Tonight we have the ‘ol classic double header happening tonight inside Black Sheep and Dumb Records. There will be six whole bands playing inside Black Sheep and two inside of Dumb Records for a whole eight bands total! (yikes)!

Let’s take a look at the Black Sheep show first. Tonight we have returning champs from Indiana, Sidelined playing this show. They have played Black Sheep a good number of times in many years past. Then the main touring act on this gig (we think) is Crowns from Nashville, Tennessee. You can check out some of their music streaming on the player below. We also have the grungy as ever three piece from Taylorville, Illinois on this show- Stems. And a FOURth band from outside of Springfield “Low Weather” is playing. They are coming all the way from Seattle, Washington (wow that’s a lot of music from all over the place). The local acts on this bill are solo project Pretend I’m Not There, and other solo project Mystery (maybe the shortened version of Mystery Gift)?

Then inside DUMB RECORDS happening in between bands at Black Sheep we have a couple of noise acts lined up. Those will be Black Bloc (noise electronic act from New York), and also the intense local noisecore act Gutterpriest. Black Bloc also performed at South Town Studio last summer.

Things are going to be kicking off right at 7:00 pm over at Black Sheep. The Black Sheep show is $8, and we will just be taking donations over at the Dumb Records stage. 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 everything else coming up in 2017 at Black Sheep.

It’s another week at hit music store Dumb Records (only selling hit records), 1107 South Grand Ave East. This week there are piles and piles of used rock LPs flying onto the shelves. So many we don’t know what to do with, really (some pictured above). Let’s take a look at Dumb’s operating hours this week and then dive into some of those new arrivals:

Tuesday (today): noon – 9:00 pm
Wednesday: noon – 8:00 pm
Thursday: noon – 8:00 pm
Friday (show): noon – 9:00 pm
Saturday (show): 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Monday: noon – 8:00 pm

Used LPs
Against All Odds – Motion Picture Soundtrack
Alaska – Everything Is Fine
The Babys – The Babys
The Babys – Broken Heart
The Babys – On The Edge
Bachman-Turner Overdrive – Best of B.T.O.
Beat Street – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Billy Idol – Billy Idol
Cara Neir / Flesh Born – Split
Corey Hart – First Offense
Crosby, Stills & Nash – Crosby, Stills & Nash
Cyndi Lauper – True Colors
David Bowie – Monsters
Days of Heaven – Original Soundtrack
Donovan – Open Road
Gary Numan – Telekon
Gino Vannelli – The Gist of The Gemini
Gino Vannelli – Brother To Brother

Graham Nash – Earth & Sky
Hall & Oates – Voices
Iron Butterfly – Sun And Steel
Jeff Beck – Blow By Blow
Jethro Tull – M.U. The Best of Jethro Tull
Joan of Arc – Flowers
Joe Cocker – Greatest Hits
John Galm – Sky of No Stars
Jon & Vangelis – The Friends of Mr. Cairo
Joseph Papp – A Chorus Line
Julian Lennon – The Secret Value of Daydreaming
Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina – Sittin’ In
Led Zeppelin – Soundtrack From The Film The Song Remains The Same
Little River Band – Sleeper Catcher
Loggins and Messina – Loggins and Messina
Loggins & Messina – The Best of Loggins and Messina
The Lovin’ Spoonful – Daydream
The Lovin’ Spoonful – Hums of The Lovin’ Spoonful
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Street Survivors
Mansions – Doom Loop
National Lampoon’s Vacation – Motion Picture Soundtrack
Nicolette Larson – Nicolette
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Dirt, Silver & Gold
Old Soul – Lens / Emerald
Outlaws – Lady In Waiting
Patsy Cline – Patsy Cline’s Greatest Hits
Stevie Wonder – Fulfillingness’ First Finale
Stevie Wonder – Talking Book

Ted Nugent – Cat Scratch Fever
Various – Pure Dynamite
Various – The Sounds of ‘73
Various – Twistin’ Time
Zärtliche Lieder – Emotions

The records are rolling in strong over at Dumb Records, record store located at 1107 South Grand Ave East here in Southtown. This morning we are giving you just a taste of the piles and piles of great used selection that has been currently hitting the shelves. News on an open mic inside the store at the end of the month coming soon. Let’s take a look at the store’s operating hours for the week and then jump into those new arrivals:

Tuesday (today): noon – 8:00 pm
Wednesday: noon – 8:00 pm
Thursday: noon – 8:00 pm
Friday (show): noon – 9:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Monday: noon – 8:00 pm

