Tonight at Bread Stretchers: Marbin, Ben Delaurentis

Posted on April 25, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

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Tonight we’re not exactly sure what we are in for – it might be a big one over at the recently reunited legendary Springfield sub shop venue Bread Stretchers right next door to us. If any of you remember the jazz fushion group Marbin that came through Black Sheep last year and blew us all away, they will be returning tonight! Check out their Wikipedia page right here to learn more about the group, which features two brothers from Israel (pictured above) who are now based out of Chicago. This time they will be touring with a solo musician who is opening up the show and that is Ben Delaurentis from Virginia. Check out some of Marbin’s music on the player below.

This one starts at 7:00 pm. If you got a ticket in advance we will likely have your name on a list at the door, if not, it’s $15 admission. Find a facebook event here. Also check out our shows page for what else is coming up at Bread Stretchers which is located near 4th and Monroe or 4th and a halfth streets downtown or something like that.

Demons on Wheels: “The Well Worn Tale”

Posted on April 24, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Here’s your dose of new Springfield music for the day! Today we are brining you a brand new album by local garage punk recording project “Demons on Wheels“. If you are unfamiliar, Demons on Wheels is the recording project of Mark Schwartz also of End Times Trio, Forest Saints, and Tin Ghost. Out of all of those projects as far as we know End Times Trio is the only one that performs live. Just recently Mark dropped his third album under the name Demons on Wheels, entitled The Well Worn Tale. You can check out all sixteen tracks of that streaming on the player below, or also head over to the Demons on Wheels bandcamp page to pay to download the album right here.

We’ve added this release to our Springfield album archive page where we are trying to stay up to date on everything that has been coming out so far this year! Check it out!

This Saturday (April 27th): Dumb Records $1 Sidewalk Sale

Posted on April 23, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

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Downtown Springfield is having a big ol’ spring sidewalk sale throughout shops downtown this Saturday so we figured we’d use this opportunity at Dumb Records to do some spring cleaning! That’s right – at 9:00 am this Saturday we are opening up a little early and putting tables or shelves or whatever we can wrangle up out onto the sidewalk for a special sale – everything outside will be one dollar. We have a lot of records in our basement that haven’t seen the light of day since our old store, so this is a good idea (we know, sunlight and records are not a good thing, we know). If it’s raining out on Saturday we’ll do the same thing but we’ll just have the tables set up next door to us inside Bread Stretchers. All of that sound good?

We’ll be doing our sale from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm (will be open until regular time of 8:00 pm). Check out what other downtown businesses are participating along with a map of all of them right here.

Timothy Donavan Russell: “Dark Light”

Posted on April 23, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

We sure do have a hard time keeping up with local sound artist Timothy Donavan Russell and all of the new music he is constantly putting out. Timothy is already on his fifth release this year – this one being called Dark Light. This one is just three tracks but nears a total of one hour in time – the first being a forty one minute long ambient piece. Check it out streaming on the player below, or head over to Timothy’s bandcamp page where you can purchase the downloadable mp3’s.

We’ve been trying to keep up with Timothy’s releases and everything else that has come out so far this year on our Springfield album archive page. Tim is also a member of the new Pharmacy Gallery which has also recently re-located downtown and has their official ribbon cutting ceremony set to a few weeks from now on Saturday, May 4th.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on April 23, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s Tuesday, so we better stay on track with our posting some new arrivals for the record store on Tuesdays! Yes, there are millions of records and CDs coming into the store all of the time, this is just a handful of them. Yes, we did pick up a massive collection that will be making it’s way to a new “dollar disco” section of the store, just hold tight for that. For now, here are just some of the titles that have been hitting the shelves. Remember the store is open every single day from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm at 418 E Monroe Street downtown. Let’s take a look at our schedule this week and then what’s new:

