Kate The Band: “Wine & Dine” / “Starry Eyes”

Posted on June 12, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Today… keeping up with our ongoing roll of new Springfield local music we are excited to be bringing you this *exclusive* brand new two-track release from a new project that evolved from Kate Laine’s solo material – Kate The Band. Kate The Band has just dropped two hot new tracks – “Wine & Dine” and “Starry Eyes” and you can find them both streaming on the player embedded below. Head over to the Kate The Band bandcamp page to purchase the download of the songs.

Kate Laine will be going on a solo tour herself starting… tonight! Tonight in St. Louis at Foam is the first of a seven day stretch along with Jordan Collins from Washington! Amazing! The last day of the stretch is happening one week from today at our spot, (June 19th). Be sure to check out more info on that show right here and come out!

Kate released Recurring Dream as a debut album under her solo project in 2017. We’ll also be adding this two-track release to our Springfield album archive (number 444)!

Photos: The Skatalites (Levitt AMP Music Series) 6-6-19

Posted on June 12, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

We still can’t get over how magical last Thursday night was when we had the once in a lifetime opportunity and the planets aligned so that original Jamaican ska band The Skatalites could perform an outdoor concert in the heart of our downtown. This morning we are bringing you a collection of photos taken from that night (doesn’t look like any videos have really surfaced, sorry)! We’ve compiled a flickr photo album of 45 photos that you can check out right here. Photographers include Brian Galecki (Dumb Records), Carol Weems (Activator Magazine), and Adam Nicholson (Sala). Check those out there or a few above and below. There are a couple of opening act TaQsem as well.

The Skatalites on June 6th was one concert in a ten-part series – the next one happening tomorrow night (same place, same time) with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra Brass Band and Nashville Harpist “Timbre“. For the full list of concerts coming up on the block, go to the Levitt AMP Springfield website.

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Lineup Announced For Old Capitol Blues & BBQ August 23rd and 24th

Posted on June 11, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

We seem to be on a streak with letting you all know what is going on in terms of summer festivals downtown and throughout Central Illinois this year, so we are going to keep that going. The lineup was just announced for a later summer festival happening here downtown – The Old Capitol Blues & BBQ Festival happening this year on Friday and Saturday August 23rd and 24th. Headlining the festival Saturday and pictured above is New York-based popular 1990s pop rock band Spin Doctors. Spin Doctors had the billboard hits “Two Princes” and “Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong” both in the 90’s. There are three acts playing Friday night and five Saturday night for the festival – the announced lineup is as follows:

Friday, August 23 –
MARY JO CURRY
MATTHEW CURRY
ALBERT CASTIGLIA

Saturday, August 24 –
BLACK MAGIC JOHNSON
KILBORN ALLEY
JOHNNY RAWLS
BERNARD ALLISON
SPIN DOCTORS

You can keep up with more information when it is released such as ticket prices and set times by following the Old Capitol Blues & BBQ Fest facebook page. The festival takes place downtown right outside next to the Old Illinois State Capitol building.

Prevention: “Your Bad Habits”

Posted on June 11, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Today to keep that new local music streak we’ve been on rollin’ we are bringing you this very hard-hitting five-song EP release by new Springfield hardcore group “Prevention“. Prevention features members of No Cash Value, Final Order, Grave Switcher, and a million other bands. They say they are a “straight-edge hardcore band”, and sounds like they are here to rock! Stream those five songs on the player below, or head over to the Prevention bandcamp page right here to download the release at your own price. Prevention’s next show is at Bread Slammers on July 18th, which will also be the physical cassette release for these hot five tracks.

You better believe we are adding this one to our ultimate Springfield Album Archive page, bringing us to eighteen things released this year (we are sure there are more out there), and 443 total.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

Posted on June 11, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

What’s up, happy Tuesday everybody. We’ve been hard at work dumping pile after pile to the shelves in our dumb record store for a lot of this past week (418 E Monroe St). This morning we get to list off a little taste of all of that for you all. This is only a fraction of what’s new, if you want to see the real deal you are going to have to come into our store yourselves. Or check out our discogs page (warning: prices listed online vary from those in the store). What’s coming up downtown this weekend? We are not sure other than the usual Levitt concert Thursday night and farmer’s market on Saturday! Let’s look at when we plan on being open this week and then jump into what’s new:

