Mailing List Archive/2009-07-29

TMBG is going on the road this summer and fall! Just Added! DETROIT and PHILLY!

CLARK, RALEIGH, ITHACA, ALBANY, NEW YORK CITY, ST. LOUIS, CHICAGO, MADISON, INDIANAPOLIS, CLEVELAND, PITTSBURGH, KUTZTOWN, LOS ANGELES, SANTA BARBARA and more!

Here comes
They Might be Giants
brand new album and animated DVD
HERE COMES SCIENCE

On the heels of the Grammy winning "Here Come the 123s" They Might Be Giants have created a new album of songs related to science. The entire album has been fully animated on a second disc that comes with the specially priced set.

CD and DVD PRE-ORDERING AT AMAZON

Pre-orders are being taken now at and this is the link

(If you don't know the deal with Amazon, if you pre-order there it will probably arrive at your house on the release date-they are really on it that way)

iTUNES EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOAD (now with no DRM!)

iTunes will be doing an exclusive digital download as well starting September 1st.

What are the songs? Well here are the titles:

1. Science Is Real
2. Meet the Elements
3. I Am a Paleontologist w/Danny Weinkauf
4. The Bloodmobile
5. Electric Car w/Robin Goldwasser
6. My Brother the Ape
7. What Is a Shooting Star?
8. How Many Planets?
9. Why Does the Sun Shine?
10. Why Does the Sun Really Shine?
11. Roy G. Biv
12. Put It to the Test
13. Photosynthesis
14. Cells
15. Speed and Velocity w/Marty Beller
16. Computer Assisted Design
17. Solid Liquid Gas
18. Here Comes Science
19. The Ballad of Davy Crockett (in Outer Space)

The album is produced by TMBG and Pat Dillett, and was record in downtown Manhattan!

TMBG RECENTLY APPEARED ON PUBLIC RADIOS STUDIO 360

The full episode with an interview with the band and drummer Marty Beller discussing "The List" along with song downloads of TMBGs performance can be found at studio360.org.

TMBG on even more public radio: TMBGer John Flansburgh appeared on this week's episode of This American Life, discussing the truth behind Van Halen, David Lee Roth and the "No Brown M&Ms" clause in their contract rider. It's the "Fine Print" episode and you can get it here.

TOURDATES

9/13 - Clark, NJ - Musicfest '09 (Two Shows!)

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9/19 - Raleigh, NC - North Carolina Museum of Art (Family Show)

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9/19 - Raleigh, NC - North Carolina Museum of Art (Rock Show)

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10/1 - Ithaca, NY - State Theatre

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10/2 - Albany, NY - The Egg

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10/3 - Albany, NY - The Egg (Family Show)

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10/4 - New York, NY - AMNH (Two Family Shows)

Tickets on sale soon

10/8 - Detroit, MI - Andrew's Hall

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10/9 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant (Flood Show)

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10/10 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre - Family Show

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10/10 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre - Flood Show

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10/11 - Madison, WI - Barrymore Theatre (Family show)

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10/13 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue

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10/15 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom (Flood Show)

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10/16 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls (Flood Show)

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10/17 - Kutztown, PA - Kutztown University (Family Show)

Tickets go on sale August 24th

10/17 - Kutztown, PA - Kutztown University (Rock Show)

Tickets go on sale August 24th

10/18 - New York, NY - NYU - Skirball Center for Performing Arts (Family show)

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11/14 - Los Angeles, CA - Royce Hall (Family Show)

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11/14 - Los Angeles, CA - Royce Hall (Flood Show)

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11/15 - Santa Barbara, CA - Campbell Hall, UCSB (Family Show)

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11/21 - Philadelphia, PA - Theater of Living Arts (Family Show)

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