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 ...

Seeing Primus' Larry LaLonde and Les Claypool at a local Guitar Center may not have been on anyone's bingo card for 2024, yet that's exactly what happened after the two guitar and bass behemoths ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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.

"You know, this is the third time that Tim Alexander left the band over the years, and we've always had somebody in the wings." "You know, this is the third time that Tim Alexander left the band over ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...