1999
- Date: Fri Dec 31 10:36
Jesus (jruizb@nexo.es):
- Happy new year!
- Date: Thu Dec 30 21:58
Stephen M.H. Braitman
(braitman@mindspring.com):
- Important discographical question: Which came first: RAMP on Amazing Black
Sand (AB-CDE-02) or on Restless (7 72599-2). The answer should be obvious, but
it's not. The date on the Restless CD is 1991. The ABS release says 1991 on the
inside booklet, but 1992 on the back cover! Did the band re-release RAMP on
their own label after Restless gave up on them? Help!
- Date: Thu Dec 30 21:42
Stephen M.H. Braitman
(braitman@mindspring.com):
- Ebay Update: Chore of Enchantment is up to $15.50 with 4 bidders. I hope
it's not one you guys! --Stephen
- Date: Thu Dec 30 15:19
tommy gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Hi Tim, if you can get a tape of that show, you`ll get some new friends! Let
us know on this side...Lounge AX, wow, i have a lot of Tweedy-Stuff (around 8
shows) from that place... Greetings Tommy
- Date: Thu Dec 30 12:36
tim k. (meohmy@smileytate.com):
- Just a quick note for any midwestern giant sand types like myself, GS is
scheduled to play Jan. 11 @ Lounge Ax in Chicago during their final closin' up
week.Don't know why it's not in the tour dates thing, but it's in the paper
here, w/ Calexico and Man or Astroman? beforehand. More info @ loungeax.com See
you there.
- Date: Wed Dec 29 15:55
Torben D. Hansen
(td.hansen@get2net.dk):
- Yep Reinhard is releasing 3 Rainer cd's in year 2000. I was sad to see
though that "Chores...." wasn't on the Glitterhouse list of upcoming
releases........
- Date: Wed Dec 29 10:16
narlus spectre
(tbugbee@genetics.com):
- anyone have a copy of _stromausfall_ they want to sell me? or barring that,
how about a cd-r? i've got plenty to trade and a burner ready to go, so try me.
also, am very much looking forward to seeing howe @ co at the middle east show
next month. and finally tracked down a copy of _chore_, and am still digesting
it. so far, though, it's prime giant sand all the way.
- Date: Tue Dec 28 21:21
Stephen M.H. Braitman
(braitman@mindspring.com):
- Hey everybody, happy holiDAZE. Just want to report that I finally got a copy
of the European release of HISSER and was knocked out by its superior graphics,
and the extra tracks! Well worth the price of importing it direct from an
Internet record company (cost me about $18 total). Also, I am amused by the
first Ebay auction this week of "Core Of Echantment." I wonder if it'll go
higher than what anyone can purchase it for direct?
- Date: Mon Dec 27 09:08
Chip Donahue (ChipAshley@aol.com):
- Do the boys still produce t-shirts or other Giant Sand stuff? Just
wondering. Happy Holidays all.
- Date: Mon Dec 27 08:02
tommy gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Hi ya all, i just read that "Glitterhouse-Mailorder" will publish next year
3 Rainer-CD`s (with newer and older material) under their own
Glitterhouse-Label. I will tell you more when they are out.
- Date: Thu Dec 23 15:56
Torben D. Hansen
(td.hansen@get2net.dk):
- By the way I forgot to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year...Bye TH
- Date: Thu Dec 23 15:55
Torben D. Hansen
(td.hansen@get2net.dk):
- noo doo nooo doooo nooowwww sooooon sooonnn non noowww non nowww but uuuuu
sayyyy whheeennnnnn....... uuuuuuu saaaayyyyyy whhhheeennn toooo.......
doooo............bleep.....bleeep.....cccrrraaaccckkklllleeeee..bllllleeeepppp............ohhhhhhh
noooooo.......connnnnnexxxxxionnnnn .......
gggooiiiiinnnggg................ddddddoooownnnn....maaaaayyyyyyyy....daaaaayyyyyyy....certainly
looking foreward to OFF....BOOT....VOL.2
- Date: Thu Dec 23 14:06
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- my friends, have a sweet christmas time with whoever you get to be with. a
happy brand new year ahead with enough spark to stumble out of the dark. love
-howe
- Date: Thu Dec 23 09:30
tommy gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Hi ya all, tomorrow`s the big day (especially for my kids) and i wanna wish
you all a calm christmas weekend. Howe, Joey, John have fun with your families
and thanks for that 1999-Gift (Chores...), i`m stil reelin`...my album of the
nineties...looking forward to 2000 with the new unofficial bootleg...Greetings
from Bavaria Tommy
- Date: Tue Dec 21 18:38
Frank
(arctic@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de):
- Hoi, just heard a song from Hisser on a Belgian Radio station. Don't ask me
which song exactly, but I can recommend the station, if you live in or around
that country. It's called Radio 21 or R21. Although its in French, and I can't
understand that, its my favorite radio station. They just play good music and
they made a huge impression on me tonight with that song. If you like that
station too, drop me a note. You should be quite in my vicinity
(musically/geographically). Frank
- Date: Sat Dec 18 18:38
Tim (timm@interlog.com):
- Hey folks. Just put out a zine called the Drag with a brief but nice
interview with Howe. The website isn't done yet but you can order a copy from me
for 3 bucks (canadian) or two bucks (american). Cheque or well concealed cash to
T. McGregor 6 Lakeview Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6J 3B1 I'll let ya know
when the website is done. In the meantime I found a great interview with Howe at
www.dolomite.net/dialogue Ciao.
- Date: Sat Dec 18 13:19
Daniel&Sandro
(a9947611@unet.univie.ac.at):
- D: Slump on butter. Hope your blue mark has already disappeared. S: Hi,Howe
! I still remember your great concert together with Bob Neuwirth in
Vienna,1996.At that time you told me your next CD would be titled " Eye candy be
gone ",but later I found out that the name was " Hisser ",so I did´nt buy
it.Maybe I will one day. D: I would like to know, if your current Giant Sand
tour will also lead you to Austria. Still think of Fruit child large as a Great
Thing. S: Everybody in Vienna who saw you together with Hans Platzgummer would
fancy to have another opportunity to see you both again - try to move him to get
back to his guitar !
- Date: Sat Dec 18 09:41
ickyjoey (ickyjoey@usa.net):
- Seeing that others have posted their favorite Giant Sand songs, I'd like to
weigh in with my favorite: "Angels at Night".
- Date: Sat Dec 18 09:16
ickyjoey (ickyjoey@usa.net):
- breww: I own a bunch of Giant Sand albums and I like then all. My favorites
are "Swerve" (an ecletic mix of folk, country, rock, jazz) and "Love Songs (loud
and electric). Pry open that wallet and buy, baby! You will not be disappointed.
- Date: Fri Dec 17 17:52
breww (breww@home.com):
- i once saw giant sand on city tv. i was wondering if anyone might be able to
give me a link to some of the music. as i'm not willing to just go buy the
album. thanks!
- Date: Thu Dec 16 23:05
spoink and cranky (owom@aol.com):
- no no no no no no no no no no no non do non do non do non do soooooooooooon
non now non now non now non now no no no no no
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- Date: Thu Dec 16 19:41
phil zisook (pz123@aol.com):
- RE:the details of siad shippingness will be the same as it was for the
'chore' promo. Should we start sending in the $
- Date: Tue Dec 14 03:23
Hank (-):
- Hey Greg Haldane, just to let you know that I envy you a lot for moving to
Bisbee. I was there once, in January for a night and a day. The most astounding
thing about this ol' minig town to me was, that it is a town of artists. I
talked to a photographer there and he said, some 750 (!)artists had settled
there in the last three years or so. Hippies are there, too ;-). And then, there
is this old RV park outside the city center (you gotta pass that big mining area
and then I think it's somewhere on your left). You can rent a shiny airstream
for 15 bucks something per nite. Certainly one thing you could do to escape the
M.hype... Enjoy!:-)) Hank
- Date: Sun Dec 12 12:47
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giant sand official bootleg series VOLUME 2: tHE rOCK oPERA yEARS :is assembled
and will be ready to ship in the not too distant future. the details of siad
shippingness will be the same as it was for the 'chore' promo....and most
importantly HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS regardless of commercial interuptions up the
yin yang and a FINE NEW CENTURY whenever it really starts.HAPPY NEW YEAR anyway
anyhow anytime. love, your pals = sPoiNk and cRanKy
- Date: Fri Dec 10 12:14
Ricky Gelb
(rgelb@addictionsolutions.com):
- Howe, Call your Bro, I need a phone number. And order a DSL line for the
house so your phone gets freed up.
- Date: Thu Dec 9 11:24
spoink and cranky (owom@aol.com):
- a highly recomended site for all your giant sand catalog information needs
and related projects.................... http://www.sa-wa-ro2.freeserve.co.uk/
- Date: Sat Dec 4 20:57
tommy gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- A 90`s retrospective: Hi ya all, just for those who care, i put together a
CD-List of my faves (10) of 99 and my fave-bands, who had their main work done
in the 90`s, just give me your feedback negativ or positiv, would like to know
how you think about: 10 out of 99: Giant Sand „Chores of enchantment" Wilco
„Summerteeth" Pavement „Terror Twilight" Howe Gelb „Hisser" Gomez „Liquid Skin"
Deus „The Ideal Crash" Beck „Midnite Vultures" Midnight Choir „Amsterdam
Strandet" Smog „Knock Knock" Lauryn Hill „The Miseducation of..." For the
bands/artists of the ninetees: Pavement,Gomez,Smog, Midnight Choir, Lauryn
Hill/Fugees, Friends of Dean Martinez, Blur, Suede, Beck, Ben Folds Five, Steve
Wynn, chuck Prophet, Victoria Williams, Supergrass, Jayhawks, Golden Smog, 22
Pistepirkko, Pearl Jam, Pinetop Seven, Los Lobos, Pulp, Terry Lee Hale, Björk,
Tricky, Cassandra Wilson, Massive Attack, Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden, Jeff
Buckley, OP 8, Lisa Germano, Calexico, Uncle Tupelo,Sixteen Horsepower, Elliott
Smith, Cracker, Radiohead, Gun Club, Garbage, Fiona Apple, Belle & Sbastian,
Blue Mountan, Bluetones, R. Buckner, Vic chesnut, Cake, Lambchop, Sheryl Crow,
G-Love & the Sp.Sauce, Eels, Portishead, Mansun, Chris Cacavas, Wagon, Go to
blazes, Sparklehorse, Junkhouse, Mishelle shocked, Son Volt, Whiskeytown, Ch.
Whitley, Jim White....i`m sure i forgot some...don`t forget that i`m talking
about bands/artists who had their output mainly in the 90`s! and at least the
two outstanding bands: Giant Sand & Wilco! In memorian to Mark Sandman, Jeff
Buckley & Rainer Ptacek... Tommy
- Date: Mon Nov 29 20:49
Phil Zisook (pz123@aol.com):
- Faves: Dusted,Warm Storm (studio & live), Angels at Night, Cracklin
Water, Dirty from the Rain
- Date: Mon Nov 29 02:38
Stefan Röhrich
(101446.2176@compuserve.com):
- Hi everyone. Does anybody know if "Survival" on the "Acres of Weird" CD is a
cover or a Giant Sand/Howe Gelb original? It sounds like a classic, but I can't
place it. Stefan
- Date: Wed Nov 24 11:43
spoink and cranky (owom@aol.com):
- show this saturday (NOV. 27TH) at the knitting factory in new york city at
8:00 pm. just howe gelb and evan dando. over by 9:30. over and out.
