It’s December! That means it’s our final month in operation in the current locations of Black Sheep and Dumb Records before we pack up at the end of this month and move downtown. It surely is sad, but also very exciting times. We have just a handful of shows left to announce – there will probably be right around ten shows this month total, and some surely wild ones. This one one week from today on Saturday, December 8th is going to be the last metal show at Black Sheep! It features touring act Summoning The Lich from St. Louis, which you can find streaming on the player below. It also features local act Eyes From Above who just released a new EP! Very cool. We’ll also have a visit from “Dr. Dick Ramirez” which happens to be another metal band from Quincy, Illinois.  If that’s not enough metal for ya, we have Primitive Deception up before them from Decatur, Illinois. And opening things up is Nethersphere from Jacksonville!

This show will start promptly at 7:00 pm and admission is $7. Check out a facebook event for this show right here. Also check out our shows page for a look at everything left happening at Black Sheep in our current location.

We’ve got a show going on tonight! Our only show this weekend and we just might be down to the final ten Black Sheep shows left… ever! It’s mostly an all local lineup of five groups. We have the return of No Cash Value, the Jacksonville punk group that have taken a break for a minute it looks like. We also have The Telephone Junkies, the perfect indie/alternative soundtrack band to your fall in Springfield. We have “Loverboard” a band from… the Peoria area? Is this true? Also a rare performance by Springfield duo The Heptanes! And opening things up is a solo project called Flunkie.

This show starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for the show right here.

We’re going to be getting out all of these final show announcement for Black Sheep in the space it’s been for the past 13 years here in the next few weeks. This one is happening in less than two weeks on Friday December 7th, and will feature some capital “H” hardcore bands. This show features Milwaukee classic hardcore group Falter, who have performed at our space off and on for some years now. Stream some Falter on the player below. We also have Capitol Offense from Decatur taking our stage one last time. Another Wisconsin band coming through is LIVID – as seen on this year’s Dumb Fest in June. Brute Force from the St. Louis will be joining us as well, and opening things up is Springfield hardcore band Final Order.

All of this starts at 7:00 pm on 12/7. Admission is $7-10, take your pick. Find a facebook event for this one right here. And check out our shows page for a look at what is lined up at Black Sheep while we are still here.

Shows, shows, shows! And more shows! Shows, shows! Here is the last show announcement we have for you for a show happening in November – on the last day on Friday, November 30th. It’s mostly an all local lineup of five groups. We have the return of No Cash Value, the Jacksonville punk group that have taken a break for a minute it looks like. We also have The Telephone Junkies, the perfect indie/alternative soundtrack band to your fall in Springfield. We have “Loverboard” a band from… the Peoria area? Is this true? Also a rare performance by Springfield duo The Heptanes! And opening things up is a solo project called Flunkie.

This show starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for the show right here.

The time has come for us to announce a really really really really really really big show happening next month on Saturday, December 15th. A show that will surely pack the inside of Black Sheep, heck, maybe even sell out!? Have you listened to PARK? Popular emo band primarily active in Springfield from 1996-2007, then reunited in 2013 and have released a 10″ record and performed a handful of big shows since then. Park will be performing on the Black Sheep stage once again for this show, and we are happy to have them. We are also excited to welcome the return of Earth Witch – a band not as active in our area due to Nathan Landolt of Error Records / Hand of Death Records moving away to North Carolina a few years back. Stream Earth Witch’s newest album on the player below. Right in the middle of the lineup is Springfield emo band Bottom Bracket. More friends from Champaign are coming with the band Nectar. Before that is a performance by indie artist Kate Laine. And opening things up is Sadface Killer, emo from the Peoria area. Wow.

Those are a lot of bands. Because of all of those bands, this show will start at 6:30 pm on the dot. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. You can purchase tickets inside of Dumb Records or online right here. Find a facebook event for this mega-gig right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a list of shows coming up at Black Sheep the rest of this year.

Let’s talk about what’s going on next weekend. As you may know on Friday it’s Black Friday Record Store Day at Dumb Records. There is an in-store show over there at 7:00 pm that night. Then the next day on Saturday, November 24th there is this show going on at Black Sheep. What’ve we got… we got local emo rockers Bottom Bracket at the top of the bill. Then what’s this? It’s another Vonne reunion show! Oh joy! The out of town act on this show is emo band “Jazz Cabbage” from the Chicago area. You can go ahead and stream their music on the player below. Opening things up is solo acoustic performer Dexter.

This show starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep the rest of this year.

We’ve got a slammer coming up tomorrow night! Alert! Alert! Sorry for telling you all about this right now. We’re working on updating that shows page for the end of the year, we promise. Anyways, this one is happening tomorrow – the band Devil’s Den from Kansas City, Missouri is coming. You can stream their music on the player below. Devil’s Den will be on tour with other hardcore group Outcast from Kentucky. Also on this show we’ve got two locals. We have Prowess, who just recorded new material in some fancy studio somewhere. Opening things up we have Final Order.

This show will start tomorrow night at 7:00 pm. Admission is $7. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page, which we are working on updating now!

Hi all, are you ready to hear about the next show that we have lined up at Black Sheep? This one is happening this upcoming Wednesday, November 14th. It features a touring hardcore band from Cincinnati, Ohio called “Flesh Mother.” Stream some of their music on the player embedded below. We also have heavy Springfield hardcore act Graveswitcher on the bill. Up before those two are – who’s fangers? Foam Fangers– the rowdy Springfield punk group. Opening things up it looks like we have a noisy performance by Gutterpriest– back from the dead?

All of this starts on Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep in the near future.

What’s up! Are you ready to hear what we have in store at Black Sheep next weekend? We are mixing things up and have this big electronic / dubstep show going on believe it or not. This is happening this upcoming Saturday, November 10th. Maybe it’s time for you to check out something truly new going on in the Springfield live music scene. Why not? This show features long running Springfield electronic project KaBass. We also have “Mario” aka “Funky House”? Who is also based right here in Springfield. Another group on this bill is “Kid Nightmare” coming from St. Louis. You can check out a 25 minute long piece by Kid Nightmare on the player below. The last group on the bill is “Ghost” – which apparently is some hip hop from Peoria! All sorts of great things going on!

This show starts at 7:00 pm typical show time and is just $5. Check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at what else we’ve got coming up at Black Sheep for the rest of this year.

We are just going on down the calendar of November right now telling you what’s happening- and here we are at this upcoming Saturday, November 3rd! It’s an all around good show with two great out of town acts. At the top of the bill is Lexington Kentucky’s very own Knife Rider. Stream their music on the player below. We have yet another set by Springfield rock and roll band Livin’ Thing. The other touring act on the bill is a solo project called “Thwompsax” from all the way in California put together by a member of former Dumb Fest bands Pookie & The Poodlez and Nobunny. Opening things up is Evan Mitchell– the one man band.

This show starts at 7:00 pm and costs $7. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at what else we’ve got coming up at Black Sheep.