If you love Les Claypool (and why wouldn't you?) and want a career-spanning concert, then the 2026 Claypool Gold tour is going to be for you. The legendary bassist just announced dates for his new ...

Wish You Were There is a new column on Crossfade highlighting pictures and videos from around the web of the weekend’s biggest shows. One of the most anticipated gigs in town this past Saturday was ...

It was written by bandleader Les Claypool, with illustrations from his son Cage Claypool and Abimael Hernandez.

Les Claypool sits comfortably in the pantheon of bass greats, thanks to his off-kilter slapping-and-tapping playing style and bold basslines that have captured the imagination of generations of ...

Primus frontman Les Claypool has written a new illustrated book called Frizzle Fry: Phantoms of Barrington Hall.Named after Primus' 1990 debut album, Frizzle Fry: Phantoms of Barrington Hall is ...

After eleven years of waiting, funk-metal band Primus returns to Italy with a single date on their European tour, on Friday, ...

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This time, the band went outside their circle to replace Alexander. As Claypool recalls, laughing, “Well, [Alexander quitting] kind of came from out of the blue, so we weren’t prepared for any of this ...

A Shreveport, Louisiana, drummer is “tripping out” after joining veteran funk-rock band Primus following an open call for auditions, according to Primus bassist and longtime Sonoma County resident Les ...

Originally formed as an one-off for San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, Les Claypool’s Duo de Twang is a rootsy, countrified experiment, but one that’s no less strange for its supposed ...