A brand new Springfield band has formed and released a new song called “The Definition of Home.” The band features Jessica Knight (of Mother Leopard and formerly Our Lady), Mitch Baker (Lovecow) and Brandon Carnes (Big Storm, The Timmys). This new band does not yet have a name but you can be on the lookout for shows from them this fall.
You can download the new song “The Definition of Home” here.
It’s Friday! That means today is another episode of Black Sheep Radio! Today on the show our guest will be Jeremie Bailey, who is host of the other local music radio show Bandemonium. Jeremie is actually coming in this time (his picture is up there^). Bandemonium is a radio show airing on Sundays on 92.7 WQLZ fm. Hear what Jeremie has to say to our radio crew about what he thinks about our show and we will also talk to him about his.
Black Sheep Radio airs on Fridays (today) from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm. You can also listen online at wqna.org. Also be sure to check out our radio tab for more information on the radio show and also for an (almost) complete list of previous episodes that are available for download.
Earlier in May we told you about a new music festival happening in Champaign/Urbana this summer that would in ways replace another large Central Illinois music festival of the past called Cornerstone. The festival is in fact happening this weekend on Friday and Saturday July 5th and 6th at the Champaign County Fairgrounds. For ticket info, as well as a full lineup of bands and much more you can check out the AudioFeed website. There will be multiple stages at the festival, including one “Black Sheep stage” ran by Springfield’s very own Kevin Bradford. Bands playing this stage include Maylene & The Sons of Disaster, The Scurvies, The Skies Revolt, and many more. The festival is being put together by those who were involved with putting together Cornerstone Music Festival in previous summers. Here is a list of other things going on from the website:
We will have music. Good music. Maybe some big names yet to come, maybe all the kinds of bands that made Cornerstone great – the underground and unknowns that are, frankly too creative, too intensely passionate to receive broad market appeal,
Camping – RV and tent sites.
Speakers – you’ll know that we are doing what we’re doing because we are passionate about following the example and teaching of Jesus.
Community. We were created for community. The combination of everything above, experienced with friends old and new. That feeling… if you’re one of “us”, I don’t need to explain it. If you’re not, we welcome you to experience it with us.
Happy Fourth of July everyone! Tonight we have a special mixed-genre show to celebrate the Fourth. It is sure to be a blast. Tonight we have Springfield long-running hardcore punk band Pound For Pound. They are coming up on fourteen years as a band, and they have a show later on in August to celebrate their anniversary as a band. Next up we have the return of Black Mask, the fast and heavy hardcore band from Pennsylvania. The last time they played here was in October. Next up is Big Storm! They might be the odd band out on this bill, but that won’t stop them from bringing the feel-good rock and bringing it hard. Opening the show up is Execution Techniques. It has also been some time since we have seen a performance by them inside of Black Sheep.
The show starts at 7:00 pm. Admission is $5. A facebook event can be found right here. You can also check out what other shows we have coming up this summer on our shows page.
Remember this show that we told you about later last month? Well it is coming up fast! Off With Their Heads, The Timmys, and NIL8 will be playing at Black Sheep very soon on Saturday, July 20th! Look up and you will see a sweet flier for the show. We also finally have ticket pre-orders up on our big cartel page for this show! Tickets are $6 in advance and $8 at the door so we advise you to get your tickets in advance! You can find the link to ticket pre-orders right here.
The show is happening on Saturday, July 20th at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $6 in advance and $8 at the door. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also make sure you check out what else is coming up at Black Sheep over on our shows page.
Look at that really awesome flier for this really awesome show that we will be hosting on Saturday, August 3rd! There are some really cool bands playing too! There is a great pop-punk/indie band from Cleveland, Ohio coming through on tour called Runaway Brother. You can check out some of their music on the player below. Runaway Brother will be on tour with the band Secret Grief. They are an emo/indie band from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Next we have Kowabunga!Kid from Champaign, Illinois. They play a surf-y type of punk and they will be making their return to Black Sheep as a part of their two-week tour. You can check out a wacky new music video from them below. Opening up the show is Springfield’s own folk punk band Lovecow! Lovecow will also be playing Black Sheep Fest on July 27th before this show happens.
The show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. A facebook event can be found here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for other rad shows coming up at Black Sheep!
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Earlier today we had to tell you about the show tonight getting cancelled at last minute, and today we have a sort-of last minute show to tell you about happening on Monday. It all works out! The show on Monday will feature the emo/indie band Remiss from Cedar Falls, Iowa. You can check out a few of their tunes on the player below. On tour with them is the band Mr. Fisher and the Hospitality (weird band name, huh?). They come from Albuquerque, New Mexico and play a type of indie/rock. Also playing the show is Springfield’s own Mother Leopard. Did you like Mother Leopard’s set at Dumb Fest? Then come to the show on Monday!
The show starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Don’t forget to also check out our shows page for more listings of other upcoming Black Sheep shows!
OOPS. There was going to be a show tonight, but it has been cancelled. Sorry. Things are going to be okay though because there is a show happening two nights from tonight on the 4th of July and it is sure to be a rocker. That show features Pound For Pound, Black Mask, Big Storm, and Execution Techniques.
There are also plenty of other shows coming up fast! You can check all of those out on our shows page. Also be on the lookout for plenty of new show announcement posts coming later this week!
Today is the first day of July and we have a show announcement for the first day of August. Summer summer summer summer! It’s summer! This show is sure to be a good one. It also might be the first post-Black Sheep Fest 2013 show? We will have to see. This show will feature Nephrons. The last time Nephrons played at Black Sheep was at our cover show in May. They did a Jawbreaker cover set that time, but they will be playing their own original songs at this show. We have the math rock band Hank. coming through on tour from Champaign, Illinois. This will be their return to Black Sheep after the last time they played here in October. You can also check out a song from Hank. below. Next we have Cassfield based out of Brooklyn, New York. Cassfield isn’t really a band, but instead a type of performance piece. Should be interesting! Opening the show up is Springfield’s own heavy/shoegaze band Caterpillar Club.
The show kicks off at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. A facebook event will go up very soon. In the meantime you can check out our shows page where we have all the upcoming shows at Black Sheep listed.
It’s been a little while since we have created a new band page here at blacksheepspringfield.com! There are always new bands and projects popping up in Springfield, so we try to keep up with our current bands lists. Today we have a new page set up for a newer solo project in Springfield called Borealis. You can check out that page right here. Borealis is a new ambient/drone project from Mario Cannamela of Soap Scum. If you head over to the page you can read his bio, stream music, and check out links to other related band pages.
Head over to our current bands page to see a growing list of (almost) all active bands in Springfield. Do you play in a band or know of one in Springfield that we don’t have a page for? Shoot us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will build one together!
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