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PODCAST

Champaign Is Also A Band

Blue Box Studio

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.

music music interviews

All Episodes

67:00

EP156 - Rebekah Mangles - "May Day"

Champaign Is Also A Band ·

2025/11/07

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

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60:01

EP155 - Brayden Beard - Where Are The Flamingos? -...

Champaign Is Also A Band ·

2025/10/24

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

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55:36

EP154 - Bryce Hays of Withershins - "Eternal Return"

Champaign Is Also A Band ·

2025/10/10

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.

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63:38

EP153 - Caspian June - "Spirit

Champaign Is Also A Band ·

2025/09/26

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

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56:47

EP152 - Sebastian Kelle & Bob Owens of Starcruiser -...

Champaign Is Also A Band ·

2025/09/12

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.

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01:03:37

EP151 - Jon Hoekstra aka Honest Lost Jon - "My Dog Says"

Champaign Is Also A Band ·

2025/07/25

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 (Tuesdays, 7-9 PM, Lincoln Square): cubluegrass@outlook.com CU Old Time Jam (Thursdays, 7-9 PM, Lincoln

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01:16:08

EP150 - Micah Boyce of White Lucy - "Melee"

Champaign Is Also A Band ·

2025/07/11

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

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01:04:47

EP149 - Patrick Lyke - "Army Surplus"

Champaign Is Also A Band ·

2025/06/27

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.

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52:41

EP148 - roseli - "split ends"

Champaign Is Also A Band ·

2025/06/13

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

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01:04:28

EP147 - Robert Hirschfeld of Common Loon - "Automatic...

Champaign Is Also A Band ·

2025/05/30

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.

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43:27

EP146 - Sierra Sikora - "Jade"

Champaign Is Also A Band ·

2025/05/16

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

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01:16:49

EP145 - Andrew Simek the Piano Man - "Pocket Song"

Champaign Is Also A Band ·

2025/05/02

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/

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54:02

EP144 - Patrick & Noah of Castle Finn - Velvet Fangs

Champaign Is Also A Band ·

2025/04/18

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)."

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53:51

EP143 - James Mauck of Forebeat - Currents

Champaign Is Also A Band ·

2025/04/04

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.

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44:58

Bonus Episode 35: Juli Sherry of Pretzle Records

Champaign Is Also A Band ·

2025/03/21

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/

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37:18

EP142 - Tim Reynolds of Horrible Things - A Million...

Champaign Is Also A Band ·

2025/02/21

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.

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44:52

EP141 - Ricko.6ix3O - THOUGHT I WAS DONE (feat. JLøve)

Champaign Is Also A Band ·

2025/02/07

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.

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36:30

Bonus Episode 34: "Duality" - Michael Thies of...

Champaign Is Also A Band ·

2025/01/24

Sven chats with Michael Thies (He/Him) (EP122) of Metaphysics to talk about his newest album "Duality" Duality on Bandcamp: https://the-metaphysics.bandcamp.com/album/duality Stream on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4lb7YoaBjLtlowQaloqY7X?si=x9hcTjaXRzK0zw_x0wjJHw

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35:42

EP140 - JLøve - Gløw 'n Grøw

Champaign Is Also A Band ·

2025/01/10

Sven chats with JLøve (She/Her) about her song "Gløw 'n Grøw" off of her recently released EP: "Dønt Førget," her favorite CU Venue, getting back into performing live, and her favorite non-musical things.

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50:04

EP139 - Bryan Bachman of Louavull - " '57 "

Champaign Is Also A Band ·

2024/12/27

Sven chats with Bryan Bachman (He/Him) of Louavull to talk about his song " '57" off of the album "It's Over, Now What?" memories of the CU Music scene, and great things about his favorite non-musical thing. Links to Bryan's current project: Shop Class

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