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They Might Be Giants

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    They Might Be Giants at The Marquee Theatre, 1/29/12

    Maria VassettThey Might Be Giants​They Might Be Giants Marquee Theatre Sunday, January 29, 2012 How many F-bombs can you drop in a PG-13 movie? Is it one? Two? However many, last night's They Might Be Giants show certainly earned its 14-and-over "rating," with the "Johns," Flansburgh and Li ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    Record Heat: Younger and Drunker by Brad Dwyer

    Here's to "intentionally flowery-bullshit." In this week's installment of Record Heat, Brad Dwyer remembers the urge to push to the front of the crowd and dance at a show. In light of our "Don't Be an Asshole or: A Few Words On The Subject of Concert Etiquette," it's important to remember that the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    They Might Be Giants, Citizen Cope, Strung Out, Sundown Showdown IV Over the Weekend

    Citizen Cope at Marquee Theatre I've been to more exciting Citizen Cope shows over the past few years, but last night's solo acoustic gig was still a tight show for different reasons than I'm used to. Clarence Greenwood sounds fabulous when he plays with his band, but he held his own without them. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Weekend: Bobby BrandNew, Warsaw Poland Bros, Casey Jones, Tony Richie Tribute Show, and Calvin Harris

    Bobby BrandNew​Okay folks, start 'yer engines: It's looking to be a pretty good weekend for music in the Valley of the Sun. You've got a lot of choices to make. Do you want to take in the hippie-dippy good vibes of Citizen Cope? The anything goes, doom metal-to-psych punk Sundown Showdown fest ... More >>

  • Music

    January 26, 2012

    They Might Be Giants Are Playing for Adults Again

    Bobby BrandNew​Okay folks, start 'yer engines: It's looking to be a pretty good weekend for music in the Valley of the Sun. You've got a lot of choices to make. Do you want to take in the hippie-dippy good vibes of Citizen Cope? The anything goes, doom metal-to-psych punk Sundown Showdown fest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Mouse Powell, Dengue Fever, They Might Be Giants, and More in This Week's Issue

    Mouse Powell​In this week's issue, we take a look at the rise of Phoenix rapper Mouse Powell. He's new on the scene, only releasing his debut full-length Where It's Cloudy late last November, but he's quickly made a mark on the scene. This weekend he brings his laidback, jazzy sound to Tempe T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    They Might Be Giants' John Linnell: "It Can Be Really Hard to Play For Kids"

    30 years is a long time. You might think that after 30 years in a career as unique and unpredictable as They Might Be Giants, (college rockers to children's rockers) principals John Linnell and John Flansburgh might be wondering how much longer they can keep it up, but that's not the case according ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Top 15 Local Releases of 2011: Jason P. Woodbury

    Andrew Jackson Jihad​Welcome to another installment of Up on the Sun's 2011 Review. Over the next week, we'll be counting down our favorite songs, shows, national and local releases of 2011. Enjoy! Okay. I'm done. Spent. No more lists. The reissues list was hard. The show list was hard. The ... More >>

  • Music

    July 21, 2011

    Dogbreth: They Did It All for the Chookie

    Andrew Jackson Jihad​Welcome to another installment of Up on the Sun's 2011 Review. Over the next week, we'll be counting down our favorite songs, shows, national and local releases of 2011. Enjoy! Okay. I'm done. Spent. No more lists. The reissues list was hard. The show list was hard. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    Eight Bands That Should Make a Children's Record

    ​They Might Be Giants' new album, Join Us, comes out today. If you've only been following TMBG for the past four or five years, you might be under the impression that this Brooklyn-based band is a children's music group. That would be understandable, considering Join Us is the first TMBG album si ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    Mack Duncan, What Are You Listening To?

