There was a buzz in Jacksonville about the show going down at Brother's Saturday night, and possibly a bug, too. Ryan Hughes, lead vocalist for local rock band Motel Matches, said, "I guess he came down with the bird-flu or something."
He was referring to bassist Muddy Waters of local punk band Derk and Elvis, who were scheduled to play the first set at Brother's Bar in Jacksonville with Motel Matches on Saturday night, Jan. 19. But they had to cancel because their bassist was feeling a bit under the weather.
The Mars Volta have come a long way since their founding members parted ways with the former alt-rock power house At the Drive In, and it has completely paid off for those who have stayed faithful and followed every step of the band.
They have kept themselves hard at work, releasing a new album almost every year. Their newest, The Bedlam in Goliath, slated for release on Jan. 29, is a long-awaited step for Mars Volta, and is expected to connect to a wider audience than the last three.
There was a lot of hype going into Cloverfield about what the monster in the film could possibly be. Some thought it was a newer Godzilla flick, the Internet regulars saw concepts of a giant whale and others, unable to give up their childhoods, believed it to be a Power Rangers or Voltron movie. Hell, I even came across some twisted logic that led to the infamous Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man destroying Manhattan yet again.