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The Mars Volta is a Grammy Award-winning American rock group formed in 2001 by guitarist Omar A. Rodriguez-Lopez and vocalist Cedric Bixler Zavala. They incorporate various influences including punk rock, jazz fusion, funk and latin/salsa into their sound. They are known for their energetic and improvisational live shows, as well as their concept-based studio albums. In 2009, the band won a Grammy in the “Best Hard Rock Performance” category for the song “
Wax Simulacra.” They were named rock music’s “Best Prog-Rock Band” of 2008 by Rolling Stone magazine.
The roots of The Mars Volta are found in the band At the Drive-In. Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, both members of At the Drive-In, formed an experimental, dub reggae-influenced side project called De Facto, which featured Bixler-Zavala on drums, Rodriguez-Lopez on bass, Isaiah Owens (AKA “Ikey”) on keyboards, and Jeremy Michael Ward on vocals, loops and sound effects.
Due to creative differences and discomfort with mainstream success, Rodriguez-Lopez and Bixler-Zavala quit At the Drive-In in 2001. The remaining members of At the Drive-In formed Sparta. By the time bassist Eva Gardner joined De Facto, they had changed their name to The Mars Volta. During 2001, the band recorded two songs with former-Laddio Bolocko drummer Blake Fleming and producer Alex Newport, which became their first demo. The lineup for their first public show at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California was Rodriguez-Lopez, Bixler-Zavala, Owens, Gardner, Ward, and drummer Jon Theodore. This lineup recorded three more tracks with Alex Newport, which became the EP Tremulant, released as a limited edition in early 2002.
Wax Simulacra.” They were named rock music’s “Best Prog-Rock Band” of 2008 by Rolling Stone magazine.The roots of The Mars Volta are found in the band At the Drive-In. Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, both members of At the Drive-In, formed an experimental, dub reggae-influenced side project called De Facto, which featured Bixler-Zavala on drums, Rodriguez-Lopez on bass, Isaiah Owens (AKA “Ikey”) on keyboards, and Jeremy Michael Ward on vocals, loops and sound effects.
Due to creative differences and discomfort with mainstream success, Rodriguez-Lopez and Bixler-Zavala quit At the Drive-In in 2001. The remaining members of At the Drive-In formed Sparta. By the time bassist Eva Gardner joined De Facto, they had changed their name to The Mars Volta. During 2001, the band recorded two songs with former-Laddio Bolocko drummer Blake Fleming and producer Alex Newport, which became their first demo. The lineup for their first public show at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California was Rodriguez-Lopez, Bixler-Zavala, Owens, Gardner, Ward, and drummer Jon Theodore. This lineup recorded three more tracks with Alex Newport, which became the EP Tremulant, released as a limited edition in early 2002.
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This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed
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With Twilight as My Guide
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Shoutbox
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thursdizzle wrote:
I wish they played Viscera Eyes when I saw them in Cleveland... Or Televators. Either would have been excellent.
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pilchardz wrote:
neva heard a female vocalist do prog so well!
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kgullholmen wrote:
uh, I like that set list a LOT ...
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Cosmonaut_ wrote:
The set list is incredible. They better play Cicatriz and Miranda when I see them.
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quicksand89 wrote:
The setlist looks awesome! Fistful of dollar bills -> Son et lumiere-> Inertiatic > Cotopaxi > L'Via L'viaquez > Eriatarka > Goliath > Since We've Been Wrong > Cicatriz > Halo Of Nembutals > MIRANDA > Teflon > Viscera Eyes> The Widow> Roulette Dares
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nicoinfurs wrote:
that's great news, my gig is saved, for once I thought I was gonna miss the mars volta for the second time
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tapping_eddie wrote:
DAVE ELITCH!
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kgullholmen wrote:
it's Elitch btw
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kgullholmen wrote:
taken from the shoutbox of yesterday's Oslo-gig: "I have no idea who the drummer was. But he had an afro! (no shit) He played really good - and in my ears, seemed to be a good technical drummer. The concert was fucking fantaaaastic! Enjoyed every minute of it :D Cedric's unique stage persona is still very much present, and it was just a lot of fun seeing him rolling on the floor like an eel. They played Roulette Dares at the ending, fuck yeeeah" (APandaNamedMica)
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volta666 wrote:
who played drums in stockholm?
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ninjacat11 wrote:
I hope that the new guy is just as good as either Pridgen or Theodore.
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AlbatrossinComa wrote:
It's funny that Thomas is still talking shit
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Homeballs wrote:
Dave Elitch...?
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Kowaqqatzi wrote:
will check out
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TMVRadio wrote:
tonight is proof who the new drummer is
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ceQ_bop wrote:
...tripping, thanks again for your music :D
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milr26 wrote:
cyclonnl: doesn't matter - they are all worth your time and money. Why not go in order? That way you can hear how they have changed/grown/progressed... For me, TMV is one of those bands that never disappoints (unless it's when they cancel a show...).
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quicksand89 wrote:
Wow thats not true at all
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Callisto1 wrote:
none, this is all you need. rest is awful bullshit (:
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FlipRock wrote:
cyclonnl: Amputechture or Bedlam
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The Mars Volta to Appear on Live From Abbey Road
30 Sep 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/themarsvolta
The Mars Volta will appear on “Live From Abbey Road” October 24th. TMV will be appearing in the third show which airs on Channel 4 in the UK on October 24th alongside the Friendly Fires and The Gossip. …
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