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

Used LPs
The Babys – Broken Heart
The Beach Boys – Surfin’ U.S.A.
Bertie Higgins – Just Another Day In Paradise
The Cars – Candy-O
Cheech And Chong – Cheech And Chong
Eddie Layton – Better Layton Than Ever
The Edgar Winter Group – They Only Come Out At Night
Eric Clapton – Eric Clapton
Frank Zappa – Sleep Dirt
Frank Zappa – Studio Tan
Gene Pitney – She’s A Heartbreaker
George Gershwin – Porgy And Bess
Godley & Creme – The History Mix Volume I
The Grassroots – Let’s Live For Today
James Taylor – Walking Man
Jimmy Buffett – One Particular Harbour
Jimmy Buffett – A White Sport Coat And A Pink Crustacean
The Kingsmen – Volume 3
Leo Kottke – Greenhouse
Lynn Anderson – Cry
Lynn Anderson – The World of Lynn Anderson
Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years
Punk Barbarians – Hooptie Car
Randy Sharp – The First In Line
Ray Charles – Together Again
Ray Charles – The Second Album
Rickie Lee Jones – Rickie Lee Jones
Ringo Starr – Ringo
Ronnie Deauville – Smoke Dreams
Shawn Phillips – Bright White
Sparks – No. 1 In Heaven
Sparks – A Woofer In Tweeter’s Clothing
Steppenwolf – Steppenwolf
Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – Live Alive
Stevie Wonder – Stevie Wonder’s Greatest Hits
The Teardrop Explodes – Wilder
T. Rex – Electric Warrior
Various – Great Motion Picture Themes
Vassar Clements – Hillbilly Jazz
10cc – 10cc

12” Singles
Angie Stone – DJ Sampler
Bilal – Love It
Brothers Uv Da Blakmarket – Not U Again / I Mean It
Cameo – You Make Me Work
Christina Milian – Say I
Christion – Bring Back Your Love
Cypress Hill – Highlife
EMPD – Symphony 2000 / Right Now
Frank Real – Gosple
G. Dep – The Ride / Danger Zone
MC Nas-D – Nas-D Style
Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliot – All N My Grill
The Psycho Realm – Stone Garden
Redman & Method Man – Tear It Off
Shair / KRS-One – Destiny
8 Ball and MJG – Ridin’ High

New CDs
Arthur Fiedler / Boston Pops – The Carmen Ballet
Arthur Fiedler / Boston Pops – Rhapsody In Blue
Avishai Cohen – Colors
Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash – Distance Between
The Beach Boys – Original Surfin’ Hits
The Beach Boys – Hawthorne, CA
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones – Three Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones – UFO TOFU
The Bellamy Brothers – Redneck Girls Forever
Blackhawk – Spirit Dancer
Bobby Caldwell – Come Rain Or Shine
Bobby Caldwell – Where Is Love
Booker T & The M.G.’s – Green Onions And Other Hits
Brian Culbertson – Modern Life
Brian Culbertson – Secrets
The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies – Zoot Suit Riot
The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies – Soul Candy
Chris Botti – First Wish
The Citrus Sun – Another Time Another Space
Cyrus Chestnut – Cyrus Chestnut
Cyrus Chestnut – The Dark Before The Dawn
Darryl Worley – Have You Forgotten?
Daryl Hall & John Oates – Pure Classics
Daryl Hall & John Oates – She’s Gone And Other Hits
Deana Carter – The Deana Carter Collection
Delbert McClinton – Room To Breathe
Glen Campbell – 20 Greatest Hits
Gloria Estefan – Greatest Hits Vol. II
Jesse Cook – Vertigo
John Michael Montgomery – Pictures
John Williams & The Boston Pops – Swing, Swing, Swing
John Williams – I Love A Parade
Joyce Cooling – Third Wish
Karl Denson – Dance Lesson #2
Kenny Rogers – Kenny Rogers & Friends
Kenny Rogers – Love Songs Volume 2
Larry Coryell – Major Jazz Minor Blues
Larry Coryell – Private Concert
Laura Cantrell – When The Roses Bloom Again
Lila McCan – Super Hit Series
Lou Donaldson – A Man With A Horn
Pat Benatar – True Love
Pat Benatar – Go
The Police – Synchronicity
The Police – Outlandos d’Amour
Sixwire – Sixwire
Steve Azar – Waitin’ On Joe
Steve Cole – Stay Awhile
Stevie Wonder – Conversation Peace
Sting – Ten Summoner’s Tales
Sting – You Still Touch Me
Tanya Tucker – Tanya
Travis Tritt – It’s All About To Change
Travis Tritt – T-R-O-U-B-L-E
Various – The Best of Disco Funk

July 6th at Black Sheep: Jocko, Final Order, Animals With Human Names, Brute Force, Vincent Sebastian

Posted on June 10, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

We have another slammer of a show to tell you about happening at Bread Sheep Records on Saturday, July 6th. It’s a slammer, but it’s a pretty nice and diverse bill as well. We have the mighty return of the mighty might band Jocko from Ohmaha, Nebraska. Jocko played here last at Black Sheep the first night of Dumb Fest 6 for those of you who were around for that… exactly one year ago! Stream some of Jocko’s music on the player below if you are unfamiliar. Also on this show is today’s featured band: Final Order. Right in the middle we have a curveball and that is local hip hop act Animals With Human Names, playing his first show at Bread Stretchers 2.0. Then we’ve got St. Louis area hardcore group Brute Force coming back to play the Bread Stretch for yet another time. Opening things up is another little curveball with the *chill* solo project of Vincent Sebastian.

