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[learnedax]

On Saturday night, having listened to the band for about 17 years narrowly missing shows of theirs at least four times, I finally saw They Might Be Giants perform. (They Might Have Been at The Iron Horse, in Northhampton. In fact they pretty definitely were.)

It's hard to describe the experience without using the word "awesome" several times. They give an awesome live show, and when they're performing just about every song gets a novel treatment, most of which completely rock out. They did a bunch of songs from their upcoming album, which were basically all awesome, but the anthemic song about Mesopotamians was probably my favorite. A couple got engaged during Birdhouse in Your Soul. They wrote a special song for the venue. They summoned up Emily Dickinson's spirit from the vasty deep.

What I'm trying to say is that the show was awesome.

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[bkdelong.livejournal.com]

Rock on. January of 1995 I had the pleasure of being a "roadie" at the Iron Horse for a few people. Got to meet Bo Diddley and Jonatha Brooke. While I was working and going to school in the area I also caught Tori Amos and, of course, TMBG at the John M Greene Hall. I think they're a band that's much better live than on recording....because they put so much energy into their shows.

At the IRON HORSE???

[wench33.livejournal.com]

So jealous I could cry. I have loved them since high school and I *still* haven't managed to see them live. :(

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[cristovau.livejournal.com]

I've seen TMBG 8 times in a variety of venues. They always give it their best and rock out with some of the most inventive covers, even of their own work.

My favorite memory was from back in 94(?) when they did maybe 5 college shows in one day. I saw 3 of them and was amazed that each set was different.

Did they do the radio dial trick where they bring up a radio and scan the dial until they find something and start a cover of it? They don't always and it's oe of my favorite gimmicks.

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[learnedax.livejournal.com]

That sounds pretty awesome - clearly I'll have to see them a lot more. They didn't actually do any covers at this show...

[komos.livejournal.com]

I assume they're still doing the world's longest conga line?

[learnedax.livejournal.com]

Not this time, but the multi-floor club venue would have made it somewhat challenging. Or maybe they just didn't feel like it that night.

[sagawizard.livejournal.com]

I've seen them three times - once in Northampton at Pearl Street, once at the Hatch Shell in Boston, and I think once at Brandeis in Levin Ballroom - they do indeed put on quite a show, with little birdhouses with lights inside to giant puppet heads for "exotic dead guy"...glad you finally saw 'em.

Meatloaf actually also does a really neat show, lots o' props...

- SW