Oh it’s such a beautiful day outside for Cassette Store Day happening all day today at Dumb Records (1107 South Grand E Ave)! The store is getting a number of exclusive releases and new arrivals on cassette (see our previous post here), and will be open today from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. Even if you are not a collector of cassettes, come on out because everything else in the store is 15% off! Non-exclusive cassettes are a whole 30% off today only.

There is also an in-store show tonight at Dumb Records featuring three acts. We have the newer Petersburg-based electronic project called Rustocrat (you won’t want to miss this). Stream some of Rustocrat’s music on the player below. We also have the dirty garage project- The Nine Elevens making a return since Rock N’ Roll Hardee’s Dumbfest show. Then third act is a solo set by Eric Marvel of Luzhin Defense. The show starts at 7:00 pm inside the store and is completely free. Why not come check it out? Find a facebook event for all of that right here.

Welcome to your weekly dose of new arrivals at Dumb Records (1107 South Grand E Ave) on a Wednesday night! This week’s a weird one because we have Cassette Store Day coming up at the store on Saturday. We’ll have a number of exclusive cassette releases coming out for Saturday, as well as plenty of other cassettes hitting the shelves. We’ll be doing a separate post for all of those cassettes coming up here sometime in the next few days! By the way, did you know our store has a giant green elephant next to it now? This week we have a chunk of new and used LPs and 7″s hitting the shelves. Restock LPs don’t usually get listed in these posts, but you can see some of those new ones pictured above! Let’s also take a look at the store’s hours for this week:

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

New LPs
Nirvana – Transmission Impossible: Rare US TV & Radio Apperances

Used LPs
Al Hirt – Here In My Heart
Al Hirt – Music To Watch Girls By
Andy Williams – To You Sweetheart, Aloha
Andy Williams – Solitaire
Frankie Carle – A Carle-Load Of Hits
Carol Lynn Townes – Believe In The Beat (single)
The Forester Sisters – The Forester Sisters
George Strait – Strait Country
Glenn Miller – Plays Selections from The Glenn Miller Storie
Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra – Symphony For Glenn
Headpins – Stayin’ All Night (single)
Jackie Gleason – Aphrodisia
John Parr – Love Grammar (single)
Loretta Lynn – Singin’ With Feelin’
Mac Davis – Very Best and More
Mario Lanza – The Best Of
Mearjorie Meinert – Organ Fireworks!
Merle Haggard And The Strangers – Swinging Doors And The Bottle Let Me Down
The Mom and Dads – In The Blue Canadian Rockies
Red Phillips – Honky Tonk Piano
Richard “Groove” Holmes – Soul Message
Si Zenther And His Orchestra – The Stripper And Other Big Band Hits
Stone Bolt – New Sea Changes
Trans-X – Living On Video
Various – Jazz Band Ball
The Viking Pops Orchestra – Stardust
Willi Boskovsky / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra – Tales of Old Vienna

Used 7”s
The Accidents – Dannelly Field Airport
Cletus – More Songs About Other People’s Girl-Friends
Dis- / Panel Door – Split
Fliptops / Gloryholes – Split
Patti La Belle and Michael McDonald – On My Own
Toddler – Hey, We’re The International Sweethearts of Rhythm!

It’s Thursday and it’s getting cold out, time for a show tonight at Black Sheep! You remember Euriah– the band from Champaign/Urbana who played that Looming show at Black Sheep last month? Well they are coming back for this one! We also have their new album available for purchase in Dumb Records if you are into them. This time Euriah will be coming with a project based out of Nashville, Tennessee called “Pocket Science.” You can stream some of Pocket Science’s music on the player below. Then we have a couple of locals on this show- including the acoustic duo from Decator- Spooky Poo. Very cool. Opening things up we have a solo set by Bloo Parks of the band Pryss.

This show will be starting at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. 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 everything else coming up at Black Sheep this fall.

We have a very special show lined up this evening at Southtown record store Dumb Records. We have a show featuring a brand new band as well as a few musicians who have been around making music in Springfield from as early as the 1970’s. That’s right- Dave and Doug Adams will be joining us tonight in the store formerly of the band Food & Money. Check out a video of their band performing in 1980 right here, also check out some of Dave’s newer stuff here. In addition to them we also have the full band SAP playing tonight. And then opening things up is a new two piece project called The Heptanes playing their first ever show.

The show tonight inside the record store will be kicking off at 7:00 pm. We will be collecting $3 suggested donations. 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 what else is coming up at Black Sheep this fall.

So many show announcements to be had, we just can’t contain them! This one is for a show happening on Thursday, October 6th. It features the Nashville-based ska punk band Stuck Lucky. Stuck Lucky first played at Black Sheep a whole 9 years ago in the fall of 2007 and have been back a couple times since in recent years, including for Dumb Fest 3-D in 2015. Check out their music on the player below. Also on this show is rock band Stereo Static, who just played Black Sheep last night. Then we have the surfy almost-ska band The Suction Cups. Opening things up is a performance by the two-piece acoustic project from Decatur, Spooky Poo.

This show will kick off at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a faceook event for this one right here. Also check out our shows page to take a look at what else we have coming up at Black Sheep this fall.

We just love our friends over at The Radon Lounge so much, we have to tell you about every show that they are doing. This one is happening on Saturday, October 1st (one week from today). We have a WQNA Benefit show happening that night, but we just felt like we needed to mention this show at The Radon as well because the lineup looks so good. This show features the indie/electronic band “Cubits” from Fairfield, Iowa. Check out one of their songs streaming on the player below. Another touring band- Mailboxes from Tennessee will be making a return to The Radon also for this show. Then is an indie-rock duo from Chicago by the name of “Campdogzz.” Opening things up is the newer Jacksonville-based indie project called Skunkworks, who also just played at Black Sheep last night.

This show is happening at The Radon Lounge (check out their website for more info on the address!), starting at 7:00 pm. Admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here.