September 19th at Danenberger Family Vineyards: Jerry Garcia Tribute Festival

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Today we are reporting news of a festival going on coming up this early fall, say what??? This one is at Danenberger Family Vineyards just outside of New Berlin, IL. It is the annual Jerry Garcia Tribute Festival, which is usually held at Douglas park happening on Saturday, September 19th.  The lineup and schedule is as follows:

Deep Lunar Blue 12:30PM-1:30PM
Green Diamond Express 2PM-3:15PM
Positively 4th Street 3:45PM-4:45PM
Chromophonic 5:15:PM-6:30PM
Uncle Jerrys Band (Carl Akers & Friends) 7PM-8:30PM
Sunshine Daydream 9PM-11PM

Hopefully social distancing of some sort and mask wearing will be practiced at this outdoor festival! Hopefully that curve is also flattened or going downward at this point later on in the fall! Find out more info and a facebook event for this festival right here.

 

Illinois Times Best Of’s 2020 Nominee Voting Begins Now

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It’s that time of year again. Yes, even a pandemic can not stop it. The time that we all love, and we all hate at the same time. The Illinois Times Best Of’s series. This time: 2020 edition. And the same with previous years, first is “nominee voting” where we all place nominations for our favorite local businesses, people, and events to go on as finalists in another round. Nominee voting goes from August 13th-24th. Then the real deal finalist voting is September 17th-28th. Then winners are selected and published in October.

To go vote in the nominee voting, head on over to the Illinois Times website right here.

We were lucky enough to win in the category of “Best New Business Downtown” last year. (A category we can only win once). This year we are once again in the running for “place to go downtown,” “best venue (small)”, and “best music shop.” Feel free to vote for us if you want! In addition to all of those categories, there is voting for your favorite local bands and musicians, restaurants and food spots, etc.

We usually do our own “best of’s” poll at the end of each year highlighting shows (R.I.P. for 2020) and local band releases.

New Attic Salt Album “Get Wise” Out September 25th

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Attic Salt have released big details regarding their sophomore album and follow up to their 2017 debut self-titled album. The new album is called Get Wise and it is being released through Jump Start Records, and YES it is getting the vinyl treatment! From the label’s facebook:

We’re super excited to announce that the sophomore effort from Attic Salt, Get Wise, is slated for a September 25th release on Jump Start! This four-piece outfit bring you 10 new tracks of super catchy Midwest power-pop-punk that follows up their debut self-titled release with even more hook filled goodness.

‘Get Wise’ will be available on limited edition Translucent Blue/White splatter and Black vinyl, CD, and digitally through your favorite streaming or online service.

Be on the lookout for a video premiere coming soon!

There is no music released from that new album just yet, however the 10-song tracklist is up on the Jump Start bandcamp page. Listen to Attic Salt’s self-titled album here.

Zach Moad & Young Frost: “BackGround” (Music Video)

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Since the duo of Zach Moad and Young Frost have dropped their album, High Definition earlier this summer, they are now very busy releasing a good handful of music videos from songs from that album. The two are part of the Vision Glory Entertainment collective. They have recently dropped three music videos: for the songs “Cash Out“, “The Clique” and “BackGround.” The most recent of those being “BackGround” was released just a couple of days ago and you can find that embedded on the player below.

You can check out the rest of High Definition online right here. Also check out our vids/pics page for a long list of local music videos shot over the years.

Wage Slave: “The War On Drugs”

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We are learning about new hip hop acts that are emerging out of our area every day. Here’s one that we have not yet covered on our site – “Wage Slave” from right here in the 217. Looks like Wage Slave has been putting out music for a number of years, and you can check out more of their music on soundcloud. This is a brand new song by Wage Slave called “The War On Drugs” and you can check it out on the player embedded below.

For more local hip hop, don’t forget 217hiphop.com was recently re-launched and is updated daily as well!

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New Arrivals This Week at Dumb Records

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It’s another week! Fun! Is it a tornado Tuesday? Nope, looks like a regular Tuesday. We still have stacks of new and used LPs and CDs hitting the shelves this week. Our store is open every day from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm, and our arcade is open those same hours as well. Come on down. Okay, let’s take a look at what’s new:

New LPs
Bigwig – Stay Asleep
Bob Dylan – Rough & Rowdy Ways
Dead Kennedys – In God We Trust
Miles Davis – Kind of Blue
Peter Tosh – Legalize It
Roy Orbison – Crying
Typesetter – Nothing Blues
U2 – No Line On The Horizon

Used LPs
Bee Gees – Peace Of Mind
Bo Thorpe & Generation II – Swinging With Bo
Cream – Heavy Cream
Clannad – Ring of Gold
Cream – Live Cream Vol. II
Crosby, Stills & Nash – Daylight Ahead
Diana Ross And The Supremes With The Temptations – TCB
Don Williams – I Believe In You
Engelbert Humperdinck – Sweetheart
Gene Pitney – The Fabulous Gene Pitney
The Good Twins – New Day Dawning
The Good Twins – Church Is Finally Over
Hank Locklin – Once Over Lightly
The Irish Balladeers – Irish Drinking Songs
James Verity – Vienna In A Symphony of Strings
Jennifer Warnes – Shot Through The Heart
Joan Baez – One Day At A Time
Joe Cocker – Joe Cocker!
Johnny Mathis – I Only Have Eyes For You
Johnny TIllotson – The Tillotson Touch
Judas Priest – Hell Bent For Leather
Judas Priest – The Best of Judas Priest
The Kinks – Give The People What They Want
Leon & Mary Russell – Wedding Album
Linda Ronstadt – Prisoner, In Disguise
Meri Wilson – First Take
Neil Diamond – Headed For the Future
Neil Young – After The Gold Rush
Pat Boone – White Christmas
Paul Revere & The Raiders – The Spirit of ‘67
Poco – Inamorata
Roger Williams – Songs of the Fabulous Century
Seals & Crofts – Takin’ It Easy
Sonny & Cher – Live
Stories – Stories About Us
The Supremes – Touch
U.F.O. – UFO 1
Various – Do It With Music
101 Strings – Grand Canyon Suite

