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At the Drive-In
Origin El Paso, Texas
Genre(s) Post-hardcore
Alternative rock
Art rock
Years active 1993–2001
Label(s) Fearless Records
Associated acts The Mars Volta
Sparta
De Facto
Sleepercar
Dios Kilos
Former members
Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Jim Ward
Omar Rodríguez-López
Paul Hinojos
Tony Hajjar

At the Drive-In was an American post-hardcore band from El Paso, Texas, that was active from 1993 to 2001. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Post-hardcore evolved from Hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader Punk rock movement Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Art rock is a term describing a subgenre of Rock music that tends to have "experimental or avant-garde influences" and emphasizes "novel sonic texture In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Fearless Records is an Alternative rock -oriented Record label that according to their website has been signing artists since 1994. The Mars Volta is the name of a partnership between guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala founded in 2001 Sparta is an American Alternative rock band from El Paso Texas, formed in 2001 De Facto was a dub reggae band which included Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Omar Rodríguez-López, Isaiah "Ikey" Owens and Jeremy Michael Sleepercar is the sideproject of Jim Ward, the singer and guitarist for the band Sparta. Cedric Bixler Zavala (born November 4, 1974 in Redwood City, California) is the lead singer and lyricist of The Mars Volta, and James David Ward (born September 19, 1976 in El Paso Texas) is the lead vocalist guitarist and leader of the band Sparta. Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López (born September 1, 1975) is a Multi-instrumentalist, Songwriter, Lead guitarist and producer Paul Hinojos (born on July 17, 1975 in Los Angeles California) is a musician and currently plays Guitar in The Mars Volta Tony Hajjar (born Tony Hajjar August 17 1974 in Beirut Lebanon) is the Drummer for two well-known bands At the Drive-In The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Post-hardcore evolved from Hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader Punk rock movement Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State.

Contents

History

During their career, At the Drive-In crafted off-kilter, unconventional songs laced with cryptic and strongly metaphoric lyrics. Influenced equally by music from the likes of Pink Floyd, Fugazi, Bad Brains and The Smiths, the band was founded in 1993 by guitarist Jim Ward and vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala. Pink Floyd are Fugazi are an American alternative / post-hardcore band that formed in Washington D Bad Brains are an American Hardcore punk band formed in Washington D The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982 James David Ward (born September 19, 1976 in El Paso Texas) is the lead vocalist guitarist and leader of the band Sparta. Cedric Bixler Zavala (born November 4, 1974 in Redwood City, California) is the lead singer and lyricist of The Mars Volta, and At the Drive-In's first studio recording was Hell Paso (Western Breed), an EP issued in 1994. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994. They played their first live show on October 15, 1994 at the Loretto High School Fair in El Paso, Texas. Much touring would quickly develop a following as intense in loyalty as the band was on stage. The band aggressively sought shows and publicity in its early days, even going to the point where members pretended to be a polka chapel band in order to obtain an appearance on a local television show called "Let's Get Real". This reputation for hard work, the release of perhaps their best-known album (Relationship of Command) and their minor hit radio single "One Armed Scissor" (which had a music video in circulation on MTV) received positive attention in the rock press towards the end of their career. The band's first nationally televised performance was on FarmClub, a now defunct television show which aired late at night on the USA network. After that performance they also appeared on Later with Jools Holland, Late Night With Conan O'Brien and The Late Show With David Letterman, performing their single "One Armed Scissor" on national television. Later with Jools Holland is a contemporary British Music television show hosted by Jools Holland. Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien on NBC The Late Show with David Letterman is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS

Not only notoriously energetic and wild at shows, At the Drive-In were noted by the music press for the afros of Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodríguez-López. An afro, sometimes called a "natural" or shortened to "fro", is a Hairstyle in which the Hair extends out from the Head Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López (born September 1, 1975) is a Multi-instrumentalist, Songwriter, Lead guitarist and producer The hairstyle became synonymous with the pair's image (which was aesthetically reminiscent of late sixties group The MC5. The MC5 ( Motor City Five) was an American Hard rock band formed in Lincoln Park Michigan in 1964 and active until ) However, the two have been very vocal about image: Cedric once explained to a crowd, "I'm not the only guy in the band; you don't have to take pictures of me all the time. There's Jim, there's Paul, there's Tony. Just 'cause they don't have curly hair doesn't mean they're not important. "

According to some sources, At the Drive-In struggled to recreate their intense live experience in the studio, much like the great hard rock pioneers The Who famously did in the 1960s. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend At one point they tried to circumvent this problem by recording their second album, In/Casino/Out (1998), as a live studio album.

