Max Gomez & Howe Gelb LIVE at Tumbleroot

Max Gomez & Howe Gelb
Desert Companion Tour
with SLANT CAN
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 • 7:30 pm
Bar & restaurant opens at 4pm; tickets required after 6:30 pm; early entry access at 6pm
21+ with valid ID (under 21 admitted only if accompanied by parent or adult legal guardian)
Tickets: $25 ADV in person | $29.46 ADV online | $30 Day of show
Early Entry Tickets: $35 ADV in person | $40.61 ADV online
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The Desert Companion Tour will feature Max Gomez and Howe Gelb performing together alongside SLANT CAN (drummer Beth Goodfellow and bassist Thøger Lund) and special guests. These aren't just co-bill shows. Max and Howe will be on stage together all night—trading songs, stories, and traveling down roads unknown, where no setlist is carved in stone. Just friends and music in the great desert towns that have inspired them for years.

MAX GOMEZ
Max Gomez was born and raised in Taos, New Mexico, where he fell under the influence of country and blues singer-songwriters at an early age. After becoming a fixture in the New Mexico music scene, Gomez left home to pursue a broader horizon. His debut album, Rule the World (New West Records), earned critical acclaim and launched a touring career that has taken him coast to coast across the U.S., into Canada, and throughout Western Europe.
In August of last year, Gomez released Memory Mountain, produced by Mark Howard. The album debuted at #1 on the Alt-Country Radio Chart, further solidifying his reputation for timeless, resonant songwriting. His interim EP, Me and Joe, featuring the now-beloved track “Make It Me,” has surpassed five million streams on Spotify alone. Praised by Rolling Stone and No Depression as an emerging voice in Americana, Memory Mountain affirms that distinction with depth and charm.
Over the years, Gomez has shared the stage with artists across genres, including James McMurtry, Buddy Miller, John Hiatt, Patty Griffin, Tommy James & The Shondells, Jeff Beck, and Johnny Depp. Judging by the company he keeps—and the work he continues to create—Max Gomez remains one of Americana’s most compelling and authentic voices.

HOWE GELB
Howe Gelb long has been saddled with such ticklish titles such as ‘godfather of alt-country’ ( only in the UK) and ‘elder ambassador of desert rock’ ( at 3:00 AM during a desperate writer's deadline ) but please never utilize the moniker Americana ( which originally was a descriptive instigated by Sylvie Simmons of MoJo aeons ago ) and just call it American music; the result of a melting pot of the poor and tired and the huddled masses yearning to be free.