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DUMB FEST 2 Announcement #2

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Well look here! We are halfway through March and it is time for a second Dumb Fest 2 announcement. Today we are giving you another ten bands that will be playing Dumb Fest 2 this year happening on June 13th + 14th at Black Sheep, Skank Skates, and Dumb Records. You can find the first previously announced ten bands along with our first announcement right here. Ready for the next ten bands? Here we go…

EASTER from Champaign/Oak Forest

OUR LADY from Springfield

BROKEN PRAYER from Chicago/St. Louis

DIRTY WORK from Kansas City, Missouri

CRUELSTER from Cleveland, Ohio

HOSPITAL JOB from Springfield

RAT STORM from Bloomington, Indiana

LAGOON from Chicago

TIMES BEACH from St. Louis

DOOMSAYER from Champaign

That’s a lot of good bands. You can check out music for nearly all of those bands by clicking the names of each one. Are those all of the bands that will be playing Dumb Fest 2? No, there is still at least one more announcement coming later this month! Ticket info and set times are going to be announced later on. Take a look at the Dumb Fest 2 page to see what bands are playing which days. You can also find a facebook event for Dumb Fest 2 right here.

Audiofeed 2014 Lineup

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Here we have an announcement for the Audiofeed 2014 Lineup! For those of you who don’t know, Audiofeed is a music festival founded in 2013 that takes place in Champaign/Urbana, IL. Not only does it feature dozens of rad bands of all genres and styles, it also features seminars as well as activities for people of all ages. With all of that being said, take a look at some of the musical acts that will be featured during the course of this year’s festival!

Steve Taylor and the Perfect Foils
Flatfoot 56
Sean Michel
Peter Furler Band
Listener
Spoken Nerd
The Overseer
Shane Claiborne
Kid Dead
Timbre
Grave Robber
6’10
The Skies Revolt
VON Strantz
The Burial
Comrades
Harry Gore
Aaron Lee Martin
Nathan Stiteler
Analecta
Cantalouper
The Scurvies
Must Build Jacuzzi
Fight Before Surrender
Reckless Mercy
Sick/Sea

So there we have it! There are going to be some cool acts coming around Audiofeed this year, which will be taking place July 3-5 this year in the Champaign County Fairgrounds. For those of you looking to road trip away from your every day and possibly mundane activities, there will be early camping access on July 2nd. Therefore, road tripping is encouraged. For any other details, check out this very nicely put together website. It has all the information you will need, and there is also a facebook page available to give you videos, pictures and updates if that catches your fancy.

While we’re talking about midwest fests, make sure to get the 411 on Springfield’s Dumbfest this year! It will be taking place in mid-June and is sure to be a super fun fiasco. Till then, creep it real!

Montagh at Dumb on 2/28 (Video)

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The show on the 28th was really cool, being inside of Dumb Records, and full of acoustic sets. Well, someone (someone awesome) decided to record a piece of Montagh‘s set, and the result was really awesome! Even better, someone posted the video onto Youtube, so we can all stare at its wonderfully shot video, and listen to Montagh. Montagh is a wonderful folk punk band from Springfield (If you haven’t heard them before, make sure to do so, and watch this video!). The chill video is below!

Tonight at Black Sheep: Runaway Brother, The Ground Is Lava, Slam Dinner, Looming

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14496_10202778227394855_1349617247_nTonight we have a really good Wednesday night show going on! It will definitely be worth going to. We have the band Runaway Brother coming from Ohio. They will be out on tour with the band The Ground Is Lava also from Ohio. You can find some of The Ground Is Lava’s music streaming below. This show will also feature a newer band from Champaign called Slam Dinner. They feature one member of Springfield hard rock band Soap Scum. The special icing on top of the cake is that Looming will also be playing this show. This will also be the cassette release show for the Looming EP, being rereleased on cassette by Springfield label Blackbox Records.

This show will begin at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here if that’s your thing. Can’t make it to this show? Check out our long list of other shows coming up on our shows page.

