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At the Drive-In

Band formed in 1994 in El Paso, TX

Disbanded in 2001

At the Drive-In's Genre:

Post-Hardcore, Emo, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock

Biography

Combining emotional melodies and upbeat rhythms moving at an unpredictable rate, At the Drive-In definitely stuck out in their hometown of El Paso, Texas. Formed in early 1994, the group debuted soon after with its first EP, Hell Paso, followed by a brief tour across the Lone Star State. With a lineup secured around Cedric Bixler (vocals), Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Jim Ward (guitar), Paul Hinojos (bass), and Tony Hajjar (drums), At the Drive-In continued on with a second EP (Alfaro Vive, Carajo!) and toured mostly empty houses and clubs across the western United States. A small gig in Los Angeles -- with an audience consisting of only nine people -- somehow got the attention of Flipside Records, which released the band's first full-length, Acrobatic Tenement, in 1996. With constant energy and a stubborn enthusiasm to continue, At the Drive-In began to develop an audience, helped out by constant touring and word-of-mouth hype. Their 1997 follow-up EP, El Gran Orgo, had more of a melodic bite, but their musical depth and originality still remained. In/Casino/Out followed in 1998, and 2000 saw the release of Relationship of Command. Then in 2001 the band went on indefinite hiatus. Bixler and Rodriguez-Lopez formed the Mars Volta, while Ward, Hajjar, and Hinojos moved on to Sparta. By May 2005 that hiatus looked pretty permanent, with both Sparta and the Volta's careers thriving and At the Drive-In issuing a retrospective compilation. This Station Is Non-Operational, released through Fearless domestically, included hits, rarities, cover songs (Smiths, Pink Floyd), and DVD content. In 2012, seemingly out of nowhere, the bandmembers announced that they would be reuniting and performing at the Coachella Festival that April. ~ Mike DaRonco

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Coachella 2012

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Indie 500

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Lollapalooza 2012

What started as a touring music festival in 1991 by Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell, Lollapalooza has become a definitively unique music experience. Today, Lollapalooza takes place every summer in historic Grant Park, Chicago, between the iconic Chicago skyline and the shores of Lake Michigan. Lollapalooza 2012 Radio plays music from the artists playing this year’s festival including today’s biggest stars and the hottest up-and-coming Indie and Electronic acts taking the stage in Chicago from August 3-5, 2012.

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At the Drive-In

This station plays the best music from and music from related artists like The Mars Volta, Sparta, Sunny Day Real Estate, Thursday, Modest Mouse, Fugazi, Minus the Bear, Brand New, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Glassjaw and more.

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At the Drive-In's Selected Discography (17)

Relationship of Command [Bonus Tracks] [13 Tracks] Album Cover

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	Sparta	When At the Drive-In announced a hiatus in March 2001, co-founder Jim Ward (vocals/guitar) immediately started working with bandmates Paul Hinojos (guitar) and Tony Hajjar (drums) under the Sparta moniker.
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