8 p.m. Friday. There’s a new record out, they’re embarking on yet another national tour, and they’re as humble as ever. definitely gave the Meat Puppets their particular and peculiar edge. Interview with Curt and Cris Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets: Influences, Live, Playing with Nirvana, 20th Anniversary of In Utero Friday, October 4: 3:30 p.m. Posted by Rock Hall For more than three decades, brothers Cris and Curt Kirkwood have been at the helm of the Meat Puppets. For the Meat Puppets, it happened, and now that they’re back to their original lineup, that influence is in full force again with everything they’re doing. Though Curt continued the band as the only original member during Cris’ absence, 2006 saw a reunion of the brothers, followed by the release of Rise to Your Knees and a well-received performance of Meat Puppets II at All Tomorrow’s Parties music festival. Nevertheless, this hasn’t hindered vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Curt Kirkwood’s creative spirit. Dead Confederate with the Meat Puppets. Support real journalism. $15. The Masquerade, 695 North Ave N.E.

404-577-8178, www.masq.com. The Meat Puppets, made up of brothers Curt and Chris Kirkwood, were an obscure footnote in the history of punk — acid-eating, country-loving psych rockers that … The influence of incidents like these (and there are others!) Arizona’s Meat Puppets are a noted influence for many canonical rock acts – not least Nirvana – but as is commonly the case with outsider art, the band’s significance surpasses its commercial achievements. In fact, since Meat Puppets’ resurrection in 2006, they’ve released […] - Sense Field's influences aren't as diverse as the Meat Puppets', but - like the 'Pups did early in their career - the quintet is working hard to change the shape and sound of punk rock. If there were any remaining questions about the band’s legacy at that point, Dave Grohl selecting them to open the Sound City …

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The collective influences in play ran the gamut—classic rock, British prog, the Dead, Zappa, Beefheart, fusion, the jazz avant-garde and, of course, punk rock, which had enjoyed a tightknit but robust scene in Phoenix since the mid-to-late ’70s. For more of the Kirkwood brothers’ wisdom, visit That’s Dishonest , Smith-Lahrman’s huge archive of Meat Puppets interviews from 1982 to the present.