New Band Pages: Timothy Donavan Russell

Posted on September 4, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

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It’s about time we finally did this – we got a new band page set up for local solo musican and sound artist Timothy Donavan Russell on our site, adding it to the number of active band pages we have going. Timothy has been making music since 1989, 30 years (wow). He is a member of The Pharmacy Gallery which is also downtown. You can check out his page and stream some music right here. We aren’t sure on any live performances Timothy has lined up, but he is usually involved with upcoming Pharmacy events which happen on a pretty regular basis and you can follow along with on their facebook page right here.

That brings us to a total of 44 current active band pages we have up on our site (some of them need to be moved to “past bands” though, we know). Check out all of those right here. Do you play in a band or are a solo musician here in town playing original music? Get in touch with us at dumbrecs@gmail.com and we will work with you to set something up!

Tonight at Dumb Records: Navel (Japan), Teenage Bigfoot, Starter Jackets, Sadface Killer

Posted on September 4, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Tonight! We’ve got a show going on, and it’s this one that features a *surprise* international band. Who is that band? That band is Navel from Japan, a pop punk band that has been around since the 1990’s rockin’ it in Japan on Bloated Kat Records. Check out their music streaming on the player below. They are touring with a band called Teenage Bigfoot from Philadelphia. There have been some slight changes to this lineup as well since it was originally announced as far as local bands go. Bottom Bracket is no longer playing (sorry), but Starter Jackets still is. Opening things up is the Peoria/Springfield emo band Sadface Killer.

The show tonight kicks off at 7:00 pm and it’s a $10 show, so remember to ask your parents for a few extra bucks. Find a facebook event for this one 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.

Tony Colantino: “Extradimensional”

Posted on September 1, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Good morning and happy Sunday. Happy September 1st! This morning we bring you some brand new material here, it’s a brand new album from Springfield solo artist Tony Colantino. The album is called Extradimensional and it’s a few places online although unfortunately none of the usual places that we can embed players on our site. Let’s take a look at where it’s at…

CD Baby right here.
Spotify right here.
Amazon right here.
Looks like it was on Soundcloud but now it’s gone, dang it!!!

When I started the songs that would become Extradimensional in late 2017, I was relatively fresh out of a project with a similar concept. It was an instrumental space-rock record titled Space Drone, comprised of short songs featuring only multi-tracked electric guitar. Extradimensional took this concept and expanded it by lengthening the songs, adding keys, drum machines, and effects beyond the guitar-pedals-amp set-up. With these additional elements came a heightened sense of cinematic grandeur and sonic expanses. Desolation, uncharted territories, and harsh realms meet mental anguish, longing, and transcendence over the course of nine songs in 52 minutes.

That’s a quote from Tony. Tony doesn’t have any live performances lined up. We are adding this one to our Springfield album archive page of course, bringing us to 41 releases featured this year and 467 total.

October 9th at Dumb Records: Squarecrow, Attic Salt, Local Drags

Posted on August 31, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Sick! Here we are to tell you about a show going on at our space on Wednesday, October 9th. Isn’t that wild, we are already diving into October show announcements. Anyways, 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 that Wednesday night in October 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.

Levi Tucker: “The Shoestring EP”

Posted on August 31, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we bring you some brand new singer songwriter local music coming outta Jacksonville, Illinois nearby. This is by solo musician Levi Tucker and Levi has released four songs as a release under the name The Shoestring EP. From Levi’s bandcamp page:

As the name implies, this short collection of songs was recorded in a simple, humble way in simple, humble places. Each song was recorded on a single microphone, in one continuous take in an attempt to capture the truest version possible. The result of this is four songs that are the most honest and poignant retelling of the emotions from which they were created.

Nice. You can find those songs streaming on the player embedded below, or also head on over to his bandcamp page where you can purchase the download of the EP.

We are not sure of any shows Levi has lined up at the moment. We are adding this one to our Springfield album archive page, which brings us to 40 releases we’ve had featured so far this year and 466 as a grand total.

Tonight at Dumb Records: Prevention, Brute Force, Blushe

Posted on August 31, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

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Tonight! The weather is very nice out and we are having a party! Well, kind of just a normal show, it’s a short and sweet one, but also a special one because it will be a music video shoot for one of Prevention‘s songs. Just like this. The song the music video is for is their song “Another World.” We are supposed to tell you to learn the words, practice singing along, and your dance moves today before the show at home. Also on this show is Brute Force from the Southern Illinois / St. Louis area. Opening things up is Blushe.

This show starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5, you just can’t beat that. 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 we’ve got coming up at Bread Dumb Records in the future!

Today on The Dumb Records Radio Show: Jim Pemberton

Posted on August 30, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Continuing with our streak of great guests on our weekly Friday radio program! It is Friday! And that means until further notice we have our show on the airwaves of 88.3 WQNA FM from 4:00 to 6:00 pm! You better tune in or else! If everything goes as planned, today’s special guest is WQNA station manager Jim Pemberton! Jim’s been behind the scenes of the station for 20+ years from our understanding and we’ve done our show for six and a half of those years without having him on as guest! WQNA as a station is also hitting the big 40 year mark somewhere right around now! So we’ll be chatting with Jim about all of that, as well as the current state of things for the station and what’s next.

Tune in to our program today and every Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA FM or online at the same time at wqnaradio.org. We’ve been recording past episodes which you can find on our Mix Cloud page!

Cari Martel: “For The Better”

Posted on August 29, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

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Here’s another brand new hit single from a local hip hop artist – Cari Martel. The song is called “For The Better” and was released a couple of weeks ago. Check that out streaming below, or head on over to Cari Martel’s soundcloud page. Or check it out Cari Martel’s youtube page.

This is the only song that Cari Martel has released right now as far as we can tell!

Jeff Cowhick: “Cauterized”

Posted on August 29, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we bring you yet another full length album from a local musician. That is Jeff Cowhick with this full length sophomore album of his called Cauterized. The album is eleven tracks, all instrumental, and is the follow up to last year’s Firebrand, which we have plenty of copies of still in our local section in our store. Jeff says he plans on hopefully getting physical copies of this new album eventually, and is also working on putting together a full band to perform! Stream some of the album on the youtube player below along with some beautiful scenic imagery. Check out the full album on youtube right here, or CD baby right here.

You betcha that we are adding this one to our Springfield album archive page for this year. That brings us to 39 releases that we’ve had featured on our site this year and 465 total.

September 29th at Dumb Records: Starstuff, Layers, Reggie & The Demons, Vetrell Yates

Posted on August 28, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Hey, here’s an all-local show coming up at our space on Sunday, September 29th! This one is going to be neat! A couple of the acts are hot off the open mic nights and straight onto this real deal show. Okay, so at the top of the bill is Starstuff – a fairly new local rock act that had played Black Sheep at one point towards the end of things. We don’t think they have anything online. There is also “Layers” – the poetry music fused duo and sometimes solo act. Come and eat it up with your ears. Reggie & The Demons is playing… who most of us know as “Niko”, this is the name of his new solo project that performed at our last open mic. Then opening things we have the bass / poetry fusion act Vetrell Yates, also playing his first real deal show at our space.

All of this starts at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. It’s one month from tomorrow! Check out a facebook event for this one right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a good look at what else is coming up at the near future.