Curt Kirkwood/Meat Puppets

Anyone going to see him tonight at Iota? I've spent hundreds, probably thousands of hours, frying my brain to Meat Puppets II and Up on the Sun, so I feel like I've got to see this show (plus, I never did see MP live). But I think it's just him and an acoustic, which is not my cup of tea.

And for any MP fans out there, I was very pleased to find this site this morning (which has a Curt solo show from last month, which sounds verrrrrry sedate).

http://www.wohlers.org/puppets/

I've got money on Bagster NOT being there.

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
I've got money on Bagster NOT being there.

That's a good call, and shows a good memory for the minutae of the Board.

Thanks for the link… I will be at the show tonight… I am a big fan of MP and I've not heard any new stuff from Kurt… I'm also goin' to check out Mike Maloney release some new solo stuff… So I guess theme for the evenin' is SOLO…

when did he get out of prison?

I believe your talkin' about a job/career, but if you want to call it prison? then ok

I think it was his brother who went to prison.

Originally posted by Flame away bitches:
when did he get out of prison?

Yes it was Chris and I'm pretty sure he is still in jail. He got locked up for some sort of assualt beef…during which he got shot by a security guard.

Well then you better be sure and buy some Meat Puppets T-shirts…all proceeds go to getting Chris out of prison.

How was this?

It was okay. Glad to support Curt on his tour (which seems to be just him, a mic, an acoustic and an amp) but I think it's tough for one guy to carry a show with just his voice and a guitar (although motherscratcher can really play that guitar).

It's kind of like the J Mascis acoustic show a couple years ago. Cool, to hear the songs played in a different, mellow way, but I love the guy for his blistering guitar work and vocals. This was more of a Starbucks version of the Meat Puppets (when he played MP songs).

The songs he played from MP II and Up on the Sun were great to hear, though he mostly avoided the fried guitar solos from the records. Instead of the waves of guitar at the end of Plateau, he played the individual notes, and he skipped the "let's get way out there" jam at the end of Oh Me, which was disappointing.

That's not to say that he didn't play much guitar though. He was constantly picking and strumming, and he really is one of the great underrated guitarists from the 80s indie scene.

I thought Mike Maloney, the opener, was annoying and boring.

See Robbie Fulks, if you want to see someone pull it off with gusto.

Originally posted by Relaxer:
but I think it's tough for one guy to carry a show with just his voice and a guitar

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