Tonight at Bread Twisters: Epsom, Starter Jackets, Kenyon DeShasier

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Tonight! We have a nice and solid three band show going on at your local downtown Bread Twisters right new to Dumb Records. We have the return of Epsom – the weirdo rock group featuring a number of Springfield scene veterans that have been rocking it for a good number of years. They are back for the first time this year with a brand new lineup. Starter Jackets is another local group that we don’t see too often of. They say they are playing their only local gig of the year for this one?? We don’t know if we believe that, but either way let’s not miss out on this rare Starter Jackets show. The first act on the bill is full band Kenyon DeShasier, the local pop / indie song writing machine.

This show starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our Bread Stretchers shows page on our site to see everything coming up at the space! Good luck!

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

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It’s a new week at Dumb Records downtown (418 E Monroe Street) – the weather is getting warmer and there’s a big weekend lined up downtown with the Old Capitol Art Fair, Pride Fest, and Farmer’s Market all going on at once! Wow! We better be getting stocked up with plenty of records for this big weekend! The store is open every day from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm – we’ll likely open up one hour early for Saturday. And there are a couple of shows going on this week! Let’s take a look at this week’s schedule and then dive into what’s new:

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

New LPs
Billie Holiday – Songs for Distingue Lovers
Daisyhead – In Case You Missed It
Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra – Sing Country & Western Classics
Ella Fitzgerald / Louis Armstrong – Ella And Louis Again
Foreign Tongues – Fragile As Said Before
New York Dolls – Personality Crisis
Ornette Coleman – The Shape of Jazz To Come
Run Forever – Run Forever
Shai Hulud – Just Can’t Hate Enough

Used LPs
Andy Williams – Days of Wine And Roses
Barbra Streisand – One Voice
Earl Doud – Spiro T. Agnew Is A Riot
Billy Thorpe – Children Of The Sun
Cannonball Adderley Quintet – Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
C.W. McCall – Black Bear Road
Dave Brubeck Quartet – The Riddle
Dave Mason – Certified Live
Dionne Warwick – I’ll Never Fall In Love Again
Dorothy Donegan – Dorothy Donegan
Eric Andersen – Avalanche
Eagles – Eagles
Helix – Walkin’ The Razor’s Edge
Helix – Wild In The Streets
Jim Post – Live: Back On The Street Again
Judy Collins – Wildflowers
Matthew Wilder – I Don’t Speak The Language
The Music Explosion – Little Bit O’ Soul
Mya – Case Of The Ex (Whatcha Gonna Do)
Outlaws – Bring It Back Alive
Poco – Deliverin’
Podipto – Podipto
Quincy Jones – The Slender Thread
Ray Conniff – Hawaiian Album
Shooting Star – Shooting Star
Steve Winwood – Winwood & Friends
Ten Years After – Stonedhenge

12” Singles
B.B. Fresh – Flyguys
Coolio – Oh La La
Crown Jewelz – Bump
Drift – Go Ahead Daddy / Around Me
Dru Down feat. Mellowdramatik – Wit It Wit It
Estee – All Because of You
Fabolous – Keepin’ It Gangsta  Right Now & Later On
Lyric – Hot & Tipsy
Mary J. Blige – Deep Inside
M.C. E. – Lick The Cat
Naughty By Nature – Everything’s Gonna Be Alright
Naughty By Nature – It’s On
NX – Funk In My Flow
Rowdy Rahz – Nev-Ah
Soul IV Real – I Want You
Teedra Moses – Be Your Girl
Timmy Gatling – Help

