August 31, 2009 - Perfect weather added to the perfect storm of festival cheer on Day Two (8/29) of the 2009 Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
August 28, 2009 - On the eve of their tour kick-off, progressive alt-rockers The Mars Volta have expanded the US headlining outing behind their recently released new album, "Octahedron."
July 29, 2009 - Progressive alt-rockers The Mars Volta will launch a full headlining tour next month behind their recent new studio effort, "Octahedron."
April 15, 2009 - The Mars Volta will release its fifth studio album, "Octahedron," June 23, according to a press release. The album follows last year's "The Bedlam In Goliath," which featured the Grammy Award-winning song "Wax Simulacra."
October 29, 2008 - Day 2 of the 10th annual Voodoo Music Experience was headlined by Nine Inch Nails, who played pro bono in 2005, when the event was offered to the people of New Orleans free of charge in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
September 30, 2008 - Last weekend's Austin City Limits Festival went off without a hitch, hosting over 130 bands under perfect weather conditions. The seventh edition of the three-day festival was packed to capacity. For a full report see Tara Hall's extensive review of all the highlights.
The Mars Volta's sixth album, "Noctourniquet," is in the can and set for release by Warner Bros. on March 27.
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