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Today, Friday, May 10th, TOOL's legendary drummer Danny Carey is celebrating his 52nd birthday! Danny was bornin Lawrence, Kansas. His first encounter with the drums began at the age of ten by joining the school band and taking private lessons on the snare drum.Two years later, Carey began to practice on a drum set.
In his senior year of high school in Paola, Kansas, Carey joined the high school jazz band and began to study under drumming great Ben Kelso specifically for jazz drumming training. Jazz would later play a huge role in his signature approach to the drum set in a Rock setting. As Carey progressed through high school and later college at the University of Missouri–Kansas City, he began expanding his studies in percussion with theory into the principles of geometry, science, and metaphysics as well as delving into Sacred Geometry and certain hidden aspects of life and the occult. Carey also played jazz while attending college and got to experience the jazz scene in Kansas City.
After college, a friend and bandmate convinced Carey to leave Kansas for Portland, Oregon, where he played briefly in various bands before moving to Los Angeles, California, where he was able to perform as a studio drummer with Carole King and perform live sets with Pigmy Love Circus. He also played in Green Jellÿ as Danny Longlegs and recorded the album Cereal Killer. He would later find his way to TOOL after coming to know singer Maynard James Keenan and guitarist Adam Jones and practicing with them in place of drummers the two had requested but had never shown up. Besides TOOL, Carey also finds time for other projects new and old such as Pigmy Love Circus, VOLTO!, and ZAUM. As previously announced, TOOL are working on some NEW music. Up until know, in typical TOOL fashion the band have been very mysterious about the status of their fifth studio album and have only been communicating with the outside world via their webmaster.
The Rock FM (New Zealand radio station), recently conducted an interview with TOOL's drummer Danny Carey. During the interview Carey discussed the progress of the NEW TOOL album, the effect that their music has on millions of people worldwide and his involvement with Jason Bonham (son of John Bonham from LED ZEPELLIN) on the NEW Superman soundtrack. Listen to the interview at this link: http://www.therock.net.nz/Tools-Danny-Carey-talks-to-Tracey/tabid/381/articleID/23856/Default.aspx When asked by Chilean radio station Futuro about the album arriving in the near future, Maynard James Keenan directly replied: “No NEW disc, not this year.” When pressed further replied: “I have not written any songs. So no, there is nothing.” Related links: Tool's Official Site
Gil Sharone from the STOLEN BABIES is one of the top drummer in Heavy Music today. If you have had the chance to see him perform with his band STOLEN BABIES or with THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, or with PUSCIFER, or even with SUM 44, you know that Gil plays with a lot of heart. His precise technique is widely known and through the clinics that he oftens organizes, he has been able to pass the torch to young upcoming drummers. STOLEN BABIES are currently on tour with SEVENDUST, COAL CHAMBER and LACUNA COIL, in what is by far one of the best tour packages of 2013. Prior to his bands performance at the Best Buy Theater in New York City on April 17, Gil sat down with us to talk about this great tour and how STOLEN BABIES are catching a break following their hiatus. We also chatted with him about his musical career, jamming with his brother Rani, and about the recent passing of Chi Cheng from the DEFTONES (RIP). Without further due, here is our interview with Gil Sharone! STOLEN BABIES with COAL CHAMBER, Sevendust and Lacuna Coil (remaining tour dates):
4/26 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Ballroom**
4/27 – Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete Street Amphitheater**
4/28 – Dallas, TX @ The Palladium Ballroom** Related links: Stolen Babies' official site
Since TOOL wont be releasing NEW music anytime soon (HERE is their latest update), they have decided to release a handcrafted, bonus-laden, limited edition package of their original debut EP, 'Opiate', on March 26 to mark the 21st anniversary of the six-song release.
The anniversary edition is limited to 5,000 copies and the band has announced that five lucky fans will get a "secret prize". Dubbed the “Seal of Xatanitos," the five certificates will be placed randomly amidst the 5,000 copies of the collectible reissue. The prize will only be disclosed to each of the five winners.
The 5,000 copies will be broken down as 5 x 1,000 runs with each set featuring a variation of the exterior graphics and included bonus items which include a NEW stereoscopic image for fans to use with their glasses from the '10,000 Days' packaging.
The packages will only be available via TOOL's website (www.toolband.com) on March 26 and there will be no pre-orders.A limit of three packages from each of the 5 x 1,000 versions will be in place.
Since TOOL wont be releasing NEW music anytime soon (HERE is their latest update), they have decided to release a handcrafted, bonus-laden, limited edition package of their original debut EP, 'Opiate', on March 26 to mark the 21st anniversary of the six-song release.
