» Read discussion on Les Claypool 06/09/11 To say that Les Claypool views just about every aspect of life from a wonderfully off-kilter perspective is putting it mildly. Since forming his band, Primus, in 1984 in the San Francisco area, Claypool and his bandmates, guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde and drummer Jay Lane, have made it a point to do things their way.
03/11/11 * Military Avenue in downtown Benson is about to get stranger, thanks to a May 28 show with Primus . The alternative rock weirdos led by Les Claypool will play outside in Benson, just north of Maple Street on Military Avenue, during Memorial Day weekend.
02/10/11 A letter from the desk of Primus frontman and bassist Les Claypool reveals that the band's first studio record in 12 years is almost a wrap.
06/12/10 Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Bonnaroo 's headliners this year may include southern rockers Kings of Leon and hip-hop royalty Jay-Z , but that doesn't mean that Michael Franti doesn't own the fest as much as the others. He's in the running, along with Les Claypool , My Morning Jacket and Widespread Panic for most amount of Bonnaroo appearances -- and he's right at home at the festival ...
05/03/10 Les Claypool's sardonic Californian trio (and theme song-providers for South Park) Primus ...
05/03/10 Gogol Bordello and Primus both have infectious, absolutely insane frontmen in Eugene Hutz and Les Claypool, and both bands combine very different musical genres. So we guess it was only a matter of time before the two acts toured together.
03/30/10 Featuring Exhibits, Speakers and Performances by the Black Keys, Common, Les Claypool, N.E.R.D. and More
02/12/10 ASPEN - Les Claypool started off on the same path as any normal child of the '60s and '70s, entering into the musical realm through the doorway opened by the Beatles. In time, he watched Pink Floyd's "The Wall" repeatedly - nothing strange about that for a teenager in northern California. But when he makes his Aspen debut Friday, with a show at Belly Up, it will be apparent that Claypool ...
02/11/10 There's never a dull moment in Les Claypool's career. The rocker's re-invented his musical persona to perform with Primus, Oysterhead and Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Frog Brigade.
01/27/10 LES CLAYPOOL ANNOUNCES TOUR DATES AND CLAYPOOL CELLARS NEWS Les Claypool Les Claypool will hit the road once again this February on a tour that continues through April. The international trek finds the bassist in London, Italy, Germany, Israel, and includes stops at Amsterdam's Jam In The Dam and California's Coachella Music and Arts Festival...
11/30/09 With his Australian solo tour about to begin, Les Claypool talks to FL about the new album, Primus's long standing hiatus and what's next. | 
