Tag Archives: Howe Gelb

Flashlite #175

Neil YoungFour old legendary rockers are back these days with their new projects. Neil Young once again got on his Crazy Horse and this time he covered eleven songs from the history of the American continent. Thus the title Americana. Howe Gelb expanded Giant Sand to Giant Giant Sand and a busload of musicians from two places on the planet (Denmark and the US), and made a new rock opera dedicated to his hometown Tucson. Ed Crawford (Fromohio) has a new band FOOD and a new EP Four Easy Pieces. Alejandro Escovedo is back with the new record called Big Station. Once again, the record is co-written with Chuck Prophet and it is produced by Tony Visconti, just like the other two previous records. The idea of this episode is to fill up an our by hearing some new tunes from Young, Gelb, Crawford and Escovedo and also recall their earlier careers as well.

Shocking Blue – Venus;
The Big Three – Banjo Song;
Neil Young – Oh Susannah;
Buffalo Springfield – Broken Arrow;
Neil Young – On The Beach;
Giant Sand – Tumble ‘n’ Tear;
Giant Giant Sand – We Don’t Play Tonight;
Giant Sandworms – Steadfest;
Ed Fromohio – Live in Pittsburgh;
FOOD – You Don’t Know;
fIREHOSE – Witness;
Buick Mackane – The End;
Alejandro Escovedo – Man of the World;
The Setters – She’s Got;
Mott The Hoople – I Wish I Was Your Mother.

Flashlite #166

John McCauleyNew names in today’s show is the Portuguese duet called New Kind of Mambo and The Horrors from Cedar Rapids in Iowa. New Kind of Mambo has a new ep on their bandcamp page (free download) and Horrors have a new album called Vent produced by one of the heroes of this show Greg Cartwright. Tough Shits is another new band today with a self titled album. Deer Tick have new ep called Tim and we check it out in today’s show, by exploring connections between John McCauley and Paul Westerberg. Howe Gelb expanded the line up of his Giant Sand and now they are Giant Giant Sand – 12 people total in the new line up. Giant indeed. Freedy Johnston, Jon Dee Graham and Susan Cowsill put the record out as The Hobart Brothers and Lil’ Sis Hobart. We heard them all together for the first time a year ago in Flashlite 123 and now their first official album At Least We Have Each Other is out.

Mourning Sun – Benashaw Glenn;
The Hobart Brothers and Lil Sis Hobart – Ballad Of Sis (Didn’t I Love You);
Continental Drifters – Spring Day In Ohio;
Cheyenne Marie Mize – Wishing Well;
fIREHOSE – Formal Introduction (Live);
Mike Watt – The Glory of Man Anxious Mo-Fo;
The Horrors – Block Of Wood;
Reigning Sound – Since When;
Love Me – Sadly Beautiful;
The Replacements – Never Mind;
Deer Tick – Main Street;
Lee Ranaldo – Off The Wall;
James And Bobby Purify – I’m Your Puppet;
The Tough Shits – She’s a Loner;
Giant Giant Sand – Tucson;
New Kind Of Mambo – New Kind Of Mambo.

Flashlite #131

Clarence ClemonsToday’s show is dedicated to Clarence Clemons, the original saxophonist of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band. We start with three E Street songs in which I think Clarence particularly shined. We also have new albums for the Serbian band Eva Braun and college rock legends The Silos. Their new album is an unusually shiny summer deal and it’s call Florizona – obviously a name that connects Florida and Arizona. Talking about Arizona, Howe Gelb also has a new album called Snarl Some Piano. It’s mostly a piano record, and we check it out today as well. We hear, Tommy Stinson is about to finish up recording the new record and some of the songs that will appear on this album were beautifully showcased on Minnesota Public Radio. The one that I picked for today has a part co-written with Paul Westerberg. And finally, we introduce a new name at the Little Lighthouse, his name is Frederick Squire and he has a new single with Kate Maki. The last song on the playlist is an old underground hit for the Cleveland band Death of Samantha. They had a brief reunion last weekend when Doug Gillard, their original guitarist, returned to town.

