July 15th at Black Sheep: Lucy Furr, Kids Born Wrong, Foam Fangers, This Is A Stick Up!

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It turns out the next show at Black Sheep isn’t all the way until close to ten days from now – on Sunday, July 15th. We’ve got a lot of time to get ready and get pumped for this gig! It also turns out there is a show happening inside Dumb Records this same night. (We’ll have a post for that one later). For this show we have two touring bands – one being Lucy Furr from Indianappolis, Indiana. Check out their music on the player below. The other touring act is a band called “Kids Born Wrong” from Louisville, Kentucky. Those bands will be joined by local support from Springfield’s own Foam Fangers – and then also Decatur’s own This Is A Stick Up! (both stellar punk groups).

This one is at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event right here. Bands on this show will be alternating with the ones playing inside Dumb Records. Check out our shows page for a list of what else is coming up at Black Sheep in these coming months.

New Arrivals This Weekend at Dumb Records

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It’s another fun and exciting weekend coming up at Dumb Records – we actually don’t have any shows lined up at Black Sheep once again this weekend, so maybe just stop by the record store? The store has plenty of used records hitting the shelves, a lot of which you can now check out on the store’s Discog’s page. We’ll go ahead and list off all of those recently stocked LPs of the past week below. But first let’s take a look at the store’s hours this next week:

Friday: noon – 8:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Monday: noon – 8:00 pm
Tuesday: noon – 8:00 pm
Wednesday: noon – 8:00 pm
Thursday: noon – 8:00 pm