The
anniversary edition is limited to 5,000 copies and features:
- Art
direction by Adam Jones
- Illustrations by legendary artist Adi Granov
- Design packaging by Mackie Osborne, who has collaborated with TOOL
on many albums including '10,000 Days', 'Lateralus' and 'Saliva'
- Posters and merchandise.
The
5,000 copies will be broken down as 5 x 1,000 runs with each set
featuring a variation of the exterior graphics and included bonus items
which include a NEW stereoscopic image for fans to use with their
glasses from the '10,000 Days' packaging.
The packages will only be available via TOOL's website (www.toolband.com)
on March 26 and there will be no pre-orders.A limit of three packages
from each of the 5 x 1,000 versions will be in place. More details to
be announced soon.
Puscifer, the Northern Arizona-based band helmed by Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle), are releasing an eight-song EP titled 'Donkey Punch The Night' today (February 19) via Puscifer Entertainment. "While continuing our tradition of releasing a few NEW songs at a time," explained Keenan. "I also had an itch that needed scratching, and that itch was 'Balls To The Wall'. Which was followed by an even harder to reach itch known as 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. And scratch them we did." Here is the hilarious music video that the band filmed of their version of QUEEN's "Bohemian Rhapsody".
The collection features two NEW songs written by Keenan and Puscifer cohorts Mat Mitchell, Carina Round and Josh Eustis: "Breathe" and "Dear Brother" as well as two covers: Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" and Accept's "Balls To The Wall." Donkey Punch The Night was recorded in Jerome, Ariz. in Keenan's Caduceus Cellars (www.caduceus.org) with the same roster from 2011's 'Conditions of My Parole' (Keenan, Mitchell, Round, Eustis, Matt McJunkins and Jeff Friedl) and guests Zac Rae (piano), Juliette Commagere (vocals), Josh Morreau (bass) and Claire Acey (vocals). Remixes of the four songs round-out the release with contributions from Los Angeles techno wizard Drumcell, Big Black Delta (aka Jonathan Bates, formerly of Mellowdrone and touring guitarist for M83), Sonoio (Italian multi-instrumentalist Alessandro Cortini of Modwheelmood and touring keyboard player for Muse and NIN) and Central American DJ, Silent Servant, who is well known for his mash-up of post-punk and techno. Donkey Punch The Night track list: 1. Bohemian Rhapsody "O.G. Mix" 2. Breathe 3. Dear Brother 4. Balls To The Wall "PIllow Fight Mix" 5. Breathe "Drumcell rework" 6. Dear Brother "Denton rework" (Big Black Delta) 7. Balls To The Wall "Silent Servant El Guapo Mix" 8. Bohemian Rhapsody "Sonoio rework" Puscifer recently announced their first tour dates outside of North America with the band performing three shows in Australia as well as performances at Lollapalooza Brazil and Lollapalooza Chile. - February 22: Brisbane, Australia at The Tivoli - February 26: Sydney, Australia at Enmore Theatre - February 28: Melbourne, Australia at The Palais Theatre - March 31: Sao Paulo, Brazil at Lollapalooza Brazil - April 6 & 7: Santiago, Chile at Lollapalooza Chile * *Puscifer performance date TBA Related links: Official Site of Puscifer Puscifer on Facebook Puscifer on Twitter
As previously announced, TOOL are working on some NEW music. Up until know, in typical TOOL fashion the band have been very mysterious
about the status of their fifth studio album and have only been
communicating with the outside world via their webmaster.
The Rock FM (New Zealand radio station), recently conducted an interview with TOOL's drummer Danny Carey. During the interview Carey discussed the progress of the NEW TOOL album, the effect that their music has on millions of people worldwide and his involvement with Jason Bonham (son of John Bonham from LED ZEPELLIN) on the NEW Superman soundtrack. Listen to the interview at this link:
As reported last week, the band had to postpone a few recording sessions after allegedly two members of the band were involved on some minor accidents. More info HERE! Related links: Tool's Official Site
As previously announced, TOOL are working on some NEW music. Up until know, in typical TOOL fashion the band have been very mysterious
about the status of their fifth studio album and have only been
communicating with the outside world via their webmaster. Well, this has finally changed. The bands leader Maynard James Keenan has released the following "update" regarding the bands next batch of music:
When asked by Chilean radio station Futuro about the album arriving in the near future, he directly replied: “No NEW disc, not this year.” When pressed further replied: “I have not written any songs. So no, there is nothing.”
