December 5th at CFP: Jack M. Senff, Mario Cannamela, Emily Hough, Reggie & The Demons, Chance Knight

Posted on November 5, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

The CFP had a show at their house last night (sorry, we’ve been behind on posting, otherwise we would have done a “show tonight…” post for it). Whoops! We are however ready to tell you about the next one that the big basement house venue has lined up. It’s happening exactly one month from today on Thursday, December 5th. Something about vegans and hot chocolates and snacks and two dollars. There are also musical acts. This includes touring act Jack M. Senff from Michigan. Check out Jack’s music on the player below. We’ve also got… Mario Cannamela of the band Bottom Bracket. Mario’s bedroom is upstairs at the end of the hall. Emily Hough is also playing, the 17 year old singer/songwriter from Petersburg who has been doing big things and putting out great tunes. Also Reggie & The Demons! (Who is Niko). Opening things up or something is Chance Knight doing some spoken word / poetry.

This show is at the CFP, if you don’t know where it is you’re gonna haft to ask somebody, sorry. It starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our Springfield shows page to look at a small list of shows going on in Springfield outside of our own space.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on November 5, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Happy Tornado Drill Tuesday, everyone. It’s our favorite day of the month, and we definitely are not lacking this time around in some great used LPs, 12″ singles, and new CDs that have been coming into the store. We are located at 418 E Monroe Street downtown and are open every day from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. Come visit us! Let’s take a look at what’s new in the store this week, and what our hours are looking like with some shows we’ve got coming up!

Tuesday (today): 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Wednesday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Thursday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Friday (show): 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Saturday (show): 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Monday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm

Used LPs
Aeolean Pipe Organ – Christmas Spectacular
Allan Sherman – My Son, The Celebrity
Art Garfunkel – Break Away
Baroness – Blue Record
The Beach Boys – L.A. (Light Album)
Bee Gees – Best Of The Bee Gees
Bob Cull & Friends – Remember…
Burl Ives – Burl Ives Sings
The Black Scorpio Underground – Necrochasm
Cal Smith – Country Bumpkin
The Call – Into The Woods
The Cars – Panorama
Chet Atkins – My Favorite Guitars
Clouddead – Clouddead
Crystal Gayle – Classic Crystal
Cyndi Lauper – She’s So Unusual
Eddy Arnold – That’s How Much I Love You
Eddy Arnold – Turn The World Around
Electric Light Orchestra – A New World Record
Gene Watson – The Best of Gene Watson
Goodthunder – Goodthunder
Hanson – Now Hear This
Health – Get Color
Herbie Hancock – Lite Me Up
The Ink Spots – In The Spotlite!
The Ink Spots – The Sensational Ink Spots
Institute – Institute
The Irish Rovers – The Unicorn
Jana Jae – Symphony Pops
Jesse Crawford – Sweet And Low
Lacy J. Dalton – Lacy J. Dalton
Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam – Spanish Fly
Mahalia Jackson – The Power And The Glory
Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells
Moe Bandy – Cowboys Ain’t Supposed To Cry
Motels – Motels
Nat King Cole – When You’re Smiling
Nelson Riddle – Witchcraft
Nelson Riddle – Let’s Face The Music And Dance
Peaches & Herb – 2 Hot!
The Platters – Going Back To Detroit
R.E.M. – Murmur
Robbie Robertson – How To Become Clairvoyant
Roxy Music – Roxy Music
Savoy Brown – Looking In
The Searchers – This Is Us
Sesame Street – Book & Record
Sleep – The Clarity
Spinners – Happiness Is Being With The Spinners
Stevie Wonder – My Cherie Amour
Suicidal Tendencies – Suicidal Tendencies
Survivor – Premonition
Suzanne Vega – Solitude Standing
Tony Orlando & Dawn – To Be With You
Various – The Best Of The Oldies Vol. III
Warren Zevon – Excitable Boy
The Yardbirds – For Your Love

12” Singles
Big Mike – Creepin’ Rollin’
Ice Cube – We Be Clubbin’
Ghetto Twiinz – No Pain No Gain
Thrillville – Neva Eva

