Exhibit B for TMBGs HERE COME THE ABCs WEEK: Pictures of Pandas Painting! It’s time to get down with the psychedelic sound and fake English accents of TMBG! The DVD/CD Here Come the ABCs from They Might Be Giants is the perfect gift for friends who don’t know the ABCs! At Amazon http://bit.ly/A-B-C and iTunes http://bit.ly/ABCziTunes now!
For your viewing pleasure we reintroduce HERE COME THE ABCs with TMBG this week. Today exhibit A: Letter Shapes! Directed by visual genius David Ahuja. Share this project with your friends who don’t know the ABCs! At iTunes http://bit.ly/ABCziTunes and Amazon http://bit.ly/A-B-C.
As we all wait by the television for the big broadcast tonight, this 1966 Muppet ad campaign for La Choy Chow Mein brings the real Mad Men flavor with DRAGON FIRE! Thanks for the link Celeste!
Yes, in New York CIty on September 26 at the super-fancy Town Hall, there is now a SECOND SHOW ADDED in our celebration of Here Comes Science. Both shows will include performances by Robin “Goldie” Goldwasser, the Velcro Horns and the Avatars of They!
Tickets for the 3pm show are at http://bit.ly/9GrsX2 or new 12 noon show http://bit.ly/bQYPRO.
And Boston area families! COme see us at the Life is Good Festival with Dan Zanes and Laurie Berkner! Canton MA 9/11 & 12 bit.ly/11vtAH & bit.ly/11vtAH
They Might Be Giants just contributed a new song, “My Name is King of Socks,” for an original family recording project called Many Hands. Out on Aug. 11, the sales of the disc help fund the ongoing efforts of Haitian People’s Support Project — a respected not-for-profit based working out of Haiti since 1990. Read more about their work at www.haitiansupportproject.org. Album is available here for pre-order.
Hear Iain Lee’s very casual 25 minute interview with J&J here. Topics range from Crowded House, Whitney, CS&N, to Gino and Geno Washington and graduating to “old weird guy” status.
http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/iain-lees-best-bits/id295620851
John F. is producing Jonathan Coulton’s new album, and King of the Drums Marty Beller is playing on it. See JoCo’s new combo (with MB!) tomorrow at the Iron Horse in Northampton or in Somerville MA on Friday! http://www.somervilletheatreonline.com/somerville/schedule/events.php
They Might Be Giants have a whole new merch scene at http://merchdirect.com/theymightbegiants… fast & great deals! $35 gets you $35 worth of swag PLUS a free album download AND a download of The Spine Surfs Alone. ALSO BACK: Drinky Crow shot glasses AND the original TMBG snowman shirt! Here’s the theme to Drinky Crow we did!
