Mike Schoder

Here are the Winners of the 2012 Dallas Observer Music Awards

Joshua Jones Keeps It Live and Local on KHYI

Aside from being a spitting image of actor Dermot Mulroney, KHYI-95.3 FMGeneral Manager Joshua Jones is quite the rising celeb. On a local level, anyway. He's taken advantage of the fact that he manages a station owned by true supporters of good, old-fashioned local and live radio, and the Jones fam ... More >>

Hurry Up, We're Dreaming: Granada Theater Announce Second M83 Show

​"M83 was the fastest sell-out we've ever had," said Granada Theater owner Mike Schoder, just before Girls performed there a few weeks ago. He's referring to the band's highly anticipated May 19 show, which sold out in less than 20 minutes. Thankfully, the venue added yet another M83 show on the f ... More >>

Sundown Rises, Lumi Goes Dark and More Openings and Closings from a Busy January

January proved to be a busy month in the Dallas food scene. The highly anticipated Sundown at Granada opened its doors, along with a handful of other eateries. Read on for the full opening and closing slate, and be sure to share tips about restaurant openings or closings in the comments section be ... More >>

Sundown, the New Bar at the Granada, is Open (Photos)

Sundown at Granada, owned and operated by Granada Theater owner Mike Schoder and girlfriend Julia Garton, opened its doors yesterday in what used to be M Street Bar. The once dingy and abrasively painted red and black interior has been transformed by earth tones, warm woods and vintage furniture han ... More >>

Deuces, D

After almost four years on the job, an outgoing music editor takes one last stab at making sense of it all.

Carissa Hughes Went From Local Music Fan to Label Rep to Her Current Gig at the AAC.

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans , where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene -- those who aren't necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move.Carissa Hughes​At the moment, Carissa Hughes works for American Airlines ... More >>

And the Winners Are ... You

Our 23rd annual Dallas Observer Music Awards showcase a scene ready for the spotlight.

Granada Theater Takes Over M Street Bar, Introduces New "Sundown at Granada" Concept

Meet Sundown at Granada.​More interesting venue news to pass along this week: The Granada Theater this afternoon has announced that it will be taking over the adjacent-to-the-theater 3520 Greenville Avenue address, most recently the home of M Street Bar, to launch a new neighborhood beer garden an ... More >>

Get To Know Your DOMAXXIII Nominees: Best Folk Act, Best Venue, Best Record Store

​Welcome to our 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards breakdown, wherein we'll use the weeks leading up to the DOMA showcases on Saturday, October 15 (which is also when voting ends), to explain the nominees in each category Today, we look at the nominees in the Best Folk Act, Best Venue ... More >>

Gavin Mulloy Designed Fliers For Area Bands Before Handling The Granada's Promotions

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans, where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene -- those who aren't necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move. Gavin Mulloy​Gavin Mulloy is a young marketing pistol for Granada Theater, and he appears to be pois ... More >>

Last Night: Panda Bear, Silent Diane and Botany at Granada Theater

Panda Bear, Silent Diane, BotanyGranada TheaterSeptember 27, 2011Better than: staring into a blinking strobe light while listening to anything else.Andrew ShepherdPanda Bear at the Granada Theater last night. More photos to come in the slideshow.​​In some regards, it's kind of hard to see why No ... More >>

Kessler Theater Artistic Director Jeffrey Liles Accuses Granada Theater of Stealing Shows

​Earlier this week, the Granada Theater announced a new show coming to its room on Saturday, October 8. The show will feature touring headliners Portugal. The Man, plus an opening set from Dallas locals Air Review. Specifically, the inclusion of Air Review is where things get interesting: Bac ... More >>

The Fixx Backs Out of Granada Anniversary Gig; Party To Now Feature Blind Pilot on October 6

Granada owner Mike Schoder says "Read this item!"​No, we weren't exactly floored back in June when the news came down that the Granada Theater had booked '80s new wavers The Fixx to play their annual anniversary party celebrating Mike Schoder's ownership and management of the restored venue. Turns ... More >>

Gorilla Vs. Bear's Dallas Coming Out Party

Can influential music blogger Chris Cantalini's latest venture -- a festival at the Granada -- finally put the site on his hometown's map?