Used LPs
Alabama – The Closer You Get…
Al Martino – And Tony Russo Orchestra
Andreas Vollenweider – White Winds
Andy Stewart – Scotland
Artie Shaw – The Best Of
Asleep At The Wheel – Asleep At The Wheel
Barbra Streisand – The Third Album
Barbra Streisand – The Broadway Album
B.J. Thomas – B.J. Thomas
Bob James & Earl Klugh – One on One
Bonnie Tyler – Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire
Boris Draper – Harmonica And Percussion
Brook Benton – Endlessly
Buck Wilkin – Buck Wilkin
The Byrds / Steppenwolf – Candy (Soundtrack)
Chet Atkins – Solo Flights
Chic – Real People
The Chi-Lites – Bottom’s Up
Cleo Laine & James Galway – Sometimes When We Touch
Commander Cody – Hot Licks, Cold Steel & Truckers Favorites
Commodores – In The Pocket
Diana Ross – Everything Is Everything
Dillard & Clark – Through The Morning Through The Night
Doc Evans And His Dixieland Band – Muskrat Ramble
Dolly Parton – Dolly Dolly Dolly
Dolly Parton – Jolene
Donna Summer – Love To Love You Baby
Donna Summer – All Systems Go
Duke & The Drivers – Rollin’ On
Earl Klugh – Crazy For You
Earl Klugh – Dream Come True
Earl Klugh – Wishful Thinking
Earth, Wind & Fire – Touch The World
Eddie Rabbitt – Greatest Hits, Vol. II
Eddie Rabbitt – #1’s
Elvis – Worldwide Gold Award Hits
The Everly Brothers – Home Again
Fine Arts Brass Quintet – Fine Arts Brass Quintet
Firefall – Elan
The Folkswingers – 12 String Guitar!
Flaming Ember – Westbound #9
Frankie Carle – Honolulu Honky Tonk
Freddy Fender – Are You Ready For Freddy
Gladys Knight & The Pips – Visions
Griff Williams – Let’s Dance Awhile
Griff Williams – Oldies But Goodies
Gloria Estefan – Let It Loose
Gordon Lightfoot – Sundown
Hank Williams Jr. – Family Tradition
Harold Melvin & The Blue Nots – Now Is The Time
Harry James – And His New Swingin’ Band
Herbie Mann – Discotheque
Hooters – One Way Home
The Isley Brothers – Grand Slam
Jackie Gleason – The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
Jello Biafra – No More Cocoons
Jim & Ingrid Croce – Another Day, Another Town
John Klemmer – Mosaic: The Best Of
Johnny Guitar Watson – Funk Beyond The Call of Duty
Johnny Guitar Watson – What The Hell Is This?
Johnny Paycheck – Take This Job And Shove It
Jonathan Edwards – Jonathan Edwards
Judy Garland – Forever Judy
Judy Garland – Miss Show Business
Julie Andrews – Star!
K-Tel Records – 20 Great Truck Drivin’ Songs
K-Tel Records – Blue Grass Hall of Fame
Kenny Rogers – Kenny Rogers
Little Feat – Dixie Chicken
Larry Elgart – Twenty-One Channel Sound
Lee Wiley – Night In Manhattan
Lenny Dee – Dee-Lightful!
Let’s Pretend – Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella
Major Lance – The Monkey Time
Manhattans – Greatest Hits
Margie Meinert – Crazy Calliope
Marty Robbins – Marty’s Greatest Hits
Merle Haggard – A Portrait of Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard – A Working Man Can’t Get Nowhere Today
Merle Haggard – Back To The Barroms
Mickey Gilley – Gilley’s Greatest Hits
Mowtown Records – 25 #1 Hits From 25 Years
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir – Stars and Stripes Forever
Motown Records – Top 10 With A Bullet!
Nancy DeMoss – Life Eternally Yours
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
The Norman Luboff Choir – Moments To Remember
Patsy Cline – Stop The World
Patsy Cline – The Heart You Break
Peggy Blue – Blue Blowin’
Peggy Lee – Bridge Over Troubled Water
Peggy Lee – Black COffee
Pete Townshend – Who Came First
The Platters – 10th Anniversary Album
Procol Harum – Live In Concert
Rare Earth – Brass Monkey
Rare Earth – Midnight Lady
The Ray Charles Singers – Quiet Moments For Young Lovers
Richard Torrance – Eureka
Ricky Nelson – Songs By Ricky
The Righteous Brothers – You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
Robert Goulet – The Wonderful World of Love
Roy Clark – Urban, Suburban
Russ Morgan – All Time Hits
Rusty Warren – Songs For Sinners
Sammi Smith – The Best of Sammi Smith
Saxon – The Eagle Has Landed
Shanice Wilson – Discovery
Sonny James – Born To Be With You
Steve Miller Band – Number 5
Supertramp – Brother Where You Bound
Surface – Shower Me With Your Love
Tom T. Hall – The Magnificent Music Machine
T’Pau – Heart And Soul
USA for Africa – We Are The World
Various – Monster Mash
Various – Jamming With Edward!
Will Rogers – I Never Met A Man I Didn’t Like
Willie Nelson – Tougher Than Leather
101 Strings – I Love Paris

 

Tonight at Black Sheep: Dowsing, Dikembe, Jess Knight, Chocolate In Your Pocket, Marble Teeth

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Thank you all who came out to the show last night to catch some international punk! Now we have another one going on tonight! We are excited to welcome back Dowsing – playing for the first time at Black Sheep for the first time since Dumb Fest 3-D back in 2015. The band has picked up quite the following since they started, and you can stream some of their music on the player below. This time around Dowsing will be on tour with another heavy-hitting emo band – Dikembe from Gainesville, Florida. For locals on the bill we have Jessica Knight of Looming performing a solo set. We also have a new Decatur-based hip hop project called “Chocolate In Your Pocket“, which should be interesting! Opening things up is Marble Teeth, also from Decatur.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $7. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep this summer.

Activator Issue #2 Available Now at Dumb Records + Black Sheep

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We are excited about the second issue of Springfield’s newest music monthly magazine – Activator – for July 2018. We are also excited about the new stand (pictured above) that we have on display inside Dumb Records at all times holding free copies of the magazine. Come in at any time to pick them up!

