The Apes

Rock band from Washington, D.C

This article is about the U.S. rock band. For other uses, see ape (disambiguation).

The Apes

Origin| Washington, D.C., U.S.
Genres|

* Garage rock
* Noise rock

Years active| 1999–2010
Labels| Frenchkiss, Birdman
Past members|

* Erick Jackson
* Jeff Schmid
* Amanda Kleinman
* Paul Weil (1999–?)
* Joe Halladay (?–2006)
* Breck Brunson (2006–2010)

Website| www.theapes.com

The Apes (sometimes just Apes) were a noisy, guitarless garage rock foursome from Washington, D.C. The band formed in 1999 with the lineup of singer Paul Weil, keyboard player Amanda Kleinman (an Arts College advisor by day), bassist Erick Jackson, and drummer Jeff Schmid. They released their first EP themselves, two albums on the New York label Frenchkiss, and an EP on Planaria Records before moving to San Francisco's Birdman Records which released an EP and the band's third full-length album.

The band has seen its three instrumentalists remain a constant while three different men have filled the shoes of lead singer. Paul Weil left the band and was replaced by Joe Halladay, and in 2006 Halladay left the band and was replaced by the visual artist Breck Brunson, whose first recorded tracks appeared on a CD-R the band sold during its 2006 U.S. tour in support of Liars. The band's fourth full-length album, titled Ghost Games, was released in early 2008 on Gypsy Eyes Records. In 2010, three of the band members moved to Heavy Breathing.[1]

The band members are sometimes known by the pseudonyms Lucius Twilight (Brunson),[2] Jackie Magik (Jackson),[3] Majestic Ape (Kleinman),[3] Count 101 (Weil),[3] and Ronald Wolf (Schmid).[4]

## Discography

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Year  | Title  | Format  | Label

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2000  | Luv is Real | 12" EP  | Glove Music
2001  | The Fugue in the Fog | CD/LP  | Frenchkiss
2002  | Street Warz | CD/10" vinyl EP  | Planaria
2003  | OddEyeSee | CD  | Frenchkiss
2004  | Tapestry Mastery | CD/10" vinyl EP  | Birdman
2005  | Baba's Mountain | CD  | Birdman
2006  | 2006 Tour  | CD-R  | self-released
2008  | Ghost Games | CD/LP  | Gypsy Eyes

## References

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1. ^ Schweitzer, Ally (December 6, 2013). "Prepare for New Music From D.C.'s Apes". Washington City Paper. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
2. ^ 30th, Mike Diver March (March 30, 2007). "DiS @ SXSW: the review". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.`{{cite news}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. ^ a b c Segal, Dave (June 25, 2003). "The Apes". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
4. ^ Begrand, Adrien (May 18, 2003). "The Apes: Oddeyesee". PopMatters. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

## External links

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* Official website
* MySpace page

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI

Artists|

* MusicBrainz