Cedric Bixler-Zavala is best known as the explosive vocalist for bands like The Mars Volta and At The Drive-In, but he is also an accomplished drummer. He and Joe discuss: a punk rock video arcade in El Paso, TX; drumming in punk band Foss with Beto O'Rourke; the unique story behind his surname; selling bootlegged cigarettes on tour to make ends meet, just before experiencing explosive success; 90s punk dogma; and the lifelong creative dynamic between himself and his creative brother, Omar Rodríguez-López.
As a bonus, Craig Wedren, who happens to be a creative influence on both Joe and Cedric, drops by to talk about his meditative Sabbath Sessions.
Because we're in lockdown due to the Corona virus outbreak. We're recording by phone and bringing you new episodes of The Trap Set every day for the foreseeable future.
261: Dave Mattacks (Fairport Convention, Nick Drake, Brian Eno, XTC, Paul McCartney, etc.)
260: Billy Conway (Morphine, Jeffrey Foucault, etc.)
259: Kid Congo (The Pink Monkey Birds, The Gun Club, The Cramps, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds)
258: Brian Chippendale (Lightning Bolt, Black Pus)
257: John Congleton (the pAper ChAse, Music Producer)
256: Meg Remy (U.S. Girls)
255: Britt Walford (Slint, The Breeders, Languid and Flaccid)
254: Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn (Sylvan Esso)
253: Rick Smith (Torche)
252: Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service)
251: Andrya Ambro (Gold Dime, Talk Normal)
250: Billy Martin (illy B; Medeski, Martin & Wood; John Zorn; Bob Moses, etc.)
249: Matt Sharp (The Rentals, Weezer)
248: Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top, The Moving Sidewalks)
247: Mike Bordin (Faith No More, Ozzy Osborne)
246: Chad Clark (Beauty Pill, Smart Went Crazy)
245: Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rocket Juice & the Moon, Atoms for Peace)
243: Joan Wasser (Joan As Policewoman)
242: Sean Tillmann (Har Mar Superstar, Heart Bones)
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