Les Claypool led Primus and their new drummer through an epic Phoenix setlist including "Pure Imagination" and the tour debut of "John the Fisherman." ...

New drummer, elephants on trampolines, toy animal heads and expertly played, bass-driven rock.

The guitar and bass behemoths eventually auctioned off the Strat and P-Bass they bought at the last minute for charity ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

Doors open at 7 p.m. 202-265-0930. 930.com. $35. Not long ago, Les Claypool of Primus and singer-songwriter Sean Lennon decided to make some music together, and down the rabbit hole they went.

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.

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.

Although Les Claypool ‘s twisted sense of humor has fueled Primus ‘ best-known work, the singer and bassist is deeply serious about his two-year-old nephew Matthew, who is battling leukemia.