the Doubleclicks

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = The Doubleclicks

| image = The Doubleclicks at JoCo Cruise Crazy 3.jpg

| alt = Two musicians performing on cello and ukulele

| caption = The Doubleclicks performing in 2013.

| background = group_or_band

| alias =

| origin = Portland, Oregon, United States

| genre = Nerd-folk, Comedy, Singer-Songwriter, Geek rock

| instrument = cello, guitar, ukulele, electronics

| years_active = 2011–present

| label =

| associated_acts = Molly Lewis, Paul and Storm, Joseph Scrimshaw, Kevin Murphy

| website = {{url|thedoubleclicks.com}}

| current_members = Aubrey Turner
Laser Webber

| past_members =

}}

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The Doubleclicks are a nerd-folk musical duo based in Portland, Oregon and Los Angeles, California, consisting of siblings Laser Webber (formerly Angela Webber and Laser Malena-Webber) and Aubrey Turner (formerly Aubrey Webber).{{cite web|url=https://twentysidedstore.com/collections/events/products/spotlight-the-doubleclicks-concert|title=Spotlight: The Doubleclicks Concert|accessdate=23 September 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://nerdist.com/mystery-science-theater-3000-mst3k-theme-song-cover-doubleclicks/|title=The Doubleclicks Covered the MST3K Theme with a Cat Keyboard (Premiere)|work=Nerdist|date=May 2, 2017}}{{Cite web |title=About the Doubleclicks |url=https://thedoubleclicks.com/about |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=The Doubleclicks |language=en-US}} They first became known for performing nerd-friendly comedy music, including songs about Dungeons & Dragons, dinosaurs, and other geeky themes. While their later songs retain those elements, there has been a stronger focus on feminist and other social issues, and more personal themes.{{cite web |last1=Presley |first1=Katie |title=New Music Monday: The Doubleclicks 'Women Know Math' |url=https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/new-music-monday-doubleclicks/women-know-math |website=Bitch Media |accessdate=23 September 2018 |date=27 February 2017}}{{cite web |last1=The Doubleclicks |title=Sensitive Badass |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s19GG4tibpk |website=YouTube |accessdate=23 September 2018 |quote=If you haven't yet realized that we are political, you haven't heard us so we will start yelling |date=14 December 2016}}

History

=Personal=

Aubrey is the older sibling; Laser was born on November 16.{{Cite Instagram |last=Turner |first=Aubrey |author-link= |user=aubreylturner |postid=CWWFs1MvmM9 |date=November 16, 2021 |title=It’s Laser’s Birthday!!!!!!!! The day I got a sibling was the best day of my life and I’m so grateful I got the best one |script-title= |access-date=2 May 2025 |link= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |ref=}} The Webber siblings grew up in Westford and Boston, Massachusetts listening to the Smothers Brothers (particularly their version of "Streets of Laredo"), "Weird Al" Yankovic and Tom Lehrer. They are part of a musical and artistic family; their father, Stephen Webber, is a music professor at Berklee College of Music, and they claim to have been playing music since before they could read; their mother, Susan Webber, is a fiber artist and former Spanish teacher.{{cite news|url=http://www.thedoubleclicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/eagleinside-small.png|title=Musician talks shop; recalls youth|first=Melissa|last=Russell|work=Westford Eagle|date=September 15, 2012|page=A6}}{{cite news|url=http://www.eugeneweekly.com/20140306/comedy/double-trouble|title=Double Trouble|date=March 6, 2014|first=Alex|last=Notman|work=Eugene Weekly}} Both attended Abbot Elementary, where they first learned to use stringed instruments, and Westford Academy, with Aubrey graduating in 2003 and Laser in 2006.{{cite news|url=http://www.wickedlocal.com/x1803414559/Nerd-rockers-revisit-Westford-roots?img=2|title=Nerd rockers revisit Westford roots|first=Melissa|last=Russell|work=Westford Eagle|date=September 15, 2012}} They were part of a rock band in high school but had no plans to form a duo. Laser moved to Portland, Oregon to study International Affairs at Lewis & Clark College (with a year at the Anglo-American University in 2008) and Aubrey studied classical cello at the Berklee College of Music before moving to Portland as well.{{cite magazine|url=http://yesweekly.com/article-16701-the-doubleclicks-sister-act-sings-a-song-(of-ice-and-fire).html|title=The Doubleclicks: Sister Act Sings a Song (of Fire and Ice)|first=Brian|last=Clarey|date=October 16, 2013|magazine=Yes! Weekly}} Both siblings married within a year of each other in 2016-2017,{{Cite web |last=Barron |first=Joe |date=2017-08-17 |title=Doubleclicks' 'Love Problems' is a leap forward |url=https://www.dailylocal.com/2017/08/17/doubleclicks-love-problems-is-a-leap-forward/ |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Daily Local |language=en-US}} resulting in the changes to their respective last names. In 2019, Laser came out as trans and nonbinary; Laser used they/them pronouns at the time,{{Cite web |last=Wilbur |first=Brock |date=May 10, 2019 |title=The Doubleclicks Premiere a New Video and Discuss Their Brand New Album |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/the-doubleclicks/the-doubleclicks-premiere-a-new-video-and-discuss |access-date=May 28, 2024 |website=Paste}} and later identified as a trans man{{Cite tweet |last=Webber |first=Laser |author-link= |user=lasertheboy |number=1651249126196273158 |date=26 April 2023 |title=It’s the final countdown for my new show! Don’t miss your chance to get my album about queer history and being a trans man 🏳️‍⚧️❤️ |script-title= |access-date=26 April 2025 |link= |quote= |ref=}} and started using he/him.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-14 |title=x.com |url=https://twitter.com/lasertheboy/status/1558865330750992384 |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |quote=I'm Laser (he/him).}} Laser's marriage has ended.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-28 |title=x.com |url=https://twitter.com/lasertheboy/status/1608192923459522565 |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |quote=It’s been almost exactly a year since my marriage and previous life suddenly ended....}}

