2000
- Date: Sun Dec 31 11:38
narlus (narlus_spectre@hotmail.com):
- anyone see the boston globe's top 10 of the year, in the living/arts
section? joan anderman put giant sand's show @ the middle east (club in
cambridge, not region under strife) as the best of the year. funny seeing it
grouped w/ others like tony bennett, ricky martin, marc anthony and lou reed
(no lie!). it was a great show, however, despite the fact that it was a real
lame turnout (probably under 75 people)...
- Date: Sat Dec 30 21:58
christine (nye):
- Guten Rutsch ! take care love c Lasst Korken knallen !
- Date: Sat Dec 30 21:47
christine (home):
- christmas is such a beautiful surprise.
- Date: Tue Dec 26 18:33
Nuno (nmantonio@hotmail.com):
- Feliz Ano Novo e Muita Sorte para 2001 - All the best Howe, John and
Joe... and Mike, txs for the Xmas present, it did help!... Nuno
- Date: Sun Dec 24 22:25
Donna (dstephenso@hotmail.com):
- Howe: I saw you for the first time open for Victoria Williams at Solar.
Thank you so much for your music. I returned to Tucson awhile ago...hope
you're local and I get to see more of you in the future. One of the first
songs I learned on the guitar was "Out on the Weekend"...my Dad
named our first dog "plebe". a new fan, Donna
- Date: Sun Dec 24 20:44
Job (jld301@psu.edu):
- Peace on earth ya'll------I mean it. Have a good year Howe. Maybe we can
wet a line this one.
- Date: Sun Dec 24 17:38
muzakman (muzakman_@excite.com):
- Hey Howe. Have you heard of the band Clem Snide? I think you'd like them.
Best of luck in 2001.
- Date: Sun Dec 24 13:50
Paul Kerr (p.kerr@ntlworld.com):
- A Merry Christmas to all the Sand family. Is that snow? Paul
- Date: Sun Dec 24 11:55
howe (gianthowe@hotmail.com):
- for everybody out there, A HAPPY CHRISTMAS FOR EVERY PLEBE AND
PLOTTER....-howe
- Date: Sun Dec 24 03:33
Jesús Ruiz (jruizb@nexo.es):
- Feliz Navidad to the Giant Sand family!
- Date: Fri Dec 22 14:22
Greg Haldane (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- All you kids out there in Sand Land have a wonder-filled holiday season.
Hopefully there will be a green corn tamale or two with my name on it this
Christmas.....mmmmmmmm!
- Date: Wed Dec 20 21:51
Jennifer (jnif@yahoo.com):
- I too saw both Victoria Williams/Mark Olson/Howe Gelb shows in Arizona.
Both shows were great and both were very different. Great variety of songs.
I love seeing Victoria play any chance I get. Howe played the "El
Paso/Out On The Weekend" medley and the Christmas song about the
"dreaded black ice". Fun weekend!
- Date: Wed Dec 20 19:37
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (blackwood@kxci.org):
- YES.. I was at the Solar Culture show on Saturday and recorded it for
future broadcast on KXCI (recorded the same way as the Inner Flame
broadcast)!!! Great show - Victoria was wonderful!! Also recorded Howe's set
from Nita's Hideaway in Tempe on Friday night.. FYI: John Con joined Howe
for the last 3 songs on Saturday night.. Happy Holidays!
- Date: Wed Dec 20 15:51
Greg Haldane (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- Anybody else see the Victoria Williams/Marc Olson/Howe show at Solar
Culture last weekend? It was killer. I'm soooooo in love with Victoria but
alas I don't think I can compete with Senor Olson.
- Date: Wed Dec 20 06:37
lannie (fyi):
- actually,while malcolm played on the record, daniel lanois produced
'wrecking ball' and malcolm produced 'red dirt girl', emmylou's latest
"proper" record.
- Date: Mon Dec 18 08:20
Mike Brewer (mike@sa-wa-ro.freeserve.co.uk):
- Yes - although Malcolm only played and produced on 'Glum' for Giant Sand.
He also produced Emmylou's last (proper) album 'Wrecking Ball'. In fact I'm
sure it was the Giant Sand connection that brought about Emmylou's decision
to cover Dylans 'Every Grain Of Sand' on that album
- Date: Mon Dec 18 07:38
Vanessa Willis (vanessau@hotmail.com):
- Is Malcolm Burn of Giant Sand the same Malcolm Burn who plays on Emmylou
Harris's new cd and produced it?
- Date: Sat Dec 16 13:36
sammy (pommelos@aol.com):
- bonjour a Tous ,je RECHERCHE DES MUSICIENS sur Paris (et environs)pour
vivre de melodies...A l aide! reste t il des amoureux de bonne
Musique?repondez moi. SAMMY.
- Date: Fri Dec 15 17:33
Manny (EJCACC@aol.com):
- Since you guys started it..... I bet you can order a Giant Sandwich.
- Date: Fri Dec 15 10:56
Todd Reggie Gray (todd.gray@ckua.org):
- Howdy...on ckUa radio (Alberta) we run a station ID recorded by Howe.
- Date: Fri Dec 15 08:15
Giant Archivist (blackwood@kxci.org):
- Piles and piles of tapes...............with a sprinkle of 100 year-old
dust..
- Date: Fri Dec 15 07:06
lisa f (ni4ni):
- i hear they have an amazing black sand served with chunks of incidentalism....
- Date: Fri Dec 15 05:46
howe (gianthowe@hotmail.com):
- so what do they serve up at the restaurant "gelb" ???? do they
deliver take out?
- Date: Thu Dec 14 04:52
john calls me melody. (thenumbereight@hotmail.com):
- mister yellow looks like my crazy stalker now. he scared me in vienna. i
found someone who knows the restaurant "gelb". p.s. the crowd was
so not stylish that night but the sound was tight. word.
- Date: Wed Dec 13 01:38
Javier Martin García López (rampxxxx@jazzfree.com):
- Yesterday was dec 12 and the that Giant Sand had a date in Madrid but i
think that there were no concert because i read every paper and all , and
nothing about Giand Sand or Howe. So it 's gonna be any concert in Spain ,
yes i know the one in Calahorra but i think only one concert it's not
enought was about Madrid,Zaragoza,Barcelona,...
- Date: Wed Dec 13 01:37
Javier Martin García López (rampxxxx@jazzfree.com):
- Yesterday was dec 12 and the that Giant Sand had a date in Madrid but i
think that there were no concert because i read every paper and all , and
nothing about Giand Sand or Howe. So it 's gonna be any concert in Spain ,
yes i know the one in Calahorra but i think only one concert it's not
enought was about Madrid,Zaragoza,Barcelona,...
- Date: Wed Dec 13 01:32
Javier Martin García López (rampxxxx@jazzfree.com):
- Yesterday was dec 12 and the that Giant Sand had a date in Madrid but i
think that there were no concert because i read every paper and all , and
nothing about Giand Sand or Howe. So it 's gonna be any concert in Spain ,
yes i know the one in Calahorra but i think only one concert it's not
enought was about Madrid,Zaragoza,Barcelona,...
- Date: Tue Dec 12 18:56
erik johnson (erik_johnson@ddouglas.k12.or.us):
- I think Curt Kirkwood played drums on the official bootleg series vol.
one. and yeah, their version of "El Paso" is grand.
- Date: Tue Dec 12 09:11
KK (phoenix):
- The Meat Puppets from Phoenix also do a great El Paso cover...Does anyone
know what the relationship between Howe and the Kirkwoods of the Meat
Puppets is? I think one of them played drums on some Hisser tracks.
- Date: Tue Dec 12 06:47
Ricardo Lezón (ricardo@maimai.com):
- Hey viejo, supongo que viviendo en Arizona comprenderas el español.
Solamente decirte que " Corridor " es la puta mejor canción que
he escuchado en mucho tiempo, que tus conciertos son de puta madre y que me
jode que hayais suspendido el que ibais a dar en Bergara. Long life Howe,
from Spain with admiration.
- Date: Tue Dec 12 03:52
Maria (orangetopas@hotmail.com):
- ...joining the laudatio on Marty R.'s "Gunfighter Ballads" -
actually, "hanging tree" is even better than "el paso"....
I'm not sure if that is on the original album. But there is a re-mastered CD
available with a 4 - minute (full - length) version of "el paso",
even at nice price. The sound really is astoundingly good.
- Date: Tue Dec 12 02:27
Mike Brewer (mike@sa-wa-ro.freeserve.co.uk):
- why!!! why put the words up! - you know I'm going to be singing that all
day now.
- Date: Mon Dec 11 19:07
Giant Archivist (blackwood@kxci.org):
- El Paso... Yes, a Marty Robbins tune and yes covered by the Grateful Dead
for ever (actually since 1971).
- Date: Mon Dec 11 18:15
job (chrisandjob@msn.com):
- Just have ta offer a correction or two.Down in the west Texas town of
ElPaso I fell in love with a Mexican girl, brighter than moonbeams, the eyes
of phillina,evil and wicked while casting her spell. And best of
all--cradled by two loving arms that I'd die for one little kiss and
phillina good bye. And yep, lots of childhood memories.
- Date: Mon Dec 11 16:19
paul kerr (p.kerr@ntlworld.com):
- Well ,the Dead or Bob weir did a version of Marty Robbins El Paso
"Out in the old Texas town of El Paso I fell in love with an Indian
Girl. Weir's band Kingfish also do a Robbins tune called Big Iron. God I'd
love to hear the Sand doing either of these. Paul
- Date: Mon Dec 11 08:02
lis' (?):
- well, tommy , i was not at the show (sniffle, tear) but that first lines
sounds like a grateful dead tune, it does! Did they also sing, "I
saddled up and away i did ride" anywhere in there? sound like fun...
- Date: Sun Dec 10 15:22
e (spot@cryogen.com):
- saw both the two g s concerts at covo in bologna italy. live versions were
soo good but I had no tape recorder. Anyone taped any on the recent tour
concert ? Please. ciao, e
- Date: Sun Dec 10 08:30
Barry Stevenson (Diabolik@pacbell.net):
- And Might I add that Marty Robbins "Gunfighter Ballads" is
excellent, Great memories of childhood attached to this gem!!!
- Date: Sun Dec 10 02:56
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- *********HAPPY BITHDAY JOEY**********i`ll kill a bottle of vine for ya....thanks
to Sal: "El Paso" is from Marty Robbins, and the other one is
"out ON the weekend".
- Date: Sun Dec 10 00:00
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- OK, second song of the Salzburg Concert is a kind of medley of two songs.
First one with the starting line: "I am at west Texas Town El Paso I
fell in love with mexican girl" and the second is "Out in the
weekend" from Neil Young (which i didn`t recognized promptly). Now from
who is this "El Paso" song?
- Date: Sat Dec 9 11:42
Chip Donahue (ChipAshley@aol.com):
- Hello All. I ordered a t-shirt and a copy of down home a few months ago
and the check hasn't been cleared. Any ideas on this? Chip Donahue Salem, VA
- Date: Thu Dec 7 03:34
sal paradise (yrpaldevilhead@magnet.at):
- hey tom, dunno if we are talking about the same thing, but the second song
of the evening with the harp playing was a neil young song. "beat goes
on" is a sonny & cher tune. sal
- Date: Wed Dec 6 23:17
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Well, this time i had luck to combine the Salzburg Gig with a visit at my
customer`place, so when i asked him about the "Schallmooser Hauptstr.",
he promptly asked me, if i wanna see the "hookers". Finally i
decided to go to the "Rockhouse", i think hookers are miserable
musicians... Thank you guys/gals for that beautiful night trib and
especially Saholy for that warm welcome! It`s always a great pleasure to
talk to you guys after the show, just to get back to earth, after that
"take off". Howe, please let us know the names of these two
"new" songs: the harminica-piece (2nd) and the one with the
"the beat goes on" line is it a cover?). I`ll post a review on the
review sec. at the weekend. Havbe fun in Italy!
- Date: Wed Dec 6 15:23
georgekritharides (fuzzygk@e-free.gr):
- Astonished in Thessaloniki!The show was great,the spirit of the desert was
affecting our mind and everyone was satisfied.I'll pray to the Olympic gods
that the next show won't be after 11 years!
- Date: Wed Dec 6 09:56
sal paradise (yrpaldevilhead@magnet.at):
- hehe, never used the word "show" so many times in just two
sentences hehe... i am a poet and i know it, sal
- Date: Wed Dec 6 09:52
sal paradise (yrpaldevilhead@magnet.at):
- hey there... great show in salzburg yesterday!!! did anyone tape the show?
please contact me... also looking for song list of the show.. thanks, sal
- Date: Wed Dec 6 02:35
Rob the lightsperson (Robert.Herbe@gmx.at):
- Howe, Joe, John, Laureline and all of you - thank you for the great show
at the Rockhouse in Salzburg yesterday - it was a pleasure for me to work
with you.
- Date: Tue Dec 5 15:25
Giant Archivist (blackwood@kxci.org):
- Folks checking out the current tour, remember to post some reviews in the
review section...
- Date: Fri Dec 1 07:34
Farnk (roadtracks@lycos.de):
- Roadtracks, an german fanzine, offers with issue #4, an interview with
Howe Gelb, and with Joey Burns from calexico. I will never forget the last
summer trips, where i had the chance to see Giant Sand and Calexico. Thank
you Howie! For informations about our mag, please contact us. Frank
- Date: Fri Dec 1 03:22
Mike Gerfin (michael.gerfin@vwi.unibe.ch):
- Interestingly, Swiss National Radio yesterday (Nov. 30) announced that the
scheduled Giant Sand gig in Aarau, Switzerland is cancelled. ???? Cheers
Mike
- Date: Thu Nov 30 18:09
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (blackwood@kxci.org):
- Just finished listening to the BBC broadcast here at KXCI via our DSL.
Sounded great! Nice to be relaxing on the other side of this "live
" broadcast... Taped the 44.1 stereo feed and will encode it and put it
up on the GS FTP site by the end of the weekend (just the Calexico/Howe and
Lamchop/Cali-Howe sets).,.. Word on the next Sandman - duo - 89 tour
material! Details to come...
- Date: Thu Nov 30 08:20
christine (chrisztine@yahoo.de):
- have a good trip! see you, c
- Date: Wed Nov 29 10:52
Ian Gillan (GILLANIAN@aol.com):
- Is the Athens show on 1st dec happening?
- Date: Wed Nov 29 08:29
rita (leider nein):
- thank you giant sand! it´s great you come to salzburg this time! (have
seen your gig in münchen in summer, that was cool!!)
- Date: Mon Nov 27 12:53
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (blackwood@kxci.org):
- MP3 archives of all of the GS related KXCI broadcasts (except Inner Flame
concert)are now avaliable via the KXCI GS page (link on main giantsand.com)
or directly at http://www.kxci.org/rainer/sand/
- Date: Mon Nov 27 10:26
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (blackwood@kxci.org):
- Review posted (in the review section) for the November 24, 2000
performance at Club Congress of Howe (and friend). Also, the next Sandman
release should be announced shortly by Mike Brewer... It will be a treat
from the Giant Sand/Gelb Archive. Everyone say "Thanks Howe"!
- Date: Mon Nov 27 06:55
jesus ruiz (jruizb@nexo.es):
- WHY DON´T GIANT SAND HAVE GIGS IN SPAIN!!!???
- Date: Sun Nov 26 15:42
georgekritharides (fuzzyg@e-free.gr):
- There's no confirmation about the concert in Thessaloniki,until now.
- Date: Sat Nov 25 10:23
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Giant Sand in Salzburg at 5th December! I`ll be there for sure, so who`s
with me? Anybody from the Oberbayern/Niederbayern Area...mail me direct and
we could meet each other and have a kinda pre show party. Does anybody know
the location in Salzburg?
- Date: Tue Nov 21 13:34
georgekritharides (fuzzyg@e-free.gr):
- I can't believe in my own eyes!Is it final;live date in
Thessaloniki,Greece;everyone who has heart and ears should be there.By the
way,thank you for all this excitement you've given us all those years.(He
knows!)
- Date: Mon Nov 20 14:59
Buffo (buffo@kamary.de):
- Hey guys! I was your lighting guy at your last show in munich!backstage.
Just want to say hi to you, enjoy touring and take care. Greetz......rock
on!
- Date: Sun Nov 19 11:26
Ian Gillan (GILLANIAN@aol.com):
- I just noticed the new Giant Sand dates for December in Southern Europe.
This is torture, 2 European tours in the space of 2 months and no UK
dates!!!. If it's because you can't find a suitable venue just say and you
can play at my house.
- Date: Sat Nov 18 00:25
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (blackwood@kxci.org):
- Another FYI: On Saturday December 16th, Howe Gelb will open for Mark
Olson, Victoria Williams, and the Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers at Solar
Culture... Tickets are $8 at the door. And yes, I'll be at this one to
record.
- Date: Fri Nov 17 23:00
Jim B (as below..):
- Actually, show time is at 9 PM (not doors)...
- Date: Fri Nov 17 23:00
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (blackwood@kxci.org):
- FYI and request: Howe Gelb and Friends and the eclectic Liberty School are
scheduled to perform this coming Friday 11-24-00 at Club Congress in Tucson.
Doors open at 9 PM and is only $3. I will not be able to be there to record
this one for the GS Archive and am hoping someone can cover for me... Please
e-mail me if ya can.
- Date: Fri Nov 17 17:15
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (blackwood@kxci.org):
- Not likely... There is some possibility of using the broadcast recording
(or at least part of it) for a future official CD release (to benefit KXCI
and Rainer's family). So, we will be sitting on it for a while.
- Date: Fri Nov 17 13:36
Sand Fan in AZ (none that I own):
- Hey Jim Blackwood at KXCI will you be posting the MP3's of the Solar
Culture "Inner Flame" show? I went and the show was fantastic.
- Date: Fri Nov 17 13:11
georgekritharides (fuzzyg@e-free.gr):
- Hi from Thessaloniki Greece.A devoted fan wanna see and hear the sound of
the desert.Howe give us a chance!
- Date: Fri Nov 17 13:00
georgekritharides (fuzzyg@e-free.gr):
- Message from Thessaloniki Greece.Many fans here wanna hear and see the
sound of the desert.Howe give us a chance!
- Date: Fri Nov 17 09:52
Sand Fan (justgoforit99@hotmail.com):
- Went to The Great Cover-Up in Tucson last night, and to my suprize Howe
was on stage w/Greyhound Soul doing some fine renditions of the mighty Neil
Young. Short set but an Excellent show!! ROCK ON!
- Date: Fri Nov 17 09:37
Jim "GArchivist" Blackwood (Yer address...):
- FYI: Gelb "moonlighted" in Calexico last Saturday night (at the
Inner Flame benefit) on piano and sombrero... FYI#2 - Howe and I finished up
the best-of coming out on Loose Records (the 6th version) last week. You'll
love it... Lastly, the next Sandman release will be announced soon! Perhaps
by early next week.
- Date: Fri Nov 17 01:28
JC Brochard (jc.brochard@wanadoo.fr):
- Got the info throm the Thrill Jockey site (www.thrilljockey.com), checked
the details on the Empty Bottle site, a Chicago venue
(http://www.emptybottle.com) : NEW YEARS EVE 2000 We are proud to announce
this year’s horario for the annual Empty Bottle New Year’s Eve party.
This time out, partidos, we’ve gotten conceptual, with the resolute theme
being ‘Fiesta’. Headlining the show will be Quarterstick recording
artist CALEXICO, who’s horn-inspired Mexicalia will leave you mudo. As if
that weren’t enough, amigos y obreros GIANT SAND will also be on the bill,
supplying the sun-damaged desert rock soundtrack to your tequila-soaked
recuerdos. (And as you surely know, Messrs. Burns and Convertino play not
only in CALEXICO, but moonlight in Howard Gelb’s GIANT SAND as well.)
Fruitful cross-pollination being what it is, Burns and Convertino will also
be appropriating friends, lovers and other local gringos to round out the
bill and add to the evening’s ‘exclusivity’. In other words,
‘exciting guest superstars’. Oh, and did we mention margaritas, the free
champagne pass-arounds, and the legendary 40-ounce malt liquor toast…
Tickets are available now -and are going fast, mind you - on Ticketweb. Hey
Howe, John and Joey, how about setting up a prize draw to offer one of us
eureopeans a plane ticket to Chicago ??? JC
(http://perso.wanadoo.fr/vivonzeureux)
- Date: Fri Nov 17 00:59
Nathan Barley (nathan_barley@yahoo.com):
- Gelb for the White House.
- Date: Thu Nov 16 09:27
Laurent Orseau (lorseau@free.fr):
- thanks a lot tommy and lc for your comments about the pictures ! matt, say
hello to paul, robert and all the willard grant conspirers ! it's too bad i
can't see you playing together...
- Date: Wed Nov 15 14:16
Liliana (lilio75@aol.com):
- Je vous aime tant, votre musique me transporte et me rapproche des gens
que j'aime. I was looking to be touch...by a music like yours...
- Date: Wed Nov 15 14:06
Innis McAllister (whatever@innis.co.uk):
- I guess I'm pretty out of date here,but got 'Chore...' only a little while
ago, through a mention on one of Grandaddy's flyers... The only other
GiantSand song I know is 'Lester Lampshade'! Just wanted to say, this is
what I've been looking for... I love it.I can't seem to play anything else!
I hope you play the UK again soon.... heartfelt greetings and goodwill from
Brighton. x
- Date: Wed Nov 15 10:44
m.ward (matthewstephen@hotmail.com):
- hey laurent and tommy thanks for yr time and expertise with all the
picture taking - the pictures i take myself always seem to have red-eyes or
giant thumbs so i appreciate it - tomorrow i embark on another month long
thing in europe - long story...but it will be without the blessed/matchless
aid of howe, john and joey (+ parrish/prunes-ish band-aid) - thanks to all
the giant sandfans in europe who opened their houses/selves to a stranger...
- Date: Wed Nov 15 09:37
lc (!):
- Laurent....beautiful pics...very intimate. Thank you!
- Date: Wed Nov 15 07:48
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Laurent, these pics are really fantastic...they make look mine ones really
shabby. Thanks for sharing!
- Date: Tue Nov 14 03:11
Laurent Orseau (lorseau@free.fr):
- oups ! * amor belhom duo : http://lorseau.free.fr/pzique/concert/abd/
- Date: Tue Nov 14 03:10
Laurent Orseau (lorseau@free.fr):
- hi there, just a quick note to tell you there are black and white pictures
of the giant sand in blois (france) at the address
http://lorseau.free.fr/pzique/concert/giantsand/ and if you like these sort
of pictures there are also pictures of : * calexico :
http://lorseau.free.fr/pzique/session/calexico/ * matt ward :
http://lorseau.free.fr/pzique/concert/mward/ * amor belhom duo :
http://lorseau.free.fr/pzique/concert/giantsand/ best, laurent
- Date: Mon Nov 13 17:30
Gary (genebergmn@earthlink.net):
- The web-cast was great. Thanks to all involved for what I'm sure was a lot
of hard work. I didn't make it through the whole show, feel asleep at about
1:00 my time, but it sounded like it was a blast. The first hour with the
interviews and new music of Rainers was a treat. Keep up the good work Jim
and all at KXCI.
- Date: Sun Nov 12 18:07
Paul Rittman (per3@home.com):
- Couldn't have spent Saturday night in a better way other than actually
being at the show. Great way for everyone to share in remembrance of Rainer.
Good work KXCI,Giant Sand,Calexico,Kris McKay,11:14 Train and everyone
involved.
- Date: Sun Nov 12 00:38
Jim "G-Arch" Blackwood (YES):
- INNER FLAME.... SUCCESS!!!!!
- Date: Sat Nov 11 08:57
howe (tuxon):
- well...today is the day before my friends death...3 years ago...but he was
already well gone on this day.....but since it was his 2 year old daughter's
birthday at the time, his wife requested him not to die until
tomorrow....him being the concerned ultra loving parent he wuz, he obliged
so we will have a party for little lily today...5 years old and a spittin
image and then this evening we will have a gather for our friend
rainer....giant sand and calexico..candles and marriachis mixing with his
slide guitar and rusty strings....who can change them strings......not me
should be a bevy of mixing memories and high lonesome whoa ...the sun just
came out ha howe
- Date: Fri Nov 10 18:59
Michael Bonk, Fed. Rep. of germany (Micha@jomi-plak.de):
- If those people of the Russian parliament, who spoke out the urgent
nessecarity for a chance to take a close watch upon a major election in a
self-declared free country, had been welcomed by the US public, nothing like
now would have ever happened. Respect to those Americans who voted for the
Green Candidate. This man - to an overseas spectator like me - seems to be
as green as the awful German Green ones never had been on their
15-years-way-to-power.
- Date: Fri Nov 10 11:42
Jim "G Archivist:" Blackwood (blackwood@kxci.org):
- As a prep for Saturday night, John Bradford - host of Center Stage on KXCI
will be playing the entire performance of Calexico from August 5, 2000 at
Solar Culture here in Tucson. The show will begin Saturday at 3 AM MST.
Listen on the web at: http://www.kxci.org/webradio.html Check out the Center
Stage page at http://www.kxci.org/stage
- Date: Thu Nov 9 21:43
Jim "G. Archivist:=" Blackwood (blackwood@kxci.org):
- It is rehearsal time at John Con's... As I type. And record.. Sounding
wonderful. Howe on John's upright piano, banjo and Joey's bass, Joey on
standup bass and banjo, and John on drums and bartending. Saturday night
should be interesing...................................Set list: Piano, Jam,
Piano Jam, banjo, banjo JAM, Jam jam jAM ... More info? Later...
- Date: Thu Nov 9 19:19
howe (gianthowe@hotmail.com):
- ok...we got ourselves an election here or what. historical and hysterical.
so we be sending our man carter down into the trenches of the floridian
glaze to dig up some dirt on the strength of such soil(ing). so lookout for
his emails coming back at us here and we'll post them for you ...right here.
(yes...bill carter of "miss sarejevo" fame......his shoes are a
magnet for the small rain.....)...and he'll be trackin in the mud all over
the house here
- Date: Thu Nov 9 05:40
wolfgang (wolfest_2000@yahoo.de):
- cyber friends of giant sand! does anybody know where i could get the first
volume of the sandman series? my german branch doesn't have it but i'm keen
on obtaining it for my collection. any help would be highly appreciated.
grrreetz, wolfgang
- Date: Mon Nov 6 12:09
howe (gianthowe@hotmail.com):
- thanks for all the great evenings on the road this past month. it has been
a severe pleasure serving up dollpops of sonic ilk with the likes of john
con again and upright joe and mat ward on lap steel & lip flip and the
candy prune wonder warbles from sahouly and lauraline and john parish with
his bag o tricks....and sometimes our buddy patricia as well. thanks so much
for the witness of said symphonia. the best ever it seems is still upon us
on occasion.
- Date: Fri Nov 3 15:49
Bjorn Hammershaug (freejazz@start.no):
- Do you understand norwegian? In that case you should buy the latest
edition of our Audio magazine. I did some pages on Giant Sand there. It
turned out rather nice, I think. Mostly for newcomers, though.
- Date: Fri Nov 3 08:48
Frank Wienand (roadtracks@lycos.de):
- Hello guys, first thanx to all, they ordered our new magazine
"roadtracks # 4", featuering a full Howe gelb Interview and an
interview with Joey Burns. But sorry, that i couldn't send it to you now,
because we must gave it back to the the press-factory (!?!)to become a
better quality. But we have the new issue definitly next friday, to send it
to you all. Thanks for understanding! Orders are welcome. Adios amigos,
Frank
- Date: Fri Nov 3 03:23
Tof (Christophe.Roux@ign.fr):
- I went to see GiantSand on their european tour in Arras and Angers. I
liked these shows very much... very funny. it was a real pleasure for me to
hear them... and i've been surprised to see that Candie Prune were chorists
on the tour... they are one my 2-3 favourite french bands... they recorded
one song with Howe Gelb for their next CD... and it will be their third one
(if i dunnot count the EP). The 2 first ones are Absurde and Garage Session
(that you can find under the band name : Andice Rupen)... The guitarist is
called Saholy and the bassist is Laureline...
