Tonight at The Radon Lounge: The Soil & The Sun, Kellen & Me, Trouper

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There’s a big indie/folk-rock show happening tonight at The Radon Lounge! Tonight’s show features The Soil And The Sun– an indie band from Michigan with eight members. They will be arriving in a big bus because there are so many of them! You can stream some of their songs on the bandcamp player at the bottom of this post. Also playing The Radon Lounge tonight is Kellen & Me, which is a one-man electric/indie/folk project from Chicago. And the first act that will be playing tonight is Trouper, which is a newer duo from Mansfield, Ohio.

The show starts off at 7:00 pm and admission is $8. You will have to email radonlounge@gmail.com if you do not know the address to the house. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Any other upcoming shows at The Radon Lounge can be seen on The Radon Lounge’s shows page. And don’t forget to check our Springfield shows page to see more shows happening outside of Black Sheep!

 

Naughtalus: Demo

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1207095251-1This afternoon we bring you another bit of news we are a little late on from a newer and younger band. A new Springfield band called Naughtalus have released a three-song demo on their bandcamp! They play experimental-type rock and their first show at Black Sheep was last month. The band features members of local post-rock band Dream Eater. We’ll be sure to update you all on any upcoming Naughtalus shows, and until then you can stream their three-song demo below or stream it or download it for free directly from their bandcamp page.

Austin & Austin Change Name To “Montagh,” Release New Song

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3124470670-1We’re a little late to the news on this one, but for those of you who have not heard, the Springfield folk duo “Austin & Austin” have now changed their name to Montagh. The band will continue with the same two original members (Austin & Austin).

Along with the name change, Montagh has recently released a song on a newly created bandcamp page. The song is called “Drinking Gasoline” and it can be streamed or downloaded at your own price. You can check out that song below or on the Montagh bandcamp page.

Montagh will be playing at Black Sheep next on Sunday, April 14th along with Sean Bonnette of Andrew Jackson Jihad and Ian Graham of Cheap Girls. You can find a facebook event for that show here. Montagh will also be playing another show at Black Sheep on Tuesday, April 23rd along with Cottontail from Arizona. Find a facebook event on that one right here.

 

Dumb Fest Page Updates, Another Big Dumb Announcement on Sunday

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Now that April Fool’s day is over we can get back to the big announcements and everyone will believe us! See those kids up there? They are excited because summer is coming up and so is DUMB FEST in June. They are also excited because the Dumb Fest page has been updated with all 20 bands that are playing on Saturday June 15th at Black Sheep and Skank Skates.

But wait! Our big news today is that the big Dumb Fest announcements are not over with! Today we are letting you know that there will be not one but TWO days of Dumb Fest! The first day of Dumb Fest will now be Friday, June 14th at Black Sheep. The second day will still be Saturday with the same 20 bands that have been announced. Friday June 14th will feature five dumb bands. Who are they? We will let you know on Sunday! Sunday will be a big big bIG BIG BIG BIG announcement for Dumb Fest, Black Sheep, and Springfield music. Be sure to catch it!

Pre-orders for two day Dumb Fest passes will also go up on our site on Sunday along with the announcement of day one of Dumb Fest. You can find the facebook event for Dumb Fest right here.

Skywalker: From Love To Lacerations

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Today we bring you a brand new song from the Springfield metal band Skywalker. The song is called “From Love To Lacerations” and it is available to stream below, or you can stream or download the song on the band’s bandcamp page. The track comes from the band’s upcoming full length album Mind of a Martyr which you can view the artwork of right at the top of the post.

Skywalker will be playing in Springfield next on this Saturday at the Tin Can Pub along with Clenched Fist, What Thou Will, and Tradition of Torture. You can find a facebook event for that show right here.

Final DUMB FEST Announcement!!

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dumbfest4Wow! Happy Easter everyone! Today we are bringing you a flier for DUMB FEST with the final lineup of all 20 bands playing! Doesn’t that flier look nice without any boxes covering up any names? We sure think so. Brian Galecki wanted us to tell you that the flier artwork-wise is not 100% complete- he is still adding details and finishing touches so they can look nice as screen printed posters he plans to have ready in time for the fest.

Onto today’s announcement of bands! There are five new bands that have been added for us to tell you about! They are:

THE COPYRIGHTS from Carbondale
BOILERMAN from Chicago
DINO BRAVO from Champaign
CATERPILLAR CLUB local to Springfield
TECHNICOLOR TEETH from Appleton, Wisconsin

Dumb Fest will be taking place on Saturday, June 15th. To see our original Dumb Fest post, head over here. 20 bands will be playing at Black Sheep and Skank Skates. Admission is $10 (50 cents for each band)! You can find a facebook event for Dumb Fest right here. We also have a Black Sheep page set up for Dumb Fest with all of the bands playing that you can find right here.

