Hairy Apes BMX

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Hairy Apes BMX
OriginAustin, Texas
Genres Experimental, Jazz, Funk
Years active1999 - present
Associated actsMike Dillon's Go-Go Jungle
Malachy Papers
Billy Goat
Members Mike Dillon, John Speice, J.J. Richards, E. Clarke Wyatt

Hairy Apes BMX is an Austin, Texas, USA-based band playing an eclectic mix of rock, jazz, Latin, afro-funk, hip-hop, and punk. They won the Austin Regional Poll at The 1st Annual Independent Music Awards. According to Dillon, the band's name refers to humans all being "just a bunch of hairy apes" and BMX stands for "butt-moving experience".

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References

Planet of the Apes, J.J. Hensley, The Pitch, August 3, 2000
Bio at JamBase