Things are warming up outside and we are starting to get real busy with all of the shows we have going on. Tonight is another one presented by The Radon Lounge and Baristie Boys’ Coffee (or something like that). This show features out of town St. Louis indie-pop act, Golden Curls. You can stream their newest album on the player below. We also have the return of Derrick  Streibig – from the band “We Are Warm” based out of the Girard, Illinois area. Up before that we have Imaginary Colours… performing inside of our new space for the first time? Is that true? We might be mistaken on that, but come out to see it either way. Opening things up is a younger singer/songwriter from Petersburg, Emily Perkins performing at our space for the first time.

This show starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $7. Oh! We almost forgot, there is a featured local artist for this show! The works of Jen Santarelli will be on display inside of our show space! Check out a facebook event for all of that right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for everything else we have coming up this spring.

The first part of this month has been pretty slow for us as far as shows go over here, but it’s going to really start picking up starting with this Tuesday night show happening tonight! Tonight we have jazz-folk artist Melanie A. Davis coming from the small town of Murray, Kentucky. You can stream her new album which just came out on the player embedded below. Also on this show is Bloomington, IL-based solo artist HECK (aka Hannah Songer) who we have not seen in a minute. Up before that is Ricki Marvel, performing here for the first time since her brand new album, The Prisoner came out earlier last month. Opening things up is Kate Laine (The Kate of Kate the Band).

This show starts at 7:00 pm and admission is a sliding scale of $5 to $7. Find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page to take a peak at what else we’ve got coming up at Bread Stretchers this 2020.

There was no game show at Dumb Records last night, but that is okay. We still have this all-local show going on at our space tonight as the only thing we have going on this weekend now. Tonight 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!

Wow, that was too long of a break for us not having shows these past couple of weeks! We are ready to get back into the swing of things tonight, with this killer hip hop show lined up! There are SEVEN performers all on the bill tonight, ALL of which have not yet performed at our new space here downtown. At the top of the bill we have the queen of 217 hip hop and one of the best in our area, T-Roni. T-Roni performed at Black Sheep as well as all over the country and has won numerous contests for her performances. Also on this show we have long running local hip hop act Dirty Da Don performing here at Dumb Records for the first time. Stream a new song featuring both Dirty Da Don and T-Roni below. CLUTCH is another one on the bill, a long time performer here in town and had been on a few shows back at Black Sheep! Before that we are gonna Fly Rich! With Fly Rich! Who else do we got… OM33ZY from the area who has worked with a good number of other local artists and performed a few times at Black Sheep. Towards the beginning of the lineup we got a newer artist going by “Extravagant.” Opening things up is the first Springfield performance for BabyPac, who moved here from Galesburg, IL a couple of years ago.

All of this starts at 7:30pm and admission is $7. Check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good list of everything we have coming up at Dumb Records in the near future.

It’s February! Wow, spring is around the corner and we have this show happening tonight with this very white and yellow flier. Tonight is mostly solo acts, but at the top of the bill is Kate The Band. Tonight we have two touring acts coming through from Louisville, Kentucky. The first of those is called “Sidestep“. You can check out a song by Sidestep on the player below. Sidestep is touring with Molly O’Malley, a piano and guiatar solo act also from Louisville. Check out some of Molly’s music right here. Then opening things up is a familiar act but one we have not seen in a minute –  and that is the return of the relaxing ambient loop pedal project F///\\\M (standing for “Family Man”).

That show starts at tonight 7:00 pm and admission is $7. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at what else is coming up here at Dumb Records in the new year.

Get ready for the second show we have lined up for this weekend happening tonight!! Tonight is another hip hop show at our space. This one is a release show of sorts for local hip hop artist Satisfy, who just recently dropped his debut full length album entitled Take A Deep Dive Into What I Go Through on multiple streaming platforms. This one is being organized by DB Entertainment. Also on this show is 36 N Brimstone, an artist from Carlinville, Illinois. We also have Meezy Killafield on board once again! Meezy performed at our last hip hop show last month. The one other act lined up is C. Smith right now. There will also be more!

This show starts at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $7 at the door unless you already purchased a ticket in advance. You can check out the facebook event right here. Be sure to also check out our shows page for what else we have lined up here in 2020.

It’s the weekend everybody, and we’ve got a couple of shows lined up for you tonight and tomorrow night! The show tonight features Nectar from Champaign, who are no strangers to the Springfield rock scene. Stream their latest album on the player below. The Telephone Junkies will be performing for us as well. And if that is not enough for you, Sadface Killer from here and Peoria will be taking the stage before them. Opening things up is the folky local duo, Idle Oath. They are really good.

All of that starts tonight at 7:00 pm and admission is $7. You can find a facebook event for this show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at what else we have lined up in the year 2020, the year of the future.

Yes, it may be eight degrees outside on this Sunday morning and the temperatures will stay pretty low throughout the day, but our store IS open and we DO have a killer show happening tonight! This is the first show being put together by Jeff Black of The Radon Lounge, so we are very excited to see what Jeff has in store for us! This one features two touring acts, and some surprises. The touring act at the top of the bill is Slow Mass from Chicago. This band features members of bands that have performed at Black Sheep over the years, and you can listen to some of their music on the player below. The other act is a duo called Turtledoves from Cincinnati Ohio, featuring two members that were a part of the band Soil & The Sun, which Jeff had booked at Radon Lounge before. For locals… wow, what is this we have the band Mother Leopard back from the dead from the year 2009. Also from 2009 and even earlier than that is Kirk Donely of the bands The Transatlantic and Sealife?!? (Okay, he currently plays in The Dandelion Pickers).

That all starts tonight at 7:00 pm and it’s $7 admission. You can find a facebook event for the show 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 the near future.

Sorry we are getting this post to you later in the day, but it is Monday and we DO have a show going on at our space tonight!! It’s the first proper full band show since we’ve rearranged our space, so we are excited for that! Tonight features hardcore/metal group from Lansing, Michigan called “Dead Hour Noise.” Stream one track from their upcoming album on the player below. For this show we get local hardcore band Final Order at the top of the bill closing out the night. The one other out of town band is Portals, the Central Illinois metal/deathcore group. And ahhhh, opening up we have the second gig ever for the new solo black metal project from here that everyone has been talking about Gargantuan.

All of that starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $7. Check out a facebook event for that show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at what else is coming up at Dumb Records in the year 2020 of the future.

Did you know we have something going on tonight? It’s a show, and it’s only three acts! There were two touring acts that had to drop off the bill unfortunately, but we won’t talk about them. Instead, we have a three act local show featuring indie-pop group Kate The Band from right here in our own hometown. You can stream some of their music on the player below. Also on the bill is… Marble Teeth, from Decatur. Marble Teeth is actually doing a short tour and this is the kickoff for that. Opening things up is Alyssa Currie of the band Attic Salt performing a solo set.

That show starts here at 7:00 pm and admission is just $5! Check out 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 here in the year 2020!