Local Drags: “Girls In Denim Jackets” (Music Video)

Posted on October 16, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

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Hit local pop group Local Drags have made it big onto Punk News Dot Org with their new music video for the song “Girls In Denim Jackets.” Local Drags put out an album Shit’s Lookin’ Up! early this year which we do have available on vinyl in our store, but this song is NOT off of that record, instead it is from an earlier release and that is The Boys Are Still In Town 7″ that was recently put out by Stardumb Records. Check out the video on the player below.

Also check out a list of music videos from local bands over the years on our vids/pics page. We don’t know of any shows Local Drags currently has lined up at our space or in the area at the moment, sorry.

The State Journal-Register “WQNA DJs Raising Money To Keep Programs Available”

Posted on October 15, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Right at the top of the City & State section of this morning’s State Journal-Register was a big article about WQNA DJ’s getting together to raise money to continue programming as Springfield Community Broadcasters. Lovely! We are mentioned (Dumb Records) as a drop off for donations for the station, and also our radio program (The Dumb Records Radio Show) which plays local music and bands coming to town every Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm. The paper interviewed Michael Goza who hosts “Blues Power” on Mondays on WQNA from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Here’s a bit from the article:

“We spent the last 20 years building up a pretty good rapport with the community,” Goza — who calls himself Michael G on the radio — said of WQNA. “It’s built a big following in the area. … We don’t want to see what we have started fade away.”

He said the importance of the station to the community was emphasized when equipment problems caused the station to go off the air for three weeks last winter. That generated, he said, “a lot of calls” from people wondering if the station would return.

The GoFundMe page says that money being raised would cover “licensing costs, equipment, and other necessary expenses toward establishing a functional community radio non-profit organization in Springfield. You can help us save community radio!”

Check out the full article online right here, or hurry up and grab yourself a physical copy of today’s paper somewhere! Quick!

And of course, you can head over to the GoFundMe page set up online right here to donate to the cause (which including cash and check donations is over $3,000 raised of a $35,000 goal). There will be more info regarding benefit events set up at various bars and venues around town including own in the near future. Dumb Records (418 E Monroe) is also a drop off for check and cash donations of any amount. Checks can be made to the Illinois Central Blues Club with “S.C.B.” (Springfield Community Broadcasters) written in the description. Also be sure to follow WQNA Community Radio on facebook right here.

If you play or have played in a local band or are a musician with any sort of recordings, chances are we have played you on the radio airwaves here in Springfield over the last nearly seven years we have been hosting our local show. Please donate so we are able continue playing local music that otherwise wouldn’t get played on the airwaves!

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on October 15, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s another week at our downtown record store Dumb Records (418 E Monroe Street). We are open from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm every single dingle dong day, and we just love it. This week like previous weeks we are dumping out piles of used LPs, 12″ singles, and new CDs onto the shelves and maybe some other stuff. Here is some of what is new for this week. And also here is a schedule of the coming week of our hours and what nights there are shows we guess:

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

Used LPs
ABC – The Lixicon Of Love
Air Supply – Greatest Hits
Allan Sherman – My Son The Folk Singer
Arlo Guthrie – Alice’s Restaurant
B.B. King – B.B. King Live At The Regal
Bert Kaempfert – Greatest Hits
B.T.O. – Street Action
Billy Joel – The Stranger
Bob Marley – Greatest Hits
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Exodus
Bruce Willis – The Return Of Bruno
Daryl Hall + John Oats – H2O
Davey Johnstone – Smiling Face
The Dramatics – Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
Eric Gale – Multiplication
Faces – A Nod’s As Good As A Wink
Gino Vannelli – Black Cars
Glen Campbell – Rhinestone Cowboy
Groucho Marx – An Evening With Groucho
Henry Mancini – The Music From Peter Gunn
Howlin’ Wolf – Message To The Young
The Ink Spots – The Ink Spots
The Mamas & The Papas – People Like Us
The Marcels – The Best of The Marcels
Merle Travis – The Best of Merle Travis
Miami Sound Machine – Primitive Love
Oak Ridge Boys – Y’all Come Back Soon
Oliver Lake & Jump Up – Plug It
Patti Smith Group – Easter
Rabbitt – Boys With Be Boys
RATT – Invasion Of Your Privacy
Ringo Starr – Blast From Your Past
Robert Palmer – Some People Can Do What They Like
Rory Gallagher – Blueprint
Roy Clark – Yesterday, When I Was Young
Sammy Hagar – Three Lock Box
The Searchers – Meet The Searchers
Sylvester – Sylvester And The Hot Band
Ted Nugent – Ted Nugent
Van Morrison – His Band And The Street Choir
Vanity – Under The Influence
Various – 24 Karat Gold From The Sound Stage
Various – The Guitars That Destroyed The World
Various – Nashville City Limits
Victor Borge – Comedy In Music
West Coast Crew – Jail Bait
Wet Willie – Manorisms
The 4 Seasons – Rag Doll
The 4 Seasons – 2nd Vault Of Golden Hits

