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!

October 31st at Dumb Records: Foam Fangers, Holy Pinto, Blushe, Marble Teeth, Sadface Killer

Posted on October 7, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Some of you might have been wondering if we are taking part in doing a Halloween show this year. YES, this year we present “The Dumb Records Halloween Special” on Thursday, October 31st. Halloween is on a Thursday night this year. We have a full lineup of bands. 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.

October 26th at Dumb Records: Kate Laine, Emily Hough, HECK, Reggie & The Demons

Posted on October 6, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

There are a bunch of shows coming up this fall that we have to tell you about. This one is happening in 20 days on Saturday, October 26th and features a slew or solo acoustic acts. Yes. At the top of the bill is the return of Kate Laine! We have not seen Kate in a minute! Stream some of her music on the player below. We also have Petersburg, IL based younger up and coming artist Emily Hough, as was featured on NBC’s “The Voice!” (She’s really really good). Also the return of HECK from Bloomington, Illinois, aka Hannah Songer. Opening things up looks like is Reggie & The Demons, aka our buddy Niko.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is just $5. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page to take a look at everything coming up at our space this fall!

Today On The Dumb Records Radio Show: Josh Flanders (Buzz Bomb Brewing Co.)

Posted on October 4, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

It’s Friday, so that means yet another episode of The Dumb Records Radio Show is going on air at 4:00 pm! Who do we have behind the magic door this time? Looks like it’s Josh Flanders, representing our neighboring business Buzz Bomb Brewing Company! Buzz Bomb has been throwing shows over at their location on Adams Street for the past couple of years and they are gearing up for a big “Oktoberfest” this weekend, which will be outdoors and feature heavy hitting punk band NIL8, and also rockabilly act Twistin’ Tarantulas from the Detroit area. We will be talking to Josh about the festival coming up as well as anything else that’s been going on over at Buzz Bomb!

The Dumb Records Radio Show airs today and every Friday from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA FM. You can also listen online at the same time at wqnaradio.org. Also check out our Mixcloud page where we’ve got all recent episodes recorded and streaming for free online!

Tonight at Dumb Records: Greenhouse Opera, Idle Oath, Skyler Duncan

Posted on October 4, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

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Happy fall, everybody. It’s fall outside. And October, and this is our first show in October happening tonight!! It’s an indie-rocker of sorts. First off, we had the opening act drop off, so we only have three acts lined up for tonight. Things will likely start at 7:20pm on the dot because of this change. So now starting things is going to be Skyler Duncan – the mythical / legendary futuristic prog-rock ambient trio that’s been making some sort of splash in town? Headlining the bill is Greenhouse Opera – the new full band project of Dexter Anodyne, who has played at our space plenty of times. And right in the middle there we have a newer local duo called Idle Oath that we are excited about! Stream their music on the player below!

This show starts at 7:20 pm now, and admission is $5. Check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also check out our shows page to check out what else is lined up at our place in the near future!

October 17th at Dumb Records: Black Box, Night Witch, Foam Fangers, Grinn

Posted on October 3, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Hear-ye, hear-ye. We’ve got a show happening coming up on Thursday, October 17th at our space. It’s another punk show. For this one we have the band Night Witch coming all the way from Tallahassee, Florida. Night Witch features a guy who presses small runs of records and *little fun fact* pressed the Eggman limited flex. He also played at Dumb Records like five years ago and at Black Sheep in another band like 10 years ago. His name is Tyler by the way. Stream some of Night Witch’s music on the player below. Speaking of Eggman, a newer Springfield band features members of Eggman called “Black Box” is playing. Who else is playing? Foam Fangers. Who is opening this show? GRINN.

This show starts at 7:00 and admission is $7. Check out a facebook event for this show right here. Also of course check out our shows page for a look at what else we’ve got coming up this fall.

“Oktoberfest” This Saturday (October 5th) Outside of Buzz Bomb Brewing Co.

Posted on October 2, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

We know that after a successful outdoor free outdoor concert, you are all thirsty for more, thirsty to keep on supporting live music in this city so we can maintain our new “Springfield Rock City” worldwide status. Well you are in luck, this Saturday, October 5th, Buzz Bomb Brewing Co. just one street over from us is putting on “Oktoberfest” outside. From our understanding, there will be a big outdoor tent set up just like they did for Buzzfest back in March. This is also supposed to be going on all day from 2:00 pm until 1:00 am way late at night. As far as we can tell there are no age constraints to see the bands play outside, and the event is maybe $16 based on the facebook event. Who’s playing?? Headlining this big one is Twistin’ Tarantulas from Detroit! Pistol Pete who more recently moved to Springfield plays upright bass and sings for the band, check out our radio interview we recently did with Pete. Also of course, big heavy hitting local act NIL8 will be going on before Twistin’ Tarantulas take the stage. According to the facebook event, NIL8 go on at 7:45 and Tarantulas are at 9:30 pm. There is also a Chicago based band called “North By North” playing. You can check out their music streaming on the player below. And earlier on is the Bolzen Beer Band playing some sort of traditional… beer music and there’s a… Hammerschlagen Tournament???

Check out the full facebook event with schedule for this one right here. Buzz Bomb is right over on Adams Street – 406 E Adams right through the alley from us.