“Claypool Gold will hit the road this Summer 2026, bringing together Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium and The Frog ...

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 ...

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 ...

Six bands are spread across two concert announcements, including a trio of Les Claypool groups and Spin Doctors.

After debuting its new lineup at Tool Live in the Sand earlier in March, Primus have returned to announce the Onward & Upward Tour. This summer, the funk metal pathbreakers will bring their ...

On Oct. 17, Tim “Herb” Alexander tendered his resignation to the other members of Primus, ending the longtime drummer’s 35-year tenure with the funk metal outfit through an email. “It came as a ...

Drummer Tim “Herb” Alexander says health and mental struggles affected his decision to leave the band Primus. (Alexander suffered two heart attacks, one in 2014 and another in 2016.) Also, the rigors ...

Many musicians dedicated to the craft know what it’s like to spend years grinding through hundreds of local gigs annually. But what if one day, you suddenly found yourself as the drummer for one of ...

Bay Area rock band Primus is holding open auditions for a new drummer. The band said it was accepting applicants after its drummer abruptly quit last month. The band was formed in El Sobrante 40 years ...

“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 ...