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New Arrivals This Week at Dumb Records

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The vinyl keeps flowing in and out of Southtown record store Dumb Records, located at 1107 South Grand East Ave. This week is no exception, with plenty of new and used LPs and CDs hitting the shelves. You can find some of those records pictured above and a good number of them listed below. Let’s also take a look at Dumb’s operating hours this week before we get into the 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: noon – 8:00 pm
Sunday (show): noon – 9:00 pm
Monday: noon – 8:00 pm

New LPs
Crooked Fingers – Bring On The Snakes
Grimes – Geidi Primes
Rage Against The Machine – Rage
Tom Waits – Real Gone
The Yardbirds – Little Games

Used LPs
The 5th Dimension – Up, Up And Away / Go Where You Wanna Go
Bacharach and David – Soft Lights & Sweet Music
Blood, Sweat & Tears – New Blood
Bohannon – Dance Your Ass Off
Boston Pops Orchestra – Grand Canyon Suite
Buck Trent – Bionic Banjo
Buddy Merrill – Guitars On Fire
Captain & Tennille – Come In From The Rain
Carly Simon – The Best of Carly Simon
Charlie Rich – The Fabulous Charlie Rich
Count Basie / Joe Williams – Count Basie Swings Joe Williams SingsCount Basie / Oscar Peterson – Night Rider
The Crests – Greatest Hits
The Crusaders – Those Southern Knighs
Dick Clark (Presents) – Radio’s Uncensored Bloopers
Don Smithers – Two Centuries of Trumpet
Eddie Fisher – I Love You
Eddy Arnold – Eddy’s Songs
Elvis – G.I. Blues
Faron Young – Save The Last Dance For Me
The Four Freshmen – Voices In Modern
George Benson – Space
George Gershwin – Porgy And Bess
Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass – Whipped Cream & Other Delights
Joe Cocker – Stingray
Joe Walsh – But Seriously Folks
Larry Gatlin – The Pilgrim
Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band – Help Yourself
Little Jimmy – Dickens’ Best
Marvin Gaye – Motown Remembers
The Mike Curb Congregation – Sweet Gingerbread Man
Neil Diamond – Serenade
The Norman Luboff Choir – Songs of the West
Ray Barretto – Can You Feel It
Peggy Lee – Raindrops
Star-Gala – Operetten
The Steve Miller Band – Greatest Hits 1974-78
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Hard Promises
Tony Mottola – Romantic Guitar
Various – Country Sweet Hearts
Various – Meet The Artist
Various – Soundsville!

Used CDs
Alanis Morissette – Space Cakes
Bush – The Science of Things
Chip Davis – Fresh Aire II
Chip Davis’ Day Parts – Romance
Dashboard Confessional – A Mark / A Mission / A Brand / A Scar
Gwen Stefani – Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
The Like – Are You Thinking What I’m Thinking?
Manheim Steamroller – To Russia With Love
Matchbox 20 – Yourself or Someone Like You
Nine Inch Nails – All That Could Have Been
Sarah McLachlan – Surfacing
The Ultimate In Relaxation – Thunderstorm

DUMB FEST 4: June 10th, 11th, & 12th at Black Sheep, Dumb Records, Skank Skates, and Rock N’ Roll Hardee’s

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Wow, looks like some big news is dropping in here on our site today! Today we are confirming that Dumb Fest 4 (or Dumb Fest 4-Ever) IS HAPPENING and we have the official dates and venue. The festival will be happening this year on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday June 10th, 11th, and 12th. It will be help at usual locations Black Sheep, Dumb Records, and Skank States- as well as an additional location at Rock N’ Roll Hardee’s!! That’s right, it looks like we are adding a third day to this year which will be a show at the classic Hardee’s outdoor stage.

That’s all of the Dumb Fest 4 info we have for now! You can expect bands to be announced throughout the month of March. For any bands interested in playing, unfortunately the lineup is already mapped out with no room to spare. If you are interested in playing Black Sheep on different dates, our booking email is still blacksheepcafe.217@gmail.com. Ticket info and all of that jazz will come later with band announcements. Be sure to check out our Dumb Fest page to keep up with Dumb Fest stuff, or the Dumb Fest facebook page.

February 19th at Black Sheep: Set Piece, Governor Street, Black Ops Agency

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It’s time to sneak another February show announcement in to one of the few remaining weekend dates we have open this month- here is a show happening on Friday, February 19th. We have the local band Set Piece playing this show, who describe themselves as “heavy indie rock.” You might be able to stream some of their music on the player below. In addition to Set Piece we also have a local jam group called Governor Street playing the show. Then the third band on the bill Black Ops Agency, which is a long running rock band featuring members of TANG.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. We might have heard a rumor about their being food at the show!? We’ll see! You can check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a list of everything coming up at Black Sheep in the near future.

