Looks like we have a doozy of a show happening at Black Sheep tonight to kick off the weekend, and low and behold it only cost a buck. That’s right- five bands from the area all for just $1.00 tonight. Tonight we have a brand new Springfield punk band called Nagasaki which made it’s debut at the last open mic we held inside Dumb Records. They feature members of Starlorde and Vonne. We also have Terribly Happy from Peoria playing some pop punk. You can find their music on the player below. Then we also have Springfield hip hop project “Animals With Human Names” who just dropped their first tape earlier this week. Up before that is a brand new band from Jacksonville we are excited to see called Famous Losers. And opening things up is a solo performance by Kenyon Deshasier.

All of this starts at 7:00 pm and it’s only $1. 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 at Black Sheep in the near future.

Oh! We have an action packed day lined up in Southtown, and it actually started over here at 8:00 am this morning at Dumb Records. The shop is open right now and we’ve got plenty of free coffee and scones from Cafe Andiamo! Come stop by! Today is Black Friday Record Store Day, which means Dumb Records has plenty of new exclusive releases in the shop, which you can check out the list for right here. In addition to the exclusive releases, the store is offering 20% off all new items and 40% off all used. Check out a facebook event for all of that right here– Dumb Records is open until 9:00 pm tonight.

And then for the big heavy hitting hardcore show happening tonight at The Black Sheep… For this show we’ve got the mean and nasty band Bent Life from Omaha, Nebraska. Bent Life performed at Black Sheep at some point years ago- you can check out some of their music streaming below. We have a few other familiar bands stopping through for this show- we have the return of Lowered A.D. since their set at Dumb Fest 4-Ever this past year. Also Capitol Offense is making a return for the first time since their 4th of July Show. Then we have Springfield favorites Pryss, and opening things up is a performance by that new-ish Bloomington/Normal powerviolence band “Stye“.

This mega-show will be starting at 6:00 pm and admission is $10. You can 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 going on at Black Sheep for the rest of this fall.

There’s a lot happening at Dumb Records (1107 South Grand Ave. East) coming up soon, as we just announced big plans to take our giant green elephant in the Christmas parade downtown one week from today. Today we are announcing Black Friday Record Store Day plans for the day just before that this upcoming Friday, November 25th.

It looks like Dumb Records will be teaming up with Cafe Andiamo downtown for the first time ever and Andiamo will be providing free coffee and pastries at this event from 8:00 am to noon (you gotta get up early)! In addition to this of course Dumb Records will have a good number of exclusive RSD vinyl releases coming out on this day. Also there will be a sale of 20% off all new items and 40% off all used. That’s a lot to look forward to!

Black Friday Record Store Day will be taking place from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm. Check out a facebook event for this right here. Also don’t forget that there is this pretty big show happening that same night at Black Sheep. And check out our shows page to stay in the loop with all the events we have coming up at Dumb Records / Black Sheep in the near future.

The records keep coming in to Dumb Records (1107 South Grand E Ave) as we get ready for a big Black Friday (more info coming soon) and also the Christmas parade on the 26th. This week there are piles of used LPs, used CDs, and a few new cassettes. Let’s go ahead and take a look at what hours the store will be open this week and then get into our new arrivals:

Wednesday (today): noon – 8:00 pm
Thursday: noon – 8:00 pm
Friday: noon – 8:00 pm
Saturday (show): n0on – 9:00 pm
Sunday (show): noon – 9:00 pm
Monday: noon – 8:00 pm

