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Australian quintet takes Trackside stage July 10 WILTON By TOM EVANS Hour Staff Writer If the young Australian band Closure In Moscow makes it big, those in attendance at Trackside Teen Center on July 10 will have the chance to say "I saw them when they were just starting out." This progressive rock quintet is touring behind the release of its ...

The Mars Volta were forced to cut short their T In The Park show today , when security deemed their set too long for the allotted time.

So-Cal rockers Ancestors have recorded a new album. It is being mixed and mastered at Infra Sonic Sound by Pete Lyman , known for his diverse work with Mars Volta , Qui and No Age .

Guitar Center has announced the return of King of the Blues, the nationwide search for the next great undiscovered blues guitar player.

Every trip has to end sometime. And it seems these post-psychedelic travellers are finally coming down on their fifth studio CD Octahedron.

American progressive rock group formed in 2001 by Omar Rodrguez-Lpez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala. Read Full Story at lyricsmusic.name>> Add a Comment Please keep your comments relevant to this story.

T in the Park audiences in for a something a little different as progressive rock band The Mars Volta take to the T in the Park stage next weekend.

There will come a time, many many years from now, long after the dust has settled, when we look back at this point in music's vast history, and Omar Rodriguez Lopez will be left standing.

Released: May 5, 2009 Genre: Math rock Label: Rodriguez Lopez Productions Number Of Tracks: 11 Even from the creators of such bands as Hella and The Mars Volta, it still comes as a surprise as to what they can do.

However, the Mars Volta has pushed the boundaries of their music and their mania time and again, leaving the expectation that each album will be a further exploration of psychedelic insanity.

On their second album, this prairie band shows more personality, some charm and sincerity.

21st Century Breakdown by Green Day tied with "Black Clouds & Silver Linings," by Dream Theater Mojo Music in Avon 1. "Big Whiskey & The Groo Grux King," by Dave Matthews Band 2. "Relapse," by Eminem 3. "The E.N.D.," by Black Eyed Peas 4. "Street Sweeper Social Club," by Street Sweeper Social Club 5. "Octahedron," by Mars Volta 6. "Black Clouds & ...

Copy and paste below into your page: Top iTunes downloads Top 10 albums on iTunes Music Store for June 24: 1. "The E.N.D. ," Black-Eyed Peas 2. "Far ," Regina Spektor 3. "Far ," Regina Spektor 4. "Transformers Revenge of the Fallen the Album ," Various Artists 5. "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King," Dave Matthews Band 6. "Leave This Town ," ...

Guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and singer/lyricist Cedric Bixler-Zavala made 'concept' albums, this one is more traditional Robin Eggar Exclusive: for a free download from The Mars Volta, scroll to the bottom of this article The Mars Volta are simultaneously throwbacks and futurists to whom the three-minute song is an alien concept.

Originally from St. Catharines, Ontario, Alexisonfire who have described their music as "the sound of two Catholic high-school girls in mid-knife-fight," are following up three consecutive platinum-selling albums with the most recent being the ferocious Crisis .

The Mars Volta have commented further on reunion rumours sparked by a reconciliation with their former At The Drive-In bandmates.

"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" : Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox return to star in director Michael Bay's mega-action sequel, as they once again join in the Autobots' battle against the evil Decepticons.

New Music Tuesday: Music released on June 23, 2009 includes the terrific punk-jazz fusion-funk album "Octahedron," from the Mars Volta, and the fifth studio album from the Seattle-based Maktub, called "Five." Also out today: Ginuwine, "A Man's Thoughts"; Dream Theater, "Black Clouds & Silver Linings"; and Regina Spektor's "Far."

Indie piano-popper Regina Spektor increases her appeal, prog-rockers the Mars Volta continue not to care whom they please, and kinda-punk Brody Dalle brings us her new band's debut - Metromix has full reviews of this week's biggest releases , as well as quick takes on fresh LPs from the likes of the Gossip, Sunset Rubdown, Dead Prez & DJ Green ...

Alternative rockers Dinosaur Jr. having been jamming out together since 1984 and are releasing their ninth studio album this summer.