Shows/2009-01-31b

33 wikians attended: Bee Blind Simeon BlueCanary CapitalQ Corey Derek Denim Doktorworm Duke33 Farmanimalsrock FrankEinstein Frodolives Garybot Gonejadaemon KathyK Kayakcup Kevin713 Lithium junkie MichelleMaBelle Mister Charisma Moofy Nightpotato Oddjob Poutinstereo Rockmarooned Scott bernstein Slick Slightlyoffaxis TDK ThatRedEchidna Theymightbe1984 Tmbjared Vvedge WitheredHope

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Links:

• Videos by Kayakcup
• Flickr gallery by BlueCanary
• Flickr gallery by KathyK

Setlist:

• Sleepwalkers
• Ana Ng
• We Live In A Dump
• Wicked Little Critta
• See The Constellation
• Apartment Four
• Take Out The Trash
• Snail Shell
• New York City
• Asbury Park
• Cowtown
• Dig My Grave
• Particle Man
• Bee Of The Bird Of The Moth
• Meet James Ensor
• Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head
• Older
• E Eats Everything
• Don't Let's Start
• James K. Polk
• Lucky Ball & Chain
• The End Of The Tour
• Pet Name
• The Mesopotamians

Encore 1:

• Maybe I Know
• The Famous Polka
• Twisting

Encore 2:

• Museum Of Idiots
• Clap Your Hands
• Miller Time
• Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

They Might Be Giants
— with Spray Paint Star opening —
(Le) Poisson Rouge in New York, NY
January 31, 2009 at 8:00 PM

Fan Recaps and Comments:

From the opening notes of Sleepwalkers, a great little song from No! not generally played in their "adult" setlists, you could tell this would be an amazing show. Ana Ng followed, then We Live In A Dump- who knew they would include The Else's bonus disc in the "every album" show? Once they blasted into the intro riff from See The Constellation- complete with Ramones count-in sample- that was it. This setlist was unbelievable!!!

The horns only made two brief appearances in the show, but the rest of the night was completely unpredictable. From the rarely-played Pet Name, to one of my personal favorites, The End Of The Tour, to the dueling clarinets of Cowtown, it became clear they weren't just sticking with the obvious selections from each album. This was made even more clear by the omissions of Birdhouse In Your Soul and Doctor Worm, two songs you can pretty much count on hearing at every show but not really missed for the time being. And I am convinced that they played Lucky Ball & Chain especially for me, as I posted on this very site about my misery at having missed it last time. I'm probably wrong, but I'll stick with my theory.

So, yeah. I absolutely have to go to the February show now. --Oddjob 22:04, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Can't believe I never added my comments to this great show. We came all the way from San Diego to see TMBG in their original habitat. A fine show, for sure.

My lovely concert companion looked GREAT in the big wing chair by the restrooms, an added bonus was to get that picture. --SLICK