Gathering of the Vibes is an annual music, arts and camping festival now in its 17th year. Vibes has grown into a four-day festival featuring world-class bands and musicians and showcasing extraordinarily talented up-and-coming bands.
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...
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.
THE ODDITY FAIRE - May 5, 2012 – The Sugar Mill – New Orleans, LA
The Oddity Faire featuring Primus with special guests The Dead Kenny G's and Tony Clifton. The Sugar Mill is located at 1101 Convention Center Boulevard in the Warehouse District.
BEALE STREET MUSIC FESTIVAL - May 6, 2012 – Memphis, TN
The line-up for the 2012 Beale Street Music Festival includes over 65 diverse musical acts scheduled to appear at Tom Lee Park in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee on May 4-6.
SUMMER CAMP 2012 - May 25-27 at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL
Primus will perform at the 12th annual Summer Camp Music Festival that takes place May 25th-27th, 2012 at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Illinois. The festival includes 3 full days of fun, camping, and music with over 75 bands on 7 stages.
BELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2012 - May 25-27 at Harmony Park in Geneva, MN
Primus will perform at the 6th installment of the Bella Music Fest, so be prepared for another face melting, foot stomping, heart pounding great time in beautiful Harmony Park.
WAKARUSA 2012 - May 31 - June 3 on Mulbery Mountain in Ozark, AR
Primus will perform at the 2012 Wakarusa Music Festival on the marvelous Mulberry Mountain just up the road from Ozark, Arkansas. Each year, Wakarusa has been graced by over a hundred world-class artists.
FREE PRESS SUMMER FEST - June 2 - June 3 in Houston, TX
The Free Press Summer Fest is an annual two-day music festival held in Houston, Texas at Buffalo Bayou's Eleanor Tinsley Park. The festival was started to emphasize local musical performers, visual arts, and artists.
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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.
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. ——>
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
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
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!
CLAYPOOL CELLARS - Purple Pachyderm 2008 on Sale
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.
PRIMUSVILLE.COM - New "From the Road" Section - Blog from the Tour
road.primusville.com has real-time updates from the road, including Primus setlists, photos, videos and audio documenting the current tour. We'll be updating the site from the show each and every night!
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.
LES CLAYPOOL: OF FUNGI AND FOE - CD & Vinyl in Stores Now
Les Claypool's album "Of Fungi and Foe" is his latest album of all original music. This album is a collection of songs inspired by the projects he has been working on over the past few years, and also contains a jam session with Eugene Hütz the charismatic front-man of the band Gogol Bordello that turned into the track "Bite Out Of Life". Other musicians who appear on the cd include Lapland Miclovik, Mike Dillon, Sam Bass, Paulo Baldi, Cage Claypool, and Bryonn Bain.
"Sometime back I was commissioned to write soundtrack music for two projects that promised to have quite a bit of very intense and unique imagery. One was for an interactive game about a meteor that hits Earth and brings intelligence to the mushrooms within the crash proximity and the other was about a three thousand pound wild boar that terrorizes the marijuana fields of Northern California. Obviously the makers of the subsequent MUSHROOM MEN game and PIG HUNT film were very aware of my tastes and perspectives because the music oozed from me in such a natural way that I believe it came as much from my pores as it did my mind. This music became the foundation of the songs that fill this collection. With a few added tidbits and a bit of gypsy sauce, I inflict upon you... OF FUNGI AND FOE" – Les Claypool
Track List:
1. Mushroom Men
2. Amanitas
3. Red State Girl
4. Booneville Stomp
5. What Would Sir George Martin Do
6. You Can't Tell Errol Anything
7. Bite Out Of Life
8. Kazoo
9. Primed By 29
10. Pretty Little Song
11. Of Fungi And Foe
12. Ol' Rosco
"Of Fungi And Foe" is now available at Club Bastardo on cd, vinyl and audio download...
CLUB BASTARDO DOWNLOADS - Les & Primus Downloads Now Available!
We're excited to announce that downloads from Les Claypool, Primus and Prawn Song Records are now available in Club Bastardo!
The audio downloads are available in three DRM-free formats: MP3 256kbps, MP3 128kbps, and FLAC Lossless. All MP3's will play on iPod® and all other MP3 players.
To view track listings, song clips and album reviews - just click on the link below. To download a single track, select the Digital Format in the dropdown menu above the track listing. When you're ready to checkout, click the "Checkout Now" button located in the top right corner of the screen.