Thursday, March 26, 2009
Jucifer is made up of married couple Amber Valentine and Edgar Livengood, who just began their ninth straight year on tour. Priding themselves on shows that give audiences a mix of mind-bending heavy metal with precision rock and lighter vocals, Jucifer promises a live performance that will convert any dubious listener. Jucifer will perform at the Jackpot Music Hall on April 3.
What do you like best about your fans?
Devil juice: Jucifer is made up of married couple Amber Valentine and Edgar Livengood and promises live performances that will leave listeners wanting more.
The coolest thing about our fans is that they span the greatest section of humanity. They listen to our music because it’s trendy to do so. When they’re with us, they’re with us for good. One thing that blows my mind is how so many fans come to shows bearing some kind of gift. One girl brought us a handmade guillotine in reference to one of our albums; other people bring us their artwork or samples of their writing. Sometimes people will just bring gas money. One person gave us three prepaid gas cards, which blows my mind that someone would do that for a stranger.
How has your experience as musicians changed because you two are a couple?
Our ups and downs don’t come necessarily because of our romantic relationship, but because we’re the forces in the band who both write the music. It’s sort of like having two strong partners, like Lennon and McCartney, who are trying to be democratic but both have strong ideas.
Where did the name Jucifer come from?
Edgar was working in a restaurant kitchen during the O.J. Simpson trials. He was listening to NPR in the kitchen while he was working and they were talking about whether O.J. was guilty and someone said, ‘If he was guilty, then he’s the devil and the juice is Lucifer.’ When Edgar heard that he made up the name ‘Jucifer.’ We ended up using it for our next show and the rest is history.
What can you say to those who aren’t familiar with your music?
If you’re into the heaviest music in existence, you’ll love our music. But some fans of heavy music don’t like our albums because we do record things that are quieter and prettier and delve away from completely assaulting the audience. For that reason, there are a lot of people who enjoy our music but don’t like heavy music at all. We’re sort of a weird band because we seem to be able to pull people out of their comfort zones and make them enjoy us.
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