- Date: Tue Oct 31 14:27
Jim "G. Archivist" Blackwood (blackwood@kxci.org):
- Thanks Greg.. Well, officially the only word on releases is the
Performance Center release (recorded in June of 1997) will come out sometime
in December, followed by the Farm in the spring (January, we hope)... As far
as other releases, there is plenty to work with. Hopefully someday the
Westwood sessions from 1987 will be packaged up. This is by far my favorite
Rainer material.. Also, perhaps a "best-of" release from Rainer
and Howe's European tour from the fall of 1994 will make it as a mail order
only release.. One can dream, ya know! One thing for sure, you will hear
more from Rainer.
- Date: Tue Oct 31 12:56
Greg Haldane (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- Jim Blackwood, thanks for yet another Rainer show last weekend. It was
scrumptious. Does La Senora Keating have any plans to release more Rainer
material? Seems like you have access to tons of Rainer gems both of the
polished and sparkly variety and of the rough and uncut variety.
- Date: Tue Oct 31 11:58
Jim "G.Archivist" Blackwood (blackwood@kxci.org):
- Please note that KXCI in Tucson will broadcast the Inner Flame show on
November 11 live on 91.3 FM KXCI beginning at 9 PM (pre-show interviews and
music - live from the venue) and carry the whole show uninterupted. I will
be hosting this broadcast ... Listen live over the internet as well
at:_______ http://www.kxci.org/webradio.html_______ We are gonna do it!!!
- Date: Mon Oct 30 08:25
lisa fairmaam ( ~):
- What a wonderful, cozy night for New York. what is it about howe that
makes everyone listening feel so...loved? The soft chunka chunka of the
guit, or maybe the long fingered flow on the yammie? The knitting factory
has a very intimate main space to begin with, but the silence of a crowd in
rapt attention and that warm whisper of howe's voice brought everyone even
closer. beautiful renditions of blue marble girl, shiver, elvis rushes in,
"what makes old men cranky", no reply, bottom line man...all
delivered with gentle genius. we are all so grateful here. i taped the show
with just a cheapy hand held device, but it's clear and enjoyable. now how
does this trading tree thing work? thankful :)
- Date: Sun Oct 29 08:36
Adrian (underthesurface@hotmail.com):
- Hey people..I had sneak preview listen of some of Confluence in the Loose
Recordings office....rest assured it will be worth the wait...it's sounds
wonderful...kinda like Hisser meets Chore...nice duet (not sure with whom?)
on Blue Marble Girl, a few wierdy synths, exotic percussion (maybe John
Convertino), Dilemma redone better and a very lo-fi cover of Elvis' I Can't
Help Falling In Love With you. Anyone who saw Howe's wonderful solo show in
London's Spitz Club will love this...March is too far away by far....Also if
you want to read stuff on Howe and Rainer (plus Home, Wheat, Sodastream,
Grand Drive) can get hold off the latest issue of my zine Under The Surface.
Available for £1.50 (payable to 'A.Pannett) at 27 Kipling Court, Greenford
Ave, Hanwell, London W7 1LZ...sorry if that sounds like cheeky
advertising...Take care all, take care Howe...
- Date: Fri Oct 27 15:15
Jim "G.Archivist" Blackwood ( :-}):
- Expect a live in-studio performance and interview of John Convertino and
Joey Burns this Sunday during the Remembering Rainer program on KXCI.! They
will talk about working with Rainer and play a song or two as a duo.
- Date: Fri Oct 27 13:09
Jason (jwv113@yahoo.com):
- I'll be there at the NY show. Can't wait!
- Date: Thu Oct 26 09:20
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (blackwood@kxci.org):
- Join KXCI this Sunday afternoon from 1:30 to 5 for a special broadcast
"Remembering Rainer". Jim Blackwood will host this broadcast and
will be joined by special guests throughout the day. Live and rare
recordings of Rainer will be featured as well as numerous treats including
solo acoustic performances, unreleased studio sessions, and jams with Giant
Sand. Don't miss it!! "Remembering Rainer" this Sunday afternoon
from 1:30 to 5 only on KXCI. (This is a follow up to the recent Center Stage
broadcast and will feature some of the same material as well as other
unheard recordings including some recordings that Patti has let me use from
the Rainer family archive.. It is also a Special Broadcast for our fall
membership drive and we will be asking for your support throughout the
program. We are also using this broadcast to promote the upcoming
"Inner Flame" tribute concert on 11/11/00 at Solar Culture here in
Tucson. - check out the links on the main giantsand.com page for details)
- Date: Thu Oct 26 09:09
lisamazoo (!):
- ah...it's been six cold summer months without howe in town, but ny is
ready to gather round the fire once again this saturday...mannie, i know
you'll be there, will anyone else on this board be going? i'll be taping the
show with just a hand held device, but i'll finally have something to trade.
peas.
- Date: Wed Oct 25 14:12
Frank Wienand (roadtracks@lycos.de):
- Hallo guys, we're from a german underground fanzine, called
"Roadtracks". Number 4 features a big interview with Howie Gelb.
And Mr. Gelb is on the cover of the magazine. Thank you Howie, for lending
us the time. It was great to see you in Germany. For all Fans, they are
interested in our fanzine. Mail us under roadtracks@lycos.de. Adios, Frank
(aus aschaffenburg)
- Date: Tue Oct 24 07:22
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Michael, schreib`mal an Glitterhouse, vielleicht können sie Dir
weiterherlfen: info@glitterhouse.com
- Date: Mon Oct 23 22:17
Michael Bonk, Berlin - Fed. Rep. og Germany (micha@jomi-plak.de):
- I've waited half a year to get a copy of the "Chore of ..."- LP.
Some bad delivery circumstances right here. But now had the chance to hear
first half of the first side and it promised to sound as good as the best
stuff ever done by those three G.Sands. Who knows, whether the vinyl-version
is mastered from a digital tape or not?
- Date: Mon Oct 23 22:13
Michael Bonk, Berlin Fed. Rep. of Germany (michael@jomi-plak.de):
- I've waited half a year to get a copy of the "Chore of.."- LP.
Heard the first half of the first side and these three songs promise to
sound as good as the best stuff ever done by G.S. Question: Is the
vinyl-version mastered from a digital or analogue tape?
- Date: Mon Oct 23 20:26
Jay Marvin (jaymarvin890@yahoo.com):
- Hello from Chicago! Giant Sand, Clexico, and Freinds Of Dean Martinez are
all great! Jay Marvin WLS Radio
- Date: Mon Oct 23 10:29
Nuno (nunoantonio@yahoo.co.uk):
- Happy b'day, Howe... Hope you had a grand day out!
- Date: Sun Oct 22 07:17
melissa (howe's pocket):
- same + extra (because)
- Date: Sun Oct 22 00:49
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Happy B-Day Howe! I`ll pop a "Erdinger Weißbeer" for you,
cheers.
- Date: Sun Oct 22 00:33
Guni (carle@outline-atelier.de):
- Just wanted to join the big crowd of aficionados humming a birthday tune.
And thanks a lot for the great concerts! Hope there'll be a lot more! Have a
good one, Howe.
- Date: Sat Oct 21 16:37
marianna (-:):
- Indeed, the time is...HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR GELB...for all this great songs
you´ve given to make us listen and hear what no one can see. keep it like
that. THANK YOU mari
- Date: Sat Oct 21 12:08
paul kerr (p.kerr@ntlworld.co.):
- Have a look at the web site for a nice surprise. Nice touch. Oh and cheers
to Howe. Paul
- Date: Sat Oct 21 06:21
JC Brochard (jc.brochard@wanadoo.fr):
- Bonjour, I've just added a quick review of the concert in Reims yesterday
in the appropriate section. JC (http://perso.wanadoo.fr/vivonzeureux)
- Date: Fri Oct 20 14:29
eelco (ebad@wanadoo.nl):
- Oh this keyboi%kfoard. Thanks to ALL who were at The TomTom monday 16th of
October. A wonderfull evening in a livingroom it was. Pure.
- Date: Fri Oct 20 10:46
sammy (pommelos@aol.com):
- some French fans of Giant Sand?Does it exist?
- Date: Fri Oct 20 10:28
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (...}}}):
- KXCI is in the midst of the fall "Harvest Fetival" membership
drive.. For those of you who have enjoyed the special programs on Center
Stage featuring Howe and Rainer and appreciated the MP3 downloads we made
avaliable, we would ask that you support KXCI with a membership pledge. You
can call in tonight on Center Stage (10-21-00)from 3-6 AM (MST) (or any time
for that matter) at 520-623-1000 or pledge online at:
http://www.kxci.org/signup.htm Please note the Giant Sand(Howe)/Rainer -
Center Stage broadcasts as your favorite programs..
- Date: Thu Oct 19 16:37
Paul Kerr (p.kerr@ntlworld.com):
- Just got Juxtaposition, many thanks to all involved in the tree. I've only
listened to it once so far and Mopealong and Searchlight stick out as great.
I also really really love Stuck, one of my favourite Howe songs, again
thanks to all. Anyway, does anyone have a copy of the Upside Down Home album
they could trade for B&P or a tape of Howe's Glasgow gig? Paul
- Date: Wed Oct 18 10:47
geoff (marslett@mail.utexas.edu):
- Hello all, I'm just going to throw something fun out there that can be
confirmed or nay said. I recently got a copy of Chris Cacavas' Six String
Soapbox. It includes the song "there is midgets", which unless I
misheard Hal for Howe, the lyrics are "has anyone seen Howe?"
followed later by lines like, "There are giants and there are
midgets...". But funny enough--"...giants and..." could be
heard as "...Giant Sand..." So, anyone familiar enough with the
songs history to expostulate? Chris and Howe seem to go way back, so I don't
think it would be too much a stretch...
- Date: Wed Oct 18 08:47
Mike Brewer (mike@sa-wa-ro.freeserve.co.uk):
- Sammy - "Valley Of Rain" is Giant Sand's first album from 1985
and is a lot louder, rougher and more 'guitar' orientated than
"Chore" - but it's great. If it's the LP version on New Rose get
it anyway 'cause they're rare now.
- Date: Wed Oct 18 04:14
sammy (pommelo@aol.com):
- Hello,I am french.I am a big fan of rock music and especially of
LEMONHEADS,CALEXICO,NEAL CASAL,THE BLACK HEART PROCESSION...and I discovered
GIANT SAND with "chore of..".In Paris I saw one of their old
records("valley of rain")and I ask you if it's a really good
record(I suppose YES but...).So I am waiting for some advices...
- Date: Wed Oct 18 01:03
Jeroen te Loo (jeroen_te_loo@yahoo.com):
- Howe said: "Let's go fishing. See what we can catch tonight."
Well, we saw GS catch a lot of beautiful strange fish. Yesterday, Patronaat,
Haarlem, Holland.
- Date: Tue Oct 17 07:17
Jeroen te Loo (jeroen_te_loo@yahoo.com):
- What a huge list of GS-blaahhh. What can I say. It's tuesday and tonight
GS plays here! In Haarlem, Holland! And me, I'm gonna be there! Tomorrow
I'll let you all know. A few words only; there's already too much of
GSblaaaaaaaahhh at this site. But tonight there's the music!
- Date: Tue Oct 17 06:43
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- I don`t know how you guys/gals feel, but i am glad that this lame board
started to breath a bit, thanks to Jim,Mike and Howe!
- Date: Tue Oct 17 06:15
Jeroen te Loo (jeroen_te_loo@yahoo.com):
- What a huge list of GS-blaahhh. What can I say. It's tuesday and tonight
GS plays here! In Haarlem, Holland! And me, I'm gonna be there! Tomorrow
I'll let you all know. A few words only; there's already too much of
GSblaaaaaaaahhh at this site. But tonight there's the music!
- Date: Tue Oct 17 01:44
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Mike Brewer & Jim Blackwood: your shows/pics are in the mail and
should be there in (Mike)a few days or (Jim) in 1,5 weeks...
- Date: Mon Oct 16 15:04
Bjørn Grandmaster Hammershaug (freejazz@start.no):
- Talkin celebration - what happened to the Official Giant Sand Day? Some
german guy announced it a couple of years ago if I´m not pre-senile. Howe,
have a good one the 22nd.
- Date: Mon Oct 16 13:40
Achim (Acme96@gmx.de):
- I love this site and I wonder why everything concerning Howe, Joe and John
is that brialliant.It's a real pleasure to be a fan!Hope to see you soon et
bon voyage en France! Warm Greetings from Achim & get schmeckt ;-)
- Date: Mon Oct 16 10:54
patti (pkeating@hotmail.com):
- Jim, Kris Mckay ("one man crusade" on the Inner Flame)will be
there at the Solar Culture as well. She is an amazing singer and a huge part
of the family.Maybe she and joey will sing together....they have those
Everly Brothers harmonies that send shivers. Patti
- Date: Sat Oct 14 20:05
Gary (genebergmn@earthlink.net):
- I'd like to thank Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood for all the
great music he has made available at the KXCI web site. The Rainer Center
Stage show has been in my car non-stop. He really put alot in to the show
and deserves a big round of thanks. I can't wait to get the whole Giant Sand
show as well. Thanks again Jim.
- Date: Sat Oct 14 20:04
Gary (genebergmn@earthlink.net):
- I'd like to thank Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood for all the
great music he has made available at the KXCI web site. The Rainer Center
Stage show has been in my car non-stop. He really put alot in to the show
and deserves a big round of thanks. I can't wait to get the whole Giant Sand
show as well. Thanks again Jim.
- Date: Sat Oct 14 02:43
Jan (jpr@jprprod.de):
- Candie Prune Website: this link also gives you the left frame and with it
access to the rest of the information:
http://www.multimania.com/candieprune/site/index.htm
- Date: Sat Oct 14 02:31
Jan (jpr@jprprod.de):
- Candie Prune Website: this link also gives you the left frame and with it
access to the rest of the information:
http://www.multimania.com/candieprune/site/index.htm
- Date: Sat Oct 14 01:51
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (.....):
- Announcing: 'THE INNER FLAME' - Memorial show for the 3rd anniversary of
Rainer's death featuring Giant Sand and Calexico / Friends and Family.
Saturday, November 11, 2000 - Solar Culture, Tucson, AZ... Stay tuned for
more details..
- Date: Sat Oct 14 01:39
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (jblackwo@primenet.com):
- The girls have a website as well....
http://www.multimania.com/candieprune/site/main.htm
- Date: Sat Oct 14 00:42
Mike Brewer (mike@sa-wa-ro.freeserve.co.uk):
- The girls are Candy Prune (not sure which one is Candy but Prune should be
easy to spot) - their names are Sahoy Diavolana and Laureline Prom, they are
French and have released one album 'Absurde'. And sorry about the mistake on
'Juxtaposition', now corrected.
- Date: Sat Oct 14 00:23
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (as noted all over this
page..):
- FYI for all who recieved the Juxtaposition (Sandman Vol 2) release....
Track 5 is from 2-96 Alte Malzerei, Regensburg, Germany and not 10-17-95..
Mike gleaned this from the Center Stage broadcast (pre-fm CDR) and after his
many hours of work putting Vol 2 together let this slip through.. Forgive
and forget (and give him a chance to change the liner notes on the Sandman
page)..
- Date: Fri Oct 13 14:11
Mike Brewer (mike@sa-wa-ro.freeserve.co.uk):
- Tommy - send away.........
- Date: Fri Oct 13 08:05
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Keith, i am married w/ 2 kids, workin`outside of my hometown during the
week and do sports too. Don`t worry about my life. Mike, inbetween i bought
3 drawings (colour) from the artist who i met at the Giant Sand concert in Nürnberg,
and you easily can recognize the band on his paintings.I `ll send you these
together with the pics...maybe you could put them to the art-gallery.
- Date: Fri Oct 13 07:18
Jan (jpr@jprprod.de):
- they're a french band called 'candy prune', as far as i understood.
- Date: Fri Oct 13 00:58
Mazur, Heinz (Mazur2und3@gmx.de):
- Does anybody know the names and nationality of those background singers of
the german tour 2000? THanks a lot
- Date: Thu Oct 12 09:43
lupe lu (none):
- Its the 22nd of October
- Date: Thu Oct 12 08:07
Greg Haldane (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- I think Senor Gelb's birthday is on the 22nd or 23rd of October.
- Date: Thu Oct 12 06:14
pass the hooch (!):
- heeeyyy did someone say howe's b-day's comin up?
- Date: Thu Oct 12 05:04
Ivars Eglitis (finvarra@chariot.net.au):
- Some of you Europeans must have a real hard time buying GS records and
trying to get to his shows. Try living in Australia. I have been listening
to GS since 1985 when I bought "Valley Of Rain" LP. GS discs are
hard to get down under but I have been lucky to get every official release
up to and including Chore. Howe - if you like the desert, do a tour of
Australia. I live in South Australia which is the driest state in the driest
continent on planet earth. Walter Salas-Humara paid us a visit and it was a
real pleasure to have a few beers with the man. So to all European GS fans -
enjoy the shows if you can get there.
- Date: Wed Oct 11 14:04
Mike Brewer (mike@sa-wa-ro.freeserve.co.uk):
- Hey Tommy, you have one don't you? Good reviews - let see some more from
some other people. btw 'Mean Streak' is actually called 'St. Conformity' and
is indeed on 'Confluence' along with 'Blue Marble Girl', 'Space', 'Cold',
'Hatch' and Howe's Blue Hawaii - 'Can't Help Falling In Love'. March seems
such a long time.......
- Date: Wed Oct 11 12:29
Deirdre (deirdrehaugh@hotmail.com):
- Nice reviews...what broken English TG??
- Date: Wed Oct 11 11:02
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (as below...):
- I have finally posted a complete setlist for the 8-19-00 Center Stage show
with Howe Gelb.. Here is the link:
http://www.kxci.org/rainer/sand/setlist.html
- Date: Wed Oct 11 06:23
Keith (K_smith2@hotmail.com):
- Hey Tommy, GET ALIVE.
- Date: Wed Oct 11 06:18
Keith (K_smith2@hotmail.com):
- Hey Tommy, GET ALIVE.
- Date: Tue Oct 10 16:58
job davis (jld301@psu.edu):
- what's wrong with those characters?they're friends of mine. Howe do? Ya
have a birthday coming up, don'tcha.Makes a few doesn't it?Make it a good
one.
- Date: Tue Oct 10 11:30
Jan (jpr@jprprod.de):
- ha! and the fastest (i guess) posting of a review follows (of the gig at
michelles record store, which ended about an hour ago). looking forward to
the 'main' gig tonight!
- Date: Tue Oct 10 10:31
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- My concert review fr. 10.5.00 and 10.3.00 are on the review-section. Any
comments (offboard/onboard)are appreciated. Sorry for that broken english.
- Date: Tue Oct 10 02:40
jan (jpr@jprprod.de):
- hey jim, arizonian hunter and collector of sand, how about posting the
center stage setlist ;-) well, since the gigs for me are always quite a
matter of THE MOMENT, i find it hard to analyze and review them but let's
see how the mood is after tonights gig... btw: maybe interesting for people
in hamburg: i just read that there will be a store gig today at 18:00 at
Michelle Records.
- Date: Mon Oct 9 12:53
Jim B.. (..):
- hey you Euro-Sand types.. How about posting some reviews from the current
tour in the review section?!?!
- Date: Mon Oct 9 04:32
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- In Glitterhous`"Cheapo Delight" you can find "Hisser"
(european version w/ 3 Bonustracks) 17,90 DM and "Purge &
Slouch" for 11,90 DM.
- Date: Sun Oct 8 22:54
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Saw yesterday a travelling-magazin on tv (TM3), which was about the
classic route 66 in U.S.A. and they played about 5 songs from Calexico. Did
they got their royalties?
- Date: Sun Oct 8 12:35
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (as below......):
- Dear God, Forgive The Vanity,For The Momentum Feels Like Fuel - The Best
Of Giant Sand 3' .....coming out on Loose Records - is very representative
of some of Howe's favorites (from the later years)... I helped him with the
pre-mastering and sequencing here at KXCI and after many hours of work
finished it up - with great results.. When it comes out, pick it up!
- Date: Sun Oct 8 10:43
tommy gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Valentin, that`s a question of your personal taste, my fave`s are beside
these you mentioned: "The Rock Opera Years", "Ramp"
"Center of the universe" "Glum" (hard to get)
"Swerve" and both of Howe`s solo cd`s are very good. Also the
"Op8"! Ah and both regular live-cd`s...and and and....
- Date: Sun Oct 8 09:54
andrew byrom (andrewbyrom@cwctv.net):
- Does anyone know where I can get hold of 'Giant Sand Songs One and Two'
??? Help much appreciated.
- Date: Sun Oct 8 09:22
Valentin (djudam@wanadoo.fr):
- Hi everyone, I own Giant Sand's Chore of enchantment + the love songs +
bootleg series (n°1) I know there are tones of other lp's but which one are
their more representative ? or the band's favorite or whatever ? thanks
Valentin
- Date: Sat Oct 7 08:55
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Well, the second gig (i saw) in Nürnberg (Hirsch) was overwhelming, but
different to the one in Schorndorf. Mat Ward played some songs alone, then
with Howe and at least with the rest of the band. After a short break (Howe
said 2 minutes, what means in arizona time about 15 minutes) Giant Sand
started with the official gig and my personal highlight was "Inner
Flame" with all together (including the 2 french visitors) "Blue
Marble Girl" and "Astonished in Memphis".Also the best
version of "Mean Streak" i ever heard! Lot`s of fine piano work
all two nights. Not to fill that board w/ too much personal comments, i will
write a few more lines in the special section. Howe thanks for the nice talk
at the beginning and say hi to all of the group members. Thanks for
comin`aaaall the way down...
- Date: Fri Oct 6 11:32
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (......):
- Down Home 2000 ain't out yet... Perhaps later this month or early next
month..
- Date: Thu Oct 5 07:16
Charles Wood (chilton13@hotmail.com):
- Is Down Home 2000 available yet? My Upside Down Home is getting lonely and
taking to drink...
- Date: Thu Oct 5 06:47
Mike Brewer (mike@sa-wa-ro.freeserve.co.uk):
- Don't worry Greg - the T-shirts will be up for sale on the site in the
next couple of days at $15 - state size. Send an order into the OW OM Store.
Should be ready for shipping by the end of the month.
- Date: Thu Oct 5 06:28
jan (jpr@jprprod.de):
- Info regarding the Hamburg-gig: it doesn't take place at the Logo, but at
the Schlachthof, Feldstrasse.
- Date: Wed Oct 4 17:19
Cathimini (Ktimini@aol.com):
- Though most of you are not familiar with French people and French
language, you must know that there are some real active fans in France that
make their best to make Giant Sand known throught this country that ignored
them for so many years.I am one of those and I am proud to announce to who
ever may be interested that this week is released the issue 68 of my fanzine
called ABUS DANGEREUX featuring who you know on the cover + a full 3 page
article (mainly Howe's interview) + an exclusive note from the road written
by Mr Gelb himself + an extract of the "Rock Opera Years". Yes,
because this fanzine is almost a magazine quality (40 pages A4, 13 years
old,issued every 2 months), talks about bands that are not very fashionable
and offers a free CD with 5 unreleased tracks (nothing to do with the
regular major sampler),I thought that some of you would be interested in
ordering a copy or two. If I tell you that in previous issues we had
articles + unreleased tracks of other bands you may know like Calexico, Amor
Belhom Duo, Steve Wynn, Chuck Prophet, Willard Grant Conspiracy... Who will
doubt that ABUS DANGEREUX is the best way to improve one's French knowledge.
If you want more informations about the fanzine and how to get a copy, don't
hesitate to write to me.
- Date: Wed Oct 4 16:01
Greg Haldane (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- Ain't fair. Those darn Europeans not only get our band but they get
T-shirts as well?!?!?
- Date: Wed Oct 4 15:42
Greg Haldane (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- Ain't fair. Those darn Europeans not only get our band but they get
T-shirts as well?!?!?
- Date: Wed Oct 4 15:09
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (listed below....):
- You are welcome... The Rainer broadcast on Center Stage was a great chance
to share some of the lesser known recordings as well as some of his greatest
work. I hope another chance will come along to bring more of his material to
light. I just found some great material from the January 93 tour with Giant
Sand (including Howe's camcorder footage!).. The 2nd disk of the Center
Stage broadcast will be posted Thursday 10-5-00. As far as the sticker goes,
Howe and I worked on the design (very similar for the shirt) and got that
together before he left for Europe... He will probably get them printed up
sometime this fall. However, I am told that shirts are avaliable on tour
(right now) that were printed over yonder (in Europe)..
- Date: Wed Oct 4 11:20
Greg Haldane (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- Jim Blackwood, I finally got around to looking at KXCI's site. Excellent
job with the Giant Sand and Rainer material. I listened to the Rainer songs.
Sometimes music serves as trigger that releases memories, feelings and
times. The Cushing Street songs released such a flood and now I’m waist
deep in happiness and sadness. The slow songs, what did he call them, belt
buckle polishers? Sigh.
- Date: Wed Oct 4 11:06
Greg Haldane (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- The new GS sticker looks cool (bottom of the intro to the website). When
will we be able to by them and show our Giant Sand spirit?! Also, didn't
somebody mention something about t-shirts? I used to have one a long time
ago but an ex-girlfriend ended up with it as well as a good hunk of my
heart. Sigh.
- Date: Tue Oct 3 22:48
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- WOW, didn`think that Howe & Co. (Co. John, Joey, M.Ward and 2 nice
french ladies (backgroundvocals & bass & guitar)could top their last
tour, but they played in Schorndorf (Germany) jazzy groovy bluesy like i
never heard them before. DON`T MISS THEM!!!! I`ll get back with a longer
review at the end of the week, when i saw them finally in Nürnberg (Hirsch)
too. Thanks Jim for collecting the shows and making possible these
entertaining live-broadcastings, i will write you soon... Mike, wouldn`t it
possibel to get once a discussion-board where you can check in different
"Topics"? Just an idea...
- Date: Tue Oct 3 08:47
JC BROCHARD (jc.brochard@wanadoo.fr):
- Bonjour, Pour ceux qui comptent venir à Reims le 20 octobre voir Giant
Sand jouer à la MJC Claudel (attention 110-120 places maxi, réservez !),
sachez que le groupe jouera avant ça à 17 h au forum de la FNAC (en
centre-ville)... Hello, For those who intend to travel to Reims to see Giant
Sand play at the MJC Claudel (small 110-120 capacity, try to book early...),
you can aslo note that the band will play an in-store at the FNAC store in
the afternoon at 5 pm. The FNAC store is right at the town center, and they
have a special room for live bands which can hold at least half as many
people as the MJC Claudel !!
- Date: Fri Sep 29 15:34
Fish Karma (towen@u.arizona.edu):
- A few comments upon a cursory review of the posted comments: Bisbee is,
indeed, one of the most important spiritual centers on the globe. You
haven't really lived until you've staggered out of the Stock Exchange Bar at
one in the morning with the spectral presence of the Virile Copper Miner
floating in the distance, the canyon walls echoing with the anguished voices
of the mine workers who were rounded up at three in the morning and shoved
into boxcars bound for New Mexico and Colorado... Black Sun Ensemble has
just put out a "new" "record," SKY PILOT, on Australia's
Camera Obscura Records... THE INNER FLAME is perhaps the most haunting and
mesmorizing record I have ever heard, or ever will hear...and, finally, The
Giant Pantsworms is a one-time name I used for the debut of my new heavy
metal/ rockabilly band, The Tribulators. The name was chosen from several
possibilities by my third-grade son. Howe showed up after our set was over
and I narrowly avoided an ass-whipping. --Fish K.
- Date: Thu Sep 28 15:25
Torben D. Hansen (td.hansen@get2net.dk):
- Thomas G......Chris Cacavas has just been working with Steve Wynn on
Steve's upcoming album (being recorded at wavelab studio's I think) and he
will be doing an album himself in the near future..T
- Date: Wed Sep 27 15:55
Mike Brewer (mike@sa-wa-ro.freeserve.co.uk):
- correct.
