Record Store Day 2016 April 16th at Dumb Records

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How could we forget that one of the biggest days of the year for vinyl collectors and record stores will be happening this month? That’s right, Record Store Day is officially Saturday, April 16th this year and of course Dumb Records is a participating store this year along with Recycled Records and The Elf Shelf downtown. We have a few big things planned for record store day this year so there will surely be something in it for everybody. First off, the list of exclusive releases that Dumb will be getting in is by far the biggest list we have ever had. We put an entirely separate page together on our site and you can check that out right here. That list is what we anticipate getting in the store for the very special day. Aside from the list, all non exclusive RSD items in the store will be 20% off! And to top it all off, yes there will be live music in the store! We have DJ Tariq (New York’s Deadliest DJ) coming and performing at some point during the day. Check out the official Record Store Day site right here.

Record Store Day will be happening at Dumb Records for 9:00 am to 9:00 pm (get in line!). Find a facebook event for Record Store Day right here. Also check our shows page for a list of other events coming up in Southtown.

New Band Pages: Pryss

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We have added a new band page for one of the newer Springfield hardcore bands, Pryss. Pryss features members of GUSH, Mouthsex, Wilt Candy, Table Drama, and more. You can read up a little more on the band and also stream their demo on their new band page right here. Pryss will also be playing next at Black Sheep on Wednesday, April 13th along with Violence Creeps and Livin’ Thing. They will also be playing Dumb Fest 4-Ever.

Check out any of our 60+ current band pages we have set up right here. Do you perform in a local band or are a solo musician that does not have a page set up with us yet? We would love to hear from you! Email us at blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com and we will work with you to get something set up.

DUMB FEST 4-EVER Announcement #5

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You thought the Dumb Fest announcements would stop at the end of March? Well so did we, but they keep on coming! Today we are back with another EIGHT entire bands playing Dumb Fest 4-Ever June 10th, 11th, and 12th here in Springfield. That leaves us at FORTY bands announced for this mega-festival happening which is sure to be the biggest Dumb Fest yet. Today’s bands being announced come from as far as Florida, Texas, and Pennsylvania. Let’s take a look:

WARM BODIES (Kansas City, MO)
MELODONTS (Orlando, FL)
OBJECTS (Chicago, IL)
THE DRIPPIES (Kansas City, MO)
LIFE AS ONE (Oklahoma City, OK)
THE SUCTION CUPS (Springfield, IL)
WILD AT HEART (Philadelphia, PA)
THE LOCALS (Springfield, IL)

There you have it folks. For a look at the entire lineup announced so far, head over to the Dumb Fest 4-Ever facebook event or the Dumb Fest 4-Ever page on our site. It seems like we pretty much have a full lineup now, but there might be one more announcement coming! Be on the lookout for that in the near future. In the meantime, you can stream some music from Warm Bodies on the player below.

Tours: Livin’ Thing

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Looks like The Livin’ Thing Band are headed out on the road for a short run in the middle of this month out to different parts of the Midwest. This run will also feature the release of their demo cassette: It’s A Livin’ Thing out on Rat King Records. Be sure to come out to the first date of this run at Black Sheep on April 13th along with bands Violence Creeps and Pryss and pick up a tape. Check out the rest of the dates below:

April 13th: Springfield, IL @ Black Sheep
April 14th: Bloomington, IN @ The Void
April 15th: Lexington, KY @ Hometron
April 16th: Columbus, OH @ Legion of Doom
April 17th: Peoria, IL @ The Rail (Mate’s Fest)

You can check out Livin’ Things new demo streaming below. Livin’ Thing will also be playing the big stage at Rock N’ Roll Hardee’s as part of Dumb Fest 4 on June 13th.

Show Tonight Canceled

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Oh no! Looks like due to touring bands being unable to make it to Springfield, the show that was previously scheduled to happen at Black Sheep tonight has been canceled. We won’t say what bands so you don’t get too sad thinking about it.

The next show happening at Black Sheep is coming up this Friday, April 8th with Fairhaven, The Origin Story, and The Suction Cups. More info on that one right here. Also check out our shows page to take a look at all the shows still happening in the coming months.

