Cedric Bixler-Zavala

The highly anticipated follow-up to 2009’s Octahedron has been officially announced by The Mars Volta frontman Cedric Bixler-Zavala.  In a post on his Youtube channel, Bixler-Zavala confirmed the speculation regarding the imminent album and prepared fans for a change in sound and cover art.  “All I can say is that most of the music and artwork is the complete opposite of everything we have done. As is with our band name, it is a new leaf with some small familiar aspects,” he said.  Explaining...Read Full Story

Known for such landmark releases as the gold-certified De-Loused In The Comatorium and Frances The Mute and 2008′s The Bedlam In Goliath which featured Best Hard Rock Performance Grammy winner “Wax Simulacra,” The Mars Volta returns in epic and unexpected fashion with its sixth album: Noctourniquet which will be released March 27 by Warner Bros. While Noctourniquet was, in typical Mars Volta fashion, written by Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala and produced by Rodriguez-Lopez, the...Read Full Story

Last night was a very different kind of concert experience for me. In the quiet streets of late night Silverlake, we found ourselves at the Bootleg Theater. The reason? The first tour of the mighty Big Sir. Started by Lisa Papineau and Juan Alderete (bassist for The Mars Volta) a few years ago, they had yet to ever nationally tour until this week. Joining them for the live show were Jonathan Hischke (bassist of Le Butcherettes) Matt Embree (of RX Bandits) and yes, even Cedric Bixler-Zavala...Read Full Story

Post-hardcore fans rejoice! Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez are reuniting their long defunct band At the Drive-In for some shows in 2012. The band have launched a new website and a Twitter account which both proclaim their heralding return, “ATTENTION ! To whom it may concern: AT THE DRIVE-IN will be breaking their 11 year silence. THIS STATION IS …. NOW ….OPERATIONAL,” a reference to “One-Armed Scissor.” For those who have loved Bixler Zavala’s wailing vocals and Rodriguez...Read Full Story

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