    Mack Duncan​Mack DuncanThe improviser, filmmaker, puppeteer, teacher, co-founder of The Torch Theatre and creator of the web series Vincent and Me helped organize the Phoenix Improv Festival this weekend at the Herberger Theater. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    The 15 Best Songs About U.S. Presidents

    We at Up on the Sun, like Clinton himself, feel your pain. Every year Presidents Day rolls around and you're struggling to plant that cherry tree and buy all the stovepipe hats you can, all so that you can have the best damn Presidents Day party possible. (C'mon, we can't be the only ones.)So to ea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Sister Lovers: Paula Stop Pretending (1993)

    Sister Lovers, "Paula Stop Pretending" ​ Welcome to Obscuro, a weekly feature where Up on the Sun dives deep into the world of vinyl oddities: private press jobs, major label cast-offs, and general thrift shop clutter that's thus far escaped anyone's attention. These LPs have been hiding out, coll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Noxious Of AZ: The Rapper's Rapper

    Noxious Of AZ - The Rapper's Rapper​Artist: Noxious Of AZTitle: The Rapper's RapperBasics: You Asked For It gets hip hop this time around, compliments of champion of all things Arizona, Noxious of AZ. I will admit that this album -- Noxious' first of two albums released in 2010 -- was pretty damn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    Five Beatles B-Sides That Foreshadow Entire Genres of Rock Music (with Video)

    The Beatles: Unquestionably the most influential rock band of all time.​Today The Beatles and the company formerly known as Apple Computer Inc. struck a deal resulting in the release of the band's music on iTunes for the first time.The band's entire output -- 12 studio albums with 193 tracks from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    They Might Be Giants, "Boss of Me"

    ​Song: They Might Be Giants, "Boss of Me"Context: Eagerly anticipating tomorrow evening's You Hang Up performance at Martini Ranch in Scottsdale, which hopefully won't be cancelled by any unforeseen "family emergencies." TMBG - Boss of Me by fanarchy

  • Music

    July 22, 2010

    Barenaked Ladies: The Sordid History of the World's Most Canadian Band

    ​Song: They Might Be Giants, "Boss of Me"Context: Eagerly anticipating tomorrow evening's You Hang Up performance at Martini Ranch in Scottsdale, which hopefully won't be cancelled by any unforeseen "family emergencies." TMBG - Boss of Me by fanarchy

  • Music

    June 17, 2010

    Cake

    ​Song: They Might Be Giants, "Boss of Me"Context: Eagerly anticipating tomorrow evening's You Hang Up performance at Martini Ranch in Scottsdale, which hopefully won't be cancelled by any unforeseen "family emergencies." TMBG - Boss of Me by fanarchy

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Owl City Side Project: What's the Point?

    The equation: Owl City - synths more attempts at sounding like Ben Gibbard = Sky Sailing​While some of our writers are fans of Owl City, others are clearly not.Idolator reports that Owl City's frontman Adam Young has started a side project titled Sky Sailing with an album due out on July 13. And ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Bonnaroo 2010 Lineup Announced: Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Weezer, Stevie Wonder and More

    ​Tennessee's Bonnaroo music festival has announced a full line-up for this June. No real surprises here: Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Weezer, and the Flaming Lips are the top of the pile.The Dead Weather, Phoenix, John Fogerty, Jimmy Cliff, Tenacious D, Zac Brown Band, ... More >>

  • Music

    July 23, 2009

    Thank Raffi! Zooglobble.com’s Stefan Shepherd Will Review The Wiggles

    ​Tennessee's Bonnaroo music festival has announced a full line-up for this June. No real surprises here: Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Weezer, and the Flaming Lips are the top of the pile.The Dead Weather, Phoenix, John Fogerty, Jimmy Cliff, Tenacious D, Zac Brown Band, ... More >>

  • Music

    October 9, 2008

    Say Hi, & Jukebox the Ghost

    ​Tennessee's Bonnaroo music festival has announced a full line-up for this June. No real surprises here: Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Weezer, and the Flaming Lips are the top of the pile.The Dead Weather, Phoenix, John Fogerty, Jimmy Cliff, Tenacious D, Zac Brown Band, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2008

