Up In Arms & Dog Years Records on Black Sheep Radio Tomorrow

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222739_10200133182326427_701126124_nWould you look at that. That’s very funny, Brandon Carnes. It looks like Black Sheep Radio is back tomorrow with all of its wild and crazy antics. Tomorrow we will be speaking to a few members of the pop punk band Up In Arms, who will also be playing the show at Black Sheep tomorrow night along with Good Luck Varsity, Lovecow, and Yogi Beara. Then we also have Dylan McIntosh of Dog Years Records, which is a small independent record label ran out of Springfield. We get the chance to chat with Dylan about how his label is going and what is in store for Dog Years in the future.

Black Sheep Radio airs every Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm. You can also listen to the show online at wqna.org. Miss an episode? That’s okay because we stream old episodes on our radio page!

More on Radon Lounge “Horse Show”

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The Radon Lounge have updated their website with more info about their big “Horse Show” happening this year on June 15th. From The Radon Lounge’s website:

The Horse Show is a new Springfield, IL mini-music festival. It will be on June 15, and will feature many bands, some of whom are veterans of the former Cornerstone Music Festival.  The event will be located at Refuge Ranch.

We need at least $1400 to put this show on, we are currently at around $350 in fundraising. If you want to contribute to this madness, please send us a message, you can write checks or send us buckets of cash, we want your help to make this event happen!

We will have a paypal link up one of these days. Plus we’ll have more bands to announce in the coming months!!!!

There are also a handful of bands and musical acts that are already confirmed for the event. These include Timbre, We Are Warm, Insomniac Folklore, Seth Mooman, Hushpad, and Kevin Schlereth. For more information on the Horse Show you can head over to the Radon Lounge’s website.

Recap on Scott Blacula/Dino Bravo Battle Set!

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Today we bring you news of how the Scott Blacula/Dino Bravo battle set this past Saturday went! We actually are not really sure who the winner was… we do know that the battle went into the final rounds and overtime and things were extremely intense. It was hard to tell who the real winner was amidst all of the on-stage wrestling, underwear, pizza clocks, and moshing sewer clowns. It looks like Scott Blacula resolved their issue of not being able to find a bassist, but Ivan of Dino Bravo was not the one to join them on bass- it was a random member of the crowd instead. We also know that Dino Bravo has returned to their home turf of Champaign where they continue to wreak havoc (see video below).

Update on Error Records All Ages Music Venue in Champaign

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The indiegogo campaign of the Error Records records store and music venue in Champaign Illinois is still going on online. If you head over here, you can see that the 30 days for the goal is half over and close to half of the $3000 is reached. At the indiegogo page you can also read a description of why the venue is needed and also see incentives you get for donating. If you head over to our original post you can find a message from Kevin Bradford about the venue.

Below you can also check out a video interview Nathan Landolt of Error Records did with Pizza FM. In the interview Nathan discusses what we can expect from the music venue/records store and also while he feels it is needed.

Some Things Can’t Be Ignored: Fagalonius P. Hector

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hector-collageSpringfield music blog Some Things Can’t Be Ignored have added a new post featuring 1994 recordings from the old Springfield band Fagalonius P. Hector. From Some Thing’s Can’t Be Ignored:

Ok, folks…this one goes WAY back!  14 years this August, to be exact!  What we have here is an extremely rare piece of Springfield music history.  Most of you who visit this blog have never heard these recordings.  This is Fagalonius P. Hector rehearsing (at the Scanlan’s house I’m guessing??) back in August of 1994.  I’m guessing this was recorded through a 4-track or powered mixer or something because it sounds pretty damn good!  Those of you who weren’t around or just not old enough to have been attending shows back then and never saw these guys live can FINALLY experience what it was like to do so (sorta).

You can stream the songs below or you can head over to Some Things Can’t Be Ignored and check out the full post here.

