Woman Who”

Posted on August 2, 2020 by blacksheepspringfield

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Yes, here is yet another release by Mark Schwartz, local musician, during this quarantine. Today we bring you one of the latest releases from Mark, entitled The Boy/Girl/Woman Who. This is another instrumental album, this time five tracks, and you can find them all streaming below. Unlike some of Mark’s other guitar works, this is entirely computer compositions. Head on over to the Mark Schwartz bandcamp page where you can purchase the download of the album and find much much more of Mark’s music.

We also of course have this listed on our Springfield album archive page, bringing us to a total of 34 local releases we have kept track of so far this year.

Springfield Area Arts Council’s “Artist On The Plaza” Series

Posted on August 1, 2020 by blacksheepspringfield

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Here we are today telling you about an “Artist On The Plaza” series that is just about over, and started back at the start of July. This one is being organized by the Springfield Area Arts Council, and it is a Tuesday and Thursday series taking place right outside of Café Moxo, one block over from us here downtown. From the Arts Council website:

For over thirty years, the Springfield Area Arts Council has hosted a summertime concert series called Artist on the Plaza. This year, the Arts Council will host the program with a new title, Artist on Adams, and a new location, outside Café Moxo. As in previous years, this series will consist of performances by local musicians and is free to the public. The hour-long concerts will be family-friendly and enjoyable for all.

The Arts Council acknowledges the Illinois Arts Council Agency for funding the concerts this year through an arts relief grant.

These events are free to the public, and happen right at noon, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm. The two remaining performances are Erica Eggers on Tuesday, August 4th and then Josie Lowder on Thursday, August 6th.

No, we are not anywhere near ready to begin hosting shows inside our own show space yet.

Meezy Killafield: “Never Change” (Music Video)

Posted on July 31, 2020 by blacksheepspringfield

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Here is once again another fresh music video straight from another 217 hip hop act – this time Meezy Killafield has once again teamed up with Twenty One Seven Studios to put out this new video for his song “Never Change.” This song comes off of Meezy’s brand new album, Killafield Kronicles 2 which was released earlier this month. You can check out the song and video embedded on the player below.

Check out a long list of other local music videos shot over the years on our vids/pics page.

Zach Moad & Young Frost: “High Definition”

Posted on July 31, 2020 by blacksheepspringfield

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Today we bring you another new local music release, this one coming from two newer hip hop acts Zach Moad and Young Frost. The two are part of the “Vision Glory Entertainment” collective of artists aka “Visiongloryent.” Their new album is called High Definition and you can find a long list of links to streaming services it is available on right here.

We have this one listed as number 33 of releases we have kept track of so far this year on our Springfield album archive page.

Robot Army

Posted on July 30, 2020 by blacksheepspringfield

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Taylorville-based metal band Robot Army have unveiled a new music video for their song “Shadows” earlier this month. You can check that out on the player embedded below. They seem to be recording five songs for a new EP right now as well. Maybe this is one of those tracks.

Check out a long list of other music videos shot over the years on our vids/pics page.

Meezy Killafield: “Killafield Kronicles 2”

Posted on July 30, 2020 by blacksheepspringfield

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Here we are catching up on more 217 hip hop releases that have been dropping this summer. This one’s a big one… earlier this month local artist Meezy Killafield dropped his big follow-up to Killafield Kronicles, and that is Killafield Kronicles 2. You can find that streaming on the youtube player below or right here, also check it out on Apple Music right here. This album features a whole 17 tracks.

Of course we are adding this one to our Springfield album archive page, bringing us to 33 releases we have kept track of this year so far.

Mark Schwartz: “Landscape Elements”

Posted on July 29, 2020 by blacksheepspringfield

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Time to try to get back on track with any new local music that has been coming out recently! Mark Schwartz continues to crank out release after release during these times of Covid, and we have some catching up to do in letting you know what new albums he has came out with. This one is another instrumental, called Landscape Elements. It’s ten tracks, and you can find it streaming on the player below. Also head on over to the Mark Schwartz bandcamp page where you can purchase the download and find much much more music.

Of course we have also added this one to the Springfield album archive page, bringing us to 32 local releases we have kept track of so far this year.

Downhome Music Festival Postponed Until 2021

Posted on July 29, 2020 by blacksheepspringfield

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Major concert and festival cancelations for this summer are no surprise at all at this point. This is month old news, but we had not mentioned that Downhome Music Festival, which was set to take place this upcoming weekend, has been cancelled for this year and postponed until 2021. This would have been the tenth year Downhome Music Festival has taken place in downtown Springfield. From the Downhome Music Festival facebook page:

The health of our community is the most important thing. We are canceling the 2020 Downhome Festival and beginning our planning for 2021. We love you all and can’t wait to be together again.

