A Dumb Records Christmas Special

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After a good few hours of uploading things and trying to figure out how to get youtube and internets and technology and big files to work these past couple of days, we have finally done it. And just in time for Christmas. We are proud to present…. A Dumb Records Christmas Special! A little over one hour original film put together by the Dumb Records old man or something. Check out the entire film streaming on the player below, or on youtube right here.

We’ll be back with our regular programing tomorrow.

Springfield Winner In Second Levitt Amp Music Grant For Summer of 2020

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Wow, we did it! Thanks to all who voted for Springfield once again this year to receive a second Levitt Amp Music Grant! Winners were just announced this past Friday, which includes 20 cities selected by a panel based on crowd voting in Levitt’s ongoing poll. This means that once again, there will be 10 free concerts happening out on the Y-Block downtown right by the governor’s mansion, and near our downtown location featuring diverse lineups of national acts featuring different genres throughout the summer. The dates have yet to be officially announced, but it is looking likely to be from the end of May through the end of July that concerts take place.

This time around Levitt AMP Springfield is opening their email up to taking suggestions on national acts that you want to see play the Levitt stage!! That’s right, you can email levittamp@downtownspringfield.org with your suggestions. Also be sure to follow Levitt AMP Springfield on facebook

This past summer’s bands included The Skatalites from Jamaica, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band from New Orleans, John Moreland from Oklahoma, and more.

Dumb Records Christmas Special DVD Exclusive Premier Tonight

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We hope you are excited for this really dumb thing we have lined up at our store tonight. Tonight… is the exclusive premier of our very own Dumb Records Christmas Special DVD! Put together by the old man himself, this is over an hour-long movie of all of the weird and dumb commercials and content taken from throughout the year, a lot of which is on the “dumbrecs_official” instagram account who we don’t know is behind. This does contain some real crude humor, so viewer discretion is advised.

Come on out at 7:00 pm and we will be showing the film soon after. You can find a facebook event for the showing right here. It is free. Also check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up at Dumb Records here in the near future.

December 31st at Dumb Records: First Night (SAAC) with Bottom Bracket, Parachute Day, Emily Hough, Greenhouse Opera, Andy Krisak

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Wow, we are so late on announcing this very exciting news to you all! Okay NOW after this we are done with our show announcements for the year!! This morning we are happy to announce that for the first time ever we are going to be an official venue for a First Night Springfield event. This is the 33rd annual “First Night,” which takes place throughout downtown and is organized by the Springfield Area Arts Council.

We got to pick the bands / artists performing, and we are very happy with this lineup to bring in a new year and new decade with. At the top of the bill is Bottom Bracket, you all know and love. The out-of-towners on this bill are Parachute Day, who are actually cousins of Bottom Bracket because they share a member now. Stream their music on the player below. We also have Emily Hough, the young singer-songwriter from Petersburg who has put out two outstanding EPs this year on the lineup. Before that is the second ever performance at our space for Greenhouse Opera, the new full band featuring Dexter Anodyne. Opening things up we have Andy Krisak – you might remember Andy as being the guy who proposed in our store earlier this fall!

All of this starts on New Year’s Eve (December 31st) in our store at 7:00 pm. There will be fireworks right outside at 8:00 pm, so we will take an intermission after the first or second act. For admission, you can either purchase wristbands for all of First Night through the Arts Council, or if you are attending just our show it is $5 at the door. Find a facebook event for this one right here. Also check out our shows page for a list of shows coming up in the new year that we are slowly building.

2019 Best Of Springfield Music Results Are In, We Need Writers!!

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This is definitely a time of the year where there is a LOT going on that we can hardly keep up with. Our Best Of Springfield Music 2019 annual poll has wrapped up on voting, and we are to the point now where we are scrambling searching for people to assist with short write-ups for each of the finalists for the categories of best albums/releases, songs, and shows that came out of Springfield during this past year. This year we are once again teaming up with Activator Magazine to have this as their January issue. We are aiming for write-ups for the top ten songs, top ten shows, and top twenty releases.

If you are interested in doing a write-up, we can have you chose from a list of finalists to take on, and we are only looking for a short paragraph!! We do need these quick though, like within the next two days!! If you are interested in doing a write-up, which will be featured on our site and also in Activator Magazine, reach out to us at dumbrecs@gmail.com and we will send you a list of finalists we need write-ups for!

New Arrivals This Week at Dumb Records

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It’s Wednesday, right smack dab in the middle of the week, and we are coming to you with a fresh list of stuff that’s been hitting the shelves in our store. This includes some new new records, some new used records, 12″ singles, and new new CDs. And there’s probably other stuff too. This week there aren’t really any shows – but we are showing our Dumb Records Christmas Special DVD this upcoming Sunday evening. Be ready for that. Let’s take a peak at the schedule for this week and then dive into what’s new. Oh, and we’ll probably be closed Christmas Eve and probably definitely on Christmas Day.

