Greetings,

On June 19th, I was able to attend my very first Les Claypool concert, this one at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, CA. All I can say is that the show was sick! It was perhaps the best performance of any musician on their prefered instrument that I have ever observed live. Les is an amazing bassist, and played some great songs, many of which I was unfamiliar with. He also played an upright bass with and without a bow, a whamola, and a banjo bass. Incredible! I highly recommend seeing his show as he is now on tour for his latest album ‘Of Whales and Woe’, which I highly recommend. I would write more, but this is a site about birds, so I’m stretching my love for bass guitar and music a tad too far perhaps. Anyways, check him out if you ever get the chance.

~Chad (07/01/2006)