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Venue Songs
Venue Songs cover
Live album by They Might Be Giants
Released December 10, 2004
Recorded July 9–September 30, 2004
Genre Alternative rock
Length 48:20
Label Idlewild Records
They Might Be Giants chronology
Almanac
(2004)		 Venue Songs
(2004)		 Here Come the ABCs
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TMBG live album chronology
Almanac
(2004)		 Venue Songs
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Venue Songs is a 2004 album by the group They Might Be Giants. Although technically it is a live album, as all the tracks were performed live, it is different than a standard live album in that, instead of live versions of the band's popular songs, it is comprised of all new songs. At each stop of their 2004 tour, They Might Be Giants wrote, arranged and performed a new song dedicated to that venue. Each song came together in one day as a surprise to the audience. Cover for Venue Songs This is an album cover. ... // Many successful recording artists release at least one live album at some point during their career. ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American alternative rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh that formed in 1982. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 21 days before the next year. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American alternative rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh that formed in 1982. ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American alternative rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh that formed in 1982. ... Almanac is a 2004 live album by the group They Might Be Giants. ... Here Come The ABCs is a 2005 DVD & Audio CD release by They Might Be Giants, aimed at young children learning the alphabet. ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American alternative rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh that formed in 1982. ... Almanac is a 2004 live album by the group They Might Be Giants. ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American alternative rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh that formed in 1982. ... // Many successful recording artists release at least one live album at some point during their career. ...


Initially, the album was only released in MP3 format from They Might Be Giants' online music store with the purchase of $9.99 or more during the 2004 holiday season. It is now available on They Might Be Giants' online music store in MP3 or FLAC format for purchase by itself. MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is an audio encoding format. ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American alternative rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh that formed in 1982. ... FLAC, an acronym for Free Lossless Audio Codec, is a popular file format for audio data compression. ...


In 2005, Venue Songs was re-released as a CD/DVD combo. It included studio versions of some of the venue songs, and other non-album tracks. The DVD includes music videos for some of the venue songs as well as other bonus videos. Venue Songs DVD/CD was a compilation album released in 2005 by They Might Be Giants on their own label, Idlewild Records. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ...


Miscellanea

  • A venue song was recorded for Irving Plaza in New York City on October 2, 2004, but it was not included on the album. From mentions in interviews, it appears that the band did not like it very much and as such chose not to include it. The song is available with the purchase of the rest of the concert it was performed at through the band's online music store.
  • Some of the recordings on the album were the versions that were performed during the soundcheck as opposed to the version that was recorded live in front of the audience.
  • While the official track names seem to be the city they were performed in, they are sometimes referred to by the band by the venue name instead.

Irving Plaza is a 1,200-person club/ballroom at 17 Irving Place and East 15th Street in New York City that was built in 1914. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... October 2 is the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Track listing

