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August 20, 2025

Starflake

Song Confessional

By: Walker Lukens and Zac Catanzaro

We made it! Another season of Song Confessional has come to an end. We’re finishing strong with a new side project from our very own, Zac Catanzaro, ‘Starflake’; a psychedelic, cumbia, electronic, post-punk circus.

Last week, Starflake closed out the Drop In summer series at The Long Center with the mission to take a confession recorded in our permanent booth and churn out a song in 24 hours. And guess what, they did it!!!

Check out this weeks episode at KUTX.org or wherever you listen to podcasts to hear the track, “Dirty Thoughts” by Starflake.

July 31, 2025

Confession Response #4

Song Confessional

By: Walker Lukens and Zac Catanzaro

Holey Moley! You guys really rose to the occasion for our third confession call episode. With around 20 submissions, it was a real challenge to choose just 6 to feature in the episode but we made it happen. We’ve got songs with an electronic lean, classic singer songwriter with acoustic guitar, eclectic circus sounds, and dreamy transcendent new wave vibes.

Check out this week’s episode for our top picks and to hear the winning track, “Guillermo and Reuben” by Summer Sleep. We’ll also feature a playlist of all the songs up on our Substack coming soon so don’t forget to follow along! 

July 16, 2025

Confession Call #4

Song Confessional

By: Walker Lukens and Zac Catanzaro

It’s Confession Call time again and we need all you aspiring songwriters out there to send in your demos!

Here’s how it works.

  1. Listen to the latest episode of the Song Confessional podcast. You’ll hear an anonymous confession we collected back in March at the KUTX Live at Scholz Garten series during SXSW.
  2. Write a song inspired by that confession and record it – Anything from an iPhone memo to a full-on bedroom production, whatever puts you in the zone.
  3. Submit it to kutx.org/confession by Monday July 28th
  4. Several songs will be featured on the July 30th episode of the Song Confessional podcast
  5. We’ll choose our favorite song and give the winner a day in the studio with Walker to professionally record your song!  The song will also be featured as Song of The Day on KUTX!!

June 26, 2025

Confession & Song: Rayland Baxter, “Albatross”

Song Confessional

By: Walker Lukens and Zac Catanzaro

What’s up party people! Have you listened to our new song, “Albatross” from Nashville hero Rayland Baxter yet?

Inspired by a confession taken at Newport Folk Festival all the way back in 2019, “Albatross” is an extremely intimate and reflective look into a young woman’s tragic experience and how she’s managed to keep a positive outlook despite all odds. Here’s a little spoiler…it directly involves Rayland himself! This is probably one of our most powerful episodes yet.

Don’t miss our interview with Rayland out this Sunday on our Substack!

Thank you to the City of Austin for bringing us to Newport Folk, probably the best festival in the country!

Song Confessional is a listener-supported production of KUT & KUTX Studios in Austin, Texas.

You can support our work by becoming a sustaining member at supportthispodcast.org.

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May 28, 2025

Confession & Song: Vapor Caves “Sis, is this your man?”

Song Confessional

By: Walker Lukens and Zac Catanzaro

helllllllo world! We’ve got a new song, “Sis, is this your man?” from neo-funk soul husband & wife outfit, The Vapor Caves. Inspired by a confession taken at SXSW Sydney, “Sis, is this your man?” turns one woman’s ongoing love affair with a philandering plagiarizing f-boy into a v chill 2 part dance jam.

Our interview with Vapor Caves is up on our substack!

Thank you to the City of Austin and Brand USA for taking us to SXSW Sydney!

Song Confessional is a listener-supported production of KUT & KUTX Studios in Austin, Texas. 

You can support our work by becoming a sustaining member at supportthispodcast.org.

May 21, 2025

Song Confessional’s Wet Hot Austin Summer Mini Series Starts May 28th

Song Confessional

By: Elizabeth McQueen

It’s true! The Song Confessional podcast will be back for a summer mini-season featuring songs from Vapor Caves, Rayland Baxter and Starflake. Plus they’ll be doing a summer confession call where listeners can write songs based on a confession that got from KUTX Live at Scholz Garten during SXSW. The fun starts May 28th.

This mini season is part of KUTX’s Wet Hot Austin Summer.

Song Confessional is a listener-supported production of KUT & KUTX Studios in Austin, Texas. 

You can support our work by becoming a sustaining member at supportthispodcast.org.

September 18, 2024

Artist Interview: Mo Lowda and the Humble “Darkhorse”

Song Confessional

By: Walker Lukens and Zac Catanzaro

NOTHING LASTS FORVER EVEN COLD NOVEMBER RAIN! Part two of our episode with Philly’s finest purveyors of rock’n roll, Mo Lawda & The Humble, is here! In this interview, we split the atom, make a quiche, and get real about healthy work habits for independent musicians.

September 4, 2024

Confession & Song: Mo Lowda and the Humble “Darkhorse”

Song Confessional

By: Walker Lukens and Zac Catanzaro

GOODBYE YELLOW BRICKROAD !!! It’s the last episode of the season and we’re going out with a slow burn, bangarang rock opus by Philadelphia’s Mo Lowda & The Humble! Inspired by one man’s recollection of his first love affair, “Dark Horse” will have you slowly shimmying your hips in your car seat as you drive across the country to stand outside your middle school love’s bedroom not unlike Lloyd Dobler, Bluetooth speaker held above your head blaring “Dark Horse.”

Got a story you want to confess and maybe have it turned into a song? Join the Song Confessional mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest episode, news, and the whereabouts of our confessional booth: https://songconfessional.com/connect.

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