Shows/1986-11-15
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Links:
- Philadelphia Inquirer review
- Bryn Mawr-Haverford College News review
- B-Side Magazine review
- Philadelphia Daily News listing, Nov. 14, 1986
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Robyn Hitchcock
— with They Might Be Giants opening —
Haverford College in Philadelphia, PA
November 15, 1986 at 10:30 PM
Fan Recaps and Comments:
This show was sponsored by the Alternative Concert Series of Haverford. Tickets were $6 and the band's debut album could be purchased in the venue's lobby.
John Flansburgh briefly mentioned the performance in a Daily Collegian article from 1987: "The entire first row at the Robyn Hitchcock concert was tripping."
Preview of the show from the Swathmore Phoenix, Nov. 14, 1986:
Also appearing [at the concert] will be They Might Be Giants, a quirky pop duo whose stage show borders on performance art. Tickets are $6.00 and available at the door.
From a review of Robyn Hitchcock's set by Robert Gordon
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. 17, 1986:
Opening the show — which was sponsored by the Alternative Concert series of Haverford — was an energetic duo from New York, They Might Be Giants, whose spontaneity was sapped by their prerecorded background music.
From a review of Robyn Hitchcock's set by Jeff Masek
Bryn Mawr-Haverford College News, Nov. 21, 1986:
The opening act, They Might Be Giants, proved just how versatile a guitar/rhythm track/accordion polka band can be. For those particularly moved by their music, the album could be purchased from the band members in the lobby.
A review of the band's set by Sandra Garcia
B-Side Magazine, Feb/Mar. 1987:
I'm giving this group a paragraph of their own as with a name like that (it happens to be the title of one of my all-time favorite movies) they deserve it. And live these boys were a pleasant surprise. They were a silly mummery, harkening back to the beloved Blotto school of 'music for fun's sake'!If the sight of a man singing clad in a bathrobe and fez while playing an accordian like a maniac doesn't make you giggle, then I suppose you would pass on this group. I thought they were a great hoot and lots of fun. And God knows you don't find too much of that at your average show!
They went through their set laughing and grinning, sharing the joke with the audience with a big wink. Of course, critics may detract points as 75% of their music was created by backing tapes, this augmented by live guitar, bass sax and accordian. But I felt that They Might Be Giants weren't there to make a big musical statement. They were there to make you laugh and think with clever lyrics and mock rock posing.
