Yee Haw!

Posted on March 27, 2024 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight! We’re hosting a rare country/folk/indie show featuring Blue County Pistol from Madison, WI, Marble Teeth from Decatur, local folk punkers Yardwaste and folk heroes Cut Flowers, all for a total of $9

Friday Releases this week!

– TYPE O NEGATIVE, their last album “Dead Again” from 2007 gets a white and black splattery re-issue.

– BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS “Trenchtown Rock” a collection of songs on yellow vinyl.

– CHASTITY BELT “Live Laugh Love” the fourth(?) album from this indie-rock four piece band.

– SERPENTWITHFEET brand new album “Grip” which is the 3rd from this singer songwriter.

– ALL TIME LOW “MTV Unplugged” originally released in 2009 out Friday on “electric blue” vinyl.

Pepperoni’s pick this week is the not-taylors-version 1989

“I know, I know, another Taylor Swift pick. This week I am picking “1989” (not Taylor’s version). You know, before this we have had SIX Taylor Swift albums in the Pepperoni’s hall-of-fame vault, this makes number SEVEN… and you know how many albums Taylor has? FIFTEEN including the four “Taylor’s Versions” that have been released so far and also her upcoming album to be released next month! You better believe I am eventually picking them all.”

In case anyone walking into our store is still not sure if we buy records, then hopefully this new banner will get the message across

And my last little treat for you this week, a new run of Pepperoni shirts has recently landed in the store, better grab one before they’re gone!

5 Pepperoni Teeth Later

Posted on March 21, 2024 by blacksheepspringfield

We took our elephant out last Saturday to the St patrick’s parade. Thanks to all who helped and gave out 1000 dum-dums!

This Friday we have a show featuring queer femme indie rock from Chicago PinkSqueeze, Emily the Band from Peoria and Ricki Marvel

This Week’s Friday Releases!

– the big one is this ALICE IN CHAINS “Jar Of Flies” re-issue, 140 gram LP. we should have plenty of copies.
– WHAM “Make It Big” 150 gram vinyl re-issue. (wake me up before you go go)
– WAXAHATCHEE has a brand new album out “Tigers Blood” (did you know Springfield native Brandon Carnes is a guitar tech for this group, who knew!)
– MISFITS “Collection” on glow-in-the-dark vinyl oohhhhh!
– The Cure “Paris” (live album) 30th anniversary release, expanded edition with a couple of extra tracks!
– A new solo album by Adrianne Lenker of the band Big Thief, “Bright Future”!

This week Pepperoni picked the Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack

“There are only 226 days until Halloween so what a perfect time to pick… THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW on vinyl as my pick of the week! Rocky Horror is more than just a record… it’s a movie too! And it’s more than a movie… it’s a play or something. And it’s even more than a play… it’s a way of life. Also, it has Meatloaf in it.”

Also this week Pepperoni had some teeth surgically removed and he’s doing just fine.

Congrats to Mitch on winning our Turbo arcade contest. It was a battle right to the end for 1st place, although we’re stoked for everyone who came out and put up a score.

You’re invited to Walk in the Parade With Us Saturday

Posted on March 13, 2024 by blacksheepspringfield

2 hardcore shows are happening at our place this week plus we’re taking the elephant out to the St. Patrick’s day parade Saturday. We welcome all you St. Patricks Day Tourists who come in for your annual trip downtown to ask us if records are still around while you spill your drinks on them.

Thursday we have a hardcore show featuring Surfaced from Louisville, Out 4 Blood from Minneapolis, Blistered Spirit from St Louis and locals Subversion and Javelin.

Then on Saturday we have this other hardcore show featuring Gnaw from Missouri, Security Footage from Missouri, plus locals Prevention, War and Rumor, and Bruxism. Side note when I was at the downtown retailer meeting, they were asking if any of the stores were holding events. I think they were talking about sidewalk sales and wine tastings so I didn’t say anything.

On to Vinyl Release Friday!

