Black Sheep Radio Tomorrow: Paqui, Jeff Black of The Radon Lounge

Posted on April 25, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Tomorrow is another episode of The Black Sheep Radio show! This episode is going to be great, we can feel it. Coming into the studio tomorrow we have Paqui- Springfield’s newest acoustic act and Scott Blacula‘s arch nemesis. Paqui will be playing his first acoustic performance at Black Sheep tomorrow along with Brandon Carnes, Sheldon, Mitch The Champ, and Garret Walters. You can find more info on that show right here. Paqui might also be making an appearance battling Scott Blacula at their show at Black Sheep on May 4th. (More info on that show here). Our second guest is Jeff Black, who is the main man behind on of Springfield’s current house venues The Radon Lounge. We will be talking to Jeff about the show he has coming up on Wednesday, and also the Horse Show that The Radon is setting up on June 15th.

As always, Black Sheep Radio airs from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on Fridays. You can tune in at 88.3 WQNA fm or you can stream the episode online at wqna.org. If you want to stream or download some old episodes that have aired in the past, then check out our radio page.

June 9th at Black Sheep: The Timmys, The Cuban Missiles, The Haddonfields, RDNT

Posted on April 24, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

On Sunday, June 9th we have a show coming up that will feature young middle-school punks and older punks and then everything in between! This show features The Timmys, who last played Black Sheep along with Teenage Bottlerocket in March. Then we have a couple of bands traveling from St. Louis to play here for the show! One is The Cuban Missiles! You can check out some of their music streaming below. The other St. Louis band is The Haddonfields. Opening things up we have Springfield’s newest and youngest punk band RDNT. All of this is sure to be a real treat.

The show starts at 6:00 pm (early!) and is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out what other shows we have coming up at Black Sheep over here on our shows page.

Big Eyes: “Nothing You Could Say”

Posted on April 24, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Although they are not a Springfield band, we thought we would mention that Seattle’s Big Eyes have released a new song called “Nothing You Could Say” off of an upcoming full length record. Why is this news? Because Big Eyes is one of the headlining bands on this year’s Dumb Fest taking place June 14th and 15th! You can listen to the new song right here or download it for free right here. The song comes from the band’s upcoming album Almost Famous which is due out on May 14th through Grave Mistake Records.

For some older Big Eyes tunes, you can check out their bandcamp page. For some more songs from other bands playing Dumb Fest we have a Dumb Fest page set up where you can find links for every band playing the festival.

Park: “2013”

Posted on April 23, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Springfield emo/indie band Park have posted more hints of a reunion of sorts on their facebook page since we last mentioned the band was posting photos of band equipment earlier in the year. Yesterday Park linked fans to their band website: listentopark.com. The website does not give out much information, but fans might find more hints by clicking around and highlighting things on the page. Park has also mentioned that more likes on their facebook page may lead to more hints as to what’s going on. Stay tuned for any more information on any sort of news of what’s going on with Park this year.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Cottontail, Lovecow, Montagh, Borealis

Posted on April 23, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Who’s in them mood for a nice spring time show? We just did a little bit of spring cleaning on Sunday and got the place cleaned up a little bit for this nice folk show going on tonight! We have the band Cottontail coming on tour from Arizona and featuring members of Ramshackle Glory. They play softer indie/folk type stuff. Then we have a few local bands. Lovecow will be playing. They just released a new EP, which you can find on their bandcamp or also pick it up from them at the show tonight. Also playing from Springfield is Montagh, formerly Austin & Austin. Opening things up is a brand new project called Borealis, featuring a member of the punk band Soap Scum. Sounds fun!

The show starts off at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event of the show right here. You can check out what other shows are happening at Black Sheep on our shows page.

Lovecow – “More Afraid Of You Than You Are Of Us”

Posted on April 22, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we bring you a stream of a brand new EP by the folk punk band Lovecow, local to Springfield. The EP is called More Afraid of You Than You are of Us. You can find the stream of the EP on the band’s bandcamp page, their Black Sheep page, or also below.

If you didn’t pick up a physical copy of the new EP at one of Lovecow’s three shows this past week, you can catch them tomorrow and pick up their CD at Black Sheep tomorrow (4/23). Also playing that show is Cottontail, Montagh, and Borealis.

“Cinco De Punkfest” in Bloomington IL on May 4th

Posted on April 22, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

As summer is quickly approaching, we plan to keep you all as updated as possible on music festivals happening in Springfield and the surrounding cities. Today we bring you news of a punk festival happening in Bloomington, Illinois at the Firehouse. “Cinco De Punkfest” takes place at the Firehouse on Saturday, May 4th. Headlining the festival will be The Copyrights (who will also be playing Dumb Fest in Springfield on June 15th). Plenty of other bands are playing including All Eyes West (playing Black Sheep May 2nd), Pure Dynamite, Drop Dead Blvd, and many more. For a complete list of bands, go to the facebook event or take a look at that flier at the top of the post.

The festival is all ages. Tickets are $8 in advance and $12 at the door. They can be purchased here. You can find a facebook event with more info including the full lineup here.

Photos: Ian Graham and Sean Bonnette at Black Sheep

Posted on April 21, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Were any of you at the show a week ago from today on the 14th? Well if you weren’t you can check out some photos from the show! A great time was had by all. Sets were played by Sean Bonnette of Andrew Jackson Jihad, Ian Graham of Cheap Girls, Lovecow, Mildred, and Montagh.

We would like to thank our talented photographer Amanda Aulich for taking pictures of the show. You can find some of the photos below or head over to our flickr set “Sean Bonnette and Ian Graham 4/14/13.” You can also see photos from all sorts of shows on our flickr page. Have any more show photos that you would like us to share? Then send them to blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com!

5/8 at Black Sheep: Mutts, Big Storm, Payphones, Like… With Jetpacks

Posted on April 21, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Oh look! It’s another show coming up in May! The band Mutts from Chicago will be playing as a part of their tour for their new “unplugged” album. They will be performing an unplugged set too, which we assume means mostly acoustic stuff. Then we have the super big band Big Storm featuring members of the Brandon Carnes Band. 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 at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out what other shows are coming up at Black Sheep over on our shows page!

Shows Tonight at The Radon Lounge, Tin Can Pub, Capital City Bar & Grill

Posted on April 20, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

There are a few shows going on in Springfield tonight outside of Black Sheep that we feel we should tell you about. The first is a house show at The Radon Lounge. Headlining the show will be Analecta, the post-rock post-metal band on tour from South Bend Indiana. Then also playing and on tour is The Traditional from New York. They are a four piece rock band. Then there will be a couple of local bands opening things up including shoegaze sludge project Caterpillar Club. And starting things off will be the folk punk band Lovecow. This is sure to be a fun show! The show will start at 7:00 pm and there is a $5 door charge. You can find a facebook event right here. Looking for what else is going on at The Radon Lounge? Well they have a cool new website that you should check out!

There is also another show taking place at 8:30 pm at the Tin Can Pub tonight. That show features bands Silow, Witchweed, Scott Blacula, and Set Piece. More info on that show can be found on the facebook event right here.

Finally, there is a big Viele’s Planet Reunion going on this afternoon and tonight at Capital City Bar and Grill. Last we heard the show has been sold out, but we figured we’d tell you about it anyway! For more info on that show you can check out our original post here.

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