8/2 at Black Sheep: Lovecow and Montagh’s Final Show

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On Saturday, August 2nd at 7 p.m we have folk bands Montagh and Lovecow playing their last shows! This is going to be one insane show! Also joining them will be Wilt Candy, which is another nice folk band; and Borealis which is a rad noise project! Make sure to bring some food, as we are arranging a potluck.

Make sure to invite your friends, and get ready to listen to these local folk bands one last time! The show will kick off at 7:00 pm. Here is the link to the facebook event! Below are some Lovecow tunes to enjoy! Door charge is $5! Don’t forget to also check out our shows page for a look at all of the other exciting stuff coming up this summer.


New Arrivals This Week at Dumb Records

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Dumb Records has been going non-stop at lightning speed this summer and the new record store as not been missing a single week at having something new in store. This week features a lot of used records including some jazz gems (pictured above). Did you know you can always take in used records, CDs, cassettes, or band shirts into Dumb? They will also be willing to trade store credit in for your used items! It’s a win-win-win! You can check out the complete list of new arrivals below. Let’s also run over Dumb Record’s store hours this week:

Tuesday: 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Wednesday: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Thursday: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (in store show)
Friday: 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday: 11:00 am – 8:00 pm

That’s a lot of days open. As you can see, Dumb Records will be open for an in-store show on Thursday, which will begin at 7:00 pm. It will also be open for Black Sheep shows on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.

used LPs
Ahmad Jamal – Happy Moods
The Ames Brothers – The Blend And The Beat
The Buddy Rich Big Band – Mercy, Mercy
Carmen Cavallaro – The Soundtrack Album of The Eddy Duchin Story
Cheryl Crawford – Brigadoon
Chicago – VIII
Count Basie & His Orchestra – The Best of Basie
The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Bossa Nova USA
The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Jazz Impressions of Japan
The Doobie Brothers – Best of the Doobies Volume II
Duke Ellington / Count Basie – The Count Meets The Duke First Times
Duke Ellington – Ellington Indigos
Harry James – Trumpet Rhapsody and Other Great Instrumentals
Herb Albert & The Tijuana Brass – Casino Royale
Jerry Vale – Arrivederci, Roma
Jimmy Buffet – Son of a Son of a Sailor
Johnny Mathis – Merry Christmas
Julian “Cannonball” Adderley – Cannonball Enroute
The Lazy “B” Wranglers – Sing Sons Of The Old West
Marty Robbins – All-Time Greatest Hits
Mel Tillis – And Friends
Michael Jackson – The Best of Michael Jackson
The Mormon Tabernackle Choir – Rock of Ages
Ray Charles – Cinema ‘76
Rod Stewart – Rod Stewart
Saint Patrick’s Cathedral Choir – Sings Christmas Carols
Stan Getz – The Greatest of Stan Getz
Thelonious Monk – Monk.
UFO – The Wild The Willing And The Innocent
Various – Levant’s Favorites
Various – Central Illinois Rocks
Various – The Many Sounds of Jazz Today
Various – Country Memories
Various – Country’s Greatest Love Songs
Various – Better Homes and Gardens Books Presents Christmas 1989
Victor Young – Around The World In 80 Days

Good Times: And Cold Beer EP

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Springfield acoustic project Good Times has released a new five-song EP titled Good Times and Cold Beer on bandcamp. Good Times features Clint Kesinger of metal band Battalion. You can find the new EP streaming below or you can also head over to the Good Times bandcamp page where you can also purchase the songs for a total of $3. Good Times also released a self-titled EP in the summer of last year. He is set to do a tour at the end of this month with other acoustic artist Vinnie Hines. Keep an eye out for upcoming Good Times show in Springfield.

Black Sheep Fest 2014 T Shirt Contest

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Last year some of you might remember us having a T shirt designing contest for the Black Sheep Fest 2013 shirts. The contest ended up being a success, and resulted in two shirts being printed, which are both pictured above (left: Cody Jones, right: Benny Dewitt).

We want to try doing the T shirt designing contest again this year! This time there can only be one winner! The winning design will have shirts printed in time for Black Sheep Fest 2014, which is happening on Saturday, July 26th this year. Everyone is invited to participate on this one, and designs can be submitted to blacksheepspringfield@gmail.com. There are no limitations on types of designs or colors. The deadline for this contest is going to be 11:00 pm on Wednesday, July 16th (you have ten days! From there we will have contest voting on this site and we will determine one winner after two or three days of voting.

Black Sheep Fest 2014 is happening this year on Saturday, July 26th. There are 21 bands playing this all local to Springfield. You can check out the full lineup for Black Sheep Fest on our Black Sheep Fest page.

