Nephrons: “Strange Weather”

Posted on December 8, 2012 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we bring you a brand new single from Nephrons called “Strange Weather”. The song comes from the band’s upcoming album entitled Black Bedroom. From the band’s facebook page:

So today we are releasing the single of “Strange Weather”. It is a digital only release which is a track from our upcoming vinyl LP titled “Black Bedroom”. The B side to the single is “Heartbreaker” which will only be available with this release. Songs are available to stream or free download. Enjoy and share it with your friends if you want. Or you can hate it too, that’s also fine by us.

You can stream the new single along with the B-side “Heartbreaker” on the player below. Nephrons are also playing a house show at the Poon Lagoon on the 28th of this month.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Up In Arms, Kickstart, Hometown Heavyweights, Fill In The Blank

Posted on December 8, 2012 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight at Black Sheep we have a great local pop punk show for you all. This show will be the return of Up In Arms, the pop punk explosion of fun. Then we have the other great pop punk band of Springfield, Kickstart. Hometown Heavyweights will then be playing their first show at Black Sheep. And finally we have Fill In The Blank, which is a new band based in Taylorville who will also be playing their first show at Black Sheep. Come out and support our young and talented musicians!

The show begins at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can find a facebook event here. Also be sure to check out what other shows we have coming up over on our shows page.

Springfield’s Best of 2012

Posted on December 7, 2012 by blacksheepspringfield

Here at blacksheepspringfield.com we are all about trying new things. That is why right now we want to try to put together a year-end poll of all of your favorite local Springfield shows, albums, and songs of the year. Before we can begin the poll, we need your help in compiling a list of what bands released music this year. Here is the list we have so far:

Big Storm/Brother George Split
boon – boon
Brandon Carnes – De Rerum Natura
Emperor Norton – 2012 Demo
Foxtail – 4 Song Demo
Hospital Job – Downer Downer Downer
Intricate Collapse – The Seraph’s Trance
Josh Catalano & The Dirty Thoughts – Josh Catalano & The Dirty Thoughts EP
Nephrons – Strange Weather/Heartbreaker
Our Lady – Demo 2012
Our Lady/False Light Split
Patchwork 2012 (Compilation)
Scott Blacula – Jobbers Demo
Tiger Tank – Tiger Tank EP
The Timmys – Sangamon County Minefield
The Transatlantic – Small Towns EP
Up In Arms – Glory Days EP

If you can think of anything that needs to be changed added to this list of releases, comment below or email us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com. Voting will begin sometime later next week, so be thinking of some of your favorite songs and releases from local bands in the past year, and also of your favorite shows in Springfield for 2012!

Photos from Reverend Horton Heat

Posted on December 6, 2012 by blacksheepspringfield

Reverend Horton Heat played at Donnie’s Homespun last Thursday and it was a blast. Here are a few pictures from the show in case you missed it.

There are plenty of other pictures too! Just head over to our flickr page too see more. And if you have any more pictures of this show or others you can always send them to blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com.

Members of Our Lady form “Onward,” Playing Poon Lagoon on 12/28

Posted on December 5, 2012 by blacksheepspringfield

Speaking of house shows, there is a house show in Springfield at the Poon Lagoon coming up on December 28th with an exciting lineup of local bands. A new solo act called “Everyone Is So Pretty” will be playing. Then the full-band Big Storm will be playing. They will be joined by local bands Scott Blacula and Nephrons.

Also on the show is a brand new band featuring members of Our Lady called “Onward.” From facebook:

Jessica Knight, Jordi Lafein, and I are playing our first show in a new band called Onward in Frederick E Malcom’s basement with Big Storm, The Nephrons, and the ugly Scott Blacula. Prepare for a grind core/pop/folk/punk/acoustic fuckhouse.
-Tim

The show is at 7:00 pm and is free. Ask a friend for the address. You can find a facebook event for the show here. Also you can find a list of upcoming shows outside of Black Sheep over on our shows page.

