Black Sheep Radio Tomorrow: Hospital Job, Jess Knight

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image_1362616708179457Tomorrow afternoon Black Sheep Radio is out of the hot tub and back into the hot seats to talk with local punk band Hospital Job. The band will be talking about their latest LP Downer Downer Downer and also their show coming up on Monday (March 11th) with Teenage Bottlerocket and Off With Their Heads at Black Sheep. Also in the studio will be Jess Knight! Jess has a show coming up at the HARM HOUSE on March 16th along with Blood Red, Mother Leopard, and Emperor Norton.

The radio show starts tomorrow (Friday) at 4:00 pm and goes until 6:00 pm. You can listen on 88.3 WQNA fm or also head over to wqna.org to listen online. Did you miss some old episodes of Black Sheep Radio? Well we have a few you can stream and download on our radio page!

 

Obi-Wan To Release “Episode VI: Return of the Red Eyes” at Black Sheep on April 6th

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601564_10200547013100864_496610739_nLocal ska-punk band Obi-Wan Kanblo Mi have requested that you all mark one month from today: Saturday, April 6th in your calendars because they will be releasing their new EP “Episode VI: Return of the Red Eyes” on that day. There will be a release show at Black Sheep. Also playing the show will be Must Build Jacuzzi from the Peoria area. From the Obi-Wan’s facebook last week:

We’ve finished recording the new EP, we just have to get it mixed and we’ll be ready to let you hear it! Then we’ll play that pesky Release party in April.

Anyone interested in playing it? We’ve messaged a few bands, but you never know what kind of line up you can throw together if you just ask.

You can listen to some of Obi-Wan Kanblo Mi’s older songs on their bandcamp page.

A facebook event for the show can be found here. For more listings of upcoming shows at Black Sheep, you can always check out our shows page.

New Band Pages: Brandon Carnes

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525869_3453250584443_82015266_nWould you look at that! I guess that we hadn’t had a page for the great Brandon Carnes added to our list of band pages before this week! (That is Brandon Carnes’s solo and acoustic project). We created a page for Brandon and you can check that out as well as stream some of his songs right here.

Also be sure to check out the many many current band pages on our current bands tab. Do you play in a band that we do not have a page for yet? Shoot us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will work with you to set one up!

3/16 at the HARM HOUSE: Blood Red, Mother Leopard, Emperor Norton, Jess Knight

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MARCH16FLIERTIMENOADRESSIt looks like the HARM HOUSE have announced their second show (since they have changed their name from Farm House to HARM HOUSE, that is). The last show was on New Year’s Eve, and we have some pictures of that on our flickr page. This next show is going to be on Saturday, March 16th. Playing this show will be Blood Red, which is a hardcore punk band featuring members of Run, Forever and Pissed Jeans. Also making an appearance is the mysterious Mother Leopard, who have not played a show since the last HARM HOUSE show. Then there is Emperor Norton playing magic skate punk thrash. And opening things up is Jess Knight, playing some acoustic tunes and covers for you all.

The show begins at 7:00 and there is a $5 suggested donation for the touring band. You can find a facebook event here and a flier right here. If you need the address you will have to ask a friend or email bggalecki34@gmail.com. Don’t forget to check our Springfield shows page for more house show listings in Springfield!

 

Southern Fryed Radio’s Mid-West Madness in May

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64553_517802941604626_1487963455_nLocal radio project Southern Fryed Radio will be putting on the first annual “Mid-West Madness” on Saturday May 25th this year. The event will be held at Capital City Bar & Grill, which is located at 3149 South Dirksen Parkway. There will be a number of Springfield and midwest bands playing the fest. Bands that are playing include Petcock, Midnight Dreary, Sol Klinch, Ruinic, Dog of Panic, and Stronger Than Seven.

The fest will help celebrate Southern Fryed Radio being around for about four years now! You may have seen them broadcasting live at recent shows around Springfield. And of course they will be broadcasting live at this event from www.SouthernFryedRadio.com. The fest will start off at 5:00 pm and there is a $7 cover charge. This fest is also for those of you that are ages 21 and up. For more Springfield show listings, head over to our Springfield shows page!

