You’ve got to hand it to a band that’s been jamming for 26 years and still manages to sound funny and quirky while singing about atomic particles and Istanbul. When They Might Be Giants kicked off their latest tour last night at the Beachland, all their trademark enthusiasm and weirdness was in full swing. On politics: “We are not shaving our facial hair until the Ohio primary, in solidarity with independent voters…”
This article appears in Feb 27 – Mar 4, 2008.