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“He had the troubles behind him,” Curt says. “It was obvious there was change.” Since then, the music has been the main focus. This year, the group, now featuring Shandon Sahm on drums and Curt’s son Elmo on rhythm guitar (on tour only), released Rat Farm, its 14th full-length album and a quieter, more introspective record. The live shows are where Curt strives to improve his craft. “It’s a sick musician ego thing; you’re only as good as your last show,” he says. A bus driver and busboy in his formative years, Curt says the Meat Puppets soldier on because this is what they know how to do. They’re old now, with gray streaks through not-as-long hair. But for a band that began more than 30 years ago, they couldn’t survive without the interest of new fans. “It’s been that way for a long time, that I’ve started seeing the younger generation coming out to our shows,” Curt says. “But there’s still a few folks that are as old as us coming out.”
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his week marks the 20th anniversary of the seminal MTV concert; this year is the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s final album In Utero. Seemingly every music outlet wants the Kirkwoods’ reactions. Instead of being annoyed, Curt displays a positive attitude. His band is still around, still alive, sharing a recollection. “Our past bears rehashing, especially with the Nirvana stuff,” he says. “No matter how many times you tell it, it’s still an enigma in the cool way that legends are. This one, Nirvana, for some reason, people are still scratching their heads, asking, ‘What happened here?’” n lauraj@inlander.com Meat Puppets with Blackwater Prophet, Colourflies, The World Taken • Sat, Nov. 23 at 7 pm • The Hop! • 706 N. Monroe • $10 • All-ages • holdmyticket.com
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