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Recent News

May 18, 2026

WFUV has posted an audio interview with John & John and performance videos and photos from the band's show last month at The Sheen Center in NYC. The interview and photos can be found on WFUV with videos on YouTube.

May 14, 2026

John Flansburgh was recently interviewed by WMMR in Philadelphia (audio) and WERS in Boston.

May 6, 2026

This Might Be A Wiki would like to wish Mr. John Flansburgh a very happy 66th birthday.

May 1, 2026

Additional interviews with They Might Be Giants have been published: Montreal Rocks w/ John Flansburgh, Detroit Free Press w/ John Flansburgh, Ohio's News-Herald w/ John Linnell, AMN Amnplify w/ John Linnell (video), WCRX's Going Underground w/ John Linnell (audio) and Third Coast Review w/ John Flansburgh.

April 23, 2026

Another round of interviews with They Might Be Giants have been published: NTR's The Outsiders w/ John Linnell (audio), CJSR's The Toast Marketing Board w/ John Linnell (audio), Y-Not Radio w/ John Flansburgh (audio), Hi Fi Way w/ John Flansburgh, NUVO w/ John Flansburgh and Montreal Rocks w/ John Flansburgh.

April 19, 2026

John Linnell did an audio interview with The Radical Fabulatorium, where he discussed the creation of TMBG's new album.

April 17, 2026

More new interviews with They Might Be Giants have been published: Consequence of Sound: Crate Digging w/ John Flansburgh, Spill Magazine w/ John Linnell and Revolutions Per Movie w/ John Flansburgh (video).

April 15, 2026

New interviews with They Might Be Giants have been published: Classic Pop w/ John Linnell (print issue 104), The Mixtape Podcast w/ John Linnell (video), The Live Wire w/ John Linnell (video) and 15 Questions w/ John Flansburgh.

April 14, 2026

The World Is To Dig, the brand-new album by They Might Be Giants, has been released on streaming services, as well as a digital download on the TMBG Shop. It is also available in physical formats such as vinyl, CD, and cassette. Additionally, a music video for "Get Down", directed by Paul Sahre, has been uploaded to YouTube.

April 11, 2026

John Flansburgh was interviewed and guest DJ'd on SiriusXM.

April 10, 2026

John Flansburgh was interviewed on Episode 716 of the Beginnings podcast on the topic of developing a creative identity. John Linnell was previously a guest on Episode 519.

April 9, 2026

John Linnell was interviewed by Sense Music Media about The World Is To Dig.

April 8, 2026

John Linnell spoke to No Barriers about the upcoming album, and John Flansburgh spoke to Song Talk Radio about songwriting and WTTS about the band's upcoming shows.

April 7, 2026

John Linnell spoke to Bloomington, IN radio station WFHB about The World Is To Dig.

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This Day in TMBG


Events of May 19:

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1984 – John Linnell purchases his first accordion (an F. H. Walters 1928 model) from "We Buy Guitars" on 48th street in Manhattan. The accordion would soon become a staple of They Might Be Giants' music.


1992 – They Might Be Giants play "I Palindrome I", a single from Apollo 18, on Late Night with David Letterman. Watch the performance via YouTube.


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1998 – It's Fun To Steal, Mono Puff's second album, is released.


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Shows of May 19:

May 19, 1994 - KITS, San Francisco, CA
May 19, 1994 - Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA
May 19, 1995 - The Palace, Melbourne, Australia
May 19, 2007 - Belly Up, Solana Beach, CA
May 19, 2023 - House of Blues, Dallas, TX

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