Earlier this month we hosted our very first Black Sheep Band Lotto and the event ended up being an outstanding success, with ten bands performing very solid and interesting sets. Back in May, 53 volunteers put their name into a box in which 12 bands of 4-5 people were drawn. Four of the bands ended up combining resulting in 10 bands that all performed in some way or another at the Band Lotto Show last weekend. The night began at 7:00 with a ten-piece jazz ensemble and ended after 11:00 in South Town Studio with a secret set from one of the bands.

You can find some pictures from that night below, or head over to our Black Sheep Band Lotto flickr album right here. Thanks to photographer AJ Francis for all of the great pictures. If you missed this year’s band lotto, it looks like one of the bands has gone on to continue playing other shows going by the name “Teen Freak.” The new band will be playing their next show at Black Sheep on Thursday, September 18th along with F///\\\M, Secret Tombs, and JAG. The next big Black Sheep event will be our nine-year anniversary show happening on Saturday, September 13th.