New CDs
Barry Manilow – Paradise Cafe
Barry Manilow – Swing Street
Bing Crosby – The Great Years
Bing Crosby – Top O The Morning: His Irish Collection
Burt Bacharach – The Burt Bacharach Songbook
Carole King – Music
Carole King – Colour Of Your Dreams
Cher – Favorites
Cher – It’s A Man’s World
David Bowie – Diamond Dogs
David Bowie – Tonight
De-Lovely – Music From The Motion Picture
Frank Zappa – Joe’s Garage
Frank Zappa – Apostrophe (‘)
Franz Schubert – The Best of Schubert
Fred Astaire – The Irving Berlin Songbook
Harry Connick Jr. – Other Hours
Harry Connick Jr. – 30
Jethro Tull – Nightcap
Joan Baez – Live At Newport
Joan Baez – In Concert Part 2
Johnny Mathis And Henry Mancini – The Hollywood Musicals
Johnny Mathis – How Do You Keep The Music Playing?
Joni Mitchell – Chalk Mark In A Rain Storm
Joni Mitchell – Mingus
Leonard Bernstein – Richard Strauss: The Royal Edition
Linda Ronstadt – Simple Dreams
Linda Ronstadt & Nelson Riddle – What’s New
Nancy Sinatra – Lightning’s Girl
Neil Diamond – Love At The Greek
Neil Diamond – The Jazz Singer
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Nocturama
Richard Strauss – Panorama
Robert Goulet – 16 Most Requested Songs
Santana – Ceremony: Remixes & Rarities
Schumann / Grieg – Piano Concertos
The Smothers Brothers – The Best Of: Sibling Revelry
Sonny & Cher – I Got You Babe

Springfield In Running For Second Levitt AMP Grant

Posted on November 4, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Yes, you heard that correctly! You know that getting to have free outdoor concerts every Thursday night downtown on the Y-Block was a cool thing, even if you didn’t attend them all, so why not vote to make it happen again for our city?? This time our city is once again in the running for another $25,000 grant to bring free live music downtown this summer. Let’s vote!

Go register on the Levitt site and then vote for Springfield right here!

Springfield’s page on the Levitt site has a description that is more in-depth on how the grant next time around could potentially be used, and also how things went for us this past summer. Here is a piece from that:

No one was using this block before the first year of Levitt AMP. Now people see the possibilities. Yet the block is still in its infancy, as it does not yet have full infrastructure required to become a community gathering site. The city laid AstroTurf and a concrete pad for our first year as a necessary improvement over the dirt and weeds. Success after a second-year grant would include a long-term funding plan and RFP for design that can pass muster with all of our elected officials, from alderman to Governor.

The page on the Levitt site also currently shows that we are 7th place! (The top 25 cities make it on to the next round where the Levitt Foundation selects final recipients).

Dumb Records Halloween Special Tonight: Foam Fangers, Holy Pinto, Blushe, Marble Teeth, Sadface Killer

Posted on October 31, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

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Happy Halloween and first day of winter all at once!! Nobody told us that it was supposed to blizzard today! Looks like we will be celebrating Halloween tonight and then going sledding directly after. Tonight we do have a full lineup of bands at our space, despite the weather. At the top of the bill is punky punk act Foam Fangers from right here from our city’s very own dumpsters. Ah yes, and we have Holy Pinto! A band featuring at least one member from the United Kingdom. Stream their music on the player below. Also playing is… Blushe! And before that we’ve got the solo project based out of Decatur, Marble Teeth. Spooky! Opening things up is the absolutely terrifying, the completely ghoulish act from here and Peoria, Sadface Killer!

You can find a facebook event for this big Halloween show right here. It starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $8. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at what’s going on at Dumb Records into the future.

November 25th at Dumb Records: Livid, Arachnid, Final Order, Gargantuan

Posted on October 30, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

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It’s cold outside, and that means it’s going to keep getting colder outside, and now it’s time for us to announce more shows that are going to happen when it’s cold outside. This one is going to happen on Monday, November 25th. It features LIVID from Kenosha, Wisconsin making a return to Springfield and playing at our new space for the first time! We welcome them here again. Arachnid is the other touring band on the bill and they are from Fargo, North Dakota. You can stream some of Arachnid’s music on the player below. Both of these will be joined by locals including hardcore group Final Order. Opening things up is the first ever performance of the dark and mysterious brand new Springfield lack metal project called Gargantuan!!

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission will cost $5. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at what else is coming up this fall / winter at our space.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on October 30, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

We are right in the middle of the week, and boy what a cold and dreary time it has been in our store this past week! Things have been pretty dead for us due to this weather, come on by and liven things up if you are up for it! This week once again we have piles of used LPs, 12″ singles, and new CDs going out on the shelves. We are located at 418 E Monroe Street and are open every day from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. Tomorrow of course is Halloween, and yes we will be open all day including later on for our big Halloween Special. Let’s take a look at all what is lined up and then dive into what’s new!

