June 21st at Black Sheep: Scott Blacula, Merciless Game, Cabbageheads, Aporia, Gutterpriest

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june21It looks like we have another post-Dumb Fest show announcement to make. On Friday, June 21st we have this show filled with noise, punk, and craziness. Headlining it all and ready to take on any band or wrestler that steps in their path is Scott Blacula. Next up is Merciless Game is a solo project of some chaotic noise punk. You can check out one of those songs below. Then we have Cabbage Heads from Michigan who will be playing a type of punk that is noisier than ever. Then a few more locals are starting things off. We have the second Black Sheep performance by Aporia, who surprised us with some interesting harsh noise last time they played. And opening things up will be Gutterpriest playing some intense noisecore.

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

Josh Catalano & The Dirty Thoughts: “Give Away The Night”

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16026Local Springfield rock band Josh Catalano & The Dirty Thoughts are streaming seven songs of their new eight-track album on their reverb nation. The new album is called Give Away The Night and it was released earlier this spring along with a release show on May 3rd at Bar None. From the Josh Catalano & The Dirty Thoughts website:

Our Cd release party was a success! Thanks to everyone that came out to support. Thanks you to Bar None and all it’s staff for the amazing job they did handling the big crowd.

Get ready midwest. The boys and I are hitting the road. Except to see us. More shows to be posted soon.

The album can be purchased here on iTunes.

Streams: The Luzhin Defense

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a4140149303_10Today we are bringing you a stream of the brand new full length album by Springfield experimental/electronic act The Luzhin Defense. The eight-track album is The Luzhin Defense’s self-titled, which they say took a few years to make. It is also available on the band’s bandcamp for free streaming and a name-your-price download.

To celebrate the release of their new album, The Luzhin have a release show lined up on Friday, June 14th at the Tin Can Pub. Also playing that show is Suit & Tie Guy, and Cory Flanigan. You can find a facebook event for that show right here.

 

Black Sheep Battle Of The Bands

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We are trying something new this summer at Black Sheep. We have talked a lot about their being two major festivals at Black Sheep this summer with Dumb Fest in June and Black Sheep Fest at the end of July. Today we are bringing you news of another big summer event for us.

On Saturday, July 13th we will be hosting the first ever Black Sheep Battle of the Bands. The event will feature young and new bands, as we hope to welcome in artists who have not had many opportunities to play at the Black Sheep.

Prizes will be awarded to TWO winners:
– One band will win a studio recording of 4 songs for FREE! (Worth $400)
– One other band will win a spot on BLACK SHEEP FEST July 27th. (Usually this is one of the biggest shows of the year for us)

There will be crowd voting and a panel of judges to determine the winners. Right now a few bands are lined up to compete in the battle, but we are currently looking for other acts. Any bands interested in playing can contact Brandon Carnes (of Big Storm and The Timmys) at brandonmf@gmail.com or call 217-415-7775. We plan on keeping you all updated when the bands for this event are announced.

We look forward to welcoming some new bands and faces out to the Black Sheep this summer!

SOHO Music Festival Announces 2013 Lineup

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537203_575171539189168_765272683_nIt looks like the annual SOHO Music Festival happening in downtown Springfield have released their lineup for this years fest happening on Friday, June 7 and Saturday, June 8th. You can see the full lineup with the set times on the picture above and we also have it listed below. One notable act includes Park on Saturday night, who just recently announced their reunion on Black Sheep Radio last week.

Friday, June 7th
4:30 Square of the Roots
5:30 Grocery Store Ninjas
6:00 Enamel
7:00 Joe Frew
7:30 Blue G’s
8:30 Owen and Dooley
9:00 Tom Irwin
10:00 Texas Trucker Speed Friends
10:30 The Station

Saturday, June 8th
1:00 Blake Stevens
1:30 Pattern Grey
2:30 Kamikazee Kush
3:00 Mojo Cats
4:00 Pete Sander & Chris Maxey
5:30 The Complaint Line
6:00 Hey Brother
7:00 Pet Names
7:30 Lowder
8:30 Dog Of Panic
9:00 Hot Bag O’ Donuts
10:00 Park
10:30 Dan Hubbard & The Humadores

For more info on shows and festivals happening around Springfield outside of Black Sheep, you can check out our Springfield shows page.

 

War Magic: “Cyclomancy”

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a3623696813_10A couple of new songs have mysteriously appeared from a new Springfield group calling themselves “War Magic.” Little is known about the band or who is in it, but you can find two new songs “Cyclomancy” and “Wooden Rings” on the War Magic bandcamp here or also streaming below. We do know that War Magic includes Alistair and Steve of Harm House Record of the Night fame.

Be on the lookout for any War Magic show announcements or new songs in the future.

 

Tonight at Black Sheep: Kickstart, Unfortunate Woman, The Howl, Sammy & The Punk

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Who’s ready for a fun weekend of shows? There are plenty of shows going on in and around tonight and we have a show going on at Black Sheep too! For this one we have Springfield pop-punk band Kickstart! You can also catch Kickstart on the radio today from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA FM! Next we have Unfortunate Woman which is a newer band on tour from Chicago. Also from Chicago and on tour is The Howl. They play rock n’ roll/punk rock and you can check out some of their music below. Opening things up we have the local two-piece Sammy & The Punk.

The show starts off 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 for more listings on upcoming shows at Black Sheep.

June 18th at Black Sheep: Folk Y’All, Lovecow, Montagh, Jess Knight

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On Tuesday, June 18th we will all have finished recovering from a crazy weekend of Dumb Fest at Black Sheep and Skank Skates and The Horse Show. It will be a great time for a fun acoustic show and potluck! The touring band coming through for this show is “Folk Y’All“. They come from New London, Connecticut and play “old-timey folk-punk”. You can also catch Springfield’s own acoustic folk-punk band, Lovecow. Then there is the folk/acoustic duo Montagh. And to open things up we have Jess Knight playing some acoustic tunes and covers for us.

The show starts off at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can find the facebook event right here. Also don’t forget to check out what other shows we have coming up at Black Sheep over on our shows page!

Tomorrow on Black Sheep Radio: Kickstart, Yogi Beara

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973476_10200680537729970_462119091_nTomorrow is another episode of Black Sheep Radio! This time we have the pop-punk band Kickstart and the newer two-piece rock band Yogi Beara coming in to the studio to talk to us about band plans and upcoming shows. They might also go head to head and have some sort of band-battle while they are talking to us! Kickstart will be talking to us about their show tomorrow (Friday) at Black Sheep with Unfortunate Woman, The Howl, and Sammy & The Punk. Yogi Beara will be talking to us about their show Wednesday (May 29th) with Big Storm and Idly.

The Black Sheep Radio airs from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on Fridays on 88.3 WQNA fm. You can tune in to 88.3 FM on your radio dial or you can head over to wqna.org and stream the show live. We also have our lovely radio tab set up so that you can stream and download some past episodes of Black Sheep Radio.

 

Hospital Job Announce Tour Dates With The Copyrights

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945782_615106368518935_1670321884_nHospital Job will be heading out on tour with Carbondale pop-punk band The Copyrights at the end of June and beginning of July. The two bands will be heading out to Insub Fest in Baltimore, Maryland put on by Insubordination Records. You can check out those tour dates above.

Hospital Job will be playing next in Springfield on Friday, May 24th at The Poon Lagoon along with Nephrons, The Transatlantic, and Lanny Durbin. The band released their full length album Downer Downer Downer late last year. The Copyrights will also be playing in Springfield before their tour with Hospital Job at day two of Dumb Fest at Black Sheep and Skank Skates on June 15th. It is sure to be a blast.