2005 January to
December
- Date: Sat Dec 31 21:44
geoff (year of the dog):
- it's the year of the dog right? or will be come sometime in january...makes
me think there should be asong about it or something...maybe there
is?...anyway, cheers. have a good one.
- Date: Sat Dec 31 20:38
OWOM Store (we are working on it.):
- 2006 resolution.. New store, more products, etc. Happy New Year!
- Date: Sat Dec 31 14:55
list '05 (today is winterwonderland):
- AAAA. and all that jazz. some David Thomas. plus: smokefree living since
192 days.
- Date: Sat Dec 31 13:34
hugh (new year's greetings):
- wishing everyone peace and happiness for 2006.
- Date: Sat Dec 31 11:04
well (who knows):
- maybe you're right...
- Date: Sat Dec 31 08:30
Jörg (re: "maybe"):
- It says "available to United States only". I'm not from the US.
Selling more copies to people interested in this CD would also raise more
money for this cause. So what would be wrong with selling a few over the
OWOM store, "maybe"?
- Date: Sat Dec 31 07:37
maybe? (i think):
- maybe you go back to ebay and get your copy there?!
- Date: Sat Dec 31 06:18
Jörg (Maybe a couple of copies of this CD can be made available
via the OWOM store? ):
- http://cgi.ebay.com/Howe-Gelb-Freakwater-The-Ballad-of-the-Tucson-2-1_W0QQitemZ4814316115QQcategoryZ307QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
- Date: Fri Dec 30 13:30
bob (krattahunter@hotmail.com):
- you are so gay so very very gay haha (LOSER) oh and u will never get a
girl looking like that
- Date: Fri Dec 30 12:09
james s (http://tinyurl.com/7t7ow):
- Ran across this on another listserv. "This listing is for disk 1 of
100; disk two will go onsale at midnight tonight; disk 3 at midnight
tomorrow night. The rest are all being sold in Tucson, until further notice.
;-) It's a terrific song for a great cause."
- Date: Fri Dec 30 10:44
J (james s):
- I'm sure you shall my fandango net buddy, I'm sure you shall...
- Date: Fri Dec 30 09:27
james s (re: J):
- Nice, J. I'm jealous. I hope I get a chance to hear what you do with the
PS.
- Date: Fri Dec 30 05:13
J (GOT):
- myself a pedal steel. Must listen to Blacky when I get up for work in the
late snowy afternoon. AAAA has seeped into my brain fully now and I love it.
Listened to chore with a lady friend the other night, still totally
awesome... Wish we had the Ottawa album today cos it's snowing outside...
Lars, an under byen sweater with hood sounds lovely- Discovered via a Danish
journo here and linking my love of Howe with that of Ian Browns' band and
all music ever... Gis one? lol
- Date: Thu Dec 29 08:40
Lars (doh!... forgot the link):
- Here we go: www.larsdideriksen.com/underbyen
- Date: Thu Dec 29 08:39
Lars (world + competition...win cds etc.):
- Thanks for the link, j kay. Not much sound on that website? Odd. With
stuff like that one would really like to hear before buying. I'll try and
check it out. ### BY THE WAY...those few of you interested in the Danish
musical playmates of Howe, Under Byen, there's a neat competition at the
"fansite" right now. Just answer the question there the best you
can and you can win cds, a bit of merchandise or a very cool vinyl package
(which includes all vinyl releases currently available - among them the
beautiful re-released double 10-inch vinyl of the debut "Kyst").
The competition closes on January 5th, so don't wait too long if you want a
piece of the action. -- Happy new ears, folks! ;-) / Lars
- Date: Tue Dec 27 13:32
elkhart (ojo):
- once again the knomes and ferries come domn from the mountains drink all
yer licker eat all the sweets smoke all the smokables and leave their weird
little leather goods and wooden statutes and small animals. happi festivus!
where did all my barenjager go?
- Date: Tue Dec 27 12:52
j kay (gabba gabba hay):
- lars, if you are looking for some wierd world music you might want to
check out sublimefrequencies.com . i think that is spelt wright..... it is a
label by the indie band the sun city girls outta seatle. personaly, i
haven't gotten to the point of buying records on the net so i don't know how
they are but the record covers sure do look x-otic.
- Date: Tue Dec 27 12:35
Lars (that "world" stuff):
- Trying once again. Hopefully I'll get to post it this time. Forgot half of
it now. :-) Right, I of course listen to lots of non-US and non-European
music. But all in all it's only a small part in comparison. Yeah, I know
Fela. Think I saw bits of junior twice at the Roskilde Festival. But never
really got fully into it. But I guess my real point is: I wonder what kind
of really underground stuff there is out there in the many parts of the
world. Not crappy "Thai pop", but the on-the-edge underground
music which is bound to be there somewhere. -- Funny thing with those
Ethiopique compilations. I never knew that place was a funky hot spot in the
50s or 60s. Who would have thought? Sometimes a little James Brown-sy in
places....but then also NOT so. Wonderfully kick-ass odd. :-) -- By the way,
just got OOIOO's "Gold And Green" (from Thrill Jockey) in the mail
today. Lovely Japanese stuff. You can listen to the whole thing here:
http://www.thrilljockey.com/catalog/?id=100216 -- Take care! / Lars
- Date: Tue Dec 27 07:43
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- Date: Mon Dec 26 17:18
thin (the end of de sombre):
- mmm....hellish.it may be, I certainly agree sean T. i had a badnight last
night..caught some b*****d trying to break into my pad in the early hours.
caught the blighter though. red handed..think he may have been special
needs...couldn't speak native tongue and was wearing odd bright scarlet
tunic c/p white fur trim coupled with white goatee and white side boards,
his wellies also creaked a bit(very small size also..about 4). strange that
he seemed to have a couple of cds that i been after for a while..anyways
catch him I did, banged up under lock and key until I have had time to think
what to do with him..might not let him go..anyways guess I'll give the
records he left a whirl.shucks...maybe even special odd thieves like rainer
and gelb also. strange planet we hang on.eh..hope the same don't happen this
time next year.
- Date: Mon Dec 26 16:56
Leo (Last of the Independents):
- http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-nycd26dec26,0,580927.story?coll=la-home-nation
I'm going to miss these guys
- Date: Mon Dec 26 08:24
Jörg (one more best-of-2005-list, this time songs only:):
- HG "Bottom Of the Barrel" # Two Gallants "Las Cruces
Jail" # CatPower "The Greatest" # Clem Snide "The Sound
Of German Hip Hop" # CatPower & M.Ward "Willie Deadwilder"
# Superwolf "I Gave You" # Eels "Trouble With Dreams" #
Bright Eyes "Land Locked Blues" # Tocotronic "Aber hier leben,
nein danke" # M.Ward "Four Hours in Washington" # Devendra
Banhart "Little Boys" # Bonustrack: Giant Sand
"Chromosome" ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Best wishes for 2006 to
all you folks!
- Date: Mon Dec 26 05:48
SeanT (agghhh.):
- Thankfully it's finished . Why is Xmas now just hellish....
- Date: Mon Dec 26 01:49
howe (home):
- this comment spage clock sez it is already december 26...but i can see on
my clock here in tucson we still have 10 more minutes of december 25th
left.... so HAPPY CHRISTMAS please ....and may all your hoo ha be hippity
ones.....yip, howe
- Date: Mon Dec 26 00:16
john (in texas):
- some fine choices for high musical moments in 2006. A few more to
consider... Mike Nicolai's "god fatigue in the post atom age"
(this may be available only through his website); Richmond Fontaine's
"The Fitzgerald"; Okkervil River's "Black Sheep Boy";
and Smog's "A River Ain't Too Much to Love." I had really
anticipated the new Silver Jews record, and would have expected to be
plugging it here, but alas, I just can't seem to hang with this one.
- Date: Sun Dec 25 23:28
phil (revised best of 05):
- Revised as of purchases last week: Curt Kirkwood: snow; Gary Duncan &
Quicksilver: Strange Trim (available internet only); Grateful Dead, Fillmore
West, 1969;AAAA; Al Kooper, Black Coffee.
- Date: Sun Dec 25 15:20
james s (come on, Lars):
- recompose, i know you had some good and appropriate response down. Yes,
Ho.
- Date: Sun Dec 25 13:56
john (in texas):
- happy holidays to all you sandies
- Date: Sun Dec 25 12:13
Lars (Oh, man...):
- "no mark-up language allowed". Fine. But it doesn't remember
what I wrote and it's a lot. Couldn't go back and change it. Dammit! Know
Fela, yes. And...aw, can't write it all again. Grrr! ( Lars
- Date: Sun Dec 25 11:22
M.C. (Ho?):
- Merry Cringle and a toppermost 2006 for all.
- Date: Sun Dec 25 02:08
Blaine (Kid Bro):
- Lars - you can do no wrong checking into Fela, the late Nigerian Afrobeat
superman. Heaviosity grooves, intersting lyics and stories, jams that make
the Dead sound like kids in a sand box. That's my plug.
- Date: Sat Dec 24 23:58
but everyone likes a merry holiday (shammy):
- may yer stockings be full of goodness...
- Date: Sat Dec 24 15:28
No one likes being lectured by a kid brother... ("Sometimes I
wonder how much good music I'm missing out on from everywhere else in the
world - when I'm being fed mostly US and European tones."):
- You got no one to blame but yourself, Lars. Get after it and do some
homework, for the world abounds with tons of musical wonderment--and it
isn't that hard to find, actually.
- Date: Sat Dec 24 11:45
Lars (Merzbow etc.):
- ...saw Merzbow play with Mike Patton AND Sonic Youth at the Roskilde
Festival this summer. What a treat. :-) All in all three (actually four)
Patton shows and two Sonic Youth...in difference disguises and with various
guess (also Mats Gustafsson). I must admit maybe Merzbow's kind of noise is
a bit too much for me. Great to see live, though. Like the guy from Aarhus
called Ultimate Combat Noise (yeah, a fitting name). My favourite is still Wäldchengarten,
though. They're both from Noisejihad. They've also got a weblabel where they
release the liveshows they put on. Plenty of interesting stuff. Check it out
at www.noisejihad.dk . Wäldchengarten's "Electrical Bonding" is
more ambient/illbient and my favourites are "...In Preparation of
Machines to Fall" and "Beautyboxer". Good stuff. Go to
www.waldchengarten.dk for more on them, if you're curious. :-) / Lars
- Date: Sat Dec 24 09:12
Noise (Lars and mothersagainstnoise):
- Thanks for the link, Lars. Haven't listened to Merzbow for a year or so.
Great idea to put on them old records again...... Merry X-mas!!!!!!!!
- Date: Sat Dec 24 08:51
J (Happy xmas):
- You lot
- Date: Sat Dec 24 08:13
Lars (and eh...):
- There really shouldn't be a question mark after "The Americans I am
in contact with are beautiful, sensible people?". A typo. :-) / L
- Date: Sat Dec 24 08:13
Lars (Crazy Americans):
- Of course it doesn't always shine through in writing. But I figured the
"crazy Americans" generalization was so obvious over the top and
"old-fashioned" that it would slide through with a chuckle. :-)
Hell, I'm from "the old world" - or what was it Rumsfeld said? The
Americans I am in contact with are beautiful, sensible people? But who are
all those others jesus freaks and gun nuts?! So the sensible are "the
silent majority". Still got that cuckoo in office, though. Every time
Bushie and his likes open their mouths I feel like am being lecture by a
young kid brother who of course knows best....uhm, right, folks. ;-) What
scares me more is how he so often uses the phrase "the enemy". Did
you notice that? He sounds like he's a general in a pre-century world war or
sumthin'. Good to hear about the stand-off with the Patriot Act and
"intelligent design", guys. Nice with some good news from across
the pond - besides the good music. ;-) Sometimes I wonder how much good
music I'm missing out on from everywhere else in the world - when I'm being
fed mostly US and European tones. Right....chit-chatting now, he-he. Have a
nice evening, folks! We Danes open our presents in the evening after eating
and dancing around the christmas tree. Tomorrow we just eat. And eat. Waaaay
too much! :-) / Lars
- Date: Sat Dec 24 07:29
HRH Gluesiffer the 3rd (Christamas message to my people):
- Starnge winds hands and chins, cheeks a glow whisky a go toilet pass
hummor lines up to meet the king, jolly wobblys and festive filth the
premirer of many a grown mans ilk. in short happy new year, espaecaily to mr
lee for being a better humman than me and upsetting far more christians. Ho
Ho Ho i am off to the absinthine..
- Date: Fri Dec 23 21:03
Donald G. Ackerman (DonAck@msn.com):
- I've been a huge fan for around 15 years. I would love it if you guys
would come to Michigan.(Detroit, Lansing, Grand Rapids, etc.). Hope to see
you soon. Don Ackerman.
- Date: Fri Dec 23 20:53
another (crazy american):
- Yes, Lars, indeed... crazy americans. I can begin to explain how weird it
is to be from and live in a country that can produce this shit, and much
worse, and at the same time, be home to Howe, Johnny Cash, Woody Guthrie,
Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Jack
Kerouac, Lightnin' Hopkins, Henry Miller, Muddy Waters, Hank Williams, Zappa,
Elvis, MLK, Dewey, music and thought so loved by you and me... weird crazy
america... god I love it and fear it and hate it and cherish it...
- Date: Fri Dec 23 13:59
Blaine (Car trouble):
- James S - can you shoot me yr UT address? Can't locate it here. **********
Merry Sand-Mess to all you folk around the universe and beyond, Blaine.
- Date: Fri Dec 23 11:36
Frank C (mothersagainstnoise):
- Doesn´t matter if the mothers of prevention save the world from the US,
Germany, Denmark or Mars. Funny link, Lars! "If your child only has pop
records and a Radiohead record, it might not be too late to save them....
please remove Radiohead CDs from their music collection." Too sad that
Giant Sand didn´t make it on the list! :lol:
- Date: Fri Dec 23 10:10
Jesus (Your Lord & Savior):
- You're preaching to the choir, Lars; although perhaps instead of the
sweeping "Crazy Americans" generalization, how about narrowing
your scope more accurately to "those crazy right-wing fanatics"?
And the folks you're really ranting against represent a very small, albeit
vocal, faction of this country. On the upside of the argument, a judge in PA
recently ruled that teaching "Intelligent Design" in public
schools was a violation of church and state (about f*&king time!), and
did so with language that was downright uplifting in its condemnation of the
not-so-veiled intentions of the Intelligent Design champions. So the
pendulum swings, as it should.
- Date: Fri Dec 23 08:42
Lars (...adding...):
- Now, what's wrong with rebellion?!
- Date: Fri Dec 23 08:41
Lars (If you're a bad parent, you can always blame music, of
course...):
- Crazy Americans....at it again. New enemy, still music, though.
www.mothersagainstnoise.org -- my god, where do they come up with this?
Weird how it can be both sadly amusing and incredibly annoying (well, I get
this feeling with most kinds of ridiculous ignorance). "If you thought
Rap, Punk, Heavy Metal or any other past degenerate "music" trend
was a threat...WAKE UP!!".... Some soccer moms just have too much
sparetime on their hands, haven't they? Well, I did think a few years back
that noise would be the new punk. But maybe it was too obscure and
avantgarde to really catch on. But maybe not. :-) MERRY X! / Lars
- Date: Thu Dec 22 15:23
tingo (good albums2005):
- Nice talking to me(spin doctors) Jacksonville city nights (Ryan Adams) The
alternative to love(Brendan Benson) AAAA(AAAA) Geromino(Shannon Mcnally)
- Date: Thu Dec 22 12:04
james s (edit):
- that first sentence should read, Much I have NOT heard, or even heard of.
Thank you for your patience.
- Date: Thu Dec 22 12:03
james s (thanx all for your "best ofs"):
- Much I have heard, or even heard of. Nice Friencs of Dean Martinez article
in new No Depression... including a bit of the Tuscon history, though not
much. I loved Elm's playing on BBQ, and the way some of the early FoDM tunes
were woven into the fabric on that record. Here's a trivia question: I've
heard or read that Friends of Dean Martinez started as a wedding band, that
it was basically Giant Sand, and that they actually played at weddings. Is
this some strange urban myth that I heard or dreamed up?
- Date: Thu Dec 22 11:56
james s (re: M.C. "always with you"):
- Thanks for that link, M.C... and just in time for Christmas. Diane
Robert's told a nice little story (as related to the whole christmas under
assault rant going on these days to divert attention away from...) Funny,
and worth a listen: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5060356
- Date: Thu Dec 22 11:39
Frank C (2005 favorites):
- In no particular order: AAAA; Depeche Mode - Playing The Angel; Nine Inch
Nails - With Teeth; Madonna - Confessions On A Dancefloor; Josh Rouse -
Nashville; Ryan Adams - Cold Roses; LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem; Wilco
- Kicking Television
- Date: Wed Dec 21 22:08
phil ((2005)):
- in no particular order: John Prine, Fair & Square; AAA; Stones, Bigger
Bang; McCartney, Chaos; Spirit, Son of America; Al Kooper, Black Coffee;
Steve Kimock Band, Eudumonic
- Date: Wed Dec 21 04:38
Tom (scrolling for M.C. (Hazlewood)):
- Hey M.C. - you can mail me at: surfingtom(at)web.de would be nice to hear
from you :) Thanks
- Date: Tue Dec 20 17:06
seanT (I):
- I'm at home , and I have have pizza...
- Date: Tue Dec 20 17:05
SeanT (Oi , Howe):
- Howe , what's your 2005 listings ?
- Date: Tue Dec 20 16:25
M.C. (About time we put the Christ back in Christmas):
- I didn't know Jesus was the guy from 38 Special: http://members.aol.com/JesusImages/
- Date: Tue Dec 20 10:48
Graham (year's best):
- Pyramid "The First American," My Morning Jacket "Z," J
Mascis "J + Friends Sing + Chant for AMMA," Califone
"Everybody's Mother, Vol. 1," Hummingbiird (self-titled), Arizona
Amp and Alternator "AAAA," Beck "Guero," South San
Gabriel "Carlton Chronicles," Friends of Dean Martinez "Lost
Horizon," Robert Plant "Mighty Rearranger." I was also mighty
pleased with the John Martyn remasters, "Sunday's Child" in
particular.
- Date: Tue Dec 20 09:52
matadordesevilla (matadordesevilla@yahoo.com):
- Moanin by Mr Airplane Man
- Date: Tue Dec 20 06:09
M.C. (Hazlewood):
- Tom, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... what be your email?
- Date: Tue Dec 20 04:21
Tom (That Hazlewood bootleg):
- Any hints where I can get a copy of " No Boots: The Lee Hazlewood
Collection (Lee Hazlewood) 5-CD bootleg anthology" ? Any information
about the set?
- Date: Tue Dec 20 00:47
geoff (j-yep):
- i am--i just wrapped up giving finals to my class here at UT...but am
emerging from the busy-ness now. well sort of. i am animated a fairly labor
intensive video now, but i am emerging from the other busy-ness.
- Date: Mon Dec 19 23:48
Wondering (Question):
- Just curious, but am I the only here who is sick to death of ectoplasm?
- Date: Mon Dec 19 18:04
kf ((most gLISTened in 2005)):
- frog eyes(the golden river)buck 65 (secret house again)count bass d (dwight
spitz) AAAA (AAAA) the delfonics (best of) handsome family (singing bones)
joy division (still) the kinks (muswell hillbillies) lou reed (ecstacy) man
man (the man in a blue turban with a face) mildred bailey (the rocking chair
lady)the natural history (beat beat heartbeat) Okay (high road) archie shepp
(fire music) broadcast (ha ha sound) califone (roomsound) the byrds
(sweethearts of the rodeo) blues goblins (blues goblins)
- Date: Mon Dec 19 17:50
Lars (the best...):
- Yeah, Arizona Amp is definitely among the best this year. So are: ***
Figurines - Skeleton *** Jana Hunter & Devendra Banhart 12-inch split
(new album out by Jana - check it out) *** Lucky Dragons - A Sewing Circle
*** Depeche Mode - Playing The Angel *** Deerhoof - Green Cosmos EP ***
Deerhoof - Runners Four *** Spleen United - Godspeed Into The Mainstream ***
Mogwai - Government Commissions (yes, a lovely selection of great Peel
sessions) *** Singvogel & Peter Laugesen - Apparatets Skygge *** Various
Artists - Bro Zone *** Probably forgot some. Times moves fast...was gonna
pick some, but then saw they were from 2004, my goodness. And I've bought
older stuff too. Actually just got the 30th Anniversary edition of Patti
Smith's "Horses" with the live cd. Very nice. Funny....it's my
first Patti-cd. The 30th anniversary...well. He-he. Bought lots of Talking
Heads this year too. Yummy. *** MERRY X-MAS, FOLKS!!! / Lars
- Date: Mon Dec 19 16:52
J (not only but also):
- Geoff at swerve are you still out there? Dangfandango awaiting. Little j
are you looking? Little B needs you x
- Date: Mon Dec 19 16:35
J (List):
- AAAA, all 3 Ryan Adams, Wide awake it's morning (Unbelieveable
arrangements for a young 'un) Justin Rutledge 'No never alone', I don't know
about this year, all the late Cash trilogy... Getting my prized sho bud
pedal steel after xmas, travel never felt so good...
- Date: Mon Dec 19 12:19
glue (Record of the year):
- Again no Noose for luke - get with the proggrame children I rock. like
some smoothed relatives chin (post waxing)
- Date: Mon Dec 19 12:18
glue (interview/review New Harry Potter IGOR KARKAROFF ):
- Cult legder Howe Gelb of such groups as The band of Bandy Bendy and Giant
Sinus has made his holly wood debut in the Warner Bros. film Harry Potter
and the goblet of fire.nice to see howes acting coming along in the new
potter flick - as the leader of the northen college the once evil blah blah
see's howe take on a childrens book. The normaly noctural howe was lightened
to learn that his unique ability to balance caused some concern. Many others
is the cast were under his spell as he sang away the long filiming breaks.
- Date: Mon Dec 19 11:56
Fritz (my best):
- Into The Soap - Taco Varda, The Mad Passion Of Leggy Badden - Colin
Unbrunst, The Faint Taint - The Flippin' Dolphins, The Best Of The Coonsters
- The Coonsters, 23 Songs & 1 Mistake - Magerndon, Hip Flips &
Turnstiles - DJ Kunt, Finally Alice - The Verps, Large Tales & Small
Passions - Just Jenny, 8844221...RUN! - Rabbit Run & The Nigerian
Backstamps, I'm Disappointed In You - Radar Khadr.
- Date: Mon Dec 19 07:25
Lars (soloistic acoustically):
- Was listening to "Man On A String" yet again the other day. And
then the little hotel bathroom recorded "diddy" from that Acuarela
compilation. And thought: wow, how nice it would be with a collection of
stripped down solo recordings. I guess those mostly show up on the "officia
bootlegs" these days or...? But yeah, an album with just voice and then
either guitar or piano. So one can also get a sense of space/air in the
recordings and really hear the basic elements of the songs. ....Maybe I'm
thinking this, because that's how I first started listening to Howe? At the
solo gigs at Café Mozart. Am I the only one longing for a bit of uhm,
"Hisser"-like (?!) audible ourpourings? Oh well... :-) --- X-massy
greets to ya', one 'n' all! / Lars
- Date: Mon Dec 19 03:58
M.C. (Best Of 2005):
- Top 10 in no specific order: Arizona Amp & Alt. (AA&A); Blinking
Lights (Eels); Devils & Dust (Springsteen); The Sunlandic Twins (Of
Montreal); I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (Bright Eyes); One Man's Treasure
(Mick Harvey); Reiko Ike Sings (Reiko Ike)REISSUE; No Boots: The Lee
Hazlewood Collection (Lee Hazlewood) 5-CD bootleg anthology stretching from
1956 to 2003, amazing; Thunder Lightning Strike (The Go Team); Broken
Flowers (soundtrack). An honorable mention goes to Paul McCartney's Chaos
& Creation In The Backyard, as it offers half an album's worth of some
incredible songs and production by someone I thought would never surprise or
amaze me again (the other half of the album, well...so-so on the songs)--had
the so-so material been replaced with the three excellent non-album tracks
he's got floating around--"I Want You To Fly," "Growing Up
Falling Down," "Summer Of '59"--then Chaos would've been
quite a dark, melodic piece of work.
- Date: Mon Dec 19 02:26
SeanT (eoyl):
- Is it time for the end of year lists yet ? here's mine : Greg Dulli -
Amber Headlights Portastatic - Bright Ideas Steve Wynn - Tick Tick Tick
Billy Childish - Heaven's Journey John Doe - Forever Hasn't Happened Yet Son
Volt - Okemah And The Melody Of Riot The Knitters - The Modern Sounds Of The
Knitters Guided By Voices - American Superdream Wow ( Suitcase 2 ) Bob Dylan
- No Direction Home Bruce Springsteen - Devils And Dust Kathleen Edwards -
Back To Me Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run - reissue Marah - If You Didn't
Laugh , You'd Cry Magnolia Electric Co - Trials and Errors / What Comes
After The Blues The Fall - Box-set The Arcade Fire - Funeral And You Will
Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead - Worlds Apart The Mendoza Line - Full Of
Light And Full Of Fire ? - Arizona Amp And Amplifier X - Live In Los Angeles
William Elliot Whitmore - Ashes To Dust Peter Bruntnell - Ghost In A
Spitfire The Coral - The Invisible Invasion Wire - The Scottish Play Neutral
Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea - reissue. Audioslave - Out Of
Exile Cat Power - The Greatest Arctic Monkeys - I Bet That You Look Good On
The Dancefloor - 7" Hockey Night - For Guys' Eyes Only - 7"
- Date: Mon Dec 19 00:56
Francis Of The Might Big Head & Hands Fit For The Grand Noggin' Of
Photon Cuzards...& Frumpets too (Neil good, Daniel Johnston good,
Giant Sand good, New Orleans not so good these days):
- How's everyone doing out there? The board isn't as lively as it once was.
- Date: Sun Dec 18 19:24
That (One):
- Iron&Wine/Calexico from Portland just posted on the Dime.
- Date: Sun Dec 18 14:29
conch (Neil on SNL):
- Nah nah, John, fear not. I think Neil is just doing what Neil wants to
do...which isn't always what others want from him but it ain't Vegas by any
stretch. Reach your ears back an album or two and you'll find the Neil
you're looking for...or just wait until the next album, or the next, and
he'll be right there. I didn't know he sang a song about Elvis Costello.
Wow. :)
- Date: Sun Dec 18 10:25
john (in texas):
- Did any of you in the U.S. see Neil Young on SNL last night? I was shocked
at how lame it was... esp. the 2nd song about Elvis... has the Neiler become
a cheesy vegas act for christ's sake? Say it ain't so.
- Date: Sat Dec 17 22:38
M.C. (documentaria musiciananos nah eh uh):
- Just wanted to give a heads up to those who might be interested. Recently
had an opportunity to check out the documentary THE DEVIL & DANIEL
JOHNSTON and really thought it was great. Amazingly well done, and
heartbreaking, fascinating, funny, and, as well, oddly uplifting (not in the
Steel Magnolia-sense of things, k?). With Jim White's SEARCHING FOR THE
WRONG-EYED JESUS and a smattering of other really above-par recent
non-fiction films about bands and musicians, I'd rank the DEVIL & DANIEL
way up there at the top of the list (some clips can be viewed here at
www.thedevilanddanieljohnston.com). Along those lines, does anyone here know
when HIGH & DRY will see the light of day? Looking forward to that one
as well.
- Date: Sat Dec 17 19:54
Stephen M.H. Braitman (braitman@mindspring.com):
- A segment of "Drunken Bees" has been included in the latest
issue of PASTE magazine's free DVD. It's with the Dec/Jan issue (#19) -
Fiona Apple on the cover.
- Date: Sat Dec 17 17:58
tingo (the deep woods):
- Kristin Hershsh's new band 50foot Wave is giving away their new ep for
free at throwingmusic.com
- Date: Sat Dec 17 14:07
J (Voting):
- Blacky too...
- Date: Fri Dec 16 20:45
john (in texas):
- yes indeed indubitably some Blacky Ranchette
- Date: Fri Dec 16 20:01
M.C. (Archivist):
- You know, the SXSW show from 1997 is a good one, with all the seeds of
what would then mutate into Friends of Dean M. and Calexico firmly planted
into the mix. That said, it'd also be great to hear some or any of the
full-throttle Blacky Ranchette rumblings from the last century.
- Date: Fri Dec 16 18:41
john ((in texas)):
- Jim, I'd vote for one of the shows Howe discusses in the tour diary (if
you have any)... it would be cool to match up Howe's own impressions of the
show with a recording... not to mention the fun that could be had in
creating artwork, using Howe's comments. But that being said, any Howe/GS
shows are welcome!
- Date: Fri Dec 16 17:29
Archivist (SXSW):
- Yes I have that one in the archives (1997 I believe) but is is
unfortunately an off air copy to cassette with BAD reception. Anyone have a
better copy of this?
- Date: Fri Dec 16 17:04
Blaine (Archivist):
- How about the SXSW shows? Wasn't there a radio b'cast during one?
- Date: Fri Dec 16 16:34
james s (vineland):
- Surely, somewhere, there is a band calling themselves The Thanatoids.
- Date: Fri Dec 16 16:33
Archivist (No problem! More coming!):
- Glad to be of service. The archive is vast and it is cool that Howe lets
me share some stuff out of it. Working on some rare tracks to post on the
Thrill Jockey site and hopefully we will get another full length show posted
on archive.org. Any requests for time/date periods?? Jim
- Date: Fri Dec 16 01:50
Lars (some reading matter...):
- http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051215/ap_en_mu/music_calexico_iron_and_wine
- Date: Fri Dec 16 01:40
geoff (j thanks):
- geoff(at)swervepictures.com except use the handy at symbol instead of my
attempt at not attracting autospams. i really look forward to hearing what
everyone has done with the songs. so thanks!
- Date: Thu Dec 15 23:42
john (in texas):
- been reading the tour journal... even printed it out so's it be
portable... last night in hotel room reading before sleep's pull... bleeding
into hanging with howe in dreams... now not sure what I read and what I
dreamed. Either way, I'm surely diggin this man... as I suppose you are, or
you wouldn't likely be reading this. see you in my dreams...
- Date: Thu Dec 15 23:27
Erik Johnson (Erik in Portland):
- http://www.dougfirlounge.com/calendar.html ................ Sure is great
to see Giant Sand playing in Portland soon. I am really looking forward to
seeing Howe and the band once again. Thanks for coming back!!! -Erik
- Date: Thu Dec 15 21:45
Bennybob (GS_n00b@newbie.co.th):
- Just raising my hand as a content (as in happy) lurker and Howe/GS recent
convert (with all the zeal that accompanies a new discovery). This forum is
a good gang, and forum + Howe's tour diary = part of this nutritious
breakfast. Special thanks to Jim Blackwood for posting all the great shows.
The Muhle Hunziken (10-15-04) is my current favorite. Be talking to y'allz.
- Date: Thu Dec 15 10:44
J (geoff):
- Put up an email address and i'll sort you out a copy...
- Date: Thu Dec 15 09:23
conch (alan):
- Yep yep, tis true.
- Date: Thu Dec 15 08:23
Alan (conch):
- GS/Howe seeks folks out, it strikes me that regulars here (after having
been sought out) decide on their own whether or not to stay, lurk,
periodically peruse, or contribute variably much...
- Date: Thu Dec 15 03:32
geoff (that cover cd):
- speaking of the cover cd...it would be fun to hear for those of us that
have been around here a while and just never quite gettin' reached by our
tree limbs...but before i ask someone to send me a copy...which i will do
later in this post...i'll appologize, in the past my tree forgot me and i
have relied on the kindness of someone overseas to send me a copy...most of
the time i have remembered to send something fun in return. a couple times i
have unfortunately forgotten i fear...so would someone be willing to send me
a copy of the covers cd? and if you are one of those i owe a cd to...let me
know and i will make good. okay?
- Date: Thu Dec 15 02:55
Er (uh):
- hahaha. What? Oh.
- Date: Wed Dec 14 20:58
conch (newbie):
- Hmmmmmmmmmmmm...not sure if this make sense. But I'm somewhat of the
opinion that Giant Sand, etc., seeks people out rather than the other way
around...not quite like a pimple or, in my case, gray hair...but more like
something wonderfully unexpected that arrives on the horizon and gets
glimpsed from a distance on a scenic route back road, right at dusk, just as
the car rounds a bend. Or a pimple, I don't know.
- Date: Wed Dec 14 18:59
PaulK (Howesongs):
- not related in any way but thought this was of some interest. Paul http://www.howesong.co.uk/
- Date: Wed Dec 14 17:46
Alan (Newbie):
- We are the (s)elect, OK self-(s)elected, (bee-)keepers of the flame...
hey, did other folks like Ulee's Gold as much as I did... really nice Peter
Fonda vehicle... oh, yeah, and speaking of bee keepers, I read Mitch
Cullin's book A Slight Trick of the Mind and it was much better than Caleb
Carr's The Italian Secretary (which wasn't bad, just no where near as
human). Back to Newbie, in the end, its not us, it's Howe and the long and
winding road that is Giant Sand, that/who's the key. Some of us have met
each other, most haven't, some (_not_ including me) recorded songs for a
cover/tribute CD that you can have one of us send you, if you ask nicely, as
part of the Sandman Series you can discover about on the front page of the
site, some have been at it a decade, some have been listening for a quarter
century, Lars... well, he's special, Glue is (perhaps) unstuck, in the end
we're all smitten. Welcome. (Oh, yeah, read Howe's Tour Diary, it'll explain
everything and nothing.)
- Date: Wed Dec 14 17:35
finn (cat stevens...):
- is currently being uploaded... next is colin hay, dad is a porter at the
airport and his wife gave him this cd! that is cool... and i have
subsequently found out he is of 'men at work' fame which we all liked as
kids... hmmm also appears on that garden state movie soundtrack that has the
lovely miss portman in... err third btl of vino, cheerio
- Date: Wed Dec 14 15:34
peasoup (backed by shake my hand blues):
- on behalf of the family i'd like to welcome new folks to the circus
- Date: Wed Dec 14 14:22
SeanT (NEWBIE):
- We are not sure .
- Date: Wed Dec 14 12:44
J (Blaine):
- Yes mate. Thanks a lot, some v interesting stuff. Gotta dash...
- Date: Wed Dec 14 11:49
Blaine (nearing snowbound):
- It is the keys to the gate. You just let yrself in and fall. Track down a
compilation called The Inner Flame. Jason UK, did the cds arrive?
- Date: Wed Dec 14 10:54
Newbie (Newbie):
- Who on earth are you people? And why haven't I heard this amazing music
until just recently? What is a Giant Sand anyway? Does it/they live under
rocks, with a loyal band of crabs keeping it guard? And is this where the
crabs reside? I'm feeling crabby myself, and I'm smitten.
- Date: Tue Dec 13 18:28
finn (auster):
- i have both of those books but haven't read them yet! any way loading up
the new ipod w' music is addictive... loads of sandy stuff not least the
arizona amp and alternator, like the new loretta inparticular...
- Date: Tue Dec 13 12:34
thin (an odd ode toward no particular abode):
- Really like the photo perched in the journal pages, nice laurel and hardy
panache feel to it, howeaustere & young arcade fire drummer boy, both
looking good and wearing that studio palour of joy and wearydome and lack of
real sunglare. I been listenin to that latest arcade fire record and it
struck that it has a very heavy slant toward vocal harmony and the drums
sits in very good and square, then me thunk that I can really imagine that
sorta drum style working real well with that gospel record, sorta
interseting to muse-on the possibles and interestabilities in this time of
cold lovely long hours(my fingies ache on the keyboard, that cold buskin in
late autumn chill feel). I been real getting in too the alternator record,
think it suit cold kitchen darkness with low light and a big pan hovering
toward the boil and cold beers. I keep hearing the word ‘munster’ and it
funni how a word/place can change, ive never even been but now when I hear
that word I no longer hear ‘munster’..i just grin a one lopsided grin
and timages of dark streets and howe posters conjure up. since the days be
charcoaled these days I been finding the time to appreciate a couple o works
by mr paul auster and in a certain way they have a lovely sand feel to
them-straight yet twisty, simple yet subtle and generous in weaviness. I
recommend ,new york trilogy’ not the middle story though and ‘leviathan,
pushes greatly. long time me not post here..accustoming to new job and
wearydom in head and eyes. good rubs to all your wise and curious bellies.
- Date: Tue Dec 13 12:04
richard genre (Quiff comb slop rock):
- with a hint of cheese. Music to catch fishermen with? one more obtuse is
to me as acute is a parrot? oh weelll as its christams disenchantment focus
pulling shift soaking line modules of saint gregories pupils parlour.
- Date: Tue Dec 13 11:11
conch (genre):
- I just call it Fred
- Date: Tue Dec 13 06:53
Jörg (genre):
- It used to be paisleycowpunkpostpunkdesertrock but now is a genre itself.
- Date: Tue Dec 13 04:39
SeanT (GENRE):
- I'd say Giant Sand was Deep Death Speed Metal Punk. Howe solo is more easy
listening in the Tony Bennett stylie ..
- Date: Mon Dec 12 22:42
james s (genre):
- It's pure boy band. Giant Sand is my very favorite boy band. I especially
like the dance moves.
- Date: Mon Dec 12 16:27
Adam (agarlan78@yahoo.com):
- Giant Sand is amazing. How do people describe this genre? Kinda like The
Gulf (www.thegulfmusic.com from Boston)
- Date: Mon Dec 12 15:25
H.longsail (good):
- health well gig good on friday. cds made for you all. i rock happy days
- Date: Mon Dec 12 14:02
SeanT (hmmm..):
- Yeah , don't like it when there are no posts . Is everyone OK ?
- Date: Mon Dec 12 12:45
Alan (odd):
- silence
- Date: Sat Dec 10 11:44
james s (Dec, '64):
- I was still cozy & warm within the womb as those toots where recorded,
nearly two months away from the trauma of being pushed out into the world...
it's good that such records were there waiting for me, even though it would
be awhile before I dicovered them. I'd have to grow through Burl Ives
first... and then my sisters Grassroots and Steppenwolf records, and then
through my brother-in-laws Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath records, and then
through...
- Date: Sat Dec 10 09:33
Frank (S.):
- It was a very good year.
- Date: Sat Dec 10 09:25
tommy gailer (1964):
- Indeed, a good year.
- Date: Fri Dec 9 13:41
james s (happy birthday):
- A Love Supreme... according to allmusic.com,it was recorded by Coltrane on
Dec. 9, 1964. terrific record.
- Date: Fri Dec 9 02:55
grog.........ez (hear hear):
- we in the future also enjoying journal
- Date: Thu Dec 8 10:10
Alan (James S.'s anti-editor/anti-coach, nah!):
- Here here. I, too, have been enjoying the diary tremendously. (Greg
Haldane, did you land safely where you were headed?)
- Date: Thu Dec 8 07:57
glue (H.Longsail) (Noose For luke):
- the worlds 4th best glitter band tribute (Always - garry) play on friday
at the buttermarket in shrewsbury. they will be covering a giant sand song
almost (almost the politicains wife) in the barber shop style with thumb
piano backing.Well worth the petrol. P.S thanks to all who have helped me
through the truma of strret violence. rock on christain solder.
- Date: Thu Dec 8 00:20
james s (tour diary):
- really enjoying the diary... and the photos. "maybe I should hire an
editor to sit on stage with me. A coach. Someone to stop me on occasion.
someone to calculate the odds of demise after such sonic gamble." Nah.
- Date: Wed Dec 7 13:47
Lars (Grazie...):
- ...Mr. Be. :-) Will check those things out. And also nice to know that the
Under Byen tracks are in good hands. Although only a handful of the albums
tracks. Some of the other are mixed by other people - one of whome I must
admit first made me a little nervous - but that's mainly from the things he
has produced - not just mixed. -- Anyway, thanks! / Lars
- Date: Wed Dec 7 10:05
be bop (about kevin salem):
- lars: regarding you wondering about the albums of kevin salem: well. he's
almost a genius recoding and mixing other artists, but some of his own
things are truly great, too: "Ecstatic" is the name of his best
album. Get that one, as it is an understated masterpiece.
- Date: Tue Dec 6 21:40
austin (yes!):
- yES, hOWE, please come to austin
- Date: Tue Dec 6 18:05
big weekend... (12/30-31/05):
- 12-30-05 Calexico w/ Mariachi Luz De Luna & Nick Luca @ The Temple of
Music and Art ---and--- 12-31-05 Giant Sand w/ Marie Frank @ Hotel Congress
(outside) - Happy New Year!!
- Date: Tue Dec 6 12:35
Dave Woody (dwoody@mail.utexas.edu):
- Just wanted to thank Howe for his music. Any chance that Austin could be
put on the map for an upcoming show? There's lot's of good folks that would
love to see him. Also, I discovered that putting "Lull" on one
stereo, and John Zorn's Filmworks 10: "In the Mirror of Maya Deren"
on another at roughly the same time lends itself to an amazing experience.
- Date: Tue Dec 6 11:33
BIG JULIE (-=Blatant Junction=-):
- OFFICIAL HOOPLA: GIANT SAND [WITH ENTIRE DANISH LINE-UP] WILL PLAY NEW
YEAR'S EVE AT HOTEL CONGRESS...OUTSIDE....WITH SNOW MACHINE....SPECIAL GUEST
MARIE FRANK OPENING AND THE ENTIRE BAND BACKING. TICKETS ARE $15 AT THE
DOOR. $12 IN ADVANCE. AND $10 SOMEWHERE HERE FOR THE WEB-SITE FOLKS ...
SOMETIME SOON.
- Date: Mon Dec 5 00:12
Blaine (blaine117622@yahoo.com):
- FYI James, I get a "page can not be found" mssg when I try to
submit the info.
- Date: Sun Dec 4 19:50
tg (hitman):
- Question...got a kick out of hearing the introduction to 'Mope-A-Long'
from the archive.org Muhle Hunziken show...what was the decision from the
audience? Include the song in the game or leave it out? To quote you Mr.
Gelb..."it's a crazy mixed up cosmos you gotta make up yer mind
sometimes"...it's true.
- Date: Sat Dec 3 13:48
James S (Re: Blaine):
- email me at james(at)jamesscarbrough.com so I can have your email
address... I had a disk to crash and I lost my old address bk.
- Date: Sat Dec 3 13:09
Blaine (?):
- James S - can you email yr current address? Thanks, Blaine
- Date: Sat Dec 3 13:07
Glue (Physical / Vicitm):
- long night not too drunk, but easy going, debating the pros and shouting
the cons of corperal punisment. deep in conversation / outside cold dark
talking to northen student with pour man hair moustace attempt / suddenly
gang of kids come along as we depart start picking on student i ask them to
leave it and offer a cancer stick as a polite hint / gesture. walking away
consulting murder rate in 1691 compaered to now looking forward to bed
suddenly man in a hat attacks me / (this is after earlier saying how i had
never been hit or in a fight) I just stand their a bit confused another
thump to the limp then comparderes including a teacher trucker, and marine
grap man suddenly like ants or even worse "Fame"tm the streets are
full of kids chasing after us. i have no natural urge or ability to strike
out and am obvisoloy a stiting duck everyone else in bigger tougher and
looking meaner i look like paddington bear crossed with 60's campus protest
singer. so big skirmish friend ings police talk of screwdriver they all
trying to get at me (some of you may see their logic but i had offered no
words) we are getting further and further towards town but the kids are
gaining i am offcentered to say the least all that yeast. so i am now
concused but strangly fine wifes arrive in the batmobile confused and
concerened. their is no moral here just to say that if you wanted to hit me
dont expect a fight, and as i had no physical part, exept being the landing
pad of 2 strikes, was i in a fight? answers on a fist sandwich xxxxx to
cheer myself up i spent the day playing experimental music with old men good
for the soul. lots of noises and shouting toothbrush jesus xxx
- Date: Sat Dec 3 06:43
Lars (Curious - Salem):
- Just learned that Kevin Salem will be mixing part of the new Under Byen
album. Didn't know the guy, although I felt I had heard the name somewhere
before. Well, I found out he produced the New York-session tracks from one
of my all-time favourites "Chore Of Enchantment". Yay! :-D
Whichever those tracks are...? (Oh, well, they're all great, so...). Anyway,
was a bit curious about the guy's own music and maybe other productions.
Anyone care to enlighten me? Yes, Allmusic.com has some info...but that do
YOU think? :-) Have a great weekend, sandies! / Lars
- Date: Fri Dec 2 17:24
doug roberts (whitley):
- living with the law was one of those "never heard before"
experiences -- it's no wonder that he continued to revisit that source, even
to the "cafe de nord" session. RAILROAD SUNSET from 1991
encapsulated the schism he endured between the folk/rock and the punk/rock
which he endeavoured to straddle. Newcomers should start with "living
with the law"
- Date: Fri Dec 2 15:51
Groucho (chmwood30@yahoo.com):
- Din of Ecstasy is another great Chris Whitley album (probably his best in
my opinion). It's more metallic blues than stuff like Dirt Floor. The world
lost its best bluesman BAR NONE.
- Date: Fri Dec 2 07:14
antonio (iron and wine) (a@a.it):
- i liked a lot the sam beam/clxc record too. except from the 1st song,
which is simply a little bit too much. but the whole atmosphere is the best
thing I've heard from them since the "black light" era. expecially
convertino sounds like the King of Drums he always is. this feeling confirms
me 3 thoughts. one: clxc absolutely do their best in backing, and working on
atmospheres. two: sam beam is a talented guy. three: don't abuse mariachis,
or mariachis will abuse you.
- Date: Thu Dec 1 15:42
SeanT (Chris Whitley):
- Didn't know Chris Whitley , after seeing comments here bought Dirt Floor-
wow..
- Date: Thu Dec 1 15:18
J (spoiler):
- Don't wanna cause controversy, but the iron and wine/calexico ep is
lovely. As is the congress show that i so wish i could have attended...
hello family...
- Date: Wed Nov 30 08:20
Richard (giant plans):
- Hey Howe, When are you gonna come back to the uk? we miss you
- Date: Wed Nov 30 06:50
Tucson Fanzine (nothing@nowhere.net):
- FWD: SLIT FANZINE & THE TUCSON NEW MUSIC SCENE, 1980-1981 Hello local
music fans, My book, "SLIT FANZINE & THE TUCSON NEW MUSIC SCENE,
1980-1981" is now available for sale! So far, you can get it locally at
Toxic Ranch, CD City, Rainbow Guitars (with other outlets on the way) and
online through my printer, Lulu.com. You can order it directly though my
website: http://www.howardsalmon.com/slit.html I became part of the music
scene in Spring of 1980. when I was asked to play drums for a new band
called "White Pages", made of members of the Pedestrians and The
Suspects. When that band broke up after three months (a nice healthy
lifespan for a band back then), I channeled all of my energy and enthusiasm
into a fanzine, which I called SLIT. I got the title from a Serfers song
back then called "Kill That Girl". SLIT lasted as a fanzine for
about a year and a half , and was the only press that was dedicated to the
scene at the time. Now I've repackaged all seven of those early issues in
the form of an oversized paperback for your reading pleasure. What I'm
especially proud of is that SLIT remains one of the few cohesive historical
documents of what the scene was like back then, and it was created when the
action was actually happening. Many of the articles were written by the band
members and scenemakers themselves. If you'd like to get the book online,
just go to the SLIT website, click on the "Buy Now" button, and
set the forces in motion that will bring this labor of love to your
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Thanks for your support, and enjoy. Beware: you may find yourself overcome
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namely: who's a real punk and who's a poseur, which band attacts better
"dancers", why certain people's tastes in music matter more than
yours, how certain bands had their "plugs pulled" on them, how
selling out is actually opting in, how Tucson really rocked when it was the
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Thanks again. Serfers Rul! Howie "Slitboy" Salmon P.S. Please
forward this email to anyone whom you think might be interested. Thanks!
- Date: Tue Nov 29 23:56
Krajicek again (jkrajicek@cox.net):
- OR... even better... assuming you're recording the show tonight, see if
Howe will make it available for a donation to this worthy cause.
- Date: Tue Nov 29 23:45
John Krajicek (jkrajicek@cox.net):
- Hey Jim B... for those of us not fortunate enough to be in tuscon, why not
make the new song available for a $5 donation to the Club Congress benefit?
I for one am willing and able.
- Date: Tue Nov 29 21:34
Tonight (8:30 PM):
- Howe on Club Congress Stage.
- Date: Tue Nov 29 18:44
SeanT (Alan - Dimeadozen):
- Alan , email me. sean.tracey@btinternet.com
- Date: Tue Nov 29 18:05
Stephen M.H. Braitman (braitman@mindspring.com ):
- I don't know if anyone cares, other than myself, but the most recent,
greatest-album-of-2005 ARIZONA AMP & AMPLIFIER will NOT be issued on LP
vinyl!! Unlike all the other previous Giant Sand-related albums, this one
will be compressed-digital-bits only. I consider this an outrage. (Of
course, I consider many things outrages these days.) [Check me out at
www.musicappraisals.com]
- Date: Tue Nov 29 16:42
Archivist (Howe w/ new song on KXCI today):
- Howe wrote and recorded a new song at KXCI's Studio 2A this morning titled
'The Ballad of The Tucson Two'. It will air a few times today on the station
(certainly around 5 PM) to help promote the benefit show at Congress tonight
for the actual Tucson Two (Shanti Sellz and Daniel Strauss). This is a night
to raise awareness and a little money for the case involving Shanti Sellz
and Daniel Strauss. The pair came to Tucson last summer volunteering with No
More Deaths, the humaniatrian group at the border. They came accross a few
border crossers who were in need of serious medical attention and decided to
evacuate them. On the way they were arrested by Border Patrol. Daniel and
Shanti now face up to 15 years for the felony charges of transporting
illegal immigrants and conspiracy. The trial is here in Tucson on December
20th. Tuesday November 29 - Humanitarian Aid Is Never A Crime - No More
Deaths Awareness Show with Chango Malo, The Jons, Tom Walbank, Spacefish, Al
Perry & Howe Gelb & DJ-Daddy. There will be some great bands plaing
tonight, including Spacefish, Al Perry, Howe Gelb, Chango Malo and The Jons.
Suggested donation $5 - starts at 7pm
- Date: Tue Nov 29 14:12
Shaun H. (Nik Kershaw):
- i have a CD of the Dartford show from last year at the Mick Jagger Centre
that Mr. Brewer kindly sent me, which fades out with "Wouldn't It Be
Good" over the PA system. figured this'd be the most opportune moment i
ever had to mention that.
- Date: Tue Nov 29 13:36
Jörg (ehem,...):
- ...should be ANDY Kershaw (BBC Radio One February 1990)
- Date: Tue Nov 29 11:53
Jörg (dimeadozen):
- Frank, Thomas checked this and the link posted below is for the Nik
Kershaw radio session from 1990.
- Date: Tue Nov 29 11:21
frank c (same issue...):
- should be read: could anybody PLEASE...
