Tonight at Black Sheep: The Convalescence, Kleos, Skywalker, Elyse, Scott Blacula

Posted on March 15, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

It has been quite a while since we have had a big metal show at Black Sheep. Tonight we are excited to say that there is one happening featuring some great local and non-local metal bands! The two bigger touring acts that are a part of the “For The Fans Tour” are The Convalescence, and Kleos. Those bands will be joined by local support from Skywalker, who have been working on new material recently. Another local band who will be playing is Scott Blacula. We do not think that there will be any battle sets between Scott Blacula and any other bands but you never know! Opening things up will be Elyse, who have recently released a ten song album.

You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Things start off at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can also check out what other shows are coming up at Black Sheep on our shows page.

3/29 at Black Sheep: Soap Scum, Chain’s Gang, Caterpillar Club, Gas Up Yr Hearse

Posted on March 14, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

It may be coming up fast, but we have a spooky show to tell you all about happening on Friday, March 29th. It looks like another show for the new and mysterious punk band Soap Scum! The band features ex members of Don’t Mess With Winkie, Intricate Collapse, Bastognes Best, and Kick To The Head. Then also playing the show on the 29th will be Chain’s Gang from Champaign. This band features members of Kowabunga! Kid, and Horrible Things so they are sure to be great. Another Springfield band that will be playing is the heavy shoegaze project Caterpillar Club. And last we have Gas Up Yr Hearse playing hectic screamo from Bloomington/Normal.

This show is sure to be intense. The whole thing starts off at 7:00 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.

Black Sheep Radio Tomorrow: boon, Benny Dewit

Posted on March 14, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Tomorrow it’s another exciting and action-packed episode of Black Sheep Radio! Who knows what crazy things Brandon, Robbie, and Greg have in store for us this time! We do know who their guests are this time around on Episode 11. Guest #1 will be the band boon, who will be making a return to Springfield shows with a brand new drummer with their show on Saturday at The Tin Can Pub with The Timmys. Then we have Benny Dewitt as Guest #2 formerly of the bands Renae and Mother Leopard. He will be talking about what he has been up to along with the show Mother Leopard will be playing Saturday at the HARM HOUSE. Then we have Brian Galecki in towards the end of the two hours to introduce some songs picked from some of the bands that have been recently announced for DUMB FEST!

Wow! That sounds like a whole lot going on in one episode! You can listen tomorrow (Friday) from 4:00 to 6:00 on 88.3 WQNA fm or also online on wqna.org. Also be sure to check out our Radio page, where you can stream and download old episodes of Black Sheep Radio. And don’t forget to check out Black Sheep Radio on facebook!

DUMB FEST at Black Sheep and Skank Skates on June 15th

Posted on March 13, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we bring you news of something very big happening at Black Sheep this summer. Is it Black Sheep Fest? No, but it’s close. We actually will be putting on two big festivals this summer. We will have Black Sheep fest on August 3rd this year in the later summer. But also happening this summer on Saturday, June 15th will be DUMB FEST.

What is DUMB FEST? The idea came about because every summer we have Black Sheep fest where we have bands all local to Springfield play one giant show together. However, we didn’t really have a fest where we can have bands from towns outside of Springfield play along with some bigger national touring acts. That is where DUMB FEST comes in! DUMB FEST will still have plenty of your favorite local bands but it will also feature some bands from surrounding Central Illinois cities and also a few other surprises. When picking out bands to play this fest we focused mainly on the punk and hardcore genres that Black Sheep was founded on, but we also ended up with a pretty wide range of types of bands. Why is it called DUMB FEST? We are not sure, it was Kevin’s idea. And here’s a message from Kevin:

Everybody here at Black Sheep is very excited to host a regional fest. We’re looking forward to seeing a lot of people from all over the area come out, and we are excited to see some great music. This is a whole new tradition we are kicking off and we are stoked to say the least! Stay tuned!

