Les Claypool led Primus and their new drummer through an epic Phoenix setlist including "Pure Imagination" and the tour debut ...

More than a dozen rock and metal artists have replaced their drummers in 2025 alone. Some of these drummers served ...

Last year, Les Claypool went through a huge Django Reinhardt phase and “a lot of really, really old hillbilly stuff from the Thirties and Forties,” all of which served as the impetus for his ...

If Primus bassist Les Claypool had a bumper sticker on his car, it most likely would read: "I'd rather be fishing." As much as Claypool likes to create strange and esoteric music, he also loves ...

Les Claypool and Larry Lalonde will be signing copies of Primus: Over the Electric Grapevine, an oral history of the band, at Tattered Cover on Thursday, September 18, at 7 p.m.. Primus is also ...

As the leader of the geeky power trio Primus, Les Claypool somehow managed to turn his love of Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart into a tangible career in rock music. Indeed: For the better part ...

Ever prolific Bay Area bass hero Les Claypool had another busy year in 2016, introducing a new collaborative project with Sean Lennon and a new beverage with Sea Pop as well as playing festival ...

Les Claypool of the band Primus and Mickey Melchiondo, aka Dean Ween, are inviting fans to join them on fishing adventures for a new reality TV series. No experience is required.

Then there is Les Claypool, owner of and winemaker at Claypool Cellars in Sebastopol. He's been in the spotlight a bit since opening his new tasting room last summer.

Les Claypool Auctions Prototype Bass Further information about Claypool’s nephew can be found at the website for Baby Matthew, which has a donation option and also links to sites that offer more ...

Primus bassist Les Claypool and Sean Lennon have joined forces to form a new band, the Claypool Lennon Delirium. The duo’s first album, “Monolith of Phobos,” is due out June 3.