– NOAH KAHAN with the “Cape Elizabeth EP”! This was a Record Store Day release for Black Friday this past year and in high demand. Well it’s back, baby.
– CAKE “Pressure Chief” – Cake re-issues been going down their discography and we are to their 5th album released in 2004
– KACEY MUSGRAVES with her 6th studio album “Deeper Well”
– BLACK CROWES have a new album “Happiness Bastards”
– A reissue of Sum 41’s 2019 album “Order In Decline”
– JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE has a brand new album “Everything I Thought It Was”

This week Pepperoni has picked Noah Kahan’s “Stick Season”

“This week I’ve picked an artist that sure has blown the heck up recently… Noah Kahan. With his album from last year, “Stick Season”. We had it when it came out, but around Christmas time everyone wanted it and it was out of print for a while, but now it’s back. Jeff says this guy just sounds like Mumford & Sons. His second album is also being released for Record Store Day and I can say that it’s what we ordered the most copies of.”

DEMOLITION TIME

Posted on March 7, 2024 by blacksheepspringfield

Have you playing our latest pinball machine, Demolition Man, yet! It’s got ramps, modes, multiballs, the Cyro-Claw that grabs your ball, and unique handles for the flipper buttons that grant secret bonuses. See if you can get through all the Cryo-Claw Modes and get into Demolition Time! If Alderman Shawn Gregory is into it then it must be cool.

This week for New Release Friday, we’re anticipating the following titles coming out on vinyl:

– Ariana Grande has a new album “Eternal Sunshine” out on Ruby Red vinyl – we have been told the shipment for this might be cutting it close, so it might be later in the day or even following Monday that this shows up.
– Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth is 70 years old and is still making interesting music with her newest “The Collective”!
– Jpegmafia with “Ghost Tape” out on aqua-blue vinyl
– The Color Purple: Music From And Inspired By (There are purple and gold variants of this, we are not 100% sure which ones we ordered we will get)
– Eartheater with her album “Powders” which came out last year, vinyl release is this weekend.
– “The Music Never Stopped” – a compilation of bands that inspired The Grateful Dead!
– JUDAS PRIEST with their 19th studio album “Invincible Shield” out this Friday!

This week Pepperoni picks the Ozzy classic Bark at the Moon

“This week I am picking another album from OZZY OSBOURNE – his third studio album from 1983 “MEOW AT THE MOON”! I believe this was his biting-heads-off-bats on stage era. I also bit a bat in the Dumb Records basement once. Also I heard he performed this album in full in Carbondale during the last solar eclipse in 2017 but I didn’t find out about it until afterwards.”

Recently we’ve been gifted a Spotify subscription which we are now using to create playlists of the weekly new releases and other songs we like. Check that out HERE

I only listen to music ALANLOG

Posted on February 29, 2024 by blacksheepspringfield

Let’s take a look at THIS FRIDAY’S RELEASES… March 1st!

– MANNEQUIN P@%&SSY with their 4th studio album “I Got Heaven”, we should have the clear / black smoke indie exclusive version and normal
– PISSED JEANS with their 6th studio album “Half Divorced” one of my favorite bands out on Sub Pop
– MINISTRY, Chicago Industrial project from the 80’s are back with a new album “Hopiumforthemasses”! On green / yellow splattered vinyl!
– SHEER MAG with “Playing Favorites” after being signed to Third Man Records! Another one of my favorite current groups!
– KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD have a “Live at Bonaroo” double LP out on red and green wax!

This week Pepperoni has picked The Wall.

This is the 2016 pressing, 180g double LP (Pepperoni turned all of them around with the hype stickers on the other side because he liked the picture better)

Something fun we do every month is note all the total plays for all the pinballs and some of the video games in the arcade. Each game gets hundreds of plays. In fact our Godzilla pinball, which came new in the box 2 years ago has over 16,000 plays!

In February, Foo Fighters pinball had the highest number of plays at 631. You can find out more about what’s happening at our arcade and stuff by joining our forum.

Also if you’ve not heard, there is a new pinball in the arcade this week which has taken the spot in the lineup previously held by Judge Dredd, more info on that to come!

It’s Turbo Time!

Posted on February 21, 2024 by blacksheepspringfield

We recently started a new Arcade Contest, this time for TURBO (Sega, 1981). This dedicated cabinet is currently on loan from America’s Groove Records. The contest runs until March 15th. Anyone entering the contest gets their very own checkered flag. 1st place gets a custom engraved trophy (arcade entry fee still applies). We’re happy seeing plenty of contestants come through already! I guess if there is something Springfield loves, it’s a good racing game.

