November 2nd at Black Sheep: Dither (Documentary Screening), Caterpillar Club, War Magic

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1380320_10151942844100619_1065745078_nSome interesting stuff is going to be happening at Black Sheep at the beginning of November! We are having a show mixed with a screening of a new documentary and that is on Saturday, November 2nd! The documentary is called “Dither: The DIY Sound” and it is “A documentary project on do it yourself music; heightening our sense of community and stimulating positive social change”. Dither features clips from Skeletal Lightning Fest 2013, and interviews with Mark Sarich of the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center, Ian Mackaye of Dischord Records and Fugazi, and more. On top of the documentary showing, we are going to have a couple of bands play. We have shoegaze superstars Caterpillar Club playing and also dream pop experts War Magic.

The show and screening will begin at 7:00 pm and admission will be $5. You can find a facebook event right here. Also be sure to check out what else we have coming up at Black Sheep this fall on our shows page.

 

Today on Black Sheep Radio: Negative 17

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1375317_606661016064594_1799263114_nToday it’s another episode of The Black Sheep Radio Show! Today Brandon Carnes is taking on the job of being our only host, so we know things are going to get interesting. Will there be snow? We don’t know! We do know that we have some great guests coming in and that is the Springfield pop-punk band Negative 17! We will be talking to Negative 17 about their experience winning the Black Sheep Battle of the Bands, and playing Black Sheep Fest. We will also be talking to them about their upcoming show on October 22nd with Stop Drop, RDNT, and Built In A Day.

The Black Sheep Radio show airs today from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm. You can listen online at wqna.org. Also be sure to check out our radio page for links to all of our old episodes up for free download.

 

Tonight at Black Sheep: Hometown Heavyweights, Old Fox Road, Ashland, In Exile, Capys, RDNT, Austin Connelly

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Tonight’s going to be a big rad show. We’re going to be featuring Hometown Heavyweights as our headliner. They’re going to be playing some pop-punk tunes for us tonight, perhaps mixed in with some ambient and/or hardcore stuff. Come check them out, they’ve never headlined a show before so bring some support! We’ll also be featuring Ashland, which is an energetic alternative pop-punk band that played Black Sheep back in June. If you didn’t get to see them then, come check their stuff out tonight! While they set up, check out Old Fox Road and their acoustic jams!

Another band playing tonight is called In Exile. They’re going to be bringing us some rock tunes all the way from Chicago, so check them out and stick around! Capys (Kathys) will be playing tonight too and they’ll be producing some instrumental glory to change the pace up a little bit. After them, pull up your britches and get ready for the local punkers in RDNT! They always provide an amusing show and a good set. Austin Connelly of Wir Konnen and Montagh will also be giving us some acoustic jams tonight, so come out to the Black Sheep Cafe at 7 pm and pay only $5 to see all of this! Here’s the facebook event, and make sure to check out the other shows coming up in the spooky days to come. Here’s a taste of what tonight will bring!

Updates on New Mother Leopard Material

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1004847_609838515723327_1115787664_nEarlier this fall we told you that Springfield chaotic punk/hardcore band Mother Leopard is working on new material with their new lineup. Earlier this week the band posted updates from their facebook page, saying the new album is to be titled Abandoned Lights. From Mother Leopard’s facebook:

We are several sessions in on writing our new record, tentatively titled “Abandoned Lights”. I am very excited because we have let go of the preconceptions and expectations and I am truly drawing from my inner inspirations for these songs. We look forward to a midwinter release. Sorry we won’t be playing any shows while we are writing throughout October. Have a wonderful fall!
-Benny

So far Mother Leopard has released one demo in 2011 with a previous lineup. The band does not have any shows lined up right now, but we plan on posting updates on the band’s new record.

 

Tonight at Black Sheep: Must Build Jacuzzi, Triple Stitch, Good Times, Joshua Powell

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Here’s the show we’ve got going on tonight! We’re featuring Triple Stitch, who will bring us some hardcore rock n’ roll tunes all the way from Minnesota. Another band we’ve got is the ever entertaining Must Build Jacuzzi, which is a ska-core band from Peoria, so make sure to check them out. Someone else you’ll be able to hear is Clint Kesinger, who’ll be coming from St. Louis to bring us Good Times this evening. He played the September 22 show, so you’ll be able to see him perform if you weren’t able to make that one. He has some rad, loungey, indie-folk tunes to play for us and he has a free EP up for download. Check his stuff out and make sure to catch his set tonight, along with all the others! The fourth set we’ll feature tonight is the super swell and rusty folk-rock of Joshua Powell. This is the brand of folk rock that brings an old time feel to the room, which is not common so check it out at this show tonight!