- Date: Tue Nov 29 11:19
Frank C (dimedozen):
- Could anbody tell please me/us which show is available there? I´m not a
member of dimedozen and don´t have access. Maybe I don´t need it anyway.
- Date: Tue Nov 29 10:33
Alan (it's pretty frustrating never being able to):
- become a member of dimeadozen.org
- Date: Mon Nov 28 17:45
Paulk (Diary):
- Thanks Howe for the entry on Chris Whitley. A sad loss indeed.
- Date: Mon Nov 28 04:08
J (TG):
- Almost 2 years with nary a jazz woodbine. It can be done... Thought at one
time I'd never play or enjoy music again...
- Date: Mon Nov 28 00:07
t.g (TIDELAND):
- ...finished up 'Tideland'. It's gonna be super interesting to see it as a
film. Thanks H.G./M.B. for making me aware of this book. It was alot of fun
to engage my imagination...I'm sure it was rusty...nice way to get me
through and over the hump from withdrawal symptoms from not smoking jazz
cigarettes anymore. Deep down I always knew B.M.G was a love song but I
somehow twisted it in something else. It's going on three weeks which also
marks the time frame since I received a copy of 'Good & Services' &
also a copy of 'GIANTBLACKLOWLEAVINGNAKEDRIVER'; they have been like new
companions to me and I already had a chance to share em on the radio.
Selected Warm Storm (live)-Giant Sand- & What Price for Freedom
(live)-Naked Prey- from respective albums. Here's to a good week to all of
you that frequent the GS Comment Page.
- Date: Sun Nov 27 00:10
Another (show ..):
- http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=70718
- Date: Fri Nov 25 18:10
gazelle (coinkydink?):
- i just realized that the title to howe's gospel album 'sno angel is very
similar to dido's no angel. hmmmmmm...
- Date: Fri Nov 25 15:25
tommy gailer (dont try this at home):
- http://members.cox.net/transam57/lights.wmv
- Date: Fri Nov 25 04:46
Tommy Gailer (scrolling for tweedy quote):
- Uncut asked about the presence of so much songs of "A ghost is
born" on the new live album: "One of the things that people have
said about our last few records is that they're experimental and weird, and
we don't feel that way at all. And maybe playing the songs live illustrates
that a little bit better - that they're, y'know, rock songs." UNCUT:
"But there's a ton of dissonance." TWEEDY: " I don't think
that there's anything experimental about adding noise to rock music - the
data is in, and it works." (December 2005)-----------had to think of
Howe while reading this line.
- Date: Thu Nov 24 08:55
stefan (gs on the radio):
- Hi German sandies (or everyone with DLF reception) - tomorrow, Friday 25
November, 21 h, the Deutschlandfunk will transmit part of the Giant Sand
show at this year's folk festival in Rudolstadt (2 July 2005).
- Date: Thu Nov 24 05:03
tHom (working day ground to a halt ):
- Haven't dropped into this site for ages but I just heard about Chris
Whitley and my working day ground to a halt. Just wanted to express
something somewhere out of respect. I hadn't heard much of his more recent
stuff since Dirt Floor; discovered him from the track on Thelma and Louise.
Saw him play a solo show in the little cellar called the Borderline in
London about 7 years ago. Intense doesn't do it justice. He was utterly
committed, so he took you with him. It's been said already but I'll say it
again because it is so strikingly true - he was unique, a real individual.
He'll be OK ...
- Date: Wed Nov 23 19:42
FLYNN (RIP Chris Whitley):
- sad news indeed. For the uninitiated, there is a live show from July 05 on
CW's website for download. Celebrate the life: http://www.chriswhitley.com/index.php?id=media&&header=6
- Date: Wed Nov 23 14:38
Alan (James S):
- thanks for the advice to slurp... also no dumbity due to not knowing CW,
pure chance that many of us found him... imagine what you know that I/we
don't (beyond OCLC classifications)! burp. It's an Alsatian Apple Cake for
me tonite... no dough just layers of apples and asian bread crumbs, w/ grape
nut ice cream... tomorrow, an alsatian (dry) gewurtz, turkey w/ killer
dressing and gravy, various root vegetables, eggless pumpkin pie and a
blueberry pie (made from the recipe my mom was making when she went into
labor...)
- Date: Wed Nov 23 13:27
kurt (recallseven.com):
- folks to check out...alive. frog eyes/man man/the quags/the robot ate me
happy thanksgiving to all
- Date: Wed Nov 23 09:59
Graham (Whitley's masterpiece):
- I, too, enjoy {"Perfect Day," but I'd add that his 1998 album
"Dirt Floor" is his most powerful. It's 9 songs, 27 minutes long,
recorded solo in a barn. Not a wasted note or unnecessary breath. Such
unusual chords and strange sense of time. And they are his own songs--not
really comparable to anything or anyone.
- Date: Wed Nov 23 09:21
james s (feeling dumb):
- I'd never never heard (of) CW. I never listened to Elliott Smith until
he'd died, but quickly became obsessed with the guy... such TALENT. Please
let me know about anyone else I need to check out while still alive.
Meanwhile, I'll go and get CW's "masterpiece."
- Date: Wed Nov 23 05:13
antonio (chris) (a@a.it):
- oh my god. chris whitley? what a sad, sad, sad new. too sad. he was such
an intense performer. think I first met him, musically, when he crossed his
path with daniel lanois. but I feel that "perfect day", 3 or 4
years ago, was his masterpiece. in my opinion his take on the title track is
one of the best cover ever, and the whole album is an underrated wonderful
re-interpretation of classics. so intense it stands close to the "american
recordings" by cash/rubin, though on a different perspective. if you
don't have it, but I doubt, I can surely reccomend it. you'll love it. the
rhythm section is the one of MMW, so MW. creative guys. and his dobro is a
killer one. I'm gonna play the record today, over and over. musicians have a
nice way to fool the death: songs.
- Date: Tue Nov 22 20:12
james s (alan):
- 44? Have some syrup.
- Date: Tue Nov 22 18:05
Blaine (out of traction):
- Link Wray and Whitley, a bad week. I saw Chris play the tilty theatre in
Austin with Giant Sand and Vic Chestnutt once. He could get heavy in a
hurry.**I’m just catching up here after some recouperating. Friends, my
advice is protect yr rotator and avoid the frozen shoulder. Give it the cold
shoulder even. Steven Spielberg might have invented this to get back at his
enemies. Stay away from procedures that make yr body “sound like
Velcro”.**Antonio seems to have emerged as quite a scholar in the coinflip
of gigs. I’ve dragged pals to Howe/GS gigs, and some get it and some
don’t. Took my ex-wife to see them at the closing week in CHI some years
ago and Howe spent a lot of time arguing w/the discman player. Other nights
are pure magic, or a fine mix of magic & chaos. I’ll agree with the
Dylan/Neil/Miles comments – Howe certainly shares the maverick mindset
with them.You buy yr ticket and ride the ride.**The Ballad of Koko Rosie
should be sent to David Lynch or whoever made the movie Afterhours. Does
everything cost 200 euros over there? Reminded me of the desk jerk Kafka
story from Glum. If you ever find a used copy of Glum give it to someone who
needs to hear it. They are out there.**Howe writes in his journal about a
place called Matsumotu. Could this be the region where all the great
Japanese copies of American guitars were made in the 70s??? Might be Lost
Horizon after all. I think the powers that be need to produce a Howe travel
show somewhere b/t Michael Palin and Fishing with John.**Speaking of gigs,
here in Milwaukee tomorrow night is the annual Nod to Bob benefit – I’m
blowing my 10 minutes on Blind Wille McTell and Tell Me Mama. Howe, just out
of curiosity, why don’t you have a hardshell case for that old National?
- Date: Tue Nov 22 18:01
Blaine (out of traction):
- Link Wray and Whitley, a bad week. I saw Chris play the tilty theatre in
Austin with Giant Sand and Vic Chestnutt once. He could get heavy in a
hurry.**I’m just catching up here after some recouperating. Friends, my
advice is protect yr rotator and avoid the frozen shoulder. Give it the cold
shoulder even. Steven Spielberg might have invented this to get back at his
enemies. Stay away from procedures that make yr body “sound like
Velcro”.**Antonio seems to have emerged as quite a scholar in the coinflip
of gigs. I’ve dragged pals to Howe/GS gigs, and some get it and some
don’t. Took my ex-wife to see them at the closing week in CHI some years
ago and Howe spent a lot of time arguing w/the discman player. Other nights
are pure magic, or a fine mix of magic & chaos. I’ll agree with the
Dylan/Neil/Miles comments – Howe certainly shares the maverick mindset
with them.You buy yr ticket and ride the ride.**The Ballad of Koko Rosie
should be sent to David Lynch or whoever made the movie Afterhours. Does
everything cost 200 euros over there? Reminded me of the desk jerk Kafka
story from Glum. If you ever find a used copy of Glum give it to someone who
needs to hear it. They are out there.**Howe writes in his journal about a
place called Matsumotu. Could this be the region where all the great
Japanese copies of American guitars were made in the 70s??? Might be Lost
Horizon after all. I think the powers that be need to produce a Howe travel
show somewhere b/t Michael Palin and Fishing with John.**Speaking of gigs,
here in Milwaukee tomorrow night is the annual Nod to Bob benefit – I’m
blowing my 10 minutes on Blind Wille McTell and Tell Me Mama. Howe, just out
of curiosity, why don’t you have a hardshell case for that old National?
- Date: Tue Nov 22 16:10
Graham (chris whitley):
- What a huge loss. Whitley was so prolific and so fiercely independent. A
sad day for sure.
- Date: Tue Nov 22 14:02
Alan (you know...):
- looking back over the discussion of Howe/GS shows there's much to agree
with (though, James, I'm always up for maple syrup)... in any event, over
the weekend I caught a minute or two of a skeet shooting show on TV and the
instructor spoke of shooting uncomfortably ahead of the disk so that either
the first, middle, or later pellets hit their mark. It seems to me that,
without assuming that Howe/GS is/are the same kinda of pellet every show,
the capacity to shift your location in the pellet stream depending on the
show/venue/evening is the key... me, I'm just hoping, someday, to hear
Happenstance live... don't care how it's played. Tomorrow is 44!?
- Date: Tue Nov 22 13:56
Alan (hey Igor...):
- jeez, that man could play...
- Date: Tue Nov 22 11:05
Igor Mitic (hisser@gmail.com):
- R.I.P. Chris Whitley
- Date: Tue Nov 22 11:04
Igor Mitic (hisser@gmail.com):
- R.I.P. Chris Whitley
- Date: Tue Nov 22 10:16
SeanT (Koko Rosie):
- so I bought a vinyl copy of Confluence off eBay and once payment was
confirmed "View Other Sellers Items" came up , and there it was
again Koko Rosie...
- Date: Tue Nov 22 09:49
james s (blah on pancakes and maple syrup):
- and on madonna, tom cruise, chickory coffee, american television, poorly
designed snow flakes, sean hannity, speculations about Cuba after Castro,
sentences that contain the word "booty," the crappy production
that made so many Townes Van Zant records unlistenable despite the excellent
songwriting, Christmas, and the relative lack of humidity in Utah. I like
Dylan, though. I don't get much out of Picasso, but don't assume the fault
is Picasso's.
- Date: Tue Nov 22 08:18
Jörg (yes,):
- but only one verse.
- Date: Tue Nov 22 07:48
SeanT (Bob versus Joe):
- Dylan did a cover of London Calling in London the other night ??
- Date: Mon Nov 21 13:00
J (Bob's the man):
- And Howe's the word...
- Date: Mon Nov 21 12:14
Jörg (Frank - right,....):
- ...I'm afraid, too, that we keep repeating ourselves ;-), so let's take a
break. Meanwhile, back at the farm....
- Date: Mon Nov 21 11:21
Frank C (blah on dylan and picasso):
- Naw, that was NOT a rumble, just a humble (question), okay! Never meant to
judge about Dylan. As I said: I don´t know him good enough. Recommendations
for (regular) Dylan live shows or bootlegs are appreciated. // Still I don´t
agree completly with this Picasso and Miles talk because I think you can get
more than just a glimpse from one single piece of art if it´s the right one
and your ears and eyes are open. The concept approach looks like an academic
point of view to me that doesn´t give the whole picture when it comes to
pop music (given you would call Miles and Dylan "pop"). But I
think the different thoughts and arguments about this have been named
before. So I´ll be quite now. :-)
- Date: Mon Nov 21 10:27
Jörg (re: antonio, frank):
- Antonio's song speech: nailed it again! (I know I'm repeating myself ;-))
#### Frank's Dylan rumble: The Dylan-shows around the Hamburg concert
weren't very inspired. While the tour now has progressed, this has changed
completely. Like Antonio explained, this is the risk of going to live-shows
of this kind of guys. Comparing Howe and Dylan may make sense if comparing
their approach to performing, songwriting, influences etc. But always keep
in mind where and when Dylan began his journey and where and when Howe
started his. And comparing them by the number of musical styles represented
in one single concert is totally pointless. The casual concert-visiter may
not get it - and YES it is the way Antiono wrote somewhere below: you don't
get what's great about Dylan if you just get to see one or two shows. You
don't get what's revolutionary about Miles Davis if you just listen to one
record. You don't understand why Picasso is an uncomparable artist by just
looking at one painting. If you're lucky you catch a glimpse of their
inspiration (if you happen to see the right show, listen to the right
record, see the right painting - for you & in the right moment, that
is). But for artists with this rich and influentual bodys of work, you can
say "yes, I've seen him" or "I know who it is". But it's
not always the case that great art jumps at you, if it's really great art
YOU have to work your way at it. But the rewards will be rich.
- Date: Mon Nov 21 10:13
antonio (tangled up in bob) (a@a.it):
- dylan's mind is a dangerous volcano, and his appearent country folk is a
magmatic stuff, with the biggest emotional earthquakes happening miles below
the surface. the land could look calm at first sight, but it is not. there's
more in the picture than meets the eye. dylan is The Big Punk. the biggest.
liquid steel.
- Date: Mon Nov 21 09:42
Frank C (dylan // just curious):
- Antonio, I´m not an Dylan expert. Saw him only once (last month, by the
way) and I know some bootlegs. What I heard from his live shows was nice and
sometimes a little surprising. But I wouldn´t compare him with Howe because
Dylan´s experimental skills are not so daring and wide ranged. Giant Sand
is Jazz, Hard Rock, Grunge, Country, Folk, and Howe knows and displays each
style - sometimes in one show, often on one record. Dylan - on record and
live - still remains country folk rock (sort of) even if the song
structures, melodies and arrangements are rebuilt. Of course, this might
seem revolutionary to some fans and critics who would prefer or expect a
"greatest hits" show. And the Dylan show I saw was far from
chaotic and experimental, it was very static and smooth. That´s my
impression of Dylan, but it´s a shallow approach. Am I totally wrong?
- Date: Mon Nov 21 05:47
antonio (it's alright ma, we're only rumbling) (a@a.it):
- i totally get every opinion, and deeply respect it. the reason of such an
heartfelt rumble was that we were talking about an "approach" to
art and music and not just about "opinions" about one show. and
also an approach can't be really judged right or wrong. dylan and howe share
one great thing, between the others: their songs are organic beings. they
grow old, they mature, every night and every tour they are in a better or
worst shape depending on so many factors, as they grow they got infatuations
and change their dress. some songs have grey hair, and some of those also
look better with grey hair too. some other maybe don't. but as long as
they're in the setlist, means they're still alive and have some story to
tell. and I want to be open enough to listen to it. one thing I ADORE about
dylan (and for which I have a respect I really can't express with words) is
his total, constant refuse to offer a confortable perspective to look his
songbook from. he don't let the listener seat. if he's moving, you gotta be
moving too. total lack of self celebration. taking all the risks every
night. because it's the only way to go sincere. consider that the first 4
artists who changed my view on music forever are: jj cale, bob dylan, howe
gelb, marc ribot. pretty unpredictable guys, ain't they?
- Date: Mon Nov 21 04:34
Jörg (Link Wray):
- RIP. (Nice gesture by Dylan: he opened his show yesterday in London with a
short version of Rumble)
- Date: Sun Nov 20 20:13
peasoup (at home):
- seems to be true what they say, link wray died a couple of days ago at the
age of 76 and was at his own will laid to rest at a quiet and very privat
ceremony at christians church in copenhagen....the king is dead, long live
the king
- Date: Sun Nov 20 19:04
PaulK (Link Wray):
- There's a rumour going around that Link has died. Can't find any
confirmation of this so far but if true a great loss. He was (is) in his
seventies but was still playing a few years ago. I saw him and when playing
Rumble he held the chord and let the front members of the audience bang his
guitar. Got a chance to hit it, my one chance to play a tiny bit of a
classic
- Date: Sun Nov 20 13:03
Lars (hamburg + getting into it):
- Hey, Matt, nice to see ya' on the page here (it's freezing in Denmark too
now. Nicely delayed this year, though). ### I was just thinking....all this
talk about the Hamburg show....it was in Germany...then it MUST have been
recorded, right?! ;-D Would be nice to actually HEAR what the fuzz is about.
Maybe a deeper and home-y listen would open it up more? ### And by the
way....was presented Giant Sand on album first. In a record shop (by Hans at
Scavenger Records, bless 'im). But I didn't like it (it was mostly
Confluence, I think, but also a bit of Chore). I guess I hadn't really
entered my uhm, "americana" phase at the time. But seeing Howe
perform live at Café Mozart made all the difference! Even though it was
workshop-y and about easing into the new Listener tracks for Howe. Seeing
"the sand thing" live was necessary for me to get what it was all
about. And after those gigs all other shows I witness has somehow mean
measured by those standards....that is: how much does the artist on stage
dare to let go of control when performing. Right....nightnight, folks! :-) /
Lars
- Date: Sun Nov 20 04:50
matt (freezing in the UK):
- Howe - just wanted to post my belated thanks for the gig back in Auckland
a while ago, by happy chance just happened to be passing on my world-wide
travels (its a hard life), the gig, as always, was a pleasure. My
girlfriends' first live Howe experience too. she loved it (reckons you look
good too - should i be worried?!) anyways, been a while since i last
lurked/posted here; Lars - hope you're doing well, been a long time since i
saw you in Denmark. Glue - maybe see you around back home sometime? will
keep my eyes peeled for you....
- Date: Sat Nov 19 15:19
Jörg (re: James, Dirty Seeds):
- The Dirty Three is a trio (violin, bass, drums, no vocals) led by
violinist Warren Ellis, who is a steady memeber of The Bad Seeds since the
late 90s and also accompanied many 'solo'-performances of Nick Cave.
- Date: Sat Nov 19 12:31
james s (qualification of previous post):
- but still, risk of flop comes with the terrain, and I wouldn't want the
man to play it safe and fall in line with all of the album imitators, no way
no way.
- Date: Sat Nov 19 11:46
James s (so Frank... and dirty three):
- are you saying that the lyric from Chore that says "failing is
entertaining too" is not always true? A show gone wrong, or not
entirely right, works better as entertainment when the audience gets to see
many shows and gets a balance of fabulous and flop, but I can understand
someone being frustrated when things don't click on the one show you may get
to see in a zillion years. That's not a problem for you Euro people, but the
only time I've gotten to see Howe was the one time when I could afford to
fly to Chicago from Nashville. It was a swell show, though only an opener
(for John Parish, which was also good). Ever play in Salt Lake, Howe? By the
way, and this is a change of subject, are the Dirty Three and the Bad Seeds
one and the same? Anyone know? What's the connection between Dirty Three and
Nick Cave? That last double album of his was GREAT.
- Date: Sat Nov 19 09:47
Frank C (access all areas):
- Jörg, I agree (more or less). As I said before I´ve been to about 8
shows and I often dragged some people with me who never heard a single sound
of Howe before. They were amazed and thrilled in the most cases (even if
they didn´t like the records too much) - even when Howe was playing with
gadgets and noises. I think it´s not a hidden secret or a sort of science
to get access to the Giant Sand universe if the show, the venue and the
people are "perfect" and everything fits. But in some few
occasions something wasn´t perfect and the show was more controversial
because many felt there was no real coherence and flow in it. In these
cases, the line between the happy and the disappointed visitors did not
separate the experienced insiders from the newbies. The reasons for the
not-perfect shows were always related to a bad sound, an uncomfortable
venue, a lousy keyboard, a noisy impatient impolite crowd or a jet-lag
bedevilled, tired Howe. (Maybe Antonio himself would not have been thrilled
there, how knows ;-)). ...Of course, if that´s the price for the great
shows we all have experienced (I think this is more or less Antonio´s
approach) then it´s worth it.
- Date: Sat Nov 19 07:52
Jörg (or is it...):
- ...Mrs. Blah?
- Date: Sat Nov 19 07:46
Jörg (more words) (Mr. Blah: sorry that there are no pictures in this
book):
- Frank, I can see what you mean - and like I wrote below I always like a
little bit of controversy going on in the reception of shows, records,
whatever. But I think this insiders/newcomers-thing is not the point here.
On one hand - like Antonio and Christoph eloquently pointed out - Howe
surely is not the kind of artist who makes a concept for his live-shows with
the aim of either pleasing newcomers or some weird 'in-crowd'. On the other
hand I think Howe's solo shows in the last couple of years (and especially
Giant Sand shows since the Danes have joined) are on a very steady high
level, taking his art and concept of non-concept to a stage where it's
working almost everytime. Be it in staight rock-shows like last fall or in
free-style solo-concerts with a lot of CD-player input. Inspiration was and
is always there. This may be a matter of age & experience, or maybe
because the competition within the old GS-line-up is history, I don't know.
That's why I think nowadays people don't have to be "warned"
before dragging them along to a HG-show (like Sean explained below. I used
to do this, too). Now they're always a fine experience for both, the casual
visitors and the 'fans'. But the Hamburg show was an exception, because of
several factors, besides Howe's show (I think the audience and location
played no little part in the way things developed). And if my memory serves
me well, Howe said at some point in Hamburg something like "This is
performance art anyway". He used to explain rather ramshackle evenings
some ten years ago with this expression. So Hamburg was like a flashback of
the "old times". All that talk about this evening makes me really
curious for the recording. Maybe it turns out to be a very entertaining one,
and will grow to be a classic & someday ends up as part of the Sandman
Series. Maybe this SHOULD be the next Sandman Series release??????? Acres Of
Weird Revisited.
- Date: Sat Nov 19 03:30
Fred (Fren):
- She's gone everyone. She's gone. The sun has been blotted from the sky.
She's gone. Oh...look...there's a penny on the floor...!!!!
- Date: Fri Nov 18 18:32
amela nicol (amie@amienicol.com):
- wow, antonio just read your words down there...you're quite on point.
obviously a big admireer of HG & GS like myself!
- Date: Fri Nov 18 18:28
amela nicol (amie@amienicol.com):
- hey LUV HOWE. & Giant Sand for this matter. is there possibly a show
in the Tucson area during the Thanksgivng week? i will be in town from LA
Wed-Sun an dam really hoping to catch them live at Plush, or Congress, or
wherever they may be!!! signed an adoring SA WAH RO fan....... oxo~
- Date: Fri Nov 18 18:21
Frank C (Blah):
- Hi blah, new to the forum? Well, hello and welcome!
- Date: Fri Nov 18 18:02
Blah (blah blah):
- blah blah blah blah...blah
- Date: Fri Nov 18 17:58
Frank C (appealing or not):
- Antonio, yes I am sure. As sure as we both can be about Howe´s actual
state of mind. Pretty unsure, that is. At least, I am quite sure that you
can understand the beauty of a Picasso painting without studying his art
over a decade and visiting 50 exhibitions (if it´s one of his
"good" paintings ;-)). I still find the thought of a show open to
all (not only to the happy few insiders) quite attractive and the opposite a
bit arrogant ("You didn´t like the show? Ha, you didn´t UNDERSTAND
the show, that´s all!"). That´s a question of inclusiveness or
exclusiveness. Not of more or less commercial interests! And a show that
didn´t appeal to most visitors can be a matter of critizism, communication
and exchance of impressions. Be it as it may, in this case - as you can see
from the discussion on this comment board - even the Giant Sand insiders
have opposite opinions about the Hamburg show. And are thankful about Howe´s
impressions and views in response. I myself was a little bit disappointed
and I would have loved to see the Münster or Flensburg show. There are
shows (and records) which are better or worse than average from a subjective
point of view, even if it´s Howe on stage (and in studio), then why not
talk about it? It´s not a drama, it´s simple feedback. Christoph, I really
do have the impression that many people visit concerts of bands they don´t
know very good (at least in Hamburg ;-)). I do it quite often, anyway.
- Date: Fri Nov 18 17:05
glue (so soon):
- travel safe
- Date: Fri Nov 18 13:35
Fern (Hi):
- Take care everyone. I think I'm leaving now. Bye.
- Date: Fri Nov 18 11:06
christoph (hamburg again):
- Frank - I disagree - 1) I doubt that many people stumble into a concert of
GS or Howe or any other band that has been around for 20+ years without
having listened to some of the recordings or without an idea of what to
expect - 2) it’s well documented, that it’s not among the first concerns
of Howe to draw a big crowd or sell a lot of product - if it was he would
have been stupid to go the ways he’s gone, avoid the majors, stick to his
unpredictability - what use would it be to rehearse a crowd pleasing - or
let’s formulate it a bit more positive - the best of all shows and do it
all over again………okay, everybody had a chance to hear it, but once or
twice would be enough 3) the first leg of the 2004 fall the shows had some
variability regarding the setlist, but the versions played were similar,
probably due to the fact that the band was not yet long enough together to
develop the improvisational abilities of the old lineup - mostly straight
rock shows, little experimentation except for the malfunctioning headset -
this changed in 2005 - but the solo shows with a small audience are the
workshop for some experiments - so what if some things don’t work out
right if you get a few magic moments in return (like Stuck, like those 5
songs about marriage, never before performed like that, at least to my
knowledge) - if it were not for these unpredictable moments the lunatics
taking part in this discussion wouldn’t have to amass that many recordings
4) I did drag a friend to the show - well, he left half an hour before it
was over to the tune of “late, early of to work etc.”, point in favour
of your argument - but he left with a smile, thought Howe sympathetic -
let’s see if he comes again - the gospel tour will certainly be more
predictable and harmonic.
- Date: Fri Nov 18 10:40
narlus (aphex.tim@gmail.com):
- " I see enough live music that is a run through of the new LP , a
couple of crowd faves then the 2 pointless encores , dull. Something Howe
never is." perfect way to sum up the howe/GS live experience. i've seen
various incarnations about a dozen times and it never gets old or stale. on
a different front, can anyone hook me up w/ some of the Sandman stuff? i've
got #5, and #4 had a crack in the cdr and exploded in my PC drive when i
tried to rip it for posterity, killing my drive in the process. any help
would be appreciated, and i've got stuff for trade if B&P doesn't suit.
thanks.
- Date: Fri Nov 18 09:30
Jörg (and once more: respect goes out to antonio the carpenter):
- nailafternailafternailafternailafternailafternailafternail
- Date: Fri Nov 18 09:13
antonio (appealing) (a@a.it):
- it's, again, a matter of goal. are you really sure that spreading his
popularity to the newcomer or to the first comer is really one of howe's
priority? are you sure howe's music could ever been made (or could ever been
really "appealing") for somebody who's giving it a single chance?
are you sure you can understand and appreciate picasso if you see one of his
pictures once in tv spot? john cage in a cell phone ring? john fante in a
two lines quote? some art asks time, and asks attention. then there is also
a vibe stronger than all of that, I agree. but the pop speed is a drug we're
all not interested in, I feel. just infatuations. easy come, easy go. so:
differently from most alternative indie autistic heroes, mr gelb can play,
knows the folk roots, knows jazz, knows how to swing and how to play, and
can write good melodies. differently from most of the indie alternative
autistic heroes, if howe finds himself in a middle of a blues jam, he knows
how to come back home. same thing in a jazz festival, in a techno rave, in a
dj contest, in a sounscape electonica night, in the grand 'ole opry.
basically he got ALL the traditional lexicon under his fingers. in a very
deep, solid way. and got great songs. if he wants to play an appealing show
in the way most people mean "appealing" he can do it in zero
seconds. if he does it differently, there should be a reason. maybe people
are surprised. if people are surprised means they think. if they think means
they're alive. that's why the subject is slippery.
- Date: Fri Nov 18 04:15
Richard (quick question):
- i'm doing a little research thingy for something or other about GS and
Howe in general i was just wondering if anyone knew what the best selling
record howe has ever released is. i'm guessing Chore of enchantment but if
anyone knows that would be great. also welcome to the new member.
- Date: Fri Nov 18 00:37
Ben (new fan enters the party) (ben@benjaminrichards.com):
- I've only recently discovered the enchanted forest of GS and Howe's music.
I had bought Chore a while back, and it sat around for a while, and then one
day it just clicked. So from there it's been wondrous exploration. I was
lucky enough to catch the Atlanta mini-show last month. Just reading the
post about what to put on a comp disc to introduce someone "not in the
know" to GS. I've prepared my own -- my father being the first test
subject. Has this been covered prior to my arrival? I think it's a great
idea. Anyway, just wanted to say 'hi' -- I've been reading the tour diary,
and this forum, for a little while, and thought I'd make some conversation
at the punch bowl.
- Date: Thu Nov 17 19:31
PaulK (Ditch):
- Phil, spot on with the Neil Young quote, I'm sure the vast majority of us
here have had our lives enriched through avoiding the road and encountering
various ditch dwellers. Muddied, bloodied and tired but worth it all the
way. Beats stadium rock or airport blockbusters.
- Date: Thu Nov 17 13:45
phil (true too frank c):
- But,that's one reason, why when we went to Dead shows back in the day,
we'd go on multiple nights. You never knew when you'd get one of the mind
blowing shows or when you'd get a clunker. We didn't want to miss a night
when the magic was there. My wife, who would typically agree to go to one
show only, after getting more than her share of clunkers (a show being a
clunker for any number of reasons, including obnoxious audience members,
boring playing, bad setlist, etc.), stopped going altogether. She just
happened to be at one too many shows when the magic wasn't happening and
concluded it wasn't her thing, period. I do think its better to turn the
unintiated onto Howe/GS thru a sampling of recorded music first and then a
show. That way they at least have some foundation to build upon. I recently
made a GS/Howe mix disc to turn people onto the music, which maybe leans too
much to the accessible and recent but I think it does a decent job to
incentivize unfamiliar folk to dig deeper into the well and search for more.
Here's the track list: Classico (Map);Dusted (Chore);Yer Ropes (Glum);Dirty
from the Rain (Chore);Horses STill Coming (DH2000);BMG (Confluence);Faithfull
(Glum);Astonished (Chore);Hood (Map);BMG(CM);Classico Reprise (Map);Remote (Map);Classico
(Cong.Hotel 9-05)
- Date: Thu Nov 17 12:51
Frank C (show and tell):
- Just a short addendum: A discussion about the reason of a
"wrong" show might be a slippery subject, but - in my view - it
was worth the rumble. Now I know what happened backstage, what Howe thought
about it and how other people experienced this particular night. And in my
humble opinion, Howe´s shows are not only meant to entertain the converted
insighters with a lot of inside ( or vice versa ;-) ) like us but are also
adressed to those accidental guests who never heard about Giant Sand before.
If the show doesn´t appeal to most visitors than maybe something went wrong
(on stage or in their heads or both). And then it doesn´t help much if this
is part of a gesamtkunstwerk (this word is common in English language,
right?) ´cause most people don´t have the chance or the patience to visit
more shows then one during a tour.
- Date: Thu Nov 17 08:37
Jörg (Convertino):
- Antonio, hitting the nail - fine speech again. Agreed. You see, you hear
this funny voices in the tower of song.
- Date: Thu Nov 17 06:14
SeanT (DOIN'):
- Here is a sea of suits , conversations around meetings that have no real
bearing on anything other than another meeting . Dilbert land .Nice chill in
the air this morning , at last winter has come to the U.K . Next week is
good , Marah , Jeff Tweedy , Kathleen Edwards and Steve Wynn are all playing
London and I'm going to them see them all . Come Friday my old body will be
knackered but it will have been worth it...
- Date: Thu Nov 17 06:12
antonio (a@a.it):
- I agree for sure. don't want to convert anybody by the way. nor me, nor
the converted nor convertino. I also said that your comment was kind and
nice. just this: in my opinion, a discussion about the reason of a
"wrong" show - expecially if we're talking about howe's show
(stream of consciousness of an alien mind) - is a slippery subject. that,
again, has a very short term meaning. it is like looking - maybe
unconsciously - for a "standard" where "reaching the
standard" is obviously the first thing to avoid. it is like trying to
format the unformattable. one thing I think I learned from howe about art:
the show is just the fact the artist is there. and that he's sincerely
communicatin' his being there, in that moment, in those circumstances.
playing the here and now without compromises. then we can feel more or less
emphaty about the message. and this is also us, not just him. and it is the
place too. I can only see howe's music on a wider perspective than the
"show". it's about communicating a "vision" on a wider
level, I feel. but I might be wrong. I am just payin' my rent everyday in
the tower of song. ciaciao a.
- Date: Thu Nov 17 05:16
Jörg (re: Antonio, preaching to the converted):
- Have to type a few more words on the live show-discussion, started by that
Hamburg-show..: Antonio - absolutely right, couldn't be said in a better
way! But, I think we're mixing things up here. The people who posted the
Hamburg comments below (incl. me) have experienced and heard quite some
shows by Howe and/or Giant Sand. But still felt there was something somehow
not working right on that particular night (not knowing all the background
happenings Howe described in the journal). Yet we still all know about
Howe's approach to music, art, playing live, whatever. And LOVE it. That's
why we always come back! Antonio, you're writing: "surely one show
could be more intense or more fun that the other. but this thing don't
really matter a lot. who cares, in the end?" Well, the freaks who are
posting here do. That's why we're visting this place and cramming it with
our thoughts. Of course this may be ridiculous if put in context of the
daily life struggles, but we're visiting here for the love of Howe's music.
And out of respect for the music, the recordings, the live-shows this should
also be the place for feedback if someone feels unhappy with a recent
release or live-show. If it should be a place for praise and adoration only,
things would get pretty boring. We could close the comments board with a
final comment that Howe's approach to recording and playing live shows makes
them all imperfectly perfect. Amen. Live shows and records are received so
differently be different people and I'm very interested in other people's
view of recent happenings.....................................And Fern: A
fine day here so far. Skies are grey and it's raining outside, but that's OK
:-)
- Date: Thu Nov 17 04:23
Fern (Hi):
- How's everyone's day so far? I'm doing great here.
- Date: Wed Nov 16 20:41
Fanta Girl (Darn):
- I want to get drunk in Japan with Howe.
- Date: Wed Nov 16 20:39
Fanta Girl (Tour DVD?):
- This is from Mitch Cullin's site: "Well, Chang & I made it back
safely from weeks of wonderment in Japan. Now the post-travel ennui has
settled in, and L.A. seems wide open and dull in contrast to Nippon's
flawless meshing of hyper-modern and antiquity. If all goes well, we'll
likely end up calling Tokyo home, but not just yet. As for our travels, we
zipped around via bullet train from cities to castles to countryside to
nowhere to cities, rode bikes in the rain, shared a public bath with a
tattoo-covered yakuza, drank too much, ate too much, got lost in old
Kyoto--and, among other things, donated a tile to the reconstruction of a
temple in Nara. Chang managed to get some work done, too, and came back with
a nice cache of images for the Hisao documentary. We also had the rare
pleasure of spending a sake-drenched evening in the company of Howe Gelb,
getting gloriously hammered in Kyoto. We also returned home with an
"accidental" movie in tow, as we digitally snagged Howe's
performance at the Coffee House Jittoku: camera balanced on two ash trays
and a beer can, shot with Ozu-like economy. Although no soundboard recording
was available, everyone involved is nicely pleased with Chang's edited
version--called THIS BAND HAS NO MEMBERS--and there's some talk of perhaps a
limited-edition DVD release in the future. Jim Blackwood currently has the
audio and is attempting some form of mastering on the sound, so we'll see
what comes of that. Watch this space. Otherwise, saunter on over to the
Giant Sand website and read Howe's tour journals." This sounds really
good. I'd love to see it. Which has me wondering about the Giant Sand
documentary we were hearing about a while ago.
- Date: Wed Nov 16 16:10
Lars (uhm, that would be a...):
- blog....not a block. Hm, same thing, just virtual?
- Date: Wed Nov 16 16:09
Lars (Hitting the nail...):
- There was an article some time back that I also thought hit the nail right
on the head. I copy-pasted it into my block (credited of course). Can't
remember where on the web I found the original. Scroll down a bit on this
one http://diddie.blogspot.com TO "Who needs perfection?" ---
There's a bit where it goes "There are parents who over-protect their
children and there are others who force them to learn according to the old
method of `let it stumble, it’ll stand up again´. Gelb is of the latter
sort. On stage, many of the songs stand the test. But who cares when one
fails?" AND... "His performances aren’t conventional concerts.
They’re rather a laboratory open to the public where Gelb, with an
unsuspected gift for an entertainer, gives us clues on the mysterious
process of musical creation. Clues in an inverse, deconstructive direction
which reflect on the limits of the song-format. A lecture on meta-music,
maybe somewhat hard to understand for the non-initiated, but absolutely
revelatory to his fans." --- Hm, I like that. :-) In short: LET'S
STUMBLE IN THE LABORATORY! :-D / Lars
- Date: Wed Nov 16 13:26
phil (amen antonio):
- You hit the nail right on the head. From people's desert island choices,
this is the reason we all listen to what we do. Reminds me of Neil Young's
comments re: Heart of Gold. He said the success of that song moved him to
the middle of the road so he headed for the ditch. As Neil said, "a
rougher ride, but I met more interesting people there." (and from there
he put out a succession of my favorite Neil albums) You know, the 1st Blue
Marble Girl I experienced live was this marvelous, electric, anthem-like GS
thing w/Niko Case and Kelly Hogan on background vocals and the 2d time was
Howe solo w/a discman and Miles Davis reincarnated. Both are indelibly
inscribed in my brain as great moments in live music. Both were probably
sandwiched between some rough and off the cuff stuff, but thats how music
that continues to inspire happens.
- Date: Wed Nov 16 12:24
Frank C (antonio):
- Antonio, I totally agree with your comment. Beautiful words and
reflections on that issue. It perfectly describes the beauty of Howe´s
sound and vision. That´s why we all just can´t get enough of his music on
tape and stage. Should be printed and distributed in front of the clubs when
Giant Sand is back in town. And Howe, I hope you don´t mind the rumble too
much and visit us Hamburgers again soon. :-)
- Date: Wed Nov 16 11:53
antonio again (a@a.it):
- by the way: cocorosie are playing here at "strade blu winter" on
friday. always check stradeblu.org when you plan a trip to italy!!!
- Date: Wed Nov 16 11:39
antonio - italia (a@a.it):
- just seen the hamburg review. it is interesting and kind and nice. same
feeling lotsa folks have when the first face howe's music. me too. just my
opinion: we live in a sad world of formats. tv shows, jobs, everyday life,
relationships. music. art. painfully formatted world. less anxiety, maybe.
less fun too. sometimes to feel alive we just need the little "wrong
info" in this deeply uninteresting perfect everyday Dna chain. because
it puts us back in the chaotic, wonderful complexity of feelings and
experience. howe's music was surely one of the most intiguing "wrong
info" i found in my listener experience. a key to enter a deeper,
always surprising, always refreshing sonic experience. it is always deeply
revolutionary. always. it is LIVE music. surely one show could be more
intense or more fun that the other. but this thing don't really matter a
lot. who cares, in the end? the true artist is a man walking in the
tightrope, we WANT this risk. the risk to be up and down. if "the
song" is the tightrope howe almost kills himself every show. he don't
only walk on in. he jumps, eat, sleep, dance on it. so dangerously he still
looks insane to me sometimes. we ask music the beauty and the risk of being
alive. when you're alive sometimes you're ok, sometimes you got headache or
you're jet lagged. so is your music, if it is sincere. if my favourite
artists don't suck, sometimes, I start to worry. there's something wrong. if
not, the other option is the format. PS - my idea: hiding, deliberately, the
most incredibile gems under the most heavy crap is howe's favourite sport in
the nights when the energy is just not the right one. it is asking for a
reaction, I think. ciaociao antonio
- Date: Wed Nov 16 09:55
Alan (dropped a):
- comma after Picasa
- Date: Wed Nov 16 09:54
Alan (Howe):
- I've had a ton-a-luck with google's free photoware, Picasa when it comes
to shrinking efotos for email/export...
- Date: Wed Nov 16 08:00
howe ( - ):
- was that just a cigarette add below me here ? how is that possible ?
mike...get out the eraser & erase sir. much obliged. ok....appreciate
the hamburg bumble rumble. i will try and post the prevoius show brain drain
between japan and switzerland. the tight tour schedual was an effect from
having to be back stateside for an important family function. so i attempted
to fill up things abit just prior to the 11th, which made it all so thick
with road agenda. now i know that's not a good idea anymore. i love taking
the train over there. but too many long journeys in a row combined with the
slow linger of a japanese jet lag made it all too much of an experiment of
dispaly and resource. the show in lucerne, switzerland was also the best
show i have ever played. that was with a day of travel from spain just
before it, but a no play night too. lots of sleep into the afternoon sealed
the assembly of that swiss show i now know. anyhow and anyway, i also think
i might have figured out how to dump smaller pictures into the diary muck
instead of the all consuming ones i have. right now, i am here in woodstock
visiting kate hyman, kevin salem and malcolm burn. the kids meeting the
kids. kevin has also mixed 3 songs for the upcoming 'SNO ANGEL cd. ok then.
only rumors of trout fishing abound. - howe
- Date: Wed Nov 16 04:33
mcity 4 (mcityy@yahoo.com):
- Bond 12.99$ / L&M 13.99$ Camel 14.99$ / Marlboro 16.50$ Winston 14.99$
/ Parliament 22.99$
- Date: Tue Nov 15 14:41
J (never mind a four door maverick...):
- Am considering a sho bud maverick. Any musos care to help?
- Date: Tue Nov 15 09:32
sammy (pommelos@hotmail.com):
- hello howe, it's great about the gospel record. hope to see you soon in
paris. the show in GENT (belgium) was great this summer. YA PAS UN BATTEUR
FRANCAIS DANS LE COIN?
- Date: Mon Nov 14 18:22
Paulk (Dear Diary):
- Well, rumble over re the Hamburg gig, Howe wins on points I think. What an
amazing diary entry, I think someone suggested that the diaries eventually
get published and going by this it would be a fascinating collection. But
dear Howe, why such a punishing solo schedule, Kerouacian peripetations with
no chance of Satori. Can't your agent get a driver to whizz you around these
Euro jaunts allowing some nods and zzzzzzzzzzzzssss in the back seat so
refreshed you can play to your heart's content?
- Date: Mon Nov 14 16:27
Frank C (Hamburg once more):
- Howe, thanks a lot for your comments on the Hamburg show! That´s not too
common in the music biz that an artist chats about his show and the things
going on backstage. I´ve been to eight Sand and solo shows in the past 5
years, and for me the recent Hamburg gig was quite disappointing. Jörg
explained it better than I could do. I have to admit I´m one of the square
fans who likes the simple song oriented jazz or rock shows with a lot of
jamming more than the experimental ones with a lot of toys, noises and
interruptions. One more bad thing about the venue: it was cold as hell where
I stood (right in the middle of the room). "Baby, it´s cold
inside" would have been an apropriate opener. Anyway, it still was more
entertaining than most solo concerts of other artists I know. And I did like
the medley, the (too short) version of "derailed" and some other
songs and versions very much. Next time, I will try to catch two shows in a
row again to get a better picture of the Howe "as is now".
- Date: Mon Nov 14 14:38
phil (st. conformity "track"):
- When I heard this version at the Chicago show I thought Howe was saying
("trick") as in some wierd Halloween reference (the gig was on
11-2). But as my daughter and I were discussing the show later she cracked
up and said: "He didn't say 'trick', he was saying 'track'and that in
introducing the tune Howe said something about a race. So much for me being
the great lyrical interpreter. But,there was something about using either
"trick" or "track" (the new Halloween, greeting
"trick or track"!) during that instrumental bridge that made the
arrangement real interesting.
- Date: Mon Nov 14 13:28
Lars (Hamburgers 'n' roses):
- Oh, I think I would have enjoyed that show, he-he. I took a friend to see
Giant Sand at Voxhall last time (I think it was) and also giving
before-mentioned warning ("anything can happen")...and then it was
the most straight-ahead rock'n'roll show I had ever heard from Howe. It was
a great show, but I would have enjoyed it more with a little more maybe
quiet moments of bonkersness. :-) You guys have heard the recording, I
suspect. STILL...I figured the straight ahead rock show was Howe's way of
surprising us that night, so... :-D Scout being along for the ride also made
it a particular great evening. The Copenhagen show the day before was
somewhat messier...and Howe dragged Marie-Laurette Friis up on stage for a
completely unrehearsed (but brilliant) "Leather"...and then
Henriette for a great "Classico" afterwards (MIKE....please, how
did that recording turn out?). ### CocoRosie.... First album: two Brooklyn
girlies with a four-track, guitar, harp, a human beatboxer and toys (that
make noise) in a Paris loft (great for a press release, right?). ;-) They
make use of the pitch shift on the four-track to great effect on a few
songs. One sings folky, but also operatic sometimes. The other quite quirky
squirrelish soulish whateverish (I like it)...and also Devandra's sweetheart
if I heard the story right. Second album: same thing....but in a teepee
instead of Paris. Devandra and Anthony (& The Johnsons) are along for
some vocals. There you go. I guess the kind of music that "you either
love or hate". Me likes, actually. Playful. Not THAT much change on the
second album from the first, though. ### Greets, folks! / Lars
- Date: Mon Nov 14 13:15
J (Off to snoop in the journal):
- Jorg, that legal action thing used to happen a lot, during the era of a
certain birdladylunatic...
- Date: Mon Nov 14 11:53
howe (ok then):
- good. that's what i wanted to hear. thanks for the swift response time
too. these things are hard to figure. nature is a flusterer at heart. and
the nature of these things are sheer lottery on occasion. i've always liked
my times in hamburg, but that night there were elements a foot there that
were like free radicals. after reading jorg's review, i think the set was
there somewhere afterall.sounded like a certain uniqueness that i might have
loved if i didn't know me and happened upon such a set as onlooker and inner
ear in taker. but i heard also there was disturbing yellow light on stage
badly aimed at the audience? was this the case ? that bit of ambience sounds
like a back of annoyance in itself. ok then. and who exactly is this ko ko
rosie ? -howe
- Date: Mon Nov 14 11:19
SeanT (Shows , etc.):
- Interesting reading all the comments and then Howe's diary of events . If
ever I take a person to a Howe solo show , I always "warn" them ,
that I don't know what to expect but whatever happens it will be a evening
well spent . I can imagine if you have not seen Howe live , you may get a
bit confused by the apparent shambolic? nature of what is going on . But I
can't say that I've ever walked out of a Howe show without being inspired
and happy . and I've seen him do a support slot where he spent most of the
evening reading from Rolling Stone but even that was good. Now I would be
dissapointed if I saw Howe/GS , without the uncertanty . If it was just a
note for note run through of songs from the LP's . The chat , the use of CD
players , headphone attachments , weird mikes etc make it all what it is . I
see enough live music that is a run through of the new LP , a couple of
crowd faves then the 2 pointless encores , dull. Something Howe never is.
- Date: Mon Nov 14 11:14
Jörg (Aaaaaaah....):
- ...now I know, I used the f*** word. Won't happen again, haha. Mike,
please no legal actions against me, I can't afford a lawyer!
- Date: Mon Nov 14 11:13
Jörg (Hamburg Part Two):
- But in the end I felt rather confused and dissatisfied after the show. (Of
the people traveling with me to Hamburg, one was even more dissapointed, the
other was over-enthusiastic. A rather casual visitor in Sandland he was
excited about your "f*** your expectations I'm doing it my way" -
attitude, maybe even more after he noticed the "fans" not beeing
too enthusiastic about the performance). The last time I was really
dissapointed after a show of yours was in Stuttgart 1994 (we talked about
that show briefly last year in Düsseldorf). Only recently I had the chance
to listen to a recording of that show & was more than surprised what I
heard: a mostly inspired, fine show with lots of complete versions of songs
(which mostly were new to me back then), totally different from what my
memory made of this show during all those years. Seems I was not ready for
that experience back then. Or it has something to do with not seeing/feeling
all the stuff that surrounds a concert & which plays a part in the
overall experience, too (location, audience, overall-mood, weather, travel
etc. ) And so maybe the Hamburg show will be a whole different experience,
too, when listening to the recording. But as for the live experience, Münster
made it for me the next day
- Date: Mon Nov 14 11:09
Jörg (Hamburg Part One):
- Howe, thanks for posting the journal of the way-too-short mini-tour. I was
in Hamburg (and Münster, but sadly missed Flensburg - having to work again)
& was among the ones who were kinda dissapointed. As always it has a lot
to do with expectations and what one is longing/hoping for. That evening I
was hoping for SONGS, as there are so many astonishing ones on recent
releases & in recent shows, even some brand-new ones, as Angelika told
me after seeing the Luzern show. But as it turned out, the songs had a hard
time in Hamburg, fighting against the pedals, the sound-features of the
plastic piano, a few rather impatient folks in front of the stage - and that
little punk demon you described in the Melbourne-part of the diary. Maybe
because I was half-sick that evening, I couldn't handle too much
deconstruction. Usually a certain part of deconstruction is part of the
energy that makes a Giant or a solo-show something special - only this time
it seemed to me that it's going nowhere, with an emphasis on entertainment
rather than trying to spark & inspire.......Everytime a song was
building up, somewhere along the way a pedal or keyboard or someone yelling
from the audience got in the way. "St. Conformity" for example
seemed kind of improvised and played-around-with to me in Hamburg, not until
I heard the same version the following day in Münster did it strike me that
this is a new arrangement - and what a great one!! I like it very much -
even if I didn't get that "track"-thing. And there were other
highlights in Hamburg for me: The new song called "Decency" (this
version touched me even more than the soft and slow opener in Münster), the
minute of screaming and guitar-madness of "De-Railed", the
"marriage"-rock-opera (the second greatest marriage-moment in
rock-history right after Dylan's introduction in Montreal 1975: "This
is a song about marriage. ThisiscalledISIS").
- Date: Mon Nov 14 11:05
Jörg (Hmmm, still "access invalid"):
- Does this come from the days when Madame X was still posting here? Are
there any words I should not use? I used the word "marriage" 3
times in the Hamburg review, but this doesn't mean I want to marry Howe....
- Date: Mon Nov 14 10:46
Jörg (test):
- Can't post my comment on the Hamburg show, every time I try "Your
details have been kept for possible legal action later" comes up &
that's all. What's the problem?
