Omar A. Rodriguez-Lopez

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Bayamón, Puerto Rico (1975 – present)

Omar Alfredo Rodríguez López (born September 1, 1975 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico) is the composer, lead guitarist and producer for the American rock group The Mars Volta, and is the former bassist/guitarist for the post-hardcore outfit At the Drive-In. He also frequently releases his own solo material.

Rodríguez López grew up in El Paso, Texas, but spent some of his childhood in South Carolina. Omar started his music career at 15 years of age when he became the singer for the El Paso hardcore band, Startled Calf, from 1990 to 1992. It was during this time that Rodríguez López met Cedric Bixler Zavala, and since then, Rodríguez López has spent most of his career living and working with him.

Rodríguez López left El Paso to hitchhike around the country for a year in the early 90s, which was when he acquired his addiction to several opiates. Eventually he got in touch with friend Cedric Bixler-Zavala who suggested he come back to El Paso. With the help of Bixler-Zavala, he was able to return to El Paso where he could begin to reclaim his life from addiction and join At the Drive-In as backup vocalist and bass guitarist. After receiving a record deal with Flipside Records and recording Acrobatic Tenement with the band, he became their full-time bassist before switching to guitar.
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  • mocoa

    cool shit.

    yesterday evening

  • icore8

    Mysterious Hez.

    yesterday evening

  • rocketsandwich

    ocho is great

    Friday morning

  • gacktxrawr

    This new album is going to take me a while to digest.

    9 days ago

  • simtz

    new album has a really creepy mood to it. it's nice, though.

    10 days ago

  • Cozfunkel

    Compared to despair and orl & jmw this is an ambient album

    11 days ago

  • Bloodsausage

    New album really isn't very good. Easily one of the worst ones he's made. I haven't been this disappointed since Mantra Hiroshima.

    11 days ago

  • laika333

    This album is fantastic.

    11 days ago
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US Tour, SXSW, Vive Latino, Coachella, Austin PyschFest & Neon Desert Fest

11 Mar 2011 | from omarrodriguezlopez.com/

Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group will be touring this spring with  Zechs Marquise. Starting off on March 19th playing at this years SXSW at the Official RLP …

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