As reported last week, the band had to postpone a few recording sessions after allegedly two members of the band were involved on some minor accidents. More info HERE! Tool's Discography: - Undertow (1993) - Ænima (1996) - Lateralus (2001) - 10,000 Days (2006) Related links: Tool's Official Site
As previously reported, TOOL are working on some NEW music. In typical TOOL fashion the band have been very mysterious about the status of their fifth studio album and have only been communicating with the outside world via their webmaster. Here is the latest update from the TOOL webmaster:
"The New Year started off on a bad note as far as writing and arranging sessions for Tool's next record. For the most part this was due to a 'minor' accident on a Vespa scooter (slick road conditions being the cause) by a certain band member that resulted in several broken ribs and a dislocated shoulder. Because of the physical nature of the musical instrument involved, 9 DAYS of jamming were lost, although I'm happy to report that the person involved is recovering nicely, so much so, in fact, that writing sessions resumed last Monday (January 21), despite it being a holiday for many.
"Coincidentally, a few days prior to the mishap on the scooter, another person involved with Tool also wound up in the hospital after crashing his Vespa in Hollywood. Although he suffered a head injury (as well as multiple cuts and bruises to his body), I'm quite certain that if you were to order an "Entaphiosis" Hoddie, you would receive an "Entaphiosis" Hoodie." We are glad to hear that the members of TOOL are OK! During an
interview with the "Children Of Saturn" radio show (The Pulse Of Radio),
Danny Carey (TOOL drummer) offered a brief update on what is to be the
band's fifth studio album. Carey explained, "The TOOL thing is
happening. Me, Adam [Jones, guitar] and Justin [Chancellor, bass] are
banging away. Trying to get enough [material] to get Maynard [James
Keenan, vocals] in there, but there is no wine before it's time." Keenan,
who has been busy with side projects A PERFECT CIRCLE and PUSCIFER —
not to mention his vineyards — explained in an interview last year how
TOOL's writing process worked, saying, "They write forever and then we
go in and knock it out. We're writing. We're writing vocals, but
nothing's solid." Tool's Discography: - Undertow (1993) - Ænima (1996) - Lateralus (2001) - 10,000 Days (2006) Related links: Tool's Official Site
Late last year, a rumor surfaced regarding the recording of TOOL's fifth studio album, which will be the follow up to '10,000 Days' (2006). But nothing has happened yet!
During an interview with the "Children Of Saturn" radio show (The Pulse Of Radio), Danny Carey (TOOL drummer) offered a brief update on what is to be the band's fifth studio album. Carey explained, "The TOOL thing is happening. Me, Adam [Jones, guitar] and Justin [Chancellor, bass] are banging away. Trying to get enough [material] to get Maynard [James Keenan, vocals] in there, but there is no wine before it's time."
Keenan, who has been busy with side projects A PERFECT CIRCLE and PUSCIFER — not to mention his vineyards — explained in an interview last year how TOOL's writing process worked, saying, "They write forever and then we go in and knock it out. We're writing. We're writing vocals, but nothing's solid."
Here is the latest update from the TOOL camp thanks to METAL INSIDER:
"Something that might be encouraging to some Tool enthusiasts is that
while riding with Danny to Chili John’s yesterday, I heard a lot of new
Tool music (sans Maynard). This was the most new material that I’ve
heard so far, although a few of the riffs and arrangements were
familiar. So, what did I think? Dare I say that it sounded like… Tool
(some of it reminiscent to earlier Tool stuff, with other parts pushing
the envelope), and I assume that it will sound even more like Tool once
the vocal melodies, etc. have been added. To answer your next question, I
cannot say how far along in the writing process the band is. If I had
to GUESS, I would say more than half way (and keep in mind that in the
past, at least, the writing went faster once the first few [more
complex] songs were finished)."
Puscifer, the Northern Arizona-based band helmed by Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle), will release an eight-song EP titled 'Donkey Punch The Night' on February 19th via Puscifer Entertainment.
"While continuing our tradition of releasing a few new songs at a time," explained Keenan. "I also had an itch that needed scratching, and that itch was 'Balls To The Wall'. Which was followed by an even harder to reach itch known as 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. And scratch them we did."
