Springfield Food Cooperative Survey

Posted on October 30, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Back in around June there was a group of people that decided it would be a good idea to open a Cooperative Grocery Store here in Springfield!

A Cooperative Grocery Store is:
A community owned (anti-corporate) grocery store thats main drive is to support the local economy by buying goods from local farmers and growers. This means that this business will be completely independent from corporations and its inventory will be heavily composed of local goods from surrounding areas. It hires workers and functions democratically through people who join as members. Members are people who give money/time to the cooperative in order to help it grow, which is why it’s up to them as to what is sold and what is not. Basically, anyone can join and show support! This is an all around good idea.

Right now, they’re trying to get this project off the ground. Something they want everyone to do is to take this survey asking whether or not you think this would be a good idea! If you are interested in helping in any way, take the survey and fill in whatever contact information you wish. Check out the Dreaming of a Cooperative facebook page here for any more info!

The reason this pertains to Black Sheep is that we not only are committed to music, we’re also committed to D.I.Y. ethic as well as bettering the community we live in in any way possible. This food cooperative has both those elements and would be a really positive thing for Springfield, even if it doesn’t take off at first. If it had as many supporters as Black Sheep does it would for sure take flight, so try to help out if you can! Every little bit counts.

Photos: Hobgoblinspookadelic 2013

Posted on October 29, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

We finally have gathered photos from one of our biggest and spookiest shows of the fall- Hobgoblinspookadelic 2013! The show happened this past Friday and we had a great turnout at Black Sheep. Bands that played included NIL8, Soap Scum, Looming, Execution Techniques, and Orange Soda. There were also plenty of spooky costumes. You can check out a few photos from Friday night below, or see them all on our Hobgob 2013 flickr group. Check out photos from more Black Sheep and Springfield shows on our Black Sheep flickr page. Extra thanks to all of the photographers (Cory VanMeter, AJ Francis, and Lizz Ortiz) who were taking photos that night. If you took some photos at Hobgob that we don’t yet have on our site or any photos of any Springfield shows at all feel free to email them to us! Send them to blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com.

November 10th at Black Sheep: Looming (Acoustic), Perfect People, Who Needs You, Little Big Bangs, Aporia

Posted on October 29, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Here’s a show we’ve got coming up in a few weeks, it’s going to be swell! Looming will be bringing us an acoustic set produced by a few of its members. Come out to hear the acoustic versions of their feel-good, indie poprock tunes! Perfect People from St. Louis will have some hardcore punk tunes to keep things interesting for us after that, so make sure to check them out for sure. Who Needs You is another band we’ll be featuring at this show. This Indiana based band features pop-punk tunes that have a mellow and grounded feel, so they’re sure to give a rad set. Another St. Louis band other than Perfect People that will be in this show is Little Big Bangs. They’ve got a garagey quirk punk sound that’ll make you wanna hop around, so look forward to them! The last set we’ll be featuring is a local noise project called Aporia. It’s brutal in the best and rawest way so make sure to check out this show when it comes up!

It’ll be at 7pm on November 10th. The cost is $5 and you can find the facebook event here. Also, check out our upcoming shows to see what other stuff we have coming at us this November!

Paqui Added To Show on 11/7

Posted on October 27, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

We have a slight change-up to a show coming up on Thursday, November 7th that you all should know about! The show was originally supposed to feature Caterpillar Club, but they will be no longer playing. All of you Caterpillar Club fans shouldn’t worry! They will be playing the next show at Black Sheep on Saturday, November 2nd. Instead of Caterpillar Club, solo acoustic act Paqui will now be playing the show on November 7th. Hopefully his set doesn’t get taken over by Table Drama this time. The show will also feature Missouri shoegaze band Cantalouper (music below) and also Springfield two-piece band Mystery Gift.

That show will still start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for that show right here. Also be sure to check out the other shows we have coming up this fall/winter at Black Sheep on our shows page!

Today on Black Sheep Radio: Damon Soper

Posted on October 25, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Did you almost forget that today was Friday so that means it’s another episode of Black Sheep Radio? Well we did not. Today from 4:00 to 6:00 pm we will be hosting our special Hobgob and Halloween episode of The Black Sheep Radio Show. Today as our guest we have Damon Soper of Springfield punk legends NIL8 coming in to talk to us. NIL8 will be playing tonight at Black Sheep as a part of their long running Hobgoblinspookadelic tradition. Be sure to catch them at the show tonight along with Soap Scum, Looming, Execution Techniques, and Orange Soda.

The Black Sheep Radio show airs from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm. You can also stream the show online at the same time at wqna.org. If you are a huge fan of what we are doing at The Black Sheep Radio Show, head over to our radio page where you can download all of our old episodes!