This Saturday we’re hosting a Video Game themed Drag Show bringing you everything from Super Mario to Fallout to Skyrim to FNAF to Sonic and probably other things too. Come in cosplay, bring your Nintendo Switch and dust off that Pokemon Go app.

Here are the new vinyl releases coming out this Friday:

– ACE FREHLEY of KISS has a brand new album. He is 72 years old and we should have a couple of different color variants.
– BTS “LOVE YOURSELF” is K-POP group’s 2018 album being issued on white vinyl with some fancy booklet and photos that make it all cost $50 (why do they always have to do this)
– VAN HALEN’s 1993 live album RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW had a first time vinyl release for Record Store Day last year, we sold out and now it’s back being re-pressed once again.
– MGMT are here with a new album “Loss of Life”
– GLITTERER are here with a new album “Rationale”
– Jack White’s other band THE RACONTEURS have a bunch of albums being reissued on 180g vinyl and we stocked up on their 2006 album “Broken Boy Soldiers”.

This week Pepperoni has picked Kids See Ghosts

“This week I picked another hip hop pick. This was a 2018 album and project called “Kids See Ghosts” that rapper Kid Cudi did with his friend.”

One more thing, we stocked new mugs in the store. We think this might be our best mug design yet. You know we’re always sayin if people are looking to get mugged downtown, then come to Dumb Records!

RSD 2024 LIST IS OUT

Posted on February 16, 2024 by blacksheepspringfield

The list is out, comment and tell us what you want us to order! We order 1 of everything and more on the titles people want. We’ll see you on April 20th with all these exclusive titles at 8am!

Valentine’s day was this week, and Pepperoni got a visit from a barbershop quartet! There’s some video on our Facebook if you want to see what that was like.

Here are the New Vinyl Releases coming out today!
– LAURA JANE GRACE has a new solo album out on Polyvinyl Records “Hole In My Head” out on exclusive pink vinyl and you KNOW we gotta have this one stocked! If you were at the 2021 alley show you know!
– LIL PEEP “Crybaby”, originally released in 2016 and being re-pressed now on “clear white” vinyl.
– Grandaddy “Blu Wav” on exclusive color vinyl… indie rock.
– IDLES with their 5th studio album “TANGK” (is that a word?) on black and exclusive pink variants.
– MOTHER MOTHER with their 9th studio album “Grief Chapter”, indie rock from Canada.
– EARL SWEATSHIRT and The Alchemist collaborative album “Voir Dire” out on black vinyl.

This week Pepperoni picked Mort Garsen’s Plantasia

“Spring is right around the corner gang, and this week I chose a nice spring-time pick to get us in a happy mood! That is the 1975 synthy insturmental album “Plantasia” composed by Mort Garson, master of the moog. It’s supposed to be “warm earth music for plants… and the people who love them.” I love plants because I love to try and eat them. I will destroy any plant or flower that I can find. But for some reason these dwarf umbrella plants are the only plants I don’t like to eat and completely destroy so that’s why they are the only two plants left living in my record store. Enjoy!”

Happy Birthday Mak!

Posted on February 6, 2024 by blacksheepspringfield

Everyone say Happy Birthday to Mak. They have been working the dumb records counter for YEARS now, and doing a great job!

Tonight there is a show, featuring Colorado hardcore bands Polish and Flak, supported by local hardcore bands Shroud and Fatal Dose. Also on the lineup is Unthynck which is actually nu metal so hopefully not every band will sound exactly the same.

Friday Release highlights for this week

– MEAT PUPPETS II – this classic 1984 SST Records album is getting remastered / re-issued. amazing it’s own country/punk/alternative way.
– MAZZY STAR “So Tonight That I Might See” another 1993 classic going through some sort of “RSD essentials” reissue, on purple black smoky splatter vinyl or something. I ordered 10 copies of this and have been told we are only getting 3.
– THE CHATS “High Risk Behaviour” – we have never been able to get any of these Australian punkers’ albums and now we finally can! This was their 2020 debut. I believe these are coming from Australia too so I’ve been hold hang tight and proceed with caution, shipping might be delayed but they are coming in the coming weeks.
– There’s two COWBOY BEBOP related records by The Seatbelts. anime fans rejoice! I’m not sure exactly what’s different about these than the normal soundtrack but as fans of the show know, the songs vary on a wide range of emotion, so it kind of makes sense to focus in on certain vibes as the straight up soundtrack is a real emotional rollercoaster. Anyway, maybe it’s just a cash grab as they know we’re going to eat this up.
– USHER has a new album out? “Coming Home”? Available in a bunch of different exclusive color variants? Is Usher performing the Superbowl halftime show or something? Do people care about a new Usher album?