New CDs
Al Di Meola – Anthology
Al Di Meola – Electric Rendezvous
Aldo Nova – Twitch
Aldo Nova – Aldo Nova
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones – Left of Cool
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones – Live Art
Billy Joel – Turnstiles
Blondie – The Best of Blondie
Blondie – Blondie
Creed – Weathered
Dire Straits – On Every Street
Dire Straits – Love Over Gold
Don Henley – Building The Perfect Beast
Edwin McCain – Far From Over
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Lucky Man And Other Hits
Glenn Frey – Soul Searchin’
Glenn Frey – Strange Weather
INXS – X
INXS – Elegantly Wasted
John Mellencamp – John Mellencamp
John Wustman – Pavarotti At Carnegie Hall
Journey – Greatest Hits Live
Journey – Trial By Fire
Madredeus – Movimento
Mark Knopfler – The Ragpicker’s Dream
Moods For Moderns – Loud & Clear
Myra – Myra
Pat Travers Band – Live!
Pat Travers Band – Crash And Burn
Placido Domingo – Por Amor
Placido Domingo – Always In My Heart
Minor Threat – Discography
REO Speedwagon – Live: You Get What You Play For
REO Speedwagon – Nine Lives
Rod Stewart – Downtown Train
Rod Stewart – Human
Sheryl Crow – The Globe Sessions
The Steve Miller Band – Greatest Hits 1974-78
The Steve Miller Band – Wide River
Van Morrison – The Best Of
Various – Debussy for Daydreaming

First Hip Hop Show at Bread Slappers May 31st

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Hey, we are excited about this one! Here is a show happening on Friday, May 31st at the space next door to us (Bread Slappers, Slippers, whatever we forget). It’s going to be the first hip hop show over there at the new space and it’s got a stacked lineup of local performers. At the top of the bill is Deezy Da Paperboy, very hard working rapper from these parts who is constantly putting out new music. Check out some of his stuff streaming on the player below. We’ve also got Cornbread – who’s been around doing his thing for a long time too – even since the early Bread Stretchers days. Then we got a few newer up and coming artists, including “DZY“. Also Otto San – who performed at Radon Lounge back in March. Then we’ve got “Bummygod” – younger artist who had performed at Black Sheep at one of our final shows there. And we’ve got Yung Pey opening things up!

This all starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our Bread Stretchers shows page for a look at what is coming up in coming months.

Tonight at Bread Slippers: Big Loser, The Telephone Junkies, Dexter

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Happy Mother’s Day everyone! You know what, tonight there is a show at Bread Slippers and we are just gonna go ahead and say that moms get in for free tonight, why not. Tonight we have touring band “Big Loser” from Austin, Texas – which formerly was known as the group “Free Kittens And Bread” and had played at Black Sheep twice in the past under that name. We welcome this act under the new name under our new venue into the future. Stream some of their music below. This show did have a last minute cancellation and that was Loverboard, whoops! The Telephone Junkies are still on board and playing their first show at the new Bread Slippers! Opening things up is Dexter!

The show tonight starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for this show right here. Also be sure to check out our Bread Slippers shows page on our site for a list of what else is coming up in the near future.

Pop Up Stage Saturday (Tomorrow) Morning For Fat Ass 5K Outside of Dumb Records

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Wow there is so much going on here downtown we can hardly keep up! This weekend there is the Fat Ass 5k happening throughout downtown, starting tonight with live music on 7th street and then tomorrow with a big morning run. After having The Complaint Line play outside in our alley for Downtown Open Streets last weekend, we are up to keep going with outdoor performances outside of our store and have the opportunity to continue that tomorrow with the Fat Ass 5k run! So we are teaming up with Midwest Connectz for another “pop-up stage” this time will be directly in front of our store on the edge of the street tomorrow morning from 10:00 to 11:00 am! Performers lined up include Clutch, Alexa Redd, and Shon The Greatest. We’ll also be open (maybe a little bit early… let’s say 9:30 am) and will likely have coffee and donuts in our store.

More info on the Fat Ass 5K can be found here. Next weekend we’ve got Pride Fest and also the Old Capitol Art Fair to look forward downtown! Then we’ll be in Farmers Market season!

