Groovy Aardvark is a Canadian rock band active since 1986 in the Québec music scene. They performed in English and in French.
History In 1986, the band Schizophrenic Muff Divers was formed by five college (Édouard-Montpetit) students from Longueuil, Québec. The members of the band were Vincent and Danny Peake, Stéphane Vigeant, Éric Lajambe, and Marc-André Thibert."Groovy Aardvark, rock corps et âme". Le Devoir, 18 juin 2016 |Philippe Papineau A year later the band changed its name to Groovy Aardvark.
They released three cassette tape demos before releasing their first album, Eater's Digest, in 1994. Although all of the members spoke French natively, most of the songs on this album were in English. After the release the band toured for two months in Québec.
Groovy Aardvark released a second album Vacuum, in 1996."Il y a 20 ans : Groovy Aardvark – Vacuum". Voir, Olivier Boisvert-Magnen 11 April 2016 The band toured in Canada, the United States, and Europe.
In 2012, the band came back together for a reunion show at the Montreal FrancoFollies festival."Groovy Aardvark: retrouvailles et mitrailles". La Presse, 2012 06 10. Alain Brunet
Members Final Lineup Vincent Peake – lead vocals, bass (1986–present) Martin Dupuis – guitars (1993–present) François Legendre – guitars (2002–present) Pierre Koch – drums (1996–present)
Former members Éric Lajambe – lead vocals (1986) Marc-André Thibert – guitars (1986–1999) Stéphane Vigeant – guitars (1986–1991) Martin Pelletier – guitars (1992–1993; died 2016) Denis Lepage – guitars (1999–2002) Danny Peake – drums (1986–1996) Louis Bélanger – percussion (1991–1994)
Timeline
Discography 1994: Eater's Digest 1996: Vacuum 1998: Oryctérope 1999: Exit Stage Dive 2000: Fast Times at Longueuil High (compilation) 2002: Masothérapie 2005: Sévices rendus
References
External links Québec Info Musique: Groovy Aardvark Diffusion YFB: Groovy Aardvark FrancoFolies 2016