TOOL Frontman Starting Organic Market

January 22, 2009

The Pulse of Radio reports that TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan plans on opening an organic market in Cornville, Arizona, that will include a commercial kitchen and a tasting room for the wines he produces in nearby Sedona. According to Spinner.com, Keenan is currently adding the new sections to an already existing market, explaining, "I've been working with a few chefs around the Southwest, learning how to make spaghettis and pastas and gnocchis and various soup stocks. We're going to be packaging our own stuff right there and serving it fresh with the tastings."

Keenan already owns a small store in Jerome, Arizona, that he has turned into a retail outlet based around his band PUSCIFER. He told The Pulse of Radio what fans can expect when they stop by the store. "It's basically our little retail outlet," he said. "Downloading has crushed the idea of making CDs on a larger scale, so we're gonna fund our recording and fun projects by attempting to sell you T-shirts and dog toys and dildos and things. We have a tool for every job."

Keenan and his winemaking partner, Eric Glomski, will hit Whole Foods outlets in Northern California next month for bottle-signing events. The pair will sign bottles from both Keenan's Caduceus Cellars and Glomski's Page Spring Cellars. Both men have their own cellars and vineyards in the Sedona region, and are also partners in Arizona Stronghold Vineyards.

Meanwhile, PUSCIFER will make its live debut with three sold-out shows in Las Vegas on February 13, 14, and 15.

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