Breakup

In January 2001, At the Drive-In traveled to Australia for the Big Day Out. The Big Day Out ( BDO) is an annual Music festival that tours Australia and New Zealand which originated in Sydney in 1992 While performing in Sydney, they left partway through their set after telling the spectators in attendance to calm down and observe the safety rules (moshing). Moshing or slamming refers to the activity in which audience members at live music performances aggressively push or slam into each other After the refusal of the crowd, frontman Cedric Bixler-Zavala told the crowd, “You're a robot, you're a sheep!” and proceeded to baa at them several times before the band left the stage around 15 minutes into their set. "I think it's a very, very sad day when the only way you can express yourself is through slam-dancing," he proclaimed. [1] Later that day, teenager Jessica Michalik died of asphyxiation during a crowd surge in the now infamous Limp Bizkit Big Day Out set. Jessica Anna Michalik ( 7 January, 1985 - 26 January 2001 in Concord New South Wales) was an Australian teenage girl Limp Bizkit is an American Nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida.

Later in 2001, at the peak of their popularity and following a world tour, At the Drive-In broke up, initially referring to the split as an "indefinite hiatus. " The band played their last show at Groningen's Vera venue on February 21, 2001. Groningen is the capital city of the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. A combination of excessive hype, relentless touring, artistic differences, and Rodriguez-Lopez & Bixler-Zavala's drug habits all contributed to the demise of the band. [2]

Cedric Bixler-Zavala took responsibility for the breakup of the band, saying repeatedly in interviews that he felt almost as if ATDI were holding him back, and that he didn't want his music to be confined to 'punk' or 'hardcore' – that it should encompass many different genres and be even more progressive, alternative, and "against-the-grain. Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s " Bixler-Zavala and Rodriguez-Lopez had stated that they wanted their next album to sound like Pink Floyd's The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, while the other members of the band were intent on progressing in a more typical rock direction. Pink Floyd are The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is Pink Floyd 's debut album and the only one made under Syd Barrett 's leadership although he made some contributions to

Following the break-up of ATDI, Bixler-Zavala and Rodriguez-Lopez started The Mars Volta. The Mars Volta is the name of a partnership between guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala founded in 2001 This project was a departure from their previous work, as it pursued the Progressive rock sound that they had been interested in. Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Meanwhile, the other members of ATDI – Jim Ward, Paul Hinojos, and Tony Hajjar – started the band Sparta. James David Ward (born September 19, 1976 in El Paso Texas) is the lead vocalist guitarist and leader of the band Sparta. Paul Hinojos (born on July 17, 1975 in Los Angeles California) is a musician and currently plays Guitar in The Mars Volta Tony Hajjar (born Tony Hajjar August 17 1974 in Beirut Lebanon) is the Drummer for two well-known bands At the Drive-In Sparta is an American Alternative rock band from El Paso Texas, formed in 2001 Hinojos has since left Sparta to join Bixler-Zavala and Rodriguez in The Mars Volta. Both bands have been very successful in their own right; Sparta's music exchanged the rapturous post-hardcore sensibilities of ATDI for a more mellow yet anthemic sound, while The Mars Volta embarked on a more experimental route, transforming into a progressive hard/Latin rock group.

