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2013 Primus Spring Tour
Date City Venue Info/With Tix
May 17 Santa Fe, NM Santa Fe Convention Cen 3D Tour Buy
May 18 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theartre 3D Tour Buy
May 19 Pomona, CA Fox Theater 3D Tour Buy
May 21 Ventura, CA Majestic Theater 3D Tour Buy
May 22 Bakersfield, CA Fox Theater 3D Tour Buy
May 24 Eugene, OR Cuthbert Amphitheatre 3D Tour Buy
May 25 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer 3D Tour Buy
May 26 Quincy, WA Sasquatch Festival Lineup Buy
May 28 Edmonton, AB N Alberta Jubilee Aud 3D Tour Buy
May 29 Calgary, AB McEwan Hall 3D Tour Buy
May 31 Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Theater 3D Tour Buy
June 1 St. Paul, MN Myth 3D Tour Buy
June 2 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre 3D Tour Buy
June 5 Charlottesville, VA nTelos Wireless Pavilion 3D + Gov't Mule Buy
June 6 Hunter Mountain, NY Mountain Jam Festival Festival Buy
June 7 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall 3D Tour Buy
June 8 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall 3D Tour Buy
June 21 Fairbanks, AK Blue Loon Summer Solstice Buy
June 22 Anchorage, AK Moose's Tooth Pub Summer Solstice Buy
July 4-7 Quincy, CA High Sierra Festival Buy
July 18-21 Thornville, OH All Good Festival Buy
Little Matthew

Hello everyone,

I am sad to report that my little nephew Matthew Pierce who has come to be known as Baby Matthew has passed on from complications related to his more than two year struggle with Infant's leukemia. He passed this evening (Friday, February 8) just after 7pm pacific time at St. Jude's Hospital in Memphis Tennessee.

My heart aches for my Brother Ron, his wife Aimee and his kids Isaiah, Noah and Lilly. It has been an extraordinarily tough road for my Bro and his family and I want to thank everyone who has reached out to help them over the past couple years. The amount of support they have received has been phenomenal and very touching.

Matthew was a tough little guy who beat the odds for much longer than anyone ever thought. Because of him and his tenacious struggle, there has been more knowledge accumulated in the procedures of how to treat Infant's Leukemia and the potential for survival is that much greater. Even though he was just a tot, he has done a great service to those future children who may be misfortunate enough to contract this mysterious and deadly disease.

Thank you all once again for your kind thoughts and generosity.

Les Claypool

Lee Van Cleef - Primus Music Video on teamcoco.com
LEE VAN CLEEF - Primus Music Video on teamcoco.com

Check out Primus' new video for Lee Van Cleef at teamcoco.com.

This (re-) animated video was created by the award winning Mixtape Club.

The 2012 Primus Poster Series. Round 2.
THE PRIMUS POSTER SERIES - Round 2

To commemorate the last tour, each performance (excluding the festivals) had a small number of beautifully crafted, limited edition, hand printed silkscreen posters available for purchase from the merch booth at each venue. Each poster was designed by a different artist and available only once, individually numbered and extremely limited in capacity. Like last year, the posters sold out quickly. First come, first served! The individual posters were unveiled the night of each show, at the gig and on the Primus Facebook page.

For a look at all of the posters (and for all of the posters from the last tour), check out zoltron.com.

The 2011 Primus Poster Series. Round 1.
NEW PRIMUS 10" VINYL SINGLE - Limited Edition with 2 Live Songs

ATO Records will be releasing a limited edition 10" single wrapped in a Green Naugahyde sleeve with 2 live songs - Jilly's On Smack and Eyes Of The Squirrel.

More details on when and where you can get them soon...

A LETTER FROM LES...
Little Matthew

Ahoy there all,

I just wanted to thank everyone for the support my nephew Matthew has received over the last year. It has been amazing how many folks have put forth the effort to help my brother and his family. Unfortunately, just at a time when he's learning to walk, little Matthew has had a major relapse and is back at Stanford Medical Center for treatment. To see what this little guy has gone through these last twelve months has been heart wrenching and to think he has to go through it again is just beyond comprehension.

Matthew will undergo an intense round of chemotherapy this month in the hope of getting his blood levels back to a status where he can receive a bone marrow transplant. As far as a donor, we have decent options within the family but there could potentially be a better match out there somewhere. If anyone is inclined, check out: marrow.org for information on how to see if they are good match for Little Matthew or others in the same terrible situation. It is a simple procedure to test and the program has saved a lot of lives.

Thanks again for the support,
Les Claypool

If you would like to support Baby Matthew and his family please visit www.babymatthew.org to make a donation.