12/22 at Black Sheep: Peter J. Woods, xALLxFORxTHISx, Ylem, War Magic

Posted on December 5, 2012 by blacksheepspringfield

The show announcements for the winter keep rolling in! Today we are here to tell you that there will be another harsh noise and mixed-genre show at Black Sheep on the 22nd of December. Non-harsh noise band and new local band War Magic will be playing one of their first shows. Then we have the second show of harsh noise project Ylem. And from out of town (Milwaukee) we have straight-edge power electronics act xALLxFORxTHISx. Also from Milwaukee we have Peter J. Woods, also playing theatrical harsh noise.

The show starts at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can find a facebook event here. Also be sure to check out what other shows we have coming up over on our shows page.

Mother Leopard Announce Return From Hiatus

Posted on December 4, 2012 by blacksheepspringfield

Mother Leopard announced their hiatus earlier this fall after playing some shows in Springfield with a heavy and instrumental 3-piece line up. Now they are announcing they are back and are being joined by vocalist Kyle Rohweder formerly of Peoria harcore band Black Teeth. From the band’s facebook page:

We played an impromptu house show last week and had a ton of fun, so we decided to have a little more fun.

We are back to writing and Kyle Rohweder(ex Black Teeth/Street Cheetah) has returned. When Mother Leopard formed winter of 2010 the original contributing writers were myself, Kyle Rohweder and Brad Pigg. After becoming a barber and a father, Kyle is in a place where he wants to kick out the jams again. Brad now resides in Seattle so the new lineup is set. The Mother Leopard is now myself, Kristian Kyle Ratliff on the drums, Jordan Fein on the bass, and Kyle Rohweder as a contributing writer and frontman.

It feels good after a few months (years) off.

expect some new shit soon.

-Benny

Well, I’ve been bitten by the music bug again recently and it looks like today will bring me a remedy. I’ll be Springfield bound in the next hour or so to jam with my old friend Benny DeWitt and company to see if we can finish what we started a couple of years ago. I can’t tell anyone what to expect, because we have no clue what this project will sound like, but I can assure all the punk rockers, rock ‘n rollers, indie nerds and hardcore kids that it will be entertaining and weird.
-Kyle

Mother Leopard will be playing the show on New Year’s Eve at the Harm House still as a three piece. Be on the look out for new Mother Leopard shows with Kyle as a vocalist.

New Year’s Eve show at New “Harm House”

Posted on December 4, 2012 by blacksheepspringfield

It looks like Springfield has been seeing quite a handful of new houses putting on shows in recent times! Today we bring you news of a New Year’s Eve show going on at a fairly new “Harm House”. The show features Estates, on tour and playing 90’s emo punk from Milwaukee. Local bands playing include Mildred, Our Lady, and Mother Leopard. This will be one not to miss!

The show starts at 9:00 pm and is free (donations for the touring band). You can head over to the facebook event here. If you do not know the address, ask a friend or email bggalecki34@gmail.com. Also be sure to check out what other shows are going on in Springfield over at our shows page.

12/9 at Black Sheep: From The Eyes of Servants, No Longer Bound, Ghost Key, Scott Blacula

Posted on December 3, 2012 by blacksheepspringfield

On Sunday (December 9th) we have a nice little last minute show for you all. From The Eyes of Servants from Rockford, Illinois will be coming down to play the show. We also have No Longer Bound playing melodic hardcore all the way from Michigan. And then from Peoria we have the return of Ghost Key. All of that will have local support from wrestling villains Scott Blacula.

The show will start at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show here. Be sure to check out what other shows we have coming up over on our shows page.

New Band Pages: Kick To Tha Head

Posted on December 2, 2012 by blacksheepspringfield

We have a new band page up for an old Springfield hardcore band Kick To Tha Head. You can check out the page here. Don’t forget to check out some of the other past band pages and current b and pages that we have up on the site!

Do you play in a band in town but don’t have a page up on our site yet? Then we would love to hear from you! Email blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com so we can set something up.

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