- Date: Mon Nov 22 17:32
Greg Haldane
(greg_haldane@urscorp.com):
- I'm contemplating a move from the rainy pacific northwest back home to the
desert - specifically to the high desert town of Bisbee, Arizona. I've got a
decent job lined up, which is hard to come by in that part of the world. Since
Bisbee is definitely in the realm of Giant Sand and since Giant Sand fans have
terrific taste I'm asking for your advice/comments. I'd also like to weigh in
with my favorite Giant Sand songs - Underground Train (because it's about an
event that inspired a political awakening in me), Trickle Down System (just
because) and Wonder (because I have a big ol' crush on Victoria Williams).
- Date: Mon Nov 22 16:38
Stephen M. H. Braitman
(braitman@mindspring.com):
- I wonder if Howe & Company would like to make a few comments on this
forum about the last, recently completed Giant Sand tour of the West Coast? I
know that a few of us were fortunate enough to see the band (and others may get
a chance to hear it...any live tapes in circulation?), and it would be mighty
fine to hear from the band on whether they thought they were successful, fun,
grueling, torturous, sublime, skinny, creative, drug-addled, groupie-ridden, or
just plain business as usual. No harm in asking, anywayz.
- Date: Thu Nov 18 15:34
Mike Brewer
(mike@sa-wa-ro.freeserve.co.uk):
- Howe's very kindly just sent me the lyrics for "Chore Of Enchantment". You
can read and enjoy them at :-
www.sa-wa-ro2.freeserve.co.uk/GiantSand-Pages/giants-chore.htm Once again,
thanks Howe.
- Date: Wed Nov 17 16:28
paul kerr
(paulk@dylan45.freeserve.co.uk):
- Anyone from Kelso send a cheque to Howe for Chore. Please contact me. Paul
- Date: Tue Nov 16 18:38
c austin (skunk@punch.ns.ca):
- first song on glum? "yer ropes", i think. Good song.
- Date: Tue Nov 16 14:32
KF (?):
- first song on glum......glum
- Date: Tue Nov 16 12:14
Frank
(arctic@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de):
- Did I mention 'Elevator Music'?
- Date: Tue Nov 16 01:39
Markus (mmorkel@mdc-berlin.de):
- Favourite song? If "Astonished" doesn´t count as an officially released
song, I´d go for "Wonder", "Faithful" or "Blue lit rope". If there was a studio
version of "World stands still" it would probably make it. Surprisingly "High
lonesome curl" had a fair chance too... Markus P.S. Anyone knows about the
Upside down home live cd (as anounced in the ow om part of this web page)????
P.P.S: Somehow forget to mention "Bender", "Spun", "Center" etc.
- Date: Mon Nov 15 14:25
tommy gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Will, i`m just wondering that one get "chores..." officially in a
store...how does the case look like? Is it a regular case like any other cd`s
have or does it has the form of a "shell"? Anyway "chores..." is brilliant; best
cd to introduce somebody to Giant Sand...
- Date: Mon Nov 15 09:29
Will Kimbrough
(kwill30@mindspring.com):
- If anyone's having trouble finding Chore of Enchantment, I got mine from the
Rough Trade store right off Portobello Rd in London. They're at
www.roughtrade.com, too. The record's wonderful, by the way. Will Kimbrough
- Date: Thu Nov 11 23:19
Torben D. Hansen
(td.hansen@get2net.dk):
- I can only agree with you Nuno - It's impossible to choose one or two. Great
chioces you've made too. Torben
- Date: Wed Nov 10 19:27
Nuno (nunoantonio@yahoo.co.uk):
- Well, it's like asking the pope to choose his fav passage from the bible,
but here it goes: Despite agreeing with most of Torben's selections(especially
"Paved road to Berlin"), I'll have to go for "ARTISTS" as my number one choice,
closely followed by "Faithful", "Almost the politician's wife" and "Trickle down
system". As for my fav cover, "Is that all that is" from the wonderful LOVE
SONGS shines just a tad brighter than the others. It's not fair, is it? - I
mean, I could just sit here all day and come up with dozens of other gems(like
"Happenstance" or "Always horses coming" just to name a few), great songs that
probably won't even get a mention!! - But I guess is a good way for the fans to
pay tribute to Howe & CO's brilliance and eclecticism. Long live GIANT
SAND!!! ciao for now - NUNO
- Date: Tue Nov 9 16:53
paul kerr
(paulk@dylan45.freeserve.co.uk):
- Hey guys please email me to make it easier to count the many thousands of
votes. As an aside who knows the Glasgow connection to Giant Sand ( if memory
serves), it concerns drumming. Paul
- Date: Tue Nov 9 14:06
Torben D. Hansen
(td.hansen@get2net.dk):
- It would be hard for me to pick just one - I guess I'd have to go for
"Searchlight", "Sandman" & "Paved Road To Berlin" from the wonderfull "Long
Stem Rant" album. Not to mention "Stuck" from "Center Of The Universe". "Shiver"
sends shivers down my spine. "I'm aware there's a world out there"....."Black
Venetian Blind". I guess I'm already disqualified for going beyond the limit of
one favorite track.
- Date: Tue Nov 9 11:46
C Y (carterKUT@hotbot.com):
- Hey, I would have to say that "Seldom Matters" is the definitive GS song
IMO... Any guitar slingers out there playin Giant Sand songs? I have tab for
"Seldom Matters" "Lovin' Cup" (I'd be happy to send them to anyone that wants
them, or that wants to put them on a related web site) and can noodle on a few
others...Anyone else have any tab? Thanks, Carter
- Date: Mon Nov 8 23:36
Stephen M. H. Braitman
(braitman@mindspring.com):
- I guess it would have to be "Wonder," if I could pick only one. Guess I'm an
old softie.
- Date: Mon Nov 8 16:52
paul kerr
(paulk@dylan45.freeserve.co.uk):
- To Tommy Gailor, don't know if this site is boring but it kind of stops and
starts. Re Neil Young I read an interview with Howe in Bucketful of Brains where
he praised Neil Young. Some of Wonder on Ramp sounds to me as if ole Neil was
almost in there. Anyway everyone else is doing their end of decade list(or
millenium list although how you compare Mozart and Nirvana is beyond me). So
what is your one time stone solid ace Giant Sand song? Let me know and if I get
a chance I'll add up the numbers and pronounce it. Official recordings only. E
mail me (and send ten dollars to my account no.xxxxxxxxxx:)) Christ , Steve wynn
is in Glasgow this week with Chuck Prophet, I feel I'm in Tucson already, Crack
a beer and listen to every Sand song you own and fess up to your favourite. Paul
Kerr
- Date: Mon Nov 8 06:12
bevin (bkwirzba@iamerica.net):
- on saturday i got 'glum' in the mail. the piece to the puzzel that took me
too long to find. go to
http://shopping.yahoo.com/shop?cf=1&d=c&id=164712 if you want a copy.
"the either way angel on the cover is sofie albertsen"
- Date: Mon Nov 8 01:06
Hank M. (manfinger@yahoo):
- Green on red and Giant Sand were starting out around the same time in
tucson(not a big place).Green on red was signed by slash and phonogram and got
more attention, but I think there was mutual influence.Dan Stuart sounds like
Neil and covers him.But both these guys love Neil.Whatever you think of his
music,Neil Young has always been a rebel.(listen to "tonight's the night")
- Date: Sun Nov 7 23:29
tommy gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Monica, you`re absolutely right, Chris Cacavas played on a few Giant Sand
albums & there are some other fellows too: Steve Wynn with Dream Syndicate.
I`m sure Howe likes Neil Youngs attitude & the music, maybe he was
influenced by neil too. But (sorry neil-fans) i can`t hear too much of neil`s
music in Howe Gelbs song. You can hate me for that, but Neil Young is far away
from Howe`s songs (maybe exept the lyrics), melodies & progressive process!
This weekend i listened to Neil Young`s "Freedom": it would be his first record
i like, if he wouldn`t have a typical dilemma: the songs are too long, they got
boring after 4min. If you guys are looking for good songwriters, try: Elliott
Smith, Jeff Tweedy, Steve Wynn, Gomez, Deus, Pavement .... So take that as a try
to get a little life in this boring board, maybe to try to discuss....if it my
little english allows...
- Date: Sun Nov 7 21:15
Phil Zisook (pz123@aol.com):
- Just want to say how much I'm enjoying Chore. Great stuff--some of this
stuff is truly unbelievable. Dusted,Astonish, No Reply. All in that other realm.
But this needs a release & deserves to be heard!
- Date: Sun Nov 7 13:51
monica (...):
- Everyone keeps commenting on who Howe was influenced by... No one has
mentioned Green On Red, another Tucson band. Pick up a couple of their albums
and you will see where Howe was influenced also. They were a great band. Check
'em out!
- Date: Thu Nov 4 20:28
Stephen M. H. Braitman
(braitman@mindspring.com):
- Regarding Howe and Neil: Rock critics are notoriously lazy and tend to take
the easy way out of describing something. Remember when everyone said Tom
Verlaine played guitar just like John Cipollina? Well, somewhere in the mix of
sounds that is Giant Sand there is a guitar sound that reminds critics of Neil
Young's guitar sound. Hence, "Howe Gelb is like Neil Young." It's just an easy
tag for critics to use so they can box the band into a nice safe niche. To
illustrate this to the extreme, in the early '80s I managed a band called Times
Beach. The lead singer, Mariana Trench, was a rather large-form woman. Because
of that, critics called her another "Deborah Iyall of Romeo Void." Only because
she was fat! Otherwise, there was no relation, musically or otherwise.
.............Critics can be stupid and cruel. I know. I am one myself.
- Date: Thu Nov 4 14:40
Jesus Ruiz (jruizb@nexo.es):
- At the end of August I sent the money for "Chore..." with a certificate mail
from Spain. As I didn't received anything at October 6th I sent back more money
becouse I thank my shipment was lost. I sent the second mail with acknowledgment
of receipt and I have the confirmatory: my money had arrived to OW OM
recordings. Today I don't know anything yet about "Core Of Enchantment".
Desperate man, theat's me. I love Giant Sand music since many years ago and I
need this promo. What can I do? Can you help me?. Sorry for my little English.
Muchas gracias.
