Shannon Hoon

Weekend Music: A Speeding Motorcycle and Lots More

Tonight: Margo & the Nuclear So and So's at the Mink

Too high. Period.

Curt Kirkwood, now living in Austin, is still a Meat Puppet. His brother Cris is a missing-in-action junkie.

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Think you know local music? Take the Bayou City Music Mindbender and find out.

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Think you know local music? Take the Bayou City Music Mindbender and find out.

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Think you know local music? Take the Bayou City Music Mindbender and find out.

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