It hit me as I listened to Join Us that They Might be Giants not only deserve the ardent fervor of their most fervent fans, but that they have influenced such a wide array of acts many of us find ourselves a fan of, from Cake to Flight of the Conchords and so many others, that even if they don’t necessarily deserve our unrequited musical love, they certainly deserve more than our respect, they deserve our ears, for at least a few songs. – Paste Magazine
They Might Be Giants released Join Us, a new album, on July 19, to generally positive reviews. NYMAG.com ran an interesting piece on TMBG titled, They Might Be Giants: Sixteen Random Tales From 30 Years on the Road.
The band kicked off a tour supporting the new album at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey. A list of the dates that have been thus far announced is below. TMBG will perform at Portland’s Crystal Ballroom on November 10. Other Northwest dates include:
11/5 Boise ID Knitting Factory
11/6 Spokane WA Knitting Factory
11/8 Vancouver BC Venue
11/9 Seattle WA Showbox SoDo
For more complete info, go to the band’s website.
Recent TMBG appearances include an NPR Tiny Desk Concert, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, All Things Considered and an appearance at the AVClub offices to cover Chumbawamba’s Tubthumping.
Here’s a download of Can’t Keep Johnny Down and Judy is Your Viet Nam.
Tour Dates:
WITH JONATHAN COULTON
9/8 New Haven CT Toad’s Place
9/9 Great Barrington MA Mahaiwe Theatre
9/10 Concord NH Capitol Center for the Arts
9/11 Norwich VT Upper Valley Events Center
9/13 Ithaca NY State Theatre
9/14 Pittsburgh PA Byham Theatre
9/15 Rochester NY Harro Ballroom
9/16 Cleveland OH Beachland Ballroom
9/17 Detroit MI Majestic Theatre
9/18 Grand Rapids MI Intersection
9/20 Cincinnati OH Southgate House
9/21 Louisville KY FREE CONCERT Waterfront Park
9/22 Indianapolis IN The Vogue
9/23 Chicago IL Riviera Theatre
9/24 St. Louis MO The Pageant
9/25 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom
9/27 Nashville TN Cannery Ballroom
9/28 Asheville NC Orange Peel
9/29 Richmond VA The National
9/30 Philadelphia PA Theatre of Living Arts
NO JONATHAN COULTON
10/1 Boston MA Berklee Performance Center (show A-M)
10/1 Boston MA Berklee Performance Center (show N-Z)
10/28 Milwaukee WI Pabst Theatre
10/29 Minneapolis MN – First Avenue
10/30 Iowa City, IA Englert Theatre
11/1 Omaha, NE Slowdown
11/2 Kansas City MO – Beaumont Club
11/3 Boulder, CO Boulder Theatre
AND WITH COULTON AGAIN!
11/4 Salt Lake City UT – The Depot
11/5 Boise ID Knitting Factory
11/6 Spokane WA Knitting Factory
11/8 Vancouver BC Venue
11/9 Seattle WA Showbox SoDo
11/10 Portland OR Crystal Ballroom
11/11 Arcata, CA Van Duzer Theatre
11/12 San Francisco CA Fillmore – on sale 6/26
11/13 San Francisco CA Fillmore – on sale 6/26
11/16 Anaheim CA House of Blues
11/17 San Diego CA Belly Up
WE DON’T KNOW IF COULTON WILL DO THIS ONE…
11/26 Washington DC 9:30 Club
http://youtu.be/nDx0eoyPuuw