It doesn’t seem like any major events or festivals will be taking place anywhere… in the world… until at least next year! Happy 2020!

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on July 28, 2020 by blacksheepspringfield

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Happy Tuesday everyone! It’s a beautiful day. Today we are bringing you once again another batch of new and used LPs, CDs, and 12″ singles. Our store is still open from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm every single day, and the new Dumb Arcade is also open those same hours. Nothing else exciting going on other than that. Let’s dive into what’s new:

New LPs
Barbara Lynn – The Atlantic Years
Beach Bunny – Honeymoon
Common – Let Love
Earl Sweatshirt – Feet of Clay
Fiona Apple – Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Fugazi – The Argument
Primus – Sailing The Seas of Cheese
Tegan And Sara – Hey, I’m Just Like You

Used LPs
Abbey Choir – Spirit of Christmas
AC/DC – For Those About To Rock
Angel – White Hot
Barry Manilow – Trin’ To Get The Feeling
The Beach Boys – Love You
The Beatles – A Hard Day’s Night
Billy Williams – Half Sweet Half Beat
B.J. Thomas – Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head
Blue Öyster Cult – On Your Feet Or On Your Knees
Bon Jovi – Slippery When Wet
The Charlie Daniels Band – Windows
Count Basie – More Hits of the 50’s and 60’s
Davy Spillane Band – Out of the Air
Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations – Together
Dionne Warwick – Make Way For Dionne Warwick
Ernest Tubb – Golden Favorites
Th’ Faith Healers – In Love
Frederick Loewe – Gigi
Harm Farm – Spawn
Harry Belafonte – Homeward Bound
Harry Belafonte – An Evening With Belafonte
The Imperials – Christmas With The Imperials
Jai Wolf – The Cure To Loneliness
John Cougar – American Fool
Nanci Griffith – Once In A Very Blue Moon
Ocean – Put Your Hand In The Hand
Peter And Gordon – In London For Tea
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
Ronnie Milsap – Keyed Up
Rufus Thomas – That Woman Is Poison
Seals & Crofts – Diamond Girl
The Shirelles – Swing The Most
The Supremes – The Supremes
Wanda Jackson – Two Sides of Wanda
Various – The Best of ’66 Volume Two

12” Singles
E.S.P. – Oh Well
C-Funk – Lime In Ya Coconut
DJ Skribble – Everybody Come On
Domino – Getto Jam
Hi-Fidel – Madeira / Vega I In Filtro

New and Used CDs
Alan Jackson – Super Hits
Barbra Streisand – The Concert
Barbra Streisand – Pop Standards
Big Audio Dynamite – No. 10, Upping St.
Black Eyed Peas – Elephunk
Black Eyed Peas – Monkey Business
Black Stone Cherry – Black Stone Cherry
Blake Shelton – Blake Shelton
Branford Marsalis Qua – Footsteps of our Fathers
Bette Midler – Bette
Bette Midler – The Divine Miss M
Billy Squier – 16 Strokes
Bruce Cockburn – High Winds White Sky
The Bravery – The Bravery
Christina Aguilera – O
Evita – 2006 London Cast Recording
Feist – The Reminder
Foghat – Live
Green Day – American Idiot
The Hiatus – Trash We’d Love
Hole – Pretty On The Inside
King Kong – Me Hungry
Linkin Park – Minutes To Midnight
Lion King – Original Broadway Cast
The Long Winters – When I Pretend To Fall
Mahavishnu Orchestra – Between Nothingness & Eternity
Mothers of Invention – Weasels Ripped My Flesh
Najee – Morning Tenderness
New Cool Collective – Soul Jazz Latin Flavours Nineties
Sarah Blasko – I Awake
SheDaisy – The Whole SheBang
Slayer – Christ Illusion
Spoon – Girls Can Tell
Steven Earle – Ghosts of West Virginia
Sting – …All This Time
Ted Nugent – Spirit Of The Wild

Arcade Page Added To Our Website

Posted on July 27, 2020 by blacksheepspringfield

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This is just a post to let you know that we updated our website to include an “arcade page” which you can find as a top level page on the main menu bar. Or find it right here.

Right now the page is basic info, rules and regulations about our arcade. Maybe we will keep building it to include an FAQ section of frequently asked questions we get about the arcade or games. We will also update it as our capacity, hours, or regulations change as the months go on.

Be sure to also check out our underground pinball forum.