- Date: Mon Nov 14 10:40
christoph (re Hamburg):
- Well, the show was kind of strange, a lot of hesitating, disorientated
twinkling – well explained and understandable after sleep deprivation –
the music – some people liked it, some left – I stayed and did like it,
but maybe (somebody else’s comment) it was a show for insiders who know
every song by heart and are delighted by small variations and spontaneous
remaking of songs – and there were plenty of those, the underlying
principle for me that quiet songs were played loud and loud ones quiet. Some
ideas did work, like Stuck presented more as a recitation than as a song –
wouldn’t call that the best version ever, but an interesting one, some did
not (for me: BMG with that infernal guitar noise – but…that song is
probably beyond it’s prime, the definite versions for me the duets with
Marie, those harmonies cannot be reproduced solo – if you want to try
something new, if I want to hear something new – it’s try and error –
I have to expect and accept the errors as well – and with that in mind I
was quite happy with the show, the 5 songs about marriage alone worth the
evening. The piano – well, wouldn’t call the a piano, no strings and all
electronic gadget – the piano play might have profited from a little
restraint on playing around with the registers, but again – it’s try and
error. No doubt the Münster and Flensburg shows were better in a sense of
structure and musical flow (from what I’ve heard) but still – Hamburg
was worth it as well.
- Date: Mon Nov 14 09:18
howe (laggered):
- the gospel choir record is slated for an april release on thrill jockey.
it will be a howe gelb record. it's exact title: howe gelb 'SNO ANGEL like
you. ok...i just posted my view of the hamburg crumple. you have to click on
THE DIARY plunk there on the home page. have a look see and then let's
rumble. i want to hear from folks that were at the show. maybe you can shed
a little light...or better ....a mirror ball -howe
- Date: Mon Nov 14 08:08
bim (yo):
- what's happening on the gospelfront? And is that the next giant sand
record or a howe gelb record?
- Date: Mon Nov 14 07:17
howe (toast):
- ok. let's rumble. we need to address this muck-a-luck about the hamburg
show. from where i sat, although completely bent and spent, i thought it had
something going for it. but i keep hearing drastically different takes on
the show from different people there. maybe i should do the journal up for
that day, and then we can yammer here about what exactly happened there and
then. i would like to know. just for good luck.-howe
- Date: Sun Nov 13 15:50
Jörg (dear diary):
- Just read my way through the tour journal, too - very, very fine! My
favourite part is the sicily-summer-2004-flashback. How about collecting the
best of the stuff for a book some fine day? I smell a best-seller
["Just On Time - Travel Guide For Desert Rock Cult Stars"]!
Published by OW OM finished products....
- Date: Sat Nov 12 03:59
J (Journal...):
- "I thank my suit for sweet hesitation." It's a mad place for
sure. Just read the whole journal. Loved lil' pumpkin bear. Made my 1st ever
halloween pumpkin this year, now they're as vital as snowmen. Thanks for it
all.
- Date: Fri Nov 11 22:11
gazelle (holland happenings):
- wow. i just read about howe's holland adventure in his tour diary. that
tells me so much about an insider's view, about the perspective of the
muscician, dealing with the wacky biz...i am intrigued and enlightened.
thanks for sharing
- Date: Fri Nov 11 10:53
Karl (wortzelker@yahoo.de):
- Yes, I agree very much that Hamburg was not a good concert at all (rather
late beginning, sound problems, no real musical flow, a lot of people
leaving before time ...). Yesterday on "the last concert of the world
tour" the old good Howe again. For the second time in the church of
Father Klaus Guhl in Engelsby near Flensburg. Together with Thøger T. Lund
on accouctic bass there was everything: good voice great piano, 3 nice
country songs in a row, some hits, ... . He seems to enjoy himself and in
the end he sang playback to his own new gospel album.
- Date: Fri Nov 11 09:52
Frank C (Howe show):
- I wish I had been at the gig in Münster! Hamburg was not my cup of tea.
Too much deconstruction, noise, synth and chatter, too few real songs.
Seemed like Howe was bored with his own songs that night.
- Date: Fri Nov 11 08:43
Jörg (Fahey tribute, Münster-show):
- That's great news, sounds very interesting! And it seems it will be
contribution by Giant Sand, not 'only' a HG-solo-Instrumental. BTW: Howe
played a marvellous show two days ago in Münster, in a very special
setting: it was a theatre and Howe was placed within the stage design that
was build for the play that is running there right now. Howe's set was very
different from the rather unfocussed show the day before in Hamburg. This
time rather quiet, mostly acoustic guitar and/or piano (a GREAT version of
Wearing The Robes played on both!) only a few numbers on the electric (fine
versions of Always Horses Coming & Classico), Howe delivered inspired
stuff & inspiration galore. Pretty impressing and a lot of fun were the
improvised little pieces Howe wrote and performed on the spot about the
people that were crossing the spotlight in front of the stage on their way
to the bar. Plus a little ditty about a guy dropping a beer-bottle:
"Butterfinger". :-)
- Date: Thu Nov 10 23:09
conch (Fernday):
- Doin' good, Fern. How you? Great about the Fahey tribute, sounds good.
- Date: Thu Nov 10 22:05
Flynn ((Fahey fan)):
- Hi Fern. I'm better after reading about the upcoming John Fahey tribute
album featuring the likes of Jack Rose, M Ward and Howe: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/columns/music_reporter_display.jsp?
vnu_content_id=1001477226
- Date: Thu Nov 10 18:12
Fern (Thursday):
- Hi. How's everyone doing today?
- Date: Wed Nov 9 14:13
SeanT (Message board etc):
- Mike , check out the Guided By Voices Postal Blowfish web thingy , that
seems to work well . I can give you the guy's email if you want , he's a
good bloke and would be able to answer any questions you might have about
how it works etc . Sean.
- Date: Wed Nov 9 08:08
christoph (Howe Hanseatic):
- And a very nice show in Hamburg as well, equally divided between loud (not
red) electric and quiet acoustic, no grand piano but one of the electric
variety, the sonic range of which was well explored by nifty fingers and
guitar neck, fumblings with harmonica instead of wireless and a range of
songs that left nothing to desire, starting with a (too short) Pitch and
Sway, Clean, great AAAA, lots of classics (Yer Ropes, Leather, BMG, Shiver,
Farm), the usual Cash covers and piano standards, a minimalist Stuck partly
reduced to a recitation and an encore of 5 songs en suite exploring the
aspects of matrimony – and that a hanseatic crowd would be able to fill in
for a decent chorus…..that would be to high
expectations………….anyway, great……..and thanks
- Date: Tue Nov 8 03:48
mike ({sa-wa-jo-where-you-goin-wit-dat-gun...)):
- philz.... no, the comments board is seperate...the e-mail section was
suspended when all sorts of spam started to be circulated... i'm working on
a new one at present..... anyone got any ideas? oh, and thanks to all for
checking the test page.....
- Date: Tue Nov 8 03:08
Mike Gerfin (somewhere@switzerland):
- Very nice, entertaining and interesting gig in Lucerne on Sunday. Grand
piano on center stage, plus acoustic and cranked up electric guitar. Several
piano songs (f Felonious comes to mind), but also rocking solo versions of
Shiver and Blue Marble Girl and another great Classico. Also played: Yer
Ropes, AAAA, The Leaving You (I think) and several piano instrumentals of
course (improvised with drums provided by Peter D. via DAT). Most
interesting sound experiment: Howe put the electric guitar into the grand
piano and played piano, creating increasing waves of sound from the guitar).
As I said, very interesting. Cheers Mike
- Date: Mon Nov 7 18:20
Chris Renney (chrisrenney@aol.com):
- Hello When do you plan to play in the UK again (Cambridge would be good!)
Regards Chris Renney
- Date: Mon Nov 7 17:38
philz (how many discussions are there?):
- Perhaps a stupid question... Are the comments posted here the same as the
GS e-mail list shown on the "communication" section?
- Date: Mon Nov 7 16:13
J (slipped discs/Richard):
- Explored the broken family band just now. Very interesting as an almost
local brit... On a real desert island I'd want a good knife, a guitar,
hempseed, flint, fishing line and hooks, broadband, comfort... Has anyone
been watching lost by any chance?
- Date: Mon Nov 7 07:18
tom (front disc):
- Ah ,I feel so behind the times,I only get to use the computer at the
weekend,Desert Island discs eh/fUNNIEST CRAP i EVER HEARDwas when Hugh Grant
did his on Radio 2 ,he chose The Laughing Policemen and it coincided with
his cock suck bust ,ha ha ha ha .Okay mine are elatic and subject to change
so fffffffffffff y,all.The Gospel album..Mr.Gleb Live on Maxwell ST. rOBERT
nIGHTHAWK AND CO. mUDDY waters...1949 to 1954 John Lee Hooker ... Sings
Blues..every one a pearl [early King records sides] Miles Davis a kind of
Blue Lightnin Hopkins [Herald recordings] Heart of the Congos [the congos]
Oh ,ILL FILL IN THE BLANKS LATER LOVE YOU ALL ,LIMEY BOY.XXX
- Date: Mon Nov 7 07:18
tom (front disc):
- Ah ,I feel so behind the times,I only get to use the computer at the
weekend,Desert Island discs eh/fUNNIEST CRAP i EVER HEARDwas when Hugh Grant
did his on Radio 2 ,he chose The Laughing Policemen and it coincided with
his cock suck bust ,ha ha ha ha .Okay mine are elatic and subject to change
so fffffffffffff y,all.The Gospel album..Mr.Gleb Live on Maxwell ST. rOBERT
nIGHTHAWK AND CO. mUDDY waters...1949 to 1954 John Lee Hooker ... Sings
Blues..every one a pearl [early King records sides] Miles Davis a kind of
Blue Lightnin Hopkins [Herald recordings] Heart of the Congos [the congos]
Oh ,ILL FILL IN THE BLANKS LATER LOVE YOU ALL ,LIMEY BOY.XXX
- Date: Mon Nov 7 06:53
J (daniel):
- Get hold of some software called total recorder. It records anything going
through your soundcard. If you hunt around, you won't have to pay for it...
- Date: Sun Nov 6 10:55
daniel donahue (chipashley@aol.com):
- Is it possible to save the two great shows found listed in the news
section from several years ago(still there) onto my computer? Any
suggestions? They are lovely Howe. Thanks for making them available Mike.
Also, I still don't have the last two of the sandman series. Anybody got
some of those laying around?
- Date: Sun Nov 6 07:28
richard (desert island discs addition):
- sorry add the mountain goats - tallahasee and M ward - end of amnesia
- Date: Sun Nov 6 07:27
Richard (desert island discs):
- Giant sand - Centre of the universe, Damien jurado - rehersals for
departure, the weakerthans - left and leaving, van morrison - astral weeks,
lambchop - what another man spills/nixon, the broken family band - welcome
home loser, hefner - breaking god's heart, songs ohia: the lioness, smog -
knock knock, ride - going blank again, owls - owls, grand drive - true love
and high adventure, etc etc etc
- Date: Sat Nov 5 17:12
giantrust (thanks thor,):
- Thank you thor, as a Neil freak i'd loved to have seen this, sadly, living
in the uk i don't have access to the conan o'brian show, does any one know
if it's available on the internet to view?
- Date: Sat Nov 5 13:25
geoff (answer and some albums not to forget):
- 1st-todder, the replacement is on storm i think originally, and a banjoey
version shows up on straumsfall too i believe... i don't know about the ten
i'd have on an island...but some to include that seem missing from the last
few posts (not that any of the posts were bad--these are just some more)
would be the mountain goats "all hail west texas", victoria
willimas "happy come home", tom t hall's "the hits",
anything by lee hazelwood, steve wynn "the suitcase sessions",
james kochalka "monkey vs. robot", richard buckner "devotion
and doubt", the silos "heater", green on red "no free
lunch", m ward "transfiguration of vincent" and that cagney
and lacey album that dean warheim made...i am sure there are lots more--like
willie nelson, or iris dement, etc, but that's something off the cuff...
- Date: Sat Nov 5 12:58
todder ('the replacement'):
- ...is that song on any album?...I don't recall. is it a version? Listening
to LUCA 'You Win Again'...organic coffee & cigs consumed...this one
engineered by NL / Mix & Mastered by Craig Schumacher. A+
- Date: Sat Nov 5 01:36
greg (oz...knoath):
- i wood have no dramas spending time with 99% of forementioned desert
island discs(or the box of hemp seed)but we allneed our palate refreshed
from time to time....i would not be shipwrecked without the 1st suicide
album...would not travel far witout a little BIG STAR....tago mago by CAN
can come along with holger czukay,s ..on the way to the peak of
normal.....short stories by kronos qaurtet is a must...and astor piazzollas
tango ballet and jaw harp and geetar and some jimmy rodgers..and being from
oz i,d need some flash and the pan
- Date: Fri Nov 4 21:56
j kay (okalala):
- island jukebox quandry - i would need a guitar fer sher, but i would put
these classics on the juke: texas flood-srv, still lookin good to me-blackey
ranchito, tear of your own head- elvish costello, nighthawks @ the diner-
tom waits, the first self titled little feat record, zeplin 3, no pain for
cakes- the world famous loung lizards, taj mahal box set (disc 2), and every
island should probably have american beauty- the dead. plus essence- lucinda
w. and a box of hemp seed.
- Date: Fri Nov 4 21:24
thor (neilyoungites):
- neil young was on the conan o'brien show last night. he had one of those
black hats on i thought it was esteban at first! he should be on connan
again tonight (friday night). i thought i would just give the heads up for
all those niel young freaks out there. ..........
..........yep................
- Date: Fri Nov 4 18:11
gazelle (how could i forget?):
- tom waits "closing time," the greatest album of all time. i once
listened to that album for two hours straight, while being lost on a long
and winding road, and i still love it to death
- Date: Fri Nov 4 17:44
giantrust ((desert island discs)):
- in no particular order........thin white rope ruby sea, the walkabouts
setting the woods on fire, drugstore white magic for lovers, ian mcnabb head
like a rock, cracker kerosene hat, oh, and of course anything by neil young.
- Date: Fri Nov 4 09:29
Glue tun theives (island):
- Reid Palley 'lucky's tune', vic chesnutt 'west of rome', 16 horsepower
'Low Estate', Gene Defcon 'Come party with me', Giant Sand 'Valley of rain/
ballad of a thin line man' Sonar Yen 'Sonar Yen',Songs - Ohia 'the lioness',
Bill Hicks 'Rant in E minor', The stutterkicks '8 almost half past'.
spent..... I have a new guitar left and clean and shinny with socket - the
world waits bated and breathed
- Date: Fri Nov 4 09:18
Alan (Shammy's talking heads reminded me of):
- Eno and Byrne's LP My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
- Date: Fri Nov 4 08:43
Graham (good call, philz):
- on Gene Clark's "No Other." What a fascinating album.
- Date: Fri Nov 4 00:14
gazelle (island obscurities):
- my top five would have to include this amazing album of yiddish folk music
i've been turned onto recently: wanderer "zinglider" it's a live
recording by an austrian shepherd named hans breuer. you might impress the
library by knowing about it. others would be emmylou harris "wrecking
ball," the magnetic fields "69 love songs," marie frank
"swimmingly," and of course i have to give props to our main man,
the new giant sand "is all over the map" is frequenting my stereo
cuz i can't get enuff classico.
- Date: Thu Nov 3 23:28
shammy (island life):
- not necessarily in this order Van Morrison's Astral Weeks,
Minutemen-Double Nickels, Talking Heads-The Name of this Band Is, Flaming
Lips-Clouds Taste Mettalic, Kinks- Village Green, The Clash- London Calling,
Sonic Youth- Dirty, ....
- Date: Thu Nov 3 19:21
seanT (lists):
- If I was on desert island it would have to be the entire Guided By Voices
catalogue .
- Date: Thu Nov 3 18:49
james s (thanks folks,):
- I know these "desert island" lists are kind of silly and always
incomplete, but it's been helpful... I'm getting ideas, remembering things I
forgot, and ordering things for the masses.
- Date: Thu Nov 3 18:34
james s (thanks folks,):
- I know these "desert island" lists are kind of silly and always
incomplete, but it's been helpful... I'm getting ideas, remembering things I
forgot, and ordering things for the masses.
- Date: Thu Nov 3 18:16
philz (windycity):
- Forgot a few more essentials: the Silos: Susan Across the Ocean + Laser
Beam Next Door; Jules Shear: The Third Story + Unplug This
- Date: Thu Nov 3 18:02
Frank C (island tunes):
- (without the obvious, Tucson related artists:) 1. WILCO - Yankee Hotel
Foxtrot 2. THELONIOUS MONK - Straight, No Chaser 3. LAMBCHOP – Nixon 4.
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND – Loaded 5. ELTON JOHN - Captain Fantastic and the
brown dirt cowboy 6. RADIOHEAD - OK Computer 7. PSYCHOTIC WALTZ - Into The
Everflow 8. NINE INCH NAILS – The Downward Spiral 9. PJ HARVEY - Stories
from the City, Stories from the Sea 10. THE SMITHS – The Queen Is Dead 11.
JEFF BUCKLEY – Grace 12. KRIS KRISTOFFERSON - Kris Kristofferson 13.
LAMBCHOP – Is A Woman 14. FAITH NO MORE – King For A Day 15. PAVEMENT
– Brighten The Corners
- Date: Thu Nov 3 17:13
Alan (from 1-15 alphabetically (and only one each)):
- Vic Chesnutt – West of Rome; Danny and Dusty – The Lost Weekend; Dream
Syndicate – Days of Wine and Roses; The Fall – This Nation’s Saving
Grace; Gingersol – Nothing Stops Moving; Minutemen – Double Nickels on a
Dime; Morphine – Good; Chuck Prophet – The Hurting Business; The
Schramms – Walk to Delphi; Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet – Sport
Fishing; Son Volt – Trace ; The Stooges – Fun House; Thin White Rope –
The One that Got Away; Uncle Tupelo – Still Feel Gone; Wire – Pink Flag
- Date: Thu Nov 3 17:12
Alan (James' List in next post... first this...):
- OK, I couldn't force myself in a short period of time to drop below 15
(and cut out Sonic Youth, The Pogues, The Psyclone Rangers, Blue Aeroplanes,
Pere Ubu, Black Keys, Thee Headcoats, Sister Double Happiness, The Feelies
on the one hand and forced Giant Sand, Los Lobos, The Mekons, The Pixies,
The Replacements, Patti Smith and Television into the OBVIOUS category)...
The
- Date: Thu Nov 3 17:06
Tooie (Checking out discs):
- Anything by Boston. And don't forget Deep Purple. And Iron Butterfly.
- Date: Thu Nov 3 16:23
philz (windycity):
- As an old guy, here are some curves from left field: Spirit - Spirit of 76
+ Future Games; Procol Harum - A Salty Dog; Neil Young - On the Beach,
Tonights the Night; Kinks - Village Green & Lola; Leonard Cohen - 1st
Album; Hot Tuna - 1st Album; Grateful Dead - American Beauty; Byrds-
Notorious Byrd Brothers + Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde; Gene Clark - No Other;
Flying Burrito Brothers (2cd compilation);
- Date: Thu Nov 3 15:53
J (deserted island discs):
- Dylan-Desire, Hayden-Elk lake serenade, Justin Rutledge and the junction
forty-No never alone, Ryan Adams-Heartbreaker, Stones-Let it bleed. Too many
to name...
- Date: Thu Nov 3 15:53
Archivist (new torrents...):
- Finally torrenting the 'From The Archives' cd set. If you don't have it
already, then you must pick up a copy. http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=67040
Also, Howe's set from the Paste Festival has now been posted. http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=67027
- Date: Thu Nov 3 14:36
Christoph (islands):
- depends location and climate - for the tropics: Strummer - Global a gogo,
Manu Chao - Clandestino, Violent Femmes - Viva Wisconsin, Bob Geldof - The
Happy Club, Los Lobos - La pistola y el corazon - for a temperate zone:
Velvet - 1969, Gordon Gano - The Mercy Seat, Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity
Sessions, Minus 5 - I Don't Know Who I Am, Nick Cave - Tender
Prey..........but probably I'd end up with BBQ, Listener, Still looking
good, LSR and The Rock Opera Years
- Date: Thu Nov 3 14:14
Jörg (one more island with recordplayer):
- Besides the obvious stuff: Tom Waits "Bone Machine", Jimmie
Rodgers "The Essential" (or anything else), Green On Red "The
Killer Inside Me", Thin White Rope "In the Spanish Cave",
Violent Femmes "Hallowed Ground", Leon Redbone "Double
Time", Mississippi John Hurt "The Complete Studio
Recordings", Gillian Welch "Time The Revelator", Skip James
"Today!", Dave Van Ronk "Inside Dave Van Ronk", Palace
Brothers "There Is No-One What Will Take Care Of You", Wipers
"Youth Of America", Cramps "Off The Bone", Mickey
Newbury "Frisco Mabel Joy", Danny & Dusty "The Lost
Weekend", Catherine Ann Irvin "Cut Yourself A Switch", Jeff
Buckley "Live At Sin-é", Nick Cave "Tender
Prey"......surely I forgot the most important ones....
- Date: Thu Nov 3 14:05
Graham (i'm on an island):
- Aside from the obvious, and the ones related to our host here, I'd be
unhappy on said island without the following: Coltrane at the Village
Vanguard (box), John Martyn's "Solid Air," John Fahey's "Fare
Forward Voyagers," Sly and the Family Stone "There's a Riot Goin'
On," Leonard Cohen's "New Skin for the Old Ceremony," Sir
Douglas Quintet's "Together After Five," Jerry Jeff Walker's
"Viva Terlingua," The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation
Society, Billy Joe Shaver's "Old Five and Dimers," Delaney and
Bonnie's "Motel Shot," Califone's "Roomsound," Mott the
Hoople's "Mad Shadows," and Tom Waits' "Rain Dogs." I
suspect I could easily triple this list and still not feel complete,
however.
- Date: Thu Nov 3 13:42
M.C. Lollipop (Top Eleven For A Library):
- (1.) Johnny Cash "Unearthed" box set (2.) Johnny Cash
"American Series" set (3.) Ennio Morricone "The Ennio
Morricone Anthology" set (4.) Carl Stalling "The Carl Stalling
Project: Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons, 1936-1958" (5) The Music of
Raymond Scott "Reckless Nights & Turkish Twilights" (6) John
Fahey "The Return Of The Repressed: Anthology" (7) "Anthology
of American Folk Music (Edited by Harry Smith)", (8) Various Artists
"Nuggets" box set (9) Peter Sellers "A Celebration of Sellers
[BOX SET]" (10) Various Artists "Thai Beat A Go-Go" (vol.
1-3)"...and (11) various artists "GS I Love You: Japanese Garage
Bands of the '60s"
- Date: Thu Nov 3 13:00
james s (excellent...):
- keep 'em coming... help out a fellow sandinista. J? Blaine? Lars? All of
Uz.
- Date: Thu Nov 3 11:57
Javier (Re: desert island top 5 (or 10) list):
- Not obvious -in my opinion- Sonic Youth (Daydream Nation), Pixies (Doolitle),
Yo la Tengo (Electropura), Pavement (Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain), Neal Casal
(Fade Away, Diamond Time), Guided By Voices (Bee Thousand), Clem Snide (Your
Favorite Music), Teenage Fanclub (Thirteen), Lou Barlow (Emoh), Nick Cave
(No More Shall We Part). Though i couldn´t live without Chore & Hisser
(they would be in my TOP-3, all Dylan, Stones and Neil Young. One special
jewel would be Johny Cash´s Unearthed and the American Series.
- Date: Thu Nov 3 11:47
conch (desert island top 5 (or 12)):
- Velvet Underground's "Velvet Underground" / Love's "Forever
Changes" / Eels' "Electro-Shock Blues" / Dr. Samuel J.
Hoffman & the Theremin's "Three Classic Albums" / Neko Case's
"Blacklisted" / Grandaddy's "The Sophtware Slump" / Bill
Hick's "Rant In E-Minor" / Flaming Lips' "The Soft
Bulletin" / African Head Charge's "Songs Of Praise" / Ennio
Morricone "The Ennio Morricone Anthology: A Fistful Of Film Music"
/ Roger Waters' "Amused To Death" / Goldfrapp's "Felt
Mountain" / Lee Hazlewood's "Requiem For An Almost Lady" /
and don't forget Giant Sand's "Chore of Enchantment," Rainer's
"The Farm," Howe's "The Listener," and...
- Date: Thu Nov 3 11:26
james s (is it time for a desert island top 5 (or 10) list?):
- The reason I ask is that I am responsibile for buying CDs for a public
library media collection, and I am not limited to... in fact, I can largely
ignore... the commercial mainstream pap, and am being encouraged to bring in
CDs that push the limits (not of good taste, but artistically), that are
interesting, unique, etc... I'd like to hear from this fine community about
which records (could be new, could be older but forget the obvious ones like
"london calling" yada yada yada) you'd want to have with you,
currently, if you were stranded on a desert island. I know everyone here
digs the sandman, but what else are you diggin' on?
- Date: Thu Nov 3 03:17
Lars (MySpaceHeads...?):
- Uhm, any of you guys here at MySpace? It's not like I'm really hanging out
a lot there, but 'Gazelle' pursuaded me to join a while ago. Clever thing
with the band pages there.... therefore: I set up a page for the Marzipan
Marzipan (Panda) music there... www.myspace.com/marzipanmarzipan - feel free
to drop by, have a listen and say hi. I'm also there among the friendlies.
:-) Greets, folks! (off to Aarhus today for the RECession Festival!
www.recession.dk - nice one). / Lars
- Date: Wed Nov 2 17:44
Archivist (Interesting torrents...):
- Paste Rock 'n' Reel festival overview http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=66444
- says Howe's full set will be posted soon.. Also Lucinda Williams at the
Rialto (w/ Howe on 'The Farm') - excellent audience recording http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=66032
- Date: Wed Nov 2 02:05
philz (pjzatcomcast.net,not com):
- That Congress Club gig has a great Classico. Everytime I hear any version
of Classico I think it should be played during the credits of a movie. The
movie always is changing though.
- Date: Wed Nov 2 02:01
philz (pjzatcomcast.com):
- Just got back from a terrific night at the Empty Bottle. Arrived just
before John Parish's set. Very enjoyable/interesting songs with Howe sitting
in on a bunch of them on electric. Howe did a great set. In no particular
order some of these were played: Arizona Amp & Alternator, Wayfaring
Stranger, Steadfast, Shiver, Ring of Fire, Fly Me to the Moon, the Bargain
(I think), St. Conformity, Yer Ropes, and a bunch more that I'm too tired to
remember. Combination of acoustic & electric, guitar & piano;
several piano instrumentals. Outstanding show. John Parish sat in on drums
on a few songs & Susan Voelz & Frank Orral sat in on a few others. A
great night of music in the Windy City. Thanks Howe for stoppin' in before
you go out again. (Phil w/Shira)
- Date: Tue Nov 1 18:55
PaulK (Club Congress Gig):
- Well, this is excellent, a great sounding show with a cracking selection
of songs, a live history of the band? This should be the next Sandman but
that may be redundant if most folk have it. If any here are unable (dial up
etc) to get this I can offer two hard copies. Maybe if there's some demand
some others might offer. contact me at p.kerr@ntlworld.com . Well worth
hearing.
- Date: Tue Nov 1 17:22
seanT (Traffic):
- and boy did they do some duff songs.....
- Date: Mon Oct 31 19:21
J (sorry, meant somewhenicanery time):
- night sandfolk
- Date: Mon Oct 31 19:20
J (mike):
- Can only confirm that posters change at this time. Looking good tho, and
must have the nicest short break of my life with you guys somnetime..
- Date: Mon Oct 31 17:53
conch (the blue house):
- Looks good to me, Mike.
- Date: Mon Oct 31 08:43
Lars (Mike...):
- ...don't forget the dusted and the sand. ;-)
- Date: Mon Oct 31 04:12
Mikus ((home)):
- HOWE in BELGIUM, at the 7 November... Wawww ? Who can confirm ?
- Date: Sun Oct 30 19:53
Tim-oh (new web site):
- The new site looks good, Mr. Mike. Think you should add yourself to the
"Friends" link though, along with your B & B link. Also, I
think it's "Mitch Cullin" and not "Cullen." When will it
be up and running?
- Date: Sun Oct 30 17:01
Lars (Marzipan/Panda site):
- Here you go, folks! www.larsdideriksen.com/marzipanmarzipan --- It's all
very simple (which was what I was aiming at). I hope you like it. There are
loads of mp3s and nice drawings (including the one for the Fandango-cover,
by the way). Some new songs on there. And the "Warm Storm"
cover....and "fake karaoke" Giant Sand songs (sandy instrumentals
used for new songs). :-) Enjoy! / Lars
- Date: Sun Oct 30 15:30
Lars (new site):
- uhm, only first bits of product-menu seems to give a reaction. And eh,
just a little thing: please, no pop-ups. ;-) Greets! / Lars
- Date: Sun Oct 30 06:45
SeanT (New Site):
- Mike , everything seems to work fine . I use a Mac , Safari browser. Sean.
- Date: Sun Oct 30 06:21
tommy gailer (test-site):
- a] b] c] all yes! d] anything odd happens? No.Sorry, I love odd things...
- Date: Sun Oct 30 04:40
mike ([sa-wa-doh!]):
- i'm thinking about updating the site and have a test page setup at http://www.sa-wa-ro.com/gs-test/index.htm
.... it'd be a great help if you could take a quick look and let me know if
a] the drop down menus work? b] does the window image change? c] do you get
random posters? d] anything odd happens? you can mail me at mike@sa-wa-ro.com,
and please let me know what browsers/versions/sytem you're using...... and
only some of the drop-downs have links..... cheers
- Date: Sun Oct 30 03:56
SeanT (Hifg Heeled ? ):
- It's early and the caffine hasn't kicked in yet OK ....
- Date: Sun Oct 30 03:52
SeanT (The Low Spark Of Hifg Heeled Boys):
- After hearing Howe's version , dug out my Traffic LP's which had remained
hidden for years . Thanks Howe.
- Date: Sat Oct 29 19:45
Archivist (reviews/comments):
- Folks who caught the show at the Club Congress 20th anniversary should
take a moment to post a review of the giant sand set. You can do so by going
to the download page or http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-writereview.php?id=30525
- Date: Sat Oct 29 14:47
Jörg (Club Congress set):
- Wow! Can't wait to hear it.....THANKS!!
- Date: Sat Oct 29 13:40
conch (Club Congress set):
- Right on, Jim!!! Thanks a million!!! I'm downloading this very minute.
- Date: Sat Oct 29 11:36
Archivist (Club Congress 20th Anniversary Set):
- Here it is! Enjoy your weekend!! http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=30525
- Date: Fri Oct 28 13:41
tg (a little strange):
- ...went after the second release by Reubens Accomplice 'Bull, Balloon
& The Family' From what I read it said that (sein'jor) Gelb contributes
to it. Purchased their first release and I've warmed up to it...So Howe look
out for another AB based recording being sent to you oh and a Leonard Cohen
press on tattoo will be in there.
- Date: Fri Oct 28 11:57
Jörg (re:James):
- "I guess Ellis was determined, at last after that painful interview
with "the other bob" to have musicians like him, or, at least,
need him."=====haha, very fine. So he took the opposite direction to
handle his trauma :-)
- Date: Fri Oct 28 11:23
james s (Re: Howe/Jorg - Terry Ellis, Science Student):
- Ellis didn't waste much time getting into the music business. He and Chris
Wright formed Chrysalis Records in 1969. If you drop the name
"Wright" and the name "Terry" and put together what is
left, you have Chris Ellis, and that's how they came up with
"Chrysalis." Later Chrysalis spun off 2Tone with all it's cool
neo-ska. Anyway, just a bit if trivia. I guess Ellis was determined, at last
after that painful interview with "the other bob" to have
musicians like him, or, at least, need him.
- Date: Fri Oct 28 06:36
Sam (samloncke@hotmail.com):
- I'm so looking forward to the solo gig, early november in Mechelen!!
Although at this moment there are other things which cause me trouble. I'm
writing a paper about the influence of colloquial Flemish speech on the
Dutch as being learned by foreign students in Brussels. I'm currently
working on a questionary wihich will be distributed among people whose
native languages are either french or english. The professor advised me to
seek for a native speaker of English who could correct the questionary,
'cause otherwise, when there is even only a little mistake in it there's the
risk that the people who have to fill it in won't take it too seriously. The
problem is that I don't know any native speakers of English so I'm
desperately in search of someone who's willing to correct the sentences I've
translated (+/- 15 lines) as quickly as possible. If you think you could do
so please email me, you'd really make me day!! (This paper is really going
to cause me a nervous breakdown!) Kind regards, Sam
- Date: Fri Oct 28 04:34
Jörg (science student ):
- Funny how things go....I never would have thought that guy would set a
foot into the music businees again, after that experience......Great story.
Again: 10 points!
- Date: Fri Oct 28 03:42
Lars (panda + UB'sies + ):
- Hi folks! Currently working on a little site for our panda friend. With
lots of mp3s and nice drawings. I'll let you know more in a few days when
it's finished after I get the last suggestions for improving the site. She
made a new and very nice little EP. Will put some tracks from that one up
too for your listening pleasure. :-) ### Oh, and I just put up and Under
Byen torrent at Dimeadozen in case any of you are interested: http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=65367
### Aaaand happy birthday, Howe!!! Still enjoying AAAA aaaa lot! And the
rest of it all. So thanks. :-) ### Oi, punks! / Lars
- Date: Thu Oct 27 12:44
howe (home):
- that would be me singing baby it's cold outside. i love that song. could
never do it better then the 2 versions out there i heard. so i did it
otherly. and the bob neuwirth tour was something someone thought of
somewhere. i think her name slyvia. i liked bob a lot. the man had great
stories so the train rides were way too short. in total i have come face to
face with 3 figures from that "don't look back" film. bob was one.
the augumentitive science student was another. (he ran imago records that
put out 'glum'...name's terry ellis) . and the other bob. for a silent
moment... me fasting and only driving miss marcela. -howe
- Date: Thu Oct 27 06:15
Javier (Madrid):
- Madrid gig´s scene is getting better everyday... we had the privilege of
having Howe´s around twice this year. And in the last month Steve Wynn,
Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart, Clem Snide, Mark Eitzel and South San
Gabriel. If you have not checked Will Johnson/South San Gabriel/Centro-matic
music, i strongly recommend you to do it. What a beautiful gig last night,
what a great record "The Carlton Chronicles" is. Lou Barlow and
Teenage Fanclub soon to come :)
- Date: Wed Oct 26 00:41
philz (wind@ycity):
- loving AAA
- Date: Tue Oct 25 14:19
tommy gailer (baby it`s cold outside):
- Howe, are you singin`on "baby it`s cold outside"?
- Date: Tue Oct 25 13:55
james s (howe/bob continued):
- fair enough... so come on, Howe, how did this pairing come about?
- Date: Tue Oct 25 04:50
Jörg (Howe / Bob Neuwirth 1996 (again)):
- James, I didn't mean to say that the pairing didn't fit musically (in some
kind of way), I was just wondering where the connection was/is, who came up
with the idea. As Neuwirth is from another scene, generation, label,
whatever. And as there was no musical co-operation between Howe & Bob
before or after, this double-bill-duo-tour indeed seems kind of odd to me.
- Date: Mon Oct 24 10:51
Brad Jones (brad@borntoadd.com):
- Hello Howe! I enjoyed meeting you at the coffee house in Atlanta last
night. Thanks for turning me on to Rainer's music. It's beautiful, as is
yours. Brad www.myspace.com/ancientyouthmusic
- Date: Mon Oct 24 06:06
tom (front disc):
- happy birthday Howe!birrrthday take a cha cha cha chance etc,play loud and
jump around alot.
- Date: Mon Oct 24 05:53
thin (confess or):
- i'm only 38 & 3/4...I was sorta anticipatin....
- Date: Sun Oct 23 17:40
for the record (tg) (...AAAA ):
- "it's somewhere 'there' btween" and "do you 'fluctuate'
somewhere..."
- Date: Sun Oct 23 16:11
muesli crunching frankie (frankie@happybirthday.org):
- tanti auguri a te tanti auguri a teeeeeeeee tanti auguri a HO-WE tanti
auguri a teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee buon compleanno Howe - that's
"happy birthday"
- Date: Sun Oct 23 06:32
buxfix (back again):
- hello to you all! i am very sorry that the sandman series does not go on
so fast as i and all of you wished but i was an a longer holliday in africa
- came back last week and now there is a lot to do in hamburg! ...but i am
still on it - hope that there will be a result before chrismas - the time
where I have the most spare time... I am very happy that next month started
with two concerts from howe in my neighboorhood - hamburg and flensburg!
hope to see a lot of sandinistas there!! ...and subsequently happy birthday
to howe!!! is there a plan for a worldwide birthday party next year?? ;-)
- Date: Sat Oct 22 20:07
t.g (Goods & Services ):
- ...the good news is a won a copy of G & S...that birthday power thing
was told to me by an Albertan girl in which her family celebrates for 5 days
before and then 5 after.
- Date: Sat Oct 22 19:29
Anja (Anja@zenic.de):
- AAA just love it really.. actually during sailing today, 22°c Starnberger
See..thats kind of hot in October, wintertime is coming, days getting
shorter, helps us coming through.. thank you Howe..see you..A.
- Date: Sat Oct 22 18:35
todder (birthday power):
- ...to you Howe...5 days leading up and 5 after. be back in a bit if the
news is good.
- Date: Sat Oct 22 02:49
greg (oz):
- ta for the geography alan it all gets abit hazy across the decades and
from the underside o the blue planet..truly was a creative time in america
all ova....pere ubu, buttholes,rem....the yard goes on forever
- Date: Fri Oct 21 23:34
philz (pjz123@comcast.net):
- hey, is there really a Chicago show happening 11-1?
- Date: Fri Oct 21 20:13
mike (sa-well-y-u-know-the-rest)):
- probably a few hours early but.......... happy birthday howe... have one
on me.
- Date: Fri Oct 21 18:16
baron jager (errrrrrrrr):
- did i say marc ribot on sax? ooops
- Date: Fri Oct 21 18:14
barenjager (lost in the ozone again):
- ive been trying to listen to jazz a bit less and reel myself back into the
mainstream. but bill ware (vibes) 'plays ellington' is a recent fave. it is
just vibes and guitar with marc ribot on guitar. it creates a nice space.
not the stogey interperetations of the ellington songbook you'd get from
academians and the sort. another on is ellery eskelin 'the sun died' is a
real bear. just sax and guitar with marc ribot on sax. it is a tribute to
jug (gene ammons) und is real funky an weird. .........but like anything
else, works best in moderation.
- Date: Fri Oct 21 17:49
james s (howe & bob):
- I saw Bob Neuwirth play in Nashville at the Sutler a couple of times in
97, and this was just after "Look Up" came out, and honestly, I
didn't think Neuwirth, at least at that time, was all that dissimilar to
Howe. He had that high quality but rough thrown-together writing and
performance style. The Look Up record is recorded in a bunch of different
locales, sometimes on a cheap machine in somebody's apartment with the phone
ringing in the background etc. etc., and a host of friends are included on
the recordings. Seems like a fairly good match to me. I would have loved to
have seen them together.
- Date: Fri Oct 21 16:49
james s (howe & bob):
- I saw Bob Neuwirth play in Nashville at the Sutler a couple of times in
97, and this was just after "Look Up" came out, and honestly, I
didn't think Neuwirth, at least at that time, was all that dissimilar to
Howe. He had that high quality but rough thrown-together writing and
performance style. The Look Up record is recorded in a bunch of different
locales, sometimes on a cheap machine in somebody's apartment with the phone
ringing in the background etc. etc., and a host of friends are included on
the recordings. Seems like a fairly good match to me. I would have loved to
have seen them together.
- Date: Fri Oct 21 16:23
J (Thins post):
- Very British, very poignant. Hit home here. One 'n a bit years shy... Saw
Deadstring Brothers the other night, they were great. Pedal steel 'n she'll
etc
- Date: Fri Oct 21 10:58
Alan (Greg-eography):
- certainly minor points... The Feelies (and Galaxie 500) were from Hoboken,
New Jersey -- east coast... I saw them a bunch of times at Maxwell's Pub
there, absolutely amazing. The Minutemen were from San Pedro, California --
west coast. Giant Sand and the Meat Puppets were from Phoenix/Tuscon,
Arizona and LA -- southwest and west coast. The Replacements, Husker Du, Big
Black, The Jayhawks, Uncle Tupelo and others were from middle America...
that amorphous and diverse region between the Appalachians and Rockies. My
apologies for pedantry...
- Date: Fri Oct 21 09:14
Jörg (howe&bob):
- Back in 1996 Howe did a tour together with Bob Neuwirth - which I think is
a rather odd pairing. Does anybody know how that did come about? Smells like
there is a nice story behind that....
- Date: Fri Oct 21 05:28
SeanT (Thin):
- Nice post Thin . Really cheered me up as I sat down to work coming in from
the grey skies , lashing rain and the numb commute. Happy Birthday . It will
get better ....
- Date: Fri Oct 21 04:00
mike (sa-wat!!):
- hey.... happy birthday thin :)
- Date: Fri Oct 21 03:16
greg (oz next to zeal):
- thin ,weieght til u cross that that portal that takes u into ur 51st yeer
then ur ntitled to a good RANT. howe spoke of this at his melburn concerts
(he has 1 too go)experience and wisdom are supposed to be the trade ,dont
believe.howes gigs here still resonate heavily, still make the mean times a
little less mean....makes me think of all the great music that came from the
80,s mid america...meat puppets feelys minutemen gs..............etc its
been a long time since i had a smile tattooed on my ugly dial the hole wile,
the soop howe brews is potent..best live music ive herd since tackhead last
century before that mebbe free,manfred manns erth bandand and deep purple on
the same bill 1974 or3 or2.....please keep the journal breething howe itd be
grate to reed ur oz experience warts and all (we are the 53rd state after
all)
- Date: Thu Oct 20 14:21
james s (re:Lars/Jazz):
- Lars, I don't know much about jazz, but I like Coltrane's "A Love
Supreme" a great deal... a nice mid point between his later insane
intersteller space type stuff and the earlier more song-related stuff...
really good LOUD, and while driving. As for Monk, I haven't even begun to
have heard all of it, but of what I've heard, my fave is Mysterioso, a loose
beat-sounding live show. Also, please please please try to find a copy of
the movie, Straight No Chaser. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098465/
- Date: Thu Oct 20 12:47
thin (long stem rant):
- I guess ya get to forty, the hills start to get t’ya, you get less
naughty, the wind gets at wrinkles, the dust gets in yer eyes, the mail man
always delivers late and its always crap, the buses have more condensation,
the drinking water doesn’t taste as good, the seashore looks messier, the
roads are not nice anymore, the hum drum gets humm drummier, the broadsheets
and tabloids droll more, the bog roll last less long, packets of frozen peas
have less in them, kids crying sounds louder, the dog crap gets stickier,
the garden collects more crisp packets, the dogs crap more poopy than they
used to, the street stench of nausea and friday night piss pervades every
pore, the manners of people don’t exist anymore, the education system is
crappier than ever, the kids on the street cannot even swear properly
anymore, the baby buggies get bigger to hold the little urchins that hold
out there grubby mits asking from behind tartrazine ice pops, the grey skies
loom bigger,larger and lower, the rain drops get bigger, wetter, the
sarcastic get sarkier, the dumb get dumber, the winners start to win less,
the old get grimmer and grimier, the young get older, the older get stinkier,
the drains get blocked, the wrinkled get wrinklier, the humorless get dried
up. the dogs get angrier, the politicians are all coked, the selfish get no
nicer, the retards get shat on, the tories don’t exist, the system has
cysts, the god has lost his religion, the bores drag it out to eternity, the
tears get heavier, the corner shop gets more expensive and shabbier, the
drones keep droning on, the rapists keep rapin, the pinchers keep pinchin,
the unemployed keep signin, the angry get fisty, the beaten get f**d over,
the f**d over get tired, the beds get more expensive, the shops look tawdry,
the tawdry fills yer heart with dread, the monotony chugs on like a
plundering blairite party, the limbs start to tire, the nails get brittle,
the hair gets lank, the sweat starts to stink worse, the rats get bigger,
the mice get eaten, the countryside smells, the seasons start and end on
winter, the books get harder to read, the consumers get slovenly, the
ranting gets tiring, the tired start to rant, the booze doesn’t work, the
dealers stop supplying, the kids get spiked, the spiked take yer hospital
bed, the limp get lame, the circuses are shite, the eggs stick harder to
your pan, the toilet collects more hairs, the air quality cannot keep yer
had clear, the aches get bigger, the shoes get down at heel and toe, the
toes get corns, the pads look awful, the little toes nearly disappear, the
skin splits, the teeth falter, the nose gets bigger and redder, the ears
droop, the tongue tastes horrid, the eyes dry up, the arse gets itchier, the
temper still flares, the gossip gets meaningless, the neighbours irritate,
the family bore you, the nights out stink, the birthdays come quicker,
quicker, quicker, quicker, quicker, quicker, quicker, quicker, quicker,
quicker, quicker, quicker and the birthday cards are always depressing.
- Date: Thu Oct 20 09:33
Glue ton free (The danger of flowers (welcome to the wonderful
world of plants)):
- Spun out tied back / played all night with a idea / met some people rung
true is this fau jazz style too much for you? and me / the now almost named
'noose for luke'tm are rocking small places / rapant rages resound and reap
the sleep of others tales / this carbon stylings tearing the page / of and
off
- Date: Thu Oct 20 08:58
Lars (treats):
- Nice, gotta read that journal stuff when I get home from work, he-he.
"Home is where the Howe is"? And, fellas...give me a title om the
Monk & Coltrane, please? I haven't been keeping up with the jazzy news.
Not that much a jazzman....only when I stumble on the really good stuff.
Which reminds me, gotta get that "complete" version of Bitches
Brew some time. Only got the regular one, but I heard some of the
"new" stuff. Very nice. Oi! / Lars
- Date: Wed Oct 19 22:13
howe (home):
- er... i mean the tour diary is back at it
- Date: Wed Oct 19 20:38
HOWE (HOME):
- THE JOURNAL IS ALIVE...... again
- Date: Wed Oct 19 11:30
Conch (monk with coltrane ,quartet 1957,newly discovered
recording):
- Agreed, and double agreed.
- Date: Wed Oct 19 09:55
tom front desk (holy moly!):
- monk with coltrane ,quartet 1957,newly discovered recordings.are
veeeeeeeeerrrrry very good.
- Date: Wed Oct 19 06:43
J (tg):
- Take a writing course of course. Never did that ol' mama of mine any harm
and it may well have the scrubbage of off rubbage... Shultz, u never reply
or reciprocate? Got discs? From J?
- Date: Wed Oct 19 03:45
tg (in relation to last):
- now it's at the end of non-working day and I'm more likely to go after
some BC-Organic Jazz Cigarettes than an Old Style...there's that Green on
Red Song 'Pills and Booze' "first ya win then you lose..." Another
Tucson related thing I want to bring up is a good old Thumbs Up in relation
to a sa-wa-ro purchase of Phantom Limbs -cd- 'Not In So Many Words' w/ Howe
on Piano. Time for a Time-out...I'm addicted to add a comment...perhaps I
should take a writing course.
- Date: Tue Oct 18 16:33
toddy (The Leaving You):
- ...for sure L.D.- that one hit home as well...and Scout just before it.
Fortunate to receive another original Giant Sand press photo...be sure not
to buy one from id/store: coolforever ...he sends fakes...lousy...other than
that I have to tell you that I'd say 35 Summers is for me...Chris Burroughs
is originally from New Jersey (Blue Rose website bio)...Gila Bend's second
album (Nature Burger) is way better sounding than their first (Kim Chee
Cowboy); it just sounds better because the first one was recorded live to
two track...but still their version of 'They Call The Wind Mariah' is
classic along w/ 'In With The New'. Also I like The Sun Kings version of 'No
sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature'...I'm sure it will go over real well up
here in the "Great White North"..."It's a great western beer
that I'm holding at the end of the working day...don't need no johnny come
lately, this pil is one heck of a brew, w/ a pil! it's hard to humble when
yer perfect in everyway!"
- Date: Tue Oct 18 09:42
Lars (Uh! :-) ):
- Sounds great, JC. Have we had any word on WHEN yet? Anyway, I'm excited
about it. And currently enjoying "Man On A Strong" and "The
Leaving You" very, very much. Incredible tunes. -- Tally-ho, chaps! /
Lars
- Date: Mon Oct 17 01:49
JC BROCHARD (http://perso.wanadoo.fr/vivonzeureux)):
- MORE ABOUT "'SNO ANGEL LIKE YOU". From Issue 69 of Magnet
Magazine (www.magnetmagazine.com) : Giant Sand's Howe Gelb is finishing up a
solo album for Thrill Jockey titled "'Sno angel like you".
Produced by Gelb and Dave Draves (Kathleen Edwards, Julie Doiron) at Draves'
Little Bullhorn studio in Ottawa, the LP features Arcade Fire drummer Jeremy
Gara and a 10-piece gospel choir called Voices of Praise. Gelb is quick to
point out, however, that "the album is not a gospel record ; it has no
religious songs on it. It was a great experiment to see if we could mesh the
sounds of the muck I make with the dizzying effect of the (choir's) glorious
sound"
- Date: Mon Oct 17 01:14
Blaine (Music):
- Saw Greg Brown & Bo Ramsey play on Friday, Pieta Brown opened the show
and played the gospel encore. Anyone who digs Howe's solo stuff might like
GB's recent albums. In fact, a Howe & Greg collaboration would be very
cool. James good luck with the non-South winters - I'm off the patch up the
mouseholes, it's already getting cold here.
- Date: Sat Oct 15 12:44
james s (blaine/graham):
- blaine, this is state number 4 for me, and the first time out of the south
(east). graham, yeah sure, howe comes to dixie just as I move to the desert.
great. actually, there's some good stuff going on here, live music, such as
this evening i'll be seeing tortoise, and next week is calexico and iron
& wine. the misfits are playing on halloween. "well i've got
something to say... "
- Date: Fri Oct 14 20:08
glue of the shire (aaa):
- Sloppy but good in a tried way nice but clean and sure if seen / looking
forward to the next look back on the ever flowing solpes of gs hq / Noose
for luke (and thank you all for asking) are fine meeting a nice man named
PERRy who wants me to front a burl;esque show? indipencabnce comes at a
pirce? ears down lets begin / i wont stop you in the coriidor but please
have your passes ready
- Date: Fri Oct 14 17:35
t (Chris Burroughs + AZ):
- ...another gem from southern AZ...folk & americana sounding...real
good music...is he appreciated more in Europe than in America?...I'll be
hearing a bunch more cds from southern AZ soon...went after Luca 'You win
Again', Topless Opry, the Weird Lovemakers and a some other Tucson related
material from sa-wa-ro.com...
- Date: Wed Oct 12 21:40
doo (wop):
- correction...sorry...scored two other Tucson related cd's today...Doo Rag
'Chuncked and Muddled' & The Knockout Pills '1 + 1 = ATE'...impressed w/
both.
