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The Bedlam in Goliath is the fourth full length LP from progressive rockers The Mars Volta hitting an all time high for the group, at #3 on the Billboard charts. Readers familiar with the group's catalog will not be disappointed with their most aggressive album to date. Latin-infused psychedelic textures are the Volta's signature sound. Drawing on past experiences of death and addiction for their previous records, The Bedlam in Goliath echoes a strange run in with a Ouija type game called the Soothsayer. Lead singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala purchased the game while on a trip through Jerusalem.

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A friend and I recently attended a rally in Omaha, Nebraska for Democratic Presidential hopeful, Barack Obama. After waiting for hours outside in the cold, we made it into the warmth, and were treated to a short 5-song set by Bright Eyes and Friends (M. Ward among others). Check out a clip of their performance after the jump.