Featured Videos: Earth Witch at Black Sheep 2/22

Posted on March 29, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

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

Posted on March 29, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Whoa 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.

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

Posted on March 28, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

It’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

Posted on March 28, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Tomorrow 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!

New Band Pages: Soap Scum

Posted on March 27, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Surprise! Today we bring you a new band page for a new Springfield punk band called Soap Scum. Soap Scum features members of Don’t Mess With Winkie, Intricate Collapse, Kick To Tha Head, and a few other old Springfield bands. If you are lucky you might find some Soap Scum recordings hidden somewhere on the page ;). Check out the new band page right here. You can also find a ton of other band pages we have compiled for Springfield bands on our current bands tab.

Soap Scum will be playing Friday at Black Sheep and also releasing their demo on cassette tape. Speaking of the show at Black Sheep on Friday there have been some new additions! The bands My Dad and Pisces At The Animal Fair had a show fall through in Iowa, so they have been added to the show at Black Sheep on Friday. The show will now be six bands all playing short sets, and things are still starting off right at 7:00 so come early! The full lineup now includes Pisces At The Animal Fair, My Dad, Caterpillar Club, Gas Up Yr Hearse, Chain’s Gang, and Soap Scum. You can find a facebook event right here.

Tonight at Black Sheep: John Davey, Picardy III, Big Storm, The Transatlantic

Posted on March 27, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s Wednesday night and there is still snow on the ground but we think it is a good night for a good old-fashioned rock show! Don’t you? At the show tonight you can check out some sweet acoustic touring bands and some local feel-good rock. We have John Davey from Indiana playing. Picardy III from Autstin, Texas will also be performing. The two are touring together as a part of their “Men, Waves, and Savior Tour.” Local support will be provided by rock n’ roll band Big Storm featuring Brandon Carnes of Black Sheep Radio fame. We also have The Transatlantic playing some more feel good rock n’ roll.

The show starts at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can check out a facebook event right here. Can’t make it to the show this Wednesday night? We have a ton of other shows coming up!

The Timmys Part Ways With Wes, Pick Up New Drummer

Posted on March 26, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Long running Springfield punk band The Timmys (who also won our 2012 end of the year poll for best song and best album) have parted ways with their long time drummer Wes. The Timmys released this statement on their facebook page:

Welp.. the time has come. Our drummer Wes has hit the ol’ dusty trail. He is expecting his 2nd daughter next month and is hanging up his Timmys hat. We thank him kindly for 16 blunderful years and we will love him always. So many memories. Thanks, old friend.

Wes Selinger, ladies and gentlemen! Mr. Wes Selinger.

Along with the departure of Wes, The Timmys will be gaining drummer Gary Swagerty III (Pound For Pound, Obi-Wan Kanblo Mi). Gary was not named the new drummer from The Timmys right away. The band posted updates of drummer tryouts on their facebook page throughout most of last week. There seam to have been plenty of characters who tried out. You can see all of those on The Timmys facebook page right here.

Saturday at Black Sheep

Posted on March 26, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Looks like there is a show coming up on Saturday that we almost forgot to tell you about! It’s the return of pop punk local band Kickstart! They will be making their return after a four month long break from playing shows. Also playing the show is another Central Illinois pop punk band, Hometown Heavyweights. Then we have metal/punk band Oblivion Oasis from Arthur, Illinois. Opening things up is the solo act Kweeza, making his Black Sheep debut!

The show starts off at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. There is a facebook event. You can check out what other shows are coming up at Black Sheep over on our shows page.

DUMB FEST Announcement #3

Posted on March 25, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we are announcing five more bands that will be playing Dumb Fest this summer on June 15th at Black Sheep and Skank Skates! If you are out of the loop as to what Dumb Fest is and why it’s happening, you can check out our original post and first announcement on the fest right here. We also have a page up on the site just for Dumb Fest! You can find that right here.

Ready for the five bands? Here they are…

TENEMENT from Appleton Wisconson
MOTHER LEOPARD from Springfield
LUMPY & THE DUMPERS from St. Louis
NEED from Champaign/Chicago
GAS UP YR HEARSE from Bloomington/Normal

Wow wow wow! Exciting stuff. We will have one more announcement coming before all 20 bands are revealed so stay tuned. In the meantime you can check out the Dumb Fest page right here and also a facebook event right here.

Commodity Reunion Show Happening April 6th at Skeletal Lightning Fest in Champaign

Posted on March 24, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

The old Champaign (Springfield-related at one point) hardcore band Commodity have announced that they will be playing one reunion show for Skeletal Lightning Fest in Champaign on April 6th. The band called it quits in 2010 and played their last show in Springfield at Black Sheep. You can see some videos from that show right here and here.

Skeletal Lightning Fest will be happening at The Red Herring Restaurant in Champaign on April 5th and 6th. The main day of the fest is Saturday, April 6th. Some bands playing that day include Our Lady, Into It. Over It., The Reptilian, Northless, and Dowsing. For a complete list of bands, you can check out the Skeletal Lightning Fest website right here. You can also check out a flier for the fest done by Kamila Glowacki below.

Dumb Records

Record Store And All Ages Show Space In Downtown Springfield