On Oct. 15, the new-and-improved version of The Fire Apes — led by singer, guitarist, and main songwriter John Seymour — officially reintroduced themselves to Charleston with a big comeback show at Cumberland's. Replete with a massive light and fog show and a new lineup — drummer Tommy Hamer (formerly of Astrojet), bassist Julian Volpe (a longtime Fire Apes collaborator), and keyboardist Matt Bivins (recently of Jump). They dazzled the crowd as if it were the old days, and carried on triumphantly into '06.—T. Ballard Lesemann


Best Local Band Rebirth
The Fire Apes
www.thefireapes.com

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