He will work to elevate you. He will work to bring you down. (Photo by Erik Kabik | RETNA)

Does anyone else find it weird that Maynard James Keenan, the once mohawked, cross-dressing lead singer of dark, progressive alt-metal band Tool – as well as other projects such as A Perfect Circle and Puscifer – is now hawking fancy wines to suburban yoga moms in pricey organic supermarkets? Yes, that’s right, Keenan is a partner in Arizona-based winery Caduceus Cellars (they grow grapes in Arizona?!), with winemaker Eric Glomski, and he’s doing a different kind of tour than he’s used to – that of wine promotions and signings at Whole Foods stores.

The singer – who comes from a family of Italian winemakers – stopped at the location in The District at Green Valley Ranch yesterday with Glomski, an event which found people lined up down the street to meet, and buy wine from, the diminutive, smooth-headed singer-turned-vintner. Our favorite bearded photographer, Erik Kabik, not only snapped photos of the signing, but also snapped up a $75 bottle of Caduceus’ 2005 Nagual de la Naga. According to the shutterbug and wine enthusiast, the wine is “a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese grape varieties … a big, fruity wine with jammy, smoky flavors of blackberry and rhubarb.” Sounds good to us.

In case you missed the signing, have no fear – Keenan will be back on Dec. 9 at the Town Square Whole Foods location from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Save your pennies now. We wonder what wine goes best with “Prison Sex,” though. Hmm …

We know how you like it: Hard and fast. So without further adieu, here’s a preview of what’s to come in Las Vegas’ live music scene for the month of October 2008. Buckle up:

Wednesday, Oct. 1
Wasted Space: Filter at 10 p.m. $20, 21-over.

Thursday, Oct. 2
Jillian’s: Heavy Heavy Low Low, So Many Dynamos, KDT and Vannacutt at 6 p.m. $10-12, all ages.

Friday, Oct. 3
House of Blues: Mindless Self-Indulgence, Die So Fluid, Dearestazazel and I Am The Dream at 6 p.m. $17-20, all ages.
Fremont East Entertainment District: Rock the Block featuring Gogol Bordello at 6 p.m. $15-20, all ages.
Jillian’s (Hi Life): Hang Em High, Friday Night Gunfight and Indulge at 10 p.m. $10, 18-over.

Saturday, Oct. 4
Jillian’s: Guilty by Association, Battle Born, Dirty Panties, Zero Fingers and Seventy Sevens at 6 p.m. $10, all ages.
Jillian’s (Hi Life): Skorchamenza, Picture Pilot and Pigasus at 10 p.m. $10, 18-over.

Sunday, Oct. 5
Revolution: Letters Burning, Air Raid Anthem, Lips Like Morphine at 10 p.m. 21-over.

Tuesday, Oct. 7
Wasted Space: Lydia Vance, Shatterance and Plan B at 10 p.m. 21-over.

Wednesday, Oct. 8
House of Blues: Opeth, High on Fire, Baroness at 5 p.m. $20-23, all ages.

Thursday, Oct. 9
The Joint: Gavin DeGraw and Charlotte Sometimes at 8 p.m. $25, all ages.
Hard Rock Hotel (Paradise Stage): Rock Band Live Tour featuring Panic at the Disco, Dashboard Confessional, Plain White Ts and The Cab at 7 p.m., $39.50 and up, all ages.
House of Blues: Henry Rollins (spoken word) at 6 p.m. $20-22, all ages.

Friday, Oct. 10
The Joint: Sara Bareilles, Marc Broussard and Raining Jane at 8 p.m. $25, all ages.
House of Blues: Perpetual World Tour featuring Yngwie Malmsteen and ANJ at 7:30 p.m. $25-30, 21-over.
Jillian’s (Hi Life): Ian Shane Tyler, Lips Like Morphine and Pan De Sal at 10 p.m. $10, 18-over.

Saturday, Oct. 11
The Joint: Kings of Leon, We Are Scientists and The Stills at 8 p.m. $30.50, all ages.
House of Blues: Santogold, Mates of State and Low vs Diamond at 5:30 p.m. $20, all ages.

