Song Confessional

The new season of the Song Confessional podcast arrives on Feb 7th! Walker Lukens and Zac Catanzaro travel around the world collecting anonymous confessions from everyday people and then give them to songwriters and bands who turn them into new original songs. This season features new songs from artists like Golden Dawn Arkestra, Woodbelly, Buffalo Hunt, Pigeon John, and more ! The post The new se...

In this episode Walker sits down with Pigeon John to discuss what he finds inspiring from last week’s confession. How he sampled a part of the confession in his song, his personal songwriting process and how he has grown as an solo artist over the years. Check out more from Pigeon John at his website […] The post Pigeon John – Dibs on Trevor | Artist Interview appeared first on K...

Pigeon John brings his special blend of hip-hop, soul, and funk to this week's episode with his song "Dibs on Trevor". In part 1, you'll hear the confession of a one-night stand that turns into a multi-year awkward circumstance. Tune in next week for part 2, as Walker sits down with Pigeon John to discuss […] The post Pigeon John – Dibs on Trevor | Song & Confession...

The Tender Things cooked up a classic song based on reckless decision gone wrong. In Part 1, you heard the confession and The Tender Things’ live recording of “One Like You”. In this episode, when Walker talks with Jessie about the confession, how it inspired the song, self care, and a whole host of other […] The post Artist Interview: The Tender Things – “One L...

The Tender Things cooked up a classic song based on reckless decision gone wrong. In Part 1, you’ll hear the confession and The Tender Things’ live recording of “One Like You”. Tune in for the next edition, when Walker talks with Jessie about the confession, how it inspired the song, self care, and a whole host […] The post Confession & Song: The Tender Things &#...

We’re back with the premiere of a new song that was submitted in response to our latest open confession call, in which a woman unknowingly drinks a container of…idk you’ll have to find out. This episode features the song “Wild at Heart” by Kelly Dugan. Walker and Zac break down the song and how it […] The post Confession Response #2: Omg you drank my… appe...

We’re calling on YOU to help us out. If you’ve been following along and thinking to yourself, “I could have totally written a song for this confession!”, well now’s your chance! We’re asking you to listen to this confession, and then write and record your own song based on it. All submissions will be included […] The post Confession Call #2: Omg you drank...

Matthew Logan Vasquez creates a song about a rich boy in west Texas who seems to get away with everything…including homicide. In Part 1, you heard the confession and the song. In this episode, Walker chats with Matthew about his work, the confession, and how it inspired his song “Untouchable”. Got a story you want […] The post Artist Interview: Matthew Logan Vasquez –...

Matthew Logan Vasquez creates a song about a rich boy in west Texas who seems to get away with everything…including homicide. In Part 1, you’ll hear the confession and the song. Tune in for Part 2 to hear an interview with Matthew. Got a story you want to confess and maybe have it turned into […] The post Confession & Song: Matthew Logan Vasquez – “Untouchable&#8...

Ley Line – the multilingual folk band from Austin, Texas – creates a song based on a compelling and complex love story. In Part 1, you heard the confession and the song. In this part, Walker talks with Ley Line about the confession and how it inspired their song “The Call”. Got a story you […] The post Artist Interview: Ley Line – “The Call” appeared...

Ley Line – the multilingual folk band from Austin, Texas – creates a song based on a compelling and complex love story. In Part 1, you’ll hear the confession and the song. Tune in for Part 2 to hear an interview with Ley Line. Got a story you want to confess and maybe have it […] The post Confession & Song: Ley Line – “The Call” appeared first on KUT...

The legendary Austin, Texas band The Bright Light Social Hour teams up with Walker Lukens to create a song based on a grandmother’s wish to extend her lineage. In Part 1, you’ll hear the confession and the song. In Part 2, Walker and BLSH discuss the confession and how it inspired the song. Got a story […] The post Artist Interview: The Bright Light Social Hour & Walker Lukens – “$eed”...

