see also Beyond Nashville, Howe Gelb solo and Calexico

10. May 1989 – U4 – Vienna, Austria – CD-r – 32 minutes – A – fm broadcast, fantastic!

Creamville new mexico – uneven light of day – wearing the ropes of bible black – talk – mountain of love – almost the politician’s wife – love like a train – radio comments


 

February 1990 - BBC - London, UK - CD-r - 20 minutes - A- - fm broadcast, Andy Kershaw Sessions, on the same CD as 20. January 1993, Charterhalle, Munich, Germany

still too far - trickle down system - romance of falling - searchlight


 

9. March 1990 - Nachtwerk - Munich, Germany - 91 minutes - A

CD 1: radio shows - almost the politicians wife - dream stay - sucker in the cage - tumble & tear - wearing the robes of bible black - sage advice - mountain of love

CD 2: lovin' cup - thank you fallentine be myself again - romance of falling - trickle down system - searchlight - still too far - thin line man - train of pain


 

4. November 1990 – Loppen – Christiana – Copenhagen, Denmark – CD-r – 122 minutes – A- - with Victoria Williams (#) & Pappy Allen (*), audience recording, quite a bit of crowd noise, but fantastic show

Disk 1: Loretta & the insect world – unfinished love – long gone – thin line man – house of the rising sun – Vienna two-step throw-away – instrumental – I’m so lonesome I could cry * - big river* - dan tucker* - welcome to my world* - I ain’t coming home tonight* - ring of fire* - boogieman# - walk no more# - crazy mary#
Disk 2: laws of nature# - searchlight – October anywhere – wonder – why look at the moon – loving cup* - blue eyes crying in the rain* - can’t find love – romance of falling – (intermission) – trickle down system – will the circle be unbroken – cocain blues* - mountain of love


 

1990/1992 - Barbue - Copenhagen, Denmark - CD-r - 70 minutes - A - fm broadcast, includes interviews

radio speaker intro - howe gelb interviews audience - wearing the robes of bible black - interview - tumble & tear - almost the politicians wife - mountain of love - interview - lovin' cup - still too far - interview > sucker in the cage - intro > always horses coming - trickle down system - seldom matters - down on town


 

20. January 1993 - Charterhalle - Munich, Germany - CD-r - 42 minutes - B+ - all one track, on same CD as February 1990, BBC, London

romance of falling - loretta in the insect world - stuck - ? - things like that - centre of the universe


 

21. January 1993 - Batschkapp - Frankfurt, Germany - CDr - 99 minutes - A+ - with Chris Cacavas (*) and the Psycho Sisters (")

Disc 1: introduction - off ramp man - milkshake girl - love like a train recitation/pathfinder - stuck - waitin' for you (") - who we are, where we live (")

Disc 2: when it rains (") - stretched like twine (*) - pale blonde hell (*) - romance of falling - thing like that - centre of the universe


 

16. February 1993 - VPRO session - Hilversum, Netherlands - CD-r - 20 minutes - A- - fm broadcast, some noise, on same CD as 19. March 1994, SXSW Liberty Lunch, Austin, USA

speaker intro, interview - stuck - interview - pathfinder - unwed& well sped


 

5. March 1993 - KCRW - Los Angeles, USA - CD-r - 48 minutes - A - fm broadcast

radio speaker - neonfiller - interview - stuck - interview - 3 sixes - radio spee-ptinder rdio speaker - sage advice


 

12. June 1993 - Sin-E - WFMU - New York, USA - CD-r - A-, B+ - Vic Chesnutt on vocals

everybody can change - dodge - wonder - when i ran off and left her


 

19. March 1994 - SXSW Liberty Lunch - Austin, TX, USA - 45 minutes - A- - fm broadcast, on same CD as 16. February 1993, VPRO Session, Netherlands

steadfast - warm storm - stuck - hey man? - the romance of falling - loretta in the insect world - occupied - faithful (cut)


 

9. February 1995 - Muffathalle - Munich, Germany - CD-r - 51 minutes - A+ - fm broadcast + bonus tracks

summertime (Friends of Dean Martinez) - trickle down system - slide away - ? - corridor (world stand still) - mope a-long - year of the dog > jumpin' jack flash - moon river (Friends of Dean Martinez) - left + Friends of Dean Martin(ez) single - cordoba - monte carlo + bonus tracks from Giant Sand's 'Purge & Slouch' vinyl edition (not available on CD edition)


 

10. April 1997 - Rytmeposten - Odense, Denmark - CD-r - 72 minutes - A - soundboard?

punishing sun - bottom line man - solomon's ride - bottom line man (reprise) - slide away - astonished in emphis - instrumental - rock opera - hard on things - lovin' cup - yer ropes (fades in) - instrumental - (well) dusted (for the millenium) - satellite - performance art - encore - encore


