www.downstatesounds.com

DOWNSTATE SOUNDS

Downstate Sounds is a radio show, music blog and YouTube channel that explores the musical past of Illinois outside of Chicagoland from the 1940s through the 1980s. Rock, folk, psychedelic, soul, country, funk, blues, garage, gospel and jazz records from the Land of Lincoln with a preference for the overlooked, forgotten and unknown musicians, concerts, record labels and recording studios of downstate Illinois. The radio show airs Thursdays at 8 pm on WESN 88.1 FM in Bloomington, Illinois.