All of this starts at 7:00 pm that day and it’s $7 to get in to see five acts. 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 we’ve got coming up at Beard Strappers in the near future.

Deezy Da Paperboy & Cornbread: “Kush & Kollabs”

Posted on June 10, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Today we bring you some hot brand new Springfield music in the form of this collaborative hip hop release by two long time local rappers: Deezy Da Paperboy and Cornbread. Both of them had performed the first hip hop show at our space a couple of weekends ago. Both artists worked together to create a new mixtape called Kush & Kollabs – five brand new tracks which you can find streaming on the player below. Also head over to youtube and stream it here.

There was also an interview and writeup about the release in this month’s Activator Magazine, conducted by Ken No of Hip Hop Hump Day. From the interview:

The concept is that when you listen to the album, it only has five tracks, that represents our “Five On It” like that old Luniz track, plain and simple. We want it so when you put on the first track, I want listeners to be breaking it down to roll it up or pack it, or you already got it ready to go. I’m talking about marijuana. Weed’s gonna be legal recreationally soon so I don’t feel like I’m doing too much. So we’re taking them through this journey, and when we partake, we like to throw on some music.

For the full interview / writeup, pick up a free copy of Activator at Dumb Records today. You bet that this release is yet another one getting added to our Springfield album archive – now well over 400 archived releases from over the years.

New Band Pages: Final Order

Posted on June 10, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Gooood Monday Morning Springfield. We are kicking off another week right by bringing you another band page on our site and another featured band of the week. Would you believe it but we had not gotten one together for Final Order yet – a band that played their first show at Black Sheep back in August of last year (that means they’ve almost been around a full year)! Check that out right here. We have been told that recordings for this band are going to be released very very soon. They are actually playing the very next show at Bread Sheep coming up this Saturday, and then another one here as well on July 6th!

This puts us at a total of 40 current band pages on our site, all of which you can check out right here – we know we still have a lot to do with getting these updated however and catching up with all of the new projects that have been forming in town! If you are a local original musician or play in a band that has not gotten a page set up with us yet, shoot us an email at dumbrecs@gmail.com and we will work with you to get something set up!

“Abe Fest” Happening July 19th & 20th Downtown

Posted on June 9, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

With all of these downtown festivities happening and more being announced right around now, we bring you even more downtown festival news today – this time news of a very brand new festival happening right smack dab in the middle of summer! This one is called “Abe Fest” and it is happening on Friday and Saturday July 19th and 20th for the first time this summer. Headlining bands include The BoDeans for Friday night (American rock group from Wisconsin active since 1983) and The Smithereens on Saturday Night (alternative rock group active since 1980 from New Jersey). There was a nice article in the State Journal Register about the festival, online right here (sorry, we can’t see it because we haven’t subscribed online to SJ-R articles, we do try to buy the paper every once in a while though). Local 1990s rock group The Spoonbenders will be uniting for the festival as well.

We can’t seem to find the full lineup or schedule for the fest listed out right now (or maybe it hasn’t been released yet), but you can be sure to follow Abe Fest on facebook for any festival updates as they come.

Forest Saints: “Intergalactic Radio”

Posted on June 9, 2019 by blacksheepspringfield

Keeping our streak of new Springfield music somewhat going here – today we bring you a brand new album by Springfield recording project Forest Saints. The new album is called Intergalactic Radio – it’s a whopping 23 tracks clocking in at what looks like well over an hour of some very space oriented sounds and songs. Here’s somewhat of an explanation from the Forest Saints bandcamp:

Voyager 1 is a space probe which was launched by NASA on September 5, 1977. On August 25, 2012, it became the first spacecraft to cross the heliopause and enter the interstellar space. The most distant of all man-made objects, Voyager 1 continues to communicate with the Deep Space Network, receiving routine commands and transmitting data to Earth.*

On October 23, 2017, Voyager 1 began transmitting to Earth radio signals it was intercepting out in interstellar space. These radio signals were determined, after much analysis, to be emanating from a host of different solar systems. In fact, the signals were able to be traced back to specific exoplanets.

Voyager 1 has captured the first signals of intragalactic radio. Specifically, Voyager 1 has captured what can be described as the first sounds humans have heard of alien music. All of these sounds were determined to originate from within our galaxy, the Milky Way.

Forest Saints is the “psych-prog folktronica” musical project of Mark Schwartz. You can stream Intergalactic Space in its entirety below. Head on over to the Forest Saints bandcamp page to find other albums available or to purchase the download for this album. You bet we are adding this one to our Springfield album archive page – putting us at 441 releases listed.