 

OP8 - 8. September 1997 - Studion - Stockholm, Sweden - CDr - 72 minutes - A+ - soundboard/fm broadcast, not entirely sure where tracks 11-14 are from

no setlist


 

OP8 - 17. September 1997 - Rytmeposten - Odense, Denmark - CD-r - 84 minutes - A

disc 1: you suck (fade in) - imaginary friend (?, Lisa Germano) - never see it coming - if i think of love - sand - cracklin' water - leather

disc 2: instrumental - lost in space - after the storm (?, Lisa Germano) - round + round - the devil loves los angeles - miamo tutti - 'tape' - hardwood flowers - - 'tape'


 

21. October 1999 - Crocodile Cafe - Seattle, USA - CD-r - 53 minutes - A- - audience?

intro - yer ropes - instrumental - instrumental 2 - extra wide - untitled - loving cup - shiver - untitled - through my age - way to end the day - yer ropes - way to end the day (reprise) - train singer song - i'm so lonesome i could cry (with Janet Bean)


 

27. June 2000 - Centralstation - Darmstadt, Germany - CD-r - 122 minutes - A+ - soundboard recording

CD 1 - 'piano piece (pakistani piani)' - saint conformity - get to leave - four-door maverick - 'instrumental' - bottom line man - shiver - (well) dusted (for the millennium) - yer ropes - johny hit and run paulene (X) - available space - blue marble girl

CD 2 - hatch - temptation of egg > can't find love > temptation of egg > centre of the universe - encore: 'piano piece' - loving cup - way to end the day - milkshake girl


 

9. September 2000 - Solar Culture - Tucson, AZ - tape - approx. 70 minutes - A- - Howe Gelb with John Convertino and Sean O'Brien

intro - jam - can't help falling in love - train singer song - wearing the robes of bible black - loving cup - always horses coming - steadfast - st. conformity - swerve - leather - blue marble girl -

+ 3.May 1993 - KCRW radio show - Los Angeles, CA - A - 'Morning Becomes Eclectic', fm broadcast

stuck

+ 17. September 1997 - Rytmeposten - Odense, Denmark - 1 song - A- - OP 8 show

cold


 

11. October 2000 – Faust – Hannover, Germany – CD-r – 141 minutes – A – includes opening set by M Ward

Disc 1: tracks 1 – 6 by M Ward – wolfy – blue marble girl – loving cup – space available – piano & bass theme – shiver
Disc 2: satellite – can’t help falling in love – inner flame – centre of the universe – milkshake girl – wild dog waltz – fly me to the moon – (well) dusted (for the millennium) – all along the watchtower – yer ropes – smoke on the water – bible black – temptation of egg


 

16. October 2000 - Tom Tom Club - Heythusen, Netherlands - CD-r - 122 minutes - A+ - soundboard recording, with Matt Ward, Saholy and Laureline

CD 1 - (matt ward) - (matt ward) - (matt ward) - picture shows - blue marble girl - thank you dreaded black ice, thank you > band introduction - shiver - wolfy - can't help falling in love - wild dog waltz

CD 2 - (talk) - (well) dusted (for the millennium) - red right hand - loving cup - satellite - bottom line man - inner flame - the beat goes on


 

10. October 2001 – Schlachthof – Hamburg, Germany – CDr – 139 minutes – A – audience recording

Disc 1: 1 – 6 by M Ward – wolfy – astonished – bmg – shiver – dusted
Disc 2: st. conformity – can’t help falling in love – wild dog waltz – inner flame – instrumental – satellite – yer ropes cisco – bottom line man - leather


 

28. October 2001 – Crossing Border Festival – Ancienne Belgique – Brussels, Belgium – CDr – 61 minutes – A – with Saholy Diavolana, Laureline Prod’homme, Noah Thomas, Susan Voelz

Jazz piece – you can’t put your arms around a memory – wayfaring stranger > fly me to the moon – Johnny hit and run Pauline – blue marble girl – sage advice – shiver – the beat goes on – no reply


 

3. November 2001 - Beyond Nashville - (Upside) Down Home - Howe Gelb and Guests - Barbican Hall - London, UK - MD mastercopy - 150 minutes - A-,B

for setlist see Beyond Nashville


 

22. February 2002 - Joe's Pub - New York, USA - CD-r - 95 minutes - B,B+ - with guest sets by Evan Dando, Vic Chesnutt & Kurt Wagner

no setlist just yet


 

15. May 2002 - Ocean Hackney - London, UK - CD-r - 128 minutes - A+,C - disc 1 (74 min.) is soundboard recorded, disc 2 (54 min.) is audience recorded