Wednesday (today): 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Thursday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Friday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday (Christmas Special): 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Monday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Tuesday (Christmas Eve): (Open whenever we feel like it)
Wednesday (Christmas): (Closed)

New LPs
Andrew W.K. – You’re Not Alone
Anthrax – State Of Euphoria
Grateful Dead – Aoxomoxa
Lana Del Rey – Paradise
Noah Gundersen – Lover
Prince – 1999

Used LPs
Allen Toussaint – Motion
The Ames Brothers – Hello Amigos
Bed Sidran – Don’t Let Go
Billy Cobham – The Best of Billy Cobham
Billy “Crash” Craddock – Rub It In
Billy Paul – Ebody Woman
Billy Paul – Going East
Blood, Sweat & Tears – Greatest Hits
The Candymen – The Twist
Carman – Some-O-Dat
Chet Atkins – This Is Chet
Connie Eaton & Dave Peel – Hit The Road Jack
Dave Dudley – Dave Dudley’s Greatest Hits
Duke Ellington / Count Basie – First Time! The Count Meets The Duke
Duke Ellington – In A Mellotone
Ferlin Husky – The Best of Ferlin Husky
The Girlwatchers – Music To Watch Girls By
Herman’s Hermits – Introducing Herman’s Hermits
The Hollyridge Strings – The Nat King Cole Song Book
James Blood Ulmer – America: Do You Remember The Love
Jeff Beck – Beck-Ola
Jerry Vale – Have You Looked Into Your Heart
Jimmy Durante – September Song
Jimmy Page – Special Early Works
John Denver & The Muppets – A Christmas Together
John Entwistle – Smash Your Head Against The Wall
Josh White – The Story Of John Henry
Les & Larry Elgart – Warm And Sensuous
Leslie Uggams – Leslie Uggams
Little Richard – The Best of Little Richard
Memphis Slim – Three Women Blues
Merle Evans And His Circus Band – Circus In Town
Patrick Juvet – Got A Feeling
Passport – Sky Blue
The Pixies Three – Party With The Pixies Three
Poco – Poco
The “Original” Ink Spots – Golden Favorites
The Rolling Stones – Goats Head Soup
The Rolling Stones – Their Satanic Majesties Request
Rudolph Statler Orchestra – All Time Christmas Favorites
Sister Rosetta Tharpe – Spirituals In Rhythm
Sly & The Family Stone – Back On The Right Track
Smokey Robinson – One Heartbeat
Tracy Ullman – You Broke My Heart In 17 Places
Various – Banjo In The Hills
Various – Motown Original Versions
Wailers – Wailers Wailers Everywhere
Walt Disney – The Jungle Book
The Who – Historia De La Musica Rock
The Yardbirds – Little Games
Yes – Big Generator

12” Singles
Ice Cube – Really Doe / My Skin Is My Sin
Kelly Charles – You’re No Good For Me
Newcleus – Jam On It

New CDs
Aaron Neville – The Grand Tour
Al Green – Call Me
Al Green – More Great Hits
Bob Dylan – Greatest Hits Vol. II
Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Volume 3
Bob Seger – Face The Promise
Cameo – The Best Of Cameo
Chuck Berry – The Best Of: Millennium Collection
Dan Fogelberg – Greatest Hits
Darren Emerson – Global Underground Uruguay
Dave Matthews Band – Busted Stuff
Dave Matthews Band – Under The Table And Dreaming
Dave Matthews Band – Live At Red Rocks 8.15.95
Dexter Gordon – Daddy Plays The Horn
DJ Cam – The Beat Assassinated
DJ Cam – The French Connection
Enigma 2 – The Cross of Changes
Ethnotechno – Sonic Anthropology Volume I
Ferry Corsten / Judge Jules – Judgement Sundays
Ginuwine – The Bachelor
Grover Washington, Jr – Inner City Blues
Grover Washington, Jr. – Next Exit
James Brown – The Greatest Hits Of The Fourth Decade
James Brown – There It Is
James Brown – The Next Step
John Denver – Rocky Mountain High
Kruder & Dorfmeister – DJ-Kicks
Kruder Dorfmeister – The K&D Sessions
The O’Jays – Best Of The O’Jays 1976-1991
Landslide – Dum And Bossa
Leftfield – Leftism
Leftfield – Rhythm and Stealth
Lester Young – Jazz Masters 30
Pete Seeger – American Favorite Ballads
Pete Seeger – The Essential Pete Seeger
Praga Khan – Mixed Up
Ritchie Valens – Come On, Let’s Go!
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – You’re Gonna Get It
Various – Café Electronica
Various – Kickin’ Mental Detergent
Weather Report – Sweetnighter
Weather Report – Tale Spinnin’

December 28th at Dumb Records: Hip Hop Humpday Presents Springfield Community Broadcasters Benefit

