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Maynard James Keenan Prepares to Take Puscifer on the Road

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14 years ago

February 1, 2010

A little over a year from when Puscifer played its first live shows ever, they have plans to embark on a 13 city, East Coast/Mid-West Tour in further support of their latest release “C is for (Please Insert Sophomoric Genitalia Reference Here)”, the follow-up to 2007’s “V is for Vagina”. Puscifer was created to serve as a catch-all for any of Maynard James Keenan’s creativity which did not have a place in Tool or his super group A Perfect Circle.
Puscifer is a departure from the sound and vision of Tool,in addition to being more of the groove-oriented variety as opposed to the harder sound of Tool. While Tool is still obligated to complete one more album under their record contract, they have been more than happy to work around Keenan’s side projects for the better part of 11 years.

As for the tour, Keenan has said that in cities where there are two dates, patrons shouldn’t be expecting the same show twice. The band is still in an experimental stage with members coming and going, but Keenan promises that it will continue to evolve and morph into a stable, core band.

Read on for a full list of dates.

3/02 – Atlanta, GA – CW Center Stage
03/03 – Atlanta, GA – CW Center Stage
03/05 – Washington DC – Lincoln Theater
03/06 – Washington DC – Lincoln Theater
03/08 – Philadelphia, PA – Theater of the Living Arts
03/09 – Philadelphia, PA – Theater of the Living Arts
03/11 – New York, NY – Grand Ballroom
03/12 – New York, NY – [to be announced]
03/13 – New York, NY – Apollo Theater
03/15 – Boston, MA – Berklee Academy of Music
03/16 – Boston, MA – Berklee Academy of Music
03/19 – Toronto, ON – Queen Elizabeth Theater
03/20 – Toronto, ON – Queen Elizabeth Theater
03/21 – Lorain, OH (Cleveland) – Lorain Theater
03/23 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Theater
03/24 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Theater
03/26 – Chicago, IL – Vic Theater
03/27 – Chicago, IL – Vic Theater
03/29 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater
03/30 – St Louis, MO – Roberts Orpheum Theater
03/31 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
04/02 – Minneapolis, MN – Pantages Theater
04/03 – Minneapolis, MN – Pantages Theater

For future updates on the tour, visit www.maynardjameskeenan.com

Kristy Jett

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“He Walks By Night” – Listen to a Brand New John Carpenter Song NOW!

Published

2 weeks ago

April 9, 2024

John Squires

It’s a new day, and you’ve got new John Carpenter to listen to. John Carpenter, Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter have released the new track He Walks By Night this morning, the second single off their upcoming album Lost Themes IV: Noir, out May 3 on Sacred Bones Records.

Lost Themes IV: Noir is the latest installment in a series that sees Carpenter releasing new music for John Carpenter movies that don’t actually exist. The first Lost Themes was released in 2015, followed by Lost Themes II in 2016 and Lost Themes III: Alive After Death in 2021.

Sacred Bones previews, “It’s been a decade since John Carpenter recorded the material that would become Lost Themes, his debut album of non-film music and the opening salvo in one of Hollywood’s great second acts. Those vibrant, synth-driven songs, made in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies, kickstarted a musical renaissance for the pioneering composer and director. With Lost Themes IV: Noir, they’ve struck gold again, this time mining the rich history of the film noir genre for inspiration.

“Since the first Lost Themes, John has referred to these compositions as “soundtracks for the movies in your mind.” On the fourth installment in the series, those movies are noirs. Like the film genre they were influenced by, what makes these songs “noirish” is sometimes slippery and hard to define, and not merely reducible to a collection of tropes. The scores for the great American noir pictures were largely orchestral, while the Carpenters and Davies work off a sturdy synth-and-guitar backbone.

“The trio’s free-flowing chemistry means Lost Themes IV: Noir runs like a well-oiled machine—the 1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster from Kiss Me Deadly, perhaps, or the 1958 Plymouth Fury from John’s own Christine. It’s a chemistry that’s helped power one of the most productive stretches of John’s creative life, and Noir proves that it’s nowhere near done yielding brilliant results.”

You can pre-save Lost Themes IV: Noir right now! And listen to the new track below…