On Tuesday, June 10th we will be having a real dumb show happening just three days before Dumb Fest 2. This show will be all-acoustic and inside Dumb Records. We are mixing it up BIG TIME here in South Town. For this show we have the new two-piece folk project, Wilt Candy. We also have Tim Williams of Our Lady playing a solo set. Then we have a couple of touring musicians from Texas. Real Live Tigers will be playing. You can check out some of their music below. You might remember a certain show about one year ago at Black Sheep that Real Live Tigers played at. They will be on tour with other solo artist Alex Glasnovic. To top it all off we have Austin Connelly performing some acoustic songs by his main band Swamp Rat.

This show kicks off at 7:00 pm at Dumb Records and costs $5. Be there. Also check out our shows page for other shows coming up in South Town.

On Saturday, June 28th at Black Sheep we will be opening our doors to some more new and interesting things. There is going to be a “Big Push Contest” put together by some of the people involved with Torch Tuesdays at Bar None. Here’s some more info about this contest:

Rich Taste Entertainment and Ozland Photography have teamed up to bring you “The Big Push” showcase/contest. The contest is designed to give one lucky artist/band a shot at the big time. The winner/s of the contest will receive professional recording, a music video and digital distribution.

With placement on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, the X-Box store and hundreds more digital retailers plus a music video shot by Ozland Photography we will giving you that “Big Push” needed to take your music to the next level.

Cool. In addition to all of that, there is a $7 entry fee to all watching the event, and this will start at 7:00 pm. You can find a facebook event for this Big Push Contest right here. Be sure to also check out other things that are coming up at Black Sheep on our shows page.

Look at this show, kids. We have a show announcement today for Saturday, June 7th. This show will be the very first show of the year for big time rockers Big Storm. You won’t want to miss that. This show will also feature two touring bands from Arkansas. The first of those bands is electronic/shoegaze band Monster Heart. You can find some of their music streaming below. On tour with Monster Heart is a band with a band name that is way to long. They are called May Of The Sea Be With You. Kicking things off will be the new and improved War Magic, bringing the dreamy rock.

This show will kick off at 7:00 pm and cost $5. You can find a facebook event for this right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at everything coming up at Black Sheep.

Look here at this metal show at Black Sheep that is coming up very fast on Wednesday, May 21st. This show will be sure to be heavier than you can imagine. We have The Convalescence on tour from Toledo, Ohio. They have played at Black Sheep before in recent times, but this time The Convalescence will feature hometown hero Blake Perry formerly of Kharybdis. Don’t miss this touring band now with our former Springfield music scene guitarist and supporter. Also on tour with The Convalescence is Skyosis also from Ohio. This show will also feature the Champaign death metal band Eminent Slaughter. Then we have another Champaign act called Caecus, and they play progressive deathcore.

This show will kick off at 7:00 pm and admission will be $5. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Don’t forget to also check out our shows page where you can see a lot of what is coming up this summer at Black Sheep.

On Wednesday, June 4th we have this nice summer treat of a show happening at Black Sheep. If you like the summer then you’ll like this show. We have the band Benny The Jet Rodriguez coming all the way from Los Angeles. Benny The Jet Rodriguez is a newer band on popular punk/indie label Recess Records. You can check out some of their music below. This show may be the first Black Sheep performance for the full-rock-band version of everyone’s favorite dream poppers, War Magic. We are keeping this one a short and sweet at three bands. The third band on the bill will be the tricksy and alternative pop band JAG. Yeah, yeah yeah it’s going to be great.

This show will kick off at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event sometime soon. Until then check out our shows page for a complete look at everything coming up at Black Sheep this summer.