December 14th at Black Sheep: Emperor Norton, Lumpy & The Dumpers, Laughboy, Say Something

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HEHEHEHEH look at that. Get your slime shoes on because Lumpy is coming to town. On December 14th there will be a fun punk show at Black Sheep. Say Something (the new band featuring members of Don’t Mess With Winkie) will be playing their second show and first since Hobgob 2012. Then we will finally all get to see Laughboy from Champaign (featuring members of Commodity). Then Lumpy & The Dumpers will be traveling from the St. Louis ares (featuring members of Sweet Tooth). And last we have Emperor Norton, to sing us some lovely tunes about magic skateboarding.

The show will start at 7:00 pm and is $5. To see what other shows are coming up at Black Sheep, check our shows page.

 

Tom Irwin: Venues Make A Comeback

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Tom Irwin, writer for the Illinois Times and Springfield musician, talked about the recent surge of venues in Springfield in his “Now Playing” column for this past week. In the column he mentions venues Catch 22, Donnie’s Homespun, and Boondocks. From the article:

The only problem seems to be whether Springfield can or will support venues on the level necessary to sustain the budgets that come with booking national touring acts and maintaining the facilities needed to support the larger groups. What does an owner or manager do if a DJ brings in the same size crowd at a fraction of what it costs to book a big act? No business can survive without business, no matter the strength backing the desire behind the dream. We sure are happy to have the nice new venues, now let’s go show our support.

– Tom Irwin

You can find the full column in this past week’s issue of the Illinois Times or online here.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Cottontail, Foxtail, Lovecow, Dream Eater

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Don’t have anything going on tonight? Well we have plenty of reasons for you to come out to the punk show at Black Sheep! First is the band Dream Eater will be playing their second show ever, and the band features members of Mildred and Nathan & The Sheep! Next we have Lovecow, one of the best all-acoustic folk punk bands in town. Then emo-noodles side project of Our Lady, Foxtail will be playing. And then we have Cottontail, coming all the way from Tucson, Arizona.

You can find a facebook event for the show right here. The show starts at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can also check out what other shows we have coming up over at our shows page!

 

Some Things Can’t Be Ignored: Recordings from Hobgob 2007

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Springfield related music blog Some Things Can’t Be Ignored has featured a live recording of Dr. Chud’s X-Ward‘s set during the Hobgoblinspookadelic show in 2007 at City Nights in Springfield. “Dr. Chud” was not a Springfield band or musician, but instead an ex-drummer of the reincarnated version of the Misfits in the 1990s. Anthony of Some Things Can’t Be Ignored:

I know, I know…this isn’t a Springfield band, so you are probably wondering why the hell I’m posting it.  Well…the show was performed here, and it DOES feature some vocals from Mr. Ernie Bob formerly of INcontinent HavoC and currently of local punk rockers, Action Bastard.  You’ll hear him yell on “Crimson Ghost” and certainly at the end during “Bury You Alive”.  I was standing next to him during the entire set!  See?

You can find the entire post including a download to the live recordings here.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Big Storm, Brother George, Tyler & Asa, War Magic

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Tonight will be a great night for anyone who is thirsty for some rock n’ roll in Springfield. We have the all new band War Magic to start things off. Then we have Tyler & Asa and also Brother George from Chicago. And last will be Big Storm, playing some new songs for you all. The show will start at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can find a facebook event here, and for all other show listings you can check out our shows page!

Tonight will also be the release of a split CD between the two bands Big Storm and Brother George! There will also be screen printed and hand numbered posters of the show flier for sale. You can find some of Big Storm’s songs from the split here.

Artifacts Launch New Webstore

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Our neighbors over at Artifacts art shop have launched a new webstore. You can check it out at www.artifactsgear.com. You can find plenty of items for sale including gear, hats, shirts, hoodies, paintings, and other art. Artifacts re-opened their store earlier this fall and are located just east of Black Sheep on South Grand. From the “about” section of the Artifacts website:

Started in 2009 by glassblower Mike Grit with a desire to bring high quality glass objects to a demanding audience while educating and enhancing appreciation for the art through demonstrations lessons and workshops. We currently have 2 stations for working hot glass, with ample room for painters, sculptors, musicians and other artists to collaborate in a creative environment.  Our gallery features rotating exhibits of work from varying artists, and our own collection of acquired works from local and national artists, labels and collectives

Photos from Hobgob at Donnie’s Homespun

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Below we have a few pictures of the second all ages Hobgoblinspookadelic show this year at Donnie’s Homespun during NIL8‘s set. Hopefully everyone had a blast! If you have any more pictures from this show or any other Springfield show send them to us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will feature them on our site! You can also find more pictures of non-Black Sheep shows on our Springfield shows flickr set.

 

The last picture is of a speaker that caught fire, and was quickly put out! There were also a few complaints with the sound inside of the venue that night, to which Donnie’s has responded to.

On behalf of Donnies, we are taking your comments very seriously and are currently working to fix these issues. Thanks everyone for throwing down Saturday night. Sometimes it takes a packed house to really highlight the issues with a venue. Your continued support will help us to carry on improving the venue and overcome any financial limitations restricting us from achieving the best possible product.

 

Tiger Tank Stream EP on New Bandcamp

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The new Springfield indie-rock band which features members of Park, Tiger Tank have recently launched a new bandcamp page where they are streaming their EP in its entirety. You can find a stream of the EP and Tiger Tank’s bandcamp here. The band also recently played Hobgob 2012 at Black Sheep and they have a show coming up on November 16th at Bar None.