Tonight At Black Sheep: From The Eyes of Servants, No Longer Bound, Ghost Key, Scott Blacula

384723_10150379445334607_2001873239_nIt’s a Sunday night so that means we should all come out to Black Sheep for some fun and a show with great bands. Tonight From The Eyes of Servants from Rockford, Illinois will be coming down to play the show. We also have No Longer Bound playing melodic hardcore all the way from Michigan. And then from Peoria we have the return of Ghost Key. All of that will have local support from wrestling villains Scott Blacula.

The show will start at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show here. Be sure to check out what other shows we have coming up over on our shows page.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Up In Arms, Kickstart, Hometown Heavyweights, Fill In The Blank

598492_4513894879460_958268078_nTonight at Black Sheep we have a great local pop punk show for you all. This show will be the return of Up In Arms, the pop punk explosion of fun. Then we have the other great pop punk band of Springfield, KickstartHometown Heavyweights will then be playing their first show at Black Sheep. And finally we have Fill In The Blank, which is a new band based in Taylorville who will also be playing their first show at Black Sheep. Come out and support our young and talented musicians!

The show begins at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can find a facebook event here. Also be sure to check out what other shows we have coming up over on our shows page.

Members of Our Lady form “Onward,” Playing Poon Lagoon on 12/28

Speaking of house shows, there is a house show in Springfield at the Poon Lagoon coming up on December 28th with an exciting lineup of local bands. A new solo act called “Everyone Is So Pretty” will be playing. Then the full-band Big Storm will be playing. They will be joined by local bands Scott Blacula and Nephrons.

Also on the show is a brand new band featuring members of Our Lady called “Onward.” From facebook:

Jessica Knight, Jordi Lafein, and I are playing our first show in a new band called Onward in Frederick E Malcom’s basement with Big Storm, The Nephrons, and the ugly Scott Blacula. Prepare for a grind core/pop/folk/punk/acoustic fuckhouse.
-Tim

The show is at 7:00 pm and is free. Ask a friend for the address. You can find a facebook event for the show here. Also you can find a list of upcoming shows outside of Black Sheep over on our shows page.

12/22 at Black Sheep: Peter J. Woods, xALLxFORxTHISx, Ylem, War Magic

Peter+J+Woods+l_a1c341a58c1ac39fca3cb31846b7The show announcements for the winter keep rolling in! Today we are here to tell you that there will be another harsh noise and mixed-genre show at Black Sheep on the 22nd of December. Non-harsh noise band and new local band War Magic will be playing one of their first shows. Then we have the second show of harsh noise project Ylem. And from out of town (Milwaukee) we have straight-edge power electronics act xALLxFORxTHISx. Also from Milwaukee we have Peter J. Woods, also playing theatrical harsh noise.

The show starts at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can find a facebook event here. Also be sure to check out what other shows we have coming up over on our shows page.

New Year’s Eve show at New “Harm House”

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It looks like Springfield has been seeing quite a handful of new houses putting on shows in recent times! Today we bring you news of a New Year’s Eve show going on at a fairly new “Harm House”. The show features Estates, on tour and playing 90’s emo punk from Milwaukee. Local bands playing include Mildred, Our Lady, and Mother Leopard. This will be one not to miss!

The show starts at 9:00 pm and is free (donations for the touring band). You can head over to the facebook event here. If you do not know the address, ask a friend or email bggalecki34@gmail.com. Also be sure to check out what other shows are going on in Springfield over at our shows page.

12/9 at Black Sheep: From The Eyes of Servants, No Longer Bound, Ghost Key, Scott Blacula

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On Sunday (December 9th) we have a nice little last minute show for you all. From The Eyes of Servants from Rockford, Illinois will be coming down to play the show. We also have No Longer Bound playing melodic hardcore all the way from Michigan. And then from Peoria we have the return of Ghost Key. All of that will have local support from wrestling villains Scott Blacula.

The show will start at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show here. Be sure to check out what other shows we have coming up over on our shows page.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Our Lady, Skywalker, Scott Blacula, Suffer The Wrath, DB Cooper

Wow! We have one heck of a mixed show for you all tonight on this last day of November. Pop punk folk punk band Our Lady will be playing. Also playing is Skywalker, a new death metal band featuring at least one member from Scott Blacula. Speaking of Scott Blacula, they are also playing the show! Go here and check out some songs from their latest demo.  Then we have Suffer The Wrath, the most brutal band in all of Springfield. And finally we have DB Cooper, which is a hip hop/rap project from Springfield.

The show starts at 7:00 pm and is $5. Come out and support local music! You can find a facebook event for the show here. Also be sure to check out all of our other upcoming shows at Black Sheep over on our shows page.

Reverend Horton Heat Tonight at Donnie’s Homespun

Tonight is another huge show at Donnie’s Homespun Pizza! Reverend Horton Heat is coming to town and from the looks of it the show is likely to sell out quick! Order your tickets here if you haven’t already. The show starts at 9:00 pm, is all ages, and is $20 to $60 depending on the ticket. You can find a facebook event for the show here. Also be sure to check out what other shows are happening around Springfield over at our shows page.

Black Sheep Holiday Show on 12/29!

Winter is approaching fast and so are the holidays! That means it is time for a Black Sheep Holiday show with some great local bands! On Saturday, December 29th we are having a New Years Eve/Christmas celebration all in one. And now for the bands playing! First we have the all-new Dream Eater featuring members of Nathan & The Sheep and Mildred. Next we have the very heavy shoegaze project Caterpillar Club. Then we have pop-punk all stars Up In Arms bringing the fun. The Timmys will be there playing some songs off of their brand new full length album. And last we have Our Lady, wish them luck before they go on tour in January!

The show will be at 7:00 pm and is $5. You can be on the lookout for a facebook event very soon. To stay updated on what other shows we have coming up at Black Sheep, check out our shows page.

The What’s Fun Show Report: Nov 26th-Dec 2nd

Hey everybody, welcome to The What’s Fun Show Report for November 26th through December 2nd.

It’s going to be a great week to be in Springfield! On Wednesday, the great Reverend Horton Heat will be at Donnie’s Homespun with Kentucky Knife Fight. Black Sheep will be hosting Our Lady, Skywalker, Scott Blacula, Suffer The Wrath, and DB Cooper on November 30th. Later that evening, What Thou Will and Tradition ov Tourture will be melting The Tin Can Pub. It then gets all alt-country at Donnie’s on Friday with Iron Orchard and The Great Waltz on Saturday. To close out the week, Supersuckers (Sub Pop Records) will be at Bar None with Two Trick Pony and Number 9 Blacktops on December 2nd. And you said there’s nothing ever going on in Springfield…

To check out our compreshensive list of events, CLICK THIS LINK. Have a concert and want it on The What’s Fun Show Report? Email your event with details and links to blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com