- Date: Wed Oct 12 17:03
toddy (..."somewhere b'tween the best ol' sound anyone has
seen" -A*4):
- ...Greyhound Soul (ALMA DE GALGO), Creosote (BLACKSMOKE), The Drakes
(S/T)...excellent ...from listening to a little of Al Perry's radio show I
now realize that there's AZ music history in doo wap & r & b.
- Date: Wed Oct 12 11:58
graham (paste festival appearance):
- A Howe appearance in the Deep South! http://www.pasterocknreel.com/ in
Atlanta (Decatur), also featuring a High and Dry screening, among others.
- Date: Wed Oct 12 11:11
Lars (one of the Danish connections):
- Uh, good news... Under Byen have managed to appear on a whole three (maybe
four) Howe-albums between their second and third album.....so it's about
time they got a new one out, he-he. The new one (third) comes out on March
6th 2006, is the latest news. The new songs they have played live recently
are superb. So it will be quite interesting to hear them on a studio album.
Also: Thorbjørn (who among other things playes saxophone on The Listener, I
think) is releasing a solo album in January (reportedly sounds a little
inspired by Erik Satie and Godspeed You Black Emperor). And if that Howe-ish
gospel thingie comes out some time soon (?) we're already looking at an
exciting first half of 2006, huh? :-D Greets! / Lars
- Date: Tue Oct 11 17:40
IanG (Pp):
- Oi, i think that means you are my sister, pleased to meet you. Sorry
Blaine, don't recognise the 7" Dan stuart Thing but I will have a wee
search about, my memory ain't what it used to be..
- Date: Tue Oct 11 16:04
Zelia Furtado (zeliafurtado@melim.com.br):
- Oi, I am looking descending of the family mochnacz. I am Brazilian, my
mother calls Tekla Mochnacz and my grandmothers had come of the Ucraina for
1800 return. Some news enters in contact. Debtor.
- Date: Mon Oct 10 19:43
todder (below (revolution blues?) blaine):
- are you adding The band of...Blacky Ranchette to that N. Young
compilation?
- Date: Mon Oct 10 13:17
Blaine (Multi):
- First off Thin, Thank you - the very mention of John Cooper Clarke made my
day. James, you trying to have addresses in all 50 states? How many has it
been?Good luck. IanG - you know of a Dan Stuart solo 7", song about a
"room as wide as it is tall"? Any word of US GoR dates? Mike - few
spins of the new Neil reveals a half dozen or so keepers, mixing up acoustic
vibe with some real edginess -- steel gtr/horns/vibrant harmonica. At times
I hear echos of "On the Weekend" (that big rhythm pocket),
"The Old Homestead" (that odd vibe from Hawks & Doves), a bit
of Comes a Time mixed with Goldrush. Def not he clunker that Harvest Moon
was. FYI -- can't reveal much about the Neil Tribute we are assembling other
than an artwork snafu, but artistes will includes Steve Wynn, Eric Ambel,
Howe (Music Arcade), Rick Rizzo, Jay Bennett - among others.
- Date: Sun Oct 9 12:56
DougR (IanG):
- Ian, no problem. Always interested in trading. You can get me at dwr1212@aol.com
- Date: Sun Oct 9 12:03
Oke (Marie Frank's new CD with Howe):
- Don't know if it is mentioned here before: Marie Frank has released a new
CD. Her solo shows as a support during the Listener-tour were really great -
her CDs were ..., well, clean scandinavian pop. But everything has changed:
the new CD "Where the wind turns the skin to leather" (sic!!)
contains fantastic songs, three with Howe on guitar, piano and (or)
b-vocals, Howe's "Leather" (seems to be the AAAA-Version - with
Marie on lead vocals), 2 or 3 songs from the "swimingly-ep" in new
arrangements, photos by Bill Carter and Anders Pedersen on guitar (on 1
track) ... More information: www.mariefrank.dk.
- Date: Sun Oct 9 11:00
IanG (DougR):
- Thanks Doug. I didn't notice a contact email address on your site, I
assume it's your site?. If it is are you interested in a trade?
- Date: Sun Oct 9 10:41
Lars (Oh, and...):
- ...do yourself a favour also to enter 'figurines' in that 'søg'-field and
give "Skeleton" a listen. ;-) / Lars
- Date: Sun Oct 9 10:37
Lars (Baby, its cold outside):
- M. Ward? I think it sounds a lot like Howe...?! And Marie-Laurette Friis'
voice is perfect for that song. I hope that Mitsi Mitsi Mau album will come
out at some point, but it surely looks like a lost and forgotten cause by
now. :-( Too bad. That show they did with Howe & Parish in Copenhagen
was really cool. -- Anyway, she also sings with Tys Tys. Also good stuff.
Superb live band. Read/look: http://www.dr.dk/musik/jazz/artikel/040830_tystys.asp
-- you can listen to the latest Tys Tys album at www.lytteposten.dk (just
write 'tys tys' in the 'søg'-field). / Lars
- Date: Sun Oct 9 09:51
dougr (IanG):
- YOU'LL FIND THEM AT : WWW.SHADOWSAILOR.COM/GR041185.HTML
- Date: Sun Oct 9 09:22
dougr ((Ian G)):
- GOT THE FULL TRACK LISTINGS OF "OLD DREAMS DIE YOUNG" IF YOU
WANT THEM
- Date: Sun Oct 9 08:46
tommy gailer (scrolling for your help):
- who`s the duett partner on "baby it`s cold outside"? M.Ward or
Howe? AMG says Howe, Blogspot says Matt.
- Date: Sun Oct 9 04:54
Lars (audible sandfriendship):
- As mentioned before at some point there are quite a few mp3s by Marzipan
Marzipan (our friend Zelda Panda - with me playing along on a few things) on
my website. She has been playing around with bits from our "jam
sessions" in Berlin this summer. And the song "Ready" is on
of them. Go to "Sounds" at www.larsdideriksen.com for it all. For
the new song try this direct link: http://www.larsdideriksen.com/personal/music/mp3/Marzipan%20Marzipan%20-%20Ready%20(EP%20sep%202005).mp3
--- So this odd and simple little diddy is the latest from the panda grrrl,
but there's also great stuff from earlier there on the site (still a sand
cover too - "Warm Storm" of course, he-he). Have a nice weekend,
folks! / Lars
- Date: Sat Oct 8 20:18
ianG (kk):
- Paul, I had it on good authority( CP Told me) that we were getting a UK
tour in the summer, obviously things have changed. I would like to think
that it is not worthwhile coming to the UK for one show and thusly they will
feel compelled to play the new Perth concert hall but I have bought tickets
for the Astoria just in case they don't. I was at the Congress, did I
mention that before?, Green On Red were better than ever, get there if you
possibly can(did you mention some shows , P?)
- Date: Sat Oct 8 20:09
paulk (again):
- haven't heard all the new Neil Young but from radio plays it's alright. I
wasn't too impressed with Harvest Moon, prefer a bit of danger. Re: Green on
Red, any chance of other UK gigs, anyone?
- Date: Sat Oct 8 20:07
PaulK (p.kerr@ntlworld.com):
- Mike, let me know what archive shows you wnat and I'll send them on if
possible. The recent Rainer and Calexico are in the bag so far.
- Date: Sat Oct 8 19:13
thin (em-bar-essed):
- (ignore below), it suddenly appeared, i dissappear now with head redded.
ciao.
- Date: Sat Oct 8 19:11
thin (archivist):
- posted bit of scribe last night but looks like it not here anymore, have i
been razed or is site slightly glitchy, did not mean to cause annoyance with
polemical slant. sorry if that the case.(i only had a couple of cold voddies
officer)
- Date: Sat Oct 8 17:41
OWOM (Official Bootleg Volume 1):
- Avaliable for a limited time at the OWOM store!
- Date: Sat Oct 8 15:52
IanG (Pp):
- Agreed Mike, I prefer uneasy listening, While I am here I found my copy of
'Two Bibles' the other day and a few other early Green On Red things,
bootlegs of course. I am scunnered trying to find tracklists for 'Old dreams
Die Young' and 'Eight Miles High(LA 6/11/82)' any suggestions? looking
forward to 10th Jan, If it's nearly as good as the Congress it will be worth
the effort.
- Date: Sat Oct 8 04:18
mike (:-[sa-wa-no-no-not my-babeeeee]):
- you know, i'm really envious of you people who've got fast internet!!!
it'd take me a week to download any of those archive.com shows....... bt put
broadband in the village back in july and we applied then..... but as we
live out in the back of beyonce they've got to re-lay/upgrade/twiddle the
piece of string and can they call our telephonic communicator... and even
then we'll never get the full meg quota..... progress - pah! so i take it
you all know green on red are playing the astoria (finally!) in january....
original setlist as well................... any thoughts on the new neil
young album? i like it in an easy-to listen-to sort of way, but not sure if
i want my neil young to be like that.......
- Date: Fri Oct 7 19:21
thin (out thin out):
- babeeeeeeeeee is a patteeeeeeern o one babbeeeeeeeeee
- Date: Fri Oct 7 19:17
thin (inn thin inn ):
- GREAT NEWS.....comes only in flickers and diminutive twinges that only
john convertino and messr..johny cooper clarke and hopie howie arizona glebi
russkavosko can deliver...funni sorta evenin tnite but fine and wonderful in
beauty as rarely happens in this world of shineeness but rare glissendom...mmmmm.
listened to the latest mr john parish offereing and countertwined it with
devandra bernhatrs latest and had chuckles at both in there
bizarreeeeenesss.banahrt seem like dried and unleven bread, no yeast in
there, me thinka and mr j parish is a funni departure from then last kooooli
instro. set of musical workings,mmmm, does the singing work...?????, i see
mr parish as aproducer, a fine and infdeedy impeccabbbble occupation but the
singing content on this record makes me headly frown ( am i just unable to
tak e in newly formed beautyifullness or is it that some folk scribe muzak
much better than doing it), mr parish is undupitable centre of creative
gooodness in kool tune land but is the SINGING required as i feel that it is
all DONE in the the music he makes, no need to over eggy the pudding and all
that maybe.... to put some yeast back in to the mixture john coooooper
Clarkis Kung Fu international made an impeccable bowl of dough and 'velvet
and pearl' made a great beautifictidal swim, those drums sound
greeeeeaaaaaat, a lovely plunkidom of simlicity and goood soundness,
sometimes it interestin to listen to that vocal sound that tweeeters from
the tweeters, given the transistor moistness off 'amp and altenator' record
offers aquirkiliy richness of muttering that is hard and rarely found.this
band has no members. this song is free from clidche. this wind blows like a
slow sojourn to twitch the eyebrows of those brows that remain twitchingly
frowning lobsidedly.
- Date: Fri Oct 7 10:41
Jörg (green light):
- Hey - that's GREAT news!
- Date: Fri Oct 7 10:32
archivist (green light!):
- Talking about archive.org.. We got the green light to work on posting the
Giant Sand Club Congress 20th anniversary set. Should happen in the next
week or so. Probably Al Perry's closing set (with Chuck Prophet) as well -
did ya know that recordings of Al Perry are there at archive.org too?!?
check them all out!
- Date: Fri Oct 7 04:49
J (Jim):
- Thanks, lovely acoustic set and downloaded in a flash
- Date: Fri Oct 7 01:05
archivist (Rainer 4-8-86):
- For everyone at http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=29861
- Date: Thu Oct 6 11:53
graham (thrill jockey):
- Thrilljockey.com has been revamped and has direct checkout. Streaming
their entire catalog, apparently. Also added videos from the vault
(including Shiver, Johnny Hit and Run Pauline, and Remote). Worth a visit.
- Date: Wed Oct 5 19:27
paulk (Triple A):
- At last the AAA aaarived in town. Must be the best opening sequence of
songs since Chore (in my humble opinion). Readjustment required for Loretta
and Man on a String but Blue Blue Marble Girl is like slipping into a nice
hot tub and letting your worries disapear. The sting in the (guitar) tail of
Bottom of the Barrel is breathtaking. And what's with the beatlish chord and
Harrisonish opening on Low Spark ? Triple a indeed and a sticker for effort.
- Date: Wed Oct 5 18:52
J (longsail?):
- Can't help you mate, fate comes from the ether...
- Date: Tue Oct 4 17:49
H.Longsail (Vice and fights):
- arguments caused by increased detachment bought on by failur taking grip
and ripping hard into the fabiric even getting the lining (not the notes)
seems the disolution of others vouws has pushed us under the grilling pan
flame and causes all manner of odd arangments and dilemas that have no
orogin here on earth but threaten the spiecies (as in race not thyme)
help?...
- Date: Tue Oct 4 17:47
just can't help myself (wood for Rainer):
- I also like 'REd Boots' by Shoebomb, 'Minds 1' from Blackmoon Graffiti.
and no I've never been to southern AZ...I'm gonna eventually come down for
visit...people up here already have their furnances on and up...hopefully
their not rushing the season...and oh I like 'Never Look Into the Sun' by
Paula J. Brown.
- Date: Tue Oct 4 17:34
ddot (wood for Rainer):
- ...this is an excellent live comp...So far I really like the solo pieces
from Al Perry and Van Christian...is this 'Wooden Ball' event still going
on?...nice live version of Leather w/ Dog & Pony Show...warm and
direct...I also like 'Wretched Song' by MaryAnne...'Fishing' by Greyhound
Soul and Rainer's 'Top of the World'...just going for another run
through...The Drakes sound good as well as 'Tiny Pieces' by D & PS w/ OW
OM
- Date: Tue Oct 4 17:16
shammy (livingston):
- anyone else think that can do girl is the blue marbled? is this a pre-(or
looking back in the past post-)quil or intro for an explanation or otherwise
thoughts and experiences of howe with blue marbled girl? i noticed the
livingston reference driving to aformentioned town in my car alte last
night. being alone in the car aaaa was indeed cranked with it's 12th or spin
or so thru my brain. now i've been listening to the two songs together.
connected? seems to me to be. howe? i think this album does tell a story,
much like red headed stranger, though more fragmented. four parts. hmm.
- Date: Tue Oct 4 14:58
IanG ({}):
- Howe, this is the place I mentioned http://www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/fgw/atrisk/fact/cottier.htm
Piano included (it's only a Steinway mind you) not sure if Mike already
forwarded this been having problems with email recently.....
- Date: Tue Oct 4 14:52
IanG ())):
- J, drop me an email at ianwgillan@mac.com I had a problem with AOL and
lost your email with a pile of other stuff. This Time Around we might just
get things right. Deadstring Bros is cool I might even go see them in
Glasgow next week, still not convinced by Ryan A though.
- Date: Tue Oct 4 07:16
wick her man (loving cup rules!):
- Me, too, really is looking forward to that gospelalbum as that is a genre
that is quite overlooked these days. I mean, c'mon, instead of listening to
that new kaiser chefs/the kills/coldplay album people really should lend an
ear to the recordings of Mahalia Jackson! But who am I to ramble on about
this. It's a free world and we do not like the same things all the time. By
the way,in my ears AAAA is a far more lovelier record than Is all over the
map.
- Date: Mon Oct 3 17:42
J (james s):
- Utah? mail me me fandangoer...
- Date: Mon Oct 3 16:03
Lars (Torrents):
- In 1995 and 1996 artists playing at the Roskilde Festival were invited to
perform small acoustic sets in a barn nearby. A nice selection those have
been put up at Dimeadozen.org (apparently sourced from master-tapes). Were
talking: Kent - 1996, Deus - 1995, Flaming Lips - 1996, Dirty Three - 1996,
Gene - 1995, Lisa Germano - 1995, Grant McLennan (Go-Betweens) - 1995,
Silvechair - 1995, The Fall - 1996, Velvet Crush - 1995, Walkabouts - 1996,
No Doubt - 1996, Bush - 1996, Psyched Up Janis - 1996 (P.U.J.'s frontman
later formed The Raveonettes). Not all of the above is good, I suspect, but
I think some of them might interest you. Links for them all (for easier
access) can be found here: http://svingninger.dk/viewtopic.php?t=13232 ---
Greets, folks! / Lars
- Date: Mon Oct 3 12:21
Jättilaishiekka (way up north - and east):
- Howe, what does it take to get you to perform in Finland? We're in serious
need of some beautiful tunes here..
- Date: Mon Oct 3 04:21
finn (i agree):
- have only just recieved my copy of AAAA n' Once upon a little time, and
look forward to the journey... also Mark Mulchay and Andrew Bird on the
horizon to counter the daily grumbles
- Date: Sun Oct 2 18:46
james s (about to move to Utah!):
- It's been fun reading the board here lately... and it's always nice to see
Howe join in the conversation. WOW, I am looking forward to the next record.
- Date: Sun Oct 2 17:54
t (clearing the comment air):
- ...sorry for making you welp Howe...thanks for clearing up 'Blue Marble
Girl'. "did I kill you by what I said"...watch yer ass just to
save face...over my head, I'm maybe over my head!"
- Date: Sun Oct 2 16:43
Jörg (how dumb am I?) ("nothing new here under the sun....):
- ......and my baby she's a pattern of one"! Sorry for wasting so much
space below with all that chatter about what this fine line could mean...a
pattern of what?blahblah - it suddenly struck me: THE SUN! OF COURSE! And it
even is the rhyme to sun...Shame on me. Must have been blinded by this
beautiful image so much I couldn't even see a vague trace of it. (and extra
thanks to Blaine for patiently trying to explain anyway). Definitely: the
song of the year. Regardless of how many sno angels are waiting to come down
on us :-).
- Date: Sun Oct 2 11:57
tommy gailer (scrolling for AAAA):
- For my ears, AAAA alternates between the last Blacky and Is all over.
After about 15 or 16 spins i am pretty sure that it`s in my top 10 of Howe`s
productions. New versions of BMG, Loretta and especially the sublime
arrangements of Leather are marvellous. Best thing: even after so many
spins, i have the feeling that there`s still a lot to explore. Tho get the
lyrics of that album would be very appreciated.
- Date: Sun Oct 2 10:29
Tom (front disc):
- Good to hear ya.Love the Gelb.
- Date: Sun Oct 2 08:54
tommy gailer (10 points?):
- minimum
- Date: Sun Oct 2 08:31
Jörg (story):
- 10 points!
- Date: Sun Oct 2 06:38
howe (oz is k'noath):
- welp. i was done warned about including yet another in a now seemingly
endless chain of blueish marbeld gurgles. but i figured on the toss being
good for those who have never ever happened upon this perimeter prior, as
opposed to always figuring on material for those who always liked to visit.
and there is merit in the erosion of a song that instigates my attention
span. to drag a song through the ages, allowing it to de-form in its own
natural juices. not to mention the miriad of melodies that now occur through
that last version that i found very intrigueing. especially that last chord
right where the song changes into that line: "then it's better to blame
anyone..." . what is that chord ? how did it get in there ? is there
such a thing as chord remover ? i dunno yet. but anyway, i am a libra and i
can only remain undecided for just so long. so there you go, and yeah,
program your cd players to jump it. but someone at some point there in your
proxemity will accidentally stumble upon that song for the first time, and
it will be for them then. otherly, the next record is probably the best
thing i will have ever done. it is simple stuff. it is the voiceings that
carry it and seem to make the writing the best i have done. and when i think
about it, i guess it was what i was after as far back as 1987. in fact, it
was what i was looking for but didn't know how to ever go about it that lead
me instead to paula brown and then john convertino. and then when chris
cacavas came aboard i happily dove into them waters instead of entertaining
what i originally was thirsting for: to aquire a choir. that being
confessed, i like the notion of AAAA a lot, and love to hear what you all
have to say, especially those that find flaw in the muck-a- luck. as for the
lyrics of BMG, it was only about them trailer parks and crystal meth the
night i played it then and mentioned such. it is only really about 2 young
folks in love and how they just survive this world with it, even when the
love gets gone. good and gone. but still good. and so not to blame yourself
so very much when it slips away seemingly because of their own actions, as
opposed to the great relief of an undetermined destiny instead. the end.
--good story, huh?
- Date: Sat Oct 1 23:39
---gril supposed to be "girl"--- (whoops):
- an editor would be nice...I guess
- Date: Sat Oct 1 23:36
toddy (deep blue marble gril):
- ...on 'infiltration of Dreams'...Howe sets up Johnny Hit and Run Pauline
and Blue Marble Girl w/ this..."this a story...their all country
songs...a story about a trailor park on the edge of town where all the kids
go and buy their crystal meth". So Christoph picture a young man
sporting a popular red baseball cap, who most likely has a great influence
over his young (blue marble) girlfriend. And the song seems to favour the
girl (because of it's underlying song emphasis and pitch tone promoting that
perhaps she is the stronger of the two...and where I'm from I realize that
some young kids are not satisfied w/ just smoking some grass and try meth or
'e' without realizing the potential damaged it can do to yer mental
health..."slips like powder (in the big wind) through his/hers own
hands"...I gather that it means that when in comes down to it, people
party in their twenties and for some they just don't care. Hearing another
version on the new AAAA reinforces the problems that continue in American
and Canadian towns. It's not going away...so there ya have it...a sad
country song w/ perhaps some undertones of hope. That's how it see it.
- Date: Sat Oct 1 17:39
Furump (frank@‚ƒ):
- I@be@‚e‚•‚’‚•‚‚D‚v‚ˆ‚@‚‚’‚…@‚™‚‚•H
- Date: Sat Oct 1 12:22
Lars (words...):
- ...to quote from memory what Howe said on the Voxhall 2000 bootleg...
"I just put them out there and wait for them to mean something"
(hopefully I'm quoting the right guy here). Anyway....as many
interpretations as there are listeners - which is so great about art. :-) /
Lars
- Date: Sat Oct 1 11:18
Jörg (photos, reviews):
- Here are some great pics from the concert in Torino, Italy this January:
http://www.bobmoz.com/pages/83_GiantSand.htm. ######## Another thing I
noticed AAAA-wise: there are hardly any reviews (at least here in German
music papers, and I can't find to much in the net either. Uncut had a small
review, Mojo none yet) while the the other two Thrill Jockey albums released
the same day (John Parish, Freakwater) were reviewed all over the place.
Makes me wonder if AAAA is intended to be a small low-key
side-project-release with little or no promo activity?
- Date: Sat Oct 1 07:31
christoph (mother of tongues):
- After maybe a docen’ spins I’m falling in love with - well, ¾ of AAAA,
probably just wasn’t prepared for the quiet beauty after the loud tour -
but this discussion is getting interesting beyond the declarations of
personal favs and criticism. I realised, that even with the songs I sing
along, I understand only half of it - which is not a problem of mother or
other tongues but of the surrealistic content of the lyrics - now I wonder
why this question or lack of understanding never bothered me - probably
‘cos the pictures painted by wordplay and musical harmonies speak to some
subconscious regions where right or wrong of the interpretation doesn’t
matter much and everybody is happy with his personal resonances. But still -
it’s interesting to here what other people associate - by the way: who can
explain to me the deeper meaning of Blue Marble Girl - just those words -
sometimes I see a tiny girl playing with blue marbles, sometimes a
statuesque and cold beauty carved from Italian quarries…
- Date: Sat Oct 1 04:06
Lars (strummin'):
- G is for Gelb.... ;-)
- Date: Fri Sep 30 19:08
tommy gailer (scrolling for loving cup):
- Jörg, funny it`s a just a week ago, that i played "loving cup"
constantly on the guitar. That`s a song, i would love to hear in endless
versions. The lyrics are beautiful. It starts with G, also does Bottom of
the barrel and Shiver, i think. G is major chord in the gelb cosmos, isn`t
it?
- Date: Fri Sep 30 17:47
J (damn, me again...):
- Once had a friend who mistook the lyric "67 chevy" for
"Sister seeking chevy" Which was kind of in the spirit of the
Earle tune anyhow...
- Date: Fri Sep 30 17:02
J (AAAagain):
- Quick, someone film a fantastic interpretation of a graphic novel with
Howe and the folks soundtrackin' it... Loretta is sounding amazing. Sorry
this post is happening here in realtime...
- Date: Fri Sep 30 16:52
J (AAAA):
- 'Can do girl' Cos It just grew on me for personal reasons...
- Date: Fri Sep 30 11:49
Jörg (Blaine & Alan):
- Thanks a lot for your input. I like what Alan says about taking songs
literally/ figuratively and the lyrics beeing intimate and abstract at the
same time. Which opens a lot of space for the listener (sic) to put the
songs into place within their own world-view/experiences/feelings.
Especially if English is not your 1st language, sometimes one line or verse
sums up the whole song for you - which of course doesn't mean that this was
meant to be the essence of the song Howe himself had in mind. So usually I
love the songs and what I see/hear in them "my way" and don't even
want to know what Howe "really" meant in the first place, or if a
certain expression could have a different meaning and I don't get it.
Because then it could be my special relationship with the song would be
gone.......But in some rare cases I feel I have to figure out what the
lyrics really (could) mean, I don't know why. Maybe out of fear of totally
misunderstanding a song which I love. Or maybe sometimes it's because a
certain word/phrase has meanings I don't know (should have done my
homework), and absolutely don't make any sense to me in the given context.
Like in that "...and my baby is a pattern of one"-line. A pattern
of what? A sunbeam? A barrel? But it seems pattern can have a meaning I
don't know of, so Blaine, thanks for pointing out this could mean that the
person in question is very unique, because the way I understood it was the
absolute opposite.############################Thinking about
songs/song-lyrics, somehow Loving Cup comes to my mind. For the last fifteen
years I thought this just a nice little country-ditty. Only recently it
struck me what a great, perfect song this is. In a simple, but very poetic
way, almost of Classic-Hank-Williams quality. Now I would say it's one of
Howe's best.
- Date: Fri Sep 30 10:27
Blaine (Jorg re: cliches):
- This is getting to be an interesting thread. Cliches, like stereotypes and
generalizations, often have a basis in some reality - if a distorted one. As
these things get etched in language over time it takes a special person to
apply them with a new twist , ala Howe. Which neatly brings up the lyric:
"Nothing new here under the sun / and my baby is a pattern of
one". The first part is a cliche meaning we've seen it all before,
which sets up the second part which refers to sheer unique-ness of said
person. All this thought-percolating has me primed for the A record. -- and
boy, do I admire you Sandies for whom English is a 2nd language. I have
enough fun with it myself.
- Date: Fri Sep 30 09:21
Alan (Jorg/Thin/Barrel):
- well, it seems unimaginable to me that Howe could use a colloquialism with
as rich an idiomatic history as "bottom of the barrel" without
intending for it to be twisted, contradictorily auto- and self-referential,
and/or ironic... on the other hand, if the turn of phrase has, for personal
reasons, a less dynamic and more singular meaning for a listener then it
isn't hard to imagine how the song might be heard differently. overall, my
experience of howe/giant sand/blackey/op8 and on and on is one of
simultaneous intimacy and distance... the closer I am to a song/lyric/tone
the less certain I am about what's eally going on, that howe really means
anything in particular, as opposed to a number of things in general. Two of
my favorites are Happenstance and Hard on Things, song which can be taken
both literally (in a number of straightforward directions) and figuratively
(where figuration depends on the many kinds of content a listener
adds/brings/receives.)
- Date: Fri Sep 30 08:43
Jörg (topic: Bottom of the barrel) (once, more....):
- excuse me ;-)....................but I was surprised to learn in thin's
posting below that 'bottom of the barrel' is a cliché/label used very
heavily, and that this is the reason the song's not appealing to him. Now
that is a thing that escapes us non-mothertonguers. I'm wondering, too, if
the term is used in a ironic kind of way, as it seems to be a very desperate
image, but the theme of the song doesn't seem so drastic (as far as I get
it. Which isn't very far, I must admit). Any more thoughts on this? And I'm
still wondering what my favourite line in BOTB could mean: "Nothing new
here under the sun / and my baby is a pattern of one". Sounds like a
very abstract poetic image to me. But maybe this is another cliché????
Anyway, I love this line, but don't have the shadow of a clue what it could
mean##################(Besides all that I'm glad to read I'm not the only
one who thinks that the numerous versions of Blue Marble Girl are not doing
any good to the song)##################And my current favourite track on AZ
AMP is AAAA(4), one hell of a version!
- Date: Fri Sep 30 02:11
greg (ozland..next to z land):
- howe played melbourne last night . i can joyfully tick another off the
list(things to do before expire)the humour is far more apparent,live ....and
like his music howe exuded warmth and humanity ...prepared baby
grand,expresso machines ,overtones,harmonics truthfully harry partch would
hand the baton over from beyond the coil...so many many wondrous sounds my
head spun....we got a span of songs from 75 to the present although mid 90,s
proved hard to capture...thanks very mucho cobber howe
- Date: Thu Sep 29 22:08
John de Mockamanga (dusty sound, let's have a new round...):
- Ello! Heard AAAA for the first time today. Loose as always. Me like that.
But you can't help get feeling that howe sometimes ain't trying that hard.
That is the songwriting, not the playing (one of the best, original
guitarplayer I know) I am waiting for the gospel record. Damn, that sounds
like an exciting thing. A new version of blue marble girl was not. To be,
there would have too be at least something unpredictable in it, like a crazy
moog synth or an operasinger singing the lead. I don't know. I'm tired. Ok,
so here's my list: favorite giant sand albums: 1. glum 2. center of the
universe 3. cover magazine 4. chore of enchantment 5. long stem rant (maybe,
because of nostalgia...it was my first sandy meeting) favorite howe albums:
1. confluence 2. the listener 3. hisser favorite records of the year: 1.
antony and the johnsons I am a bird now 2. smog a river ain't too much to
love 3. cass mccombs prefection 4. vashti bunyan lookaftering 5. electrelane
axes 6. mount eerie no flashlight 7. silver jews tanglewood numbers 8. neil
young prairie wind 9. tunng this is...tunng 10. vitalic ok cowboy.
- Date: Thu Sep 29 15:24
archivist (GRANDADDY):
- They are backing Howe on Low Spark Of HHB
- Date: Thu Sep 29 15:23
Jörg (Frank):
- A little bit more info on who did what on AAAA can be found in the press
kit on http://www.thrilljockey.com/press/
- Date: Thu Sep 29 13:51
Frank C (AAAA cast):
- Any information available about who´s playing on each track? Marie Frank
and M. Ward are easy to find. But where does Grandaddy hide? Didn´t find it
in the discography (no accusation intended, Mike/buxfix!). Or did I miss
some earlier comments on that issue?
- Date: Thu Sep 29 12:40
who's (furump):
- anyway?
- Date: Thu Sep 29 12:18
Frank C (still meta, but even more positive):
- @Furump "Sorry, man, you don't get to dictate if anything here should
be postive or not." Are you just self-critical and talking to yourself?
? Funny? Or do you really don´t know the meaning of ";-)"? ....
Why do I get a sympathy from you for a view I never shared with you? @ TJ:
am feeling really sorry about waking up the word police. ;-) @AAAA: Woke up
this morning after 2 hours of no-sleep to face a really long working day.
Started the get-up- and cleaning-procedure with another spin of Amp Alt and
have to say it´s a really good start at 5 a.m. on this side of the planet.
"man on a string" and "low spark" are new favorites.
Like Lars I tend to skip "bmg" because I still believe in the
"too many spare parts"-track "the very last blue marble
girl".
- Date: Thu Sep 29 03:48
Lars (z land):
- ...so Howe's in Frodoland or what? Or just sleeping? :-) / L
- Date: Thu Sep 29 03:25
christoph (Howe can do no wrong):
- furump - I repent - the record DOES grow and I like it more and more -
maybe the problem was the expectation - and I would have expected something
different under the new header AAAA - it’s NOT a new start - expected a
few songs which are not on AAAA (like chromosome or saturate - or talking
about the recycled songs - the new version of space would have been worthy)
- but that’s my fault……………..anyway, “giant sand is the sound
of the rocks melting from the rain in the sun” - if you wan’t another
quote - like always, a few precious one’s are revealed - but do I have to
love every single grain? But if you want to discuss matters at length feel
free to use the addy I exposed involuntarily
- Date: Thu Sep 29 01:32
Lars (aaaa2):
- ...oh, and I think maybe even "The Leaving You" might be one of
my favourites. The arrangement in itself is so simple, so much air (for
reflection?) in the sound, and then also so much kick and power, and the
tune of course...fantastic! / Lars
- Date: Thu Sep 29 01:28
Lars (aaaa):
- Well, I'm really enjoying the new record. The only tiny bit that bothers
me is that by now I seem to have become immune to new version of Blue Marble
Girl. Such a great song, and in one of the best versions yet, but it just
doesn't "hit" me anymore. I feel like skipping in on the cd and
that's a shame. The new Loretta is great. Best lead vocals Marie have done
on a Howe cd yet, in my humble opinion. Marie-Laurette Friis' voice fits
perfectly with "Baby...". And "Man..." also sticks
nicely in the cerebral area. Goodie! :-) / Lars
- Date: Wed Sep 28 23:44
TJ (reviews):
- First off, I think the word "meta" is generally used too much
and usually not used correctly. Secondly, AAAA is wonderful. Now I'm
wondering why it isn't called HoweHome or Down Home or Giant Sand or even
Blacky, but that's a side concern. It's a very tight and loose CD, if it's
possible for something to be both. The new versions of older songs are
recast very nicely, and I agree with Conch about the new Loretta being the
best version. I also think Marie Frank's counterpoint to Howe's voice works
really well. On second or third listen I decided that AAAA is a concept
album, like Red Headed Stranger, but a little harder to decipher. Maybe I'm
reading way too much into it, but the various versions of the title song
seems to act as a refrain for something the I guess points the way. Lastly,
if I have any comments beyond praise, it's that so much of the material is
stuff I've already heard, but that honestly doesn't bother me much. I guess
I could complain that AAAA simply offers more of the vibe of MAP or the last
Blacky CD, but that wouldn't be much of a compliant because it's a good vibe
to have floating around.
- Date: Wed Sep 28 23:15
Furump (Frank C):
- Sorry, man, you don't get to dictate if anything here should be postive or
not. Keep pleading though. As for AAAA, heard it twice, liked it, need to
hear it again. More soon.
- Date: Wed Sep 28 22:45
Frank C (yes, allright, yes!):
- Just a footnote: "Howe can do no wrong" is based on a quote by
Howe himself who once said "johnny can do no wrong, hu?!" after
playing a Johny Cash cd during a concert (documented on pedalless, I think -
"Wo ist zuhause, Mama"). Okay, now after´re we´re finished with
all this meta crap, I´d really love to hear some views on AAAA(and PLEASE:
keep it positive!) ;-)
- Date: Wed Sep 28 22:24
furump (lamebutts unite):
- Frank C, you're hysterical. I believe in you, man. I really do. We losers
got to stick together. And Conch the couch, Blur sucks in my opinion opinion
opinon. Ha!
- Date: Wed Sep 28 20:09
conch (meta feta):
- Maybe let's just agree that everyone is entitled to their say, even if we
don't always like it. Along those lines, I don't find any of this boring at
all. Anyway, I really love this new version of "Loretta,"
which--in my onion--surpasses the original. I love it when the new apples
rival those good old oranges.
- Date: Wed Sep 28 19:35
Frank C (meta criticism / conch / ....):
- My aim was only to critizise the view that it´s not allowed to express
one´s negative opinion on something unless you wrote a positive statement
before. That´s how I understood furump (maybe I got it wrong). And I think
that doesn´t make any sense, especially if the critic himself only critizes
(yes,I know this is a criticism on a criticism on... and it gets boring...)
- Date: Wed Sep 28 19:20
conch (furump/christopher/frank c):
- Actually, it didn't seem like Furump was being overtly nasty toward
Christopher, although maybe he/she was and I just didn't read it correctly.
Also, I don't know why it should be questionable to critique the critics
with criticism, especially since everyone is entitled to an opinion on such
matters (or, in Frank's case, critique the critiquer of a critic with
criticism). In any case, my personal observation is that often the first
go-around with anything Howe has done is met initially with varying degrees
of "it wasn't as good as (insert favorite earlier Sand recording/LP/CD
here)" and, at some point, that feeling ebbs away upon repeated
listenings only to rise again with whatever subsequent opus is offered.
Didn't Blur write a song along those lines, something like, "Guys who
loved Glum don't like Chore until Cover Magazine comes along for the guys
who prefer Chore over Glum who aren't sure if The Listener equals
Hisser," or maybe that was from a dream of mine. Anyway, yes, I'm sure
Howe can do wrong, but in the case of what he creates that tends to be a
subjective thing, like opinions.
- Date: Wed Sep 28 18:54
Frank C (And sorry for the stupid grammar... ):
- My English is too tired at the moment! g´night.
- Date: Wed Sep 28 18:49
Frank C (furump // christoph):
- Hey furump, I think this board ist not (only) designed for hail and
praise. Might be true that "anyone can be a critic, few people can
really create" but what you did is to citizise a critic, and that´s
lacks even more creative spirit. And I also can´t remember when you posted
your last positive comment on this board ;-) I don´t think christoph said
anything unfair or wrong. By the way, I share some of christoph´s points.
Don´t know what I think of it after some more spins and some weeks laters,
though. "baby, it´s cold outside" is a highlight.
"bottom" is GREAT. But I also would say that it sounds more like a
"down home" thing with lots of "versions" and few new
songs. Anyway, that might be a reason why it´s not released as "Giant
Sand"... And yes, Howe can do no wrong!
- Date: Wed Sep 28 15:57
Furump (whatever whatever...I do what I like...):
- Hey, Christophr, would be nice to have heard from you when you liked
something Howe did that you felt strongly about, rather than just popping up
when you're swinging toward the neg. Of course, this is a sign of the
times...anyone can be a critic, few people can really create.
- Date: Wed Sep 28 15:45
christoph (Anciously awaited awfully anticipated and alittle annoying)
(chrbeckmann@aol.com):
- After a first listen - nothing new under the Tucson sun - lacks the
instant rush a couple of songs on “Map” gave - nothing to hum to at the
first spin, Down Home 2005, but after a while it starts to grow, favs so far
“bottom of the barrel” (but was that shivering noise in the background
really necessary, less might have been more here), “Man on a String”
with those tiny harmonies, Can-Do Girl a little gem, two great covers,
“Low Spark on High Heeled Boots” both hesitating and resonant, a sweet
“Babe it’s Cold Outside” - but neither of the other remakes strikes me
as really necessary or improved compared to the many versions floatin’
around. Howe can do no wrong - but he can do better
- Date: Tue Sep 27 12:14
Shaun H. (re: the last caller):
- yeah, was knocking up a comp. for a friend over the weekend, and preceded
"Low Spark ...." w/ Sandie Shaw's cover of "Love Me Do"
for that very reason you just pointed out. might even use that combo when
next i venture out as DJ Johnny Drapes!
- Date: Tue Sep 27 12:02
(////_ _\\\\) alternate camp and flat hi rise zoner (thin):
- hello darliiiings....‘velvet and pearl’ a lovely slipper stomper
indeed, a sort of baaastad prelim in airy version of ‘flying round the
sun’ to my ear. ‘leather’, works in its dusty, derelict stature.
‘AAA1’, mmmmm, in the current time when the new label is ‘american
country weird’ (devendra banhart and stuff), this song beckons its own
‘american worrying’ tag, the vocal delivery is so distressed that the
whole shebang sounds like a desert camel train trailing and stringing out
and losing its path, beautiful but it concerns in its fragility. ‘low
spark of the…’ sounds wondrful to me, (you just try not singing…”its
been a hard day night” after that initial chord!!!),a sort of debunked and
debased brian ferry on amphet and dope. ‘ man on a string’, boy, I love
it when young gelb gets an accompaniment of female nurturing and harmony, it
pulls a whole different twistey dimension on the vibe. ‘bottom of the
barrel’, mmmm, now I aint too sure bout this one, I struggle with the
cliché/label use (debate please) – bottom of the barrel, I sorta cannot
hear the song for this heavily used term, my fault folks unless I miss the
heavy irony involved, although I do like the sentiment. ‘marble girl’ ,
I guess she no longer blue, so that be good, love this version, sounds even
weightier and drugged than most the other versions, nice injection.’baby
its cold’, springs its other worldy blues sweetly and spaciously with
camped up farfissa/farfiso hammond, makes me think of that david niven film
with the angel with a david lynchian courtship twist. nice. ‘re-entry’,
fuses a twisted guitar over the whaling/elephant snortings that underlie
‘baby its cold’, a noodling with intent. ‘loretta’ takes on a much
more direct narrated drive than its previous takes and couples up nicely
with ‘baby its cooold’, I can feel a film score coming on..’recital’,
whispers its lovelorn tale and takes leave, you can feel the snowflakes
sneaking in through the door crack. sno’ angel outside anyone?
- Date: Tue Sep 27 00:42
... (...):
- connected to hear Howe and Pieta Brown doing 'The Farm'...and some
Greyhound Soul and The Drakes.
- Date: Mon Sep 26 22:27
listening up north to the KXCI special (tgray@ckua.com):
- started w/ The Sidewinders 'what am I supposed to do?' into Creosote then
a version of 'Yer Ropes'...some Hecklers (holy cow, awesome)...moves into
-'Remembering Rainer' bbq...shortened version of 'Inner Flame'; instrumental
from Pete Fine w/ Howe...come back baby I wish you would...I'm staying tuned
till midnight...first time listener to KXCI (picked a good day) next segment
w/Ned Sutton...then Nick Luca...ahh cuts out...
- Date: Mon Sep 26 14:18
Patti (((()))):
- Just wanted to let you all know that the Rainer tribute show that Howe
hosted at the Congress 20 year anniversary will be played on KXCI tonight at
6 oclock. You can get it on the net at KXCI.org There will be high lights of
the entire week end as well. Hi Howe!
- Date: Mon Sep 26 13:52
H.Longsail (Noose For Luke):
- Cornhouse Shrewsbury this wednesday - support from 3 others, bring your
own bobles / looking forward to dylan tonight / hello howei must get round
to making you that sandwich
- Date: Mon Sep 26 04:33
howe (hemisphered):
- man o man o man o man o man z land is a stunner
- Date: Sun Sep 25 17:06
(t)odd (below):
- ...Punishing Sun (in Tucson) is the actual song title I was thinking of in
relation to below.
- Date: Sun Sep 25 17:02
ddo(t) (Mason Card - Hank's Rap City - Less The Lie):
- ...were most or parts of official bootleg series volume one recorded at
club congress? or somewhere else in southern arizona?...so it seems like
'Mason card' is the early stetches of 'Under the Punishing Sun'...I'm so
lonesome I could cry (instrumental-Hank's Rap City) sounds like a studio
take but it could very well be recorded live at a show. 'Less The Lie' -
"host introduces it to sage"...?
- Date: Sun Sep 25 09:44
Flynn (Hotel Congress):
- nice piece on the Hotel Congress in today's Chicago Sun-Times travel
section: http://www.suntimes.com/ output/travel/tra-news-detours25.html
- Date: Sun Sep 25 08:41
tommy gailer (scrolling for giantsand live clip):
- Maybe that`s the proper link to the "down on town" live
clip:http://www.bluerose-records.de/realaudio/Giant.Sand.ram
- Date: Sun Sep 25 07:09
gozu bob (bgozu@aol.com):
- why are you sitting in my chair?
- Date: Sun Sep 25 07:03
gozu bob (bgozu@aol.com):
- i am rainy dog on the imdb, i posted a comment for snatch. but it is a
load of rubbish.
- Date: Sun Sep 25 05:05
Jorge A. (correct):
- The movie is Tideland. I type to fast. Sorry.
- Date: Sun Sep 25 05:05
Jorge A. (53rd San Sebastian Film Festival):
- Good news from Spain for Mr. Howe's friend the writer Mitch Cullen. The
Terry Gilliam movie of Cullen's book Tidelland became winner of
international critics prize call Fipresci Prize at 53rd San Sebastian Film
Festival. Congratulations!
- Date: Sun Sep 25 04:50
Jörg (Congress bash videos):
- There are some videos from the Congress Anniversary featured here: http://www.bluerose-records.de/index.asp
, including Down On Town from the Giant Sand set (though I can't verify it
due to my slow connection :-(...), and Time Ain't Nothing by GOR!!! The text
is in German, but just scroll down to the "Club Congress Tucson/Arizona
20th Anniversary" paragraph, the GS video is the "video" link
right after Giant Sand is mentionend in the text. Hope it works. Enjoy.
- Date: Sat Sep 24 19:22
PaulK (why don't you visit americana uk ?):
- Ian(G), thanks for the link to the interview.As always Howe is articulate
in his own way. Dying to hear AAA, local shop still hasn't got it in!
- Date: Fri Sep 23 21:54
toddy (October Anywhere):
- ...I think that song is an Autumn classic...back to man on a string
lyrics..."words sweet as syrup / pouring down like rain / one fateless
night fooling around their downtown / when that girl came in /you could hear
the sap hit the ground"______:-]____________.
- Date: Fri Sep 23 20:58
Alan (Lars):
- I'd be scraping the bottom of the barrel of my knowledge to even speculate
on the origins of that turn-of-phrase... am reading Mitch Cullins's Sherlock
Holmes book, love the fact that there's a rich, gay, Japanese Communist in
it...
- Date: Fri Sep 23 13:15
Lars (Thanks Alan):
- Great! You learn something new every day.... (uhm, who came up with that?!
Or am I just lazy or stupid?) :-) / Lars
- Date: Fri Sep 23 12:30
IanG (//):
- An interview with Howe here: http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/enter-sand-man/
2005/09/22/1126982165233.html
- Date: Fri Sep 23 12:27
Alan (Lars):
- Someone about whom it is said that they "talk a good game" is
usually someone who is not believed to be able to play a good game. It is
kind of like folks who "talk the talk" but don't "walk the
walk." Something like: "Yeah, he TALKS a good game but the wanker
hasn't ever put the ball in the net."
- Date: Fri Sep 23 11:34
Lars (Thanks a bunch, Todd!):
- Sounds like you're exactly right. :-) Now I'm just missing that "with
a crown on / and a little heartbreak" if that's what is sung?! And
"talk a good game" is that an expression that I don't know of? Oh,
also missing that bit where Henriette sings something where Howe in the same
place in the first verse sings "blustery". Just about got it now.
Anyone with even better ears? :-) Grazie! / Lars
- Date: Thu Sep 22 23:45
wanda (wanda@studioradia.com):
- giantsand, when are you going on tour? who knows more then i doooo?
- Date: Thu Sep 22 19:24
todd ()))m-o-a-s((():
- ...hey Lars...so it's "fooling around downtown"....'I would only
get back in what I "put" out'...'"stand" to make me
sick...."pouring down like rain"...and '"sap" hit the
ground'. So that's what my western Canadian ears hear on
- Date: Thu Sep 22 18:00
Blaine@work (Howe/Dylan/gtr):
- FYI - in the booklet for the Dylan cd available at Starbux there is a
photo of a young Bob playing a Gretsch acoustic. While I'm here, I owe Jason
and someone else cds from a trade-please send me a reminder if it's you.
- Date: Thu Sep 22 17:21
Chris (chris_barrett@mac.com):
- Just like to say thanks to Howe for playing in Auckland. After moving to
New Zealand 2 years ago I thought I wouldn't get the chance to catch him
live again - it's so nice to be proved wrong from time to time! Hope you
enjoy(ed) your trip, and come back in a year or two as stated!
- Date: Thu Sep 22 10:35
Jörg (at the bottom):
- Thanks Alan! So the song doesn't seem to be as 'positive' as I thought...
- Date: Thu Sep 22 09:29
ALan (Jorg's Bottom):
- Idiom: scrape the bottom of the barrel. 1) This expression (very visual
but not to be taken literally) denotes a situation in which someone has
exhausted their resources so much that they have got to the bottom of an
imaginary barrel. 2) To utilize the very last and worst of one's resources,
opinions, etc. 3) Take whatever is left after the best has been taken.
- Date: Thu Sep 22 08:56
Jörg (Bottom Of The Barrel):
- At the other end of a NICE shotgun??? One more thing I don't get....So
'bottom of the barrel' is a case of interpretation rather than explanation?
My guess was that it is a familiar expression to Americans. The tone of the
song strikes me as beeing rather positive ("everything's gonna be OK,
even if it's not OK"), but the image of beeing at the bottom of an (emty?)
barrel sounds rather disillusioned to me. Hmmmmmm. And my favourite line in
the song is "Nothing new here under the sun / and my baby is a pattern
of one". But again I have ABSOLUTELY no idea what that could mean
:-).....
- Date: Thu Sep 22 07:39
Lars (Man On A String):
- Didn't realize that "Man On A String" was a remake. First Blacky,
I see. No link for any lyrics, though. So I still need help. Anyone? Greets!
/ Lars
- Date: Thu Sep 22 07:39
Lars (Man On A String):
- Didn't realize that "Man On A String" was a remake. First Blacky,
I see. No link for any lyrics, though. So I still need help. Anyone? Greets!
/ Lars
- Date: Thu Sep 22 06:45
newmorning ("greed! hatred! they´re not just good ideas,
they´re the precepts this country was founded on. They´re what keep you
right were you are, and we´d like to keep it that way..." (cop shoot
cop 1991)):
- "bottom of the barrel" might just characterise those being at
the other end of a nice shotgun. this would be my interpretation.
- Date: Thu Sep 22 04:04
Jörg (AZ AMP):
- For me "Bottom Of the Barrel" stands above everything else, one
of the GREATEST songs in the whole GS-songbook, my song of the year,
definitely, can't stop humming it (though I have to admit I don't even get
what 'bottom of the barrel' stands for....any help?). "The Leaving
You" - an equally stunning performance. And I like the idea of the all
the different AAAA-versions all over the record, my favourite right now is
the short one with M.Ward. Yes, and all those fine duets. And I'm sure
someone else will applaud the re-recordings and re-inclusions of
"Leather" and "BMG" as much as I do the ones of
"Loretta" and "Man On A String". And also a very nice
artwork - who's that portrayed guy on the front cover?########## And Sean:
me, I also can't wait to watch "No Direction Home". And the
Bob-shows and Howe-solo-concerts within a couple of weeks this fall...wow.
- Date: Wed Sep 21 15:57
SeanT (AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA):
- Another great one , only just got me head around Map and now this . Dylan
film next week , that looks essential.
- Date: Wed Sep 21 14:56
Lars (Help! ... fill in the blanks (or uhm....rectify) :-)):
- Got the album today. Great! :-) The duets are a real treat. Having a
little trouble with the lyrics for "Man On A String", though. ANY
HELP, PLEASE?! I'm not the one with the right mother tongue here. :-) ---
Howe: Nothing but a cold floor / under my feet / And outside the wind blows
/ blustery / Nothing but a ghost / knocking on my door / All because you
can't send me / love no more // Howe & Henriette: Send me no more love /
It would only (stay/start/stand?) / to make me sick / Send me love / no more
/ I would only get back in / what I got out - real quick // Howe: I knew a
man / who would (talk a good game?!) / Words sweet a sirup / pouring down my
(grain?!) / One fateless night full of (?!?!) there downtown / When that
girl came in / you could the (sap?) hit the ground // Howe & Henriette:
Now I know a girl / with a man on the street / She likes to see how much /
she could take / (With a crown on?) / (and a little heartbreak?) / She swore
she didn't need any more / than all she could take // Henriette: Nothing but
a cold floor / under my feet / And outside the wind blows / (???) / Nothing
but a ghost / knocking on my door / All because you can't send me / love no
more // Howe & Henriette: Send me no more love / It would only
(stay/start/stand?) / to make me sick / Send me love / no more / I would
only get back in / what I got out - real quick /// --- Wrong? Right? A bit
of both? Hoping for some input. Best greets, sandies! / Lars
- Date: Wed Sep 21 08:58
Alan (Tommy G):
- The drawing is one of the variants of "little bear"... where
that came from and why, well THAT I have no knowledge of (beyond it being on
that cover.)