3/23 at Black Sheep: Lighthouses, Short Stories About Their Distance, Naughtalus, ???

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529885_473105209410155_1798584233_nOn Saturday, March 23rd we have a great emo/post-rock/post-hardcore show for you all! Come out and “relax”! Headlining the show is Lighthouses from Nebraska! They play post-hardcore type stuff. Then we have Short Stories About Their Distance from Bloomington, Illinois (the flier says Champaign)! You can check out some of their music on the bandcamp player below. Then we have a brand new Springfield band called Naughtalus! We are told that this new band features members of Dream Eater and they play some type of electronic post-rock. Then there is some sort of mystery rap project? We are not sure if the band name is “???” or if the name is a complete mystery. Whatever that is it is going to open up the show, so it should be fun!

The show begins at 7:00 pm and admission 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 on our shows page!

April 4th at The Radon Lounge: The Soil & The Sun, Kellen & Me, Trouper

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563557_572477889429410_758688775_nThe Radon Lounge are making an exception to their one-show-a-month rule for an exciting show on April 4th featuring The Soil & The Sun from Grand Rapids Michigan. The Soil & The Sun is an eight piece band playing folk and experimental rock. That’s a lot of people for a basement show! You can stream some of their songs on the bandcamp player below. Also playing the show at Radon on April 4th is Kellen & Me, which is a one-man electric/indie/folk project from Chicago. Opening things up is Trouper, which is a two piece that formed just this year from Mansfield, Ohio.

The show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $8. The Radon Lounge is a house venue, so you have to email radonlounge@gmail.com to request the address. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. You can see what other events are coming up over at The Radon Lounge on their website’s shows page. Also don’t forget to check our Springfield shows page to see what other shows are coming up around town.

 

Lovecow Release “Sneak Peak” of New EP

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2732961882-1Springfield folk punkers Lovecow have released two newly recorded songs as a teaser for their upcoming EP! The songs are “Terrified” and “Somewhere” and you can stream both of those songs below. The EP is being recorded by Tim Williams of Our Lady at the Harm House Basement Studios. The two songs are also up for free download on the band’s bandcamp page.

Lovecow will be playing short time slot tonight at The Radon Lounge as a part of the Radon’s Open Mic Night. They will also be playing the show at Black Sheep on April 13th with Sean Bonnette of Andrew Jackson Jihad and Ian Graham of Cheap Girls. And yet another Lovecow show will be on April 20th at the Radon Lounge along with The Traditional, Analecta, and Caterpillar Club.

 

Teenage Bottlerocket, Off With Their Heads in Ten Days

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Teenage_Bottlerocket1Does anybody know what day it is? No, the Teenage Bottlerocket/Off With Their Heads show is not happening today, but today marks ten days until it does happen! That’s right, TEN MORE DAYS until the show on Monday March 11th!

For those of you who haven’t gotten the chance to pick up tickets yet, you can find them online right here. We also have started selling ticket for the show at New Ages Tattoos and also Miles Ahead Productions. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door so get them now while you can! Also playing the show aside from Teenage Bottlerocket and Off With Their heads are The Timmys and Hospital Job. Doors are at 6:30 pm and the show starts at 7:00 pm. You can find a facebook event for the show show right here.

Midwest Zine Fest 2013

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cropped-2012headerWe try to keep you all in the loop of fests going on in Central Illinois in the areas surrounding Springfield. Today we bring you news of the third annual “Midwest Zine Fest” taking place in Urbana, Illinois on Saturday April 13th. What is Midwest Zine Fest? Well, here is the description from the Midwest Zine Fest website:

Mid-West Zine Fest is a gathering of zine-makers, authors, speakers, musicians and other rad people for the purpose of celebrating zines and zine-culture!

The festival will include interactive events, food, speakers, music and plenty of zines. The festival is open to the public and admission is free.

No, this is not a music fest where bands play but we feel it is important to mention because zines have played an important role in getting out ideas about music and spreading words of bands in the underground music scene.

Do you make zines or want to get involved with the zine fest at all? You can find info on registering your own spot on the fest here. The fest itself will be located inside at the IMC. You can find a facebook event for Midwest Zine Fest here.