The Mars Volta News Archives

The Mars Volta performs Oct. 26, 2008, at Voodoo fest. This yeara s lineup includes Eminem, The Flaming Lips and KISS.

Beck, the Strokes, and the Pixies have all played UCSD's 4700-capacity multipurpose RIMAC arena.

The U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Dan Jacobs and singer Alex Varkatzas of the California-based rock band ATREYU about the making of the group's new album, "Congregation Of The Damned" . Watch the chat below.

We've just got a tip that deadpan dandy and Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas has made his debut solo album Phrazes for the Young available for streaming on We7.

October 23rd, 2009 by Jeff Hahne in Live Reviews , Photos , setlist The Deal: Progressive rockers perform energetic hour-and-45-minute set for a crowd of roughly 700.

After The Infamous Sugar was forced to cancel its performance tonight at Berkeley Cafe , the apologetically rock 'n' roll bill was reduced to a three band lineup with a surprise "supergroup." This evening's showcase is presented by the folks at New Raleigh , and doors are set to open at 9 p.m. with the show scheduled to start at 10.

After a comeback from a liver transplant six years ago, superstar Spanish crooner Camilo Sesto is in the midst of a retirement tour that will bring the 63-year-old balladeer to the County Coliseum at 8 p.m. Saturday.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based hard rockers PRIESTESS have signed a deal with New York City's Tee Pee Records for the release of the band's sophomore album, "Prior to the Fire" . Recorded in Los Angeles with producer David Schiffman , "Prior to the Fire" underlines PRIESTESS ' hard-hitting songwriting, memorable hooks and earth-shaking ability to ...

Members of The Mars Volta Tour Together in Zechs Marquise and Free Moral Agents This November Considering how The Mars Volta 's songs are so complexly intertwined, it would only make sense that the band's ever-expanding family of related projects are bound together as well.

In recent years, there's been a significant resurrection of progressive rock music thanks to such bands as Coheed & Cambria, the Mars Volta, Muse, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and even to a certain degree Radiohead.

BLK JKS gained popularity in South Africa a few years back for being black and having a predilection for progressive rock music - apparently an unusual combination, despite the best efforts of Jimi Hendrix and Lenny Kravitz.

You could win 2 tickets to the Big Day Out 2010 in Auckland plus return flights from any Grab-A- Seat airport in NZ and one night's accommodation at the Quadrant Hotel in Auckland.

We're thinking that the Mars Volta aren't too crazy about being pigeonholed. One year after Rolling Stone named them "Best Prog-Rock Band," the Mexico-based group has turned around and delivered what singer Cedric Bixler Zavala calls a "pop" album.

When the Mars Volta put out its latest album, "The Bedlam in Goliath," in January, the act gave its hardcore fans an option that is becoming increasingly popular -- and creative.

Mastodon. How do you improve on a concert by supreme metal band Mastodon? You get the coolest fake metal band since Spinal Tap to share top billing.

On Saturday evening October 24 at 8:00 p.m., Juan Alderete, Thomas Pridgen and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of The Mars Volta will perform at a concert at Hollywood's Key Club which will include a presentation of Bass Player magazine's Lifetime Achievement Awards to jazz legend Charlie Haden and R&B legend Rocco Prestia.

The Mars Volta postponed on Columbus not once but twice in 2008. When they finally appeared at the LC last September, they hardly made penance, as their surprisingly early start time caused some ticketholders to miss part of the show.

The Mars Volta no longer plays three-hour shows with ever-evolving set lists, which some have taken to mean that the band has lost its experimental edge.

Not even a set malfunction could put a damper on the energy coursing through the House of Blues last night.

Published: Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 12:42 p.m. Before I heard the BLK JKS , I didn't know South African prog-rock existed.

Muse , Lily Allen , Dizzee Rascal , Kasabian , Calvin Harris and The Temper Trap have been announced as set to play the Big Day Out festival in Australia next year.

Tuesday, 29 September 2009, 5:30 pm Press Release: Big Day Out As 2010 looms on the horizon like a sci-fi sequel it's time to announce what's confirmed for the next instalment of travelling mayhem known as the Big Day Out.

Most of the talk about the Big Day Out's first announcement will rightly focus on the big names like Muse, Dizzee Rascal, Lily Allen, Groove Armada, Kasabian and Mars Volta.