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They Might Be Giants (TMBG) is an American alternative rock and children’s band formed in 1982 in Brooklyn, NY, by core members John Flansburgh and John Linnell. Initially a duo, the band expanded in the early 1990s and is known for satirical, offbeat music blending punk, polka, and vaudeville. With 23 studio albums, including their 1986 debut and 1990’s Flood, TMBG wrote the Malcolm in the Middle theme and won a Grammy for “Here Come the 123s”

They Might Be Giants

For a limited time, you can grab They Might Be Giants’s Flood Live In America digital download for free via their website www.TMBGshop.com. Read our review of their latest album, The World Is to Dig.

They Might Be Giants

Despite being delayed for a over a year, that was fun to see TMBG play Flood in Oct 2022: “The other thing is that they decided to play Flood, but in completely random order and out of sequence. Which is fine, as I recently played the album on shuffle mode and it had the same effect. Each song stands on its own, they’re all good. Even so-so song “Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love” had something new to offer. The band played this song backward, in real time. They would play back the video in reverse during the intermission and it sounded pretty good! Even though they jokingly said, all we would hear is “Satan Join Us”. I thought I knew the Flood album from start to finish, so it was also a nice surprise and refreshing to hear a brand-new set of lyrics for “Road Movie to Berlin”, featuring the line about “the king of liars”. It does throw you off to hear something new, and now that I’ve heard it, I wish that was the full song on the record.”

Tour Dates

May 15 Union Transfer @ Philadelphia, PA
May 16 Union Transfer @ Philadelphia, PA
May 17 Union Transfer @ Philadelphia, PA
May 28 Brooklyn Steel @ Brooklyn, NY
May 29 Brooklyn Steel @ Brooklyn, NY
May 30 Brooklyn Steel @ Brooklyn, NY
Jun 5 Citizens House of Blues @ Boston, MA
Jun 6 Citizens House of Blues @ Boston, MA
Sep 24 Pabst Theater @ Milwaukee, WI
Sep 25 Pabst Theater @ Milwaukee, WI
Sep 26 Barrymore Theatre @ Madison, WI
Sep 27 Barrymore Theatre @ Madison, WI
Sep 29 The Truman @ Kansas City, MO
Oct 1 First Avenue @ Minneapolis, MN
Oct 2 First Avenue @ Minneapolis, MN
Oct 3 The Fitzgerald Theater @ St Paul, MN
Oct 4 The Fitzgerald Theater @ St Paul, MN
Nov 6 Emo’s Austin @ Austin, TX
Nov 7 Emo’s Austin @ Austin, TX
Nov 8 Emo’s Austin @ Austin, TX
Nov 10 The Heights Theater @ Houston, TX
Nov 11 The Heights Theater @ Houston, TX
Nov 13 The Echo Lounge & Music Hall @ Dallas, TX
Nov 14 The Echo Lounge & Music Hall @ Dallas, TX
Nov 19 9:30 Club @ Washington, DC
Nov 20 9:30 Club @ Washington, DC
Nov 21 9:30 Club @ Washington, DC
Nov 22 9:30 Club @ Washington, DC

Howling Giant

Nashville’s Howling Giant is about to headline their European tour this summer, in support oof Crucible & Ruin album.

Drummer Zach Wheeler commented:

We are excited to partner up with Atonal Music Agency to get back to Europe on the heels of our ‘Crucible & Ruin’ album. It has been about two and a half years since our last European tour and we’re quite pleased to perform in a ton of cities where we’ve never played before! Looking forward to see you on the road!

HOWLING GIANT European Headliner Tour 2026

15 MAY 2026 Nottingham (GB) The Mist Rolling Inn
16 MAY 2026 Edinburgh (GB) Bannermans
17 MAY 2026 London (GB) Desertfest London
19 MAY 2026 Coventry (GB) The Tin
20 MAY 2026 Bristol (GB) The Gryphon
21 MAY 2026 Amsterdam (NL) de Tanker
23 MAY 2026 Berlin (DE) Neue Zukunft
24 MAY 2026 Dresden (DE) Gockelscream Fest
27 MAY 2026 Paris (FR) Supersonic Records
28 MAY 2026 Münster (DE) Rare Guitar
29 MAY 2026 Hagen (DE) Werkhof Hohenlimburg
30 MAY 2026 Esbjerg (DK) Fuzztival
31 MAY 2026 Hamburg (DE) Stellwerk
03 JUN 2026 Den Bosch (NL) Willem Twee
04 JUN 2026 Rotterdam (NL) Baroeg
05-07 JUN 2026 Siegen (DE) Freak Valley Festival

Giant Music

American independent record label Giant Music (formerly a subsidiary of Warner Records) announced a few albums that they’ve released:

Deb Never
Arcade
Released Date: May 8, 2026

1. are you out of your mind?
2. ARCADE
3. Blue
4. all the time
5. DIZZY
6. deign
7. ineedmore
8. Another Life
9. Heavensake
10. Not in Love
11. KNOW ME BETTER
12. How to Forget

Arcade is the debut LP from Deb Never. We previously mentioned she played in Minnesota in March 2023 … but it looks like she came back in February 2025 to open for Wallows at the Armory.

Also, from Giant Music, coming out June 5, 2026 is Satya’s Yellow House. The album is recommended for fans of Lauryn Hill, Lucinda Williams, Orion Sun, and Miles Caton. If that sounds like your cuppa, check it out.

Young the Giant

Multi-platinum Southern California band Young the Giant’s latest Victory Garden came out on May 1, 2026, via Fearless Records / Concord.

Young the Giant
Victory Garden
Released Date: May 1, 2026

1 Evergreen
2 Different Kind of Love
3 Bitter Fruit
4 Already There
5 Ships Passing
6 This Too Shall Pass
7 Mona Lisa
8 God As Witness
9 Are You with Me?
10 The Garden
11 Life Is a Long Goodbye

Young the Giant

We saw the band with Cage the Elephant in Aug 2024 and wrote: “Young the Giant what somewhat treated as co-headliner, with singer Sameer Gadhia mentioning that both Cage and Young started at the same time musically… and have always wanted to work or tour together. While they can certain draw in the crowd, as evident by their headlining tour in June 2023: “Young the Giant kept up with the dance mood, opening the evening with the stirring “American Bollywood” from their latest album with the same name. Formed in 2004 in Irvine, CA, the band is comprised of Sameer Gadhia on lead vocals, Jacob Tilley on guitar, Eric Cannata on guitar, Payam Doostzadeh on bass and Francois Comtois on drums. They are a well-honed group and they put on a dazzling show with their songs, light show and Gadhia’s Technicolor dream coat.”

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