Black Sheep Roundtable Meeting Tonight

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It’s a Saturday night, and there aren’t any shows happening at Black Sheep but instead we are hosting our next roundtable meeting! You got any suggestions on how we can improve our space? You want to tell us why you quit coming to shows? We want to hear from you! We aren’t necessarily looking for suggestions directed at Black Sheep co-owners on what to do better, but more-so a discussion among all show goers and volunteers on how we can all improve our space and music community.

Everyone and anyone is welcome to come! The meeting tonight will be at 7:00 pm inside of Black Sheep. We are expecting it to go on until 9:00 pm. If all goes well we are planning on continuing our roundtable meetings on a quarterly basis (four meetings a year). We also have a “get involved” zine in the works that will be available to everyone and will almost work as a how-to in getting involved with the Black Sheep community and Springfield music scene. Check out a facebook event for the meeting tonight right here!

Clare Frachey, Stephen Houldsworth Featured on WUIS

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A couple of notable figures in the Springfield/St. Louis music scenes very much relating to Black Sheep were recently featured on the radio in interviews put together by Rachel Otwell and WUIS. Those were Stephen Houldsworth and Clare Frachey (pictured above). The two were featured on WUIS for separate interviews.

Rachel talked to Stephen Houldsworth during his presentation at Black Sheep last week and also got some talking bits recorded directly from the presentation. The interview brushes up on Stephen’s involvement as a activist and documentarian of the St. Louis protest and punk scenes, as well as his background as a gay man living in Boston during the AIDS outbreak in the 1980’s. You can check out the WUIS segment streaming online right here.

Clare Frachey was also featured on WUIS as guest host of the weekly segment “The Scene” hosted by Rachel Otwell and Scott Faingold. Clare touches on her involvement with The Black Sheep, setting up monthly art shows at Cafe Brio, and also current projects SAP and Shark Week. You can also check out that segment online right here.

Looming Featured on “The Trundle Sessions”

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Springfield rock group Looming were out on the road at the beginning of this year. While they were out to the west coast and back they recorded a “Trundle Session” put together by Diet Pop Records based out of Arizona. The session is of the band performing an acoustic version of their title-track song “Nailbiter.” It features Brandon Carnes on the keyboards instead of drums.

Check out more of The Trundle Sessions right here on youtube. Looming just announced plans to play a SXSW showcase later on in March, but no plans right now for any Springfield or Black Sheep shows in the future.

Tonight at Black Sheep: “#TheNewClass2” Hip Hop Show

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We got something in store tonight at Black Sheep, it’s the only show we have going on this weekend too! Have you ever been to a hip hop show at Black Sheep? Well now might be the time to check one out! This one is the second round of “TheNewClass” being put on by Uncanny and 217 Hip Hop. It will mostly feature new up and coming hip hop artists from the area who are under the age of 21. Usually shows put on by 217 Hip Hop also end in rap battles, which are intense and an experience for all.

The show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. 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 winter/spring.

March 9th at Black Sheep: Arson Party, Set Fire To Salem, Through Burning Eyes, Abyss

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Ready for us to tell you about our next metal show? The next metal show happening at Black Sheep is going to be on Wednesday, March 9th and it is sure to be a real hoot. For this show we have the band Arson Party from Kalamazoo, Michigan. You can stream a song of theirs on the player below. In addition to Arson Party we have a handful of local metal acts. The first of those is Set Fire To Salem bringing the metalcore for the night. We also have nearby metal group Through Burning Eyes from Alton, Illinois. We are pretty sure another addition to the show has been the local rock metal band Abyss, who just played a late set at the “Winter Wreck” this past weekend.

This show 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 list of shows coming up at Black Sheep.

February 23rd at Black Sheep: Mysterious Skin, Garter, Starlorde

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Look at this gem of a show happening in just three weeks! It’s time to announce this show happening here at Black Sheep on Tuesday, February 23rd. This show will feature a band coming all the way from Seattle, Washington and that is Mysterious Skin. You can stream some of Mysterious Skin’s music below. We also have a couple of local bands on the show. One of the bands is Garter, who we have not seen at Black Sheep since November! The other band is a brand new Springfield punk band going by the name “Starlorde.” We have been told this new band features members of bands The Locals, Teen Freak, and GUSH.