    Kindie Rock: New Amsterdams' Matt Pryor battles The Terrible Twos

    ​Tennessee's Bonnaroo music festival has announced a full line-up for this June. No real surprises here: Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Weezer, and the Flaming Lips are the top of the pile.The Dead Weather, Phoenix, John Fogerty, Jimmy Cliff, Tenacious D, Zac Brown Band, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 14, 2008

    New Amsterdams' Matt Pryor battles The Terrible Twos

    ​Tennessee's Bonnaroo music festival has announced a full line-up for this June. No real surprises here: Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Weezer, and the Flaming Lips are the top of the pile.The Dead Weather, Phoenix, John Fogerty, Jimmy Cliff, Tenacious D, Zac Brown Band, ... More >>

  • Music

    March 27, 2008

    Why?

    Alopecia
    (Anticon)

  • Music

    December 27, 2007

    Grand Buffet

    Alopecia
    (Anticon)

  • Music

    June 21, 2007

    Rock 'N' Rowling

    They might be wizards

  • Music

    May 24, 2007

    Matt and Kim

    New York state of mind-blowing

  • Music

    January 25, 2007

    Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl

    Delayed gratification

  • Music

    September 7, 2006

    Less Pain Forever, and Peachcake

    Now We Have Something to Celebrate
    (Western Tread)

  • News

    August 3, 2006

    Hi, My Name Is Ryan

    The clown prince of Phoenix's downtown art scene is sacrificing madcap antics for a Mormon mission

  • Calendar

    September 15, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-day Picks

    The clown prince of Phoenix's downtown art scene is sacrificing madcap antics for a Mormon mission

  • Calendar

    March 10, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    The clown prince of Phoenix's downtown art scene is sacrificing madcap antics for a Mormon mission

  • Music

    September 30, 2004

    The Tragically Hip

    Tragically underrated

  • Music

    January 15, 2004

    Baskervilles

    Baskervilles (Secret Crush)

  • Music

    September 25, 2003

    The Shizz

    This (Self-released)

  • Music

    August 28, 2003

    Ween

    Quebec (Sanctuary)

  • News

    January 2, 2003

    The Bad: And a Few Stunk . . .

    One writer scrapes his $1 bin for the worst records of the year

  • Music

    November 7, 2002

    Fatigo

    Pero los Chivos!!

  • Music

    July 25, 2002

    They Might Be Giants

    Goofy group rocks the Cajun House in your soul

  • Music

    April 18, 2002

    Mill Stones

    Seventh annual New Times showcase sells beer, inspires an imitator and hosts a middle-finger salute

  • Music

    March 15, 2001

    Two for One

    On a new split double disc, the Young Fresh Fellows and the Minus 5 revive good-natured pop-rock

  • Music

    February 17, 2000

    The The

    Naked Self (Nothing)

  • Music

    September 16, 1999

    Giant Steps

    They Might Be Giants hope that the revolution will be downloaded

  • Music

    April 15, 1999

    I Want My MP3!

    Wondermeat's Will Nerini and Eric Long have seen the future of Phoenix rock, and it's downloadable

  • Music

    July 10, 1997

    Recordings

    Wondermeat's Will Nerini and Eric Long have seen the future of Phoenix rock, and it's downloadable

  • Calendar

    July 18, 1996

    Pic Hits for the week

    Wondermeat's Will Nerini and Eric Long have seen the future of Phoenix rock, and it's downloadable

  • Music

    February 22, 1996

    Recordings

    Wondermeat's Will Nerini and Eric Long have seen the future of Phoenix rock, and it's downloadable

  • Music

    March 2, 1995

    LIVE SHOTS

    Wondermeat's Will Nerini and Eric Long have seen the future of Phoenix rock, and it's downloadable

  • Music

    June 1, 1994

    THIRTY DAYS BEFORE THE STEREOANOTHER MONTH'S WORTH OF REVIEWS, JUST FOR YOU

    Wondermeat's Will Nerini and Eric Long have seen the future of Phoenix rock, and it's downloadable

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