  1. "Brooklyn" (aka "Celebrate Brooklyn") – 1:30
  2. "Charlottesville" (aka "Starr Hill Music Hall") – 1:55
  3. "Omaha" (aka "Sokol Auditorium") – 1:13
  4. "Houston" (aka "Houston-Meridian Theme") – 1:35
  5. "Glasgow" (aka "T-H-E-G-A-R-A-G-E") – 1:11
  6. "Vancouver" (aka "Richard's On Richards") – 2:00
  7. "Asbury Park" (aka "The Stone Pony") – 1:05
  8. "Albany" (aka "The Egg") – 1:21
  9. "Leeds" (aka "Leeds Irish Center") – 2:01
  10. "Anaheim" (aka "Anaheim House of Blues") – 1:04
  11. "New Orleans" (aka "House of Blues") – 2:09
  12. "Columbia" (aka "The Blue Note") – 1:35
  13. "Santa Cruz" (aka "The Catalyst") – 2:03
  14. "Minneapolis" (aka "First Avenue Stage") – 0:51
  15. "Pittsburgh" (aka "Mr. Small's Theatre") – 1:22
  16. "Tucson" (aka "City Limits") – 1:55
  17. "San Francisco" (aka "Fillmore") – 1:01
  18. "Memphis" (aka "Gibson Lounge") – 1:13
  19. "Charleston" (aka "Music Farm") – 1:06
  20. "Dallas" (aka "Trees") – 0:44
  21. "Hollywood" (aka "West Hollywood House of Blues") – 1:41
  22. "Atlanta" (aka "Variety Playhouse") – 2:04
  23. "Farmingdale" (aka "The Downtown") – 1:04
  24. "New Haven" (aka "Toad's Place") – 1:41
  25. "London" (aka "At The As-tore-eye-yea") – 1:19
  26. "Raleigh" (aka "Lincoln Theater") – 1:41
  27. "Towson" (aka "Recher Theatre") – 2:52
  28. "St. Louis" (aka "Mississippi Nights") – 1:16
  29. "Philadelphia" (aka "T.L.A.") – 1:33
  30. "Austin" (aka "Stubbs") – 2:45
  31. "Asheville" (aka "The Orange Peel") – 1:30

Mississippi Nights is a music club in St. ...

External links

  • Venue Songs at This Might Be a Wiki
  • Venue Songs page at They Might Be Giants' online store
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Discography
Albums: They Might Be Giants (1986) | Lincoln (1988) | Flood (1990) | Apollo 18 (1992) | John Henry (1994) | Factory Showroom (1996) | Long Tall Weekend (1999) | Mink Car (2001) | No! (2002) | The Spine (2004) | Here Come the ABCs (2005) | The Else (2007) | Here Come the 123s (2007)
EPs: Wiggle Diskette | 1985 Demo Tape | Don't Let's Start | (She Was A) Hotel Detective | They'll Need a Crane | Purple Toupee | Birdhouse in Your Soul | Istanbul (Not Constantinople) | The Statue Got Me High | The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) | I Palindrome I | Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) | O Tannenbaum | Back to Skull | S-E-X-X-Y | Working Undercover for the Man | Boss of Me | Man, It's So Loud in Here | They Might Be Giants in Holidayland | Bed, Bed, Bed | Indestructible Object | The Spine Surfs Alone
Live albums: Live!! New York City 10/14/94 | Severe Tire Damage | Live | The Spine Hits the Road | Almanac | Venue Songs
Compilations: Don't Let's Start | Miscellaneous T | Then: The Earlier Years | Best of the Early Years | They Got Lost | Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants | A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants | Venue Songs DVD/CD
Songs
"Don't Let's Start" | "Ana Ng" | "Birdhouse in Your Soul" | "Particle Man" | "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" | "Doctor Worm" | "Experimental Film"
Video Releases
Direct from Brooklyn | Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) | Here Come the ABCs DVD/CD | Venue Songs DVD/CD
Related Articles
Dial-A-Song | Mono Puff | State Songs (John Linnell solo album) | Hello Radio: The Songs Of They Might Be Giants (tribute album)

  Results from FactBites:
 
Venue Songs - TMBW: The They Might Be Giants Knowledge Base (558 words)
TMBG started the practice of composing songs about each venue they performed in during the Spine On The Hiway Tour in 2004, coinciding with the launch of the TMBG Download Store and the ability to download (almost) every live performance by the band.
Following the conclusion of the tour, most of these songs were released as part of the Venue Songs album, though many of the versions found on that album were drawn from soundcheck performances, and variant versions (such as Toad's Place (C+)) were not included.
It also appears that there was no venue song from the Nashville show (Friday, July 23, 2004).
Venue Songs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (425 words)
Venue Songs is a 2004 album by the group They Might Be Giants.
In 2005, Venue Songs was re-released as a CD/DVD combo.
A venue song was recorded for Irving Plaza in New York City on October 2, 2004, but it was not included on the album.
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