The legendary Austin, Texas band The Bright Light Social Hour teams up with Walker Lukens to create a song based on a grandmother’s wish to extend her lineage. In Part 1, you’ll hear the confession and the song. Tune in for Part 2 to hear an interview with BLSH. Got a story you want to […] The post Confession & Song: The Bright Light Social Hour & Walker Lukens –...

We’re ending 2022 with the premiere of 4 new songs that were submitted after our previous episode. Songs from Caelin, Roman Kuebler, Steel Gemini, and M. Walker were inspired by last week’s episode about a queer baiter. Walker and Zac break down each song and how everyone had a different take on the confession itself. […] The post Confession Response #1: HS Queer Baiter appeared...

We’re trying something new here at Song Confessional and are calling on YOU to help us out. If you’ve been following along and thinking to yourself, “I could have totally written a song for this confession!”, well now’s your chance! We’re asking you to listen to this confession (taken at Red River Revel), write and […] The post Confession Call #1: HS Queer...

In this weeks’ episode of the Song Confessional, Walker sits down with Eric of Capyac to discuss last week’s crooked doctor’s confession. They also discuss Capyac’s history and evolution as a band, how they manage song writing when living across the world from one another and how they booked their first national tour. Check it […] The post Capyac – EarthMemory p...

This week’s episode, features Capyac and the debut of their new song “EarthMemory”. “EarthMemory” was inspired by a crooked doctor who gives out prescription drugs to his patients that are addicts as well as sleeps with them. And keep your eyes to your podcast feed for next week when Walker sits down with Capyac to […] The post Capyac – EarthMemory part 1...

This week Walker sat down with the brainchild of Pom Pom Squad, Mia Barren. They discuss how crazy Pom Pom Squad’s 2022 has been including, touring across the globe, how Mia is taking care of herself amidst the chaos of touring, how she and her band have grown, and what parts of last week’s confession […] The post Pom Pom Squad – River part 2 appeared first on KUT & KUT...

This week’s episode features the confession that inspired Pom Pom Squad’s latest tune “River”. In this episode, you’ll hear our confessor talk about how his father’s death led to his divorce. You’ll also hear Walker and Zac discuss this confession in-depth and share how they relate to our confessor. And you’ll hear “River” by Pom […...

This week launches the first episode in our new season! For the first time, we’re pulling an unreleased track from the vault inspired by the 2018 midterms. Austin-based, Columbian fusion outfit, Superfónicos, wrote and live recorded a groovy track encouraging us all to get out and vote.   The post Superfónicos – Tu Voz appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

This is our last offering in our unedited interview series from the Hotel Magdalena season. It features Fat Tony chopping it up with Walker about all things Houston and how beautiful it is to fall in love. If you like our show, please rate and review us down below! The post Full Fat Tony Interview Unedited appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

We had a number of great interviews from our latest Hotel Magdalena season. This week, we’re revisiting Cashandra (Sabrina Ellis & Andrew Cashen of Sweet Spirit & A Giant Dog) where they discuss how their time at the hotel brought them back to their roots of songwriting, growing up playing shows in Houston and hearing […] The post Cashandra (aka Sabrina Ellis & Andrew Cash...

We had a number of great interviews from our latest Hotel Magdalena season that we wanted to release the full interviews to check out! We’re revisiting Boyfriend’s interview from earlier this year where she discusses her songwriting process, her father’s songwriting prowess, and a little incident with cupcakes at Cheer Up Charlie’s. Check out Boyfriend’s […] The...

This week wraps up our mini-season featuring stories collected in our permanent confessional booth at Hotel Magdalena! Our final confession comes from a couple that had just finished an X-rated tryst here in the heart of our city. San Francisco-based Hot Flash Heat Wave writes us a dreamy pop track to underscore your next entanglement. […] The post Hot Flash Heat Wave – Trippy Love app...

We’re back with a new episode of our mini-season featuring stories collected in our permanent confessional booth at Hotel Magdalena! This week’s confessor shares his perfectly romantic escapade through Spain and the unexpected decision he made to keep it that way. Inspired Austin sirens Carrie Rodriguez and Suzanna Choffel effortlessly collaborate, writing a song that […] The post Carrie Rod...