KALAMAZOO, MI --Willy Wonka is strange enough, but listen to that psychedelic trip through the candy factory with the thrash-funk-metal sound of Primus and the world gets even stranger. What started ...

There was a moment at the Primus concert last night at Orpheum Theatre when bassist Les Claypool left the stage and came back wearing a mask, joining the droning groove his bandmates Larry “Ler” ...

It’s difficult to think of a band better suited for putting a unique spin on the music from the beloved 1970s film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory than Primus. The bass-driven, alt-metal outfit ...

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Rock band Primus & The Chocolate Factory with The Fungi Ensemble will bring its funk metal interpretation of the movie soundtrack "Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory" to the ...

The show started off with a very dark stage and some Primus staples such as “American Life”, “John the Fisherman”, “My Name Is Mud” and the rollicking “Jerry Was a Racecar Driver”. After an hour of ...

Everyone loves chocolate–some more than others. Les Claypool, the mad genius behind Primus has taken his love of chocolate and churned it into a new album, Primus and the Chocolate Factory. Inspired ...

Art met psychedelia as Primus arrived at the Majestic Theatre to support their eighth album Primus and the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble. The classic lineup of expert bassist Les Claypool, ...

Primus brings its interpretation of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" to the Civic Theatre May 1 & 2. (ATO Records) The virtuosic musical tricksters of Primus brought their latest folly, a tribute ...

There always was something sinister lurking in the technicolor, sickly sweet musical Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory based on Roald Dahl children’s novel. Who can deny the nightmare-inducing, ...

Primus‘ Willy Wonka themed-tour, which supports their Wonka-themed album, swung through the NYC-area for a second time, hitting Long Island’s The Paramount in Huntington, NY on Saturday night (4/25).

When SPIN spoke to Les Claypool back in March, he noted that fans have come to expect big, theatrical productions from Primus — events like the Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory-inspired New ...

SLP Concerts has announced a concert coming to Central New York that will make "Willy Wonka" fans happy. Primus will perform at the Landmark Theatre in Syracuse on Tuesday, April 21 at 8 p.m. The ...