Shows/1988-06-29
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Links:
- Photos of the show by John Ilzhoefer
- Photo of the show by Joe Corey (flipped)
- Technician review
- Technician listing, Jun. 22, 1988
Setlist: (incomplete and possibly out of order)
They Might Be Giants
The Brewery in Raleigh, NC
June 29, 1988
Fan Recaps and Comments:
According to the Technician article, an ad-libbed version of Youth Culture Killed My Dog was meant to be played in the encore, but the sound mix of the pre-recording backing tracks prevented them from doing so.
"Band pumps out Giant show" by Joey Lockwood
Technician, Jul. 6, 1988
The big stick. Yes it was there in all its twisted glory for the They Might Be Giants show at the Brewery last Wednesday night.
The Giants are a two man band from New Jersey, John Flansburgh and John Linnell. Between the two of them they played the guitar, accordion, baritone saxophone, and the big stick. For a Wednesday night show, the Giants packed in nearly 200 people at the club. The stage was pretty bare with three giant heads of Tom Carvel [sic] hanging from the ceiling, two tall black hats, and the big stick looming next to the amp. This gave a lot of room on stage for running around that the two did in fits of energy.
Most of the songs came off their only album with their MTV hit "Don't Let's Start" getting a good sing along from the crowd. The Giants choose to use a reel-to-reel tape of prerecorded drums and bass rather than expanding the band size. This was fine for the performance aspect of the show. But the prerecorded backing tracks created other problems. The sound mix was lopsided with the prerecorded percussion often overpowering the performers' music created on stage. Also the prerecorded tracks prevented the band from playing an ad-lib version of "Youth Culture Killed My Dog" during the encores.
Even though the Giants are competent musicians, they are better performers and a fun show to watch.
