At the Drive-In

Based out of: El Paso, Texas
Labels: Fearless Records & Grand Royal
Years together: 1993-2001

Members:
Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Jim Ward
Omar Rodriquez-Lopez
Paul Hinojos
Tony Hajjar

Discography:

1. Aerobatic Tenement - 1996 (which Omar played bass on, not guitar)
   
2. In/Casino/Out - 1998
3. Relationship of Command - 2000

Sounds Like:

• Five gifted persons; Cedric Bixler-Zavala as lead vocals, Jim Ward on guitar & backing vocals, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez on guitar/noise, Paul Hinojos on bass, and Tony Hajjar on drums. At The Drive-In (ATDI) could be compared to a can of rocks being whipped up by a hurricane {AWESOME}.
  

Live:

• Being lucky enough to see this band before the breakup, I can tell you that it was an intense and life changing experience.

Video:

• Thought provoking & visually pleasing: Check out "One Armed Scissor"

The reasoning for this bands dispersal was that Omar and Cedric felt as if ATDI had came to a point where there was no more room for experimentation & growth. The latest works of the former members of At The Drive-In are as follows: Mars Volta, De Facto, Sparta (SUCKS), and The Fall on Deaf Ears.

Parenthetical Girls

Based out of : Portland, Oregon
Label: Indie

Current Members:
Eddy Crichton
Racheal Jensen
Zac Pennington
Jherek Bischoff

Notable Previous Members:
Owen Ashworth (Casio Tone for the Painfully Alone)


Discography:

1. (((GRRRLS))) - 2006
2. Safe As Houses - 2006
3. Entanglements - 2008

Sounds Like:

• An array of gifted musicians playing an arrange of classical & modern instruments from violins to synths. Lead vocals sung by Zac Pennington, and supporting vocals by Rachael Jensen with back up vocals provided by both Eddy Crichton and Jherek Bischoff. The Parenthetical Girls can be described as intellectually experimental. Listening to them is like listening to 'The Sound of Music' on speed.

Live:

• Live the Parenthetical Girls have both a great sense of stage presence & interaction with the crowd. They will make you feel other worldly and it is an experience worth having to see them.

Videos:

• Simply Visually Pleasing: Check out "A Song For Ellie Greenwich"

As an overall the Parenthetical Girls in my opinion are a band worth listening to, an up and coming breath of fresh air worth keeping one's eye on.

Why? you ask

Hello as you already my know my name is Edward Luzier. The reason for this blog is for me to bring new bands to your attention and give my opinion on the bands Albums and Live shows.