Larry "Ler" LaLonde, Tim "Herb" Alexander and Les Claypool of Primus perform at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre on September 22, 2021 in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Last weekend, Primus were left ...

It’s been 14 years since Primus last played in London. That’s a long time by any band’s standards but Les Claypool seems perfectly fine with it. After all, this evening the trio is playing a sold out ...

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 ...

Primus rang in New Year's in Oakland, CA, where the band dipped into one of Les Claypool's myriad other projects with an Oysterhead debut.

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Primus, photo by Andrew Scott Blackstein New Year’s Eve has long been a highlight of Les Claypool’s live calendar, and to cap an eventful year in Primus’ ...

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 ...

Ever since their drummer Tim “Herb” Alexander abruptly quit the band late October, Primus has been without someone behind the kit. As such, they’ve been holding open auditions over the internet. And ...

“It’s all just devil music,” he quipped. Then the bassist who founded the rock band whose eclectic music mixes funk, progressive rock and some punk leanings took the question more seriously. “It's ...

Primus’ search for a drummer has dredged up an entry from Billy Strings. The bluegrass golden boy’s audition video surfaced on Les Claypool’s official Instagram page this morning, along with the ...

Les Claypool is a man of many faces. Whether it's that of an evil pig, Planet of the Apes style primate or creepy long-nosed warlock, Claypool has been known to switch personas mid-concert, employing ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...