November 24th at Black Sheep: Suns, Yogi Beara

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Check out this show we got coming up in November! The band Suns from Chicago will be joining us to play some rad, experimental indie rock for us. Check them out, they’re sure to give a good set! Yogi Beara will be bringing us some bluesy, rock n’ roll jams as they always do so make sure to come out and hear them as well. There are going to be more local bands jumping on the band wagon for this one, so it’ll definitely be a rad show. If you play in a band and are interested in playing, shoot us an email at blacksheepcafe.217@gmail.com. Keep your eyes peeled and make sure to continually check our shows page for updates.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. As mentioned earlier, be sure to check our shows page for updates on this show and other upcoming shows at Black Sheep.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Cantalouper, Mystery Gift, Paqui

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1391971_10151964085750619_2060579846_nTonight it’s a Thursday night at Black Sheep and we have a nice and relaxing three-band show for you all. If you are looking for something to do after school or work tonight, The Black Sheep might not be a bad place to be. Tonight we have the indie/shoegaze band Cantalouper playing. They are from Columbia, Missouri and you can check out some of their tunes on the player below. Before they play we get to see a couple of bands local to Springfield. We have the poppy and video game influenced band Mystery Gift. Opening up the show tonight is the acoustic wrestling hero Paqui.

The show tonight starts at 7:00 pm and costs $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. You can also see what else is coming up at Black Sheep by checking out our upcoming shows page.

 

November 23rd at Black Sheep: Kickstart, DJ SMPSN, RDNT, Doggystylez

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602840_169516613256437_1893706011_nHere we go! There is going to be a lot of show announcements for some great shows happening before the end of the year rolling in soon, and we are announcing them starting right how. This show is on Saturday, November 23rd. This wild show will feature bands, a rapper, and a DJ! It is sure to be great. On the top of the flier we have Springfield pop punk band Kickstart. Before that is the DJ that we promised… and that is DJ SMPSN! Before that we jump back into the punk with RDNT. And opening things up we will have Doggystyles bringing you some of the best rap around town.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission will be $7. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Don’t forget to also check out what other shows we have coming up at Black Sheep over on our shows page.

Park Recording Updates

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For those of you who didn’t know, Springfield band Park has been recording some new material! Recently, they’ve been in the studio working on a three song EP. They’re fresh and ready to go– they haven’t recorded anything since 2006, and their new jams are going to be rad to listen to. The band has continued to post recording updates from their facebook page. To check out their updates, visit their facebook page and keep your eyes peeled for the final product! Check out some more photos from Park’s recording process below.

Park currently does not have any Springfield shows lined up, but they will be playing in Chicago at Reggie’s on November 30th.

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Our Lady: “Feeding Fields”

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a3124444518_10Yesterday Springfield emo band Our Lady released the first song from Dawning II, a new and revamped version of their Dawning EP from earlier this year. The song is a completely new version of “Feeding Fields” from the earlier EP. From the Our Lady facebook page:

We are so excited to finally stream a completely new song from the upcoming “Dawning II” release from It’s a Trap! Records! “Feeding Fields” is very much the sequel to the song of the same name on the previous “Dawning” release.
We are all really excited – not only because we are stoked to get some new songs out there, but because the record more accurately depicts what we had originally wanted to do with “Dawning”. We worked with the wonderful Brandon Carnes for producing and recording the E.P. and we couldn’t be more happy with how it turned out. He is probably the hardest working guy we know and you should all go record your band with him. Check out the new song, share it around, and let us know what you think! “Dawning II” will be out on cassette through It a Trap! November 15th.

