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There should be no loss when coverting back to FLAC from WAV... :-) 18:05 on Tuesday April 11 2006 - Tucson - a nice warm 81 degrees...

Jörg (Lonesome Day Blues)

Howe, how did you like the Bobshow & MH in the Tucson Convention Center yesterday? Have a nice travel and not too much jet-lag in Newcastle..... 15:23 on Tuesday April 11 2006 - should have known better

Sinabun

Hi, I was wondering if someone here could answer a question for me. I know that FLAC is lossless; however, I'm wondering if there is any loss involved when converting a FLAC file into a WAV file and then back into a FLAC file again? Any help or useful answer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. 14:15 on Tuesday April 11 2006 - japootyville

citzin 'cane

i don't have that big pepsico dollar to fuel my muse or coffee house idealism burnin on my fuse i eat no pig lefty 14:08 on Tuesday April 11 2006 - mer'ca

SeanT

J - probably be in a suit ( it's on a work day ) not much hair now , chubby face , confused look ..... you ? 12:55 on Tuesday April 11 2006 - Epping Forest

J

Sean- Doh! Think he managed them both? Possibly, hence the confusion. What sort of sticker you gonna have on for the show?... 09:59 on Tuesday April 11 2006

Ciaran

Hi there, I'm looking for a ticket to the 16th May London gig. A friend of mine would like to come and it's now sold out. Any help would be much appreciated you can email me at ciaran@blacksheepcomedy.co.uk 08:24 on Tuesday April 11 2006 - London

karlos

loving the 'sno angel - sounds like Howe is kicking back in heaven with a chorus of angels. props to all. 06:36 on Tuesday April 11 2006 - new mills, uk

SeanT

J - Body talk wasn't that John Otway ? 02:29 on Tuesday April 11 2006 - Epping Forest

J to Howe Kate stuff

Have an 11 strong folder of Kates' work on heavy rotation already. Those not familiar got 3hive.com to start with. "Over" Is awesome. Blanche are also doing it for me at the mo... Deadstring bros 3rd May essex is worth a look... 17:30 on Monday April 10 2006

J

Sean T- my best mate since I was six (That's a long time ago) Had a lodger called Frank who used to manage Eric. I'd love to hear it... Last time I saw him he was doing 'Body talk' On the Young Ones. St Lukes looms closer, better than Easter and xmas rolled into one I confidently predict... 17:24 on Monday April 10 2006

Frank C - Sno Angel Ruins Garden

Just read the comments in favour of .., against .. Well, I have to say, 2006 has been a great year so far because my favourite two musicians have released one of their best works in years. Howe´s No Angels ist just great, I really love every track, Howe´s voice is so smooth and lovely playing with all those various styles. Songs like "the farm" or "Neo filler" send shivers down my spine. And "Garden Ruin" is also one of Calexico´s finest releases. My favourite after "Black Light". Great and subtle songwriting. What a relief that there are no more tex-mex-guitars and cliché- trumpets! Instead they occasionally managed to rock (more than I had expected!). "Letter To Bowie Knife" is one of their finest songs ever. Hope that it will substitute the standard "Crystal Frontier" encore on concerts. "All Systems Red" has a lot of Giant Sand vibe in it, especially the feedback play that has that certain Howe flavour. Hope they know how much they owe Howe. So, whatever problems there are bewtween those musicians, there´s a lot of great music happening on both sides. At least one positive side effect of the split. I´m thankful for that. 05:01 on Monday April 10 2006 - BXL

SeanT

Anyone heard Wreckless Eric's re-done version of Whole Wide World as an England World Cup Song ? It's the best world cup number ever. 03:57 on Monday April 10 2006 - Leffe Shed

howe

kate maki ....from northern ontario ...a young school teacher ...who sings and writes great songs .....seek her 01:23 on Monday April 10 2006 - home

Jörg (Mountain Of Love)

I'm wondering who that woman is that's singing the "Mountain Of Love" Sno Angel-version (from that i-tunes EP) with Howe. Anybody knows? 15:24 on Sunday April 9 2006 - should have known better

Frank C- @Mikus

Hi, my adress is CastenholzATweb.de (AT stands for @, just to avoid the email-fishing for spamming) I don´t have email access during the weekend, though. But you can also send me an SMS to 0494-744004. Next monday or tuesday would also be fine with me. 11:00 on Friday April 7 2006 - BXL

