PUSCIFER

Special Guest Performance by Carina Round

When Maynard James Keenan formally began work on Puscifer in 2007, it was a loosely formed idea that the Tool front man had conceptualized since his days in Los Angeles comedy clubs and continued ruminating on while contributing to Mr. Show. The goal? Find the intersection of music, comedy and technology. It took nearly two decades before the multimedia extravaganza that would be Puscifer was able to see fruition, with the required technology for integrated video pieces and quick set changes to be affordable and portable enough to work as a touring entity. Over and over again the question was asked, "What is Puscifer?" and even within the core group of musicians it was hard to put the idea in to words. So let's answer that question. Puscifer is a real band and a touring troupe that use the quirky Verde Valley area of Arizona as inspiration. A hostile territory with deadly wildlife, ghost towns and a mix of characters sublimely at odds with each other and their landscape, the region is not so dissimilar to the music Puscifer creates: danceable, diverse and at times dangerous.

British-born Carina Round has earned tremendous accolades from fans, critics and the artistic community alike for both her distinctive, yet versatile vocal style and gut wrenchingly honest songwriting. Her critically acclaimed performances are nothing short of spectacular. She runs the gamut from "howling siren" to the performer of ethereal confessional tales, disbanding all concepts of musical tags. It is no wonder she has shared stages with an array of diverse artists such as Annie Lennox, Billy Corgan, Maynard James Keenan, Ryan Adams, Elbow, The Gutter Twins, Snow Patrol, Miles Hunt (The Wonder Stuff), Mark Eitzel, and the legendary James Brown.

Her newest album is set to be released soon on her own label.