This week, The Scene decided to get out on the scene. We hit up Dumb Records(1107 S. Grand Ave.) Scott Faingold and I have been working on an audio-doc about Black Sheep as it gears up for its 10-year anniversary later this month. Dumb is an example of one of the efforts that has spawned from a culture of youth who love music, and have created an environment to make it thrive.
Brian Galecki is a co-owner of the Black Sheep and Dumb, he joined us as a guest host for this episode. He tells us about his efforts, a super cool showcoming up next week, and helps us pick out some records from around the shop to highlight. (For more about the awesome records at the shop, check out the 'Record of the Night' blog, pictures from that are featured in the slideshow above.)
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Events discussed this week include:
- The Spectrum art show at the Illinois State Museum could very well be the last for a while. There is a reception Thursday night and the show lasts until later this month. More info here.
- The Springfield Oyster & Beer fest is on Saturday.
- On Thursday, Sept. 10 there is an electronic show ft. local band Luzhin Defenseand trip-hop St. Louis band Cave of SwordSat Bar None. Info here.
- A panel will discuss "The Charleston Massacre & the History of Racial Violence in America" at UIS on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The event is open to public and free. More info here.
- GLOSS, a hardcore punk group from Olympia, WA that focuses on gender-queer issues will play at Black Sheep on Monday Sept. 7. More info here.