Used LPs
Bruce Springsteen – The Wild, The Innocent & The Street Shuffle
Crazy Horse – Loose
Endless Love – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Dead or Alive – Youthquake
Foghat – Stone Blue
Foreigner – Agent Provocateur
Ghostbusters – Original Soundtrack Album
Herb Alpert and the T.J.B. – A Secret Place
Jay Ferguson – Thunder Island
Kraftwerk – Radio-Activity
Kenyon Hopkins – The Strange One – Music From The Sound Track
Maynard Ferguson – Hollywood
Michael Butler – Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical
Neil Young – Hawks & Doves
Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Rust Never Sleeps
Oscar Peterson – Jazz Brasileiro
Out of Africa – Motion Picture Soundtrack
Pete Townshend – White City
Picnic – Music From The Sound Track
Poco – Blue And Gray
REO Speedwagon – Nine Lives
Rick Wakeman – Criminal Record
Robert Palmer – Heavy Nova
Robert Palmer – Pride
Steve Winwood – 20^th Anniversary Edition: A Compleat Collection
Various – Hit 45’s of the 70’s, Vol. II
Various – The World of Private Music
Various – 70’s Gold
Wake Nights – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The Wiz – The Super Soul Musical “Wonderful Wizard of Oz”
Yes – Tales From Topographic Oceans
Youngblood – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2001: A Space Odyssey – Volume Two
The 5^th Dimension – Greatest Hits on Earth

What’s up people, here is a show announcement for a show happening in exactly one week on Sunday, February 5th. Actually, it’s the next show happening at Black Sheep! Wowzers! This one features touring act from Madison, Wisconsin called “Dumb Vision.” Check out some of their tunes streaming on the player below. What do you know, we also have the presidential themed rock band “Lincoln’s Tunes” aka Lincoln’s Tomb on board for this one. We also have the grunge-y alternative rock group Stereo Static taking the big stage. Before that there are a couple of noise projects – we have the local noise/industrial project Weeping Iniquity and also a newer noise project from Champaign-Urbana called Can-Ka’ No Rey.

That is five acts all starting at 7:00 pm and for just $5. 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 Black Sheep this year.

It’s been a minute, but just because we may have missed a couple of weeks on new arrivals posts for Dumb Records doesn’t mean the store is not getting in stacks upon stacks of new great vinyl every day. Tonight we bring you the list of what’s new in the store from the past week- mostly a good chunk of used LPs and 7″s for your ears. Let’s take a look at the store’s hours for this week and then dive in to the new arrivals:

Wednesday: noon – 8:00 pm
Thursday: noon – 8:00 pm
Friday (show): noon – 9:00 pm
Saturday (show): noon – 9:00 pm
Sunday: noon – 8:00 pm
Monday: noon – 8:00 pm

New LPs
Code Orange – Forever

Used LPs
ACDC – If You Want Blood
Andy Griffith – Just For Laughs
The Animals – Ark
The Bastard Noise – A Culture of Monsters
The Beach Boys – Surfin’ USA
Cheap Trick – Cheap Trick
Chér – Chér
Chér – Foxy Lady
Cream – Wheels of Fire
David Rose & Orchestra – Strings Alive
Def Leppard – High n Dry
Del Wood – Rousing Ragtime
Despise You – West Side Horizons
Duane Eddy – Twangy Guitar Silky Strings
Elton John – Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player
Ferrante & Teicher – Tonight
Ferrante & Teicher – Salute Nashville
The Foggy River Boys – Reaching Out!
George Stone – 51 Organ Skating Favorites
Iron Lung – Sexless / No Sex
Johnny Cash – The Mighty Johnny Cash
Ken Griffin – The Best of Ken Griffin
Lenny Dee – Down South
Montovani – All Time Romantic Hits
Pappy Lanahan – Honky Tonk In Percussion
Paul McCartney & Wings – Red Rose Speedway
Pete King Orchestra and Chorale – Moon River
The Plastic Ono Band – Live Peace In Toronto 1969
Poco – Deliverin’
Queen – Greatest Hits
Rollins Band – Weight
RUSH – Caress of Steel
Sammi Smith – Help Me Make It Through The Night
Thou – Summit
Tommy Garrett – Six Flags Over Texas
Toto – Hydra
Various – Kings of Swing!
Various – Magic Moments
Weekend Nachos – Punish And Destroy
Weekend Nachos – Worthless

Used 7”s
Bate – Chrimes
Canadian Rifle / American Cheeseburger – Split
Confront – The Curtain of an Intense Attack
Discharge – Never Again
Disfear & Doomriders – There Is Only Death
Failures – Failures
Merkit / Resurrectionists – Split
Regrets – Pope Floats And So Does Shit
Scapegoat – Scapegoat
Sea of Shit / Socially Retarded – Split
Swallowing Shit – Love Is The Act of Being Moved Into Action
Thou / Human Intruder – A Faire Quarrell
Thrive & Decay – The Hammer That I Once Brought Down

Today we bring you a new hit music video for a newer recording project based out of Springfield called “Forest Saints.” Forest Saints is the solo recording project of Mark Schwartz – local artist and photographer and also member of the free form jazz band End Times Trio. Mark recently released a music video for his song “Stock in Misery” which you can find embedded below.

Forest Saints may be a newer project – but in the past year alone Mark has recorded and released four full length albums under the name. You can find all of those on the Forest Saints bandcamp page right here. There is also a new album in the works.