 

Hospital Job’s Downer Downer Downer Reviewed on Punknews.org

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2785685988-1We recently let you all know that Hospital Job‘s new LP Downer Downer Downer was (and still is) streaming on the popular music website Punknews.org. Today we bring you news that the album Downer Downer Downer was reviewed on the site and received a rating of three and a half of five stars. From the review:

Springfield, Ill.’s Hospital Job includes members of the Copyrights, the Nephrons and Horrible Things, which add to the hype of Downer, Downer, Downer a lot. Needless to say, with the eyes focused firmly on how these sounds would influence the collective effort of Hospital Job, there’s a sense of contentment with the record delivered. I personally had a bit more expectation from it but while it fell just short of my personal bar, it still works well enough.

You can check out the full review here. The vinyl LP was released late last year on Insubordination Records. You can find a link to buy the LP here. Hospital Job will also be playing with The Timmys, Off With Their Heads, and Teenage Bottlerocket on March 11th. Tickets for that show can be purchased here.

 

Andrew Jackson Jihad at Black Sheep on April 14th

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AJJGunsWe are very excited to announce that on Sunday April 14th Sean Bonnette of the folk punk band Andrew Jackson Jihad will be performing at Black Sheep. Joining him will be Ian Graham of the band Cheap Girls. Sean of AJJ had this to say about the upcoming tour:

On this tour I will be playing lots of different kinds of songs. Old, new, covers, deep cuts, etc… There will probably be a clipboard at the merch table where you can write in requests. Mark from Anxiety Machine Records will be there too. It will be a truly fantastic voyage.

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This is some exciting news. Some of you may remember early summer of 2010 when Andrew Jackson Jihad first played at Black Sheep. This time around (April 14th 2013) the show will also feature two younger local bands Lovecow and Austin & Austin. You can expect a facebook event for the show along with a flier soon. The show will start at 7:00 pm with an admission of $8. Don’t forget to also check our shows page to see what other shows are happening at Black Sheep before then!

Tonight at Black Sheep: Scott Blacula/Dino Bravo (Battle Set), Austin & Austin, Mildred

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8394542677_dfba91aaa1_bDid any of you see the Our Lady/Scott Blacula battle set that happened on New Years Eve at the Harm House? It was intense. Tonight Scott Blacula are coming back to take on another long time foe, and that is Dino Bravo from Champaign. Both bands claim to be the original wrestle band, but there can only be one. This will truly be a great and historic battle set in Springfield and Central Illinois music history. Both bands have been going at it for a while now, they were on the radio yesterday and they have also made youtube videos taunting each other which can be viewed here.

Also playing the show will be Austin & Austin and Mildred. Will those two bands be battling it out as well? Who knows! We do know that the show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event right here. Also be sure to check out what other shows we have coming up over at our shows page.

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Full Skeletal Lightning Fest Lineup in Champaign Announced

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intoitoverit-1331750153We recently mentioned news about a fest happening in Champaign this April featuring a number of midwest and Central Illinois bands. Now we are back today to bring you the full lineup of the fest. Main headliners of the fest are Into It. Over It. from Chicago and Native from Seattle. Springfield band Our Lady will also be playing. You can check out the full list of bands below:

Into It. Over It.
Native
Dowsing
The Reptilian
Protestant
Northless
Tiny Moving Parts
Restore
Thieves
Droughts
Canyons
Texas Instruments
Alta
Victor Shores
Locktender
Coma Regalia
Brighter Arrows
Aseethe
Kittyhawk
Foxing
Boilerman
Itto
Altar of Complaints
Our Lady
Natural Disasters
Easter
Hank.
Enta

Skeletal Lightning Fest will be over the course of two days at the Red Herring Vegetarian Restaurant in Urbana on April 5th and 6th. For more info on the fest you can see the official Skeletal Lightning Fest Website here. You can also find a facebook event for the fest here.

Lumpy & The Dumpers Added to 2/24 at Black Sheep

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2-24FINALFINALWe have another surprise band that has been added to the show at Black Sheep on Sunday, February 24th! It is Lumpy & The Dumpers from St. Louis! Lumpy & The Dumpers will be making their triumphant return from playing in December at Black Sheep. That show along with a few others made the “top Springfield shows list of 2012.”

The show will start at 7:00 pm and is $5. Other bands playing include Trauma Harness, Say Something, Earth Witch, and Soap Scum. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. You can also check out what other Black Sheep shows are coming up over on our shows page.