- Date: Thu Nov 4 11:15
Liddy (leahpc@papag.demon.com.uk):
- spoink and cranky got Chore of Enchantment into London!! At the Rough Trade
record stores: Covent Garden tel. 0044171 2400105 and Talbot Road, Notting Hill
tel. 0044171 229 8541
- Date: Tue Nov 2 18:27
kurt f (3stripes.com):
- hank.....i agree.....just had to say it
- Date: Tue Nov 2 12:35
-spoink and cranky
(www.giantsand.com):
- we can still send you the 'chore of enchantment' promo cds. the cost in u s
dollars is as follows: $15 for the states $16 for canada $18 for overseas
(europe) if you are sending a check from overseas, there must be an american
office address of the bank printed on the check you are sending. if not, you can
try sending a traveler check (such as american express) or take the chance and
send the actual currency as many have done. send to: ow om recordings po box
2441 tucson az 85702 usa and thanks for wanting it. your pals -spoink and cranky
- Date: Tue Nov 2 12:09
hank m. (manfinger@yahoo):
- regarding howe and neil young,howe told me that he originally modeled
himself after neil.that was a long time ago and any giant sand fan would
probably agree that howe resembles no one.but I think howe's neil influence is
big .both neil and G.S. release music that industry types consider
unreleasable.they both ignore what people think they should do.after my 1st G.S.
show in austin in 94',a big time manager said to me "howe's great but he keeps
releasing his demo tapes".he did'nt get it.I'd rather listen to giant sand demos
than just about anything.
- Date: Tue Nov 2 08:36
tommy gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Sabine, schau`Dich weiter unten am Board um; da steht die Adresse und der
finanzielle Aufwand, Dir "Chores" zu schicken. Solltest Du dennoch Probleme
haben es zu bekommen, dann rühr`Dich bei mir...
- Date: Tue Nov 2 05:40
Sabine Hufschmidt
(hufschmidt@excite.com):
- First of all: A big huge hug and "THANK YOU very much" to CALEXICO who
helped me to surprise "KNUT" on his 30. birthday last week! (Think about your
concert in Darmstadt!) Martin (Wenk) told me that it is possible to get the new
Giant Sand via internet...how can I get it? Here is my address: Sabine
Hufschmidt, Wallstraße 9a, 61462d Königstein -I would like to have two. Hope to
see and hear you soon in Germany! Sabine P.S. Hello Martin I´m looking forward
to see you in Marburg 16th!
- Date: Mon Nov 1 00:29
J.-C. Brochard
(jc.brochard@wanadoo.fr):
- It took a long long time to reach my home, but I finally got my copy of
"Chore of enchantment" about a month ago, and of course I've been listening to
it a lot since, but always with this mixed feeling of enjoying the record and
regretting at the same time that it isn't given the proper release it
deserves... To me, "Chore" seems like a natural progression from both "Glum" and
and the OP8 album, but, contrary to some of the other opinions expressed, I
can't hear a specific influence on it from the Calexico records. I quite enjoy
the versions of the 3 songs previously released by Howe ("Temptation",
"Satellite" and "Way to end the day". I'm especially glad to hear a full version
of "Way to end the day" : the "Short" version on "Hisser" was so short that I
thought I'd never hear the full lyrics to the songs and I was forced to record
that song several times in a row on a cassette to have a version of an
acceptable length. So far, my favourite songs are "Dusted", "Shiver", "No
reply", "X-tra wide", "Raw", "Astonished",... At times I feel I could tell those
songs that have a distinctive Memphis feel, at others I'm not so sure (Howe,
please remember after the tour that you had in mind to publish the liner notes,
artwork and maybe lyrics to the album...!). I'm pretty sure that when I saw
Giant Sand live in Germany in 1997, the band played a very good and very
electric version of "Dusted" : the "Jesus might return" chorus reminded me that.
Maybe we can expect one such version when the "Official bootleg vol. 2" is
released. I had been thinking that the cancellation of the release of "Chore"
might have been a fatal setback for Giant Sand. But now, with the October US
tour and the announcement of the release of the bootleg, I'm reassured ! Now,
let's hope for a record deal and a European tour!
- Date: Sun Oct 31 01:02
Torben D. Hansen
(td.hansen@get2net.dk):
- Hi Thomas, But you're so right the structure in the music really is very
important and yes alle the changing structures in many GS song is really great.
It tends to make the music so much more exciting. Like you I really also have to
"squeeze out the sparks" of my mind sometimes to catch the lyrics.
- Date: Sat Oct 30 20:27
Phil Zisook (pz123@aol.com):
- Just got Chores & diggin it very much. Definitely deserves an actual
release. Great stuff. Love its sonics!!! Wonder if the album can be leased to
another co. for mass distribution. Hope the band has the perseverence to keep
goin & keep creating more of this wondrous music. Astonished is majesti
- Date: Sat Oct 30 16:35
tommy gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- hi torben, maybe i put too much interest to the structure of a music, and
that`s why i love giant Sand so much...i have really problems to understand a
lot of the lyrics...
- Date: Sat Oct 30 15:57
Torben D. Hansen
(td.hansen@get2net.dk):
- Hi It's definately Sofie Albertsen on the cover of Glum. Thomas you're right
Neil Young is a bit more "straight" than Howe, however Neil is still one of my
all time faves. I think Neil has written some of the most important song in folk
& rock music ever (along with Howe that is). In an interview on danish
national radio Howe was asked about musicians he liked and felt somewhat
musically related to and Howe mentioned Neil Young an at some point in that
interview Howe says "Neil's good. Even when he is bad he is good" that's kinda
how I feel about Neil and Howe for that matter. TH
- Date: Fri Oct 29 00:56
tommy gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Thanks Steve, for that articel...but you can hang me on the next tree, i
can`t see much common between giant sand & neil young. I listened again
& again to the last 10 Neil Young CD`s & i can`t help, this guy is
boring me to death. The songwriting of Giant Sand is much more complicated. Not
one record sounds the same like the other (i can`t hear too much difference
between youngs cd`s). And Giant Sand (Howe) made big progressions from album to
album. Neil youngs songwriting is the same like 20 years ago.Very early Giant
Sand broke through that verse/chorus/verse/chorus concept and are even variing
evry verse part, what means they play every verse a little bit different. Best
example: "Stuck" from "Center of the Universe". I think Neil young is a very
overrated musician, but i stil like to hear him better than any "charts"
stuff...
- Date: Fri Oct 29 00:41
tommy gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- ...Chuck, i don`t think she`s Victoria, `cause that girl has a thicker upper
lip than victoria.
- Date: Thu Oct 28 21:51
Chuck Molgat (molgat@canoemail.com):
- Hey Tommy G, Isn't that Victoria Williams on the cover of Glum? I believe it
is.
- Date: Thu Oct 28 18:33
Stephen M.H. Braitman
(braitman@mindspring.com):
- You might be interested in this review of the Giant Sand performance that
took place in Berkeley, CA, Oct. 16, at the Starry Plough (a small
bar/restaurant/night club with decidedly radical leanings). This excerpt leaves
out the Sally Timms and Freakwater parts. East Bay Express, Oct. 22, 1999 No
Reason to Be Pissed Off by Derk Richardson ... Sally Timms...was opening a
Starry Plough bill packed with underground rock icons including Chicago's
Freakwater and the resolutely unpredictable Howe Gelb and his Tucson-based band
Giant Sand. Punk's DIY aesthetic gave the night a populist feel, as band members
mixed with the crowd and joined each other on stage, yet nary a glimmer of rage
and very few nods to three-chord rock 'n' roll cropped up in the three
satisfying sets that ended shortly after 1 a.m. ... Focus was not the issue with
Giant Sand. It never has been, ever since Pennsylvania-born Howe Gelb moved to
Tucson and formed the Giant Sandworms in the mid-1970s. The godhead of a musical
scene that includes Calexico (with current Giant Sand drummer John Convertino
and bassist Joey Burns), OP8 (with Lisa Germano), and the Friends of Dean
Martinez, Gelb proves that, a la Captain Beefheart, the desert spawns a very
strange music. In Gelb's case it's a personal amalgam of Neil Young and Velvet
Underground, paranoid grunge, parched minimalist dreamscapes, and half-spoken
baritone vocals that bear more than slight resemblance to those of Lou Reed and
Leonard Cohen. At the Plough, Gelb led his current quartet though an hour-plus
set that was even more discursive than Giant Sand's new CD, Chore of Enchantment
(something of a comeback after a five-year hiatus). Coaxing barroom piano and
eerie organ sounds from a Korg keyboard, plucking jagged riffs from an aocustic
guitar and twanging surf, western, and fragmented free jazz lines from his
Gretsch electric, Gelb made such concepts as pitch, meter, coherent lyrics, and
complete songs irrelevant. While the crowd watched intently as if waiting for
something to happen, Gelb pounded out "Romanian country music," noodled a
snippet of "Lay Down Sally," invited Timms up to sing a ragged medley of "I
Can't Help IT If I'm Still In Love With You" and "Tennessee Waltz," played a
tango instrumental worthy of Brave Combo or NRBQ, and wove together Dylan's "All
Along The Watchtower" and "Lay Lady Lay," throwing in a bit of "The Weight" for
good measure. Although the crowd thinned out a bit after Giant Sand's curious
and delightfully indulgent ramble, those remaining were treated to 75 minutes of
alt-country the way it was menat to be played and sung... (etc. etc.) ---- The
only comment I'll make is that the set Giant Sand played the previous night, in
San Francisco's Great American Music Hall, was completely different in substance
and spirit. Completely different songs. Completely different mood and jangle.
Both nights great. --Stephen
- Date: Sun Oct 24 07:47
tg (tg):
- ...and another one:http://www.cardhouse.com/g/write/rainer.htm
- Date: Sun Oct 24 07:44
tommy gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- ..found that one:http://www.primenet.com/~swlbrjjp/index1.html#Rainer Ptacek
Greetings tommy
- Date: Sat Oct 23 16:59
aaron keech (?):
- sofie albertsen
- Date: Sat Oct 23 04:12
Deirdre Haugh
(dhaugh@irl.xerox.com):
- Howe's wife, I believe....!
- Date: Fri Oct 22 23:03
tommy gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- ...does anybody know, that girl on the "Glum" front-cover?
- Date: Fri Oct 22 22:50
tommy gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Thanks for the info, Greg! Do you know if anybody did a recording of that
one? By the way, my first U.S. trip was to Tacoma (i was 16)with a friend of
mine...
- Date: Fri Oct 22 12:16
greg haldane
(greg_haldane@urscorp.com):
- Has anybody else noticed that Giant Sand is getting some US national radio
play as buffer music on NPR's "This American Life." It would be nice if TAL gave
GS some credit.
- Date: Fri Oct 22 12:12
greg haldane
(greg_haldane@urscorp.com):
- Tommy, the Crocodile is in Seattle. The lineup - Howe, John and Joey. They
were joined by a fourth fellow that played guitar and occasionally the organ. I
can't remember his name - Lucas or Nick? Some of the Freakwater (I think) people
joined in too. I'm even more sketchy on the song list …Loving Cup...Yer
Ropes…Shiver…Extra Wide…Wasted…I'm so lonesome that I could cry…a couple of
musical interludes...happy birthday. Yer Ropes showed up again as a medley. They
also played a great train song. It sounded familiar but I don't know the title.
The highlight was Howe's birthday Jack O'Lantern. It was adorned with celery and
candles. The set ended with Howe sprawled out over John's drum set. Like I said,
a good time was had by all. Next time I'll take notes. By the way Sally Timms
put on a pretty sweet show too. Greg.
