Aquarium Drunkard — Our Longshots series returns with two of the more prolific voices working in music today — Wooden Wand’s James Jackson Toth and Giant Sand’s Howe Gelb; both of whom just saw album releases this year, Blood Oaths of the New Blues and Tucson, res... more info

Topix — Of all the pretentiously unpretentious artistes in indie rock, Giant Sand's Howe Gelb seems like the least likely to do a concept album. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Last month's "Algiers" may be Calexico's first record with Los Angeles-based Anti- Records, but for this Arizona outfit the deal represents something of a homecoming. Joey Burns and John Convertino originally met in L.A. when both were playing as mem... more info

The Bay Bridged — Giant Giant Sand stole the show at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass last weekend (please comment below if you feel like arguing!). The lawn was pretty full by 11am Sunday when the elusive Howe Gelb took the stage. His latest incarnation, Giant Giant Sand, i... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Sad country pop and a well executed Replacements cover - Here Comes a Regular - laid down live with only a few overdubs. NYC Singer-songwriter Don DiLego recorded his new his new EP Western & Atlantic in Charlottesville, VA and Portland, OR. DiLeg... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Closing in on the band's 40th anniversary, Giant Sand will release their new album, Tuscon, on June 12. It's a road trip rock opera that has expanded the group's scope and sound, to the point that founder... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonEvery so often, Britain's biggest concert halls transform themselves into ceilidh barns, honkytonk bars or folk cellars, as musicians try to recreate the spirit of an after-hours jam session for an unusually large audience.The Floatin... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Watch the new Tracy Shedd video for Encourage Me, her song from the Luz de Vida compilation album. The clip was directed by Jesse Ewles. Currently based in Tuscon, AZ, the singer and multi-instrumentalist is getting ready for her 2011 Winter tour. ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — The Luz de Vida compilation album, out now on Fort Lowell Records, is touching remembrance for the victims of the January 8th shootings in Tucson, AZ. When the calls were made to artists to contribute a song, response was huge. Since it was origina... more info

Said the Gramophone — Howe Gelb & a Band of Gypsies - "Blood Orange". Howe Gelb begins this song as if accepting a dare. The first line is this: See the sky a-broil and the colour of a blood orange. Yes, he must... more info