May 1st at The Radon Lounge: Lucius, Tall Tall Trees, Derrick Streibig

Posted on March 22, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like The Radon Lounge will be having another show thing spring! This one is on Wednesday, May 1st. The show will feature Lucius, a five-piece band from Brooklyn, NY. They will be joined by the band Tall Tall Trees also from New York. They play an Americana type of folk rock. The third and final act that will be opening things up will be Derrick Streibig from St. Louis.

Sounds like a fun show! You can find a facebook event right here. Things will kick off at 7:00 pm and admission is $10. If you are looking for an address to The Radon Lounge, you will have to email radonlounge@gmail.com and they will help you out.

The Radon Lounge has also been gearing up for a show on April 4th featuring the ten-piece band The Soil & The Sun. The Radon Lounge also will be putting on a festival called “The Horse Show” on June 15th at the Refuge Range. We know, we know, it’s the same day as Dumb Fest, but there is no reason you can’t stop by both!

Black Sheep Radio Tomorrow: Anthony Bollero of Some Things Can’t Be Ignored

Posted on March 21, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

There’s the Black Sheep Radio crew, working hard at doing what they do. Tomorrow is Friday, and that means it’s another episode of Black Sheep Radio! Tomorrow we will have Anthony Bollero of Springfield music blog Some Things Can’t Be Ignored coming in to talk about his blog and also play some tunes from some old Springfield releases he has featured on his blog. We also have Brian Galecki in to introduce some songs by some dumb bands that have been recently announced to be playing Dumb Fest on June 15th.

As always, the Black Sheep Radio show will be airing from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on WQNA 88.3 fm. You can listen on the radio or also online at wqna.org. If you head over to our radio page you can stream and download some old episodes that have aired in the past.

Photos From 3/11 at Black Sheep: Teenage Bottlerocket, The Timmys, Hospital Job

Posted on March 20, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

We all had a blast at the Teenage Bottlerocket/Timmys/Hospital Job show that was a little over a week ago. Off With Their Heads had to drop the show but they have promised us that they will be back sometime in the future. It was the biggest turnout we have had for a show since Black Sheep Fes t 2012 last summer! There are a few pictures that we have gathered together from the show, some of which you can check out below. To see more pictures from the night and other photos of bands playing Black Sheep you can head over to our “bands” album on our flickr. And if you have any more photos from the night send them to us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com!

The Transatlantic Added To Show on March 27th at Black Sheep

Posted on March 20, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

An addition has been made to our show happening on Wednesday, March 27th. It’s Springfield’s own The Transatlantic! The show now being four bands features Big Storm, The Transatlantic, John Davey, and Picardy III. You can see our original post about the show right here.

The show still starts at 7:00 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.

April 26th at Black Sheep: Mitch The Champ, Garrettsucks, Alex Glasnovic, Brandon Carnes, Paqui

Posted on March 19, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Looking for another fun acoustic show? Well, there is the Sean Bonnette/Ian Graham show happening on April 14th but today we have ANOTHER fun acoustic show happening at Black Sheep to tell you about! It looks like acoustic acts Mitch The Champ and Garretsucks will be performing at Black Sheep on Friday April 26th. They are on tour from Bloomington, Indiana. Joining them on the show will be Solenodon from Louisville, Kentucky. Then we have local support from Brandon Carnes and also a new acoustic act called “Paqui”. You may recognize Paqui as Scott Blacula’s nemesis.

The show starts at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can find 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.

More Radon Lounge Photos

Posted on March 19, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Our friends over at the Radon Lounge have posted some more sets of photos from more of their past shows. Those photos include some from the open mic night that was at The Radon earlier this month, February 11th with MR NASTI, Runaway, Luzhin Defense, Like… With Jetpacks, and Hushpad, and then February 2nd with Brian Lee & His Orchestra, Karen K, End Times, Trio, and Austin & Austin. You can head over here to The Radon Lounge facebook page to see all of their photos.

The Radon Lounge will be hosting their next show on Thursday April 4th featuring The Soil & The Sun, Kellen & Me, and Trouper. The show starts at 7:00 pm and is $8. If you are looking for more info on the Radon Lounge, then head over to their website!

DUMB FEST Announcement #2

Posted on March 17, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

This St. Patrick’s Day we are bringing you are second big DUMB FEST announcement, with five more dumb bands. It was already announced that Dumb Fest will be held at Black Sheep and Skank Skates on June 15th earlier last week. Bands announced in the first announcement include Big Eyes, Angry Gods, Horrible Things, Trauma Harness, and Say Something. We also created a page just for Dumb Fest right here and a facebook event can be found right here.

Are you ready for the second round of bands? HERE THEY ARE:

OUR LADY from Springfield
SHAVED WOMEN from St. Louis
SOAP SCUM from Springfield
BAILOUT from Champaign/Chicago (featuring members of Laughboy and Midstress)
KAWORU from Peoria

Ten more bands are yet-to-be announced between now and the end of the month, so stay tuned! Once again, Dumb Fest is one of two summer festivals we will be putting on the summer of 2013. It will be taking place at Black Sheep and Skank Skates.

New Website Feature: DUMB FEST Page

Posted on March 16, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

To properly celebrate this dumb party we’re throwing, we decided it was appropriate for it have it’s own little place on the internet. Okay, okay, it’s not a totaly new website but it who’s got money for that?? We added a new page under the “shows” tab (which you can find if you hover your mouse on where is says “shows”).

On the page, we will keep the updated line up and news along with all other info about the fest. CLICK HERE FOR THE DUMB FEST PAGE.

Be sure you keep your eyes out tomorrow for another DUMB announcement with another 5 dumb bands! If you missed the first Dumb Fest announcement, you can go here to check that out. A facebook event was also recently created for Dumb Fest.

Obi-Wan Kanblo Mi Show moved/HARM HOUSE show tonight

Posted on March 16, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

UPDATE: The date for the Obi-Wan Kanblo Mi’s “Episode VI: Return of the Red Eyes” release show has been moved to April 19th. With this change comes a new, sweet line up! The line up is now Obi-Wan Kanblo Mi, Peoria’s Must Build Jacuzzi, 618 Punx Coward’s Way Out, Springfield owns Lovecow, and the new punkers RDNT. More info about the show is located on the Facebook event page.

ALSO BIG AWESOME SHOW TONIGHT AT HARM HOUSE!

Be sure to check out this really awesome house show tonight. It features Blood Red (ft. members of Pissed Jeans and Run Forever), the legendary Mother Leopard, local MTG Punx Emperor Norton, and Jessica Knight formally of Our Lady. The show starts at 7pm and is donation based. Don’t know where the Harm House is? Start here.

April 23rd at Black Sheep: Cottontail, Lovecow, Montagh

Posted on March 15, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s time to get soft and acousticy! We have a great show coming up in April. Arizona’s Cottontail (ft. members of Ramshackle Glory) is finally bringing their brand of love punk back to Black Sheep, well…. one of thier members is. To get the party started we have the black metal-acoutic team Lovecow (whom recently release sneak peak tracks to their new album). To totally round out the bill we have the mysterious Montagh (formerly Austin & Austin). There may be some more bands announced later on, so stay posted.

The show starts at 7:00 pm and costs $5. The flier will be availble once the final line up has been announced. In the meantime you can find a facebook event for the show right here. Not looking for fun stuff to do? DON’T CLICK HERE THEN!

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