Deezy Da Paperboy + Cornbread: “Check A Bag”

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Today we are bringing you brand new Springfield music with some more local hip hop here. This one is a song featuring long time local rappers Deezy Da Paperboy and Cornbread. The song is called “Check A Bag” and comes from an upcoming mixtape being put together by the artists called Kush & Kollabs. Check out the song streaming on the player below.

Both Cornbread and Deezy Da Paperboy will be performing their own separate sets at the first hip hop show at the new Bread Stretchers which we haven’t officially announced yet on Friday, May 31st. Be on the lookout for the announcement for that soon.

SJ-R: “Weekly Y-Block Concert Series To Begin May 30”

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There is an article in today’s local paper The State Journal-Register about the big Levitt AMP Springfield Music Series announcement. The article is titled “Weekly Y-Block Concert Series To Begin May 30th” found in the Local section of this Wednesday’s paper, also online right here. From the article:

The Skatalites, one of Jamaica’s original heavy-hitting ska and reggae bands, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Fareed Haque headline the Levitt AMP Springfield Music Series on the Y-block in downtown Springfield on Thursday evenings from May 30th to Aug. 1. The series’ musical styles run the gamut, with artists offering up beebop jazz, soul, traditional Celtic, classical and roots-rock.

The full list of ten concerts has been announced, which you can find a list of on our site right here. Dumb Records is on as a main sponsor for the Thursday, June 6th featuring the one and only Skatalites from Jamaica, which is already less than one month away.

Be sure to “like” and follow the Levitt AMP Springfield facebook page for more updates on the concert series.

Audiofeed Music Festival Volume 7 Happening July 4-6th in Urbana, Illinois

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Trying to stay in the loop with all of the music festivals happening here in town and Central Illinois this summer! A festival whose lineup was recently announced and started in Central Illinois the same time that Dumb Fest did (which would have also been on its seventh year), is Audiofeed Music Festival which takes place at the fairgrounds in Urbana, Illinois each year. This year “Volume 07” of the festival is taking place from Thursday July 4th through Saturday July 6th. The poster is above, although there are so many bands listed there that you might have trouble reading them. You can find a close-up and probably more readable version of the poster on the Audiofeed website right here. You can also find ticket info and more FAQ’s on the Audiofeed website. We find it worth mentioning that our friends over at The Radon Lounge are some of the many people involved in setting up this festival every year.

Also find a facebook event for Audiofeed Music Festival right here.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

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It’s Tuesday, let’s stay on track with giving you a fresh list of some vinyl that’s been hitting the shelves this past week! Our store is located at 418 E Monroe Street and is open every day from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. This week there’s only one show lined up at Bread Stretchers and that is happening on Sunday. Looks like this weekend downtown… there is the Fat Ass 5k going on Friday and Saturday so we might get some traffic in from that! Nice. Let’s take a look at the store’s hours for the week and then jump into some of what’s new.

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

Used LPs
Barbra Streisand – Wet
The Beatles – Meet The Beatles
Bobby Dukoff – Tender Sax
The Charlie Daniels Band – Million Mile Reflections
Dan Fogelberg – Windows and Walls
Dennis Yost & The Classics IV – Song
Flash And The Pan – Flash And The Pan
The Flock – Dinosaur Swamps
Glen Campbell – Greatest Hits
Jamal – Fades Em All
Jefferson Starship – Gold
John Klemmer – Arabesque
Johnny Cash – Ring of Fire: The Best Of
Julie Driscoll / Brian Auger – Open
Kansas – Power
The Kids – Anvil Chorus
Linda Ronstadt – Simple Dreams
Marillion – Fugazi
Margie Joseph – Feeling My Way
Michael Feinstein – Pure Gershwin
Mr. Mister – Welcome To The Real World
Nat King Cole – Love Is Wild
Nat King Cole – The Best of Nat King Cole
Neil Diamond – Love At The Greek
Redd Foxx – Have One On Me
Richard Pryor – Craps (After Hours)
Sonny Fortune – With Sound Reason
Steely Dan – Can’t Buy A Thrill
The Supremes – Where Did Our Love Go
Various – A Hand Is On The Gate
Various – Montreux ’77: The Jam Sessions
Waylon Jennings – Ol’ Waylon
The Youngbloods – Rock Festival
Zapp – Zapp

