You will know as the front man from the band ALL. He was also in projects such as The Pavers, Goodbye Harry, & The Steaming Beast. He’s got a Kickstarter project starting August 1st. This lasts whole month and needs your help in getting this solo album out for your enjoyment. www.kickstarter.com search Scott Reynolds. Enjoy!
The Tuesday Night Hootenanny Cottage Cheese & Farm Report features a new podcast roughly each week. They have also recently released a new mixtape which can be streamed here.
Come out tonight for another metal show at Black Sheep! This show features the band Leaders of Facedown Records and on tour all the way from California. Then we also have local and semi-local bands Battalion, Elyse, and Intricate Collapse. The show starts at 7 pm and is seven dollars. You can find a facebook event here. Also be sure to check out more of our upcoming shows over at our shows page.
If you had the chance to make it out to This Is Hardcore Festival in Philadelphia this past weekend, you may have seen the merch table for Springfield-related label Dog Years Records. If you did not make it out to This Is Hardcore then you can still check out the picture of the merch table above ^^! The label also just released a compilation of bands based on This Is Hardcore Fest. You can find the “This Is Hardcore Mixtape” here.
Dog Years has also mentioned plans to make a similar compilation for the upcoming Gateway To The West Fest happening in St. Louis on Friday, October 19th. The festival features hardcore bands from all over the midwest and you can check out the banner designed by Springfield’s own Benny Dewitt above.
It’s about that time for a night of jazz at Black Sheep. Our friends End Times Trio, the Springfield Avant-Garde Jazz trio, is supporting the Chicago Jazz quartet Herbivore for this wild time. Herbivore, featuring Max Beckman, is on their way to St. Louis. These two acts will keep you on your toes.
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More details have been given for the first few shows at Donnie’s Homespun Pizza and tickets have gone on sale for those shows.
The first is happening Thursday October 4th and will feature Marky Ramone formerly of the legendary punk band The Ramones. Marky will be playing with his new project called “Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg” featuring Michael Graves formerly of the Misfits. Opening bands include Soy City Stranglers, and Action Bastard. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased here.
The second show is far into the future, all the way past Thanksgiving on Wednesday, November 28th. Reverend Horton Heat will be playing along with opening act Kentucky Knife Fight. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased here.
To stay updated on other upcoming Springfield shows at Donnie’s Homespun Pizza and other Springfield locations visit our shows page.
Since the launch of our new website we have added four new band pages for you all to check out.
The first three are additions to our current bands section. The first is the two-man synth electronic project, Luzhin Defense. Then we have the surf rock band Go!Tsunami. Be sure to check out their long and well-written bio. And then we have a page for Americana folk band Ghost Hollow Road.
Our past bands section is going to be an on going project. We have added a page for The Limiates, an old ska band from the late 1990s. For them you can stream their album from a newly created bandcamp player, or you can head over to the Springfield music Some Things Can’t Be Ignored for more info on the band.
Making pages for every past and current Springfield band and musical project will take some time, and we will never be able to come close to covering every band without your help. If you play in a band or have played in a past band that is not yet on our site then please get a hold of us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you.
We would also like to say thanks for everyone who has been supportive of the new website so far. We launched the site about one week ago and have been amazed at how great of a response we have been getting. It’s all of you supportive people out there that keep The Black Sheep going and projects like this one would not be possible without you.
Anybody involved with any part of the entertainment industry understands the importance for solid promotion. Here at Black Sheep, it’s no mystery why fliering for shows works. This being said, it’s hard for us to hit the streets all the time to hang up fliers. The street team is where you come in! Helping us hang up fliers all over town will help make shows more successful, and in turn make us more successful.
Our first meeting/get to know each other/flier hang up session will be this Saturday at 1:30pm. We will be meeting up in the pedestrian walkway area (between 5th and 6th, at the end of Adams) outside of Prairie Archives Used Rare and Antiquarian Booksellers downtown. We will cover the basic how-to’s of fliering and where-at’s in Springfield, then hit the streets! All you need to bring is you and a friend. Fliers and tape will be provided.
If you are interested in being a part of our all important street team, please email us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com or just show up this Saturday!
Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship has been a staple of the Metro St. Louis music scene for as long as we can remember. Fueled by professional wrestling and covered in sweat, Superfun brings their own brand of fun to ring. Anybody that’s had an opportunity to see them, you know how fun it truly is.
September 8th is going to be a crazy one. Not only is this Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketships first show at Black Sheep in a couple years, it’s also the return of Springfield’s own And God Said Dance… All of this balanced with the newer acousti-punk band Lovecow. Wow, it’s going to get weird!You can find a facebook event for the show here. And don’t forget to stay updated with all of our upcoming shows through our shows page!
We are extremely excited to announce that David Liebe Hart will be playing Black Sheep on the 28th of September. He is touring with Adam Papagan. They’re getting a little more loud this time around. When asked how to describe his current musical endeavors, Liebe Hart simply says: Peace, Love, and Punk Rock. Check the first video below for a taste of his punk band.
This little blurb is straight for Liebe Hart’s team:
Though not yet a household name, musician, artist, puppeteer, and actor David Liebe Hart has been a cult personality for decades. His odd street performances have become a familiar sight to Hollywood Bowl patrons, and each year Liebe Hart’s colorful Christmas artwork can be found on store windows across Southern California. In 1988, he followed the guidance of his Sunday School teacher Jim Henson and began producing “The Junior Christian Science Bible Lesson Program” on public access cable.With such an impressive resume, it wasn’t long before Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim cast Liebe Hart to sing his bizarre songs on their hit Cartoon Network show, “Tim and Eric’s Awesome Show, Great Job!”. David’s positive, stream of consciousness songs focus on the topics most important to him; beautiful women, famous actors, and his sincere belief in UFO’s.
Since being “discovered” by Tim and Eric in 2006, David Liebe Hart has performed to sell-out crowds with the comedians, worked with John C. Reilly and Jonah Hill, and appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live. In 2010, he formed a punk band with his frequent collaborator Adam Papagan. During the past year, they have performed at CMJ, Fun Fun Fun Fest, Free Press Fest, and SXSW, – sharing the stage with The Thermals, Lemuria, Shonen Knife, Thee Oh Sees, Valient Thorr, Jacuzzi Boys, and many others. David has taken the recognition he’s found so late in life in stride.
The show is happening on September 28th. David Liebe Hart will be performing two sets. One with Adam Papagan making some pretty wild punk music, and the second being of Liebe Hart solo doing a puppet show and his own brand of music. The show will be supported by Champaign’s hard hitting Dino Bravo and Springfield’s very own champions Obi-Wan Kanblo Mi. The show will be $8 and will start at 7pm.
David Liebe Hart w/ Adam Papagan:
David Liebe Hart Adult Swim/Cartoon Network’s “The Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!”
The good shows keep rolling in as we cruise through the middle of August here at The Black Sheep. Tonight we have Poney on tour from Madison Wisconson and Morality Crisis from Minnesota making a stop in Springfield to play with local wrestling champs Scott Blacula and Mildred. The show starts at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can find a facebook event here, and a list of all other upcoming shows here.
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