Years Active: 2006
Band Members: Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Ikie Owens, Juan Alderete, Jeremy Ward, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Influenced by: Syd Barrett, Boredoms, Mr. Bungle, King Crimson, Jimi Hendrix, Yes, Led Zeppelin, Jane's Addiction
Genre: Rock & Alternative
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Feb 02 2009 11:00AM
by Jonah Flicker
Jan 21 2008 19:00PM
by Mike Spinella
Filed under: Video, Electronic
Spinner: The Mars Volta went back to school for the latest video from their fourth studio album, 'The Bedlam in Goliath,' titled 'Ilyena.' Omar Rodríguez-López takes on the role of the teacher, while Cedric Bixler-Zavala serves as a student, ... Read moreNov 08 2007 6:00AM
by Benjy Eisen
Filed under: News, Album, Exclusive
Spinner: It's always been hard to compare the Mars Volta to just about any other band, really, but Volta's Cedric Bixler-Zavala shocked Spinner by telling us -- straight-faced -- "Ever since I was a teenager, Omar and I always talked about putting together a ... Read more
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06/29/09
The Mars Volta post new video If you've been keeping up with The Mars Volta 's new songs...
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06/25/09
CD Review: The Mars Volta's 'Octahedron' a commitment And, like the other scions of scie...
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06/23/09
New CDs This Week: Dinosaur Jr., The Mars Volta... (Sound Affects) Where last week was a...
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06/17/09
The Mars Volta's 'Octahedron' Out June 23 The record will be preceded by its first singl...
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06/17/09
The Mars Volta stream... The Mars Volta are streaming their entire new album, Octahedron...
Alternative Press Magazine
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05/31/09
The Mars Volta Launch Website I've only heard one song off this so far.
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05/29/09
The Mars Volta new songs We figured out the two new songs that the Mars Volta have poste...
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05/27/09
News:The Mars Volta Are Looking For Fans To Host Their Listening Parties! The guys will ...
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05/27/09
News:The Mars Volta Want You To Host Their Listening Party!
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03/28/09
The Mars Volta to release... The Mars Volta will be releasing their next album, Octahedr...
Alternative Press Magazine
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03/03/09
The Mars Volta's Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Works With Hella ... and Juliette Lewis. Yes, Juliette Lewis
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02/12/09
El Paso band The Mars Volta wins first Grammy El Paso's own post-prog titans The Mars Vo...
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10/06/08
Concert Review: Mars Volta highlight festival The Mars Volta has once again blown minds ...
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09/30/08
10/1: The Mars Volta You might think the Mars Volta guitarist/producer Omar Rodriguez-Lo...
The Arizona Republic - Phoenix AZ
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09/16/08
Mars Volta goes to new depths The Mars Volta once enjoyed a certain shock value for its ...
The Boston Globe - Boston MA
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09/05/08
The Mars Volta, N*E*R*D Join Voodoo Experience The Mars Volta, N*E*R*D, TV On The Radio,...
Billboard
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07/30/08
The Mars Volta Anchors L.A.'s Detour Festival The event will also boast performances fro...
Billboard
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06/23/09
New Reviews: The Mars Volta, Dinosaur Jr. and Regina Spektor However, on their fifth alb...
Rock and Roll Daily
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06/23/09
Music Review: Mars Volta Show Softer Side Grammy-winning prog-rock wizards The Mars Volt...
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06/17/09
The Mars Volta's 'Octahedron' Out June 23 The record will be preceded by its first singl...
Starpulse News Blog
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05/27/09
[MP3] new The Mars Volta: "Since We've Been Wrong"
I Guess I'm Floating
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04/16/09
The Mars Volta - new album news, some tour dates & stuff Through complex mathematics in ...
Brooklyn Vegan
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03/04/09
El Grupo Nuevo De Omar Rodriguez Lopez = The Mars Volta + Zach Hill -- new album, limited vinyl, video preview...
Brooklyn Vegan
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11/18/08
Music Review: The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute If there is one CD among contemporary b...
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10/25/08
The Mars Volta, where melodies go to die "Is that Rush?" my friend Christina asked, refe...
Keith Spera - NOLA.com
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09/28/08
The Mars Volta @ ACL fest, Austin TX - pics, video interview The Mars Volta were one of ...
Brooklyn Vegan
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09/26/08
The Mars Volta Then there's the "emotionally connected" artwork courtesy of Floyd acolyt...
Mojo
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08/08/08
Tour Tracker: The Mars Volta, Deerhunter and Lucinda Williams The Mars Volta keep the pr...
Rock and Roll Daily
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07/28/08
The Mars Volta, Gogol Bordello, Matt Costa to play Detour ‘08 I still haven't been, but ...
Soundcheck - OCRegister.com
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06/04/08
The Mars Volta | 2008 Tour Dates I'm not sure if I've really ever taken a poll of the re...
Live Music Blog
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06/03/08
Tour Tracker: Duffy, Janet Jackson and the Mars Volta Duffy promises to show audiences "...
Rock and Roll Daily
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06/02/08
the Mars Volta - updated 2008 Tour Dates (only 1 NYC show?)
Brooklyn Vegan
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05/28/08
The Mars Volta - Sasquatch 2008 pics, video, 2008 tour dates I ran into Cedric and Omar ...
Brooklyn Vegan
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04/25/08
Best of Rock 2008: The Mars Volta The Mars Volta specialize in explosive soundscapes and...
Rock and Roll Daily
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04/08/08
Tour Tracker: John Mayer, the Mars Volta and Emmylou Harris John Mayer continues his Con...
Rock and Roll Daily
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04/02/08
The Mars Volta: Highly charged at House of Blues For a solid two hours on Tuesday, the M...
Soundboard
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03/06/08
AMV: Jasper Morello /The Mars Volta An AMV (animated music video) made using clips from ...
MilkandCookies.com
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03/04/08
AMV: Jasper Morello /The Mars Volta An AMV (animated music video) made using clips from ...
MilkandCookies.com
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03/03/08
Tour Tracker: Jack Johnson, The Mars Volta, The B-52’s and Yaz A quick piece of festiv...
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