- Date: Wed Sep 21 04:34
tommy gailer (scrolling for Howe`s big eye cartoon):
- Someone asked me if that cartoon (http://giantsand.com/images-gs.com/gs-bbb-image-r.gif)has
a name.Anybody? Howe?
- Date: Wed Sep 21 03:34
THE KIDNEY-SHAPED STONE THAT MOVES EVERY DAY (by HARUKI MURAKAMI):
- http://www.newyorker.com/fiction
- Date: Tue Sep 20 13:06
Frank C (Howe solo in CH und GER):
- No reasons for a November depression this time: So, 06.11.2005 CH- Luzern,
Boa Di, 08.11.2005 Hamburg, Knust Mi, 09.11.2005 Münster, Pumpenhaus Do,
10.11.2005 Flensburg, Gemeindezentrum
- Date: Tue Sep 20 01:19
t.g ((relating to below)):
- lost out on 'Goods & Services' but won 'Heartland'...so far I like
track #4 (nice place to vist) on the dog & pony show cd.
- Date: Mon Sep 19 16:29
todd ((...)):
- ...the first songs on AAAA Howe collaberates w/ his friends from
Denmark...two names I recognize (marie frank & thoger t. lund)...and the
other Danish names I don't recognize (kent olsen, nicolai land, jorgen
holmegaard, soren koch)...received a copy of 'ashtrays and afterlife
money...' by DOG AND PONY SHOW...how was their reunion show?.
- Date: Mon Sep 19 05:05
Richard (AAAA!!!!!):
- fantastic record howe and all invloved. some of the songs remind me of
'remain distorted' 'lorretta and the insect world' era sand. really nice
flowing vibe. listened to chore the other day for the first time in a while.
still the best album of all time beyond reasonable doubt
- Date: Sun Sep 18 06:59
Jörg (that should be):
- FOR the green light, of course
- Date: Sun Sep 18 06:58
Jörg (archivist):
- So I guess we all hope or the green light by "the boss"....;-)
- Date: Sun Sep 18 01:18
(---------------------:-)---------------------------) ((---man-on-a-string---)):
- Have ya heard 'Four Hours in Washington' and 'Oh Take Me Back' feat. John
Parish & Howe Gelb on M. Ward's Transistor Radio?...and I like what I
hear from the new John Parish recording...selected a couple...plus I think
the recording that Ricky Gelb did w/ Black Sun Ensemble is the best one of
all the BSE recordings.
- Date: Sun Sep 18 00:51
toddy (- Man On A String -):
- so twenty-one years later there is new recorded version on AAAA...took me
a bit to figure this out...I thought the AAAA version was a new
song...interesting...the last track on 'The Band of...Blacky Ranchette'...so
I featured the old and new one w/ Henriette Sennenvaldt.
- Date: Sat Sep 17 15:46
archivist (club congress 20th anniversary recordings):
- Here is the first step, with the later possibility of an archive.org
posting once the boss gives the green light on his set (either complete or
edited). http://kxci.publicbroadcasting.net/specialdays.html
- Date: Sat Sep 17 13:30
IanG (()):
- No problem J, Mike did you forward that thing to Howe?
- Date: Sat Sep 17 11:21
just (for the record):
- Indians In Inner Imnesia
- Date: Sat Sep 17 03:08
J (I'm skipping I cos I'm tired from the graveyard shift...):
- jeep juice jumping jam. Mr Gillan, technical hitch, thanks a lot-parcel
posted monday a.m
- Date: Sat Sep 17 01:01
Jörg (& one more:):
- Hi Ho Hillbilly Hovercraft
- Date: Sat Sep 17 01:01
Jörg (...and now back to the important things:):
- Greenhorns Galore Go Grande
- Date: Fri Sep 16 19:28
mike (sa-wa-ra-go-go):
- hey stephen, what's missing?..... there's a couple or ten compilations to
go up and a few related items i haven't got round to yet......... alan....
the down there germans were from blue rose records (www.bluerose-records.com)
edgar heckmann (who runs it) and thomas (german roadie)......
- Date: Fri Sep 16 18:02
Stephen "oops sorry" Braitman (braitman@mindspring.com):
- Oops, sorry. I used Refresh.
- Date: Fri Sep 16 18:01
Stephen M.H. Braitman (braitman@mindspring.com):
- Does anyone know if the Sa-Wa-Ro site is being updated? Giant Sand's
discography etc., really needs to be revised!
- Date: Fri Sep 16 17:45
Stephen M.H. Braitman (braitman@mindspring.com):
- Does anyone know if the Sa-Wa-Ro site is being updated? Giant Sand's
discography etc., really needs to be revised!
- Date: Fri Sep 16 12:34
Alan (Hey Mike:):
- Who were those German Down There-shirt wearing guys and do you have any
means of contacting them?
- Date: Fri Sep 16 12:33
Alan (Dear Archivist):
- were there archivings archtypically archived back about two weeks? are
there postable plans for joyous jams?
- Date: Fri Sep 16 12:31
Alan (ffffffffffffffffffff):
- Flummoxed For Fluffy Fantasy
- Date: Fri Sep 16 12:10
Mark Miller (none@none.net):
- Some video clips of the Club Congress bash are here (you may have to poke
around a bit to get your settings & the clip you want straight; the
interface is pretty clunky) http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/video/player.php?file=090805congress11
- Date: Fri Sep 16 11:56
Mr. Wind-Up Bird (EEEE):
- Ernie's Enlightened Efforvescent Elevator
- Date: Fri Sep 16 09:21
Jörg (and then:):
- Draggin' Dread Dim Dubbers
- Date: Fri Sep 16 04:38
Lars (moving on...?):
- Condecending Cattle Clobbers Company....!??! Eh.... don't even know how to
spell it. Greets (from Aarhus - for the weekend)! :-) / Lars
- Date: Fri Sep 16 00:14
g (b's):
- doesn't band of blacky ranchette pretty much cover the B's?
- Date: Thu Sep 15 22:14
shammy (somewhere between):
- AAAA sounds delicious Howe, hows that truck stop?
- Date: Thu Sep 15 11:58
james s (Alan, yes...):
- thank you.
- Date: Wed Sep 14 23:40
Alan (James S):
- Brazilian basketball bloggers buffet... BB_B_B
- Date: Wed Sep 14 16:57
TDH (Damn good AAAA):
- AAAA(1)is damn good AAAA(2)is damn good AAAA(3)is damn good and AAAA(4) is
damn good.... Yep AAAA is great ... very acoustic & nice &
mellow....It's nice to see that Howe is still doing what HE want's to....
- Date: Wed Sep 14 15:41
james s (and fun with google language tools...):
- I ask myself whether this ampere and alternating current producer Arizonas
the introduction to, it the first, are to be led planned that the dream of
the truth of Howe comes, in order to have a document in each letter of the
alphabet. I ask myself over, what will be following. Brazilian basketball
and buffet?
- Date: Wed Sep 14 15:38
james s (AAAA... BBBB? CCCC?):
- I wonder if this Arizona Amp and Alternator is the first release intended
to make Howe's dream come true of having a record in every letter of the
alphabet. I wonder what will be next. Brazian Basketball and Buffet?
- Date: Wed Sep 14 09:52
J (AAAA):
- Got it in the post from thrilljockey yesterday. Oh yes, what a fecking
fantastic album already, before it's even had a chance to sink in. Good work
fellas (and ladies)
- Date: Tue Sep 13 18:28
PaulK (Tucson video files):
- There are some video clips of the weekend at http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/media/
- Date: Tue Sep 13 17:22
t.g. (not vanishing point):
- ...anyways turns out the snippet I got is probally not vanishing point
because V.P has no cello in the instrumental...so that means it was
improvisation...full on & I don't recall many tunes from the two (GS)
shows I attended.
- Date: Sun Sep 11 22:18
3 below (instrument correction &):
- ...on that cassette I found from a show in Edmonton it was actually Joey
Burns playing cello. Right now I'm listening to Richard Buckner and Jason
Lowenstein at my home towns folk festival a few years back On cassette
through one dynamic microphone...decently dubbed concert.
- Date: Sun Sep 11 18:40
IanG (PaulK):
- No Probs Paul, email me at the address below and a programme is yours.
- Date: Sun Sep 11 18:37
PaulK (p.kerr@ntlworld.com):
- Ian, I'd sure love a programme if you have one to spare. Envious in the
extreme. Paul
- Date: Sun Sep 11 18:32
PaulK (p.kerr@ntlworld.com):
- Ian, I'd sure love a programme if you have one to spare. Envious in the
extreme. Paul
- Date: Sun Sep 11 16:35
todd ((found the ids +)):
- ...good news I still have my Howe Gelb and Richard Buckner station ids on
cassette...plus some live to cassette recording w/ howe on guitar and
keyboard, joey on upright Bass, John on vibraphone/drums...sounds like
vanishing point...improvisation.
- Date: Sun Sep 11 15:55
IanG (Home):
- I meant to ask someone about this when I was in town(Tucson)last week. On
my rambles about the town I passed a 'tanning studio'. I was just about
fainting in the heat and I understand the weather is like that most of the
year so why the Fcuk would anyone frequent such an establishment? Answers on
a postcard please........ Perhaps I should consider opening a hypothermia
studio here.
- Date: Sun Sep 11 15:50
finn (again):
- just rounding off the evening with hst's compilation 'where were you when
the fun stopped?'...she's gone w' the hula hula boy's...
- Date: Sun Sep 11 15:26
finn (sunday haze):
- he aint cool?... mr finn, but caught up in the sunday mood and my dad's
old cassettes... mr neil diamond on the cd, and the sunday soundtrack, don
mclean, the moody blues(on the threshold of a dream). the first crosby
stills and nash, and fog on the tyne/dingly dell from lindisfarne! spinning
around til you fall over, horsey rides on poor old dad's post pub/sunday
dinners back until he gets carried away and punches you in the (scrawny)
guts with his impossibly big hands! ha... skip forward thirty years n'
andrew bird tickets are booked in ol' london town looking forward to that,
and grateful to the guys whom keep the magic alive! anyway hello to you all
in my post pubs, roast beef and vino reverie... any posts regarding anyones
early tunes (before perhaps we pi**ed them off and realised that they
weren't that uncool afterall) could be good reading...?
- Date: Sun Sep 11 10:28
JK (un-lurking):
- Did anyone else notice the complete overhaul & re-vamp of the Tideland
site? I just checked it out for the first time in months and it looks so
awesome now! Look forward to seeing that flick. Otherwise, I'm waiting
anxiously for my copy of AAAA! Can't wait for that too! Good stuff looms.
- Date: Sun Sep 11 00:30
marianne (to MIKE sa-wa-r0):
- ho mike, hope your flight back home was uneventful. send me your address
again please. i lost the b&b card... gotta send you some of drunken bees
dvds. bye.
- Date: Sat Sep 10 15:53
whoops (Grandaddy):
- not Granddaddy...I like that 'below the radio' compilation put out by
Jason Lytle last year...it opened my world up to the likes of Virgil Shaw,
Little Wings, Beulah and Earlimart.
- Date: Sat Sep 10 15:48
t.g (name correction):
- aaron burtch lucky lew...spelt burtch wrong...Granddaddy has something new
coming out in a month or two...a cdep I recall.
- Date: Fri Sep 9 23:19
IanG (J):
- Hi J, Consider it done, send your address to me gillanian@aol.com. I have
the 10 inch disc you mention but never knew about the flexi that came with
it, I bought mine 2nd hand, whats on it?
- Date: Fri Sep 9 23:10
Lobey Dosser (ianmacdonald@mac.com):
- A great big thanx to Greg H (& mrs Greg), Alan from Michigan, and
"refill madness" Paul (Palm Dale). You certainly made the week(end)
lotsa fun. Next time we'll bring a few cohorts. Howe, have you sorted out
yer iTunes yet?
- Date: Fri Sep 9 20:36
J (Ian G):
- Mr Gillan, I guess having one of those wouldn't make me TOO jealous...
Seen gor a few times including the show that part of came out on that 10
inch vinyl with the free flexi, and also supported!!! by steve earle and the
dukes!!! at that gig there was an encore featuring an amalgamation of said
bands which took some beating... Glad all had a good time, just waiting on
aaaa now.
- Date: Fri Sep 9 16:47
IanG (Home):
- Greetings from Scotland. Back home freezing cold, wet & jet lagged, it
certainly ain't Tucson. Hope everyone else made it home safe and sound, I
was tempted to stay for the disaster relief benefit show but my wife and
bank manager put the screws on that idea, Thanks to everyone in Tucson for
their kindness, especially Mr Haldane for being a very indulgent taxi
driver.... We had a fantastic time, Green on Red was the highlight for me,
never thought I would see them again and certainly did not expect them to be
THAT good. Can't wait for the CD/DVD to come out. Howe, hope you enjoy the
BNJ and I really do hope to see you and CP in November, I will send you
details of a possible venue if I can find Mike's email address(hope you got
back in time for your guests Mike) I grabbed a few extra copies of the
programme booklet for the Congress weekend just in case any of you poor
souls who couldn't make it would like a copy, contact me here and I will
post them to you if you want one.
- Date: Fri Sep 9 16:23
insert (below ):
- punctuation "marks"...of the Danish names
- Date: Fri Sep 9 13:24
toddy (tgray@ckua.com):
- AAAA....absolutely love the feel of track #14 'Talula And The Last
Straw'...liner notes (A)rizona (A)mp (a)nd (A)lternator... Installations by
MAster Valvesmen (in order of application): ken olsen, nicolai land, jorgen
holmegaard, soren koch, marie frank, thoger t lund, tom larkins, jason lytle,
jim fairchild, aaron burth lucky lew, henriette sennevalt, marie lorette
friis, anders wallin, john parish, m. ward, neil harry, nathan sabatino,
scout niblett, jeremy gara...I'm gonna try and find my old Howe station id
(on cassette) and play it again. Hey Lars...sorry that I couldn't include
the proper danish punctuation on these names from yer country...is there a
way to engage this from my computer.
- Date: Fri Sep 9 01:39
GregH (g@g.com):
- Great pictures CP.
- Date: Fri Sep 9 00:48
CP (merguez@aol.com):
- Hey - Can't believe I saw Giant Sand and Green On Red in one weekend. Hell
I NEVER thought I'd live to see GOR. When they toured in central illinois on
either the Gravity Talks or Gas, Food, Lodging tour (can't remember which) I
was under 18 and couldn't get into the bar. Anywho - it was a wonderful
weekend. I put up a few photos from the show(s) at http://pukerock.blogspot.com/
- Date: Thu Sep 8 23:42
geoff (AAA):
- also picked up az amp and alt while at the shows last weekend. good job
again howe.
- Date: Thu Sep 8 15:11
henrik (henrikl@ruc.dk):
- Alan - thx for GoR details!
- Date: Wed Sep 7 22:05
GregH ((for Thin)):
- I think that I remember a Gilligan's Island episode with that theme. Bob
Denver may he R.I.P.
- Date: Wed Sep 7 08:18
thin (triplet in rivulet):
- 'shadow of where a river'(confluence, shares the same luxurious twangling
triplety vibe that resides in 'palimpsest'(smog)a river aint too much'....i
thought i share that with you.
- Date: Wed Sep 7 08:13
thin (mmmmmm):
- anyone got a spare copy??
- Date: Wed Sep 7 08:11
thin (the naked prey as distant memoir):
- heard that naked prey played the congress fest...i know not what they
sound like..but it conjured up memories of strange film i saw in my chilhood
youth days...'the naked prey',...i saw it on something like a sunday
afternoon, aged about 5, the plot something like a small group of whited
folk are set loose to be chased and hunted by natives. i can remember images
of the hunted folk being caught then heavily coated in clay and dried with
only a breathing pipe stiking out of a mouthhole who were then 'hog spit
roasted' as well there being as veryveryvery big human scale cauldron for
boiling. it was like no outdoor barbeque kitchen i had ever seen. it seems
this film has now sunk into the epok of bygone unsuitable films of the
seventies. my youthfull memory has a slightly more indelible harddrive (at
the moment)
- Date: Wed Sep 7 01:17
geoff (weekend well spent...):
- ...and now i'm a little spent. 'twas great to put a face to name and meet
mike and greg and company in person. i missed greg's bbq...but that was
definitely not out of any coolness quotient (sp?), but rather a tendancy to
sleep till 2 pm after drinking and music till 2 AM the prior night. it is
amazing what a really thick curtain can do to make it stay night time well
into the afternoon-even in tucson...if they just do a 21st anniversary party
next year, i'll set an alarm and actually make it to an afternoon bbq. the
shows were all top notch. the green on red was as good as expected and then
some. as said earlier, dan's voice has really held up. howe was great as
usual. the highlight of the weekend was quite possibly the patsy + paula and
sand people doing rudy with a flashlight...a beautiful sunset and warm
evening bookended a heartfelt tribute to rainer. it started late, but made
up for it in energy once it got rolling. al perry did justice to "we
got cactus" and threw a pretty great bbq himself. chris cacavas and
john convertino showed up behind a lot of performances. the friends of dean
martin and -ez blended together and into a spoke/calexico set. as good as
the music was, the way the whole thing felt like being at a high school
reunion was the scene stealer. although for me, it was like being at someone
else's high school reunion. seeing the documentary on friday helped even
those i was previously unfamiliar with look sorta familiar when i saw 'em
lurking aroung the congress, and put 'em into somekind of context...but
seeing the bloat people, sidewinders, and river roses mingled in with giant
sands, green on reds, bill elms, etc. in the audience, on the stages, around
the town, was fun. that may not be a detailed or complete description of the
weekend, but that's my 2 cents for those that wished they could have been
there, but didn't wish hard enough. well, i gotta teach tomorrow and my ears
are still ringing. did i mention it was really loud? cause it was. good
night. thanks to everyone who helped put it on. nice job.
- Date: Tue Sep 6 17:49
kurt (pdx):
- just back from tucson....flew on in from portland OR for the weekend.
thanks howe for the inspiration as always....it was a perfect way to spend
time. I suggest lodgeonthedesert.com for anyone planning a visit...and visit
you should.
- Date: Tue Sep 6 09:35
Alan (Sunday, and Green on Red set list):
- Sunday was fabulous, while starting on Howe time, the Rainer tribute was
as affectionate and affecting an experience as I've had in some time -- a
little chaotic, broadly diverse, and richly musical, one of the best things
about it was the Ptacek, Gelb, and other kids running about on and off stage
spreading the love. In terms of GoR: in no particular order... Hair of the
Dog (which I do think opened the show), Gravity Talks, That's What Dreams
Are Made For, Fading Away, Sixteen Ways, Jimmy Boy, The Drifter,
Clarksville, Ghost Hand, We Ain't Free, No Free Lunch... there were others,
which might have included Keep on Moving, Born to Fight and, even more
maybe-ly, Sorry Naomi. Chuck was on fire, Jack was solid -- but set pretty
far back in the mix, Dan's voice was surprisingly good -- his guitar playing
improved as the evening went on, Chris wasn't always audible from the back
of the floor but, when he was, it was spot on. I don't know who the drummer
was, Dan didn't introduce the band and he gave Chuck, Jack, and Chris big
hugs at the end of the show -- but the drummer, left out of that, just waved
and walked off. The Down There Records guy has a digital recordning straight
from the board and mentioned that, some day, a superior quality recornding,
made by someone else(?), just might be released. (It really was great, and
Doo Rag was playing in the women's bath room when we the show ended!)
- Date: Tue Sep 6 01:09
swmusicfan (swmusicfan):
- There were people filming all over the place.
- Date: Mon Sep 5 22:23
John (wish I was there):
- Anyone know of any recordings from the recent Hotel Congress event? Even
audience recordings would be sweet.
- Date: Mon Sep 5 16:42
Henrik (henrikl@ruc.dk):
- Please post details on how the Green On Red reunion went to a poor
european! Thx.
- Date: Mon Sep 5 16:05
Henrik (henrikl@ruc.dk):
- Please post details on how the Green On Red reunion went to a poor
european! Thx.
- Date: Mon Sep 5 08:46
tom front desk (ready for some zzzzzs):
- Paula and Patsy singing Rudy with a flashlight at the Rainer tribute was a
beautiful moment and very moving.
- Date: Mon Sep 5 05:10
Alan (holy sh*t, what a night):
- this evening was remarkable... while chaotic, given all the folks to
include, songs to sing, and late start, the Rainer tribute was wonderful...
I liked bits and pieces of the Friends of Dean Martin/ez and Spoke shows but
left for a while to see Chris Burroughs -- who was great. Green on Red, at
the end of the night, was glorious -- worth the price of admission alone,
but really simply the cherry on top of a great weekend. It's late 2AM, and
I've got a 5:30 plane to catch... g'nite
- Date: Sun Sep 4 15:51
Alan (did I say that I'm):
- 43?
- Date: Sun Sep 4 15:49
Alan (ethnographically...):
- perhaps the most wonderous and odd thing about the weekend is that the
average age of attendees would seem to be, what?, 38? It seems that, perhaps
because of the line-up, there is a real romanticism when it comes to the
first decade and a relative de-emphasis of the second. Some of my sense of
this, however, may come from starting the weekend with the movie, High and
Dry -- as well as the bands I have cared about and chosen to see (which tend
towards that earlier epoch.) It raises questions about the state of the
local scene today, a scene which may have spawned sufficiently large numbers
of other venues -- beyond to Congress and Rialto, each right across the
street from the other -- that a number of the newer bands play more
wi(l)dely about given the greater diversity of stages... I don'no. Me, I
thought, for three of the eight or nine tunes Naked Prey did all the world
was right, but for the other five... not so much. Mondo Guana were cool,
throbbing but not gristly. I missed Chuck sitting in with Al. Tonite... it's
like the old Heinz ketchup add...
- Date: Sun Sep 4 06:50
Jörg (pandas? flamingos? nuns?):
- Now, that were the kind of details I was hoping for! Thanks Mike, Alan,
Greg - sounds like a lot of fun & a historic GS-show! Ned Sutton trying
"Heartland": man, man, wish I could've witnessed that.....Hope you
all have a nice BBQ today and will witness a great Green On Red set tonight
(hope it will turn 'reunion' into a good word again).
- Date: Sun Sep 4 05:17
GregH (g@g.com):
- Great set by Al Perry tonight with Loren Dirks (Gila Bend) and Chuck
Prophet sitting in. Mondo Guano was on fire - an amazing performance with
Nicole looking gorgeous in her floral print gown. The Knockout Pills
delivered the high energy punk/garage set that we've grown to love. Could
they possible rock any harder? Gentlemen After Dark/The Pills - it was as if
this band was set in amber in the early 80s and released to perform for us
tonight. I was blown away at how good and how ageless this band was. Another
great set by the man that has it all - Tom Walbank. Chick Cashman was
chickalicious and Napkins cleaned up the night with a high energy set. Met
Geoff and his girlfriend and I have to admit that they are much cooler than
me.
- Date: Sat Sep 3 21:21
GregH (Not so sweet):
- We're made to wear neon green wrist bands for three consecutive days. I
couldn't stand it anymore so I ripped mine off this morning. Hopefully I can
get back in. Tom (at the front desk) was collecting donations for the New
Orleans disaster. Have met up with Alan R., Ian G., Ian M., Mike B., and
Paul R. Still looking for Geoff.... I'd have to say that I am definitely the
coolest of that sorry lot but that ain't saying much! Bands have been
suprisingly tight especially considering that many of them haven't played
much together the past few years/decades. Supersuckers are still toolz.
- Date: Sat Sep 3 20:13
mike (in-sweets):
- well it seems something must have been put into the water last night....
pandas? now as i recollect, and i did have a little sun stroke earlier in
the day, howe opened up with john convertino on drums doing 'get to leave'
sounding just as good as 1989..... then another number (which i do forget
now) then the danes, anders and thoger, step up and do 'yer ropes'... then
'down on town'... then 'tumble and tear' with winston watson on drums ...
now john's back in the seat and paula joins in on vocals on '(fill in song
title here)'... now paula's on bass, thoger on guitar with bridget keating
on violin and howe invites ned sutton up to sing 'heartland'... but he don't
know the words.... no problem though, howe whispers them to him... mike
semple (not dave seger) joins in on some other song... oh, did i mention
that chris cacavas has been there in the background since the third
number... ok... so... um, the panda then sommersaults, nils lofgren like,
into the crowd, much to the amazement of the tightrope walker, who
plummeted, head first, into the vat of salsa.... oh how we laughed... then
howe began shouting 'off with his head' while swinging the flamingo from
side to side, frightening a convoy of nuns who were passing close by on
toole.... ..... ...... ...... ...... i awoke somewhat later, drenched in
chip fat, my head swimming with chaotic tinitus.....
- Date: Sat Sep 3 18:42
Alan (still recovering):
- I only wish I had serious details... not only the Paula Jean play for
about half the set but one of the original giant sand guitarists (Dave Seger?)
played at least one song as did the original drummer, WInston Watson, Jr. --
who played almost the whole night (and looked extremely happy). I'd say 75%
of the set was pre-95 with two (only/at least) from Glum, I think only one
recorded since chore, etc. Bible Black, Heartland, Loretta and the Insect
World I'm pretty sure I recall but mostly I was in stumbling wonder.
Hopefully Mike has a better recollection of the set list. PJ wasn't there.
Saw Chuck Prophet in the audience during the Sidewinders show, which was
really quite well played. Other than that, I spent the early evening at the
High and Dry premier with GregH and other scene-sters, as he noted the film
was really very good -- Doo Rag is one of my new/old favorite bands -- but
needs to be cut by 20-30 minutes or so. In re: the Scots.... skirtlifter is
a local brew and the Ians actually drank Bud.
- Date: Sat Sep 3 13:42
GregH (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- Get a few Kiltlifters into the Scottish Ians and it's pretty gruesome. Are
you sure you want the details? Paula Jean Brown played with Howe and looked
and sounded great. The movie was really good but a little long.
- Date: Sat Sep 3 11:58
front desk (sleeeeepy):
- and they were on this stage thing ,and there were lots of them Howe wore a
panda costume and and and
- Date: Sat Sep 3 11:45
Jörg (last nite):
- thanks for sharing all those the details, guys ;-)!
- Date: Sat Sep 3 08:46
front desk (here,still!):
- I would have to agree,that was class.
- Date: Sat Sep 3 05:11
Alan (howe et al.):
- were brilliant tonite,
- Date: Sat Sep 3 01:03
todd (AAAA):
- quad A...recently selected 'man on a string' & low spark of high
healed boys' from a thrill jockey AAAA promo on the alberta public radio
broadcaster...told em to pre order. I've been sharing the new release w/ my
trumpet/pedal steel playin' roomate...and I thought I played the release
loud. So...feeling good, moved back into an old neighborhood that I used to
live in...computers up...so just checkin' in.
- Date: Fri Sep 2 19:39
PaulK (Me 4 or 5):
- hope folks have got digital cameras aready and reels a rolling for the
informal stuff especially. Also, hope everyone has a great time (Howe can
you not), written reports on my desk by Wednesday, no excuses. Paul
- Date: Fri Sep 2 18:50
H.Longsail (And for that matter......):
- so would i. (went back and burnt the place in a literal way)
- Date: Fri Sep 2 13:03
james s (oh, why not?):
- me 4
- Date: Fri Sep 2 07:19
Conch (uh):
- Me three...
- Date: Fri Sep 2 06:06
Jörg (thin):
- Me, too........
- Date: Fri Sep 2 04:51
J (thin):
- Know exactly how you feel...
- Date: Fri Sep 2 02:59
thin (wanton):
- i wanna go...i wanna go.... i wanna go....i wannnnnnnt..i want..i want...I
WANNT..I WANNNNNT...I WANNTT.... I WANNNNNNTTTTTTTTTTT
- Date: Thu Sep 1 23:15
GregH (g):
- Damn, in town for just a few minutes and he already knows one of the
greatest places to eat.
- Date: Thu Sep 1 19:46
mike (in tucson.........):
- well, we checked in at the inn suites.... $35 a room per night if you
mention the club congress bash.... room 409 (steve wynn connotations there i
think). very clean, large room with all mod cons, pool and two free
drinks!!..... and it actually rained this afternoon!!!! ....... we'll be
breakfasting in little poca cosa, drop by anytime.
- Date: Thu Sep 1 12:36
GregH (g):
- The Tucson Weekly has a few articles on this weekend's festivities.
http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Cover/index
- Date: Thu Sep 1 11:40
Alan (Tucson):
- Inn Suites for me...
- Date: Wed Aug 31 23:21
j (Flowing Wells):
- What about Kirkwood at the Congress gig? Maybe at the BBQ? Isnt he a
friend of Howe's?
- Date: Wed Aug 31 23:03
GregH (gmahaldane@hotmail.com):
- Riverpark Inn - The quality and character of this Motel is very somilar to
the Inn Suites. Main difference is that it is further from the Hotel
Congress and it truly is on a Frontage Road (cue GS song) adjacent to the
Interstate. If the rates published at the Hotel Congress are to believed it
is roughly twice as much as the Inn Suites. Raddison - After listening to
coworkers complain about this place for years (they were often lodged there
when visiting from out of town) I took a look for myself. It's a couple of
notches above both the Riverpark Inn and the Inn Suites. It has the added
bonus of being closer tot he Hotel Congress than either of those motels. Not
as nice as the Mariott. So there you have it - for value I'd stay at
Raddison or the Inn Suites. For a nicer place I'd stay at the Mariott.
- Date: Wed Aug 31 21:50
geoff (thx):
- thanks for the hotel inputs. it's the radisson for me. see some of you
there.
- Date: Wed Aug 31 15:02
antonio (sea of cortez):
- sorry to interrupt the hotel discussion, but pretty soon on stradeblu.org
you're gonna find the pictures of howe's wonderful 2nd appearance at strade
blu, italy, featuring bonnie prince billy, john parish and steve wynn. and
also the man here, occasional guitar (howe's one) on classico, shiver and
one I can't remember in A (then F#- an D)on the last night. wonderful time
as usual with sophie, luca, talula and the whole family. now waiting for
mike, anders and all the other wonderful guy from the sonic sand family asap.
hugs to everybody from the cool boot of europe. yours antonio
- Date: Wed Aug 31 02:20
GregH (JD+EC FOEVAH):
- Knitters Rule!!!!!!!
- Date: Tue Aug 30 22:52
Alan (Ian/Greg H):
- I've just sent a note to someone at the CHARLTON ATHLETIC US SOCCER
ACADEMY in Tucson asking if there's s likely place to watch as Scotland
thumps Italy... if there is, and it doesn't conflict with musci, I might
just join you. High praise for all of Greg's work for us, no?!
- Date: Tue Aug 30 21:33
GregH (Hotel Reviews - Inn Suites):
- Today I stopped by the Inn Suites. It is tucked away between a very nice
historic neighborhood (El Presidio) and the freeway. It's a pretty easy walk
to the Hotel Congress about 10-15 minutes. I asked to see one of the rooms.
It was pretty basic but appeared to be clean. Didn't seem too noisy and the
place was pretty empty. The only concern that I would have is that it is a
very large motel that looks like it was built in many phases. So the noise
and quality of room probably depends on the building that you are in. Not a
bad deal for the rate listed on the Hotel Congress Website. Tomorrow I
review the Riverpark Inn. Word of warning , by "river" they mean
adjacent to a dry arroyo and by "park" I guess they mean the
"bikepath near the freeway." Disclosure - I haven't stayed at any
of these places.
- Date: Tue Aug 30 21:25
GregH (for Ian):
- Commercial District = Pubs, clubs, restaurants and miscellaneous whatnot
businesses that are probably fronts for goodness knows what. You are
probably SOL for your football match.
- Date: Tue Aug 30 17:51
geoff (thanks):
- thanks. i'm going to check them out right now. do you how radisson
compares with the riverpark inn?
- Date: Tue Aug 30 17:48
IanG (??):
- I sincerely hope that 'a somewhat lively commercial district' means that
it is full of pubs and clubs.
- Date: Tue Aug 30 17:17
GregH ((for Geoff)):
- The Radisson is much closer to the Hotel Congress.
- Date: Tue Aug 30 17:15
GregH (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- Mariott is located on the west side of the University campus. I'd say it's
about a 20 minute walk to the hotel congress. It's a pretty nice walk in
that you go through one of the historic neighborhoods and down 4th avenue (a
somewhat lively commercial district).
- Date: Tue Aug 30 17:08
g (?):
- where is the marriott located?
- Date: Tue Aug 30 17:08
geoff (re-bookin' too):
- yes, i too am a victim of the closed santa rita...i am still looking for
something within walking distance of the congress...any suggestions for
close by? since i leave in a couple days, i guess i should book soon. also,
i look forward to seeing some of the posters (meaning you all) walking
around in person.
- Date: Tue Aug 30 15:48
IanG (The Departure Lounge):
- A final thought before I head for the sunny South West, will I be able to
find a bar showing the football(soccer)on Saturday? Scotland v Italy and
certain disappointment loom large but its an ok excuse for going to a bar
early. one more day at work tomorrow, a few beers tomorrow night in Glasgow
and an altogether far too early start on Thursday morning. And if anyone is
still interested it's the Marriot now that the Santa Rita has bitten the
dust...........
- Date: Tue Aug 30 15:33
Flynn (under byen vid):
- very cool video for Under Byen's "Plantage" here: http://nlp.fi.muni.cz/~xsvobod4/amanita/plantage/
- Date: Tue Aug 30 02:57
thin (not in congress):
- hope all in attendance of congress event have time of life, me be thinkin
of you and having cold beer after my long slogs of overtime and weekend
working. i reccomend all in attendance take a few extra pennies for aspirin.
- Date: Tue Aug 30 00:16
GregH (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- OK the current plan is a pre-BBQ feed and drunk at my house in Armory Park
at 2:00 PM on Sunday. I'll supply the carne asada, rice, beans, tortillas,
Negra Modelo and a bottle of Patron. We can then stumble over to the Hotel
Congress for the Rainer BBQ. Please send me an e-mail if you want to come so
I know how much food and hooch to buy.
- Date: Mon Aug 29 19:28
PaulK (Re:Lobey Dosser):
- Well, surprised to see this name come up here. A great cartoon from
Scotland, an antecedent of the Giant Sand mindset? Look here...............
http://netsavvy.co.uk/lobey/
- Date: Mon Aug 29 16:21
Lobey Dosser (ianmacdonald@mac.com):
- If anyone's passing theSanta Rita could you nip in and tell them thanks
for the heads up.
- Date: Mon Aug 29 16:10
IanG (@):
- The BNJ is not for me, not all of it anyway, I know Howe likes the taste
of it and I was going to bring him a small gift.......I guess I probably
will. Personally I look forward to drinking anything and everything that
Tucson has to offer.
- Date: Mon Aug 29 16:03
Lobey Dosser (ianmacdonald@mac.com):
- If anyone's passing theSanta Rita could you nip in and tell them thanks
for the heads up.
- Date: Mon Aug 29 15:56
GregH (THE KNITTERS):
- As a bonus the Knitters are playing at the Rialto tomorrow (Tuesday night)
so anyone coming in early for the Labor Day Weekend can catch them too.
- Date: Mon Aug 29 12:47
GregH (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- This hotel is right near the University and is pretty new and modern. Lots
of places nearby to eat and drink. And if you like to ogle college girls (or
boys) this is your paradise! It's a pleasant walk to the Hotel Congress and
Fourth Avenue that'll take you about 20 minutes. http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/TUSUP
- Date: Mon Aug 29 12:40
GregH (gmhaldane@hotmail,com):
- SANTA RITA - I called this morning and indeed they will be shutting down
the hotel on August 31st. I guess they are going to begin their renovations
in early September, and just found that out on Friday. The woman I spoke to
suggested cancelling your reservations - I can help you do that to save you
an overseas call. E-mail me details (fullname and reservation dates). Let me
know if I can do anything to help you find another hotel. If worst comes to
worst you can sleep at my house for a night or two!
- Date: Mon Aug 29 10:14
Alan (rudya@msu.edu) (Greg):
- Fiesta at your place sounds great, I'd have email'd you but something';s
up with my SMTP server (whatever that is).
- Date: Mon Aug 29 10:12
Alan (Santa Rita):
- well, this is important to know... I, too, got rooms a while back... I
found a story that said Pathways Development was going to buy the property
and revamp it... but they weren't supposed to start until next Spring... (as
far as I can tell the property is off the Clarion (the Choice) Hotels
website.
- Date: Mon Aug 29 08:59
GregH (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- I will call them this morning and find out what is going on.
- Date: Mon Aug 29 03:17
IanG (?):
- Hi Paul, When you say the Santa Rita is closing its dors on 31st aug, do
you mean for new bookings? I booked a while back and nobody from the Hotel
has contacted me since it was confirmed.
- Date: Sun Aug 28 19:06
GregH (g):
- BTW, the weather is supposed to be around 40 degrees C over the labor day
weekend. So come prepared for some hot weather.
- Date: Sun Aug 28 19:00
GregH (g):
- Ian I've never seen BNJ here not that I would remember if I had. We'll get
you pissed on Patron and Bacanora when you're here. It'll make a real man
out of you!
- Date: Sun Aug 28 18:30
mike (bnj):
- ian... no bnj in az... bring some out... mind you, i'll be on the honitos...
- Date: Sun Aug 28 17:48
GregH (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- That's rotten. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help. The
Radisson hotel is convenient. But of course there are much better places to
stay in town. http://www.radisson.com/hoteldirectory/hotelbio.jsp?hotelCode=AZTUCCTR&hotelBrandCode=RAD&key=hoteldirectory.info.&origin=Hotel%20Directory&backURI=http:%2F%2Fwww.radisson.com%2Freservation%2FhotelPreference.do%3FlocationUni%3D1921%26dno%3D09010509070520
- Date: Sun Aug 28 17:25
Paul (Left Coast):
- Ian, I just got a call from the Santa Rita. They are closing their doors
on August 31th. I had to go to another hotel.
- Date: Sun Aug 28 17:15
GregH (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- Supersucker's website shows gigs in Vegas and Canada over that weekend so
it looks like they won't be here. Those guys are such tools they're probably
afraid that they'll get beat up if they show their ugly mugs down here.
Calexico website shows them performing with Friends of Dean Martin.
- Date: Sun Aug 28 16:03
IanG (**):
- I did not notice Calexico/Spoke or The Supersuckers on that schedule does
that mean they are not playing ? Only a couple of days at work to go before
I fly over, can't wait. Does anyone know whether Baillie Nicol Jarvie whisky
is readily available in Tucson?
- Date: Sun Aug 28 11:03
Greg (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- Yeah that schedule presents some tough choices.
- Date: Sun Aug 28 11:00
GregH (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- So what's the deal with the BBQs? Are they at the Hotel Congress? Rumor
has it that the Fraidy Cats are playing at Al Perry's BBQ. True?
- Date: Sun Aug 28 01:24
Paul (Left Coast):
- Looks like alot of overlaps on the schedule.I'll have to stay pretty
nimble and selective.
- Date: Sat Aug 27 20:04
archivist (Club Congress schedule):
- Has been posted at http://www.hotcong.com/20th/ - check the bottom of the
page.
- Date: Sat Aug 27 03:09
IanG (%):
- Oh dearie me, sorry Paul(the Glasgow one)I just assumed it was
you........and I wander about at work all day telling junior staff never to
make assumptions...ho hummm. I will however keep an eye out for California
Paul, look forward to meeting you next week.
- Date: Fri Aug 26 19:27
Paul(Glasgow) (bah humbug):
- That's right, rub it in! This has to be taped of course, possible Sandman
or official bootleg series release. I'll spend the evening burning a sausage
and listening to Backyard BBQ empathetically.
- Date: Fri Aug 26 16:36
Paul (Left Coast of USA):
- Sorry guys but I'm a different Paul. More of a lurker here on the board,
but a California resident that lived in Tucson in the 80's. I'll bring some
beer from San Luis Obispo or Santa Barbara.
- Date: Fri Aug 26 15:58
IanG ($):
- Hey Paul, I did not realise you were making the trip, when do you fly out
from Glasgow? BBQ's at 5pm and shows that go on past midnight sounds like a
rather worrying combination, I had better bring my self discipline with me.
And don't worry Mike I will track you down hat or not.
- Date: Fri Aug 26 15:40
mike ([sa-wa-jo-jo-left-his-home-in-tucson-arizona...]):
- well, just spoke to howe... and i'm sure he won't mind me disclosing that
the giant sand/blacky ranchette show will be at around 11:30pm on the
outside stage at the congress on friday night (the 2nd). band line up will
be (probably)...... anders pedersen, thøger t. lund, winston watson, paula
jean brown, neil harry and john convertino..... i'm there from thursday to
tuesday, not sure where we're staying yet.... so ian, paul, greg and any
others, come over and say hi.... (bring a bottle of corona with you)... i'll
be wearing a rather garish green straw cowboy hat (as worn by bono and paris
hilton!!.... though probably not at the same time)............. on an almost
totally different subject, my debut stage appearance playing lap-steel on
neil youngs' "harvest moon" at the lustleigh show bash this
saturday has had to be postponed due to lack of rehearsals.... but after
reading dan's piece i'm rather glad.
- Date: Fri Aug 26 04:46
Paul (Left Coast):
- Ian I'm arriving at the Santa Rita on Friday also. I'll be wearing
something denoting GS.
- Date: Thu Aug 25 16:01
archivist.. (Pieta Brown):
- Yes, she will be backed by J & J..
- Date: Thu Aug 25 02:58
J (gloo):
- I reckon I might've enjoyed your set if it makes you feel any more
chipper, Poor 'ol Dan
- Date: Wed Aug 24 20:02
H.Longsail (My Night):
- So i go out to enjoy the Cheletneham air./'Bring your guitar!' they
chanted/so i did/Took it along to an Open Mike nike, the sort of place where
you have seen it all before and don't kneed to hear it again.Knockin on
heavans door /sweet home alabamI have been to so many of these pecice of
shit nights i can recount the songs.This love by moron 5,it goes on.on and
on theres some girls taling about music in the audience i crane i cheeky
listen "chicks on speed" um i think prehaps they will enjoy the
dan set? wait and see,and wait i did coldplay reef ect and then,Now laides
and gentlemen 'Dan' (I never ask for this name),I Hobble up get out my
guitar plug it in turn to face the audencie my rage and lazines mix to
intociate me drunk with anger i strum gental love chords G and C back and
forth getting sea sick on the obviousness of the hole outing.Back and forth
you are feeling sleepy, well not sleepy but at least a little relaxed the
bang ) the microphone falls of the stand/ that's it of I go barmley a minuet
into my cocke rock crowd pleasing set Screaming screaming for what Christ
knows I make up a song about the pressures of walking and another one just
roles into it chord key and rhythm changes all compile to make the first
song./I finish 1 like a cyclops glad to be blind i stop to survay a clap a
cheer people mostly look confusded was that one song or 2 honey/Indie gilrs
are not looking happy infact they apear to be downing their drinks and
issuing no orders for refil. shit quick thinking /get capo yes the folk
thing chill out use the capo all will be well. "2nd fret calme
strummthe Em only my hand wants to hit the guitar making a fist i beat a
truley awful disco rythem and pound the instrument for it moral core. Bang
bang Em the noise i am enjoying it driven i start to shout.'Be who you
are/say what you need/take what you will but please don't spead the
disease(i am staring right at the indie girl 1 at this point i don't think
she gets it look at me i am fighting the rules making up shit angry and
heartfelt i cant contraoll this no waterloo sunset from me how cool....The
song goes on a strange miss placed solo involving all 6 strings but only one
delciatly placed finger rings true it in me now pulseing i am in it. away
from the prison of my past 4 weeks flying raging letting it all hang out
driven ...not impressed -stuned looks revail the mirror looks of shame looks
of 'I'm sure it will be allright you know' Looks that don';t help. On we go
eyes shut noise in as much percusion as guitar banging hard using ring as a
cymbol oin and on and suddenly the song has changed i have stop i have
arrived at the destionation baggae out people in and were off again. Drinks
gone ice chewed there getting up. Prehaps a old chrstian spirtual wuill get
them "This train.cant sing in key of tune cover up change word talk
about fires gathering coats now shit. Flash back - one of their number got
up and ssang snow patrol and the other shit there all togehter sand green
day fokers. playing the i like music card and then running at the first sign
of trouble.Song words chnge 'Shot down your indioe credentails like a
luftwafter jet@ no help looks of disgust i must look like a cancer eating
its self writhing and turning and stop.They have gone less clapping less
questioning sombody shouts somthing about a coke. I look back play a c7 and
leave.What a posse poor night.Thanks for listening
- Date: Wed Aug 24 02:56
J (Blaine):
- No worries mi amigo, just didn't like to think of you trapped in a cave or
something!
- Date: Wed Aug 24 01:15
Blaine ((J)):
- Sorry for the delayz - small stack of mail to get to. Been busy with
projects and enjoying the Summer before it vanishes here. Hope the 'fest is
as good as it sounds. Request some feedback for me.
- Date: Tue Aug 23 18:31
j kay (eso es una bolsa horrosa de pan dulce):
- i saw alejendro escoveda orchesta is playing at the congress tonight. too
bad i did hear of it sooner or i could make the trek. also i saw that pieta
brown is playing at the high and dry thang. its listed as pieta brown and
friends. hhhmmmmmm?
- Date: Tue Aug 23 17:19
archivist (...):
- That's 'rather' early..
- Date: Tue Aug 23 17:18
archivist (BBQ):
- The BBQ's will start each night raterh early.. I think it will be 5-7 PM
or so.. Green on Red is certainly playing last on one of the nights. Like 12
am or so.
- Date: Tue Aug 23 09:32
Graham (new FODM):
- New Friends of Dean Martinez disc--a US release of Live at Club
2--features a hidden bonus disc of a longer, more recent live performance in
Berlin. No notes or credits accompany it but it seems to have quite a bit
from Random Harvest. Some fierce stuff on both discs, and what a nice
surprise.
- Date: Tue Aug 23 03:57
EricW (weitnauer@freenet.de):
- hi all, i'm searching for the setlist vienna 1990_10_25. could anyone help
me???
- Date: Mon Aug 22 21:04
GregH (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- I'd be willing to host a meet up/BBQ/fiesta type event at my house in
Armory Park (easy walk to the hotel Congress) over the Labor Day Weekend.
I'd be interested in meeting local fans and especially those from out of
town. It may be the last event at my house as I'm moving to NZ or Scotland
in the late winter. E-mail me if there's any interest. If there is I'll post
details on this board. I can't commit to anything until the band schedule is
released.
- Date: Mon Aug 22 20:32
gazelle (for all you jew lovers):
- schlepping through the alps by sam apple http://www.samapple.com/ is
brilliantly funny. had me laughing out loud many a time. it's about a jewish
journalist from new york who travels to austria to follow around a jewish
shepherd who plays yiddish folk songs. i highly recommend the book. on a
musical note, any thoughts on golden smog, an older wilco side project? i am
smitten. almost as much as summer teeth.
- Date: Mon Aug 22 15:11
IanG (^):
- I will email you shortly. The BBQ sounds like a fine idea as long as it
does not clash with Green On Red who I think are playing on Sunday and are
one of the main reasons I am travelling. Might even bring along a bottle or
two of BNJ to share with Mr Gelb, I'm assuming it is not easy to get hold of
in Tucson, if it is I won't bother using up my baggage allowance.
- Date: Mon Aug 22 13:09
archivist. (BBQ):
- It is actually a Rainer BBQ hosted by Howe and should be happening on
Sunday (unless the schedule changes).
- Date: Mon Aug 22 11:33
GregH (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- I'm here and looking fgrward to the show and meeting you all. Send me an
e-mail and we'll figure something out. Might not work but is there any
interest in Sandies getting together outside of the show? I've heard a rumor
about a G.S. BBQ. Are they true?
- Date: Mon Aug 22 03:50
IanG (c/o Congress Club):
- You around Mr Haldane? I have not forgotten your offer of beer(s)! I am
going to be staying at the Santa Rita, arriving on the 1st Sept for a week
so I hope we manage to bump into each other.
- Date: Sun Aug 21 18:37
J (j k):
- stop it andy. Ta james, just didn't want to feel a parcel was lost...
- Date: Sun Aug 21 18:00
j kay (hair nor they're):
- while jame jarmuschs broken flowers was no down by law i found it to be an
enjoyable trip
- Date: Sun Aug 21 17:41
Lars (Scrolling for James):
- Thanks, James. Glad you liked the stuff. I do too. The panda's got some
good things going on there. :-) --- Just out of curiousity: any particular
artists on my page that you've "discovered"? --- I'm getting very
much into Deerhoof again these days. They're touring the US from September
to November. Brilliant live act. Lotsa dates here: www.killrockstars.com ---
Greets! / Lars
- Date: Sun Aug 21 17:04
j kay (hear no their):
- i was a little vague but i was feeling alittle vague at the time. i think
that was howe playing organ on the lee hazlewood song 'sand' w/op8. it
popped up on the shuffler and i thought man that sounds good why doesn't he
play more of that but maybe there'l be some on the gospel record. well
anyways it should be interesting that the knitters are playing at the rialto
theater the 31st. too bad top jimmy couldn't make it.
- Date: Sun Aug 21 17:02
james s (re: lars/panda):
- thanks for the link, bro. i dig what the zelda do. sweet stuff. also, i've
been making good use of your "recommendations" page.
- Date: Sun Aug 21 09:27
james s (re:J):
- No idea where the sharp instrument without direction has gone, though I
imagine he is lurking here periodically. Utah.
- Date: Sat Aug 20 16:44
J (hammond):
- very obscure...
- Date: Sat Aug 20 07:12
j kay (L pato):
- lisrening to sand why doesn't he play more b3? ~L
- Date: Thu Aug 18 17:03
Lars (Warm Storm / Woven Hand):
- Just put up a little panda/lars rehearsal of "Warm Storm" done
in Berlin at this page: http://www.larsdideriksen.com/personal/music/mp3-marzipan.htm
--- I really like the voice and accent....the helpless guitar playing is an
entirely different matter (just tried to make out some chords from the cd
and some odd chord papers then and there). The live version on the evening
was a bit similar, except with the mic feeding like hell. :-) --- And weeee,
I just got my ticket for Woven Hand Saturday in Copenhagen (he plays the day
after in Aarhus, if any of you anyone is anywhere around there anyhow). Yes!
