Champaign Is Also A Band
One songwriter, one song. Podcast about stories & songs of Champaign-Urbana music. In each episode Sven sits down with a person from the C-U music scene to hear the story & the background of a favorite song they’ve written.
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Episodes
4 days ago
4 days ago
Sven chats with Jacob Fleichli (He/Him) of Tractor Kings about his song "Already Together" off of the album Code, the CU Music Scene, and his favorite non-musical thing(s).Cover Photo by: Carrie Chandler (EP80)
Friday Feb 06, 2026
Friday Feb 06, 2026
CW: Mentions SA
Sven chats with Shauna Miller (She/Her) of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot about her song "Fly Swatter," the CU music scene, and their favorite non-musical thing(s).
Shauna's YouTube Channel: TheShauNanigans: https://www.youtube.com/@theshaunanigans
Friday Jan 23, 2026
Friday Jan 23, 2026
Sven chats with Sean Wilkinson (He/Him) of sorry forever about his song "sugar" off of the EP "learning to be," the CU music scene, and his favorite non-musical thing(s).
Friday Jan 09, 2026
Friday Jan 09, 2026
CW: Mentions SA
Sven chats with Ocean Thoreau (They/Them) of sorry forever about their song "thirteen" off of the EP "learning to be," the CU music scene, and their favorite non-musical thing(s).
Friday Dec 19, 2025
Friday Dec 19, 2025
Sven chats with Sam Layton, He/Him (guitar) (EP123), Quenton Bian, He/Him (bass), Jaz Wilkins, She/Her (vocals), and Zach Slade, He/Him (drums) (EP123) about their band The Meantime and their recently released album "Beat of Abyss"
Friday Nov 21, 2025
Friday Nov 21, 2025
Sven chats with Karl Kuehn (He/Him) about his song "Love for Fun" off of the upcoming album "Gay Meat LP," the Champaign-Urbana music scene, and his favorite non-musical thing.
Photo: Nick O'Reilly
Friday Nov 07, 2025
Friday Nov 07, 2025
Sven chats with Rebekah Mangles (They/Them) at the KCPA about their song "May Day" off of the album "Live from Coffeehouse," moving to Champaign-Urbana, and their favorite non-musical thing. Photo by: Ryan McCauley
Friday Oct 24, 2025
Friday Oct 24, 2025
Sven chats with Where Are The Flamingos? (He/Him) about his song "Tiki Head," the CU music scene, and his favorite non-musical things
Friday Oct 10, 2025
Friday Oct 10, 2025
Sven zooms with Bryce Hays (He/Him) of Withershins to talk about his song "Eternal Return" off of the album "MT FUJI IN BLUE," things he misses about the CU music scene, and his favorite non-musical things.
Friday Sep 26, 2025
Friday Sep 26, 2025
Sven chats with Caspian June (She/They/It) in the lobby of the KCPA to talk about her song "Spirit," the Peoria and CU music scene, her podcast Ideal Angle, and her favorite non-musical things.
YouTube Page for Caspian June and Ideal Angle Podcast
LULA in Peoria