Howe Gelb
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Howe Gelb | |
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 Gelb performing in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Howard Gelb October 22, 1956 |
| Origin | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Genres | Indie rock, Americana, alt.country, roots rock, indie folk, folk-rock, lo-fi |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Labels | Ow Om, Loose Music |
| Website | howegelb.bandcamp.com |
Howard “Howe” Gelb (born October 22, 1956, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)[1] is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer based in Tucson, Arizona.[2][3][4]
Projects
[edit]Gelb's approach to music is collaborative and he has recorded with a number of side projects. In a 2004 interview with Gelb, The Guardian wrote "Gelb's way of dealing with it was to treat Giant Sand (not to be confused with his 1970s electro-rock band Giant Sandworms) as a loose, uncompetitive, mutually supportive musical collective, a place for friends to hang out and play. 'I just liked the idea of having this kind of removed world, this brotherhood—the idea of a band being something more than a front person or dealing with the throes of fame.'"[5]
In 2013, he worked with the Scottish singer/songwriter KT Tunstall on her fourth studio album Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon. He co-wrote and co-produced, and sang on several songs.[6] His own solo album entitled The Coincidentalist was released on New West Records in November 2013.[7]
An impromptu performance at the wedding of a mutual friend lead to a long-distance collaboration under the name Geckøs with M. Ward and McKowski of The Lost Brothers. The group released its first eponymous album in September 2025.[8]
Discography
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Source:[9]
Giant Sand
[edit]- Valley of Rain (1985)
- Ballad of a Thin Line Man (1986)
- Storm (1987)
- The Love Songs (1988)
- Long Stem Rant (1989)
- Swerve (1990)
- Ramp (1991)
- Center of the Universe (1992)
- Stromausfall (1993)
- Purge & Slouch (1994)
- Glum (1994)
- Goods and Services (1995)
- Backyard Barbecue Broadcast (1995)
- Build Your Own Night It's Easy (1997)
- Chore of Enchantment (2000)
- The Rock Opera Years (2000)
- Unsungglum (2001)
- Cover Magazine (2002)
- Selections Circa 1990-2000 (Compilation, 2001)
- Infiltration of Dreams (2003)
- Too Many Spare Parts in the Yard Too Close at Hand (2003)
- Is All Over the Map (2004)
- Provisions (2008)
- Provisional Supplement (2008)
- Blurry Blue Mountain (2010)
- Tucson (2012)
- Heartbreak Pass (2015)
- The Sun Set Vol.1 [Vinyl LP] (2017)
- Returns To Valley Of Rain (2018)
Arizona Amp and Alternator
[edit]- Arizona Amp and Alternator (2005)
- The Open Road (2016)
Howe Gelb
[edit]- Incidental Music (1983)
- Dreaded Brown Recluse (1991)
- Hisser (1998)
- Upside Down Home (1998)
- Upside Down Home 2000 (2000)
- Confluence (2001)
- Lull Some Piano (2001)
- The Listener (2003)
- Upside Down Home 2002 (2003)
- Ogle Some Piano (2004)
- The Listener's Coffee Companion (2004)
- Upside Down Home 2004: Year of the Monkey (2004)
- 'Sno Angel Like You (2006)
- Fourcast: Flurries (2006)
- Upside Down Home 2007: Return to San Pedro (2007)
- Spun Some Piano (2008)
- 'Sno Angel Winging It (Live album) (2009)
- Alegrías (2010)
- Melted Wires (2010)
- Snarl Some Piano (2011)
- Dust Bowl (2013)
- The Coincidentalist (2013)
- Future Standards (2016)
- Further Standards (2017) (with Lonna Kelley)
- Gathered (2019)
- Cocoon (2020)
- Howe Gelb's Schlager Christmas Album (2022)
The Band of Blacky Ranchette
[edit]- The Band of Blacky Ranchette (1985)
- Heartland (1986)
- Sage Advice (1990)
- Still Lookin' Good to Me (2003)
- Slush (1997)
The Colorist Orchestra & Howe Gelb ft. Pieta Brown
[edit]- Not on the Map (2021)
Filmography
[edit]- Drunken Bees (1996) – Giant Sand documentary by Marianne Dissard[10]
- Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration (2005) – Howe Gelb interviewed[11]
- High and Dry: Where the Desert Meets Rock and Roll (2006) – documentary which includes music and interviews with Giant Sand members[12]
- This Band Has No Members (2006) – Howe Gelb solo concert film of his Japan tour in 2005[13]
- Ingenious (2009) - feature film soundtrack[14]
- Jackie (2012) - actor ("Paul")
- Quantum Cowboys (2022) - actor ("Blacky"), writer, music; winner Best Original Music Award, Annecy International Animated Film Festival (2022)[15]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Bio". home. Archived from the original on 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ↑ "Howe Gelb | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ↑ TucsonSentinel.com; Bertsch, Charlie. "The languid ferocity of Giant Sand's Howe Gelb". TucsonSentinel.com. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
- ↑ Masley, Ed. "AZ music legend on his new band: 'We caught on fire.' How to see them". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
- ↑ Sylvie Simmons (September 2004). "True Grit". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ↑ "Heartache Gives KT Tunstall's New Album A Split Personality". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ↑ "Howe Gelb - The Coincidentalist". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ↑ Handler, Shane (26 September 2025). "Howe Gelb, M. Ward, McKowski Complete Colorful Long Distance Collaboration As Geckøs: Gelb Explains Band's Evolution (INTERVIEW)". Glide Magazine. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "Howe Gelb". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ↑ "Drunken Bees : Giant Sand 'documentary' DVD from Marianne Dissard". Marianne Dissard. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ↑ "V/A feat. Jon Spencer – Looking For a Thrill An Anthology of Inspiration (DVD, US) | Pop-Catastrophe.co.uk". www.pop-catastrophe.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ↑ "High and Dry the Movie: Where the Desert Meets Rock 'n' Roll". Upstairsfilm.com. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ↑ "Workshop Lo-Vi :: Other Films/Projects". www.lo-vi.com. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ↑ Ingenious (2009), retrieved 2017-11-12
- ↑ IMDb (25 April 2024). "Quantum Cowboys Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
External links
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- Ow Om Records
- Live recordings by Howe Gelb at the Internet Archive
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