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New Arrivals This Week at Dumb Records

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It’s a new and exciting week at Southtown record store Dumb Records (located at 1107 South Grand East Avenue). There are plenty of new items in the shop this week, including new and used LPs, cassettes, and CDs. Also be sure to pick up a new Dumb Records enamel pin next time you are in the shop for just two dollars! You can also be on the lookout for some announcements regarding record store day at Dumb Records very very soon. Let’s take a look at Dumb’s operating hours this week and then dive into the arrivals:

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

New LPs
Architecture In Helsinki – Places Like This
Beach Slang – The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us
Birthmark – How You Look When You’re Falling Down
Deerhoof – Fever 121614
Grandkids – Timeshare
La Sera – Music For Listening To Music To
Marathon – Sanctuary
Motes – Keep It In The Dark
Pillar Point – Marble Mouth
Radiation City – Synesthetica
Withershins – Mt. Fuji In Blue
Withershines – Silver Cities

Used LPs
Anne Murray – Let’s Keep It That Way
The Argent Anthology – A Collection of Greatest Hits
Beafonte – At Carnegie Hall
Bollweevils – Weeviliva
Cactus – Ot ‘N’ Sweaty
Charlie Parker / Miles Davis – Bird & Miles
Danny Elfman – Batman Original Motion Picture Score
Doc Box & B-Fresh – Doc Box & B-Fresh
The Flock – The Flock
Fred Doerge – I Am Loved
Gabor Szabo – Macho
Gary Lewis & The Playboys – She’s Just My Style
Hall & Oates – Daryl John
Jean-Luc Ponty – Aurora
John Mayall – Back To The Roots
Johnny Cash – The Heart of Johnny Cash
Les Brown And His Band of Renown – The Beat of the Big Bands
The Lettermen – Love Book
Miroslav Vitous – Mountain In The Clouds
Pat Benatar – Get Nervous
Paul Anka – Anka
Stryper – Isaiah 53:3
Styx – II
Sweet – Off The Record
Various – Crusin’ 1966
Various – Funky Favorites
Various – Program Annihilator: A Soundtrack For Destruction
Will Jordan – All About Cleopatra
101 Strings – A Waltz To Remember

New Cassettes
Dryads – Dr. Responsible
Hot Cops! – Jubilee
Withershins – Crashing The Heirship

New CDs
The Chemicals – A New Language
The Chemicals – The Chemicals
Withershins – Mr. Fuji In Blue

April 11th at Black Sheep: Jake Down, Sweet Bippy, Flamingo, Sammy & The Punk

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We are almost to April, and the show announcements won’t stop rolling in! This show is happening on Monday, April 11th. It will feature the touring solo musician, Jake Down from Grand Rapids Michigan. You can find some of Jake’s songs streaming on the player below. Aside from that we have a lineup of a few local bands. We have the band Sweet Bippy who have not yet performed at Black Sheep, which features members of TANG. We also have the psychedelic rock band Flamingo coming from Jacksonville, Illinois to play for us on this Monday night. Last but not least we have the three-piece rock band Sammy & The Punk possibly opening things up for the night.

This show is another 7:00 pm, $5 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 will be coming up at Black Sheep this spring and summer.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Looming, Our Lady, Hodera, Dry Heave, Isaac Arms

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It may be Easter and currently raining outside, but that is not going to stop us from having this mega-show happening at Black Sheep tonight. Tonight we have two of the heaviest-hitting touring bands from Springfield- Looming and Our Lady performing at Black Sheep. Looming is on their way back from playing a few dates around SXSW and this will actually be their last show here for a while- it is looking like until August, because half of their members are moving out of state for other endeavors. Our Lady also recently got back from doing a short tour around SXSW. The touring band we have on the bill tonight is Hodera from New Jersey and you can find their music streaming on the player below. We also have another Springfield/Champaign band returning from a tour and that is the hardcore punk band Dry Heave. Come welcome them back. Opening up the show we have Isaac Arms of the band Withershins from Champaign/Urbana.

The show tonight will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. 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 at Black Sheep in the coming months.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Meth Dealer, Perfect People, Souls, Seeing Red, Shame, Barbarian, WARRS

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Tonight there is a show happening at Black Sheep, and it is sure to be heavier than ever. This one will be the final show for Decatur-based hardcore band Meth Dealer, who have been playing shows in the area for the past three years including a couple here at Black Sheep. Stream some of Meth Dealer’s music below and get ready for their last hurrah, it is sure to be a big one. Also playing this show is Perfect People, the hardcore band from St. Louis. Then coming all the way from South Dakota are the band Souls, who are also no strangers to Black Sheep. They will be coming with a band called Seeing Red also from the same area. Just in case there wasn’t enough heavy music on this show for you, we have the band Shame coming from Oklahoma City, OK playing some hardcore/metalcore. And THEN also on the lineup is the band Barbarian coming from El Paso, Texas. We’ve got bands coming from all over the country for this one show, dang! We do have local support from WARRS who will be likely opening up the show and who we have not seen at Black Sheep in a minute!

