This Thanksgiving we are thankful for our sister house venues in Springfield who will be doing it big this holiday season. Two of them will be doing it big on the same night- Saturday, December 14th. There is no show going on at Black Sheep that night, but you have no excuse to stay at home with these cool house shows going on.

The first is happening at The Radon Lounge (flier pictured above). This is the Radon Lounge’s Christmas Explosion, which is also a celebration of The Radon Lounge’s two years of being a house venue in Springfield. Congrats to them! We have been promised that this show/party will be filled with tons of surprises including bands, a potluck,
bingo, a Christmas sweater contest, free arcade, and a special Radon gift??? Let’s get to the bands. The show will feature Von Strantz from Indiana and also Aaron Lee Martin from Wichita, Kansas. We might also see a surprise appearance from Springfield folk-punk bandits Lovecow? You can see the full post about the Christmas Explosion on the Radon site right here.  Oh, and the show starts at 6:00 pm and if you don’t know the address you will have to email radonlounge@gmail.com.

The other house show is happening at The Poon Lagoon and it is being called The Poon Lagoon Winter Fiasco! This show will feature Bloomington IL band Werepire Day, who have played Black Sheep a few times in recent years. There will also be a couple of rad local bands. This includes video game influenced Like… With Jetpacks, and Rochester powerpop band The Science Of. You can find a facebook event for that show right here. That show starts at 7:00 pm and for the address you will have to ask a punk.