This show starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Things are sure to go by fast. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up at Black Sheep in the next few months.

New Arrivals This Week at Dumb Records

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It’s another week at Southtown record store Dumb Records (located at 1107 South Grand E. Ave). This week the store has plenty of used LPs, CDs, and cassettes in. Once again, there is truly something here for everybody. And our store has new speakers put in so we can blast some of our picks while you look around! How nice! Let’s take a look at the store’s operating hours for the week and then dive into the 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: noon – 8:00 pm
Sunday: noon – 8:00 pm
Monday: noon – 8:00 pm

Used LPs
Ancient Future – Natural Rhythms
Anne Murray – Snowbird
Barbra Streisand – Stoney End
Beres – Hammond
The Blue Notes – The Blue Notes
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Confrontation
Claire Bloom – The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Donny & Marie Osmond – Make The World Go Away
Doris Day – Day by Day
Duke Ellington – Will Big Bands Ever Come Back?
Erroll Garner – Concert By The Sea
Fred Locks – Black Star Liners
Hank Williams – The Very Best Of
Herb Alpert & Hugh Maskela – Main Event Live
Herbie Hancock – Futureshock

Illinois Jackquet – The Cool Range
Jack DeJohnette’s Directions – Untitled
Jazztone Society – Chicago Style
Jet W. Lee – Who Shall Remain Shameless
Jimmy G. And The Tackheads – The Federation of Tackheads
Joe Sample – Fancy Dance
The Kingston Trio – At Large
Krush Groove – Music From The Motion Picture
Lee Perry – Techno Party / Black Buster
L.L. Cool J – Jingling Baby (Single)
Los Lobos – How Will The Wolf Survive?
Mary Frances Crosby – Goldilocks
Mary Martin – The Sound of Magic
Mike Richmond – Dream Waves
Mister Rogers – A Place of Our Own
Mitch Miller – Party Sing Along With Mitch
Mitch Miller – March Along With Mitch
Mutabaruka – Check It!
Mutts – Object Performance
Naomi Shemer – Sings Her Own Works
Nas – Nas In Ya Area (Single)
Porter Wagoner – The Bottom Of The Bottle
Salif Keita – Ko-Yan
Sam Cooke – 20 Greatest Hits
Sonny Fortune – Awakening
Sonny Fortune – With Sound Reason
Stanley Clarke – Journey To Love
Stanley Clarke/George Duke – The Clarke/Duke Project
Steel Pulse – True Democracy
The Stills – Logic Will Break Your Heart
Tom Jones – This Is Tom Jones
Various – Hold Fast To Dreams
Various – Sounds of ‘76
WAR – Greatest Hits

New Cassettes
Bilirubin – Bilirubin
Dischaka – Terror Total
Ku-Jaat – Ku-Jaat

Used Cassettes
Asko – Me Das Asko
Auichines – Noda Que Hacer
Bailout – Adult Body
Botox – Demo
By Any Means – Bay Area 2013
ComexClean – You Don’t Know Me
Coordinated Suicides – Coordinated Suicides
D.O.A. – Bloodied But Unbowed
Future Disorder – Future Disorder
G-Spot – Real American Hero
Ghetto Girls – Ghetto Girls
Heart Attack Jizzers – Same Program Both Sides
Iron Maiden – Somewhere In Time
KCMO – XO Press
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Question The Answers
The Punks – The Punks
Ratas Rabiosas – Ratas Rabiosas
Sex Snobs – Ugly
Social Distortion – Social Distortion
Solid Attitude – Tour Mixtape
Stay At Home Mom
Throaat – Bloodfucking Freaks
Tortura Sistematika – The Demos: Tolosaka Hardcore

Used CDs
Alanis Morissette – Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
Barbra Streisand – Songbird
Bush – Golden State
Counting Crows – Films About Ghosts: The Best Of…
Elvis Costello & The Imposters – The Delivery Man
Green Day – Warning
Henry Mancini – Instrumental Favorites
Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass – Whipped Cream & Other Delights
Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass – Greatest Hits
Incubus – Make Yourself
Justin Timberlake – Future Sex/Love Sounds
Marilyn Manson – Mechanical Animals
Ministry – The Land of Rape and Honey
Ministry – Twelve Inch Singles
Roy Clark – Great Picks & New Tricks
Silverchair – Neon Ballroom
Various – Back To The 50’s
Various – The Nature Company Music Sampler ‘94
Various – How Soon Is Now? (Smiths Tribute)