BLACK SHEEP FEST 2013 LINEUP

Posted on June 16, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Dumb Fest was… something else. It may take us a few weeks to recover from all of that. Before we get a chance to recover from Dumb Fest, we have to announce the lineup for BLACK SHEEP FEST 2013! Ready? Here we go!

BIG MOUTH (reunion)

THE GUNGA DINS (reunion)

OBI-WAN KANBLO MI

SOAP SCUM

MILDRED

(Spot reserved for the winner of the Battle of the Bands)

SCOTT BLACULA vs. EMPEROR NORTON

That’s a lot of bands. Special thanks to Mike Tirehaus for making the flier this year. This year’s Black Sheep Fest has more bands than ever. All of them will be playing on the stage at Black Sheep (unlike Dumb Fest). The fest is going to start right at 1:00 pm on Saturday, July 27th (so be sure to ask off work)! Admission is $5 and we are not doing in-advance tickets. You can find a facebook event for Black Sheep Fest here. We also have a Black Sheep Fest page set up with links to all of the bands here.

Tonight at Black Sheep & Skank Skates: Dumb Fest Day Two

Posted on June 15, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Oh wow last night was… INCREDIBLE!! That had to be the biggest show we’ve had so far this year at Black Sheep! And tonight we are going to come back and do it again?! That sounds DUMB!!

Dumb Fest continues today starting right at 1:00 pm. The fest kicks off at Black Sheep right at 1:00 with Soap Scum so you should all come out early and not miss their set! Today Dumb Fest will be held at Black Sheep and Skank Skates next door. Bands will be playing back and forth between the two stages (no, no two bands will be playing at the same time). You can see a complete schedule below. The last four bands (The Copyrights, Big Eyes, Our Lady, and Tenement) will be playing inside Black Sheep.

As mentioned earlier, the fest starts right at 1:00 pm today. If you did not pre-order a ticket, admission is still $10 at the door. You can find a complete list of bands playing Dumb Fest today on one of those lists above, or here on our Dumb Fest page. A facebook event for Dumb Fest can be found here.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Dumb Fest Day One (Renae Reunion)

Posted on June 14, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

The day is finally here. It’s the day that we have all been waiting for. Tonight kicks off the very first day of Dumb Fest at Black Sheep. After planning this festival since November of last year and announcing bands in March, it is safe to say that we have been excited for this fest for a while.

Tonight we will get to see the band Renae reunited and play one last show for us all on the stage of Black Sheep. Remember the last time Renae played a show in 2011? Before Renae plays tonight, there will be a few other sets from some other great and active bands. We have Heavy Arms coming from Belleville Illinois, who you can also catch today from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on Black Sheep Radio. Then we have Class Picture from Baltimore, Maryland. They are on tour and will be joined by Arrows In Her from New Jersey. Right before Renae plays we can all head-bang to the heavy Earth Witch from Champaign, Illinois. The night will end to everyone stage-diving to Renae.

The show tonight starts at 6:00 pm. If you did not pre-order a ticket you can still buy one at the door for $10. Tomorrow the festival will continue with bands starting right at 1:00 pm and continue throughout the night. You can find a facebook event for Dumb Fest right here. We also have a Dumb Fest page set up with info and links to all of the bands playing.

Online Ticket Pre-sales for Dumb Fest end Tonight at Midnight

Posted on June 13, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

For those of who do not know, Dumb Fest is happening at Black Sheep and Skank Skates this weekend starting tomorrow at 6:00 pm. Tonight marks an end to our ticket sales online. Tickets can be purchased online here only up until midnight tonight. If you plan on going for both days tonight is your last chance to buy two-day passes for $15. After tonight single-day passes will still be sold at the door for $10 each. Can’t buy a ticket because you don’t have internet? That’s okay! There will be a few of us cleaning up Black Sheep tonight from 6:00 to 10:00 pm. Physical tickets will be available for sale there. Anyone who is looking to help us in getting ready for Dumb Fest is also welcomed to join. You can find a list of some of the things we need help with in preparation for Dumb Fest at this post.

Dumb Fest kicks off tomorrow at 6:00 pm with Heavy Arms, Class Picture, Arrows In Her, Earth Witch, and Renae. The fest will continue Saturday right at 1:00 pm kicking off with Soap Scum. You can find a complete list of the bands playing the festival on our Dumb Fest page, and a facebook event can be found here.

Black Sheep Radio Tomorrow: Heavy Arms

Posted on June 13, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Tomorrow on Black Sheep Radio we have a special extra-dumb episode in honor of Dumb Fest (which is also happening tomorrow). Dumb Fest kicks off tomorrow night at Black Sheep right at 6:00 pm. Black Sheep Radio airs from 4:00 to 6:00 pm so right at the closing minute the radio crew will zip up their suits and teleport to the show just in time to see Heavy Arms. Speaking of which, Heavy Arms will be our in-studio guests this week. They will be talking to us about their newly released album Burning Crowds and also about how excited they are for Dumb Fest. You can also expect to hear some new music from them and also at least one song from each band playing Dumb Fest.

