Episodes
Friday Jun 30, 2023
EP109 Liz & Carrie - Poisoned Rationality - ”Cheers to This”
Friday Jun 30, 2023
Friday Jun 30, 2023
Sven chats with Carrie (She/Her) & Liz (She/Her) about their song "Cheers to This," the CU music scene, and their favorite non-musical things.
SONG: Cheers to This
ALBUM: Merryann’s at Midnight
BANDS: Carrie: none Liz: First Gig, Girls Rock, Poisoned Rationality
Favorite treat: Carrie: unsweetened iced tea, caramel corn Liz: sprite or hot tea
Photo credit: Carrie
Friday Jun 16, 2023
EP108 - Clint & Chris of MOONSYDE - ”IKKE!”
Friday Jun 16, 2023
Friday Jun 16, 2023
Sven chats with Clint (He/Him) and Chris (He/Him) of MOONSYDE about their song "IKKE!," the race they feel like finishing, playing house shows, and their favorite non-musical things.
SONG: IKKE!ALBUM: Single BANDS: Clint: Illini Contraband (cover band), performed locally on campus(Joe’s, Canopy Club, Wesley Church), Noontime Performer at the Illini Union Bandside UIUC (met other band members)HIDEOUT formerly called Hip-Hop Collective (met Chris)MOONSYDE (current band)
Chris: Kuri Ken (solo artist)HIDEOUT (aka Hip-Hop Collective, served as President for ~3 years)MOONSYDE (current band)
Favorite treat:
Clint: Black Sugar Bubble Tea/Choco Boy (chocolate biscuit)
Chris: Beach Plum La Croix / A phattttt Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich
Photo: Josh Blustein
Friday Jun 02, 2023
EP107 - IamLostTwo - ”Grounded”
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Sven chats with IamLostTwo (He/Him) about his song "Grounded," creating a musical soundscape, being true to his sound, and his favorite non-musical thing.
SONG: Grounded
ALBUM: Released as a Single
BANDS: Half House Studios, Hip-Hop Collective UIUC/HIDEOUT, IamLostTwo independent artist
Favorite treat: Earl Grey, Honey as sweetener
Photo credit: Lost and Grey Photography
Friday May 19, 2023
EP106 - José Guzmán - ”Holande Pa Uste”
Friday May 19, 2023
Friday May 19, 2023
Sven meets up with José Guzmán (He/Him) in the lobby at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts to talk about his composition "Holande Pa Uste" as performed by the UIUC Latin Jazz Ensemble, finding a musical connection with blending different Puerto Rican musical traditions as well as West African styles, and his favorite non-musical things. José is running the 2023 Chicago Marathon for his favorite charity: Mercy Home, you can donate to his fundraising here: https://marathon.mercyhome.org/chicago2023/jguzman
SONG: Holande Pa Usteperformed by UIUC Latin Jazz Ensemble. Soloists: Matthew Storie on alto sax, Jack Cassidy on trumpet, and Kurt Reeder on piano.
BANDS: Mr. Chair (Madison, WI), KASA Quartet, Eddie Barbash with KASA Quartet, The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective
Favorite treat: Almond croissant or Banana bread with black coffee.
Photo credit: Herminio Rodriguez
Friday May 05, 2023
EP105 - Jules Rose - ”Run”
Friday May 05, 2023
Friday May 05, 2023
Sven chats with Jules Rose (She/Her/They/Them) about her song "Run" off of her album "One Year," working with Half House Studios (BEP25), we talk about her first performances, the CU music scene, and her favorite non-musical thing.
SONG: Run
ALBUM: One Year
Favorite treat: Black Coffee/Uncrusables
Photo credit: MacKenzie Archibald
Friday Apr 21, 2023
EP104 - Carissa Yau - ”I-57”
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Sven chats with Carissa Yau (She/Her/They/Them) about her song "I-57," some local shoutouts, acting, and her favorite non-musical thing
See Carissa Yau at The Station Theatre "The Good Person of Setzuan" on opening April 27th at runs through May 7th 2023 (see website for details)
SONG: I-57ALBUM: UnreleasedFavorite treat: SalamiPhoto credit: Kati Yau
Friday Apr 07, 2023
EP103 - Jon Ginoli of The Outnumbered - ”Tell Me What’s Wrong”
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Sven zooms with Jon Ginoli (He/Him) of The Outnumbered and Pansy Division to talk about his song "Tell Me What's Wrong" from their 1987 album "Work... Buy... Die," the CU music scene back in the 80's, following your ambition, and other memories from back in the day.SONG: Tell Me What’s WrongALBUM: Work… Buy… DieBANDS: The Outnumbered, Pansy Division
Photo credit: selfie
Friday Mar 24, 2023
EP102 - James Karvites aka Apollo K - ”When September Comes”
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Sven chats with James Karavites (He/Him) BKA Apollo K about his song "When September Comes"
SONG: When September ComesALBUM: SingleBANDS: Vinylsides, Blues Lawyer JuniorFavorite treat: Orange CrushPhoto credit: Gregory Karavites
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Bonus Episode 26: Genaro Jr., JRjoos, and Matthew of Hideout
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Sven chats with Genaro Jr. (He/Him) (EP96), JRjoos (He/Him) and Matthew (He/They) from HIDEOUT (FKA: Hip-Hop Collective) as they talk about the creation of HIDEOUT, their recording and album creation, and future plans for HIDEOUT.
If you're interested in joining HIDEOUT check them out on Insta and send them a DM: https://www.instagram.com/hideout.hhc/
Check out their most recent release "FOUND FOOTAGE" on Spotify
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Bonus Episode 25: Mousepad & WhipTRip6 of Half House Studios
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Sven chats with Mousepad (Josh, He/Him) and WhipTRip6 (Dave, He/Him) about the creation of Half House Studios and it's goals going into the future. HHS Linktree: https://linktr.ee/Halfhousestudios