One Year Leads To Another: Granada Theater Announces Plans For Seventh Anniversary Bash

In August, the Granada Theater, which has for four years in a row now earned the title of Best Live Music Venue in our annual, reader-voted Dallas Observer Music Awards, will celebrate its seventh year under the watch of owner Mike Schoder. And, considering that the people who run venues tend to en ... More >>

Local Music 'Mericans: Mike Schoder Has Been Responsible For Bringing A Lot of Great Music, Both Live and On Record, To Town For Years.

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans, where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene -- those who aren't necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move. Mike Schoder​Back in 2004, Mike Schoder took over ownership of Greenville Avenue's Granada Theater ... More >>

Is the ACL Spillover Effect Just a Big Myth?

Giveaway: Three Pairs of Tickets to The Granada Theater's Sixth Anniversary Party Tomorrow Night with Built to Spill, Finn Riggins and Telegraph Canyon.

An illustrated Built to Spill​Tomorrow night, as the Granada Theater celebrates its six year anniversary (and with it, all the great shows enjoyed at the Greenville Avenue venue over that time), owner Mike Schoder and his staff will host a pretty phenomenal bill featuring Built to Spill, Finn Rigg ... More >>

A Couple Big Shake-Ups In Area Booking Agent Allegiances In The Wake of Live Nation's Setting Up Shop In Dallas...

Kris Youmans​Two years back, Kris Youmans took home a Dallas Observer Music Award that named him the best booking agent in town thanks to his work bringing in some of the bigger indie acts around to the Granada Theater. As of yesterday, though, Youmans is out at the Granada, having accepted a job ... More >>

Celebrate The Granada Theater's Five-Year Anniversary and Download Macon Greyson's New EP

​Should be quite the celebration tonight on Lower Greenville as the beloved Granada Theater celebrates its fifth anniversary tonight with a powerhouse bill headlined by a reunited Slobberbone and featuring two other local favorites, Macon Greyson and Danny Balis, both of which will be hocking new ... More >>

Crystal Castles' Cancellation Set Off A Nasty Chain

Granada Owner Mike Schoder Offers Up His Side Of Last Night's Crystal Castles Cancellation

Yes, the Crystal Castles show at the Granada Theater last night--or lack thereof, actually--turned out to be something of a shit show. Between opening band VEGA being on the bill (then not on the bill) and the doors still not being open at 10:15 p.m. (and soon thereafter the show being canceled), it ... More >>

Bucking the Trend, a Record Store Launches in Deep Ellum

With CD World's closing, Dallas' independently owned record store scene looks as bleak as ever. Or does it?

Closing Day: CD World and Meridian Room Are Now Officially Out of Business

Giveaway: Three Pairs Of Tickets To Tonight's Cut Copy And Presets Show

Our 20th Music Awards

1988-2008: Two Decades of DOMA

DOMA XX: Best Record Store Nominees

Advice for the New Observer Music Editor

A lot of music editors enter the Thunderdome. None gets out alive.

Win Free Tickets from the Granada

Big D's Great Roar

Nothing Roky About This Show

Roky Erickson's Coming to Town -- This Time, For Real

Bits and Pieces

Greenville gets a boost

All Smoke, No Fire

You're just an invite away from private, drug-sponsored concerts around town. But what's behind the rock and the glitz?

Bales Musicians Out of Trouble

Red Cross benefit with Slick 57, Centro-matic, Deep Blue Something, Happy Jack, [DARYL], Sorta

Saturday, September 10, at the Granada Theater

It's a Draw

In the Dallas music scene, who brings the biggest crowds?

Helping Out

Granada benefit show to help tsunami victims

Best Lower Greenville Save

Granada Theater

But Will It Fly?

A report from the launching of the renovated Granada Theater

Odds & Ends

Plus: A tribute to Rick James

How Grand It Will Be

The grossly underutilized Granada Theater gets a makeover