11/3 at Black Sheep: Big Storm, Brother George, Tyler & Asa, War Magic

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We have a neapolitan show coming up on Saturday, November 3rd featuring some of the most neapolitan feel-good rock you have ever heard.  Big Storm is bringing the big strawberry flavor of fun.  Brother George from Chicago is coming down for a very vanilla rockin time.  Check out Tyler & Asa for some chocolatey surprises.  And then we ran out of flavors for the new Springfield band War Magic.  They are their own flavor.

You can check out a facebook event for the show here.  It starts at 7:00 pm and is $5.  Feel free to check out some of our other upcoming events here.

Today at Black Sheep: “Magic The Gathering” Tournament

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Game nights at Black Sheep has evolved into other fun events and today we are hosting a “Magic: The Gathering” tournament.  Those of us running the site do not know much about how Magic cards work, so I am just going to insert the description from the facebook event:

$5 entry fee, all participants will receive one Return to Ravnica booster and the top 4 finishers will win additional boosters. The format we will be using will be Pauper Legacy, meaning your deck may contain cards from any set except Unhinged or Unglued, but your deck must be constructed with only COMMON cards (minimum of 60 cards in a deck). Limiting everyone to common cards should allow everyone, whether a new player or veteran, to be able to put together a decent deck. If you aren’t sure if a card is common or not you can look it up on deckbox.org or gatherer.wizards.com

If that sounds like it might be something you are interested in then come out today!  The Magic begins at 1:30 pm.  Come join the Magic happening at Black Sheep this fall.  Check out what other events we have coming up here.

More on October 27th Free Art Show at Black Sheep

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(Flier by Cody Jones)

Earlier this fall we announced our second art show to be happening at Black Sheep on October 27th.  Well guess what, we are back to tell you what artists and musicians will be involved.  We have a long list of artists participating this time around.  Ready?  Here we go:

Megan Craddock
Tater Cronin
Ashley Davis
Benjamin Dewitt
Ashleigh Echevarria
Randi Freshour
Brian Galecki
Mike Gritmacker
Cody Jones
Aubrey Puyear
Alex Rumble
Mike Tirehaus
Tony Tomkins
Christopher Umhoefer
Kristin Walker
Melanie Edmondson
Matthew Schultz
Michael Mayosky

Wow!  What a long list.  On top of all that, we have some musicians doing acoustic performances as well.  Those include Austin Connelly, Derrick Streibig and Tom Irwin.  The art show will be an afternoon/evening event starting at 4:00 pm and going until 10:00 pm.  And guess what else?  It’s free!  You have no excuse not to come and check out the neat art going on in our community.  See you there!  You can also find a facebook event for the art show here.

Can’t make it on the 27th?  Check out what other events we have going on other days here.

Exclusive Timmys Stream

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The Timmys, a classic Springfield punk installment, is releasing a new full length album this month. The guys graciously allowed us to host an exclusive stream of the tune “With Head In Hands” off the upcoming “Sangamon County Minefield.”

Pumping out punk jams since 1997, The Timmys dish up a rowdy song just in time for the Halloween. You can check out The Timmys at the All Ages Hobgoblinspookadelic featurting Nil8, Tiger Tank (ex-Park), and Say Something (ex-Don’t Mess With Winkie) followed by the 21+ Hobgoblinspookadelic also featuring Nil8.

Photos: Renae Reunion, Marky Ramone

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Just look at that!  It’s the all the members of the original Renae line up reunited here in 2012!

And that is a terrible photo of Marky Ramone playing in Marky Ramone’s Blitzkreig last night at Donnie’s Homespun.  If you have any more pictures of the show last night or other Donnie’s shows we would love to feature them on our site!  Send them to blacksheepspringfield.@gmail.com

Say Something Added To All Ages Hobgob 2012

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We have a little surprise addition to the upcoming Hobgoblinspookadelic show at Black Sheep this year!  Say Something, a new band featuring members of the recently disbanded Don’t Mess With Winkie has been added to the show.  We are not sure what the band sounds like but we have been guaranteed it will get you dancing.  Don’t forget the show is Friday, October 19th.  A facebook event for the show can be found here.

Tonight at Donnie’s Homespun: Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg

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There is a huge all ages show going on tonight at the newest Springfield music venue: Donnie’s Homespun!  Who’s excited?! Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg featuring Marky Ramone of the Ramones and Michael Graves of the Misfits will be performing.  Other bands include Action Bastard and Soy City Stranglers.  The cover is $15 and show starts at 8:00 pm.  Come check out the new music venue and all the work that has been put in to the place!

We also have other upcoming Donnie’s Homespun shows listed on our Springfield shows page.

 

New Band Pages: Skywalker, NIL8

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We have a few surprise band pages for you today!  Our list of current Springfield bands keeps growing and growing and growing.  Right now we have two new band pages for you all to check out.

The first is the band that defines Springfield local music for a lot of us.  NIL8 (or N.I.L.8) has a new page up.  The band started in 1982 and will be celebrating 30 years…
~~~~(((((30 YEARS!!!!!!))))))~~~~
…of being a band at the upcoming Hobgoblinspookadelic shows at Black Sheep (October 19th) and Donnie’s Homespun (October 27th).  The Black Sheep Hobgob show will be all ages and will also feature the new band featuring members of Park, Tiger Tank and also The Timmys.  We also plan on having a lot of work done to the inside of our venue  in time for the show.  You can check out the new page here.

The second band page is a new death metal band called Skywalker.  Skywalker features members of the bands Witness It All, All Eyes Upon Adelaide, and Scott Blacula.  They will be playing the show announced earlier this morning on November 30th.  Check out the new page here.

Go to our current bands list to see a long list of current Springfield bands.  We also have a page for past bands.  Do you play in a band that is not yet featured on our site?  We would love to hear from you!  Email blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com with your band name and info and we will work to set a page up for you.

11/30 at Black Sheep: Our Lady, Skywalker, Scott Blacula, Suffer The Wrath, DB Cooper

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We have a very mixed genre show for you all coming up at the end of November.  Hold on to your hats.  Pop punk folk punk band Our Lady will be playing.  Also playing is Skywalker, a new death metal band featuring at least one member from Scott Blacula.  Speaking of Scott Blacula, they are also playing the show!  Go here and check out some songs from their latest demo.  Then we have Suffer The Wrath, the most brutal band in all of Springfield.  And finally we have DB Cooper, which is a hip hop/rap project from Springfield.

The show is Friday, November 30th and will be $5.  A facebook event page for the show can be found here.  Also be sure to check out our other upcoming shows over on our shows page.