We can’t believe it, have we really not yet announced our big plans for New Years Eve? Yeesh! For 2017 we promise to be a little more on top of things here at blacksheepspringfield.com. We have some big news for New Years Eve this year- there are no shows happening at Black Sheep, BUT we are teaming up this year with the downtown First Night Event to bring you a very special all ages show taking place downtown! The show is happening in a space located at 314 E Monroe St which is usually Kari Bedford Photography. This is part of the Springfield Art Council‘s Big “First Night” event, and you can find more information on that right here. Let’s take a look at who’s playing our show! We have SAP – and little rumor has it that instead of SAP it’s going to be continuing band lotto band “Lincoln’s Tomb” playing. We also have the Taylorville band Stems performing. Up before that is Mark Lee Reynolds or “MLR”. You can find some of Mark’s new music streaming on the player below. Opening things up is the solo performer Kate Ridge.

That show will start downtown right at 7:00 pm. We will be taking a break at 8:00 to enjoy the fireworks happening downtown, how nice! Admission this one is $5 for ages 17 and under and $10 for ages 18 and up (sorry). Check out a facebook event for this one right here. More information on an aftershow happening at Skank Skates coming later today!

No shows happening at Black Sheep tonight, but there is the Springfield Jaycees Christmas Parade happening downtown tonight starting right at 7:30 pm. Dumb Records is supposed to be taking our new big green elephant in the parade with our hero Nighthawk playing the guitar inside the float. We may or may not be looking for a backup van or truck to pull our beloved elephant right now. Do you know of any good leads on this? Will we be able to get it together in time for the parade tonight? Who knows!

If for whatever reason we don’t pull off being able to take the elephant, we will be hanging out at Cafe Andiamo downtown watching the parade and drinking hot chocolate. They will be open for the parade from 5:00 to 10:00 pm. Either way, see you downtown tonight!

It’s hard to believe it, but the holidays are right around the corner and we do have a few things cooking up at Black Sheep / Dumb Records headquarters. Of course we will be hosting a holiday show at Black Sheep this year- to be announced soon. Tonight we are announcing that Dumb Records has been confirmed for the 2016 Springfield Jaycee’s Christmas Parade downtown. Yes, this does mean that we are taking the giant green elephant.

Fingers crossed that everything is going to go as planned for this- right now the plan is for the giant Dumb Records green elephant to be pulled by the Miles T Shirts van. Of course we also plan on covering the elephant in Christmas lights and will also have Nighthawk inside the elephant playing the electric guitar. Check out Nighthawk’s hit single from a couple of Christmas’s ago “Lesbian Dragon” streaming below.

The Christmas parade is held downtown on Saturday, November 26th (less than two weeks) from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Check out a facebook event for that right here.