On September 7, the Odeon hosts a special evening with six accomplished singer-songwriters and musicians from Mason and the surrounding counties. The concert will feature performances by artists well known to Hill Country audiences, including Cory Reinisch, Justin McFarland, Colleen Michelle Miller, Matthew Zarder, Kathy Bauer Broussard and Wes Creech. This promises to be a not-to-be-missed evening of outstanding entertainment.
Meet the performers
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Cory Reinisch is the frontman and primary songwriter for the Austin-based, alt-country band, Harvest Thieves. Harvest Thieves draw on their blue-collar and back-roads heritage to craft songs that sway from brutish garage-rock swagger to traditional country honesty. The band's distinctive sound blends folk, rock, and country influences. Reinisch's songwriting often reflects themes of life in the American South, combining storytelling with emotive lyrics and memorable melodies. Harvest Thieves' music, led in part by Reinisch's contributions, has garnered praise for its authenticity and heartfelt delivery in the Americana music scene.
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Mason resident Justin McFarland’s passion is writing lyrics that tell distilled stories, contemplate the good life, and at times ponder the mystery behind it all. The music that moves the lyric is grassroots with a little alternative edge when the mood fits. His musical experience is woven together from 15 years of song writing and 25 years of performing a variety of genres from blues and jazz to gospel and alternative. Straightforward Americana music with occasional overdrive. Music and lyric are gifts from God for good conversations, from the powerful and profound to the jesting and light-hearted. These musical conversations shape our lives, sometimes providing the backdrop and soundtrack, while at other times offering the very key to making sense of it all for a particular moment in the journey.
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Colleen Michelle Miller is a south Texas native with a real knack for performance and songwriting. In a state filled to the brim with country and folk talent, Colleen's powerful voice and thoughtful lyrics make her stand out among the fray. Colleen spent her youth inspired by country music legends like Loretta Lynn, LeeAnn Womack, Alison Krauss, and Dolly Parton. Over the course of several years singing and performing, she has branched out to other forms of American roots music and acquired a sound that blends Texas sensibilities with bluegrass energy and folksy originality.
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Matthew Zarder’s musical style weaves together the gentle threads of folk and bluegrass, adorned with subtle hints of Texana. His unique fingerpicking style, born of the fusion of classical right-hand guitar technique and the evocative sounds of bluegrass banjo translated through a six string guitar, lends his music a distinct and captivating quality. Drawing inspiration from the melancholic storytelling of the late nineties and early 2000s indie folk scene, Matthew's songwriting captures the essence of raw emotions and intimate narratives. In 2022, Matthew took a significant step forward in his musical career, releasing his first full studio Indie Rock EP titled “American Machine” with producer, drummer and keysmith Marshall O’neil under the pen name “Plaintiff.”
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Kathy has loved country music all her life. Her influences were Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, and Emmylou Harris. She was a member of the Bayou City Beats at Gilley’s nightclub in Pasadena and while singing there met RCA Artist Sylvia. Sylvia convinced her to move to Nashville. Kathy sang demos for Harlan Howard, Hank Cochran, Tree Publishing, RCA Records and Coal Miners Music. She charted on Billboard’s National Country Charts with the song Hold Me ‘Til the Last Waltz is Over. She performs with her band at Luckenbach, Floore’s Country Store, 11th Street Cowboy Bar and as a duo with husband drummer Michael Broussard.
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San Antonio native Wes Creech grew up with the sounds of classic country and old cowboy tunes. He purchased his first guitar in his teens and started mixing in 90’s rock with his best Willie Nelson and Tom T. Hall impressions. During Creech’s college days in Kerrville, he participated in the folk-rock evolution of the area, and did a short stint with a Kerrville-based psychedelic folk band The Stacks. In 2013, shortly after moving to New Braunfels, Creech started learning new styles of guitar playing including fingerpicking Piedmont, Travis style and slide guitar in various types of tunings. Today, he still enjoys resurrecting endangered tunes that were given up long ago and reinterpreting them to 21st century audiences, singing in a voice that’s warm and expressive.
Tickets are $25 per person if purchased in advance and $30 at the door (cash only at the door). Tickets may be purchased below with a credit card or Paypal. Please note, tickets are NOT issued. Your receipt is your ticket. Please print and bring with you or be able show receipt on your phone. Your name will appear on the WILL CALL list at the door.
NEW: Students 18 and under $10 at the door, if seats are available
For additional concert information and questions regarding reservations, email concerts@TheOdeonTheater.com.
Wine will be available for purchase by the glass and bottle from 1900 Vineyards and Winery.
Doors open at 6:15 p.m.