Champaign Is Also A Band

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

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

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 )

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    

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).

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).

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"  

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

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 

Sven chats with Where Are The Flamingos? (He/Him) about his song " Tiki Head ," the CU music scene, and his favorite non-musical things 

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.

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 

Sven chats with Sebastian Kelle (He/Him) and Bob Owens (He/Him) of Starcruiser about their song " Germany " off of the album " Autopilot ," the Champaign-Urbana music scene, and their favorite non-musical things.

Sven chats with Jon Hoekstra (He/Him) about his song " My Dog Says " of of the album " Little Grassy, " the CU music scene, and his favorite non-musical thing.  List of CU music opportunities mentioned in the episode: Slow Jam (Mondays, 7-9 PM, Lincoln Square) - https://sites.google.com/view/slowjam Songs in Progress  - songwriter's feedback circle - email dochoekstra@gmail.com CU Bluegrass Jam (T...

Sven chats with Micah Boyce (He/Him) of White Lucy about his song " Melee " of of the upcoming album " The Paradise ," (dropping 8/15/2025) the CU music scene, and his favorite non-musical thing.  That FX tool that Brok uses on Micah's voice for the outro: Chroma Console  

Sven chats with Patrick Lyke (He/Him) about his song "Army Surplus," the CU music scene past and present, and his favorite non-musical thing.

Sven meets up with roseli (She/Her) at KCPA for a chat about her song " spit ends ," the CU Music Scene, and her favorite non-musical thing  Photo: Kandy Delgadillo  

Sven chats with Robert Hirschfeld (He/Him) of Common Loon about his song " Automatic Skin ," the CU music scene past and present, and his favorite non-musical thing.

Sven meets up with Sierra Sikora (She/Her) at KCPA to talk about her song " Jade " off of the EP " Confessions " the CU music scene, and her favorite non-musical things.

Sven chats with Andrew Simek (He/They) about his song "Pocket Song," the local CU Music Scene, being the Piano Man, and their favorite non-musical things! Info on the Piano Man : https://canopyclub.com/piano-man/

Sven chats with Patrick (He/HIm) and Noah (He/Him) of Castle Finn to talk about their song " Velvet Fangs " off of the " On The Vine (EP) ."

Sven chats with James Mauck (He/Him) of Forebeat about his piece " Currents " off of the album " Stages of Growth ," old and new CU venues, house shows, and his favorite non-musical thing.

Sven chats with Juli Sherry (She/Her) of Pretzle Records about working with Doug Hodge ( BEP23 ) to create the record label, supporting the local music scene, and plans for the future. Pretzle Records Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pretzlerecords/ Pretzle Records Website: https://www.pretzlerecords.com/

Sven zooms with Tim Reynolds (He/Him) of Horrible Things about his song " A Million Times, " off of the album "Everybody Else" the CU music scene 10+ years ago, and his favorite non-musical thing.  

Sven chats with Ricko.6ix3O (He/HIm) about his song " THOUGHT I WAS DONE (feat. JLøve) " off of the " Thought I Was Done - Single ", the CU music scene, and his favorite non-musical things.