BW&BK; has received the following press release:

Les Claypool will take over the northern hemisphere on his summer tour starting May 26th in Charlotte, NC. This is the second leg of his year-long tour in support of his critically acclaimed latest masterpiece Of Fungi And Foe out now on Prawn Song Records.

Special collectors’ addition of Of Fungi And Foe will come out on vinyl May 12th. This is a MUST HAVE for all Les Claypool fans. This is a limited run so go to www.clubbastardo.com and get your copy.

Of Fungi And Foe is the expansion of material Claypool has recorded over the past few years for the video game “Mushroom Men” and the motion picture “Pig Hunt”. Being inspired by these two projects Claypool decided to keep creating and turn it into an album. The song 'Mushroom Men' on this release is a more in depth version of the theme song from the video game. Additionally a jam session with Gogol Bordello’s charismatic front-man Eugene Hutz turned into the track 'Bite Out Of Life'. The band is comprised of Les Claypool on bass/vocals, Paulo Baldi on Drums (CALE), Mike Dillon on Percussion (ANI DiFRANCO), and Sam Bass on Cello (DEADWEIGHT).

May

23 - Chilicothe, IL - Summer Camp
24 - Thornville, OH - Hookahville
26 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre
27 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
28 - Hilton Head, SC - Shoreline Ballroom
30 - Pompano Beach, FL - Pompano Beach Amphitheater
31 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues

June

1 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
2 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
4 - Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall
5 - Ozark, AR - Wakarusa
7 - Dallas, TX - The Palladium
8 - Houston, TX - House of Blues
9 - Austin, TX - Austin Music Hall
11 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
12 - Tempe, AZ - The Marquee
13 - Ventura, CA - Ventura Theatre
19 - Sacramento, CA - The Grove @ Radisson Hotel
20 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
21 - Medford, OR - Britt Pavilion
23 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
24 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
25 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore
27 - Edmonton, AB - Event Center
28 - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall
30 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings

July

1 - Fargo, ND - The Venue
4 - Rothbury, MI - Rothbury
5 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
6 - Nashville, TN - War Memorial Auditorium
7 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theater
9 - Norfolk, VA - Norva
10 - Masontown, WV - All Good Fest
11 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
12 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
17 - Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues

For more information go to www.lesclaypool.com or MySpace.