12” Singles
Betty Wright – One Step Up, Two Steps Back
Carol Jiani – Hit ’N Run Lover
DJ Hurricane – Connect / The Life
The Controllers – Stay
Eric Gable – Remember (The First Time)
Gloria Gaynor – Love Is Just A Heartbeat Away
Lesson Seven – Radiation
Skindeep / Lil Kim – No More Games

New/Used CDs
Art Garfunkel – Songs From A Parent To A Child
Backstreet Boys – Black & Blue
Backstreet Boys – Never Gone
Barbra Streisand – The Second Barbra Streisand Album
Barenaked Ladies – Born on a Pirate Ship
Barenaked Ladies – Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits
Belle & Sebastian – The Boy With The Arab Strap
Bette Midler – Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook
Big Country – The Crossing
Big Country – The Buffalo Skinners
Brandford Maraslis Trio – The Dark Keys
Buddy Holly – The Best Of: Millennium Collection
Bush – Razorblade Suitcase
Bush – Deconstructed
Christian McBride – A Family Affair
Chuck Mangione – Greatest Hits
Daryle Singletary – All Because Of You
David Lee Murphy – Out With A Bang
Dolly Parton – Hungry Again
Fats Domino – Best of Fats Domino Volume 2: Live
Gerry Mulligan – The Art of Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan – Mullenium
Hubert Laws – Moondance
Ice Cube – Lethal Injection
The Irish Tenors – The Irish Tenors
John McLaughlin – The Promise
K.D. Lang – Live By Request
K.D. Lang – Ingenue
The Kentucky Headhunters – Pickin’ On Nashville
Kiri Te Kanawa – Sings Gershwin
Kiri Te Kanawa – Sole E Amore
Laurie Anderson – Big Science
Laurie Anderson – Mister Heartbreak
Leontyne Price – God Bless America
Luluk – Born Free
Lyle Lovett – My Baby Don’t Tolerate
Lyle Lovett – I Love Everybody
Mahavishnu Orchestra – Birds of Fire
Maria Callas – The Very Best of Maria Callas
Marilyn Horne – Recital
Martina McBride – The Way That I Am
Martina McBride – Martina
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Pay Attention
Najee – Just An Illusion
Ocean Colour Scene – Mechanical Wonder
Paula Anka – The Very Best of Paul Anka
Paul Simon – Hearts And Bones
Paul Simon – In Concert: Live Rhymin’
Rick Nelson – A Night To Remember
Rick Nelson – The Best of Rick Nelson Volume 2
Roy Orbison – 16 Biggest Hits
Roy Orbison – 26 All-Time Greatest Hits
Scorpions – Best of Rockers ’n’ Ballads
Ted Nugent – Super Hits
Tracy Lawrence
Various – A-Z of Classical Music
Wynton Marsalis Septet – The Marciac Suit
Wynton Marsalis – Jump Start and Jazz

217hiphop.com Gets Re-Launched

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We have a hard time keeping up with local hip hop news and going-ons a lot of time on our site. It would be great if there was a whole other site and other people dedicated to posting what’s new and hot in 217 hip hop, right!?!? Well luckily, there is once again! Today we are reporting that the domain 217hiphop.com is back up and running!

The site looks as active as ever, with plenty of new music being actively posted covering the 217 area code, including both Springfield and Champaign, Illinois. There is also a page for events, however that might not be updated until we are all out of this coronavirus business.

217hiphop also has an active facebook page, and an active twitter page!

Jav NoCap: “NoCap Season Two”

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Today we bring you some fresh local music from a new hip hop artist from the area – this time from “Jav NoCap” who is an artist who recently moved here from Chicago. This newest release from Jav, NoCap Season 2 was recently reviewed in the newest Activator Magazine. You can check it out streaming on the player embedded below. Also stream it on Jav NoCap’s soundcloud page and check out more of his music there.

This is release number 41 of the year for us as listed on our Springfield album archive page when it comes to local releases we have kept track of so far this year.

 

Solar Chariot: “II”

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More local music is here! This time we are reporting news of a brand new album from Springfield jam band “Solar Chariot.” As far as we know, this is the band’s debut full length album, after they formed a year or so ago, and the album is entitled II. The band has uploaded just the first track up for streaming on bandcamp, and you can check out that track, “Chains” embedded below. If you head over to the band’s bandcamp page you can order a physical copy of the entire CD. We hope to also get them in stock in our store at some point soon.

We are adding this one on to our Springfield album archive page, bringing us to 40 releases total that we have kept track of this year so far.

WeirdMarc 300: “Liz 2.0”

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Today we are here with yet another new release from the 217 hiphop scene, from “Weird Marc 300“, an artist we have not yet covered on our site. WeirdMarc is out with a brand new three-song EP just called Liz 2.0. You can check it out on the player embedded below. Also head over to the WeirdMarc 300 bandcamp page to purchase the download of the EP.

We have added this one to our Springfield album archive page, bringing us to a total of 39 local releases we have kept track of so far this year.