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

Posted on January 20, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

On 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)

Posted on January 20, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

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

Posted on January 19, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

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.

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

Posted on January 19, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

If 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

Posted on January 18, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Springfield’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

Posted on January 18, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Saturday, 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.

Black Sheep Radio Tomorrow: Brandon Carnes and Dog of Panic

Posted on January 17, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

We have a number of guests coming into the Black Sheep Radio studio tomorrow to talk about local music and upcoming shows! Throughout most of the program we have local musician Brandon Carnes (Big Storm, The Timmys) in to talk about his show tomorrow night (Friday) at Donnie’s Homespun. Brandon will also be performing at least one acoustic song in the studio! We are also joined by a couple of members in the rock band Dog of Panic. They will be talking to us about their show at Black Sheep on Saturday and also their new album they will be releasing on February 9th at Catch 22.

The program will be on from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm. You can also stream it online during the same time on the WQNA website. You can also head over to our “Radio” page at any time to find some streams of old episodes.

Worms: “Dirt Pile EP”

Posted on January 17, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

We posted yesterday that a new band page has been created for the band Worms. Today we bring you a stream of the new band’s brand new EP entitled “Dirt Pile!” The EP marks the first release local to Springfield of this year! From the band’s bio:

Well, since we both really like music and making music and stuff, we decided that since we’re dating and stuff it’d be fun to make music together. So, we did. We released our EP “Dirt Pile” on the 1st of this year.

Worms does not have any shows lined up, but we will keep you all posted on any upcoming shows. To stream the EP you can scroll down or head to the band’s bandcamp page.

New Band Pages: Austin & Austin, Worms

Posted on January 16, 2013 by blacksheepspringfield

Hey everybody! It has been a while since we have added any band pages to our really long list of past and present Springfield bands. Today we are very excited to bring you TWO brand new band pages from two newer Springfield projects!

The first is Austin & Austin. The duo has been playing since the fall and they have a show coming up on February 2nd at The Radon Lounge. You can find their page right here. Then we have Worms! Worms have not yet played any shows (to our knowledge) but they have released a nice and sweet EP that you can stream on their page, right here.

Also be sure to check out all of the band pages we have built up over the course of our site being active, right here. Do you play in a Springfield band that is not yet listed on our site? We would love to hear from you! Shoot us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com.

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