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Headed by Lincoln, Mass., natives John Linnell and John Flansburgh and supported by Dan Hickey on drums, Dan Miller on lead guitar and Danny Weinkauf on bass, TMBG have gained near-cult popularity in many college circles. With songs ranging from "Birdhouse In Your Soul" to "I Should Be Allowed to Think," the Giants sport a quirky, tongue-in-cheek style that often delights in the silly, binges on esoteric allusion and has an addictive, sophisticated wit. This, coupled with their knack for writing deliciously catchy melodies, is what makes They Might Be Giants irresistible...
...energy at Saturday's show was explosive, the group's October appearance on campus at an IOP-sponsored rally was less than stellar. At that performance, the group played to a widely apathetic crowd that seemed to sap energy even from the perpetually wired-and-witty Flansburgh...
Throughout the show, the band's playing was in top form. Linnell, unlike at the IOP performance, hit his signature high notes dead on, and his prowess at the keyboard and accordion shone all night long. Flansburgh delivered as usual with lots of wacky energy on guitar and vocals, while Weinkauf took center stage on songs such as the mischievous and foreboding "Older...
During "How Can I Sing Like A Girl?" Flansburgh let the front row play his guitar, prompting him to comment after he received it that they must go to Berklee [College of Music] since his guitar was now in better tune than before he passed it to them. Continuing with the college theme, Linnell then introduced the next song as a "song in the same key [as the last one] for all you Berklee students." A spirited version of the classic "Birdhouse In Your Soul" followed, to the delight of the crowd...
...Flansburgh summed up the show best as he discussed with the crowd the thoughts in his head on his graduation day from art school: "I hope this rock thing works out!" He can rest easily, secure in the knowledge that it most certainly...