Bronstien Weekend inevitably brings in a host of fun and exciting events. This Bronstien Weekend proved especially exciting, because on Saturday, They Might Be Giants performed in Levin Ballroom. The event, originally scheduled to take place out in Chapel's Field was moved inside because of bad weather.At 2 p.m. that afternoon, Student Events opened the doors to let in the waiting crowd. First up was Two Siberians. Their performance was memorable because it consisted only of an electric violinist and an electric-acoustic guitar player. Their music was instrumental but very upbeat and each song had a noticeable theme to it, whether it was country, Celtic or perfect for dancing a tango. The few titles they gave included "Lake Baikal" and "Ocean Breeze." They were a pleasure to listen to and it was a shame that there were not more people in Levin while they were performing.

Next up was The Stephen Kellogg Band. They began their set with a medley of unusual songs. The set list included "When the Saints Go Marching In" and "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot." From those first few notes, you could tell they had a good sound and a good feeling. As Stephen Kellogg said himself, "Got a little bit of an eighth-grade dance vibe; with a balcony. It's an Ozzy feel; like an eighth-grade Ozzy feel." Stephen and his band then continued to amuse us with little stories in between his songs and lots of good acoustic music.

At one point he began to tell us of a new piece he was working on and wanted our opinion. He started playing Vanessa Carlton's "A Thousand Miles" intro and everybody laughed.

Finally, the band of the hour came on. They Might Be Giants, who started performing in 1982, even had a Brandeis alumnus as a member of the group, guitarist Dan Miller '82. The group took to the stage and started to play for a good-sized crowd. Their punk-ish, upbeat sound was joined quickly by a lot of people as a much larger crowd filed into Levin, and before their second song was over the place was packed. Some of the songs they performed were "Supertaster," "Au Contraire," "Doctor Worm" and "Why Does the Sun Shine." They sang a song about the New York public transportation system and several older songs.

Their set was never short on either great music or huge laughs. At one point vocalist John Flansburgh boomed out into the house, "I think I'm hallucinating, but I think there is an amoeba in the back of the room." Their music was so upbeat and fun that people finally began dancing and enjoying themselves and even singing along with songs they knew. The crowd desperately screamed for an encore that consisted of their classic hit "Istanbul" and with that explosive ending, They Might Be Giants left the stage thanking everyone "for coming into the auditorium on this beautiful, beautiful day.