Jeff writes in:
This weekend Curt and Chris Kirkwood played took the stage together for the first time in 11 years playing a couple of songs at an Army of Anyone gig here in Austin. Curt told me after the show the Meat Puppets will play SXSW Sat night at Emo’s.
Said they were going to be recording new material as well.
I heard the same thing.
merge’s newsletter just confirmed this:
Merge Showcase @ Antone’s
3/14/07
Oakley Hall
The Rosebuds
The Broken West
Imperial Teen
The Ladybug Transistor
AND
Merge + Absolutely Kosher Party @ Pok-e-Jo’s!
3/16/07
The Broken West, The Rosebuds, +/-, Frog Eyes, and MORE!
SXSW will be the first date of the Meat Puppets Reunion tour. This confirmed by the band via a blog on their myspace page. http://www.myspace.com/curtkirkwood