Pepperoni’s pick this week is WetLeg!

“Happy Grammy’s week, I am here tonight with another pick – had to pick a GRAMMY WINNER, and it’s gotta be WET LEG with their self-titled debut… actually wait, this won best alternative album at last year’s Grammys. I know they were at this year’s but I guess that was for best re-mixed album or something. Anyways, this UK indie / pop duo had one of my favorite albums to come out a couple of years ago in 2022 and here we are 2 years later and it still holds up, I am ready for a follow-up. I recommend listening if you haven’t.”

Oh and lastly, did everyone notice Taylor is releasing her next album on April 19th, THE DAY BEFORE RECORD STORE DAY??? We don’t understand what this means for RSD, is Taylor trying to 1-up the whole event? Will there be an exclusive vinyl variant or something that comes out on RSD???? We are eagerly waiting to find out!

And We’re back!

Posted on January 31, 2024 by blacksheepspringfield

Starting right now, I’m gonna be posting once a week on this site to fill you in on new record releases, shows, and whatever else is going on. I’m not sure who even looks at WordPress blog sites in 2024, but maybe this will be fun for the few parents who are trying to figure out where their kids keep going every weekend.

I’ve updated almost every page on this site with current info. Most notably, our band pages are updated to reflect who’s actually active these days (that we know of). I haven’t listed every active band but I’ve tried my best to archive all the bands that don’t appear to be active anymore. If you have a band in the Springfield area and would like to get on on the site, send us an email at dumbresbooking@gmail.com with your info!

Here’s our upcoming Friday 2/3/2024 vinyl release highlights!

– Hippy jam band PHISH’s 2002 album “Round Room” getting reissued on 180 gram split-colored vinyl
– A few re-issues from indie alternative band RAINBOW KITTEN SURPRISE, the album we are stocking the most copies of is “Seven + Mary” originally released in 2013.
– THE VASELINES “The Way Of The Vaselines” – indie band formed as a duo in Scotland 1986 on Sub Pop Records and have multiple songs that were famously covered by Nirvana
(Kiss, Kiss Molly’s Lips) (re-issue)
– J MASCIS of DINOSAUR JR. has a new solo album “What Do We Do Now” out on clear purple vinyl
– The soundtrack to the newest HUNGER GAMES movie on orange vinyl, featuring a number of artists including Olivia Rodrigo.

We have a mostly hardcore show Saturday with Chicago hardcore bands Fuerza Bruta and Home Invasion, supported by Springfield and surrounding bands No Guard, Discern, and False Negative.

This week Pepperoni has picked Beach Boys – Pet Sounds

Pep picks out a new record each week which we try our best to always keep in stock. These may be essential records for any vinyl collector or maybe it’s just what Pepperoni wants so what ya gonna do? We’ve been doing this for a while, there are over 100 titles Pep has picked so far!

Oh, also this week Pep got a sneak peek at the upcoming downtown cat café called the Cats’ Pyjamas. Pepperoni is looking forward to having new cat friends downtown

Thanks for reading, maybe leave a comment of you want to see in future posts?

-Jeff

Wow This Site is Out of Date

Posted on August 11, 2023 by blacksheepspringfield

Do people even read blog sites anymore? What are we even doing??

Well maybe we’ll give this a shot again. I just wanted to let you all know that we’ll start slowly updating the pages on this site while preserving a lot of the historical Springfield punk archive as I know there are 3 or 4 of you out there who like the idea this still exists on the internet.

At least with a few updates once in a while we won’t have parents calling us about a show that happened 3 years ago since our show calendar has never been updated. Hope you have a blessed day