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.

Black Sheep Radio Tomorrow: Scott Blacula

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BXSradio6Black Sheep Radio tomorrow will be very intense and action-packed! This is because Scott Blacula will be invading the studio and talking to us about their long running feud with Champaign’s wrestle band Dino Bravo. We will also be taking the time to review and analyze the youtube videos both bands made to taunt each other. At some point we also may or may not be making a call to Dino Bravo himself! Both bands will be battling it out over a battle set at Black Sheep this Saturday.

We also have punk rock comedian Brandon Judd coming in for some extra commentary and a little bit of interviewing. You can catch the whole thing from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm tomorrow (Friday) on 88.3 WQNA FM, or also online here at the WQNA website. We also have a few old episodes of Black Sheep Radio streaming on our radio page.

 

Obi-Wan Kanblo Mi Announce Plans To Record

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8428975743_fe0c3288de_bLocal Star Wars ska punk band Obi-Wan Kanblo Mi have announced that they will be heading to the studio to record another EP sometime soon. The EP is supposed to be called Episode VI: Return of the Red Eyes. From the band’s facebook page:

Episode VI: Return of the Red Eyes, is penciled in to be order in late February. Track Listing: DGAF, I Hate Cops, Ooops! I just hit you in the face with a glass bottle, my bad!, New 1, New 2, New 3

Keep checking back here for news on the new EP and also for any upcoming Obi-Wan shows.

 

Our Lady Tour Photos

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As many of you know, Our Lady is back from tour at it seems like they all had a blast! They have posted an album of photos on their facebook page of their adventures, which you can find here. On this past tour Our Lady ventured into the southern U.S. and played a few dates in states including Texas, Florida, and more. You can also check out a few of the photos below. From the Our Lady facebook page:

We are back in Springfield, tour was wonderful and we made so so many amazing friends. Thank you so so much to everyone who booked shows, came out to shows, or put us up, let us shower or fed us. You are all amazing and it makes doing this so worth it. I hope to see all of our new friends again very soon.

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Viele’s Planet Reunion on 4/20 at Capital City Bar & Grill

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483791_525456617494592_353923047_nIt is not too often that a musical event going on in Springfield sells out before we even have the chance to announce it! Either way, we feel it is important to mention that there will be a reunion show for Springfield bar and music venue Viele’s Planet at Capital City Bar and Grill on Saturday April 20th this year. The show is not taking place at Viele’s Planet, but bands that frequently played the old venue will be playing the show and some will also be reuniting for this one show. Viele’s Planet was important to the all ages scene at one point because they had all ages shows on Sundays. Bands playing the reunion show include Taxi War Dance, Lidlifter, Grim, UAT, Prone, Petcock, Midnight Dreary, Clone, Stronger Than Seven, and Swirl!

For the 500 of you that were lucky enough to buy tickets before they sold out, the show will begin at 3:00 pm. The show is also ages 21 and over. You can find a facebook event here. Also be sure to check out what other shows are coming up in Springfield over at our Springfield shows page!

Skywalker: “The Realization”

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Local metal act Skywalker have recently released a music video for a brand new track entitled “The Realization.” You can find the video here on youtube or also embedded below. The track comes from an upcoming 2013 release from the band. Skywalker will also be playing an upcoming Friday March 15th show along with the bands Elyse, Scott Blacula, Kleos, and The Convalescence.

April 13th at Black Sheep: Battalion, Dreams May Fall, Vengeance, Braveheart, Elyse

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It may seem like a while from now, but on April 13th we are hosting a metal/hardcore show that is sure to be a great time. Apparently the show is being called the “Bringing Back The Vanue” and a facebook event with more of a description can be found here. For the bands playing we have metal act Elyse from Mechanisburg opening things up. Then we have Brave|Heart playing melodic hardcore from Bloomington IL. We also have the return of metal act Vengeance. Also playing is Dreams May Fall from Pekin Illinois and also pictured above, and last we have Battalion, who have also not played Black Sheep in a while.

The show will start at 6:30 pm and is $8. You can find a facebook event for the show here. Also be on the lookout for other shows coming up over on our shows page.

Mildred Added to 2/9 Show at Black Sheep

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8344102325_786a49f80b_bWe have mentioned that Mildred will be playing the show on Saturday that includes a battle set between Scott Blacula and Dino Bravo, but we think that it is important to mention that they are a new addition from the original show lineup. Be sure to come out and see their set. Also be on the lookout for plenty of surprises at the show! You can find both videos Scott Blacula and Dino Bravo made taunting each other here. Also playing the show is Austin & Austin and Emperor Norton. The show will start at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can find a facebook event here. Don’t forget to also check out what else we have coming up on our shows page.