New Band Pages: RDNT, IAMIAM

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photoToday we are bringing you two brand new band pages of two new-ish Springfield projects. The first is the young punk band RDNT. You may have caught their set at Black Sheep Fest last month. The band has recently undergone a slight lineup change. You can read more about RDNT on their band page right here. The second page we have set up is for the new harsh noise project of Austin Connelly (Montagh, Wir Konnen, Worms) called IAMIAM. IAMIAM played his first show earlier this month at Black Sheep, and will also be playing again on Wednesday along with Soap Scum, Cross Me, Wolf Luv, and Gazeebo. Check out IAMIAM’s page right here, where you can stream some of the noise.

Check out our constantly growing list of current local bands here on our bands tab. Do you play in a band in Springfield that we do not have covered yet? We would like to hear from you! Shoot us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com.

 

November 9th at Black Sheep: “The End Is Here Fest”

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998928_10151737464365675_115900439_nA short while back we told you that Springfield hardcore band Pound For Pound has sadly decided to call it quits and play one final show in November. We also mentioned that the final show would include some sort of music festival featuring bands of the heavier genres. Today we are back with more news of Pound For Pound’s last show and the music fest that is going along with!

The festival is being called “The End Is Here Fest.” It features a few local and out of town bands and will close with Pound For Pound performing their final set. The fest will be held at Black Sheep on Saturday, November 9th. Aside from Pound For Pound, there will be nine bands performing. This includes Blood In/Blood Out from Indiana who will be performing their only show in the Midwest this year. This will also include local metal/hardcore band Battalion, who last played Black Sheep at Black Sheep Fest in July. Next up is Human Animal from Pennsylvania. They play hardcore. Then we have Smoke And Mirrors, which is another hardcore band from Pennsylvania. Next is Dissention, which is a St. Louis hardcore band which features one former member of Pound For Pound. Then we have another local metal band, Skywalker. Ready for a surprise? It looks like Scott Blacula have found their next match. Scott Blacula will be battling powerviolence band Smoke Coke from Champaign. Opening things up will be No Regrets from Chicago.

Wow! That’s a lot of heavy music. The festival will kick off at 3:30 pm and doors open at 3:00 pm. Admission is $8 for 10 bands. You can find a facebook event for The End Is Here Fest right here. You can also check our shows page too take a look at all the shows coming up at Black Sheep.

 

Black Sheep Radio Today: Greg Harvey and Greg Harvey

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602930_10151149912481899_313912279_nToday is Friday. That means we are having another episode of Black Sheep Radio! Today our guests are… engineer Greg Harvey, who will also be joined by engineer Greg Harvey. It looks like our regular radio show hosts Brandon Carnes and Robbie Kording are both sick so it looks like we are leaving the whole show up to Greg! Will he be able to pull through and deliver us a good lineup of local music? We will find out!

Black Sheep Radio airs on Fridays (today) from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. You can tune in at 88.3 WQNA fm or at wqna.org online. Miss an episode? We have them all up for download on our radio page!

 

Black Sheep Fest 2013 Videos

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Surprise! Today we are bringing you a couple of hidden gems that were recently uncovered from the aftermath of Black Sheep 2013 which happened last month. They are two short videos from the fest. The first is a short clip of Lovecow performing outside during part of their set earlier on in the day. Lovecow performed inside and then moved outside for the last two or three songs of their set. The second video is from the brutal battle set that happened between Scott Blacula and Emperor Norton. We are still not exactly sure who won the battle, but hopefully the video clears things up a little bit. Check out both videos below.

You can find our complete set of photos from Black Sheep Fest on our Black Sheep flickr set.

Dumb Fest Articles All Across America

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tumblr_mqt1dfee1A1qel1kro1_1280Hey remember that crazy festival we had last June called Dumb Fest? And remember the great article that the State Journal Register did about the festival and punk music in Springfield? Well some of you may have forgotten the story but here we are later in the summer and the story of Dumb Fest is now sweeping the nation and touching the hearts and lives of many. Somehow that picture above ^^ got “tumblr famous” on the internet. We are not even exactly sure where the paper being pictured is located! Here’s another version of the article in an Indiana newspaper (which might have been recently taken down), and here’s another one online from some “Illinois news” site. You can find our original post on the Dumb Fest article here.