Wednesday (today): 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Thursday (Halloween / show): 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Monday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Tuesday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm

Used LPs
Andre Kostelanetz – Today’s Golden Hits
The Astronauts – Astronauts Orbit Kampus
Babe Ruth – Babe Ruth
Barbra Streisand – Songbird
The Beach Boys – Sunflower
The Beach Boys – 15 Big Ones
Bruce Springsteen – Nebraska
Chilliwack – Chilliwack
Clyde McCoy – Sugar Blues
Crystal Gayle – Somebody Loves You
David Bowie – Hunky Dory
Dolly Parton – Greatest Hits
Elvis Presley – Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite
The Flirts – 10¢ A Dance
Flo & Eddie – Flo & Eddie
Foreigner – Foreigner
Frank Sinatra – A Man And His Music
George Russell And His Orchestra – New York, N.Y.
Howlin’ Wolf – Heart Like Railroad Steel
Ike & Tina Turner – Come Together
Jack Jones – Wives And Lovers
Jack Jones – This Love Of Mine
Jeannie C. Riley – Harper Valley P.T.A.
Jerry Jeff Walker – Ridin’ High
Jerry Riopelle – Juicy Talk
Jimmy Buffett – Living And Dying In 3/4 Time
Joan Baez – The Joan Baez Ballad Book
Jules And The Polar Bears – Got No Breeding
Little River Band – Sleeper Catcher
Lynn Anderson – Here’s Lynn Anderson!
Mick Ronson – Slaughter On 10th Avenue
The Patrick Hazell Band – After Hours
Patrick Hazell – Patrick Hazell
Peter Yarrow – That’s Enough For Me
REO Speedwagon – Good Trouble
Ric Ocasek – This Side Of Paradise
The Sons – The Sons
Sandy Nelson – Plays Teen Beat
The Searchers – Golden Hour Of The Searchers
Savoy Brown – Greatest Hits Live In Concert
Selah – With Clouds
Si Zentner – Music That’s Going Places
Soul Concern – Coul Concern
Steely Dan – Greatest Hits
Sylvester And The Hot Band – Bazzar
Tanya Tucker – Greatest Hits
Thelonious Monk – Plays Duke Ellington
Various – Les Plus Grands Noms Du Rock
Various – Polka’s Best
Wayne King – Golden Favorites
Wilson Pickett – In The Midnight Hour

12” Singles
Cardan – Jam On It
Disco 3 – Fat Boys
Epidemic – Magnificent
It’s Our Turn – Talkin’ That Bull
Prince Rahiem – Freaky Marie / Loose My Money
Nas – God Love Us / You Owe Me
Soft Cell – Tainted Love

New CDs
Al Stewart – Famous Last Words
Al Stewart – Year Of The Cat
Barry Manilow – One Voice
Barry Manilow – Even Now
Bing Crosby – The All Time Best of Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby – My Favorite Irish Songs
Carly Simon – The Best of Carly Simon
Carpenters – A Kind Of A Hush
Cher – Live – The Farewell Tour
Dmitry Yablonsky – Shostakovic Jazz Suites Nos. 1 and 2
Donny Osmond – The Best Of
Eugene Ormandy – Shostakovich Symphonies No. 4 & 10
Fleetwood Mac – Penguin
Frank Zappa – Them Or Us
Frank Zappa – Jazz From Hell
Harry Connick, Jr. – Eleven
Harry Connick, Jr. – She
Jethro Tull – Heavy Horses
Jethro Tull – J-Tull Dot Com
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Axis: Bold As Love
Jimmy Durante – Jimmy Durante
Jimmy Durante – As Time Goes By: The Best
Joan Baez – David’s Album
Joan Baez – In Concert Part 1
Johnny Mathis – A Time Remembered
Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams – That’s What Friends Are For
Judy Collins – The Very Best of Judy Collins
Julio Iglesias – From A Child To A Woman
Julio Iglesias – Moments
Keb’ Mo’ – Keep It Simple
Leonard Cohen – Field Commander Cohen: Tour of 1979
Leonard Cohen – More Best Of
Linda Ronstadt – Winter Light
Linda Ronstadt – Mad Love
Marcus Roberts – Blues For The New Millennium
Muddy Waters – Hard Again
Nancy Sinatra – Boots
Nancy Sinatra – You Go-Go Girl!
Neil Diamond – Lovescape
Neil Diamond – Three Chord Opera
Osmond Brothers – Greatest Hits
Pieces Of A Dream – Love’s Silhouette
The Rippingtons – Welcome To The St. James’ Club
Santana – Jam
Santana – Jingo
Sonny & Cher – The Best Of: The Beat Goes On
Spirit Of Eden – The Sun And The Moon And The Stars
Stereolab – Sound-Dust
Tangerine Dream – Mars Polaris
Tricky – Blowback

