Howe Gelb

Howard “Howe” Gelb (born October 22, 1956, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer based in Tucson, Arizona.

Projects
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.'"

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. His own solo album entitled The Coincidentalist was released on New West Records in November 2013.

Discography
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Giant Sand

 * 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

 * Arizona Amp and Alternator (2005)
 * The Open Road (2016)

Howe Gelb

 * 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

 * The Band of Blacky Ranchette (1985)
 * Heartland (1986)
 * Sage Advice (1990)
 * Still Lookin' Good to Me (2003)

OP8

 * Slush (1997)

The Colorist Orchestra & Howe Gelb ft. Pieta Brown

 * Not on the Map (2021)

Filmography

 * Drunken Bees (1996) – Giant Sand documentary by Marianne Dissard
 * Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration (2005) – Howe Gelb interviewed
 * High and Dry: Where the Desert Meets Rock and Roll (2006) – documentary which includes music and interviews with Giant Sand members
 * This Band Has No Members (2006) – Howe Gelb solo concert film of his Japan tour in 2005
 * Ingenious (2009) - feature film soundtrack
 * Jackie (2012) - actor ("Paul")
 * Quantum Cowboys (2022) - actor ("Blacky"), writer, music; winner Best Original Music Award, Annecy International Animated Film Festival (2022)