Mailing List Archive/2005-10-27
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS PERFORM "BEST OF VENUE SONGS" ON WEST COAST
NEW YEAR'S EVE SHOWS ON SALE NOW
Seattle, Portland, Eugene, San Diego, and two completely different shows in San Francisco — one with Speed Levitch!
Complete details and ticket links at the bottom of this email.
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IT'S HERE! VENUE SONGS! As we speak, thousands upon thousands of copies of Venue Songs are being created at a robotic disc lab in New Jersey. The audio portion proved SO BIG and SO ROCKING that we had to go to a full-length CD (who knew dual-sided discs allowed far less audio material than regular CDs? Not us!) "I might be interested. I've hardly done my holiday shopping. Tell me more!" you might say. |
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THE DVD! The entire song cycle is tied together with an original travelogue narration read by former literary agent John Hodgman in the role of the Deranged Millionaire. |
To understand more about the mind of John Hodgman, go to a Little Grey Book Club event in NYC or pick up a copy of his new book, The Areas of My Expertise areasofmyexpertise.com
Bonus DVD material includes Homestar Runner's Experimental Film (with restored full-fidelity audio for the very first time!), an amazing short of Bastard Wants to Hit Me by LAIKA/house that has recently played at a number of animation festivals, Damn Good Time" and I'm All You Can Think About.
"THE CD!
The Venue Songs CD includes over an hour of music - all for the first time on CD! All the new studio recordings of the Venue Songs are included in full CD fidelity. The disc also features the rarities Renew My Subscription, Love Is Eternity, Taste the Fame and The Bloodmobile and compiles all the original Venue Song recordings from the 2004 tour recorded by Brian Speiser and Dan Miller, and sweetened for sonic pleasure by Pat Dillett in his candy- coated sound chamber.
While this two-disc set might be commercially released at a later date, and much of the visual material will be shown on the new TMBG website in unsatisfying low-rez, low-fidelity form, we offer it now as the definitive collection of all this fine material in one deluxe two-disc set, in all its stereolicious and uncompressed glory.
Venue Songs Track Listing
The DVD
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The CD
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VENUE SONGS DVD/CD HOLIDAY PRE-ORDER IN COST-SAVING BUNDLE FORMS
Order now at this link: store.yahoo.com/tmbg-catalog/
Please note: These bundles will ship in early November. Your credit card will be charged at the time the order is processed
Super Venue Bundle
- Venue Songs dual DVD/CD
- Choice of any style shirt, any size
Just $30
Holiday Bundle
- Venue Songs dual DVD/CD
- User's Guide CD
- Holidayland CD
- The Spine Surfs Alone OR Working Undercover for the Man CD
- Choice of any style t-shirt, any size
plus first 1000 orders get an additional "historic" t-shirt, videotape or - yes - cassette!
All this for just $55
Turkey Dinner Bundle
- Venue Songs dual DVD/CD
- User's Guide CD
- Holidayland CD
- The Spine Surfs Alone OR Working Undercover for the Man CD
- Choice of TWO t-shirts any style, any size, and a TMBG sweatshirt
A whopping package for a practical $100
Kids R Us Bundle / "the perfect gift!"
- Choice of kid shirt
- Bed, Bed, Bed book and CD
- Here Come the ABCs DVD
- Here Come the ABCs CD
- Pencils
Just $50
Babies R Us Bundle / "the other perfect gift!"
- Choice of No! romper OR Puppet onesie
- Bed, Bed, Bed book and CD
- Here Come the ABCs DVD
- Here Come the ABCs CD
- Pencils
Just $50
NEW YEAR'S EVE IN BROOKLYN!
Recall those carefree, pre-millenium celebrations of yore as TMBG return to New Year's in New York for the first time this century. Tickets are on sale NOW so you early planners can get plannin'!
TMBG will be performing two very different sets and will probably disagree on which one turned out better, but it's safe to say there will be live drinking ON STAGE at the actual New Year's moment. The first show is 18 & up (swearing is forbidden) and the special New Year's show is over 21 only (swearing is encouraged).
NOTE TO ALL: Everyone attending will get a free TMBG giant foam hand (but just one hand per face). These hands go for up to $500 on eBay so you won't want to miss out!
7pm show
www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=nyc&query=detail&event=628137
11pm show
www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=nyc&query=detail&event=628138
THE LAST CAR
TMBG pal Robin "Goldie" Goldwasser has a brand new band called The Last Car. Their professional debut is at Joe's Pub on Saturday Nov. 5th. The Last Car is a three-person group where every member gets to play the drum no matter how good they are. Performing with Robin is Chris Anderson (formerly of Muckafurgason and a recurring thug-like character in TMBG's "Venue Songs"), and frequent TMBG opener Amy Miles. Also on the bill are the accordion-fueled geniuses Piñataland. Buying tickets at the box office is the smart way to go, and happens 1-6 every day at 425 Lafayette Street, between East 4th & Astor. Telecharge is more, but easier at 212-239-6200 or on the web at www.telecharge.com.
TICKETS TICKETS TICKETS FOR SALE
November 3 & 4: San Francisco, CA at Bimbo's 365 Club
tickets at tickets.com, ticketweb.com and Bimbo's box office
November 5: Eugene, OR at Agate Hall [University of Oregon]
tickets at ticketswest.com
November 6: Portland, OR at Crystal Ballroom
tickets at ticketmaster.com
November 7: Seattle, WA at Moore Theatre
tickets at ticketmaster.com
November 8: San Diego, CA at 4th & B
tickets at ticketmaster.com
December 31: Brooklyn, NY at NorthSix
TWO special New Year's Eve shows!
7 pm (ages 18+) tickets at ticketweb.com
11 pm (ages 21+) tickets at ticketweb.com
...and that's all the news. Good night!
