We are getting back into the swing of things with having some solid guests coming up on our weekly radio show on 88.3 FM WQNA! This week is going to kick off a long run of some great scheduled guests, with the guest being Tim Smith: organizer behind the new downtown music festival “Abe Fest” which is happening in just two weeks on July 19th and 20th. We’ll be talking with Tim on what that festival is all about, what to expect, as well as playing music from some of the bands playing such as The Smithereens, The BoDeans, and Spoonbenders! Plus we’ll be playing other music by local artists and from shows coming up at our space and around town.

The Dumb Records Radio Show is on today from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA FM, and also on that same time online at wqnaradio.org. We are going to be working to get some of our more recent episodes recorded here very soon, hopefully starting with this one today!

It’s been a minute since we’ve had a proper guest on our weekly radio show (did you know we still have a radio show) – The Dumb Records Radio Show on every Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA. This week we are pleased to announce our special guest is Bryan Tippy – coordinator behind the Legacy Of Giving Music Festival which is happening next weekend on June 7th and 8th. There is a lot going on around the festival including many bands and event an art show after show in our new show space! We will be talking about all of that with Bryan, playing plenty of The Skatalites, and also bands that will be playing L.O.G. Fest next weekend. Plus you can expect plenty of more local music and bands coming to town.

The Dumb Records Radio Show airs today and every Friday from 4:00 to 6:00pm on 88.3 WQNA FM. You can listen live then or at the same time at wqnaradio.org.

At one point we told you we might be working with a couple of radio stations in town for Record Store Day this upcoming Saturday and yesterday announced that WYMG‘s morning talk show hosts Lynch & Lara will be broadcasting live right at the start of Record Store Day when we open at 8:00 am. Tonight we are filling you in on plans for WQNA – who will be broadcasting over at Recycled Records in the morning, but moving their setup over to our store later on in the afternoon and also doing something that we have never before attempted: broadcasting a whole show live on air! That’s right – WQNA will be broadcasting the show happening next door to us at… “Bread Stretchers” this upcoming Saturday featuring Parkway & Columbia, Stick People, HECK, and Kate The Band. This might be a “test run” of sorts, so if everything goes well it could be something we’ll see in the future! You can listen live at 88.3 FM or online at wqnaradio.org.

Find a facebook event for Record Store Day right here, and a facebook event for the show that night right here. Our store is open from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm for Record Store Day, and show is at 7:00 pm. Don’t miss it!

A few of you may have noticed we’ve been on the airwaves outside of our usual 4:00 to 6:00 pm timeslot on 88.3 WQNA… this time getting mentioned (and interviewed) on 100.5 WYMG! Dumb Records has dipped into our first radio sponsorship ad, by sponsoring some Fridays of WYMG’s morning show “Vinyl Friday” feature hosted by Lynch and Laura (who also won “Best Radio Show” in the SJ-R’s reader’s choice awards). A couple weeks ago Brian Galecki was in on the morning show and they spun a few records on air that came straight from our show. And they’ll be doing that same thing this upcoming Friday for those of you listening in the early morning hours! And guess what else, WYMG will be broadcasting LIVE at the very start of Record Store Day from our store this upcoming Saturday! They plan on interviewing some of you in line for the big event, also will be live over our PA system until 10:00 am that morning. We’ll continue sponsoring some of their Vinyl Fridays after that as well.

WQNA also has separate plans for Record Store Day involving our space, which we will likely fill you in on tomorrow!

Hey! Exciting things are happening – the ball is rolling more and more for us hosting shows in the new space soon and our radio program is back on air starting today after nearly a month of WQNA 88.3 fm being off air! That’s right – you can tune into The Black Sheep Radio Show – or The Dumb Records Radio Hour today from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm to hear all local music or bands that are coming to town. Stream it online at the same time at wqna.net. We won’t have any guests on today – just a normal episode packed with mostly music since it’s been so long since we have had one of those! We have been hosting this show on WQNA for the past six years now (wow).

Also check out our radio show page for a few downloadable episodes of the past.

Did you know that our Friday 4-6pm radio show on 88.3 WQNA FM is still a thing? Of course it is! We may have changed the name to “The Dumb Records Radio Show” or “The Dumb Records Radio Hour” or… “Dumb Radio”, we aren’t quite sure yet. Today we are having a special episode focusing on local hip hop featuring Ken No who hosts Hip Hop Hump Day on 88.3 from 11:00 pm to 2:00 am late Wednesday nights. Ken picked out a few records at our new shop that we’ll be playing as well as plenty of local hip hop and we’ll be talking about plenty of things.

You can tune in today and every Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm or online that same time at wqna.net. We are working on updating our radio show page with downloadable episodes of the past.

It’s Friday, so that means in just a few hours a new episode of The Black Sheep Radio Show will air! Our show is on every Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm. Today’s special guests we have lined up are Damon Soper (Nil8, Los Injectors, etc.) and Jeff Cunningham (Los Injectors, and many other Springfield projects). Damon and Jeff’s group Los Injectors are having a CD release party tonight at Bar None downtown. We’ll be chatting with them and playing some tunes from their new CD.

The Black Sheep Radio Show airs today and every Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm. You can stream live that same time on wqna.net. Find a facebook event for the Bar None show tonight right here. Check out our radio page for a list of a few downloadable episodes of the early past.

It’s been a minute since we’ve had a guest on The Black Sheep Radio show and have told you about it in advance! Today we have a special guest that we are excited to be hanging out in the studio with. It’s Bruce Williams, legendary bass player of the band NIL8! Bruce has played in countless number of bands in recent years as well, including Epsom, Black Queen, and many more. Bruce has a part in a Healing Arts Festival going on tomorrow at none other but Rock N’ Roll Hardee’s (wow there is a lot going on in town tomorrow)! Check out an event and more info for that one right here. We’ll be talking to Bruce about the festival, and other Springfield music stuff! We’ll also be playing plenty of music from local groups and bands coming to town!

The Black Sheep Radio Show airs today and every Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on 88.3 WQNA fm. Check it out online at the same time at wqna.net.