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March 24, 2006 > Arts & Entertainment > We Are Scientists outmatches audience energy at Monday concert

We Are Scientists outmatches audience energy at Monday concert

By Bryce Gray | Thresher Editorial Staff

Weeknight rock concerts make for an interesting crowd. The usual student weekenders who come to blow off steam rarely make appearances, buried under academic deadlines until Friday comes. The career-driven yuppies often work late nights Monday through Thursday or are busy wining and dining each other in hopes of another minor promotion.

So the assembled leftovers scattered around Walter’s on Washington Monday night comprised a formidably lackluster audience for New York City-based We Are Scientists.

Luckily, the band shook off the crowd’s case of the Mondays and settled into a tight set worthy of a much more devoted fan base.

As the upbeat musicians sauntered into the spotlight, a few high-school girls sat by the stage poring over U.S. history textbooks, and a smattering of 20-somethings drank Lonestar longnecks in quiet moderation. The club was only half-full and felt more like an anemic backyard jam than a cover-charged rock ‘n’ roll show.

“But this is a party, isn’t it?” Keith Murray, We Are Scientists’ lead singer and guitarist, asked brightly before launching into the band’s hour-long set. He might have been looking for reassurance, but it was obvious immediately that the band needed neither confidence nor poise to overcome its audience’s apathy.

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