- Date: Fri Oct 22 11:33
Martin (m_wenk@yahoo.com):
- Happy birthday Howe! Having a big party tonight i guess, i miss you guys.
How is the tour and how is Freakwater.I should have taken your offer, all that
waited for me in europe was bad weather and a cold. Gonna play with Fink (our
german country hope) for some days, joey is a big fan of them...........not. If
you get a copy of the 7 black cats jam, could you get a copy for me please?
Gonna pick it up soon i hope.Say hello to all and especially to mister "prrretty
good". Have a save trip, martin
- Date: Fri Oct 22 09:58
tommy gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- G.B.V, good choice, but what do you wanna tell us?
- Date: Fri Oct 22 09:47
Mag Earwig (?):
- Guided By Voices....Guided By Bob ....not Howe
- Date: Fri Oct 22 08:23
tommy gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Hi Greg, can you tell me more about that concert? Setlist or in which
formation they acted? How was calexico? Where is that "crocodile"? Thanks Tommy
- Date: Fri Oct 22 00:35
Greg Haldane
(greg_haldane@urscorp.com):
- I just got back from the Giant Sand show at the Crocodile. A good time was
had by all. Happy Birthday Howe!
- Date: Sun Oct 17 05:37
Guido (GuJeMert@knuut.de):
- I think "chore"-CD is a real great one. What is V2 thinking? I don't know.
Something else: I'm looking for scans for my concert ticket gallery on my HP.
Send any kind of. Would be great if someone has GS Scans or can make. If you
want you will be quoted. G.
- Date: Fri Oct 15 09:19
Nuno (nunoantonio@yahoo.co.uk):
- The pup has landed. Thank you Howe & CO for one of the most astonishing
albuns in the history of contemporary music. Who cares about what V2 think,
anyway, "lying clueless in their realm?"!... It's gonna be very hard to stop
listinin' to "Chore", so I won't even try; it will stay in the CD player
forever, as from this day! - (Or until Howe and the boys come up with something
new in the [very] near future...) By the way, Paul Kerr, thanks for the offer!!!
- Anything you need, don't hesitate to ask. Regards, NUNO
- Date: Thu Oct 14 09:31
julie vanderwier
(julie_vanderwier@fws.gov):
- it was my great pleasure to finally see you four grains of giant sand at the
casbah last night...it was so worth the wait. howe, those tiny fiddles are
pretty darn cool!
- Date: Thu Oct 14 08:29
brian hunter
(bhunter@ci.chula-vista.ca.us):
- thanks plenty for last night at the casbah. i've been listening and seeing
music since monterey pop in 67 and have seen them all. finally figured it out.
it's not why, it's howe. thanks again
- Date: Mon Oct 4 23:16
Chuck Molgat (molgat@canoemail.com):
- Hey everyone, Thought you might be interested: Chore is Enchanting the
charts at CKUW (campus/community FM station) in Winnipeg, where it currently
holds the 20th spot. Not bad for an unreleased album, eh? Here's the URL in case
anyone wants to check it out: http://www.winnipeg.freenet.mb.ca/ckuw/charts.html
- Date: Sun Oct 3 18:13
spoink + cranky (owom@aol.com):
- Well, "Chore" has been in the CD player pretty much non stop now for a good
few weeks. Why can't I take it out of the machine and give myself a rest from
listening to it? Because it works....it grooves...it just pulls me in from the
first moment - Overture is just intriguing: it grabs me - it's impossible to
press play on the CD player and then walk out of the room or start a
conversation - it builds suspense, every time I listen I'm drawn in, waiting for
that moment when it ends and the beautiful bass line leads me into one Howe's
most engaging vocals. I just 'don't know, what to do'. "Temptation of Egg" is
simply a revelation! One of the great Giant Sand Tracks, realised and evolved
magically from the embryo that lives on Hisser. God I love this album. The whole
album follows suit - a perfect union of that sleazy Calexico sound and Howe's
very own noise that just mixes things up so unpredictably - there are ultra
slick sounding tunes, raw edgy tunes remeniscent of the way Howe finds his way
through a melody or a riff to a fully formed song in concert and things that
drift from one to the other - Under a Punishing Sun. There's 1972, followed by
"Egg" - how much more variety and edginess do you want? "Shiver" makes me do
just that - I guess there must be 'something in the water'. "Satellite" is a
perfect piece of Giant Sand of old - heavy drums and guitars swirling and
crashing and washed with beautiful vocals. "Bottom Line Man" whisks me back to a
night in London with Howe and Bob Neuwirth. Howe flicking through his note book
and digging out the beginnings of a song. Here we are with the completed
masterpiece. I love it. 'Three cheers for Madame Bottom Line' ...Three cheers
for Mr Gelb. Shrine closes it all up, and makes me reach for 'Worried Spirits' -
I guess that's what it's there for - so that we don't forget one of the greatest
blues-men that ever lived. (and whose music still lives, LOUDER than ever) I
just can't imagine what happened with V2. They signed Giant Sand and they waited
for Howe and the band to complete an album. What more could they have wanted?
What could they have possibly asked for that has not been delivered? It's got
Giant Sand of old, sounds of Calexico, lots of new ideas and musical avenues to
travel down. This album feels comfortable - it feels good, as though it's Giant
Sand doing their thing - without hindrance or worry. it reminds me of Dylan's
Time Out of Mind - the perfect blend of all the things that we've heard from
Giant Sand/Calexico/OP8 over recent years, just as TOOM is a blend of classic
Dylan, classic blues and folk. It's the perfect new Giant Sand album as far as
I'm concerned - another beautiful step along the road. I'm sure glad to be along
on the journey. Can't help but feel sad that V2 didn't feel the same......more
people should hear this album. Martin McGowan Birmingham England
- Date: Fri Oct 1 17:14
spoink + cranky (owom@aol.com):
- yes. there's still more chore to adore. $15 in the us. $16 to canada. $18
for overseas. send to: ow om recordings po box 2441 tucson az 85702 usa
- Date: Wed Sep 29 19:40
Hood (hood_d@email.com):
- Could anyone inform me if the 'Chore' CD is still available? My girlfriend's
birthday is coming up and she adores the work of Giant Sand. I know she would be
thrilled if she could have it and listen to it over and over . . .
- Date: Mon Sep 27 12:01
Tim K (Guesty@smileytate.com):
- Just like to add my voice to the chorus of yeahsayers on "Chore." A great
thread of songs with a fine sense of wonder/sadness (Do you Germans have a word
for that?) Good ebbs and flows and stutters and squonks. I dunno what to say but
nice job and better luck. Sad that after all the years and all the fine music
there isn't a good home for these boys.
- Date: Wed Sep 22 16:14
Paul Kerr
(PaulK@dylan45.freeserve.co.uk):
- To Nunio, if you don't have any luck with Chore I can do a cassette for you.
Unfortunately I don't have digital thingys but at least you'll hear it. I know
how frustrating it can be trying to get a recording you know exists but is sooo
hard to get. I spent over two years looking for Recluse ans around a year for
Glum. Let me Know if you want a tape but I wish you luck in getting the cD. Paul
Kerr
- Date: Tue Sep 21 16:02
paul kerr
(PAULK@dylan45.freeserve.co.uk):
- Black sun ensemble are on Giant Black Low Leaving Naked River. my copy is on
Houses in Motion HIM 8904. The title is after the bands on the CD, Giant Sand,
Naked Prey, Leaving Trains, Black sun Ensemle, River Roses and Low Max. Ricky
Gelb ? brother ? to Howe is in Low Max and produced the album, as you say a good
slice of Tucsononia. For Tucson band information try
desert.net/tw/music/index.htm Paul
- Date: Tue Sep 21 11:43
Nuno (nunoantonio@yahoo.co.uk):
- I'd like to congratulate the brave people of EAST TIMOR for their courage
and determination in achieving total INDEPENDENCE from indonesia, after 25 years
of opression and terror. It was a heavy price to pay, one third of the
population has been butchered and the country is in ruins, but with OUR help,
democracy will soon be reinstated and life can go back to normal. VIVA EAST
TIMOR!!! Txs 4 listenin'. Nuno
- Date: Tue Sep 21 10:49
Nuno (nunoantonio@yahoo.co.uk):
- Hi all - Im still waiting for the the mailman, it's been a month now, but I
haven't lost hope yet, of being enchanted like some of ye. Meanwhile, just in
case they've ran out of copys, is there any good giant soul out there, already
blessed with COE, that won't mind making me a copy? I'm the proud owner of most
of the back catalogue of Giant Sand, so I can return the favour by copying
anything you want. A suggestion to all of ye Sand fans: Give DREADED BROWN
RECLUSE another listen. It's like Vintage Port Wine, it refines with age!!!
regards, NUNO
- Date: Mon Sep 20 13:03
C Y (carterKUT@hotbot.com):
- Hey, anyone got any GS/BoBR tabs? I have "seldom matters" figured out, and
wanna know more from "Ramp" & "Sage Advice".... anyone got any tapes/cdr's
fro trade only? --CY
- Date: Mon Sep 20 10:19
Thomas Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Guenter, try: http://www.allmusic.com/ They have some records listed under
"Black Sun Ensemble"
- Date: Sun Sep 19 15:36
Guenter
(guenter@uclink4.berkeley.edu):
- hey there, business first: does anybody know anything about 'black sun
ensemble' and whether they still thrive? picked up a copy of lambent flame in
boston of all places, and on the front burner it is and stays. asking this here
assembly since (a) the band is from tucson (b)appeared on a sampler called
something like giantlowriverrosesblack produced by a mr gelb, but not the howe
one. great collection of tucsonia, by the way, on skyclad, but probably no
longer available. anybody? furthermore...does anybody else know about dedicated
web resourced about arizona / new mexico bands? thanks for chore, giant sand
familia. makes my life much less of one.
- Date: Fri Sep 17 19:58
kyle kotchou (kotchou.k@owp.com):
- Howe - it is 9-17-99 are the "chore" CD's still available??? or is there
anywhere they can be found in Tuxon...ERRR.. PDQ Records...
- Date: Fri Sep 17 03:12
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- er... just leave off the "-astonished howe" part.
- Date: Fri Sep 17 03:10
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- for anyone needing more information on any recordings from this bunch, check
out the following web site. it's scary that way.
http://www.sa-wa-ro2.freeserve.co.uk/ - astonished howe
- Date: Wed Sep 15 10:23
Axel (Axel.Weidehoff@cityweb.de):
- naaah...even after two weeks of listening i can´t decide which is my
favorite chore-song. but "criticism boings like sonar" is defintely the best
text line i´ve heard for a longlong time. i love it... i live with it...too bad
that it´s not to translate...
- Date: Fri Sep 10 12:52
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- there is still more chore, iffin you need such slant. come one, come all.
being late is exactly on time. but for how much longer, i can't say... give it a
shot anyway.
- Date: Fri Sep 10 07:00
c.austin (mofeta@hotmail.com):
- Finally got "Chore". Does not dissapoint.This pup has a life of it's own.