Mikus again (for Frank C)

Give me your Email adress... 03:20 on Friday April 7 2006 - Brussels

Mikus (4 Franky C)

Hi Frank... In Brussels ? Nice place hein ? Will try to contact you direct at you personnal Email adress, and meet somewhere. The Botanique will perhaps be nice too... 03:01 on Friday April 7 2006 - Brussels

glue 4 Noose 4 luke

Been out playing the scene tonight playeda benfit for others less fortunate. two poets both talking about loosing their locks in a weird bristolian twang both trying but failing to hyde their well born vowels. We played a good set 3 of us never played together before sat in the bar to discuss the first chord then off to the disabled loo for john to show perry and myself a riff then bang on stage. lots of hippy dippy trosh screen projecting poverty information everyone drinking out of plastic cups. heartfelt but targetting the wrong audenice. ended 2nd song (LONg rambling tale about carrier pidegons and being bludgened to death for a coat of charms) huge silence have to open my glue stuck tranced state eyes to see people staring feeverously at us. our opening gambit had been a lovely drop d folk floater they had been fooled what fools!!!!!! after an age the clapping comes people are stuck to us like watching a car crash perry on double bass me and john on guitaroos after song 3 the hostess shouts stop the bar is closing que people sukurriying off to buy drinks what a bind still time to go bar closing shiv sticks. another long peice cut beautifuly with sweet jane and then off to bed lots of shouting trowing and accusing looks. the band on after us the avent bards (and no they were neither) shook them selves up i only wish their had been a piano.......... 18:46 on Thursday April 6 2006 - Cheltennoviski

Norwegian Spill - Thin

Yup, for the record Howe and TV are Thrill Jockey labelmates. 2 new TV solos out now or soon. 16:25 on Wednesday April 5 2006 - Blaine

Jörg

Yes - fine new chapters in the journal. And the coolest GS band photo ever! Howe - nevermind the just-on-time-travel to Newcastle (Ol Bob will be worth it anyway): as the recording of the Hamburg crumble revealed, it was a very entertaining show with lots of highlights and great moments.. Maybe there were some strange vibes in the room back then which made it a rather uncomfortable experience. Blame it on the circumstances. However - it was one of those shows that stuck in mind. So good luck and a lot of fun in Newcastle! 04:00 on Wednesday April 5 2006 - should have known better

geoff

howe. nice diary posting. funny enough, i saw the trudell movie last night as well...although it was in austin and it was a different day than your last night i guess...i was suppossed to have seen it some months back in santa fe, but didn't for one reason or another. glad i did finally though. also, nice remembrence of house of freaks. i remember getting their monkey of a chain gang cassette back in the late 80's or so...even before i had added giant sand to the collection...they helped inspire a short lived two piece of bass and accordion i was in. although we weren't really any good. and finally--as you said, it is neat to talk with the musical heroes of your formative years...you too deserve to be commended, or thanked, or something, for talking to those of us for whom you were one of those musical heroes of the formative days. so thanks. 21:47 on Tuesday April 4 2006 - workish

Tom

Considering the chance of meeting the canal girl out there in Tuscon, we must conclude that all is one 20:27 on Tuesday April 4 2006 - Belgium

thin

howe.......considering the jet lag possibilities with the 'newcastle cluny' gig. maybe it be a good idea to prepare and play the the same setlist as the recent 'munchen' gig but maybe play it in reverse order, all on piano, with one eye open and one closed.mmmmmmmmm. 18:01 on Tuesday April 4 2006 - on the end of a really good norwegian wodka

thin

looksta forward to postin a gig review of the newcastle 'cluny' gig the night prior to the 'barbican' slot. 2 howe giggos in the space of a glorious month for the north east wilderness of britain (i omit the word 'great' before 'britain' from the point of honesty and it looks sweeter and also the use of non capitals puts us in our place) 17:43 on Tuesday April 4 2006 - as stated above

