Tonight we have a very big show announcement for a show that is pretty important to us as an all ages venue here in Springfield. On Friday, September 18th we will be celebrating the 10 year mark for Black Sheep, since our beginning in 2005. We certainly have come a long way since the very start, and there are hundreds of volunteers who have kept our doors open and plenty of dedicated individuals- Kevin Bradford to name one who has been the main Black Sheep owner for most of the ten years our venue has been around. To read more on important milestones the Black Sheep has taken on and a little bit more on our history, take a look at our Black Sheep history page.

We will have five acts playing the ten year anniversary show. These include some twists. We have Our Lady, which has been a band since 2009- during most of the years that Black Sheep has been around. We also have a set from a very rare unnamed band that we very much recommend for show-goers and punk fans from our earlier years. We also have Looming, who will be releasing their new album Nailbiter here at Black Sheep on August 14th. Before them we have another extremely rare performance by hardcore band Soap Scum, who has not played at Black Sheep in close to a year. Opening things up is a brand new noise project called Unicon Communications.

The ten year anniversary show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is just $5. You can find a facebook event for this show right here. In the meantime check out our shows page for a look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep this fall.

Can you believe that Black Sheep will be turning nine years old next month? That’s pretty old. On Saturday, September 13th we will be celebrating 9 years of Black Sheep with a special 4-band show. Come out and celebrate with us even if you weren’t there for all nine years. For this show we have three piece shoe-sludge-gaze band featuring Black Sheep owner Kevin Bradford, Caterpillar Club. We also have a very special reunion happening of a band that used to frequently play Black Sheep called HK47. You can find a video of them playing the carpeted stage in 2006 below. Also playing this show is post-hardcore band Loses The Mighty. They have a few members that are moving to Springfield this fall, and just got done recording at South Town Studio.

This show is going to be a 7:00 pm, $5 show. Be on the lookout for a facebook event shortly. In the meantime check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep this fall.