:-D Greets! / Lars
- Date: Thu Aug 18 16:01
Flynn (Son Volt):
- I like the new Son Volt. I was lucky to be in Boulder in June and saw the
new lineup live before the CD came out. Great live band. There are at least
4 tracks on the new CD that really caught my ear on first listen (esp IPECAC
and MEDICATION), the rest have grown on me as I listen. There's also the new
AFTERGLOW 61 EP, which just came out w/ live versions of 3 of the songs, a
live version of JOE CITIZEN BLUES (non album track) and an acoustic version
of GRAMOPHONE. It's an indy record store only release (I got it at
twistandshout.com). If you generally like Farrar and Son Volt stuff, you'll
like the new stuff.
- Date: Thu Aug 18 15:48
J (Blaine/james s):
- Any idea where the aimless blade has gone?
- Date: Thu Aug 18 09:44
Lars (D.E.E./16HP likes chore a lot):
- Favourite records of the man who plays two shows in Denmark this weekend,
Mr. Woven Hand: http://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/291 --- "8.
Giant Sand - Chore Of Enchantment. Their finest work in my opinion. True
Americana in the best sense of the word. Makes me proud to be an
American." --- Cool! :-) / Lars
- Date: Wed Aug 17 12:03
Le building (short cartoon):
- found here: http://www.le-building.com/
- Date: Wed Aug 17 09:55
Alan (J... anyone):
- J: Apologies, no rubbing (except shoulders) intended... smile. Anyone have
thoughts on the new Son Volt?
- Date: Tue Aug 16 18:39
J (Alan):
- little bear shirts sound gr8, don't rub it in... Have a good time all.
Have to make to with the alternator here, so it ain't so bad. I'll have a
shirt if there's a spare... Blaine where are you? Discs arrived?
- Date: Tue Aug 16 07:48
Alan (Fish/Greg/Tucson/Albuquerque):
- Hmmm, Fish.... how I remember your work during my time on KZSC... at the
same time that our Ultimate (frisbee) team modified a Fish Police comic in
the making of shirts... Any like the idea of "Little Bear"
T-shirts for Sandmaners/Comment pagers to know each other by in early
September???? In re: swamp coolers (I always thought they were the things on
the back of bass fishing boats in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South
Carolina, and Florida (sorta a redneck-trucker thing happening there)...
until my dad moved to New Mexico. Now our best friends from East Lansing
have moved to Albuquerque as well and I now two folks to send Fish's
technical message of efficacy and warning.
- Date: Mon Aug 15 17:37
GregH (g@g.com):
- I love my swamp cooler it is my best friend. Fish, why aren't you on the
bill for the Labor Day show at the Hotel Congress?
- Date: Mon Aug 15 15:59
Fish Karma (towen1@gmail.com):
- Swamp coolers (also known as evaporative coolers) are metal boxes that are
attached to the roof and used for purposes of cooling for those unable to
afford air conditioning (i.e., the majority of Tucsonans living in the heart
of the city.) The concept is fairly simple: mats of fibrous material are
lodged in removable metal slats; a "spider" hose attachment then
spews mosquito-infested water (drawn from a hose through the house) onto the
mats whilst a churning motor simultaneously pulls air into the contraption,
across the festering, moldcovered mats, and through a ventilator, bring
refreshing relief to those huddled beneath the metal grate. (Prior to
evaporative coolers, hardy Arizonans placed wet towels over open windows for
heat relief. Of course, it didn't work.) Swamp coolers work like a charm,
unless the humidity level is anything over 0.00001%; this rise tends to
induce shock, catatonia, lethargy, sloth, general indolence, and a tendency
to watch daytime television. Swamp coolers are also good for the economy,
inasmuch as they tend to leak water and cause extensive damage to roofs and
ceilings, thus creating work for many construction companies.
- Date: Mon Aug 15 15:48
Simon (Review):
- Nice review of the album here http://www.americana-uk.com/html/reviews.html
- Date: Mon Aug 15 14:44
panda (to gazelle and lars):
- hey amico larso you already know my evergreen grazie for all the lovely
and joyful care you have for the music and for being part and supporting the
marzipanda.i am happy and thankful to have met you here. many many thanks to
gazelle too, your feedback is like a sunray. honestly, i cant see the pj
harvey connections -i would love to sing that way, actually,but i do that
more like a Peanuts, in fact..big hug and baci, r
- Date: Mon Aug 15 14:30
james s (going way back):
- all the mitch talk has made me jump back to the 2001 archives of this
"comments board," when mitch was posting regularly. I'll repost
one of those comments here: "Mitch (Tucson): Hi, just got back from the
Anti-prom at Catalina High School. Short set by Howe and John, though quite
perfect for the setting. Mostly instrumentals to accompany the skater kids
zooming around the gym (one kid's skateboard broke quietly in half), mostly
teenage boys and a few teachers about. Anyway, nice appropriate version of
Johnny Hit & Run Pauline, as well as, um, an Iron Man jam kinda thing at
the end which served as a good soundtrack to the clomping and rolling of
wheels." Now that sounds like fun. anti-prom. Another nearby post
mentioned that the swamp cooler wasn't working. I saw a "swamp
cooler" in the flick, Drunken Bees, in the trunk of Howe's car. Is this
a Howe invention, or just an Arizona thing, or something common that I
should know about?
- Date: Sun Aug 14 08:06
Sam (Thanks for the info on Cullen!!):
- Thanks for the info guys!! Hope the movie's going to be released in
Belgium as well! I'm European, perhaps that's the reason I'd never heard of
Cullen before? Cause I'm quite into literature. I study English (and Dutch)
literature but at this moment we're only learning about English literature
(not American) and of course only old 17th- and 18th-century novels!! And
yeah, I've also heard the original soundtrack was going to feature P.J.
Harvey and Tom Waits! Would've been nice, never heard of the person who will
now do the soudtrack!!
- Date: Sat Aug 13 19:24
Conch (oops):
- "American writer" that is, not American. We all know who the
worst American we've all heard of is.
- Date: Sat Aug 13 19:23
Conch (Tim T./Sam):
- The actual quote comes from the New York Times, and it was "the best
American writer you've probably never heard of." I suppose, that's
better than being the worst American everyone has heard of. Sam, TIDELAND
gets its debut at the Toronto Film Festival on Sept. 9th.
- Date: Sat Aug 13 15:08
Tim T. (Sam, Tideland, Mitch):
- Sam, Cullen has been called "the best American writer you've never
heard of," sort of a dubious distintion. You should check out his
latest, A Slight Trick of the Mind, about an old Sherlock Holmes with memory
issues. It's pretty good. Over at the Terry Gilliam Dreams site they're
reporting that the songs P.J. Harvey wrote for Tideland aren't going to be
used in the film after all, but that Terry Gilliam hopes she releases them
on a CD someday. Gilliam decided to use Danna brother score instead.
- Date: Sat Aug 13 14:15
Sam (Thanks):
- Thanks for your reply, didn't know that! I'd never heard of him before to
be honest but what I've read about Tideland sounds promising! Gonna see if I
can find some works of him to read!
- Date: Sat Aug 13 13:05
mike ([sa-wang-dang-doodle]):
- well sam.... tideland was written by an old friend of the good people
around here - mr mitch cullin... hence the link to his site as well...
- Date: Sat Aug 13 12:06
Lars (Gazelle-Panda):
- Hey Jaime! Funny thing is...."Wrack My Brain" is actually a
Ringo Starr song....and from what I'm told it has a rather jolly melody. :-D
But yeah, I thought so too that the panda version had some early Polly Jean
style over it. The music for the video is not any of the songs, but the real
sound from the video....Sid (The Punk Backing Vocal Donkey) playing the
casio keyboard on a rather windy Berlin rooftop while singing
"Fever" (as far as I know). Personally I think it's hilarious, but
then again, I was there. :-D ... The Charlie Brown lyric is really sweet.
... The panda and I jammed a bit down there so I'll send her some of the
rough beats and tunes we did so she can continue work on them. But she's
doing other nice stuff down there as well. I'll try and spread the word and
think of places to send the music... Because....how/where to release stuff
like that? (any suggestions?) Thanks for feedbackin'...I'm sure the berliner-bear
will be thankful. ### I'm hopefully getting myself a little mixer soon, so I
can get more creative with the noisy toys I have around here (gotta get some
more, though). Greets! / Lars
- Date: Sat Aug 13 11:47
Sam (Terry Gilliam):
- I wrote Gilliams but of course it has to be Gilliam without the -s!! I
know, I'm gonna give up drinking!! (in a week, maybe a month :) )
- Date: Sat Aug 13 11:17
Sam (Tideland):
- Hi guys, Does anyone know why there's a link to the website of Gilliams'
new movie 'Tideland' on this site?? At first I thought GS or Howe would have
something to do with the soundtrack but that doesn't seem to be the case?!
Anyone who got a clue what other link between GS/Howe and Terry Gilliams
there might be? Muchas Gracias!!
- Date: Fri Aug 12 16:17
gazelle (zelda panda rocks!):
- hey lars, i'm severely enjoying those tracks of panda's. her voice is so
deep and sexy. "wrack my brain" reminds me of pj harvey's style.
"charlie brown's valentines" is simply amazing. i couldn't get the
video to play though. which tracks include you? tell panda that an album is
in demand. i will review it for my site and play it on the radio. cheers,
jaime
- Date: Fri Aug 12 10:42
james s (cool):
- I must have a half dozen versions of Blue Marble Girl already. Same with
Loretta and the Insect World... though I'm interested in hearing another
take on both of them.
- Date: Fri Aug 12 03:50
thin (tracking):
- it be the new arizona amp and alternator outfit, sept 17
- Date: Thu Aug 11 13:09
james s (thin):
- what new release has this track listing?
- Date: Thu Aug 11 08:15
thin (amp some song):
- just thought id throw in the new song list for new release as me ready for
a quench,(thanks lars) 1. Velvet And Pearl 2. Where The Wind Turns The Skin
To Leather 3. AAAA (1) 4. Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys 5. Man On A String
6. Bottom Of The Barrel 7. AAAA (2) 8. Can Do Girl 9. Blue Blue Marble Girl
10. Baby It's Cold Outside 11. Re-Entry 12. Loretta And The Insect World 13.
AAAA (3)14. Talula And The Last Straw 15. Vows 16. AAAA (4) 17. Recital 18.
The Leaving You
- Date: Wed Aug 10 18:26
Lars (Dearest sandies...):
- I have put a little page together with songs old and new by our friend
Zelda Panda from Berlin. A few of which had me involved too. There's even a
little 'music video' and live songs. Feedback is welcome! Like here
(?)....or maybe in the guestbook on the website (go in from the mainpage -
I'm in a revamp process on the site and the top links on the Panda-page are
out of order, I think). Anyway....enjoy, sandies! El musica this way lies:
http://www.larsdideriksen.com/personal/music/mp3-marzipan.htm --- / Lars
- Date: Wed Aug 10 15:38
DRunken Bees DVD french translation (mariannedissard@hotmail.com ):
- Salut, y'a une traduction des dialogues à cette addresse: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/vivonzeureux/
Pages/drunkenbee2.html, courtesy of vivonzeureux.
- Date: Wed Aug 10 14:56
oddrays (Saved by Radio ):
- ...if anyone is interesed in buying some Falconhawk, Old Reliable, The
Swifty's, AA Soundsystem, and some other friends of mine eg...Robin Hunter
& The Six Foot Bullies and Lorrie Matheson you can get these Alberta
based recordings @ www.savedbyradio.com...just a reminder that Howe, John
& Joe play on O.R.'s second cd 'The Gradual Moment'...you get all four
old reliable releases for fourty Canadian dollars...w/thanks, from sunny AB,
from: yer comment friend and big fan of Howe/Giant Sand...tg
- Date: Wed Aug 10 12:29
t.g ([Corn Sisters + ]):
- me again...Neko makes my heart go pit er pat and the band from Chicago on
thrill kind of sound a little bit like Calgary's Falconhawk...one's
American, ones Canadian...like Ms. Case and Ms. Mark. Shakey by Pit Er Pat
has spooky lyrics and play as a trio...Keyboards, Vocals, Bass, Vocals,
Drums, Vocals. Falconhawk - trio - vocals, keyboards, drums and bass.
- Date: Wed Aug 10 12:06
toddy (ragland):
- Excellent listening...nice description between Lull & ragland...noticed
you can buy it @ thrilljockey.com for 13.00 usd...into Blacklisted cd...if
you don't have this N.C. it includes these players of instruments...John
COnvertino, Howe Gelb, Joey Burns, Jon Rauhouse, Dallas Good and Tom V. Ray.
I gathered from Carolyn Mark that the Corn Sisters are doing something new
w/ Kelly Hogan. I guess a new recording.
- Date: Wed Aug 10 09:53
tom (belgium):
- talking of which : http://www.erwinverstappen.be/html/there/full/full_giant.html#
- Date: Wed Aug 10 07:43
finn (photography):
- I have checked out mr Starbird's site which is really impressive... i am
seriously going to have to get back into photography and try to not let
demons such as lack of confidence get in my way! inspirational stuff.
- Date: Wed Aug 10 03:53
thin (the anchor man):
- the thrill jockey photos must surely have been taken off cumbrian british
coast, i remember losing an anchor like that.
- Date: Tue Aug 9 14:14
james s (first five shuffle):
- Wild Dog Waltz; Gypsy Cold Care; Duck; Chore of Enchantment; Yer Ropes.
- Date: Tue Aug 9 13:28
james s (re: BlackyThrilly):
- It's clearly NOT Arizona.
- Date: Tue Aug 9 11:13
Lars (BlackyThrilly):
- Never really noticed the photos on Thrill Jockey's Blacky page before...
http://www.thrilljockey.com/bandpage.html?artistnum=58 --- The scenery looks
rather Danish - or northern anyway. Nice anchor! :-) --- Hep-diddley,
sandarinos! (...iddly!) / Lars
- Date: Tue Aug 9 04:31
thin (times id):
- 11;11,12:22,12:37,13:12,14:23,15:09,03:54
- Date: Tue Aug 9 03:54
thin (ragged for s james):
- mmm...the convertino record to me assimilates pretty closely in approach
to 'lull', its simle mainly broad piano chordings and rattling sticks -
also, i guess it has some leanings towards the tom verlaine lp - warm and
cool. one of the strange things is that although i equate it to 'lull',there
is difference o course. for me, convertinos 'ragland' is more a musicians
record, testing how the chords fit rhythmically, concerning itself with how
the thing sounds where as gelbs 'lull' is more an arists record - more there
in terms of feel, thought & wanderings. so they similar in the way that
they journey..one more like a cycle ride round a large dusty quiet house,
the other a long car ride down a straight big road.
- Date: Mon Aug 8 15:09
Blaine (...don't jump...):
- Guess that's why Dylan invented bootleggers.
- Date: Mon Aug 8 14:23
james s ("can't find any flights accommodating my
wallet"):
- I can't either, Blaine. As badly as I'd like to go, it would be financial
suicide.
- Date: Mon Aug 8 13:12
Blaine (@ work):
- Glad you got the lp safe -- it's a gem. Was hoping to bump into James et
al in Tuscon but can't find any flights accommodating my wallet. Anxiously
looking fwd to reports of hte festivities. Weather here has been AZ-like as
of late.
- Date: Mon Aug 8 12:37
Lars (convertino):
- Gave it a listen while at a record shop in Berlin. Quite a bit of piano on
there, right? Sounded nice. Didn't blow my head off, though, otherwise I
might have gotten it then and there. Picked up the Yo La Tengo tripple-cd
"best of" instead, figured it might be a good introduction. Seen 'em
live twice, but no cds. Right... Ahoy! / Lars
- Date: Mon Aug 8 12:22
james s (thin all):
- how does that john convertino record sound? haven't heard it.
- Date: Mon Aug 8 11:11
thin (shovel):
- guess i join yer in the first five o the day...mine a bit more ragged but
i include it cause it got a sand link. 1/ mosque and temple-philip glass.2/
wild honey pie-the beatles.3/ rain makes frame- john convertino.4/ schubert
piano sonata in a minor-mitsuko uchida. 5/ her smell theme - vincent gallo.
ciao four ow
- Date: Mon Aug 8 09:20
James S (I second that):
- commendation of Thin's, as I too received a Sage vinyl. But... where be
that B.S.???
- Date: Mon Aug 8 09:19
james s (thanks, Lars, ):
- Found it. First five on this morning's shuffle: Back to the Black &
Grey; Corridor; Petey's Lid; Blanket of Stars; Hard on Things.
- Date: Mon Aug 8 07:56
thin (sage my vice):
- well a monday morning turned out to very very un monday like today...more
like a fresh child like santa excitiment surrounded.. a package arrived
containing an immaculate copy of /sage advice/ and a pristine /aimless
blades/ cd. teh package itself was a work of art. i am jittery in
anticipation of reaching my stylus this eve. a thanking you very much, such
generosity make my heart wonder and wander, you know who you are b.s.
- Date: Mon Aug 8 04:43
Lars (JamesEuroArt):
- Sounds very much like the Samorost game (same guy who did Under Byen's
webvideo for "Plantage"). Google it or try going to the designer's
website (Jacub Dvorsky): www.amanitadesign.com --- Don't forget the other
game, Fly Guy, when you're a little stressed out.... www.trevorvanmeter.com/flyguy
--- Greets! / Lars
- Date: Sun Aug 7 20:20
james s (http://www.aooa.co.uk/THE%20PHONE.swf):
- arty game... something like a game link that was posted here back aways...
I'd like to find the link to the other game that came up here awhile back,
but I'm not finding it... cool art, very eastern europe... any leads?
- Date: Sun Aug 7 18:23
Lars (Gaffagelb):
- There's a two page article about Howe in the new August edition of Gaffa -
the free Danish music magazine. If you live around there/here, check it out.
The article has got the nice picture that's also at www.starbird.dk -
Greets! / Lars
- Date: Sat Aug 6 14:38
Post Op (Update Rate):
- Freeed (alan) home (not alabama) resting ( Stop please) Waiting. Keep on
rocking.. I am unemployed come december any ggod jobs going out their i can
balance on one leg for almost an hour now ( a bit monkey island but atleast
its somthing) wishsing i was with the party. Sean are you stil on the side
of good or have you been drawn backby the osmosis of notes?
- Date: Fri Aug 5 23:31
Old Tucsonan (yep):
- See an old Giant Sandworms flyer here: http://www.shavedneck.com/Miscellani/
index.htm other flyers from the era
- Date: Fri Aug 5 21:39
t.g. (oh two more things):
- 1. I don't work for cDbABy and 2. Grandaddy Through a Frosty Plate Glass
E.P. is flippin' good.
- Date: Fri Aug 5 21:35
reggie (nothing left to lose [tribute cd]):
- so Nothing left to lose - a tribute to Kris Kristofferson is available @
cdbaby.com...out of print but available. Howe, Califone, Calexico, Richard
Buckner, Crooked Jades, Grandaddy, Virgil Shaw, Radar Brothers & more...
w/thanks (t)odd-(g)rays...
- Date: Fri Aug 5 13:46
thin (one more for bud luck):
- since the weekend bring its brow close i share some nice tunes that i been
inbibing lately...tha arcade fire latest is pretty funki, philip glass
powaqqatsi has been rediscovered, helter skelter make me remember what rock
n roll is and howes lull makes an impression that is like a unsunburnt
watchstrap mark. rainers the farm makes me want to lay awake half cut under
the stars with staring pupils and ivor cutlers ludo makes the carpet and
fluff seem like the best friend you ever had. peace and love to y'all.
- Date: Fri Aug 5 13:41
thin (calypso and collapse in a relative atmosphere):
- hey the world move fast and quicker than a slowed down remote slicker
twitcher.mmm. yip, the world twist on its axle and find fun in its perverse
leanings of trying to get us thrown off and lilted fro and from the ride and
one hell of a price we pay to. right enough blabber, long time no spek but i
stumbled on this and it probably well known to all but me.... just in case i
post it anyways, thaniking you mr mike,http://www.sa-wa-ro.com/showtime.htm,
get those disco booties on my amigos.
- Date: Thu Aug 4 23:44
tommy gailer (temptation of egg):
- look at the "frozen lashes" pick on the start site...love it:
http://antarcticmike.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~ And yes, "Chore of
enchantment" is my alltime fave album too...there`s no record i gave
more spins, than this one...and i even know it just since October 99.
- Date: Thu Aug 4 18:43
Marc (marcbauwens@skynet.be):
- Wanted the world to know that I just enjoyed listening to 'Chore of
enchantment' again. 1 hour of musical magic: wonderful songs (all of them),
beautiful organic sound, emotional atmosphere, humour. It has grown to my
all time favourite album. 'Alpaca lips' of the late great Rainer comes
close. Thank you!
- Date: Thu Aug 4 18:24
todd (cathy rivers / stefan george +):
- just recieved Ascencion and Point & Pray. Joe Burns is on both. You
can get them at cdbaby.com...I already know I want cathy rivers first full
length cd. 'Ascension' also includes Nick Luca...'Point and Pray' has Tom
Larkins on it. Oh I see Feist thanks Howe Gelb and Calexico on her 'Let it
Die' record.
- Date: Thu Aug 4 17:34
Alan (Blaine...):
- you in the Dells? People here are missing you as we do Glue.
- Date: Thu Aug 4 13:37
Lars (Dimeadozen):
- If it's because the limit of 100.000 has been reached, then don't worry.
Just come back later. Inactive users are removed automatically, so it drops
under 100.000 every day. Before going back up. You'll get in. :-) / Lars
- Date: Thu Aug 4 10:36
sébastien ((nyc of time)):
- i can't sign up on dimeadozen.com and check if the show is still there or
not, thanks though!
- Date: Thu Aug 4 10:33
sébastien (sebastien.h@gmail.com):
- hi i saw GS play in Cork two weeks ago and they played this awesome rock-y
version of NYC of Time. does anyone have a live recording of this version ?
that would be great. thanks!
- Date: Thu Aug 4 09:57
Lars (NYC of Time):
- ...isn't it a bit of a rocker? Probably has as many incarnations as there
has been concerts. But I think it was one the bootleg from Voxhall (was that
back in December). All in all a gig that had many rocking songs along the
way....although not smashed up, but pretty straight ahead. Good sound on
that recording anyway. Put it on Dimeadozen.org a while back. Not sure it's
there anymore. / Lars
- Date: Thu Aug 4 09:09
greg (melbourne):
- 1st october...howe in melbourne...happy happy joy joy
- Date: Thu Aug 4 08:55
james s (tucson):
- any word on the giant sand line-up for the labor day congress gig? first
five on the shuffle this morning: folonious; Spun; October Anywhere; piango;
New Carjack city blues...
- Date: Thu Aug 4 08:16
sébastien (sebastien.h@gmail.com):
- hi i saw GS play in Cork two weeks ago and they played this awesome rock-y
version of NYC of Time. does anyone have a live recording of this version ?
that would be great. thanks!
- Date: Thu Aug 4 02:13
Lars (dbees...):
- Thanks a bunch, Marianne! Very much looking forward to seeing it. :-) /
Lars
- Date: Wed Aug 3 18:20
marianne (mariannedissard@hotmail.com):
- DVD extras on DRUNKEN BEES: well... there're some details at (temporary
(until I get the actual www.drunkenbees.com up and running) (Naïm...!
help!))) www.myspace.com/drunkenbees. DVD has DRUNKEN BEES + GIANT PREQUEL
(shot at KCRW radio station (mostly) and Tucson (some)) and SEARCHLIGHT, the
music video by Chris Wagganer, Howe and me (shot in .. 1989 (way back when
(we were all something (else))). Runs one hour. Dbees and Prequel have
optional english subtitles (to ease into the Giant lingo). All (well) in
all, it's a time capsoul for sure. Email me if you want more info, or just
to ch@t. M.
- Date: Wed Aug 3 17:49
t.g (correction / Electro-Gospel ):
- own computer back up...that 'electro-gospel'song from 1980 - "high
tide"...then something like "on the low rise...Civilization!"I
typed High tide, low tide (wrong)...anyways it's hard to tell (but still
excellent)...thx.
- Date: Wed Aug 3 12:00
Alan (TDH's dream coming true):
- From the Club Congress website: 40 Bands (20 of which are reuniting
specifically for this occasion!)... 1985-2005 - Ever see a great band here?
A bizarre performance? Meet your mate? Broke up with that jerk? Whatever
happened here will be back! Look at a list of who's playing ---- Calexico,
Giant Sand, Green On Red, Doo Rag, Sidewinders, River Roses, Shoebomb,
Earls' Family Bombers, The Pills, Boken Horse, Blacky Ranchette, Bob Log
III, Drakes, Friends of Dean Martinez, Al Perry, Chick Cashman and many,
many more. From www.chuckprophet.com Upcoming Dates: Sept 04 Club Congress -
20th Anniversary Tucson, AZ GREEN ON RED REUNION
- Date: Wed Aug 3 11:51
TDH (james s (a genuine "Howe doodle", James! ):):
- ...Green on Red would be a mayor surprise...to see Chuck and Dan together
again would be great but not likely...or even better and even more unlikely
Green on Red with Chris, Chuck and Dan....TWR would also be a dream come
true but unlikely ... but why am I dreaming...I ain't goin' nowhere...
- Date: Wed Aug 3 11:34
Alan (dreaming of surprises):
- Meat Puppets? Steve Wynn? anyone else dreaming big or ilttle?
- Date: Wed Aug 3 10:30
Graham (Congress 20th):
- Has a schedule of performers been posted yet? Anybody know who plays when?
- Date: Wed Aug 3 10:22
james s (a genuine "Howe doodle", James! ):
- Ahhh. Ok. Sorry, I get different trains of thought running in all
directions at the same time and become a confuser. Looks like there are
still tickets for the Hotel Congress 20th Anniversary party weekend. Hmmmmm.
I wonder what the "big surprises" are. Does it get any bigger (or
better) than Giant Sand, Calexico (Spoke), Friends of Dean Martinez, Green
on Red, Blacky? Blaine, are you thinking about making a long trip for Labor
Day?
- Date: Wed Aug 3 10:01
Lars ("drugs, tucson, lars"):
- I'll think about it... ;-)
- Date: Wed Aug 3 10:00
Lars (Ooops...):
- Read that Tucson quote and the following sentence in one. Misunderstood.
My bad. / L
- Date: Wed Aug 3 09:59
Lars (Candleman):
- No-no-no, that was a genuine "Howe doodle", James! :-) I think
he made it for Hans at Scavenger Records, who set up the shows. --- I
haven't got that a style half as cool, dude! ( http://www.larsdideriksen.com/personal/me/me-drawings.htm
). Oi! / Lars
- Date: Wed Aug 3 09:09
james s (drugs, tucson, lars):
- I always supposed it was a clever spelling of the word 'opiate' combined
with the classical music thing, as in Opus 8, though the GS boys didn't seem
like junkie types to me. Maybe I will try to get to Tucson for the big long
weekend. I'm going to look into it. "By the time I get to Tucson, it
was..." Lars, who drew the candleman for the cover of Sonisk Postkort?
First five tracks from the shuffle this morning: Off Ramp Man; Year of the
Dog; Live to Tell; Thrust; Loretta and the Insect World.
- Date: Wed Aug 3 05:52
Lars (OP....1.....kenobi?):
- Not just a clever spelling of the word 'opiate' then? Wouldn't it have
been OP57 or something if going by projects? :-D --- We got a really good
electronica artist in Denmark who calls himself Opiate, by the way. :-D
Worked with Björk on "Vespertine". www.hobbyind.com - Did a
brilliant album with his mates under the name of System for German label ~Scape
(www.scape-music.de). But I think I might be adressing the wrong crowd here,
ha-ha. ;-D --- Thinking of getting the Drunken Bees dvd. Anyone care to
enlighten us on the new extras? Or is it presented somewhere I haven't
noticed yet? Greeties! / Lars
- Date: Wed Aug 3 00:30
marianne (myspace.com/drunkenbees):
- ... well, 'ctually, that Elysian Grove place is no more, been sold, for
those of you looking for a BedBreakFast in Tuxon. Looks like Drunken Bees
will screen during that big'o weekend of celebs. Come say hello, ok? m
- Date: Tue Aug 2 22:59
Conch (opiate):
- Actually, it would have been too literal if he had, in fact, called it
Other Project Eight, hence the name OP8.
- Date: Tue Aug 2 22:55
Alan (Conch James fodder...):
- Wouldn't it be just a little to literal for Howe et al. to have OP8
actually be Other Project 8? Didn't GS cover 'If 6 were 9' once? I guess,
and sadly for my point, turning an 8 upside down just leaves you with
another 8 (which makes 16, the number I've worn on all my soccer and
softabll shirts since I was 15... hmmmm) Oh yeahm and how, where and when do
we set up a gathering of us all? I don't arrive at the Tuscon airport until
4:50 in the PM on Friday...
- Date: Tue Aug 2 17:44
J ((*_)):
- I love this place...
- Date: Tue Aug 2 14:50
james s (ipod):
- 342 tracks so far, and I haven't even gotten to the live boots. I'm loving
the track titles on Lull Some Piana. If I ever get to see Howe play again,
I'm goint to stand right up front and yell, "OF!" "OF!
"To!" "PLAY TO!"
- Date: Tue Aug 2 13:47
james s (thanks conch and):
- as for Tucson, I don't think there's anyway I can make it, but it sure
would be cool to meet and have a brew or twelve with some of you'uns.
- Date: Tue Aug 2 13:46
Alan (oh, and Blaine...):
- it was something you posted a year or two ago about immemorable great
shows and unmemorable tired workdays that put it over the top... thanks.
- Date: Tue Aug 2 13:31
Alan (Plane tickets, Santa Rita Inn Reservations, and three nights
of celebration reserved):
- the only problem now is having to wait a month... (and flying out at a
truly g*d forsaken time on Monday morning...)
- Date: Tue Aug 2 12:03
Conch (more fodder for James):
- Just remembered that OP8 was Other Project 8, so my question is: what were
projects 1-7? Friends of Dean Martinez. Giant Sand. And?
- Date: Tue Aug 2 12:01
Conch (GS side projects...or the OPs):
- I'd put the first Friends of Dean Martinez CD in there as a side project,
and you could probably put the second CD too if you wanted, although I don't
think Howe appears on it. The stuff recorded after Elm moved from Tucson to
Austin might be the proper demarkation point. As for Calexico, perhaps Spoke
and Black Light (Howe appears on one or two tracks).
- Date: Tue Aug 2 11:44
james s (secondly, or firstly - ipod advice):
- I'm making a GS playlist for the ol' Ipod shuffle, and am putting on all
of the Giant Sand & Howe records I have, both official, official boot,
and unofficial (jeez, I shouldn't have gotten a mini). I'm also wanting to
include GS side projects like OP8 & Blacky... So, here's my question.
Which records, if any, by Friends of Dean Martinez or Calexico would some of
you consider to be Giant Sand side projects. It it true, for example, that
Friends of Dean Martinez started as Giant Sand doing weddings? When did it
become it's own thing, Elm's own thing? I don't think of Calexico as a side
project these days, but would any of you think of the early records (spoke,
black light) as such?
- Date: Tue Aug 2 09:57
james s (trivia & such):
- Does anyone one know if, on the Friends of Dean Martinez record, The
Shadow of Your Smile, the songs "All the Pretty Horses" and
"Blood of the Earth (or The Sun Sets Red in the West" were
intentional allusions to the books of Cormac McCarthy? Also, anyone else
read Cormac's new one, No Country for Old Men? I read it in one day and
thought, while it's not his best, it was very damned good.
- Date: Tue Aug 2 04:51
ianG (*):
- Thank you Greg & Mitch. I will get on to those tonight and get
something sorted out. I am not too worried about noise at the Congress, I am
more likely to be making noise but I suspect it might be pretty full there
already as there are not too many rooms in the first place.
- Date: Tue Aug 2 01:44
GregH (gmhaldan@hotmail.com):
- http://www.arizonainn.com http://www.catalinaparkinn.com/ http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/arizona/the-royal-elizabeth-bed-breakfast-inn.html
http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/arizona/armory-park-guesthouse.html http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/arizona/elysian-grove-market.html
Hotel Congress is a fun place to stay but can be noisy if you're trying to
get to bed early. Santa Rita (via Mitch) is a bit run down but very
convenient. Arizona Inn is a very nice/classic hotel - 5 minute drive to
Hotel Congress. I have never stayed at any of the B&Bs linked above but
I've been in the Royal Elizabeth and Elysian Groves. Both are cool but
Elysian Grove is probably more unique to Tucson. Except for Arizona Inn the
places linked above are walking distance to the Hotel Congress. I've heard
mixed about the Roadrunner Hostel so if you run across that in your search
I'd shy away.
- Date: Mon Aug 1 17:09
Mitch (Where To Stay In Tucson):
- Hi, Ian G, thought I'd weigh in on your behalf. For those who are looking
for a fairly affordable place to stay in downtown Tucson but within walking
distance of Club Congress, you might want to try the Clarion Santa Rita
Hotel in downtown Tucson. Prices vary, but when Congress is booked up I've
usually been able to find a room there. It also has the added bonus of
having Cafe Poca Cosa attached to it (Giant Sand 101), for those who might
be familiar model-turned-restaurateur Suzana Davila and her sis. Anyway,
here's some basic info, hope the link works: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60950-d75364-Reviews-Clarion_Hotel_Suites_Santa_Rita-Tucson_Arizona.html
Much to my unending envy and disappointment, Peter & I won't be able to
make the event, as we'll be shuffling elsewhere in the world, but I'm sure
I'll be kicking myself into the next century for missing out. Look forward
to any reports that get posted here. M.C.
- Date: Mon Aug 1 16:40
IanG (*&):
- The final part of the jigsaw. Can anyone out here recommend a hotel in
Tucson? Every website I look at tells me something different. I am staying
for a week and £50-60 is my max per night so I want somewhere half decent,
reasonably close to the Congress Club as I will be drunk when I
leave(staggering distance preferred)
- Date: Mon Aug 1 07:13
IanG (&):
- The flights are booked, the tickets for the show are bought(The bargain of
a lifetime at £15 for 3 days!) Just gotta sort out somewhere to stay and
find my passport now.
- Date: Sun Jul 31 15:40
archivist (Sandman 1 @ archive.org):
- http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=27674
- Date: Sun Jul 31 14:41
treygoba ((No way...no Howe)):
- Try living in Wichita...at least a 500 mile drive to see GS. Cripes, even
my mother has seen GS more than I have.
- Date: Sun Jul 31 04:09
TDH (AAAA):
- "Giant Sand by any other name...Arizona Amp & Alternator (Thrill
Jockey, Fall 05) Any new disc from Howe Gelb or Giant Sand is a cause for
celebration. Arizona Amp & Alternator is Howe Gelb's new project. From
the first note and first dry, desert vocal by Howe on Arizona Amp &
Alternator it is clear this is no experimental, one-off mistake. I'm not
sure how it's going to be marketed (it's got a fall release date on Thrill
Jockey) but this is Giant Sand through and through. In fact it's the best
Giant Sand I've heard since Chore Of Enchantment.".....sounds
interesting .....
- Date: Sat Jul 30 22:34
alan (james s/geofff):
- James S, the Tennessee job didn't pan out... and I am about to look afield
one more (hopefully, last) time. Geoff, it's still high hopes but hope may
be fulfilled very soon. Did I mention that there's a sociology job at the
University of Arizona (and I've been known to study SW water, env'tal
movements and such???) With fingers firmly crossed...
- Date: Sat Jul 30 14:54
geoff (to alan and mike and others):
- I look forward to seeing you all there. tix are bought and plans are made.
- Date: Fri Jul 29 11:14
Lars (AAAA):
- Thanks, Graham. Very interesting cover notes (found at the same site).
Among them I found such fantastic singers as Scout Niblett, Henriette
Sennenvaldt (Under Byen) and Marie Laurette-Friis (Tys Tys). Wow! :-)
Getting very curious now. Greets! / Lars
- Date: Fri Jul 29 11:11
james s (re: London Calling):
- Hey, try livin' in Alabama, or anywhere within 500 miles of it. No Sand.
No Howe. Never. Sigh.
- Date: Fri Jul 29 10:54
Graham (Arizona Amp & Alternator info):
- http://www.thrilljockey.com/press/docs/AAAA%20e-kit.pdf
- Date: Fri Jul 29 10:08
Simon (London Calling):
- Richard, agree about London. Almost more police than people on the streets
yesterday. Even before it started feeling like a war zone GS and Calexico
did European tours giving us a wide berth. Come back everyone!!!
- Date: Fri Jul 29 09:50
james s (por alan):
- are you in the valley of knoxland? seens like i remember you saying you
were offered a job at that thar universe. maybe a different alan.
- Date: Fri Jul 29 05:57
richard (What the hell is going on):
- hey there sandies, i'm really curious to know what this arizona amp and
alternator is. does anyone know. is is t related to mr gelb in any way. i'm
out of the loop. if anyone has any info on any gelb releases that are
incoming it would be great to hear. also does anyone else think that is all
over the map just gets better with every listen. its been out for a year now
and i still love listening to it, and when it first came out i thought it
didnt have thge same magic as chore but mnow i see the two records as very
closley aligned and marks the golden age of giant sand. howe seems to save
his best for the sand records. here i am in london living amongst the armed
police and the madness. i think howe should come back and give us something
to shout about. in the NYC of time etc....
- Date: Thu Jul 28 19:31
J (Mike):
- Poor 'ol Dan
- Date: Thu Jul 28 15:15
Alan (cover art for Arizona Amp and Alternator...):
- http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000A87KL4/qid%3D1122578104/171-6211093-4619457
- Date: Thu Jul 28 14:41
mike (sa-wa-go-go-going to tucson....):
- well, flights are all booked... so's me 'n the missus are off to tucson
for labour day..... just need some accommodation.... and i see naked prey
are also booked now.... that ol' dan stuart threw up next to me in the bogs
at the mean fiddler at a steve wynn show in 1990 - i'm gonna get my
revenge.......
- Date: Thu Jul 28 14:06
Alan (Geoff and all):
- I, too, may even be able to make it... special dispensation and all that.
Geoff, one of my favorite memories is Chuck warming up for what must have
been the last Green on Red show/reunion in San Francisco (97?), he ripped
through Aerosmith, Zepplin, the Allman Brothers and others of similar ilk...
- Date: Thu Jul 28 02:41
geoff (skimmed):
- just skimmed the comments. doug was afriend of a friend, and i only got to
know him shortly before the end...but I always enjoyed the music. give 'em a
listen if you can. also, i definitely will try to be in tucson for the
"big" show. i listened to a lot of green on red in high school.
i've seen chuck play, and i've seen dan play, but i haven't seen the whole
crew together (hopefully with chris as well)...also some al perry, giant
sand, blacky ranchette, etc...sounds fun. hope to see some of you there.
- Date: Wed Jul 27 13:56
Lars (Thanks upon return from a warm storm down south):
- Vielen Dank, Herr Frank C. The little record shop in Berlin was indeed a
delight. It even had the first Blacky-cd as re-release there. But ended up
buying the soundtrack of "Arizona Dream" instead (funny
"coincidence", come to think of it). And also a little Grandaddy
EP on sale. Yep, nice place. I wish I had more money for shops like that.
:-) --- A 2002 sand connection born on this board, Miss 'Zelda Panda',
proved once again fruitful in that I ended up playing a few songs live with
our lil' Berliner italiano last Saturday - under the guise of the Marzipan
Marzipan project. Haven't played any live music FOR anyone for ten years or
so (and back then it was a helpless rendition of a school musical version of
"Grease"). Much delighted by this, as we among other things did
"Warm Storm" (what a great song it is). Other days (when not
bravin' the schizo weather gods) ended up in odd late night jam sessions at
the panda pad featuring busted up guitar, old school drum machine, keyboard
and whathaveya'. Now I'm back in boring ol' Næstved, Denmark, ready for my
last four days of summer vacation before works tugs at me again. --- BY THE
WAY: Tune in tonight at 22.30 CET at www.reboot.fm/stream to hear Marzipan
Marzipan live on the radio (solo this time, though). --- So, greets all
around, folks! / Lars
- Date: Wed Jul 27 07:46
oddrays ("you can stay up till dawn just to figure things
out"):
- just got off the radio and ended w/ Wishin' Well..."even though it's
getting harder and harder to tell"...fer sure. I selected it off 'Time
Will Show The Wiser' - The Bucketfull of Brains Collection lp..."The
Giant Sand expand and contract, anything from a three guitar big band to a
guitar, voice and drum duo; but Mr. Sand, Howe gelb is, and always be, the
lynchpin..." hands down the best tracks on the compilation and totally
holds up to this day...Howe...our friend Audrey from Edmonton is getting
married this Sunday...I was wondering about the thank tank in 'Cover
Magazine'..."Davis for all the stage untangle"...do you mean Miles
Davis? or Mark Davis of Old Reliable? Just curious...have a good hump-day
everyone.
- Date: Tue Jul 26 10:48
finn (Drunken Bees):
- I too have recieved my copy which was born at 9.45 on july 10th and it's
highly reccomended... also all this talk of visiting Tucson is very
tempting... The closest I have gotten is Scottsdale outside of pheonix on a
trip to visit the Grand Canyon, funnily enough in '95 when Drunken Bees was
being shot. Although at the time I did not know Giant Sand. When I did come
across Giant Sand tho. I was listening to calypsos! and I have just recieved
three more Rounder compilations of early original calypsos to add to the one
I've had for years 'Calypso Breakaway 1927-41' and to think Robert Mitchum
had some influence on that diversion... Oh and Howe played a Mitch snippet
on the CD at the Ocean Gig in london in May '02, was it thunder road? Hotter
and weirder indeed...
- Date: Mon Jul 25 22:47
hugh (arizona amp):
- downloaded the arizona amp and alternator song(Bottom of the Barrel)? from
the link posted here some time back but just heard it tonight(I use a
friend's computer and dependin' how it's wired on any given day I can't
always access what I want)-a thrill to hear-love the falsetto and fuzzy
guitar.Lookin forward to the album.And to Graham who responded with a
suggestion to my question-I did pick up a Doug Sahm album.San Antonio Rocks
on the Norton label-music from '57-'62.A bit too much doowop for me but some
good rock and roll too-Crazy Daisy and Sapphire stick in my mind.And Sahm's
version of Alan Toussant's Whirlaway worth the price of admission-listened
to it 8 times in a row one night to confirm that it was from outer
space.Will get to Sir Douglas soon-Thanks for the tip.
- Date: Mon Jul 25 17:42
J (Rat):
- Gotsta be gloo. Hi Bones x
- Date: Mon Jul 25 11:32
GJones (Rerun of the rat?):
- A sweeping sweet realse of light. glad to hear your all well and true
thought I'd leave a short message Just for you 2. I am going into Hospital
(again agahst they cry) Nothing casual i am assurred but not one to slope
and sie. Just some reajustments handy for such lads. Taking time to repair
the gentic defects of mums and dads. If this ryme is falling hard, upon deaf
ears and scorn, just remeber this my chums , i will be long long gorne. Hugs
x me Giant sand content Bellow average INSERT - I REALY LIKED THE ONE WITH
ALL THE SINGING AND THE ONE ABOUT LAMPS DO YOU THINK THAT THE BAND WOULD BE
BETTER WITH BRINE OR KEEP TO THE SIMPLE SALINE? I THINK I SHOULD STO.......
- Date: Mon Jul 25 09:06
howe (hunched):
- cork was a great place to have a fine set over the weekend. the rain was
most welcome. a fluffy soft rain that knew when to engage full on, like just
after the bars let out and taxis would be impossible to find. so the walk
home to witness all the kids (!) drenched and sobering up from the downpour
after a hard saturday's night hoo ha was oddly warming in the face of said
rain and with the rain in said face. it was joyous to walk that walk.
puddles galore. women in their finest stitch clinging from sop. men turning
into children pouncing the puddles with spree. the entire town mucked and
flooding. the rain laughing too. walking that walk back to eventual warmth
of hotel land. delightful. affirming. soggy. and the show earlier in the eve
was more so, especially reuniting with such a 'handsome family'. we decided
to play our set in rewind, begining with the encore...inviting rennie and
brett to strum and hum 'ring of fire/hey jude' all mushed together. and then
to settle back later the eve and just take in their splendor. genius stuff
from them and belly laughs for medicinal sake. so thanks ireland, again, for
just being you. ()()()(()()()()()(()())(()() as for the
"steadfast" lyrics: welp, they were formed out of the toink of
having everything destroyed in a 1972 flood, which did not feel as awful as
you would imagine. it was kind of liberating for a 15 year old somehow. when
i finally figured out how to write songs a few years later, maybe i equated
my world ending with this world ending....a world being a world within
world.....and came up with all those non specific lyrics to emulate such.
nothing prolific about em really, the towers were still kinda new
then....and of course could never make it to central park no matter how they
might stretch themselves. needle park was what i shoulda meant, and is how i
sing that song today. "needle park" was a bleak black and white
film with al pacino as a junky ...and the park where he scored was actually
there just below the towers...so . i just mostly stand astonished when i
slip that song in the set these days because of its age. 30 years old. how
can that be ? what happened here ? - howe
- Date: Mon Jul 25 08:33
howe (hunched):
- cork was a great place to have a fine set over the weekend. the rain was
most welcome. a fluffy soft rain that knew when to engage full on, like just
after the bars let out and taxis would be impossible to find. so the walk
home to witness all the kids (!) drenched and sobering up from the downpour
after a hard saturday's night hoo ha was oddly warming in the face of said
rain and with the rain in said face. it was joyous to walk that walk.
puddles galore. women in their finest stitch clinging from sop. men turning
into children pouncing the puddles with spree. the entire town mucked and
flooding. the rain laughing too. walking that walk back to eventual warmth
of hotel land. delightful. affirming. soggy. and the show earlier in the eve
was more so, especially reuniting with such a 'handsome family'. we decided
to play our set in rewind, begining with the encore...inviting rennie and
brett to strum and hum 'ring of fire/hey jude' all mushed together. and then
to settle back later the eve and just take in their splendor. genius stuff
from them and belly laughs for medicinal sake. so thanks ireland, again, for
just being you. ()()()(()()()()()(()())(()() as for the
"steadfast" lyrics: welp, they were formed out of the toink of
having everything destroyed in a 1972 flood, which did not feel as awful as
you would imagine. it was kind of liberating for a 15 year old somehow. when
i finally figured out how to write songs a few years later, maybe i equated
my world ending with this world ending....a world being a world within
world.....and came up with all those non specific lyrics to emulate such.
nothing prolific about em really, the towers were still kinda new
then....and of course could never make it to central park no matter how they
might stretch themselves. needle park was what i shoulda meant, and is how i
sing that song today. "needle park" was a bleak black and white
film with al pacino as a junky ...and the park where he scored was actually
there just below the towers...so . i just mostly stand astonished when i
slip that song in the set these days because of its age. 30 years old. how
can that be ? what happened here ? - howe
- Date: Mon Jul 25 01:16
toddy (Not sure Conch & thanks):
- ok...enter the line. "The World Trade Centers collided down into
Central Park". Sorry I'm paranoid...but not always. Some anxiety. I
thought this written piece on Will Wallow and Roam after the Ruin almost was
like a writen prediction...maybe not...I just love the first side from that
7"...Billy Sed...Rainer Ptacek...Dave Seger and Howe Gelb. Great piece
of recorded music history to own. "pilgrim and preacher and problem
when he's stoned" - H.g doing K.K. 'The Pilgrim Chpter 33'in regards to
the above conditions. Too bad that 'Nothing Left to Lose' tribute to Kris
Kristofferson has gone out of print...I went after two copies. dissolvable
b-12 on tongue is good therapy...
- Date: Sun Jul 24 22:53
Conch (Steadfast):
- Todd, that'd be the prophetic Twin Tower line, wouldn't it? Why'd you edit
it out?
- Date: Sun Jul 24 22:41
todd (toddygray@yahoo.ca) (Will Wallow and Roam After the RUIN ):
- hey Giant Sandpeople...so here goes the written section of the 1980
7" 'Giant Sandworms' on Boneless Records... (i gather that this has
alot to do with the flood that happened many year ago in Pennsylvania) Pearl
was pumping premium down off the Jersey Pike. She's got a smile like Judy
Garland if you know when to bare right. And there's last chance seekers with
out-of-state plates. Looking for some kind of heaven around pearly's gates.
As light lines spilt the sky and made the morning vibrate. The dark dawn
withered as we glance towards distant thunder. There was a new sun rising,
but to some just a familiar wonder. Then the clouds exploded. Rain came with
a crash. Folks traded for canoes with used Pontiacs. But most got
refused...they had too many stacks. Not even Cadillacs. Then telephone poles
spilt and spit out live sparks. "edited line goes here" Pyramids
and palaces were were likewise bound to fall. No long-standing landmark was
recognizable. And yet the old house still stands although it's shifted to a
tilt. You can still see the water line from when the river spilt. Over the
banks and into the valley. Down through town and right up my alley. It could
have been the end or just time to clean it up again. ...And when shorelines
change, will beaches still resist the pounding waves. Will preachers still
be preaching or will no one have nothing to say. But even when mountains
derange, I'd like to find you just to see that you're still around,
steadfast and free. p.s. - I left one line out...email me if you want to
know.
- Date: Sun Jul 24 20:45
james s (by the way,):
- I received my dvd copy of drunken bees from marianne. an absolute must for
any sandinista. get it!
- Date: Sun Jul 24 20:43
james s (thanks for that MC link, Tim):
- very entertaining.
- Date: Sun Jul 24 18:19
Tim J. (the other white meat):
- Some mention of Howe, Giant Sand, and Neko Case can be found in Mitch
Cullin's new interview over at The Terry Gilliam site: http://www.smart.co.uk/dreams/tidecul2.htm
- Date: Sat Jul 23 11:19
IanG (WoW):
- Jeez, I better not hire a car when I am in town!
- Date: Sat Jul 23 10:37
GregH (g@g.com):
- In Tucson you can get beer and liquor in the drive through lane of the
local bodega without even leaving your car. Now that my friends is
civilization at its highest.
- Date: Sat Jul 23 10:10
IanG (Home):
- It's a few years since I was in Canada but back then you could not get
beer and spirits in the same store, I thought that was pretty weird.
- Date: Sat Jul 23 09:42
tom belgium (grin):
- because we all know that Canada isn't weird
- Date: Fri Jul 22 23:09
GregH (G@g.com):
- Hotter and weirder.
- Date: Fri Jul 22 14:53
IanG (??):
- Cheers, Greg, I will do that. Really looking forward to my trip, I have
never been to the USA before, closest I have managed is Canada, I suspect
Tucson might be slightly warmer.......
- Date: Fri Jul 22 10:52
GregH (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- Ian G - Send me an e-mail before you leave and I'll give you my phone
number to get in touch while you're in Tucson.
