It looks like Champaign-based freeform radio station and music site Pizza FM have published a review of a show at Black Sheep that recently happened on Friday, the 13th. The show featured Soap Scum, Bad Side, Ruz, and Mother Leopard, and there was also a surprise set from a band called The Tyrants. The show review was done by Pizza FM staff writer Mario Cannamela and you can check out some of it below.
While the punks of the C-U area truly have all they could ever hope for with their vast and thriving local scene, sometimes it can be well worth it to set foot outside one scene’s confines to catch a taste of another. For those of you punk rockers who were looking to get your slam on last night, this hardcore punk show at the Black Sheep Café in Springfield was not a show to miss. If you ever get a chance to attend a wild show like this at the Black Sheep, you will certainly tell your friends, and if not, your mother.
The Tyrants
These are the knuckleheads I rode into town with. After arriving fashionably late due to a Po’ Boy incident at Popeye’s, The Tyrants, who were not originally on the show’s lineup, took the stage. All but one of the band members donnen plush purple capes, golden crowns, and terrific yellow socks. Their vocalist, Sam, was clearly a non-conformist; he instead had on goofy shades and a periwinkle blazer, and brought with him a promise of “turning your brains to sh*t.”
Before the synth-punk quintet could even sneak a note in, the crowd was already full of life, and that didn’t change once the start of their set came. This was the first time in over a full year that the Chicago/Champaign/Springfield band of U of I alums had played together, mainly because of activity with related projects – the band shares members with Need, Easter, Soap Scum, Kowabunga! Kid – and due to drummer Kyle Lang’s recent triumph over cancer. They certainly made up for lost time. Their quirky show antics and upbeat slam tunes kept a smile on the crowd’s faces for the entirety of their brief set. If you aren’t convinced, catch them as their world tour stops in Bloomington Saturday night, but you’ll have to ask a punk for the address.
Check out the rest of the review right here. For more Central Illinois music reviews (mostly Champaign) and other music-related things, check out pizzafm.org.
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