Downhome Music Festival Happening August 1st & 2nd

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Hey Springfield goers, get ready to party it up cuz check it out, looks like we have a fiasco coming up in August! The 4th Annual Downhome Music Festival will be happening in downtown Springfield sponsored by the Celtic Mist Pub, Head West, and Brewhaus. Here are some of the cool bands that will be featured during the span of this two day fest:

Nil8
The Sun and the Sea
The Station
Tom Irwin
Josh Catalano & the Dirty Thoughts
Black Magic Johnson
Red Letter Merchant
Dooley & Owen Present..Keith Voegele & Reggie Britton
Go! Tsunami
Telegraph 3am

You can find the full lineup along with what band is playing what day and time slots right here. This event will be held Friday and Saturday, August 1st and 2nd on the Springfield city block between 7th and Washington and will be happening from 2 pm to midnight. Local food vendors will be lining the streets as well as 50 different beverage providors, and kids areas will be provided in order for this extravaganza to be enjoyed by the whole family. The facebook event can be found right here, contact downhomemusicfestival@yahoo.com with any questions. All proceeds will go to the local bands in honor of supporting local music! Make sure to check out other Springfield shows happening soon.

Vegan Taste-Testing at Popeye’s BBQ July 19th

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More cool things are happening this summer in Southtown! Today we are excited to announce that our neighbors at Clay’s Popeye’s Barbecue (located 1121 South Grand Ave) will be hosting a special taste-testing on Saturday July 19th from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm (two weeks from today) for some new vegan recipes that they will be introducing to their menu. We have heard rumors that these new recipes were inspired by some of the vegan food that Apryl brought to share at Dumb Fest. For those of you who do not know, Popeye’s Barbecue is located right next door to Dumb Records. They are usually open from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Tuesdays – Saturdays.

Check out the Clay’s Popeye’s BBQ website right here. We have also been told that there is a good chance new vegan option menu items will be debuting on Saturday, July 26th which happens to be the same day as Black Sheep Fest 2014.

Tonight at Black Sheep: Panzys, JAG, Howlback, Austin Connelly, Mystery Gift

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Happy Forth of July weekend everybody! As you can tell, we did not have a show at Black Sheep last night. Instead, we are just having one solid almost-all local show happening tonight. This should be a fun time. For this show we have Springfield’s youngest and rowdiest punk band, Panzys. Next up on the list is the power-trick-or-treat-indie band JAG. Don’t miss out on your chance to see them live in concert tonight. We also will be visited tonight by Peoria pop band, Howlback. Due to a slight lineup change tonight, we will have Austin Connelly playing in place of RDNT. Topping it all off there will be a performance by Mystery Gift.

The show tonight kicks off at 7:00 pm, and it’s 5 bands for $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep and Dumb Records.

Dumb 4th of July Weekend Sale at Dumb Records

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We all know that today is the 4th of July and you are all off work or school. So why not come hang out at Dumb Records? Dumb Records will be open today (Friday from 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm). It looks like in light of it being the 4th of July weekend, Dumb Records will also be having a big 4th of July Weekend Sale! For this sale you get 20% off all used items in store including LPs, 7″s, CDs, cassettes, and even t-shirts! Sounds like a good excuse to stop in! Let’s run over Dumb Records’s operating hours this weekend:

Friday, July 4th: 3pm – 9pm
Saturday, July 5th: 10am – 9pm
Sunday, July 6th: 11am – 8pm

Don’t forget to also check out our list of new arrivals at Dumb Records this week (there are a lot). There is also one show at Black Sheep this weekend, happening tomorrow. All of you have a safe weekend, and happy record hunting!

Dumb Records Twitter

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It’s official! Your favorite Southtown record store, Dumb Records, now has a twitter. Now you can follow Dumb Records and stay updated with all the new arrivals, sweet deals going on in store, and maybe a little bit of goofing off that happens from time to time in the store. Check out the new twitter right here.

Stay ahead of the record collecting game and also follow Dumb Records on facebook, instagram, and flickr. Dumb Records also has an online store which you can find right here. Don’t forget you can also stay up to date with all of the latest arrivals at Dumb Records by signing up for the Black Sheep/Dumb Records weekly newsletter right here.

Some Things Can’t Be Ignored: Los Injectors Live 2001

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Looks like Springfield music and punk rock history blog Some Things Can’t Be Ignored is at it again, this time with some live recordings of the NIL8-related project Los Injectors in 2001 performing at old Springfield venue On Broadway. From the post:

What we have here is a LIVE CD released by Springfield’s ONLY real-deal Rockabilly band, Los Injectors!!  This band formed back in 1998 with Matt Vanselow on vocals, Damon Soper on guitar, Jeff Cunningham on upright bass, and Chris Warren on drums.  I think I only saw these dudes perform once during their short lifespan.  They disbanded in 2001, so this recording captures one of the last shows the fellas ever performed.  This was recorded at On Broadway here in Springfield back on September 15, 2001.  MAG also performed that night, so Damon was pulling double-duty that evening as he played bass in MAG, as well.  Although Los Injectors was initially conceived as a Rockabilly band, their sound gradually grew more aggressive and heavier as they continued on, resulting in a unique sound and style all their own.

Check out the full post on Los Injectors at the Some Things Can’t Be Ignored site right here. You can check out that live set streaming on the player below. You might also remember a while back we posted about Los Injectors announcing some sort of reunion. Well guess what? Did you know that the band will be performing this Saturday night at Donnie’s Homespun? They will also be playing at this year’s Downhome Music Festival on August 2nd!