This show will start at 5:00 pm and admission for this mega-show is $7. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep this spring.

April 8th at Black Sheep: The Suction Cups, Fairhaven, The Origin Story

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Here’s another April show announcement for you all- this one happening on Friday, April 8th. This one’s a bit of a ska show for all of you who thought ska was dead and gone for good at The Black Sheep. For this show we have the local surf rock band with one ska song- The Suction Cups. Then we have the full-out ska band from Davenport, Iowa called Fairhaven. You can check out some of their music streaming on the player below. Then the third band on the lineup is The Origin Story– the six-piece real deal ska project based out of Lincoln, Illinois who have played here at Black Sheep in the past. Don’t miss out on those bands!

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a long list of upcoming shows at Black Sheep over the next few months.

Tonight at Dumb Records: Larry Livermore: “How To Ru(i)n A Record Label”

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There is some interesting and exciting stuff happening at Dumb Records tonight! That’s right, the store has punk legend and co-founder of California-based record label Lookout Records and important figure in the Bay Area punk scene- Larry Livermore coming by the store. Larry will be reading a little bit from his new book – How To Ru(i)n A Record Label, doing a Q & A, and just hanging out. Even if you are unfamiliar with Mr. Livermore’s work, come on out! More info on the new book can be found right here.

The event will begin at 7:00 pm, (admission is free) and we will be offering 20% off everything inside Dumb Records starting at 6:00 pm through the rest of the night if you want to get to the store a little early. You can find a facebook event for this one right here. Also check out our shows page for a long list of events coming up in the coming months in Southtown.

April 22nd at Black Sheep: Sammy & The Punk, Dear Darla, Ragna Rye, Fill In The Blank, Noesis, Terribly Happy

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Here’s another April show announcement! We gotta keep up with these every single day because dang there are so many shows happening in April. This one is happening on Friday, April 24th at Black Sheep. The out of town on the bill for this one is the band Dear Darla from Indianapolis, IN. They play pop punk and you can stream their music on the player below. Other than we have a pretty hefty bill of local bands lined up. This includes the three-piece rock n’ punk outfit, called Sammy & The Punk. We also have the rockabilly folk band playing a rare Black Sheep show- Ragna Rye. One other out of town band but from nearby is the band Terribly Happy from Peoria, IL. We will be terribly happy to have them. Before that to get a good genre-mix in is the metalcore band Noesis from Carlinville, Illinois. And then last but not least is the local pop punk band Fill In The Blank.

Wow. All of that starting off at 6:00 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 where you can find a good list of other shows coming up at Black Sheep in the near future.

Jeff Williams + Clare Frachey + More Featured in “Art Seeks” Video

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From the same creators of The Studio Show is this nice “Art Seeks” video put together by Dave Heinzel, one of the main cameramen and editors behind The Studio Show. This five-minute long “Art Seeks” video is a follow up to a previous video called “Art Speaks” and it sheds light on the importance of keeping art and keeping art programs in public schools.

You might recognized a few local artists and musicians such as Clare Frachey of the band SAP (pictured above) and Jeff Williams of NIL8. You might even catch a glimpse of Dumb Records too! Check out the full video streaming below.

 

August 8th at Black Sheep: Echo of Silence, Noesis, Accents, Set Fire To Salem

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Today we have a show announcement for a show happening on Monday, August 8th at Black Sheep which sure sounds like a wayyyys away. This one’s going to be a metal show with a couple of touring acts. This includes Echo of Silence from Detroit, Michigan (pictured above). You can check out their music streaming on the player below. Echo of Silence will also be touring with Central-Illinois band Noesis, who are no strangers to Black Sheep. Also on the show is the band Accents from Staunton, Illinois. And opening things up for now we have the local metalcore project Set Fire To Salem. There might be another band TBA added later on to the lineup.

This show will start right at 7:00 pm and admission is $7. 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 will be happening at Black Sheep between now and this show.

Dumb Records Participating In Central Illinois Collectible Music Weekend

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If you need something to do during the day this Saturday coming up in Springfield, we have just the thing for you! Dumb Records will be participating in the “Central Illinois Collectable Music Weekend” for the Springfield date, which is this Saturday, March 26th. There will be plenty of tables and booth set up for different record stores and collectors from all over the midwest. Dumb Records participated in one of these events about a year and a half ago, and it was a good time. The event will be taking place from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Route 66 Hotel on 625 East Joseph Street. Admission is $3 to the public. The store will also be remaining open at our usual location of 1107 South Grand East Ave at regular hours (noon-9:00 pm).

Don’t forget that the Black Sheep Art Show will also be taking place this Saturday from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Black Sheep, and it is a free event. There will also be a noise show up in South Town Studio afterwards. You have the chance to make it to all!