- Date: Fri Sep 10 03:54
Dan (wheesix@aol.com):
- Hey, anybody know if Chores is still available from Howe? Or has he quit
selling it? Thanks (hoping I haven't missed the boat on this) Dan
- Date: Wed Sep 8 07:29
pieter (predelin@mweb.com):
- Hi Howe, thanks for the e-mail from Down Under. The Cape Town core of GS
fans all had a chance to read it. Hey...i drive the bus now, man! Q for you or
any one reading this...news filtering through a bit slow this side of the pond
so fill me in pleez - will I B able to buy Chore at a CD store some time in the
future, or was this a "limited internet opportunity" that i missed. Hope to hear
gewd news only, otherwise i'll have to make an alt.plan to gerrit. Thanks.
Pieter R (Cape Town, South Africa)
- Date: Sat Sep 4 06:20
Dave Scott
(Dave@saguaro.demon.co.uk):
- 'Chore'?....a severe pleasure!
- Date: Sat Sep 4 00:28
Chuck Molgat (molgat@canoemail.com):
- Just got my Chore today. Wow. Those folks at V2 are out of their minds.
Cheers!
- Date: Fri Sep 3 19:07
Bill (huskerdu@home.com):
- I've been listening to COE all week...it's one of those albums I'll never
grow tired of...the best album I've heard this year, maybe this
decade...somebody at V2 actually made a decision not to release this ?? I hope
more than 500 people get to hear it...
- Date: Fri Sep 3 12:17
Guido (GuJeMert@knuut.de):
- Hallo zusammen, ich suche seit fast 2 jahren eine Compilation-CD die
"Threadwaxing Space Live: Compilation 1993-94" heißt. Dort sind soweit ich weiß
auf jedem Fall folgende Artists drauf: Guv'ner / Sea and Cake / Giant Sand u.a.
Könnt ihr mir evtl. helfen diese CD oder LP oder MC (egal) oder Kopie zu
bekommen? 2. Ich hab gerade versucht noch die neue CD zu bekommen, weiß noch
nicht ob es noch geht. Kann mir, da ich nichts gefunden haben, was zu der
bezahlung zu sagen und wohin ich was schicken soll. Ich würde "sterben" um das
Teil zu bekommen. 3. Ich suche noch Scans von Concert Tickets aller Art - Giant
Sand wäre super - für meine Homepage Gallery - schickt mir alle, die ihr habt an
meine Mail Adresse und sagt ob Ihr namentlich oder mit e-mail genannt werden
wollt. Ich weiss, viel auf einmal. Trotzdem hoffend auf Antwort jeder Art. Guido
my Homepage http://members.aol.com/Guimert/Guimert.html/ my e.mail
GuJeMert@knuut.de Vielen Dank für Eure Hilfe.
- Date: Fri Sep 3 08:19
Thomas Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- ...and again Howe, John & Joey are surprising me again! "Chore" is
constantly growing in my mind! That`s music i`m living for...
- Date: Thu Sep 2 19:26
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- so sweet and thick. criticism does boing like sonar. so happy to have you
have it. finally. too many years in between things. time to start shoveling this
stuff out of the house again. yep. still in sydney for another day i think. at
some point in the not-too-distant we'll get the lyrics up somewhere here on the
web site. we'll put up the art that was supposed to accompany the record as
well. that is our beloved rainer playing slide at the end of the record. and
that might be robert plant mentioning that its rainer in the control room there
at the end. and that would be juliana hatfield singing on temptation of egg.
sofie did the singing on shiver and way to end the day. jim dikinson did play
piano on astonished and rode shotgun on a few more. professor john parish
plunked and spoinked on satellite and altered the shape of things in the time
space continuim all over the map. kevin salem did more then you know. it took a
year and a half to complete, but only 5 weeks of actual real studio time, even
if you count the snowy cabin up in the wintery woods. but the idea of it never
seeing the light of day is kind of wonderful. a lovely work for the sake of
work's sake. must be like zen i reckon.
- Date: Thu Sep 2 16:13
Manny (EJCACC@aol.com):
- After 12 years of listening and lusting for "Giant Sand" I find it difficult
to address their records as separate from the whole extended family of things
Giant Sand. They have aged wonderfully over the years and have always allowed us
to remain quite intimate with them as they roam the world and paint their
impressions of it in ways quite unique and diverse. I don't know if one can
critique Giant Sand. (To me, they seem to operate outside of that context.) It's
like trying to critique a river. It just flows and goes where it will, sometimes
with serenity and at other times with abandon. We are quite fortunate to have
the oportunity to experience them. Thank you Howe, John, Joey, and all. I am
forever Smitten.
- Date: Thu Sep 2 15:08
Torben D. Hansen
(td.hansen@get2net.dk):
- "Chores...." popped through my door this morning and flew right into the cd
player. I've listened to it twice already. Wow - I just love the kinda blend
between mellow feel and the rough twang. Thank's for the great music Howe. And
thank's for the nice autographed photo Sofie. I'm gonne frame it and hang it on
the wall. Congratulations with your little boy. I/We have two kids too, a girl
(3½ years) and a boy (1 year). They're keeping us busy. Espesially the little
one he crawling around all over and is starting to take his first steps. Kids
are the best - what would the world be without them?? Anyway I wish all the best
for your little family. Hopefully you will come over to show Luke to the danish
grandparents + other family??? and maybe I'll meet you at Voxhall (formerly
known as Huset)if there's time in your schedule for an Århus show. It's been way
to long. Bye Torben
- Date: Thu Sep 2 12:00
Andre (Andre_wegner@hotmail.com):
- Help!!! I can't find the site = 'www.giantsand-discuss@hive.net' Can
somebody help me!! ANdre
- Date: Thu Sep 2 10:53
Axel (Axel.Weidehoff@cityweb.de):
- in fact...i got it. one last good job done by v2. great sounds. new ones and
some that seem to be old friends. one request to the native english speakers: do
a favour to the middle european section of the community and start writing down
lyrics so that we can start to fumble with our dictionaries.... vibes of the
music are great but with the lyrics beautyful and elaborate as they are it´s
double..erhh...fun...or so all the best axel
- Date: Thu Sep 2 10:29
Martin McGowan - Astonished (In Birmingham,
England) (martin@mpmcgowan.freeserve.co.uk):
- my copies of 'Chore' have arrived today: I'm half way through my first
listen as I type, and already I'm finding the groove hard to resist. Temptation
of Egg and especially Shiver are favourites already. I'll post again with more
fully formed impressions of 'Chore' - but right here, right now I'd like to
extend thanks and appreciation to Howe and the Guys - it's another truly
astonishing album (and there have been a few now!) and I'm grateful for having a
copy - I sure do hope it sees the light of day in some way or other.
- Date: Thu Sep 2 05:45
Mike Brewer
(mike@sa-wa-ro.freeserve.co.uk):
- hi, i know i'm preaching to the converted - but 'chore' is excellent - very
'slush'y & very jazzy (hmmm-nice)+ hooks and melodies (yeah, they're in
there). i'll be playing it a lot... thanx for the enchantment howe.
- Date: Thu Sep 2 01:01
Markus Morkel
(mmorkel@mdc-berlin.de):
- so, what about chore? didn´t know what to expect, but when you hear
it...just what you expected (& hoped for). very laid back and with a sad sad
undercurrent (though i didn´t listen to the lyrics yet) somewhat mildered by the
neat production (which in turn is somehow mildered by the tape recorder
feedbacks and other excentricities...). howe sometimes mumbling like lou reed in
his best moments. apparent absence of hits (or even catchy melodies) making it
certainly not a record with mass appeal (is it that what bothered v2??). but who
really wanted to hear giant sand in heavy rotation? (i´m still always quite
surprised hearing calexico on the radio). bit sparse info on personnel etc. on
these promos by the way. so when next sitting in some australian cybercafe, tell
us more about the chore (although you might think more about future than past
stuff at the moment). anyway. thanks a lot. we love it. markus (& katja
& marlene)
- Date: Wed Sep 1 20:42
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- thanks for the feedback on the chore. i have no idea what to make of it
these days, so it is with great spark to be able to check in on everybody's
reviews here. i'm sitting here at a cyber cafe in bondi beach, sydney,
australia. if i'm really here, then it must be the future. playing some piano on
a country record here. future stuff, i reckon. anyway, apparently it is not too
late to order up the chore record. thanks for so much interest. keep letting us
know what you think of it if you can. the good with the bad. clear view sonar
helps to withdraw from the patient shallows and linger.
- Date: Wed Sep 1 08:10
William Rodgers (WER@Blazenet.net):
- Listening to "Chore" is not a chore! It is completely brilliant! The band
gets so much better with every recording. Can't imagine another label not
picking up this gem! Unbelievable stuff!! William
- Date: Tue Aug 31 18:11
Abbie Todd
(sinclairad@earthlink.net):
- Am a little slow. Is it possible to order the newest, and, as of yet,
un-released GS CD? Would like to know the answer without pilfering
thru...Thanks.
- Date: Tue Aug 31 08:56
Stephen M. H. Braitman
(braitman@mindspring.com):
- My copies arrived yesterday (Monday, 30 Aug 99). I played "Chore" last
night. I had many dreams after going to sleep.
- Date: Mon Aug 30 20:33
mike boerger (sandfan@itis.com):
- Thank you thank you thank you Howe!
- Date: Mon Aug 30 17:55
scott campbell (apexcd@apexcd.com):
- thanks howe, got it today! anyone who needs sage advice, dreaded brown
recluse, ramp, from a from a or julie doiron, and knows what i am talking about
www.apexcd.com besides j doiron, low max, and river roses(?) what else have you
guested on over the years? thanks howe, apeful
- Date: Mon Aug 30 03:55
silvia
(kroemmelbein@em.uni-frankfurt.de):
- Hi, I hope it is not too late to order one of these promos by mail. Or is
there any chance to get it somewhere in Tucson, later in september??
- Date: Sun Aug 29 13:09
Greg Haldane
(greg_haldane@urscorp.com):
- I'm a big fan of Giant Sand and I'm somewhat prone to hyperbole so I' m
going to do my best to tone down my review of "Chore of Enchantment." --------
After a half dozen listens I think that it is probably the best Giant Sand album
to date - high praise. After the newness wears off I'll have to reassess. It is
certainly their most coherent album. The music, arrangement and production are
incredible. The twang is much subtler. You have to listen very carefully to hear
the lonesome whistle of the train. It's been a long and good journey from
"Valley of Rain." Change is good. Giant Sand has grown as a band. Howe, John and
Joey your musicianship has reached new heights. ---------Obviously V2 spent a
lot of money on this album. Were they disappointed with the results? Had they
ever listened to Giant Sand before? Of all the Giant Sand albums this is
probably their most commercially viable. I guess that I don't really know what
to think other than the people making the decisions at V2 are knuckleheads
-three cheers to Madame Bottom Line (listen to the album). I really hope that
the album does eventually get released and that Giant Sand keeps on keeping on.
Thanks for the tasty Rainer morsel at the end of the album.
- Date: Fri Aug 27 15:32
Torben D. Hansen
(td.hansen@get2net.dk):
- Lucky You Nick....I can hardly wait to hear "Chores...." I wish the postman
would hurry up....until then I will fill out the gap with "The Love Songs" which
is playing right now. Bye Torben.