Tragedy's A'Comin' - Primus Music Video on IFC.com
TRAGEDY'S A'COMIN' - Primus Music Video on IFC.com

The first video from the Green Naugahyde album was directed by our longtime friend Mark Kohr.

You can watch it here: www.ifc.com

Order Green Naugahyde

Order Green Naugahyde from Club Bastardo (CD, LP, Download): clubbastardo.com

Order Green Naugahyde from iTunes (Download only): itunes.apple.com

A BENEFIT FOR BABY MATTHEW - Signed Posters Raised Over $10,000

In addition to the artist signed copies, a small number of posters were signed by the band and sold at each show. Over $10,000 was raised to help with hospital expenses for Les' nephew Baby Matthew, who at only 2 months old was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) and is now fighting for his life. A big thank you to everyone who helped support this important cause.

THE PRIMUS POSTER SERIES - Summer 2011 Tour

We wanted to take a moment and thank all of the awesome Poster Artists from the summer tour, each who designed a unique poster for every date and venue that we played. Once drawn and designed, the posters were hand silkscreened (and linocut) by various master printers from Oakland to Chicago, and Tennessee to Paris. Each poster was very limited (100-150 per show) and every last poster sold out.

Each artist received some personal copies to sell (many of which have also sold out) but you might check on their sites (listed below) to see if any remain. Here is a link to more information about the series with direct links to each artist's poster and website. Thanks to everyone who helped make this series so successful.

Adam White GIGART Ron Donovan
Alan Forbes Hydro74 Zoltron x Gammalyte
Alan Hynes Jeremyville Skinner
Bellyache Mars-1 Todd Slater
Chris Shaw Marq Spusta Travis Millard
Chuck Sperry Munk One Zoltron
Dave Hunter Pollock Zombie Yeti
FIRST SINGLE FROM GREEN NAUGAHYDE - Listen to Tragedy's A'Comin'

Get your first listen to the new single from Primus' forthcoming album GREEN NAUGAHYDE - "Tragedy's A'Comin'" right here. Just click on the cd cover on the right. ——>


spin.com

An visit spin.com to read some words of wisdom from Les about the new Primus album coming out on Sept 13th.

LETTERS FROM LES CLAYPOOL...

Please click here to read a recent letter and click here to read a little bit older letter.

GREEN GOPHER GARDEN SUPPLY - Now Open In Sand City, CA
Green Gopher Garden Supply

Les' brother has opened a gardening store so go check it out!

Green Gopher Garden Supply
679 Redwood Ave, Suite A
Sand City, CA 93955

phone: 831-899-0203
email: ronpierce@greengopheronline.com

Excellent stock and selection of quality products. Great selection of Hydrofarm lighting. Just off of Hwy. 1 in Sand City. Stop by and take a look at the excellent Hydroponic displays and Rock & Roll & Jazz memorabilia. Customer service is their number 1!

Also available are Green Gopher shirts and stickers designed by Les himself!

Club Bastardo Featured Products
CLAYPOOL CELLARS - Purple Pachyderm 2008 on Sale
Claypool Cellars Purple Pachyderm

Purple Pachyderm 2008 Russian River Pinot Noir is now on sale for $35/bottle.

Stop by the Fancy Booze Caboose to taste our wine and say hi. It is located in Gravnstein Station at 6761 Sebastopol Ave in Sebastopol CA.

Keep an eye on the Claypool Cellars Facebook page for all the latest updates.

www.claypoolcellars.com

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PRIMUS - Here They Come... Website and Official Facebook & Twitter Pages!
primusville.com

Check out Primus' website, and keep checking back for new and exciting information!

facebook Become a Primus Fan on Facebook!
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TO DEFY THE LAWS OF TRADITION - A Photographic Archive Of Primus & Les Claypool
To Defy The Laws Of Tradition - A Photographic Archive of Primus & Les Claypool

This 184-page hard covered book features over 750 images from San Francisco photographer Jay Blakesberg's archive of Primus, Holy Mackerel, Sausage, Oysterhead, and Frog Brigade photos. The book is a limited-edition, signed & numbered collector's item limited to one printing.

Available for $90 plus shipping (and tax in CA) only through the Primus and Les Claypool websites (no bookstores), your copy of "To Defy The Laws of Tradition" - will be signed by Les Claypool and Jay Blakesberg and will come in a special handmade box.

Purchase This Book | www.rockoutbooks.com

New Vinyl Re-releases
LES CLAYPOOL & PRIMUS - Vinyl Re-releases In Stores Now!

Now you can pick up vinyl copies of Frizzle Fry, Purple Onion, Of Whales And Woe, and Of Fungi And Foe.

Order Online: www.clubbastardo.com

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