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Tonight at Black Sheep: Say Something, The Origin Story, Garter, Ragna Rye

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It’s a Friday night and there is a show happening at Black Sheep! This one is a punk show for fans of ska and dancing. Tonight we are going to keep The Black Sheep running on circle pits with the hectic hardcore/punk band Say Something. The ska band on the bill tonight is a new one from Lincoln, Illinois called The Origin Story- featuring members of bands that have played at Black Sheep before. Before that is the Nighthawk-flavored punk band Garter– whose new demo can be streamed below. Starting things off is the first Black Sheep performance for Springfield folk/rock band Ragna Rye.

The show tonight starts right at 7:00 pm so show up on time! Door is $5. You can find a facebook event for this one right here, also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep.

Tonight at Rock N’ Roll Hardee’s: The Coneheads, King Worm, Wolf Luv, Cal & The Calories

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It’s October, and a very special day that we have all be waiting months for has finally arrived! There are no shows at Black Sheep this weekend- instead, tonight at 6:00 pm there will be a show on the stage at Rock N’ Roll Hardee’s in Springfield (2501 Stevenson Drive). Tonight The Coneheads from North Western Indiana will be taking the stage. Understand America’s cone-craze by listening to the music on the player below. This show will also feature local hardcore/punk band King Worm, which we have heard is playing their final show for this special night. Before then you get to see a real live wolf crawl around on the Hardee’s stage with the band Wolf Luv. And opening things right up at 6 is our friend Cal and his band Cal & The Cruisers.

Again, tonight will start at 6:00 pm and no later! This show is all ages and free to the public, and there will be a donation jar and some posters for sale for the traveling bands and to cover costs of event insurance. Check out a facebook event right here.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Jessica Knight, Patrick Russell, Nick Murphy, Kristin Walker, Clare Frachey, Quincy Curran

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Tonight at Black Sheep we are going to ease into the fall with this nice and relaxing all-acoustic show. We have quite the lineup of local acoustic artists tonight. We have Jessica Knight of the band Looming doing a solo set. Before that is Patrick Russell, who does not play in any bands currently, but is one of the ones behind The Legacy Theater in town, and also used to play in Springfield band “I,Riejah” which played at Skank Skates in the 1990’s. Before Patrick is Nick Murphy of bands Fel Fae and Garter. Before Nick is a solo set by Kristin Walker formerly of Bad Banshee. Then is a set by Clare Frachey of SAP. And kicking things off is a set by Quincy Curran of the band Mystery Gift.

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

Tonight at Black Sheep: Abyss, Fill In The Blank, Set Fire To Salem, Chemical Twin, Capital Chaos, 8th Street Ahead

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Tonight at Black Sheep we have a six band mega-show that is being called “The Calm Before The Storm”. What storm are we talking about? We are not sure, it could be the huge Rock N’ Roll Hardee’s show happening in just one week? Tonight for bands lined up we have the hard metal band Abyss headlining. Before them we have the pop punk group, Fill In The Blank that just released their new album the last time they played here at Black Sheep. Before them it looks like we have a newer Springfield metal band called “Set Fire To Salem“. Check out one of their videos below. Before that is Chemical Twin, which is described as an indie/pop punk band. Then we have The Black Sheep debut of a new punk band called Capital Chaos. And opening things up we have the acoustic two-piece act “8th Street Ahead.”

Show up early, because this show starts at 6:00 pm! Admission is $7, and you can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at everything else coming up here at Black Sheep.

Tonight at Black Sheep: For Tom Alderson

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Thank you to all who came out to help us celebrate our ten year anniversary of The Black Sheep Cafe last night! We are thoroughly exhausted right now, but are working on cleaning up the space and getting ready for a whole ten-band benefit show/festival happening at Black Sheep tonight. Tonight’s show is going to be a benefit for the recovery Tom Alderson, a musician who was injured at a hardcore festival in Philadelphia. You can find out more about Tom Alderson’s situation and donate online right here. We have quite the lineup of bands coming from all over tonight in support of Tom:

Diaper Rash
Undeserving
Sermos
ILL BLOOD
Lowered A.D.
Meth Dealer
JÏG
Spitback
Breaking Wheel
Terminal Nation

You can stream a demo from the band JïG from Indianapolis who will be playing tonight below. Tonight the doors open at 4:30 pm and show starts at 5:00 pm. Admission for the show tonight is $8 and $6 if you bring donations of merch or vinyl for raffling. 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 to Black Sheep past our ten-year mark.