12” Singles
Big Mike – Better Now / 1000 Guns
Bump J – Pushaman / Move Around
Ghostface Killah – Love Session / Singy
Kane & Abel – Am I My Brothers Keeper
Luniz Featuring Redman – Hypnotized / Phillies
MC Chi – Guy – Bottomgottom
ODB – ODB, Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
Paperview – Krunkin’ Catch U In Da Hood
Spade R.I.P.P.E.R. – Always
SupaQuad – Show Me The Money

New CDs
Al Stewart – Songs From The Radio
Carly Simon – Another Passenger
Carly Simon – Letters Never Sent
Carole King – Love Makes The World
Carole King – Wrap Around Joy
Cat Stevens – Buddha And The Chocolate Box
Cat Stevens – Greatest Hits
Cher – Living Proof
Crouch End Festival Chorus – Songs From Liquid Days
David Bowie – Low
David Bowie – Outside
Dick Heckstall-Smith And Friends – Blues And Beyond
Elliott Smith – XO
Elliott Smith – Roman Candle
Enrique Iglesias – Baliamos: Greatest Hits
Enrique Iglesias – Escape
Helen Reddy – I Am Woman
Jethro Tull – Catfish Rising
Jethro Tull – Broadsword And The Beast
John Lee Hooker – Mr. Lucky
Johnny Mathis – This Heart Of Mine
Johnny Mathis – The Best Days Of My Life
Joni Mitchell – Taming The Tiger
Judy Collins – Hard Times For Lovers
Julio Iglesias – My Life: The Greatest Hits
Kenny Wayne Shepherd – Ledbetter Heights
Linda Ronstadt – Heart Like A Wheel
Linda Ronstadt – Hasted Down The Wind
Liza Minnelli – Gently
Marcus Roberts – The Joy Of Joplin
Memphis Slim – The Real Folk Blues
Muddy Waters – Live! I’m Ready
Nanci Griffith – Complete MCA Studio Recordings
Rod Piazza & The Midnight Flyers – Beyond The Source
Saliva – Every Six Seconds
Saffire – Ain’t Gonna Hush!
Simon Says – Shut Your Breath
Sleater-Kinny – One Beat
Simon Says – Jump Start
Son Seals – Bad Axe
Sonny Boy Williamson – The Essential
Soulive – Turn It Out
Stir – Stir
The Sundays – Blind
Taj Mahal – Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal – The Best of the Private Years
They Might Be Giants – Flood
Walter Trout And The Radicals – Live Trout
Walter Trout And The Radicals – Go The Distance
Yanni – Forbidden Dreams
Yanni – Snowfall

Full Black Friday Record Store Day (November 29th) Released Online

Posted on October 14, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

The time is upon us yet again for another big Record Store Day event – the second biggest day of the year for us usually, Black Friday Record Store Day. This year Black Friday is happening on Friday, November 29th (the day after Thanksgiving). This will be our first Black Friday at our downtown location, and also our first holiday season go-around downtown so we are excited for what that and holiday walks might bring as far as traffic to our store goes! Here’s an FAQ section Record Store Day put together about Black Friday Record Store Day for those of you wanting to know more.

