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They Might Be Giants stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday night to perform an extra-brassy version of “Doctor Worm,” a single from their 1998 live album Severe Tire Damage.

The performance arrived in support of Beast of Horns, the duo’s latest, brass-centric live album, which hit the shelves last summer. They Might Be Giants are also about to kick off the second leg of their 2025 US tour, with shows in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Salt Lake City, and Seattle to come over the next month. See their tour dates below and get tickets here.

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Their Beast of Horns rendition of “Doctor Worm” is as zany and absurd as the original, with vocalist John Linnell repeatedly clarifying that he is “not a real doctor” but he is, in fact, “a real worm.” The band, meanwhile, plays with loads of energy, epitomized by...

They Might Be Giants have announced new US tour dates going down from February to June 2025.

The new dates are an extension of the band’s ongoing “Big Show Tour,” which feature different shows from night to night, with setlists that draw upon all five decades of the band’s discography. The band’s live shows consists of an eight-piece setup, including a three-piece horn section.

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The just-announced leg kicks off in Orlando on February 27th, and continues through the late winter, spring, and early summer with shows in Ft. Lauderdale, Nashville, Atlanta, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, and more. The tour is set to conclude with a pair of shows in Seattle on June 13th and 14th.

They’ll also play two shows in Asheville, North Carolina, with $1.00 from each ticket sold going to the Manna Food Bank in benefit of victims of Hurricane Helene.

They Might Be Giants appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday night, where they performed “Brontosaurus” from their latest album, Book. Watch the replay below.

Next month, Tmbg are set to embark on a sold-out US tour that runs through the middle of July. They’re also set to tour Australia and the UK later in the year. Find tickets to their upcoming shows here.

Tmbg’s John Linnell reveled the origins of “Birdhouse in Your Soul” for a recent episode of The Story Behind the Song. Linnell also spoke to us about Book, the band’s creative process, mixing pop with experimentation, and getting back on the road. Revisit the conversation here.

They Might Be Giants 2023 Tour Dates:

05/10 – Salt Lake City, Ut @ The Depot

05/11 – Denver, Co @ Ogden Theatre

05/12 – Boulder, Co @ Boulder Theater

05/13 – Fort Collins, Co @ Washington’s FoCo

05/14 – Lincoln, Ne @ Bourbon Theatre

05/16 – Kansas City, Mo @ The Truman

05/18 – Tulsa, Ok @ Cain’s Ballroom

05/19 – Dallas,...

They Might Be Giants are postponing their June tour dates after the duo’s John Flansburgh was in a “serious car accident.” He and John Linnell performed at Bowery Ballroom in New York on Wednesday night, the first date of their rescheduled tour marking the 30th anniversary of 1990’s Flood. In a social media post on Thursday, Linnell revealed that the accident occurred on their way home from the show.

“Unfortunately, Mr. John Flansburgh was in a rather serious car accident on his way home from the gig,” Linnell wrote.

They Might Be Giants have dropped “I Can’t Remember the Dream,” off their upcoming album Book.

The track opens with a guitar riff reminiscent of the Kingsmen’s “Louie Louie” as the duo struggle to recall a dream. The video depicts a figure in a costume doing laundry and washing the dishes, before drilling into a guitar and shattering a “Best Rock Video” award.

Book, out October 29th, contains 15 songs — which John Linnell described as “humorously germane to the catastrophe going on around us.” The album will be released alongside a literal 144-page book,...

Marc leans back on his heels as the audience hoops and hollers. His co-band leaders John Linnell and John Flansburgh wrap up their intro song, a peppy reprise of “Ana Ng.” The auditorium simmers down a tad as the music fades.

So… uhh… have you heard the news lately? Have you seen this? Seems that Fox News was amazed that Captain America wasn’t as pro-conservative as they’d thought. Have you heard about this? Yeah! It seems they missed the whole Civil War too!

The band hits a quick rim-shot and sting of “Doctor Worm.”

Ehh, don’t blame me if you didn’t laugh. My writers stink. And to totally honest, when I read this story I didn’t laugh either. Not only because it wasn’t surprising that Fox News blew something out of proportion without vetting their sources, but because I’ve never found that channel to be funny at all.

June 10: Singer Shirley Alston Reeves of The Shirelles is 71. Actor Andrew Stevens is 57. Bassist Kim Deal of The Pixies and The Breeders is 51. Singer Maxi Priest is 51. Actress Gina Gershon is 50. Actress Jeanne Tripplehorn is 49. Drummer Jimmy Chamberlin (Smashing Pumpkins, Zwan) is 48. Actress Kate Flannery ("The Office") is 48. Model-actress Elizabeth Hurley is 47. Guitarist Joey Santiago of The Pixies is 47. Guitarist Emma Anderson (Lush) is 45. Country guitarist Brian Hofeldt of The Derailers is 45. Singer Mike Doughty (Soul Coughing) is 42. Singer JoJo of K-Ci and JoJo is 41. Singer Faith Evans is 39. Singer Lemisha Grinstead of 702 is 34. Actor DJ Qualls ("Hustle & Flow") is 34. Actor Shane West ("ER," "Now and Again") is 34. Singer Hoku is 31. Actress Leelee Sobieski is 30.

June 11: Actor Gene Wilder is 79. Actor Chad Everett is 75. Comedian Johnny Brown ("Laugh-In") is 75. Singer Joey Dee is 72. Actress Adrienne Barbeau ("Maude") is 67. Drummer Frank Beard of Zz Top is 63. Singer Donnie Van...

On the commentary track for 2002’s Gigantic (A Tale Of Two Johns), They Might Be Giants’ John Linnell wonders aloud whether the documentary will serve as the band’s tombstone. It was a valid concern—even for a band that deals so gleefully with death—and eerily prescient, considering Tmbg’s middling output following the film’s release. The weird, eclectic Join Us, however, serves as a refreshing corrective to years of kiddie albums and so-so grown-up discs, and reestablishes Linnell and John Flansburgh as geek-rock explorers of the highest order. The sparkling “Can’t Keep Johnny Down” kicks ...

For better or worse, in terms of entertainment this year is all about 3D. In a break from the blockbuster norm, the likes of Martin Scorsese, Wim Wenders and Werner Herzog have made movies in the format, prompting new cries of its coming of age as a respectable art form. Elsewhere, advertising for Nintendo’s new 3Ds games handheld has been ubiquitous, whilst Sky continues to tout its 3D TV subscription service with almost religious fervour. Meanwhile, consumer electronics companies are shouting increasingly loudly about their latest range of 3D capable displays and Blu-ray players.

Before 2011 is over, the chances are that we may be closer to knowing whether James Cameron’s most recent claim – that conversion to stereoscopy will be total within five years – is at all credible.

In keeping with this theme, recent months have seen a great volume of stereoscopic Blu-ray back catalogue titles released in the UK,...

  They Might Be Giants have returned with more kids' music, with the forthcoming release of "Here Comes Science," a full-length animated DVD movie and album. The 2-disc set will come out exclusively via Amazon and iTunes on Sept. 1, with the rest of retailers getting dibs on Sept. 22. The duo -- John Flansburgh and John Linnell - will be updating their iTunes podcast with new tunes and video clips from "Here Comes Science" starting in August, and will follow up its release with a full-blown tour this late summer and fall. The project has a little chutzpah behind it,...