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

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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”

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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

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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)!

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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

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We are very excited to announce a real great show in October. It features the Pennsylvanian heart felt punk rockers Run, Forever. The show also features three equally heart felt bands: Hospital Job, Our Lady, Lovecow. This will be the perfect start to an awesome month.

The show is $5, and starts at 7pm. The Facebook event can be found HERE, and a list of all other upcoming shows at Black Sheep can be found HERE.

New Feature: FAQs

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Here at blacksheepspringfield.com we are always trying to update and improve our website.  Today we are bringing you a brand new feature, and that is the new FAQ (frequently asked questions) section!  http://blacksheepspringfield.com/faq/  There will always be a link to this new section in the pages tabs under the website banner.

We have compiled the list of questions that we are commonly getting asked through email, facebook, and at shows.  If you have any ideas for other questions that could be featured in this feature, then send them to blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com.

Introducing the “Old Southtown Neighborhood Association”

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For the past few weeks, a group of business owners from the Southtown neighborhood including some of us representing Black Sheep have gotten together to form an official association. With so many positive changes in the last month, George Sinclair of Skank Skates thought it was time to form this organization.

Since 2004, the area has been in the running for federal funded grants. The group of businesses thought it was an appropriate time fight harder for some of this money. It would be used to aid in many of the on going neighborhood renovation projects; like new lights, better sidewalks, and renovation of abandoned spaces.

The group has been meeting up frequently, but eventually plans to meet once a month. As a member of the association, we are very excited about the future of Southtown and the many great things the neighborhood holds.

Though the group is in their infancy, there are many plans for growth in the near future. Until then, we will be posting about the updates (and how you can get involved) when any arrive. You can keep up to date with the Old Southtown Revival Facebook page as well.

Kevin on WQLZ’s Bandemonium Tonight!

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Hey dudes! Black Sheep’s owner Kevin will be featured on tonight’s episode of  Bandemonium. This weekly WQLZ show features spotlights Springfield music. Jeremie, the host, focuses into the all important Springfield music scene.

Tune in at 9:00 pm to 92.7 FM or stream the station online to hear Kevin talk about Black Sheep and local music, and their roles in Springfield. Once the show airs, we will be updating with the listenable link (if there is one).

David Liebe Hart’s WMAY Interview Pt. 2

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As we said in our last update, we would be filling you in once the second part of the interview went live. Greg Bishop on Saturday Session does not disappoint in this second part. This time Greg and David Liebe Hart discuss politics, street music, and “Tim And Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!”.

The second part is located HERE, and the first part is HERE. Be sure to tune in next week on 970 AM between 3pm and 7pm to hear the third part.

David Liebe Hart will be performing at Black Sheep with Obi-Wan Kanblo Mi and Dino Bravo on the 28th of September.

Now, a picture of David Liebe Hart in a Trash Talk shirt holding a skateboard:

Deep Clean RECAP!

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Our one-day deep clean at Black Sheep ended up turning into a week’s worth of projects for a lot of hard working and dedicated volunteers.  A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has helped us this past week, especially Tim and George.  Without all of your help nothing would have ever gotten done.

To those of you who have not seen Black Sheep’s new look, we have some pictures.  We also have a list of what all was done during the deep clean.

More pictures of the deep clean can be seen in our Black Sheep flickr album.

  • The drop ceiling in the back of the main room was removed, opening up a lot of ceiling space.
  • Peeling paint was scraped from the ceiling and many cobwebs were cleared.
  • Wooden support beams were strengthened and some were removed.
  • The top ledge at the front of the main room was cleaned out.
  • Lights were thoroughly cleaned.
  • Temporary lights were set up highlighting the ceiling.
  • A bathroom doorknob was installed.
  • The backdoor was fixed.
  • The “merch” wall in the back room was scraped, painted, and primed.
  • We have a cork board set up in the back of the main room for the Black Sheep “store”.
  • A new toilet seat was installed.

A lot was done, but by no means are we done improving our space.  We will continue to take on new projects and do what we can with the tools and resources we have.  The stage is one of many projects we would like to complete later on.  If you would like to donate your time to work on projects inside Black Sheep you can get ahold of Kevin or email blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will find a good time for you to come in and work.  If you have any ideas for new projects we could take on in or outside of our interior space then you should come to our next roundtable meeting, which is Sunday, September 16th at 3:00.