3apes band: Convertible Rock

Tales of Brave Monkeys - a brief and concise but very incomplete life short story.

Our music is convertible rock. Danceable, grounded, authentic, always a bit revolutionary and naughty.

Our lyrics are small stories about the daily life and the rise and fall of heros and heroines - cynic and vivid. and true.

They say "music is the most important thing for us". They are right.

The story began in 2003 when Robert and Robert, who knew each other from their hometown and had recently moved to Leipzig, were enthusiastically struggling with the meaning of life.

After meeting Christian, it was undeniably clear that getting together as a trio would make a remarkable band. Initially, the name "The Apes" was chosen, but due to legal reasons, we had to pivot. The very next idea was "3apes band" — a choice made somewhat inconsiderately, yet it stuck and became our official banner.

Our very first rehearsal room, known as "The Cage", was located in the basement of a small apartment building, right underneath a mortician. It was super quiet at night (#schattenwolf).

Following our first rehearsals in 2004, which almost happened by coincidence on Ascension Day, we quickly found ourselves in a highly productive and creative mode. With simple equipment, we built our first cage and managed to record our debut EP, Tidy And Well Dressed Gossip, just one year later.

In 2006, we relocated our headquarters to another basement ("The Bunker"). It was just as grungy as the first one, but exceptionally secure—our new landlord was an avid prepper, fully equipped to act self-sufficiently in case of a global crisis.

That same year, we won the "Courage Zeigen" contest with an extraordinary performance, kicking off a wild live era.

Over the years, we played around 300 concerts. We rocked Campusfests in Leipzig, Chemnitz, and Frankfurt am Main, and tore down stages at legendary venues like SO36 in Berlin, Anker Leipzig, and UT Connewitz. From huge festivals and live events to wild parties, vernissages, and sweaty pub gigs—we took it all. Along the way, we met the craziest people who constantly fueled our inspiration for new songs and lyrics.

A monumental peak in our local career was the release of Stark Raving Mad 2.0 in 2008. We celebrated with an epic, sold-out release show at Moritzbastei in front of over 300 guests. With two well-known support acts warming up the crowd, it was a massive achievement for a local underground band.

But we weren't just about regular concerts. In 2011, sponsored by "Ur-Krostitzer", we became the first band ever to play live music on a driving soapbox during the Prix du Tacot race—even blasting our songs while going downhill!

Later that same year, we opened the Beyerhaus Musikkeller with a spectacular gig, reinforced by the "3 Ape Girls" on background vocals.

In 2012, we played a bizarre party at Doomsday, and the legendary "D-Day" was born.

After a great run and intensive touring, we fell into a hard episode of lostness in the underworld. Though we continued working on bold new songs like Realität and Evil Letter D post-D-Day, the foundation had started to shift. The three unified minds of the band began to disentangle and simply couldn't find their way back together.

Fittingly, the official end of the 3apes band was declared where so much had happened: one evening over drinks at Beyerhaus.

Goodbye. Robert, Robert, Christian.

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