One week from today on Monday, July 20th, South Town Studio will be hosting another studio show. This one is a three band show featuring some post rock and ambient music. We have the solo project of Brandon Carnes who also runs the studio, called “F///\\\M.” Come check that out if you missed his performance at Black Sheep this past Friday. Then on tour from the West Coast is Kevin Greenspon, who has played here at Black Sheep before back in December of 2013. We have one of Kevin’s videos embedded below. The third and final act on this show is Borealis, the solo project of Mario Cannamela also of bands Wir Können and Soap Scum. It has been a while since we have seen a live Borealis set in Southtown.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Don’t forget it’s at South Town Studio and not Black Sheep! Find a facebook event for the show right here. And check out our shows page for a good look at everything else coming up in Southtown this summer.

Today we have a show announcement for a show that is happening on Friday, August 21st at Black Sheep. This will be our first show featuring a band from outside of the country in a short while, and we know that those shows are usually extra fun and exciting! This show will feature the band Mr. Clit & The Pink Cigarettes from Indianapolis, Indiana. You can stream some of their tunes on the player below. The international band we have coming is the hardcore band Cadenaxo from Mexico City, Mexico! Try not to miss either of those bands! Then we have a couple of local bands. We have the alternative indie grunge band SAP, and also the experimental punk band boon.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission will be $5. You can find a facebook event for this show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at everything else coming up in the near future at Black Sheep.

We have a weekend full of shows quickly approaching at Black Sheep- with shows this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The show Friday was originally announced as featuring bands Estates and Our Lady, and we now have two more additions to the show since it was originally announced. Those bands include a touring band, Derider, from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. You can stream some of Derider’s music on the player below. They play post-rock/shoegaze. Also added to the show is one more local act, F///\\\\M, which will be opening the gig. The show still also includes Estates from Milwaukee, and Our Lady from right here in Springfield.

The show will still kick off at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at our shows page for a good look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep.

Here’s a nice three-band Monday night show coming up in August! This one is happening on Monday, August 3rd and it will for all of the rockers out there. For this show we have Dark Thoughts coming from Philadelphia. Dark Thoughts features Jim Shomo of The Holidays and Bad Side- bands who have played Black Sheep multiple times in the past. Stream some of Dark Thoughts’s music below. Also on this show we have your favorite Champaign/Urbana group, Kowabunga! Kid. Then to complete the show we have the nasty local hardcore punk band, King Worm.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission this time around is going to be $7. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep.

We have an event coming up at Black Sheep in just less than ten days on Saturday, July 18th. This show is being called “Big Baby’s Night Out” hosted by none other than “Big Baby” of the hit punk/thrash band Diaper Rash. This show is going to be more of a comedy show happening at Black Sheep featuring Diaper Rash as a live band as well as a couple of other touring bands. This will definitely be something new worth checking out. For this show we have three comedians on board to do standup. One of them, Dan Allen, is on the road on tour as a comedian. Is this the right Dan Allen? Also taking the stage we have a couple of local comedians and those are Mike Tirehaus (also in the band King Worm) and Devon Fluelen. For bands, in addition to Diaper Rash we also have a couple of hardcore bands touring from Michigan. We have Eyesore and Breaking Wheel both from Michigan also playing the show. You can check out some of Breaking Wheel’s music on the player below.

This show starts at 7:00 pm and admission costs $5. You can check out a facebook event for this right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep.

In about just one month we have a show at Black Sheep on Sunday, August 2nd. It has been a little bit since we have any bands come play from outside of the country, and for this show we have Moon Hag coming from Ontario, Canada to play for us all! Moon Hag plays a type of psychedelic punk, and you can stream some of their music on the player below. Also on this show we have the Springfield dream-grunge three-piece group SAP, here to make you dance. And opening things up is a performance by the instrumental full band called Fel Fae, who will also be playing at Black Sheep tonight.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can 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 this summer.