- Date: Wed Sep 27 13:51
Jim Kotsonas (schlaff@pacbell.net):
- Hey Mike, You're welcome, and thank you for the info. Just so that I've
got this straight, the domestic "Ramp" is not a re-issue, but the
original release with 13 songs. The import of "Ramp" has the extra
track, but the 3rd "Greatest Hits.." will have the extra track.
(Sorry for the rehash, but I'm at work and my head is spinning) Thanks, Jim
- Date: Wed Sep 27 13:27
Jim Kotsonas (schlaff@pacbell.net):
- Hey Mike, You're welcome, and thank you for the info. Just so that I've
got this straight, the domestic "Ramp" is not a re-issue, but the
original release with 13 songs. The import of "Ramp" has the extra
track, but the 3rd "Greatest Hits.." will have the extra track.
(Sorry for the rehash, but I'm at work and my head is spinning) Thanks, Jim
- Date: Wed Sep 27 11:45
Richard Graham (gramon4@hotmail.com):
- Found a copy of "Shadow of You" as a Cd-single promo kind of
thing from www.outofprintmusic.com. Shame though as it is just a one-song
job with a dodgy cover- so anyone with a re-issue of Ramp and feeling that
they can't cope till the greatest hits 3 is out.... Looking forward to the
new releases, but will the Howe CD available, through mailorder, be any
easier to get hold of for those without US chequebooks? Can we send Int'
Money orders for example, or any way to pay on-line.???? Also does anyone
know where I can get hold of Calexico's tour CD, "Travellall" (I
know it's not strictly a Giant Sand thing)but they had sold out at the
Sheperd's Bush gig in London- which was very frustrating.Questions,
questions, questions......Thanks Richard, SE London
- Date: Wed Sep 27 02:14
Mike Brewer (mike@sa-wa-ro.freeserve.co.uk):
- Hey Jim - thanks for bringing that to my attention. It looks like the US
version on Restless/Amazing Black Sand doesn't include 'Shadow To You' - but
is on the UK/European version which is what I used when I put up the album
information. 'Shadow' was on the 'Matter Of Degrees' soundtrack and released
as a single in the US only (although I only know of promos existing), so
presumeably that is why it was included on non-US copies. The version
available from the OW OM Store is not a re-issue, but the original Amazing
Black Sand release. And while we're on the subject of 'Shadow To You', it
can be found on the forthcoming third Best Of album "Dear God, Forgive
The Vanity, For The Momentum Feels Like Fuel".
- Date: Tue Sep 26 16:37
Jim (schlaff@pacbell.net):
- Hey all, Just wondering; found a copy (online) of "Ramp" which
has 13 songs listed. Noticed that the re-issue on the web site has 14. (The
ommitted track was/is "A Shadow to You") Does the re-issue have an
extra track, or is the online one a misprint? Thanks in advance for any/all
help! Jim
- Date: Tue Sep 26 16:32
MANNY (ejcacc@aol.com):
- I'll be there. Manny
- Date: Tue Sep 26 13:34
LISA (:):
- NYC our prayers have been answered...just got the first 2 tix to howe's
knitting factory show Saturday October 28th, 8pm. Confirmed this time! Let's
sell that sucker out! see you there...
- Date: Tue Sep 26 08:13
lisa ( :):
- having some trouble making it to france what with the whole nine to five
deal i got here in nyc....giant silence filling the air....anyone know
anyone taping the shows? anyone?... bueller? ...bueller?
- Date: Tue Sep 26 06:00
Manny (EJCACC@AOL.COM):
- ALLDIRECT.COM sells OP8 for $10.68. You can also find it at Miles of
Music. Manny
- Date: Mon Sep 25 22:52
Stefan (StefanRoehrich@t-online.de):
- Hi Arnold, check Glitterhouse at www.glitterhouse.com. OP8's Slush is
still on offer there.
- Date: Mon Sep 25 20:09
Arnold Grumwald (agrumwald@yahoo.com):
- Does anyone know if the OP8 CD "Slush" is still in print. I
can't find it on Amazon or CDNow or any local stores. Is there any way to
obtain it???
- Date: Sun Sep 24 13:52
Jim "Giant Archivist" BLackwood (jblackwo@primenet.com):
- hope some of you folks caught the Rainer program this weekend.. The 1st
portion fo the program will be up as an MP3 file on Tuesday at
http://www.kxci.org/rainer/sand/ and the setlist can be viewed at
http://www.kxci.org/rainer/sand/setlistcs.html .. Comments.?.?.?
- Date: Sun Sep 24 10:08
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Does anybody know if Chris Cacavas is planning to release somethin`in the
near future. His last regular cd (Anonymous)is from 97.
- Date: Sat Sep 23 21:31
howe (gianthowe@hotmail):
- ah well...alas. senor cacavas cannot make it out with us this time...we
are working on another euro tour in late november/december and so maybee
then...greece, spain, italy ...we'll see if it adds up to a fine mess---howe
- Date: Fri Sep 22 17:49
paul kerr (p.kerr@ntlworld.com):
- Jeez, over the past few weeks this has started to feel like some form of
community, friends together. For years I thought I was crying in the
wilderness until this "virtual" community came ny way. I feel as
if some of these guys are like your mates you go for a beer with. Thanks
especially to Jim and Mike for the opportunity to share the Sandmen. There's
so much music flowing that I fear (not) that I may overflow. Paul
- Date: Fri Sep 22 11:46
Jim B (....):
- especially since they aren't gonna play another one here (Tucson that is)
until sometime in November....
- Date: Fri Sep 22 10:00
Greg Haldae (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- Gosh darnit, I leave the desert for two weeks and Giant Sand /Howe play
like 20 unannounced shows in my abscence. Life ain't fair.
- Date: Fri Sep 22 07:44
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (jblackwo@primenet.com):
- Well, we have limited server space (not anywhere near the amount that KCRW
has) and limited bandwidth, so an archive of everything isn't possible..
However, if someone out there has a server with "space avaliable"
please contact me and we will move them over to it.. Also, MP3 is a lower
quality format than I would like to use... SHN is really the way to go. If
you haven't heard about SHN then check out http://www.etree.org this is the
source for lossless compression of wave files.. Until we figure out
something, I will probably keep pulling a MP3 off-line every couple of
weeks.. In terms of breaking them into smaller files, I'll give that a try
next time around! (1 file for every 1/2 an hour of music or so)
- Date: Fri Sep 22 01:12
Stefan (StefanRoehrich@t-online.de):
- Hi, is anyone out there (particularly in Austria) who recorded a Giant
Sand show from a transmission on Austrian radio (Ö3 Musicbox) a long time
ago in 1989? It was the Vienna U4 show on 10 May 1989 (just Howe &
John). I haven't seen it on any list, but I can't imagine that nobody
recorded it back then. Please contact me if you have this show or know
somebody who has. I have other shows to trade. Thanks. And Jim, thanks again
for the MP3's. Please keep up posting them. Paul, I don't keep them on the
hard disc but transfer them to CD-R. If you have no way of doing that you
could have them from me, for blanks or preferably for other shows.
- Date: Thu Sep 21 22:16
Paul Rittman (per3@home.com):
- Jim Any chance of keeping a permanent archive of the shows. I believe my
hard drive will be full after a couple of hours of download. Isn't there a
way of accessing archived shows without a download? Kind of like the Empty
Bottle gig where you can watch it whenever you get a chance. I'd hate to go
out and buy a burner right now. Another example is KCRW in LA. It has a
large library of archived shows. Anyway thanks for the fine shows you are
putting on.
- Date: Thu Sep 21 11:57
charles austin (shortatthefront@hotmail.com):
- anyone know of any upcoming op8 stuff? does anyone know where one can get
a copy of the op8 record? i heard it several times --- some of the best sand
ever. also, any word on the sand/ dando recordings? thanks
- Date: Thu Sep 21 06:45
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (jblackwo@primenet.com):
- Well, it has been finalized... Tune in on the web this Sat morning
(9-23-00 3 AM to 6 AM MST(Pacific) for Center Stage on KXCI-FM. 3 hours with
Rainer Ptacek all never before broadcast (or avaliable in trading circles)
including selections from Rainer and Das Combo from Cushing Street Bar in
Tucson from the summer of 1990 (10 year anniversary!). Also, expect numerous
treats including solo acoustic, live recordings from 1997, and session work
with Giant Sand (dug up in the Giant Sand Archives).. Dont miss it!! More
info at http://www.kxci.org/sand and the webcast can be heard at
http://www.kxci.org/webradio.html
- Date: Wed Sep 20 15:55
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (jblackwo@primenet.com):
- Anyone taping Howe's shows this weekend in Austin or Calgary?
- Date: Wed Sep 20 15:53
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (jblackwo@primenet.com):
- I've heard rumors of something coming up in New York in November... But
don't quote me.;*)
- Date: Wed Sep 20 13:40
artie (agrumwald@yahoo.com):
- Any New York shows coming up? I was dissapointed that Knitting Factory was
cancelled. "Hisser" is beautiful, by the way.
- Date: Wed Sep 20 12:22
andrew byrom (a_byrom@hotmail.com):
- Just bought 'Chore of Enchantment', had to drop a line to say that I think
it is outstanding. It is the first time I have heard any Giant Sand.
Obviously now I want to dig a bit deeper, Is anyone prepared to put some of
the older stuff onto mindisc for me. I will cover all costs.
- Date: Wed Sep 20 10:47
spoink n cranky (owom@aol.com):
- noy likely that we will let "rock opera years" be released by a
real record company...they have enough stuff clotting up the works....but i
suppose we should set up a page here somewhere to display the details and
credits of the album. we will put it down on the big list of things to
do...........
- Date: Tue Sep 19 16:52
paul kerr (p.kerr@ntlworld.com):
- Jim, any chance of slicing and dicing the MP3s into bite size chunks, my
PC and ISP won't take 3 hour downloads. Not trying to be churlish, if it
can't be done then so be it. I can always dig the stuff I've got and look
forward to Vol 2 of the tree. Keep on truckin' Paul
- Date: Tue Sep 19 16:24
Hopestill Gofroth (evanbear@mindspring.com):
- On the topic of liner notes but off the topic of Chore, is there going to
be a release of Opera Years with liner notes of some sort? The only reason I
haven't ordered it is because I figured I'd wait for the fancy version. If
there is not likely to be one I'll just order it now. ---Ev
- Date: Tue Sep 19 16:23
Hopestill Gofroth (evanbear@mindspring.com):
- On the topic of liner notes but off the topic of Chore, is there going to
be a release of Opera Years with liner notes of some sort? The only reason I
haven't ordered it is because I figured I'd wait for the fancy version. If
there is not likely to be one I'll just order it now. ---Ev
- Date: Tue Sep 19 16:19
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (jblackwo@primenet.com):
- Thats www.kxci.org/webradio.html ..
- Date: Tue Sep 19 16:17
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (jblackwo@primenet.com):
- Of course I forgot to mention below that the broadcast will be simulcast
on KXCI's website this weekend (as is all our programming 24-7)... at
www.kxci.org/webradio.htm .. You can e-mail me suggestions as well..
- Date: Tue Sep 19 12:46
howe (gianthowe@hotmail):
- for the upcoming october tour, it will be john convertino, joe burns and
chris cacavas for all of it. mat ward will be near by and on hand. john
parish will join us for all the french shows. and the girls from candy prune
may be jumping on board as well. ....howe
- Date: Tue Sep 19 09:38
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (jblackwo@primenet.com):
- Another FYI from your friendly archivist... I will be the guest host once
again on KXCI's Center Stage this Saturday morning 8/23/00 (3-6 AM MST -
Tucson time) and will be putting together another spectacular show featuring
live concerts from the Giant Sand family archive.. The question: what would
you like to hear?? I have already had votes for Rainer Ptacek (or Rainer and
Das Combo, Rainer and Howe, etc.). Also have the obvious; Giant Sand,
Blackey Ranchette, OP8, Calexico, Friends of Dean Martinez, and solo Howe...
Lastly of note, recent recordings of Howe and John here in Tucson are also
among the picks.. Post your suggestions here and by Friday I'll let you know
what will happen.. The show will be archived in MP3 format at the KXCI Giant
Sand page (www.kxci.org/rainer/sand)!
- Date: Tue Sep 19 07:09
Valentin (djudam@wanadoo.fr):
- I apologize for not reading every post before sending one I m truly sorry
:-/ Valentin
- Date: Tue Sep 19 07:06
valentin (djudam@wanadoo.fr):
- HI, I wanted to get a confirmation that on Giant Sand Autumn European tour
Matt Ward & John Parish will be there as well...Also I went to see
Calexico in Paris last night and J.Convertino was absent will he be there
too ? thanksalot Valentin
- Date: Tue Sep 19 06:54
Jim (schlaff@pacbell.net):
- Ahhhh, the scatterbrains. Yes, they are everywhere, and in constant need
of gentle prompting. Maybe someday the scatterbrain energy that's specific
to this particular issue will all somehow align. Until then, tread lightly.
- Date: Mon Sep 18 16:49
howe (gianthowe@hot,mail.com):
- hi ...yeah those dang cd booklets never came from thrill jockey...so we
never did get them out, and the factory apologizes for the scrutiny of
anticipation. it can still happen though....the factory just needs to
remember to keep reminding thrill jockey who said "of course"
....but we only hire scatter brains around here...so we can blend in.
- Date: Mon Sep 18 08:24
Jim Kotsonas (schlaff@pacbell.net):
- Hey, Me again. FYI, all of that which I just posted may be replied to
off-list @ schlaff@pacbell.net. Thanks, Jim
- Date: Mon Sep 18 08:03
Jim (schlaff@pacbell.net):
- Hello all, Kinda forgot about this site. New job. Working with computers.
Time to kill. Found many a good link (Thanks all) while perusing through all
the old posts. (I did say that I had time to kill!) Pretty cool that Howe
and others are so active with this site, as their time allows. Kinda a
"Johnny-come-Giant-Sand lately", but have totally fallen in love.
"Chore" and "Bootleg Vol. 2" are both so brilliant.
"Shiver" is one of the best songs ever written. OK, a couple of
things whilst I'm here. First, as long as Howe lurks here, just want to say
thanks for signing the (promo) copy of "Chore" for my fiance when
I mail ordered it from you (This was awhile ago) She was so happy. And, no,
we don't use it for a holiday coaster! Next, while on the subject, I
received an e-mail from someone awhile ago about how you could get the
artwork from the official release if you'd gotten the promo. I e-mailed
about it, but never heard back. I though maybe that it never happened, but I
noticed in some old posts that in fact it did. I ordered it through
mailorder, so my e-mail never got archived, but if it's possible to still
aquire the cd booklet, I'd love to do so. Be hapy to pay if necessary. Next,
as I now have a computer with all the trimmings, can someone point me in a
direction where there are some Giant Sand (and related) mp3's? I'd love to
be able to check out some other Sand stuff. And lastly, and I'll apologize
in advance for potentially violating any cyber-code/etiquette here, but as a
newbie, I was wondering if anyone out there would be willing to trade any
Sand shows on cd-r for blanks and postage? I have nothing to trade, but I'd
love to have a live show from the last tour to be able to listen to. Again,
sincerest of apologies if this if I've overstepped any bounds here. Thanks
for hanging in this far, and take care. Jim
- Date: Fri Sep 15 13:54
Ian Gillan (GILLANIAN@aol.com):
- These guys ain't playing ball, I will send a copy of the Auction and my
correspondence with them to your e-mail rather than clogging up the board.
- Date: Fri Sep 15 13:50
seville (dallasorbiter@usa.net):
- Sorry, misspelled my e-mail addy below. Looking forward to a GS/Calexico
Minneapolis appearance. See you soon.
- Date: Fri Sep 15 13:48
seville (dalasorbiter@usa.net):
- Fantastic. My first visit to giantsand.com. Been a fan for a while. Chore
is such a delight. A great soundtrack to an early autumn walk by the lake.
Must get Glum and Opera Years. I'll check in again when I have more time.
- Date: Fri Sep 15 12:19
howe (gianthowe@hotmail.com):
- done....the following letter was just sent out by our buds, spoink and
cranky at ow om recordings:----------it has come to our attention that you
are marketing a record "the raunchettes" as being affiliated with
GIANT SAND in some manor. this is incorrect and worse...fraud. you must
desist immediately and refund anyone who you lied to about this for the sake
of purchase. if this problem cannot be cleared up at this level asap, our
legal representatives will be in touch with you beyond this point. sincerely
ow om recordings
- Date: Fri Sep 15 12:19
howe (gianthowe@hotmail.com):
- done....the following letter was just sent out by our buds, spoink and
cranky at ow om recordings:----------it has come to our attention that you
are marketing a record "the raunchettes" as being affiliated with
GIANT SAND in some manor. this is incorrect and worse...fraud. you must
desist immediately and refund anyone who you lied to about this for the sake
of purchase. if this problem cannot be cleared up at this level asap, our
legal representatives will be in touch with you beyond this point. sincerely
ow om recordings
- Date: Fri Sep 15 03:56
Ian Gillan (GILLANIAN@aol.com):
- WARNING: www.roundflat.com is selling an album by The Raunchettes via its
website and also on ebay. They are claiming that this is a Giant Sand
related release. I rather stupidly bought a copy without checking the GS
discography and when it arrived it was pretty obvious that it was a
completely unrelated band. When I complained to them they got pretty abusive
and insisted that it is a GS release they will not offer a refund. Howe, if
you have a moment could you email these folks, roundflat@roundflat.com , and
put them straight please.
- Date: Thu Sep 14 16:03
howe (gianthowe@hotmail.com):
- hello folks from now on i have a new email
address....gianthowe@hotmail.com....no more at howe9t9d9@yahoo.com. we have
compiled the preliminary best of list...thanks for all your
suggestions......for the upcoming october tour, it looks like it will be
john convertino, joe burns and chris cacavas for most of it. mat ward will
be near by and on hand. john parish will join us for all the french shows.
and the girls from candy prune may be jumping on board as well. and finally
some merch to offer: new t-shirts (see the web site soon for the design),
the official bootleg #2 cd "the rock opera years", and maybe a dry
hot sauce. ha ha ha ha h ah ahah ahhahahhhahahhahhahachoke -howe ..hope to
see you all soon.
- Date: Thu Sep 14 02:12
JC BROCHARD (jc.brochard@wanadoo.fr):
- That should be considered as glorious : France's most revered newspaper,
Le Monde, the equivalent of The Times in England, has today, september 14th,
dedicated a whole page to the Tucson scene ! (featuring stuff about Giant
Sand, Calexico, Rainer, Amor Belhom Duo...). The main article of the feature
is online at http://www.lemonde.fr/ (in French, of course). Today, you can
acess it directly from the home page. Later, you can try this link :
http://www.lemonde.fr/article/0,2320,seq-2033-94628-QUO,00.html, although I
don't know if it is a permanent link... JC BROCHARD,
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/vivonzeureux/.
- Date: Wed Sep 13 13:28
Jim B (jblackwo@primenet.com):
- show time for Friday's show should be between 9-9:30 PM
- Date: Wed Sep 13 12:47
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (jblackwo@primenet.com):
- Please DISREGARD the info below (FYI#3)... Here is the correct info:Friday
at the Mat Bevel Institute here in Tucson - 9-15-00 - Billed as Giant Sand
(performing at the wake for the Comic News - now becoming the Tucson Free
Press)... Don't have a show time yet.. The performances at the Grill -
downtown Tucson - Thursday night from 10 PM on (billed as Howe + John)...
- Date: Wed Sep 13 03:31
Bjorn Sandman Hammershaug (freejazz@start.no):
- Missed John, but thanks Joey for bringing a Mexicali-mood to Norway this
crisp sunday evening---
- Date: Wed Sep 13 01:18
Graham Johnston (rhubub@btinternet.com):
- There is a new interview with Howe up at
http://www.clicks-and-klangs.com/archive/002/gelb.htm - hope you enjoy it.
- Date: Tue Sep 12 20:10
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (jblackwo@primenet.com):
- Welcome back everyone!!!
- Date: Thu Sep 7 11:36
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (jblackwo@primenet.com):
- FYI#3.... Yet another Howe + John gig on the horizon.. Sat. September 16
at the Mat Bevel Institute, here in Tucson.. They will be among numerous
bands playing a benefit for the Green Party. Also, the Thursday night gig at
"The Grill" will continue in the coming weeks... Thanks for all
the e-mails in relation to the archive work.. We are coming along and I hope
you will all get a chance to hear some of these gems in the future.
- Date: Thu Sep 7 00:28
Stefan (StefanRoehrich@t-online.de):
- Hi Jim, re the date range for the "Duo Tour": May 1989 in Europe
(Germany/Austria), as far as I know. A show was transmitted on Austrian
radio (Ö3), maybe you have it somewhere in one of those boxes of tapes.
Thanks for the MP3's!
- Date: Wed Sep 6 21:57
Patti (pkeating@hotmail.com):
- Thanks to Mike Brewer.... the Rainer page is stunning! The picture of he
and Lily was taken at a free concert he played for all the docs and nurses
at u.m.c hospital.One of the best days of his life.Great choice. P.s my
Giant Sand (worms) archives date back to 1977!!! Hi Howe.
- Date: Wed Sep 6 09:09
swamp boy (swampboyfaded@hotmail.com):
- yea hi i'm glad giant sand come to visit us in Reims on october for the
"octob'rock"festival yea
- Date: Wed Sep 6 07:31
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (jblackwo@primenet.com):
- No.. John is not touring this time with Calexico.. and No again, they have
not been billing themselves as Giant Sand.. Does anyone actually know the
dates (or range) that John and Howe toured as a duo?? I'll be happy to dig!
- Date: Wed Sep 6 01:15
Mike (gerfin@bakbasel.ch):
- Do Howe and John play as Giant Sand? In any case this brings back memories
of the magnificent duo shows back in 1989. Anything from back then in the
archives, Jim? Cheers, Mike
- Date: Tue Sep 5 23:32
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Jim, shouldn`t John play w/ Calexico in Europe? Just wondering...
- Date: Tue Sep 5 22:43
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (jblackwo@primenet.com):
- FYI #2: Howe Gelb and John Convertino will also play this Thursday night
at "The Grill" in downtown Tucson starting at 10 PM. Looking for a
great show in a small, low key setting? This is the place for you. ( a 24
hour diner with recently added bar - and piano....)
- Date: Tue Sep 5 09:46
Jim "Giant Archivist" Blackwood (jblackwo@primenet.com):
- FYI: This Saturday night Howe Gelb and John Convertino will open for the
Amor Belhom Duo at Solar Culture here in Tucson... Tickets are $5 and doors
open at 9 PM. KXCI will be there to record the show for future broadcast
(and MP3 posting on the web)...
- Date: Fri Sep 1 08:30
Mike Gerfin (gerfin@bakbasel.ch):
- Howe said: "in fact if you have any requests as to what songs you
think we still know and want us to play, well maybe you should let us know
now". Let's see whether you know which songs belong to the following
lyric snippets, and if you do please play the songs. Here we go: "love
is a missile, a heat-seeking missile..." "I'm sitting at the
counter of intelligence with my pile of denial..." "when the
stream of consciousness begins to leak..." "I hate you now if this
is not love..." "there's a tree in Nigeria..." "over my
shoulder new plans are being made..." "you handed my fragile faith
and I broke it..." "there's a grove back there behind the Pizza
Hut..." "desire in her entire attire..." "He was there
when we needed you...." Glad to hear any of those (plus the one about
the Blue Marble Girl and the ghosts waiting to hatch). Bye, Mike
- Date: Fri Sep 1 06:31
rob (janegazzo@hotmail.com):
- you guys should tour australia! hurry up already! rob
- Date: Fri Sep 1 01:36
Stefan (StefanRoehrich@t-online.de):
- Some of my favorites for a new best of (excluding Chore): Neon Filler,
Wonder, Always Horses Coming, Anti-Shadow, Solomon's Ride, Stuck, Milkshake
Girl, Unwed And Well Sped, Blue Lit Rope, High Lonesome Curl, Swamp Thing,
Bender, Good And Gone, Glum, Left, Mope A-long, Lean, Inner Flame. Maybe you
can convince Loose to make it a double CD and put the album versions on one
disc and unreleased live versions on the other. Please include a lot of
unreleased wonderment anyway.
- Date: Thu Aug 31 12:02
c austin again (same):
- a few songs that stick out to me: searchlight, barracuda moon, graveyard,
astonished in memphis, dirty from the rain, stuck, loretta, wonder,
corridor, valley o' rain, etc.
- Date: Thu Aug 31 11:44
charles austin (shortatthefront@hotmail.com):
- interesting what howe was saying about song structures a while back in
regards to the fillmore shows w/ wilco. i guess i would say that what i've
always liked about GS was the lack of standard repetitions (and the
abundance of crannies within the songs). i like tweedy's stuff too, but it
seems his more enduring songs are the strange ones. maybe GS is an aquired
taste, but once aquired stays with you. i guess my point is that i feel
lucky as a listener to know about a band that avoids the obvious.
- Date: Thu Aug 31 07:37
Manny (EJCACC@aol.com):
- My choices for another best of....compilation are a helping of tracks from
RAMP and GLUM. Maybe some kinder "Spun" and "Neon
Filler" or "Warm Storm" and some bolder "Romance of
Falling" or "Wonder" and "Left", or "Frontage
Road", or Happenstance". "Corridor" from PURGE... is a
gem. "Stuck" sticks out along with "Loretta and the Insect
World" too. There is nothing wrong with "Raw",
"Wolfy", "Tempation of Egg" or "Chore of
Enchantment".
- Date: Thu Aug 31 02:09
Markus (markus@morkel.de):
- So, Howe, not coming to Berlin this time (it´s just not like in the old
days near the Slumberland, is it?) - So I guess we have to come to Hannover
or Leipzig (looking for a babysitter...). Or to Würzburg. AKW is a nice
place... Another Best of? Wonder, Chore (the song), Faithful, Blue lit rope,
High lonesome curl come to mind first (excluding Chore (the record)), You´re
so vain with Vic Chesnutt and so on. Finally I´m not so amused to see
Calexico without John next week - what happened??
- Date: Wed Aug 30 20:48
Nuno (nunoantonio@yahoo.co.uk):
- Nice going, Howe! you must know you can always find the faithful, the ones
waiting on the next wave of astonishing music from your goodself....the
world stands still as the light is splitting the waves...Thanks a million
for sharing old and new happenstances with us enchanted devotees, it real
means a lot! How about 'Searchlight', 'Warm Storm', 'Pathfinder' and 'Sage
Advice at KCRW' for good measure? - I could suggest many more, however it's
only fair to leave that delightful chore (Oops!) to the other distinct and
wise members of the discussion group. All the best...
- Date: Wed Aug 30 20:09
Phil Zisook (pz123@aol.com):
- My own Best of cassette begins with Warm Storm (studio) & ends up with
Warm Storm from Goods
- Date: Wed Aug 30 15:42
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- hello folks and folkers ...drag i misappropriated the agenda-isms of tahat
which is the greater new york area. thought i was half way there....but then
again summer here (kids) is a sweet dillusion of proximity....monsoon alert
now every day....strobe lightning and gusto of rain and promising thunder
have finally settled in to a nice daily routine ...stunning enrichment.
well...i want to officially thank ol mike brewer here for all the net
workings and bounce...making the wonder of it all more wonderful... as for
some note worthy news, well all the the notes are worthy at some point.....
i believe chris cacava will come on the road with us in europe for the giant
sand tour ..i also believe john parish will join us all for the french leg
of the tour ..i am pretty sure mat ward will open more then a few shows and
threaten the set with his lap steel on occasion ...and although john
convertino had to bail out of the calexico tour for unrelated reasons ...he
shall be holding the whole ball of wax together when we head out in october.
so i wonder what the heebee jeebee will sound like myself come that time,
and am looking forward to it more then ever..... in fact if you have any
requests as to what songs you think we still know and want us to play, well
maybe you should let us know now.........also, loose records in the UK would
like me to assemble another "best of ..." giant sand album
featuring all the records that weren't included on the previous best of
albums....now that would mean things from glum and the rock opera years,
maybe the track from the inner flame as well as a good looking single we did
for atlantic 10 years ago...even the original mix of 'sand' we did before we
entered into the op8 deal..i don't know for sure but then there is also
'center of the universe' and 'ramp' and purge and slouch' and that's it i
think....so if you all have any suggestions for that ...love to hear them
...hey mike...maybe you can post a voting pole up on the site to see how
many votes certain tracks get, or is that nutty ...ok well.....i will see
you in austin and calgary solo wise in a few weeks...but i might not bring
the trickery this time ...just the lumber and steel ...i don't know, do you
?