That’s it for band announcements! …or is it? Be on the lookout for posts on a finalized Dumb Fest flier and also ticket pre-orders very soon.

 

Featured Videos: Earth Witch at Black Sheep 2/22

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It’s been a while since we have posted some features pictures or videos from any recent Black Sheep shows! Today we are bringing you two videos making up the full set of Earth Witch playing black Sheep on February 22nd last month! You can check out those videos on youtube here or here or find them embedded below.

Keep your eyes and ears peeled for any news of another Earth Witch show at Black Sheep sometime in the near future! A few members of the band are hard at work in Champaign right now working towards the opening of the Error Records record store and all ages music venue. Shows have not yet begun over there, but the record store portion of Error Records opens TODAY! From the Error Records facebook:

Here are this weekend’s open hours:

Fri – 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
Sat – 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
Sun – 10:00 am – 9:00 pm

The address is 702 S. Neil St. Champaign, IL. Parking is available on the South side of the building (large lot). Phone number is 217-552-1080.

10% off of everything in the store all weekend!!

Come hang out in the “lounging” area and pick up some records!

Tonight at Black Sheep: Soap Scum, Chain’s Gang, Gas Up Yr Hearse, Caterpillar Club, My Dad, Pisces At The Animal Fair

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BXS 032913Whoa look at this crazy action-packed show that is happening at Black Sheep tonight! There are six bands playing (two had a date fall through in Iowa so we combined shows). And then there are three bands releasing tapes at the show! This is one not to miss! Tonight’s show features the new-ish hardcore/punk band Soap Scum. Soap Scum features members of Don’t Mess With Winkie, Kick To Tha Head, and a few other bands. They will be releasing their first demo on cassette tonight (you can find a picture of that below). Next we have another newer punk/hardcore band from Champaign called Chain’s Gang. Chain’s Gang features members of Need, Horrible Things, and Kowabunga! Kid. They will ALSO be releasing a tape at this show. Then we also have Gas Up Yr Hearse from Bloomington/Normal. They play chaotic screamo/hardcore. Gas Up Yr Hearse MIGHT be releasing a tape at this show too. Moving on we have Caterpillar Club– the shoegaze/sludge project featuring members of Soap Scum and Our Lady. And the newest additions to the show are Chicago’s own My Dad and Pisces At The Animal Fair. Both bands had a show fall through in Iowa earlier this week so we are combining shows.

The show starts right at 7:00 so come early to catch all of the bands! Admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. And also be sure to check out what other shows we have coming up at Black Sheep on our shows page.

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May 22nd at Black Sheep: Tiger Tank, Gospel & The Wolf, Our Lady, Jessica Knight

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599602_583727804990449_126011673_nIt’s almost April and we have a show going on in May to tell you about! Summer is coming, summer is coming! The snow is melting and we are going to have some really awesome shows this spring! On Wednesday May 22nd the band Tiger Tank will be making a return to Black Sheep. Last time they played at Black Sheep was Hobgob 2012, you can check out pictures from that show right here. The touring act from Austin, Texas on this show is Gospel & The Wolf. Gospel & The Wolf is a solo acoustic act featuring an ex-member of the band Solace Before Sundown. Also playing the show is Our Lady! It’s been a while since Our Lady has played a show at Black Sheep so let’s all come out and support them! By the time of the show they will be back from their April tour. Opening things up will be Jessica Knight playing some acoustic tunes for us.

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

 

Black Sheep Radio Tomorrow

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521519_611645735514902_1927704725_nTomorrow is Friday so that means it’s another episode of Black Sheep Radio! This week coming in we have… who is our guest? What, we have no guests? No guests no rules!! Who knows what Robbie, Brandon, Greg have in store for us this episode! We do know that they will be packing the 4:00 to 6:00 two-hour time slot with tons of Springfield and Springfield-related tunes, so be sure to listen. They may be debuting new material from Soap Scum (who just released music on their Black Sheep page yesterday) and possibly some other local bands.

The Black Sheep Radio show airs from 4:00 to 6:00 pm Friday on 88.3 WQNA fm. You can also stream the show online at wqna.org. If you head over to our radio page you can stream and download some old episodes of the radio show!