Dave Weckl at Donnie’s Homespun on April 13th and 14th

Posted on February 22, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Legendary drummer and musician Dave Weckl will be coming to Donnie’s Homespun in Springfield on April 13th and 14th. He will be performing as part of “Drum Fest 2013” at Donnie’s. Also performing as part of the fest will be Paul Wertico, another big name drummer in the rock and jazz genres and also Jay Oliver. You can find a facebook event for the first night of Drum Fest here. That show is considered to be a benefit concert for Jeff Davidson. Keep checking back with the Donnie’s Homespun website for more information on door and show times and ticket prices.

Michale Graves coming to Donnie’s Homespun May 3rd

Posted on February 21, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Those of you who saw and loved Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg Bop play at Donnie’s Homespun in October will love to hear that Michale Graves himself (Misfits, Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg, etc.) and backing band will be heading to Donnie’s Homespun to play a show on Friday, May 3rd! The show will be a part of Michale Graves’s CD release tour for his new album Vagabond. Graves recently launched a kickstarter campaign for his new CD, which he has since made the pledged $20,000 goal.

Bands also playing the show on May 3rd will be Sunnyvale and Neon Rebels. The show will be ALL AGES, and starts at 8:00 pm. You can find more ticket info and preorder tickets here. A facebook event for the show can also be found here. Also be sure to check out our Springfield shows page for more shows going on in Springfield outside of Black Sheep.

Black Sheep Radio Tomorrow: Battalion, Soap Scum

Posted on February 21, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Tomorrow on Black Sheep Radio we will be talking to two bands! That’s double the bands and double the fun! First we have local metal band Battlaion, who have just recently released a new EP entitled Resilience. Battalion will also be playing Black Sheep on April 13th. Then for the second half of the program we step away from the metal and go into the punk and hardcore genres and talk to Soap Scum, who will be playing their first official show on Sunday along with Lumpy & The Dumpers, Say Something, Trauma Harness, and Earth Witch. We also might be debuting new songs from both bands? You’ll have to listen to the radio show tomorrow hear those!

Black Sheep Radio airs tomorrow and every Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 fm WQNA. You can stream the shows online at wqna.org and can also download and stream old episodes on our radio page.

Talk of Gunga Dins Reunion

Posted on February 20, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

There has been some recent speculation on the internet of a Gunga Dins reunion show particularly on the social networking site facebook. Chris Yeager formerly of The Gunga Dins posted this to facebook along with a link to this page:

yeah so if this page gets 100 likes, THE GUNGA DINS will play a reunion show, as an act of solidarity.

The page is a “Rally for a Rainer Maria Tour” and is currently at 43 “likes.” Rainer Maria was an emo band formerly from Madison Wisconson, and they were active from 1995 to 2006. If you would like to contribute to the likes of the page and increase the chances of a Gunga Dins reunion show, you can find that page right here. Keep checking back here for more updates on any news of a Gunga Dins reunion show.

More on Sean Bonnette (Andrew Jackson Jihad) and Ian Graham (Cheap Girls) April 14th

Posted on February 19, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Look at that! It’s the flier to the Sean Bonnette and Ian Graham of Andrew Jackson Jihad and Cheap Girls show! That show will be happening at Black Sheep on April 14th. Also playing the show will be Lovecow, who may have new recordings out soon. We also have the duo Austin & Austin playing and also the slow punks Mildred. A facebook event for the show was recently created and you can find that here. You can also check out what other shows are coming up at Black Sheep over on our shows page.

New Off With Their Heads Song and Video, Teenage Bottlerocket Re-Issue

Posted on February 19, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

We are not sure if you are excited for Off With Their Heads and Teenage Bottlerocket playing at Black Sheep on March 11th, but we know we sure are! Earlier this month we told you that Off With Their Heads will be releasing a brand new album the very day after they play in Springfield. Well guess what? They now have a brand new song streaming off of the new album Home called “Nightlife.” You can stream that song on the youtube player right up there! Off With Their Heads have also released a brand new music video for their song “Seek Advice Elsewhere” also off of Home. You can check out that video right here.

And in other news Teenage Bottlerocket will be having their very first EP from 2002 A Bomb reissued by Haha Cool! Records, Jerk Off Records, and Lost Cat Records later this year. We have a stream of the EP below.

As you all know, Teenage Bottlerocket and Off With Their Heads will be playing at Black Sheep on March 11th along with The Timmys and Hospital Job. Tickets are $10 at the door and $8 in advance. You can preorder tickets online here. You can also find a facebook event for the show right here.

Battalion Release “Resilience”

Posted on February 17, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Local metal/hardcore act Battalion have officially released their new album as of February 12th this year. The new album is available here on iTunes. Battalion also recently launchec their very own website and webstore which you can find right here. You can stream the title track of the new album right here on Youtube. You can see a video below of Clint from the band talking about their new album and the band’s upcoming plans.

Battalion will also be playing at Black Sheep on April 13th along with bands Dreams May Fall, Heavy Arms, Vengeance, Braveheart, and Elyse. You can find a facebook event for the show right here.

Photos: 2/2 at The Radon Lounge

Posted on February 17, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Springfield house venute The Radon Lounge have posted a few photos from one of their recent shows on February 2nd featuring Austin & Austin, End Times Quartet, Karen Koenig, and Brian Lee & His Orchestra. The photos were taken by LAL Photography of Springfield. For some of the photos you can scroll down or you can see all of them here on The Radon Lounge’s facebook page. The Radon Lounge have also recently launched their own website which you can check out right here.

Do you think like The Radon Lounge looks like a cool place based on these pictures? Well they have more shows coming up! March 2nd is an open mic night and you can see some of the acts performing for fifteen minute time slots right here. There is another show on April 20th featuring Analecta, The Traditional, Caterpillar Club, and Lovecow.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Good Luck Varsity, Up In Arms, Lovecow, Yogi Beara

Posted on February 15, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s a Friday night and there is a show going on at Black Sheep! That means everyone is going to come out and have lots of fun. Tonight we have Good Luck Varsity on tour all the way from Detroit. Then we have pop punk band Up In Arms (who will also be on Black Sheep Radio today)! We also have local folk punk favorites Lovecow. And opening things up tonight we have Yogi Beara which is a new band featuring members of The Least of Alls and Rebel Jade.

The show will begin at 7:00 pm and 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 on our shows page!

4/20 at The Radon Lounge: Analecta, The Traditional, Caterpillar Club, Lovecow

Posted on February 14, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

The Radon Lounge have announced another spring show this time in April, on 4/20! Headlining the show will be Analecta, the post-rock post-metal band on tour from South Bend Indiana. Then also playing and on tour is The Traditional from New York. They are a four piece rock band. Then there will be a couple of local bands opening things up including shoegaze sludge project Caterpillar Club. And starting things off will be the folk punk band Lovecow. This is sure to be a fun show!

The show will start at 7:00 pm and there is a $5 door charge. You can find a facebook event right here. Looking for what else is going on at The Radon Lounge? Well they have a cool new website that you should check out!

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