- Date: Tue Aug 29 15:54
Manny (EJCACC@aol.com):
- That's for sure Lisa. I had my hopes up too.
- Date: Tue Aug 29 15:05
lisa ( :-():
- sigh....friday will be so flat now...
- Date: Tue Aug 29 09:43
Mike Brewer (mike@sa-wa-ro.freeserve.co.uk):
- Howe just mailed me - The Knitting Factory show is OFF. Sorry Lisa.
- Date: Tue Aug 29 06:34
Jim Blackwood (jblackwo@primenet.com):
- I asked Howe about the Knitting Factory show last night.. He said it
wasn't likely to happen. By the way, anybody hear last night's show? Hope
those that did enjoyed it!
- Date: Mon Aug 28 15:57
Mike Brewer (mike@sa-wa-ro.freeserve.co.uk):
- The Knitting Factory show is NOT CONFIRMED yet (if at all). As soon as I
find out I'll post it up on the site. Mike
- Date: Mon Aug 28 11:31
lisa (fairmaam@hotmail.com):
- does anyone know anything about howe's nyc show this friday? all my
persistent pleas have been heard and the date is up on the schedule.
however, the knitting factory knows nothing about it...is this some cruel
joke?
- Date: Mon Aug 28 11:30
lisa (fairmaam@hotmail.com):
- does anyone know anything about howe's nyc show this friday? all my
persistent pleas have been heard and the date is up on the schedule.
however, the knitting factory knows nothing about it...is this some cruel
joke?
- Date: Mon Aug 28 10:58
hopestill goforth (evanbear@mindspring.com):
- I was just checking on the status of getting liner notes out to those of
us who bought the promo copies of Chore. Is that still happening, did it
already happen, either way I haven't gotten a copy and would like to. My
mailing address has just changed because I'm now at school but my old
address is still valid. Don't know how often I'll be checking this place
once classes start on Wednesday so an email would be appreciated in addition
to or instead of a general announcement. Ok that's all. Thanks, Ev
- Date: Mon Aug 28 08:18
Ian Gillan (GILLANIAN@aol.com):
- Please tell me there are going to be some UK dates added to the October
tour, I would prefer not to have to travel all the way to France
- Date: Mon Aug 28 04:27
JC BROCHARD (jc.brochard@wanadoo.fr):
- In October, Giant Sand will be playing my home town (Reims, France).
That's great! But the more I get, the more I ask for ! I have posted on my
webzine my petitions for what might be a perfect programme for a
Gelb/Burns/Convertino concert... (http://perso.wanadoo.fr/vivonzeureux/). JC
- Date: Mon Aug 28 03:33
Stefan (StefanRoehrich@t-online.de):
- Hi Jim, when will the first volume of the "Jim's Picks" series
appear? Thanks a lot for the broadcasts - they are great appetizers for
more.
- Date: Sun Aug 27 22:19
Jim Blackwood (jblackwo@primenet.com):
- A quick FYI from your friendly GS Archivist:::: Don't forget that Howe
will perform live on KXCI's Center Stage - Monday August 28, 2000 from 7-8
PM MST (Tucson time)... You can listen live at
http://www.kxci.org/webradio.html or check out
http://www.kxci.org/rainer/sand for more details.. ::::: Also, only one day
left for the first hour archive of the Center Stage program (from 8-19) at
http://www.kxci.org/rainer/sand/cstage.html ... Hour 2 will be posted on
Tuesday 8-29. ::::: "People are trading tapes of us like the Grateful
Dead." - Howe Gelb
- Date: Sun Aug 27 17:58
jochen (briesen@addcom.de):
- i love your record but it´s nothing for my brother
- Date: Sat Aug 26 19:47
christine (:):
- nice!
- Date: Thu Aug 24 15:17
paul kerr (p.kerr@ntlworld.com):
- Check the website for the new features, great job from Mike
- Date: Wed Aug 23 14:25
mcahill (mcahill@icast.com):
- iCAST(http://www.icast.com), a new entainment web iste, is proud to
announce that we have a showcase featuring GIANT SAND. The showcase is
available as of 22 August 2000 on iCAST. Here is the URL to the iCAST
Artists page of GIANT
SAND(http://www.icast.com/artsts/1,4003,1010-26231,00html)You will need to
download the iCASTER to view the interview. If you could spread the word,I
would appreciate it.
- Date: Wed Aug 23 09:22
Mike Gerfin (gerfin@bakbasel.ch):
- You're absolutely right, Jim. What a progress since our first stab at the
unofficial site back in 1995. And Jim, you did a great job with the radio
show (well, at least in the first hour, that's all I heard so far). It's
kind of weird to listen to a radio show which does what I always wanted to
do - listen to great snippets of Giant Sand live shows and having first-hand
comments from Howe (well, I've been doing the first part lots of times but
Howe was never around). And Howe, if you read this, thanks forever for
recommending Thelonious Monk (not personally, but in several interviews). It
was quite a trip to get into his music. Mike
- Date: Wed Aug 23 08:15
Jim Blackwood (jblackwo@primenet.com):
- Mike did a wonderful job updating and re-vamping the sawaro site!! Kudos!
- Date: Mon Aug 21 15:07
paul kerr (p.kerr@ntlworld.com):
- Tried to hear the broadcast but it kept buffering every 30 seconds or so,
so another one who would like to get that tape if Howe allows. Yhanks for
the broadcast anyway. paul
- Date: Mon Aug 21 12:19
Jim Blackwood (jblackwo@primenet.com):
- FYI::::I recorded a PRE-FM DAT of the whole broadcast (Center Stage
8-19-00 with Howe Gelb) and have almost finished the transfer to CDR. I am
sure that some, if not all of the broadcast will be circulated for you folks
who missed it. Lets let Howe check it out first... A playlist and photo will
be posted on the page: http://www.kxci.org/rainer/sand/cstage.html
--------FYI#2:::::Howe will be performing AGAIN on KXCI, one week from today
(Monday, August 28, 2000) on the Tucson Musician's Showcase (7-8 PM MST). I
will be the guest host (and engineer) and it should be just a live in-studio
performance rather than a taste of the Archive.. We will record it again,
however try and tune in on the web.. Info at http://www.kxci.org/rainer/sand
- Date: Mon Aug 21 10:15
Kyle Kotchou (kkotchou@ci.phoenix.az.us):
- I drove down from Phoenix to Tucson friday night to record the radio
program. I plugged my CD recorder into the receiver and then tried to tune
KXCI. That's when the nightmare started - My parents live about 10 miles
from KXCI studio's so I fiqured I would be able to get a strong clear
signal...well I was wrong! The signal was weak so I tried to rig up an
alternate antenna...I was able to work up a little stronger signal but still
was getting that dreaded radio hiss. Well I set my clock for 2:30am hoping
the signal would become stronger as the night wore on...It did not! I
recorded the 3 hour program and hoped for the best. The bottom line is the
program was excellent they pulled songs from early 90's shows in europe,
Howe played an excellent version of "Yer Ropes" with Cisco Kid
providing the rhythms, and stuff from confluence and the piano recording but
I did not get the best recording but it is average. The Solar Culture show
which I attended was fantastic as well. Howe said hello to some friends in
europe and stated he did not think many of the local fans stayed up to catch
the program...I think he was half asleep as well. Thanks to KXCI for the
show and next time I will have a better antenna. E-mail me if you are
interested in the show.
- Date: Sun Aug 20 10:33
Stefan (StefanRoehrich@t-online.de):
- Me, I'm outside of the KXCI range as I live in Munich, Germany, and so I'm
also looking for someone in Tucson or thereabouts who recorded the show from
FM radio. I've got a number of Giant Sand live shows to trade. Please mail
me!
- Date: Sat Aug 19 12:59
geoff (marslett@mail.utexas.edu):
- I didn't manage to get up early enough for the radio show. Did anyone out
there tape it?
- Date: Sat Aug 19 12:47
geoff (marslett@mail.utexas.edu):
- I didn't manage to get up early enough for the radio show. Did anyone out
there tape it?
- Date: Fri Aug 18 20:13
Jim Blackwood (jblackwo@primenet.com):
- Tonight is the night.......http://www.kxci.org/rainer/sand/
- Date: Fri Aug 18 09:07
billy hallowday (fairmaam@hotmail.com):
- sand band: i've just read the october tour dates...i think you've left
someplace out.... Autumn in New York, why does it seem so inviting? Autumn
in New York, it spells the thrill of first-nighting. Glittering crowds and
shimmering clouds in canyons of steel; they're making me feel I'm home. It's
autumn in New York that brings the promise of new love. Dreamers with empty
hands may sigh for exotic lands;it's autumn in New York; it's good to live
again. hint hint
- Date: Wed Aug 16 21:28
phil Zisook (pz123@aol.com):
- So I'm spending the last 11 days hiking with wife and kids in the Smoky
Mountains. During one of the hikes I start thinking about some stuff that
will happen when I get back to town, some upcoming concerts, stuff waiting
for me at work, getting The Rock Opera Years, etc. That night I have the
wierdest dream (and I don't remember my dreams real often): I go to the post
office when we get back to pick up the mail and one of things there is the
envelope from Tucson. I open it up and out falls out some sticky looking
black electrical tape on a cardboard spool with a postit note saying
something like "we ran out of cd's, but its all on the tape." I
then spent a minute or 2 trying to unwind the tape and see if it somehowe
would play on my tape deck, but the tape was about a half inche thick and
couldn't fit. Plus, it was all sticky and couldn't move through the tape
heads anyway. Wierd dream. In reality neither the disc nor tape have
- Date: Wed Aug 16 12:33
midwestern representative (dashr14@hotmail.com):
- Hopefully, one day, I will have a chance to view Howe's subversive left
hand thrusts. I welcome such perplexia that other unenlightened big name
fans have not the priviledge to comprehend or understand. What am I talking
about? I don't understand it either, but I sure do admire it. For now I'll
have to rely on my lacking collection...and Napster. That's it. M.R.
- Date: Mon Aug 14 16:08
tim (timm@interlog.com):
- just had a gander at the newly revamped thrill jockey website and the GS
section therein. have a look at www.thrilljockey.com
- Date: Sun Aug 13 13:08
Andrew Rawlinson (rawlinson@arma.freeserve.co.uk):
- I saw Howe,John and Joey play in a London record store in 96 and I will
always love the band.Ive just picked up a Rainer cd on Glitterhouse which is
a lovely record.I hope to see you guys play live in the UK in the not too
distant future.Any plans to work with Richard Buckner again?He is a real
cool guy.Great that you signed for Thrill Jockey.They have released some
crucial records and are up there with Drag City and Merge as cool
labels.Take care.
- Date: Fri Aug 11 05:58
Manny (EJCACC@aol.com):
- Jason, Giant Sand has done many a song using other writers words. They
have no problem sticking to the words and wrapping them up tightly within
their musical vision.
- Date: Thu Aug 10 09:16
pieter_red (giants@mweb.co.za):
- 'lo folks...went to "big rock concert" (well, as big as the
biggest one o'er here can be) and met up with a dude from a band called
Lilo. Interviewed him for our wedsite's entertainment hub, he's into lo-fi
so we got on really well, chatted about Low, Grandaddy, Pavement &
Palace ect.ect. Then we stumbled on the topic of Giant Sand. Boy oh boy -
what a party it turned into! He claims there is a network of GS fans in his
part of town (Durban, South Africa that is) and I told him in that we are
hard at work to enlighten the people of Cape Town in that direction. Just
thought I'd let you know. We may not actually "see" Howe and co,
but !HELL! - we do support the music. adios amigos.
- Date: Thu Aug 10 09:13
Jason Sherrett (sherrett@dsp.net):
- Hey all. I think Howe was being a little tongue in cheek regarding the
change in musical format. As he stood in front of the Fillmore crowd the
second night and declared "I'm just gonna play some songs" you
didn't have to look that closely to see his mischievous smile. Obviously the
mix and match performance style isn't going to appeal to everyone, but there
were pockets of support out there. And to clarify I've got nothing against
Wilco. I like 'em. But here's a thought to consider - what if Howe & Co.
had been presented with the task of putting old Woody Guthrie lyrics to
music. What would they do with the beautiful lyrics of California Stars?
Would they even stick to the Guthrie lyrics or just use them as a jumping
off point or inspiration? Would there be little snippets of the old Woody
accompanying the new creation? Would they even want the job? What do you
make of the notion of reviving material from long gone artisits? Ponder.
- Date: Thu Aug 10 02:35
chris o'hanlon (Chrisowy@hotmail.com):
- Subject: Imperative.. Good day to you all... Thanks you for your time and
may I introduce myself as 'Chris'. I'm in a band and feel that the music we
make would be of great interest to you guys/gals..... The band is called,
'Vigilance Black Special' We've played 8 gigs, including, the 'Bull and Gate
in London', the 'Zodiac', 'The Point' and 'The Jerico' in Oxford, as well as
the recent 'Truck Festival' over in Steventon, Oxfordshire. There have been
several reviews - live and recorded. The single we did, sent to Melody Maker
(4/5) and a few in Oxfords music magasine, 'Nightshift' - there's a gig
review in February's issue and more recently, in Augusts issue, available
during the latter part of this week.... We've done 3 demo CD's and a single
- via 'Shifty Disco' - An independent music label in Oxford. Is it okay with
you, that we send you a demo CD? I'm sure you won't be disappointed.....
Hope to hear from you very soon... Kind regards Chris, (drums) ============
I have the Giant Sand CD and it's excellent....
- Date: Wed Aug 9 09:06
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Barry, it`s sad that we don`t have a "discussion board" here,
`cause it`s a bit hard to discuss in the format of this one. Maybe Mike
Brewer could help us ones? To Wilco: i am nearly a big wilco fan as a giant
sand fan and appreciate a lot both main songwriters Howe G. and Jeff T.(and
would give a million to know how they think about each other). It`s true
that Wilco don`t celebrate the dynamic-jumps like Giant Sand, but Jeff
Tweedy can write songs, sounding so simple and if you like to play them on a
guitar, you can see that they have a interesting construction. Nobody would
bash Neil Young for writing simple songs... It`s the same with a few Giant
Songs: Shiver for ex. sounds pretty loose, but to play it isn`t easy
(especially for me as amateur). Why the hell is that song startin on F? It
would be a lot easier to start with G. Howe, did you tune down the guitar?
As a live band, nobody can beat Giant Sand (Howe solo too...)anyway. That
possibility to vary songs is unique. I think both bands are very
ambitionated and care about their fans too (Howe`s conversation is a great
exampel for that...). I really hope, that Giant Sand would get finally the
Attention, they deserve!
- Date: Wed Aug 9 02:02
Joel From (Joel_From@hotmail.com):
- This is more of a request than a comment - and it goes a lttle something
like this - pack your bags and send them and yourselfes airborn to
Gothenburg Sweden - i will be there to catch you - joel.
- Date: Tue Aug 8 23:26
Barry Stevenson (diabolik@pacbell.net):
- Re: Wilco shows.. Maybe it is just Wilco fans!! I went to see Giant Sand
open for Uncle Tupelo a few years ago,(Whiskey, Hollywood) and when I got
there found out that Giant Sand had cancelled. I went to the front of the
stage, and started a conversation with a guy next to me, I asked him
"why Giant Sand Cancelled?" and he said "who cares, Uncle
Tupelo rules"... When I said that I actually really wanted to see Giant
Sand he replied "you have sucky taste in music"..... I think it is
strange that a sedate alterna-Gram Parsons type band would bring in such
closed minded people... I watched about 4 songs.. they didn't suck or
anything.... the crowd was a mix of real rabid fans and the usual hands in
pockets types.. Wilco hasn't given me any reason to be excited as of yet...
(their records are kinda like an on/off switch.. not real dynamic) my
obnoxious opinion anyway... ciao!!!
- Date: Tue Aug 8 03:50
Mike Gerfin (gerfin@bakbasel.ch):
- Just returned from holidays with 4 Pokemon-crazy kids. Listened to some
Sand with my kids. Guess what Mope-a-long turned into? But still, Poke-a-mon
is much better than "Oops I did it again" which was their other
fave. Cheers, Mike
- Date: Sun Aug 6 16:36
Jim Blackwood (jblackwo@primenet.com):
- FYI: I will be guest host on KXCI's Center Stage on Saturday, August 19th
from 3 AM to 6 AM MST... Featuring: Giant Sand's tour-closing performance at
Solar Culture in Tucson on 7-13-00 (as recorded by KXCI), a sampling of
Giant Sand material from the Gelb Archive, and live Howe Gelb with Rainer
Ptacek.. Keep your fingers crossed for a live visit from Howe (if we can get
him to stay up that late) and perhaps he will bring a track or two from his
upcoming releases. You can listen live on the web (MP3 stream and Webradio
Java stream)by going to: http://www.kxci.org/webradio.html Center Stage -
http://www.kxci.org/stage KXCI Community Radio - Tucson Arizona -
http://www.kxci.org
- Date: Sat Aug 5 17:59
Paul Kerr (p.kerr@ntlworld.com):
- Howe, I'm sure most of us relish the idea of your finding that there's a
third, fourth or fifth disc as long as it wings its way to us. Re the
fillmore, it's probably hard to concentrate a few thousand folk with your
intricate sonic weavings but I'm scared that if you do your songs straight
you'll embarass the main act, sell more records and we'll lose you.
Seriously the posts I read were dismissib=ve of those that chattered,
hollered or plain didn't listen. Keep on keepin' on Paul
- Date: Fri Aug 4 13:25
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- hi......the fillmore shows were very interesting from this vantage point,
playing the middle slot of the last 2 of 3 sold out shows. 1200 people a
night waiting for who they paid to see can be unsettling for whoever is
loaded up on the bill in between the opener and the headliner. but this kind
of perplexia is a wonderful puzzle to try and muster in with such dangerous
curves. the first night i realized, only after seeing most of the wilco set,
that the slight of hand trickery in my song application is too much to
follow for those unaquainted. the wilco set was a consistant 2 hours of
unchanging tones and symetry. this allows the sonic viewer then to lose
themselves in the given asthetics and not to struggle with any subversive
left hand thrusts along the way. the next day i had a long talk with eric
drew feldman (keyboardist for captain beefheart, pj harvey, frank black)
about this and a chess like discussion on if we should do what we do and why
we do it at all. the contents of this of course cannot no way fit into this
space here, nor can i really remember most of it, but the feeling i got
after our talk is here to stay. the second night proved more successful in
every way. mostly, i figured, just play some "songs". play some
good ones...and be as clear as possible. give the bulk of the multitude at
least a chance to understand the pattern of logic therein the material
without the annoyance of any diversion. that being established after about 5
songs, i then began to pepper the mix slowly with the next 3 songs with some
of the gadgetry up there at my finger tips. it seemed to work a whole lot
better then the first night. i will try to work on some repetitive
structuring like a catchy chorus or two for future renderings. these things
can have a great effect on the uninitiated. in fact for my new solo record i
am now tempted to underline that which is supposed to be the chorus of each
song by doubling the vocals on that part. i think it's easy to forget which
is simply not as obvious to the receiver as it seems to the transmitter.
speaking of said solo record ("confluence")...i am trying to keep
it down to 60 minutes...but by doing so i have collected another 55 minutes
worth of recorded material on a 3rd record (the 2nd record being the
"piano record") which will indeed be called 'upside down
home'....since so many people keep asking about that record and i have so
many of the shells left, i think it will make sense in the long run. so
that's it for the time being. any questions ??????? -howe
- Date: Thu Aug 3 16:51
Richard Graham (gramon4@hotmail.com):
- Does anyone know where I can get hold of a copy of Bootleg volume 1.? I've
trawled through a variety of internet sites but alas, no luck.
- Date: Wed Aug 2 16:44
Jess (babyplas19@hotmail.com):
- Writing as someone who went to the Monday Wilco show at the Fillmore in
order to see Howe and had to suffer a bunch of fools: Howe was great, his
music and his words. He seemed to know how to handle what he had to deal
with. The crowd was terrible for the most part, but shutting them out seemed
to increase my pleasure in hearing Howe. The fools can't seem to listen long
enough to figure out what's hitting 'em. But there were some of us who were
dazzled. Hope the bad apples don't stop Howe from coming back to SF real
soon.
- Date: Wed Aug 2 09:24
dfs (****):
- ditto bd. bootleg 2 and chore kill me everytime. driving thru an indian
res./central oregon sunday thinking....this stuff works...it just plain
works. you add glum to the mix and you have a deadly dose of greatness.
- Date: Wed Aug 2 08:57
BD ((+)):
- It's that Money thats flying around out there these days. The irony is
"the gambling man is rich and the working man is poor and I ain't got
no home in this world anymore". Wilco's from Chicago same as myself and
I can tell you that fresh scrubbed is not something the band or the real
people of Chicago aspire to. We do bathe most days though and yes there is
lots of dough flying around here too. What are you going to do in a .com
world. I know that alot of you will disagree but WILCO and Howe's music are
quite comparable messagewise, but who was first; and excuse me if I sound
like a gushing worshiper...offers much more humor to the road dirt
intellectual as well as sonic dogmatic attacks to the body and brain. Yes
that would be Howe and Co. There is more to the world then fresh scrubbed
Californicators But obviously they haven't got the message yet. Once you do
there is no turning back. Like the great philosopher Bulky Low Max Says,
" you get sucked into the swirl". I just am having such a great
time with that bootleg #2 disc. Everyone out-there get this disc. It'll
knock your boxers off. Chore and bootleg combined are a must for the full
flavor of musical life. Where do you guys come up with this stuff? Wipes me
out.
- Date: Tue Aug 1 09:30
D.F.S (******):
- you gotta love those people who come to bigger shows to see only the band
they came to see.....and then that band better play songs they know and can
sing-a-long to or they consider it a bad show. "who is this opening
guy!" or "hey! they didn't play casino queen!" they are
sucking up my oxygen....
- Date: Mon Jul 31 17:34
greg haldane (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- Yup, Giant Pantsworms is fronted by the one and only (fortunately) Fish
Karma. Didn't see the show. Can't even begin to imagine a Giant Sand cover
band. Although, Karma Gelb is claiming the band is a Tribulators cover band.
- Date: Mon Jul 31 16:33
paul kerr (pkerr@ntlworld.com):
- Hope Howe doesn't mind but I put a trivia question up on the Rollong Stone
site. Go to Rolling Stone.com and look for Howe Gelb and then go to the
trivia section. I'm sure you all know the answer.
- Date: Mon Jul 31 16:05
PAUL KERR (PKERR@NTLWORLD.COM):
- read a review of the fillmore gig. Apparently when a yahoo shouted out
Wilco! Howe responded by saying Roger. Nice one. Paul
- Date: Mon Jul 31 16:01
Jim (schlaff@pacbell.net):
- Jason wrote: "The freshly scrubbed crowd wasn't exactly taking to
Howe, but he'll get em tonight I'm sure." That would be an
understatement. People near me were downright rude/hostile. I ended up
moving twice to get away from the idiots. He was really great though. Too
bad the folk were so narrow minded. Jim
- Date: Mon Jul 31 14:45
paul kerr (pkerr@ntlworld.com):
- Re Giant Pantsworms, is that Fish Karma, I've got an album by him and he
seems to hail from Tucson.
- Date: Mon Jul 31 11:23
Jason Sherrett (jason_sherrett@prn.com):
- Err, excuse my redundancy. It's Monday you know.
- Date: Mon Jul 31 11:21
Jason Sherrett (jason_sherrett@prn.com):
- Howe sounded mighty fine last night at The Fillmore opening for Wilco.
4-Door Maverick, Shiver, Yer Ropes and Loving Cup were all in there, along
with some well-placed samples. No piano available though. The
freshly-scrubbed crowd didn't exactly take to Howe, but he'll get em tonight
I'm sure. Maybe if I show up early enough tonight I can talk Howe into
playing Music Arcade.
- Date: Mon Jul 31 10:44
Jason Sherrett (jason_sherrett@prn.com):
- Howe was sounding very fine at The Fillmore last night opening for Wilco.
4-Door Maverick, Shiver, Yer Ropes, Loving Cup and a few others were in
there, along with some well placed tape samples. No piano available though.
The freshly scrubbed crowd wasn't exactly taking to Howe, but he'll get em
tonight I'm sure. Maybe if I show up early enough I can talk Howe into
playing Music Arcade.
- Date: Mon Jul 31 08:57
Greg Haldane (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- There’s a new band in T-town (aka Tuxon aka Truck Town): Giant
Pantsworms with lead singer “Karma Gelb.” Hmmmm……they say that say
that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery but in this case I’m not
quite so sure.
- Date: Sun Jul 30 06:34
Markus (markus@morkel.de):
- One more opinion: Triple separate release on the same day with matching
artwork. Ehmm, to be more clear: 1) Actual solo record, 2) Remaining tracks
(companion piece like opera to chore) 3) Ambient piano. Can´t wait for
them. Had the pleasure to see you twice recently: London and Berlin. Both
great concerts, but London stands out. Such a nice atmosphere... Markus
- Date: Sat Jul 29 03:05
Martin McGowan (martin@mpmcgowan.freeserve.co.uk):
- I've just posted a great review of Rainers Alpaca Lips on the 'reviews'
page. It was album of the week in last weeks Sunday Times. Check it out! As
for new albums....singles, doubles, tripples....I don't mind....just keep
throwing them at us Howe....when is the Blacky Ranchette & J. Richman
opus scheduled to see the light of day? Hell, just put them all in a great
big box set and be done with it.
- Date: Sat Jul 29 02:45
christine (chrisztine@yahoo.de):
- twanging like the crescent of the moon. shedding its special light. you
recognize the brightness more and more everytime you hear it even from afar
or while you sleep. or hours later, just before you comply and turn on the
cdplayer once more. Alpaca Lips. thank you all who made it possible that we
may listen.
- Date: Fri Jul 28 11:08
daze of the weak (fairmaam@hotmail.com):
- Divide the work up and release 3/4 of a track at a time. There. Problem
solved. keep em guessing.
- Date: Fri Jul 28 02:28
Terry Lee (tleehale@hotmail.com):
- Hello to you G.S.fellows. I guess I'm a bit out of the loop on this
opinion stuff but I did want to tell you how much myself and my french
friends love the new CD. Sorry I missed your show in Paris but hope it went
well. that's it- keep up the good work and I sure could use one of those
BBQs you wrote about. It's getting a little bit boring all this French food
and wine and woman stuff. love
- Date: Thu Jul 27 19:06
phil zisook (pz123@aol.com):
- That was supposed to be again (again)
- Date: Thu Jul 27 19:05
phil zisook (pz123@aol.com):
- One more vote for separate releases. Sounds like the piano thing is very
nice on its own. But I do like the idea of them coming out at the same time.
OR, how about 3 weeks apart. Just when the initial rush seeps down to
normal, BOOM, we're hit aga
- Date: Thu Jul 27 19:04
phil zisook (pz123@aol.com):
- One more vote for separate releases. Sounds like the piano thing is very
nice on its own. But I do like the idea of them coming out at the same time.
