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How did They Might Be Giants band members meet each other?
Linnell and Flansburgh first met as teenagers growing up in Lincoln, Massachusetts
what's something Linnell and Flansburgh did in their early years?
At their first concert, They Might Be Giants performed under the name El Grupo De Rock and Roll.
did they go anywhere or meet anyone important in the 1980s?
The duo began performing their own music in and around New York City

Question: how did the band form together in the beginning?
Self-contained rewrite: how did They Might Be Giants band form together in the beginning?