Tonight at Black Sheep: Up In Arms, Oblivion Oasis, Kickstart, Capy’s, Hometown Heavyweights

Posted on June 20, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

There is an awesome pop-punk show happening at Black Sheep tonight! It will feature Springfield’s very own pop-punky Up In Arms. For their set, Up In Arms will be trying a “white out” so they are letting their fans know they should wear white! Then we have Oblivion Oasis from the small town of Arthur Illinois. Before them isKickstart, another great pop-punkn band local to Springfield. We also have a band called Capy’s from parts unknown. Opening things up we haveHometown Heavyweights from all over Central Illinois.

The show starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also don’t forget to check out our shows page to see what other shows are coming up at Black Sheep this summer!

July 9th at Black Sheep: Unraveler, Highwayyys, Self-Proclaimed Narcissist, Lovecow, Montagh

Posted on June 19, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

That was a pretty fun acoustic/folk show last night, wasn’t it? All of the food from the potluck was GREAT! Thanks to everyone who brought food, played, or even came out and watched bands and ate food. Are you ready for another acoustic show? Well here’s another one that is coming up! This show is on Tuesday, July 9th. It features acoustic songer/songwriter Unraveler from Pittsburg Pennsylvania. On tour with Unraveler and also from Pittsburg is Highwayyys. Then we get to experience some acoustic music from the other end of the country all the way over from Roseburg, Oregon! We have Self Proclaimed Narcissist, another one-man singer/songwriter. All of that should be a lot of fun. To top the show off we have a couple of local bands on the bill. We have the acoustic full-band Lovecow and also Montagh.

The show will start at 7:00 and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also don’t forget to check out what other summer shows are coming up at Black Sheep over on our shows page!

4th of July at Black Sheep: Pound For Pound, Black Mask, Big Storm, Execution Techniques

Posted on June 18, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Do you have any plans for the Fourth of July this summer? Well you better cancel them and get ready to come to Black Sheep because we are going to celebrate the Fourth with some great bands and music! We have quite the mixed lineup of bands for you all! There is something in this show for everybody, so there is no reason everybody can’t be there! Headlining the bill is Pound For Pound, who will be approaching fourteen years as a band in Springfield. Next we have Black Mask on tour from Pennsylvania. They play a very fast type of hardcore and will be making a return to Black Sheep after their last show here in November of 2012. Next up is… Big Storm? That’s right! Big Storm will be here to bring the feel-good rock amidst the noise and hardcore madness. Opening things up is the return of Execution Techniques, bringing on the noise.

The show starts at 7:00 pm. Admission is $5. Be on the lookout for a facebook event. In the meantime check out what other shows we have coming up this summer on our shows page.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Folk Y’All, Lovecow, Montagh, Jess Knight

Posted on June 18, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight at Black Sheep is our first post-Dumb Fest show. Hopefully we have all been well-rested and the walls inside Black Sheep have been glued back together. Tonight we get to enjoy a nice calm evening with an acoustic show and potluck. First let’s talk about what bands and acts are playing. We have Folk Y’All from New London, Conneticut. They play folk punk (could you guess from their name?) We also have Lovecow, the five-piece acoustic folk-punk band local to Springfield. They will be back to Black Sheep after playing The Horse Show at The Refuge Ranch this past weekend. Then we have Montagh, the band that is “gonna make you feel things” according to the flier. Opening things up will be Jess Knight who now also plays in the heavy band Mother Leopard.

Aside from bands playing, there is also a potluck! Feel free to bring food. The potluck starts at 6:00 pm and the show is at 7:00 pm. Admission to the show is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for other upcoming shows at Black Sheep.

6/20 at Black Sheep: Up In Arms, Oblivion Oasis, Kickstart, Hometown Heavyweights

Posted on June 17, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

We have a very last minute show to tell you about happening this thursday! That’s in three days! So really quick let’s go over what bands will be playing! Headlining the bill is the local pop-punk band Up In Arms! They will also be playing Black Sheep Fest at the end of July! Then we have Oblivion Oasis from the small town of Arthur Illinois. Before them is Kickstart, another great pop-punkn band local to Springfield. Opening things up we have Hometown Heavyweights from all over Central Illinois.

Photos: SOHO Music Festival

Posted on June 17, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

For those of you who were at SOHO Music Festival earlier this month downtown, you know how great it was! SOHO took place on Friday and Saturday downtown Springfield. The festival featured many bands including The Station, Park, and many more. Park played their very first show as a reunited band. You can check out some photos of the fest, we also have a few more photos on our flickr page. For the complete set of hundreds of photos you can head over to the SOHO facebook page.

For those of you wondering where the Dumb Fest photos are… don’t worry! They are coming! We will be slowly uploading them to our flickr page in the coming weeks.

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.

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