Photo by Monica Lozano Teri Gender Bender is calling me from Mexico and just minutes in she declares, “I’m blanking because I’m so nervous…I’m terrible at interviews!” It doesn’t take long to realize that this couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, the Mexican songwriter is so open about her life—from growing up in Guadalajara,…
It’s safe to say that anything Omar Rodríguez-López has his hands in is going to be interesting. The Mars Volta/At the Drive-In guitarist has joined Teri Gender Bender (Le Butcherettes), and Melvins’ guitarist and drummer Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover for a new outing called Crystal Fairy that’s equally as rough-around-the-edges and guitar-driven as all…
It’s been three years since Texan prog rock wonders The Mars Volta graced us with their final bow, Noctourniquet. Guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez went on to form Bosnian Rainbows, while singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala focused on solo music and also his new band Zavalaz. Though The Mars Volta may never return to the fold in its prime…