Howe Gelb

• Name — Howe Gelb • Landscape — yes • Birth Name — Howard Gelb • Birthplace — Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. • Born — 22 October 1956 • Origin — Tucson, Arizona, U.S. • Instrument — Vocals, guitar, piano • Genre — Indie rock, Americana, alt.country, roots rock, indie folk, folk-rock, lo-fi • Occupation — Musician, songwriter, record producer • Label — Ow Om, Loose Music • Associated Acts — Giant Sand, KT Tunstall OP8 The Band of Blacky Ranchette Arizona Amp and Alternator • Website — howegelb.bandcamp.com

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. An impromptu performance at the wedding of a mutual friend lead to a long-distance collaboration under the name Geckøs with M. Ward and McKowski of The Lost Brothers. The group released its first eponymous album in September 2025.

• 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 (2005) • The Open Road (2016)

• Incidental Music (1983) • 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 (1985) • Heartland (1986) • Sage Advice (1990) • Still Lookin' Good to Me (2003)

• Slush (1997)

• Not on the Map (2021)

• 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)

Howe Gelb is recorded as singer, singer-songwriter, record producer and musician.