Email Author Audra Schroeder

2012 Stories by Audra Schroeder

• The New Flaming Lips Album Gets By with a Little Help From Their "Fwends."

  published March 29, 2012

  I really didn't know what pouring vinyl entailed when local musician Daniel Huffman asked if I wanted to sit in on a job last Thursday... More >>

• Preview: KXT's Triple Play at the Kessler

  published March 22, 2012

  The third installment of KXT's Triple Play series tops itself with this DFW uppercut. People on Vacation, the Dallas duo of Bowling For Soup's... More >>

• Preview: Pinkish Black, Nervous Curtains and Vulgar Fashion at Lola's

  published March 22, 2012

  If you're looking to get into the creepier side of DFW Saturday, Lola's is the place to lurk. Three local acts with an affinity for dark... More >>

• Preview: Ed Schrader's Music Beat at Queen City Hall

  published March 22, 2012

  Baltimore duo Ed Schrader's Music Beat just released Jazz Mind on Rhode Island's always dependable scuzz bucket Load Records, and their drum... More >>

• The Cool Ranchification of SXSW 2012

  published March 22, 2012

  When Observer web editor Nick Rallo and I shuffled down to South by Southwest last week, we both noticed the same thing: the somewhat... More >>

• Preview: Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses at Energy Square

  published March 15, 2012

  We were all scared there for a while, weren't we? Earlier this year, it looked like the 33-year-old Greenville Avenue St. Patrick's Day Parade... More >>

• Preview: South by So What?! at QuikTrip Park

  published March 15, 2012

  In its fifth year, South by So What?! has become defined by a certain subgenre of metal and pop-punk straight outta the 'burbs and not afraid... More >>

• Preview: DXDW at City Tavern

  published March 15, 2012

  Billed as "DXDW," or "Dallas by Dallas Wicked Awesome," or something to that effect, this show features the five fingers of locals Daniel Hart,... More >>

• Preview: Bro Fest 2012 at Dada

  published March 15, 2012

  And here's another local fest celebrating its fifth year. Parade of Flesh's 12-hour Bro Fest serves as a come-down for those returning from... More >>

• Nine DFW Acts To Catch at SXSW

  published March 15, 2012

  Ah yes, 35 Denton is behind us, but there's another festival called SXSW that a lot of people seem to be excited about. Keep up with DC9 at... More >>

• Preview: The Black Dotz, Zhora and Blixaboy at Bryan Street Tavern

  published March 8, 2012

  If you're not planning on going to 35 Denton, this all-local show is a nice way to ease into the weekend. And there are four different flavors... More >>

• Preview: Joe "King" Carrasco at the Kessler Theater

  published March 8, 2012

  Few fused Mexican rhythms with "Nuevo Wavo" quite like Joe King Carrasco. The native Texan was penning Farfisa-driven party anthems way back in... More >>

• 35 Denton Cleans Up its Block and Rebrands Itself

  published March 8, 2012

  Yes, there's a certain nostalgia in the air at 35 Denton this year, in the form of headliners the Jesus & Mary Chain, the Raincoats and Built... More >>

• Ana da Silva on The Raincoats' Legacy

  published March 8, 2012

  When guitarist Ana da Silva met bassist Gina Birch in art school and started going to gigs in London in the late '70s, their fate was already... More >>

• Our 34 picks for 35 Denton

  published March 8, 2012

  Read more: 35 Denton... More >>

• Preview: Saul Williams at Sons of Hermann Hall

  published March 1, 2012

  The term "poet" really doesn't do justice in describing the work of Saul Williams. The NYC writer, musician and actor expounds depending on... More >>

• Preview: Summer of Glaciers at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios

  published March 1, 2012

  Gutterth Records just keeps turning out the jams. Six-song EP Small Spaces from Summer of Glaciers, the project of Angelus bassist Ryan... More >>

• Grimes' Cyborg Visions

  published March 1, 2012

  On "Circumambient," a track from 23-year-old Claire Boucher's latest album, Visions, she sings, "Oh baby I can't say/ That everything is... More >>

• The Relatives Bring the Gospel to the Masses

  published March 1, 2012

  The No Walls Ministry sits on the back side of a long strip mall in South Dallas, the hum of the overpass competing with the streetlight buzz... More >>

• Preview: Blackstone Rangers and Diamond Age at Double Wide

  published February 23, 2012

  Think the lineup for this all-local show sounds like a sci-fi novel? You're not the only one. Headliners Blackstone Rangers are working their... More >>

• Preview: Soul Train Dance Party at the Texas Theatre

  published February 23, 2012

  Yeah, I know there was that "attempt" at the World's Biggest Soul Train line a few weeks ago, but anyone who has ever fantasized about joining... More >>

• Aaron Barker's Ice Cream Education

  published February 23, 2012

  UPDATE: The After the Great Cupcake Flood of 2008 and the Cake Ball Frenzy of 2010, the baked goods wave seems to have slightly receded in... More >>

• The Polyphonic Spree

  published February 16, 2012

  The robed ones return from a two-week Southern tour, so this homecoming show should find the Dallas collective in good choral shape. Not only... More >>

• Love Train

  published February 16, 2012

  Old School KSOC-FM 94.5 has become my default radio station, which is how I've managed to memorize the ad for this show. With the passing of... More >>

• Pinkish Black

  published February 16, 2012

  Are you anxiously awaiting the debut LP from Pinkish Black? The Fort Worth synth and drum duo has been tailoring their dark stretches of synth... More >>