Giant Sand

Matmos Got 99 Guest Musicians for Their Epic New Album

PUBLISHED Jul 7, 2020

Matmos have announced an incredibly ambitious new album, which will feature a total of 99 guest musicians. Called The Consuming Flame: Open...

Giant Sand Call It Quits

PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2016

Thirty years into their career, Tucson Americana institution Giant Sand have announced the they're throwing in the towel. On the plus side,...

Howe Gelb Announces Giant Giant Sand's 'Tucson'

PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2012

Since forming Giant Sand in the early '80s, prolific indie Americana singer-songwriter Howe Gelb has amassed both a mighty back catalogue a...

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Blurry Blue Mountain

PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2010

During the past 25 years, Howe Gelb has released close to 50 albums under various guises, but he keeps coming back to his original band, Gi...

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proVISIONS

PUBLISHED Sep 3, 2008

While Howe Gelb has admitted that the success of former protégés Calexico has partially diminished the legend that Giant Sand have cultivat...

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Drunken Bees

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2005

The most dramatic moment on this slight DVD comes when drummer John Convertino reads a Rolling Stone review of a Giant Sand record to the r...

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Cover Magazine

PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2002

I'll admit off the bat that I've never understood the appeal of this band. To me, their work was always too many lo-fi, half-baked ideas. S...

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Chore of Enchantment

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2000

Chore of Enchantment is one of those rare album titles that perfectly encapsulate the artist behind it, although some might also make the a...