It’s another show tonight at Black Sheep! Tonight we are doing something special… it’s a punk rock cookout! There is a show happening tonight with four great punk rock bands and if you come early at 6:00 pm we will have some great food for you to eat. This includes hotdogs and veggie dogs alike. Then the music starts at 7:00! What do we have on the menu for bands? Headlining the show is Springfield’s favorite punk rock band The Timmys! Then we have a couple of bands traveling from St. Louis to play here for the show! One is The Cuban Missiles! You can check out some of their music streaming below. The other St. Louis band is The Haddonfields. Opening things up we have Springfield’s newest and youngest punk band RDNT. All of this is sure to be a real treat.

The cookout starts at 6:00 pm outside of Black Sheep. The show starts at 7:00 pm and admission for the show is $5. You can find a facebook event here. Don’t forget to also check out our shows page for other shows coming up at Black Sheep.

Hey! There is a show happening at Black Sheep tonight and it is a great day for it. Come to Black Sheep and hang out and watch some great bands! Tonight we have the band Carielle from Grand Rapids Michigan. They play a type of folk/indie rock and you can check out one of their videos below. Then we have the pop-rock band Ashland who are from around Central Illinois. Then for Springfield bands we have Lovecow– the five-piece all acoustic folk-punk band. And opening things up we have a newer and younger Springfield band making their Black Sheep debut called Atlas At His Finest. All of that sounds like loads of fun, right?

The show starts off at 7:00 tonight and admission is $5. You can check out a facebook event for the show right here. And also don’t forget to check out what else is coming up at Black Sheep on our shows page!

Tonight at Black Sheep is a folky rock show. And it is ANOTHER Wednesday night show at Black Sheep. We may have had a show every Wednesday of this month. Tonight the show features Big Storm, the feel good rock n’ roll band local to Springfield. This show will also feature stringsy melodic folk rockers Idly from Austin, Texas. You can stream some of their music below. The show will also feature the heavy rock two-piece Yogi Beara (who have yet to set up their Black Sheep band page). And did we mention that Big Storm is playing?!

The show starts off at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event right here. And don’t forget to check out our shows page for more going-ons here at The Black Sheep.

Who’s ready for a fun weekend of shows? There are plenty of shows going on in and around tonight and we have a show going on at Black Sheep too! For this one we have Springfield pop-punk band Kickstart! You can also catch Kickstart on the radio today from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA FM! Next we have Unfortunate Woman which is a newer band on tour from Chicago. Also from Chicago and on tour is The Howl. They play rock n’ roll/punk rock and you can check out some of their music below. Opening things up we have the local two-piece Sammy & The Punk.

The show starts off at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also don’t forget to check out our shows page for more listings on upcoming shows at Black Sheep.

There is a show happening at Black Sheep tonight! This may be our third Wednesday night with a show, so you all should have plenty of practice going to Wednesday shows. This one should be no problem! Tonight is a very special show because it is the first local show for touring emo/indie band Our Lady since January. They are back with a brand new lineup and a brand new sound. You can also find their brand new cassette, Dawning streaming below. Next on the lineup is Tiger Tank. Tiger Tank features Ladd Mitchell and Miles Parkhill of the indie rock band Park who just announced their reunion earlier last week. The touring act from Austin, Texas on this show is Gospel & The Wolf. Gospel & The Wolf is a solo acoustic act featuring an ex-member of the band Solace Before Sundown. Opening the show up will be Jessica Knight with some acoustic tunes for us all.

The show starts off at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Don’t forget to check out our shows page for more updates on other shows coming up at Black Sheep.

There is quite the show happening at Black Sheep tonight! There will be six bands playing for only five bucks. That is quite the deal. The first band we have to tell you about that will be playing tonight is False Light. They come from South Carolina and play fast and intense hardcore. Next up we have Emperor Norton, Springfield’s finest hardcore punk band. And coming from Peoria we have the new Kaworu. Kaworu play “blackened hardcore.” A newer addition to this show is Bubblegum Octopus from New Jersey. They play noisy electronic/dance-y music. Now moving on to the noise. This show will feature St. Louis noise project Dusty Fingers. Opening the whole thing up will be the first show of a brand new Springfield noise project called Aporia. Aporia features a member of the band And God Said Dance!.

The show starts off at 6:30 pm so come early! Admission is five dollars. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Interested in what other shows are coming up at Black Sheep? Then check out our shows page.

Tonight we have a summertime acoustic show tonight at Black Sheep! The weather is beautiful so you have no excuse not to come! Tonight we have Kirk Donely of The Transatlantic doing a solo acoustic set. We also have the country/folk act from Austin, Texas Real Live Tigers doing a combined set with another solo act Julie Byrne. That should be fun! Also on the show is Dan Mariska from Minneapolis! Last but not least Tim Williams of Our Lady will also be doing a solo acoustic set.

Things start off at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Don’t forget to check out what else we have coming up on our shows page!

Get ready for summer, because we are already announcing shows for July! Get ready for those hot and sweaty mosh pits and outside hang-outs. This show is on Tuesday, July 2nd and it is going to be great. We have California melodic-hardcore band Capsize playing. Then we have No Omega coming all the way from Stockholm, Sweden! That is a long way. Then on the show we have Ghost Key from the friendly city of Peoria, Illinois. This show marks their return to Black Sheep. Also returning to Black Sheep is Brave|Heart– the hardcore band from Bloomington, Illinois. Where are the local bands? Scott Blacula will be playing this show, battling out any band that dares to cross their paths.

The show will begin at 6:30 pm and admission is $6. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Don’t forget to check out what other shows we have coming up at Black Sheep on our shows page!

Tonight it’s another Wednesday night show! And it’s so hot outside that it’s practically summer! That means it’s a great night for a show. Tonight we have local shoegaze/sludge project Caterpillar Club featuring members of Soap Scum and Our Lady headlining the bill.  The show is pretty stacked with touring acts from all over the continent. We have a punk rock band from Ottowa, Canada called Shahman. The next touring band is from Kansas City, Missouri and they are called Sundowning. We have local slow-punk band Mildred to add to the whole mix. Wait! There’s one more! There is one last minute addition to the show and that is Joy Sores from Denton, Texas.

The show starts promptly at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Want to come out to more shows? We keep a list of all of our upcoming shows on our shows page.