Curt Kirkwood (born January 10, 1959) is an American musician, who sings and plays guitar. He was the front man and founding member for the now defunct alternative rock group Meat Puppets. He formed the band along with his brother, Cris, and drummer Derrick Bostrom, in 1980. The trio disbanded in 1996, although Curt re-formed Meat Puppets with Kyle Ellison (guitar), Andrew Duplantis (bass) and Shandon Sahm (drums) to complete one studio album, Golden Lies in 2000. After Meat Puppets, Curt toured solo a bit before banding together with Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic and Sublime drummer Bud Gaugh to form Eyes Adrift. They released a self-titled album in 2002 and toured the United States before disbanding. Curt then formed another band, Volcano, released one album, and then broke out to go solo. His solo album Snow was released in October of 2005. January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The terms alternative rock and alternative music were coined in the 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired bands which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... Meat Puppets are a three-piece band, formed in January 1980, in Paradise Valley, Arizona. ... Cris Kirkwood (Born October 22, 1960) was the bassist for the Meat Puppets, an alternative/punk rock band he formed along with his brother Curt who played guitar, and Derrick Bostrom on drums. ... Derrick Bostrom was the drummer of the band Meat Puppets, which he founded together with the Kirkwood brothers, Cris and Curt, in 1980. ... Nirvana was a popular American rock band from Aberdeen, Washington. ... Krist Novoselic Krist Anthony Novoselic (born May 16, 1965, Compton, California) is an American rock musician best known for being the bassist for Nirvana. ... Sublime was a garage punk, ska band from Long Beach, California, playing a mix of reggae and dub, ska, punk, and hip hop. ... Floyd Bud Gaugh (born October 2, 1967) is a rock music drummer who played in the bands Sublime (1989-1997), Long Beach Dub Allstars (1997-2002), and Eyes Adrift. ... Eyes Adrift is a rock supergroup consisting of Curt Kirkwood (vocals & guitar, formerly of the Meat Puppets), Krist Novoselic (vocals & bass, formerly of Nirvana) and Bud Gaugh (drums, formerly of Sublime). ... Volcano is a supergroup band, formed by Meat Puppets frontman Curt Kirkwood and Sublime drummer Bud Gaugh. ... Snow is the first solo album of Curt Kirkwood, former frontman of the now-defunct Meat Puppets. ...

Curt lives in Austin, Texas. Nickname: Live Music Capital of the World, ATX Official website: www. ...

In 2006, his band Meat Puppets reformed with Cris and new drummer Tim Alexander (of Primus) as the replacement of Derrick Bostrom. The band has already planned to write and record their eleventh studio album, due for release in late 2006 or early 2007. Tim Herb Alexander (born April 10, 1965 in Cherry Point, North Carolina) is a drummer who has played in the rock band Primus, the experimental/indie group Laundry, the theatrical/experimental group Blue Man Group, and occasionally with the Las Vegas-based improvisational rock band Uberschall. ... Primus is a rock band formed in California in the mid-1980s. ... Derrick Bostrom was the drummer of the band Meat Puppets, which he founded together with the Kirkwood brothers, Cris and Curt, in 1980. ...

External links

• Curt Kirkwood's Web Site
  
• Meat Puppets' Web Site
• Live Repository