OR, how about 3 weeks apart. Just when the initial rush seeps down to
normal, BOOM, we're hit aga
- Date: Thu Jul 27 17:08
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- ohgoodgod. it looks like they will have to be sperate. the solo record is
threatening to be a double on its own. that is not good. i need to smack
these things upon the wall a bit harder to see which songs break apart. its
not like any of them are that strong to begin with...but they seem to have a
transparancy that allows them to hit the wall in such slow motion. the piano
record is oddly soothing. simple. non-liberace. no ferrante and tiescher.
- Date: Thu Jul 27 13:37
Bjorn Hammershaug (freejazz@start.no):
- Howe - Double-albums are cool. If available on LP it should be w/ a fold
out sleeve too....
- Date: Thu Jul 27 09:00
neill (neillrashidi@hotmail.com):
- Howe, together or separate bring them on. ps Toronto needs a live fix.
- Date: Wed Jul 26 23:18
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- I would prefer a seperate release, but at the same time too. Just in the
hope the german press won`t ignore these ones, like they ignored
"Chores...". These bastards are so lazy, they just follow the
hype, than to investigate. And investigation is so easy in the times of the
wired world. My favourite piano-player (besides Howe) is Bill Evans. Good
accompany? Stefan, i have to listen to "Heikos de piano" soon.
- Date: Wed Jul 26 15:10
Mike Brewer (mike@sa-wa-ro.freeserve.co.uk):
- Just to add my two pennyworth - I think seperate... but I like the idea
that they come out at the same time - linked at birth. ....and BD - aw
shucks - thanks.
- Date: Wed Jul 26 10:55
jpr (jpr@jprprod.de):
- with a double-cd i imagine a nice old fashioned a-side/b-side-lp-feeling,
chosing which side fits the moment, listening to one side over and over
again...
- Date: Wed Jul 26 08:18
Lisa aka Mama Cuchara (fairmaam@hotmail.com):
- although I'm sure they play nice together, these records sound like they
should shine on their own. howe+PJ harvey+pianos +guitars = a mysterious
heavenly abyss do they dare join flowing forces on an album? Can anyone else
hear these voices daydream noises... girl says boy says... Om.
- Date: Wed Jul 26 07:33
Mike Stevens (michael_stevens@smartforce.com):
- great band, giant sand, when do they land in ireland? (that's a poem)
- Date: Tue Jul 25 22:21
Dan Shearer (dashr14@hotmail.com):
- Hmmmmmmmmmmmm. That's a tough 'un. I think with the loyal following you
have you can leave them separate. People are going to pick them both up no
matter what. I'm sure los dos will be muey bueno. Now a question for you: Is
there another OP8 project in the works? Thanks!
- Date: Tue Jul 25 17:04
Don Francisco's Brother ((*********)):
- no, conjunto
- Date: Tue Jul 25 14:46
don francisco's sister (******):
- si, seperate
- Date: Tue Jul 25 13:13
Paul (per3@home.com):
- I would favor separate releases of what sound like stand alone Lps. Agree
with Stefan,impact may be diluted if a double. Also ambient piano alone
might turn on new ears not familiar with prior work. I liked the timing of
Chore and Opera. Digested Chore and was pleasantly surprised to find Opera
at concert.
- Date: Tue Jul 25 08:17
Stefan (StefanRoehrich@t-online.de):
- Hi Howe, I think it's a good idea to keep them both separate. That's just
my first hunch because I thought that the piano record is all instrumentals
(don't know if that is right), and that it would somehow be less of a record
in its own right if you put it out as part of a double with Confluence. You
could still release them on the same day. I'm looking forward to both of
them in any form they might take, though. Thanks for asking us all here. Hi
JC, I also like Pascal Comelade's "Haikus de piano" a lot
(especially his version of "Smoke on the water").
- Date: Tue Jul 25 03:34
JC Brochard (jc.brochard@wanadoo.fr):
- Hi Howe and you all, Re : Confluence. I think the title would be coherent
with a double CD, the Piano record and the other one (whatever it contains).
It would be better than to mix the piano parts and the songs on one CD : the
piano would be considered as just interludes. You could also wait and
release one of the two CDs later, but why wait ? Life is short... One of the
greatest piano album I know is "Haikus de piano" by French
musician Pascal Comelade (who, among others, has played with PJ Harvey,
Robert Wyatt and members of Faust and Can) : he recorded it with just a
grand piano and a toy piano... Also, I'd love to attend one of those club
nights in Tucson when you play piano... JC
(http://perso.wanadoo.fr/vivonzeureux/)
- Date: Mon Jul 24 22:23
christine (chrisztine@yahoo.de):
- maybe ´confluence´ would ask for another color than the piano record? i
cannot tell, -don´t know the tunes. but it´s great there will be a piano
record (finally) whatever it´s appearance will be. waiting for that since
years.c
- Date: Mon Jul 24 17:28
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- hi BD. what harmonica are you talking about? which song? i think joe
might've tooted on astonished (in tucson) ..but i think that's it..john is
on fine accordian on that one as well...and that was me using rainer's
guitar on "chore of enchantment"...thanks for the notion though. i
have a question you all might help me with. i am putting together this solo
record as we speak...but should i make it a double recoud and include the
piano record with it...or keep them seperate. any suggestions? --howe
- Date: Mon Jul 24 09:53
BD ((+)):
- Received and listened to "Bootleg Volume 2". Great accompaniment
to "Chore". Who is playing the harmonica? And where did the
modified 12 bar blues tune "Chore of Enchantment" come from? That
is one of the most remarkable and moving songs you guys ever came up with.
Is that Rainer on the slide stuff. That tune gave me so many shivers that I
had to cool down with more than one Miller High Life and then came back for
another couple of listening. Brilliant stuff. You should of had that tune
end the album and bring in the snippet from Ranier. But then there is a
million of us out here with an opinion. I just dig the stuff. Even my wife
enjoys "old Howe" as she so intuitively stated yesterday while
listening to the second complete go around. Also received the Red Letter,
and you guys are my buddies too. Starting to sound like them European dudes
and dudesess. It is really amazing the pull GS and yes (Calexico too), music
has all over the world. Musical missionaries. Tip of the hat goes to this
web site and it's master mixer Mr. Brewer, for the great time it is reading
all the comments from the fans world over and just hanging out. Thanks
again.
- Date: Mon Jul 24 02:00
Paul (per3@home.com):
- Great Calexico show in Denver on July 23. Watched it from San diego over
internet.
- Date: Sat Jul 22 10:10
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- In Germany, you can find a nice critic about Rainer`s "Alpaca
Lips" in the august issue of the "Musikexpress". They gave 4
from 6 stars; i would give it 10 stars from 6...
- Date: Sat Jul 22 05:08
Philip McCormack (philip.mccormack@dit.ie):
- I remember our Mr. Gelb saying that he may be returning to Ireland in
September. I'm wondering whether or not its to come about. Phil & Ciara.
............... The Wonderful Waltzing Couple.
- Date: Fri Jul 21 04:53
pieter_red (giants@mweb.co.za):
- Hi there GiantSandinites - well, found the new Calexico in my hometown
(Cape Town, South Africa) at last! Mmmmmm, you were right (not that i ever
had any doubts...) - it's eargasmic. At the moment, two weeks on the trot,
Chore of Enchantment & Black Light alternate each other (with some
volume) on my trusty 'ol N.A.D/Linn Kan combo. I'm not sure if this goes
down well with my next door neighbors in 'pleasantville' - I've had no
complaints but they've stopped greeting me. The other benefit is that
they've also stopped playing EuroBeat 2000 or whatever it's called. One
question to the "panel" - what has happened to Bill Janovich - is
he still around/recording? Anyone with info, mail me. Thanks. OK, Howe -
thanks again for the good stuff. My friend and I decided that we'll fly over
the Giant Sand and Calexico familia for one gig in Cape Town as soon as we
win the national lottery. I won 65 SA rands (about $10.50...)with my first
try...the struggle continues. greetings, pieter_red
- Date: Wed Jul 19 14:35
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- we will be hooking up a direct link on this site to order any of rainer's
cds very soon. all the money will go directly to his family and they will
process the orders as well. it will be posted on the home page very soon.
thanks.--howe
- Date: Tue Jul 18 19:38
phil zisook (pz123@aol.com):
- You can get Rainer's album alpaca lips from miles of music.com. Its
mesmerizing.
- Date: Tue Jul 18 16:59
Bjorn Sand Hammershaug (freejazz@start.no):
- HOWE: Could ya put some GiantSandMan drawerings out on this site? Might be
a cool tatoo symbol for those interested.
- Date: Tue Jul 18 12:19
Johnny Westurn (johnnywesturn@yahoo.com):
- Giant Sand, Howe Gelb, Always have airtime on my Radio show at KKUP
Cupertino.
- Date: Mon Jul 17 19:54
Dan Shearer (dashr14@hotmail.com):
- One of my best old friends was in town from Tucson a couple of weeks ago.
He brought me a copy of Rainer's "Alpaca Lips". Hell of a record!
Don't think I would've found it around here. Just thought I'd say that
Howe's sentiments on the back are stirring. Thanks!
- Date: Sat Jul 15 21:01
alice b ((((((((____)))))))):
- Alice b cookin up some mojo..... The Giant sand gig in Tucson was
stunning. Out of this universe. Mind tingling madness. John played the
mighty all powerful tribal rockin drums and Howe was brilliant with his
ghost evoking walkman and guitar licks that tethered us to the other side as
well, you know that trajectory thing that happens when he plays.
- Date: Fri Jul 14 14:48
manny (ejcacc@aol.com):
- B.D. -the "brown recluse" is a very good record
- Date: Fri Jul 14 12:11
KK (Tuxon):
- Drove down from Phoenix...Hit a small T-Storm in Casa Grande...Ate at
Little Abner's Steakhouse ( 2 lbs of Porterhouse and Ranch Beans ) as the
sun was going down over the Tucson Mountains...Ventured through Barrio
Norte...Ended up at the Tap Room in the Hotel Congress for some
beer...Walked through the werehouse district down to SOLAR CULTURE for the
Show...Stunned as I watched a band that I have been following from the early
Nino's Days (20 years past) weave through a hour long set with amazing
results...Solar Culture is a long narrow art gallery/music space complete
with old walk-in freezers...the railroad tracks and the associated five or
so Southern Pacific trains added much to the Giant Sand sound last night...
It was an amazing night in Tucson... thanks GS...** I believe I will be able
to get my hands on tape or two and maybe a Video...
- Date: Fri Jul 14 09:40
BD ((+)):
- Just a quick blurb to let you Howe Gelb fans out-there know. His disc,
"Dreaded Brown Recluse", is in the cut-out bin for sale on
Amazon.com. I going to get me one. Such a deal. If it's half as good as
"Hisser" I'll be happy. Where is my anxiety medication when I need
it.
- Date: Fri Jul 14 08:55
dj wagon wheel (*****):
- welcome barry....i envy you
- Date: Fri Jul 14 01:24
Barry Stevenson (Diabolik@pacbell.net):
- It didn't start out that way, I would just buy one when I saw something I
didn't recognize, and off I went to listen. I don't keep my cd's in any
particular order so it didn't hit me until an aquaintance said "who is
Giant Sand?" she began to count "you have like 14 of their
CD's!!" it turned out there was 16 counting the solo album and OP8. so
I realized I had better come on line and find ya.. see what I don't have
(since I obviously have become an obsessive) and say Hello...(new record is
my favorite one of all)
- Date: Wed Jul 12 19:23
Greg Haldane (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- Yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaw! I'm gonna see me a Giant Sand show tomorrow night.
- Date: Wed Jul 12 14:49
paul kerr (p.kerr@ntlworld.com):
- Re Little Black Egg. Notes from the Nuggets box set. The nightcrawlers
were concieved of in early '65 by a group of high school students from
Daytona Beach, Florida....After airplay on WROD, the second single
"Little Black Egg" shot to #1 and nearly did as well in other
Florida markets. It was written by Michael stone and Chuck Conlon. I'm sure
that the Lemonheads cover it as well. Paul p.s. Howe hope you make it back
to Glasgow.
- Date: Wed Jul 12 13:43
Lisa Fairman (fairmaam@hotmail.com):
- anyone out there know when the boys are comin back to the Giant Apple? New
York is still vibrating since the last Knitting Fact-tree show. (Hi Howe.
Sure do miss you. Thanks for being so nice to me, a little lady stranger and
stranger, talkin bout my Dad and the indescribable it. I wrote a something
in the concert review section of this site...that's how I remember it went.
hope we get to share that back-porch-with-a-beer feeling again sometime.
-fairwoman
- Date: Wed Jul 12 03:00
Sonora Sonics (sonorasonics@yahoo.de):
- Hey Björn and everybody interested: the AMOR BELHOM DUO will be back to
play Europe in the fall (October/November). Make sure you don't miss them:
brilliant live shows. Really. Their CD "Amor Belhom Duo" does have
distributors in Europe (but not yet in Germany) so you might wanna check
that out, too. For more info on the DUO visit: www.libcong.com/marianne or
send an email to them: amorbelhomduo@hotmail.com.
- Date: Tue Jul 11 23:37
Mike Brewer (mike@sa-wa-ro.freeserve.co.uk):
- If anyone's interested - 'Little Black Egg' was written by Michael Stone
of the Nightcrawlers (any info?), and has been covered by the Sand Rubies
(on 'Live' & 'Release The Hounds') & Tarnation (on 'Mirador').
- Date: Tue Jul 11 15:04
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- grandaddy and giant sand in tucson on thursday july 13 at solar culture on
toole street downtown. come.
- Date: Tue Jul 11 15:02
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- little black egg is all al perry and i think calexicon does do it now and
again. they are a collection agency of sorts in that regard. so what do you
cook then alice b.......up trouble ?
- Date: Tue Jul 11 09:02
Bjorn Sand Hammershaug (freejazz@start.no):
- Nice job by La Familia on the Amor Belhom Duo disc--- check it out
everyone. Came to Paris the day after they played with Calexico....
Granmaster
- Date: Mon Jul 10 20:29
alice.b (idontthinkso.com):
- can someone tell me if calixco is playing "little black egg"? If
so that is al perry's signiture song. do you know about al? he a tucson
legend that has relocated to the bay area. fill me in. alice. p.s howe, i
cook too, but not food!
- Date: Mon Jul 10 09:16
Skip Tracer (taylor714_@excite.com):
- Any shows coming up in Romania, the Balkans etc. The sense of humor seems
to lacking again. Just kidding. and I mean just kidding. But to me, I'll bet
you they are familiar with GS music. Because, I have heard through my deep
dark covert friends that a Giant Sand song or two have been played over NPR,
Radio Prague and other underground radio stations. As you've been to
Berlin,Germany. So you must now go to Prague, Bucharest, Belgrad, Sarajevo
to spread your GS goo that binds. "Any fish will bite if you got good
bait." You know what I mean.
- Date: Fri Jul 7 10:35
Luca (sticazzi@dada.it):
- Ma andate a cagare
- Date: Fri Jul 7 00:29
GwinethPenelope(the cook) (g_liston@cac.pnca.com):
- Can I still cook for you now that I am in Colorado, not Portland?
- Date: Sun Jul 2 00:36
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- what a relief, i didn`t messed up the recording at munich, backstage: when
i came home at 01.00, i grabbed my Hifi-Headphones and plugged it into the
line-out socket (too much power) instead of the headphone-socket. Result:
distortion...i know, i know, but it was in the middle of the night and i was
stil so amazed from the show.
- Date: Fri Jun 30 14:48
JC Brochard (jc.brochard@wanadoo.fr):
- A version of CALEXICO's "Ballad of cable hogue" sung completely
in French (that means including Joey's vocal parts!) is available free for
download as a MP3 on the City Slang label site (http://www.cityslang.com/)
(the music is the same as on the record version). JC
(http://perso.wanadoo.fr/vivonzeureux/)
- Date: Wed Jun 28 16:32
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- folks...thanks for a fantastic time on the touring plane these past
several months...the last few dates were the best for me ever...the band
reaching new hights...which was important to witness...and i did find my old
blue shirt squashed in my bunk on the bus... thanks for all the great
nights....love, howe
- Date: Wed Jun 28 13:23
Schall und Rauch (-):
- Just posted a review on two shows in Germany. Check it out.
- Date: Wed Jun 28 04:42
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- What can i add to Stefan`s comment? That munic-gig blew me away, the best
Giant Sand gig i ever saw. Howe was in a great mood, makin`fun with two
italian girls in the front row. Thanks Howe, John, Joey, Nick and the guy
behind the soundboard! Sound was really fine! Howe, after that concert i
felt "too healthy", ya know what i mean. Sad, sad that i fxxxd up
the recording: Stefan warned me, but the record level was too high, so all
the "loud"songs are distorted, but i have listened just to one of
the discs yet. Howe, if there`s ever a possibility to get a sdbd-recording
of that show, i would pay every price for it! Release it! Feed us!
- Date: Tue Jun 27 15:56
Paul kerr (paulk@dylan45.freeserve.co.uk):
- Well, the Rock Opera years blew in today, God bless the postal
service.It's better than I imagined, now i'm alternating chore and the opera
comparing and contrasting but mostly just admiring the genius in those
grooves. When's the next one? Paul
- Date: Tue Jun 27 06:30
Stefan (StefanRoehrich@t-online.de):
- Great show in Munich last night. New songs, loud and brillant versions of
Hatch and Blue Marble Girl, an X cover ("Has anybody here heard about
X?" "Yes!" "Just checkin'.") A version of Shiver
that didn't suck even if Howe said so. Requests for "Love Train"
and "East Train" ("East Train???"). A severe pleasure
(if you still say so). Thank you, Howe and Joey and John and Nick. Please
release a whole string of live recordings in the Official Bootleg series!!!
Anyone interested in trading in the meantime?
- Date: Tue Jun 27 05:53
Joachim (scheiner@rp.uni-dortmund.de):
- Went to Berlin last week to see the Giant Sand gig,and... heaven is back
again, even without slumberland. Maybe they're even better than three years
before, and that means a lot. In 20 years they will most probably be so good
that nobody can stand it anymore. Unfortunately I didn't get a Rock Opera CD
anymore... it was too crammed that moment. Questions remaining: Why didn't
you guys play Temptation of Egg? And Shiver? And last but not least: Does
anybody know whether and when the festival gigs will be shown on German TV?
- Date: Mon Jun 26 22:48
Wolfgang (wolfest@t-online.de):
- i just wanted to drop a short note to let you know that the show at the
hurricane festival in scheessel (germany) was absolutely astonishing and
fabulous. i guess our friends haven't played together for quite a while but
the band was performing very tight and straight forward (well, as straight
as giant sand can be). well done, guys! on thursday, 6/29 calexico will do a
store gig in hamburg (at michelle's) and afterwards the official show at the
fabrik. don't miss it.
- Date: Mon Jun 26 15:09
marie (ladygreen59@hotmail.com):
- the minute i put giant sand music into my ears i am in heaven! now i can´t
imagine a life without their music and i am so happy i decided to go into
that shop in Berlin and listen to the cd and buy it a second later. and so
now i´m just awaiting the day giant sand will play in Norway or Sweden...
is there anyone but me listening to this band in norway or sweden? i´ve
never met anyone...
- Date: Mon Jun 26 02:54
salamander ropes (file under comments):
- Fansters - do yourselves a big big favor and order "Rock Opera
Years"! Oh man, it will blow you away. Addictive stuff. Especially the
opener "Rock opera" and all the great new old versions of Chore -
tracks. Man oh man. I am getting all excited if I think of the sea of
possibilities there for the new record. Maybe babies - wanna know what I'm
thinking right now? Well: with the European success of Calexico and the AT
LAST! only too well deserved growing respect and attention Giant Sand is
obviously now getting from a way bigger (and younger ;-) crowd @ the shows
than before there was Calexico - they might hit it big time! Eventually - if
you ignore all kinds of possible interventions. I know this may sound a
little odd to some of you and I don't wanna be prophetic - hypothetic here.
But - this is my very own personal view. If you're in for it:
DISCUSS!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Date: Sat Jun 24 08:55
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Yesterday i listened the first time to the Tuscon-Outtakes and
"Bad" on the vinyl-version of "Chores...": inbetween i
listened to "Chores..." about 50 - 60 times, and it`s a real joy
to hear these 4 songs in that different "mixes". Just
"Bad" alone was it worth to buy the vinyl-chore! Ahhh monday
evening i am gonna see my heros in Munich. Anybody`s goin`too? I am wearing
a GiantSand T-Shirt and a Big-in-Iowa Baseball Cap....HOOORREEEY
- Date: Fri Jun 23 12:09
hughie (timm@interlog.com):
- yeah, i read that article. its great. howe talks about how the adobe walls
in his house make for good recording.
- Date: Fri Jun 23 06:54
charles austin (shortatthefront@hotmail.com):
- if anyone is interested, there was a very good interview w/ howe in a
magazine called tape -op (issue 12 I think) which got into the nitty gritty
of making "hisser" and a bunch of other stuff. The magazine itself
is excellent, if a little specialized.
http://www.teleport.com/~fboa/tapeop.html
- Date: Fri Jun 23 06:40
charles austin (shortatthefront@hotmail.com):
- if anyone is interested, there was a very good interview w/ howe in a
magazine called tape -op (issue 12 I think) which got into the nitty gritty
of making "hisser" and a bunch of other stuff. The magazine itself
is excellent, if a little specialized.
http://www.teleport.com/~fboa/tapeop.html
- Date: Thu Jun 22 01:47
JC Brochard (jc.brochard@wanadoo.fr):
- LEMONHEADS frontman EVAN DANDO is recording in the studio with BEN LEE,
nme.com can reveal.While Lemonheads, whose last album ’Car Button Cloth’
was released in 1996, never formally announced a split, it’s believed
they’ve drifted apart , as Dando has been working on his solo album with
members of Calexico and Giant Sand in Arizona. That's a story on NME.COM
(http://www.nme.com/newsdesk/20000621115120.html). If the whole album is
anything as good as the cover of "Music arcade" on "The rock
opera years", it will be a must! JC
(http://perso.wanadoo.fr/vivonzeureux/)
- Date: Tue Jun 20 09:57
don francisco's sister (*****):
- ditto.
- Date: Tue Jun 20 02:52
pieter_red (pieter_red@hotmail.com):
- hey, i cannot start to explain how much giant sand's music means to me.
op8's great, band of blackie ranchette as well, so's no friend of dean
martinez and calexico. but giant sand! sheeeeesh! howe gelb is a genius. you
guys that get the chance to see him/the band live, do so without hesitation.
down here in the southern part of africa - cape town, south africa to B
exact - i must rely on somewhat dated cd's to follow GS (just got chore of
enchantment - heeeeehaaaaa! magnificent!!!) i thought mark linkous was great
and vic chesnutt and lou barlow and will oldham and
farrar/olson/vic.williams/steve earle ect,ect,ect. but gelb is beyond
comparison. may he never stop making magic music...pieter_red (also to be
mailed at giants@mweb.co.za)
- Date: Mon Jun 19 12:18
jon english (jonathan-english@uiowa.edu):
- Saw Calixico sat. nite in iowa city. all fans of giant sand would do well
to add them to their list of not- to- be- missed bands(features joe burns
and john convertino) pedal steel, mex. horns contributed to a sonic
smorgasboard!! i'm off to buy their newest release "Hot Rail".
p.s. to the guys in the band my bootleg stinks so don't hold your breath.to
all others send me your calixico tapes and i will trade with you!!! ta ta
for now. jon e
- Date: Mon Jun 19 10:19
Charles Wood (chmwood@indiana.edu):
- When can we expect the Confluence to commence, Howe?
- Date: Sun Jun 18 17:23
paul kerr (paulk@dylan45.freeserve.co.uk):
- Pleasant surprise, Radio Scotland's Beat Patrol played Temptation of Egg
from Chore tonight. Was driving and this was the first time that I've heard
our boys on the radio. Paul
- Date: Sun Jun 18 08:28
tim k. (daddyo@smileytate.com):
- Just a quick happy father's greeting to the dads of giant sand. Hope you
get to see yer kiddies today. Maybe some sort of all-american bar-b-q,
hammock, and cold beverage thing.
- Date: Wed Jun 14 16:52
Paul Kerr (paulk@dylan45.freeserve.co.uk):
- hope the clutter at the store found my mail sent last week or so for the
rock opera years to come winging my way. Really enjoyed the Glasgow gig and
I hope Howe did too and that he does come back paul
- Date: Wed Jun 14 00:19
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- well sir...will do. some form of that glum record is up next to bat as far
as the official bootleg series volume 3 goes....er, just need a little time
to get around to the order of the day. found a rough mix version of glum (on
cassette) that recklesly rocks even more then the smoothed out final
version....so that may be what becomes of volume 3 in the series.....plus
another 3 or 4 songs we failed to include at the time ...say around
september perhaps. ---howe again
- Date: Tue Jun 13 13:13
BD ((+)):
- Just finished letting "GLUM" rip my feeble cowboy brain apart.
One of the truly great guitar albums of all time in my book. Was thinking
and wondering. Is that Rainer pictured, surrounded by the snakes on the GLUM
disc itself. And who is the dusty dude on the back cover of the official
Chore release. Almost looks like Johnny Winter or this guy I once knew named
the "old dog". Along frontage road looking at all these suburban
houses built by reckless hammer. Help me Jesus. What a tremendous disc GLUM
is. The folks at OWOM should get that one re-released.
- Date: Tue Jun 13 11:06
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- hello folks. the OW OM office had been shut down for the last few weeks
due to summer spillings. back up and running now it seems. like the hum of a
silky slant 6 . sorry for missing the opening slot for the grandaddy show in
copenhagen....family matters intervined. and it looks like i will have to
bow out of the 2 italian shows opening for grandaddy as well.....a different
end of the family is kicking up dust. but giant sand will be doing a double
bill with grandaddy here in tucson on july 13th or 14th...not sure which,
but nonetheless, looking forward to hanging with the modesto bro-horts.
thanks again to the folks showing up in london for that last show. a great
time was had this side of the stage as well. ---howe home
- Date: Mon Jun 12 15:54
Bjorn Hammershaug (freejazz@start.no):
- Folks at OwOm: I tried to order The Rock Opera Years pr. mail, but did not
receive a reply--- please let me know whether it´s confirmed or not. Yours
truly, The Grandmaster in the Norwegian Chapter of Giant Sand Land Ps: I
should probably not use this site for such problems, but since you didn´t
answer me... by the way a typical Sandproblem, right Mr. Eugene
Oregon....too much fumera perhaps...
- Date: Mon Jun 12 07:44
Stefan Burkey (stefan.burkey@virgin.net):
- Oh and Adrian from Under the Surface - Love issue 3. Esp. the Jesus Lizard
thing. We've been playing the "how many puns can you get out of 'touch
up artist'" game ever since...
- Date: Mon Jun 12 07:41
Stefan Burkey (stefan.burkey@virgin.net):
- Oh no - I can't believe you had to miss the end. Changing the stage round
to accomodate us off to the sides, teasing us with a little Black Sabbath
(!) (War Pigs), challenging us to come up with song titles he hadn't written
yet, what an amazing gig. I really appreciated Luka's backing vocals and the
bit in the middle of Shiver when someone dropped some glasses and the sound
fitted in perfectly. But what the hell was going on with the support????
Review being written as we speak.
- Date: Sun Jun 11 06:47
Adrian (underthesurface@hotmail.com):
- Howe was f'ing amazing at the Spitz club last night...simple as that... I
had to leave for the last tube before the end but he played Wonder just
before I left...wow...Astonished (In London)
- Date: Sun Jun 11 03:08
tom (tom@fatbeehive.com):
- re: Howe Gelb at the Spitz in London 10/6/00 I'm not a great afficionado
of Mr. Gelb or Giant Sand - I have only on GS record and the OP8/Lisa
Germano album (or are there more?). Went to see Howe play last night, and it
was a trully uplifting gig. fun interesting and musically totally engaging.
He was speaking to his baby Luka during the performance, and she was
answering back, he tried to play old songs the crowd asked for, and couldn't
remember them, and he played along (as I gather he has during other gigs)
from tapes that fans have sent him. One of the great performers, I reckon.