The collection features two NEW songs written by Keenan and Puscifer cohorts Mat Mitchell, Carina Round and Josh Eustis: "Breathe" and "Dear Brother" as well as two covers: Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" and Accept's "Balls To The Wall." Donkey Punch The Night was recorded in Jerome, Ariz. in Keenan's Caduceus Cellars (www.caduceus.org) with the same roster from 2011's 'Conditions of My Parole' (Keenan, Mitchell, Round, Eustis, Matt McJunkins and Jeff Friedl) and guests Zac Rae (piano), Juliette Commagere (vocals), Josh Morreau (bass) and Claire Acey (vocals).
Remixes of the four songs round-out the release with contributions from Los Angeles techno wizard Drumcell, Big Black Delta (aka Jonathan Bates, formerly of Mellowdrone and touring guitarist for M83), Sonoio (Italian multi-instrumentalist Alessandro Cortini of Modwheelmood and touring keyboard player for Muse and NIN) and Central American DJ, Silent Servant, who is well known for his mash-up of post-punk and techno.
Donkey Punch The Night track list:
1. Bohemian Rhapsody "O.G. Mix"
2. Breathe
3. Dear Brother
4. Balls To The Wall "PIllow Fight Mix"
5. Breathe "Drumcell rework"
6. Dear Brother "Denton rework" (Big Black Delta)
7. Balls To The Wall "Silent Servant El Guapo Mix"
8. Bohemian Rhapsody "Sonoio rework"
Puscifer recently announced their first tour dates outside of North America with the band performing three shows in Australia as well as performances at Lollapalooza Brazil and Lollapalooza Chile.
- February 22: Brisbane, Australia at The Tivoli
- February 26: Sydney, Australia at Enmore Theatre
- February 28: Melbourne, Australia at The Palais Theatre
- March 31: Sao Paulo, Brazil at Lollapalooza Brazil
- April 6 & 7: Santiago, Chile at Lollapalooza Chile *
*Puscifer performance date TBA
'Conditions of My Parole' was released in October of 2011 and was quickly followed by a storied Halloween performance on The Late Show with David Letterman complete with Keenan in costume and a keyboard solo by Paul Shaffer. The band returned to late night television in February with a Jimmy Kimmel Live performance that was equally unique, featuring Keenan and Round singing behind video monitors a la human bobbleheads. Puscifer has completed two North American tours behind the sophomore release including a stop at this summer's Bonnaroo Festival.
This just in: After 13 years as the drummer of Maynard James Keenan's A PERFECT CIRCLE, Josh Freese has announced via Twitter that he has decided to quit the band:
"After 13 years, I've decided to leave A Perfect Circle with no plans of returning. Apologies to those inquiring about the upcoming shows."
As previously reported, A PERFECT CIRCLE will perform one show in 2012. The event will take place on December 29 at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tickets for the special evening are on-sale September 15 at 10 am
pacific. VIP tickets will be available simultaneously via this link
only: http://aperfectcircle.frontgatetickets.com.
Additionally, A PERFECT CIRCLE will be performing at the 2013 edition of the Soundwave Festival, which kicks off February 23 in Brisbane, Australia.
Soundwave Festival dates:
- Brisbane: Saturday, February 23
- Sydney: Sunday, February 24
- Melbourne: Friday, March 1
- Adelaide: Saturday, March 2
- Perth: Monday, March 4
Tickets
are priced at $189 including fees and public transport and go on sale
Thursday, August 23, with a pre-sale commencing seven days prior.
The 2010-2011 lineup of A PERFECT CIRCLE included singer Maynard James Keenan, guitarist-songwriter Billy Howerdel, drummer Josh Freese, former SMASHING PUMPKINS guitarist James Iha and bassist Matt McJunkins.
At current time, A PERFECT CIRCLE does not have a record deal. Perhaps this is the reason why Freese decided to leave this band? We think so.
We have exciting news regarding A PERFECT CIRCLE! It has been confirmed by Speakeasy PR (the bands PR) that APC will perform one show in 2012: December 29 at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas.
Tickets for the special evening are on-sale September 15 at 10 am pacific. VIP tickets will be available simultaneously via this link only: http://aperfectcircle.frontgatetickets.com.
A PERFECT CIRCLE recently confirmed their participation in the 2013 Soundwave Festival, which kicks off February 23rd in Brisbane, Australia (details below). The band returned from a six-year hiatus in the Spring of 2011 for a five-week North American tour that included a stop at Lollapalooza.
Soundwave Festival dates:
- Brisbane: Saturday, February 23
- Sydney: Sunday, February 24
- Melbourne: Friday, March 1
- Adelaide: Saturday, March 2
- Perth: Monday, March 4
Tickets
are priced at $189 including fees and public transport and go on sale
Thursday, August 23, with a pre-sale commencing seven days prior.
