Shows/1993-08-04
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They Might Be Giants
Harpo's Cabaret in Victoria, BC
August 4, 1993
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From "They Might Not Be Prince" by Matt Pollard and Nevin Thompson
Offbeat Magazine, Oct. 1993:
They arrived in Victoria at nine at night, without the benefit of a sound check, a cup of chowder, corn, cake or creamed cauliflower to perform a near sold-out show Harpo’s. But despite their long wait for the dinner bell to do the “dinner bell thing,” They Might Be Giants played an outstanding, elating, rowdy gig. With a backup band packing accordions, glockenspiels, clarinets, a bassist and a drummer, TMBG treated the packed house to most of Apollo 18.
Still, TMBG managed to play audience favourites from Flood and Lincoln, though never got around to "Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head," despite chanting hooligans and other TMBG maniacs who had gathered to hear the band. Mania is probably the best way to describe the show: the crowd moshed to "Bird Cage in Your Soul," prompting complaints from front-man John Linnell. Whenever Flansburgh ascended the stage-right speaker to perform blistering guitar antics, enthusiastic females attempted to pull his pants down. And, during a few of their slower songs, people in the audience actually chatted amongst themselves.