Song Confessional
Walker Lukens and Zac Catanzaro
May 28, 2025
Confession & Song: Vapor Caves “Sis, is this your man?”
helllllllo world! We’ve got a new song, “Sis, is this your man?” from neo-funk soul brother & sister outfit, The Vapor Caves.
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May 21, 2025
Song Confessional’s Wet Hot Austin Summer Mini Series Starts May 28th
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.
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September 18, 2024
Artist Interview: Mo Lowda and the Humble “Darkhorse”
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.
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September 4, 2024
Confession & Song: Mo Lowda and the Humble “Darkhorse”
It’s the last episode of the season and we’re going out with a slow burn, bangarang rock opus by Philadelphia’s Molawda & The Humble!
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August 28, 2024
Bonus: Embodied — Making Music From Family Secrets
Song Confessional was part of a live event with WUNC’s Embodied podcast. This episode features an interview with co-host Walker Lukens, a juicy confession from last years SX Sydney festival, and a song by Blue Cactus.
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August 21, 2024
Artist Interview: Golden Dawn Arkestra — “Orgy”
Part 2 of our episode featuring Texas’s finest purveyors of world funk sex beat, Golden Dawn Arkestra, is here!
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August 7, 2024
Confession & Song: Golden Dawn Arkestra — “Orgy”
An episode featuring disco jazz savants, Golden Dawn Arkestra, and their new bop, “Orgy” is here. Inspired by a couples (ahem) *atypical* meet cute, the orgins of “Orgy” will have you giggling and gabbing with friends and enemies alike.
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July 24, 2024
Artist Interview: Babe Club – “WiFi Boyfriend”
TUTTI FRUTTI! BIG BOOTY! Part two of our episode featuring Babeclub and their tender loving thot bop “WiFi Boyfriend” is upon us. In this interview, you’ll learn why & how Corey & Jenna started traveling the country playing pachinko, what the sound of one hand clapping is, & how to get the groove back in […]
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About
On Song Confessional, 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. Lukens and Catanzaro capture these candid recordings in their traveling public confession booth / recording studio, which has made appearances at SXSW, Luck Reunion, and Newport Folk Festival as well as a fixture at the Hotel Magdalena in Austin. The show’s first season included songs from artists like Odessa, Wild Child and The Band of Heathens, and is availableto stream now.
Walker Lukens and Zac Catanzaro
Walker Lukens and Zac Catanzaro are hosts of the Song Confessional Podcast. Catanzaro describes the genesis of the show’s concept: “Walker and I have spent several years and thousands of miles on the road together listening to music playing music and recording music. After one particular show a woman came up to Walker and described how one of his records really got her through her mother’s death. It got us thinking about the way people relate to specific songs which popped the question, “What if we could actually write a personalized song?” As a former Catholic, somewhere along the way the idea of confession came into the mix. Adding the anonymity and the confessional vibe really allows people a space to open up without feeling judged. I think the beauty of this kind of storytelling is that it’s timeless. The themes are anything from the general human experience… there’s no right or wrong.”
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