Hult Center Podcast

Take a deep dive with Amythyst Kiah in this episode of the Hult Center Podcast as she takes us through her origin story and the details of her new album Still + Bright produced by Butch Walker. Amythyst will be at the Hult Center on November 17 as part of the Choose What You Pay series! Find details at https://hultcenter.org/events/amythyst-kiah/

We had a chance to speak with Abigail Lapell about her newest album, touring and becoming a mom. Abigail Lapell will be performing at the Hult Center on October 30, 2025.Toronto songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Abigail Lapell returns with Anniversary, an evocative collection of original love songs. Produced with Great Lake Swimmers’ Tony Dekker, the album was recorded at 200-year-old St Mark’s Church in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Dekker helped shape the sessions’ spooky, resonant sound and also lent his voice to a couple of spellbinding duets.Lapell’s deft lyrics jostle with love song tropes, grappling with love’s finitude and the irony of how codependency and longing are revered in popular music. A ghost story is woven through the album: waltzing in the dusty barroom country of “Blue Blaze,” buried in the superstitious lyrical streak of “Rattlesnake” and audible in a wheezing organ as it shuts down at the end of “Footsteps.” Still, Anniversary emerges as an earnest celebration of commitment. Earworms like “Anniversary Song” and “Someone Like You” showcase intricately layered harmonies, while closer “Stars” affirms that there’s no place the speaker would rather be than with the one she loves.Dekker and Lapell assembled a stellar cast of musicians to support Lapell’s powerhouse vocals, piano, harmonica and signature fingerstyle guitar. The core band includes Dan Fortin on bass, Jake Oelrichs on drums, and Tania Gill on the church’s piano, harpsichord and organ. Rounding out the ensemble’s sensitive orchestral country-jazz arrangements are Rebecca Hennessy (trumpet), Rachael Cardiello (viola), Michael Davidson (marimba and vibraphone) and Joe Lapinsky (pedal steel), who also engineered and mixed the record. Lapell has garnered three Canadian Folk Music Awards, hit number one on Canadian folk radio and reached a staggering 40 million + streams on Spotify alone. She tours widely across Canada and the U.S.   / abigaillapell    / abigaillapell  https://www.abigaillapell.com/

We got to chat with Isabeau Waia’u Walker about her new record Heavyweight, its production, the challenges of being in a studio environment and cruising to find the best new music.

We were lucky to chat with Gangstagrass (all of Gangstagrass!) about their new album The Blackest Thing on the Menu, how they blend hip-hop and bluegrass, their favorite songs to play live and the most delicious foods to eat on tour. Tune in to this episode of The Hult Center Podcast and check out Gangstagrass at the Hult Center, Thursday, January 23.

Daniel Pingrey of TAE and the Neighborly joins us on this episode of the Hult Center Podcast and breaks down the band's debut record, personal influences and touring with a baby.https://www.taemusic.com/taeandtheneighborly

We talk with Mikey Moo about his new album “Fresh Idiot,” how it came together over 7 years and putting a band together to perform it live. Tune in to this episode of The Hult Center Podcast and check out Mikey Moo at the Hult Center, Wednesday, December 11 as part of the 10x10 Series. Tickets are just $10.https://hultcenter.org/events/10-x-10-mikey-moo

We chat with My Brightest Diamond about her new album “Fight the Real Terror,” her writing process and Sinéad O'Connor. Tune in to this episode of The Hult Center Podcast and catch My Brightest Diamond at the Hult Center, Thursday, October 17 at her 10x10 performance. Tickets are just $10.https://hultcenter.org/events/10-x-10-my-brightest-diamond

We chat with Josh Gren (Director of Marketing & Communications, Oregon Bach Festival) about all things Bach Fest coming to Eugene, OR and the surrounding area June 28 through July 14, 2024.