Musical style

The music of At the Drive-In is very complex and sometimes unwilling to classify in a single genre. The amount of influence post hardcore like Rites of Spring and Fugazi had on their sound is undeniable, but it also includes a blend of almost classic and progressive rock sounds. Rites of Spring was an early American Hardcore punk band from Washington D Fugazi are an American alternative / post-hardcore band that formed in Washington D Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved

De Facto

De Facto (formerly De Facto Carde Dub) was Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodríguez-López' reggae/dub side project since the early days of At the Drive-In. De Facto was a dub reggae band which included Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Omar Rodríguez-López, Isaiah "Ikey" Owens and Jeremy Michael Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s Dub is a form of music which evolved from Reggae in the late 1960s The group's ten-song full-length album, Megaton Shotblast, appeared on GSL in late 2001. ¡Megaton Shotblast! is an album by De Facto. Largely instrumental, the album pulls influence from various genres including Electronica De Facto broke up when their vocalist and sound engineer Jeremy Michael Ward died of a drug overdose in 2003. Jeremy Michael Ward ( May 5 1976 – May 25 2003) was the sound technician and vocal operator for The Mars Volta and for

Members

Final Lineup

Previous

Guitarists

Drummers

Bassists

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

Compilations

Splits

Music Videos

From Vaya

From Relationship of Command

See also

References

  1. ^ YouTube - at the drive in live at big day out
  2. ^ HARP Magazine
Cedric Bixler Zavala (born November 4, 1974 in Redwood City, California) is the lead singer and lyricist of The Mars Volta, and Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. James David Ward (born September 19, 1976 in El Paso Texas) is the lead vocalist guitarist and leader of the band Sparta. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López (born September 1, 1975) is a Multi-instrumentalist, Songwriter, Lead guitarist and producer The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Acrobatic Tenement is the debut album from At the Drive-In, released in 1996 Paul Hinojos (born on July 17, 1975 in Los Angeles California) is a musician and currently plays Guitar in The Mars Volta Tony Hajjar (born Tony Hajjar August 17 1974 in Beirut Lebanon) is the Drummer for two well-known bands At the Drive-In A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Acrobatic Tenement is the debut album from At the Drive-In, released in 1996 In/Casino/Out is the second full-length LP by At the Drive-In, released in 1998 Relationship of Command is the third and final Album by At the Drive-In, released in 2000 Grand Royal was the Los Angeles, California based Record label set up in 1992 by The Beastie Boys in conjunction with Capitol Hell Paso is the first EP released by the band At the Drive-In. Alfaro Vive Carajo! is the second EP by At the Drive-In, released in 1995 El Gran Orgo is the third EP by At the Drive-In. It was recorded and released in 1997 without the presence of Jim Ward, whose guitar duties were Vaya is the fourth EP by At the Drive-In, released in 1999. The sound of the album bridges the musical gap between In/Casino/Out " Rolodex Propaganda " is a song by At the Drive-In, released in 2000 as the second single from their 3rd and final studio album Relationship of Command " One Armed Scissor " is a song by At the Drive-In. It was the first single from their album Relationship of Command, and was the first At " Rolodex Propaganda " is a song by At the Drive-In, released in 2000 as the second single from their 3rd and final studio album Relationship of Command James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter " Invalid Litter Dept " was the third single released from At the Drive-In 's album Relationship of Command. This Station is Non-Operational Anthology is a compilation by the now-defunct Post-hardcore band At the Drive-In. ATDI / Sunshine is a split EP released in 2000 by At the Drive-In and Sunshine. Vaya is the fourth EP by At the Drive-In, released in 1999. The sound of the album bridges the musical gap between In/Casino/Out Relationship of Command is the third and final Album by At the Drive-In, released in 2000 " One Armed Scissor " is a song by At the Drive-In. It was the first single from their album Relationship of Command, and was the first At " Invalid Litter Dept " was the third single released from At the Drive-In 's album Relationship of Command. The Mars Volta is the name of a partnership between guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala founded in 2001 Sparta is an American Alternative rock band from El Paso Texas, formed in 2001 De Facto was a dub reggae band which included Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Omar Rodríguez-López, Isaiah "Ikey" Owens and Jeremy Michael Sleepercar is the sideproject of Jim Ward, the singer and guitarist for the band Sparta. Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López (born September 1, 1975) is a Multi-instrumentalist, Songwriter, Lead guitarist and producer The Fall on Deaf Ears was a musical group from El Paso most notable for featuring Cedric Bixler Zavala of At the Drive-In and The Mars Volta,
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