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New and Upcoming Arrivals This Week at Dumb Records

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It’s a fresh new week at our record store here in downtown Springfield. What a lovely day. Today we are bringing you another list of new releases and some records we expect to be getting in on Friday. And, we are in a bit of a dry spot as far as shows go at our space – there weren’t any this past weekend, but we are hitting it hard this Saturday with a pretty stacked hip hop show. Let’s take a look at the schedule for the week and then get into what’s new:

Tuesday (today): 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Wednesday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Thursday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Friday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Saturday (show): 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Monday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm

Expected Friday New LPs
Gorillaz – Plastic Beach
Jimmy Eat World – Clarity
Kanye West – Late Registration
Khruangbin – Texas Sun EP
Metallica – Metallica
Mobb Deep – Infamy
New Order – Movement
Suicide Silence – Become The Hunter
Tyler The Creator – Igor
The Wonder Years – Burst & Decay (Volume Ii)

New LPs
Eminem – The Eminem Show
Kid Dynamite – Shorter, Faster, Louder

Used LPs
Alan Stivell – Celtic Symphony
Alison Moyet – Alf
The Allman Brothers Band – The Allman Brothers Band
Andres Segovia – The Intimate Guitar
Bob Dylan – Desire
Bob Dylan – Greatest Hits Volume II
Bryan Adams – Bryan Adams
Carol Kidd – All My Tomorrows
Carole King – Welcome Home
Charlie Daniels – Charlie Daniels
Chet Atkins – Finger Pickin’ Good
Condition – Actual Hell
Dreams – Imagine My Surprise
Faces – Snakes And Ladders: The Best of Faces
Glen Campbell – Wichita Lineman
Gordon Lightfoot – Back Here On Earth
Jade Warrior – Last Autumn’s Dream
Johnny Mathis – Love Theme From Romeo And Juliet
John Morris – Silent Movie Original Soundtrack
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – Warm
Howard Jones – Human’s Lib
Hubert Laws – Say It With Silence
The Innocence Mission – The Innocence Mission
Janis Ian – Between The Lines
Jennifer Hall – Fortune And Men’s Eyes
Jimmy Buffett – You Had To Be There
Joan Baez – Recently
Judie Tzuke – Sports Car
Kenny Rogers – Love Will Turn You Around
Kraftwerk – The Man-Machine
Letter to Berzhnev – Original Soundtrack
Lorin Maazel – Beethoven Overtures
Marti Jones – Match Game
Martin Denny – Primitiva
Merle Haggard – The Way It Was In ‘51
Michael Nesmith & The First National Band – Loose Salute
Phil Ochs – The Pleasures of the Harbor
Ray Conniff – Say It With Music
Rodney Franklin – Gotta Give It Up
The Rolling Stones – Love You Live
Rosanne Cash – Right Or Wrong
The Smothers Brothers – At The Purple Onion
Steve Goodman – High And Outside
Steve Miller Band – Greatest Hits 1974-78
Tom Morello The Nightwatchman – World Wide Rebel Songs
Various – Alpine Holiday
Willie Nelson – Always On My Mind

12” Singles
Billy Idol – White Wedding
Third Eye – The Real Thing (Club Mix)
The World Class Wreckin Cru – Turn Off The Lights

New CDs
Adam F – Colours
Air – 10,000 Hz. Legend
Art of Noise – The Drum and Bass Collection
At The Drive In – In / Casino / Out
Bomb The Bass – Clear
Darryl Worley – I Miss My Friend
Faithless – Back To Mine
Frank Sinatra – The Essence of Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra with the Red Norvo Quintet – Live in Australia
George Strait – Somewhere Down In Texas
Ja Rule – Venni Vetti Vecci
Ja Rule – Rule 3:36
Jodeci – The Show The After Party The Hotel
John Digweed / Nick Muir – Bedrock Beautiful Strange
Jungle Brothers – J. Beez Wit The Remedy
Queen Latifah – Order In The Court
Ready For The World – Greatest Hits: Oh Sheila!
R. Kelly – R. Kelly
Rufus Wainwright – Poses
Slick Rick – The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
Soul IV Real – Heat
Steve Earle And The Dukes – Shut Up And Die Like An Aviator
Steve Earle – Jerusalem
Mark Wills – Wish You Were Here
Mark Wills – Permanently
Mel Torme – My Kind of Music
Missy Misdemeanor Elliot – Supa Dupa Fly
Tammy Wynette – 16 Biggest Hits
Trisha Yearwood – The Sweetest Gift
Trisha Yearwood – Everybody Knows
UB40 – The Best of UB40 1980-2000
Various – Dream Club 3.0
Various – The Deep House Culture
Veruca Salt – Eight Arms To Hold You
Vic Damone – I’m Glad There Is You
Versus – Two Cents Plus Tax
The Verve – Urban Hymns
Vic Damone – Best of Vic Damone
Village People – The Best of Village People
The Vines – Highly Evolved
The Wallflowers – (Breach)
The Warren Brothers – Beautiful Day In The Cold Cruel World
Weezer – Green Album
Wham! – Make It Bigg
The Why Store – Two Beasts
Wynonna – The Other Side
Yo Yo – You Better Ask Somebody

 

April 3rd at Dumb Records: Redbait, Prevention, Blushe, Longbirds, Gargantuan

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Today we bring you a show announcement for a show happening alllll the way over in April. This one is happening on Friday, April 3rd. Let’s hope the weather is nicer then. This show features touring hardcore band Redbait from St. Louis. Stream some of their music on the player below. Prevention is performing as well, from right here in Springfield. Another local act on board is Blushe, who are also planning a release show next month. The one other we have on this show who has not yet played our space is “Longbirds” from Champaign/Urbana. Opening things up is the solo metal act everyone has been talking about, Gargantuan.