Dumb Fest happened June 14th and 15th earlier this summer. You can check out a bunch of pictures from the fest right here. Will there be a Dumb Fest next year?

September 13th at Black Sheep: Soap Scum, Bad Side, Rüz, Mother Leopard

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scumsept13Today we bring you ANOTHER September show announcement. This one is going to be the spookiest of shows because it is on Friday the 13th. It also features some pretty scary punk bands bringing you some bad luck. Playing this show is local punk/hardcore band Soap Scum. They will also be playing a show one week from today with Cross Me and Wolf Luv. The touring band on the bill for this show is Bad Side, who play a rowdy punk rock from Philadelphia. You can stream their demo on the player below. We also have a new hardcore band from St. Louis playing called Rüz. We have heard that it features members of Suburban Epidemic and Lumpy & The Dumpers. Opening things up we have the mighty Mother Leopard, who might be putting on their first show in Springfield with a new vocalist.

This show starts at 8:00 pm (one hour later to keep things spookier) and admission is only $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also don’t forget to check out our upcoming shows page for a complete listing of what’s going on at Black Sheep.

 

September 4th at Black Sheep: Endevour, Scott Blacula, Hometown Heavyweights, Methdealer

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Another September show announcement! This one is happening on Wednesday, September 4th. It features Endevour from Fredericksburg, Virginia. They play a melodic type of hardcore and you can stream some of their music at the very bottom of this post. Will they be facing the local villains Scott Blacula? We do not know. We do know that Scott Blacula will be playing this show and battling any band that step in their path. We also have Hometown Heavyweights from their hometowns spread out all over central Illinois. Opening things up is some sort of new project called Meth Dealer. We have no idea what.

The show will kick off at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for that show right here and also don’t forget to check out what other shows we have coming up on our shows page.

War Magic: “Cyclomancy”

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On August 10th, a new secret was exposed to the Black Sheep world. Not very many people knew about the project War Magic, being composed of Alistair Reynolds and his brother Mark Lee Reynolds. They performed for the first time during this show, though this project has been going on for awhile.

The album Cyclomancy, according to Alistair, was named so in order to bring focus on the cycles of everyday life. Each song on the album somehow echoes the idea that everything comes full circle in the end. The way he put it was that this album is “an exercise in storytelling and concept within the theme of “Cycles”, This is done through the use of cool, mellow and rhythmic melodies so make sure to give it a listen!

Today we are bringing you a stream of War Magic‘s 5-song EP: Cyclomancy. You may remember a post we made earlier when Cyclomancy was just three songs. Today Cyclomancy is five songs, which completes the EP. Stream the songs on War Magic’s bandcamp here or below. The EP is also available for a name-your-own-price download on bandcamp. Be on the lookout for more War Magic shows coming up in Springfield!

New Band Pages: War Magic

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warmagicA new band page has been created for the new Springfield acoustic/folk band War Magic. War Magic features Alistair Reynolds and Mark Lee Reynolds. The band played their first show at Black Sheep on Saturday. You can go here to check out their page here, which includes more info about the band as well as some of their music.

Find other band pages from our ever-growing list of current bands in Springfield on our current bands page. Do you play in a band in town that we have not yet listed on our site? We would love to hear from you! Shoot us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will work with you to get a page together.

Tonight at Black Sheep: They Eat Their Own God, Discourage, Scott Blacula, Gutterpriest, Goliath

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945153_10201008235782629_1534997953_nTonight is the grand finale of our four-day streak of mid-August shows! We are ending the streak with a brutal and heavy show filled with noise, hardcore, metal, and punk. Tonight’s show features They Eat Their Own God from South Carolina. You can stream some of their songs on the player embedded below. Also from South Carolina and on tour with They Eat Their Own God is Discourage. They play a melodic style of crust punk. Right in the middle of the lineup is the mighty Scott Blacula who will be taking on any band that gets in their way. Before them is the Springfield noisecore project Gutterpriest. Before that and opening things up will be Goliath playing post-metal from Pekin, Illinois.

The show kicks off right at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can check out a facebook event page right here, and you can see all of our other upcoming Black Sheep shows here  on our shows page.