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.
Episodes
Mar 20, 2026
Mar 20, 2026
59 min
Sven meets up with Gloria Roubal (She/Her) at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts lobby to chat about her song "Shatter Me" off of the album "I Used to Float," the Champaign-Urbana music scene, and why Lula is the best dog ever.
Photo Credit: Della Perrone
"SHATTER ME" LIVE G. Lee & Jet Blonde CANOPY CLUB: https://youtu.be/gddRAujRGMI?si=eD6aUiFjcB_Eu3s3
Mar 6, 2026
Mar 6, 2026
56 min
Sven chats with Michelle Darling (She/Her) of Foothill Rounders to talk about her song "Tear It Down," the CU music community, and her favorite non-musical thing.
Link to Foothill Rounders Twitch Channel: https://twitch.tv/foothillroundersmusic
Feb 20, 2026
Feb 20, 2026
55 min
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)
Feb 6, 2026
Feb 6, 2026
58 min
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
Jan 23, 2026
Jan 23, 2026
53 min
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).
Jan 9, 2026
Jan 9, 2026
58 min
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).
Dec 19, 2025
Dec 19, 2025
1hr 26 min
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"
Nov 21, 2025
Nov 21, 2025
1hr 12 sec
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
Nov 7, 2025
Nov 7, 2025
1hr 7 min
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
Oct 24, 2025
Oct 24, 2025
1hr 1 sec
Sven chats with Where Are The Flamingos? (He/Him) about his song "Tiki Head," the CU music scene, and his favorite non-musical things