- Date: Fri Jul 22 05:17
crazyhorse (An awkward cuss of a man):
- Preview from the Irish Times newspaper of tomorrow nights Giant Sand &
Handsome Family gig in The Savoy Theatre, Cork... ...On the face of it, US
out-there acts Giant Sand and The Handsome Family don't necessarily belong
on the same bill. Yet the link between the two acts becomes clearer the more
you think about it - both are far removed from the mainstream of what passes
for country music. Giant Sand's mainstay, Howe Gelb, is an awkward cuss of a
man, and someone very much into kicking against the columns of commercial
acceptability. The Handsome Famoly, meanwhile, are two skewed people with an
intuitive sense of storytelling. Expect anything approaching conservatism
and you'll be disappointed, aggrieved and downright irked. Expect the
unexpected, and you'll walk home with a smile on your face.
- Date: Wed Jul 20 17:53
IanG (On my way(just about)):
- Cheers, Paul I will report back anything I manage to remember. The flights
are just about booked, hopefully the hotel too a wee bit of a nuisance is
the fact that the tickets are not on sale yet so I might be there and not
actually see anything but it's worth the gamble. Mr Haldane, how do I
identify you? I have never been known to reject the offer of a beer(or two)
- Date: Wed Jul 20 09:32
Stephen M.H. Braitman / MusicAppraisals.com (braitman@mindspring.com):
- Can anyone access this article on Howe Gelb? Apparently you can read it
only if a paid subscriber. Maybe there is a creative hacker or two who can
retrieve the article for all of us. ---- CRITICAL MASS : Review of CD
troops: It'sa ‘G' thang Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription) - Little
Rock,AR,USA ... It's worth rummaging through the cut-out bins. A rock critic
buddy of mine in Phoenix tried to turn me on to Howie Gelb, better known as
Giant Sand. ...
- Date: Tue Jul 19 20:12
PaulK (Lucky Ba****d):
- Ian, from a fellow Scot Sandie you are soooo lucky to be able to
contemplate the trip. Looks so good with even more to be announced. Hope you
get there, expect a full report on your return.
- Date: Tue Jul 19 18:44
Frank C (Berlin):
- Hey Lars, check out "Mr Dead and Mrs Free", Bülowstr. 5, near
the underground station Nollendorfplatz (www.deadandfree.com) - my favorite
record store in town, maybe in Germany. Tasteful (and tasty) selection of
americana, country, indie and soul. And if you´re looking for some
alternative bars with lots of beers and nice noises try out the Wiener Straße
in Kreuberg, especially the "Wiener Blut" at No. 14 (5 minutes
from the Görlitzer Bahnhof). After a hangover breakfast in the Ankerklause,
Kottbusser Damm 104, in the heart of Kreuzberg´s "Little Turkey",
you can take a boat trip up the Spree and the small canals... Have a nice
trip!
- Date: Tue Jul 19 17:16
james (lars):
- lars lars. me likes lars. turned me on to dem under bears. panda (zelda
not bear) too, good stuff on sandfan disk. trying to get excited about an
upcoming gospel album. hmmmmm. bored. so sorry.
- Date: Tue Jul 19 13:52
GregH (g@g.com):
- Marshmallow Overcoat....Fish Karma.....Gila Bend......Bullhorn....Earls
Family Bombers...The Fells....????????
- Date: Tue Jul 19 13:28
Lars (Holiday... German suggestions?):
- Going to Berlin tomorrow for a week. Any suggestions as to what to check
out? I was down there for five days last year. Great trip. Digged the tv-tower
and other touristy things then, ha-ha! And the music down there, of course.
But do you guys have any "don't miss!" things I should check out?
Good shops? ### Will most likely do some music with our sandy friend Zelda
Panda while down there. And maybe do a few songs live with her at a party
Saturday (oh my god!). :-) Greets! / Lars
- Date: Mon Jul 18 17:49
J (Mr Gillan):
- You lucky divil
- Date: Mon Jul 18 17:13
For Ian G (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- Ian G - Look me up when you're in Tucson. It would be my pleasure to buy a
Sandie from Glasgow, even one unknown to me, a beer or two.
- Date: Mon Jul 18 15:51
james s (just imagining):
- all the good recordings being made... smile, even if i never hear 'em.
- Date: Mon Jul 18 11:34
the (other):
- paradise is MUSS now :-)
- Date: Mon Jul 18 09:37
skiffin' bootles (song help):
- 2. first line "are you searching" ... "welcome to
paradise": That's more than likely the forthcoming Gospel song PARADISE
PARADISE, not to be fully confused with the other PARADISE.
- Date: Mon Jul 18 00:37
tommy g. (scrolling for songs):
- "first line "there's a wind out there" ...
""forget all about..."" should be "Flying around
the sun with remarkable speed"
- Date: Sun Jul 17 16:51
Frank C (Kassel / Setlist fmmjha):
- The show in Kassel was great, better than everything I heard from the
Danes before! WOW! A marvelous rock version of "Available Space"!!
// Setlist: First one must be "Loving Cup" ("There´s a
blanket of stars that fill the sky"). Second one is not released yet
but is named "Paradise Paradise" on some setlists. Third:
"Picture Shows". No idea about the last one.
- Date: Sun Jul 17 16:35
fmmjha (filipdejongh@skynet.be):
- who can help me to complete the setlist of the great and wild GS-concert
in gent 1. first line "black stars fill the sky" 2. first line
"are you searching" ... "welcome to paradise" 3.
"show me where i been not where i stand" ... "the picture
show" 4. first line "there's a wind out there" ...
""forget all about..."
- Date: Sun Jul 17 15:14
IanG (OOOOppppp's):
- Musta hit REFRESH. Sorry.
- Date: Sun Jul 17 15:13
IanG (Not posted forawhile):
- Welllll, Now, the Tucson weekend. It has been decided, I am going. It
appears that I can get flights, hotel, tickets for about £700 from Glasgow,
same again for a bar bill makes it a more expensive weekend than usual but
Green On Red + The GS connections makes it irresistable. Mind you the
divorce is going to cost a few ££'s too.
- Date: Sun Jul 17 14:38
IanG (Not posted forawhile):
- Welllll, Now, the Tucson weekend. It has been decided, I am going. It
appears that I can get flights, hotel, tickets for about £700 from Glasgow,
same again for a bar bill makes it a more expensive weekend than usual but
Green On Red + The GS connections makes it irresistable. Mind you the
divorce is going to cost a few ££'s too.
- Date: Sun Jul 17 11:17
buxfix (hustle in kassel):
- well that was a gig par excéllence and worth the trip from hamburg to
kassel - this modern-art town - (thanx to frank, thomas and stefan for
pickin' me up) the evening was so fantastic and everything for everyone -
slow romantic songs, nice hip-shakin country songs but mostly rock and
booty-shakin' super-rock. songs from 30 years ago to 10 years from now - the
future song was a very special surprise and made me shiver a little bit what
will happen over the upcoming years! thanx to giant sand for that wonderful
evening - wish i had some time to chat with howe, the danes or patsy gelb -
well maybe not this month anymore but who knows...
- Date: Sat Jul 16 21:17
t.g (and here's to you Mike for the info about the Libre De Grasa
independant compact disc.):
- ...www.ckua.com (tonight being Saturday and Sunday) 2am - 5am
MDT...listener supported radio.
- Date: Sat Jul 16 21:11
todd (also aired...):
- Libre De Grasa w/ Howe Gelb (Iron Man).
- Date: Sat Jul 16 10:01
Jörg (Congress Anniversary Show):
- Jim Blackwood posted this over at the CX-yahoo-group: "Yes, KXCI will
be recording the Club Congress main stage inside throughout the weekend for
a future special radio program that will be played during our September
membership drive. That will document most of the heavy hitters; Calexico
(Spoke), Giant Sand, FODM, Blacky, and Green on Red." !!!!!
- Date: Sat Jul 16 09:58
Eddie (Left Coast):
- There is some other band calling itself the Phantom Limbs these days. I
almost picked up one of their CDs until I sample played and found out who
was on it.
- Date: Sat Jul 16 00:34
Greg H (Congress Anniversary Show):
- Well I might be able to make the show but the five blocks from my house to
Club Congress is a mighty far walk. It's a kick reading all of those old
Tucson band names. I'm really excited to see Green on Red and of course all
the Sand permeatations. Perplexed that Phantom Limbs are not on the bill.
- Date: Fri Jul 15 23:53
todd ("high tide, low tide...civilization (in emphasis)"
- Electro-gospel):
- ...doing some work on the Alberta public radio broadcaster and selected
some tracks from AZ last night/morning...Rainer, Giant Sand (change is now),
Al Perry and the Catttle (Pow!), Sidewinders (Neil Diamond's - solitary
man), Nick Luca Trio, James Dead (helpin' hand), Naked Prey (Lucky Lager,
Touch the ground, Stalker)...this weekend I'm gonna air the first Giant
Sandworms 7"...www.ckua.com...2am - 5am (Mountain daylight
time)...Overnight Train w/ todd gray. I also selected Spirit Lie & Can't
Find Love...I really like Picture Shows, Fool.
- Date: Fri Jul 15 18:54
SeanT (Fooey):
- Fooey indeed . Need to work out if am able to have the time off . Jeez it
looks to good to miss. You're a long time dead.....
- Date: Fri Jul 15 13:41
Alan (Sean (J)):
- and no few of us in the us also wish-us we could... but, fooey.
- Date: Thu Jul 14 22:17
J (Sean):
- I wish...
- Date: Thu Jul 14 19:01
SeanT (Tuscon):
- Any UK Sandies thinking or able to do the Tuscon weekend ?
- Date: Thu Jul 14 15:48
Cedric (misseghers@gmail.com):
- Looking forward for your performance at the Gentse Feesten (Belgium)- not
the Gentse Festival as you mention it on the website - Do not disapoint my
wife, she is a great fan :)
- Date: Thu Jul 14 14:30
vladivis (Gentse Feesten Boomtown Festival):
- To Mikus, Giant Sand plays saturday 16 july, 23.30 hour, you can check it
at www.boomtownlive.be. Be sure to be on time, concerts are free but once
full they don't let people enter the place anymore. If you miss them, next
day they play at Dour festival (with many other interesting bands). Good
luck
- Date: Thu Jul 14 14:21
Jörg (The Handsome Family & Giant Sand):
- Sounds too good to be true :-) - unbelievable line-up! Wish I could be
there.....
- Date: Thu Jul 14 13:55
crazyhorse (brian123@campus.ie):
- Handsome Family and Giant Sand. Savoy Theatre, Cork, Ireland. Saturday
July 23rd. Oh yesssss....
- Date: Thu Jul 14 13:55
crazyhorse (brian123@campus.ie):
- Handsome Family and Giant Sand. Savoy Theatre, Cork, Ireland. Saturday
July 23rd. Oh yesssss....
- Date: Thu Jul 14 05:50
Søren (Show):
- GS did the best show in copenhagen this saturday - Sorry you couldn't be
there Lars!
- Date: Thu Jul 14 04:42
Jörg (High and Dry Celebration):
- Sounds to good to be true :-) - unbelievable line-up! Wish I could be
there.....
- Date: Thu Jul 14 03:39
Hankster (spreading the word):
- Here's something that you Sandies might be interested in. Straight outta
Tucson: Tucson Music Celebration - News Greetings from Club Congress! Our
plans are coming together quickly for High and Dry: Club Congress’ 20th
Anniversary Celebration of Tucson Music. The following is an update about
the event and a reminder that the days are drawing nearer to what might well
turn out to be the best party ever, Tucson or anywhere. Here’s the latest:
joining us for the weekend will be our big sister, The Rialto, in addition
to our indoor and outdoor stages for a total of three. The beautifully
renovated Rialto has the capacity to accommodate some of event’s bigger
acts, and is the ideal venue for the premiere of filmmaker Mike Toubassi’s
desert rock documentary, High and Dry. There’ll something on all three
stages, all three nights. There will also be great daytime events including
the Al Perry hosted BBQ on Saturday with many special guests and surprises.
Your wristband gives you access to all locations. If you would like to stay
at the Hotel Congress for the event, please make reservations immediately as
rooms are in short supply and will sell out fast. To ensure appropriate
accommodations for those who can’t get in, we’ve arranged for some of
our nearby friends in the hotel business to offer special rates for this
event. We now have commitments from over 35 acts - 20 of which are reuniting
specifically for this occasion! Here’s who they are, minus a big name or
two that we can’t announce just yet! Green on Red, The River Roses, Giant
Sand, Spoke (Calexico’s John Convertino and Joey Burns and friends), The
Friends of Dean Martin (ez), The Supersuckers, Dog and Pony Show, The Band
of Black Ranchette (Howe Gelb), The Pills/Gentlemen Afterdark, The Drakes,
The Sidewinders, Pollo Elastico, Broken Horse, Earl’s Family Bombers,
Shoebomb, Bob Log III, Mondo Guano, Pollo Elastico, The Pork Torta, Cosmic
Boogie Tribe, The Weird Lovemakers, Fourkiller Flats, Greyhound Soul, Doo
Rag, The Napkins, Chris Borroughs, Creosote, The Knockout Pills, Al Foul and
the Shakes, La Cerca, The Solace Brothers Now that’s 20 years of Tucson
star power! We’re keeping our ticket prices amazing low; this is a party,
after all. We’re doing it to thank our friends for twenty years of support
in making Club Congress one of the world’s finest. Ticket Info: (They’re
in limited supply, so get ‘em early.) Wristband, day one (September 2) $13
Wristband, day two (September 3) $13 Wristband, day three (September 4) $13
Wristband good for ALL NIGHTS $25 Wristbands go on sale August 1st at the
Rialto Box Office, Tucson’ Zia Records locations and online at
www.hotelcongress.com/club. Again, thank you all for your continued interest
and support. We’ll continue to keep you in the loop as we count down the
days to this once-in-lifetime celebration. Club Congress For further
info/band contacts: david@hotelcongress.com Club Congress Booking David
Slutes - Entertainment Director Luke Knipe - Assistant Booker 311 E.
Congress St. Tucson, AZ 85701 bus. 520.622.8848 fax 520.792.6366
www.hotelcongress.com congressbooking@yahoo.com
- Date: Wed Jul 13 15:19
holler (like a):
- poot.
- Date: Wed Jul 13 14:52
J (ava T):
- you selling or giving for postage? I ain't buying but am a collector...
- Date: Wed Jul 13 14:51
J (Blaine):
- Snail mail heading your way...
- Date: Wed Jul 13 13:22
Mikus (Belgium friends !!!):
- Hello the Belgium one ! Geert, wake up, please ! Somme troubles. On the GS
site, they will play in de Boomtown in gent on saturday. BUT ! If I'm
looking on the internet site from the festival, it seams to be the sunday
24th... Who coul help me to be sure ? Tankxxx Mikus
- Date: Wed Jul 13 06:36
ava (eva.zellinger@univie.ac.at):
- does anyone want some old giant-sand t-shirts? one from 1994, black, xl,
drawings from howe "idiot wind", the other one from 1995, also
black, xl, drawings from howe "glum"!
- Date: Wed Jul 13 01:38
Lars (Ohia):
- The last show Molina did in Århus (and Copenhagen) was solo with Scout
Niblett and June Panic. It was okay, but not a revelation. Didn't care much
for June Panic, but the two others were okay (the GS support by Scout last
time around was much better...well, awesome, actually). --- I had to work
Monday, otherwise I would have been at Pitstop as well (even though I prefer
the older Ohia stuff over this new Magnolia thing). And yes, what a great
venue that Pitstop (perfect for a GS gig, methinks, he-he). I saw Nina
Nastasia play there once (just her with guitar and two on strings. Magic).
By the way, her re-released debut "Dogs" is really good. Well, all
her three albums are. Check 'em out. :-) Greets! / Lars
- Date: Tue Jul 12 13:50
TDH (John Molina -- Magnoia Electric Co.):
- Saw John Molina and his GREAT band live in Kolding yesterday. WOW ... If
you ever get the chance to check out Magnolia Electric Co. live do it. It
was their only show in Denmark and luckily only 20 kilometers from Haderslev
where I live. It was at a quiet small club called PitStop. M.E.C. played a
very loud and electric set. Highlights (every song played was a
highlight)... What Comes After The Blues, The Dark Don't Hide It, Leave The
City (awesome trumpet), I've Been Riding With the Ghost, Farewell
Transmission, Hammer Down (Acoustic on the CD totally electric live) and and
and. People have said clone Neil Young and Will Oldham and you have Magnolia
Electric CO. This is not all untrue... Another thing the band really seemed
to enjoy themselves, even when John Molina's guitar went beserk he just
smiled and played even more wild and gained total control again. It was a
small club, alright crowd (50-60 people maybe - enough to fill up the
club)and the band were having a good time... Also the club sold great
beer... uhm Black Chocolate Stout, German Wheat Beer, Brooklyn Ale &
loads of other great Beers...The only bad thing about it all is that I'm sad
I didn't go see Songs Ohia when they played in Århus a couple of years
ago...I definately missed out on a Great show.....
- Date: Tue Jul 12 08:43
Lars (Healthy Arizonian Listener?):
- (Wish I had been there, Howe) --- Latest news from Associated Press:
WALKING ON COBBLESTONES IS HEALTHY! Even though the age group discussed in
the article is not the primary target group on this board, I suspect, I can
even at my age feel the magic of cobblestones, he-he. Read on: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050711/ap_on_he_me/fit_cobblestones_health
--- Greets! ;-) / Lars
- Date: Tue Jul 12 08:03
tommy gailer (scrolling for frank c):
- frank, did you get my e-mail?
- Date: Mon Jul 11 17:13
howe (home is where the hat gets moist):
- howdy folks. hey lars. copenhagen way too much fun. steamy hot and sweat
beyond the limits of proportional pourousness. since there is no AC in these
parts, when the heat does accidently turn itself up, and the humidity always
comes along for that ride, the clubs turn sauna like, and the playibilty
feels like home in late agust. clothes swish. anyhow....it was a jazz fest
and we offered up a few possibie leanings in that stumble. the hat helped a
lot, but got drenched from sheer pour squirt. and some fine new bands were
witnessed and tied the tickle on nicely. ok then. this weeked is germany and
belgium. next weekend is ireland with the handsome family. the following
weekend is spain. the final weekend after that will be italy with will
oldham and john parish. all are giant sand shows except the italian ones.
so. but all that depends on if i can resussitate my poor poor crumpled
lid.....a damp straw hat from target last seen somwhere in copenhagen
proper.... normally left well stationed on sid skull, i was lured into its
removal from the sealings of an all night apartment dance party, where the
girations alone were very much like home spun. drat. i miss that hat. -howe
- Date: Mon Jul 11 16:14
james s (no country for old men):
- new cormac mccarthy novel, u.s. release july 19. hot damn. oh, and
interview in the new vanity fair, of all places.
- Date: Mon Jul 11 15:27
james s (lou reed the cat):
- nice. colorado. nice. mitcho-email me sometime man.
- Date: Mon Jul 11 14:36
Lars (MySpace):
- Any of you here on MySpace? Maybe with music? Try checking out Jana Hunter
there. Good acoustic lo-fi stuff... www.myspace.com/janahunter --- Hey, did
anyone here see GS in Copenhagen the other day? I had to miss out, because I
was in another part of the country (doh!). Too bad. You wouldn't happen to
do any gigs in Aarhus this weekend, Howe? I'm going there from Thursday to
Sunday. :-D Greets! / Lars
- Date: Mon Jul 11 14:21
gregH (g@g.com):
- Go to the Campo Bravo website and take a listen to "the length of
you" song. Remind you of anyone we know? http://www.myspace.com/CampoBravo
- Date: Mon Jul 11 12:06
em (cat-):
- Lou Reed.And as for hidden tracks, I'd say the one on the last Libertines.
- Date: Mon Jul 11 11:54
Frank C (hidden nails):
- This awesome Adam Ant cover ("Physical" ?!) on the Nine Inch
Nails EP "Broken".
- Date: Mon Jul 11 08:37
poitras (hidden):
- They Might Be Giants and Mono Puff both have hidden tracks before the
first song. You actually have to pause the disc and rewind to BEFORE the
first track. They're both pretty good surprises.
- Date: Mon Jul 11 00:40
greg H (g@g.com):
- What about the hidden track at the end of BBQ?
- Date: Mon Jul 11 00:13
james s (reunion):
- nice to see em and mitch pop up... as for the hurricane, it's been
downgraded to an inland tropical storm, and it's right on our heads... just
a bunch of wind and rain... nothing too creepy this far in. just finished my
last class in library school, so now i'm a master of library science. ha.
- Date: Mon Jul 11 00:10
james s (hidden):
- eurotrash girl...cracker
- Date: Mon Jul 11 00:00
conch (favorite hidden track):
- Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm...that'd be on Teenage Fanclub's "Thirteen" CD,
and that's because there's 5 hidden tracks in all. Good stuff too. Other
fave hidden tracks? Let me think...
- Date: Sun Jul 10 21:38
GregH (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- Saw Ms. Niblett play at Plush last night here in temperate Tucson.
Fantastic show - equal parts Joplin/Cobain/Bjork. Very disappointed in the
poor turnout - I know that it's summer but come on people. Bought her CD
(Kidnapped by Neptune) and love it esp. Pompoms.
- Date: Sun Jul 10 13:02
alan (what's your favorite hidden track?):
- mine's "Carry on to Freedom" from the Screaming Trees'
'Butterfly" CD-EP/Single....
- Date: Sat Jul 9 23:12
tom (Em ):
- what name did your cat get in the course of events ?
- Date: Sat Jul 9 22:11
Em(coolcoffeedog@yahoo.com) (and...):
- MITCH- How could I forget Mitch??? Doh K And of course Mike sa-wa-ro I'm
in Colorado working at a movie theatre and trying to get some music stuff
together or something and no school due to apathy or laziness if they don't
mean the same thing.
- Date: Sat Jul 9 19:36
Mitch (L..A.id):
- Ah, heck, I figured I'd just pop in for a slice of cheesecake at this
little reunion. Mike, did you get my email "thanks" about your
fantastic care package you shipped me a while back? And, Em, where'd you
relocate to these days? Done with school? Fill us in, okay. All right, hola
and hugs to Patti, Howe, and all the rest of you. Ol' buddy James S, what's
been going on in your neck of the woods, you're not in the way of the
hurricane are you? Hope not.
- Date: Sat Jul 9 14:31
mike ([sa-wa-go-go-go-little-queenie...]):
- hey em........... welcome back.... now where's that mitch geezer....?
- Date: Fri Jul 8 21:33
e (m):
- Hi everybody, it is Em; Just wanted to say hi... its been a long time as I
have been without a computer and relocated and doing crazy stuff. I hope
James, Lars, Glue, Howe et cetera are good and I love all you alls guys:). K
Bye
- Date: Fri Jul 8 16:21
Papito (Pablito_19_9_4@hotmail.com):
- hola que tal quiero saber la biografia de Sting
- Date: Fri Jul 8 10:41
Blaine (home):
- Travellers - anyone between here and there, be safe.
- Date: Fri Jul 8 08:18
buxfix (london):
- my thoughts are there too! hope everyone you know is fine on the island!
it's hard to understand that all - one day free concerts for a better world
the other day terror and murder - sigh
- Date: Thu Jul 7 15:15
the distance (outside of London):
- Peace to all who may have lost loved one's
- Date: Thu Jul 7 10:45
conch (a miserable morning):
- My thoughts and prayers to those in London.
- Date: Thu Jul 7 09:29
tommy gailer (+):
- a prayer for the london people
- Date: Thu Jul 7 08:19
tommy gailer (+):
- a prayer for the london people
- Date: Wed Jul 6 21:56
tom (plat pays):
- i'm gonna miss dan the photographer.
- Date: Tue Jul 5 15:14
J (gloo talk):
- I agree. Blaine have yet to package goods, will get right on it...
- Date: Tue Jul 5 14:05
james s (glue):
- don't go (too far to not return to this cyber belly). I hate era endings.
- Date: Mon Jul 4 10:51
Lars (Radian):
- Howe with Radian?! Well, there's a surprise. Labelmates yes, but an
entirely different ballgame musically, one would say. Jittery and repetitive
electronics. Their album "Rec:Extern" is pretty cool. Did a
brilliant live show at Thrill Jockey's 10th-show in Copenhagen. Their track
"Jet" is fantastic. Download it here: http://www.thrilljockey.com/Jet.mp3
--- Tally-ho, ladies & gents! / Lars...just back from the Roskilde
Festival (featuring two times Sonic Youth and four times Mike Patton - oh,
what a treat!)
- Date: Mon Jul 4 08:23
Conch (a big oops...):
- How on earth could I forget INFILTRATION OF DREAMS? Yep, Sfinger, it's
worth owning as well, and the Barbican tracks are a delight. All right, blob
bless America...I'm eating tofu tomorrow, and drinking beer.
- Date: Mon Jul 4 03:13
Jörg (sfinger):
- and from the OWOM shop there's still INFILTRATION OF DREAMS available - I
think this is the best way to dive into the GiantSandLive-world. Includes
tracks from the legendary Barbican-show and more. Make sure to get this one.
- Date: Sun Jul 3 13:09
sfinger (Thanks Conch.......):
- Thanks much for the tips........downloading from Archive.org as we
speak..........have a good one and thanks again.........
- Date: Sun Jul 3 12:29
Conch (sfinger):
- Well, yes, there's GOODS & SERVICES and the BACKYARD BBQ CDs. Those
fall into the official area of release. But if you search around you'll find
plenty of live sources for Giant Sand. I suggest you start with Archive.Org
where our kind & good archivist has put some Giant Sand/Howe Gelb
related performances. And then, if you're also really really inclined, you
can search online for the odd compilation tracks that feature a live track
here and there. Oh, and the sometimes functional Sandman Series here on
Giantsand.com also has a few live performances that I'm sure someone here
will be glad to get you caught up on. All right, hope that helps a bit.
- Date: Sun Jul 3 12:16
sfinger (sfinger@icdinv.com):
- Hi! I came across Ballad of a Thin Line Man and Valley Of Rain
recently.......has Giant Sand put out any live cd's or albums? Thanks and
sorry for my ignorance of the band so far.................
- Date: Sun Jul 3 11:31
Glue Sniffer (The end of an era (sure)):
- Married Mortaged off to italy I bid you all adiu I wont be pestering you
with non sand related rubish. Sleep well I will. cheers for the love. Glue
Signing off.................x
- Date: Sun Jul 3 10:08
Amen (frank):
- Well...uh...there ya go...January it is.
- Date: Sun Jul 3 09:22
Frank C ((Gospel, Gazelle)):
- I swear I read "January 2006", 9 comments before!
- Date: Sat Jul 2 01:31
Praise The Lord (gazelle):
- Look for it next year sometime, around May I think. Maybe May. Hmmmmmm...
- Date: Fri Jul 1 22:44
gazelle (gospel album):
- i know this has been addresed much before, but can anyone tell me when the
gospel album is coming out?
- Date: Fri Jul 1 19:23
Frank C (Ryan Adams no / Giant Sand yes):
- Very disappointed to hear that Ryan Adams once again canceled his European
tour!! My second try to catch him live in Hamburg, sigh. // Anybody else
heading for Kassel on 15th July to see Giant Sand?
- Date: Fri Jul 1 07:43
Raf (rgallus@ara.lu):
- Hi there! Anyone knows if Naked Prey are still around? I remember drinking
a beer with Van Christian in Rome back in 1986 ofter one of the greatest
loudest and wildest r'nr concerts in my entire life
- Date: Thu Jun 30 23:25
gazelle (i heart santa cruz):
- hi tim and alan and all of you santa cruz lovers. i know this is old news,
but i just want to say hey to the kindred spirits out there. santa cruz is
where i hope to get my phd too, even though i dropped out of cabrillo
college at the age of 19 to work full time and pay the pricey rent. it's
good to know that there are some giant sand lovers in sc. another one is al
perry. i've heard he goes back and forth between there and tucson. it's
funny because when i visited tucson as a possible place to live, i almost
cried just thinking how far i was from the capitola beach. i think the two
places are somehow similar. nothing beats the ocean though; i just feel good
there and am hankering for a fix as we speak. maybe we can meet up there.
(sorry to write a book; it's just been ages since i've stopped in). ps have
you heard of oliver brown?
- Date: Thu Jun 30 18:31
stefan (AAAA):
- "It will be a band with no members. No membership's allowed any more.
Quite loud in fact." I think that's what Howe said on Tuesday. Whatever
that means. By the way, I think the first song of the Munich show was a new
one as well ("Some things never get clean...") though it later got
mixed up with Ring of Fire and Hey Jude. Great show, and good to see Giant
Sand back in the Muffathalle (though that had shrunk a bit since the last
show).
- Date: Thu Jun 30 18:19
jay k (gracias por bazo):
- s'badas's
- Date: Thu Jun 30 17:43
stefan ((the gospel album ...)):
- will come in January, Howe said last Tuesday, and will be called "S'
no Angel Like You" and he also said that following that there will be a
record made in Vienna with a band called Radian???
- Date: Thu Jun 30 14:42
Jörg (Arizona Amp And Alternator):
- This is exciting news! And two fantastic new cuts - especially
"Bottom Of The Barrell" has to be one of the finest tunes in the
whole GiantSandSongbook. But still I wonder what happened to the eagerly
awaited 'gospel album'???
- Date: Thu Jun 30 13:50
oke (THX baz):
- Howe as "Arizona Amp & Alternator" - the 2 songs are great.
Thank you for the links, Baz!
- Date: Thu Jun 30 13:30
graham (.):
- Thrill Jockey's news page says this: "Then September comes and we put
out new records from Freakwater, John Parish, OOIOO, and a new artist called
Arizon Amp & Alternator." Very crafty. Sounds excellent!
- Date: Thu Jun 30 10:55
baz (baz_murt@westnet.com.au):
- http://www.ezarchive.com/cbonnell/AlbumSpace/606XB7X1AC/06+aaa.mp3 http://www.ezarchive.com/cbonnell/AlbumSpace/606XB7X1AC/06+aaa.mp3
I don`t know if these will work as it`s my first time here.These are from
Thrill Jockey & are from Howe or Giant Sand`s next album.I got them from
this blog - http://songsillinoismp3.blogspot.com. Hope I`m not treading on
any toes by posting this ..... I figure we`ll all buy the album anyway as I
have done for the last 20 years or less. Please delete if it offends. If not
enjoy. bAz
- Date: Thu Jun 30 03:39
J (good wishes for gloo):
- and one and all
- Date: Thu Jun 30 03:18
claudia (kuserau@web.de):
- hi, it was a really amazing concert in munich, we enjoyed it so much, hope
giant sand are soon back again!
- Date: Wed Jun 29 21:47
Tommy Gailer (scrolling for THE band):
- wow, still i am smashed and excited about the munich gig from tuesday...Peter
really looks like the young levon helm, but not to forget to mention: his
drumskills really made my day. Highlights: "Romance of falling"
and "Down on town"...best guitar work i`ve seen for a time. Thank
you guys for your kindnes off- and onstage!+++++??? Is there still a
concert-comment link, where one can write about the giant sand concerts ???
- Date: Wed Jun 29 19:13
UPVA (The final countdown + richard):
- Well saturday is the day / bought a house today / married by the weekend /
its all go in my world / Stranghe news did a bit of shouting this evensong
and the rodie had a teashirt form 1990-1991 for gloucester student union and
top of the bill or at least of his yeast assulted teashirt was giant sand.
what circles. well the invitaion is open turn up xxxxx just going to beat
myself to salt last man standing xxx
- Date: Wed Jun 29 18:55
james (hello?):
- Hello? Hello? ello? lo? o?
- Date: Mon Jun 27 10:51
Alan (J/Blaine):
- certainly done wanna snake snakes... heard there are plenty o' reptiles
tho... hope so (otherwise, default to J, eh?)
- Date: Sun Jun 26 08:09
Lars (new Scout's great!):
- Anyone here heard the new Scout Niblett-album "Kidnapped By
Neptune"? You should. It's really, really good. Like she took the best
from all her previous releases - albums, eps, singles - and took it one step
further. I really recommend you check it out. Howe...any thoughts on it? You
seemed (also) caught by the Scout-bug earlier, he-he. :-) Greets, folks! /
Lars
- Date: Sat Jun 25 16:47
J (Blaine):
- You have email at yr work address. Thinkin' it was we that were going to
trade roses for snakes, but if Alan has furnished you with the requisite
then no matter... Nice house band in a bar in Dubrovnik a few nights ago,
sandies would have approved I feel...
- Date: Sat Jun 25 08:50
Lars (live bit-torrent):
- There's an Under Byen live bit-torrent at Dimeadozen.org (formerly
Easytree) right now: http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=47559
--- For those (few?) of you curious about the "The Listener" uhm
"backing band" out on their own (Berlin, Popkomm Festival 2004).
I'll try and see if I have any "un-torrented" Gelbish things on
the shelves here. Best greets! / Lars
- Date: Fri Jun 24 16:55
Blaine (Tejas):
- There is an interview with Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top on a site for a gtr mag
called Tone Quest Report, wherein Mr. Gibbons engages a bit of what we have
come to know as "Howespeak" -- cousins under the sun maybe?
- Date: Thu Jun 23 04:08
thin (dopplgelber):
- funny, pal o' mine think that monsieur gelb really is vincent price
forging an alternative career
- Date: Wed Jun 22 13:25
Jörg (Peter's beard):
- One more thing: anybody else thinks that Peter Dombernowsky with beard
looks exactly like a young Levon Helm (The Band)??? Adds a little
classic-rock-flavour to Giant Sand shows.
- Date: Wed Jun 22 09:37
james s ((*)):
- "Gig THX" kind of makes sense, as in Thanks for a great gig.
- Date: Wed Jun 22 06:42
should (be...):
- "Big THX" not "Gig THX", of course :-)......
- Date: Wed Jun 22 06:40
Jörg (Romance Of Falling):
- U N B E L I E V A B L E version of said song yesterday in Münster (Gig
THX to Howe & the Danes for this great two-hour show, incl. a splendid
& surprising second encore-set!)
- Date: Tue Jun 21 20:39
jay k (conch):
- i'm an x tucsonier , but i'm in phoenix right now.i probably could have
made it to see the X show if i could have juggled some things! but it would
have been a bit tricky midweek. i did get a used knoxville girls disc when i
was there, bingo......
- Date: Tue Jun 21 14:48
SeanT (X):
- Saw John Doe at the 100 club in London last year , asked him about X
playing in the UK and he said that it was hard enough getting Billy out of
California to play New York let alone coming over here . Shame , in my top 3
all time , got to see them in London back in the 80's . Love em.
- Date: Tue Jun 21 12:55
james s (Blaine wrote: "I'm afraid I'll wake up Sunday and
I'll be back in 7th grade. ...Wait a minute that would be Summer Vacation --
school's out..."):
- Doesn't sound half bad to me...
- Date: Tue Jun 21 09:49
Blaine (Late LB):
- Not to mention the soundtrack to Big Bad Love - Waits, Verlaine, Fat
Possums. FYIs - watched a Syd Barrett documentary last night, very much
worth viewing --Box Tops & Raspberries playing an outdoor festival here
this weekend, what year is it again? I'm afraid I'll wake up Sunday and I'll
be back in 7th grade. ...Wait a minute that would be Summer Vacation --
school's out...
- Date: Tue Jun 21 09:17
james s (http://www.billyzoom.com/gallery/zoom_gallery_11.html):
- I caught X about three or four or five years ago. It may have been the
first year of their "come back" with smilin' Billy Zoom. It was a
plucking great show. It's good to see posts from people who appreciate that
which was L-a-r-r-y Brown. Dirty Work, Joe, Father & Son, and Big Bad
Love are all in my top three list. Wait a minute... uh...
- Date: Tue Jun 21 08:24
conch (who are you jay k?):
- Yes, X was X and you missed something you shouldn't have missed! And, ergh,
L-a-r-r-y Brown is sorely missed and we all can miss him now. Where be
located Jay K?
- Date: Tue Jun 21 06:01
jay k (you?):
- i was in la earlier this month, and saw concert fliers for x and lord
tonamo while i was at ameoba records store. did and sand fans happen to
catch x on the 14th? i guess lord tonamo hasn't happened yet. ithink its
onthe 28 at the el rey. iwish i could see that show too. he played with the
skatelites in the 60's. ska trek. i'm in the mood for ska. anys..... did
anyone catch the x show i was tempted to drive back to la to catch that one.
i think it is probably the 25th aniversery of the release of the album l.a.
any ways rip l a r r y b r o w n . b i g b a d l o v e .
- Date: Tue Jun 21 05:55
Lars (quota + Danish GS gig soon):
- Traffic-problem could be solved by moving most of the page to "the
archives", right? :-) Thanks for the M. Ward cd. It made it to Denmark
safe and SOUND (did you get my e-mail regarding the Copenhagen gig?) ###
Just found out yesterday that Giant Sand will be playing in Copenhagen at
Pumpehuset on July 9th. On which day I will be somewhere in Jutland...dammit!
Well, can't have it all (I'm at a music festival ---
www.formanovafestival.com - yet again an impressive line-up....of which I
don't know much, but I'm certain it will be fantastic...as the previous
years). Greets! / Lars
- Date: Tue Jun 21 05:43
essay (yo):
- rock and roll
- Date: Tue Jun 21 04:24
mike (sa-wa-ro-ro-not-my-baby....):
- what.... no comments since saturday? actually this is a little test.....
seems we've run over our quota of transfers for the month, this is probably
due to the size of this here page..... but looking at mays stats, we had
over 25,700 unique sessions!! from around 600 unique users...... quite busy
really
- Date: Sat Jun 18 21:59
guy glue of gloucester (Dreams are made of these for reasons that
baffell):
- And so to a pub owned buy tony robinson of time team and in my menu card
was a collction of giant sand lps why i will never know is this dream a
preaminition 2 weeks today to go . cancer creeps while others sleeps
- Date: Sat Jun 18 19:52
tom (shark):
- well,mr gelb,the isle of wight is thinking a bout a life size statue of
jhendrix ,made out of ever lasting metal,a month before he died.guitar in
hand.your thoughts.
- Date: Sat Jun 18 19:39
tom (mex shark):
- well,the isle of wight festival was,profound,next year,calexico.
morresiesy chiped a nail,so coulded play,next year..howe gelb,tom waits ,and
madieline, andy kaufman is alive and well. the smuggers,hastings.
- Date: Sat Jun 18 13:43
Dave (dave@saguaro.demon.co.uk):
- Why has 'Heartland' never been released on CD? Are there any plans?
- Date: Sat Jun 18 09:40
Question (please):
- I was wondering if there will be any update on the MP3 links here. Don't
want to sound ungrateful, but I don't think anything new has been put up
there for a few years now. Thanks.
- Date: Sat Jun 18 06:59
conch (she changed my life, now let her change yours...):
- www.wingtunes.com (check out the samples)
- Date: Sat Jun 18 00:16
conch (crying while eating):
- Yep, it's true: www.cryingwhileeating.com
- Date: Fri Jun 17 23:32
6060606060 (000000):
- danka
- Date: Fri Jun 17 19:05
Rickwit (for the former & current USC/Santa Cruz contingency,
and whoever else might be interested):
- Tim & Tim, & Alan, thought you might appreciate this broadcast
from the Santa Cruz area. A long radio interview with Laurie R. King and
Mitch Cullin can be downloaded here: http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2005/06-13-05.htm#061405
- Date: Fri Jun 17 13:10
Blaine (trade):
- Yup
- Date: Fri Jun 17 11:39
Alan (Blaine, in re: Cardinals and Snakes):
- you talking to me? about my address?
- Date: Fri Jun 17 11:11
erik (cheap dreaded brown recluse discs):
- I got my weekly emailing from miles of music and it seems they have copies
of this out of print disc for sale for only $6.99. If you don't have it, its
worth getting...............http://store.milesofmusic.com/index.htm?&stocknumber=1
4350D
- Date: Fri Jun 17 07:55
mike ([sa-wa-ro-ro-ro-your-boat-gently-up.........):
- todd - sadly libre de grasa are no more, but i contacted aaron who played
with them and this was his response........ "Ldgrasa.com has fallen.
The group has disbanded. However “Heavenly Street” lives and there is
also a second effort “Do you remember?” that has hardly seen the light
of day. If someone is looking for a single copy of Heavenly Street, there
are a few at www.CDBaby.com . I have been playing with a new group Westside
Combo, a demo and website in the works. Noah has been playing with the
Fashionistas, Beautiful Bird, and others. Ari was playing with a great trio
called Sonido Tropical, but they have disbanded, and Michael is in
Albequerqy and has started a label called Thrill Bomb www.thrillbomb.com ,
is playing and producing Burnadette Seacrest and her Yes Men (this is killer
stuff), has released a solo album ect. So…the Tucson alleyway pseudo jazz
spirit lives on."
- Date: Fri Jun 17 04:23
Jörg (Drunken Bees):
- HOOOOORAY!!!!!!!!!!
- Date: Fri Jun 17 03:47
Marianne (mariannedissard@hotmail.com):
- Hi! DVDs of DRUNKEN BEES are finally available. Yep. NTSC, regionless,
with english subtitles. Extras too, a music video from 1989
("Searchlight") and a short prequel to Drunken Bees shot in the
KCRW studio in LA. 15$ + shipping (that'd be 3$ for US/Canada, 5$ for
Europe). Email me if you're interested. Bye. Be well, everyone. http://www.drunkenbees.com
(although that there's not been updated yet.). * Marianne
- Date: Thu Jun 16 23:43
Blaine (Gtrs on the brain):
- This James-dosed LA psych topic led me to learn Matt Piucci has an alb
called Helenes that got a real good rating on Amazon. Also, there seems to
be a Crazy Horse record called Crazy Moon w/Neil Young guesting -- anyone
heard either?? J - yes re: Cardinals/plenty of snake music around, can you
get me yr address?
- Date: Thu Jun 16 14:18
Shaun H. (http://www.brucespringsteen.net/live/walkinmusic.html):
- picked up on the above via the Loose Music website. Howe only snuck on it
courtesy of Evan Dando's "Hard Drive", but i'm sure some of you
will find it interesting.
- Date: Thu Jun 16 12:56
mathieu ()():
- The Love Songs, for $20 on ebay? Somebody reissue that thing.
- Date: Thu Jun 16 11:15
james s (german tv):
- that must be it... I'd love to viddy the whole show. Cullin's Slight Trick
of the Mind has been added to collection here at the University de Alabama,
but some bozo checked it out already before I could get to it. The nerve.
- Date: Thu Jun 16 03:50
Jörg (james - green on red):
- It seems that the Green On red footage you described is the concert filmed
in October 1985 for German television ("Rockpalast") in Bochum.
Some 90 great minutes with a billy-the-kid Prophet and Dan w/ white cowboy
hat. Ends with a version of Sympathy For The Devil.
- Date: Wed Jun 15 17:09
Archivist.. (old video..):
- Yes, we have video dating back to 1986. Actually, even a bit of Sandworms
footage from 1984 or so..
- Date: Wed Jun 15 13:19
james s (yup):
- absolutely.
- Date: Wed Jun 15 12:11
Blaine (LA James):
- You gotta admit, that era would make a cool documentary - the return of
gtrs and songs. I'm sure the interviews alone would be priceless. Wonder if
Howe or Mr. Archivist knows of ancient Sand on film.
- Date: Wed Jun 15 11:44
james s (I don't think so...):
- I think this Barry chap actually got this stuff from Steve Wynn, but
again, I could be mistaken. Wynn did the Twangfest thing a year or two ago.
I just happened to be in the audience at the Schlafly bottling company in
St. Louis when a sampling of this stuff was screened. I believe the Green on
Red stuff was filmed in England. It looked like it might have been done for
a TV show. The song titles would flash, real low tech like, across the
bottom of the screen at the beginning of each song. The Danny & Dusty
look amateur shot. It's just something this guy collects and puts together
for the love of it, but it's not a commercial thing in any way. I wonder if
he's managed to score any sand flickage.
- Date: Wed Jun 15 09:33
Alan (oui):
- now, are there means for its distribution, screening (outside of the home
of the Cardinals baseball club, etc.???
- Date: Wed Jun 15 09:31
james s (a):
- oui
- Date: Tue Jun 14 22:31
Alan (James S):
- There's footage of Danny and Dusty live?! umh, erh, omigod...
- Date: Tue Jun 14 17:35
make that (Barry):
- -james
- Date: Tue Jun 14 16:33
james s (bogman):
- Blaine, thought of you this past weekend in St. Louis at the ninth annual
Twangfest. A feller there named Berry compiles lots of flickage and showed
about three hours of it Saturday afternoon. He had lots of old country
stuff, but he added some "paisley underground" to the mix,
including some footage of Dream Syndicate, and of Green on Red. Says he's
got about three hours worth of G on R and Danny & Dusty. Chuck P looks
about twelve in some of it, and Dan looks cool as shit, wearing a cowboy
hat,barefoot and drunk with his hair in his face. As for the Twangthang...
Neko Case closed the fest with an excellent set. What a voice!
- Date: Tue Jun 14 13:35
archivist (..):
- Thats 'MAJOR' impact...
- Date: Tue Jun 14 13:34
archivist (impact.... ):
- This cut will have a lajor impact on KXCI and other community radio
stations as well as NPR, PBS, etc..
- Date: Tue Jun 14 13:31
archivist (Public Broadcasting Cuts ):
- A Message About Federal Funding of Public Broadcasting Dear Public
Broadcasting Supporter, Earlier this month, a key subcommittee of the U.S.
House of Representatives voted to cut federal funding for public
broadcasting by more than $200 million. They also voted to eliminate funding
for the Ready to Learn program, which supports educational and
commercial-free children's programming on public television. These cuts have
the potential to greatly impact your public broadcasting stations here in
Southern Arizona. While there are those in Congress who say there is no
longer a need to support public broadcasting, others believe it's one of the
worthiest places to invest federal funds. I hope you will call (not write or
e-mail) and weigh in with your congressman and senators on this issue, one
way or another. But please act soon. The full House of Representatives could
take final action on these cuts by Wednesday, June 22. The following Web
sites have contact information about calling your members of Congress. You
can also consult the blue pages of your phone book: http://www.house.gov/ -
and - http://www.senate.gov/ It's so important that Washington hear from you
on whether funding for public broadcasting in Southern Arizona should be cut
or restored. Thank you, Jack Parris, Director, General Manager, KUAT
Communications Group
- Date: Tue Jun 14 12:36
Oops (that's Alan for Tim in Capitola...):
- rats... BTW anyone read Kelly Link's wildly weird short stories in
Stranger Things Happen? Picked it up on a table in Berkeley a few years back
because of the cover -- kinda Nancy Drew meets 50s pulp detective cover...
- Date: Tue Jun 14 12:03
Oops (that's Alan for Tim in Capitola...):
- rats... BTW anyone read Kelly Link's wildly weird short stories in
Stranger Things Happen? Picked it up on a table in Berkeley a few years back
because of the cover -- kinda Nancy Drew meets 50s pulp detective cover...
- Date: Tue Jun 14 11:58
Tim (Capitola!):
- You've got to be kidding me... my PhD's from UCSC, lived off of Seabright
and on Beach Hill from 87-93, don't you think a Howe solo show should be
held at the Kuumbwa? Best Santa Cruz show I ever saw was a Neil Young/Booker
T and the MG's announced-that-morning Sunday night show in the auditorium
behind the police station... he played forever and simply shredded his
guitar... Saw LRK here in the flatlands of mid-Michigan w/o knowing he UCSC
connection a few years back. I'd likely agree about Beekeeper's being best
of the Mary Russell series, though I've liked 'em all (at least until this
2004 number, its just taking a LONG time to get going). Some of the one-offs
are as good as Beekeeper's Apprentice and the Kate Martinelli books. GOd I
miss Santa Cruz.
- Date: Tue Jun 14 10:18
Blaine (!?):
- FYIs- Haruki Murakami article in today's NYTimes; also saw a pretty cool
program on Bog Men around the world last night -- so hello Mitch, any
projects in the works?
- Date: Tue Jun 14 05:42
mad _ about _ guitar (woko_jsmith@msn.com):
- in response to the comment about the jouls holland show i did see it lol
the dinner table was very creative an m ward a fantastic performance
- Date: Mon Jun 13 22:12
todd (Blues for Rainer):
- ...Gone after and aquired some Black Sun Ensemble...I like the KXCI volume
II... I'd like to hear Libre de Grasa.
- Date: Mon Jun 13 17:14
Tim (Alan):
- Hey, Alan. Yeah, I've read a couple of the Mary Russell books by Laurie R.
King. I still think THE BEEKEEPER'S APPRENTICE is her best. Cool that I can
cycle all this around to Giant Sand, in a roundabout way. Last month both
Laurie R. King and Howe's friend Mitch Cullin did a double author appearance
at my bookstore in Capitola. Because of my teaching situation I wasn't able
to attend, so that sucked.
- Date: Mon Jun 13 13:44
J (j):
- Because I know you
- Date: Mon Jun 13 13:35
j ((J)):
- how d'you know i'm nosing?
- Date: Mon Jun 13 12:49
Alan (any one else read):
- Laurie R. King's Kate Martinelli (lesbian SF police detective) or Mary
Russell (youthful wife/protege of elderly Sherlock Holmes) books? Or, for
that matter, Reginald Hill's Dalziel and Pascoe mysteries? The short-lived
down time between toddler's bedtime, baby's sleep and academic work has
often been filled with these of late.
- Date: Mon Jun 13 10:11
Blaine (CH Sage):
- Yes, got it thanks.
- Date: Mon Jun 13 08:01
thin (baine):
- info sent t,ya,hope it surf to you ok. cheers.
- Date: Mon Jun 13 03:12
J (Ricky/Todd):
- Won it, never seen it. RRRiiccckkkeeyyyyyy...
- Date: Sat Jun 11 15:57
todd (up in the boathouse):
- ...enchanted by Electro-Gospel and Mexican Eyes. the white 7" vinyl
from 1980...I don't know what to say/type...after the RUIN...right on the
money...some twenty five years later. Mike can I type out the words that
come on the back on the cover art of the 7"?
- Date: Sat Jun 11 10:11
Tommy Gailer (scrolling fpr ryan adams):
- "Cold roses" is my fave release in that year by now.
- Date: Sat Jun 11 06:38
Richard (Jools Holland/m ward):
- nice solo performance from M ward on bbc's jools holland last night. he
performed 'fuel for fire'. beck was also on it and he played a b side called
'clap your hands' but only those who saw it would be able to appreciate what
can be down with a dinner table.
- Date: Fri Jun 10 17:14
J (Blaine,):
- Second listen, starts well. I only really like Suicide Handbook and
Heartbreaker, although 48hrs is pretty cool. Mail me for a copy if the
dollar is too risky, we'll trade for some more crazy snake music...
- Date: Fri Jun 10 16:33
Blaine (J):
- Any thoughts on the new Ryan Adams? The two tunes I've heard were great,
but he's been so hot and cold in the past I'm leery. What do you think,
worth the investment?