Diaper Rash Unveiled As The Thomas Nicholas Band

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Today we have a very surprising twist. You won’t BELIEVE this one! Our team of Black Sheep archeologists are hard at it again, this time they have been working months and months to unveil the true identity of the masked band Diaper Rash. After a solid year and a half of playing shows, most of us thought we had the lineup of Diaper Rash behind the masks figured out. We were mostly sure that the front person aka “Big Baby” was just Brandon Carnes of South Town Studio.

With some careful analysis of the original Diaper Rash band photo, and also a certain music video shot in South Town in late 2014, our team has concluded that the band Diaper Rash is actually The Thomas Nicholas Band in disguise. If you don’t believe us, just look at the original Diaper Rash photo and then watch this music video to see if the masked figures lined up. It turns out Big Baby is actually famous actor and musician, Thomas Ian Nicholas, who also starred in films Rookie of The Year and American Pie. Here is what the true Big Baby has to say:

That’s just the way it goes. You don’t have to like it.

-Thomas Nicholas

Now that Diaper Rash has been exposed they will be playing one final show up in South Town Studio tomorrow. More info on that show can be found right here.

R.I.P. South Town Studio

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We figured now would be a great time to officially announce that South Town Recording Studio is officially done. Brandon Carnes is throwing in the towel real hard and moving away to Pittsburgh. Bye Brandon.

peace dudes.

-Brandon Carnes, South Town Studio

You can catch Brandon’s last ever Black Sheep Radio Show today from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3  WQNA fm or stream online at wqna.net. The Black Sheep Radio Show will continue at the same time without Brandon as the host, and will also be recorded live at the Capital Area Career Center from here on out.

Tonight in Macomb: Pryss, Gush, Livin’ Thing “On Ice”

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There is something very special lined up happening tonight in Macomb, Illinois of all the special places. A few Springfield bands will be taking over the city in their new bus and performing a very special show “on ice” for one night only. That’s right, those bands are Gush, Livin’ Thing, and Pryss, and they can’t wait to show off their moves out there on the skating rink tonight.

The bands tonight are going to really show us they’ve got what it truly takes out on the rink tonight. I can’t wait for them to get out there and show us their stuff. Ready for some outstanding performances and will possibly be looking to recruit for the men’s roller derby team.

-Greg Harvey, captain of Capital City Hooligans Roller Derby

You can stream the Livin’ Thing song “Beautiful Dancer” on the player below. The show is located at “The Outskirts” in Macomb at 201 Shady Lane. Bring $5 to skate and $2-3 donation for the show. Bands will start at 9:30 pm and of course this is all ages. Check out a facebook event for this one right here. And if you are in town tonight and are ages 21 or up, you might want to check out the show happening tonight at Bar None with NIL8 and The Timmys.

DUMB FEST 4-EVER Announcement #4

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Maybe it has seemed like a minute since we’ve brought you another announcement full of bands for Dumb Fest 4-Ever. That might be because we’ve been holding out to announce possibly the biggest wave of bands for the festival yet! That’s right! Here we are with an exciting eight more bands playing Dumb Fest 4 on June 10th, 11th, and 12th, which this time includes the popular Goner Records garage rock band NOBUNNY. It looks like they will be the big headliners at the Rock N’ Roll Hardee’s show of Dumb Fest on day 3. Here’s a look at the full announcement:

NOBUNNY (Chicago/California)
DARK THOUGHTS (Philadelphia, PA)
GUSH (Springfield)
MIGRAINE (Austin, TX)
CHASM (Kansas City, MO)
MACE (Chicago, IL)
CRUTCH (Oklahoma City, OK)
KELUT (Peoria, IL)

That now brings us to a full 32 bands announced for Dumb Fest 4, and there are even more coming. You can expect one or two more waves of bands to come sometime within the next couple of weeks. To view the full lineup announced so far and which bands are playing which days, go check the Dumb Fest 4 facebook event or our Dumb Fest 4 page. Also be on the lookout for Black Sheep meetings regarding Dumb Fest to be announced soon so you can find out what you can do in getting involved in helping us set up and get the word out about Dumb Fest!

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