Champaign Is Also A Band

About 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.

Publisher

Blue Box Studio

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

8 Jun 2018

Latest episode

20 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

250 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Mar 2026

   EP163 - Gloria Roubal - "Shatter Me"

   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

2. 

   6 Mar 2026

   EP162 - Michelle Darling of Foothill Rounders - Tear It Down

   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

3. 

   20 Feb 2026

   EP161 - Jacob Fleichli of Tractor Kings - Already Together

   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)

Who has been a guest on Champaign Is Also A Band

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Patrick Lyke
• Roseli
• Robert Hirschfeld
• JLøve

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

61

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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