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 ...

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Primus founder Les Claypool, left, brings one of his many side projects to Northeast Ohio when he and guitarist Bryan Kehoe visit the Kent Stage as Duo De Twang.

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 ...

As Claypool explains it, the pair “hit it off” during a 2015 summer tour featuring Primus, Dinosaur Jr. and Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, the band that Lennon co-leads with singer and multi ...

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.

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 ...

Les Claypool Announces Career-Spanning Box Set Adverse Yaw: The Prawn Song Abby Jones. The Primus member's prolific solo career is being condensed into a new collection, out February 9th.

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.

Les Claypool said he’s never heard his band, Colonel Claypool’s Bucket of Bernie Brains, referred to as a “supergroup,” but definitely doesn’t mind the term. Still, CCBBB could certainly ...

Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade announced on June 13 that the band will return this fall, with a tour that hits Mission Ballroom Sunday, October 15. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 16 ...

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.