The man who loves to jam, Primus’ own Les Claypool, will be playing shows at the Wellmont Theatre, House Of Blues, and the Brooklyn Bowl on June 5, 6, and 8 respectively. Audiences should expect a great deal of bass solos, eccentric stage banter, and all manner of…

Even the weird need a leader. Les Claypool, whose work as the frontman and bassist extraordinaire of Primus turned him into a household name (if it’s a household of fringe alternative rock lovers) in the early ‘90s, has a history of bringing together unusual collaborators over the years through various…

A Monday night in the swirling urban banality of NYC, the air cool but not cold easing its way through the end of April, and I, marching into a packed Joe’s Pub, wondering what happened to all the smoke in this lounge, daddy-o?

Les Claypool protege Gabby La La is…