Volcano (supergroup)

{{Short description|American supergroup band}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist  | name = Volcano | image = | caption = | image_size =  | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = United States | genre = | years_active = 2003–2004 | label = Skunk Records | website = | past_members = Curt Kirkwood<br>Bud Gaugh<br>Jon Poutney (deceased)<br>Michael 'Miguel' Happoldt (as "Mike Stand") | current_members = }} '''Volcano''' was a supergroup formed by Meat Puppets frontman Curt Kirkwood, Sublime drummer Bud Gaugh, Sublime soundman Michael 'Miguel' Happoldt, and bass player of The Ziggens Jon Poutney after the breakup of Eyes Adrift.<ref name="Trouser2">[http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=eyes_adrift Eyes Adrift, Volcano (review)], Trouser Press</ref> They released one self-titled studio album in 2004.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Kirkwood said: "The producer says it sounds a lot like Eighties, SST-era, ''Up On the Sun'' Meat Puppets. But there's more bouncy rhythms -- we do a lot more stuff that was inspired by The Selecter, The Specials, and Bob Marley."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071001211920/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/meatpuppets/articles/story/6214296/curt_kirkwoods_new_meat Curt Kirkwood's New Meat], Rolling Stone, June 28, 2004. accessed July 12, 2007</ref>

Kirkwood wanted to name the band "Pine Cone", but was outvoted by other group members.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071112045128/http://www.chartnet.com/damn/2006/07/1413.cfm Curt Kirkwood Rambles On, And Along, Alone And With The Meat Puppets], Chart Attack, Friday July 14, 2006. Internet Archive version accessed Nov. 27, 2008</ref>

The bands' sole LP was remastered by Bob Weston and reissued on digital streaming platforms on April 17, 2025, with a physical 12" release scheduled for June 2025 via Don Giovanni Records, limited to 1000 copies.<ref>https://dongiovannirecords.com/products/volcano-volcano-12</ref><ref>https://volcano2004.bandcamp.com/album/volcano</ref>

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20051225005122/http://www.skunk.com/volcano/ Official Site] *[https://archive.org/details/MeatPuppets Meat Puppets collection] at the Internet Archive's live music archive *[http://www.wohlers.org/puppets/ Meat Puppets Live Repository]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Volcano}} Category:Rock music groups from California Category:Culture of Long Beach, California Category:American supergroups Category:Musical groups established in 2003