Surprise! There is another show happening at Black Sheep tonight! What do you know but somehow it looks like we are in the middle of a 5 shows in 7 days streak. (We are getting our shows page updated ASAP so you can see what the rest of those shows are). Tonight we have the return of Chicago emo band Lume. If you do not know what they are about, check out their music on the player below. Aside from Lume, the lineup tonight is very stacked. Springfield solo ambient project Pretend I’m Not There also performs for the first time since a special release show at The Dana Thomas House. Another touring act – “Reverend” from Detroit, Michigan is on the bill. Before that is Staghorn, who is now based out of Champaign. Opening things up is Glower from right here in Springfield.

All of that tonight starts promptly at 7:00 pm at Black Sheep, and admission is $7. 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 this summer.

Oh! There is a show tonight and it’s taken us by surprise. It’s a nice well rounded lineup too. We have the band “Goodland” from Stevens Point, Wisconsin coming to perform for us all. Stream some of their music on the player below. Aside from the band Goodland we also have local heroes- The Telephone Junkies. The Telephone Junkies played Dumb Fest and were interviewed by the State Journal-Register beforehand. Our Peoria friends in Sadface Killer are also performing tonight. Then kicking things off is the alternative rock band Prevalence from Champaign, Illinois.

This all kicks off at 7:00 pm tonight, 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 good look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep (we are working on it).

Good morning everyone, we hope you are ready for our first post-Dumb Fest show happening at Black Sheep tonight. This one features bands coming from New York, Indiana, and Kentucky! Wow! Starting on the top: we have melodic punk rock / metal band The Muckrakers traveling all the way from New York City! Before that at some point is an act called “Dana Skully and the Tiger Sharks” from Indianapolis, Indiana which leans more on the lighter folk punk side of things. The one other touring act is the band Mosquito from Louisville, Kentucky. Surely you don’t want to mess with Mosquito- stream some of their music on the player below. The one group familiar to the Black Sheep stage is the Decatur-based band This Is A Stick Up!

All of this is kicking off at 7:00 pm on Thursday night. Admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page (we are working on getting updated right now) for a list of things coming up at Black Sheep.

Tonight we have a very special show going on at Black Sheep, also our last before the great big Dumb Fest (aside from a workshop tomorrow). Tonight is the CD release for not one, but TWO local bands and we are very excited. It is going to be the big EP release show for new local band “The Little Death” for their Way Happier EP. The Little Death features members of former Springfield band Fill In The Blank. Also on this show is Springfield alternative rock group – Rockford’s CD release as well. Rockford has also been working on new recordings. The third local rock group we have on this bill to complete that trifecta of sorts is Bottom Bracket. Then there are a couple of touring acts. This includes Bosley Mongo from Chicago. Check out their music streaming on the player below. This also includes the band Sidelined from Newton, Illinois who have been around for a good minute and have played at our space a few times over the years. Opening things up we have HECK which is the solo work of Hannah Songer.

This show starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $7. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also check out our shows page (we are working on updating) for a list of what else is coming up at Black Sheep this month.

Tonight inside our space! This is going to be an interesting night because we have a Central Illinois-based comedy/improv group called “The Zoo” coming to perform inside Black Sheep. We are not exactly sure what to expect, so we are all in for a wild ride together! In addition to The Zoo we have a normal number of performing acts as well. This includes local singer/songwriter from the heart Alec James. Also local solo performer Whitney Devine. Then a new solo act from Pawnee Illinois who has not yet played at Black Sheep – Dexter Anodyne. Opening things up we have a performance by none other than local hip hop project Animals With Human Names! Stream the newest tape release by A.W.H.N. on the player below.

Things kick off tonight at 7:00 pm. Admission is $7. Check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a list of upcoming shows at Black Sheep this summer.

We have a big one lined up at Black Sheep for all of you hardcore rock n’ roll fanatics. It’s the only show we’ve got going on this weekend too so better come out and make it special. For this show we have Pryss. For this show we also have… No Cash Value™ from Jacksonville, Illinois the future of punk in Central Illinois itself. There is a touring band. It looks like they are going right smack dab in the middle of the lineup and that is Die Young from Texas. This also is going to be the return of The Dry Look from Champaign / Urbana Illinois since their last time hear at Dumb Fest 5 last summer. Opening things up looks like is the second show of new Springfield hardcore band Graveswitcher. Check out that new Graveswitcher on the player below if you haven’t already.

All of that starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $7. Check out a facebook event right here. Also peek our upcoming shows page for a look at what else is coming up.

Tonight at Black Sheep! We have a three band weirdo punk show going on, and hopefully it will be the weirdest of weird. We have the interesting jazz-punk fusion group “Preening” coming all the way from Oakland California featuring members of familiar groups to our stage The Blues and Violence Creeps. Check out their newest music streaming on the player below. Also lined up is Springfield local rock group Livin’ Thing, who will be performing tonight as an eight-piece band. Opening things up is a rare performance by the experimental diary-reading project of Scott Faingold and Jason Perry called “The Heptanes.”

The show tonight starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5-7 sliding scale. Check out a facebook event right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at what else is coming up this spring / summer.

Tonight! At Black Sheep there’s a nice little acoustic show happening for those of you looking for something to do. This one features a touring artist – Aaron James from Memphis, Tennessee. Stream some of Aaron’s music on the player below. We also have Aaron’s twin brother Alec James on the show. Just kidding, the two aren’t actually related. Alec is an acoustic singer / songwriter from here in Springfield. Kate Laine will be performing as well, and has been sounding better than ever since performing as a duo with The Studio Show’s Arlin Peebles! Last one we have on the bill is HECK aka Hannah Songer from Bloomington/Normal. We are not sure the order of performers for this one!

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep this spring (we are currently working on updating the calendar).