- Date: Fri Aug 27 14:38
Nick Franchini
(polecat800@hotmail.com):
- Today an envelope came in the mail, and now I am in the midst of "chores."
Thanks, Howe....
- Date: Sat Aug 21 05:59
Stefan Röhrich
(101446.2176@compuserve.com):
- Hi Howe, I only read your offer here on Thursday, 19 August, and sent off
the money immediately. It should reach you some time next week, I hope that will
do. (As far as further enchantment is concerned, I've been dreaming of a 10
volume (at least) Giant Sand live recording series.) Aaron, some time back you
asked about Calexico's "Superstition Highway". I got a tape of that name I
bought at a Giant Sand concert in Munich in '95 or '96. It's a true hisser, the
songs are barely discernible under the tape hiss and rumble, though what you
hear of them is great. It's a regular Sony HF60 tape with a xeroxed cover just
listing the tracks. (I'll copy it for you if you like.) Anyone looking for
"Goods & Services", "Glum", or "Purge & Slouch"? Try Raffmond Mailorder
in Germany: http://www3.pair.com/raffmond/discount.htm. It's a current list,
they may still have copies. Anyone interested in the "Official Bootleg Series
Vol. 1 CD"? I got one to trade (maybe against the mysterious "(Upside)Down Home"
CD). Everyone European: A good and fast (though rather expensive) way to send
money to the US is an International Money Order through Western Union. I once
sent a check, and it caused a lot of trouble (the receiver's bank tried to
charge an enormous fee). Stefan
- Date: Thu Aug 19 02:04
Salamander Ropes (-):
- HOWE, I just heard about this new label in Frisco, INNERSTATE RECORDS. They
might be good for you. Check it out: http://www.innerstate.com/. And stay on
top! Sal.
- Date: Tue Aug 17 17:07
Paul Kerr
(Paulk@dylan45.freeserve.co.uk):
- Axel, I went to several banks and none of them could help me so I sent a
cheque in pounds sterling with some extra added to cover any bank charges. Hope
we all strike lucky and get a copy. Best wishes, Paul Kerr.
- Date: Tue Aug 17 14:14
Torben D. Hansen
(td.hansen@get2net.dk):
- Hi Markus und Axel. I've sent cash too and I've done that quiet a few times
before and there has never been any problem with it dissapearing in the mail so
I don't think you have to worry, but instead sit back and wait for great sounds
to reach you soon. And Howe I got an e-mail from Edgar at Blue Rose (Germany)
and he mentioned something about some german label working seriously on the
release. So maybe we're gonne get two different versions of "Chores..." after
all???? (the promo & a regular release) I for one wouldn't mind that at all.
Stay well everybody greetings Torben.
- Date: Tue Aug 17 12:13
Axel (axel.weidehoff@cityweb.de):
- which bank did u ask markus? sparkasse advised me to sent a voucher check
(Verrechnungsscheck) in DM. Let´s see who will make it... if your way proves to
be better, will you do a copy for me? i´d do so as well... greetings axel
- Date: Tue Aug 17 10:02
Markus (mmorkel@mdc-berlin.de):
- hi axel. having the same problem after some time of ummhhhing i just sent
cash. hope the postman doesn´t steal it away. after all, without an account no.
of ow om there´s nothing much else you can do (said my bank, and i figured its
easiest to believe them). markus
- Date: Sat Aug 14 08:30
JC Brochard
(jc.brochard@wanadoo.fr):
- Re : money over the atlantic Axel, Here in France, it is usually considered
cheaper for small sums to use a Post office giro to send money. The receiving
party gets the money in local currency. JC
(http://perso.wanadoo.fr/vivonzeureux/)
- Date: Sat Aug 14 04:58
Axel Weidehoff
(axel.weidehoff@cityweb.de):
- hi all! ummhhh...ummhh...only one week left to get what we´re all waiting
for. any suggestions about the best way to get the money over the atlantic?
eurochecque with curency=$? domestic voucher check from my bank? what will you
do? howe: feel with you in this situation of misfortune (u say so??). thanx for
the beautyful sounds you gave to us in the last years + which became part of my
life. best wishes + cu all axel (Germany)
- Date: Fri Aug 13 23:17
aaron keech (n9640725@cc.wwu.edu):
- what is this "(Upside)Down Home" Tour cd? is it available? through who? when
was it originally released? i've not yet heard of it.
- Date: Fri Aug 13 14:42
Torben D. Hansen
(td.hansen@get2net.dk):
- Hi Howe, I had a go at Russ Tolman about "Chores..." He e-mailed med back
with the message that a Giant Sand release on Innerstate in the future wasn't
unlikely. If you feel this could be a possibility you might wanne have a go at
him?? Do ow-om accept visa or is cash or international money order better. I
never got the message is the (Upside....tour cd) still available - I want it
badly. Best wishes Torben
- Date: Fri Aug 13 14:12
howe (howe9t9d9):
- ABOUT THOSE PROMOS: WE WILL HAVE TO WITHDRAW THIS OFFER AFTER NEXT WEEK.
things have changed again and it seems as though this record will never be
released now. ALSO... i made a mistake or two. any overseas shipping has to
include another 3 dollars for air mail. canada is an extra dollar.
- Date: Fri Aug 13 12:29
Frank
(arctic@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de):
- Hi, Glitterhouse is a nice label, but IMHO not a good home for Giant Sandish
music. Maybe Thrilljockey is more appropriate, I don't know what other bands
they have. Frank
- Date: Fri Aug 13 04:49
charles austin (mofeta@hotmail.com):
- If it's of any help, know that Thrill Jockey stuff is also pretty easy to
find up here in Canada. Good roster too. Best of luck getting this one out.
- Date: Thu Aug 12 23:53
Thomas Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Hi Howe, sorry but with my little english i don`t understand your last
message. What`s a pup? The new "Chore.." or that lost Tour-CD? Can i send that
money cash? Great that Reinhard H.(f. Glitterhouse) connected you, so my e-mail
to him had an effect. Yours faithfully Tommy
- Date: Thu Aug 12 16:23
Paul Kerr
(PAULK@dylan45.freeserve.co.uk):
- I'd like a pup. How do I ship the money from the U.K.? Advice, hints, help,
insructions please I don't want to miss this. Paul
- Date: Thu Aug 12 12:07
howe (howe9t9d9):
- ok look. let's ship these pups... if you want em. 15 dollars includes the
shipping and packing and stuff. make check and write to: ow om recordings po box
2441 tucson az 85702 usa and by the way, the feller from glitterhouse did check
in and he's considering things as well as thrill jockey. thanks for so much
spoink. -howe
- Date: Thu Aug 12 09:33
tgailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Manny, the only information i have is mike`s
discography:http://www.sa-wa-ro2.freeserve.co.uk/
- Date: Thu Aug 12 05:55
Manny (EJCACC@aol.com):
- I think it was released in 1990. Is it "swerve"ish? or older material? Manny
- Date: Thu Aug 12 05:47
Manny (EJCACC@aol.com):
- Is anyone out there familiar with Giant Sand's 7" vinyl "Big Bear Barn
Shadow"? When was it released? Is it a live recording or a studio recording?
Hope to hear. Manny
- Date: Wed Aug 11 12:11
tgailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- "somehowe" would be a great albumtitel!!
- Date: Wed Aug 11 10:52
melissa (thebend8):
- everyone needs somehowe sooner or later.
- Date: Wed Aug 11 10:41
Jaime K. Ohlsson
(jamgirl69@hotmail.com):
- Come to the central valley, Howe-- we neeeeeeeeeeeeeeed you!!!
- Date: Wed Aug 11 02:02
Markus Morkel
(mmorkel@mdc-berlin.de):
- hi howe...click ONCE seems not to be the whole secret. so once again: as
long as "over there" means germany, thrill jockey acts like freakwater and
tortoise are found in every decent record store. so don´t hesitate...looking
forward to a quick release of chore... markus
- Date: Tue Aug 10 18:28
helen (learess@yahoo.com):
- ja, paul, you´re perfectly right. helen
- Date: Tue Aug 10 16:32
Paul Kerr
(PAULK@dylan45.freeserve.co.uk):
- Well it seems like Glum all over again, it took me over a year to get a
copy. However when, not if, "chore" is released I'm sure that a bunch of us will
seek it out like bloodhounds chasing a tear stained letter. Howe, I listen to
you most days and intend to continue V2 or not V2. Belt it out and we will find
it. Best wishes, Paul Kerr, Scotland.
- Date: Mon Aug 9 23:03
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- thanks for the spurt on the german labels... i believe i talked to the
glitterhouse feller about the possibility of some releases a while back. but we
are still waiting on him to decide on releasing some rainer material. no word as
of yet... which is word in itself. so let me ask you how easy is it to find
records on the thrill jockey label over there? anyone know?
- Date: Mon Aug 9 22:46
Thomas Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Hi Howe, good music will always find it`s way, especially yours. Torben is
right: Glitterhouse is a pretty good label for germany & it`s owner Reinhard
Holstein is a music-maniac. They just signed "16 Horsepower". Their adress is:
mailorder@glitterhouse.com. They should not forget that Giant Sand stil has a
lot of fans in germany. I listen to your music since 1989 and it wouldn`t be the
same world for me without your songs. Greetings Tommy
- Date: Mon Aug 9 15:28
Torben D. Hansen
(td.hansen@get2net.dk):
- Hi Howe, Sorry about the trouble with your label (former label). Although I
don't think they made a good job in the distribution of "Hisser". When it was
finally released here in Europe it was nowhere to be found. And I heard it was
only released in Scandinavia. Is this true???? Anyway that's not important now.
For the realease of the upcoming CD (I don't want to believe that there's a
possibility of it not being released in 1999)how about Russ and Pat's new label
"Innerstate" they're bound to be interested in making a Giant Sand release. They
both know the quality of your material. There are also some extremely fine
german labels around éx. Glitterhouse, but I don't know if they have any
distribution in the US.?? Another thing is the "(Uside)Down Home" tour cd by any
chance still available anywhere???? I was counting on it being re-relaesed. Well
I'm off again and I wish you all the best. Torben
- Date: Sun Aug 8 20:43
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- thanks for the fine slant. stay tuned. or close to being tuned. in the
meantime check out this site for details of the past.
http://www.sa-wa-ro2.freeserve.co.uk/
- Date: Sun Aug 8 19:41
Tim (timm@interlog):
- Dear Howe, sorry to hear about the V2 snafu. I cant believe those jerks
dropped you. Isn't there a bunch of other labels out there who want GS? What
about those fellas at Smells Like Records? They have a great roster and I know
they're re-releasing a ton of old Lee Hazelwood albums, so you know they got
taste. I dunno, it would just be a shame if the new record fell by the wayside.
I'm down with what Greg said, anything that us fans can do...
