Primus (music group)

Neil Diamond, Jeff Mangum and more: This week's on-sales

2012-03-14 16:36:19

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Critic's Notebook: The lowdown with Tom Waits

2011-10-22 17:59:00

Over the course of three hours of conversation at a roadside diner here called Pete's Henny Penny, Tom Waits, the singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, actor and note taker, will offer the following similes and metaphors, seemingly at random though...

Talking 'punk jazz' and the Dead Kenny Gs with genre-defying saxophonist Skerik

2011-07-15 16:33:10

This week's on-sales: Taylor Swift, UCLA Live, Red Hot Chili Peppers and more

2011-07-19 16:35:05

The Idaho Statesman Michael Deeds column

2013-05-10 03:34:02

Alive After Five is less than four weeks away -- meaning everything about Boise is about to feel livelier. On Wednesdays through early September, locals will stroll into The Grove Plaza from 5 to 8 p.m. Some will be in business attire. Most will wear...

North Tonawanda concert series announced

2013-04-24 00:00:00

This summer's free rock concert series at Gratwick Riverside Park will include Primus, the band that came up with the theme song for the "South Park" TV show, and two others -- Tea Party and Rusted Root -- that have appeared at local shows organized by...

Tortuga Music Festival 2014: Who do you want to see?

2013-04-19 04:31:00

At this point last week, the Tortuga Music Festival on Fort Lauderdale beach was still just a dream. Its success, based on location and a sterling lineup, seemed like such a natural, but who could be sure how it would fly? By the end of the remarkable...

Les Claypool of Primus and Dean Ween go fishing and drinking in Fort Lauderdale

2013-02-28 03:44:00

If the guy in the rakish spectacles at the next table at Mezzaluna Wednesday night bore an uncanny resemblance to Les Claypool, it’s because that indeed was the Primus bass player and bon vivant tucking into the Italian supper specialties off the...

High School Softball previews

2013-02-27 18:11:19

The 2013 softball season opened in the past week with several teams in action. Below is a capsule look at teams from Edison, Huntington Beach, Marina, Ocean View and Brethren Christian. — Edison Chargers League: Sunset Head Coach: Kim Ensey...

Top 5 Concerts of the Coming Week

2012-10-11 04:23:37

Primus at the Fillmore: "Grinnin' like bastards"

2012-11-12 18:28:00

The crowd at a Primus concert is, for the most part, predictable: A sea of black T-shirts and hoodies washes over the chosen venue, this time the Fillmore Miami Beach, with whiskey or beer in hand and often neon-colored tresses. Spectators' ages ranged...

Les Claypool's strange frequencies

2012-11-09 00:00:00

If you've seen Les Claypool wearing a lobster suit in Primus' 2011 music video for the song "Tragedy's A'Comin'," you know the frontman is a genius of weird, and a goofball. But if you're a die-hard fan of the funk-metal trio, you've known that since...

For the past 27 years the group Primus has followed in the footsteps of boundary-pushing artists like Frank Zappa and Pink Floyd to create some of the most original and inventive music in existence.

2012-07-10 00:00:00