Today we are giving you a heads up on the full Black Friday Record Store Day list of releases that were released online very recently by Record Store Day. Check out that full list online right here.

This list is not everything we expect to be getting in our store, and we were not able to order everything on the list. We also can not do special orders off of this list. We will likely be releasing our (limited) list of titles that we ordered later on, and will also likely announce some sort of store-wide sale not just on Black Friday titles. We have three record stores in downtown Springfield now (here we all are pictured together). Usually Recycled Records participates in ordering exclusive titles as well.

Springfield Business Journal: “Good Heart Tattoos Opening Downtown”

Posted on October 14, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

The Springfield Business Journal has published an article on Good Heart Tattoos opening up next door to us here downtown. The article was published to their website about a week ago, and you can view it online right here. Here is most of the article where the Business Journal talked with owner Benny DeWitt below:

Good Heart Tattoos will be opening at the end of this month at 414 E. Monroe in downtown Springfield. Owner Benny DeWitt said he is in the process of converting the former Corso Jewelers space into an art studio, and a friend has already hand painted the storefront.

“I grew up in a sign painting and tattooing family,” said DeWitt, who has traveled the country tattooing and performing with various bands and more recently worked at tattoo shops in Springfield. “One of my goals for the new shop is to have a spot where traveling tattooers are welcome,” explained DeWitt, who said he will have multiple booths, even though he will be the only full-time artist for now.

DeWitt said he spends a lot of time downtown and was initially considering opening his shop in a portion of the space now occupied by Dumb Records. “I’ve been friends with Brian (Galecki) forever, and he needed more space than I did, so it worked out for me to be next door instead.” DeWitt noted that he is also longtime friends with Jeremy Bredemeyer, who owns Hair of the Dog Bar/Bershop across the street.

“I’m trying to help build a creative center down there,” he said.

The grand opening for Good Heart Tattoos is now set to happen on Saturday, November 9th in less than one month. More info on that can be found on a facebook event right here. Also be sure to follow Good Heart Tattoos to keep in the loop with what’s going on with the new tattoo shop.

Tonight at Dumb Records: Spowder, Master Bastard, The Telephone Junkies, No Good Deed

Posted on October 14, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

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Good morning! Happy Monday! What a better way to kick off the week other than with a really solid show going on at Dumb Records tonight! We didn’t have any shows this weekend, instead we have this going on tonight. Spowder is coming to town all the way from New Brunswick, New Jersey, sent to us by Screaming Females themselves straight through the mail. Stream their music on the player below. There is also a solid lineup of local acts performing tonight. This includes Master Bastard, who have recently released their second album. Also The Telephone Junkies, you can never go wrong with them. And then opening things up is a brand new Springfield band called “No Good Deed” which we know nothing about! We don’t even know who’s in it!

All of that starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $7. Check out a facebook event for tonight right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a complete list of what’s coming up at our space!

Good Heart Tattoos Grand Opening November 9th

Posted on October 13, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

We are thrilled about our new downtown neighbor, Good Heart Tattoos and seeing the progress to the space right across the alley from us at 414 E Monroe Street. Today we bring you news that there is a big grand opening celebration set for the day and night of Saturday, November 9th for the new tattoo shop, under the ownership of Benny DeWitt. We do have a hip hop show going on at our space that night as well. Sounds like there will be some guest artists set up in the new shop from all over.

Check out a facebook event for the grand opening right here. Be sure to follow Good Heart Tattoos on facebook as well to stay up to date with going-ons for the new tattoo shop.