- Date: Sun Aug 8 17:57
Greg Haldane
(greg_haldane@urscorp.com):
- Howe, I hope everything works out for the best and that "Chore of
Enchantment" is released. The thought of facing this bleak musical climate
without the glimmering hope of a new Giant Sand album is too depressing. Your
passion for music is obvious. I've listened to your music for about 12 years now
and I want you to know that I've savored every last drop of it - the good, the
bad and the ugly. Whenever I get homesick for the dessert and Tucson, which is
quite often, I play a little Giant Sand and it takes me home to - warm
star-filled summer nights; the smell of creosote in the air after a
thunderstorm; crickets and cicadas; the lovely Santa Catalinas glowing in the
moonlight; a mangy coyote caught in a headlight's beam; dead snakes flattened on
hot black asphalt; freaky storm-related invasions of flying ants, toads, and
tarantulas; bats in the dusky dusk; the barrio; Mi Nidito; and, Mo Udall. Wow, I
think that I just talked myself into a trip back home. Let us know if there is
anything that we, as your fans, can do to support the band.
- Date: Sat Aug 7 21:09
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- hello folks. i've got a little news. v2 records has decided to drop all
things giant sand. hard to say if that's a problem or not. now we will never
know. but it'd be good to ship out some of the pre-release full album versions
of the new record out at least before the millenium's end. if we decide to press
on to officially release this record, then i guess these could be viewed as
collectable since there will be only less then 500 out there on the planet. if
we decide to just move on and not release it, then they'll be the only evidence
of such. i don't know what we'll be doing. but for now, for those of you who
check in on this site, you are the only ones who know about this and until we
know what we're doing, your the only ones we're offering this new record to.
stand by for details.
- Date: Sat Aug 7 16:05
dapperdan (dapperdan7@hotmail.com):
- hey howe, i love what ive heard of your music over the years.a friend of
mine is trying to talk me into moving down to tucson.im a musician up in reno
nevada.you should make it a point to play here sometime its only 200 miles from
san francisco.peace
- Date: Sat Jul 31 14:16
Tim (timm@inerlog.com):
- Dear Howe, I heard an awful rumour that GS was dumped from the Ow Om label
and the new album wont be released. I hope this aint true...? regards, Tim
- Date: Sat Jul 31 04:21
black rider
(crazytomcat@springyard.com):
- hey JOB! - in for japanese fish?
- Date: Fri Jul 30 15:37
nuno antonio
(nunoantonio@yahoo.co.uk):
- YES, I'm on the net now: nunoantonio@yahoo.co.uk - Let's share the SAND!!!
- Date: Fri Jul 30 13:19
Nuno Antonio (not yet on the net, but
soon...):
- Dear Howe, remember that rather nervous portuguese person who came to speak
to you after the gig at the "Spitz", in London? - Well, it was I. I guess what I
really wanted to say to you was that you're great. I've waited 10 years to see
you live, but I've finally did it!!! Your aproach to the music industry matches
my feelings exactly. Be fiercely independent forever, please, but never stop
making music. The world would be a very sad place without it. As per your
recommendation, I've checked the website (which is frightfully good , by the
way); any chance of more information about the other albums? It would be greatly
apreciated. - Best regards and see ya soon! Nuno - "... I love what you don't
do..."
- Date: Thu Jul 29 20:18
job (wumpty2@wumpty.com):
- i'll mail ya a fish
- Date: Thu Jul 29 20:16
job (wumptywump@wompty.com):
- hey howe---wanna go fishin??
- Date: Thu Jul 29 10:19
manny (EJCACC@aol.com):
- Thomas, I checked out the site you left today and enjoyed the blurb on HOWE
and Calexico. Thanks for the info. Manny
- Date: Thu Jul 29 08:31
Thomas Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Sorry, forgot the link:http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tw/current/sbites.html
- Date: Thu Jul 29 08:29
Thomas Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Hi to the rest of G.S.Fans, are there stil some?? Look at that link!!! Tommy
- Date: Fri Jul 16 06:54
Thomas Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Jeeaah, salamander`s right. Since i`m on the board, the photo-gallery is
wrecked! Haven`t you got any new pictures of howe & co.? Can`t believe! But
the board is very well!!!! I have this problems with the wilco-site too. Ciao
Tommy
- Date: Tue Jul 13 07:00
salamander ropes ((-)):
- HOWE, since you seem to be a regular "visitor" of this site: will you go on
tour with CHORE OF ENCHANTMENT? When & where? We are all waiting to see that
happen as you probably know. So, more lines in the news section on what the
Sands are up to whould be quite nice, don't you think? Sal.
- Date: Fri Jul 9 19:54
Thomas Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Hi Folks, here are some nice articels about G.S. & related
stuff:http://search.canoe.ca/search?NS-search-page=results&NS-search-type=NS-boolean-query&NS-max-records=20&NS-collection=JAM&NS-query=Giant+Sand
Are there stil some G.S.-Fans on the board or died everybody?
- Date: Mon Jul 5 23:06
Thomas Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- I just read on the "Wilco-Board" that Mark Sandman (fr. Morphine) died
Saturday night on Stage. Is that true? Why always he takes the best
ones?++++++++
- Date: Mon Jul 5 22:56
Thomas Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Yeah, but not official ones ! Would be great if Giant Sand had a
"Live-Album-Release-Rate" like King Crimson, but maybe we underestimate the
costs to produce such a Liverecording?
- Date: Mon Jul 5 15:16
c. austin (mofeta@hotmail.ca):
- Curious about official bootlegs. Any more than the first one?
- Date: Sun Jul 4 00:33
howe (howe9t9d9):
- . seems uncanny. but got no tranny.
- Date: Tue Jun 22 02:02
bulk (.):
- Howe, any chance ya have a transmision in the yard that belongs in the Cuda?
- Date: Thu Jun 17 15:34
wolfgang (wolfest@t-online.de):
- what is the thing about the "tree"? faitfully, wolfest
- Date: Mon Jun 14 22:32
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- the town of bisbee is located 3 miles from the mexican border, an hour and a
half south east of tucson. on the weekend of june 25, 26 and the 27th there will
be an underground film fest of sorts shown right there under the stars in the
park. and it looks like for the first two nights i have hired on to provide
instantanious sonic attachment to the 1914 silent films they'll be a showin
there. if you need detailed scrumplets of said event, you can call the main
manifesters down there at 520-432-7433. . .
- Date: Fri Jun 11 12:41
Chuck Molgat (molgat@canoemail.com):
- Greetings one and all, Can anyone give me more info about this bisbee film
fest? When, where? Is there a site with more info on the event? Thanks.
- Date: Thu Jun 10 11:03
loran (loran@youpy.fr):
- Hello I am a frech fan. I'd like to know if it is right that Calexico's
member are going to do a record with J.L Murat(a french singer)? I think it's a
shame that Giant Sand is so unknow in France! The only time I could see Howe in
Strasbourg was with OP8...it was really good, but it wasn't Giant Sand!
- Date: Fri Jun 4 16:38
aaron keech (n9640725@wwu.edu):
- need more info on the first bisbee underground film festival. would like to
talk to those of you involved in trading. need stromausfall. any info out there
on calexico's superstition highway? thankyou.
- Date: Thu Jun 3 09:03
tony cole (tony@chivers.co.uk):
- For 20 years I lived in Bristol and never during that time did Howe play
there, (as far as I know) - so what happens, I move away and he plays and I find
about it today (3rd June). Such is life. Still, have made the regular trips to
the Mean Fiddler for Giant Sand and Fruit Child Large. Bought Stromausfall in
Bristol - limited to 2000 copies I believe, how it turned up there I don't know
- Date: Sun May 30 13:07
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- new record will now be coming out as august turns into september. still
titled "chore of enchantment"...because what isn't? if nothing else, this record
will mark the first giant sand release to ever have world wide distribution by
one record company on the same date. which, in all honesty, is actually
something we wanted to do at least once before the end of the century.
- Date: Fri May 28 09:13
Greg Haldane
(greg_haldane@urscorp.com):
- Hey Howe, John and Joe where's my new Giant Sand album? By my calendar it's
getting to be late spring.
- Date: Wed May 26 00:38
david sherman (tmh@sirius.com):
- Howe Gelb the poet-ist gui-tar-ist of Southwestern avant-rockism is joining
THe First Bisbee Underground Film Festival in two nights of live musical
interpretation /accompaniment for the silent films "Juve vs. Fontomas" (1914),
Louis Feuillade's proto-surealist classic, and William S, Hart's first
moral/realist Western " The Bargin" (1914). Bisbe is a small mining town 3 miles
from the Mexican Border in Southeastern Arizona. This is a great way kickoff the
anual event of Undergrond C
- Date: Tue May 18 09:46
Thomas Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Dear Howe, i don`t know who styles your website, but wouldn`t it be a good
idea to give your lyrics a dark colour instead of yellow. I think ineed good
glasses to read èm on white paper. Or is there a trick to give the words a
different colour? Your lyrics matches great to the music. Best wishes Tommy
- Date: Tue May 18 01:40
Brian Reno (-):
- Big thanx, Chuck. In the meantime, I checked the www.billions.com site. It's
Calexico's booking agency. There, you can find all the dates. Enjoy the shows!
Brian
- Date: Tue May 18 00:46
Chuck Molgat (molgat@canoemail.com):
- Hey Brian Reno. Check out www.pollstar.com for Calexico concert dates. You
can search by artist, venue or city. For instance, if you search for Toronto
(give dates for begin search and end search), you will find Calexico at the
Horseshoe. You can click on Calexico in the list and it will bring up all other
tour dates. Cheers!
- Date: Mon May 17 15:55
Thomas Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Hi you out there, im new on the web, and send an e-mail to manny. I`m living
in Augsburg, germany and hope that interested fans could write me. I hope you
forgive me my english, I`m workin`on it. I`m Giant-Sand-Fan since 1992, when I
listened to the "Love Songs"-Album, and that`s stil my fave. Has anybody
listened to the first "Giant-Sandworm" Singles? I´ve got a G.S.-Concert (1995
Munich) and a "Calexico"-Concert on D.A.T.. In the german papers i can`t read
much about them, but germany is stil a good place toget some rare stuff. So it`s
really late and i try as soon as possibel to write some more words in these
sides. So have you all a good week, Tommy
- Date: Mon May 17 12:36
Tim (timm@interlog.com):
- Calexico play Toronto, Ontario at the Horshoe on May 30 ( a sunday, I think)
- Date: Wed May 12 03:13
Brian Reno (-):
- Calexico will tour the US in May! Any idea how to find out about teh tour
dates? Cheers! Brian
- Date: Mon May 10 20:19
Keith Shenefiel
(lisa.m.shenefiel@aexp.com):
- Hey Howe Missed you in San Francisco..at the Cafe DuNord, when are you
coming back?? Creeper
- Date: Fri May 7 07:53
Peter (peter.kuehnis@leu.com):
- Zuerich - El Internacional - on a monday - 19.4.99 Howe's wonderful concert
was of the very best I've seen, I surely hope he's coming back for more........
- Date: Wed Apr 28 11:10
Manny (EJCACC@aol.com):
- I'm a Giant Sand fan since 1988 and still don't have copies of
"Stromausfall", "Goods and Services", or "The Official Bootleg Series Vol.1".