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

Used LPs
Andrea Marcovicci – Sings Movies
Barbra Streisand – Memories
Bread – The Best of Bread Volume Two
Carly Simon – Playing Possum
Chet Atkins / Jerry Reed – Me And Jerry
Depeche Mode – Black Celebration
Devo – Freedom Of Choice
The Doors – Full Circle
Eddie Money – Life For The Taking
Fleetwood Mac – Fleetwood Mac
Frank Sinatra – That’s Life
Freeway – Philadelphia Freeway
Golden Earring – Moontan
Heart – Magazine
Heart – Dreamboat Annie
Heartsfield – Foolish Pleasures
The Isley Brothers – Showdown
It’s A Beautiful Day – It’s A Beautiful Day
Jason & The Nashville Sorchers – Fervor
Jethro Tull – War Child
Joan Baez – Diamonds & Rust
Johnny Hodges – The Eleventh Hour
Jimi Hendrix – War Heroes
Julie Felix – Julie Felix
Junior Kimbrough & The Soul Blues Boys – All Night Long
Kansas – Vinyl Confessions
Kashif – Love Changes
Led Zeppelin – II
Lainie Kazan – Lainie Kazan
Linda Ronstadt – Greatest Hits Volume Two
Little River Band – The Net
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – The Roaring Silence
Maynard Ferguson – It’s My Time
The Seekers – The New Seekers
States – The States
The Steve Miller Band – Abracadabra
The Steve Miller Band – Book of Dreams
Supastition – Boom Box
Teena Marie – Starchild
Thomas Dolby – The Golden Age of Wireless
Triumph – Never Surrender

12” Singles
Alicia Keys – How Come You Don’t Call Me
Amil – For Da Fam
Eye Beta Rock – Super Rock Body Shock
Dante – Miss California
Divine Sounds – How Fast Money Goes
Fabolous – Youn’N (Holla Back)
Funkmaster Flex – My Lifestyle (Remix)
G. Dep – Special Delivery / Child Of The Ghetto
Highland Place Mobsters – Let’s Get Naked
Major Figgas – What U Know ‘Bout Ballin’?
Richie Rich – If / Straight Mail
Ruff Endz – Cash, Money, Cars, Clothes

New CDs
The Allman Brothers Band – One Way Out
The Allman Brothers Band – Eat A Peach
Andreas Johnson – Liebling
Big Mama Thorton – Jail
Billy Joel – River Of Dreams
Billy Joel – Songs In The Attic
Black Oak Arkansas – Hot And Nasty
Blues Traveler – Four
Ella Fitzgerald – Forever Gold
Ella Fitzgerald / Count Basie – One O’Clock Jump
Gov’t Mule – The Deep End Volume 2
Jack Johnson – Brushfire Fairytales
Jamiroquai – Synkronized
Jawbreaker – 24 Hour Revenge Therapy
Jeff Buckley – My Sweetheart The Drunk
Jet Set Satellite – Blueprint
Joe Jackson – Steppin’ Out: The Very Best Of
John Cougar Mellencamp – Uh-huh
John Oszajca – From There To Here
Joshua Bell – Bernstein West Side Story Suite
Joshua Bell – Mendelssohn Beethoven Violin Concertos
INXS – Full Moon, Dirty Hearts
INXS – Shine Like It Does
Kylie Minogue – Body Language
Kylie Minogue – Fever
Lucky Boys Confusion – Throwing The Game
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Extended Versions
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Vicious Cycle
Mellencamp – The Lonesome Jubilee
Nina Simone – The Best of Nina Simone
Nina Simone – A Single Woman
On – Shifting Skin
Orgy – Vapor Transmission
Our Lady Peace – Happiness…
Our Lady Peace – Spiritual Machines
Over The Rhine – Films For Radio
Paul Oakenfold – Perfecto: Perfection
Peter Frampton – Now
Peter Schickele – The Ill-Conceived P.D.Q. Bach Anthology
Rick Springfield – Tao
Rick Springfield – Living In Oz
Rod Stewart – Out Of Order
Rod Stewart – Vagabond Heart
Van Zant – Van Zant II
Various – Radikal Techno 5
38 Special – Flashback
38 Special – Strength In Numbers
98 Degrees – And Rising

May 22nd at Bread Stretchers: Heavens Die, Shame Spiral, Thirty Nights of Violence, Capitol Offense, Final Order, Brute Force

