Artist: Omar Rodriguez-Lopez

La última vez que escuchamos de The Mars Volta fue en 2009 con el lanzamiento de su anterior producción, Octahedron . Sin embargo, el grupo no desapareció de la orbita musical pues, luego de terminar la gira de promoción del disco, Omar Rodríguez-López se dedicó de lleno a su carrera solista, editando varias producciones tanto sólo como con la ayuda de numerosos amigos. Afortunadamente, parece que su capacidad musical le dio no sólo para realizar estos esfuerzos sino para continuar su trabajo al lado de Cedric Bixler-Zavala , trabajo que [...]

It was 2000, I was in the kitchen, and it was mid-afternoon. I was standing, next to the refrigerator with the small boombox on top. The radio was on and a song I had never heard before began playing. I couldn't move. For the three minutes and 45 seconds, I stood still, caught by this unfamiliar sound emanating from the speakers above my head. From my youth in Virginia to my early teens in Maryland, I was raised on rock 'n' roll, but this was a sort of rock 'n' roll I had never heard before; it was new, it [...]

Mexican rockers, Le Butcherettes, played a bare bones Tiny Concert for NPR that you can watch below. I have neglected listening to this album properly since the release for no good reason. I'm a convert and look out for them to be at Coachella where Omar Rodriguez-Lopez will be playing with the gals and with his bros of ATDI on both Sundays. Double time! If you haven't checked out their album,"Sin Sin Sin," you can buy it here . Le Butcherettes-Henry Don't Got Love [mp3] Le Butcherettes-New York [...]

• Le Butcherettes - Henry Don't Got Love
• Le Butcherettes - New York

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Martin Philbey, Redferns For the past several years, chances of seeing highly celebrated post-hardcore band At the Drive-In reunite have been slim -- until today. The blogosphere is jumping from buzz created by the defunct rock group's newly minted Twitter account, which told fans that they were breaking their silence after an 11-year hiatus. At the Drive-In have not yet fully committed to a [...]

A banda americana At The Drive In , banda que fez grande sucesso e revolucionou o cenário pós-hardcore nos anos 90, aparentemente está de volta. A mensagem acima foi postada nesta tarde. "Atenção! À quem interessar: o At the Drive In vai quebrar seu silêncio de 11 anos. Esta estação está agora...operando" Ainda não se sabe qual o verdadeiro significado da mensagem, mas os fans já estão comemorando a volta do At the Drive In após 11 anos parados. [...]

Because, y'know, everyone's got bills to pay. In a brief "statement" over on their official website , the much-lauded, oft-overrated-by-people-who-ne ver-actually-saw-them-play-liv e band said the following: "Attention! To whom it may concern: At The Drive-IN will be breaking their 11 year silence. This station is...now...operational." That's it. Nothing more yet. Carry on as you were. We're sure we'll have a great old time reliving how disappointing it was to be 17 again when At The Drive-in inevitably headline the second stage at this year's Reading & Leeds Festivals, but for now, we can't [...]

A banda de rock experimental The Mars Volta lançará um álbum novo em 2012. A informação foi divulgada pelo vocalista da banda, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, em sua página oficial no Youtube . Este será o sexto álbum de estúdio da banda, sucedendo o Octahedronm, de 2009, e já está em sua fase final de gravação. Não foram divulgadas informações sobre data de lançamento, mas ao que tudo indica, o novo trabalho deve ser lançado nos primeiros meses deste ano. Sobre o álbum, o guitarrista Omar Rodríguez-López (ex- At the Drive In) afirmou [...]

