June 8th at Black Sheep: Carielle, Ashland, Up In Arms

Posted on May 12, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Hey! We’re pumped! You pumped!? You’re about to be! Grand Rapid’s own Carielle is making their way to BXS June 8th. The indie rock sextet is going to bring their own brand of melodic tunes, full of catchy hooks. To round out the bill, locals Up In Arms and Sullivan IL rockers Ashland are going to bring down the house. This show will not be one to miss. Where are you going to find this much power pop??

Full line up and flier will be released soon. The show will cost $5, and start at 7:00 pm.

Interested in hanging at more shows? Check out this list!

Big Storm: “Wasting Away”

Posted on May 12, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Springfield feel-good rock band Big Storm have released a new track called “Wasting Away”. You can find the track on the band’s bandcamp page right here, or their Black Sheep page here. You can also find the song streaming below. Big Storm released a split CD with the band Brother George last year and their release made your pick for top Springfield albums of 2012.

You can catch the next Big Storm show at Black Sheep on Wednesday, May 29th along with Idly and Yogi Beara. A facebook event for that show can be found right here.

Bubblegum Octopus Added to May 20th Show

Posted on May 11, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

We have a fun addition to a show that is happening later this month on Monday, May 20th. We announced the show earlier to include False Light, Emperor Norton, Dusty Fingers, Kaworu, and a new Springfield noise project called Aporia. Today we bring you news that Bubblegum Octopus from Verona, New Jersey will also be playing the show! Exciting stuff! This show will mark Bubblegum Octopus’s third time playing at Black Sheep- the last being in October of 2012. You can check out some tunes from Bubblegum Octopus below!

The show will now start at 6:30 pm due to the addition of bands and admission is still $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Don’t forget to check out what other shows are coming up at Black Sheep over on our shows page!

May 29th at Black Sheep: Big Storm, Idyl, Yogi Beara

Posted on May 10, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

We have a show coming up on May 29th to tell you all about. It will be another Wednesday night Big Storm show at The Black Sheep! We love Wednesday night Big Storm shows. This show will feature stringsy melodic folk rockers Idly from Austin, Texas. You can stream some of their music below. The show will also feature the heavy rock two-piece Yogi Beara (who have yet to set up their Black Sheep band page). And did we mention that Big Storm is playing?! Keep an eye and ear out for another band to be announced.

This show will start 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 what else we have coming up at Black Sheep on our shows page!

Tonight at Black Sheep: Lovecow, Mildred, Naughtalus, RDNT, Montagh

Posted on May 10, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

The weekend is finally here! And we have a good local show with five great and younger local bands to celebrate! Come out to the Black Sheep at 7:00 for a great time. Tonight we have Lovecow, the acoustic five-piece folk punk band. Then we have the three-piece sorta-punk band Mildred. We almost forgot that this will be the second show at Black Sheep for the new experimental/rock band Naughtalus! It is also the second show for Springfield’s youngest and newest punk band RDNT. To top that all off we have the acoustic duo, Montagh. What a lineup!

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 check out what other shows we have coming up over at our shows page!

We also forgot to mention that Montagh will be on Black Sheep Radio today! Also coming in is Kyle Ratliff of Our Lady, Caterpillar Club, Mother Leopard, and Foxtail! You can catch the Black Sheep Radio Show today from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm. You can also stream the show online at wqna.org.

Our Lady Tour Photos

Posted on May 8, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Springfield emo/heavy/punk band Our Lady are back from their spring April/May tour and we have some photos and videos of the band on their tour to show you. On this tour the band went up to the East Coast and back, playing states such as New York, West Virginia, and New Jersey. Here you can find a video of Our Lady playing two brand new songs called “Inurn” and “Coping” at a date in Virginia. Aside from the video, you can find a few photos of the band on tour below.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Mutts, Big Storm, Payphones, Like… With Jetpacks

Posted on May 8, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight it’s a show! There is a show tonight! It’s Wednesday! Tonight we will be having the band Mutts from Chicago, Illinois. They will be playing at Black Sheep as a part of their unplugged tour. Then we have big local rock band Big Storm featuring Brandon Carnes. The other out of town band playing the show is Payphones from St. Louis. They play experimental rock. And opening things up we have the video-game themed band from Springfield Like… With Jetpacks! Hopefully they will be playing some of our favorite video game tunes and a few originals!

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

May 15th at Black Sheep: Caterpillar Club, Shahman, Sundowning, Mildred

Posted on May 7, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Look at that cute flier by Our Lady’s own Molli Squires. That flier is for a almost last minute show at Black Sheep which is only a week from Wednesday! That means you better mark your calendars quick and reschedule your Wednesday night plans for May 15th! For this show we have Caterpillar Club – the shoegaze/sludge project featuring members of Hospital Job, Our Lady, and Soap Scum. They will be joined by a few touring acts. The first is a band on tour from all the way in Ottowa, Canada called Shahman. They play a noisy type of punk/rock stuff and you can find their music below. The second is a new project called Sundowning featuring a member of the band Regret, The Informer from Kansas City, Missouri. Last but not least we have the mysterious and mixed-genre Mildred, who will also be playing a show on Friday.

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

Roundtable RECAP

Posted on May 7, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

On Sunday we had one of our bi-weekly roundtable meetings. It was a rainy day and there weren’t very many of us but that did not stop us from getting stuff done. Here is a list of some of the things that were discussed/some of the things we did:

– Added more gravel to the front door so that water won’t pool up on our doorstep when it rains.
– Put two new bulletin boards up! If you have anything you would like to hang up during shows, (fliers, cards, etc.) then go ahead!
– Organized an official Black Sheep tool box. We are ready to fix stuff.
– Discussed the possibilities of having a Black Sheep distro where we would feature local releases.

You can find some pictures of the roundtable meeting below. Are you interested in coming to the next meeting or doing what you can to help out the Black Sheep community? We just set up a get involved page where you can find out when our next meetings are and see what else you can do! It’s all there!

Videos: Error Records and Skeletal Lightning Fest in Champaign

Posted on May 6, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we have a couple of videos to show you of exciting things going on in one of our neighboring cities, Champaign/Urbana. A few months ago we were posting updates on how Champaign’s newest all ages venue/record store Error Records was starting up and taking donations through an Indie Go-Go campaign. Now Error Records has a new video and short documentary up about the launch of the new venue and a little bit on the Champaign/Urbana music scene. In the video you can find short clips from some familiar Champaign bands, interviews with Nathan Landolt and others, and even some glimpses of some Black Sheep fliers.

The second video is a few clips of Skeletal Lightning Fest which took place in Champaign/Urbana on April 5th and April 6th this year. Springfield band Our Lady played the fest along with plenty of other bands from all over the midwest. The clip is also a part of an upcoming DIY documentary/film called Dither: The DIY Sound. The documentary should be coming out sometime in the summer of 2013.

You can find both videos below.

Dumb Records

Record Store And All Ages Show Space In Downtown Springfield