4.26 DC, 4.27 Baltimore, 4.28 Asheville, 4.29 Charleston,
5.1 Ft. Lauderdale, 5.2 St. Petersburg, 5.3 Atlanta, 5.4 Savannah,
5.5 Nashville, 5.6 St. Louis, 5.9 Columbus, 5.10 Pittsburgh,
5.11 Knoxville, 5.12 Philadelphia, 5.13 Albany and
Special July 1 Free Free Podcast Extravaganza at Mohegan Sun

STOP SHAVING TODAY!
TMBG's Beardo 2006 Tour hits the road in two weeks!
Venues and full details below



PODCAST 6B HAS LIFTOFF!
Includes Contrecoup, I'm Sorry Rosalyn, Sketchy Galore and
Last Name T - The Last Car plus much more...
We need you to do your part: please tell a friend how to subscribe for free to
They Might Be Giants podcasts! It's easy and free and works on any computer -
just look in music podcasts at the iTunes store or
follow the instructions at http://www.tmbg.com/froMain.html

ATTENTION TRUE BELIEVERS
The official They Might Be Giants podcast t-shirt is here!
It looks like this:



You can buy it here: http://store.yahoo.com/tmbg-catalog/benforbanant.html

SUPPORT THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS' NEW OPENER!
Michael Leviton's Album Release Party
April 18 in NYC at Tonic

A NOTE FROM FLANSBURGH:
Hey everybody -
Back from rainy L.A. recording sessions to enjoy some wonderful springiness in NYC.
Podcast 6B is up, and includes a bunch of tracks we hope you'll find interesting:
Contrecoup from the late great NPR show the Next Big Thing, a new track exclusive to this podcast called Sketchy Galore and there is a rare track from the late, great TMBG Unlimited called Chaos by Design by the band Colorwheel. In the words of Dan Miller, there are some "smokin'" live tracks, too, just to get you in the mood for the tour. Hopefully we'll be able to get some new recordings with the band in for your podcasting enjoyment as we roll down the road. Podcast 6C perhaps...?

To respond to some inquiries from y'all: we have to take down the old podcasts as new ones cycle in, simply because the demand is overwhelming our server bandwidth (which we thought was pretty beefy, but apparently not nearly beefy enough!) With the ever-increasing number of subscribers, the unexpected cost of this project is, well, let's just say it's a whole lot more than the old yard sale dial-a-song phone machine! Of course, these are the kind of problems any band would love to have, but we hope everyone understands that we aren't able to offer downloads of all the archived podcast material to late-coming subscribers. We will eventually be making some of these podcast songs available for purchase in higher-fidelity through theymightbegiants.com. We are also considering a compilation of the best of the podcast material on some kind of year-end disc, so if you are worried that this stuff is all going away into the ether when your iTunes crashes, don't fret - we assure you Idlewild Recordings will make a nice package for all the completists.

Hope to see you out there!"
Flansy



DATES OF 'BEARDO 2006'
April 26 Washington, DC at 930 Club
tickets at tickets.com

April 27 Baltimore, MD at Sonar
tickets at ticketmaster.com

April 28 Asheville, NC at Orange Peel
tickets at ticketweb.com

April 29 Charleston, SC at Music Farm
tickets at etix.com

May 01 Ft. Lauderdale, FL at Revolution
tickets at ticketmaster.com

May 02 St. Petersburg, FL at Jannus Landing
tickets at ticketmaster.com

May 03 Atlanta, GA at Variety Playhouse
tickets at ticketmaster.com

May 04 Savannah, GA at Trustees Theater
tickets available from Trustee's Theater Box Office

May 05 Nashville, TN at City Hall

May 06 St. Louis, MO at The Pageant
tickets at ticketmaster.com

May 08 Indianapolis, IN at The Vogue
tickets at ticketmaster.com

May 09 Columbus, OH at Newport Music Hall

May 10 Pittsburgh, PA at Mr. Smalls Theater

May 11 Knoxville, TN at Sundown in the City - FREE SHOW!

