Meat Puppets

watch Meat Puppets clip from 'Desolation Center' doc on 1980s desert fests ft. Sonic Youth & more

Finding it difficult to put on punk shows in mid-’80s LA without getting hassled by the man, a group of young people took to the desert where they could be free to do what they wanted to do. Watch an exclusive clip featuring Meat Puppets’ Kirk Kirkwood.

Jeff Tweedy covered Meat Puppets & performed on 'Kimmel' with his sons

You had not one but two opportunities to watch Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy from home on Monday night – he did one of his regular “Tweedy Show” livestreams on his family’s @stuffinourhouse Instagram account, and he appeared on a new episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Record Store Day announces 2020 exclusives (full list)

Record Store Day 2020 in April 18 and they’ve just announced the list of exclusive titles that will be available at independent records stores that day…

Meat Puppets & Mudhoney announce 2020 co-headlining tour

Two legendary bands — Meat Puppets and Mudhoney — are teaming up for a 2020 tour…

Jeff Tweedy played Lincoln Center Out of Doors w/ Helen Gillet (pics)

Tweedy’s an affable pro and played without a setlist, without switching guitars once, and kept the place entertained the whole lovely evening with a mix of solo songs, Wilco and Uncle Tupelo favorites and even a few bars of ”Baby Shark.”

Rooftop Films 2019 Summer Series lineup: Sonic Youth, David Bazan, more

Rooftop Films 2019 Summer Series. includes a collection of Sonic Youth NYC-centric films and videos from their private archives, and a David Bazan documentary (and performance) in Green-Wood Cemetery.

an interview w/ Meat Puppets on original lineup reunion, new album & more

Meat Puppets’ original lineup recently released their first album together since 1995, Dusty Notes, and their tour is about to hit the NYC-area this week. Ahead of the shows, we caught up with Curt Kirkwood…

tours announced: Action Bronson, Meat Puppets, Westside/Conway/Benny, more

Plus: Guns N’ Roses announced their first show of 2019, Ozzy Osbourne postponed all dates, Team Dresch, Hot Chip, and more tour news.

Notable Releases of the Week (3/8)

This week’s Notable Releases include Amanda Palmer’s ambitious and powerful new album, Stella Donnelly’s riot twee debut, Meat Puppets’ first album with their original lineup in 20+ years, and more.

15 songs that influenced Nirvana (probably)

Grunge was portrayed in the media as a brand new phenomenon, but Nirvana themselves would be the first to tell you that their music wasn’t really as original as people were saying it was. Here are 15 of the songs that (probably) helped make them…
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