Posts Tagged ‘The Mars Volta’
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Tortoise: Beacons of Ancestorship
With its first disc of new tunes in five years, Tortoise shifts to a synth-heavy sound that may be its most diverse to date.
Serengeti & Polyphonic: Terradactyl
Serengeti & Polyphonic release their second disc — one that should announce them on the national indie-rap scene — and The Mars Volta maintains its rabid pace, this time scaling back to an accessible album of balladry.
The Mars Volta: Octahedron
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Tags: Adam Drucker, Anticon, Buck 65, Cedric Bixler Zavala, Doseone, Jeff Parker, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Polyphonic, Renee-Louise Carafice, Serengeti, The Mars Volta, Thrill Jockey, Tortoise, Warner Bros.
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Friday, May 29th, 2009
Holy collaboration — Mike Patton and Justin Broadrick are contributing to a score by Fog’s Andrew Broder and Adam “Doseone” Drucker for a semi-autobiographical “photographic novel” by Alan Moore. Whoa.
In other news, The Dillinger Escape Plan has signed to Season of Mist, Eyedea & Abilities has a new album, two Rodriguez-Lopez brothers (not Omar) are releasing a debut full-length, and Múm will release a new disc in August. This and more is in the roundup. (more…)
Tags: Adam Drucker, Alan Moore, Andrew Broder, Beastie Boys, Converge, Doseone, Dysrhythmia, Eyedea & Abilities, Fog, Genghis Tron, Jay Bennett, Justin Broadrick, Lex, Mike Patton, Nico Muhly, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Phonogetic Records, Rhymesayers, Rodriguez Lopez Productions, Season of Mist, Sigur Ros, The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Mars Volta, Tortoise, Wilco, Zechs Marquise
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez: Cryptomnesia
Another great week of music brings new albums from El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Isis, Jon Hopkins, Nomo, Yoshida Brothers, and Pink Mountain, providing riotous prog rhythms, epic post-metal, electro-piano soundscapes, multi-ethnic funk, traditionally inspired Japanese crossovers, and avant-garde psychedelic jams. (more…)
Tags: Brian Eno, Cedric Bixler Zavala, Domino, Domo, El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Elliot Bergman, Gino Robair, Hella, Ipecac, Isis, Jon Hopkins, Kyle Bruckmann, Lozenge, NOMO, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Pink Mountain, Quasi, Radiohead, Rodriguez Lopez Productions, Sickroom, Splatter Trio, The Mars Volta, Ubiquity, Yoshida Brothers, Zach Hill
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Friday, March 27th, 2009
Over the past week, we caught news of a mini Soundgarden/TAD live jam, a new Kayo Dot album, a new/streaming Trash Talk EP, another Mars Volta album, another Zach Hill project, and a release date for the new Tortoise album. Read about this and more after the jump. (more…)
Tags: Ben Shepherd, Busdriver, Chll Pll, Dinosaur Jr., Faith No More, Grails, Greenleaf, Jagjaguwar, Jon Theodore, Kayo Dot, Kid Koala, Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, One Day as a Lion, Porter, Randall Dunn, Secret Chiefs 3, Soundgarden, TAD, Tad Doyle, Terence Bernardo, The Bronx, The Mars Volta, Thrill Jockey, Tim Fite, Tom Morello, tool, Tortoise, Trash Talk, Yoshida Brothers, Zac Nelson, Zach de la Rocha, Zach Hill
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Friday, March 6th, 2009
Guitarist/composer Omar Rodriguez Lopez, mastermind of The Mars Volta, has tabbed drummer Zach Hill and synth bassist Jonathan Hischke of Hella as well as bassist Juan Alderete de la Peña of The Mars Volta to form a “new” group — aptly named El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez. (more…)
Tags: Cedric Bixler Zavala, El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Hella, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, The Mars Volta, Zach Hill
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez: Old Money
January closes out strongly with a spacey, progressive solo effort from Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, a metal/Jewish mélange from Jamie Saft, 1970s-style prog jams from Diagonal, and more. (more…)
Tags: Bad Brains, Beastie Boys, Cotton Jones, Diagonal, Earache, Ennio Morricone, Ephel Duath, Jamie Saft, John Zorn, King Crimson, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Merzbow, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Page France, Pantera, Rise Above, Stones Throw, Suicide Squeeze, The Mars Volta, Tzadik
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Friday, November 14th, 2008
Garage a Trois
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez announces a new solo album for Stones Throw; Saul Williams speaks about the aftermath of The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust; Garage a Trois announces tour dates and posts an album preview; Don Caballero returns to the Northeast, and much more.
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Tags: Don Caballero, Estradasphere, Garage a Trois, Jimi Hendrix, Marco Benevento, Mastodon, Mike Patton, NOMO, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Orange Tulip Conspiracy, Pelican, Saul Williams, Stones Throw, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, The Mars Volta, The Qemists
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Shining (Norway)
CMJ in New York, Voodoo Experience in New Orleans, four great nights at Chicago’s Hideout, — this weekend is packed. Shudder to Think, Shining, Coliseum, Fucked Up, The Eternals, sBACH, Deacon John, and Pillars and Tongues are all among our recommendations to catch live.
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Tags: Akimbo, Algernon, An Albatross, Andre Williams, Black Earth Ensemble, Black Ladies, Broken Social Scene, Chali 2na, CMJ, Coliseum, D Numbers, Deacon John, DeVotchKa, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Eleventh Dream Day, Extra Action Marching Band, Fucked Up, God Forbid, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Man Man, Marnie Stern, Mike Reed, Minus the Bear, Nine Inch Nails, Ozomatli, Parts & Labor, Phosphorescent, Pillars and Tongues, Pit er Pat, Reverend Horton Heat, sBACH, Sharon Jones, Shining, Shudder to Think, Silences Sumire, Sole, Sunfish Ensemble, The Engines, The Eternals, The Gutter Twins, The Mars Volta, Tobin Summerfield, Town & Country, Voodoo Experience, Zenith Works
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Jazz/jam trio Medeski, Martin & Wood (shown left) leads our picks of the week, but its new disc is followed closely by dreamy hip-hop fusionist Koushik, organic hip-hop group Look Daggers, and more.
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Tags: 2Mex, Akimbo, Bill Frisell, Breakestra, Earth, ECM, Indirecto, John Zorn, Koushik, Look Daggers, Martin & Wood, Mastodon, Medeski, Naked City, Neurot, Paul Motian, Stones Throw, The Mars Volta, Up Above
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Those familiar with the national festival circuit might get a sense of déjà vu when looking at the lineup for Austin City Limits. No matter – there are plenty of quality jams to go around the fest’s eight stages, and we have our recommended itinerary ready for you.
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Tags: Against Me!, Antibalas, Austin City Limits, Beck, Conor Oberst, Del the Funky Homosapien, Galactic, Gnarls Barkley, Gogol Bordello, Iron & Wine, Man Man, Nachito Herrera, Roky Erickson, Sharon Jones, The Foo Fighters, The Mars Volta, The Raconteurs
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
“There’s a misconception that we’re so serious, and we’re so artsy, and we’re trying hard to be tortured,” says Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, lead guitarist and founding member of The Mars Volta. “We have that part, but we have the whole other side too.” (more…)
Tags: At the Drive-In, Badfinger, Big Star, Drive Like Jehu, Elvis Costello, Gold Standard Laboratories, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Slade, Suicidal Tendencies, Suicide, The Cars, The Mars Volta, Yes
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