Brother Claude Ely – Thre Ain’t No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down;
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band – Night;
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band – Spirit In The Night;
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band – Ramrod;
Joe Grushecky – What Did You Do In The War;
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Touch You;
The Silos – White Vinyl;
Bash And Pop – Tiny Pieces;
Perfect – Little Drum;
Tommy Stinson – Match Made In Hell;
Lisa Majersky – Uncle Ed And Them;
Kate Maki – Ode;
Frederick Squire And Katherine Maki – Crazy Tropical Survival Guide;
Howe Gelb – Better Man;
The Parties – When The Weekends Over;
Eva Braun – Istra;
Death of Samantha – Blood And Shaving Cream.

16. Kate Maki – Two Song Wedding

Kate Maki - Two Song WeddingKate Maki is the most interesting female songwriter that emerges silently and slowly out of Canada. Her records are gentle reminder that one does not need to blast out loudly to say something, it will still get where it needs to be. She gets a lot of support from Howe Gelb, who guest stars on this record. His influence is obvious in that Kate Make perfectly delivers surreal (alt) country in her music. The record distribution is poor, but if you put an effort to find it, you will be rewarded with one of the best listening experiences of 2010.

Flashlite #97

Ari UpToday we begin with two obituaries. I’ve only recently heard that Kenny Gethway has passed away in April this year. He was very young and practically at the beginning of his musical career with two of his brothers in this band called Monstrous. I really liked their 2006 album Mother Nature’s Slaves. Somewhat silently they published another album in 2009 called Brothers Gethway, but I only got it now. In any case, my hope is that the other two brothers will continue to make music as great as it was with Kenny when they recuperate. Another loss for rock’n’roll is Ari Up from The Slits, who cause quite a stir back in the days of post punk with their record Cut. Ari Up passed away last week, she was just 48. Today’s show is dedicated to Kenny and Ari. We also have a few new things today. Giant Sand have a new record called Blurry Blue Mountain and Howe Gelb just celebrated his 54th birthday. Other two big rockers, Brian Wilson and Neil Young also have new records out. Neil Young has a noisy guitar album called Le Noise and Brian Wilson has an interesting record where he reimages and reinvents old George Gershwin songs.

Brian Wilson – Rhapsody in Blue (Intro);
Monstrous – Please Start;
Monstrous – Kickn Now;
The Slits – Typical Girls;
Howe Gelb – Blood Orange;
Howe Gelb And The Band of Gypsies – Blood Orange;
Giant Sand – Better Man Than Me;
Peter Case – The Words In Red;
Pat Hull – So Far Gone;
Neil Young – Angry World;
Neil Young – Country Home;
Neil Young – When You Dance You Can Really Love;
New Lou Reeds – Felony;
Limes – Kantina Katrina;
Brian Wilson – Nothing But Love;
Brian Wilson – Rhapsody in Blue (Reprise).

Flashlite #91

Howe GelbSummer’s knocking on our door, and we present three new things this week. Howe Gelb of Giant Sand is back with a new album of songs inspired by gypsy music from Cordoba is Spain. His new band is called Band of Gypsies and album is called Alegrias. Remember the great tribute to Roky Erickson back in 1990 called Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye? Well, there’s another tribute to Roky out there twenty years after called The Psychedelic Sounds Of The Sonic Cathedral. All The Saints who we loved two years ago with their album Fire On Corridor X are on that tribute, which makes us search for the new info on them. Their new album is recorded and will be out soon and on their myspace page, we found a song that’s been unreleased so far…

The Delta 72 – Pleased And Honored Pt. 2;
The Rangers – Justine;
Butthole Surfers – Earthquake;
Roky Erickson With Okkervil River – John Lawman;
13th Floor Elevators – Don’t Fall Down;
All The Saints – Don’t Fall Down;
All The Saints – Host;
Thin White Rope – Wire Animals;
Giant Sand – Dead Air;
Kate Maki – Message Delivered;
Howe Gelb – Uneven Light of Day;
Reigning Sound – Banker And A Liar;
Steve Wynn – For All I Care;
Gutterball – One By One;
Harlan T Bobo – Mlle. Chatte;
Meat Puppets – Rotten Shame.