Check it out, tonight there is a hip hop show happening at Black Sheep and everyone is invited. Our opening acts include three great solo performers and rap groups including D. Carr, Jayy Willis, and HISO Music Entertainment. Then we have a grand total of four rap battles (wow). If you were around for the last hip hop show with rap battles (the last one had two), you know how crazy things can get. The battles include Relentless vs. Boss Maseiano, Cerius Bars vs. Deezy Alfamega, Tello vs. Savage, and Southside vs. Twitch.

All of that is going to be kicking off right around 7:00, with doors opening then and the show starting sometime between then and 8:00. Admission is $5. Also check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up at Southtown this year.

There is another show happening at Black Sheep tonight, and this is show number two out of three shows that are happening this weekend (The Copyrights, Timmys, and King Worm show last night was great). For this show we have local ska-punk maniacs, Bad Banshee! Bad Banshee was your #1 pick for release of the 2014 with their CD Skitter/Skitter, so make sure to come out and skank away for their set. This show also features touring act Arugula from Chicago, featuring members of the band Sputter that played here in the fall. You can stream some of Arugula’s music below. This show also marks the return of the vicious Wolf Luv from Champaign/Urbana, playing their first show here since Dumb Fest 2. Opening things up we have a first ever performance by a new Springfield punk band called Acid Cop. Who is in Acid Cop? Make sure to come to the show early and find out.

The show tonight starts at 7:00 pm and costs $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out the shows page for a list of everything else coming up at Black Sheep in the coming months.

There is a three band punk rock show happening tonight at Black Sheep, so make sure you set aside some time tonight on your busy schedules to come down to check out these three bands. Tonight we have the Carbondale pop punk group The Copyrights playing. The last time The Copyrights played at Black Sheep was for the first ever Dumb Fest which happened in 2013. Check out some of their music streaming below. Also on this show is Springfield long-running punk rock band The Timmys! And it looks like opening things up we have the weirdo hardcore/punk band known as King Worm.

All of this starts at 7:00 pm and admission is just $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page where you can see what else is coming up at Black Sheep and Southtown in the coming months.

Tonight may be a Monday night, but there is a show going on tonight at Black Sheep that you will not want to miss. That is because Springfield heavy-hitting touring emo/hardcore band Our Lady are hitting the road hard to go on tour with No Sleep Records band Aviator for the next few weeks. The bands will be heading out on tour to a few states out East and then back. Be sure to come out tonight to support Our Lady and wish them luck on their next journey. Aside from Our Lady playing tonight, before that we have another local favorite band, Looming. Plus we have another band, Krelboyne coming from Champaign/Urbana to play the show. They play post-rock/emo type music. Opening things up is a solo performance by Paqui Persea.

The show tonight starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page where you can find a list of plenty of other events coming up around Southtown.