Black Sheep Radio airs from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on Fridays on 88.3 WQNA FM. You can also stream the show online at the same time at wqna.org. A few old episodes can be downloaded and you can find more info on our radio show on our radio tab.

Renae Discography on Bandcamp

Posted on June 12, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

r time as a band onto their bandcamp page. This includes …And Hell Follows, The Coward, The Storm & The Outlaw, demos from 2007 and 2006, and a Refused cover. Also included in that mix is a new and unreleased instrumental track from 2010, which you can find here or streaming below.

Renae will be playing a reunion show at Black Sheep on Friday as a part of day one of Dumb Fest. That show will kick off at 6:00 pm with the band Heavy Arms and also includes Class Picture, Arrows In Her, and Earth Witch. You can find the complete list of bands playing Dumb Fest on our Dumb Fest page. Two day passes for Dumb Fest are available for $15 only today and tomorrow online here or also at Black Sheep tomorrow from 6:00 to 10:00 pm. After that tickets will still be sold at the door for $10 per day.

June 26th at Black Sheep: Makeout Vertigo, Meredosia, Montagh

Posted on June 12, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

What’s that? We are having another Wednesday night show later this month? Yes, it looks like we are! And it looks like this is also going to be a show featuring bands that all start with the letter “M”! This includes an out of town touring band called Make Out Vertigo. Make Out Vertigo is a female-fronted pop band from New Jersey. You can check out some of their music below. The middle “M” band is the newly named Meredosia (formerly Dreameater and Nathan & The Sheep). Opening things up is the folk-acoustic band Montagh.

The show starts off at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Don’t forget to also check out our shows page for other upcoming shows at Black Sheep.

Photos: May 29th at Black Sheep

Posted on June 11, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we bring you photos from a little Wednesday night show we had a couple of weeks ago at Black Sheep. Bands that played included Big Storm, Idly, Yogi Beara, and Montagh. Those of you that were there know the bands played great, those of you that missed the show can look at these pictures! You can check out some of those pictures below, and you can set our “May 29th” photo set on flickr. Don’t forget to check out our flickr page for many other pictures and fliers from shows pasts.

Photos were taken by Priten Vora. You can check out some more of Priten’s work on his flickr page.

Tours: Our Lady and Acidic Tree

Posted on June 11, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like Springfield’s favorite heavy/emo band Our Lady are headed out on tour again. The band will be playing day two of Dumb Fest this Saturday the 15th. Then a couple of weeks later they will be heading out on the road with Acidic Tree from Chicago. You can check out some of Acidic Tree’s music below. The two bands will be heading out to states North and West of us including Wisconsin, North Dakota, and Nebraska.

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Our Lady released their cassette Dawning through Turn of the Century Records last month. You can stream that on their bandcamp page. Our Lady will also be releasing a 7″ called Vessels through Mind Over Matter Records later this summer.

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Dumb Fest Preparation

Posted on June 10, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

These week and weekend is going to be a pretty hectic one for those of us involved with Black Sheep. Why? Because Dumb Fest at Black Sheep and Skank Skates is happening this Friday and Saturday! We have to be ready for quite the crowd during both days of the fest. There is a lot to do in a little amount of time. There are a few things that we could use some extra help with! Here is a list of things that we could use some help with in the coming days:

– Have some water coolers, disposable cups, or collapsable tables that you would be willing to let us borrow for the fest? We could use those!
– Do you cook? We need volunteers to help us cook for the bands! We will have tables of food set up during the day on Saturday for the bands.
– Do you have time to give? We will be cleaning up Black Sheep and the Southtown area on Thursday at 6:00 pm and all day Friday before the show. Anyone is welcome to come out and help!
– Do you take photos? We are looking for Dumb Fest photographers! Shoot an email to blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com if you are interested.
– Are you willing to help out with sound, door, or anything else during the days of the fest? We could use your help!

If you are interested in any of these things or have some other ideas that you feel will make Dumb Fest run smoothly then come to Black Sheep at 6:00 pm Thursday, or during the day on Friday. You can also shoot us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we can organize any help from there.

In case you have not heard, Dumb Fest is happening at Black Sheep and Skank Skates on Friday and Saturday (June 14th and 15th). Tickets are $10 per day and two-day passes are $15. You can pre-order tickets (from now until Thursday night) here. A Dumb Fest facebook page can be found here and we have a Dumb Fest page set up right here. Day one begins at 6:00 pm and features a Renae reunion. Day two begins at 1:00 pm and features 20 bands.

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