New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on September 12, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s a new week at Springfield record store Dumb Records and we have a few new items coming in hot! We picked up some new items from Oakland, California- based punk label Digital Regress Records. Don’t forget the store also has tickets to Looming / Screaming Females on October 2nd at Black Sheep, better grab one while you still can! And put your name in that Band Lotto box while you are at it! Let’s take a look at the store’s operating hours for the week and then dive into what’s new:

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

New LPs
Alpha Female – Mane
Cough Syrup Kids
Turquoiz Noiz – Sweat Lodge
Violence Creeps – The Gift Of Music

Used LPs
Al Hirt – Plays Bert Kaempfert
Billy May – Sorta-Dixie!
Billy Vaughnn & His Orchestra – More Billy Vaughnn
Eddy Arnold – Somebody Like Me
George Shearing Quintet – When Lights Are Low
Jackie Gleason – Music, Martinis, and Memories
Johnny Hamiln Quintet – Polka Dots and Moonbeams
Kimberly – You And Me Jesus
Knocky Parker – Piano Artistry
Lawrence Welk – Apples & Bananas
Lennon Sisters – What The World Needs Now Is Love
Living Strings – Play Country Favorites
Louis Armstrong – Ambassador Satch
Paul Smith – Cascades: New Liquid Sounds
Perry Como – Dreamer’s Holiday
Peter & Gordon – Lady Godiva
Roger Williams – Golden Hits (Volume II)
Side Ramin – Love Without Tears
Sounds of Hawaii – Red Sails In The Sunset
Tony Parenti’s All-Stars

New 7”s
Beta Boys – Worldwide Rock Group EP
Marbled Eye – Marbled Eye
Preening – Beeters
RUT – Attraction

Used 7”s
The Brokedowns – Sass Dragons
The Champs – Second 7”
Dad Punchers – These Times Weren’t Made For You
Daisycutter – Invertebrate
Daylight Robbery – Daylight Robbery
Dirty Marquee – Dirty Marquee
Little Big Leasue – Little Big Leasue
Population – Population
New Edition – If It Isn’t Love
REO Speedwagon – Here With Me
Steve Winwood – Back In The High Life Again
Stockpile – Stockpile
Xui Xui – Dear Science

Used Cassettes
The Association / Turtles – Greatest Hits Collection
Carpenters – A Kind of Hush
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – So Far
Eagles – The Long Run
George Strait – Livin’ It Up
Guns N’ Roses – Use Your Illusion
John Berry – Saddle The Wind
John Berry – Things Are Not The Same
Judas Priest – Painkiller
Judas Priest – Jugulator
Linda Ronstadt – Greatest Hits
Mac Davis – Stop And Smell The Roses
Rolling Stones – Emotional Rescue
Rolling Stones – Steel Wings
Simon And Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water
Three Dog Night – The Best Of
WASP – Inside The Electric Circus
Whitney Houston – I’m Your Baby Tonight

Timothy Donavan Russell: “Windows”

Posted on September 11, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Hi what’s up, we do have that hot new Springfield music coming at you fresh tonight. Here’s a new release from the music-making ambient machine Timothy Donavan Russell. This release is called Windows which features ten tracks of “the history of Windows system sounds all on one album.” Take a listen on the player below if you don’t believe that description. Also head over to Timothy’s bandcamp page right here where you can download the album and also listen to his other many, many albums. Timothy will be performing live next at The Pharmacy here in town on September 23rd.

So much music coming out of Springfield this year we are having a hard time keeping up! We are trying to keep track on our Springfield album archive, go check that out!

September 29th at Black Sheep: Free Show with Livin’ Thing, Capitol Offense, Old Fox Road, Water Tower Water Terror

Posted on September 11, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Good evening! Welcome to another brand new week here at Black Sheep headquarters. Fall is approaching, and we want a nice good free show at Black Sheep before this month is over to welcome in this new school year and all of that. No money! No costs! This one features heavy rock and rollers Livin’ Thing the band. We also have Decatur soy bean hardcore band Capitol Offense on the bill. Stream some of their music on the player below. Before that is the Champaign-Urbana based duo of folk and pop punk – Old Fox Road. Opening things up is a newer Springfield acoustic project called “Water Tower, Water Terror”. What a nice well rounded show of all different types of genres. Thank you.

This one will be starting at Black Sheep at 7:00 pm, and admission of course is – free! All ages too, of course! Bring a friend from school! Check out a facebook event for the show right here. And also check out our shows page for a look at what else we have coming up at Black Sheep this fall.

Forest Saints: “Summer”

Posted on September 10, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Although Summer may be at its end for this year, today we bring you a brand new release from Springfield recording project Forest Saints called Summer. The album is a whole 17 tracks and you can find it streaming below. From the Forest Saints bandcamp:

You are invited on an epic journey through the lush, exotic, tribal, playful, and psychedelic world of Summer. This double disc set (featuring 17 tracks) comes in a clear jewel case, and features the artwork of Anna Salzmann & Mark Schwartz.