This show starts at 7:00 pm and it’s another $7 show. Check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at what else is coming up at our space in this 2020.

Kdoe2x: “Painful Melodies” (Song + Video)

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Today we bring you a brand new song and video from local HISO Music affiliated rap artist Kdoe2x, with the new single “Painful Melodies.” You can check that out on the player below, or right here on Youtube. The video was shot by Glass Imagery.

Also be sure to check out our vids/pics page where we have kept a long list of local music videos shot over the years.

Videos: Kate The Band at Dumb Records 2-1-20

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Today we bring you a video of *the* Kate The Band performing at our space, Dumb Records about a week or so ago on the first of the month, February 1st. The video is of the song “Starry Eyes” and you can check it out embedded below. Check out the recorded version of the song right here. Kate Laine *solo* is performing next at our space on Tuesday, February 25th.

Check out more videos and pictures taken at Dumb Records and Black Sheep over the years on our vids/pics page. Or, check out our youtube channel.

March 14th at Dumb Records: Blushe (EP Release), The Dry Look, Attic Salt, Dexter Anodyne, Ricki Marvel

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Today we have a big show to tell you about coming up in March. This one is on Saturday, March 14th and it is going to be the big EP release show for local band Blushe! Blushe have been playing shows for over a year now, and their first recordings have been long anticipated. For this show we welcome garage punk band The Dry Look back from Champaign. It sure has been a minute since they last performed here, perhaps at Black Sheep. Stream some of their music on the player embedded below. Also Attic Salt is performing, a band everyone knows and loves. Before them is Dexter Anodyne performing another solo show. Looks like opening things up is the electronic synth act with a new album, Ricki Marvel.

All of that starts at 7:00 pm and admission is just $5. 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 Dumb Records in the near future.

 

Today at Dumb Records: Vintage Love Tour

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Happy Saturday! Today is the second time we are participating in the big annual “Vintage Love Tour,” orchestrated by our friend Linda over at Springfield Vintage. We are one of ten locations participating in this big tour – all locations including us have different vendors selling vintage goods, antiques, and more. We have five different vendors set up inside our venue space right now. For the full list of locations, check out that flier above, or the facebook event right here.

The Vintage Love Tour takes place from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Our store is still open our regular hours from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm today. Of course it is free to come out! Check out a facebook event for the tour right here.

February 22nd at Dumb Records: Sorry Charlie, Nic Gundy, Jessica Cloyd, Nathan Dickerson

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Gonna throw another February show announcement at you all right now! This one is happening on Saturday, February 22nd, and it’s pretty much an all-local show happening at our space. For this one we have the full band Sorry Charlie on board playing – and then everyone else playing this show has never played our space before! Lovely! The first of those is Nic Gundy, who is the one act based a little bit away in Normal, Illinois. Stream some of Nic’s music on the player below. Before that is Springfield-based Jessica Cloyd, performing at our space for the first time! And opening things up is Nathan Dickerson, who apparently is a new solo act from right here in town!

This show starts at 7:00 pm and it’s a five dollar classic foot long. Check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at what else we’ve got lined up!

March 29th at Black Sheep: Pig City, Livid, Capitol Offense, Power of Dusk, Prowess

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We are overflowing with show announcements we have to tell you about for the upcoming spring right now. This one is a hardcore show of sorts happening on Sunday, March 29th. There are five whole bands. At the top of the bill is Pig City coming all the way from Phoenix, Arizona (that’s a long ways away). Stream their music on the player embedded below. We also have… from Kenosha, Wisconsin for real this time… Livid! This two piece group had played Black Sheep a couple of times including at the last Dumb Fest. Isn’t that all amazing. For this one we have a heck ton of local support. It’s the return of Capitol Offense from Decatur for the first time in our space this year. We also have Power of Dusk from Champaign/Urbana coming and playing at our downtown location for the first time. Opening things up is the one Springfield band on the bill and that is Prowess!

This show starts at 7:00 pm and costs $7. Check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at everything coming up this year.

February Issue of Activator Magazine Available Now

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It’s February (five days in now), and we’ve got plenty of copies of the new issue of Activator Magazine in stock inside our store for free. What does this issue include? As you can see on the cover is featured local hip hop artist Ty Witty. There is a Q&A with him. In addition to that there are interviews with Americana band Wayward Motel, punk rock St. Louis band “The Uppers,” the 13 year old singer song writer Ella Gibson, local rapper Prez A. Dent, and with electronic/synth artist Ricki Marvel. In addition to that there are photo spreads, album reviews, Central Illinois and St. Louis live music show calendars, and other tid-bits here and there.

Activator is available for free inside of our store and at other locations around town. Consider supporting what they do and signing up for their online Patreon campaign!

February 21st: Country Jack Presents The Dumb Records Game Show

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We are doing this thing again. For those of you who can remember as far back as December of the year 2017, we held a game show / trivia night of sorts at Black Sheep, put on by “Country Breakfast Jack” aka BJ. This included triva, relay races, and a live jazz band performing the jeopardy theme song throughout most of the night. Now, on Friday, February 21st it is happening all over again at our new space featuring our new gold curtains. From the event description:

Game Show Night is going to include games, challenges, music, and tons of other surprises that will make us all feel like winners in the end.

The Show will be hosted by our own Country Jack and his mom Jill.

Music will be provided by Animals with Human names and maybe some comedy TBA.

Surely this is going to be a good time. The fun will begin at 7:00 pm on this day and entry is $5. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up this month and beyond at Dumb Records.