Tag Archives: Arizona

Conditions of My Parole video, Arizona Stronghold Tasting

Posted on by
21

According to a tweet from Maynard the other day, Rolling Stone will premiere the video for Conditions of My Parole on Monday morning. I expect it will follow the prison theme that seems to have dominated the artwork on the latest Puscifer album (which in case you’ve forgotten was released a few days ago!).  There’s also an interview with Maynard on Artist Direct.

I came across the 20 Brix website today, which has an Arizona Stronghold wine tasting being held this Tuesday the 25th of October. The 20 Brix Wine Bar is in Milford, Ohio, and the evening will in theory feature five wines as well as food matched to the wine you’ll be tasting.  Here is a little more detail:

Tuesday October 25th
Arizona Stronghold
Maynard James Keenan of the band Tool has a hand in the production of these wines. 
Come taste great wines from this New World Region
6:30pm
$60

Sounds a little expensive, but if this sounds like your thing, and you live in or near Milford, check it out!

In other news, there have been some technical issues with Fourtheye which I’ve spent a little time fixing tonight.  Some of you may have noticed missing comments, slow response time and timeout, but fingers crossed those issues are resolved now.  Let me know if any of you have any further queries.

Tool sales wrap-up, APC do Arizona

Posted on by
66

Ticket sales for the two side shows have now pretty much wrapped up, with Melbourne sold out, and Brisbane being close to it – at time of writing there were some silver tickets only left, all single seats.  Ticketek sales for the Brisbane show went pretty smoothly, and Ticketmaster for Melbourne not so.  My experience this morning with Ticketmaster was that at about 9:00:15 there were only GA tickets left, and by 9:03:00 they were all gone. 

No point going again into the debacle that was the Ticketmaster/Toolarmy Pre-sale, but I hope everyone has been able to get a ticket to the show they desire, even if it wasn’t in the seating position of their liking.  As usual, scalpers will be making a killing, with GA Melbourne tickets at around $250 online, and Gold tickets anywhere between $350-$900.  Take care if you are planning on heading down this route, and be aware that any tickets you try to buy and sell on Fourtheye must be at face value plus reasonable postage costs.  Leave the scalping for Ebay.  If you are looking at trading tickets, then please use the trading thread I’ve just created.

A Perfect Circle have kicked off their West Coast US Tour with the first three dates in Arizona.  Talking to people who attended the shows, it was a great, although short experience, as the band played their nominated album on the night, and not much else.  Don’t go expecting a two hour (or even 90 minute) set and you won’t be disappointed.  Here’s a review plus a couple of photos for those interested.

Maynard talks APC with AZ Central

Posted on by
2

Maynard has done a quick interview with Ed Masley from AZ Central in which he talks about the coming A Perfect Circle shows:

Q: I love the three-night stand idea. What inspired that approach?

A: Well, we’ve never actually played the "Emotive" album live, so we wanted to do all those songs and really dial them in so we could have a little pool of songs to draw from when we go out. If we go out. Also, James has never played them. And Matt McJunkins has never played any of them. So having these three nights, it’s more a get-to-know-you thing between the five of us, getting back out there and playing the songs together and seeing what energy works best.

Short, sharp and sweet.  Kinda like Maynard….

Thanks to John for the tip!

Blood Into Wine Screenings for August

Posted on by
2

A few more Blood Into Wine screenings are on the horizon:

According to some tweets from Maynard, the Jerome screening will feature several showings, and will feature Q&A sessions with Maynard (though I doubt he’ll be fielding Tool questions).

Also, there are a few DVD Release Parties planned that you may be interested in attending:

Enjoy!

Danny Drum Clinic & Maynard Winemaking Videos

Posted on by
8

A few videos have come over my desk the last few days, and I’m finally getting around to posting them.

The first are a range of videos from the recent Danny Carey, Aloke Dutto, Terry Bozzio drum clinic in Kansas.  There’s a stack of them out there, but here’s the best I found:

There’s also a video Maynard talking about his winery and the viability of the industry in Northern Arizona.

Caduceus Cellars & Merkin Vineyards Tasting Room now open

Posted on by
28

In a recent email from the Puscifer mailing list, Maynard announced that the Tasting Room at Caduceus is now open:

“Another in an endless series of complex puzzle pieces has fallen into place.  We are many years away from our goal, but the opening of this tasting room is a very, very important step towards achieving those goals.  Thank you all for your steadfast support.” – Maynard James Keenan

Tasty!

Tasty!