Head over to the Forest Saints bandcamp page to download the album, also check out the wide collection of albums previously released by Forest Saints.

Take The Pulse: “Prescience Tapes Set Out To Highlight The Springfield Punk Scene”

Posted on September 10, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Drew Kodrich, co-owner of Black Sheep and also manager for local small tape label “Prescience Tapes” was recently featured in a short interview put on by Central-Illinois based music site and podcast “Take The Pulse.” From the post:

Drew told me in an interview that it’s not a huge operation but something that he loves to do. He uses the label to help promote other local bands in the genre by making tapes for the bands to do whatever they want with them. To help promote, Drew takes copies on tour with him and works with local record stores to get his Prescience Tapes releases in their stores.

Check out the full article right here.

Prescience Tapes recently worked with Southtown recording studio Southtown Sound to release a 15 song compilation of Dumb Fest bands recorded this past June. Find that streaming online right here.

Black Sheep Band Lotto Round 4: Names Drawn September 16th, Show on November 18th

Posted on September 10, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Black Sheep Band Lotto is BACK! This will be the fourth year we have done this fun annual event, getting anyone who wants to be in a band involved. What’s is band lotto for those of you who do not know? Let’s go over the rules:

RULES: Anyone willing puts their own name into the Band Lotto Box, now set up inside Dumb Records (1107 S Grand Ave. E, open every day noon – 8pm). Names will be drawn the night of Saturday, September 16th after bands are done playing at the Black Sheep Cafe 12 Year Anniversary Show. Names are drawn in groups of fours and fives, and it is the responsibility of these new groups to get together and form a band to play one show on Saturday, November 18th!

WARNING: This is a commitment! Do not put your name in if you can’t commit to meeting with people you are drawn with once a week, spending every day practicing a new instrument, or if you live too far to drive to Springfield for band practices!! NO FLAKES!! Also do not put anyone else’s name in the box, you will ruin it for everybody!

For now the start time of the band lotto show is 7:00 pm and admission is $5 (may change depending on the number of bands to sign up). Find 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 this summer.

Bottom Bracket: “No Pressure”

Posted on September 8, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Today, Springfield technical emo band Bottom Bracket dropped a first hit single off of their upcoming EP, Dreamland which is coming out on CD in one week at The Black Sheep 12 Year Anniversary Show on September 16th. The song released today is called “No Pressure” and is the first song on the five-track EP which can be pre-ordered online right here. Check out the artwork above done by Kamila Glowacki of Nectar and Kowabunga! Kid.

Today New Noise Magazine premiered the song on their website, which you can check out right here. In addition to Bottom Bracket releasing their new CD, the Taylorville-based grunge rock band Stick People will also be releasing their CD, Lips at the show as well.

October 14th at Black Sheep: Battle of the Bands

Posted on September 8, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

Some of you may have noticed that we skipped The Black Sheep Battle of the Bands this past summer, as we usually host the event at some point mid-July. That’s because we are so dang busy all of the time and this year it snuck up on us, so we have pushed things back to the fall!

We are looking NOW for high school and college aged bands or musicians performing original music in or around Springfield!! If this could be you or if you have any leads on potential acts, please get ahold of us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com! Performance times can range anywhere from 10 to 40 minutes, and of any genre!

As usual, two winners will be chosen – one picked from a panel of judges to recieve a free demo recording at Southtown Sound recording studio behind Black Sheep. The other crowd voting award will be given a slot on a bigger show coming up later this year, possibly the Black Sheep Holiday Show?

Start time is 6:00 pm for now – depends on the number of acts we have sign up! Admission for non-performers is $5. All ages of course! Find a facebook event for our battle of the bands right here. Also check out our shows page for a look at everything coming up at Black Sheep this summer.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Violence Creeps, Livin’ Thing, Boon, Spell Breaker

Posted on September 8, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

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It’s been a bit of a break for us for shows at Black Sheep, but we are ready to come back strong starting tonight! Tonight is the only show we have going on this weekend, but it should be a good one! This one will be the return of weirdo punk band Violence Creeps from Oakland, California to our space for the first time since the spring of last year in 2016. Check out some new material that they have released since then streaming on the player below. Then also joining them as they did last time is Livin’ Thing – the incredible stretch-suit rubber band. We also have a rare Black Sheep performance by the band Boon – they have also released some new material since they last played here. Opening things up is Spell Breaker – another Springfield band with their own special sound.

This show will be starting at 7:00 pm and admission is $6. 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.

Videos: MU330 at Black Sheep 8-18-17

Posted on September 7, 2017 by blacksheepspringfield

It was last month now when legendary St. Louis ska-punk outfit MU330 took the Black Sheep stage and performed for the first time in Springfield in close to two decades, the very day after releasing their first new song in 13 years. Today we are bringing you some video of that performance. We have a video of MU330 performing two of their songs – “KKK Highway” and “Stagnant Water.” Check out that video on the player embedded below.

Also check out a list of videos shot at Black Sheep over the past twelve years on our vids/pics page.