Dawning II will be released on cassette through It’s A Trap! Records! on November 15th. The first version of Dawning is up for streaming on Our Lady’s bandcamp page. You can also come catch Our Lady play at Black Sheep tonight along with Two Knights, Wir Konnen, and Jess Knight. That show starts at 7:00 pm and is $5.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Two Knights, Our Lady, Wir Konnen, Jessica Knight

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showLadies and gents, we have a swell show for you this evening! All the way from Denton Texas, Two Knights will be playing some super uplifting, emo for us. Their tunes will make you want to tap your feet and feel things, so come out and support these guys while they tour! Speaking of feeling things, make sure to check out the local band Our Lady when they play tonight. These rad folks have some new and revamped tunes for us that will really strike deep. Another awesome rad, local emo band Wir Konnen will be playing tonight as well. It’s going to be their cassette release show! Patch Records is sponsoring these sad pups so get some tapes from them and check out their set! Here’s a sneak peak of one of their releases. Jessica Knight of Looming will be performing an acoustic set this evening that will make you feel swell inside, so make sure to check her out too!

This is going to be at 7pm. Make sure to bring $5 and check out the facebook event. To see what other shows are coming up at Black Sheep, check out our upcoming shows page and try to come out to as many as you can! Wear warm clothes.

Montagh: “Positive Reinforcement”

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Today we are bringing you a stream of a new Montagh song titled “Positive Reinforcement.” Both Montagh and Unraveler have release preview tracks from their upcoming split EP together. Both tracks can be heard down below. You can preorder the split by clicking here. If you don’t like doing online transactions, be sure to go to the release show on November 16th, where the split will be sold! Also playing that show will be Mystery Gift and Naughtalus. The split is being released on CD through Springfield’s own Patch Records. You can pick a copy up at the November 16th show for $5.

To keep up to date with all things goth-folk, click here to go to Montagh’s facebook, and if you want to hear more from Unraveler, click here to go to Unraveler’s bandcamp. Stay classy.

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New Band Pages: Mystery Gift, Full Chroma

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1421542_10202041284541395_148019188_nHappy Monday everyone. Today we are not bringing you one, but TWO new band pages on our site for two new Springfield bands. WOW. The first is the two-piece video game inspired band Mystery Gift. You can check out their page right here. The second is a newer band featuring members of RDNT called Full Chroma. You can check out the new page for Full Chroma right here. If you are interested in seeing these bands live you can check out Mystery Gift play this Thursday the 7th, November 16th, or December 13th at Black Sheep. Full Chroma will be playing for their first time at Black Sheep on Friday, December 20th.

Check out our really long list of band pages here on our current bands page. Do you play in a band local to Springfield that we don’t have a page for yet? Email us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will work with you to set one up!

WUIS Looking For Bands And Musicians

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524428_10151804258110000_1633626759_nSpringfield media provider/radio station WUIS has sent out a request for Springfield-area bands that they are looking to record and interview. From the WUIS facebook page:

WUIS is looking for Springfield-area bands and solo musicians to interview & record in-studio. Interested? Email Rachel Otwell at rotwe2@uis.edu.
As WUIS said, if anyone is interested they can email rotwe2@uis.edu. From the picture above also posted to the WUIS facebook it looks like local Springfield rock/experimental band boon have already done a session.

November 16th at Black Sheep: Montagh, Unraveler (Split Release), Naughtalus, Mystery Gift

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1391444_10201665438469192_310654302_nBetter mark your calendars for Saturday, November 16th because we will be hosting a split release show for two great folk bands at Black Sheep that night! The split is between bands Montagh and Unraveler, who will both be playing the show. Montagh is an acoustic folk band that has been active in Springfield for the past year or so. Unraveler is a solo musician from Pittsburg, PA. You might have remembered Unraveler from a certain show back at Black Sheep in July. The split between the two bands will be released on CD through Patch Records for $5 at the show. Aside from the two bands that are on the split, we also have two other bands playing this show. We have the rock/experimental band Naughtalus playing. We also have the newer two-piece Mystery Gift, which features members of Meredosia and Mildred.

That show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for that show right here. Also don’t forget to check out our shows page to see what else is coming up at Black Sheep this fall and winter.