Today we have a last minute addition to a show that is happening here at Black Sheep in less than a week. Detroit’s Hollow Earth have been added to the show happening next Wednesday, July 1st. The show also features Appalachian Terror Unit, Occultonomy, SAP, and Sgt. Karate. Some of you might remember Hollow Earth played at Black Sheep last November with The Sheds and Loses The Mighty.

The show will still start at 7:00 pm, and for the door we are asking for anywhere between $5 and $7. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at everything coming up at Black Sheep.

On Friday, July 24th (just one day before Black Sheep Fest 2015) we have a short and sweet three band show happening. For this show we have a band called FAD coming all the way from Birmingham, Alabama. You can stream some of their music on the player below. We also have the newer Springfield band Garter– which features members of Big Storm, Nighthawk, and Teen Freak. Then starting things off we have a very first performance by Gush- another new Springfield band featuring members of WARRS, Mouthsex, and Table Drama.

The show starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Find a facebook event right here, and the meantime check out our shows page for a look at everything coming up at Black Sheep this summer.

We have a show coming up at Black Sheep on Friday, August 7th featuring some punk, metal, and alternative rock all wrapped into one. This show will be the CD release show for local band Fill In The Blank, and they will be dropping their first hit album – Slacker. We also have Abyss, who will also be performing at the Black Sheep Battle of the Bands coming up July 11th. Before them is the hit Springfield High School three-piece pop project, The Locals. Then before that we have the guitar/drums duo – Sammy & The Punk. Opening things up we have a Peoria pop punk band called Terribly Happy. You can stream some of their music on the player below.

This show will begin at 6:00 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 everything that is coming up at Black Sheep this summer.

Yesterday we announced a show happening at Black Sheep on July 16th- today we have an announcement for a show happening the very next day on Friday, July 17th. This show will be the return of the Milwaukee emo band, Estates, who have played Black Sheep a number of times in the past. Estates recently released a new album on Flannel Gurl Records, which should be available at the show. Also on this show is local band Our Lady, who also released a split 7″ with Estates last summer. The show is just two bands for now, so make sure to catch both of those bands!

The show will start 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 get a look at all of the shows coming up this summer at Black Sheep.

Today we have a show announcement for a show happening at Black Sheep on Thursday, July 16th. This will be a fun one, featuring a touring St. Louis band called Posture. You can stream some of Posture’s music below. This show will also feature the Springfield hardcore band, Asthma. Then we also have a newer Champaign/Urbana band called The Dingbats featuring members of plenty of other Champaign bands who have played at Black Sheep. Opening things up will be a performance by the ambient/electronic band Night/Hex.

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

Get ready for a Monday night show in July- this one is happening on Monday, July 13th and will feature some great touring bands and also some acoustic versions of some of your Springfield favorites. For this show we have the experimental artist from New York Doby Watson. You can check out Doby Watson’s newest album (released on Error Records) below. Also on tour with Doby Watson and playing this show is a Kansas City-based artist called Margo May. Then we have a special solo performance by Jessica Knight of the band Looming, and also a rare Our Lady acoustic set. Be sure to come out early and catch both of those sets!

The show 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 for a good look at everything coming up at Black Sheep this summer.

On Wednesday, July 1st we will be kicking off July with a killer show for fans of all sorts of different punk, hardcore, and metal. We have the band Appalachian Terror Unit coming from Huntington, West Virginia. They are an anarcho/crust punk band and you can stream some of their music on the player below. For this show we also have the scientific two-piece band Occultonomy coming from Galesburg, Illinois. You might remember the last time they played in Southtown was on the ramp of Skank Skates during our first ever Southtown Record Fair! Also on this show we have the sappy three piece group SAP. And opening things up we have the one man black metal wonder project, “Sgt Karate.”

This show will be starting at 7:00 pm and admission is $5-7, whatever you see fit. Find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a complete list of every show coming up at Black Sheep.

Later this month on Saturday, June 20th we have a four band alternative/rock show happening at Black Sheep. For this show we have a handful of bands from surrounding areas, including Inner Outlines from Carrollton, Illinois. They play a type of pop punk. This show is also the return of local band The Complaint Line to Black Sheep, since their last show here last August. Then we have the indie-pop band called “Because Reasons” coming from St. Louis to play this show. You can check out some of their music streaming on the player below. Opening things up is a performance by the pop punk local band Kickstart, who are also playing the Black Sheep stage of SOHO Music Festival downtown this upcoming weekend!

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