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Giant Sand (Band)

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    March 16, 2012

    Up on the Sun: The Podcast, with Howe Gelb, Black Milk, and More

    Welcome to the first episode of Up on the Sun's new weekly podcast, Up on the Sun: The Podcast. In this week's episode, we speak with Detroit MC and producer Black Milk about his collaborations with Danny Brown, and the "Detroit sound." We also speak with Howe Gelb of Giant Sand, about his new rec ... More >>

  • Music

    March 1, 2012

    Gabriel Sullivan and Taraf de Tucson Go Global

    Welcome to the first episode of Up on the Sun's new weekly podcast, Up on the Sun: The Podcast. In this week's episode, we speak with Detroit MC and producer Black Milk about his collaborations with Danny Brown, and the "Detroit sound." We also speak with Howe Gelb of Giant Sand, about his new rec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2012

    Happy Birthday Arizona: 100 Songs that Define Arizona, Pt. 2

    Editor's Note: An abridged version of this article appears in this week's issue, featuring 100 Songs that Defined Arizona. In celebration of Arizona's centennial, we've rounded up sound clips for (almost) everything featured in our list, and will be rolling them out over the course of the week. "I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Howe Gelb on Rainer's "One Man Crusade" (1994), "The Inner Flame" (1997), and "The Farm" (2002)

    Editor's Note: A version of this article appears in this week's issue, featuring 100 Songs that Defined Arizona. In celebration of Arizona's centennial, we spoke songwriter Howe Gelb, who has led the constantly mutating Giant Sand in Tucson and all around the world since 1985. Gelb is known for his ... More >>

  • Music

    February 9, 2012

    More on the Music of Tucson's Rainer

    Editor's Note: A version of this article appears in this week's issue, featuring 100 Songs that Defined Arizona. In celebration of Arizona's centennial, we spoke songwriter Howe Gelb, who has led the constantly mutating Giant Sand in Tucson and all around the world since 1985. Gelb is known for his ... More >>

  • Music

    December 29, 2011

    Jason P. Woodbury on How Bands Tapped Into Crowd-Funding in 2011

    Editor's Note: A version of this article appears in this week's issue, featuring 100 Songs that Defined Arizona. In celebration of Arizona's centennial, we spoke songwriter Howe Gelb, who has led the constantly mutating Giant Sand in Tucson and all around the world since 1985. Gelb is known for his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Top 15 Local Releases of 2011: Jason P. Woodbury

    Andrew Jackson Jihad​Welcome to another installment of Up on the Sun's 2011 Review. Over the next week, we'll be counting down our favorite songs, shows, national and local releases of 2011. Enjoy! Okay. I'm done. Spent. No more lists. The reissues list was hard. The show list was hard. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Lonna Kelley and The Broken Hearted Lovers Return

    Flier by Trey Rhodes​Phoenix-based alt-country band Lonna Kelley and the Broken Hearted Lovers disbanded five years ago (on Valentine's Day, no less), but not before cementing an intriguing legacy: The band recorded a lone album, credited to Lonna Kelley & the Reluctant Messiahs, and, changing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    The Serene Dominic Show with Make My Baby

    ​Some vidcasts you just have to make a leap of faith that everything will work out all right. Like when singer songwriter Lonna Kelly tells you she's just formed a girl group called Make My Baby, you book them on the show and ask questions later which is what we did. Lonna writes great songs on ... More >>

  • Music

    October 20, 2011

    Jon Rauhouse @ Crescent Ballroom

    ​Some vidcasts you just have to make a leap of faith that everything will work out all right. Like when singer songwriter Lonna Kelly tells you she's just formed a girl group called Make My Baby, you book them on the show and ask questions later which is what we did. Lonna writes great songs on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Luz de Vida Benefit Compilation Unites National Indie Acts and Tucson Bands

    ​Luz de Vida, a compilation featuring Neko Case, Spoon, Jimmy Eat World, Calexico, Giant Sand, Lenguas Largas, Robyn Hitchcock, Brian Lopez, The Meat Puppets, and many, many more, is set to see release in two formats, a 37-track digital album, and a limited-edition 12-song vinyl release, on Octobe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    Rupa and The April Fishes To Play the MIM This Saturday, Get a Free Download Here

    ​They don't come much more "multi-cultural" than Rupa and the April Fishes. Born in California to Indian parents, songwriter Rupa Marya was raised in France, India, and the United States. The music she makes with her group, The April Fishes, borrows sounds from all of her cultures. French nouvel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    Giant Sand - Ride The Rail

    ​Song: Giant Sand, "Ride The Rail"Context: Howe Gelb's legendary Tucson band Giant Sand -- where Joey Burns started before forming Calexico -- has scheduled a date at Tucson's gorgeous Rialto Theatre. It's next Saturday, actually, which would make for a nice little roadtrip. This track, "Ride The ... More >>

  • Music

    September 30, 2010

    Tucson's Marianne Dissard Filters Her French Sensibilities With an American Twang

    ​Song: Giant Sand, "Ride The Rail"Context: Howe Gelb's legendary Tucson band Giant Sand -- where Joey Burns started before forming Calexico -- has scheduled a date at Tucson's gorgeous Rialto Theatre. It's next Saturday, actually, which would make for a nice little roadtrip. This track, "Ride The ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 30, 2010

    Tucson's Marianne Dissard Filters Her French Sensibilities With an American Twang

    ​Song: Giant Sand, "Ride The Rail"Context: Howe Gelb's legendary Tucson band Giant Sand -- where Joey Burns started before forming Calexico -- has scheduled a date at Tucson's gorgeous Rialto Theatre. It's next Saturday, actually, which would make for a nice little roadtrip. This track, "Ride The ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 22, 2009

    Sweet 17

    Valley rockers Colorstore provide more than a dozen reasons why they won't be closing up shop anytime soon

  • News

    April 27, 2000

    From Mohawks To Mullets

    Images from 25 years of Phoenix music

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