th anniversary show happening this Friday at Black Sheep and Skank Skates.

 

Tonight at Black Sheep: Looming (Acoustic), Perfect People, Little Big Bangs, Who Needs You, Aporia

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1422570_10201697292785530_2607159_nIt looks like we all survived The End Is Here Fest yesterday (and had a GREAT time) and we are back tonight for another show! Tonight is also going to be a lot of fun! We have five bands playing for just $5! This show will feature an acoustic version of new Springfield pop/indie-rock band Looming. Come see what that is all about. Before that we get a taste of some hardcore punk from St. Louis with the band Perfect People. Also on this show is the band Who Needs You from Bloomington, Indiana. They play some fun pop-punk, and you can find some of their music on the player below. Then we have another St. Louis band playing! They are Little Big Bangs, bringing us some of the best garage/punk from the area. Opening things up is the Springfield finger-smashing harsh noise project Aporia. That just about covers every genre, right?

The show tonight starts at 7:00 pm and costs $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Don’t forget to check out our shows page for a complete list of shows coming up at Black Sheep.

 

Today at Black Sheep: The End Is Here Fest/Pound for Pound’s Final Show

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The End Is Here and the time for heavy death is now. Check out all these blackened metal and hardcore bands that are going to be playing in The End Is Here fest today! It’s going to be raw and heavy.

Pound For Pound is going to be playing their final show ever. Since 1999 these dudes have been bringing us some of the heaviest music around. Back in July it was announced that they had decided to wind things down after keeping things alive for so long. Today the day has finally come and the end for them is here, so come out to see their last show and listen to them live one last time.
Batallion is coming down from St. Louis to give us a brutal set. Come check them out and mosh till you drop.
Human Animal from Pennsylvania has some lake effect hardcore tunes. Get ready to get wild.
Smoke and Mirrors are coming from the exact same place as Human Animal and are sure to give us a rad set.
Dissention is coming from the hardcore scene in St. Louis. They’ve got a new line-up so come check it out!
Skywalker from central Illinois is going to give us some blast-beats and break downs so get pumped.
Meth Dealer from Decatur will be battling Table Drama (once known as Scott Blacula) to the death. This is Table Drama’s release show so come get their stuff and see who the final victor of this battle is.
No Regrets from Chicago will be playing positive-productive hardcore stuff so check them out.

This is at 3:30pm and the first band goes on at 4:00pm. It costs $6 and will definitely be worth your dough, especially since it’s Pound For Pound’s last show. Check out the facebook event here and brace yourselves because all these bands are going to give us a hell of a mini-fest! Check out what other awesome shows we have coming up at Black Sheep, then check out this video of Pound For Pound at their second to last show this past summer.

UPDATE: The show has now been pushed back to starting at 4:00 pm and admission is now $6. Even more reason to go!

12/13 at Black Sheep: Gnargoyle, Mystery Gift, Antithought, The Oswalds

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We are having TWO Friday the 13th shows this year! What’s the deal?! You may say “This is crazy talk” but it’s really not, so if you didn’t make it to the first one, make it to this one because it’s going to be swell. Our awesome Champaign friends are in a band called Gnargoyle that will give us some spooky sewer punk tunes coming from the darkness. It’s gonna be gnarly. Local band Mystery Gift will change it up a bit by showing us a more ethereal and grungy side of punk, so that’ll be cool to transition from the sewers to the clouds. After Mystery Gift is Antithought, a hardcore streetpunk band from St. Louis. Their set is sure to be rad! Make sure to check them out. Last but not least, we’ll be featuring The Oswalds, another set of local punkers! These guys must be shy since they don’t play alot, so come out and show them some support! This show is gonna be raw and real and cruddy so don’t miss it.

This will be on Friday the 13th, December, 2013. 12-13-13 is the closest our calendar can get from being 13-13-13 so this is obviously going to be a monumental day. We will celebrate it perfectly by putting this rad grime-fest of a show- so bring $5, show up at 7pm and slam your heart out. Until then, check out the facebook event and read up on our upcoming shows to see what’s coming up before and after this one.

Tonight at The Poon Lagoon: Hospital Job, Big Storm, The Timmys, Nathan Leigh

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Tonight there are no shows going on at Black Sheep, but there is a sweet house show happening in Springfield that you can go to if you are looking for something to do on a Friday night. This show is happening at The Poon Lagoon, and if you don’t know where that is you might try looking around on the facebook event page, or ask a friend. Playing the show tonight is Springfield all star pop punkers Hospital Job. Before the pop punk we will be getting some feel-good rock from candy pop rockers Big Storm. Also on this show is the long running Springfield punk band The Timmys. And to top all of that off we have Nathan Leigh, a touring solo musician from Brooklyn, NY. You can check out some of his tunes below.

This show starts at 7:00 pm and is probably donation based or free. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also check out our Springfield shows page for a look at some shows coming up outside of Black Sheep.

Today is also another episode of The Black Sheep Radio Show! You can listen to that on 88.3 WQNA fm or stream it online at wqna.org. The show airs from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. If you miss it you can always head over to our radio page to download all old episodes of The Black Sheep Radio Show.