Tonight at Black Sheep: 10 Year Anniversary Show with Looming, *One Surprise Act,* Our Lady, Soap Scum, Unicon Communications

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Tonight is a truly big night for us all. Ten years ago from the exact day of yesterday, Black Sheep had it’s first ever show. We thought the very first flier was lost forever, but it showed up on the internet yesterday and you can now find it along with other important pieces of our past on the Black Sheep history page. Tonight we will be celebrating this entire decade of Black Sheep with a five-band show and special lineup. For the show tonight we have Looming playing their first show since the big record release at Black Sheep last month. Before them we have one surprise act that will be taking the stage, and we aren’t giving any hints on what that one is! We also have Our Lady who is recently finishing up recording a new album and getting ready to hit the road to go to The Fest in Florida. Before them is a set by Springfield hardcore band Soap Scum, which has not played at Black Sheep in over a year now. And opening things up right at 7:00 is a brand new Springfield noise project called Unicon Communications, which you can also find streaming below.

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In addition to the show there are also a lot of other exciting things happening at Southtown tonight. If you donated to our Project Southtown Kickstarter a couple of months back, we finally have all of the incentives bagged up and ready to go! Come to the show and you will find a table set up where you can grab your bag, just provide some sort of proof of ID! If you are unable to make it tonight, we will be in touch with you about shipping the bags out. Tonight we will also be drawing the names for the Black Sheep Band Lotto Round 2, which will be happening on November 21st. You have until the end of the show tonight to put your name in the band lotto box if you are feeling extra daring.

The show tonight will start right at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here, and tell us about your first ever Black Sheep experience! Check out a list of other shows coming up at Black Sheep past our ten-year mark right here.

Tonight at Black Sheep: American Hate, King Worm, Wolf Luv

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Welcome to a Monday night punk show happening tonight at Black Sheep! There is a show tonight and it is happening with just three bands (GRINN is shown on the flier but not playing)! Tonight we have the band American Hate coming from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma! You can stream some of their music on the player below. We also have King Worm, the kings of Springfield worm-punk. And starting things off we have a visit from the real-life wolves in Wolf Luv, giving us a peak of things to come at the Rock N’ Roll Hardee’s show happening next month.

The show tonight starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5-7. 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 else coming up at Black Sheep in the near future.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Southtown Poetry Slam

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Tonight at Black Sheep something a little different is happening- there will be the first ever Southtown Poetry Slam taking place! Join us for a night focused around poetry, being put on by Sala Creative Association. Proceeds for this show will also go to benefit Sala, which you can find more about right here. The poetry slam tonight will be broken up into a few different segments. From 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm there will be an open mic, which anyone is able to come up and perform poetry. Then from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm we will have a few guest speakers which includes Scott Faingold of the band Epsom, and Aubrey Puyear of Honey/Suck. Then from 9:00 pm until the rest of the night will be the poetry “slam”, where some poets will be going head to head.

The poetry slam tonight starts at 7:00 pm, and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for this right here. Also check out our shows page for a look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep.

Today at Black Sheep: Midwest Sadfest 2

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Things are cooling down outside, but they sure aren’t slowing down here at Black Sheep! Today we have a fifteen-band festival happening here at Black Sheep called Midwest Sadfest. It is the second year the festival is happening, but the first time for it to happen here in Southtown. Let’s take a look at the full lineup for today:

Ashland
Old Fox Road
The Locals
WARRS
Odd One Out
Lucid
Lavender
Drained
Jr. Clooney
LifeWithout
Lobby Boxer
Einsam / The Punchline Kids
Oakwood Estate
Krelboyne
Cody Carpenter

The lineup features a few bands from Springfield and nearby areas, and a number from St. Louis. You can check out music from the band Ashland (from Central, Illinois) streaming below. Things will kick off today at 2:00 pm. The festival costs just $8 to get into ($8 for 15 bands)! Check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep this fall.

Tonight at South Town Studio: GUSH, Baja & The Blasters, Soy Babies

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Tonight we have a wild & crazy Baja Blast theme-d show happening up at South Town Studio, which is also kicking off shows for five days in a row here in Southtown this weekend! Tonight we have the Springfield hardcore band GUSH, who just played a show and released their first cassette Monday night. We also have Baja & The Blasters coming on tour from Texas. You can stream some of Baja & The Blasters’s music on the player below. The Blasters will be on tour with Soy Babies also from Texas. Check out a sneak peak of that band right here.

All we have tonight is the three bands! The show will start at 7:00 pm up in the studio 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 look at everything else coming up this fall in Southtown.