May 10th at Black Sheep: Lovecow, Mildred, Naughtalus, Montagh, RDNT

Posted on April 28, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

On Friday, May 10th we have this show for this bizarre show flier going on. It is sure to be a weird time. All the bands playing are local to Springfield! Come out and support some of our own local bands. Headlining the bill is acoustic folk-punk act Lovecow, who have played a few of the past spring shows at Black Sheep and have also recently released a new EP. Next we have the three (and sometimes two) piece band Mildred. Then the newer rock band from Springfield Naughtalus will take the stage. Before them is the acoustic duo, Montagh and opening things up is Springfield’s newest punk band, RDNT.

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

Side-Lined Added To May 4th Show

Posted on April 27, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

There is a new addition to a hardcore show happening at Black Sheep one week from today on May 4th. That is Newton, Illinois’s Side-Lined playing heavy and experimental hardcore. This show will be the band’s return to Black Sheep after not having played here in a while! We also announced this earlier, but the show will also feature Scott Blacula (local to Springfield), Denouncer from Florida, and Soap Scum (local to Springfield).

The show starts at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here and our original post about the show right here. Also be sure to check out what other shows are coming up at Black Sheep over on our shows page.

Some Things Can’t Be Ignored: Ostrich Syndrome

Posted on April 27, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Historic Springfield underground music blog Some Things Can’t Be Ignored have recently featured a new post with a demo from an old Springfield band called Ostrich Syndrome. The band’s nine track demo was released in 1995, (eighteen year ago)! You can read more about the band and also find a short review on the demo at the original post right here. You can also head over to the blog to download the demo, stream it, or check out other old Springfield bands and releases that have made the history books.

And Some Things Can’t Be Ignored now has their own bandcamp! Check that out here!

Updates on May 2nd Show

Posted on April 26, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

We have a couple of updates for a show coming up at Black Sheep on May 2nd (which is Thursday)! First of all, there is a flier for the show. You can find that right up there ^^^. Second, the band Yogi Beara has been added to the show. Yogi Beara plays heavy/hard rock and features members of old Springfield bands The Least of Alls and Rebel Jade. Also playing the show (which we have already announced) is All Eyes West from Chicago, Neprhons from Springfield, and Werepire Day from Bloomington Illinois.

The show starts at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can find a facebook event right here and our original announcement post for the show is right here. For more upcoming events at Black Sheep, check out our shows page.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Mitch The Champ, Garrett Walters, Sheldon, Brandon Carnes, Paqui

Posted on April 26, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight is our second show this week! And it’s Friday and it’s beautiful outside so you have no excuse not to come! This time it’s another good acoustic show. April has been a good month for acoustic shows and we are wrapping the month up with this one. Tonight we have Mitch The Champ coming from Bloomington, Indiana. Then also coming from Bloomington, Indiana is another acoustic act and that is Garrett Walters. Our third out of town act: Sheldon is not from Bloomington, IN but instead he is from Louisville, Kentucky. Now for the locals! Acoustic/folk singer Brandon Carnes will be playing. And opening things up we have Scott Blacula arch nemesis Paqui, who will be playing his first acoustic set ever!

The show starts at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can find the facebook event for the show right here. Also check out what other shows we have coming up at Black Sheep over on our shows page!

Black Sheep Roundtable Recap 4-21

Posted on April 25, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

On Sunday we met up for another one of our bi-weekly roundtable meetings. It was a nice and sunny day outside, so we did some work outside. Some of us also did some work in the haunted basement. Here is a list of what got done:

– took apart our old drum riser outside and gave the wooden leftovers to George.
– got rid of our TV. Sorry guys.
– cleared up more space in our back room and kitchen and sent a lot of unneeded stuff to the basement.
– cleaned up and organized the basement.
– completely cleared our bookshelf in the back room and painted it black.

We also talked about what we want to do with our space for the summer, and possible ideas on what to do with the bookshelf that we cleared and painted. Sounds like a lot of exciting stuff, right? Are you interested in joining us for the next roundtable meeting? Well everyone is welcomed to come to our meetings! We meet every other Sunday at Black Sheep (check back for when the next meeting will be)!

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.

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