Disc 1: ‘lucinda willliams: dreamville (?)’ – still too far – st. conformity – ‘Rainer – (?)’ – every grain of sand (bob Dylan) – sage advice – instrumental – shiver – crazy train quote (ozzy osbourne) – dusted – ‘johhny cash – wo ist zuhause mama’ – jason’s list - ? > hey jude – instrumental – bored little devil - corridor

Disc 2: no setlist


 

Giant Sand – ‘Infiltration of Dreams’ – various dates and locations – CD-r – 70 minutes – A+ - soundboard recordings, recorded and mixed by Jelle Kuiper, except 9 Robert Cos, 15 Juan Carrera, see www.giantsand.com for more
1-6: 3. November 2001 – ‘Beyond Nashville’ Festival - Barbican Hall – London, UK
7: 1. November 2001 – Old Market Theatre – Brighton, UK
8: 1. December 2000 – Athens, Greece
9: 6. December 2001 – Hamburg Docks – Hamburg, Germany
10 & 12: 6. December 2000 – Tunnel Club – Milan, Italy
11: 2. December 2000 – Thesaloniki, Greece
13 & 14: December 2000 – Europe
15: 12. April 2002 – Knitting Factory – New York, USA


the farm (rainer) – sage advice – shiver – seldom matters – spun – Johnny hit and run Pauline - blue marble girl – film score in a minor – sunshine of your love – astonished – delta whip around – corridor – le finale – static – the beat goes on


 

From the Archives - on Centre Stage - KXCI Radio - Tucson, AZ, USA - A+ - 3 CD fm broadcast hosted by Jim Blackwood, broadcast 3. November 2001

intro (1. April 2001 - Spitz - London, UK) - the beat goes on (16. October 2000 - Tom Tom Club - Heythusen, Netherlands) - break 1 - Vessel (The Giant Sandworms - circa 1982 - CBGBs - New York, USA) - long highway (13. April 1986 - Vera Club - Groningen, Netherlands) - barrio (13. April 1986 - Vera Club - Groningen, Netherlands) - underground train (Blackie Ranchette - 12. October 1986 - Vera Club - Groningen, Netherlands) - break 2 - unfinished love (15. November 1990 - Tivoli - Utrecht, Netherlands) - unwed and well sped (19. February 1992 - Mean Fiddler - London, UK) - all done in (Blackie Ranchette - 16. June 1990 - Muddbugs - Tucson, USA) - code of the road (fade out - Blackie Ranchette - 16. June 1990 - Muddbugs - Tucson, USA) - break through - nocturnes medley (Rainer & Howe - 27. September 1994 - Substanz - Munich, Germany) - world stands still (Rainer & Howe - 27. September 1994 - Substanz - Munich, Germany) - everybody can change (Vic Chesnutt & Giant Sand - 11. June 1993 - CBGBs - New York, USA) - break 4 - instrumental 1 (Friends of Dean Martinez - 10. September 1995 - Mercury Lounge - New York, USA) - instrumental 2 (Friends of Dean Martinez - 10. September 1995 - Mercury Lounge - New York, USA) - sway (Friends of Dean Martinez - 10. September 1995 - Mercury Lounge - New York, USA) - spoke (Calexico with Howe Gelb - 20. January 1996 - Knitting Factory - New York, USA) - drape (OP8 - 20. September 1997 - Studentersam - Trondeheim, Norway) - rainulator remix with get to leave & water fuels the fire (20. January 1996 - Knitting Factory - New York, USA) - break 5 - jam (Giant Sand & Rainer - 5. March 1995 - Club Congress - Tucson, USA) - you are my sunshine (Giant Sand & Rainer - 5. March 1995 - Club Congress - Tucson, USA) - train singer song (21. October 1999 - Crocodile Cafe - Seattle, USA) - hatch (13. July 2000 - Solar Culture - Tucson, USA - multitrack mix) - break 6 - service & repair (Calexico - 2. June 2001 - The Casbah - San Diego, USA) - losin' hand (Calexico with Al Perry - 3. June 2001 - Bimbo's 365 Club - San Francisco, USA) - fade(end)/waves of sorrow (Calexico - 6. June 2001 - Alladin Theatre - Portland, USA) - break 7 - st. conformity (Howe Gelb - 29. April 2001 - Solar Culture - Tucson, USA) - plants and rags (Howe Gelb with PJ Harvey - 29. April 2001 - Solar Culture - Tucson, USA) - johnny hit and run pauline (Giant Sand with PJ Harvey - 29. April 2001 - Solar Culture - Tucson, USA) - losing ground (Giant Sand with PJ Harvey - 29. April 2001 - Solar Culture - Tucson, USA) - break 8 - shiver (Howe Gelb - 25. May 2001 - Solar Culture - Tucson, USA - from Shiver EP release) - woven birds - sunken waltz - across the wire - not even stevie nicks - black heart - puta party - oki dog (Calexico - 15. October 2002 - KXCI FM session - Tucson, USA)