May 12 Philadelphia, PA at Theatre Of Living Arts

May 13 Albany, NY at WEQX Tulip Festival

July 01 Uncasville, CT at Mohegan Sun

Stay tuned to http://www.tmbg.com for ticket links and updates!

WHAT MANY PEOPLE STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND ABOUT THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS' PODCASTS... 1a. You don't need an iPod
1b. You can download these programs to any computer and listen to them through any MP3-playing device.
1c. All you need is an iTunes-like program installed your computer, which is a free download.
2a. They Might Be Giants podcast is also entirely free.
2b. Subscribers can expect a new podcast about once a month.
Every month or so They Might Be Giants creates a podcast - really a radio special - that includes exclusive new material, unusual songs from the vaults and other unique features we haven't even thought up yet. Hosted by public radio's beloved Cecil Portesque, the program's producer and archivist is Julian Dufy. This is the direct link to subscribe and should work from a Mac OR a PC equipped with iTunes:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore...st?id=105708952
If you don't have iTunes software installed, go to http://www.apple.com/itunes/download to download the la-*test*-('") version now for free.
If you have never podcasted before, check out your iTunes application (Mac or PC) and click on the "Podcasts" button. Under "advanced" select "subscribe to podcast" and paste the below link in the field: http://www.tmbg.com/_media/_pod/podcast.xml
Or if your browser is set up for RSS feeds, you should be able to simply click on the below link to just view and play the mp3 file through your browser or default RSS reader.
http://www.tmbg.com/_media/_pod/podcast.xml



I GOTTA HAVE THAT SHIRT!!!!!

i hope i fixed the links right. i don't have time to check em, cuz Survivor's coming on... i'll do it later.

These guys drink way too much coffee. What else would explain this hyperactive rate of productivity?

As if I didn't have enough reason to love these guys... I'll definitely be on the lookout for that stuff.

I thought they cancelled the Indy show..?
Hmm.

Am I the only one desperately hoping that the Johns don't grow beards themselves?

That hadn't occured to me.

I wouldn't mind so long as it was just for as long as this tour or this Beardo theme lasts.

umm... yes? i love beards.

i haven't had a chance to listen to the podcast yet. i had to post & run. i'm fixin to though.



why is the shirt only available in L & XL... & why is it $25? their regular t-shirts are never that much. a M is almost too big for me to actually wear & i don't wanna pay $25 for a shirt that's just gonna hang in the closet.

i think i'll email dot & beg for men's small & medium for us non-GIGANTIC-sized fans.

"Linnell, shave the beard and get yourself a hair transplant!" (Sorry, I couldn't resist. )

Actually, I think they both might look cute with facial hair...

Mayve I'll finally be able to grow one just in time for the Beardo phenomenon

so is no one gonna say it?

....


All right, I guess I will....


Sketchy Galore IS FRIGGEN AWESOME!!!!!!!!!





also, I saw that new shirt and HAD to have my mind duct taped back together

I was all "BOBBY!! look at this shirt!!!"
and he was all "what the hell is that
"it's a tmbg shirt....for ardvarks"
"....ok"
"yeah....there needs to be more purple shirts"
(awkward pause)
"for ardvark"
(more awkwardness)
"don't pretend that's not a fact"




It's a good shirt

it's a GREAT shirt. too bad it's too big for me.

i think they should all grow beards. (Johns, Dans, & Marty) Flansy could grow one in like 2 days. he always starts the show clean shaven, & ends the show with a 5 o'clock shadow.

i only listened to the podcast once so far, but liked Sketchy Galore too.

Are you calling me fat???

BigBonedJohn

if the t-shirt fits, you can wear it... but it's too big for me.

(you're like a whole foot taller than me you know. i'm just a little ole girl)

i wrote dot. we shall see...

I don't know if anyone noticed but all of their T-Shirts are now $25, not just the ardvark one.

yeah, i noticed.

i remember back when they were all 12 bux.

i blame inflation