Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird, which first premiered at South by Southwest in March, is heading to select theaters nationally on Nov. 20 via Oscilloscope Laboratories. The documentary focuses on bandmates and friends Omar Rodríguez-LópezandCedric Bixler-Zavala’s lives and musical partnerships in seminal bands including the Mars Volta …
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The Mars Volta’s Cedric Bixler-Zavala, whose wife was among the four women who accused Danny Masterson of sexual assault, reacted to the That 70’s Show actor’s conviction Wednesday on two counts of rape in a series of social media posts. Bixler-Zavala and his wife Chrissie Carnell-Bixler — both former Scientologists …
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Hours before the Mars Volta released their first new album in 10 years, the reunited prog-rock outfit staged their first concert in over a decade at the Factory in Dallas. Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Omar Rodríguez-López, and the rest of Mars Volta debuted a pair of new tracks (“Blacklight Shine,” “Graveyard Love“) …
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After releasing a pair of new songs, the Mars Volta finally confirmed that they will drop their first album in a decade, The Mars Volta, on Sept. 16. Accompanying the album announcement, the band has shared another new tune, “Vigil,” which arrived with a music video directed by guitarist Omar …
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The Mars Volta are back already with another new song and short film, “Graveyard Love.” The track is a prog-y, experimental dirge that appears to be inspired by the brutal colonialist rule the United States has imposed on Puerto Rico, where guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López was born. Of the lyrics to …
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