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
Jan 19, 2024
Jan 19, 2024
1hr 8 min
Sven chats with Ava (She/Her) Lou (She/Her) and Owen (He/Him) of Romantica about their song "Tales from Neptune" from their self titled EP Romantica, favorite house venues, what makes a good music scene, and their favorite non-musical things!
Cover Photo by: Jack Hsiao-Wecksler
Jan 5, 2024
Jan 5, 2024
36 min
Sven chats with Aly (She/Her) from Taurus Hate Club from EP78 about her new EP "Sharks in the Swimming Pool"
Dec 22, 2023
Dec 22, 2023
36 min
Sven chats with ARTIST JOSA (He/Him) about his song "Meds," the CU music scene, and his favorite non-musical thing(s).
ARTIST JOSA on Spotify
Cover Photo taken by: https://www.instagram.com/justalittlefudge/
Dec 8, 2023
Dec 8, 2023
53 min
Sven chats with D. Rew (he/him) about his song "Be a Man," the CU music scene, and his favorite non-musical thing(s).
Nov 24, 2023
Nov 24, 2023
53 min
Sven chats with Mousepad (He/Him) about his song "Fine for Now" off of the album "Right Person, Wrong Time," favorite CU venues, what collaboration could mean to the music community, and his favorite non-musical things.
Cover photo by Jake Futch
Nov 10, 2023
Nov 10, 2023
41 min
CW: Mentions Abuse, R*pe, and Violence
Sven chats at a local DQ with Dorcus Withers (He/HIm) about his song "Mama's Song," forming a community, and his upcoming podcast "Peace Away From Home."Dorcus is interested in any collaborations you are interested in for music and podcasting. If you would like to reach out to him, his email is dorcus224 (AT) gmail.com, feel free to also reach out through me if you'd like me to help with the introduction.
Oct 27, 2023
Oct 27, 2023
1hr 7 min
Sven chats with ZENtheRapper (He/Him) about his song "According To Legend (feat. Mousepad)," the importance of a good open mic, what makes a good music scene, and his favorite non-musical thing.
Photo by Tyleah Whitlow
Oct 13, 2023
Oct 13, 2023
34 min
Sven chats with Jamere XO (He/HIm) about his song "Envious," his favorite CU venues, and his favorite non-musical things.
Oct 6, 2023
Oct 6, 2023
37 min
In this bonus episode Sven chats with Cade Whitt (He/Him), Coggan Banerian (He/Him), Nick Riley (He/Him), and Roan O’Brien (He/HIm) of Manifest West about their new EP "Wright St." - Available now on all the streaming services https://linktr.ee/manifestwest
Sep 29, 2023
Sep 29, 2023
44 min
Sven chats with Matt and Claire of Meadowhawk about their piece "There and Back Again" off of their album "Keep It Up," writing music for Contra Dance, and their favorite non-musical things.
Urbana Country Dancers
Recipe for Balsamic Pie