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They Might Be Giants – June 7th – The Ogden Theatre

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Known for the tongue-in-cheek razor sharp wit of their lyrics, and their genre bending sound, They Might Be Giants have been entertaining intelligent music fans since their first album hit the shelves in 1986. Last week the band broke out tracks like “Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head,” “Ana Ng,” “Birdhouse In Your Soul” and the downright bizzare “Minimum Wage,” during the 30-plus song marathon of a show at The Ogden.

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PICK OF THE WEEK: They Might Be Giants – Thursday, November 3rd – The Boulder Theater

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They Might Be Giants both recall and reinvent pop songwriting; they’re in a league with modern masters like Elvis Costello, Sparks and XTC, echoes of whom you can hear on their brand new record Join Us. As John Flansburgh notes, “We’re rock people — we grew up in this hypnotizing moment when there was nothing more persuasive than popular song. It was so good, it stole the minds of an entire generation.