Thanks Howe.
- Date: Sat Jun 10 05:05
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Dave, we should remark here "Pastime Pardise" from Rainer`s
"Alpaca Lips": it`s a cover from Stevie Wonder`s "Songs in
the key of life" and it`s workin`great on his dobro. Nobody should miss
"Alpaca Lips".
- Date: Tue Jun 6 08:08
sweetheart alabama (stayhomecat@compuserve.com):
- Hey Charles from Bloomington & all others interested in the
"Committed" O.S.T. - Calexico there is not new. Old stuff mixed
and mingled, plenty o' Spoke, The Road Map, some Black Light and even Hot
Rail. Altogether a less committed mingle-mangle. Still good though. Nice
screenings too.
- Date: Sun Jun 4 08:36
Dave (Dave@saguaro.demon.co.uk):
- Check out 'Alpaca Lips' album for a brilliant version of 'All Done In'
together with 16 other Rainer gems....yes, the man is sorely missed!
- Date: Sun Jun 4 01:23
Torben Hansen (td.hansen@get2net.dk):
- Great gig Howe did in Århus Thursday....Howe was in a splended
mood...audience were in a splended mood....Thank's to Hans Scavenger rec.
for putting on this gig...Really looking foreward to the next Giant Sand
band gig (hopefully in september Hans ???)...bye TDH
- Date: Fri Jun 2 11:17
m.ward (matthewstephen@hotmail.com):
- spose i should have introduced myself a while ago here- thanks tp all who
have offered the kind words about that album that is up there on the web
page now called "duet for guitars #2" - slowly, there are updates
on happenings of this nature at http://www.geocities.com/mwardmusic - but
all paths must lead back to this page here-- in regards to a question i read
on this forum: Mike Coykendall of the Old Joe Clarks plays lap steel/guitar
and harmonica in our live act- we've also been doing some recording with
Mike in Portland in which Mike plays something called a Dumbek and something
called a Tiple - by e for now- continued strength to the giant sand giant
followers...
- Date: Fri Jun 2 11:09
Frank (arctic@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de):
- The mailinglist seems to have some problems, as the hive.net does not
exist anymore. However, sending mail to
giantsand-discuss@live.isentertainment.com or
majordomo@live.isentertainment.com seems to work fine. Bye, Frank
- Date: Wed May 31 12:17
jonathan english (jonathan-english@uiowa.edu):
- huge fan of the band!! traveled from iowa city area to chicago empty
bottle gig. got a great bootleg available to other fans.would also encourage
all to check the www.supersphere.com website to watch the show. ta ta for
now. jon e
- Date: Wed May 31 11:24
tim (timm@interlog.com):
- just finished reading a Giant Sand article in this month's Magnet
magazine. really well written glimpse into the world of Howe and the
extended Giant Sand family...
- Date: Wed May 31 04:48
mark alan (markalan@efn.org):
- wow! the review of "chore' in the may issue of UNCUT was right on the
money! (...er, can you buy press like that?) loved seeing said four star
review opposite Neil's own 4 star write-up!... might look fine in a frame!
congratulations to you -- and thanks again for stopping in eugene to suffer
through a set behind a lame monitor mix. I hear portland was grand the
following night... sorry I missed it. "bootleg, vol. II" is still
more beauty and a must to accompany "chore"... Safe travels, all.
- Date: Tue May 30 16:34
Clark Mosher (clarkmosher@yahoo.com):
- "Chore" is a treasure chest of sound and song, so good to know
it found a home!GS came to San Francisco in April and conjured up a weekend
full of stunning music -- we're still reeling from the punch. Howe brought
Al Perry up onstage to sing a few songs and play some guitar, with the news
that Al has relocated to the Bay Area. Does anyone know if Al is playing out
yet or what his new band is called? Thanks.
- Date: Tue May 30 16:01
sonic bill (###):
- m. ward is fine pluckings...solid sweet songs of car love and lost sleep.
- Date: Mon May 29 19:51
J. Rahn (Rahn@ia.net):
- Does anyone have any information about M. Wade - Duets For Guitar #2. The
album sounds interesting.... but I would like to heard other's reaction.
Also, what is M. Ward's connection with Old Joe Clarks? By the way, if you
don't know of Old Joe Clarks... get to know them.. real nice stuff. Thanks
- Date: Thu May 25 14:43
Sandro & Daniel (a9308345@unet.univie.ac.at):
- for Joey: pfeift ! right on... listened to chore of enchantment today -
found it great...
- Date: Wed May 24 08:31
Vince (bolipo@yahoo.fr):
- Got "chore of enchantment" yesterday. The lyrics are amazing,
and the music simply beautiful. They really made a great record. Apparently
Evan Dando is playing on one track, does anybody know which one?
- Date: Tue May 23 14:22
Klaus (klaus1@ireland.com):
- Saw Giant Sand in Kilkenny and Howe in Dublin. Superb shambolic artistry
at work here. Howe, I hope the dog's head is better. Next time you come to
Ireland I'll buy you a pint or seven. Calexico were great too. That's you in
their movie, right?
- Date: Tue May 23 06:45
ima (odri@bergara.hezitek.net):
- Howe in The Basque Country: any question about lights? When the beauty of
the guitars becomes pain... hide it behind a wall of noise (Manu Chao in a
tape recorder...).But it remains in... maybe, any question about lights?
- Date: Mon May 22 09:02
Charles (chmwood@indiana.edu):
- Heard the soundtrack for _Committed_ last week with a score from Calexico.
Soem older stuff re-named and some new. Fantastic all the way around the
way. Hope the European tour is going like the breeze, Howe. Calexico boys,
please make a stop our way in Bloomington, IN if the opportunity appears.
You're always welcome here, too, Howe...anytime, anywhere!
- Date: Sat May 20 10:30
me (you):
- erere
- Date: Fri May 19 17:40
patti keating (pkeating@hotmail.com):
- RAINER'S LONG AWAITED C'D RECORDED JUST BEFORE HIS FIRST SEIZURE IN 1996
IS FINALLY RELEASED. GO TO GLITTERHOUSE.COM FOR MORE DETAILS AND TO READ
WHAT HIS BEST FRIEND HOWE HAD TO SAY ABOUT HIM. THANKS, PATTI
- Date: Wed May 17 14:06
Mike Brewer (mike@sa-wa-ro.freeserve.co.uk):
- Just to whet the appetite of Howe's English fans - he's playing at the
Spitz in London on June 10th. Check the tours page for further details.
Anyone got any info on how the Spanish shows are going?
- Date: Wed May 17 08:45
BD ((+)):
- "Sage Advice" Blackie is a different animal altogether, Not GS
per say but oh so delightfully happy. Howe's true self realized. "The
Tao of Howe".
- Date: Tue May 16 07:15
greguk (gnt@soton.ac.uk):
- I currently own a number of GS albums....but have seen others......anyone
care to give me a small review of BBQ, Storm, Sage Advice....Poor
student....would like to get some but cannot afford all. It's a bummer
trying to get such a vast back catalogue.....also....is Bootleg #1 still
available?? Merci very much people, Best Wishes Greg
- Date: Mon May 15 15:45
jesus ruiz (jruizb@nexo.es):
- I see the spain gig has changed. Why? And when you'll play in Barcelona?
- Date: Mon May 15 08:02
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- hello folks. just a note here. the mallorca show in spain is actually on
may 19th...not the 20th as is stated in the tour dates herein. ok then...got
a plane to catch. sad to leave dublin. sigh-howe
- Date: Sun May 14 15:29
Stephen M.H. Braitman (braitman@mindspring.com):
- "Storm" is available through 101CD.com, as are many other
hard-to-find-in-the-U.S. CDs.
https://www.101cd.com/ogrp01.asp?artist=GIANT_SAND&s= was my search
paramter. Regular URL is www.101cd.com.
- Date: Sat May 13 05:15
Hasan Gaylani (has@overground.co.uk):
- well, i saw howe's shows in newcastle & glasgow, and though glasgow
was very very good indeed i have to say that something SPECIAL happened in
newcastle, two of the best hours i've ever had. this was partly due to howe
having a beautiful upright piano to play........so any of you people out
there who are expecting howe in your town - GET HIM A PIANO IF YOU CAN &
EXPECT MAGIC
- Date: Fri May 12 18:10
Paul Kerr (paulk@dylan45 .freeserv.co.uk):
- must remenber to do a spell check
- Date: Fri May 12 18:07
paul kerr (paulk@dylan45.freeserve.co.uk):
- Well I just saw Howe in Glasgow. Despite previous negative reviews I think
he enjoyed it and the set was a delight from start to finish. He played for
around asn hour and used effects such as taope loops to creae at time a
sounscape that was 99.99999999999999999999999999999% appropriate He has
acommand of sonics that one would kill for. Gig of thje year. Paul
- Date: Fri May 12 12:39
Andrew (gettested@hotmail.com):
- just discovered giant sand. "chore" is my new favorite album.
Layers apon layers of musical and poetic depth. Bravo.
- Date: Wed May 10 01:06
Torben D Hansen (td.hansen@get2net.dk):
- Just recieved Off. Boot. vol 2 "The Rock Opera Years" a few days
ago and it's been in the CD player ever since....ohhhh sh** it's
good....slam "Chores of Enchantment" and "The Rock Opera
Years" into a double pack and you've got Giant Sand's "White
Album"....Man this is great stuff....With the standard Howe's set for
this century with these releases one can hardly wait for more.....can't
hardly wait until june 1.st............TH...and yep I'll grow up
- Date: Tue May 9 19:40
Chip Donahue (ChipAshley@aol.com):
- Is it possible to find storm on cd? Just wondering. I picked up the new
Calexico today. It is full of juice. It has some of that haunting giant sand
accordion going for it too.
- Date: Tue May 9 17:45
gee gee the fruit bat (twinkletoejam@yahoo.com):
- I did not make it to the last Seattle show, my bad!...with the new
"Chore of Enchantment" album...I preferred to be alone, weeping
and slowly sipping my gin until I don't remember much.....Howe...hats off to
ya' on this one!. ...
- Date: Tue May 9 17:09
Malcolm - Kilkenny ((*****)):
- "Did I ever tell you about the time I played with Giant Sand? By the
way, nice haircut Howe!
- Date: Mon May 8 08:16
greg (gnt@soton.ac.uk):
- Had the pleasure of interviewing Howe for my Grandaddy mag....also live
review and record review therein. The man is something else. The bootleg
thing is packaged in plain plastic ...but its not whats on the outside......
- Date: Sun May 7 21:43
jimdice (jimdice@hotmail.com):
- My god! I love giant sand. When I finally looked for this web page the
mouth drewled and my eyes got watery. I own swerve, long stem rant, and
sandwich. I have personally turned on many musicians to howe. I caught giant
sand with juliana hatfield on bass at a small club in london in '90. The
club became a dance club at 1 am but howe had still played for three hours.
It was a good show. I want to follow them throughtout the united states.
Giant sand has been a god send of melodies and originality for this
struggling musician. Peace to you all.
- Date: Sun May 7 14:38
mj (mjones324@hotmail.com):
- I bought Hot Rail yesterday. Added bonus, I thought it was coming out on
Tuesday.
- Date: Fri May 5 13:14
BD ((+)):
- Missed the show in Chicago but, my freezer is filled with fresh white
walleye meat. I would have loved having Howe (who is a fisherman) along in
the boat, we didn't have him physically but, we had his music playing all
the while on a ghetto blaster. Can't wait till the new Howe Gelb stuff is
released. Chore is great, but really give Hisser a listen. According to the
reviews it seems the best place to catch GS is in Ireland. Must be the
Guinness! Howe, if you have a day in Chicago the offer is always there for
fishing... What happened to old Dan Staurt?
- Date: Fri May 5 09:16
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Jonathan, if my eyes are ok, it should be packed like the
"chores"-promo: in a plastic-clip-box which is looking like a
shell...
- Date: Fri May 5 07:49
Jonathan Reeve (jreeve@benefitteam.com):
- How is the Bootleg Series #2 CD packaged? I don't recognize the format
scanned on the merchandise page . . .
- Date: Thu May 4 16:38
Torben D Hansen (td.hansen@get2net.dk):
- Great Hans........I'll be there....While you're at it have Howe put a mark
in his calender for september...The french shows have been prosponed until
september....Giant Sand in Århus september 2000 sounds great to
me.....Torben Ps. Reading about the Off. Bootleg vol 2....I can hardly wait
to get mine....
- Date: Thu May 4 14:34
Hans (Scavenger Records) Horsten (KH_Horsten@Dadlnet.dk):
- Hi folks in Arhus ,East Jutland ;Denmark and the rest of Scandnnavia We
did it Scavenger Records in colloboration with Voxhall to put Howe Gelb solo
on stage at Voxhall Aarhus (DK). I´ts gonna happen on 1-6-2000. Tickets are
on sale from today 4-5 at the record store and Voxhall You better be there
Hans
- Date: Thu May 4 11:38
martin mcgowan (martin@mpmcgowan.freeserve.co.uk):
- I went to the show in London on Tuesday (review on 'reviews' page) and
bought the bootleg series CD. i can't help but agree with the comments below
- a great CD. Buy one now if you haven't already! I'd also throgh my weight
behind the pro-Nick Luca lobby. I think he had a great show on Tuesday.
- Date: Thu May 4 11:31
Erik (erik_johnson@ddouglas.k12.or.us):
- The song that goes, "Didja ever have one of those nights..." I
believe is called "Blue Marbled Girl". I too, think that its a
wonderful song. They have been playing it live for years, but I do not think
it has ever been released. Anyone else know? Bootleg 2 is a real treat. Not
at all like the last bootleg release. this one is all studio tracks. And to
call it leftovers from Chore is so wrong. I think it stands as one of their
best releases. -Erik
- Date: Thu May 4 10:14
greguk (gnt@soton.ac.uk):
- Just a quickie to say quality gig in London, and that I think criticisms
of nic are out of order. Greg
- Date: Thu May 4 08:52
Gary Young (garyiep@aol.com):
- I see that the Friends of Dean Martinez is doing a show this Saturday in
Raleigh. Unfortunately for me, it is listed as a "Private
Engagement". Anybody have any additional info on this or know if it is
possible for someone like myself (from the general public) to attend? Any
info would be much appreciated. Gary.
- Date: Thu May 4 07:19
Tim K. (lalala@smileytate.com):
- Bootleg no.2 is indeed worth owning. Despite the title, the sonics are
anything but bootleg quality. It sort of functions as a shadow/sister record
to "chore", revealing things not readily apparent in the studio
constructs. The familiar tunes are all worth hearing remade, and the
unfamiliar are all keepers. P.S. Anyone know anything about a song in the
current live rotation with the line "Didja ever have one of those
lives?" Does this exist in recorded form somewhere?
- Date: Wed May 3 13:33
Greg (hoygreg@hotmail.com):
- Whoever said it earlier...I agree. What's the purpose of young guitarman
on the right? I saw the band the last 3 times in NYC and I'm not sure he
played more than 3 or 4 notes total. But wow. The piano Howe b#@!ed about
not having the LAST time in town was put to good use at the Knitting
Factory. Awesome show.
- Date: Wed May 3 09:44
kf-adi (*******):
- my mistake...nick rocked none the less.
- Date: Wed May 3 07:16
charles austin (skunk@punch.ns.ca):
- any chance of a giant sand show in eastern canada in the near future? and
has anybody heard bootleg vol. 2? thanks
- Date: Wed May 3 07:06
Shaun H. (shaun.hendry@zomba.co.uk):
- Howe - hope you walked out w/ a suitcase full o' cash last night - you
earned it buddy. Joey looked like he was seeing out his notice, but the show
was fantastic nonetheless.
- Date: Wed May 3 06:59
Phil Lawlor (phillly_lawlor@yahoo.com):
- Hi Guys, Had a great weekend in Kilkenny. The free show rocked. You looked
a lot more relaxed than when you played the night before. Looking forward to
seeing you in Dublin in a few weeks and perhaps in Kilkenny again the next
year? Cheers, Phil Lawlor
- Date: Wed May 3 05:01
Mike Brewer (mike@sa-wa-ro.freeserve.co.uk):
- It was indeed Nick Luca on second guitar... and bass... and keyboards (now
that doesn't sound superfluous does it!)If you want to know more about Nick
- he's got a site at www.nickluca.com . Hey... and what about last night in
London? Phew - great or what!!! Oh, by the way, Howe's solo gig in Leicester
on the 9th has been cancelled - sorry.
- Date: Tue May 2 10:49
ej (no address as of yet.com):
- "i believe thats rainers son...and he rocked when i saw them."
are you sure? Nick Luca was on guitar for them in the fall and on the recent
west coast tour.
- Date: Tue May 2 05:47
tony cole (tony@chivers.co.uk):
- Swindon's virgin store had 12 copies of 'Chore' in stock on Saturday (I
counted). Couldn't quite believe that - though the CD has had good reviews
in Q, Uncut and Mojo. Thanks to whoever, for pointing me to the pre-release
demo via Rough Trade.
- Date: Tue May 2 05:46
kilkenny (none@ei.org):
- Giant Sand played a second gig in Kilkenny in Cleeres pub (where Calexico
played last year) on Monday afternoon (yesterday) - the playing was pretty
loose but still awesome - probably better than seeing them in a large
sit-down venue. Heres hoping an Irish tour's on the cards
- Date: Tue May 2 02:59
uwe (uwe.runia@data-sciences.de):
- Hi, i like to go to the show in Liege (Belgium) on the 5th. Is anybody out
there who can tell me where the location is?
- Date: Mon May 1 16:51
kf-adi (*****):
- i believe thats rainers son...and he rocked when i saw them.
- Date: Mon May 1 13:44
John (dun.ias@eircom.net):
- As a fan of the band, my dominant impression of the Kilkenny gig? The
second guitarist was totally superfluous.
- Date: Mon May 1 12:32
ray (blink@esatclear.ie):
- just saw the gig in kilkenny last night,great gig. being a juliet turner
fan i did not know what to expect, but i enjoyed the gig.having bought the
rock opera years cd, the one song that stands out so far is 'shiver',great
song. hope to see the band in ireland again soon.
- Date: Mon May 1 07:31
angelo (()):
- Just got my hands on the Japanese edition of Hot Rail, from Saidera
Records. Nice package, with great artwork by Victor Gastelum (a welder on
the cover and a girl lighting a cigarette on the CD). 2 bonus tracks - The
Crystal Frontier and Hard Hat, from the Ballad of Cable Hogue CD single.
Didn't have the time to listen to it properly, but my first impression is
that it sounds as great as Spoke and The Black Light. And has the usual
mariachi stuff, too. Already liked Ballad of Cable Hogue, Fade, Muleta,
Service and Repair, and The Crystal Frontier (probably the best). Tres
Avisos resembles Minas de Cobre a lot. By the way, now that Saidera is
releasing your records in Japan, is there any chance of you guys playing
here? I missed your gig with Vic Chesnutt and Lambchop in London in 1998 and
I'll never forgive myself for that. In time: Chore of Enchantment is one of
the best GS recordings to date, along with Glum, Center of the Universe, and
Ramp. Bye, Angelo
- Date: Sun Apr 30 17:38
colm& mary (jjob@iol.ie):
- for my first time,just caught the guys in kilkenny, very original,
- Date: Sun Apr 30 08:56
Gary Young (garyiep@aol.com):
- Was anybody here able to listen to the Knitting Factory cybercast the
other night? I tried and tried but my Real Player kept telling me the link
was outdated or inaccurate. I think maybe that they didn't have enough live
streams available to accommodate my computer.
- Date: Sat Apr 29 18:09
fulvio (chupa_capra@libero.it):
- Ciao Howe, you are the best...... Bye from Fulvio (Italy).
- Date: Thu Apr 27 21:55
tim (timm@interlog.com):
- hey frank, calexico will be in toronto at the horseshoe on june 4, i
think. now, if we could just get giant sand to come play here....
- Date: Thu Apr 27 15:20
Frank Meinecke (arctic@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de):
- Hi folks, While looking for something completely different on mp3.com, I
came across http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/87/ani_cordero.html see also
http://www.anicordero.com She seems to have recorded some songs with GS
people. I don't have a soundcard here, so I can't listen to it, but give it
a try. And while I'm here: Is there any chance of seeing GS/Howe/Calexico in
the Toronto area befor the end of july? It seems that I'm going to miss the
European tour. Always on the wrong continent. Bye, Frank
- Date: Thu Apr 27 10:43
Javier ( ):
- According to City Slang website, "Hot Rail" is out on the 8th of
May. Howe, will we be able to buy "The Rock Opera Years" in the
London show?.
- Date: Thu Apr 27 09:40
kf-adi (*****):
- #1 ive heard may 9 #2 get it now or you might be buying it on ebay.
- Date: Thu Apr 27 08:40
hopestill goforth (evanbear@mindspring.com):
- 2 questions: 1) when is the new Calexico supposed to be out? I thought it
was sometime in May but cant remember when i didnt know where else to ask 2)
is the rock opera years a limited thing or can I expect to have access to a
copy a few months down the line, i want to be sure to get one but have sworn
off buying new releases (except new calexico) until my collection of older
stuff is less gappy thanks ----Ev
- Date: Tue Apr 25 09:40
kf-adi (******):
- the vol. 2 bootleg is so good it makes my head hurt...in a good hurting
sort of way. and don't leave this site without buying m. ward as well. its
golden.
- Date: Mon Apr 24 16:15
paul kerr (paulk@dylan45.freeserve.co.uk):
- less of the hmmm and more of the yeehaw!!!. I've got tickets to see Howe
and am anticipating a great gig. To see him after 15 years of buying the
music is akin to meeting a hero. There's been a lot of badmouthing gigs on
postcard recently but I'm sure I'll enjoy it, to Howe, thanks for coming and
bring some copies of the bootleg sessions 2 to sell, I'll be in the queue.
Paul. p.s. I said about 14 months ago that I'd buy you a beer if you come
along, it still stands, what do you drink/ Paul Kerr
- Date: Sun Apr 23 10:36
lid (leahpc@papag.demon.co.uk):
- hmm...isnt it strange ... as i listen to the rain here in england how i
look west to the horizon - listening to the waves of giant sand shows come
closer and closer to our shores
- Date: Sat Apr 22 15:01
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- yeah. it was way too short. weird. time does not exist usually up on that
platform, but that night (seattle) i was well too aware patti smith had
shown up for a few songs and the blood shimmered so i couldn't figure out
what the clock had in mind. we made up for it in calgary though.... and we
became a rock band again. we'll see what happens tonight in edmonton.
- Date: Fri Apr 21 12:13
martine (flint@speakeasy.org):
- Brilliant band. I must say the seattle show seemed much abbreviated. Was
the vibe just not happening or were you guys tired? Still my all-time
favorites
- Date: Fri Apr 21 10:40
Stephen M. H. Braitman (braitman@mindspring.com):
- How ironic comments like the previous. At least, if Calexico fans
accidentally discover Giant Sand and Howe Gelb, there's a chance they'll get
turned around to see the light. Whatever it takes....
- Date: Thu Apr 20 11:46
Joe (bakerjoe@inetarena.com):
- Just saw Giant Sand last night in Portland. Although I'm diggin' the new
album more and more, I mainly went there to see the Calexico boys perform.
But I'll tell you what folks, Howe Gelb's presence stole the show. What an
engaging performer and guitar player. This dude rules. I'm sold. One of my
favorite shows this year so far.
- Date: Thu Apr 20 07:59
kf-adi (*****):
- back to working...hurting tired...worth every minute. portland show was
right on. rock steady. thanks gs
- Date: Thu Apr 20 03:14
James Flowers (Tricktan@BTinternet.com):
- Ello. On the basis of the MOJO review of GS "Chore" and the
accompanying Calexico review opposite (handy dandy), and hearing
"ballard" on the Mark n Lard show on radio one as there "tune
of the week" I am going to see GS next tuesday. Anything i need to be
aware of.Crowd favourites.Silly things The mood of the album has caught me.
See you then. Thankg god payday is friday
- Date: Thu Apr 20 03:14
James Flowers (Tricktan@BTinternet.com):
- Ello. On the basis of the MOJO review of GS "Chore" and the
accompanying Calexico review opposite (handy dandy), and hearing
"ballard" on the Mark n Lard show on radio one as there "tune
of the week" I am going to see GS next tuesday. Anything i need to be
aware of.Crowd favourites.Silly things The mood of the album has caught me.
See you then. Thankg od payday is friday
- Date: Wed Apr 19 22:56
cary pratt (carypratt@hotmail.com):
- For those who have been fortunate enough to see the show, do you know
whether or not their friends from Calexico have been able to join them on
stage? And if so, will they make it to the Vancouver dates?
- Date: Tue Apr 18 10:54
anonymous (babydoll86):
- the show at charlies's was rad ass!
- Date: Tue Apr 18 05:54
REMOND FREDERIC (missionlocaledijon@wanadoo.fr):
- Votre dernier album est formidable. L'avant dernier "hisser"
a-t-il été distribué en France ? Vous venez trop peu en France. Passez un
jour en Bourgogne, on vous attend. FR le Rouge
- Date: Tue Apr 18 05:53
REMOND FREDERIC (missionlocaledijon@wanadoo.fr):
- Votre dernier album est formidable. L'avant dernier "hisser"
a-t-il été distribué en France ? Vous venez trop peu en France. Passez un
jour en Bourgogne, on vous attend. FR le Rouge
- Date: Sun Apr 16 11:26
BD ((+)):
- Not much excitement here in Chicago lately. Just the usual hanging with
the wife and kids, bills that sort of mid suburban meditation. So I was more
than excited to see the April 27th show at the Empty Bottle. Not to bad a
place. Anyway,I have this decision to make. The problem is do I push back by
a day my walleye fishing adventure on Lake Erie with my fishing buddy and
fantical GS fan ED, (his boat) to catch the show so that Howe can take a day
or two and join us? Or, do I say screw it miss the show and leave Howe
behind. I just don't know what to do...
- Date: Sat Apr 15 18:00
christine (chrisztine@yahoo.de):
- thank´s for "raw" tonight. :)
- Date: Fri Apr 14 02:10
dave (stroppy69@aol.com):
- freshly home from the GS gig at spaceland in los angeles, 4/13...stunned,
weary, bleary and confused. i thought they'd be good and all, but...that was
beyond anything i'd expected...it feels like my brain's been turned inside
out. what an experience....from howe's muttering of powdered donuts to an
incredible version of '4-door maverick' complete with phantom walkman
captures drifting in and out...i can't say thanks enough. it's been too long
-- don't be strangers -- play here again and SOON. eternal gratitude for the
tunes and the noises...
- Date: Mon Apr 10 21:26
Stephen M. H. Braitman (braitman@mindspring.com):
- Rather amusing, this. "Black Venetian Blind" has been included
in the new 2-CD set, "Gimme Indie Rock Vol. 1" on -- get this --
K-TEL (catalog # 6453-2). They've been moving into the new rock age slowly,
with death rock and punk rock anthologies, and this is their latest. It's
actually quite a lively compilation, with Husker Du, Meat Puppets, Scrawl,
Black Flag, Yo La Tengo, Savage Republic, Flaming Lips, Half Japanese and
tons more bands, 30 cuts in all. Liner notes by Scott Becker, founder of
Option Magazine.