Confirmed bands thus far (more to be added soon):
- A PERFECT CIRCLE
- ANTHRAX
- BILLY TALENT
- BLINK-182
- BLOOD ON THE DANCEFLOOR
- BRING ME THE HORIZON
- BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
- CANCER BATS
- CEREBRAL BALLZY
- CHUNK NO CAPTAIN CHUNK
- CONFESSION
- CYPRESS HILL
- DANKO JONES
- DEAF HAVANA
- DRAGONFORCE
- DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED
- FLOGGING MOLLY
- FOZZY
- FUCKED UP
- GALLOWS
- GARBAGE
- KINGDOM OF SORROW
- KYUSS LIVES!
- LINKIN PARK
- MADBALL
- MEMPHIS MAY FIRE
- METALLICA
- MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE
- MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK
- OF MICE AND MEN
- PARAMORE
- PIERCE THE VEIL
- POLAR BEAR CLUB
- RED FANG
- SICK OF IT ALL
- SIX FEET UNDER
- SLAYER
- SLEEPING WITH SIRENS
- STONE SOUR
- SUM 41
- SYLOSIS
- THE AMITY AFFLICTION
- THE BLACKOUT
- THE DEAR HUNTER
- THE EARLY NOVEMBER
- THE LAWRENCE ARMS
- THE OFFSPRING
- THE WONDER YEARS
- THIS IS HELL
- TOMAHAWK
- VERSES THE WORLD
- VISION OF DISORDER
Discography:
- Mer De Noms (2000)
- Thirteenth Step (2003)
- Emotive (2004)
The band:
- Maynard James Keenan (Tool, Puscifer)
- Billy Howerdel (Ashes Divide)
- James Iha (ex-Smashing Pumpkins)
- Josh Freese (Weezer, Devo)
- Matt McJunkins (Puscifer)
Late last year, a rumor surfaced regarding the recording of the bands fifth studio album, which will be the follow up to '10,000 Days' (2006). But nothing has happened yet!
During a recent interview with the "Children Of Saturn" radio show (The Pulse Of Radio), Danny Carey (TOOL drummer) offered a brief update on what is to be the band's fifth studio album. Carey explained, "The TOOL thing is happening. Me, Adam [Jones, guitar] and Justin [Chancellor, bass] are banging away. Trying to get enough [material] to get Maynard [James Keenan, vocals] in there, but there is no wine before it's time."
Keenan, who has been busy with side projects A PERFECT CIRCLE and PUSCIFER — not to mention his vineyards — explained in an interview last year how TOOL's writing process worked, saying, "They write forever and then we go in and knock it out. We're writing. We're writing vocals, but nothing's solid."
At press time, TOOL has not begun any recording for the project, which will follow up 2006's '10,000 Days'.
Maynard James Keenan's Puscifer released their sophomore album, 'Conditions of My Parole', this past October and quickly followed with a North American tour that The Boston Globe referred to as "musical theater" and the Philadelphia Weekly described as an "engaging performance with hilarious pre-recorded between-song skits featuring MJK alter-egos Major Douche and white-trash hero Billy D."
The second leg of the band's North American tour kicks off on February 23rd at The Long Center for the Performing Arts in Austin, Texas. Tickets for all shows are on-sale now at venue box offices and via Ticketmaster and Live Nation's websites. The March 17th Riverside, California performance at Fox Performing Arts Center is on-sale this Friday, January 27th. A limited number of VIP packages, featuring wine tastings and VIP experiences are available at the link below.
Recently, Puscifer premiered their music video for "Telling Ghosts" and if you haven't seen it, you can do so right now!
Puscifer's touring band members are Maynard James Keenan, Mat Mitchell, Josh Eustis, Carina Round, Matt McJunkins and Jeff Friedl.
- February
23: Austin, TX at Long Center for the Performing Arts
25: Baton Rouge, LA at River Center Theatre
26: Memphis, TN at Orpheum Theatre
28: Nashville, TN at Andrew Jackson Hall
29: Louisville, KY at Brown Theatre
Mar. 16 at The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco and Mar. 17 at Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside, Calif.
- March
1: Pittsburgh, PA at Byham Theatre
3: Cincinnati, OH at Taft Theatre
4: Indianapolis, IN at Murat Theatre
6: Kansas City, KS at Kansas City Music Hall
7: Omaha, NE at Omaha Civic Auditorium
10: Edmonton, AB at North Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
11: Calgary, AB at Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
13: Vancouver, BC at The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts
14: Portland, OR at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
16: San Francisco, CA at The Palace of Fine Arts
17: Riverside, CA at Fox Performing Arts Center
18: Escondido, CA at California Center for the Arts
Puscifer, the eclectic music-meets-comedy troupe helmed by Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle), will perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live on February 16th.
