Email Author Audra Schroeder

2012 Stories by Audra Schroeder

• Preview: Darrin Kobetich at Doc’s Records & Vintage

  published May 10, 2012

  Fort Worth guitarist Darrin Kobetich released his latest opus, The Longest Winter, earlier this year. It's a wild 27-song mix of Middle... More >>

• Preview: Miranda Lambert at Gexa Energy Pavilion

  published May 10, 2012

  Her feud with Ashton Kutcher aside, Longview's own Miranda Lambert has had no problem getting her share of the spotlight — that happens... More >>

• Preview: Tragedy, Wild//Tribe, Garuda at Rubber Gloves

  published May 3, 2012

  Last year at Chaos in Tejas, Austin's annual hardcore and punk fest, Portland's Tragedy laid waste to DIY venue The Broken Neck in the way any... More >>

• Preview: Glamorama, Ynfynyt Scroll EP Release at Beauty Bar

  published May 3, 2012

  The Track Meet DJ crew is throwing yet another themed party, this one in the glittering confines of Beauty Bar, to celebrate the release of... More >>

• Preview: Greg Ginn & the Royal We at Pastime Tavern

  published May 3, 2012

  Since Greg Ginn settled himself and his SST catalog into Taylor, Texas, a few years ago, we've been seeing him a lot more around here. The... More >>

• Preview: Sarah Jaffe, Zhora, John Singer Sergeant at Granada Theater

  published May 3, 2012

  In the span of the past month, Sarah Jaffe graced our cover, Zhora reported for My First Show duty, and we had John Dufilho, aka John Singer... More >>

• Screaming Females' Marissa Paternoster Talks About Ugly Stuff

  published May 3, 2012

  The first time I saw Screaming Females was 2009 at The Parlor in Austin, a small, narrow pizza place that sends gusts of warm pizza dough wind... More >>

• Blixaboy's Steady Electro Journey Through Futro City

  published April 26, 2012

  In an interview a few months back, Wanz Dover explained the simple formula for dubstep, and how it helped him redefine the music he was making:... More >>

• Preview: Khaira Arby at Kessler Theater

  published April 26, 2012

  Last year at South by Southwest, I happened to catch Malian singer Khaira Arby at NPR's day show, as I was waiting to see Tune-yards and Wild... More >>

• Preview: George Jones at Arlington Music Hall

  published April 26, 2012

  Country legend George Jones was hospitalized for an upper respiratory infection a few weeks ago, causing him to cancel a couple tour dates and... More >>

• Preview: Beau Wanzer at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio

  published April 19, 2012

  Discipline brings in guest DJs every once in a while, and because those guys have good taste, they're usually high-caliber. Chicago electronic... More >>

• Preview: Ben Kweller at the Granada Theater

  published April 19, 2012

  Kweller's latest LP, Go Fly a Kite, is notable not only because it shows him stretching out his pop and country influences, but also because... More >>

• Preview: Record Store Day

  published April 19, 2012

  Whatever your feelings about Record Store Day — whether you're a champion of the five-year-old national event or proponent of the... More >>

• Edgefest 22 at FC Dallas Stadium

  published April 19, 2012

  There are all sorts of jokes to be made about Edgefest being in Frisco this year, but we'll save those for later. KDGE-FM 102.1 The Edge's... More >>

• Sarah Jaffe Sacrificed Both Mind and Body to Make Her Second Album

  published April 19, 2012

  When I saw Sarah Jaffe last year at South by Southwest, she was wading through the flood of publicity and critical adoration that accompanied... More >>

• Preview: Brain Gang, Leg Sweeper at Andy's Bar

  published April 12, 2012

  Well, here's an all-local line-up you wouldn't really piece together, which is the point of this night. Dallas hip-hop collective Brain Gang... More >>

• School of Seven Bells at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

  published April 12, 2012

  Even if you're not the biggest fan of School of Seven Bells, the NYC duo featuring former Secret Machines guitarist Benjamin Curtis and... More >>

• Preview: Chairlift, Nite Jewel at Dada

  published April 12, 2012

  Something, the new LP from Brooklyn duo Chairlift, sounds more energized than 2008's Does You Inspire You, mixing a bit more funk, pop and... More >>

• Frankie Rose Has Been In a Lot of Bands, But Now She's On Her Own

  published April 12, 2012

  Sure, Frankie Rose's résumé is impressive: She briefly drummed for L.A.'s Dum Dum Girls and San Francisco's Shitstorm, a group... More >>

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  The No-Holds-Barred Salim Nourallah/John Dufilho Interview You've Always Wanted To Read

  published April 12, 2012

  Salim Nourallah's Hit Parade, recorded in Austin with the Treefort 5, is another collection of '60s pop musings from the longtime Dallas... More >>

• Preview: The Relatives, Bobby Patterson, at the Kessler Theater

  published April 5, 2012

  If you missed The Relatives last month as part of Bridge-o-Rama, you've been granted another divine chance to see the light. The West Dallas... More >>

• Preview: Alvin Fielder Houston Quartet at 406 Arts

  published April 5, 2012

  Drummer Alvin Fielder has one of those origin stories that makes your jaw drop, having played with the likes of Sun Ra and Kidd Jordan. His... More >>

• The Strange Allure of Chloe Lum's Obituary for the Underground

  published April 5, 2012

  "I've been in bands since I was 17 and I'm now 34. My self image is that of a jammer. A scroungy jammer. If I don't have a band and don't play... More >>

• Preview: Hotel Tesseract at LaGrange

  published March 29, 2012

  The concept of Hotel Tesseract is spatial, with eight "rooms" filled with stories, just like any other brick-and-mortar hotel. Except this one... More >>

• Preview: Big Folkin' Festival at The Prophet Bar

  published March 29, 2012

  This inaugural Deep Ellum "folk-alternative event" promises to take an "under-appreciated genre" and showcase it in an "underrated, historic... More >>