- Date: Fri Jun 10 16:20
J (Nulle part):
- Nice site JC and nice track. Since I got in from work I've listened to
(Yes it's a playlist!) All of Ryan Adams' "Cold roses", The first
"Down Home", Manu Chao's "Esperanza", Pat Garrett and
Billy the Kid soundtrack, currently playing Deadstring Brothers. Hello ickle
j x
- Date: Fri Jun 10 16:00
JC BROCHARD (http://perso.wanadoo.fr/vivonzeureux):
- Oh, I forgot. Don't ask me why I googled "Howe" and
"remote", but here's what I found ! : http:// www.spidertrax.com/steering_hwp1010.htm
and http://www.clickforaustralia.com/ lord_howe_island.htm
- Date: Fri Jun 10 15:44
JC BROCHARD (http://perso.wanadoo.fr/vivonzeureux):
- Salut Guill, En fait j'étais à Lyon aussi ! A very good relaxed concert
indeed, with too few people, but it's not surprising considering how little
advance publicity there was. The gig started with a "new song they
didn't know" ("not yet written"), and proceeded with an
improbable medley of "Ring of fire" and "Hey Jude" !
Then an early peak with an excellent performance of "Wonder",
dedicated to Indiosa. The fist part was comparatively noisy, even for the
gentler songs like "Picture shows" and " Shiver". Howe
had a good rapport with the audience, including waiting for the bus of the
songs... I'm glad I saw my first performance of the new "Danish"
line-up !
- Date: Fri Jun 10 15:14
Ken (kenraposo@yahoo.ca):
- We have posted a short video about Little Bullhorn Productions on our
website. It is www.echopanda.com. It's on the shorts page. You can see Howe
in the studio recording and speaking about Little Bullhorn. We'd like to
thank Dave and Howe for letting us record. It's one of the best places on
earth.
- Date: Fri Jun 10 12:01
Guill (vendenesse@gmail.com):
- Hello I was yesterday at the Lyon CCO, there was just a few people but the
show was very well. Thanks to Giant Sand for coming to Lyon and let me met
the band for the first time. I never expected Howe and the band to be as
close to the public and generous. Also Thank to http://perso.wanadoo.fr/vivonzeureux
the only active french website about Giant Sand. Guillaume
- Date: Thu Jun 9 18:43
Stag Night fun (Come one and all to ....):
- The Tyn Y Groes or atleast the big house oposite. I'll be there having
fun... x
- Date: Thu Jun 9 09:47
Blaine@work ((Thin)):
- Never saw it, try me direct blaine117622@yahoo.com. Ready to ship.
- Date: Thu Jun 9 08:30
thin (crackle crackle crack...):
- blaine, left contact stuff with you but communication seem sqewwiff, ner
mind.
- Date: Wed Jun 8 06:07
Lars (karaoke):
- All you need is a red guitar, three chords and the truth. ;-D / L
- Date: Wed Jun 8 03:18
Penny (pengem610@aol.com):
- Can I get Giant Sand for karaoke?
- Date: Tue Jun 7 19:25
j o kay (***)@(***):
- i have been listening to the por vida disc, and like how howe (how) put
his imprint on the alejandro e songs he did. it is riddled with his
trademank howeisms. also , really like the lucinda williams track! cant wait
to hear the new giant sand album.
- Date: Tue Jun 7 19:15
zuma (?):
- what
- Date: Mon Jun 6 23:56
james bridges (jdzbridges@hotmail.com):
- I think the "how to compile the giant sand box set " question
should be regarded in light of the random implications of the afore-
mentioned(see thrill jockey dvd) flipperless pinball machine being (to me )
the most interesting idea to come down the pipe in a way long time, and
being (myself ) a long lost giant sand fan & ex- tucson resident mostly
w/ warm & sentimental feelings towards the big wide open spaces &
giant sand themselves & knowing very briefly & vaguely the members
thereof as people seeming to be all gentlemen of the most friendly and
decent spirit. this is a periphiral knowing at best but still one i tend to
trust beyond all guarded reservational knowings meaning that sometimes one
just gets a feeling beyond actual rational knowing that things have a spirit
beyond and transcending dis-spiriting which seems very precious and rare
nowdays maybe and desiring to in some far- away way to regard thus
inspiration with a nod and regard to dissing -dispiritingness in a musical
manner which giant sand tends to do very well meaning a wild world of words
which makes one want to think about probabilities random or rational or
whatever that might point one in a direction that might not have befallen
one before aforementioned inspiritaions.... and even full of too much
belgian beer one might ramble but that might be ok even for the event of
recording what i think might be (for myself) a very interesting notion ...
and maybe for you
- Date: Mon Jun 6 16:59
p.k (if theres any body):
- left in Tucson I wanted to let you know that our own Laurie Star is doing
a tribute to Rainer tonight to mark his would be 54th birthday. You can get
it on the net as well kxci.org
- Date: Mon Jun 6 12:11
Glue (View from here):
- So update Marrage 3 weeks away all welcome ( Not realy but its an opener)
stag night/weekend thing 4 days away all welcome have hiered a large old
house full of charity in the welsh hills just by dolgellau for some deep
hills bluegrass banjo playing and some lavish drink epitimy/ bought a house
/ lost a car / moving far too fasst ( life not car sadley) back towards the
hospital in july after honey moon / so wizzz no angst for sharing / hope
life is sweet for you all / General Glue
- Date: Mon Jun 6 09:44
JC BROCHARD (http://perso.wanadoo.fr/vivonzeureux):
- Re : The Lyon gig on June 9. Great news, and sorry if I've alarmed anyone
! I've seen my first press listing, and the gig is actually confirmed at the
CCO in Villeurbanne (that's a district of Lyon, basically) at 8 pm with A
Song as support. More info at www.cco-villeurbanne.org I'll be there...
- Date: Mon Jun 6 06:43
JC Brochard (http://perso.wanadoo.fr/vivonzeureux):
- Hello there, On the tour page, there is a show listed as "To be
confirmed" for Lyon on June 9. It is the only show of the tour I could
hope to attend, but it is still unconfirmed on this site, and I haven't seen
it listed anywhere here in Lyon. If this show is actually on (which I
doubt), could anyone tell me where it's at ? Livappy! JC
- Date: Mon Jun 6 04:16
no! (de):
- men is me.
- Date: Mon Jun 6 02:01
Scuzzfuzz (uh...):
- You is? I thought I is?
- Date: Sun Jun 5 21:20
GregH (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- Howe can Howe be the men when I da men?
- Date: Sun Jun 5 13:01
tulio alexandre (tulioalexandre@yahoo.com):
- Great show yesterday 4 june 2005 in lisbon (santiago alquimista) Portugal.
howe you are the men. Thanks for come thanks for be just giant sand Tulio
Alexandre (Portugal)
- Date: Sun Jun 5 10:22
Jorge (semyasem@hotmail.com):
- i really need to know if Giant Sand will play at Gijon in Spain for july
or june, if someone read this and know it please let me know. I´m from
southamerica and mr Gelb is one of my favorites artist ever, this can be my
chance to catch them live.
- Date: Sat Jun 4 07:08
andreas (in the pines):
- It's an old folk song. it has been played by different artists. e.g.
leadbelly, dave van ronk, bill monroe, bob dylan.... sometimes the song is
also called "where did you sleep last night", for example on
nirvana's unplugged album.
- Date: Sat Jun 4 07:00
Adrian (re: In the pines):
- Is it the same as the Triffids song or is it a old (folk) standard?
- Date: Sat Jun 4 06:12
andreas (smog):
- great version of "in the pines" on the fantastic new album
- Date: Sat Jun 4 05:30
andreas (smog):
- great version of "in the pines" on the fantastic new album
- Date: Sat Jun 4 04:14
Richard ((Czars/M ward/sparklehorse)):
- concerning the czars, it does remind me of howe gelb leadership situation
which is now bad thing, i hope they go on to record a new album, although i
know there is a covers album in the pipe line. Also did anyone see M ward
last nite? any good? was it just him or did have a full band? and finally
does anyone know if a new sparklehorse album is coming out? its about time
- Date: Fri Jun 3 12:41
finn (Richard):
- That's certainly the impression given by the band's old site...'a new band
exists under the name czars, but it is a shell of it's former self'. Still
despite that the czars without John Grant wouldn't exist at all. sounds
familiar this...
- Date: Fri Jun 3 10:01
Lars (Mike...):
- ...you scoundrel!!! ;-D Well, I admit that would be a tough choice - even
for me! His support gig for Yo La Tengo in Aarhus a few years back was
sublime. Now the comeback: Try something new! ;-) Teehee... / Lars
- Date: Fri Jun 3 09:14
nwaba (aba@imo.com):
- sepu aka umunne
- Date: Fri Jun 3 04:37
mike (sa-wa-ho.ho.ho.... merry chris...oh!):
- i urge anyone who hasn't got tickets yet to go see matt ward at the lyric
in hammersmith tonight (forget them danes down the road)... he was
absolutely superb last night, as were norfolk and western (who said norfolk
and good!!). he's come on leaps and bounds since i last saw him...... and
good news too for anyone who wants a copy of the first matt ward album 'duet
for guitars #2' - i have twenty copies for sale in the ow om store ( http://www.sa-wa-ro.com/GS-Store/gs-store.htm
).... oh, and the badges are back in stock........................... . . .
. . . . . . . . and tom, great news - mail me at mike@sa-wa-ro.com and we'll
work something out.
- Date: Fri Jun 3 01:36
Lars (Thrills):
- Finally got the Thrill Jockey dvd. Amazing that they put 5 1/2 hours of
material on one disc. But I guess it shows on the picture quality? Looks
slightly better that your average webstream, almost. Would have been nice
with a clearer picture. But still, good stories. Vic Chesnutts enthusiasm is
fantastic. ### Right, tonight's the night in LONDON! (I'm mean Under Byen....yep,
I keep on pushin'. ;-) I hope some of you go an check them out). Best
greets, sandies! / Lars
- Date: Thu Jun 2 10:26
Richard (smog!):
- man this new smog album is really somthing special
- Date: Thu Jun 2 09:03
tom (front desk):
- Mike,I will be in Ivybridge and Totnes from June 21 st to 8th of July
.Would love to visit.
- Date: Thu Jun 2 04:29
Richard (the czars):
- Wow another czars fan. i've been a fan for years now and went to see them
for the first time last year in london. They were truly awesome and john
grant's voice was thunderous and beautiful. Their best album is the new one
'goodbye' which is exquisite, but the line up that was at the lyric last
nite is an entirely new line up apart from john grant. a bit of acrimony
there i hear.
- Date: Wed Jun 1 19:51
finn (just back from...):
- the CZARS gig at the lyric which was great! Too tired to type any more
superlatives... and don't want to waffle on but check them out, John Grant's
voice is... read pitchfork review of goodbye and buy all three albums you
won't be wasting your time... finn
- Date: Tue May 31 23:58
Chaca (In PHX):
- For those interested, there is a torrent of Giant Sand from SXSW 1995
posted at dimeadozen.org
- Date: Tue May 31 16:00
J (james, neil, mr incase):
- james, yep it grows well. neil may even tempt me t'ward the jon con album.
incase, stewart lee's writing is indeed fine throughout the site...
laughable 'summer' so far here in the uk. any croatian dates lined up for
last two weeks of june anyone? dubrovnik region would be cool
- Date: Mon May 30 16:27
Neil (none@nomail.com):
- Hey all, I found a couple of decent reviews: http://www.greenmanreview.com/cd/cd_conventino_luca_twofer.html
- Date: Mon May 30 13:42
james s (that newish Nick Cave):
- and the Bad Seeds, the double (Aboottoir Blues/Lyre of Orpheus), is a
grower. Nice.
- Date: Mon May 30 12:08
just in case (great reading):
- http://www.stewartlee.co.uk/writing/writing_gs2000.html
- Date: Sat May 28 15:24
(t)odd (down by the river):
- ...no van yet and I didn't shoot my baby because I don't have one.
Baseball is good...glad The O's are playing well again.
- Date: Sat May 28 05:12
J (should be in bed ):
- RE: Terry Wogan I'll never forget his radio 2 morning slot when I was a
kid. The lyrics of 'Lucille'(You picked a fine time to leave me)...
Apparently went ''400 children and a crock in the fields'' Enough, enough.
- Date: Fri May 27 02:34
SeanT (Eurovision):
- Terry Wogan - class.
- Date: Thu May 26 23:53
BIG JULIE (Large House):
- Howe's solo show again tomorrow... Friday nite... Club Congress... early
show at 7:30 . It's all over by 8:45. Non-smoking too. And yes... it is a
benefit..
- Date: Thu May 26 19:13
todd (gospel insight):
- ...obviously no info on thrilljockey.com ?...2006 release. be like
me...feel forever blue and naturally lonesome about it. thank you.
- Date: Thu May 26 14:34
the distance (is coming closer):
- Yes, great to see GS fan's and Liverpool fan's, what a night for football
over in England, the world cup is next.
- Date: Thu May 26 12:47
J (Tom):
- Go Tom, go. Alright, alright
- Date: Thu May 26 10:33
H. Longsail (Fooseball? What about euro vison):
- I wont normaily watch it but with things of late i was invited round with
family after a bottle of port i was a liverpudlian as my lady is a scouser
of distivcino. But on saturday night i watched euro vision we can produce
such tripe the sewwedes were much better!!! infact everyone else was
better!!!! so many exclamiatins i cant wait!!!!!!! oh my god
- Date: Thu May 26 10:01
tHom ((alan/richard/tom et al)):
- You're right - any thing of wonder deserves to be disseminated to every
corner. And last night's game was such a thing (unless perhaps you love AC
Milan - but even then they can take credit for being a part of it). And yes,
Gerrard is an inspiration. And fact can be more amazing than any fiction.
- Date: Thu May 26 09:44
tom (front desk):
- youlll never wallllllk alone,aloooone,yer dancin?you askin?im askin. well
im dancin.
- Date: Thu May 26 09:29
Alan (Richard/tHom):
- How(e) exactly wouldn't this be a great place to note a thrillingly
creative and highly contingent, place-specific, and remarkable achievement?
The great thing about the beautiful game -- when played beautifully -- is
that it is so indeterminate. (Could this game ever have happened 35 years
ago when the Brits were still banging the ball down the wing hoping for a
great cross and header and the Italians played 9 men on defense and dreamed
of counter-attacks? Some change is good.) There is no other venue, that I
know of, where a team having the lousy Premiership season that Liverpool had
could have the opportunity for this sort of effort. For that matter, has a
hometown captain ever done more for his hometown team?... From a member of
the first widespread generation of "soccer" players here in the
US, a FIFA accredited referee who left the field (as player and referee) for
more than a decade after college, the horror of the NASL's 35 yard off-sides
line,lousy coaches, infinitely worse referees, and the joy of ultimate
frisbee... (At the same time, PKs are a truly bad wat to resolve such a
magnificent game.)
- Date: Thu May 26 08:49
richard (liverpool):
- i know what you mean, it was truly inspirational stuff, i haven't been
able to get it out of my mind, this probably isn't the best place to comment
on such matters but for those who witnessed it, it was truly remarkable
- Date: Thu May 26 06:22
tHom (some kind of heaven):
- Hey Richard, Liverpool indeed! Maybe not the place for this subject but it
is a time to share and spread the joy with everyone. Last night was more
than just a truly great game and a celebration of all that is very best
about sporting endeavour - it was nothing short of a miracle made real by
heart and determination. A triumph for the human spirit. OK, I'm getting
carried away but it was the kind of thing that only happens once in decade
or two. You'll Never Walk Alone.
- Date: Thu May 26 04:42
Richard (liverpool):
- Liverpool!
- Date: Thu May 26 03:42
thin (todd scroll):
- had a gander on thrill jockey...can not find any info on said gospel rec.
circa 2006. where this info hidden?? any one enblighten me please.
- Date: Thu May 26 02:12
Lars (Thrill):
- Thanks for reminding me of the Thrill Jockey dvd. Had forgotten about it.
Just found it at Play.com and ordered it. £11.99 and no shipping. Pretty
decent prize as non-mainstream-dvds come, methinks. I remember the snippets
they played at the Thrill Jockey 10th Anniversary show in Copenhagen (still
baffled by the fact that they didn't have a cd "shop" or anything
there - especially considering the nature of the event). / Lars
- Date: Wed May 25 23:17
t.gray (monarchy cheers?):
- ...I really should of been directing that greeting to the Giant Sand fans
in the UK and Australia. The Queen just visited my city (Edmonton) and
Calgary, AB Today. Remain Distorted. John Con Express - first solo cd...nice
percussive touch on the piano different from Howe's piano records. it almost
has the tone of Lull (Some Piano)...3/4 of the way through John plays 'Home
on the Range'. Piano, Drums & Vibraphone.
- Date: Wed May 25 16:56
james s (silver who?):
- http://fittedsweats.blogspot.com/ Scroll down till you find the "Ask
David Berman" section of the blog. Funny guy.
- Date: Wed May 25 15:22
todd (from a comment friend):
- ...so the Gospel album is coming out in 2006...I'm sorta blue about
that...something to totally work for. I got the info about the upcoming
Giant Sand Gospel album on Thrill Jockey from Thrill Jockey. Their DVD
'Looking For A Thrill' has a creative (long) snippet of Howe Gelb. It's so
awesome you just have to get it. Just like the poetry book 'Actual Air' by
David Berman...that Howe told me to go after...actually he said "you
just have to get it"...I did pick it up...so I'll try not spend all my
money and wait for the DVD and the OW OM release(s)...High & Dry
Festival...I wonder if I'll have enough money to make it. Howdy &
Monarchy Cheers from Alberta, Canada.
- Date: Wed May 25 14:51
SeanT (DVD):
- Yes , a Barbican DVD and a GS DVD with a documentary , live footage etc ..
oh shit AC Milan just scored......!
- Date: Wed May 25 12:18
Richard (Monkey ):
- Thanks for the advice, and at this time for myself a few lo fi hiss,
mumblings and rumblings from Monsiuer gelb should help me to come unstuck
- Date: Wed May 25 11:34
Lars (a bit about...):
- Well, the monkey-year gets a big thumbs up from me. Nice twangy country
version of "Remote" (with Peter on the cajon-percussion or
whatever it's called) and great acoustic "Loving Cup" with very
folky violin. Some quiet piano "ballads" on there. But also some
nice acoustic solo thingies, quite a few (I dig these a lot), among them
with a hint of bluesy stuff. Like from abotu track 7 and onwards with a few
excursions elsewhere along the way. Nice and lo-fi (not super-hiss, though)
where the vocals dig easily into the ear. Great. The dub-thing ("Jam
Ache; Ahhh!") that we only heard a snippet of elsewhere is here (and
it's great). :-) The Cohen-tower is also climbed with great skill. Nice one,
dudes. So yes, thumbs up, I tell ya'! ;-D / Lars
- Date: Wed May 25 11:10
Richard (DVD):
- In fact not only should there be a Barbican DVD there should be an
extensive Giant Sand DVD. For a band who are as influential and long lived
as Giant Sand/OP8/Blacky or whatever guise howe chooses there is so much
potential for an amazing DVD. It could incorporate Rainer/M Ward die hard
Fans etc. I mean if that drab calexico performance at the Barbican can get a
release surely a Giant Sand bonanza is an accident waiting to happen.
'looking like an accident waiting to happen'
- Date: Wed May 25 09:13
james s (beyond nashville 2001):
- I third that notion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Date: Wed May 25 09:09
Richard (Year of the monkey):
- Hi been thinking about refreshing my gelb catalogue and was just wondering
what people's opinions were on year of the monkey. is it worth buying? any
superb tracks that i'm missing out on? Also i second the notion for a
barbican dvd.
- Date: Wed May 25 08:59
stefan ((zerwirk ward)):
- Nice show by M Ward yesterday in Munich, in a new place called the „Zerwirkgewölbe“,
an ancient building (from 1264) right in the middle of Munich formerly used
to cut up and sell venison. M played „The Third Man“ solo on electric
guitar as a tribute to Germany (?) as he said he had done in Vienna some
nights ago.
- Date: Wed May 25 08:28
Shaun H. (London's 100 Greatest Gigs....as per Time Out magazine):
- #57: HOWE GELB: GIANT SAND AND GUESTS, BARBICAN, NOVEMBER 3 2001 Country?
What Country? The three-hour 'Beyond Nashville' show was Time Out's gig of
the year 2001. It was curated by grizzled alt.country pioneer Howe Gelb
himself, and his guests included PJ Harvey, Mark Linkous (Sparklehouse),
Kurt Wagner (Lambchop), Vic Chesnutt and a drug-free Evan Dando. The whole
chaotic showcase came together by accident but unfolded as if by magic. Howe
Gelb closed the show with a Thelonius Monk-style piano solo as a finale. 'It
was one of those once-in-a-lifetime occasions', said Polly Harvey. 'I've
been seeing Giant Sand for nearly two decades, and curating their own show
at the Barbican felt like a vindication of some sort for the band and
everyone who has followed them. And it was a great show', Stewart Lee. so
can we have the DVD now?, thanks.
- Date: Tue May 24 16:08
Patti K. (Bob D. is):
- 64 today. Happy birthday Bob. Your getting old. Hi to Gary S. I remember
Science fink. I didnt realize that Calexico has been here for 25 years!!!!
Man, time flies here in the desert.Hi Mitch.
- Date: Tue May 24 13:55
Lars (London...):
- Just out of curiousity...are any of you London-folk (or thereabouts) going
to the Efterklang + Under Byen gig at ICA on June 3rd? (it's on the website
now, by the way... www.ica.org.uk) Greets, sandies! / Lars
- Date: Mon May 23 17:33
jaamsse s (pohstos):
- si s ;
- Date: Mon May 23 08:35
Graham (Sahm):
- Yes, that Complete Atlantic double is awesome. An excellent investment for
old fans and curious newcomers. Those two "solo" Sahm albums are
just as good as SDQ--as are the two that followed. "Groover's
Paradise" just got reissued as well.
- Date: Mon May 23 08:08
thin (coped):
- In the middle of Julian Copes 'Head-On' biog of the Liverpool music scene.
Tucson gets a mention...so I geuss that a sorta link....however, just to say
it one of the best reads that i had in a while....S&D&RR mindeedy,
high rekkomend!
- Date: Mon May 23 04:16
Rich (Welcome to the world of sand (ryan)):
- Hey Ryan, that was one lucky guess, because not only is 'is all over the
map' brilliant there are about 30 other amazing giant sand releases out
there waiting for you. once your heads stuck in the sand theres no way out.
and who would want one. i've been into record stores and randonmle bought
albums with mixed results, but there was this one time when i M wards' 'end
of amnesia' and ended up becoming one of my favourite albums ever.
- Date: Sun May 22 20:41
ryan from winnipeg (ryan@thedownandout.com):
- every so often i like to go to the record store and buy a random record
i've never heard of. today i did that and ended up with "it's all over
the map"... and i like it.
- Date: Sun May 22 10:17
Flynn (some Sahm):
- I ordered Raven's reissue of '1+1+1=4/The Return of Doug Saldana' just 2
weeks ago and it's been in heavy rotation ever since it arrived. I picked it
up from Village Records in Kansas (villagerecords.com) -- good site for all
thangs rootsy.
- Date: Sun May 22 02:19
nuno (\):
- greets from far,far away... just to confirm the giant sand gigs in
portugal. 4th of june in lisbon at santiago alquimista. 5th of june in porto
at casa da musica. righteous.
- Date: Sat May 21 17:21
jay k (.......+++++=====!!!!! ? !!!!!=====+++++......):
- i 2 am a sir doug fan only have a coupla records, but i listen to them all
the time. i got mendecino on vinyl at pdQ ,the best of 68-75 one, and a
texas toranados one. i am always blown away when one of his songs pops up on
shuffle on my ipod. i like his fiddle playin too, gives it that extra twang!
i got into his music by hearing the holmes brothers doin the song
wallflower, bob dylan wrote for his favorite band one a blues does dylan
disc. i still dont have the sir doug version of it, but that record looks
badass, with dr.john, fathead newman,and augie meyers. oh yeah. i also
noticed on the calexico setlist them doin the song of everything. real genre
bending funky music that goes well with other dishes and wine. is anybody
goin to san antone?
- Date: Sat May 21 15:13
Blaine (Graham/SDQ):
- Sir, All Sir Doug is good Sir Doug. Got the Rhino reissue of the Atlantic
albums for Valentines Day. Great Extra tracks, but when in doubt dig out the
old vinyl. Albums that make great mix tapes for parties are rare - but
Doug's discography is full of 'em. "Gimme some horns...!"
- Date: Sat May 21 14:37
the distance (is a little bit closer):
- Big news in the desert folks, so mark your calendars now, cuz this is one
you are not going to want to miss! The High and Dry Tucson Music Festival is
coming this Labor Day weekend (Sept. 2-4, 2005) to Tucson AZ! To celebrate
25 years of Tucson music, the completion of the documentary HIGH AND DRY and
the 20th Anniversary of Club Congress, we are putting together a rock 'n'
roll reunion for all the friends, fans and musicians from the Tucson music
scene. The weekend will kick off with the film they said couldn't be
made...That's right, an exclusive preview screening of HIGH AND DRY –
Where the Desert Meets Rock 'n' Roll. Four years in the making, the
documentary features Calexico, Giant Sand, Supersuckers, Sand Rubies, Doo
Rag and many others, and pays tribute to the influential and eclectic
community of musicians that has emerged from Tucson, AZ over the past 20
years. Labor Day weekend also marks the 20th Anniversary of Club Congress,
the longest continuously operating rock club west of the Mississippi, so
there will be a plenty of live music, parties, cocktails and some very
special reunions all weekend long from bands featured in the film as well as
many more! Whether you are a fan or in a band or both... start making plans
now to come out and celebrate the Tucson music scene. More news: High And
Dry website launches new forum board! Please go online and register, which
will reconfirm you on the mailing/event list. http://www.upstairsfilm.com/guestbook/
(Location and website info are a plus when registering!)
- Date: Sat May 21 11:02
graham (summer hugh):
- I play them year-round so that might disqualify them from the
"distinctly summer" music, but I always feel like the Sir Douglas
Quintet soundtracks my deep south summers well. Try Mendocino or Together
After Five. Better yet, try and track down Raven's reissue of 1+1+1=4/The
Return of Doug Saldana. Anybody else around here a Doug Sahm fan?
- Date: Sat May 21 05:12
Lars (ow om. ward):
- Hey, thanks. I've been wanting to by one for the last couple of months,
but not having an internet connection at home at the moment I've postponed
it. I can see now that I shouldn't have. :-( Nice to know that I might have
another shot at it later. Greets! / Lars
- Date: Sat May 21 00:09
Greg (gmhaldane@hotmail.com):
- Summer? We got your summer right here in Tucson.....Friday...Mostly sunny.
Highs 102 to 107.Saturday...Mostly sunny. Highs 106 to 111. Sunday...Mostly
sunny. Highs 107 to 112. Monday...Mostly sunny. Highs 105 to 110.
Tuesday...Mostly sunny. Highs 103 to 108. Wednesday...Mostly sunny. Highs
100 to 105. Thursday...Mostly sunny. Highs 99 to 104.
- Date: Fri May 20 18:47
hugh (old guitars etc.):
- with summer weather a-boundin' here in the great lakes region i'm listenin'
to Bobby 'I Fought the Law' Fuller a lot-makes me laugh and dance(dancing
laughably?)-any other suggestions for distinctly summer feeling music?
incidentally the toronto Howe show at the Horseshoe back in April was
great-a lot of fun,a lot of songs and as a bonus a nearly full moon to enjoy
while on the patio for cigarettes.Bought an old guitar a few weeks later cos
it looked so good in the antique store-30's era,small body dont know the
name of maker but it has a red and green painted design around the soundhole
if that gives anyone a clue.Identity help is needed. Finally thanks Queen
Victoria for the holiday weekend here in Canada-something good came from
colonialism I guess.Somethin in my sock drawer and tins of Tuborg chillin'
in the fridge as I write.
- Date: Fri May 20 14:11
OWOM (M. WARD cd):
- We have sold out our last run of the M. Ward CD.. It is certainly likely
that it will be made avaliable again in the future.
- Date: Fri May 20 04:41
Lars (Ow Om...):
- But the last M. Ward disco has flown from the nest? :-( / Lars
- Date: Thu May 19 04:08
Jörg (Pre-gospel blessings):
- Jesus Christ! New releases even before the Gospel release!?! Makes a
believer out of me :-)
- Date: Thu May 19 03:08
thin (awc'monowom):
- guess any possible timetabling/hints of these releases is asking toooo
much owom bro.??
- Date: Wed May 18 22:25
job (hatchy malachy land):
- Mr Scheuch-I'm still playin that old jumbo gibson I bought from you way
back when, we were all young and ????
- Date: Wed May 18 18:27
OWOM (expect something else before the Gospel CD):
- Howe is working on another release (or two :) on OWOM that will be
avaliable before the release of the wonderful gospel GS cd.
- Date: Wed May 18 17:22
todd (stand in correction ):
- ...that's good news...the gospel record on Thrill Jockey. Thanks.
- Date: Wed May 18 14:58
The distance (is soooooo close):
- Man you sound serious, take it easy bud, good fortune always favour's
those who wait, you will meet a lovely lady soon, chill man, don't grieve
the loss she didn't sound worth it. --Peace out
- Date: Wed May 18 12:13
J (killah):
- Peace is the way forward, chill out and take a step back from your anger.
Now breathe...
- Date: Wed May 18 09:09
james s (Yo Mitch - should ye meander in):
- enjoyed cruising your website, and look forward to the
multimedia/photos... and happy to learn there is a new book! miss you on the
board, bro. JS
- Date: Tue May 17 23:20
alan (mike):
- ro, row, roe, roh, reau... rest
- Date: Tue May 17 18:57
mike (sa-wa-you-know-the-rest):
- to answer the new sandy.... mitch and bill are old friends... both writers
of some talent... mitch lived in tucson for quite sometime - now in l.a....
check out his books if you can...www.mitchcullin.com - bill is a sometime
resident of bisbee, u2 & emmylou videographer... and autobiographer -
www.billcarter.cc is the place to go...
- Date: Tue May 17 18:47
Glue (Thank you):
- for all your love \ it is strange how when looking at your fingers can
bring the real truth outh \ only the weddding too go 2nd of july if you can
make it your welcomexxxx how pathetic am i?
- Date: Tue May 17 13:28
thin (insert ):
- jockey thrill, glad to hear that. Re: o leper ghost cd, at least it wont
be
- Date: Tue May 17 13:17
Insert (message below):
- Not too sure where you got your info, son. But the gospel CD will indeed
be a Thrill Jockey release.
- Date: Tue May 17 10:26
gary scheuch (quantumquark7@yahoo.com):
- A Short History Of Howe Rarely Told Going back to the mid 70's, Howe and I
attended Kutztown State University in PA. We were both studying Art and in
our mostly spare time played music together and with other friends. Howe and
I were from the same town then-Scranton PA. Somehow after Art School we both
joined a Punk Rock band called The Stains.We used to practice so loud that
one night Howe's ear started to bleed. All for the love of Rock and Roll. WE
practiced for three months and played one gig. A huge fight broke out in the
club we were playing that night. I suppose people were'nt ready for such
sonic Cacaphony.Howe and I made home recordings and played a few gigs after
this. After that scene Howe and I and friends began experimenting and
venting our original songs at WVIA Studios (PBS) near Scranton (FRee Studio
time!). WE both went through some prolific musical creativity there under
various pseudonyms for the ensembles at hand. I stuck with the name
"Germany". Matter of fact, that is were "Chunks of
Incidentalisms" originated. Just Howe and I, with no preconceived
musical ideas in mind created four "Chunks". Guitars,Bass, lead
pipes and anything we could find for percussion. After Howe relocated in
Tucson, Arizona, in the thick of the punk implosion, I took a band "out
there" under the guise of "Science Fink and the Fictions" A
very progressive Punk/Fusion band. Howe started his infamous "Giant
Sandworms" group.We shared bills in various local clubs-taking our
lives into our own hands. Some dangerous places. Lots of interesting times.
Well to make a long story tiny, Howe and I spent a few years traveling
across the USA for leisure, and sort of lost close touch when Howe's solo
and Giantsand endeavors started to take off. We still stay in touch either
by E-Mails or phone calls or Astral Plane Jouneys. These were the
"humble" beginnings of Howe Gelb. I'd like to say a hello to all
the wonderful musicians and friends I met along those formative years. You
know who you are. And also to wish continued success to Howe and his co-horts.
I have been working on a very musically serious project to be out whenever I
find my way back from this beautiful multidimensional sonic klystrom I've
been in for 15 years. Yours Truely, Gary Scheuch
- Date: Tue May 17 09:26
james s (sage advice):
- thanks blaine for the platter. having gotten into the sandbox late, just
after chore was released, i found myself grabbin' all kinds of howe-related
records all at once, and a few of them didn't get the listening they
deserved. i put on the sage platter a couple of days ago and said wow man.
it's a good one. i haven't given all over the map nearly enough time to
grooves in my brain. i so submerged myself in sand for a time that i had to
fight my way out and do something else for a while... but nyc of time came
on the ipod this morning and again, i said wow man.
- Date: Tue May 17 07:23
Lars (I guess...):
- ...I was too slow? No more M. Ward at Ow Om? :-( / Lars
- Date: Mon May 16 18:17
todd (correct...):
- ...ya Thrill Jockey isn't releasing it...so I gathered it will be on OW Om...?.
- Date: Mon May 16 15:29
Piet (The Echo show in LA):
- "The piano is stealing Lou Reed licks / licks that he probably stole
/ wish they were Duke Ellington’s / like I wish we never got old”. These
lyrics are from Felonious a song Howe performed at The Echo in LA. Fragments
from Lou's Sweet Jane were included. Then he put on his Neil Young voice and
started into "Helpless" and continued with "The piano is
stealing Neil Young licks". Excellent! It was most disappointing that
less than 200 people showed up at the Howe show in the 2nd biggest city in
the States. Ticket prices were a modest $10. Hell, I probably paid $25 in
gas money to get there. Inara George (Lowell's daughter) opened. Her set was
a little too polished for my taste. I saw Howe come into the venue just
before his set. He was talking to Polly, yes P.J. Harvey was in the
audience. I don't think anybody recognized her, she just walked up to the
bar and ordered a red wine. Nobody bothered her! She joined Howe onstage for
the encore "Dear Diary". Even then the people around me were
asking "Who is she?". Howe was pretty talkative during his set. He
started with a song from the first album, the one they recorded for Enigma
Records. A whole discussion ensued where Engima Records was located, Howe
remembered it was somewhere south of LA. The audience started calling out
names of cities but nobody could think of the correct one. Someone called
for him to play a Rainer song, instead he chose to play "Wayfaring
Stranger", a song he said Rainer taught him. Somebody else called out
for "Astonished" but said he couldn't remember the words. Instead
he played a great version of "Shiver". A loose rambling show but
very enjoyable. Wish I could have seen him in San Diego the next day but I
already had tickets to see The John Butler Trio. That was an amazing show as
well. Kind of like an Austrialian version of Ben Harper, but more intense,
more jamming. Recommended!
- Date: Mon May 16 14:09
SeanT (Glue):
- Sorry to hear about your loss Dan , my thoughts are with you and your
family.
- Date: Mon May 16 06:25
richard (gospel album):
- i took it mean that thrill jockey won't be releasing it at all and the...
perhaps posed the question as to whether OW OM may release the album
instead.
- Date: Mon May 16 05:06
thin ((todd)):
- in erik from thrill jockeys paraphrase'not releasing monsieur gelbs gospel
record any time soon', does 'any time soontime' mean years, months or
weeks??? Can anyone throw any light on this??
- Date: Sat May 14 23:20
todd (...yer own business):
- ...recently took live performances by The Sadies and Magnolia Electric Co.
Very solid & good all around. I'm feeling a little sunstroked...I'm
working again on a Northern Alberta Riverboat...even a raise. So now that AB
public broadcaster has Long Stem Rant and Valley of Rain/Ballad of a Thin
Line Man added into their Library. Erik from Thrill Jockey told me they
won't be releasing H. Gelb's gospel record...any time soon OW OM. Old
7" Giant Sandworms is coming my way. Bye, Bye fer now...from Wild Rose
Country.
- Date: Sat May 14 17:44
J (sibling thing):
- Howe, lil' bro was looking for me and seems very busy...? Condolences to
Gloo and family btw, have been away...
- Date: Sat May 14 14:16
Question ((new Sandy)):
- I'm a little confused about something. What is the connection between
Giant Sand and Mitch Cullin and Bill Carter? Did they write about Giant Sand
for Tucson newspapers? Trying to connect dots. Thanks.
- Date: Sat May 14 01:24
TJ (test):
- Trying this again... sorry for the interruption...
- Date: Fri May 13 22:20
tom belgium (well):
- dan, keep being glue
- Date: Fri May 13 12:28
howe (homed):
- hey glue. sending some solace to you. nothing but time to suffer through.
the mean time is just something you have to do. and then eventually, it will
only be hard ....not impossible. so. god bless us all everyone. love-howe
- Date: Fri May 13 10:17
Alan (Glue):
- Here's hoping you've got as much support there as you clearly do here. Be
well...
- Date: Fri May 13 02:30
shammy (dear mr.glue):
- i'm sorry about your loss, though we've never met. be strong and
supportive. giant sands easily and glue cannot be removed from most sirfaces.
seldom sean
- Date: Thu May 12 09:07
james s (sorry to hear that):
- dan...
- Date: Thu May 12 05:54
tommy gailer (scrolling for glue):
- i also feel the need to share my feelings, when i`m bothered and
sad...sorry to hear of your loss glue.
- Date: Thu May 12 05:10
tom (front desk):
- I second that,sorry to hear of your loss glue.
- Date: Thu May 12 00:35
conch (glue):
- Sorry to hear of your loss, glue.
- Date: Wed May 11 19:48
glue (Sadness Sorrow built for tommorow):
- I mention with some hestitaion th erecent sadness wich has struck my happy
home, my future father in law with whom i had spent so many hours / days
doing not much and yet everything sadlley and quite unexpexctandly died at
the weekend / why i feel i need to type this mystifys me and yet my fingers
wont stop / saddened glue and love
- Date: Wed May 11 12:01
richard (scrolling for thin):
- hey thin, fantastic news about the smog album. i absolutely adore smog. i
love every album he's released except for mabye rain on lens. ive read good
reviews of this album saying its his best yet. i've heard one of the tunes.
last year i went to see smog in oxford and it was just him and his guitar
and it blew my mind. he's like the Prince of lo fi. the first six songs were
all unheard tracks from his new album and they were all brilliant. just
imagine what a bill callahan and howe gelb duet would be like. now that
would be something worth waiting for.
- Date: Wed May 11 10:10
thin (a river ain't too much):
- just listened to the new smog lp, christ, it give me the hackles, sounds
absoluely something else....much much rekkomend to all on board
- Date: Wed May 11 10:06
Lars (helpless translation):
- Something along the lines of: "What brings the Scandinavian ladies to
sing as if they had seen a troll-couple having sex in the forest and then
whispering about it." Bad translation, yes. And I think 'troll' might
not be the right word as in English they are big and ugly, right? But the
Scandinavian ones, well, might not be beauty queens, but still small and
cute. :-) Pixies are way smaller and with wings, right? And fairies.....just
hang out in bars in hotpants.....right? (sorry) :-D / Lars
- Date: Wed May 11 05:23
Tad (Uh):
- Yeah, Lars, that's a real hoot. Whatever the hell it said. I don't know
German.
- Date: Wed May 11 04:45
Lars (By the way...):
- The ever-so nice www.glitterhouse.com (which you probably all know?) has
both Under Byen albums and the live EP. The text for the second album is
hilarious (but in German)... "Was bringt eigentlich insbesondere die
skandinavischen Damen dazu, gern so zu singen, als würden sie gerade einem
Troll-Päärchen beim Sex im Wald zusehen und uns flüsternd davon erzählen?".
Well, sorry, I find that kinda amusing. Right, enough now... ;-) / Lars
- Date: Wed May 11 04:25
Lars (Strolling for The Mall ;-) ):
- I understood it as there was a room IN the Institute For Contemporary Art
that was called The Mall? Can't that be a possibility too (besides the
Queen's road)? They got a lot of different things and rooms at ICA it seems?
Would love to see Under Byen play there myself. --- Efterklang is more
electronic (small clicke-ti-click-beats) but also has a lot of strings, old
keys and percussion. The vocals are not too exciting. Still, pretty good
music, though. Very "dreamy". They usually bring along some cool
live-mixed visuals on a video screen. The use some string players from Amina....the
string band that play live with Sigur Ros now and then. --- But yeah, go
there for Under Byen. I'm sure you won't regret it. ;-) By the way, there
are two live shows as torrents at www.dimeadozen.org (the new Easytree) at
the moment. I myself can't upload before I get web access at home on the
23rd, though. But maybe someone else is helpful. Greets! / Lars
- Date: Wed May 11 03:37
Blaine (sage):
- Many thanks, will get ya my details this eve.(probs with work pc,s),feel
like i won the lottery
- Date: Wed May 11 02:38
SeanT (Lars):
- " The venue is called The Mall " Lars , I think the Queen may
have something to say about her road being a venue ;-) The ICA is a nice
venue , may check out Byen , you've done a good job as their PR man...
- Date: Tue May 10 18:27
OWOM (THE LISTENER'S COFFEE COMPANION):
- Back in stock but only a limited supply avaliable. You can order it now in
the OWOM store!
- Date: Tue May 10 17:52
Blaine (Vinyl):
- Thin - it's all yrs. I'll try to mail it out Sat. Can you go to
aimlessblades.com and send me yr address?
- Date: Tue May 10 11:44
thin (aged advice):
- if a copy is still on the table, then i call very loudly from a small
english island..saying yes please, good home guaranteed. stupidity,
quietness and english modesty are not always good qualities. better ate than
ever.
- Date: Tue May 10 10:00
james s (Scrolling for Blaine (sorry Tommy)):
- Blaine wrote :"I've stumbled across another sealed vinyl copy of Sage
Advice. First caller who wants it for listening purposes takes it." I'm
surprised no one jumped on this, unless, of course, they jumped on it
privately. I received my copy intact... so thanks Blaine. I put a little
something back into the mails for you this morning. -James
- Date: Tue May 10 09:27
Lars (Scrolling for James & UB):
- Yes, it's a bummer the US distribution is not there yet. There are some US
sellers at Gemm.com, but they take import prices. Better just order it
yourself from abroad then. I think you can find some decent prices here or
there. I made a page on my site to help guys like you. ;-) It's here...
http://www.larsdideriksen.com/underbyen/wheretobuy.htm --- But of course, if
you're not into ordering overseas then I guess it's not much help. Best
greets! The band is recording new material right now. Judging from a recent
gig where new songs were played my hopes are up for a brilliant album. Once
it is released I suspect wider distribution will kick in. It would make
sense. / Lars
- Date: Tue May 10 09:12
james s (under byen):
- i wish they would get some US distribution. i've been sharing the taste
that lars gave me with others, and everybody i play it for says something
like, "wow, who's this?"
- Date: Tue May 10 08:26
Lars (Calling the brits!):
- For those of you in Britain curious about what a genuine Under Byen
concert (sans The Listener) is like now is your chance. Under Byen
(alongside fellow Danish band Efterklang) will be playing their first ever
UK gig in London on Friday, June 3, 2005. The venue is called The Mall and
is part of the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA - www.ica.org.uk).
Concert organizers Knom Music write about it at www.knom.co.uk. I hope some
of you attend. It's really a great live act. Efterklang is quite good too,
although not as varied and intense in my opinion. Sites: www.underbyen.dk +
www.efterklang.net + www.larsdideriksen.com/underbyen --- Greets, y'all,
fellow sandies! / Lars
- Date: Mon May 9 22:57
sssssh (again):
- A nice Calexico SBD boot torrent on Dimeadozen.org - April 27,2003 -
Tilburg
- Date: Sat May 7 13:41
JC Brochard (http://perso.wanadoo.fr/vivonzeureux):
- A few pictures from Giant Sand's last gig in Paris, last February, are
online on my website : http:// perso.wanadoo.fr/vivonzeureux/Pages/pidggiantsandparis2005.html
They were taken by Giant Fan and journalist Cathimini...
- Date: Sat May 7 05:04
mike (still in switzerland):
- and if you take a closer look at the Greenfield festival page you find out
that you can only buy 3 day passes for 165 Swiss Francs (about 100 Euros or
135 $). Kinda expensive...I think I'll pass and make a trip to Bregenz
instead. Cheers Mike
- Date: Sat May 7 04:56
mike (in switzerland):
- if you go to http://www.greenfieldfestival.ch/ you find the poster that's
hanging everywhere around here - kinda strange to see the name Giant Sand in
public places all the time. Here at home I see it everyday because my son is
wearing his Giant Sand cap all day long. Cheers Mike
- Date: Fri May 6 13:08
james s (doe):
- http://www.nopantsday.com/
- Date: Fri May 6 11:16
Blaine (James):
- ...quite possibly the best Simpsons episode.
- Date: Fri May 6 10:41
james s (uh):
- happy "no pants" day, everybody.
- Date: Fri May 6 08:20
thin (dough ray mean far slow):
- since somebody mentioned the mucho awaited gospel tunes, i was listenin to
'astonished',on chore, last night and for the first time noticed the
harmonies/feel were sorta gospel orientated. musta listen again but thought
id mention my ponders.
- Date: Fri May 6 08:16
thin (richard rainer):
- must say that the 'inner flame' dedication record is quite funky, evan
dando does a fine touching verion of 'rudy with a flashlight', mz harvey and
parish make some nice sounds as do most the other folks, gelb and co still
maka me perplex with wonder when i hear 'inner flame'. think the farm is my
favourite rainer cd but like the buzzsaw frickle of the the first couple o
tracks on barefoot rainer.
- Date: Fri May 6 05:52
Anders ((Rainer info for Richard)):
- Hi. The song played on Later With Jools Holland is called Life Is Fine.
There is an electric version on Barefoot Rock With Rainer and Das Combo, and
an acoustic verison on Worried Life. Both can be ordered directly his
webpage, www.raineroftucson.com. I've posted this before, but there is a
videocapture of Rainer's performance from Later With... posted on the
discussion board: http://www.raineroftucson.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=9
- Date: Fri May 6 03:59
H. Longsail (Imposter ? Imprestive):
- world
- Date: Thu May 5 14:12
Blaine (Vinyl):
- I've stumbled across another sealed vinyl copy of Sage Advice. First
caller who wants it for listening purposes takes it.
- Date: Thu May 5 13:49
james s (anybody heard the...):
- "You Can Never Go Fast Enough" various artists record?
"2003 release - the tribute album to Monte Hellman's cult favorite
Two-Lane Blacktop. Featuring new exclusive tracks by Wilco, Sonic Youth,
Will Oldham/Alan Licht, Calexico, & Giant Sand, plus rare tracks by Cat
Power, Leadbelly, & more." I should pay closer attention to the
giant sand related posts here... somehow this one got past me. But then
again, so much does.
- Date: Thu May 5 10:49
peter (for richard re rainer):
- www.raineroftucson.com
- Date: Wed May 4 21:40
reggie (old enough to know better 3cd set):
- ...now @ my friends listening to the 15 years of Merge Records. My
computer is down...Tucson trip perhaps in the fall of '05. It's expensive to
go outside of Canada...so I have to be patient...What's going on with the
gospel cd? Howdy... from Central Alberta
- Date: Wed May 4 18:17
todd (none):
- Only 10 minutes...re-aquired FODM 'Retrograde'...and I went after the
Merge Records 15th Anniversary 3 cd set. Unreleased songs by M. Ward,
Richard Buckner, Lambchop, David Kilgour, Destroyer, Crooked Fingers and
Radar Bros.
- Date: Wed May 4 13:12
james s (BLAINE):
- (sorry to hit the board with this) Blaine, got your message, but the site
didn't give me a return path, and I don't have your email with me at
present... but my answer is yes, that would be great. Let me know if you see
this, otherwise, I'll send you an email this evening when I get home.
- Date: Wed May 4 04:23
Richard (New Material):
- I know this may sound greedy judging by the spectacular output of material
over the last 20yrs but releases usually come thick and fast and i was just
wondering if there was any new gelb material in the pipeline. will the
gospel album become a lost relic? Also i was hanging around in record stores
in camden town the other day and i found rainer's 'the farm' for 3 pounds. i
was planning on spending my final three pounds on chinese food, but when i
saw that my mind saw sense. it is my first rainer record and although the
record is shrouded in sadness it is an enjoyable listen. i recognise the
title track from the bush hall gig. I can't help but feel that there are
better introductions to rainer though. i really want to get hold of that
song that featured on the jools holland performance, that was also shown at
the bush hall gig. Anyway i know theres alot of info and questions on but it
might give you sandies something to chew/stew on. cheers for any help
forthcoming
- Date: Wed May 4 03:42
J (usual):
- big input needed on the board.
- Date: Wed May 4 03:41
L. Hongsail (drifting...):
- IMPOSTER. come on sandies?
- Date: Tue May 3 06:45
H. Longsail (The dangers of angles angels and anglia):
- Taken the whole weekend by supprrise. travelled north / hidden from most /
relaxed with my family of old / sat in chairs / mummbled the cold / took the
rest for a deshelved shelf / - on a more less ryhme tyme thing hello / i
must conffess my lonnelyness / its bringing me down / sat at work with the
best of the worst those whos skills at being bad are being recognised rather
than any goodness taken / seems such a shame there all so nice / this
morning they taught me how to get into a cash machine (ATM) with a shovel /
talk about job satisfaction / sweet meats of the gods / must dash / keep
rocking / Ps howe and co i still have the garlic it has yet to sprout?
- Date: Tue May 3 06:45
H. Longsail (The dangers of angles angels and anglia):
- Taken the whole weekend by supprrise. travelled north / hidden from most /
relaxed with my family of old / sat in chairs / mummbled the cold / took the
rest for a deshelved shelf / - on a more less ryhme tyme thing hello / i
must conffess my lonnelyness / its bringing me down / sat at work with the
best of the worst those whos skills at being bad are being recognised rather
than any goodness taken / seems such a shame there all so nice / this
morning they taught me how to get into a cash machine (ATM) with a shovel /
talk about job satisfaction / sweet meats of the gods / must dash / keep
rocking / Ps howe and co i still have the garlic it has yet to sprout?
- Date: Tue May 3 02:17
howe (humming):
- welp...i was only refering to the series of benefit shows there at the
hotel congress here in tucson.....so yep, san diego is on....los angeles
too. and will open for ramblin jack elliot here also at the hotel congress
on the 11th...ok then- howe
- Date: Mon May 2 22:08
Piet (Casbah - San Diego):
- So Howe, are you saying that your solo show on May 15 at the Casbah in San
Diego isn't going to happen? It is still listed on your tour page.
- Date: Mon May 2 17:05
matt poitras (same as below):
- Hey Jim, how much do you think Mr. Schumacher would charge for a rough
mix/cdr transfer of those 2" reels? I'd love to hear that stuff as the
next Official Boot. That GS trio just seems they would be really sympathetic
to Vic's vocal stylings.
- Date: Mon May 2 15:25
archivist (Victoria..):
- Yes, there is more material from the Ramp sessions in the archives..
Actually, the tracks are with Vic singing lead with GS backing.. Haven't
heard all of them since they still remain only on the 2" mul