Robert Schneider loves math

For most people, releasing an acclaimed 24-track album and energetically touring to support it is a solid year’s work. But the Apples in Stereo’s Robert Schneider is all about effort, so rather than sitting back, sipping on a mint julep, and basking in the New Magnetic Wonder, the Apples’ frontman has lined up quite an offbeat gig.

Schneider is making waves in a far more exclusive and cerebral realm than the most snobby indie rock clubs: the world of mathematics. He will appear at this year’s MathFest, hosted by The Mathematical Association of America. The favorite musician of numerically-minded academics (sorry Datarock) will be interviewed by MAA President Joe Gallian before playing for the gathered mathematicians. The appearance makes sense, as New Magnetic Wonder is the first album in pop history that features compositions using the Non-Pythagorean Musical Scale. Take that, all other musicians ever!

And yes, you read that correctly. We managed not to make a single math-rock joke in that entire paragraph.

Robert Schneider appears at MathFest on Thursday, August 2. The interview will start at 6:00 pm, and he will start to blow mathematicians’ minds precisely at 9:00 pm. After all, in math, unlike in rock, there is no room for error.

Apples in Stereo dates:

August:
31 - Denver, Col. @ Bluebird Theater

September:
2 - Seattle, Wash. @ Bumbershoot Festival

Related links:
ApplesinStereo.com
The Apples in Stereo on MySpace
The Mathematical Association of America

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