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Recent News 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 October 26: 1993 – They Might Be Giants appear on Late Night with Conan O'Brien for the first time. They perform "Why Does The Sun Shine?" and are interviewed. This is the first of over a dozen appearances on Conan. The performance and interview are available on YouTube. 1999 – State Songs, John Linnell's first solo studio album, is released. View all days • Edit this month Shows of October 26: Oct 26, 1988 - Tewligan's Tavern, Louisville, KY Oct 26, 1990 - Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI Oct 26, 1996 - Civic Auditorium, Omaha, NE Oct 26, 1999 - Tower Records, New York, NY (John Linnell) Oct 26, 2001 - Water Street Music Hall, Rochester, NY Oct 26, 2002 - Borders, Oak Park, IL Oct 26, 2002 - Athenaeum Theatre, Chicago, IL Oct 26, 2003 - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT Oct 26, 2007 - Carolina Theatre, Durham, NC Oct 26, 2013 - Royce Hall, Los Angeles, CA (early) Oct 26, 2013 - Royce Hall, Los Angeles, CA (late) Oct 26, 2018 - Rams Head Live, Baltimore, MD 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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