Used LPs
The American Brass Quintet – American Brass Music of the 1850’s
Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet – Virtuoso Recorder Music
Biff Rose – Biff Rose
Brad Swanson – My Melody of Love
Brooklyn Bridge – The Brooklyn Bridge
Budapest Quartet – Encores
The Cambridge Buskers – A Little Street Music
Carillo – Rings Around The Moon
Cat Anderson & The Ellington All Stars – Ellingtonia
Charley Pride – Pride of America
The Chicago Chamber Brass – Vol. 1
Claude Debussy – Preludes Book One by Walter Gieseking
Daniel Perantoni – Sterling Brass
Daniel Perantoni – Tuba N’ Spice
David McCallum – Music: A Bit More of Me
Diana Ross – Touch Me In The Morning
Don Smithers – The Virtuoso Trumpet
Donemus Amsterdam – Flute Music
Eddie Fisher – The Greatest of Eddie Fisher
Eddy Howard – Saturday Nite Dance Date
Fine Arts Quartet – 30^th Anniversary Album
Fine Arts Quartet – Hindemith / Bloch
The Ink Spots – At Las Vegas
James Galway – Nocturne
James Galway – Annie’s Song and Other Galway Favorites
James Galway – The Wayward Wind
Jerome Kern – Ping Pong Percussion
Jim Bakker – How To Accomplish The Impossible
Kronos – White Man Sleeps
Lenny Dee – Spinning Wheel
Libby Holman – Something To Remember Her By
Margie Meinert – Organ Favorites
Marjorie Meinert – Vive La Difference
Maastrichts Salon – Orkest – Serenata
Montovani – The World of Montovani
Percy Faith And His Orchestra – Camelot
Pete Fountain – Those Were The Days
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble – Just Brass
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble – Easy Winners
Ramsey Lewis – Solar Wind
Richard Stoltzman – The Art of Richard Stoltzman
Roger Bobo Tuba – Gravity Is Light Today
Roger Bobo Tuba – Botuba
Roy Clark – Come Live With Me
The Three Suns – On A Magic Carpet
The Statler Brothers – The Country America Loves
The Statler Bros. – Entertainers… On And Off The Record
The Statler Bros. – Today
The Silent Screamers – Super Hits Vol. 20
Sir John A lot of – John Renbourn
Stella Parton – Country Sweet
Tanya Tucker – Girls Like Me
Various – Blue Note 86: A New Generation of Jazz
Various – Hit Machine: 20 Original Hits 20 Original Stars
Various – Today’s Country Classics
The Vienna Choir Boys – Serenade
10cc – How Dare You

Used CDs
Ambush! – American Monster
The American Black Lung – Sudden Departure of Vultures
Bastian – Stay Quiet
Calico System – Duplicated Memory
Dude Nukem – Fall Tour 2009
Hands – The Everlasting [EP]
Harvey – Earthworms
The Final Hour – The Final Hour
The Manchurian Incident – The Manchurian Incident
Metallica – Elektra
Pangea – Dead Generation
Paulson – All At Once
Run, Forever – The Devil, And Death, And Me
Sink The Bismark – Sine Metu
Sparta – Austere
Speaker Speaker – We Won’t March
Un Final Fatal – …En Contra Hasta Morir
Vigilantes – Howard City
War Magic – War Magic
Your Best Friend – Your Best Friend

New Cassettes
Baghead / Big Bleach – Split
Baghead – Baghead
Big Bleach – Everything So Far… + Some Extras

Just a reminder that we do not have any shows going on this weekend at Black (the next one isn’t until Wednesday), November 9th with the Pretend I’m Not There tape release show, but we are hosting a benefit event for the Absurdist People’s Theater Troupe tonight! This is going to be a Rocky Horror Picture Show themed fundraiser. Come dressed as your favorite Rocky character if you so wish and there will be games to participate in and also food.

The fundraiser is $5 entry, and then we have been told there will be certain games set up for $1. This will go from 7:00 to 10:30 pm. Proceeds will be going towards The Absurdist People’s Theater Troupe and their next production and also to Black Sheep. Check out a facebook event for all of that right here. Also check out our shows page for a closer look at everything coming up at Black Sheep and Southtown this fall / winter.

It is looking like we don’t have a whole lot of shows lined up for November here at Black Sheep and Southtown, but we will say that the ones that we do have lined up are looking killer! This is one that is happening on Saturday, November 12th in just ten days. This show features the band Toxic Womb coming from Columbus, Ohio. Check out their music streaming on the player below. We also have the wacky Champaign/Urbana-based punk band Gnargoyle, who we have not seen in a minute. Gnargoyle also released a split recently with the infamous Springfield rash rock group Diaper Rash. Very cool. Up before that we have the space-themed Star Trek enthusiast band “Starlorde”. And opening things up we have hardcore project GRINN to put a smile on all of our faces.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for this one right here. And of course be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at everything else coming up this fall/winter at Black Sheep.