Black Sheep Holiday Show on 12/29!

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Winter is approaching fast and so are the holidays! That means it is time for a Black Sheep Holiday show with some great local bands! On Saturday, December 29th we are having a New Years Eve/Christmas celebration all in one. And now for the bands playing! First we have the all-new Dream Eater featuring members of Nathan & The Sheep and Mildred. Next we have the very heavy shoegaze project Caterpillar Club. Then we have pop-punk all stars Up In Arms bringing the fun. The Timmys will be there playing some songs off of their brand new full length album. And last we have Our Lady, wish them luck before they go on tour in January!

The show will be at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can be on the lookout for a facebook event very soon. To stay updated on what other shows we have coming up at Black Sheep, check out our shows page.

The What’s Fun Show Report: Nov 26th-Dec 2nd

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Hey everybody, welcome to The What’s Fun Show Report for November 26th through December 2nd.

It’s going to be a great week to be in Springfield! On Wednesday, the great Reverend Horton Heat will be at Donnie’s Homespun with Kentucky Knife Fight. Black Sheep will be hosting Our Lady, Skywalker, Scott Blacula, Suffer The Wrath, and DB Cooper on November 30th. Later that evening, What Thou Will and Tradition ov Tourture will be melting The Tin Can Pub. It then gets all alt-country at Donnie’s on Friday with Iron Orchard and The Great Waltz on Saturday. To close out the week, Supersuckers (Sub Pop Records) will be at Bar None with Two Trick Pony and Number 9 Blacktops on December 2nd. And you said there’s nothing ever going on in Springfield…

To check out our compreshensive list of events, CLICK THIS LINK. Have a concert and want it on The What’s Fun Show Report? Email your event with details and links to blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com

Elyse Finish Recording For New Album, Release Artwork and Song

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Local metal act Elyse have announced that they have finished recording for their new and upcoming album. They have also released the artwork for the album entitled “From Pieces To Portraits” (pictured above). You can also listed to a brand new song from the upcoming album here. The song is called “Legends Never Die.” From the band’s facebook:

After countless tedious hours of hard work, patience, and many many frustrating moments.. we can proudly say that the recording process for our album, ‘From Pieces to Portraits’, is DONE!!!

Roundtable Meeting 11/18 RECAP

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Last Sunday a few of us met to discuss the upcoming Black Sheep Radio Show. We talked about what we want to have on the show and how we plan on organizing some of the music. Here is some of the things we are looking to have:

– interviews with bands
– new and old band recordings
– recordings from regional and national acts that will be playing Springfield soon
– bands play live in the studio
– funny segments highlighting the many personalities of Springfield’s music scene

Then a couple of days ago we started putting together music for the radio show. Right now we have a total of 64 albums and 568 songs, but those still need to be sorted through so we can determine which can be played on the radio. We really need the help from those of you in bands right now get music together. You can send us music in the form of mp3s to blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com or also give us CDs at any Black Sheep show. It would also be helpful if you told us which songs are radio friendly and which are not. Hosts for the show are also to-be decided.

The next roundtable meeting will be held at 7:00 pm Sunday December 2nd.

Some Things Can’t Be Ignored: Dead Zebbra Live in 2009

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The Springfield-related music blog Some Things Can’t Be Ignored has featured a new post containing live recordings of a Dead Zebbra set at Music At The Mall in Iowa in 2009. From Some Things Can’t Be Ignored:

What we have here is a killer performance from the fellas on Halloween of 2009 at Music at the Mall in Keokuk, Iowa.  The lineup for this show was Nate on guitar and vocals, Todd Plummer on bass and Kyle Wells on drums.  Short, but INTENSE set!!  …and they even do a Nirvana cover, so watch out for that!  This recording was later taken to the studio for “cleanup”, so it sounds pretty darn good!

You can check out the full post and download the live recordings here.

 

December 21st: Brandon Carnes, Jessica Knight, Lovecow, Austin & Austin: The Band

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Though no one knows the truth behind the Mayan prediction of what will happen on December 21st, but we all know that there is a 110% absolute chance that this show will be a fun time. This is a stacked show if I have ever seen one. First off, we got Austin & Austin: The Band fresh out of the music oven. Second is the beloved acousti-chaos group Lovecow. Next is Jessica Knight. That is right, THE Jess Knight of Our Lady. Will she be playing Our Lady cuts? You’ll have to come see. To close off the possible apocalypse we have the masterful Brandon Carnes, the mastermind of Big Storm and ever beloved Midnight Fall (never forget).

This madness costs $5 and starts at 7pm. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Just in case the world doesn’t end, you can see what other shows are going on RIGHT HERE.

New Band Pages: Witchweed

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It has been a little while since we added any new band pages to our ever-growing bands list. Today we bring you a brand new page for the band Witchweed! Check out the page and you can listen to some sludgy Witchweed tunes and read more about the band.

Do you play in a band that isn’t featured on our site yet? We need to hear from you! Shoot us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com.

Supersuckers at Bar None

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On our ever longing quest of what is cool in Springfield, we have came across something pretty neat. It looks like the long running Arizona band Supersuckers is making a stop in Springfield! Since 1988, Supersuckers have been putting their on Southern spin on garage rock. Opening the show will be Springfield’s Two Trick Pony and Southern Illinois’ The Number Nine Blacktop.

The show is December 2nd and it starts at 8pm. The Facebook event for it is here. Looking for things we have discovered on our quest for cool? Check out this list.