We have a show happening at Black Sheep tonight, and it’s our third show in a row in a four-show series! This show will feature Indiana band on tour New Heart. New Heart has played here back in July of last summer. Also on tour and on this show is Ice Hockey from Quad Cities, Iowa. You might remember Ice Hockey from day 1 of Dumb Fest 3-D earlier this summer. The third touring band on this bill is a band called “NoxThanks” from Oklahoma. You can check out some of their music streaming on the player below. Then up before them we have the wild and crazy hardcore baby-band, Diaper Rash from right here in Springfield. And kicking things off we have the heavy sludge band Orator from Champaign/Urbana.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and for admission we are asking anywhere between $5 and $7. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also check out our shows page for a good look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep this fall.

Tonight at Black Sheep we are having another one of our monthly Black Sheep Open Mics! The open mics here have always been fun, and we are open to really anything happening on our stage! Tonight we have a pretty full lineup, but also some time slots that are waiting to be claimed.

9:45-10:00 – Validmall
9:30-9:45 – Eric Rogers
9:15-9:30 – Tyler Petitt
9:00-9:15 – Mario Cannamela
8:45-9:00 – Ian Winterbauer
8:30-8:45 – Devon Fluelen
8:15-8:30 – Rhys Hunter
8:00-8:15 – Pete Cassani (from Boston)
7:45-8:00 – (open)
7:30-7:45 – Matthew Brewes
7:15-7:30 – Pureheart
7:00-7:15 – (open)

Tonight’s lineup even includes a traveling musician from Botson (Pete Cassani)! There are also two slot still open tonight (7:00 and 8:00), open to whomever shows up to the show first and claims them.

Things tonight will start right at 7:00 pm. For this we will be taking donations of $1-5 for Black Sheep. There will also be a sale going on at Dumb Records next door of 15% off everything! Check out a facebook event for tonight right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep.

Coming up at Black Sheep on Thursday, November 5th we have a show announcement for you all! What show is this!? It’s a three-act show with a touring band from Louisiana. For this one we have the instrumental musical project, Fel Fae. The touring act on the bill is “Guts Club” from New Orleans. You can stream some of their music below to find out what they are all about. Then opening things up is another Fel Fae related act, and that is Nick Murphy playing solo-acoustic!

This show is set to 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 good look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep.

With all of the craziness happening at Southtown record store Dumb Records this fall, we are officially calling out in need of volunteers and interns to work at our store! Earlier today we told you that we picked up all of the left over stock from Error Records, a store in Urbana that ended at the end of last month. With all of this craziness we are trying to not cut back on open hours this fall/winter and we need all of the help we can get!!

We are looking for volunteers and interns that would be able to pick up regular weekly shifts (usually four hours at a time) at Dumb Records, especially during the week. If interested you can get ahold of us at dumbrecs@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

It’s been a little while since we have gotten a new band page together. Tonight we are bringing you a brand new page for Springfield’s newest metal band called Set Fire To Salem. You can check out Set Fire To Salem’s new band page right here where you can learn more about the group, and also stream some of their music. Set Fire To Salem played their first Black Sheep show last month and will be planning something for later this fall very soon.

Check out any of our 60+ current band pages of Springfield bands right here. Do you play in a Springfield band that has not yet set a page up with us? We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will work with you to set something up.

As we venture into our second decade as an all ages venue in Springfield, we have our first band coming from across seas since Black Sheep hit the ten year mark. This show is happening on Saturday, October 10th, and it is going to be an earlier show starting at 5:00 pm. For this show we have a triumphant return of the alternative/indie band Mystery Gift which might be coming back with a new and improved lineup. Then the international band playing is “Nicoffeine” coming all the way from Germany. They play a type of experimental/instrumental noise rock that you can check out streaming below! On tour with Nicoffeine is the band “Complainer” from St. Louis, which features the same members of previous band Spelling Bee. Opening things up will be a performance by the extreme noisecore act Gutterpriest.

Again, this show will be starting at 5:00 pm, and we will be asking for $5 at the door. 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 at Black Sheep this fall.

We have a little bit of a last minute show to announce today, happening this upcoming Friday, July 3rd. It is also looking like this will be the only show at Black Sheep next weekend, so make sure to come out and have a yourself a ball! For this show we have the local instrumental project Fel Fae. Then on tour from Memphis, Tennessee we have a band called Forrister coming to play for us. You can check out some of Forrister’s music below. Opening up the show we have a rare solo performance by Mario Cannamela of the band Wir Können.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and cost $5 to get in. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page to see everything we have coming up at Black Sheep in the near future.

Tonight at Black Sheep we are having a show filled exclusively with rap battles! Those of you who have been around for previous rap battles at Black Sheep know just how intense they can get, and this show will be no exception. Here’s what is lined up as far as who will be facing who on the stage:

Twitch and Cerius Barz face off in a battle of #3BL vets,
Decatur’s Yella takes on Peoria’s Iydiss,
Peoria’s Get Em Bo takes on Missouri’s Malado,
and two newcomers Rick Slick and Zach Gilbert match up in a battle of rookies!

DJ for the night will be DJ Juice Ortiz, and “Uncanny” himself will be the host for the night. There also might be a non-battle performance or two snuck in from 2 Live Nation, We Back Soon, and possibly more!

Doors for this show will kick off at 6:00 pm, and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Follow the 217 hip hop facebook page to stay more updated on hip hop shows in town, and also check out our shows page for a look at everything else coming up at Southtown.