=The Doubleclicks=

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The siblings performed as a duo on open mic nights before booking a real gig at Mississippi Pizza. At first, the band was a part-time endeavour. Laser worked as a freelance writer and journalist, at the Beaverton Valley Times and Portland Mercury, while Aubrey was a home-care provider for seniors.{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/01/the_doubleclicks_kick_off_a_bu.html|title=The Doubleclicks kick off a busy 2015, including a pair of weekend Portland shows: The Week in Geek|first=Marc|last=Mohan|date=January 21, 2015|work=The Oregonian}} The band started their YouTube channel in 2011 with a 6-month song-a-week project and has since been releasing songs on YouTube and CD and touring throughout the US. They write many songs that are funny and emphasize geeky topics.{{cite news|url=http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/dungeon-masters/Content?oid=5995567|title=Dungeon Masters: The Doubleclicks Destroy Children's Souls|work=The Portland Mercury|date=April 26, 2012|first=Erik|last=Henriksen}} Laser initially wrote most of the songs, but has described their more recent songs as a collaborative effort. They often perform at pop culture conventions, at entertainment events such as w00tstock, and in nontraditional music venues such as comic shops and game stores.{{cite news|url=http://www.gazettenet.com/artsentertainment/2281400-95/doubleclicks-comic-angela-northampton|title=Clubland: The Doubleclicks perform Monday at Modern Myths in Northampton|work=Daily Hampshire Gazette|date=October 10, 2012|first=Ken|last=Maiuri}}

Their second album, Lasers and Feelings, debuted at #7 on Billboard's Comedy Albums chart.{{cite web|title=Comedy Albums|date=July 27, 2013|publisher=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/comedy-albums/2013-07-27|accessdate=September 7, 2015}} Their fourth album, President Snakes, debuted at #4 on the same chart and moved to #2 the following week.{{cite web|title=Comedy Albums|date=September 12, 2015|publisher=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/comedy-albums/2015-09-12|accessdate=September 7, 2015}} The following albums, Love Problems and The Book Was Better, each debuted at #1 on that chart.{{cite web|title=Comedy Albums|date=September 9, 2017|publisher=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/comedy-albums/2017-09-01|accessdate=June 9, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Comedy Albums|date=May 18, 2019|publisher=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/comedy-albums/2019-05-18|accessdate=June 9, 2020}}

The Doubleclicks made a video for their song "Nothing to Prove" about acceptance of women in geek culture.{{cite news|title=McGinnis: The Doubleclicks take aim at 'fake geek girl' criticism|publisher=Toledo Free Press|url=http://www.toledofreepress.com/2013/07/30/mcginnis-the-doubleclicks-take-aim-at-%E2%80%98fake-geek-girl%E2%80%99-criticism/|accessdate=October 12, 2014|first=Jeff|last=McGinnis|date=July 30, 2013|archive-date=October 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012183504/http://www.toledofreepress.com/2013/07/30/mcginnis-the-doubleclicks-take-aim-at-%E2%80%98fake-geek-girl%E2%80%99-criticism/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://democratherald.com/blogs/jennifer-moody/geek-girls-represent/article_7ea8c430-fd7a-11e2-90a0-0019bb2963f4.html|title=Geek girls, represent|first=Jennifer|last=Moody|work=Albany Democrat-Herald|date=August 4, 2013}} The video featured appearances from celebrities including Kelly Sue DeConnick, Wil Wheaton and Adam Savage—and was covered in print and online media, gaining over 1 million views on YouTube.{{Citation |title=Nothing to Prove - Geek Girls & The Doubleclicks | date=23 July 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4Rjy5yW1gQ |language=en |access-date=2022-03-12}}

In 2014, The Doubleclicks ran a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for their third album, Dimetrodon, produced by Mike Phirman.{{cite web|title=The Doubleclicks' New Album "Dimetrodon" + Weekly Songs!|publisher=Kickstarter|url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/angelar/the-doubleclicks-new-album-dimetrodon-weekly-songs/|accessdate=February 19, 2014}} The campaign raised over $80,000 and was the most successful Portland music Kickstarter to date.{{cite news|title=Geek-pop duo the Doubleclicks hit $80,000 with biggest Portland Kickstarter music project yet|publisher=The Oregonian|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2014/02/geek-pop_duo_the_doubleclicks.html|accessdate=February 19, 2014|first=David|last=Greenwald|date=February 18, 2014}}{{cite news|url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/11-features/223583-85053-songs-for-nerdly-ears|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803023948/http://portlandtribune.com/pt/11-features/223583-85053-songs-for-nerdly-ears|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 3, 2014|title=Songs for nerdly ears|date=10 June 2014|first=Jason|last=Vondersmith|work=Portland Tribune}} Laser quit his day job in December 2011, while the success of the Kickstarter campaign allowed Aubrey to quit her job as well, leaving both siblings able to work full-time on being the Doubleclicks.

