Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird, the new documentary about Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (At the Drive-In, The Mars Volta), is making its North American premiere at SXSW 2024, and Omar and Cedric will also be reviving their dub reggae group DE FACTO for the festival, for the first time in over 20 years. Original members Isaiah “Ikey” Owens and Jeremy Ward have since passed away — in 2014 and 2003, respectively — and there’s no word yet on who, if anyone, will join Omar and Cedric to replace them, or when they’ll perform. Stay tuned.
The Mars Volta are playing Bonnaroo in June, which is their only scheduled live date at the moment. Omar announced a 57-LP box set featuring 20 years of his solo material last year.