Puscifer released their sophomore album, 'Conditions of My Parole', in October and quickly followed with a North American tour that The Boston Globe referred to as "musical theater" and the Philadelphia Weekly described as an "engaging performance with hilarious pre-recorded between-song skits featuring MJK alter-egos Major Douche and white-trash hero Billy D."
The second leg of the band's North American tour kicks off on February 23rd at The Long Center for the Performing Arts in Austin, Texas. Tickets for all shows are on-sale now at venue box offices and via Ticketmaster and Live Nation's websites. The March 17th Riverside, California performance at Fox Performing Arts Center is on-sale this Friday, January 27th. A limited number of VIP packages, featuring wine tastings and VIP experiences are available at the link below.
Audience tickets for the band's Jimmy Kimmel Live performance are available on Thursday, Jan. 26 via Liota.com.
Puscifer's touring band members are Maynard James Keenan, Mat Mitchell, Josh Eustis, Carina Round, Matt McJunkins and Jeff Friedl.
- February
23: Austin, TX at Long Center for the Performing Arts
25: Baton Rouge, LA at River Center Theatre
26: Memphis, TN at Orpheum Theatre
28: Nashville, TN at Andrew Jackson Hall
29: Louisville, KY at Brown Theatre
Mar. 16 at The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco and Mar. 17 at Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside, Calif.
- March
1: Pittsburgh, PA at Byham Theatre
3: Cincinnati, OH at Taft Theatre
4: Indianapolis, IN at Murat Theatre
6: Kansas City, KS at Kansas City Music Hall
7: Omaha, NE at Omaha Civic Auditorium
10: Edmonton, AB at North Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
11: Calgary, AB at Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
13: Vancouver, BC at The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts
14: Portland, OR at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
16: San Francisco, CA at The Palace of Fine Arts
17: Riverside, CA at Fox Performing Arts Center
18: Escondido, CA at California Center for the Arts
Puscifer, the eclectic music-meets-comedy troupe helmed by Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle), have added two dates to their upcoming Conditions of My Parole tour: March 16 at The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco and March 17 at Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside, Calif.
Tickets for the March 18 Escondido and aforementioned San Francisco date are on sale Friday, January 13 via venue box offices, as well as Ticketmaster and Live Nation websites. A limited number of VIP packages, featuring wine tastings and VIP experiences will be available simultaneously via the link below. On-sale information for the March 17 show in Riverside will be available shortly.
The band's live performances are not to be missed. Keenan brings the unconventional atmosphere of the Verde Valley to life with a musically driven evening that merges technology, quirky characters and comedy, The Boston Globe referred to the shows as "musical theater" and the Philadelphia Weekly described the set as an "engaging performance with hilarious pre-recorded between-song skits featuring MJK alter-egos Major Douche and white-trash hero Billy D." The band celebrated the release of their sophomore album with an in-character Halloween performance on The Late Show with David Letterman.
Puscifer's touring band members are Maynard James Keenan, Mat Mitchell, Josh Eustis, Carina Round, Matt McJunkins and Jeff Friedl.
- February
23: Austin, TX at Long Center for the Performing Arts
25: Baton Rouge, LA at River Center Theatre
26: Memphis, TN at Orpheum Theatre
28: Nashville, TN at Andrew Jackson Hall
29: Louisville, KY at Brown Theatre
Mar. 16 at The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco and Mar. 17 at Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside, Calif.
- March
3: Cincinnati, OH at Taft Theatre
4: Indianapolis, IN at Murat Theatre
6: Kansas City, KS at Kansas City Music Hall
7: Omaha, NE at Omaha Civic Auditorium
10: Edmonton, AB at North Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
11: Calgary, AB at Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
13: Vancouver, BC at The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts
14: Portland, OR at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
16: San Francisco, CA at The Palace of Fine Arts
17: Riverside, CA at Fox Performing Arts Center
18: Escondido, CA at California Center for the Arts
Puscifer's sophomore album, Conditions of My Parole, was released on Oct. 18 via Puscifer Entertainment.
Recently, a rumor surfaced that Tool had entered the studio to start recording their fifth studio album, which will be the follow up to "10,000 Days" (2006). As of right now, the band hasn't confirmed or denied this rumor and the fact that have announced more shows in early 2012 is definitely a good sign! Stay tuned to see what the Tool camp has in store!
