The Lost Brothers in Paris
05 Feb 2016
The Lost Brothers have announced a special show in Paris at the Centre Culturel Irlandais. The Chapel Sessions show is on Wednesday 24th February and tickets are available now.
They Might Be Giants on BBC Radio Ulster
02 Feb 2016
They Might Be Giants stopped by BBC Radio Ulster when they were passing through Belfast on their current UK tour. The band chat with host Gerry Kelly and perform few acoustic tunes.
Love, science and top-shelf liquor: the world of They Might Be Giants in The Irish Times
01 Feb 2016
The New York duo have been making hard-to-define music since 1983. Their latest album for children preaches the virtues of science, but their tour is strictly for adults
There might be Giants at large
29 Jan 2016
They Might Be Giants feature in the Lancashire Evening Post. Read it here.
They Might Be Giants featured in The Metro
28 Jan 2016
They Might Be Giants were featured in yesterday’s Metro, ahead of the sold out London show next week.
27 JAN Leeds, Brudenell Social Club– SOLD OUT- 28 JAN Newcastle, Riverside – http://ljx.cc/1P7qrf5
- 30 JAN Belfast, Limelight – http://ljx.cc/1P7qFTC
- 31 JAN Glasgow, O2 ABC (Celtic Connections) – http://ljx.cc/1P7qLdL
- 01 FEB Manchester, Manchester Academy 2 – http://ljx.cc/1P7qXK9
- 03 FEB Cambridge, The Junction – ljx.cc/1RP76DR
04 FEB London, Electric Ballroom– SOLD OUT
Blitzen Trapper Classic Rock’s Track of the Week
16 Jan 2016
Portland’s leading purveyors of electric folk-rock Americana return with another slice of hot apple pie from last year’s excellent All Across This Land long-player. This video features a man grappling with writers’ cramp, a nice tattooed lady, and a comprehensively stocked pantry.
Blitzen Trapper – Mystery and Wonder
16 Jan 2016Ahead of European tour dates next month, Blitzen Trapper have released Mystery and Wonder. The 3-track EP includes two exclusive new non-album tracks: “Let The Cards Fall (Live on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic)” and “I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow”. The latter is a traditional American folk tune most recently best known from the movie “O Brother Where Art Thou?”. The band were asked to record their own interpretation of the song by the makers of US TV show Fargo. It was subsequently featured in the series (Season 2, Episode 6) and is released here by popular demand.
The title track is taken from their new album “All Across This Land“, out now on Lojinx CD, LP and digital.
The band head for European shores next month for an extensive run of dates that cover Belgium, UK, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
06 FEB 16 Le Botanique, Brussels (BE)
07 FEB 16 The Hope & Ruin, Brighton (UK)
08 FEB 16 The Lexington, London (UK)
10 FEB 16 Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL) [“Blitzen Trapper plays Neil Young’s Harvest”]
11 FEB 16 C-Mine, Genk (BE)
12 FEB 16 Doornroosje, Nijmegen (NL)
13 FEB 16 Paradiso Noord, Amsterdam (NL)
14 FEB 16 Hafenklang, Hamburg (DE)
15 FEB 16 Pumpehuset, Copenhagen (DK)
16 FEB 16 Atlas, Aarhus (DK)
17 FEB 16 Pustervik, Gothenborg (SE)
18 FEB 16 The Crossroad Club, Oslo (NO)
19 FEB 16 Mejeriet, Lund (SE)
20 FEB 16 Privat Club, Berlin (DE)
Tickets available now at your preferred vendor. Get the Mystery and Wonder EP on iTunes, Spotify or download direct from Lojinx.
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They Might Be Giants featured in Scotland on Sunday
16 Jan 2016
Ahead of their Glasgow shows later this month They Might Be Giants were featured in a 2-page spread in Scotland on Sunday and The Scotsman last week. Read it in full here >>.
Clash Magazine premiere new Blitzen Trapper video
14 Jan 2016
Clash Magazine has premiered the new Blitzen Trapper video for “Mystery and Wonder”. Released tomorrow is the Mystery and Wonder EP that includes two exclusive new songs: “Let The Cards Fall (Live on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic)” and “I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow”. The latter, a traditional American folk tune most recently known from “O Brother Where Art Thou?”, was recently recorded by the band for hit US TV show Fargo, in which it features.
The Mystery and Wonder EP is out tomorrow. Watch the video at Clash Magazine here.
They Might Be Giants 2016 UK Tour
13 Jan 2016
They Might Be Giants arrive in the UK this month for a run of dates supporting their impressive recorded output for the last 12 months. Expect to hear classic tunes and new material from their Dial-A-Song project, that concluded with it’s 52nd weekly new song & video in December, and tracks from new albums Glean & Why?
- 27 JAN Leeds, Brudenell Social Club – http://ljx.cc/1P7q0By
- 28 JAN Newcastle, Riverside – http://ljx.cc/1P7qrf5
- 30 JAN Belfast, Limelight – http://ljx.cc/1P7qFTC
- 31 JAN Glasgow, O2 ABC (Celtic Connections) – http://ljx.cc/1P7qLdL
- 01 FEB Manchester, Manchester Academy 2 – http://ljx.cc/1P7qXK9
- 03 FEB Cambridge, The Junction – ljx.cc/1RP76DR
- 04 FEB London, Electric Ballroom – http://ljx.cc/1P7rb42