April 14th at Black Sheep: King Of Prussia, Case Conrad, Meredosia, Full Chroma

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414Look at this! We have a great show coming up in the wonderful month of April. This time we have King Of Prussia (Kindercare Records) and Sweden’s own Case Conrad. This show brings the dangerously 90s pop sounds of King Of Prussia (not real kings, I asked) and Case Conrad’s take dream pop, and gets all mixed up with locals Meredosia and Full Chroma.

The show will be starting at 7pm and will cost $5. You can find more info for the show on it’s Facebook Event Page. Looking for more shows to check out? Here’s the link!

New Arrivals At Dumb Records This Week

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Don’t forget that we are now open Tuesdays at Dumb Records so be sure to stop in today and say hi! Dumb Records will be open today from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Dumb Records is located at 1107 South Grand Ave, for all of you dummies that didn’t know. From now on here are our official store hours:

Tuesdays from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Fridays from 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Saturdays from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Nights there are shows at Black Sheep from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

And here are some new arrivals that we will have in our shop this week!

LPs
7 Seconds – The Crew
Black Flag – My War
Dave Manson – Let It Flow
Descendents – Milo Goes To College
Gogol Bordello – Super Taranta!
Have Heart – Songs To Scream At The Sun
Jefferson Starship – Earth
NOFX/Rancid – Split
A Plea For Purging – The Life & Death Of A Plea For Purging
The Spits – V
Star Castle – Star Castle
Tenement – The Blind Wink
Traffic – On The Road
Wishbone Ash – Wishbone Four

7″s
Calculator – New Forms
Green Beret – The Cult Of State
Nirvana – Silver/Die
The Wonder Years – Manton Street

Los Injectors Reunion

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los injectorsLadies, gents and its, it looks like the local psycho/rockabilly band Los Injectors is reuniting after being apart for some time. Originally, they were founded in 1999 and now this trio is BACK to bring us more hard rock tunes (with an upright bass included). So check out one of their videos here and stay tuned for possible shows they may have coming up within the confines of the many venues we have here in Springfield. (To see other springfield shows happening, check this page out too).

 

 

Blackbox Records Rereleasing Looming EP on Cassette

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1904267_549768231788696_244706319_nIt looks like new Springfield cassette label Blackbox Records have announced plans to rerelease the Looming EP previously released last year on CD by other Springfield label Patch Records. Along with the announcement Blackbox Records released a neat little music video type thing which you can find below. The cassette will be out at the show at Black Sheep on this Wednesday March 12th, which Looming will be playing. You can find more info on that show right here. The tape can also be pre-ordered on the Blackbox storenvy right here. You can also stream the Looming EP and download it for free right here.

April 18th at Black Sheep: Jag, Shitstorm, Slow Children, Mouth Sex, Soap Scum

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aprilCheckit, we’ve got a cool show coming up on Friday, April 18th! JAG will be playing first, and if you didn’t hear their grungy punk tunes at last nights show then this will be another chance for you to hear this newly emerged local band. Shitstorm from St. Louis will be coming around on this evening as well, and his catchy satan punk tunes are sure to please so come check him out. Also playing this evening will be Slow Children coming all the way from California. Their fervent and hardcore jams will bring a cool facet to the genres being presented this evening. Following Slow Children will be the dirty buggers in Mouthsex. Their sets are always full of grit, just how we like it, so stick around for them and of course for Soap Scum. That band is a little trashy but we always make do so come out for this show because it will be swell!

It will be happening at around 7pm. Bring $5, check out the cool record store right next to our venue and keep your eyes open for other shows we have coming up that catch your fancy!

WUIS: “War Magic Plays Unique Neo-Folk”

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warmagicLocal news outlet WUIS have recently done a segment on Springfield folk band War Magic as a part of their ongoing series focusing on bands local to Springfield. The segment is entitled “Local Group War Magic Plays Unique Neo-Folk.” You can find the segment along with a player for the 9-minute long interview and live recording right here.

WUIS has also done segments on local projects Epsom and Mulligan Munro. WUIS also recently did a piece on the recently opened Dumb Records. You can find that one right here.