It’s going to be at 7pm and will cost you $5 so come out to the Black Sheep and hear the rad jams. Here’s the facebook event and make sure to check out the other shows coming up in the weeks to come! Here’s the Good Times EP for your listening pleasure.

Halloween Shows at Error Records

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The end of October is going to be supernatural. Not only will there be the spine-chilling spectacle of Hobgob 2013, there will also a 2 day Halloween extravaganza happening at Error Records in Champaign, Illinois! You’ll get the chance to see a bunch of awesome bands play some rad and spooky cover sets! Here are the gory details:

Day One: Thursday, October 31st
Ode Vinter will be playing as Burzum (black metal)
Orange Soda will be playing as Devo (weirdo Sci-Fi punk)
Teenage Martians will be playing as Misfits (spooky horror punk)
Refused Party Program will be playing as Refused (thunder punk)
Earth Witch will be playing as Black Sabbath (heavy sludge rock)

Day Two: Friday, November 1st
Nick Brannock (from Enta) will be playing as Laura Jane Grace (from Against Me!)
(folk rocky punk)
Cassius will be playing as Sufjan Stevens (indie rock jams)
Hometown Heavyweights will be playing as Brand New (emotional pop-punk)
Bookmobile will be playing as The Cure (dream rock)

Doors will open at 7pm and the shows will start at 8pm. Feel free to check out the facebook events (day one/ day two). This is an all ages show and will be free to anyone who shows up with a costume on, otherwise it’ll be $3. At the end of it all there will be prizes awarded to those with the best costumes, so start planning now! This is all happening at Error Records in Champaign, IL, so be there and get scared!

Saturday at Tin Can Pub: Candemonium

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1376356_10151896142000781_975663392_nJust when you thought festivals in Springfield were done for the year, here is another festival happening downtown this Saturday (October 12th). It is “Candemonium” which we also told you about last year, happening at The Tin Can Pub downtown. Candemonium is put on as a benefit for the Access 4 Producers Group. For more info on that you can go to www.a4pg.org. Ready for the lineup and set times? Here they are:

12:30pm – Défense de Fumer
2:00pm – Pet Names (acoustic)
3:30pm – A-Bomb Nation
5:00pm – Grocery Store Ninjas
6:30pm – Flight
8:00pm – The Luzhin Defense
9:30pm – Dead Zebbra
11:00pm – “Black Queen” A Tribute to Queen
12:30pm – Epsom
2:00pm – Solar Cadet

That’s a lot of music. As you can see, Candemonium kicks off at around noon at The Tin Can Pub (225 East Monroe). The event is ages 21 and up. There is a suggested donation of $10. You can find a facebook event right here. Also be sure to check out our Springfield shows page for a look at other shows happening around Springfield.

Popeye’s Barbecue Wall To Get New Mural

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popeyeIt’s always cool to see new things and changes happening in the South Town Neighborhood that Black Sheep is a part of. Some of you may have noticed the beginnings of a new mural that is being painted on the East wall of Clay’s Popeye’s Barbecue located on 11th Street East of Black Sheep. What we have pictured right now is just the beginning to a new art piece. We have been told that some of the artists involved with this new piece were also responsible for the long mural that was recently put in behind the D & J Cafe on Laurel Street. Be on the lookout for some more photos once the mural is complete!

 

Our Lady Recording

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tumblr_mu9ajrHLOF1qi42tvo1_500 1375936_678241838872378_953489570_nSpringfield emo/rock band Our Lady has been a very busy band in the past year, and we have an update on what they’ve been doing (as you can see by the posted photos of their recording session in the studio above). After the band pushed back plans for touring through most of August, they decided to start working on recording new material and planning their next releases. Our Lady released their Vessels 7″ through Mind Over Matter Records earlier this year and also “Dawning” on cassette through Turn of The Century Records. Rumor has it there will be updated versions of old songs and maybe even another one added on to Dawning thanks to this recent recording session, so make sure to check out their new and perfected releases!

Our Lady will be playing in Springfield next on November 5th at Black Sheep along with Two Knights, Wir Konnen, and Jessica Knight. Make sure to check that show out, hear Our Lady’s new stuff, get a fresh Wir Konnen tape and listen to the good show.