Hopefully you guys are ready for 14 minute guitar solos, because the Mars Volta is BACK! No official release date has been given, however, the Mars Volta has contributed new music to the "MLB 12 the Show" video game. Never thought I'd be typing that, but according to King Blind, there will be no At the Drive-In reunion anytime soon, but we can expect more collaborations from the Cedric Bixler-Zavala camp. the Mars Volta-Vermicide [mp3]

• The Mars Volta - Vermicide

Sem banda para se preocupar, John Frusciante decidiu se dedicar ao seu trabalho solo: o ex-Red Hot está em estúdio trabalhando em um novo disco, que ainda não tem nome e nem data de lançamento. A informação veio do twitter da cantora de R&B Share Watson (também conhecida como Truth Hurts), que afirmou no último dia 22 que: "ele e eu vamos voltar ao trabalho na semana que vem para fazermos outra música para o álbum dele", escreveu . E, de fato, eles retornaram ao estúdio. No dia 31 de dezembro a cantora [...]

A preview of great shows in San Francisco this week...(with videos and shit)...

Even though this isn't an official entry into our "Rigged" series, I thought it fit quite nicely so here ya go! -KW

Prolific musicians are, aside from being simply tough to follow, pretty difficult to get into. Aside from the mass of amount material, a greater challenge is wading through some of the more forgettable material in order to find the true gems. You ever tried getting into Frank Zappa, whose career encompassed roughly 40 years and over 70 albums? Quite a challenge, let me tell you. The same can be said of Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, chiefly known as the guitarist of The Mars Volta, who has released a whopping 23 studio albums over the span of just 6 years – and that's [...]

When I think of Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, the first word that comes to mind is workmanlike; at the tender age of 35, the multi-instrumentalist Puerto Rico native has over forty albums under his belt. While many of us have become acquainted with him as the driving force behind At The Drive-In and Mars Volta, few have found the time to peruse his exhaustive solo catalogue. (25 releases and counting) Well, here's a chance to streamline such efforts: Rodriguez-Lopez has just released a quadruple-LP 'best of' entitled Telesterion. Clocking in at over two hours, Telesterion is only as conventional [...]

Sin Sin Sin, Le Butcherettes Rodriguez Lopez Productions, México Rating: 54 By Blanca Méndez Le Butcherettes are known for their energetic, some would say intense, live performances that have in the past involved blood and meat and other such shock factor props without much shock factor. It's understood that these props are supposed to symbolize the way in which women are viewed as pieces of meat in our patriarchal society and, in the process, make some sort of feminist statement. But there's no [...]

The Seaholm Power Plant played host to psych, prog, indie and noise for three days, we were on hand for two of the three, picking out the best for the ATH faithful. The main stage centering the cavernous interior offered several interesting viewing angles due to the fenced off holes in the floor to the level below. Lighting throughout accentuated the scale of the interior and depth of the catacombs. Stage two was a smaller space set off to the side that remained at human body. Hit the jump for band summaries and pictures from the festival. [...]

​In this week's print edition of the Observer, Craig Hlavaty talks up Omar Rodriguez-Lopez in advance of the Mars Volta and former At The Drive-In guitarist's show at South Side Music Hall tonigh... Continue reading "Giveaway: Five Pairs of Tickets to See Omar Rodriguez-Lopez at South Side Music Hall" >

Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Telesterion (Rodriguez Lopez) The uber-prolific ORL (At The Drive-In, The Mars Volta) comes out of left field with this 2-CD 37-song compendium that draws from 17 albums. His canon includes more than 40 albums in a sixteen-year career! And defying all marketing logic he's also releasing this as a 4-LP set (including an extra song!). In some ways, ORL is like a new millennium Frank Zappa, a somewhat misunderstood, self-perpetuating cottage industry recording and mark...

It certainly seems like a time of change in the world of Coachella Music & Arts Festival . The premiere SoCal festival, well known for its perfect lineups, beautiful venue, and amazing atmosphere is in the adolescent stage of existence, and with it, like people, come new developments. Coachella completely switched things up this year, bringing in a whole different generation of headliners (Kings of Leon, the Strokes, Kanye West, and the Arcade Fire), a series of interesting reunions (London Suede, Duran Duran, DFA1979), several popular acts (Animal Collective, The Black [...]