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Monday
Jan112010

New "The Sentimental Engine Slayer" trailer

Guitar virtuoso, and now, actor and director Omar Rodríguez-LópezOmar Rodríguez-López, of At The Drive-In and The Mars Volta fame, has released the first trailer for his film directing debut, The Sentimental Engine Slayer. Rodríguez-López, Juan Alderete, fellow band member Pablo Hinojos-Gonzalez along with musical collaborator and Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante produced the film. The film stars Rodríguez-López, his younger brother Marcel, Tatiana Velaquez, and Sonny Kay. Omar is not only directing and acting the lead part, he is also making the music for the film. So, be excited.

Omar shot the film in his hometown, El Paso, TX, with scenes in English and Spanish. The Sentimental Engine Slayer will premiere at the 2010 Rotterdam Film Festival in February.

Here's the synopsis:

 

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Monday
Nov022009

New At The Drive-In concert footage surfaces

I still want a Cedric fro.At The Drive-In will always be one of my favorite post-hardcore bands. One of my biggest regrets is not listening to them before they broke up and thus not being able to go to their concerts. I've seen Mars Volta live, and although they put on a stellar show, they still don't compare to the raw intensity of ATDI. Their stage presence and their sound is often immitated but when it comes down to it, there's only one Cedric Bixler and one Omar Rodriguez.

So, anytime new At The Drive-In concert videos are released, I have to watch them. Torsten Meyer posted some new ATDI concert videos on his website (((unartig))) over the weekend. He shot all of these by the way. He also wrote a great article about his experiences with the band. 

Here's a video. Really, nothing beats watching Cedric Bixler dancing around, playing the maracas, and generally going totally nuts on stage:

  

Many more videos can be found here along with the wonderful article Meyer wrote.

And many thanks to FordK for the heads up on this one!