The following North American tour dates have been announced:
- 01/14: Reno, NV, at Reno Events Center
- 01/15: Las Vegas, NV, at Mandalay Bay Events Center
- 01/17: Tucson, AZ, at Tucson Arena
- 01/18: Albuquerque, NM, at Tingley Coliseum
- 01/20: Grand Prairie, TX, at Verizon Theatre
- 01/24: Toledo, OH, at Huntington Center
- 01/25: Toronto, ON, at Air Canada Centre
- 01/26: London, ON, at John Labatt Centre
- 01/28: Boston, MA, at TD Garden
- 01/29: Camden, NJ, at Susquehanna Bank Center
- 01/31: Uncasville, at CT, Mohegan Sun Arena
- 02/01: East Rutherford, NJ, IZOD Center
- 02/08: Duluth, GA, at Gwinnett Arena
After the Thanksgiving break, a rumor surfaced that Tool had entered the studio to start recording their fifth studio album, which will be the follow up to "10,000 Days" (2006). As of right now, the band hasn't confirmed or denied this rumor and the fact that they're announcing a couple of shows in early 2012 is definitely a good sign! Stay tuned to see what the Tool camp has in store!
Puscifer, the eclectic music-meets-comedy troupe helmed by Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle), return to the road on February 23rd in support of their recently released album, "Conditions of My Parole" (Puscifer Entertainment).
The band's live performances are not to be missed. Keenan brings the unconventional atmosphere of the Verde Valley to life with a musically driven evening that merges technology, quirky characters and comedy, The Boston Globe referred to the shows as "musical theater" and the Philadelphia Weekly described the set as an "engaging performance with hilarious pre-recorded between-song skits featuring MJK alter-egos Major Douche and white-trash hero Billy D."
The band celebrated the release of their sophomore album with an in-character Halloween performance on The Late Show with David Letterman.
Tickets for all shows go on-sale Friday, December 16th via venue box offices, as well as Ticketmaster and Live Nation websites. A limited number of VIP packages, featuring wine tastings and VIP experiences will be available simultaneously via http://puscifer.frontgatetickets.com.
- February
23: Austin, TX at Long Center for the Performing Arts
25: Baton Rouge, LA at River Center Theatre
26: Memphis, TN at Orpheum Theatre
28: Nashville, TN at Andrew Jackson Hall
29: Louisville, KY at Brown Theatre
- March
3: Cincinnati, OH at Taft Theatre
4: Indianapolis, IN at Murat Theatre
6: Kansas City, KS at Kansas City Music Hall
7: Omaha, NE at Omaha Civic Auditorium
10: Edmonton, AB at North Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
11: Calgary, AB at Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
13: Vancouver, BC at The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts
14: Portland, OR at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
18: Escondido, CA at California Center for the Arts
Puscifer's touring band members are Maynard James Keenan, Mat Mitchell, Josh Eustis, Carina Round, Matt McJunkins and Jeff Friedl.
Tool has announced that during the recent Thanksgiving break, the band started recording their fifth studio album, which will be the follow up to "10,000 Days" (2006). Here is an OFFICIAL statement by Tool's frontman/visionary Maynard James Keenan!
At a time when the headlines are dominated by frenzied Amish beard clippers, whooping cough and Occupy Wall Street (Forget that - how about Occupy the Playboy Mansion, all you 69 per centers!), rather than discuss the thawing permafrost, Sandusky, or baffling Gamma ray bursts, how about some exciting TOOL-RELATED NEWS... That's right - while most of you were still digesting your Thanksgiving bird, highly acclaimed recording engineer and producer (not to mention vintage candy aficionado!) 'Evil' Joe Barresi was seated at the mixing console in the band's home studio - the only evidence of the holiday being a bowl of pumpkin-pie cheesecake Kit Kats that was placed there by one of the girls from Tool's business management. Believe it!
Hours after your cranberry sauce was still jiggling, members of the band had gathered at the loft to begin tracking. For the sessions, the place looked like a gear-junkie's wet-dream, and with the 'evil' one deftly punching in bars on the remote control, as the night wore on, song after song -in all their musical complexity - were being captured on tape (Yes, tape! For this record, a Studer A827 "Gold Edition" analog tape recorder had been trucked in.)