Posted on April 22, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Onward with more show announcements for shows at Bread Stretchers! Looks like we have a big whopper of a hardcore show happening there on Wednesday, May 22nd. Six bands on one show- three of them being a part of some big touring package. That includes “Heaven’s Die” at the top of the list, an incredibly crushing group from Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. Stream some of their music on the player below if you dare. Heaven’s Die will be on tour with Shame Spiral also from Virginia playing some powerful deathcore/metal. The third touring act on the bill is “Thirty Nights of Violence” also from Virginia. And as for the locals… we have the first time Capitol Offense from Decatur will be making an appearance at Bread Stretchers. We also have Brute Force from the St. Louis area who performed last in Springfield at one of the final Black Sheep shows. Opening things up is Final Order, who also just performed here last night.

All of this happens on May 26th starting at 7:00 pm right on the nose and admission is $7. Check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our Bread Stretchers shows page for a look at what else is coming up there in the near future.

Midwest Punkfest 11 Happening June 13-16 in Bloomington, IL

Posted on April 22, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Now that summer is quickly approaching we are trying to stay on top of all of these festival announcements that are happening! Especially the ones in downtown Springfield – but also those that are happening in nearby Central Illinois cities. Bloomington, Illinois is a little over an hour away from us and the annual punk music fest “Midwest Punkfest” is happening for the eleventh year believe it or not from June 13th through the 16th. This year the fest is mostly happening at the new and happening downtown Bloomington venue Nightshop. There is a total of over fifty bands playing over a course of four days. Find the full list of bands announced on the Midwest Punkfest facebook event here. Notable acts include Springfield’s own Park, Hospital Job, then also heavy hitters Brenden Kelly (of Lawrence Arms), Direct Hit, 88 Fingers Louie and many more.

Check out a facebook event fro Midwest Punkfest here. Ticket info can also be found there.

Vincent Sebatian: “Not Alone”

Posted on April 22, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Good morning everyone and welcome to a brand new week. Here we are this morning bringing you some brand new music from Springfield/Chicago solo artist Vincent Sebastian who just dropped a brand new hit single called “Not Alone”. You can check out that song streaming on the player below, or head over to Vincent Sebastian’s bandcamp page to purchase the download of the track.

Vincent released “A New Rhode” back in 2017, and is also active playing in projects Foot and Kenyon DeShasier.

Tonight at Bread Stretchers: Gangstalker, Mister, Grave Switcher, Final Order

Posted on April 21, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

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Hey it might be Easter but guess what – there IS also a show happening at Bread Stretchers tonight!!! Is it a good idea to have a show on Easter Sunday? We’ll find out. For this one we have Milwaukee, Wisconsin touring act “Gangstalker” on the bill. Stream their seven minute long demo on the player below. They will be on tour with a group called “Mister“. Mister who? We are not sure. Local support on this show will come from local hardcore group Graveswitcher – playing their first Bread Stretcher gig. Opening things up is Final Order also local hardcore.

This show 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 shows page for a look at what else is coming up at… Bread Stretchers in the near future.

Tonight at The Radon Lounge: David Dondero, Nectar, Bottom Bracket, Night Night Boy

Posted on April 20, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

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It’s Saturday, what’s going on in town tonight? Well, we don’t have anything lined up at Bread Stretchers tonight, but there is this really cool show happening at The Radon Lounge that you should check out if you don’t have anything else going on! This is actually The Radon’s last show for the season! They’ll be back in the fall after this. For this show they’ve got some big NPR featured guy, David Dondero at the top of the bill. Where’s this guy from, Chicago? Stream some of his music on the player below. Radon has got a solid group of local acts this time around as well. This includes Nectar from Champaign and very familiar to Springfield – who just released their album “Knocking at the Door” on LP which we have copies of at Dumb. Bottom Bracket are playing, great. Night Night Boy are playing as well – the second show for the new Springfield supergroup lineup featuring members of Park, Looming, and Soap Scum!

This show starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for the show here. We told Jeff that we’d be doing something as Dumb Records, so we’ll have a couple of crates of choice pick records for sale. Check out our Springfield shows page for other non-Bread Stretchers shows.