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Recent News November 13, 2026 It's that time of year again! KMSU The Maverick is running They Might Be Playing They Might Be Giants, playing only TMBG for 13 hours, from 6 AM until 7 PM CST. Learn more here. There's also a coloring page contest, as well as interviews of John Flansburgh and John Linnell which will be uploaded to the KMSU YouTube next week. November 7, 2026 John Linnell spoke to Austin, TX community radio station KOOP for their show What's New about the band's upcoming shows. November 6, 2026 John Flansburgh conducted a 45-minute video interview with Almost Famous Magazine about the band's career, and spoke to Austin, TX student radio station WVRX for their podcast to discuss TMBG's upcoming Texas shows. October 31, 2026 They Might Be Giants performed three songs for Saturday Sessions on CBS Saturday Morning, "Get Down", "Let Me Tell You About My Operation" and "Wu-Tang." Watch them on YouTube. October 28, 2026 Graphic designer and School of Visual Arts professor Paul Sahre is featured alongside his students in an article about collaborating with They Might Be Giants, in the latest issue of the school's magazine, Visual Arts Journal. October 27, 2026 They Might Be Giants will be touring the West Coast in March and June 2027. See the Shows page for details and sign up for the TMBG mailing list to get a code for Thursday's presale. October 6, 2026 They Might Be Giants will be releasing a new live album on vinyl, Live On KEXP, featuring their performance on KEXP last year for Record Store Day Black Friday. See the official RSD site for more details. October 2, 2026 They Might Be Giants were briefly interviewed about their current tour in The Local: Twin Cities Newsletter from The New York Times. John and John also appeared on Minneapolis radio show The Current yesterday. September 25, 2026 TMBG appeared on a Studio Milwaukee Session on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee, where they introduced new trio accordion arrangements of "Eyeball" and "Hit The Ground." September 24, 2026 Paste Magazine has published a new Q&A interview with John & John about songwriting and being in a band. TMBG also recorded an appearance for CBS Saturday Morning slated to air around the end of October. September 22, 2026 St. Cloud, MN university radio station KVSC 88.1 FM aired an interview with John Linnell on The Menu today in advance of the band's Minnesota shows (should soon be uploaded here), and John Flansburgh spoke to OnMilwaukee about the upcoming shows and 1992 Milwaukee stage collapse. September 15, 2026 John Linnell spoke to Kansas City paper The Pitch about songwriting, performing and TMBG's upcoming tour dates. September 10, 2026 They Might Be Giants have released a new song, "Milwaukee In 14 Days", to celebrate their tour kicking off in two weeks. Check it out on YouTube or tmbgshop. September 6, 2026 Milwaukee newspaper Shepherd Express has interviewed John Flansburgh about TMBG's latest album and current tour. September 4, 2026 A deluxe edition of My Murdered Remains on "translucent elderberry" vinyl has been released on tmbgshop.com featuring two LPs, with the second disc containing the vinyl debut of More Murdered Remains. We'll meet at the end of the tour. (News archives...)

This Day in TMBG Events of November 15: 1974 – Earthquake, the first film to use the glorious cinematic technology known as Sensurround, premieres. There it was in the aisle by the exit sign, a woofer covered in wood, to shake the room with 120-decibel "infra bass" sound waves when it should. 2000 – The January issue of TMBG Unlimited is released two months early, beginning the subscription service's run. 2008 – The Dial-A-Song number is disconnected and no longer owned by They Might Be Giants, for the first time since 1983. 2022 – BOOK is nominated for the 2023 Grammy for "Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package." 1989 – The songs "Birdhouse In Your Soul", "Lucky Ball And Chain", "Particle Man", "Someone Keeps Moving My Chair", and "Whistling In The Dark" are debuted at a show at CBGB, shortly before the release of Flood. View all days • Edit this month Shows of November 15: Nov 15, 1983 - The Pyramid Club, New York, NY Nov 15, 1986 - Haverford College, Haverford, PA Nov 15, 1988 - Tipitina's, New Orleans, LA Nov 15, 1989 - CBGB, New York, NY Nov 15, 1992 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA Nov 15, 1993 - Utah State Fair Park Horticulture Building, Salt Lake City, UT Nov 15, 1996 - KENZ, Salt Lake City, UT Nov 15, 1996 - Utah State Fairpark Coliseum, Salt Lake City, UT Nov 15, 2003 - Olsson's Books, Arlington, VA Nov 15, 2007 - Mr. Smalls Theatre, Millvale, PA Nov 15, 2009 - Campbell Hall, Santa Barbara, CA Nov 15, 2011 - Amoeba Music, Los Angeles, CA Nov 15, 2013 - The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, UK Nov 15, 2024 - Rock City, Nottingham, UK Nov 15, 2025 - Brooklyn Bowl Nashville, Nashville, TN TMBW's Daily Game: Play Wiki Detective 🔎 to guess the daily TMBG song based on its TMBW song themes. Getting Started This wiki is for They Might Be Giants fans. Feel free to add/edit any page as you see fit. There are a zillion TMBG web sites on the internet, but we're pretty sure this is the only one that you (yes, you) can edit. Go crazy. If this is your first time here, check out these pages: What Is A Wiki - Info on wikis for beginners. Mission Statement - Why are we here? Help - Tips on wiki editing, formatting, and style for both advanced users and beginners.

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