Tonight at Black Sheep: Hobgob 2013

Posted on October 25, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Ladies and gentleman, ghouls and its, tonight is the night! Hobgob 2013 is here to take us away to eerie and faraway lands. Prepare to experience a show that will leave you spookified for weeks, my friends. It’s gonna be great!

The founders of the fest will be playing this evening, and they are NIL8. These are the hooligans that rounded up this fest way back in the day, and it’s still going strong! Their heavy punk music is rad and they’re sure to bring us a good show as always! Accompanying them this evening, we also have Soap Scum! These ghostly street rats are sure to fill the whole place with grime, trash and dirty punk tunes, so prepare to SLAM. Check it out, we’re also going to be featuring Looming this year! Their upbeat, heartwarming jams are going to balance everything perfectly so get ready to hop and stomp to their awesome new songs. To darken things up again, we’ll have Execution Techniques give us some crafty, spine-chilling harsh noise that’ll make your hair stand straight up. After that, we’ll be encouraged to find our inner ghoul as we hear from the fun punk band Orange Soda from Champaign. Featuring members of Dino Bravo and Kowabunga! Kid, they’re sure to play songs that’ll make you wiggle and shake till your bones wanna break. It’s uncanny how great this show is going to be! Check out the facebook event to see any other gory details you may desire to know.

There’s going to be a free clothing drive at Hobgob this year so bring all of your winter apparel and accessories that you don’t want anymore and let others enjoy them! Try to put some extra change in the donation jar if you can (all proceeds go to Blacksheep).

Costumes are encouraged but optional! Bring $5 and come to Black Sheep at 7:00 pm to kick it and slam out to the sounds of Hobgob 2013.

Montagh to Release Split With Unraveler in November

Posted on October 24, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

We finally have an update for the split local goth-folk band, Montagh, announced a while back! The artwork for the split has been released, which you can see above. The other musician that will be apart of this is Unraveler, a solo artist that describes herself as “Pittsburgh solo bummer jams”. You can check out a double EP that she just put out entitled “I Will Ferment” and “A Worm In The Dirt”, as well as the rest of her releases, here.

This split between Montagh and Unraveler will be released November 16th. There will also be a release show which is still being planned, so keep your eyes peeled for that. To keep up to date with all things Montagh, click here to go to their Facebook page and check back here for more updates, and be sure to pick up the split when it comes around!

Calling For Show Photos!

Posted on October 24, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Hey there all you showgoers! Do you find yourselves snapping pics on your phones whilst experiencing a good show at the Sheep? That’s great. You should keep doing that, because we want to see them too! If you share those priceless snippets of time on the internet, you will grant people the gift of sight and that’s rad. People will get to see what kinds of things happen at Sheep shows, whether it’s a shot of a band performing, a moshpit caught in mid-motion or some mad face making (or all three put together). Why not share those things with all the people you listen to good music with?

All you need to do is post the pictures you take on the Black Sheep Facebook group or email us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com. It’d be greatly appreciated! You can also post pictures on event pages. Try to tag people and bands if you can help it!
Check out our super swell Black Sheep Photo archive to see all the people who have contributed to this noble cause thusfar, and come to Hobgob 2013 tomorrow! It’ll be the best, spookiest place to get started.

Updates on South Town Murals

Posted on October 23, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Some progress is being made on the South Town mural on the side of Clay’s Popeye’s Barbecue facing East. We told you about the mural a few weeks ago and since then The Illinois Times has done a nice article on graffiti in Springfield which also mentions the mural. Today we are bringing you a few new pictures showing the progress of the mural (top) and also some other art that has popped up inside South Town recently (bottom). Check out both of those photos below.

November 15th at Black Sheep: The Timmys, The Rackatees, The Haddonfields, Guy Morgan & The FT Crew

Posted on October 22, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Show announcement for November! This one is happening on Friday, November 15th at Black Sheep and it is going to be a swell punk rock show. This show features Springfield’s own The Timmys. They will be fueling the circle pits at maximum power at the end of the night. Then we have The Rackatees coming all the way from Pratt, Kansas (pictured above). If you want to hear what they sound like you can check out the bandcamp player embedded below. Next up we have the return of St. Louis, Missouri’s Haddonfields. The Haddonfields played at Black Sheep last when we had our punk rock cookout in June. First but not least we have a band called Guy Morgan and the FT Crew coming from Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Come on time so you can see them.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can’t find a facebook event or a flier. You heard about this show here at blacksheepspringfield.com FIRST. Check out some other shows coming up at Black Sheep on our shows page.

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