November 14th at Dumb Records: Jupiter Styles, Bottom Bracket, Kate Laine, Yeah I’m Sorry

Posted on October 11, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Pay attention, because we are here now to tell you about a pretty sick gig happening on Thursday, November 14th at our space. You’re all invited. This show features Jupiter Styles, which has been making a big splash in the Chicago area and features Sean Neumann (formerly of Single Player, Nectar, Easter, and maybe some other bands that have played at Black Sheep). Stream some of their up and coming big hit album on the player below. Also on this show is the return of Bottom Bracket, back with a brand new lineup or something? We heard a rumor that every single former member of the band has now been replaced with a brand new members from all over the world, we are going to have to see if that is true. Also this is the return of Kate Laine who we have also not seen in a minute! Opening things up is some new group from Alton, Illinois called “Yeah, I’m Sorry.” What kind of a name for a band is that?

This all starts on November 14th at… 7:00 pm and admission is $7. Check out a facebook event right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at everything else coming up this fall.

Videos: Navel at Dumb Records 9-4-19

Posted on October 11, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

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Today we bring you a video of the band Navel from Japan performing at our space earlier last month. They were a surprise band that we were only able to announce a few days before the show, and have been active playing punk rock since the early 1990’s. This was their first time touring the U.S.A. and we were thrilled to have them as the first band from overseas at our new location. Check out the video embedded below, or go to our youtube channel right here.

Also find more videos from over the years (mostly at Black Sheep) on our vids/pics page.

November 4th at The CFP: Nonconnah, Pretend I’m Not There, Imaginary Colours, Belle

Posted on October 10, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

There is yet another show happening at Springfield house / basement venue “The CFP” this fall! It is happening on Monday, November 4th. For those of you who do not know, C.F.P. stands for The Crappy Flappy Pancake house. The touring act on this show is Nonconnah, they are a shoegaze duo from Hickory Withe, Tennessee. You can stream some of their music on the player below! This one is going to be a rare show for solo ambient act “Pretend I’m Not There.” Also a very rare show for experimental / electronic / ambient solo act, Imaginary Colours. Also on the bill is solo act “Belle” from Champaign/Urbana.

This show starts on November 4th at 7:00 pm. Admission is $5-7. We can’t tell you where The CFP is located, sorry! Check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our Springfield shows page, which probably isn’t very updated right now! Whoops!

The Dixie Narcos: “Tinder Folk”

Posted on October 10, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Psychadelic Rock group The Dixie Narcos based out of Jacksonville Illinois are back with yet ANOTHER album! Amazing!! This is their second album to be released this year, and it is called Tinder Folk, and you can find it streaming on the player below. It’s a whole thirteen tracks. Check out their Spotify page where you can also hear it all. Or find the album right here on bandcamp. According to Spotify this is the band’s seventh full length album (we could be wrong on that), and even according to their facebook it looks like they are working on yet another album.

The Dixie Narcos also released the album Soda Pop earlier this year. They played one show inside of our show space earlier this summer and as far as we know it’s the only show the band played this year?? A band that has released more full length albums than shows they’ve performed live?? We are adding this one to our Springfield album archive page, bringing us to 43 releases featured on our site so far this year.

November 9th at Dumb Records: Mac Xavier, Satisfy, King Deezy, Unk + More

Posted on October 9, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

We’ve got another show coming up in November – this one is also one month from now on Saturday, November 9th. It’s a hip hop show featuring a group of artists all of which have never played at our space before. The headlining act here is an artist by the name of Mac Xavier, who was originally based out of Springfield but has since moved to Georgia. You can check out his music streaming on the player below. The poster has three other artists listed from the area. One of those includes “Satisfy.” It also includes…. King Deezy. And… “Unk”?! We can’t find Unk on the internet. Plus it looks like there’s more!