12” Singles
Akinyele – Take A Lick
Almighty 3 – To The Other M.C.’s
B.O.N. – Boys
Chico DeBarge – Give You What You Want (Fa Sure)
Elixir – Vast Aire
Grandmaster Flash – The Message
Kasino – Nasty Girl / Men of Respect
Master P – It Ain’t My Fault
M.C. Sayrie – Nosey People
Mike Nice – Let’s Groove Tonight
Monica – Just Another Girl
Most Wanted – Suckas
The Pacifics – Especially
Naughty By Nature – Mourn You Til I Join You
Self Scientific – You Can’t Fall / Three Kings
Twista – Girl Tonight
Tradegy – The Judas Theory
Truck – Breaker One / Bring It To The Cypher

New CDs
The Alan Parsons Project – Ammonia Avenue
The Alan Parsons Project – Vulture Culture
April Wine – Brigate
Billy Joel – Piano Man
Billy Squier – The Best Of
Blondie – Plastic Letters
The Black Crowes – By Your Side
Blue Oyster Cult – Don’t Fear The Reaper: The Best Of
Blue Oyster Cult – Career of Evil: The Metal Years
Creed – Greatest Hits
Dire Straits – On The Night
Dire Straits – On Every Street
Electric Light Orchestra – Face The Music
Glenn Frey – The Allnighter
Glenn Frey – The Best Of
James – Laid
James – Wah Wah
Jeff Buckley – Mystery White Boy: Live ’95-‘96
John Mellencamp – Human Wheels
John Cougar Mellencamp – Big Daddy
John Mooney – All I Want
Journey – Arrival
Journey – Raised On Radio
Leone Magiera – Pavarotti In Central Park
The Living End – Roll On
LFO – Life Is Good
Lit – Tripping The Light Fantastic
The London Suede – Head Music
Low – Secret Name
Low – Things We Lost In The Fire
Mandy Moore – Mandy Moore
Mellencamp – Cuttin’ Heads
Men At Work – Puttin’ In Overtime
Men Without Hats – Collection
Mephisto Odyssey – The Deep Red Connection
Placido Domingo – Be My Love…
Placido Domingo – Ave Maria
R.E.O. Speedwagon – R.E.O.
Rod Stewart – Gasoline Alley
Rod Stewart – A Little Misunderstood: The Sixties Sessions
Sarah McLachlan – Remixed
Stereolab – The First Of The Microbe Hunters
Steve Miller Band – Italian Xrays
Steve Perry – Greatest Hits + Five Unreleased
Sting – Sacred Love

 

May Issue of Activator Available At Dumb Records

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May is here! Actually, we are already one week into May (happy tornado Tuesday btw), and guess what we have the latest issue of local music magazine Activator Magazine for all of you fans of printed content that you can hold in your hands and read. This is the twelfth issue the magazine has put out since they began with their first issue of June of last year. Have you collected them all?

On the cover of this month’s issue is non-local musician Tav Falco – Tav Falco’s Panther Burns will be performing here in Springfield across the street from us at Bar None on Thursday, May 23rd. Also included is an interview with Bloomington, IL electronic/indie act Black Esther, plus plenty of album reviews, photos, and shows calendars for Central Illinois and St. Louis. There’s a review and in-depth look at “Flor Fest” which took place in Urbana last month, and Mansion Music Fest which is coming up this month in Virden, Illinois. Also an interview with Central Illinois metal band Portals, and more interviews with local artists Kid Ziggy, Papa Luke, Izhi & Danny J. Copies can be found at Dumb Records (for free) and also various local businesses and locations around town.