Music

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Commonly the lyrics to their songs are written by Laser while Aubrey creates the music.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailydot.com/geek/the-doubleclicks-interview-angela-aubrey-webber/|title=Debunking the 'fake geek girl' myth with the Doubleclicks|first=Lisa|last=Granshaw|date=April 24, 2014|accessdate=March 27, 2015|work=Daily Dot}}

The Doubleclicks have described themselves as part of the nerd-folk genre; which is similar to geek rock and nerdcore but without either drums or rapping.{{cite news|url=http://portlandtribune.com/component/content/article?id%3D109981|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402121616/http://portlandtribune.com/component/content/article?id=109981|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2015|title=The Sound of Nerd|date=16 May 2012|first=Jason|last=Vondersmith|work=Portland Tribune}} Their participation in geek music was not originally intended; it grew naturally from their music and allowed them to tap into the nerd community. Laser stated in 2012, "I don't know if we ever really intended to write 'geeky music'—and that's not exclusively what we do. I write songs about things I think about, which are love, depression, and games and movies" and later, in 2014, "Everybody has self-important, sad love songs. We were doing something that was still earnest, but instead of talking about trees or nature or clubbing, we were using World of Warcraft as a metaphor for sadness."{{cite magazine|url=http://www.tickettoentertainment.com/blog/2014/09/26/the-doubleclicks-nerd-rock-in-ardmore-oct-5/|magazine=Ticket Entertainment|title=The Doubleclicks' nerd rock in Ardmore Oct. 5|first=Joe|last=Barron|date=September 26, 2014}} Separately in 2014, he further explained "Our songs are essentially about feelings and about our own experiences. It just happens to be that the metaphors we are making are nerdy ones because those are the cultural touchstones we have." With the increase in the geek demographic, the duo believes that the "geek music" distinction may be becoming redundant.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2013/08/geek-love-kirby-krackle-the-doubleclicks-and-the-soul-of-nerd-rock/|magazine=Wired|accessdate=2015-03-08|title=Geek Love: Kirby Krackle, The Doubleclicks, and the soul of nerd rock|first=Mike|last=Selinker|date=January 8, 2013}}

The group has toured and performed with other performers of geek-friendly music, including Molly Lewis,{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=37892|title=When it comes to nerdy ballads, the Doubleclicks get specific|work=The Daily Madison Isthmus|date=October 1, 2012|first=Mark|last=Riechers}} Danielle Ate the Sandwich,{{cite news |last1=Henricksen |first1=Erik |title=Danielle Ate the Sandwich, The Doubleclicks |url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/events/19023229/danielle-ate-the-sandwich-the-doubleclicks |work=The Portland Mercury |date=2017}} and Lucia Fasano.{{cite web|author=Angela|url=http://www.thedoubleclicks.com/2016/08/16/announcing-california-tour/|title=West Coast Tour with Lucia Fasano!|work=The Doubleclicks|publisher=WordPress|date=August 16, 2016|accessdate=September 15, 2016}}{{cite web|author=Eye Spy LA staff|url=http://www.eyespyla.com/www/thebuzz.nsf/89e9650777a62234882575d800605642/3ae14ef6727a3d998625801d0016a056!OpenDocument|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012203500/http://www.eyespyla.com/www/thebuzz.nsf/89e9650777a62234882575d800605642/3ae14ef6727a3d998625801d0016a056%21OpenDocument|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 12, 2016|title=Eye Spy LA Music Entertainment - The Doubleclicks at Genghis Cohen with Lucia Fasano in West Hollywood|work=Eye Spy LA|date=|accessdate=September 15, 2016}} They have been featured performers at Jonathan Coulton's annual JoCo Cruise,{{cite web|url=http://jococruisecrazy.com/the-entertainment|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125064328/http://jococruisecrazy.com/the-entertainment |work=JoCo Cruise Crazy 3 |title=The Entertainment |archivedate=January 25, 2013}}{{cite web |url=https://jococruise2017.sched.com/thedoubleclicks1 |title=JoCo Cruise 2017 |accessdate=23 September 2018}} and Coulton sang on one track of their 2017 album Love Problems.{{cite news |last1=Barron |first1=Joe |title=Doubleclicks' 'Love Problems' is a leap forward |url=http://www.montgomerynews.com/entertainment/doubleclicks-love-problems-is-a-leap-forward/article_a3b19838-7cd6-50b1-b900-d4089a929a93.html |accessdate=23 September 2018 |work=Montgomery Media |date=17 August 2017}}