October 5, 2012 - Arizona rock outfit Meat Puppets will headline a handful of U.S. shows this fall before heading across the pond for a winter trek through Spain.
March 9, 2011 - Soundspike's Song of the Day for Thursday (3/10) is "Damn Thing" by the Meat Puppets. The featured cut is the first song from the forthcoming 13th album, Lollipop, available April 12 on Megaforce Records.
November 19, 2009 - Punk-era survivors the Meat Puppets are continuing road work with a series of club dates in support of "Sewn Together." It's the band's 12th studio effort and second album since singer/guitarist Curt Kirkwood reunited with his younger brother, bassist Cris, following the latter's harrowing battle with drug addiction and subsequent incarceration.
November 2, 2009 - No doubt with the event's signature mantra "Worship The Music" in mind, Voodoo Music Experience festival-goers turned out in droves to enjoy a more laid back lineup under clear blue skies on Sunday (11/1).
March 25, 2009 - Alt-rock trio Meat Puppets have nailed down dates for a late spring tour in support of the band's forthcoming studio album, "Sewn Together."
February 27, 2009 - Arizona indie originals t he Meat Puppets rode the heights of fame during the '90s grunge wave, only to find themselves crashing on the rocks below as the one of its members spiraled into a haze of imprisonment and drug addiction--not to mention the separation anxiety between brothers Cris and Curt Kirkwood. Now they're back, and although original drummer Derrick Bostrom opted out of the reunion (his role was filled by Ted Marcus), the group showed songwriting chops as sharp as ever on 2007's comeback album "Rise to Your Knees," with lead puppet Curt Kirkwood's gifts for sun-baked pop-punk mysticism still on full display. The band's latest studio effort, "Sewn Together," drops in May.
November 18, 2008 - Alt-rock trio Meat Puppets have lined up dates for next month and early 2009 as the band prepares to continue the comeback it began with last year's "Rise to Your Knees" LP.
Arizona rock outfit Meat Puppets will headline a handful of U.S. shows this fall before heading across the pond for a winter trek through Spain.
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