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Oh, you thought we were done announcing our shows for this year?! No, we still have a couple left, we are just letting you know really last minute on these! This one is happening on Saturday, December 28th at our space. It’s going to be yet another benefit for Springfield Community Broadcasters in their mission to get programming formerly on 88. 3 WQNA back on the air. And this one is being put together by Hip Hop Humpday, which used to be on for three hours every Wednesday afternoon. This show features a stacked lineup of some of the biggest hitting hip hop acts. This includes Kid Ziggy & Papa Luke of Zippir Collective, a duo that packed the house the last time they performed at our most recent hip hop show. Also Meezy Killafield is on the show and ready to show us all that he means business. We have the return of Junior Pasáre, and Cornbread to our space! Also the fantastic duo of Deezy Da Paperboy and Alexa Redd will be doing a special set. Big Homie Hom is the one other act that we have not had on a show here yet! Oh wait, there might be another opener right at 7:30 pm and that is Gambinoo Indacut, a young up and coming artist.

This show kicks off at 7:30 pm that day! For admission we are asking a minimum $5 donation to the cause. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at what else is coming up at our space.

Jeff Black (The Radon Lounge) Announced As New Partner of Dumb Records 2020

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Here we are today with a big announcement of more of our inner workings at Dumb Records headquarters. The big announcement of the end of The Radon Lounge as Springfield’s longest running basement venue left a lot of us hanging with the question of what was going to be next for Jeff Black and those involved with the lounge. Well, if you can believe it… Dumb Records is next for Jeff. Today we are announcing a merging of sorts between us and all of the wonderful elements that The Radon Lounge brought to the table in Springfield DIY Music. Jeff is joining up as a partner in Dumb Records 2020, a year of the future. Here is Jeff’s announcement from The Radon Lounge page:

I’ve always felt Dumb Records is one of the most consistently interesting things happening in town. I’m joining the Dumb Records team in 2020 and will continue hosting monthly shows there.

The main thing for me is giving the Springfield community something different, original, creative, and interesting to experience. one thing I know is if you put a lot of work and time into something, it doesn’t necessarily mean everyone else is going to dig it. Radon Lounge had its last show on Saturday to a super packed crowd and it’s been real exciting to see how many people cared about this weird basement thing I’ve been doing for the last 8 years.

We’re currently planning out some exciting new Dumb projects that I can’t wait to talk about. Although first, we have some less exciting behind the scenes work to get done to ensure Dumb’s future success. And when Brian’s not looking I’ll sneak in a few pinball machines.

One thing I’m definitely looking forward to is putting an address on show flyers. Speaking of shows, mark your calendar for January 19th as that will be my first show as an official Dumb Records boy.

-Jeff

What does this mean for us? Who are all those guys standing up there and what is everyone’s roll in this dumb record store? Yes, you might have seen that Jeff hinted at some pinball machines for us in the future, and we can say that there are a number of exciting projects we have in the works. Jeff’s first show is happening at our space January 19th and we’ll have an official announcement for that one shortly. We’ll just have to keep you posted as we move on into the new year taking on new projects. Maybe we’ll update The Black Sheep history page at some point to include some newer things at our downtown location, which we have been in for nearly a full year now. As always, thank you for everyone’s support!

Tonight at Dumb Records: Black Box, Blushe, Freon, Prevention

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Looks like we’ve got ourselves a 90% chance of snow at 7:00 pm tonight, but that is also going to be start time for this hot hot punk gig that’s going on at our space! Tonight is big cassette tape release show for local hardcore band Black Box, who also just got done touring the country. The Black Box demo – “What Happens Inside” is already up streaming online, which you can check out on the player below. Also on this show is local Springfield/Bloomington band Blushe. Also coming up from St. Louis is… a newer group called “Freon”! Opening things up… looks like we’ve got another Prevention!

All of that starts tonight at 7:00 pm and the show is only $5 (what a deal). Find a facebook event for this one right here. Be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at what else is coming up at Dumb Records in the near future.

(Final) Radon Lounge Show Tonight: 6’10”, Idle Oath, The Uh Ohs, David Lasley & Sophia Magruder

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Wow, we can hardly believe it but the final ever Radon Lounge show is happening tonight after eight years of the house venue putting on shows in Springfield. We’re not sure what’s next for Jeff and his crew but we’re going to pop on our favorite Christmas sweater and grab a sled and let’s all head over to the lounge tonight. The big act on the bill from Chicago this time is 6’10 (like six foot ten inches), the height of the guy who is in Flatfoot 56 (the band). Stream some of 6’10’s music on the player below. Also playing is Springfield indie duo Idle Oath – they are actually playing at our space the night before for the Springfield Community Broadcasters benefit as well! There’s another group from Chicago on the bill called “The Uh Oh’s” playing music that is supposedly Christmas appropriate.  Opening things up is David Lasley and Sophia Magruder.

That show starts at The Radon Lounge at 7:00 pm and is $5. Don’t know where the Radon Lounge is? You can inquire at radonlounge@gmail.com. Find a facebook event for this show right here. And also be sure to check out our Springfield shows page where we try to list off other shows going on in town but do a bad job at keeping up at it.