This month features Vinal Luciano – Springfield hip hop artist – on the cover. The back cover (pictured above) features a photomontage of photos from Dumb Fest 6 that occurred last month. Inside the issue you can find more write-ups, show calendars, album reviews, and more.

Activator Magazine is available (for free) at all times at Dumb Records (open noon – 8pm every day) as well as other various locations around town.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Soakie (Australia), Gassed, No Cash Value, Foam Fangers

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We hope you all had a great weekend, now it’s time for two shows at Black Sheep back to back starting tonight! The one tonight features a band from Australia! How cool! That band is Soakie – punk band from Melbourne, Australia and you can find their music streaming on the player below. We also have another touring band on the bill and that is the fast and angry Gassed from Lexington, Kentucky – who last played in Springfield as part of Dumb Fest 4-ever a couple of years back. Both of those bands will be joined by local support from No Cash Value and Foam Fangers.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $6. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep in the near future.

New Arrivals This Weekend at Dumb Records

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It looks like we’ve got a hot weekend ahead of us! There are now shows this weekend either – but we do have some lined up this upcoming Monday and Tuesday so we’ll see you at Black Sheep then! Maybe take these next couple of days to stop by Southtown record store Dumb Records at some point – the store has been having hundreds of new arrivals pour in over these past few weeks. This week this includes new arrivals from Not Normal Tapes, Lumpy Records, and more. Let’s take a look at the store’s hours for the next week and then get into the arrivals.

Friday (today): noon – 8:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday: noon – 8:00 pm
Monday (show): noon – 9:00 pm
Tuesday (show): noon – 9:00 pm
Wednesday (4th of July): closed / call-in
Thursday: noon – 8:00 pm

New LPs
American Hate – Our Love Is Real
Anthrax – For All Kings
Cherry Death – Saccharine
Donkey Bugs – Ancient Chinese Secrets
Eminem – Revival
Father John Misty – God’s Favorite Customer
Gorillaz – The Now Now
Panic! At The Disco – Pray For The Weekend
Sleep – Holy Mountain
The State – All Wrong
Vanilla Poppers – LP
Warm Bodies – LP

Used LPs
Al Hirt – Al’s Place
Annie – Original Soundtrack
Atlantic Rhythm Section – Back Up Against The Wall
The B.B. & Q. Band – All Night Long
Black Oak Arkansas – High On The Hog
Blackfoot – Siogo
Bonnie Owens and Merle Haggard – Just Between The Two of Us
Booty People – Booty People
Bootsy’s Rubber Band – Ahh… The Name Is Bootsy, Baby
Charlie Rich – The Many New Sides of Charlie Rich
Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed – Me And Jerry
The Deuce Coupes – Hotrodders’ Choice
Don Gibson – Oh Lonesome Me
The Chipmunks – Chipmunk Punk
Edward Ka-Spel – Khataclimici China Doll
Elvin Bishop – Juke Joint Jump
Elvis – On Stage February 1970
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Freddie Jackson – Don’t Let Love Slip Away
Freddy Fender – The Best of Freddy Fender
Funkadelic – Uncle Jam Wants You
Giuffria – Giuffria
Hank Williams – Greatest Hits
Henry Mancini – Our Man In Hollywood
Hot – Hot
Jackson Browne – Lives In The Balance
Jerry Reed – Texas Bound And Flyin’
John Hartford – Nobody Knows What You Do
Johnny Cash – Now, There Was A Song!
Johnny Russell – Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer
The Jones Girls – The Jones Girls
Mel Tillis – Big N’ Country
Patsy Cline – Sentimentally Yours
Peter Nero – Summer of ‘42
Red Foley – Sound of Devotion
Red Foley – Songs Everybody Knows
Redd Foxx – On The Loose
Richie Havens – Simple Things
Richard Pryor – Live!
The Silkie – You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away
Smokey Robinson – Being With You
The Smurfs – All Star Show
Stryper – To Hell With The Devil
Tennessee Ernie Ford – Country Hits… Feelin’ Blue
The Three Suns – A Swingin’ Thing
The Three Suns – Warm and Tender
Tom Jones – Greatest Hits
Tommy Dorsey – Sentimental
Walter Jackson – Tell Me Where It Hurts
Walt Disney – The Jungle Book
Willie Nelson – Sweet Memories
Willie Nelson – The Troublemaker
Willie Nelson – Without A Song

