QRO spotlights the hilarious – and excellent – We Are Scientists.
Name: We Are Scientists
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY (originally from Claremont, CA)
Members: Andy Burrows (former), Chris Cain, Keith Carne, Keith Murray, Michael Tapper (former)
Albums: Safety, Fun, and Learning (In That Order) (2002), With Love and Squalor (2005), Brain Thrust Mastery (2008), Barbara (2010), TV en Français (2014), Helter Seltzer (2016), Megaplex (2018), Huffy (2021), LOBES (2023)
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Tour dates:
THU 16 FEBRUARY – Pryzm – Kingston Upon Thames, UK
FRI 17 FEBRUARY – Resident Music – Brighton, UK
SUN 19 FEBRUARY – Gorilla – Manchester, UK
MON 20 FEBRUARY – The Limelight 2 – Belfast, UK
TUE 21 FEBRUARY – Whelan’s – Dublin, Ireland
THU 23 FEBRUARY – Oran Mor – Glasgow, UK
FRI 24 FEBRUARY – Northumbria Uni – Stage 2 / Reds – Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
SAT 25 FEBRUARY – The Wardrobe – Leeds, UK
SUN 26 FEBRUARY – Thekla – Bristol, UK
TUE 28 FEBRUARY – O2 Institute2 – Birmingham, UK
WED 1 MARCH – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham, UK
THU 2 MARCH – Engine Rooms – Southampton, UK
FRI 3 MARCH – KOKO – London, UK
SUN 26 MARCH – Petit Bain – Paris, France
MON 27 MARCH – Muziekgieterij – Maastricht, Netherlands
TUE 28 MARCH – Kavka Oudaan – Antwerp, Belgium
THU 30 MARCH – Paradiso Noord, Tolhuistuin – Amsterdam, Netherlands
FRI 31 MARCH – Luxor – Cologne, Germany
SUN 2 APRIL – Knust – Hamburg, Germany
MON 3 APRIL – Hole 44 – Berlin, Germany
TUE 4 APRIL – Werk 2 – Kulturfabrik Leipzig e.V. – Leipzig, Germany
WED 5 APRIL – Z-Bau – Nuremberg, Germany
FRI 7 APRIL – Futurum Music Bar – Prague, Czech Republic
SAT 8 APRIL – Nová Cvernovka – Bratislava, Slovakia
SUN 9 APRIL – Flex – Vienna, Austria
We Are Scientists playing “It’s a Hit” live at Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza:
We Are Scientists playing “Dumb Luck” live at Bowery Ballroom on April 18th, 2014:
We Are Scientists playing “What You Do Best” live at Bowery Ballroom on April 18th, 2014:
We Are Scientists playing “Make It Easy” live at Bowery Ballroom on April 18th, 2014:
We Are Scientists playing “Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt” live at Brooklyn Bowl on November 20th, 2014:
We Are Scientists playing “I Don’t Bite” live at Brooklyn Bowl on November 20th, 2014:
We Are Scientists playing “Make It Easy” live at Brooklyn Bowl on November 20th, 2014:
We Are Scientists playing “Ghouls” live at Brooklyn Bowl on November 20th, 2014:
We Are Scientists covering Stone Temple Pilots’ “Interstate Love Song” live at Brooklyn Bowl on November 20th, 2014:
We Are Scientists playing “After Hours” live at Brooklyn Bowl on November 20th, 2014:
We Are Scientists playing “Too Late” live at Irving Plaza:
We Are Scientists playing “After Hours” live at Irving Plaza:
We Are Scientists playing “Make It Easy” live at Irving Plaza:
We Are Scientists playing “Dumb Luck” live at Irving Plaza:
We Are Scientists playing “Buckle” live at Irving Plaza:
We Are Scientists playing “Lousy Reputation” live at Irving Plaza:
We Are Scientists playing “Textbook” live at Irving Plaza:
We Are Scientists playing “Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt” live at Music Hall of Williamsburg on January 12th, 2017:
We Are Scientists playing “Rules Don’t Stop” live at Knitting Factory:
