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Antelope was an alternative rock band from Washington, D.C. that existed from 2001 to 2008. They were formed by former El Guapo/Supersystem member Justin Moyer and ex-Vertebrates members Mike Andre and Bee Elvy.

The band played its first shows in eastern and mid-western US cities before accompanying fellow Dischord artists Q and Not U and Black Eyes on an extensive US tour in September 2003. They also toured with Soccer Team (for whom Moyer also drummed ) and with Fugazi bassist Joe Lally.

In March 2002, they recorded six songs with Trans Am's Phil Manley at National Recording Studios in Washington. The songs were jointly released as a self-titled EP in February 2003 by Dischord and the band's own Bug Records.

They followed this release with a two-song EP, Crowns/The Flock, recorded with Ian MacKaye and Don Zientara at Inner Ear Studios in July 2003 and released by Dischord in February 2004. Their first and only full-length album for the label, Reflector, was recorded by MacKaye at Dischord House in November 2006 and released in 2007. Reviewing the album, Tom Breihan of Pitchfork commented that Antelope were "half of a good band", praising the songs sung by Elvy but criticising those sung by Moyer and Andre. In a review for the LAist blog, Thomas Attila Lewis criticised the album as repetitive, concluding that "[i]f Antelope hadn't been a part of the inbred Dischord culture, they would never have risen above the coffee house player status that they should be relegated to."

The band broke up in 2008. Justin Moyer continued to play in Edie Sedgwick, a project he had first started while playing in El Guapo and revived in 2004, performing songs mostly about celebrities while dressed in drag. He also plays bass in America Hearts, alongside Jess Matthews of Edie Sedgwick and Mark Cisneros of Medications.

Personnel

 * Mike Andre – drums, bass, vocals
 * Bee Elvy – drums, bass, vocals
 * Justin Moyer – guitar, vocals

Albums

 * Reflector (Dischord, 2007)

EPs

 * Antelope (Dischord/Bug, 2003)
 * Crowns/The Flock (Dischord, 2004)