The poster says something about a VIP package but we told the promoters in this case that we are not really sure how that would work or make sense with our record store setup and being open all day before the show. Oh well. General admission for this show is $10, and let’s go ahead and say it starts shortly after 7:00 pm. Check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also check out our show page for a good look at what else is coming up at our space in the near future!

Tonight at Dumb Records: Squarecrow, Attic Salt, Local Drags

Posted on October 9, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

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Did you know we have a show going on at our space tonight? It’s just three bands, here on a Wednesday night. It will be good for you to come, as a nice mid-week treat. We have a band coming from California (the first from California to play our new downtown spot?) called Squarecrow. You can check ’em out on the player streaming below. Also two solid local acts are on this show, it’s gonna be good. Attic Salt is on this show, they are good. And guess what else, Starter Jackets are also on this show, they are also pretty good.

All of this happens tonight at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can check out that flier for some 2019 fall fashion tips to get your outfits ready. Check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at what all is coming up at Dumb Records in the near future.

November 8th at Dumb Records: Outcast, Prevention, Polterguts, Black Box

Posted on October 8, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Yes, we are already to the November show announcements. And this one is a hardcore show happening exactly one month from today on Friday, November 8th! It features the return of Outcast from Kentucky (and no, it’s not the Outkast you are thinking of). Outcast played at Black Sheep a year or so back. Check out their music streaming on the player below. Yes, we also have Springfield straight edge youth crew band Prevention on the lineup. Any fans of metal out there or metalcore? Good, because we have the band “Polterguts” from St. Louis as well. Opening things up is the new wild, fast, AND crazy band, Black Box.

This show will start at 7:00 pm 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 in the near future at our space.

Terrell Burns: “TBH EP”

Posted on October 8, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we bring you a brand new release from HISO Music affiliated artist Terrell Burns. Terrell recently dropped a brand new EP called TBH. The EP is a total of eight tracks and you can find it streaming on the youtube player below. You can also check out the full album up on youtube right here, also check out a list of links of the album streaming on other sites right here. You can check out the music video for Terrell’s song “Final Four” which is off this release also on Youtube right here.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on October 8, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Here we are, it’s another Tuesday, and we are back at ya with another fresh stack of used LPs, 12″ singles, and new CDs at Dumb Records. Our store is open every day from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm at 418 E Monroe Street downtown. The weather is beautiful. Come outside and come downtown and buy some music and support your local record store and local downtown businesses and all that jazz. Let’s take a look at this week’s schedule and then dive into what’s new:

Tuesday (today): 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Wednesday (show): 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday: 10:00 am – 8:00 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

Used LPs
Aretha Franklin – I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You
The Astronauts – Surfin’ With The Astronauts
Barry Manilow – Barry Manilow II
The Beatles – Songs And Pictures Of The Fabulous Beatles
Bert Kaempfert – My Way Of Life
B.J. Thomas – Happy Man
B.J. Thomas – Home Where I Belong
Bill Gaither Trio With Gloria – I’m Free
Bill Haley & The Comets – Razzle-Dazzle
Billy Preston – I Wrote A Simple Song
Black Sabbath – We Sold Our Soul For Rock ’N’ Roll
Bob Hope – America Is 200 Years Old… And There’s Still Hope
Brenda Lee – Emotions
Buddy Morrow – Impact
Charlie Rich – Lonely Weekends
Dire Straits – Dire Straits
Duke Jupiter – You Make It Look Easy
The Grass Roots – Their 16 Greatest Hits
Imperials – Priority
James Ray – Itty Bitty Pieces
Joe Stampley – Greatest Hits
Joe Walsh – The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get
John Travolta – John Travolta
Kansas – Kansas
K-Tel Records – Starburst
Larry Gatlin And The Gatlin Brothers Band – Greatest Hits
LAW – Breakin’ It
Loretta Lynn – Before I’m Over You
Marty Robbins – Streets Of Laredo
Neil Sedaka – Sedaka’s Back
Nicolette Larson – Nicolette
The O’Jays – Ship Ahoy
Oingo Boingo – Good For Your Soul
Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark – Dazzle Ships
Rainbow – Straight Between The Eyes
The Righteous Brothers – Give It To The People
Robbie Dupree – Robbie Dupree
Roberta Flack – Chapter Two
Roger Whittaker – The Last Farewell
Roy Buchanan – In The Beginning
Shalamar – Greatest Hits
Statler Brothers – Bed Of Roses
Tex Ritter – The Best of Tex Ritter
Tony Scott, Jimmy Knepper – Free Blown Jazz
Twin Hype – Do It To The Crowd
Various – Easy Jazz
Various – Jazz Set
Various – The Very Best Of The Oldies Vol. 4
Walrus – Walrus