By the time of my much-anticipated arrival on Tuesday, almost all of the tracks were finished, as were the holiday confections. With the loft now littered with empty Tommy's burger wrappers and spent cans of Red Bull, as guitar riffs processed through an antique Echoplex wailed over the KRKs, stories were being told about Danny recently making a daring escape in his orange Lambo from Mastros steakhouse in Beverly Hills (where a side of lobster mashed potatoes goes for $30.00) - the entire thing caught by TMZ's cameras... although the crowd cheers are probably still lying on the proverbial cutting room floor. And now, with you being down to your last leftover turkey sandwich, with but a few overdubs to add, you can bet that the boys will be back at it tonight...
But what about TOOL's new album, you ask? Are they still making progress with the writing and arranging sessions? Will they be working during the holidays as a Gamma ray-mutated pterosaur tramples on foreclosed gingerbread houses? Absolutely! (for the quintillionth time), only with a festive pear-cinnamon cider replacing the Volto! Red Bulls. Actually, I've even seen part of a video from the band's next record - albeit this occurred during a strange time-slip that I recently experienced while pushing a shopping cart down one of the aisles at my local Ralphs (a place where cracks in paratime somehow seem to happen regularly).
While looking for *********, I saw some guy wearing a programmable display (UV) TOOL 'video' tee-shirt. Glancing at it, I could hear the haunting sonic structure of one of the new songs accompanied by the bizarre, vibrant, Adam Jones imagery (yes, on the soft, flexible 'screen' material - which, of course, was made from the best quality cloth-plants). Wait a quark-flipping minute! Had I pushed the screeching cart many years into the future? Entranced by the dude's shirt, I watched as purplish amoeba-like things with a tangle of feelers morphed into intensely-colorful creatures. These were frightening, writhing chimeras and other mind-boggling bio-oddities of a demented (er... creative) mind. Were these some kind of "Saucer Wisdom" inspired piezoplastic receivers transmitted from Adam's thought-forms, or had he simply recorded one of his favorite nightmares?
(Had one of the band members themselves appeared in the video, I would have checked to see if any hair was blowing in the wind - just one of several tell-tale signs of a recorded dream.) Either way, how amazing were the images! (Cooler than watching a night janitor at McDonalds on fully charged quantum dot batteries in the flicker of strobe lights).
As I continued to observe the bedizening mental cartoons - snippets of some intricately detailed hyper-animation - I noticed that the guy wearing the Tool shirt was NOW accompanied by band-member semblances (decoy band-member semblances, I wondered?) Recognizing me, the Danny 'semblance' raised a half-full polyglass of some glittering black eagletail. As I was about to acknowledge this wonderful example of encrypted electromagnetic vibrations, I quickly found myself back at the Ralphs of November, 2011 e.v. And guess what happened next? You guessed it. I've heard of MIB types attempting to eat their green Jell-o with a straw, or even sticking a fork into a glass of Dr. Pepper. Hell, I've even seen one of the black hat boojums pay for a Whopper at Burger King with a handful of gleaming silver dollars - not to mention the dude who ordered a "Coke and Olives" at my neighborhood pub. But what this MIB-type did was really a dead giveaway. How so? Well, while at the checkout counter, along with his groceries, 'he' PURCHASED (there on the spot) Ralphs gift cards for $20.00 each (PLUS activation fees), which he wanted to use to pay for everything. Noticing the puzzled look on the cashier's face, I quickly left my stuff on the counter and hurried out of the place... wanting desperately to get back to my enchanted green ball... I mean, to my apartment...
Finally, to address all those Tool tour rumors. A few days ago, I met with the band's management in order to discuss this very thing. Although I wasn't sure if there was any validity to the rumors, I nevertheless told their manager that a small winter tour might not be such a bad thing. However, given my age, I didn't think that I'd be able to attend too many shows as a guest (at least, I wouldn't be able to attend them with the same vigor that I used to). I certainly didn't want to travel on the tour bus, as the bunks hurt my back.
Also, my excessive snoring might keep some of the early riser band members awake at night (particularly Danny and Justin). And then there's the issue of the bad weather - both here and in Europe. Some dates in Australia would be okay, but with the recent discovery of an albino trapdoor spider in the land DownUnder, I'd have to rule that out, too. Perhaps some shows in the southern states might be best. Maybe even Texas? How about just a show or two right here in Los Angeles? That would certainly make things easier for me. I might even be able to party like I used to in the good old touring days. Better yet, still, what about an electromagnetic radiation transmitted (as theorized by Rudy Rucker, among others) - reconstituted/manifested Tool concert (including personality wave guests with all-access laminates) anywhere on the entire planet? Now, that would be great!.. Especially with those programmable display tee-shirts available at the Merch booth...