– Kevin

There will be around 20 bands playing DUMB FEST, all have already confirmed. Oh yeah, did we mention that half of the bands will be playing next door on the ramp of Skank Skates? We plan on announcing all 20 bands with four separate announcements from now until the end of this month. Today we bring you the first announcement with five bands that are playing. Ready? Here they are…

BIG EYES from Seattle, Washington
ANGRY GODS from Chicago (featuring members of Harps of Tartarus and Scouts Honor)
SAY SOMETHING local to Springfield (featuring members of Don’t Mess With Winkie)
HORRIBLE THINGS from Champaign (featuring members of Hospital Job)
TRAUMA HARNESS from Belleville (featuring members of Egg Chef and Lumpy & The Dumpers)

UPDATE: you can find a facebook event for the fest right here.

3/27 at BXS: John Davey, Picardy III, Big Storm

Posted on March 12, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s time to get acoustic-y and rock-y once again. Our long time pal John Davey is on tour with Austin, TX’s Picardy III. Each of this team put their unique spin on “music.” To round out Big Storm, will be playing “Break Out” for 30 minutes. This will be one not to miss.One more band is going to be added to this show, and will be announced accordingly.

The show will be $5 and start at 7pm. You can check out the Facebook event here, and the rest of the wild, whacky adventures of Black Sheep here.

Roundtable Recap / Big Announcement Tomorrow

Posted on March 12, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Whoa! The show last night was a huge success! Off With Their Heads had to drop the show due to singer Ryan losing his voice, but the show was still the most attended we’ve had since Black Sheep Fest. Plenty of stage dives and circle pits were had by all! We will be updating you all soon with some pictures of the show as soon as we track them down.

On Sunday we met at Black Sheep to get ready for the show. We did a little bit of spring cleaning. In the following Black Sheep roundtable meetings we will probably be focusing hard on making sure everything goes great for us this summer. We are in some exciting times and this summer is going to be more exciting than ever.

Speaking of exciting things and summer, we have a big announcement for all of you tomorrow. Keep an eye and ear out on the site until then!

Tonight at Black Sheep: Teenage Bottlerocket, Off With Their Heads, The Timmys, Hospital Job

Posted on March 11, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Whoa! THE BIG ONE is finally here! Teenage Bottlerocket will be playing. They are a national touring punk band from Laramie, Wyoming. Then we have Off With Their Heads from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Off With Their Heads also has a new album out tomorrow! The two touring bands will be joined by local support from Springfield classic punk band The Timmys. Also playing is Hospital Job, featuring Luke McNeil of The Copyrights! What a lineup!

The show tonight starts at 7:00 pm and doors are at 6:30. Admission is $10 unless you have already bought a ticket. If you bought a ticket online just bring a photo ID and we will have your name on a list that we can cross off at the door. 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 on our shows page!

Off With Their Heads Streaming “Home”

Posted on March 10, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

National touring act Off With Their Heads are now streaming their new album Home on youtube. Home is the band’s third studio album and is set to be officially released on Tuesday (March 12th). Why are we telling you this? Because Off With Their Heads will be playing Black Sheep TOMORROW NIGHT along with Teenage Bottlerocket, The Timmys, and Hospital Job! You can check out the full stream of the album Home on youtube right here.

Did you also know that today is the last day to pre-order tickets for the Teenage Bottlerocket/Off With Their Heads show? You can do that online today up until midnight right here. Tickets are $8 beforehand and will be $10 at the door. If you would like to buy tickets today at Black Sheep we will be having a roundtable meeting at 5:00 where tickets will be available. You can also find a facebook event for Monday’s show right here.

Black Sheep Roundtable Meeting Tomorrow

Posted on March 9, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Hi! It has been a few weeks since we had our last Black Sheep roundtable meeting. I hope you all are ready for another one!

Tomorrow we will be meeting at 5:00 pm at Black Sheep (not the HARM HOUSE). We will be doing some big planning for the Teenage Bottlerocket/Off With Their Heads show (happening Monday), cleaning up the inside of the venue, and also discussing some big plans for the summer. Everyone and anyone is welcome to come out! Even if you don’t have anything to say, feel free to join us!

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