The rock band takes the stage

at the WHFStival semi-finals.
We didn't win, but we kept our "indy cred"...

Late-Breaking Ape News...

5/3/05Friends, we've got two upcoming shows scheduled, check it out! "Making A Break For It" is also being featured on XM Radio!

4/5/05Spring Greetings Rock Fans! We're on the new Modern Records compilation -get yerself over to CD Baby and get yourself one! In other news, J. is finishing up recording a lo-fi solo CD at home - he hopes to have it fit for public consumption early this Summer!

3/15/05Things are mostly quiet on the Ape House front - but there is an interview with J. and GP in DC Spore- read about what these Apes have to say!

1/24/05Well - looks like our last rock show was reviewed by the CityPaper as well! They're tough on bands, but they had a lot of good things to say about the House!

1/18/05Thanks to everybody who came out to the gig at the Velvet Lounge Saturday! We had a great time and the show was a smashing success. Read what those smart folks at Here's A Hint had to say about the gig!

12/17/04Hey Rockers! The group is back in the studio recording a new EP - with new tunes such as "Escaping from Sex" and "1st Time Radio" on it, you know it's gonna be good! In other news, Punk Planet loves Tired of Style - read here...!

11/2/04Eye Candy is a Washington Post editor’s pick this week - check it out!

10/19/04Ape House is going to appear on the new Red Stapler comp CD!  Get yourself down to Iota tonite to see some cool bands from the CD and buy yourself a copy!

09/30/04 – Tune in to Z104 on Sunday nite at 9:30 cuz Ape House is the featured artist on the Capital Scene Program!  In addition to hearing four songs from Tired of Style, J. and GP are going to be in the studio for an interview!

09/23/04 – The Apes are playing DC and Philly in November – check out the shows section!   Also – we received a nice review from Erasing Clouds…

09/08/04 - The new cd "Tired of Style" is available for online purchase... go get one, Bucko! ALSO, the good reviews have begun... reviewer Mark Jenkins raves about the new cd on NPR, even calling us the "new Fab Four"... awww, shucks! You are too kind, Mr. Jenkins! Read on...

07/20/04 - More live Ape House coming around the bend, including the eagerly anticipated CD RELEASE SHOW! Go to the Upcoming Shows page for the full-on poop, PartyPeeple... ;)

06/16/04 - More shows coming up around the bed... Philly & DC. Check the Upcoming Shows page fer details. ALSO, our new cd "Tired of Style" should be in our hot little hands within the next week or so... keep checking for it, mmmm'k?

3/24/03 - Hey!  We're playing the Velvet Lounge on April 9th and the Dewey Beach PopFest on April 23rd -it would be a damn shame if you missed the shows!  Yup -we're still finishing our new CD, but check out California Ice Age - our new Web-only exclusive album outtake! 

1/28/04 - You like good music and free beer?  If so, come on down to Chief Ike's in Adams Morgan this Saturday to check out Ape House @ 8pm.  In other news, we're mixing our new CD, tentatively titled "Tired of Style."  This platter will have 11 or 12 rockin' tunes and should be out in April.  Check out our MP3 page for a preview of three new songs! 

10/30/03 -Ape House to take over the airwaves at UMD and to rock DC and Annapolis! Check it!

10/16/03 - Speak German? We don't! So if you do, take a look at this review we just got and please let us know if they liked us! ;) 

8/29/03 - The press still digs us! Those perceptive folks at Wintermittens E-zine finally got their greedy little paws on the "Minutes To Go" cd & guess what? THEY LOVED IT! Check the Press page for the low-down... 

8/13/03 - Mo' Shows!!! From DC to Dewey Beach, the 'House brings tha music to tha people... you need to know more? Here is tha poop.

7/31/03 - Show Announcement!  Get out your air guitars cuz' the Ape House is rockin' Chief Ike's on August 15th w/Los Hermanos Rodriguez and Gist.  See here for details.

6/25/03 - Show Announcement! Beat them summer time blues by coming out to see the AHG (Ape House Group) at the Blue Nile in DC on July 19.  See here for details.

6/20/03 - Ape House Goes International! Ape House was the featured artist on French radio station Radiodio’s excellent “Pop Dreams” program on June 13th.  In other international news, the group is receiving airplay in Portugal and recently set up a distribution deal in Japan with Wizzard In Vinyl.  Looks like a Tour of Japan is around the corner friends!

6/14/03 - Ape House Rockin’ the Studio!  Yup, we’re currently recording LP#2 at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, VA.  If we do say so ourselves, things are sounding pretty damn good.  Look for a release in late 2003/early 2004.

05/07/03 - NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT! Saturday, May 24 at Coconuts in Crofton, MD with Charm City Players for the Kevin "Barfus" Shook 24th Birthday Bash!!! Click here for the full poop...

04/22/03 - The oh-so-wise rock critic Dave Heaton from Erasing Clouds takes a stab at reviewing "... Minutes To Go.."... and does so with aplomb! This brother gets it *completely* right... check out his hallowed words on our Press Page... thanks, Dave!

04/15/03 - It's Tax Day today, so why not take your mind off your money and onto what REALLY matters... seeing Ape House at the Velvet Lounge this Friday! More info is here...

03/28/03 - Springtime is here, and it's time to roll on down the highways and byways of this great land of ours... that's right, take yourself on a ROAD TRIP! The fine, fine folks at the Washington Post have compiled a short list of crucial road-tripping tunes for you to download and play at max volume whilst whizzing by Stuckeys, Waffle Houses and Cracker Barrels. "Chicks Dig Speed" was wisely selected... check it out here!

03/28/03 - The critics are lovin' themselves some Apes these days... it's damn near embarrassing (but not painfully so)! The "Favourable Press" page has been updated accordingly...

03/21/03 - Wanna know all the poop on what the Ape House fellas have to endure? Wanna know all their dirt, past & present? Well, the good people at the DC City Paper were good enuff to administer all the important queries on their PopQuiz section! Read it here...

03/21/03 - We're in the semi-finals to play the WHFStival this year... come see us at Club V in Waldorf, MD on Tuesday March 25 to cheer us on to ultimate victory! More details are here: 99.1 WHFS and on our Shows page.

03/21/03 - NEW SHOWS ANNOUNCEMENT! Friday, March 28 at Chief Ike's Mambo Room in Adams Morgan... Sunday, March 30 at the Talking Head in Baltimore... click fer details

03/07/03 - Review from Splendid e-zine - what can we say? This reviewer got it right... nice to know that there IS a human being out there who has a true grasp of the concept of irony! Check out the full poop from our new buddy Brett McCallon...

01/28/03 - The 'House gets recognized by the Washington Post... we were even one of the Editor's Picks! Aren't we just the media darlings these days? A smattering of our MP3s are available there for downloading...

01/28/03 - We're back in the studio this weekend to lay down the sweet vocalizations of Mr. J Forté... the new cd should be out in late spring, early summer. "Minutes to Go" is still available in limited quantities... get your copy now!

01/10/03 - A few new photos scattered across the site, all taken by graphics and photo genuis Aaron Kobilis (kobilis.com)!

01/06/03 - The press just loves us! We just can't help it... read the latest word from the good folks at Punk Planet 'zine (a sandwich, indeed...)

01/06/03 - THREE NEW MP3s for you Rio-masters... we're just too good to you! Get 'em while they are hot!!! We're going back into the studio this weekend, so look for MORE new tunes soon...