Considering how The Mars Volta’s songs are so complexly intertwined, it would only make sense that the band’s ever-expanding family of related projects are bound together as well. In November, two such groups, Zechs Marquise and Free Moral Agents take to the road to show us how this brood continues to grow. 
Zechs Marquise features multi-instrumentalist Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez (who also plays in The Mars Volta) and bassist Marfred Rodriguez-Lopez, both siblings to legendary guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez. Free Moral Agents is a collective of musicians founded by The Mars Volta’s Grammy Award winning keyboardist Isaiah “Ikey” Owens.
While sharing The Mars Volta’s penchant for expansive passages, Zechs Marquise takes a hazier, psych-laden approach to its songs, as evident on its 15-track debut album Our Delicate Stranded Nightmare which was released in Fall 2009 via Rodriguez Lopez Productions.
Tour Dates:
Nov. 7 – Black Market / El Paso, TX
Nov. 8 – The Mohawk / Austin, TX w/Trail of Dead, An Albatross
Nov. 9 – The Star Bar / Beaumont, TX
Nov. 10 – Sadies / Lafayette, LA
Nov. 11 – Low Key Arts / Hot Spring, AR
Nov. 12- Smoke & Barrel / Fayetteville, AR
Nov. 13 – The Brick / Kansas City, MO
Nov. 14 – Reggie’s / Chicago, IL
Nov. 15 – The Frequency / Madison, WI
Nov. 16- Mixtapes / East Moline, IL
Nov. 17 – Bourbon Theater / Lincoln, NE
Nov. 18 – Old Curtis Tavern / Denver, CO
Nov 19. - High Mayhem / Santa Fe, NM
Zechs Marquise: website | myspace
