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Howe Gelb

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    M. Ward, Crescent Ballroom, 4/17/12

    See also: M. Ward Discusses A Wasteland Companion, and His Arizona Ties to The Meat Puppets and Howe Gelb M. Ward Crescent Ballroom Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Following fIREHOSE's blistering set of punk jazz, I was almost worried that the hushed immediacy of Portland-based singer/songwriter/produce ... More >>

  • Music

    April 12, 2012

    M. Ward's Solo Work Reveals the "Him" in She & Him

    See also: M. Ward Discusses A Wasteland Companion, and His Arizona Ties to The Meat Puppets and Howe Gelb M. Ward Crescent Ballroom Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Following fIREHOSE's blistering set of punk jazz, I was almost worried that the hushed immediacy of Portland-based singer/songwriter/produce ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    M. Ward Discusses "A Wasteland Companion," and His Arizona Ties to The Meat Puppets and Howe Gelb

    See also: fIREHOSE's Ed Crawford: "It Was Our Job. We F**kin' Showed Up Every Day." M. Ward has slowly and sturdily built himself up as a songwriter and producer over the past decade, with a string of hushed folk, country, blues, and pop inflected records that don't cry out for attention, but quiet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    Download: Giant Giant Sand's "Forever and a Day"

    Back in March, we spoke with Howe Gelb, of Giant (Giant) Sand about his new album, Tucson, in the first episode of our weekly podcast (We call it Up on the Sun: The Podcast. Ain't we clever?). Well yesterday Fire Records debuted sprawling, echoing track from the "country rock opera," called "Forever ... More >>

  • Blogs

    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 15, 2012

    Howe Gelb @ Crescent Ballroom

    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 17, 2012

    Happy Birthday Arizona: 100 Songs that Define Arizona, Pt. 4

    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. Thanks to everyone who submitted song suggestions, all of our ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    100 Arizona Songs, Moe'Z Art, One Be Lo, Raphael Saadiq, and More in This Week's Issue

    We knew the daunting (impossible, really) task of picking 100 songs that define the sound of Arizona was going to be tough, but lucky for us, we had a lot of help, from you, our readers. We opened up a Gmail account and took submissions from you, reading through liner notes and consulting unoffici ... 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 >>

  • 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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2009

    Calexico Classy at Heritage Square Concert

    Luke HolwerdaCalexico's Joey Burns sings at the band's show Saturday at Heritage Square. See more shots in our Calexico slide show.There's one word that describes the Calexico concert at Heritage Square last night: Classy. From the tastefully-appointed stage, to the home-made tamales and high-end be ... More >>

  • Music

    March 12, 2009

    Arizona's SxSW Contingent

    Luke HolwerdaCalexico's Joey Burns sings at the band's show Saturday at Heritage Square. See more shots in our Calexico slide show.There's one word that describes the Calexico concert at Heritage Square last night: Classy. From the tastefully-appointed stage, to the home-made tamales and high-end be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2009

    Arizona Invades Texas for SxSW

    So, we don't normally blog about shows outside the area, but our contributor Psyko Steve Chilton is putting a real dandy at SxSW in Austin next month. The "I Heart AZ" showcase features Dear and the Headlights, Miniature Tigers, What Laura Says, The Stiletto Formal, Kinch, Back Ted N-Ted and Reuben' ... 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

  • Music

    February 21, 2008

    17 reasons why Valley rockers Colorstore won't be closing up shop anytime soon

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

  • Music

    September 21, 2006

    Living With Post-War

    M. Ward's recipe for political change: Let's ignore the president

  • Music

    March 30, 2006

    Top 10 selling CDs at Stinkweeds, 1250 East Apache Boulevard in Tempe

    Chart-busters for the week

  • Music

    February 2, 2006

    Various Artists

    I Am the Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey
    (Vanguard)

  • Music

    September 1, 2005

    Legend City

    Tucson's Club Congress throws a mammoth 20th-anniversary party

  • Calendar

    October 21, 2004

    Bordertown Riot

    Culture Clash opens Actors Theatre's 20th season

  • Music

    January 29, 2004

    Sigmatropic

    Sixteen Haiku & Other Stories (Thirsty Ear)

  • Music

    October 23, 2003

    Band of Blacky Ranchette

    Still Lookin' Good to Me (Thrill Jockey)

  • Music

    August 7, 2003

    In Darkness, In Light

    M. Ward attends his hero's funeral and walks away with designs for an evocative new album

  • Music

    April 24, 2003

    Howe Gelb

    The Listener (Thrill Jockey)

  • Music

    January 10, 2002

    Handsome Devils

    Brett and Rennie Sparks are the squabbling Sonny and Cher of gothic, underground country

  • Music

    October 18, 2001

    French Twist

    The Amor Belhom Duo are Parisians by birth, and Tucsonans by choice

  • News

    June 21, 2001

    Calexico

    Even My Sure Things Fall Through (Quarterstick), Aerocalexico (Our Soil, Our Strength)

  • Music

    March 15, 2001

    Rainer

    Live at the Performance Center (Glitterhouse Records, German import)

  • Music

    July 27, 2000

    Border Crossing

    Through its nods to tradition and embrace of innovation, Calexico emerges as a desert bloom

  • Music

    July 6, 2000

    Calexico

    Hot Rail
    (Quarterstick)

  • Music

    June 29, 2000

    Eternal Flame

    The music of Arizona guitar legend Rainer Ptacek lives on with a trilogy of new releases

  • Music

    June 8, 2000

    Hatfield's the Real McCoy

    Will Juliana Hatfield fans find the Beautiful Creature in Juliana's Pony, or will it be a Total System Failure?

  • News

    April 27, 2000

    From Mohawks To Mullets

    Images from 25 years of Phoenix music

  • News

    March 2, 2000

    Locals

    Images from 25 years of Phoenix music

  • Music

    September 30, 1999

    Desert Noir

    Calexico's Joey Burns and John Convertino take a dark and wondrous turn with The Black Light

  • Music

    February 4, 1999

    Home Truth

    Local musicians increasingly find their bliss in the parallel universe of home recording

  • Music

    November 12, 1998

    Billy's Blues

    Singer/songwriter Billy Sedlmayr has spent half his life battling the law and his own dope demons

  • Music

    May 21, 1998

    Head Jams

    Gary Parra and Noisy Neighbor try to catch a ride on the prog-rock revival train

  • Music

    October 16, 1997

    Power Failure

    State liquor board's relentless crusade takes juice out of Electric Ballroom

  • Music

    August 7, 1997

    Inner Flame

    New tribute album illuminates the art of Rainer Ptacek

  • Music

    September 26, 1996

    Giant Sand Gives Fans the Boot

    When is a bootleg not a bootleg? When it's "official." Howe Gelb explains why.

  • Music

    June 6, 1996

    Busy Bees

    When is a bootleg not a bootleg? When it's "official." Howe Gelb explains why.

  • Calendar

    May 30, 1996

    Pic Hits for the week

    When is a bootleg not a bootleg? When it's "official." Howe Gelb explains why.

  • Music

    January 6, 1994

    SHIFTING SANDHOWE GELB AND GIANT SAND WILL PLAY SOMETHING AT AN AIDS BENEFIT

    When is a bootleg not a bootleg? When it's "official." Howe Gelb explains why.

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