One-Man Band and Oddball Songman Homer Henderson 1952-2022

The man behind “Lee Harvey Was a Friend of Mine” has died

"...Homer Henderson – the fiery, hilarious renegade songwriter and one-man band – has passed away, though details of his..."

April 22, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

One-Man Bandstands

Shakey Graves and Chief White Lightning get lensed

"...use their own names anymore,” announced the musician and man behind local radio streaming system Austin Independent Radio. “Nobody..."

May 20, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Zach Theatre's One Man, Two Guvnors

In every respect, this production of Richard Bean's updated farce artfully crafts an environment of laughter

"...Richard Bean's One Man, Two Guvnors, first produced at the National Theatre..."

June 17, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Eddie Stout Is a One-Man Historical Blues Society

On the eve of his Eastside Kings Festival the Dialtone Records founder remains doggedly preservationist

"...Dialtone Records founder and head of the Eastside Kings Foundation..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

One Man's SXSW ... Times 4

Our intrepid correspondent wanders through all four Festivals – and lives to write about it

"...different things. Or it's an ebbing, flowing tide, as one part of the Conference and Festival morphs into the..."

March 29, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

No One at the Circus – The Story of Ghostwriter Through Place and Song by Steve Schecter

In one-man band's situationally annotated lyric book, the path is the goal

"...I can neither explain nor fully understand. Much less command," Steve Schecter admits on Page 1 of No One..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

One in a Million

Possessed by hellfire roots: Austin's one-man bands

"...The notion of a one-man band sounds crazy. And in terms of logistics, it's..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

With “themesong” Video, Mobley Introduces Injustice-Fighting Masked Man Persona

Musician & filmmaker trekked to Johannesburg to shoot latest project

"...“themesong.” As we’ve come to expect from the narrative-concentrated one-man band, the project arrives with a video that feels..."

May 19, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Alamo's Action Man

Programmer Greg MacLennan on the world's most ridiculous job

"...a regular at the Alamo Drafthouse, you've probably seen one man's work more than any other. No, not Roth..."

Oct. 13, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Band's Visit

A lost band of Egyptian musicians from a police orchestra find refuge with some Israeli townspeople.

"...in Bet Hatikva and therefore happy to take the band members, who had the misfortune of getting on the..."

March 7, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

A Band Called Death

A black proto-punk band from Detroit that wouldn't compromise on its name is unearthed in this music doc 35 years after recording their original demo tracks.

"...A Band Called Death is this season’s engaging entry in the..."

June 28, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Man Without a Past

A man, beaten into amnesia, builds a new life in this Oscar-nominated Finnish film.

"...Peltola, Kati Outinen, Juhani Niemelä, Kaija Pakarinen and Sakari Kuosmanen. An informal biography on the Internet Movie Database states..."

June 6, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Tallest Man on Earth and In the Room

Swedish folksinger enlists a band but still shushes solo

"...the Swede, who’s crafted his persona as the Tallest Man On Earth, a demure folksinger more likely to shuffle..."

Sept. 14, 2015 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Francisco the Man

Gabriel García Márquez name-droppers stop at Scoot Inn Friday

"...Francisco the Man brings back classic DIY of the early Nineties, fusing..."

Feb. 5, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

A New Life for 'A Band Called Death'

Detroit rock & rollers resurrected through Drafthouse Films

"...There's a shadow hanging over the Detroit-born proto-punk band Death – but it's also the light that shines..."

June 28, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Right Man for the Job

Charlie Robison says 'fuck everybody.'

"...Up, may be on the same label as Billy Gilman, Patty Loveless, and the Dixie Chicks -- Sony Nashville..."

June 29, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Man With Two Brains

Ghostland Observatory pulls back the curtain

"...that, it's a wild-beyond-dreams successful collaboration and collusion that manifests in Ghostland Observatory, Austin's resolutely independent two-man band that..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Back Door Man

A profile of Bill Bentley, former Austin Sun writer, current music industry impresario, and producer of tribute albums of Roky Erickson and Skip Spence

"...nightspot, a portrait of the executive as a young man. To the twenty- and thirtysomethings who patronize the Hole..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Man

Bobby “Blue” Bland (1930-2013) made me one too

"...Bobby “Blue” Bland is The Man. There’s no other way to think about the singer...."

June 28, 2013 Music Post by Bill Bentley

Man on Wire

In a guerrilla act, French wirew-alker Philippe Petit crossed the space between the World Trade Center towers in 1974. His daring and artistry continue to amaze and inspire, as demonstrated in this documentary.

"...I vividly recall two newspaper headlines from the 1970s. One is from Feb. 3, 1979, in the Rochester (N.Y.)..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fragile Rock: Austin's Emo Puppet Band

Maybe the world's only emo puppet band?

"...This all started because a man named Brently Heilbron got divorced...."

June 3, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Half Made Man

Humanistic transitions and understanding from Ben Sollee

"...With a new album and a two-piece band in tow, Kentucky cellist Ben Sollee arrives at the..."

Oct. 31, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Danny Roy Young: The Thinking Man's Bubba

Paying tribute to the Mayor of South Austin, Danny Roy Young

"...grandchildren), and thrilled to play with the Cornell Hurd Band every Thursday at Jovita's...."

Aug. 21, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Band of the Month: The Moonhangers

The Moonhangers give outlaw country a good name

"...of my new (hopefully) monthly spotlight on a local band, I wanted to take a look at the new..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Post by Darcie Stevens

White Man's Burden

"...Robert Gossett. From the Lawrence Bender production company A Band Apart (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Fresh)comes this seemingly ingenious..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Memorable Moments From ACL Fest Weekend One

Some of our favorite performances that you can revisit this weekend

"...for their Friday ACL headline, the Chicks doubled down. Frontwoman Natalie Maines wore a bejeweled RBG shirt. Lyndon B...."

Oct. 14, 2022 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Love Man: Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye's latest reissue.

"...Tammi Terrell. Every drop was precious and each succeeding one only brought the end nearer. “I Heard It Through..."

June 15, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

French Black Gaze Band Alcest Explores Past Lives at Austin Terror Fest

“Religious people are sure about what they believe, whereas spiritual people never know”

"...After 12 years helping boutique German imprint Prophecy achieve global renown, Alcest group leader Stéphane..."

June 7, 2019 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Swings Into Action with 'The Amazing Spider-Man' Director

Film fest adds major names plus eight new films to the slate

"...swing into action: Mark Webb, director of The Amazing Spider-Man, is the final name added to the keynote speaker..."

Feb. 12, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

And the Band Played On-Air

The Man Behind KUT's Live Set, Walter Morgan

"...Austin, each distinctive in their own way, but perhaps none produce shows as consistently classy as the one in..."

July 19, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

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