November 17th at Dumb Records: Nightcrawler, Star Stuff, Blushe, Vera Devorah, Ella Gibson

Posted on October 28, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

On Sunday, November 17th – we got a show! There’s a lot going on for this one, including two touring acts. This includes Nightcrawler from the Chicago area – playing some real smooth emo music, with a new hit record coming out on Rat King Records very soon. Stream that new hit single on the player below. The other touring act on the bill is a solo act called “Vera Devorah” from Lincoln, Nebraska. As far as locals go, we’ve got local rock group Star Stuff on the bill. We’ve also got Blushe. Opening up this show is actually a 13 year old singer songwriter we are really happy to welcome to perform at our space! That is Ella Gibson!

All of that starts at 7:00 pm on that day and admission is $7. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at what else is coming up at our space in the coming months.

The State Journal-Register: “Good Heart Tattoos Opens In Downtown Springfield”

Posted on October 28, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Our new next door neighbor, Good Heart Tattoos, was featured in an article in the local paper, The State Journal-Register yesterday. This was a part of Sunday’s local business notes, and the paper talked with owner Benny DeWitt about the new downtown tattoo shop having a grand opening on Saturday, November 9th. Believe it or not Benny has already opened his doors and started tattooing in a soft-open, Tuesdays through Saturdays from noon until close. Here’s a snippet from the article:

This tradition even extends to the downtown location DeWitt selected, which he hopes conveys a certain image about his business.

“Through the early part of the last century, tattooers that were good wanted to be on Main Street USA,” DeWitt said. “So I feel that Monroe is kind of like Main Street USA and I think that’s a really cool thing to bring downtown.”

DeWitt added that “there’s a lot of creative businesses and a lot of blue collar-style stuff happening” downtown between the mix of breweries, record stores, coffee shops and a hip barbershop, making it an attractive spot for him.

You can find the full article in yesterday’s paper (Sunday), or online right here. In the business notes there is also mention of continuing development on a long-stalled apartment project also down the road from us on Sixth and Monroe Streets. There was also an article yesterday on a “Healthy prep meal service” also heading downtown to Monroe street, out of Custom Cup just down the road from us. Check that article out online right here.

Illinois Times Best Of’s Results – Thank You For Voting!

Posted on October 26, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Wow, holy smokes we can hardly believe it! The results are in for the Illinois Times’s annual “Best Of Springfield” polls and we have won the category for Best New Business Downtown!! Thank you too all who voted to get us here! We were also finalists in categories best live music venue (small) and best music store. Congrats to our friends over at The Curve Inn and Recycled Records for taking the big trophy in those categories!

For the results for all of the categories, pick of a copy of The Illinois Times at various locations around town, or check out the results online right here.

November 2nd at Rock N’ Roll Hardee’s: “Foam Fest”

Posted on October 26, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

What’s this, there is something happening at Rock N’ Roll Hardee’s one week from today… on Saturday November 2nd?? This is “Foamfest” being put together by Foam Fangers… which looks to us like a regular four band show happening at Hardee’s! As you can see we got some pizza, chicken, and burritos on the flier, but we are not sure if all of those things are currently on the Hardee’s menu. To see an official up to date Hardee’s menu, go to the Hardee’s website right here. Who is playing Foamfest?? At the top of the bill of course is Foam Fangers. We also have 90’s-sounding alternative / power pop band The Complaint Line rockin’ it. We also have… The Blood-Soaked Boogie Bandits! What a nice Halloween-themed act. Looks like opening things up is Prevention, who just played here last night!

Foamfest starts at 6:30pm according to the flier, and it’s free. Check out a facebook event for this one right here. Our weather radar tells us it’s going to be a nice high of 48 degrees and low of 31 on that day with clear skies, we’ll keep an on that weather! Find a list of other shows going on around Springfield on our shows page.