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No Bee of the Bird of the Moth

Comments[1] by Dave in General

That was the only complaint the kids had about the They Might Be Giants show last night, their first "real rock concert" as they called it. Otherwise they loved it. My brother and I took Alex (10) and Linus (9) to the show at the Carolina Theater in Durham. They had a great time, pogoed around like the rest of the crowd and didn't get to bed until after 1AM.

TMBG in Durham
by ncgoth

I loved the show too. The last time I saw TMBG was probably before you were born; just the two Johns with a guitar, accordion, saxophone and a jam-box playing a drum tape. This time they had a full rock band with an amazing guitar player but unfortunately, no horns. They put on a solid show, played a wide variety of songs not weighted too heavily to their latest release, The Else, which was good and bad. Good because they've got a giant back catalog of kick ass jams. Bad because we've been listening to The Else and the boys really dig Bee of the Bird of the Moth -- guess they needed the horns for that one.

Here are some related links: There are still about 20 shows left in the TMBG tour. David Menconi of the Raleigh N&O blogged about TBMG and scored an interview. And Pat Mueller remarks on the nerd-fest that is the TMBG audience.



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Comments:

Good to know there are others in the same boat as I. Years ago, my wife brought home the "Flood" cd and we played it alot when the kids were really little. And so it has forever warped their musical and cultural sensibilities. My 12-year-old son loves "The Else", its seemingly on 24/7 at our house and I think our favorite is "Bee". Incredibly enough, there is another song on the web called "The Moth of the Bee of the Birds." I hope TMBG comes to Denver for an all-ages show, my kids would love to have that kind of experience too.

Posted by Jim Wulff on February 21, 2008 at 10:47 AM EST #

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