Here are the 10 of the most interesting things we learned from the new oral history of the foundational rock festival.

E. Jack Meier, 88, Winona Lake, died Sunday, April 6, 2025, at Grace Village Health Care in Winona Lake. Arrangements are pending with Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw. Online condolences may be ...

Shortly after announcing their new drummer, John Hoffman, Primus launched a video series documenting their search for the right person to take on the gig. The s ...

“DCFS approved an abusive mother to monitor an abusive mother,” said Brian Claypool, an attorney for Daniel’s three children. “It’s almost like putting gasoline on a match.” Claypool ...

There was something for everyone at Big Ears Festival 2025, from Les Claypool's Bastard Jazz to a new trio ft banjo extraordinaire Béla Fleck.

From the godfather of thumpin’ and pluckin’ to Victor Wooten’s game-changing slap technique, we bring you the players that you must know if you want to call yourself a true bass aficionado ...

When the sun goes down, the party heats up at Big Ears, and things get wonderfully wild and weird. But to think that for a second we believed Les Claypool − pictured right and later self-identified as ...

Inspired by the thick slap of Louis Johnson and Sly and the Family Stone’s Larry Graham coupled with The Residents’ cartoon avant-garde, frontman and bassist Les Claypool existed on the eccentric end ...

Drummer John “Hoffer” Hoffman joins Les Claypool and Larry LaLonde as the trio explores various full-length Primus sets as they dip into deep cuts of past material. He was chosen because of ...

It's officially Big Ears Festival, that special time of year when people from all over the world arrive in Knoxville for a weekend of deep listening.

The father of flamenco-style bass that slaps and taps in its quirky Claypool way was joined by a “Bastard Jazz” band that matched the eccentric energy of its leader, Les. It was all so ...

The trio has also announced a preshow activation, Jonascon on Tour, playing off the group’s recent national fan convention. The Comerica Park event, also Aug. 28, is free for ticketholders and will ...