Heavy Breathing is an American
rock
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band from
Washington D.C.
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formed in 2010 by guitarist Erick Jackson, drummer Jeff Schmid, and keyboardist Amanda Kleinman, who were formerly in the band
The Apes
The Apes (sometimes just Apes) are a noisy, guitarless garage rock foursome from Washington, D.C. The band formed in 1999 with the lineup of singer Paul Weil, keyboard player Amanda Kleinman (an Arts College advisor by day), bassist Erick Jackso ...
. They have released three albums, "Body Problems" in 2012,
"Airtight" in 2015,
[ and "C.P.R." in 2019.
In November 2016, the band attracted attention after performing at ]Comet Ping Pong
Comet Ping Pong (often abbreviated as Comet) is a pizzeria, restaurant, and concert venue located on Connecticut Avenue in Washington, D.C.'s Chevy Chase neighborhood. Owned by James Alefantis, Comet has received critical acclaim from ''The W ...
. ''The New York Times
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'' reported that Amanda Kleinman deleted her Twitter
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account after receiving abusive comments from those who believed in the Pizzagate conspiracy theory
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In March 2016, the pe ...
. In an interview with the magazine, Kleinman said "We are at a dangerous place in American culture where a good percentage of people aren’t distinguishing what is a real news source based on real reporting and fact-checking and only reinforcing pre-existing ideas they have". After receiving death threat
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s, Kleinman took screenshots of them to report to the police.
Discography
* ''Body Problems'' (2012)
* ''Airtight'' (2015)
* ''C.P.R.'' (2019)
References
External links
Official Site
Musical groups established in 2010
Dance-rock musical groups
Noise musical groups
2010 establishments in Washington, D.C.
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