- Date: Mon Apr 10 08:20
Christian (cboyon@hotmail.com):
- Anyway. I'm gonna make one or several specials about Giant Sand and the
satellites round Howe in my show on Radio Panik, a small radio station here
in Brussels, Belgium. Usually, I put some contemporary jazz (European
improvised music, free jazz) and/or experimental music, but for me Giant
Sand is a band which is crossing every border (except maybe modern classic,
but it will come, I'm pretty sure of that). Try www.10pm.org/radiopanik. -
Christian
- Date: Mon Apr 10 08:04
Christian (cboyon@hotmail.com):
- Giant Sand is great. Chore of Enchantment is a masterpiece. Howe is a
fool. But why will Giant Sand play only in Liege when they will come in
Belgium? Christian
- Date: Sun Apr 9 12:54
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- hello folks, i hope you will all check out the first non-giant sand
release on 0w 0m recordings....mat ward's "duets for guitars #2".
mat gave me a tape of it when i was on the road and i was struck in the same
way when grandaddy gave me a tape when giant sand was on tour in'95. i don't
know how to describe that feeling, it is just a sensation that lends itself
to something that always ends up being around for a while and making music
that lasts and thrives. i think mat has got the goods. we here at 0w 0m will
give it a try and see if we can help get it out there regardless of our
scatterbrain bonkings. thanks. -howe
- Date: Sun Apr 9 07:40
Martin Horsfield (mart@subcult.demon.co.uk):
- Howe: 'Chore' is an absoulute beaut of a record. V2's loss can only be
Loose's gain. It's my favourite GS album since 'Center Of The Universe', and
almost up there with 'Ramp'. Can I also implore all the people on this board
to give M.Ward's 'Duet For Guitars' a spin. It reminds me of Sparklehorse,
and also a little of Elliott Smith and Bert Jansch. Still not available in
Europe, we'll soon be putting up some tracks for you to download at
http://www.wellcu
- Date: Fri Apr 7 07:44
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- New Rainer Ptacek stuff under this
link:http://www.glitterhouse.com/cgi-bin/index.asp?mode=LABEL
- Date: Thu Apr 6 09:19
Nikola (nikolla7@hotmail.com):
- Hello! "Chore...'" is BEAUTIFUL, I like "atmosphere"
of album, artwork is also great. Greetings to all, from Yugoslavia
- Date: Tue Apr 4 12:02
Phil (Phillly_lawlor@yahoo.com):
- Kilkenny says hi. Can't wait to see you in a few weeks. Adios.
- Date: Tue Apr 4 10:41
jpr (jan.regner@online.de):
- i don't get the message in that last comment (gary k.)... does this refer
to anything or are you just talking to yourself??? i agree on the crap
phrase, though.
- Date: Mon Apr 3 15:26
gary kirkham (icat@btinternet.com):
- sad sad sad very sad there again im sad for putting this up! get a life (
thats for our american cousins 'get a life' what a crap phrase ) write a
song about that!
- Date: Mon Apr 3 04:33
pwal (paul@kylie.co.uk):
- EUROPEAN version of HOWE'S HISSER is in a (clear) jewel box, with 3 (?)
extra tracks. I've seen it here (in Amsterdam) for fl.25,- (about $12?)
although i paid full whack when it came out orginally... pwal x
- Date: Sun Apr 2 16:05
paul kerr (paulk@dylan45.freeserve.co.uk):
- To J C Brochard, great site, loved the idea of Jonathon Richmond and
Blacky teaming up. You pidgin English is better than any English pidgeon
would manage, Paul
- Date: Sun Apr 2 12:01
J.-C. Brochard (jc.brochard@wanadoo.fr):
- (it seems my previous message was cut...) The list is available at this
address : http://perso.wanadoo.fr/vivonzeureux/. It is compiled from the
lists on this site and on cityslang.com for Calexico...
- Date: Sun Apr 2 12:00
J.-C. Brochard (jc.brochard@wanadoo.fr):
- Hello, As you know, Giant Sand, Calexico and Howe Gelb will trek across
Europe from the end of april to mid-july, including Giant Sand's first ever
French tour proper in a career of over 15 years! To help you sort out the
dates and prepare your travels to the gigs, I have taken the pain to compile
the combined list of all the dates (over 60!) with an easy-to-understand
colour guide !
- Date: Fri Mar 31 16:26
Martin McGowan (martin@mpmcgowan.freeserve.co.uk):
- John and Joey were live in session on the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1
Thursday night (Calexico's 3rd John Peel Session). They played : Ballard of
Cable Hogue Over Your Shoulder Fade The Crystal Frontier Gillbert Press Tour
2000 unfortunately Radio 1 went off air for about a minute at the start of
Gillbert - otherwise it was a great session. John Peel also played a couple
of discs which John and Joey brought along: Richard Buckner (featuring John
& Joey) - Untitled song - from the 'Spoon River Anthology' - recorded
very recently according to John & Joey Rainer Ptacek - Here we Are -
just Rainer, his guitar and a huge dose of The Blues. All-in-all a fantastic
show
- Date: Fri Mar 31 12:36
tim (timm@interlog.com):
- hey....just read that GS is doing a live chat thing-a-ma-jig on
insound.com on April 2nd. might be kinda fun. check it out at
www.insound.com xxxx
- Date: Thu Mar 30 16:32
manny (ejcacc@aol.com):
- Jewel Box
- Date: Thu Mar 30 15:34
Jonathan Reeve (jreeve@benefitteam.com):
- Has anyone bought the European version of "Hisser"? If so, is
the disc packaged in a jewel box or a digipak?
- Date: Wed Mar 29 09:39
Graham Johnston (rhubub@btinternet.com):
- Thought you might like to know that I've put the four tunes from the
unreleased Giant Sand Andy Kershaw BBC Radio 1 session from 1990 up at my
website to download. Like most things, it won't be there forever so head
towards http://www.beefheart.com/filtered/giantsand/ before 15th April when
I'll be taking them down. Hope you enjoy them, it's a cracking session.
- Date: Wed Mar 29 09:38
Graham Johnston (rhubub@btinternet.com):
- Thought you might like to know that I've put the four tunes from the
unreleased Giant Sand Andy Kershaw BBC Radio 1 session from 1990 up at my
website to download. Like most things, it won't be there forever so head
towards http://www.beefheart.com/filtered/giantsand/ before 15th April when
I'll be taking them down. Hope you enjoy them, it's a cracking session.
- Date: Tue Mar 28 14:19
Stephen M. H. Braitman (braitman@mindspring.com):
- I see that GS will be at the same two venues in the SF Bay Area they
played last time: Great American Music Hall in SF; Starry Plough in
Berkeley. This sets up a nice opportunity for continuing the dichotomy
between show--one high, one low; one firm, one plush; one yin, one yang.
Last time both sets were composed of completely different songs (if I'm not
mistaken) -- they'd make a great CD overview of THE BAND NOW. Or, rather,
then. Because this April, it's a whole new THE BAND NOW.
- Date: Tue Mar 28 13:32
Torben D. Hansen (td.hansen@get2net.dk):
- no Scandinavian dates this time around????
- Date: Tue Mar 28 09:26
Martin McGowan (martin@mpmcgowan.freeserve.co.uk):
- This is the blurb from the BBC Radio - John Peel show web site regarding
Calexico in session tommorow night. Thursday 30.03.00 - Calexico live at
Peel Acres Calexico will be journeying to Peel Acres for their third Peel
Session. The band comes from Arizona, USA and is made up of John Convertino
and Joey Burns. They've got a new single out on April 17th called "The
Ballard Of Cable Hogue". This is taken from their forthcoming LP
"Hot Rail" which will be released on May 8th. The single was named
after Sam Peckinpah's movie, and pays homage to the late great singing duos
Serge Gainsbourg & Brigitte Bardot and Lee Hazlewood & Nancy
Sinatra. It also features Marianne Dissard as a special guest on vocals.
Calexico will be playing at the Drill Hall, London on March 28th and they
will also be taking part in "Communication: 10 Years Of City
Slang" which will take place at the South Bank Centre, London in May.
- Date: Mon Mar 27 14:53
Greg Haldane (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- Rolling Stone Online (RS 838) has a review of Chore of Enchantment, which
I posted on the Reviews Page. The magazine lambasted by Howe et al in the
Drunken Bees Video has some nice things to say about the new album. Question
for Spoink and Cranky - will the V2 Video/Film ever be released?
- Date: Mon Mar 27 11:19
Stav Sherez (STAV@sherez.freeserve.co.uk):
- The website kicks ass - really! Finally a great discography and a place to
buy loads of GS related CDs,though it'd be great if you could get online
credit card ordering soon. Can't wait for Friday's Union chapel show, will
there be Cds to buy etc? (I'm just a shameless merch fiend).That's all
really just a short note to say how great the website is and Liddy if you're
out there, hi.
- Date: Sun Mar 26 08:21
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Hi Christine, meinst Du daß L. Reed mit seiner Sanktion, nicht
aufzutreten eigentlich die Falschen bestraft? Ich kann mir nicht vorstellen,
daß Haider entsprechende Musik zu schätzen weiß...ich glaube daß die
EU-Sanktionen seine Populartät nur erhöhen und eine Regierungsbeteilgung
seine rechtslastige Partei wohl eher entzaubert, da sie die ganzen
populistischen Versprechungen gar nicht halten können (was ich nur hoffen
kann). Die Entscheidung von Frankreich, keine österreichische Austauschschüler
zu akzeptieren habe ich allerdings wirklich nicht verstanden, zumal diese
wahrscheinlich gar nicht wahlberechtigt waren...schreib`mir doch mal direkt,
mich würde da mal eine fundierte Meinung von einer direkt Betroffenen
interessieren. Sorry for that german words, but thats the point where my
english is drivin`into a one-way street...
- Date: Sun Mar 26 04:25
Guido (Guimert@aol.com):
- Great page! It is wonderful that there still so much fans of GS and HG. GO
ON LIKE THAT! Guido
- Date: Sun Mar 26 02:32
christine (:)):
- to BD: we try to get rid of this rightwing government here. and like the
EU sanctions the austrian government, lou reed (and he is not the only one)
decided for the same reason to cancel his show here. kaputtnicks is one
austrian hip hop band. www.t0.or.at/gettoattack; www.sos-mitmensch.at
- Date: Sun Mar 26 02:25
christine (chrisztine@yahoo.de):
- what a surprise!! looks good! and all these tour dates... thanks mike!
thanks sandmen!
- Date: Sat Mar 25 01:23
Chuck (molgat@canoemail.com):
- Nice job on the site, Mike. Thanks. By the way, any other GS fans in
Manitoba or Saskatchewan keen on a road trip for the upcoming Calgary and
Edmonton shows?
- Date: Sat Mar 25 00:46
Martin McGowan (martin@mpmcgowan.freeserve.co.uk):
- ooh, wee - fantastic new lookin site, fantastic new tour dates, fantastic
new releases in the pipes - what can I say? UK Calexico fans should check
out the John Peel show on Thursday 30 March - Radio 1 - John and Joey will
be playing live from Peel Acres.
- Date: Fri Mar 24 23:59
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- What a great new look Mike, congratulations!
- Date: Fri Mar 24 15:26
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- mike brewer has worked up all the changes you are now seeing here at the
site. a big hand for mike, folks. whew.
- Date: Fri Mar 24 14:55
Greg Haldane (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- Great God Almighty, the new web page is sweet! For the first time in six
plus months the pictures actually load! Sounds like there is a lot for us
fans to look forward to with several new Giant Sand and Howe releases/tours
in the works. It's like Christmas came nine months early this year.
- Date: Fri Mar 24 09:09
Mike Brewer (mike@sa-wa-ro.freeserve.co.uk):
- this is a test message - 1 2 1 2 1 2
- Date: Thu Mar 23 08:26
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- For Calexico and Giant Sand Tourdates in Germany check out the
"Musikexpress" from April 2000 which is out today. For tickets
Calexico: 0661/74706 and for Giant Sand: 040/85300053. They have a
"Chore" critic in that issue too: "Chore" got 5 from 6
stars, but the way they describe "Chore" i can`t understand:
"...sure it`s not ass-kicking, but very intensive".
- Date: Wed Mar 22 18:02
hopestill goforth (evanbear@mindspring.com):
- just a quick note to mention that at least one of the local college radio
stations has gotten a copy of Chore, ive already gotten a friend of mine who
works at the smith college station 91.9 WOZQ for anyone who might be
wandering through western massachusetts during the school year to promise
she will play it on a regular basis (i taped her a copy for xmas (tried to
get her to buy it but you know, the whole starving student thing) so it
wasnt hard she already loved it), now i shall call the other station
(amherst college 89.3) to see if they got a copy. I know its a minor thing
but maybe itll get some folks on the sandwagon (sorry that was pretty bad,
oh well).....also found out that the smith station has Long Stem Rant so
been requesting some songs off that once in a while.....anything with a
twang can be a hard sell with indie kids round here......since i cant have
my own radio show i have to dj vicariously......i second the reccomendation
of Dreamlife of Angels but cant think of other films to reccomend off the
top of my head, though the new Jim Jarmusch "Ghost Dog" was even
better than I expected......np (now playing)-Dismemberment
Plan-"Emergency I" i assume at least a few people have heard this
if not you should, definitely oughta appeal to many a giant sand
fan......that note wasnt very quick ----Ev
- Date: Wed Mar 22 17:41
BD ((+)):
- Huh! what are you saying christine. Hey GS it's starting to get listless
here in chitown. This comments site is more fun then any of those triple XXX
spots. Anything happening with those Album sleeves for Chore. I check my
mail everyday. And the new bootleg haven't heard much on that. Yeah in
reference to that article in the london times. They don't know squat about
the music scene here in the states. And just like english sailors in a bar
they try to start some sheet. You can't compare anyone's music to another.
So let's tip a few..
- Date: Wed Mar 22 17:22
paul kerr (paulk@dylan45.freeserve.co.uk):
- try
http://www.cmj.com/Reviews/search.phtml?artistName=GIANT+SAND&artistOption=equals
for reviews on a pile of Sand releases.I believe that Howe is playing near
me in May, never seen him before so anticipation is tremendous. by the way,
Glitterhouse have a fabulous double CD at budget price showcasing tons of
people called Come Fly With Us, try and buy. Paul
- Date: Wed Mar 22 16:40
christine (chrisztine@yahoo.de):
- i´m glad to see Core here in viennas recordstores. a little touch of
beautiful normality now. sad enough that lou reed cancelled his show. we
live in austria but f*** this government (kaputtnicks)
- Date: Wed Mar 22 11:44
Dave (davidfneeds@hotmail.com):
- Back to the film thing. One of the best - "Dream Life Of Angels"
Any other Gelb fans in the Bristol area who caught the Coup D'etat show?
- Date: Fri Mar 17 18:33
Jody (miehana@earthlink.net):
- Hey Greg,Thanks alot!We'll be in Bisbee the night before.I owe you a beer.
- Date: Fri Mar 17 14:02
Greg Haldane (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- Jody, I've never been to Solar Culture but I hear that it is a cool space.
It's in downtown Tucson near 6th and Toole. I'll be in town from Bisbee to
see the show. I hope to see you there! Solar Culture, 31 E. Toole Ave, (520)
884-0874.
- Date: Thu Mar 16 20:24
Jody (miehana@earthlink.net):
- Hey- I'm coming from Los Angeles to catch the Tucson show at "solar
culture, steve eyes gallery". However I can't seem to find any
information about this place(address,phone #,tickets,etc.).Local Tucson
information were no help either.Can somebody help me out? Than
- Date: Thu Mar 16 11:32
Martin McGowan (martin@mpmcgowan.freeserve.co.uk):
- There was a nice Giant Sand/Calexico article in the London Sunday Times on
12 March. The main points of excitement for UK Sand fans are that 'Chore'
will be released in the UK on Loose Records on March 27 "with live
dates to follow". The article talks about the commercial success of
Calexico compared with GS, says some fine words about 'Chore', touches on
the whole V2 situation and mentions video shoots with Bill Carter which
resulted in an "improvised film". It sure would be nice to see
that film on video some time.
- Date: Wed Mar 15 08:06
Gary Young (garyiep@aol.com):
- I checked the Knitting Factory site and they have Giant Sand slated for
10pm on April 28 (a Friday night). I believe that all Knitting Factory shows
are cybercast live (the video looks really crappy on my computer, but the
audio seems to work fine).
- Date: Mon Mar 13 20:05
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- for those of you wish to contribute directly to the family of rainer
ptacek you can do so as follows: make checks payable to...THE RAINER PTACEK
TRUST FUND and send them to ......PO BOX 13719, TUCSON, AZ 85732 and thanks
so very much.
- Date: Mon Mar 13 12:37
Jonathan Thomas Reeve (jreeve@benefitteam.com):
- What is the status of the "Glum" and "Hisser" reissues
mentioned in various places in the website? Also, will these editions be
packaged differently (e.g. in jewel boxes rather than digipaks)? Just
wondering . . .
- Date: Sat Mar 11 07:04
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Howe, is there an uncomplicated and direct way to send money to Rainer`s
family?
- Date: Sat Mar 11 03:47
apexcd (apexcd@apexcd.com):
- we now have available: wood for rainer- a wooden ball compilation- 1996
epiphany- $14.99 the compilation was recorded at club congress in tuscon,
and the artists are: billy sed and rainer, the drakes, the dog & pony
show, star crunch, 35 summers, greyhound soul, shoebomb, maryanne, al perry,
blackmoon graffiti, naked prey, howe gelb, paula jean brown, rainer.
rainer's family will be getting money from this, so there you go. visit
www.apexcd.com for ordering and shipping information. thank you
- Date: Fri Mar 10 16:47
Chip Donahue (ChipAshley@aol.com):
- I just picked up the new cd today! YaHOOOOOOOOO! Now...I can finally
figure out what they are talking about. Rock.
- Date: Wed Mar 8 11:20
david (mcjewc@aol.com):
- good movies? the elephant man, the last picture show, tomorrow(from the
william falkner short story, american beauty, city lights(chaplin), the big
lebowski,and the kids in the hall movie, brain candy.
- Date: Tue Mar 7 14:00
Mike Brewer (mike@sa-wa-ro.freeserve.co.uk):
- Fred Mills kindly sent me an interview he did with Howe back in 1996 for
BOB magazine. You can read it, and others, at
www.sa-wa-ro2.freeserve.co.uk/GiantSand-Pages/gs-interview-bob.htm
.....Calexico in London? Excellent - see you all there!!
- Date: Tue Mar 7 09:50
Javier (jibanez@ibesuk.com):
- For Calexico fans: John and Joey are playing in London on March 28th.
Venue: Drill Hall (16 Chenies Street). For tickets, try "The Ticket
Shop" in Parkway, Camden Town.
- Date: Tue Mar 7 07:18
Greg Haldane (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- Paul, I’m pretty sure that Underground Train is about the Sanctuary
Movement in the American Southwest (primarily Tucson). The song mentions one
of the founding members of Sanctuary, Jim Corbett, by name. The movement,
comprising mostly Quakers and Catholics, was and effort to smuggle Central
American political refugees into the US and provide them with sanctuary. Jim
Corbett is an amazing fellow, the last I read he was a subsistence goat
herder in SE Arizona. Underground Train remains one of my favorite GS songs.
And you’re right Pincochet is a bastard.
- Date: Mon Mar 6 16:42
paul kerr (paulk@dylan45.freeserve.co.uk):
- Re films I really dig Performance with Jagger, great soundtrack album.
I've also warched Missing by Costa Gavras with Jack Lemmon about the Chilean
debacle, amazing movie and I'm ashamed that we let that old bastard pinochet
out of our clutches. Speaking of politics is Undergroung train about Mexican
immigrants to the land of the "free", anyone know? Paul
- Date: Mon Mar 6 08:52
Martin Horsfield (mart@subcult.demon.co.uk):
- Hi Howe. Glad to see 'Chore' getting a proper release. It's set for a good
review in the NME too. On the subject of MP3s, don't forget you can place
what you like on our site, www.wellcut.com, and we can now offer a 50/50
split like emusic. I realise that they get the hits, but we're true fans and
100 per cent independent. Alternatively, you could sign the band to emusic
and the Ow/Om stuff or official bootleg-type stuff to us. Good luck anyway,
Ma
- Date: Mon Mar 6 02:56
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Paul, get me one too..."Cowgirls..." was a really bad movie,
pretty boring (exept Victoria!). Best movie i saw for a long time was
"Fight Club"... How`s about the rest of the G.S.-Maniacs? Which
movies would you recommend?
- Date: Sun Mar 5 22:47
C. Molgat (molgat@canoemail.com):
- Here's a question: Why does the main page of giantsand.com still feature
just Hisser when there's a new legit GS recording available? Just curious.
- Date: Sun Mar 5 15:31
paul kerr (paulk@dylan45.freeserve.co.uk):
- I'm off to buy a spelling book!
- Date: Sun Mar 5 15:30
paul kerr (paulk@dylan45.freeserve.co.uk):
- Victoria was onr of the best things in that movie. I was disapointed as
Tom Robbins is brillaint, try to get Another Roadside Attraction which
proves that the Resurection was a myth. Cider with Woodpecker is also a
cracker. Paul (no Giant Sand content, sorry bout that)
- Date: Sun Mar 5 06:25
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Did you guys/gals know that Victoria Williams is acting in "Even
Cowgirls Get the Blues"? I noticed her at the end when she sang and
played guitar for a few seconds... a real unique voice...
- Date: Sat Mar 4 09:23
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Glitterhouse Mailorder is selling the second part of the compilation from
London`s label "Loose", called: "New Sounds Of The Old West
Vol.2", includin a Giant Sand track (?) from "Chores..." and
a lot of other rare stuf from Pernice Bros.,Peter Bruntnell, Handsome
Family, Jim White, Lambchop, Richar Buckner,Calexico, Damien Jurado and a
lot of others...72min./17tracks. glitterhouse.com
- Date: Wed Mar 1 10:18
Greg Haldane (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- It’s nice to see Giant Sand get some support from their label (e.g.,
Howard posting release information on the GS website). However, it would be
great if Thrill Jockey would update their webpage to reflect Giant Sand’s
releases and their addition to the label. In moving back to God’s Country
(SE Arizona) I had hoped to see Giant Sand more often. But alas I see no
Arizona dates on the tour schedule. Howe, what is up with that? Spoink
thanks for the tip on the interview; it's a fabulous read. Giant Sand on
K-tel? That tidbit really made my day.
- Date: Wed Mar 1 08:45
John (jomireyn3@yahoo.com):
- Just read that "Black Venetian Blinds" is included on the
K-Tel's "Gimme Indie Rock, vol 1" Tacky and cool.
- Date: Tue Feb 29 12:21
spoink (cranky'snot here) (owom@aol.com):
- yes. the "rock opera years" has been mastered and pressing
should be complete by the end of march. they should be available here then
and then also at the live shows coming up in april. (they will be somewhat
cheaper at the live shows because of the cost already incurred to get in
them joints). we will give exact details sometime in the next couple of
weeks. again, thanks for the wanting ...and there is this internet interview
(if you require some spew stew) at the following address:
http://austin.citysearch.com/E/F/AUSTX/0000/16/92/3.2.4.html
- Date: Mon Feb 28 06:23
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Thanks J.C., but i would have bought this one anyway...
- Date: Mon Feb 28 02:34
JC Brochard (jc.brochard@wanadoo.fr):
- Hello, Regarding the 5 bonus tracks on the vinyl edition of
"Chore", it might be helpful to remind the buyers or the original
unreleased "Chore" CD that these 5 tracks, plus some others, will
ALL feature on the "Official bootleg volume 2" CD that Giant Sand
will make available to us any day now, I hope...
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/vivonzeureux/
- Date: Fri Feb 25 22:53
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Hi Manny; I can`t wait to get mine too; this is my first vinyl-order since
5 years and i hope they have the same smell, hmmmm....digital killed the
analog star...somehow it`s the death of the artwork too, i was amazed when i
saw the "purge & slouch" artwork on the vinyl-cover, really
great...
- Date: Fri Feb 25 15:49
Manny (EJCACC@aol.com):
- ...Got my "chore" Lp today. It includes 5 extra songs... a new
song called BAD and 4 takes of songs included on Cd "Chore"...
Included is a very strong rendition of ASTONISHED (in Tucson). The jacket is
also very nice and includes lyrics. It's worth getting! .... Manny
- Date: Thu Feb 24 05:21
Bjorn Hammershaug (bhammershaug@hotmail.com):
- Yep yep - Stromausfalls is needed! Normal records (germany) were supposed
to have a copy, but that's a long time ago... There must a way to get a hold
of that (or maybe re-release it?). Come un! And Mr.Mark Alan - if you get
it.... it really belongs in Norway. Right? Bjorn
- Date: Mon Feb 21 11:07
cranky (owom@aol.com):
- we are waiting for thrill jockey to send us the stack of printed cd
inserts. then we will begin sending them out to all the addresses spoink
collected from all the orders that came in. we should have them all, and so
you should have it sooner then later. thanks again for all the
responses...we stand astonished.
- Date: Mon Feb 21 11:04
Martin McGowan (martin@mpmcgowan.freeserve.co.uk):
- Nuno has a fair point - Calexico are in the country, the last Giant Sand
gig on the schedule is Ireland at the end of April: it almost seems like
madness for there not to be a show in London early May. How about it, Howe?
I'll not push my luck and suggest a provincial show or two, but BIRMINGHAM
is a real nice place for a concert!
- Date: Mon Feb 21 03:04
another Sandster (-):
- If you wanna see the cover of the official "Chore of
Enchantment" go to amazon.com. HOWE, you mentioned we will get the
artwork for free. Do we have to write again or did Sofie collect all our
addresses? Please tell us more.
- Date: Sun Feb 20 12:29
Nuno (nunoantonio@yahoo.co.uk):
- Hi you'all. Just a quickie to let you know that Calexico will be playing
in London on the 2nd week of May, celebrating the 10th anniversary of
"City Slang" records. Other bands like W. Grant Conspiracy,
Lambchop, etc, will be joining them so I was wondering if Howe will also be
in town around that time. A Giant Sand gig is long overdue in the U.K. and
London is great in the Spring so....please think about it. Nuno
- Date: Sat Feb 19 08:24
dh (yawn):
- That is in Ireland by the way....
- Date: Sat Feb 19 08:22
Deirdre again (deirdre.haugh@irl.xerox.com):
- Actually, that spelling is phonetically correct!! They've obviously been
speaking to some locals!!
- Date: Sat Feb 19 08:20
Deirdre Haugh (deirdre.haugh@irl.xerox,com):
- It's the Kilkenny Country Roots Festival - Calexico played there last year
(at two different venues) and went down very well....
- Date: Fri Feb 18 06:39
jpr (jan.regner@web.de):
- hmmm. tour dates: the 'kilkinny festival'. just a spelling error? is it
kilkenny, ireland? does anybody have any information about that festival?
- Date: Thu Feb 17 20:24
redfreek (noonethere@sympatico.com):
- "i wake up with something in my eye i pull out one of your lashes i
like the way you stuck in my eye i like the way my eye stashes"
- Date: Thu Feb 17 15:02
jo jo the circus monkey (~):
- my goodness...another west coast tease of Mr. Howe Gelb and the sand
baggers.! wha-hoo....doin' a 2000 tour in april and i will be there with my
bells a jingle-jangleing......only this time Howe, can ya' lighten up the
show a little bit?........... you seemed a little glum last year.
- Date: Wed Feb 16 16:18
narlus spectre (tbugbee@genetics.com):
- on mp3s,i think that live shows or unreleased things stuck on the site
would be very cool. that said, i do have the luxury of a cable modem, so
maybe i'm just being selfish. on a separate note, i have FINALLY tracked
down a copy of the walkabouts first 12", and that makes me a happy man.
ns
- Date: Mon Feb 14 16:19
Howard (info@thrilljockey.com):
- Just wanted to let everyone know that the official release date for the
Giant Sand record, Chore of Enchantment is March 7th. The double lp will
contain five bonus tracks that are not on the cd version of the record and
comes in a deluxe gatefold sleeve. The Thrill Jockey cd version only differs
from the one being sold on the Giant Sand website in the placement of one
track in the sequence. Both the lp and cd will be available by mail order
for the following prices: 2XLP $10 CD $11 Checks take four to six weeks to
process. Stock should be in the last week of February and orders will begin
going out that week also. To mail order directly please send payment to:
Thrill Jockey PO Box 476794 Chicago, Il 60647 Any questions feel free to
email at info@thrilljockey.c
- Date: Sun Feb 13 00:11
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Hi ya all, i think about "mp3`s" the same like BD ((+)), and
rather try to to get discs. They are (for me) easier to handle and i can
listen to them nearly everywhere (car and portable). New Rainer stuff should
be released at Glitterhouse.com this year. I`ll keep you informed when i see
somethin`in the list.
