Photo: Jeremy Scott
Les Claypool is headed back to Fayetteville, and this time he’s bringing his newest project, Duo de Twang.
The old-school country music collaboration, featuring Claypool and longtime friend Bryan Kehoe, features raw covers of songs by the Bee Gees, Alice in Chains, and Claypool’s own Primus. The duo will soon release their first album, Four Foot Shack, a 15-track LP performed almost entirely with a simple guitar-and-bass arrangement.
The album is due out Feb. 4, but the group has shared several tracks from Four Foot Shack on SoundCloud, including Duo de Twang versions of Primus classics “Jerry Was a Race Car Driver” and “Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver.” Most recently, the duo dropped a bluegrass rendition of Alice in Chains’ 1991 hit “Man in the Box.”
Claypool was last in the area with Duo de Twang at the 2013 Harvest Music Festival. He’s also performed with Primus in 2011 at the Arkansas Music Pavilion, and in 2012 at Wakarusa.
Tickets go on sale Jan. 31 at georgesmajesticlounge.com.
Les Claypool’s Duo de Twang – Man in the Box
Upcoming shows at George’s Majestic Lounge
Jan. 28 – Barrett Baber
Jan. 31 – Full House
Jan. 31 – Dirtfoot
Feb. 1 – Reckless Kelly / Kelly Road
Feb. 5 – KTheory
Feb. 6 – That 1 Guy
Feb. 7 – Patty Griffin
Feb. 8 – Chasing Pictures
Feb. 9 – Aliver Hall / Totojojo / Friends of the Phamily
Feb. 12 – Bright Light Social Hour
Feb. 14 – Gary Hutchison’s Annual Bday Bash / Oreo Blue / Earl & Them
Feb. 14 – Boom!Kinetic
Feb. 15 – Granger Smith / Earl Dibbles Jr.
Feb. 19 – JJ Grey & Mofro / Cody Canada & the Departed
Feb. 20 – Cornmeal
Feb. 21 – SpaceCamp
Feb. 22 – Robert Earl Keen
Feb. 23 – Shovels & Rope
Feb. 25 – Star & Micey / Carolina Story
Feb. 28 – Cadillac Jackson / 1 Oz Jig
March 1 – Ben Miller Band / Trampled Under Foot
March 2 – Papadosio
March 4 – Reverend Peytons’ Big Damn Band / Isayah’s Allstars
March 5 – Big Gigantic
March 6 – Keller Williams
March 7 – Backroad Anthem
March 8 – Paper Diamond
March 11 – Les Claypool’s Duo De Twang
March 13 – Little Chief
March 14 – Corey Smith
March 17 – Andy Frasco’s St. Patrick’s Day Circus
March 19 – Yonder Mountain String Band
March 20 – Blackberry Smoke
March 21 – Carolyn Wonderland
March 21 – Jimbo Mathus 10pm
March 28 – Graham Wilkinson / Sarah Hughes
April 1 – Band of Heathens
April 3 – Stoney LaRue
April 4 – Royal Southern Brotherhood / Samantha Fish
April 5 – Tab Benoit / The Cate Brothers
April 6 – Elephant Revival
April 10 – Josh Abbott Band
April 16 – Mike Dillon Band
April 18 – Split Lip Rayfield
April 19 – Throwback 90’s party with Tragikly White and Ultra Suede
April 22 – Trampled by Turtles
April 23 – Randy Rogers Band
April 25 – Mountain Sprout
April 26 – Zoogma
April 27 – Slightly Stoopid
April 29 – Griz
April 30 – St Paul & the Broken Bones
