Black Sheep Tonight: Battalion, Vengeance, Elyse

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Today marks the first day of our busy month of September and there sure is a lot going on!  First is the southtown art bazaar, which starts at 2:00 pm and goes until 11:00 pm.  Come out to that to catch some art, music and more.  Then we have a metal show at 7:00 pm featuring Battalion, Vengeance, and Elyse.  Intricate Collapse had to drop the show due to a family emergency.  The art bazaar is free to attend, and the Black Sheep show is $5.  Also happening tonight is a basement show featuring other Springfield local bands including Hospital Job, Our Lady, boon, and Nephrons.  What a busy night!  You can check out other upcoming shows on our shows page.

Tomorrow night we also have another roundtable meeting at 7:00 pm.  This meeting with be specifically about plans for a new stage inside our venue.  Everyone is encouraged to come.

Jeff Williams of NIL8 featured in Illinois Times

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A lot of you may have noticed that Jeff Williams of the long running Springfield punk band NIL8 was featured on the cover of last week’s issue of The Illinois Times.  If you missed the article or didn’t get to pick up an issue last week, the article is still available online.  The well written and lengthy article talks about NIL8’s journey as a band as well as Jeff’s hobbies of bicycling and painting.  From The Illinois Times:

Rock musician. Fine artist. Cycling champion. If lifelong Springfield resident Jeff Williams does not qualify as a genuine renaissance man, he’ll have to do until one comes along. In addition, these disparate areas of interest have built on each other throughout a 30-year career, in often unexpected ways. Williams and his band, NIL8, have come into contact with an extended parade of leading national and international alternative music acts. More recently, a crossover between a love of both bicycling and painting uncovered an undreamed-of niche market, landing his canvases in numerous galleries as well as on the cover of a national magazine.

You can find the rest of the article here.  If you are at least 21 years of age you can also see NIL8 perform later tonight at Bar None on 5th and Monroe.  If you are under 21 or any age at all and can’t make it to see NIL8 tonight then keep a close eye out on the site for big news involving an upcoming all ages NIL8 performance later this fall.

 

Southtown Art Bazaar To Be Held Tomorrow

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Southtown art shop Artifacts will be hosting an art bazaar tomorrow from 2:00 to 11:00 pm at the common grounds between Black Sheep, Skank Skates, and Artifacts.  The event is free and will feature music, art, and more.  There is also a show happening at 7:00 pm at Black Sheep tomorrow, so southtown will be full of great things.  From the event page:

An outdoor flea market style artisan showcase featuring work by local artists held in the common grounds behind Artifacts , The Black Sheep Cafe, and Skankskates. This event is all ages and free to the public so come enjoy some art and the outdoors with us and feel free to bring your drums, hoops, and anything else you might need to have a good time. Anyone is welcome to show we ask for 10% on sales with a $20 max .

 

New Flickr Albums: Black Sheep Fliers, Springfield Fliers

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We have added two new albums to our growing flickr account.  One is a collection of Black Sheep shows from the past, which can be seen here.  The other is a collection of non-Black Sheep shows that have taken place in other Springfield venues throughout the years, which can be seen here.  A big thanks to Kevin, myspace, and the “217 Hardcore The Way It Was” facebook group for all of the photos.  If you have any photos of any Springfield shows or fliers, feel free to send them to us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com.

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New Band Pages: Battalion

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A new band page has been set up for St. Louis/Springfield metal band Battalion.  Check it out here.  And if you like what you hear/see then come to their show this Saturday at Black Sheep with Elyse and Vengeance!  You can also check out many other band pages on our current bands list.

Do you play in a band here in town?  If we haven’t talked to you already about setting up a band page, we would like to.  Send us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com.

8/26 Black Sheep Roundtable Recap & Roundtable No. 2!

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The outcome of our very first ever Roundtable was awesome! We covered some real great topics. We started off with an open spit-fire idea shout out. There was some real good stuff in that. We also touched on our Street Team, the current status on our stage (and what is in store for it in the future!), and finances. It was awesome to get some new thoughts on some very long pressing issues.

If you want to be apart of these meetings, you’re in luck! The next one will be on September 2nd at 7:00pm. We will be discussing what we will be doing about a new stage! Oh, and we will doing a BXS Deep Clean & Potluck on the 5th of September. Bring a dish and come sweep! Roundtable Meetings will be happening every other Sunday starting 9/2, and Deep Cleans will be happening once a month. All are welcome to come!

We are very excited for what these meetings hold. There are some great things to come!

We filled 3 poster boards!

9/1 at Black Sheep: Battalion, Vengeance, Elyse, Intricate Collapse

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There is a metal show at Black Sheep coming up Saturday (9/1) that many of you may already know about.  Bands playing are Battalion, Vengeance, Intricate Collapse, and Elyse.  It is sure to be a good time.  Come kick off September and the school year right.  The show starts at 7:00 pm and is $5.  A facebook event can be found here and also be sure to check out our other upcoming shows over at our shows page.

 

Black Sheep Tonight: Herbivore, End Times Trio

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Tonight we are hosting our first jazz show at Black Sheep!  End Times Trio will be playing featuring the jazz master Frank Trompeter and also Ben Jacob on violin.  Then we have Herbivore from Chicago, which features Max Beckman originally from Springfield.  It is sure to be a fun night.  The show starts at 7:00 pm and is $5.  You can find a facebook event here, and also be sure to check out our other upcoming shows on our shows page.

Also don’t forget that we are having our first Black Sheep roundtable meeting at 3:00 pm today.  Anyone is welcomed to join and voice an opinion.

Black Sheep in 1902

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A team of some of the world’s top archeologists and paleontologists have just discovered what appears to be a photograph of Black Sheep and Skanks Skates in the year 1902. Skanks, which was built in 1899, is referred to as “McGaffery Saloon.” Black Sheep appears to be a house, which we can only assume held punk shows in the late 1800’s which Abraham Lincoln more than likely attended.
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New Black Sheep Web Store!!!

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It’s here!!!  We have a new webstore that is up and running!!!

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Wow!  Now all of you who missed out on getting shirts during Black Sheep fest can pre-order new shirts of any size!  We also have Patchwork 2012 CDs and Black Sheep fest posters for sale!  Any items ordered can be picked up at Black Sheep during any show, just email us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com when you would like to pick orders up, or talk to Kevin.  If you wish to purchase items on our webstore at a Black Sheep show that can also happen.  If you live far away and can not pick orders up at a show then we can ship them to you!  It all works out!

Hopefully our new web store is something that will continue to grow.  If you are a band that would like to donate any CDs, tapes, or merchandise to the web store then get a hold of us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com.  All money made from the new web store will be going to fund future projects and running costs at Black Sheep.

Have any ideas on what future projects we can take on?  Don’t have any ideas but just want to help do something?  We are holding a roundtable meeting this Sunday at 3:00 pm at Black Sheep before the 7:00 show.  Anyone is welcome to join.