Sunday, Oct. 12
House of Blues: New Found Glory, A Day to Remember, Four Year Strong, International Superheroes of Hardcore and Crime in Stereo at 5 p.m. $14-17, all ages.
Revolution: The Chinese Stars and The Awesome Brothers at 10 p.m., 21 over

Tuesday, Oct. 14
Wasted Space: Jackie Greene at 10 p.m. $15, 21-over.
House of Blues: The Academy Is…, We The Kings, Carolina Liar and Hey Monday at 5 p.m. $15-17, all ages.

Wednesday, Oct. 15
Wasted Space: The Ting Tings at 10 p.m. $15, 21-over.

Thursday, Oct. 16
House of Blues: Angels and Airwaves at 6 p.m. $22, all ages.

Friday, Oct. 17
Jillian’s: All Light Dies, The Second Chariot, The Blood Syndicate, Forging The Warhammer and Empirical at 6 p.m. $10, all ages.
Jillian’s (Hi Life): Left Unattended, The Quitters, Dead Birds and Blind Kids at 10 p.m. $10, 18-over.

Saturday, Oct. 18
Ovation (Green Valley Ranch Station): Joe Jackson at 8 p.m. $27.50 – $59.50, all ages.
Wasted Space: The Head Cat at 10 p.m. $20, all ages.
Jillian’s: The Fallen Vegas, Dim, Winter Will Follow, More Than Mortal and Of The Gods at 6 p.m. $10, all ages.
Jillian’s (Hi Life): The Day After and Von Iva at 10 p.m. $10, 18-over.

Sunday, Oct. 19
House of Blues: Gym Class Heroes, the Roots and Estelle at 6:30 p.m. $37-52, all ages.
Jillian’s: In:Aviate, The Stiletto Formal, Man Without Wax, A Penny For Jane and Joshua Judges Ruth at 6 p.m. $10, all ages.
Revolution: My Pet Saddle, The Union Line and The Living Suns at 10 p.m. 21-over.

Tuesday, Oct. 21
Wasted Space: Cherry Hill, Theory of Flight and Slow to Surface at 10 p.m. 21-over.

Thursday, Oct. 23
House of Blues: Devildriver, SNOT, Straight Line Stitch and Instinct of Aggression at 6 p.m. $15-17, all ages.

Friday, Oct. 24
House of Blues: Los Enanitos Verdes at 6:30 p.m. $35-50, all ages.
Jillian’s: Bayside, The Matches, Valencia and The Status at 6 p.m. $13-16, all ages.
Jillian’s (Hi Life): The Pandas, Leaving Springfield and Lyric Road at 10 p.m. $10, 18-over.

Saturday, Oct. 25
Club Madrid (Sunset Station): Slaughter at 8 p.m. $15, 21-over.
The Joint: Sound Tribe Sector 9 at 9 p.m. $25, all ages.
House of Blues: Chiodos, Silverstein, Escape the Fate and Alesana at 4:30 p.m. $22, all ages.
Jillian’s: Searchlight, Lydia Vance, Almost Normal, Hang Em High and Damn Near Divine at 6 p.m. $10, all ages.
Jillian’s (Hi Life): Daimeon Mosley and the Ignrous Rocks, Rockwell and Gone For Good at 10 p.m. $10, 18-over.

Sunday, Oct. 26
Revolution: Moksha and Rufus Federation at 10 p.m. 21-over.

Monday, Oct. 27
Jillian’s: Sky Eats Airplane, Foxy Shazam, Eyes Like Diamonds and This Romantic Tragedy at 6 p.m. $12-14, all ages.

Tuesday, Oct. 28
Wasted Space: Jupiter Crash at 10 p.m. $10, 21-over.

Wednesday, Oct. 29
House of Blues: All Time Low, Mayday Parade, The Maine and Everyday Avenue at 5:30 p.m. $15-17, all ages.

Thursday, Oct. 30
Jillian’s: Away We Go!, Anarbor, This Time Next Year, Summit Grove and When You Wake at 6 p.m. $10, all ages.

Friday, Oct. 31
House of Blues: Apocalyptica at 7 p.m. $20-22, all ages.
Jillian’s: Cobra Starship, The Sickest Kids, Hit the Lights and Sing It Loud at 6 p.m. $15-28, all ages.
Jillian’s (Hi Life): Super Martian Robots, Van Nuys and Exit Ghost at 10 p.m. $10, 18-over.