Song Confessional

We’re halfway through our mini season featuring stories collected in our permanent confessional booth at Hotel Magdalena! This week our confessor shares the unexpected way she finally found the love she deserved. Houston Rapper Fat Tony immortalizes her story with a new track that captures the beautiful mania of falling in love. Listen to Song […] The post Fat Tony – Sugar Daddy appear...

Week 2 of our new mini-season featuring stories collected in our permanent confessional booth at Hotel Magdalena is here! Our confessor tells us a spicy tale of a romantic escapade with a priest… in Rome, no less. Inspired by our confessor, prolific Austin-based collaborators Sabrina Ellis and Andrew Cashen debut their new project, Cashandra. A […] The post Cashandra (Sabrina Ellis and...

This week marks the start of our new mini-season featuring stories collected in our permanent confessional booth at Hotel Magdalena! And let me tell ya…the walls have spoken! Our confessor shares how she got caught with 2 boyfriends at her own surprise birthday party. The New Orleans-based self-proclaimed rap-cabaret performance artist, appropriately named Boyfriend, shows […] The post Boyfr...

We’re back with our latest season “Late Checkout; Stories from the Hotel Magdalena”! Over the next 5 weeks you’ll hear episodes inspired by our Song Confessional booth installation at Hotel Magdalena as well as songs from Boyfriend, Fat Tony, Rhonda Cashandra (aka Andrew Cashen and Sabrina Ellis of A Giant Dog and Sweet Spirit), Carrie […] The post “Late Checkou...

This week season 2 comes to a close and we’ve got a special episode for you. Walker and Zac recap some of our favorite moments from the season and you get to hear the first 2 releases from our new side project YUP….which you’ve actually been listening to all season! Listen to Song Confessional every […] The post YUP and Behind the Scenes of the Song Confessional appeared first on KUT & K...

This week we wrap up the final part of our first 3 part episode! We’ve heard the confession. We’ve heard killer tracks from Madisen Ward and the Momma Bear & Night Moves. Now we get to hear what they think of each other’s interpretation! Listen to Song Confessional every Thursday at KUTX.org and anywhere else […] The post Madisen Ward and Night Moves Pt. 3 Joint Interview appeared first...

This week we hear part 2 of our first 3 part episode! Same confession, new song! Minneapolis indie rockers, Night Moves, take their turn transforming this fun story into a dreamy reflection on modern dating. Listen to Song Confessional every Thursday at KUTX.org and anywhere else you listen to podcasts.   Facebook | Instagram | […] The post Night Moves – Vulnerable Hours...

This week’s we hear part 1 of our first 3 part episode! A widow describes the complexities of online dating in rural Texas over the age of 60. Mother Son duo Madisen Ward and The Mama Bear hailing from Independence, Missouri; write an instant folk classic begging you to singalong. Listen to Song Confessional every […] The post Madisen Ward & the Mama Bear – Dolly Walker appeared f...

In this week’s episode, a woman shares how the pandemic motivated her to move completely across the country and start anew. Singer, songwriter, and North Carolina native Libby Rodenbough of Mipso takes us on an emotionally reflective journey connecting the heaviness of the past with the hope of the future. Listen to Song Confessional every […] The post Libby Rodenbough – EAST appeared...

This week our confessor paints an eerie picture of the most scared she’s ever been. A creepy drive into the middle of nowhere, a remote cabin, abandonment by a so called friend in West Virginia Austin showmen Kalu James and David Ramirez give us a spine tingling collaboration that feels like the soundtrack to your […] The post David Ramirez & Kalu James – Dark Star appeared first...

This week’s episode deals with intense topics that may be difficult for some of you to hear. A very resilient young woman shares how she discovered her fathers affair only to be blamed by him for the fallout. Austin’s Jane Ellen Bryant and the award winning Ontario songwriter Terra Lightfoot collaborate, writing a beautiful and […] The post Jane Ellen Bryant & Terra Lightfoot – So...

This week we hear the tale of a young musician who followed his dreams of success abroad but accidentally trafficked drugs across international borders instead. Inspired German electrofunk Afrobeat trio, Sea Moya, slips their hooky jam right into your back pocket only to find it’s been there the whole time. Listen to Song Confessional every […] The post Sea Moya – Hash Hash appeared fi...

This week we hear a woman’s nationally newsworthy proposal gone just a bit awry. Austin based R&B powerhouse Alesia Lani turns this romantic mishap into a soulful pop anthem reminding us what it feels like to fall in love. You’ll hear Walker and Alesia talk about their love lives and how she mixed in her […] The post Alesia Lani – Fool For You appeared first on KUT & KUTX...

Welcome back to Song Confessional, the only podcast where today’s top songwriters turn your anonymous stories into original songs. This week, we learn why you don’t send pictures of a gun to your friend in prison and New York-based dance/punk outfit !!! (Chk Chk Chk) turn this cautionary tale into a raucous new groove. Hear […] The post !!! – All I Wanted Was a Photograph appeared firs...

Season 2 starts January 13! New song premieres from !!!, Alesia Lani, Sea Moya, Jane Ellen Bryant & Terra Lightfoot, David Ramirez & Kalu James, Madisen Ward & The Momma Bear, Night Moves. New original score for every episode! Even more exciting news, we now have a permanent interactive confession booth in partnership with Hotel […] The post Song Confessional Season 2 Announcemen...

Song Confessional co-host Walker Lukens sits down with Pause/Play to discuss live music during the pandemic. The post Song Confessional x Pause/Play appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

How sailing through a hurricane from Hawaii to LA turns into a proposal in Venice. The post 72 Hours In Newport – Houndmouth “Some Paradise” appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

The end of the world is boring. The post 72 Hours In Newport – Wild Child “Going In” appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

Is the Austin music scene here to support black artists? How are you supporting your mental health? The post 72 Hours In Newport – Jake Lloyd “My-Polar” appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

Hear the tales of Bobi, an illegal immigrant from Portugal who snuck into the U.S. in a barrel. The post 72 Hours In Newport – Band of Heathens – Black Cat appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

Love and mental health. The post 72 Hours In Newport – Kat Edmonson “Where I Am” appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

Recap of our previous COVID confessors and we catch up on where their lives are now. The post Love In Quarantine – BONUS appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

When the smallest present leads to a grand gesture. The post Love in Quarantine – Royal Teeth “Things That Make Me Happy” appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

Kung fu, subliminal messages, and companion planting The post Love In Quarantine – Esme Patterson “Let’s Grow” appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

COVID-19 struck this budding romance and turned it into a new long distance adventure. The post Love In Quarantine – GGOOLLDD “Long Distance Pandemic” appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .