February 2012
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Zechs Marquise to play Terroreyes TV Day Party @...
Zechs Marquise will be performing with lots of great bands at Music Makers on Friday March 16th. FREE Pizza!
More Zechs Marquise SXSW related dates to be announced soon!
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Premier Guitar's : What Are You Listening To
Zechs Marquise’s Getting Paid on the turntables over at Premier Guitar, nice one.
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SYFFAL Review: Getting Paid
You ever heard what a bass sounds like when it’s trying to gnaw at your fucking ears?
You ever heard a guitar and keys riff on the same riff at the same fucking time and have the riff turn into this head nodding, neck yanking riff that ends up combining the entire band together on one riff so that when the guitar that was once riffing turns around and just fucking murders a riffy...
January 2012
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Live Video: Zechs Marquise @ La Parada 10/7/2011
Some great footage of Zechs Marquise playing live in their home town of El Paso Texas for the vinyl release of Getting Paid.
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Eureka the Butcher announces Los Angeles & Austin...
See Eureka the Butcher & Sadah Luna live if you are in the Los Angeles or Austin areas:
2/20 @ Harvard & Stone - Hollywood, CA w/ Big Sir, Gregory Rogove & Devendra Banhart DJ’ing 2/22 Low End Theory @ The Airliner in Los Angeles
2/24 @ Hotel Vegas in Austin, TX
and listen/watch him broadcast live on: 2/21 Live Stream on Ham on Everything Radio
and follow...
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New Tracks From Eureka The Butcher!
Eureka The Butcher aka Marcel Rodriguez Lopez of Zechs Marquise and The Mars Volta has unleashed 4 new tracks of his solo electronic production project.
Check them out below:
Stay tuned for soon to be announced Los Angeles area dates in February!
MTV Iggy: Reviews Zechs Marquise's Video...
The Mars Volta sibling band Zechs Marquise’s new video for “Everlasting Beacon of Light” off their recently released sophomore album Getting Paid is like one of those epic dreams you wake up from hoping it means something — something super awesome.
Deep down you know it means you shouldn’t eat cheesecake and an entire Frito pie right before you go to sleep. But it leaves you with the...
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COS Premiere: Everlasting Beacon Of Light Video
With Omar Rodriguez-Lopez suddenly reforming At The Drive-In, his Mars Volta bandmate/brother Marcel has time to spend with his other project, Zechs Marquise. Based in El Paso, the latter Rodriguez-Lopez plays drums in the instrumental progressive rock band with his other brothers Marfred and Rikardo on bass and keyboards, respectively. Their sophomore album, Getting Paid, dropped late...
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Rock A Rolla Issue #35 Interview with Zechs...
“Getting Paid was a learning process, just like everything else we’ve gone through. We basically recorded it twice to make it better.”
This issue, The Mars Volta’s Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez, drummer in El Paso instrumental outfit Zechs Marquise, fills us in on his band and their latest, sophomore album, Getting Paid.
“We wrote and recorded the songs, and then learned to play them live,” he...
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grisl names Zechs marquise "Getting paid" #1 album...
Here at Grisl we wanted to provide our own version of year end list for your/our enjoyment. They are not all cut from the same mold. Some are music based, some travel based and some whatever was on the writer’s mind. 2011 was an amazing year on multiple levels. So, explore some of the music you may have missed, read some of the cool stories, reminisce on some amazing shows, get pissed you...
December 2011
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Alarm Magazine Names Their Top 50 Albums
Zechs Marquise: Getting Paid (Sargent House /Rodriguez Lopez Productions, 9/27/11)
<a href=”http://zechsmarquise.bandcamp.com/track/static-lovers” _mce_href=”http://zechsmarquise.bandcamp.com/track/static-lovers”>Static Lovers by Zechs...
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Ryan's Rock Show Best 11 of 2011 - Getting Paid
07. Zechs Marquise Getting Paid (Sargent House/Rodriguez Lopez)
Out of all the instrumental bands that released albums this year, Zechs Marquise is our favorite. We watched them tear strippers a new hole at a gentleman’s club in L.A. months back, and have had Getting Paid blaring through our gramophone ever since. Simply put, Zechs Marquise is “Crushin’ It!.”
SEE...
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Our Stage Names Getting Paid in its List of The...
Zechs Marquise live clip of Mega Slap from the album Getting Paid.
“Speaking of artists this very column might have hipped you to, Zechs Marquise is mainly known for their connection with the weird and wonderful world of Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, of The Mars Volta fame. ZM is chiefly occupied by Omar’s brothers, and Getting Paid‘s punchy, powerful mix of jazz fusion, progressive rock, ’70s...
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Zechs Marquise make Remezcla's top 25 Tracks of...
Our original Best Songs of 2011 list was over twice as long and we wish to include them all, but twenty-five is the number, folks, and not all are suited for the Best of 2011 title. These below were the ones that were set on repeat in our heads, we bonded to, we celebrated and got piss drunk, made us laugh, made us cry and made us fall in love.
# 25 “Everlasting Beacon of Light” by Zechs...
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Verbicide Review: Getting Paid
In the Rodriguez-Lopez family, musical talent is a strong and vibrant trait. Zechs Marquise’s Malfred and Marcel Rodriquez-Lopez are the younger brothers of The Mars Volta guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez. It appears that the influence of their older brother’s work with Cedric Bixler-Zavala and The Mars Volta have had a large affect on their own musical aspirations and style, especially...
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Dirty Impound New Artists To Notice: Zechs...
Getting Paid (released September 27) is a work best enjoyed dressed in a velvet suit whilst sucking down whippets on a round sofa as monkey butlers peel grapes and mix cocktails. At least that’s the sort of strange scenes from the gold mine that shake loose inside one’s mind while the second album from Zechs Marquise spins. This beatifically bug-fuck album dips into early 70s Miles Davis...
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The Horn: Live Review: Zechs Marquise at Antone's...
Zechs Marquise performed at Antone’s in Austin, Texas on Friday, Nov 9th, 2011. Opening up for the prog-rock outfit were locals Parking and Equals…
…Zechs Marquise is like the Japanese anime character they are named after: unpredictable and unrelenting in their lightning-fast transitions between funked-out interludes and psychedelic rock passages. Rodriguez-Lopez brothers...
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Entrevista II Puerto Rico Indie: Interview...
Dos cosas que hay que superar al escuchar inicialmente sobre Zechs Marquise: la pronunciación de su nombre (digamos que “sex markís” se aproxima lo suficiente; nombre compartido con un popular personaje de la serie de animé Mobile Suit Gundam Wing) y el parentesco con una figura muy influyente y respetada dentro del rock alternativo e independiente.
¿Listos?
El quinteto de El Paso reúne a...
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Riverfront Times Show Pick for 12/6 In St. Louis :...
Let’s get the name-drops out of the way: 60 percent of El Paso, Texas, outfit Zechs Marquise’s members are younger brothers of the Mars Volta guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, and the group releases its music on Rodriguez Lopez Productions via affiliate label Sargent House. Like the Mars Volta, the band is mostly instrumental and exists in the space between prog and punk....
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Slug Magazine reviews Getting paid
Zechs Marquise = The Mars Volta + Cougar + RJD2
You will one day—perhaps, in your dreams—see the most badass, most ballingest, stylish, hardcore, potent piece of gangster movie ever sucked through someone’s eyeballs, and then as the credits roll, under “Soundtrack,” you will see the name Zechs Marquise. Though it’s not the warrior from Gundam Wing, but rather a reference to him, the...
November 2011
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City Paper Show Pick for 12/4 : Rochester
If Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of The Mars Volta is the new messiah of progressive rock, then his younger brothers (three of the five members of Zechs Marquise) can be counted among his closest disciples. Both bands are complex and can blow your mind by creating the sort of experimental and psychedelic music that is both beautiful and strange. Yet this is not your daddy’s prog rock. Zechs...
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Our Stage Exclusive Q&A: Zechs Marquise Reveals...
At its core, Zechs Marquise is about exploration. Specifically outer space exploration. As previously detailed in the 8/24 edition of Riffs, Rants, & Rumors, the band has close familial ties with the progressive rock band The Mars Volta—they even share a keyboardist. However, with the recent release of their latest work Getting Paid, the band demonstrates that they have taken steps towards...
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Win tickets to see Zechs Marquise w/ Thursday,...
Zechs Marquise will be giving away 2 free tickets for every night of their shows with Thursday, Maylene And The Sons of Disaster & Native from November 23rd through December 4th. Follow Zechs Marquise on twitter and keep a look out for tweets on the morning of each show RETWEET back with the tag #zechsmarquise. All RT’s of @zechsband ‘s twitter will automatically be entered to...
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indie rock Reviews: Zechs Marquise – Getting Paid
Whoever taught the members of Zechs Marquise to play their instruments should be given an award. ‘Getting Paid’ is pure prog rock genius and we don’t even have to take hits of acid to enjoy the eurphoria. Just listening to ‘Getting Paid’ will take you to happy land with its mathematical time signatures, guitar noodling, and drumming extraordinaire. Members of Zechs also play in Mars...
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Steve Choi of RX Bandits to Fill in on Guitar in...
Zechs Marquise are touring with Thursday, Maylene & The Sons of Disaster, and Native as well as headlining some dates this fall. Unfortunately due to scheduling conflicts Matt Wilkson will have to miss some of these shows. Until his return, our good friend Steve Choi of RX Bandits has so graciously offered to fill in for Matt on guitar on the following December dates 12/1 - 12/10.
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Surviving the Golden Age Reviews: "Getting Paid"...
Zechs Marquise: Getting Paid Zechs Marquise must have a great sense of irony to name their new record Getting Paid. I say that because Zech Marquise play instrumental prog-rock, not exactly a cash cow genre. Yet I must admit that their sophomore album is infinitely more accessible than their debut. The band’s debut album, Our Delicate Stranded Nightmare was a difficult piece to be sure. It...
October 2011
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Sound Colour Vibration Explores "Getting Paid"
El Paso has been the talk of progressive rock music for many years now. With progressive latin band The Mars Volta devastating audiences in venues around the world over the span of a decade, their origins of El Paso became the talk of many. Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez has been a driving force in the percussion area of Volta’s sound since mid 2000′s and more recently has contributed more keyboard...
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Zechs Marquise "Getting Paid" Terroreyes.TV...
Zechs Marquise perform “Getting Paid” from the new album of the same name while in Los Angeles for a Terroreyes.TV Session. The band will take their live show out on the road with some headlining dates and some with Thursday, Maylene & The Sons of Disaster and Native. If you haven’t heard the new album yet, what are you waiting for? STREAM or DL HERE.
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Zechs Marquise Interview: Getting Paid & The...
L-R: Matt Wilkson, Riko Rodriguez-Lopez, Marfred Rodriguez-Lopez, Marcos Smith, and Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez
On a warm autumn day in Southern California over cold beer and YouTube videos, the members of Zechs Marquise talk of their recent boating experience.
“It was a day off [during the RX Bandits farewell tour] and we all went to [Shasta Lake],” bassist Marfred Rodriguez-Lopez...
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Highlander Radar: Zechs Marquise "Getting Paid"...
The Rodríguez-López family line of music continually pours into the new decade as Mars Volta guru Omar Rodríguez-López passes the torch to his three brothers Marcel, Marfred and Rikardo, who all share a groovy spot in the El Paso based instrumental group ZechsMarquise. “Getting Paid,” the band’s second full-length album, proves to be a concrete epic that borders a variety of...
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Al Borde Interviews Marfred and Marcel of Zechs...
Getting Paid is a reinvention of Zech Marquise’s psychedelic-progressive rock groove where Marcel, Rikardo, and Marfred Rodriguez Lopez, brothers to Mars Volta’s Omar Rodriguez Lopez, introduce a different approach to laying out an album and for the first time ever, crack out some vocals to accompany their riffs and beats.
Here’s their take on the outcome of the album just one day after its...
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Indie rock reviews: Band Gear Box with Zechs...
The members of Zechs Marquise are giving fans an inside look into their instruments, how they record, their live gear set up, some tips and tricks, their music collections and what gear makes their sound unique and much more. Be sure to pick up a copy of their newly released full-length album Getting Paid.
What was your first piece of music gear and how old were you? Guitarist Matthew...
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Remezcla Q&A: Zechs Marquise, Pay Them!
It’s well known that there is some vigorous musical talent running in the Rodríguez-López’ blood flow. I’m flabbergasted by El Paso’s Zechs Marquise’s latest sophomore release Getting Paid (via Rodríguez-López Productions – you can read our review here), and my devotion to prog-funky-jazz rock is at a high.
Talking to bassist Marfred Rodríguez-López via telephone for the first time felt like...
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MTV Tr3s Exclusiva: Marfred Rodriguez Lopez Dishes...
Forget the Van Halens, if you want to know about a true musical dynasty, look no further than the Rodriguez-Lopez’s! In between Omar, Marcel, and Marfred, these talented hermanos are changing the face of free-form jamming. Omar and Marcel’s Mars Volta outfit has won Grammys and made major dents on the Billboard charts. And Marfred’s ensemble, Zechs Marquise, is making big musical...
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Zechs Marquise Announce Shows & Tour with Thursday
Zechs Marquise will be joining Thursday, Maylene And The Sons of Disaster & Native for a short tour this winter. Below are the dates we will also be adding a few others they have lined up as headliners, so keep an eye out for additions to come.
ZECHS MARQUISE LIVE Oct 07 - El Paso, TX @ LA Parada at San Carlos Bldg
Thursday, Maylene & The Sons of Disaster, Zechs Marquise, Native...
September 2011
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awesome fan art
Thanks to patcartelli for posting this awesome Zechs Marquise poster.
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LA Times Featured Show Pick TONIGHT at Low End...
Thrusting listeners into chase scenes through psychedelic dreamscapes is nothing new for El Paso prog rock instrumentalists Zechs Marquise. However, the major difference on their latest album, “Getting Paid” (out Tuesday on Rodriguez Lopez Productions via Sargent House), isn’t the fear of being chased, but of what’s running up behind you.
Through the incorporation of boom bap...