New 7”s
The Bug – Humbug
Nosferatu – EP II
Pineapple RNR – Pineapple RNR
Raw Nerve – Midnight EP
Tigress – 7”
Trauma Harness – Organ Donor

July 2nd at Black Sheep: Soakie (Australia), Gassed, No Cash Value, Foam Fangers

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There just so happens to be no shows at Black Sheep this upcoming weekend – however we do have shows coming up this next Monday and Tuesday – this one being Monday July 2nd and featuring a band coming all the way from Australia. How cool! That band is Soakie – punk band from Melbourne, Australia and you can find their music streaming on the player below. We also have another touring band on the bill and that is the fast and angry Gassed from Lexington, Kentucky – who last played in Springfield as part of Dumb Fest 4-ever a couple of years back. Both of those bands will be joined by local support from No Cash Value and Foam Fangers.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $6. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep in the near future.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Dogs On Shady Lane, The Telephone Junkies, Johnnycatland, Mike Butler

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Here we are with the third show of the weekend for us, and the third show in our streak! It’s another one being put together by The Telephone Junkies, who just performed this past Monday, for some touring acts out of town. (Yes, The Telephone Junkies will be playing this show as well). This one is for Providence, Rhode Island indie-rock group “Dogs on Shady Lane“. You can stream some of their music on the player below. The other out of town act is a group called “Johnnycatland” from Oak Park, Illinois up north, also described as indie-rock. Opening things up is local solo musician Mike Butler, formerly of the band Vonne.

This show starts tonight at 7:00 pm. Admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page – which is actually really updated this time!

July 3rd at Black Sheep: Dowsing, Dikembe, Jess Knight, Chocolate In Your Pocket, Marble Teeth

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We’ve got a bit of a last minute whopper of an emo show coming up on Tuesday, July 3rd featuring a very stacked lineup of bands. We are excited to welcome back Dowsing – playing for the first time at Black Sheep for the first time since Dumb Fest 3-D back in 2015. The band has picked up quite the following since they started, and you can stream some of their music on the player below. This time around Dowsing will be on tour with another heavy-hitting emo band – Dikembe from Gainesville, Florida. For locals on the bill we have Jessica Knight of Looming performing a solo set. We also have a new Decatur-based hip hop project called “Chocolate In Your Pocket“, which should be interesting! Opening things up is Marble Teeth, also from Decatur.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $7. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep this summer.

Tours: Bottom Bracket

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Last night at Black Sheep was the official kick-off for Bottom Bracket’s big summer tour – with the first out of town show being tonight in Roscoe, Illinois. The band is playing 14 shows between now and July 7th and heading out to the East Coast and back. Check out that full list of dates below:

6/22 – Springfield, IL – Black Sheep
6/23 – Roscoe, IL – House Show
6/26 – Alton, IL – Bottle & Barrel
6/27 – Chicago, IL – Margaritaville
6/28 – Kalamazoo, MI – Louie’s Back Room
6/29 – Elyria, OH – Blank Slate
6/30 – Frederick, MD – Guido’s Speakeasy
7/1 – Long Island, NY – Creative Corner
7/2 – Philadelphia, PA – TBA
7/3 – Harrisonburg, VA – Crayola House
7/4 – Asheville, NC – Static Age Records
7/5 – Atlanta, GA – Uprising
7/6 – Nashville, TN – The Beehive
7/7 – Lexington, KY – Liberty House

Bottom Bracket released a self-titled EP last year, recorded in Southtown Sound, which you can find streaming on the player below.