thin

yip, a good slang of wordage by young blaine and a recording of strange kookiness by mr. gelb. the record seems to hit the notes of favour with press and the sound on the grooves too is fresh. 'the farm' indeedy is a strange one, howe almost digs into a monologue groove and sits in tight looking for the ghost vocal, this sits smartly with a tom verlainesque - breakin in my heart guitar cut. one thing i noticed with this record is that it sounds proper when played at a louder volume than i normally play things at. you can hear the rattlin of voice strings and raspin of deliberation. 'worried spirits' does it for me, that drum sound, barely a snare in sight, blam blam blam blam. strangely enough i find 'howlin a gale' one of the tracks i can run with least. maybe it be the van halen guitar squeal - my fault folks - i prefer confused restraint in the noodling department. 'neon filler' is a beauty (champion as we say in this neck of the world), the vocal drip from the speaker with those solar sparks hittin the ceilin. a thankin you all. ( i wrote a far meaner greater version of this the other eve, but the norwegian vodka which i was eagerly enjoyin caused me to spill the post). oh yeasy yes the choirs subtle creepage on on 'chore' makes me hackle with wonderdom. a great. thanks for lettin me waffle. 17:32 on Tuesday April 4 2006 - the town on th edge of the tyne

Blaine

Hopefully this isn’t too long of a post. Here is a review that is scheduled to run in the next issue of www.vitalsourcemag.com Howe Gelb - 'Sno Angel Like You (Thrill Jockey) Best known as leader of Tucson-based Giant Sand, Howe Gelb's musical resume is a multi-headed hydra. Not enough space here to do it justice, but do yrself a favor and look into his discography. His projects -- from idiosyncratic solo piano to loud rock and roll merely scratch the surface of his artistic restlessness. The one thing he has not attempted is recording an album with a Canadian Gospel choir in the midst of an Ottawa Winter. Enter 'Sno Angel Like You. Gelb is nothing if not fearless with his music; never overtly religious but certainly spiritual . Recruiting the eleven piece Voices of Praise Gospel Choir and armed with Arcade Fire drummer Jeremy Gara, Gelb began recording tracks. "Rumors of a better world, when we get to leave," Gelb sings on the opening cut and the choir is already humming in idle. It is evident the spaces in Gelb's music will become part of the recipe on this album. Keenly working to build tension and release throughout, Gelb's creaky vocals are set in relief to the choir's power and majesty. The combination of Howespeak (not unlike Mike Watt's native tongue) and the collective vocal swells illuminate more so than reiterate. It is a with trio of songs that Gelb, band (very nice slide guitar by Fred Guignion) and choir make music for the ages. "The Farm" -- a tune based on the unswerving strength of love written by Gelb's late mentor Rainer Ptacek -- opens on a wobbly groove, as if the writer was still inhabiting the tune. Yet as Gelb gets to the chorus the amassed voices echo in confidence "Some-one, some-where, some-place, -- out there" and the leap is easy as it is obvious. As the record unfolds, the subtle backing the choir lulls you into a sense of security not unlike Mom's home cooking. Then Gelb unleashes "Howlin' a Gale". This is as cantankerous and rockin' as Gelb allows himself on this album. The tension has been building as guitars twang and slide, the chorus recalls Lou Reed (circa Coney Island Baby), and the choir morphs into the very definition of the song's title. Justly inspired Gelb peals off a slow flurry of squealing and damaged harmonic grace notes on electric guitar. Lastly Gelb resurrects "Neon Filler" (from Giant Sand's 1994 album Ramp), to a late night Gospel throb abetted by a soothing Hammond organ. What emerges is one of the best performances of his long and winding career. Gelb's world-weary vocals recounting a funeral scene as the tune trundles along. Then as if by instinct the choir senses Gelb's fatigue, simply and buoyantly prop him up, singing "... light is the Moses, splitting the waves in a a sea so dark." Blaine Schultz MKE April '06 16:46 on Tuesday April 4 2006 - Milwaukee

finn

Yeah, don't think I'll bother with the new Calexico release, I think Joey is a bit of a nob. 07:42 on Tuesday April 4 2006 - London

Frank C - @Mikus!

Hi Mikus, sorry I lost your email ad. It vanished with the old comments board. My stay in Brussels is shorter than I thought. But I´ll attend Howe´s show anyway. Buxfix will be there, too. If you like drop me a line, maybe we can have a Leffe before (or maybe even next weekend or so): castenholz ATwebDOTde Greets! Frank 04:09 on Tuesday April 4 2006 - still Brussels

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