Scott Blacula to Release Demo for Free at Tin Can Pub This Saturday

Posted on September 17, 2012 by blacksheepspringfield

Local Grindcore/Metal favorites Scott Blacula have recently announced plans to release and give away their first demo for free at an upcoming show at The Tin Can Pub this saturday. The show is also with Emperor Norton, starts at 11:00 pm and is $4. You can check out two of the seven tracks from the “Jobbers Demo” on their bandcamp player below. The rest of the album will also go up for free download this weekend on bandcamp. The band had this to say:

We at Scott Blacula would like to apologize for any potential damage the Jobbers demo may cause your eardrums. We specialize in obnoxiously loud noises, earth-shattering bass notes, and incomprehensible shrieking. Please listen at your own risk.

The Illinois Times: Vote for Best of Springfield 2012

Posted on September 17, 2012 by blacksheepspringfield

The Illinois Times has been taking votes for the Best of Springfield 2012. The long list of stuff you can vote for includes local businesses, restaurants, bands, people, schools, and the list goes on. You can head over to the Times’s website and fill out an online ballot if you give your name, email, and the town you are from. You can find a lot of Springfield music related polls in the “entertainment & nightlife” category. There you can vote for best rock band, best new band of 2012, and best music venue *wink wink*. Voting goes until Sunday, September 23rd. The winners will be announced on Thursday, October 25th in that issue of the Illinois Times.

Short Notice Show This Friday w/ Caterpillar Club, Foxtail, Nathan & The Sheep

Posted on September 16, 2012 by blacksheepspringfield

Last minute show! Black Sheep is planning on celebrating Revolution Autumn this Friday, the 21st of September. Come out to help us usher the great weather, changes, and new music. The night features Caterpillar Club, Foxtail, and Nathan & The Sheep. Though the show is short notice, this will be nothing short of fun.

The show starts 7pm and is $5. If you are interested in finding out about our future shows, check out our show list.

Black Sheep Tonight: Our Lady, The Please & Thank Yous, Easter, Intricate Collapse

Posted on September 16, 2012 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight we have a killer show to end our two-show weekend of celebrating seven years as Springfield’s all ages music venue. Everyone should come out and have a great time. Feel free to bring your foreign exchange students.

First we have Intricate Collapse playing experimental metal for you. Then we have Easter, the bedroom indie-pop project of Lyle Lilly Lang from Champaign and Oak Forrest Illinois. Then from Chicago we have the great pop-punk band The Please & Thank Yous. And last we have local hard working punks Our Lady, playing their last show with drummer Gary Swaggerty III. It should be a great show. Also feel free to check out our other upcoming shows over at our shows page.

Another reminder that there will be a Black Sheep roundtable meeting at 3:00 pm today. If you would like to help at all with the exciting things and changes that are happening to our venue, then come on out and join the discussion!

We Need Editors!!

Posted on September 15, 2012 by blacksheepspringfield

Here at blacksheepspringfield.com, we do our best to stay on top of things. We have been trying hard to deliver at least one news post a day as well as keep our shows pages and band pages up to date. However, the few of us working on the site are starting to realize that we are not able to keep up with these tasks on our own. We need more editors helping us keep things updated! If you are interested in helping write posts, seek out news stories, update show or band pages, etc. then we need you! Email us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com if you are interested in becoming an editor.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Up In Arms, Kickstart, Nathan & The Sheep

Posted on September 15, 2012 by blacksheepspringfield

Our September back to school shows continue! This weekend we have two great shows to help celebrate our seven years as a venue. Tonight we have three younger bands playing. Come out and support the kids!

First we have Up In Arms, the teen pop punk sensations! Then we have Kickstart, another young pop punk act. And we have Nathan & The Sheep, the post-rock project with a newly added drummer. The show starts at 7:00 pm and is $5. Check out what other shows we have coming up on our shows page.

And another reminder that there is a Black Sheep roundtable meeting tomorrow (Sunday) at 3:00 pm. We will be talking about how our deep cleaning went and discussing our next steps as a venue.

Illinois Times: “Seven Years of Black Sheep”

Posted on September 14, 2012 by blacksheepspringfield

We have made it to the newspapers this week! Be sure to pick up a copy of the Illinois Times, which you can find for free at many local businesses around town.

Our friend Tom Irwin was kind enough to dedicate his “Now Playing” column to us to help celebrate seven years of Black Sheep running as an all ages music venue in Springfield. Thanks Tom! Kevin, Brian, and Cory talked to Tom about how the Black Sheep operates and what our place in the community is.

“We are part of the community, a part of urban renewal in a DIY ideology that supports the communal aspect of accomplishing a good thing,” explains Kevin. “We do this because, to us, it’s just the right thing to do, building an organic place for art to grow together for all of the community.”

-Excerpt from the Illinois Times article

Be sure to check out the full article HERE.

Friday October 19 at Black Sheep – HOBGOBLINSPOOKADELIC 2012: NIL8’s 30 Year Anniversary

Posted on September 13, 2012 by blacksheepspringfield

We are proud to announce that Black Sheep will be hosting (all ages) Hobgoblinspookadelic 2012 this year. The show will take place on Friday, October 19th (it’s not on Halloween but you should wear a costume anyway)! NIL8 will be headlining Hobgob as they always do. This Hobgob will also be a celebration of 30 years of NIL8 being a band. We are extremely lucky to have a band here in town that has been around for as long as NIL8 has and that still is able to put on great and intense live shows.

Other bands playing include Tiger Tank, The Timmys, and The Tyrants. This will be the first Springfield show for the band Tiger Tank, which is made up of some ex members of the old Springfield band Park. The show starts at 7:00 pm and is $5. It should be an all around great time!

Black Sheep Fest on News Channel 20 (kind of)!

Posted on September 12, 2012 by blacksheepspringfield

The Black Sheep Research Team uncovered another great artifact. Paul from Channel 20 came out to Black Sheep Fest and shot some footage. It was meant to be some b-roll for that evenings news, but it didn’t make the cut. Luckily for you guys, the posted it to their website!

You can see some great footage of Lovecow before they went acoustic, Bo clapping, Brian smiling, and the Pound For Pound merch.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH BECAUSE THEY WON’T LET US EMBED IT

10/9 at Black Sheep: Run, Forever, Hospital Job, Our Lady, Lovecow