Guess what gang, it looks like are already to the point of announcing shows that are happening all the way in February of 2015. This one is happening on Friday, February 6th at Black Sheep. We have Springfield’s very own pop punk group Hospital Job with another hand full of other great bands from Chicago and Champaign/Urbana. The first of those is a band called Drilling For Blasting. They are pictured above and you can find their music streaming below. Also on this show is a band called Closed Mouths from Chicago. And the one Champaign/Urbana act we have is the two-piece band Bullettle!

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

Here is a little bit of a last-minute show we are having on Friday, December 19th right here at Black Sheep. This show is sure to be very metal. This is also the first show being put on by As It Is Productions at Black Sheep, a new DIY booking group. This show will feature the Staunton, Illinois progressive metal act, Soul Resides. You can stream some of Soul Resides’s music below. We have another metalcore band on the show from Central Illinois called Noesis. And things will open up for now with a newer band from the area called The Incorporated. Be on the lookout for one more band to be announced soon.

This show will start at 6:30 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for this right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at all sorts of other events coming up at Black Sheep.

Who is ready for a killer show at Black Sheep right around the holidays? We have a good one lined up for Saturday, January 27th. This show is going to be the EP release show for Loses The Mighty, who plan on releasing their EP, What The Artist Said To The Bird. Also on this show is the return of the Champaign post-rock band, Kreylboyne. They played at Black Sheep earlier this year and you can stream some of their music below. Also on this show is the Springfield spit-punk band, Panzys. And opening things up we have a shoegaze band called “Lifewithout” coming from Alton, Illinois.

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

Are you all ready for our first official January show announcement as we get ready for an incredible 2015? 2015 is supposed to be The Year of the Sheep, so it is sure to be a great one. This show will be happening on Friday, January 9th at Black Sheep. This will be the return-to-home show for Springfield emo band Wir Können, who are supposed to be heading out on a tour out east and back during this winter vacation. Make sure to come out and welcome Wir Können home for this show. Also lined up for this show is another performance by Springfield spazzy and spooky ska band Bad Banshee. In addition to those locals, we have a couple of great bands coming from Champaign. The first of those is Single Player, who have not yet played at Black Sheep. You can check out some of their music streaming on the player below. We also have the return of Nectar, the female-fronted pop band featuring members of Kowabunga! Kid.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and cost $5. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to keep an eye out for other shows coming up in 2015 on our Black Sheep shows page.

It may still be November, but we are already ready to start talking about some of the big things that we have lined up in 2015 (the year of the sheep on the zodiac calendar). It looks like 2015 will bring plenty of fests and great shows to Southtown, starting with this “One Man Band Bonanza” that is set to happen in Springfield on March 13th, 14th, and 15th. Particularly March 14th the festival will be taking place at Dumb Records and at Black Sheep. As the name suggests, the One Man Band Bonanza will feature only one-man projects from all over the globe. Here is a list of confirmed acts so far:

• SLATE DUMP (WV)
• SLEEPY EYES NELSON (Scotland)
• EVAN MITCHELL (IL)
• ROBOMAN (WI)
• GHOSTWRITER (TX)
• TED KEYLON (IL)
• JOHNNY LOWEBOW (TN)
• MIKEY CLASSIC & HIS LONESOME SPUR (IL)

Pretty cool stuff. For more information on the One Man Band Bonanza, you can head over to The Garbage Shop’s website. Also be sure to keep an eye out for what’s coming up at Black Sheep in 2015 on our shows page.

It looks like we have a little last minute addition to a show happening at Black Sheep this weekend on Saturday, November 28th. The show’s original lineup was Hollow Earth, Exalt, KDC, Loses The Mighty, and Milchjunge. Unfortunately the band Exalt is having to drop, but we have another band lined up for you. They are The Sheds, playing skater punk all the way from Agoura Hills, California. You can check out a sample of their tunes on the player below. The rest of the show’s lineup is still good to go, and we are excited to have The Sheds perform at Black Sheep.

The show on Saturday will start at 7:00 pm and the door charge is $7. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page to stay updated on everything coming up at Black Sheep.

On Friday, December 12th we have an awesome punk/metal show lined up featuring a reunion from an old Central Illinois metal band called DinyourA. It looks like the band will be playing this reunion show and is also working on a brand new EP. From the DinyourA facebook page:

Update time!!!!! First thing is first: We are working on finalizing the lineup for our RETURN show which is set to take place in early October [December]. Once we have that figured out we’ll be posting the details and flooding your newsfeeds with all of the appropriate ballyhoo and pomp that one would expect from such a momentous occasion. Second thing is second: We are *still* working on the new EP but unfortunately encountered a bit of a setback but that issue is looking to be resolved shortly. We’re all really looking forward to seeing y’all back on the road and for the next step in the DinyourA story to unfold!

DinyourA was active from 2007 to 2011. Also playing the reunion show on December 12th is the St. Louis band Trauma Harness featuring members of MTV’s Lumpy & The Dumpers and Cal & The Calories. You can stream some of Trauma Harness’s music on the player below. Last time Trauma Harness played at Black Sheep was the first ever Dumb Fest in June of 2013. Also on the lineup for this show is the Springfield punk band King Worm. We also have a first ever show for a new band called Space Alpaca, which features members of Panzys.

This show is going to be another 7:00 pm, $5 show so don’t be late. Looks like there is no facebook event or flier yet. Be sure to check out our shows page for a look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep this winter.