- Date: Sat Feb 12 11:22
BD ((+)):
- It freaks me out the number of international sandfolks in this wide world
of commenting fans. I like the dumb guy's comment about MP3 and feel the
same myself. I would rather get as much Giant Sand on vinyl or CD and pay
for it the old fashion way then to become more dependent on this wonderful
technology stuff. To me it makes more sense if you want to make a couple of
bucks for doing your job. Lets hope that Trill Jockey will issue your music
here in the good old USA and not have the US fan searching all over for the
imports, and the availability Rainer's music to the local consumer would be
excellent too.
- Date: Fri Feb 11 12:28
Salamander Ropes (-):
- OOPs, one more thing: I guess, you can get a "Chore..." - Vinyl
via Touch & Go Quarterstick. Their email address is: info@tgrec.com.
Good luck.
- Date: Fri Feb 11 12:22
Salamander Ropes (-):
- Try Glitterhouse Records for "Descamino", they got plenty of
copies. You can order directly via mailorder: mailorder@glitterhouse.com /
www.glitterhouse.com There is also a Calexico live show available recorded
at the Amsterdam PARADISO. It's called VPRO's Moondive - Musicians on a
Mission 4. Cheers!
- Date: Fri Feb 11 01:01
Michelle (mjones324@hotmail.com):
- hmm...I've found many copies of Calexico's Descamino at a local record
store (Waterloo Records), but that was a couple of weeks ago. I'm sure they
have some more...but this probably doesn't help you much, but I'm sure if
you keep looking you might be successful. I think that Giant Sand mp3s would
be a good idea, I myself cannot afford all of their albums, and I've had a
hard time finding some.
- Date: Thu Feb 10 09:28
langston h (#####):
- how did you order that double vinyl? would love to get it
- Date: Thu Feb 10 09:26
Kevin Spinks (bonebunny1@aol.com):
- Can't seem to find the new Calexico "Descamino" 12-inch. Does
anyone know where i can obtain one of these and also the new vinyl version
of Chore? Any info would be much appreciated. Thanks! Kevin.
- Date: Wed Feb 9 15:09
redfreek (redfreek@net1fx.com):
- hello, sandheads, just heard the news: 'chore' is available on double
vinyl on the thrill jockey label with five bonus tracks not on the cd
version! My copy will be here (Canada)in a couple of weeks, can't wait
because it has been too long since we've heard from the greatest band of the
nineties and now the zeros, giant sand!
- Date: Wed Feb 9 13:20
tim k (bububoo@smileytate.net):
- For an excellent intro to the semi-wonderful world of MP3s go to
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/guides/mp3/index.html
- Date: Wed Feb 9 11:41
dumb guy? (someone elses):
- What the hell is an mp3? What is to happen to us people that are having a
hard enough time keeping on track as it is? Should a computer be a
prerequisite to being able to get good music? Is this a good direction?
- Date: Tue Feb 8 21:15
Nick Franchini (polecat800@hotmail.com):
- well, i think that any mp3s would be greatly appreciated...even if they
take all day to download. i'd sure like it.
- Date: Mon Feb 7 22:58
szabo (szabo2@hotmail.com):
- Hey guys, just wondering if you've sent out my dics yet. or even if you've
received my order. I sent it last month . Any info would be cool. thanks,
steve
- Date: Mon Feb 7 12:42
tim k (lalala@smileytate.com):
- There is something both perverse and beautiful about the century-spanning
idea of issuing records simultaneously on vinyl and MP3. I would concur with
Mr. McGowan that a good trial project might be some "lost" tracks
that have eluded those of us less rabid collectors. MP3s remain a pretty big
download for us slow-laners still connected to regular old copper phone
lines with regular old modems. I imagine that the people hanging out at the
They Might Be Giants website are the ones with the DSL connections and
Diamond Rios.
- Date: Mon Feb 7 11:35
Martin McGowan (martin@mpmcgowan.freeserve.co.uk):
- mp3 files of the entire back catalogue, I feel, would be a kind of 'nice
to have' where as mp3 files of all those tricky to get hold of songs on
collections or albums now deleted or perhaps the songs from US/Euro releases
which differ from each other would perhaps be just the ticket. Even more
resplendent would be never released tracks or live tracks - somewhat in the
vein of bobdylan.com.
- Date: Mon Feb 7 07:48
Manny (EJCACC@aol.com):
- I, for one, do not even know what mp3 type format is. Could someone bring
me into the present at least. Thanks, Manny
- Date: Sun Feb 6 19:43
Chip DOnahue (CipAshley@aol.com):
- Chore is coming out on WAX! Anyone know a good company to work with to
produce a 7"? A friend and I are trying to produce 500 or so. Any
ideas? Have a happy day All.
- Date: Sun Feb 6 12:44
spoink (cranky's not here) (owom@aol.com):
- one more thing we would like to know..... what do you all think of making
the entire back catalogue available on a mp3 type format for emusic ? would
this be of use to anyone out there ? are we in the future yet ? let us know
here via discussion.
- Date: Sun Feb 6 12:41
spoink and cranky (owom@aol.com):
- we now have another giant sand title (of yesteryear... circa 1991) up for
grabs. RAMP [featuring a duet with victoria williams and 2 tracks with pappy
allen] is now available in a limited amount here at the ow om camp site {
which does get its share of webs a forming.... thus a true web site we
reckon }..... the same price will apply as did for the "chore..."
promo we figure. thanks and yes the " rock opera years " is almost
here.
- Date: Sat Feb 5 23:36
Tommy Gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Paul, it`s a cd, `cause vinyl would be seperate noted.
- Date: Sat Feb 5 17:01
paul kerr (paulk@dylan45.freeserve.co.uk):
- Glitterhouse's Feb catalogue has Sage Advice on the Restless label for
11.90DM. Not sure if its vinyl or CD but a bargain. Contact
www.glitterhouse.com.
- Date: Thu Feb 3 16:08
mark / eug,or.us.again.... (markalan@efn.org):
- p.s... 'Stromausfall' remains my missing piece. Help here, please. Anyone
have a copy?... copy of said copy? Come on, one of you has it, I know. Talk
to me. (please, again even.) ? Thanks.
- Date: Thu Feb 3 06:02
mark / eug,or.us. (markalan@efn.org):
- Congratulations to thrill jockey for their fine fortune in ‘chore’...
The more I’m listening to this recording, the deeper it sinks me... I’m
shaking my head now. What a beautiful noise. There's no hiding (in humor,
even) from the generous ‘into-me-see’ that you’ve dished us, here. I
never shook his hand, I never heard his slide dip and chatter mystic in
front of my mouth wide open, but I think it must be him breathing over your
shoulders in nearly all of these musings... It’s stunning when you realize
he’s there. And that you let him by to those of us who never even held a
claim ticket... Anyone should be so lucky... Thanks.
- Date: Wed Feb 2 07:28
Gary Young (garyiep@aol.com):
- Disregard below. I found it at CD Teleshop (didn't notice the previous
message that pointed me there)....thanks Stephen.
- Date: Tue Feb 1 10:06
Gary Young (garyiep@aol.com):
- Man, i'd be interested in picking up the Euro version of Hisser as well.
Any info on how i can obtain this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in
advance. Gary.
- Date: Tue Feb 1 08:01
BD ((+)):
- The WORDS! frickin A! Listen to "chore" on a boom box versus
regular component stuff and you will be amazed at the spatial nature of the
disc. And truly you will stand astonished. Thanks to Giant Sand..!
- Date: Sun Jan 30 08:09
Stephen M. H. Braitman (braitman@mindspring.com):
- Hey, who put the censorship filter into this? In my last post, I wrote
"d-a-m-n fine folks" about CD Teleshop, and I got an error message
about something in my message that might be offensive to some people.
Anybody offended? (I couldn't write THE word straight; had to fool the
filter.) What gives? The comment was headed, "Grow Up," but I
suspect someone implementing this filter was a bit underdeveloped themself.
- Date: Sun Jan 30 08:06
Stephen M. H. Braitman (braitman@mindspring.com):
- I got my Euro version of "Hisser"--and other Euro releases--from
CD Teleshop in the Netherlands. Fine folks. Write Edwin de Koff at
edwin@cdteleshop.com, and tell 'em I said hello. --Stephen
- Date: Sat Jan 29 14:32
howe (howe9t9d9@yahoo.com):
- hello folks. it finally seems certain. "chore of enchantment"
will live and breath at the thrill jockey stable....in the uk and ireland,
it will be on loose records, ...france is still uncertain yet. everywhere
else, thrill jockey will do the honors, bless them. mid-march looks like the
release date... i saw the finished artwork and it looks perfect. the only
difference from this release and the one you all have is that song #14
(x-tra wide) will be where it was supposed to be before i haphazardly
changed my mind...it will appear as track #4 and all the other tracks that
follow it then will be numbered differently because of it. i (the fine folks
at ow om) would like to send you all copies of the artwork as soon as i get
them (free of course). this may take a little time. but remember the track
listing be off after song #3. still you will be able to figure it out since
there will be correlating numbers on the artwork with the titles. and you
will all have some kind of collector's item in packageing as well song
order...and yea, we still have some if you still want some of the promos for
such purposes. thank you very much for provideing the inspiration to go
ahead and release this record proper. it wouldn't have happened if you all
didn't wax the works as you did. as for "the official bootleg series
volume 2: the rock opera years", it will be available to you all first
and then only at live shows. it stands as a companion piece to
"chore.." . another hour of alternative renditions of some
"chore .." songs (infact, 4 or 5 of them will be included with the
double record vinyl release from thrill jockey) as well as some other
material we love but didn't use for "chore"...thanks again for the
momentum, and also to the cities we have just visited on tour. sorry that we
completly missed a decade for some towns. will now attempt to rectify.
- Date: Sat Jan 29 02:59
Mike Brewer (mike@sa-wa-ro.freeserve.co.uk):
- I have a lonely copy of euro-hisser looking for a good home - please feel
free to e-mail me.
- Date: Fri Jan 28 18:49
help (me please):
- U.S. guy, 28, 6'2", seeks european copy of hisser for long term
relationship... does anyone know of a good mail order company with the
european copy? i've looked for places on the web, but am always unsure as to
what copy they have and would prefer to be able to call the order in if
possible. i would appreciate a lead if anyone has one..
- Date: Fri Jan 28 15:43
Salamander Ropes (SandSalamander@hotmail.com):
- Dear friends and family out there, I just found out that CHORE was
released on Thrill Jockey, distributed by Touch & Go Quarterstick! The
jewel has finally found its well deserved home. I wanted to let you know the
exact wording of the announcement in the newsletter - but for some reason
this programme here doesn't take it. (I get feedback like "Grow up! you
used a word other people may find offensive, but of course I didn't do
that): Well, now you gotta find out yourself by emailing to info@tgrec.com
or even better HOWE tells us all about it ;-) How about that, Mister Gelb?
Love, Miss Salamander Ropes
- Date: Tue Jan 25 15:49
Mike Brewer (mike@sa-wa-ro.freeserve.co.uk):
- This made me chuckle! Just been listening to an interview with Howe from a
German radio show in 1995:- Interviewer: "Do you still hang out in L.A.
or live in L.A. from time to time?" Howe: " No, I barely
pontificate that which is L.A. I mostly just permeate the Tucson perimeter
proper" - (pause) "shall I speak slower?" Interviewer:
"Maybe not slower, but different maybe..."
- Date: Mon Jan 24 15:42
tommy gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- Woher aus Deutschland kommst Du? Schreib`mir mal: tgailer@yahoo.de
- Date: Mon Jan 24 11:48
Guido (GuJeMert@knuut.de):
- Hi everybody, does anybody know when exactly "Chore..." will be
officially released? And are they going to play in sooner future in Germany?
Thanx for the moment. Guido
- Date: Sun Jan 23 15:48
des mirage (desmirage@yahoo.com):
- I really enjoyed the Giant Sand show that I saw on their recent and rare
east coast tour. I love the antics and the silliness. I love the good music
and the good time, all together. Keep on rockin' John, and Joey, and Howe.
Love, Desi P.S. Please don't be such a stranger to the southeastern section
of the US, any longer. Good evening, Desi
- Date: Fri Jan 21 07:11
Gary (garyiep@aol.com):
- Nah, when i saw them in Philly, they had 30 copies of Chore with them. No
T-shirts or other stuff.
- Date: Thu Jan 20 11:03
Chuck (molgat@canoemail.com):
- Greetings. Does anyone know the low down on the Official Bootleg Series
Vol. 2 CD? I imagine GS is selling it at shows right now, however, the
closest gig to here (Winnipeg) is a three-day drive. Any info at all would
be most appreciated. Thanks.
- Date: Sun Jan 16 12:41
Marc (m@m.m):
- I love Howe's music.
- Date: Sun Jan 16 07:22
Stefan Röhrich (StefanRoehrich@t-online.de):
- Hi, has anybody a copy of "Rudy's rockin' kiddie caravan" to
sell or to trade? I tried to get it at Bloodshot, but it’s sold out. Or
can somebody make me a CD-R copy? I’ve got some of the other compilations
to trade (ie, in CD-R format), or I could obtain an original copy of
„Fingerprints Vol. 2“ for you.
- Date: Sat Jan 15 15:22
Mike (susquehannah@hotmail.com):
- Aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!! Sorry about that but
can't help it. I've been in Boston all week without knowing that GS had a
show here Jan 12. Unbelievable. I've only ever seen the band once, many
years back in London when I traveled 200+ miles to London to catch them.
Never been closer to a gig than probably 1,000 miles since then. And then,
when I don't check the website for just 2 or 3 weeks, I miss the posting and
then the gig. Aaaaaarrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!! So, any chance of
sending out a "heads up we're touring" email to all of those on
the email list (ie like me) next time? PLEASE. Or detouring back via Boston
tomorrow? Monday? Tuesday? Feeling dejected ....
- Date: Fri Jan 14 14:20
tim k (hooboy@smileytate.com):
- Maybe too much drift, but am I the first to notice that OW OM + he he =
hOWe hOMe? Just a thought.
- Date: Thu Jan 13 21:16
john reynolds (jomireyn3@yahoo.com):
- Until I found this site the only thing I knew about Giant Sand was some
praise for Howe by Curt Kirkwood in a magazine interview and I'd oh so
rarely find a used record, always several years old, and the records never
seemed to offer much understandable info. Can anyone tell me about Rainer? I
gather he was very important to the Sand family and that he passed away a
while back and that he played a sweet steel guitar. Other than that he's as
mysterious as Giant Sand used to be.
- Date: Thu Jan 13 21:12
hopestill goforth (evanbear@mindspring.com):
- few brief comments on the Cambridge show ----the openers were good, the
first Buttercup were a pretty standard countryish sunny pop band in the
orange peels/sneetches vein with some wilco thrown in, a fun set, i believe
i saw them about 4 years ago at the Loud Music Fest in Northampton Mass but
I could be thinking of someone with a similar name -----then came 5ive Style
basically a more disco less interesting version of Sea & Cake, a fun set
but a bit long, the encore was unneccessary -----as soon as 5ive style
finally got off stage all the indie kids that were near me at the front
decided to leave, or rather one decided to leave and the one who was
interested in GS followed which was annoying but typical -----Howe and
friends seemed a bit tired and the technical problems didnt help either,
nothing catastrophic but the vocals were low, bass too loud (not unusual of
course) and general muddiness, the downstairs of Middle East just doesn't
take well to quiet performances because it all sounded bettr when it got a
bit louder -----Howe mostly on acoustic w/ tapes and toys and a little
keyboard, but he also played a good deal of the bigger keyboards and several
songs on the electric -----i wont muddle through a set list but highlights:
Searchlight (one of my fave songs and the version was great including some
beautiful noise from howe's guitar), Lovin Cup was beautiful and all the new
songs came off quite good though Shiver was at the peak of the bad vocal
sound, and the finale was a medley of Yer Ropes, Nick Cave's "Red Right
Hand", and OP8 there may have been other snippets im forgetting
-----overall it was an amazing (of course) but short set due i assume to the
fact that as i said they seemed a bit tired -----Howe mentioned nothing
about Chore being released on Thrill Jockey so hopefully Howe will confirm
or deny on here soon -----think thats about all i can have to say, oh wait
this was gonna be short...oh well, the show was even worth my $150 speeding
ticket i got on the way home ---------Ev
- Date: Thu Jan 13 16:40
paul kerr (paulk@dylan45.freeserve.co.uk):
- check out this interview with Howe
athttp://www.dolomite.net/dialogue/howe_gelb_d.html#q Paul
- Date: Wed Jan 12 22:19
C. Molgat (molgat@canoemail.com):
- Greetings one and all. Any woed on the official bootleg series vol. 2 CD
that was supposedly almost ready to ship? I pickup up Vol. 1 at the Halifax
hurricane gig a couple years ago and am eager to treat my ears to this
latest offering. please let me know wassup. Cheers!
- Date: Wed Jan 12 12:12
BD ((+)):
- Ah, the fast finger, thought I had offended only to see an opinionated
loudmouth. Passionate son of b's some of us sandheads are. Only seeking some
sand balm. It was effective for a short while last night. Just get riled up
with desire to take home the essence. I took it home last night and it kept
me up for a good while. Maybe a bit criticly ornery because I slept on the
couch. Who knows, but like my little Italian barber says: "What you
gonna do? Forget about
- Date: Wed Jan 12 10:03
BD ((-)):
- Come on guys. You are acting very censurish by deleting my comment. Show
some seeds and let the comment stand. What are your politics Howe. Don't be
week. Be human Plutoni
- Date: Wed Jan 12 09:22
jennifer harris (jharris@artic.edu):
- showed up @ quarter to ten, cause who waits around shuffling feet? though
of course this was shortsighted on the l.ax last o days scene. thus missing
the entire show. so i'll give my veryvery imaginingreview review (which,
since i just saw them in tucson on the 18th...somehow works)...hemming and
heaving too many feet, other folks' cigs burning uselessly, staring down and
missing the slightest trick, slide, snap. too many kids, does this mean
we're finally old? for sure the ol Hotel in tucs. is best place, to view.
one can actually see, can actually listen, despite occassional
topsyturviness of folks ambling w/ drinks. hmmm. wondering if they'd be into
doing sound for a future flick sound, can't think of a better group that
evokes...find i'm intrigued by their scat nature, picking up, imprompt,
sorta poesy like. meaning poetry not the darned flower or faker. is the sign
of art that of inspiration or sympatico? since i'm writing about the desert
i'm rather a bit of both fr. their tunes. too bad i missed the show.
- Date: Wed Jan 12 08:43
Tim K. (hideho@smileytate.com):
- Yup, the Lounge Ax show was not without its downside. Aside from the
obvious technical glitches,the unfortunate match-up of Calexico/Giant Sand
with Man or Astroman?, didn't help either. Alot of noisy space punk people
just shuffling in place, waiting for their band. Also, I think the set was
cut short, not by frustration, but by the time constraints of being stuck as
an opener instead of headlining.That said, Howe is as good as anyone when it
comes to making accidents happy ones and the shiver still got delivered for
me. Nice low-key uptempo version of "Blanket of Stars" found its
way in. Some fine nuggets of piano and a good dose of random squonk, but
there's no one I'd rather watch battling to save a sinking ship... By the
way, show was taped for a Lounge Ax compilation, but no word as to when that
might be available.
- Date: Wed Jan 12 08:35
BD (bdow1@earthlink.net):
- I was there too. Started with Wolfy went to shiver great rendition of
Loving cup misc tech samples and yes the sound was the worst I've
experienced in 30 years of shows. The lounge ax is a dump and it's a good
thing their closing. The guys working the board truly sucked. But GS true to
their style kept trying despite the hole of a place. Yes disappointed that
the show reeked but through no fault of GS. Speaking with Howe, he stated he
will be back in a couple of months. hope so The true Star of the show was
John. The man is a true and complex rhythm master. Makes it looks so easy
and light but it was his drumming that made the show. Sorry to say also no
electric Gretsch musing by Howe. Which was a real bummer because the guy
they had doing the electric stuff had no vision and added nothing. Howe you
are a wordsmith twisting and ryhming words and phrases a truly crazed poet.
Please come back with the band and do a show at Shuba's or some decent place
here in Chicago. If you noticed the place was half empty after you guys
split. Oh by the way politic
- Date: Wed Jan 12 07:46
solpadeine (solpadeine@hotmail.com):
- Caught the Lounge Ax gig last night in Chicago. Calexico were pretty coll
with their opening set. At times I was surprised how much sound was put out
by two. Giant Sand was... Well, I can truly say they tried very hard.
Plagued by sound problems from the get go, they suffered through for as long
as they (and we) could take it and then bid adieu. They were plagued by some
of the most vicious, gutwrenching technical problems I've seen in a good
long stretch of time. The bass was blowing levels, Howe's vocal effect mic
was having serious problems (half the time) and I think his keyboard
triggers were acting suspect as well, and the true center of it all was a
seriously F***ED up keyboard. So with this daunting configuration our
stalwart heroes ventured on bravely through their performance. There were
breaks almost every other song for attempts at mechanical resusitation while
Howe fielded questions from the audience. As it began to look hopeless we
were offered a 15 minute break in order to put things right, but that was
quickly decided against and the band (looking more sour by the minute) began
the endgame. Near the end of one song it appeared that Burns and Covertino
had had enough. Drum sticks were dropped and out came the flight case for
the bass while Howe finished on guitar. The two walked off and Howe began
the final number on keyboards. It sounded quite good so by the end of the
song the band had returned to back him and they segued into one last number
(sorry, no titles here, the only song I could identify out of the bunch was
"Wolfy" mid-set) So it was, hopefully, the worst Giant Sand show
I'll see. I did pick up "Chore..." and it served to soften the
blow. Hopefully they will return again soon and we can start again. Ben
- Date: Tue Jan 11 17:29
Paul kerr (paulk@dylan45.freeserve.co.uk):
- You guys are lucky! please post reviews of the gigs if you can. The
chicago Lounge ax do seems to be an emotional goodbye to that place. Wish I
was there. Paul
- Date: Tue Jan 11 13:37
Dave B (dzpangel@aol.com):
- just wanted to blurt out that I am completely thrilled and excited to see
that Chapel Hill date on the schedule for 1/18/00 -- never thought I'd see a
Giant Sand show! -- looking to drive up from Myrtle Beach -- thanks in
advance to my friend Alex and her couch -- I'm a Giant Sand enthusiast
starting with Center of trhe Universe, then I went back and found a bunch of
older stuff, and I've tried to keep up with all the new stuff -- I like
Hisser a lot too -- looks like I might be buyin the new record at the Cat's
Cradle show -- all I can say is "DUDE" -- lots of love from the
Sun Fun City -- DB
- Date: Mon Jan 10 13:20
hopestill goforth (evanbear@mindspring.com):
- i just realized my last long message was posted twice, i dont know why but
i apologize i didnt notice when i looked before so i dont know if im the
only one seeing it either way... ill check glitterhouse thanks for the rec
but im afraid the shipping charges will push it over the price i found on
gemm but certainly worth a try ----Ev
- Date: Mon Jan 10 09:02
Stephen M. H. Braitman (braitman@mindspring.com):
- Just noticed that "Core Of Enchantment" is up to $18.50 on
Ebay...poor saps!
- Date: Mon Jan 10 02:21
Stefan Röhrich (StefanRoehrich@t-online.de):
- hi hopestill goforth, try glitterhouse mailorder in germany. they got
nocturnes and barefoot rock in their budget & sellout list.
www.glitterhouse com or mailorder@glitterhouse.com
- Date: Sun Jan 9 22:52
hopestill goforth (evanbear@mindspring.com):
- first of all i got my tickets for the show in boston/cambridge on
wednesday just to be sure... cant wait of course... first time I heard Giant
Sand was live at SXSW in 97 (two calexico sets, one giant sand, one with
calexico backing mark eitzel) but of course I didn't know any of the songs
then and this is my first show since ive heard the albums only song i
remembered from the show was "Bottom Line Man" which led me to
hunt out every album i could in search of the song and then chore solved
that problem anyway this wasnt the point of my post... i was wondering if
anyone knew any places i would be likely to find some Rainer releases...
avoiding any of the big online stores would certainly be preferable i
checked on www.gemm.com but thought id check if anyone knew some place i
could get Nocturnes for under $20 if not ill just splurge because I figure
its about time to get me some rainer ----Ev np-Swerve (never been able to
get into this as much as the other albums, its the production i think, some
great songs of course but i dunno, still a great album just my least
favorite giant sand which isnt saying much)
- Date: Sun Jan 9 20:35
hopestill goforth (evanbear@mindspring.com):
- first of all i got my tickets for the show in boston/cambridge on
wednesday just to be sure... cant wait of course... first time I heard Giant
Sand was live at SXSW in 97 (two calexico sets, one giant sand, one with
calexico backing mark eitzel) but of course I didn't know any of the songs
then and this is my first show since ive heard the albums only song i
remembered from the show was "Bottom Line Man" which led me to
hunt out every album i could in search of the song and then chore solved
that problem anyway this wasnt the point of my post... i was wondering if
anyone knew any places i would be likely to find some Rainer releases...
avoiding any of the big online stores would certainly be preferable i
checked on www.gemm.com but thought id check if anyone knew some place i
could get Nocturnes for under $20 if not ill just splurge because I figure
its about time to get me some rainer ----Ev np-Swerve (never been able to
get into this as much as the other albums, its the production i think, some
great songs of course but i dunno, still a great album just my least
favorite giant sand which isnt saying much)
- Date: Sat Jan 8 15:20
Torben D. Hansen (td.hansen@get2net.dk):
- Hi Nuno I got a bit of Fruit Child Large too if you're in for a
trade...Torben
- Date: Sat Jan 8 04:36
Frank (arctic@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de):
- Spot the missing word a few lines down. Think it is. Should have done
that.
- Date: Sat Jan 8 04:34
Frank (arctic@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de):
- Hi Nuno, I don't Fruit Child Large ever released anything. However, I've
got at least two tapes of their European tour. Interested in trading? Frank
- Date: Fri Jan 7 11:29
Nuno (nunoantonio@yahoo.co.uk):
- Hi y'all, happy new year. Does anybody know how I'll be able to get a copy
of "Child Fruit Large"(??), you know, Howe's solo project with
Evan Dando. I was in Boston recently, did a mini-tour of the record shops,
but no one has even heard of it, so... Please let me know, got loads to
trade. Ciao 4 now! Nuno
- Date: Mon Jan 3 19:42
tommy gailer (tgailer@yahoo.de):
- hi ya all, here`s a canadian "chore ..." review:
http://www.canoe.ca/JamAlbumsG/giantsand_choreofen.html Tommy
- Date: Sun Jan 2 18:26
apexcd (apexcd@apexcd.com):
- philadelphia, january 15, 2000. we are looking foward. the wilson sisters
- Date: Sun Jan 2 17:49
paul kerr (paulk@dylan45.freeserve.co.uk):
- Favourite Sand songs - result. Well it didn't set the grass on fire. So
few votes but maybe these things are dumb. Anyway, one vote apiece for
Wonder, Seldom Matters, Warm Storm, Artists, World Stands Still (BBQSuite),
Trickle Down System, Angels at Night. I vote for Troubled Man but change my
mind every time I listen to a different album. So its a draw and eveyone
wins. The best Sand song is the one you're listening to right now or the
next new one you hear. So best wishes this New year and lets get the Bootleg
series No.2 out there. p.s. Chore of Enchantment made the top 100 in the
postcard best of which is good for an album the philistines demmed not
worthy of release. personal plea, anyone got tapes of radio shows esp. Andy
Kershaw on BBC Radio 1 going. Best wishes, Paul
- Date: Sat Jan 1 18:57
William Rodgers (WER@Blazenet.net):
- Anyone on the list going to the Philly show?
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