November 2nd in Bloomington: Midwest Extreme Fest

Posted on October 13, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

There’s a new punk festival of sorts it looks like happening nearby in Bloomington, Illinois coming up on Saturday, November 2nd this year that we felt was pretty notable for our site. It’s called “Midwest Extreme Fest” and is happening at Nightshop (our good pals) and being put on by Norsklee Productions. Midwest Extreme Fest features a lineup of what looks to be some of the fastest and most intense bands from around the Midwest. Let’s take a look at that lineup along with descriptions from the facebook event:

Abertooth Lincoln (Dayton, OH) – Progressive n’ Shreddy Punk Rock
Black Road (Chicago, IL) – Stoner Doom (w/ a NEW album)
Blackwater (Bloomington, IL) – Doom & Stoner Metal
Drude (Indianapolis, IN) – Post-Sludge, Post-Metal
Druids (Des Moines, IA) – Rock, Metal, Psychedelic
Event of Collapse (Bloomington, IL) – Experimental, Progressive Metal
Faerie Ring (Evansville, IN) – Heavy Rock
Hatesong (Indianapolis, IN) – Metal, Crust Punk, Thrash
Horseburner (Parkersburg, WV) – Heavy Metal, Stoner Rock (w/ a NEW album)
Karat’s Gold (Central Illinois) – Mathcore, Hardcore, Experimental
Meth. (Chicago, IL) – Noisecore, Ambient, Drone
Summon the Destroyer (Indianapolis, IN) – Death Metal
Toxic Ruin (Sheboygan, WI) – Thrash, Progressive, Death Metal

That’s a total of 13 bands that we count! Check out some music from Indianapolis based band “Drude” who are playing on the player below. Check out a facebook event where you can purchase an advance ticket for $15 right here.

Renegade: “Flowers” EP

Posted on October 13, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

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This Sunday morning we are bringing you some new Springfield hip hop! Here is a brand new release by artist “Renegade” aka “Ren” who is one half of the local hip hop duo “The Co-Pilots“. Ren just released an EP of solo material entitled Flowers EP, which you can find streaming on the player below. The EP was released last month and features six brand new tracks. The EP was also reviewed in the October issue of Activator Magazine.

We are not sure of any live shows Ren or The Co-Pilots have lined up at this point. Yes, we are adding this one to our Springfield album archive page which brings us to 45 releases catalogued and featured on our site so far for this year.

Springfield Community Broadcasters (WQNA) Collecting Donations To Continue Community Radio

Posted on October 12, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

The last few times we’ve reported in on the status of WQNA 88.3 FM, our community radio station that has housed our Dumb Records / Black Sheep Radio Show for nearly seven years, we let you know that the Capitol Area Career Center which houses the station was planning on selling it and the future of community radio in Springfield and our show is very uncertain. We interviewed our station programer Jim Pemberton a few weeks back about a few possible options we have as a group of DJ’s committed to continuing our programing in some way.

Today we are bringing you a massive fundraising campaign that was just recently launched by all of the DJ’s behind the scenes at WQNA 88.3 fm, under a new group we are calling “Springfield Community Broadcasters” which has been holding meetings at Dumb Records.

There has been a GoFundMe page launched which you can check out right here which you can donate to at any point. From the description on that:

A group of community deejays from WQNA are committed to establishing an independent broadcasting presence for community radio. We are currently forming a 501c3 group called the Springfield Community Broadcasters and are pursuing options to ensure the future of community radio in Springfield. Doing this will take money, and donations are needed and appreciated. As we work on our 501c3 filing, we are currently raising money under the umbrella of the Illinois Central Blues Club, which is a 501c3 organization. Donations made toward the future of community radio through the Illinois Central Blues Club are tax deductible.

Additionally, you may drop off donations at Dumb Records at 418 E. Monroe. Many thanks to both the Illinois Central Blues Club and Dumb Records for their assistance. More ways to donate and fundraising events will be coming soon. Stay tuned! Thank you for your investment in the future of Springfield community radio!

Funds are being raised to covering licensing costs, equipment, and other necessary expenses toward establishing a functional community radio non-profit organization in Springfield. You can help us save community radio!

Included in costs that money is being fundraised for is costs to re-locate where the station is housed which is currently out of CACC but will need to find a new home. We will be sure to update you all with progress on this campaign.

In addition to donating on line, you can donate at Dumb Records in person with a cash or check donation, or mail us to 418 E Monroe Street, Springfield IL 62701.