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MEGA SLAP Video by Cedric Bixler Zavala
A big thanks to Cedric Bixler Zavala for making this video for Mega Slap. Shot entirely on his phone while on tour this past March 2011 with ORLG. Much love.
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Nanobot's Greg & Clay's 2 Takes / Reviews of...
Greg’s Take- Zechs Marquise: Getting Paid
The world is being taken over by Rodriguez–Lopez’s; and I’m fully on board.
It must be something within the family name that automatically makes you capable of having an immense impact on music. Brothers Marfred and Marcel are back with a follow up to their 2009 release Our Delicate Stranded Nightmare.
Launching into the stratosphere with their...
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Alarm Magazine Names Getting Paid in Best Albums...
Zechs Marquise: Getting Paid (Sargent House /Rodriguez Lopez Productions)
El Paso-based psych-prog five-piece Zechs Marquise is three-fifths Rodriguez Lopez — brothers Marcel, Rikardo, and Marfred — a surname that gained music-industry notoriety from Omar, the prolific Mars Volta guitarist (and partner in Zechs Marquise’s label). Together, the siblings have followed in the...
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RCRD LBL "Mega Slap" FREE DL / Premiere
Zechs Marquise is the lesser known brother act to prog-rock group The Mars Volta, composed of The Mars Volta’s keyboardist/percussionist Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez (here on drums), as well as guitarist Marcos Smith, bassist Marfred Rodriguez-Lopez, keyboardist Rikardo Rodriguez-Lopez and guitarist Matthew Wilkson. The El Paso quartet, who released its debut Our Delicate Stranded Nightmare in 2009,...
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Getting Paid: Full Album Trailer
ZECHS MARQUISE - Getting Paid - out tomorrow! September 27, 2011
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Getting Paid Full Album Stream A Day Early
<a href=”http://zechsmarquise.bandcamp.com/album/getting-paid” _mce_href=”http://zechsmarquise.bandcamp.com/album/getting-paid”>Getting Paid by Zechs Marquise</a>
ENJOY - Stream “Getting Paid” the full album a day early and or click to buy Download in any file size. Or...
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Getting Paid: An Interview with Marfred...
(l - r) Marcos Smith, Matthew Wilkson, Marfred Rodriguez-Lopez, Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez and Rikardo Rodriguez-Lopez
Imagine a soundtrack for a blaxploitation film starring Shaft in outer space and you’ll have an idea of what Zechs Marquise’s second album, Getting Paid, sounds like. The album is a harder, funkier successor to the group’s full-length debut Our Delicate Stranded Nightmare,...
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Remezcla Reviews: Zechs Marquise - Getting Paid
Puerto Rico via El Paso, Texas’ prog/psychedelic ensemble, Zechs Marquise, can be considered to be a musical family affair, as three of the members of the band, Marcel, Marfred, and Rikardo Rodríguez-Lópezare brothers, also sharing the same surname and blood line with the strongly influential member of The Mars Volta, Omar Rodríguez-Lopez.
The El Paso-based band, which formed in 2004, have...
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Fusion Magazine Cover Story
Thanks to Fusion Magazine for the Cover and feature story on Zechs Marquise. Page 8 Enlarge Page 9 Enlarge
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Alarm Magazine Premiere: Zechs Marquise "Static...
Zechs Marquise Getting Paid (Rodriguez Lopez / Sargent House out on 9/27/11) STREAM “STATIC LOVERS”
El Paso-based psych-prog five-piece Zechs Marquise is set to release its sophomore album, Getting Paid, on September 27. The band is three-fifths Rodriguez Lopez — brothers Marcel, Rikardo, and Marfred — a surname that gained music-industry clout from Omar, the prolific Mars...
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Getting Paid Vinyl Arrives: New Album Teaser III
Zechs Marquise receive their first boxes of “Getting Paid” Double 12” Vinyl. It’s like Christmas in September. To order VINYL or CD click here. Vinyl comes with Free Download card and 3 Bonus Remixes. All pre-orders will ship out early and will arrive before release day on September 27, 2011. Will also be available on all the tour dates going forward. TOUR
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Behind The Hype : Getting Paid Review
Zechs Marquise had me at hello, being named after one of the most gangster anime characters of all time. From El Paso, Texas, ZM carries the banner of ‘sister band’ to the mighty The Mars Volta. Hell, three of the members are siblings to Mars Volta’s Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, with Marcel performing double duty of percussion with the Mars Volta. Signing with Sargent House a few years ago, ZM is...
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Remezcla Premiere / Free DL: Static Lovers From...
The music project of Texas-bred psych prog rockers Zechs Marquise is the dubsteppier music derivative of the other prog rockers, The Mars Volta. Yep, the El Paso siblings who share the Rodriguez-Lopez for a last name, along with their childhood friends, spring off to form dope bands and rock our eardrums hard oscillating among at ease, to violent and ecstatic, and spaced-out rock music. Since...