Make no mistake, Apache Beat are not a collective of fly-by-night first-timers who got lucky. The band, composed entirely of native or longtime New Yorkers, came together in mid-2006 with each member already more than deeply rooted and respected in the claustrophobically competitive Brooklyn arts and music scenes.  In seemingly no time at all since their formation, Apache Beat had bashed out a few raw, roughhewn and utterly brilliant first-try demos and gotten signed to emerging indie powerhouse label Summer Lovers Unlimited, where they share a stable with The Tough Alliance, Crystal Castles, and The Teenagers.  As they began cutting their teeth live with a series of increasingly epic shows that firmly held all in thrall, the buzz became insatiable and Apache Beat were quickly featured in the pages of hipster magazines Vice, Dazed and Confused, New York Magazine, ‘Sup, The Fader, NME, Spin, Harper’s Bazaar and Pitchfork Media.   

Apache Beat can count among their touring buddies Deerhunter, Les Savy Sav, We Are Scientists and Lightspeed Champion. They’ve been endorsed enthusiastically by MGMT, Klaxons, Misshapes, Dave Allen of Gang of Four, and in the midst of all the action, have managed to have a member, Ilirjana, sing on an album for The Rapture, and another, Mike, doing the ol’ silhouette bop on ‘Bruises’ for an iPod ad with Chairlift, and another, Phil, co-directing the Apache Beat’s first music video for 'Tropics,' which was premiered on Pitchfork TV in tandem with the digital-only release of the single, now available on iTunes.  

MARCH 

MON 01 - Brighton Audio *with School of Seven Bells