52 episodes

On the Song Confessional Podcast, today's top bands and songwriters turn anonymous stories into new original songs. Each episode features the "confession" that inspires the original song, the song premiere, and an interview with the songwriter. Song Confessional is hosted by Walker Lukens and Zac Catanzaro and is a collaboration with KUTX radio in Austin, Texas.

Song Confessional KUT & KUTX Studios

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    • 5.0 • 71 Ratings

On the Song Confessional Podcast, today's top bands and songwriters turn anonymous stories into new original songs. Each episode features the "confession" that inspires the original song, the song premiere, and an interview with the songwriter. Song Confessional is hosted by Walker Lukens and Zac Catanzaro and is a collaboration with KUTX radio in Austin, Texas.

    Confession & Song: Judy Blank and Dylan Earl – “MeeMaw”

    Confession & Song: Judy Blank and Dylan Earl – “MeeMaw”

    HOLY TOLEDO a NeW sOnG and confession! CLAP HANDS! Judy Blank & Dylan Earl turn someone’s Cajun grandma’s life into a new zydeco-tinged bop called “MeeMaw.” It features fiddle and squeeze from Grammy winners Lost Bayou Ramblers. Big thanks to Red River Revel for having us out last year, where we collected this confession. Got […]

    • 23 min
    Confession Response #3

    Confession Response #3

    GOOD GOLLY! we asked and we received TWENTY FIVE SONG SUBMISSIONS!! In this episode, you’ll hear new songs by Chris Robeson, Con Davison, We Sell Shirts, Brittany Banowsky, and Bu Gee, as well as clips from several more. You can hear all 25 songs on a playlist we made for you to listen to all […]

    • 33 min
    Confession Call #3

    Confession Call #3

    Do you write songs? If you do, we want you to write a song based on the confession in this episode!! If we love it, it may become the KUTX Song of the Day. Here’s how it works: Plus the Song Confessional Team will choose their favorite song and give the winner a day in […]

    • 9 min
    Artist Interview: Pigeon John – “Time to Move Out”

    Artist Interview: Pigeon John – “Time to Move Out”

    HOLY MOLY! WE’RE RE-AIRING OUR INTERVIEW WITH PiGeOn JoHn from last year. We highly recommend checking out our previous episode featuring PJ’s song “Time To Move Out” as well as last year’s episode about “Dibs On Trevor” before diving into this interview. Got a story you want to confess and maybe have it turned into […]

    • 42 min
    Confession & Song: Pigeon John – “Time to Move Out”

    Confession & Song: Pigeon John – “Time to Move Out”

    GREAT SCOTT! Pigeon John hath blessed part one of our 3RD EPISODE with a nouveau song called “it’s time to move out”! inspired by one woman’s desire to kick her grown son out of her house, Pigeon John uses ragtime piano, dreamy strings, and percussion loops to turn mama’s infaticidal (ok maybe that’s a stretch) […]

    • 18 min
    Artist Interview: Buffalo Hunt – “Anonymous Pleasure”

    Artist Interview: Buffalo Hunt – “Anonymous Pleasure”

    FEAST YOUR EYE EARS ON PART TWO of our episode featuring Texan songbird actor director person, Buffalo Hunt. We highly recommend listening to the confession and song in PART ONE before Stephanie Hunts recounts how she transformed this raunchy boomer memory into such a sultry modern bop in our interview. Big thanks to Visit Austin and […]

    • 30 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
71 Ratings

71 Ratings

Mr. Tibbles ,

This show is hella dope!

Love it - good stories and good music. What else do you ask for?? 🤷‍♂️

AtxFangirl ,

Wow

Such an amazing concept. Can’t wait to hear new episodes!

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This podcast rules!!

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