12” Singles
The Bizczar Sinista – The Great Bizczar
Fort Minor – Petrified / Remember The Name
Ghetto Twiinz – Hot Club Wax
Ghostface Killah – Back Like That Remix
JF Kennedy – This Is Our Love / Man Of Steel
KM – That’s Your Man / Thug In A Skirt
Laid Back – Sunshine Reggae
Luniz – Jus Mee & U / Funkin Over Nuthin’

New CDs
Carly Simon – Have You Seen Me Lately
Carly Simon – My Romance
Carpenters – A Song For You
Cat Stevens – Izitso
Cat Stevens – Back To Earth
David Bowie – Hunky Dory
David Bowie – Young Americans
Delbert McClinton – Classics Volume One
Helen Ready – All Time Greatest Hits
Linda Ronstadt – Don’t Cry Now
Dr. Lonnie Smith – The Turbanator
Jimmy Smith – Dot Com Blues
Jimmy Smith – Groovin’ At Smalls’ Paradise
Joni Mitchell – Dog Eat Dog
Joni Mitchell – Shadows And Light
Judy Collins – Judith
Judy Collins – Wind Beneath My Wings
Liza Minnelli – 16 Biggest Hits
Lonnie Mac – Live! Attack Of The Killer V
Lonnie Smith – Live At Club Mozambique
Louie Shelton – Hot & Spicy
Magic Sam – The Essential Magic Sam
Marcus Roberts – Gershwin For Lovers
Marcus Roberts – Portraits In Blue
Muddy Waters – Hoochie Coochie Man
Muddy Waters – Rollin’ Stone: Golden Anniversary Collection
Preservation Hall Jazz Band – The Best Of
Saliva – Back In Your System
Scolohofo – Oh!
The Stone Roses – Second Coming
The Suicide Machines – Steal This Record
System Of A Down – System Of A Down
System Of A Down – Sugar EP
Taj Mahal – Senor Blues
Tears For Fears – Elemental
Tears For Fears – Songs From The Big Chair
Tricky – Pre-Millennium Tension

October 2019 Issue Of Activator Available Now

Posted on October 7, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Yes, it is October we can still hardly believe it. And we can hardly believe that it’s a week into October. And we can hardly believe that we’ve been around here downtown for over nine months at this point and coming up on one year. And we can’t believe that Activator Magazine is on their like 16th or 17th issue and we have copies of that new issue inside of our store right now. We’ve got a big ol’ stack.

This issue is packed with a lot of stuff, as always. This includes album reviews and live music calendars for Central Illinois and St. Louis. This also includes interviews with bands Master Bastard (as featured on the cover), Prevention, Dirty Rotten Revenge, and Radio Buzzkills. There’s an interview with a new festival going on in Bloomington next month called Midwest Extreme Fest. There’s an interview with Gorecore FX and a photo-spread from Fashion Oddities fashion show that happened last month. Also an interview with local hip hop artist Valid Baby. All of that and much, much more.

Come pick up a copy for free at any time our store is open (10:00am – 8:00pm every day). And if you would like to go the extra mile and support Activator Magazine with the amazing things they are doing for our area, we highly recommend paying a visit to their Patreon page!