Does anyone know where I can get them or if they're still available? Please let
me know at EJCACC@aol.com. Does anyone know if Howe will be in the NYC area
after his Euro gigs? Back in 1992 I took a trip to Pioneertown, CA and visited
Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Lodge and the Red Barn in Rimrock from the cover
of "Long Stem Rant. If you're ever out that way check it out. It's a special
place. I'm new to the web and would like to chat with G.S. fans if you'd like.
Manny
- Date: Fri Apr 23 11:38
Dave Scott
(Dave@saguaro.demon.co.uk):
- Had a problem finding the number for the Cumberland myself. Tickets,
however, are for sale through 'Tickets at Our Price' in Bristol on 0117 929 9008
- Date: Thu Apr 22 10:25
Martin McGowan
(martin@mpmcgowan.freeserve.co.uk):
- Does anyone have an address or phone number for the Cumberland Pub in
Bristol, so that I might have a chance of getting there to see Howe?????
- Date: Sat Apr 17 02:40
Mike Brewer
(mike@sa-wa-ro.freeserve.co.uk):
- Hi, I'm in the middle of compiling a Giant Sand discography (+ relevant
others) on the net at www.sa-wa-ro.freeserve.co.uk Lots of graphics + info (so
it might be a bit slow downloading). If anyone has info on releases I may have
missed - please send me a line (with relevant gif/jpg if poss.) Thanx (ps.
Anyone know where "SPITZ" is in London [GS gig on April 25th] ?)
- Date: Thu Apr 15 06:45
The Grandmaster
(bhammershaug@hotmail.com):
- Howe - I'll send you the pic's of the norwegian 66 Barracuda...soon. Hiss.
- Date: Sat Apr 10 17:46
scott campbell (apexcd@apexcd.com):
- hey chuck, check out www.apexcd.com for giant sand/ blacky ranchette/ howe
gelb titles. plus a low max or two for good measure. julie doiron also
available, which howe plays on.
- Date: Tue Mar 30 11:15
Stig (stigd@mr.telia.no):
- Is the video Drunken bees available here in Europe in the VHS system. If so,
where can I get it? After the departure of The Dream Syndicate, Thin White Rope
and Green on Red it`s great to see (hear)Giant Sand still delivering the goods!!
- Date: Mon Mar 29 14:50
Chuck Molgat (molgat@canoemail.com):
- Thanks Mike and Oyvind! Cheers!
- Date: Mon Mar 29 03:19
Mike Gerfin
(michael.gerfin@vwi.unibe.ch):
- Chuck, try the other Giant Sand site at
http://infosoc.informatik.uni-bremen.de/mad/giant.htm It has a very
comprehensive discography, some nice articles and other stuff. Take care, Mike
- Date: Sun Mar 28 10:15
Øyvind Stavseth
(oyvind.stavseth@universum.no):
- Hey Chuck, check out this URL for more info on some of the GS releases:
http://www.blackmail.co.uk/one/html/f129.htm
- Date: Fri Mar 26 13:59
Chuck Molgat (molgat@canoemail.com):
- Finally, a Giant Sand site based on more than speculation and rumour... not
that I have anything against speculation and rumour, it's just so...
speculative. I'm working on a comprehensive GS profile for my show on CKUW (the
University of Winnipeg's college radio station)and am eager to establish a few
facts. If anyone can help it would be, well, helpful. Thinl of it as a quiz for
GS fans maybe. 1. What year saw the release of Valley of Rain, and on what label
did it appear? 2. Were there any GS releases prior to Valley of Rain? 3. What
labels carried Ballad of a Thin Line Man, Heartland and Ramp? 4. How many
installments of the Official Bootleg Series have there been? 5. What can you
tell me about Long Stemmed Rant? 6. When was Steve Wynn's Kerosene Man album
released? 7. What exactly was Papy's relation with GS, aside from his
contributions to Glum? 8. When, where and how often did Fruit Child Large play
out, and is there any FCL recordings floating about? 9. Did Howe have something
to do with a Bill & Ted's movie sountrack? 10. Is there any move afoot to
rerelease any of GS's back catalogue save for Glum, which is apparently being
retooled by OW OM? That's it for the "quiz." By the way, what would it take to
get Howe (and company?) up to Winnipeg for a show? The Wpg. Folk Festival is
remiss for never having booked GS or any of their offshoot projects. It's a
pretty swell event save for the aforementioned perennial ommission - and all the
weekend hippies. I saw Howe and Convertino perform in Halifx two years ago
literally during a hurricane. When Howe sang "Her kind and hurricanes attract
that kind of glamour" it was, you know, unbelievable. The same night Canada was
playing the US in the final game of the Canada Cup hockey tournament. The show
was at a place called Reflections which normally operated as a gay bar. There
were TV's in the joint, but be darned if a gay bar was going to broadcast a
hockey game. (As I'm sure your aware, many GS fans are huge hockey fans as
well... or maybe not.) Anyway, the hurrican knocked out the CBC's transmission
towers so even if the bar had been inclined to play the game hockey fans
would've been out of luck. I met a cabbie after Howe's show (on the way to see
Scud Mountain Boys at a different venue) and he was so stressed from people
freaking out about the CBC being off the air that he warned me he wasn't going
to take any guff from me as soon as I got in the cab. I told him I had just seen
Giant Sand and there was no way in the world I was going to open up a can of
guff on anybody. He asked me what the hell a Giant Sand was. I guess you had to
be there
- Date: Mon Mar 22 18:26
Tim (mrs.debbie@worldnet.att.net):
- I very truly feel that Giant Sand is one of the most talented music
conglomerations around, and find it surprising that there isn't a bigger
awareness about them. perhaps it is better this way, perhaps, perhaps. although
it is sad that much of the world is unaware of this unique and wonderful
grouping of individuals.
- Date: Fri Mar 19 09:22
Dave Marcus
(mrsgruger@compuserve.com):
- When I was 13 years old I lost my left ring finger in a bicycle accident (it
got caught in the chain). I always wanted to play the guitar but never figured I
would be any good. I saw Howe play at the Palomino in '93 and it literally
changed my life and I learned to play the guitar (without the left ring finger
of course). I'm now in a band, and making radical rock and roll. Our name is
Goose, and we are working on our first CD. Thanks Howe for the inspiration, and
maybe we can jam someday if you come to Burbank.
- Date: Mon Mar 15 01:46
Kristjan (Kristjan@stones.com):
- like to Thank you!Please come and play in sweden some day.(in Malmö)
- Date: Sat Feb 20 17:57
Paul Kerr
(PAULK@dylan45.freeserve.co.uk):
- Hi, I've just got on the net and am pleased to see that the Sandmen are
better served here than in the printed media. I just got Hisser this week and am
just getting my head around it. Keep up the good work and come play in Scotland
real soon. cheers
- Date: Wed Feb 3 08:01
charles austin (skunk@punch.ns.ca):
- Hi. A while ago I got my hands on one G.Sand "official bootleg", mainly
stuff from around the time of purge and slouch. Was wondering about other
bootlegs, official or otherwise, live recordings, etc. thanks.
- Date: Mon Feb 1 08:39
Burnett (aeburnett@hotmail.com):
- Thank gawd for giantsand.com -- I just got back on-line and am in Gelb
heaven. Discovered Howe & Co. last year through the profound Inner Flame and
have found every used GS and Gelb CD I can find in the D.C. area (lord knows
there are no new copies). Saw Howe open for Freakwater here last year: Howe you
are a western desert god in my pantheon like Bob, Vic and Ry. I just found
Hisser this weekend: wonderful. I've been spreading the unique Giant Sand/Gelb
word ever since Inner Flame and now view Tucson as a holy city. Thanks, Howe. AB
- Date: Thu Jan 14 21:33
Aaron J (aaron@houseandhome):
- been a fan of Giant Sand for a couple of years. holding down the fort here
in Canada. heard that Glum was not being printed anymore. that album (among
other GS releases)should be held up as a seminole modern rock torch. anyway, how
about some more eastern canadian dates (Montreal/Toronto). by the way Halifax
has not been the same since the explosion. take care.
- Date: Mon Jan 11 15:27
Ean Hernandez (ean@sicko.com):
- I opened up the show last night, and I had never heard Howe before, except
for the Giant Sand record that a friend at work lent me a few days ago. I didn't
really like it, so I figured I wouldn't like Howe's live show. I must say that I
was VERY pleasantly suprised, and Howe's set was really cool. The guy is cleary
very very very brilliant. In addition to a very interesting looking vintage
Gretsch acoustic guitar, he had two mics and ran one of them through a bunch of
effects. He also has a tape player with weird stuff on it (like a Pakistani
version of an ABBA song), and a little keyboard. Usually, I hate just about
everything I hear, so it was pretty cool to see something really intriguing that
I'd never seen before. I probably don't need to describe how his songs sounded
here, but I will say that the set was interspersed with weird/funny commentary
from Howe, and a verbal spar or two with some loudmouth in the crowd who kept
accusing him of sounding like ZZ Top, which I think amused Howe up until just
before the end of the set. Of interest were also Eddie Spaghetti's (of the
supersuckers) first acoustic show, which was heavily vintage country/western
influenced songs, with a heavy dose of humor. Also playing were Chris Ballew
(sp?) from the Presidents of The United States of America and Tad from the Young
Fresh Fellows doing a goofy Presidents-esque set, with Tad playing a tiny child
size drum set.
- Date: Fri Jan 8 04:00
mark alan (markalan@efn.org):
- ...the latest trickle down is that Portlandia (1/12/99) is a no go show.
At's right -- cancelled.... Howe could you do this? what's up with the rest o'
this rummered run around? Hope all's well. We love the Hiss out o' ya! Let's do
it again sometime!
- Date: Tue Jan 5 15:08
Erik Johnson (guineaworm@aol.com):
- it looks like Howe must be doing a west coast tour then. he is also playing
in seattle on the 10th at the crocodile. the show is listed as HOWE GELB from
Giant Sand, CHRIS BALLEW, from the Tycoons EDDIE SPAGHETTI from the Supersuckers
EAN HERNANDEZ from Sicko. Not sure if they are all together, or each doing solo
sets. I know Eddie is from Tucson too, so who knows. I do know that being able
to go to both the portland and seattle show will be a blast, and then flying
down to SF to see calexico the next weekend will make a great January! -Erik
- Date: Tue Jan 5 12:59
Mike Hill (rmhill@ucalgary.ca):
- Hi Everybody! I have to say my Gelb addiction only increaseth. I'm stil
reeling from the show in Calgary in the summer of 97! All the best to Howe and
Indiosa! Take care, hope to see you up here again soon ( I'll be camped out by
the billboards til then!) M.
- Date: Mon Jan 4 15:06
Jason Sherrett (sherrett@dsp.net):
- Howe will be performing Thursday 1/7/99 at the Cafe Du Nord in San
Francisco. J.C. Hopkins opens the show at 10:00 PM. With Calexico in town on
1/16 this looks to be a good month for Bay Area Giant Sand fans. Come one, come
all.
- Date: Mon Jan 4 14:52
mark alan (markalan@efn.org):
- Sneaky, sneaky! SATYRICON calender says they're planning a big 'HOWEDY' on
the 12TH in Portland, Or... with spacial guests, no less! Could there be other
dates on this hush-hush little outing? Happy New Year indeed!
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