Caduceus Cellars & Merkin Vineyards Tasting Room in Jerome, Ariz. is now open.  In the heart of downtown Jerome, at 158 Main Street, the tasting room is open 365 days a year.  Hours are Sunday – Thursday from 11 am to 6 pm, Friday & Saturday from 11 am to 8 pm.

If you’re in town, check it out!

Tool show in Phoenix, AZ?

Posted on by
2

Area623 from Toolarmy had this to say today:

Called the US Airways Center Event Information Hotline and asked them when Tool tickets go on sale. They told me to call back next week as everything still isn’t concrete and that they’ll have more information then. July date??

Think of this what you will…

Update: Word is it will be the 21st of July.

Slow News Week

Posted on by
1

Not much has happened this week, so here’s a few  Tool and non-Tool related items I noticed going on.

The Puscifer store is either open, or opening very soon Jerome Arizona according to a post from Blair on Toolband.  Not doubt most of the merchandise available from the Puscifer online store can also be had there.

Daily Grail are having a donation drive at the moment, and are offering a few prizes including a print of Maynard’s Sieben artwork.  Some of you will remember that these prints have been available on Toolarmy in the past, and I imagine there’s not many left, since they’re no longer available for purchase.  Make a donation a Daily Grail to be in the running.

The Big Day Out festival lineup was announced during the week, with what I think is a pretty uninspiring lineup.  Highlights include Neil Young, Arctic Monkeys, Cog, The Prodigy and more.  I think I’ll give it a miss this year and see Nine Inch Nails at Soundwave.

Tool Newsletter, Wine Signings

Posted on by
Reply

The Augustember edition of the Tool newsletter is now out on Toolband/Army, and as promised it largely talks about Danny & Blair’s recent trip to Maynard’s Vineyard. A somewhat interesting read but don’t expect much Tool insight.

There’s also some more information regarding Maynard’s upcoming Wine Signing Sessions at Whole Foods Markets about the place:

“Vineyard owners Maynard James Keenan and Eric Glomski kick off signings of 2007 Arizona Stronghold “Tazi,” “Mangus,” and “Nachise” beginning Sept. 16 in Pasadena.”

“Cornville, Ariz., Aug. 7 – Arizona Stronghold Vineyard vintners Maynard James Keenan (Caduceus Cellars/Merkin Vineyards owner and front man for Tool and Puscifer) and Eric Glomski (Page Springs Cellars) will host, in conjunction with Whole Foods Market, a series of bottle signings beginning Sept. 16 in Pasadena, Calif. The pair will be signing bottles of the debut 2007ASV releases as well as the 2006 Merkin Vineyards Chupacabra, and a handful of Keenan’s Caduceus wines.”

Dates and locations for the signings are:

September 17 4:30 – 7:30 pm Venice, CA (225 Lincoln Blvd at Rose)
October 21 2- 5 pm Tustin, CA
(Jamboree and Barranca Pkway at the Districtat Tustin Legacy)
22 9 am – 12 pm West Los Angeles, CA (11666 National Blvd. at Barrington)
November 4 4:30 – 7:30 pm Henderson/Las Vegas, NV (100 S. Green Valley Pkwy)
6 2 – 5 pm San Diego, CA (8825 Villa La Jolla Dr. at Nobel)
December 2 9 am – 12 pm Fairfax/Los Angeles, CA (6350 W. 3rd St. at Fairfax)
3 4:30 – 7:30 pm El Segundo, CA (760 S. Sepulveda Blvd. at Rosecrans)
9 4:30 – 7:30 pm Las Vegas, NV (6689 Las Vegas Blvd. S. at Sunset Rd.
in Town Square Las Vegas)
10 4:30 – 7:30 pm Chandler, AZ (2955 W. Ray Rd. at the 101)
11 4:30 – 7:30 pm Scottsdale, AZ 7111 E. Mayo Blvd. at Scottsdale Blvd.
15 4:30 – 7:30 pm Scottsdale, AZ (8688 E. Raintree Dr. at the 101)

About Arizona Stronghold Vineyards

“ASV lies at the eastern edge of Sulfur Springs Valley, in Cochise County (alongside the Wilcox Playa) in a small, unincorporated area known as the Kansas Settlement. The vineyard site is 80 acres with 66 acres currently under vine. Co-owned by Eric Glomski (Page Springs Cellars) and Maynard James Keenan (Caduceus Cellars/Merkin Vineyards), ASV’s mission is to present affordable top quality Arizona wine made by passionate Arizona based winemakers. Keenan says of the vineyard, “One of our many goals here in Arizona is to establish a cornerstone around which locally owned and operated, sustainable and organic industries can thrive.”