Calling All Black Sheep Street Team Members

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IMG_1192As you may know, we have a few big shows coming up at Black Sheep this spring. We need as much help as we can get promoting these shows and getting the word out! If you would like to be a part of the Black Sheep street team or have any ideas on how we can promote shows better then we need you! We will likely be meeting on this upcoming Sunday evening at 7:00 pm at the Harm House (you can email us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com for the address).

A big show we need help promoting is the Teenage Bottlerocket/Off With Their Heads show. We have plenty of posters to pass out for this and if you come to the meeting Sunday we will give you some to hang up/pass out! If you are unable to leave your home you can still help us get the word out about the show online! The link to the facebook event for the show is right here. Then we also have the link to online ticket pre-orders right here.

At the meeting Sunday we will also be talking about bigger shows that are in the works and ideas for the spring and summer. Everyone is welcome to come to these meetings.

 

2/11 at The Radon Lounge: Mr Nasti, Runaway, Luzhin Defense, Hushpad, Like… With Jetpacks

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radon-feb11bThere is a mixed genre show going on at The Radon Lounge that with such a great mixture of bands that we felt we had to mention it to you all on here. Five whole bands are playing! The show is on Monday, February 11th. The show is a part of the “True Love Tour” featuring acts Mr Nasti and Runaway! Mr Nasti is a combination of electronic, folk, and psychedelic music all in one bundle. Then Runaway describe them selves as “electronic, house, and metal.” Then for local bands we have The Luzhin Defense, which is an experimental electronic project. We also have Hushpad, the shoegaze project from Lincoln, Illinois. And to top it all off Like… With Jetpacks will be playing a set of video game themed rock.

The show starts at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. The Radon Lounge is a house venue, so you will have to ask a friend for the address. You can also check our Springfield shows page for some more upcoming shows in Springfield outside of Black Sheep.

Teenage Bottlerocket Off With Their Heads Ticket Info

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TBROWTH_ticketphotoLook at that everybody! The tickets for the recently announced Teenage Bottlerocket/Off With Their Heads show on March 11th are in and ready to go! We are selling tickets for the show for $8 in advance (they will be $10 at the door). The tickets pictured above are now being sold at Black Sheep during any show, and also at the Rock Shop.

You can also easily pre-order tickets online on our big cartel page. For that you can go here. For those of you who wish to pre-order tickets online this way, we will keep a list of all of your names and all you have to do is present a photo ID at the door.

The Teenage Bottlerocket / Off With Their Heads show is happening Monday, March 11th at Black Sheep. Also playing are local bands The Timmys and Hospital Job. A facebook event was also recently created for the show, which can be found here.

 

Up In Arms Added to 1/26 Show at Black Sheep

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8345309110_8353794f5f_bWere you planning on going to the Pound for Pound show at Black Sheep on Saturday? Well if you were you are now in for a treat. And if you weren’t then maybe it is time to reconsider! Springfield pop punk group Up In Arms have been added to the show! The show now features three local bands including Pound for Pound, Obi-Wan Kanblo Mi, and Up In Arms. There’s three good reasons to go right there.

The show will start at 7:00 pm and is only $3. Yes that’s right, three bands for $3. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. And also be sure to check out what other shows we have coming up on our shows page.

 

February 9th at Black Sheep: Scott Blacula, Dino Bravo, Emperor Norton, Austin & Austin

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8394542677_dfba91aaa1_bOn Saturday, February 9th there will be a show. This might not be your typical show because we hear that two of these bands might be putting on a BATTLE SET. That’s right folks, Scott Blacula might be battling it out with wrestling fanatics Dino Bravo. With both bands being extreme fans of wrestling, this will be a battle/wrestle match for the record books. Who will win? Last time Scott Blacula played a battle set they won over guitarist Nick DeMarco from Our Lady. We will see what happens this time around!

On one end of the ring we have the undefeated villains Scott Blacula. Come out to boo them on! Then on the other side we have Champaign villains and sludgy Melvins-y rock band Dino Bravo. Joining in on the fun we have Emperor Norton who play magic skate punk thrash. Then opening things up we have Austin & Austin who may be our referees for the match.

The show will start at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to head over to our shows page so you can see what other shows are coming up at the Black Sheep.

 

Dream Eater: “Rue” (Live at Black Sheep Holiday Show)

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Local experimental post-rock band Dream Eater has posted a live track from their set at the Black Sheep Holiday show on the 29th of this past December. You can listen to the track on the band’s bandcamp right here or also stream it below. We will be featuring more live sets from bands who played the Black Sheep Holiday show in the coming months on our radio show and also this site so keep checking back for those!

Mysterious Park Photos Appearing on Facebook

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There has been some mysterious recent activity on the facebook page for the broken up Springfield emo rock band Park in recent days. In the past few days the band has posted a few pictures of band equipment, causing some speculations on the internet. The band has not posted anything other than these pictures, but if there ends up being more than just these pictures we will keep you all posted. You can find some of the pictures below or head over to the Park facebook page to see them. Some members of the band have been recently active playing music in the local band Tiger Tank.

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Tonight at Black Sheep: Dog of Panic, Jet W Lee, Coed Pageant

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JAN19thposter3If you come out to Black Sheep tonight, you are surely in for a treat. Tonight on January 19th we have a real rockin’ show going on and it all starts at 7:00 pm. Tonight we have Dog of Panic, who will possibly be playing some songs off of their upcoming album. Then we have the rock band from Chicago Jet W Lee. And starting things off we have the softer duo Coed Pageant.

The show starts at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to look at what other shows we have coming up at Black Sheep over at our shows page.

Josh Catalano & The Dirty Thoughts Interviewed on Fearless Radio

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546944_435325526535931_2085536618_nSpringfield’s very own rock group Josh Catalano & The Dirty Thoughts have been recently featured on Chicago’s Fearless Radio. In the interview you can hear the band discuss upcoming shows and tours, and the recording of an upcoming album. The upcoming Josh Catalano & The Dirty Thoughts album will be called “Give Away The Night.” You can find the entire interview here.

You can also catch at least one Josh Catalano & The Dirty Thoughts song if you tune in to Black Sheep Radio today from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA.

Enta Added To 2/2 Show at Black Sheep

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551853_322478847833190_850298936_nSaturday, February 2nd at Black Sheep will be Our Lady‘s return from tour show and today we bring you news of another band that has been added to the show. It’s Enta from Champaign Illinois! Enta is a three piece that plays ambient screamo/post-hardcore type stuff. They have a split 10″ coming out later this year with the band Strangers Now on Champaign label Skeletal Lightning.

SO! All of the bands playing on February 2nd now include Our Lady, This Noise, Enta, and Mildred! This Noise is also on tour from Indiana. The show will begin at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can find a facebook event here. Also be sure to check out what other shows are coming up on our shows page.