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!

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

Posted on February 14, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Would 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”

Posted on February 12, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

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!

Posted on February 12, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

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

Posted on February 11, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

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.

Dumb Records

Record Store And All Ages Show Space In Downtown Springfield