Situated just North of the Rio Grande, dusty El Paso, Texas, seems like the kind of place likely to give rise to Western and Latin-influenced sounds, but in the early 1990's a different kind of storm was brewing. With their first live performance in October 1994, the post-hardcore juggernaut known as At the Drive-In was unleashed on the world, and on the strength of two early EPs and enthusiastic word-of-mouth, the quintet drew the attention of Flipside Records, who released their 1996 debut full-length Acrobatic...[read more]

Remember the chatter about an At the Drive-In reunion? Oh ye optimistic, prepare for a crushing blow. Jim Ward does not want to talk about it.

Cedric Bixler-Zavala (The Mars Volta) recently was interviewed on Drowned in Sound and released an interesting tidbit after being questioned about an At the Drive-In reunion...

From the Interview

I don't know what to say about that really. We've been making amends with...[read more]

At the Drive-In have a newly-designed myspace page. No, this does not mean that they are getting back together. Remember, they will be included in Guitar Hero: World Tour, which comes out this Sunday.

Synthesis reports that At the Drive-In's "One-Armed Scissor" has been the first track confirmed for this summer's upcoming Guitar Hero IV. Well, what do you know, they listened to me. Now we need some "Deadbolt"...

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Update: That chat is now over. Thank you to Jim for spending a Tuesday evening with us. We wish him the best of luck in all his endeavors.

Here, in this thread, at approximately 7 p.m. EST, Jim Ward of Sleepercar (and Sparta and formerly At the Drive-In) will be chatting with AP.net users. Come in, say hi and chat it up about the band's new album, West Texas, which officially hits stores...[read more]