Local hip hop project that we are not too familiar with Church The Voice has released a brand new four-track EP to go with the times called Social Distancing EP. You can check that out streaming on the youtube player embedded below. Church The Voice was interviewed in the most recent July issue of Activator Magazine.
We have added this one to our Springfield album archive page, bringing us to 35 local releases we have kept track of so far this year.
It’s a new! exciting new! week! over here at Dumb Records. It’s fair season, but the fair is not happening. A lot of things are not happening, but we do have a pretty good fresh stack of new and used records and CDs for you all this week. That’s right, our store is still open every day from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm downtown… wear a mask if you come. And if you would rather shop online from home, that is fine too, we have most of our entire catalogue up online right here! Our arcade is open every day during store hours as well. Let’s take a look at what’s new:
New LPs
The Beatles – Let It Be
Jeff Lynne’s ELO – From Out Of Nowhere
Sheer Mag – A Distant Call
Margo Price – That’s How Rumors Get Started
Nsync – No Strings Attached
Shuggie Otis – In Session
Wilco – Schmilco
Used LPs
Alice Cooper – The Alice Cooper Show
The Beach Boys – Little Deuce Coupe
The Beach Boys – Rare Early Recording
Belinda Carlisle – Heaven On Earth
Buffalo Springfield – Buffalo Springfield
Carly Simon – Greatest Hits Live
Cream – Disraeli Gears
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Creedence Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival – The Royal Albert Hall Concert
Dave Grusin – Mountain Dance
Dave Grusin – Night-Lines
David Foster – David Foster
Dionne Warwick – 16 Greatest Hits
Disneyland – The Fox And The Hound
D Train – Something’s On Your Mind
Ella Fitzgerald – Ella In Hollywood
The Embryo Surveyors – A Gray Flash
Erroll Garner – Paris Impressions
Erroll Garner – At The Piano
Fairway Records – Roots of Rock And Roll
Gerry Mulligan – Jeru
Herbie Mann – Right Now
Joe Cocker – Mad Dogs & Englishmen
Johnny Winter – The Johnny Winter Story
Mark Lindsay – Arizona
Olivia Newton-John – Let Me Be There
Oliver – Good Morning Starshine
Otis Redding – The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
Peggy Lee – Close Enough For Love
Perry Como – Season’s Greatings
Pete Fountain – The Sunsetters
Planxty – After The Break
Ray Conniff – Love Affair
Ray Conniff – Greatest Hits
The Rolling Stones – Made In The Shade
Scandal – Scandal
The Three Suns – Everything Under The Sun
Tracy Chapman – Tracy Chapman
The Troggs – Best of the Troggs
Walt Disney – Cinderella
Walt Disney – Multiplication and Division
Wings – London Town
12” Singles
H.E.A.L. – Heal Yourself
Joanna Law – First Time Ever
Mr. Webb – Tales From Da Delph
Novel & Kool G Rap – He Can’t
Shalamar – My Girl Loves Me
Southern Conference – Dead Presidents
Trick Daddy – In Da Wind
CDs
Alan Jackson – Under The Influence
Alan Jackson – The Greatest Hits Collection
Amen – We Have Come For Your Parents
America – Hat Trick
America – Hourglass
Barbra Streisand – Je M’appelle Barbra
Barenaked Ladies – Stunt
Bette Midler – Divine Madness
Bette Midler – Some People’s Lives
Big Country – The Best Of: The Millennium Collection
Branford Marsalis Trio – Bloomington
The B-52’s – Cosmic Thing
The B-52’s – Party Mix
Christian McBride Band – Sci-Fi
Chuck Mangione – The Best Of
Chuck Mangione – Finest Hour
Claire Lynch – Out In The Country
Dan Seals – In A Quiet Room
Dion And The Belmonts – A Teenager In Love: Best Of
Dolly Parton – The Grass Is Blue
Dolly Parton – Super Hits
Doug Supernaw – You Still Got Me
Gerry Mulligan – Jazz Masters 36
Jenny Simpson – Jenny Simpson
John McLaughlin / The Free Spirits – Tokyo Live
John McLaughlin Trio – Que Alegria
Ken Navarro – Slow Dance
Laurie Anderson – Right Red
Laurie Anderson – Life On A String
Leontyne Price – God Bless America
Leontyne Price – The Ultimate Collection
Leslie Satcher – Love Letters
The Makoto Ozone Trio – Makoto Ozone The Trio
Marty Stuart – The Marty Party Hit Pack
Medeski Martin and Wood – The Dropper
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – A Jackknife To A Swan
Patty Loveless – Long Stretch of Lonesome
Paul Anka – Live
Paul Simon – You’re The One
Paul Simon – Anthology
Rick Nelson – Garden Party
Ricky Nelson – Live, 1983-1985
Ricky Nelson – The Legendary Master Series Volume 1
Ted Nugent – Ted Nugent
Various – Simply THe Best Classical Anthems
Various – Switched On Classics: Classics With A Beat
Wynton Marsalis Quartet – Live At Blues Alley
Wynton Marsalis – The Midnight Blues
101 Strings Orchestra – The Great Musicals
Local hip hop artist Dirty Da Don is at it again, with yet another new music video for another song off of his recent album, Project Legendary 5. This time Don dropped a new video for the song “STFU” at some point last month. This one was produced by “Eye 2 Animate” and is shot right here in downtown Springfield. Check out the video on the player below.
Also check out a long list of other local music videos from over the years on our vids/pics page.
Today we bring you a fairly new song from Jacksonville Illinois-based psychedelic rock project, The Dixie Narcos. This new song is called “Shake It (Baby)” and you can find it on the player below. The song presumably comes from a new album, which The Dixie Narcos are dropping more teasers for on their facebook page saying will be ready at some point next week.
The Dixie Narcos have released many albums over the last few years. Check out more of their music on their bandcamp page.
Although the Levitt AMP Music Series that was supposed to be taking place once again this summer out on the Y-block here downtown has been post-poned until 2021, the Levitt AMP site remains active and the foundation has also been active hosting online concerts. Springfield’s very own group, The Deep Hollow was featured as part of the online series late last month, and along with that the Levitt AMP site blog had a nice write-up spotlighting Springfield. You can check that all out right here. From the post:
Nearly 8,000 people attended the inaugural Levitt AMP Springfield Music Series last summer, and lawn surveys conducted by volunteers show an enthusiastic response from the community. Over 80 percent of respondents said that they would like to see a permanent concert venue in the space, and would regularly attend concerts if a permanent band shell was constructed. Other suggestions from the community include a dog park, tennis courts, food truck plaza, and more. “No one was using this block before Levitt AMP,” says (Lisa) Stott, “and now people see the possibilities.”
Keep following that Levitt AMP Springfield facebook page for more Levitt related going-ons and news on the 2021 season to be announced later on.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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