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Please list the names of all members of your band.
Kelly Turner, Tom Riordan, Dan Blabas, Dan Wagner, Billy Turner, Brandon Wall

Where did you get your band name?
It’s the plural of the question “Brother, Why?”

When did you start performing together?
7 years ago

Who is your greatest musical influence?
Motorhead

Describe your sound in 3 words or less.
Slinky, Crisco, Sockfullofquarters

What is your favorite place to perform?
Elbo Room in Chicago

Where is your favorite after show party spot?
Whoever has got the most Busch Lite

What is your latest album called?
I Wrote This With Our Bare Hands

When is your next performance?
Pygmalion Festival on Thursday, September 18 at Canopy Club

What historical event does your music sound like?
The Battle of the Bulge

If you could own any house pet, what would it be?
Penguins in little butler tuxedos

What is your favorite thing to eat as a band?
Meat

What cartoon character does your band most identify with?
Hans Mullman

Why?
Football in the groin

What kind of car do you drive?
The Cash Cab

What is your favorite Canadian province?
Labrador

What was your favorite middle school field trip?
Outer space with Miss Frizzle

How often do you get your hair cut?
Unoften

What is the best concert you’ve ever attended?
Motorhead

Who are you voting for in 2008?
John McCain

Who did you vote for in 2004?
We were not old enough

Does global warming exist?
Yes, in the movies

What is one thing you do that’s good for the Earth?
Help solve mysteries

What is your band’s favorite lunch meat?
Pimento Loaf

What is your least favorite reality TV show?
Well, our most favorite is Jon and Kate Plus 8

What is your favorite movie?
Weekend at Bernie’s 2

What is the coolest place you’ve ever traveled?
Fraggle Rock

If a tree falls in the middle of the forest and nobody’s around, does it make a sound?
The Limit does not exist!

What is your favorite kind of underwater creature?
Kraken

Why?
Powerful legs

If you could time travel, what would you go see?
Dinosaurs, dude.

What’s better, Pac Man or Ms. Pac Man?
Ms. Pac Man

Which Teenage mutant Ninja Turtle do you best identify with?
Casey Jones

Why?
He’s not mutated.

What is the craziest thing you’ve ever done in the name of music?
Killed a guy

Any advice for the public at large?
RTFM

If you could be one of the Flavor of Love girls, who would you be?
Pumkin

What is one cool thing you think everyone should know about you?
We have tatoos

And another?
We sit around for hours discussing our wardrobe

What is your favorite song to play live?
Through the Fire and Flames by DragonForce

Which Mario Kart character is the best?
Yoshi

Boxers or briefs?
No thanks.

What is your favorite office supply?
Mechanical Pencils

Describe your audience in 3 words.
Moms and Dads

Who is the biggest underdog in movie history?
Jeff Goldblum in Independence Day

What is your favorite place to spend a Friday night?
Gamestop

What is your favorite horror film?
Weekend at Bernie’s 1

What is your favorite brand of shoes?
Air Force Ones

Do unicorns exist?
Only in metal