At the Drive-In Profile

At the Drive-In Profile


At the Drive-In Profile

Formed: in El Paso, Texas (1993) by Guitarist Jim Ward and vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala (both members of El Paso Pussycats at the time)

Genres: Indie Post-Hardcore

Current members:
Cedric Bixler - vocals
Jim Ward - guitar, vocals
Omar Rodriguez - guitar (plus bass guitar on Acrobatic Tenement)
Paul Hinojos - bass
Tony Hajjar - drums

Previous Members:
Adam Amparan - guitar on Acrobatic Tenement
Ryan Sawyer - drums on Acrobatic Tenement
Kenny Hopper - bass on Hell Paso and Alfaro Vive, Carajo!
Bernie Rincon - drums on Hell Paso
Davey Simmons - drums on Alfaro Vive, Carajo!
Jarret Wrenn - guitar on Hell Paso and Alfaro Vive, Carajo!
Ben Rodriguez -guitar on El Gran Orgo

Name Game: band name is from a lyric in the song "Talk Dirty To Me" by Poison.

Influences: Fugazi, Drive Like Jehu, Texas hardcore scene,

Trademark: strongly metaphorical lyrics.

First show: on October 15th, 1994 at The Loretto Fair with Catch Okra, in El Paso, Texas.

Breakthrough single: "One Armed Scissor" (and subsequent MTV video)

Debut Album: Acrobatic Tenement (1996) (Flipside)

Did You Know:
Breakup
In 2001, broke up at the peak of their popularity initially going on "indefinite hiatus."

After the break-up of ATDI, Omar and Cedric started The Mars Volta.
Other members including Jim Ward, Paul Hinojos, and Tony Hajjar formed the band Sparta.

DeFacto (formerly De Facto Carde Dub) was the alias for Cedric Bixler and Omar Rodriguez's reggae/dub side project since the early days of At the Drive-In.

DeFacto broke up when Jeremy Ward the vocalist and sound engineer died of a drug overdose in 2003.












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