Dirnt was billed as performing with “very special guests,” which wound up being Green Day, playing their second show of the ...

Despite slapping down the years on a variety of bass guitars, most of which have been custom jobs from Brooklyn luthier Carl Thompson in various string and fretted/fretless configurations, in 2011 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Primus performs at Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre on July 16, 2025 in Sterling Heights, Michigan. (Scott Legato/Getty Images) ...

NEW YORK -- The story of rock's newest power trio begins with former Police drummer Stewart Copeland and Primus bass player Les Claypool on the phone, chatting about their mutual affection for the ...

According to Claypool, the Aquaman actor visited his Claypool Cellars winery, where they shared a boat ride, hung out and then Claypool provided some tips to Momoa on how to play "My Name Is Mud." The ...

Wednesday, July 30, at The Bomb Factory in Dallas was a swirling vortex of sound, color and sheer eccentricity as Primus and MonoNeon delivered a show that was equal parts musical mastery and sensory ...

As Primus prepare to launch their Rush tribute tour, frontman Les Claypool revealed that he’s been taking lessons from none other than Geddy Lee. Claypool posted a picture to Instagram of the ...

PITTSBURGH ― It was all about that bass Thursday at a sold-out Stage AE, with Les Claypool and his truly alternative rock band Primus eclectically rocking 5,500 fans under the clouds. Claypool's ...

“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 ...