Howe Gelb is bemused by reactions to Pitchfork‘s announcement last week that he’s ending the 30-year career of Giant Sand. The surprising thing was that the online music magazine, which Gelb feels has ...
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) – A retired sand sculptor helped a group of college students captivate the community. "There's lots to like. There's lots to love. But what I really like is the actual physical ...
On the Atlantic coast of France, about 40 miles/66 km southwest of Bordeaux and 7 miles/12 km south of Arcachon, is one of France’s most striking natural wonders: Dune du Pilat. Rising straight from ...
Like most of us, I’ve been preoccupied with Gustav, but I haven’t stopped listening to music. Current fascination: Giant Sand’s proVISIONS. Giant Sand recorded with the Contintental Drifters at ...
Giant Sand has meandered around the fringes of indie-rock popularity for nearly 20 years, releasing about that many wildly diverse full-length recordings. With a short-lived major-label deal behind it ...
For a guy who always seems to move slowly and deliberately, Howe Gelb sure gets around this old world, creating and re-creating himself with a shifting cast of cohorts and collaborators that befits a ...
Intricate giant sand sculpture will rise from the shoreline this weekend as part of the 21st annual Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival. The festival will take place from Friday, July ...
Howe Gelb is the man behind the music of Giant Sand. He has been cultivating his musical garden in the Tuscan desert while gathering a collective of musicians. His latest release hosts Danish ...