Puscifer Give Fans the ‘Money Shot’ at The Theatre at Ace Hotel

Eccentric is a word that best describes Maynard James Keenan’s music. His fans’ adoration is more intense than the love that Kanye West has for Kanye West. They’ve followed him since him since the beginning of  Tool and A Perfect Circle. And in 2009, they hurled themselves at his next endeavor, Puscifer. Since then, whenever dates were announced, fans were there ready and willing to do whatever it took to score a ticket and the lucky ones got a chance to check out Puscifer at one of the two nights at The Theatre at Ace Hotel.

Beginning night one of two with new music fresh in their veins, Puscifer gave the crowd a healthy dose of their latest, “Money Shot” including “Simultaneous” and “Galileo.” Every sound that escaped MJK’s and Carina Round’s mouth as they moved together in flawless synchronization was met by an array of reactions from the crowd; phones trying to catch what they could, some following along with every word, others bouncing to each syllable while a few were just taking it all in. As the night continued on, Puscifer delved deeper into the enigma performing “The Remedy” as well as the crowd favorite, “Smoke and Mirrors” between Mexican wrestling segments of Luchafer.

While Tool would’ve been at The Forum and A Perfect Circle at a place similar to the Hollywood Bowl, there was something magical in the intimacy of The Theatre at Ace Hotel that just fit the night’s mood, the music and the crowd’s energy as the show came to an end and they bid farewell. Some were lucky enough to come back again the following day, others burdened by the fact that they couldn’t land a ticket to the second night. All in all the power and mystique that the masked Maynard James Keenan and Carina Round  present on stage together is electric.

Puscifer performed at The Theatre at Ace Hotel Dec. 10  and 11.