{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Groovy Aardvark | background = group_or_band | image = Groovy Aardvark au Zaricot.png | image_size = | caption = Groovy Aardvark photographed in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada at Le Zaricot. | alias = | origin = Longueuil, Quebec, Canada | genre = Rock | years_active = 1986–present | label = Kafka | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = Martin Dupuis<br />Pierre Koch<br />François Legendre<br />Vincent Peake | past_members = Danny Peake
<ref name="Keillor2008">{{cite book|author=Elaine Keillor|title=Music in Canada: Capturing Landscape and Diversity|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P4rf9W02vv0C&pg=PT296|date=18 March 2008|publisher=McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP|isbn=978-0-7735-3391-2|pages=296–}}</ref> }}
'''Groovy Aardvark''' is a Canadian rock band active since 1986 in the Québec music scene. They performed in English and in French.<ref name=act>{{cite book|title=L'Actualité|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8QE8AQAAIAAJ|volume=25|year=2000|publisher=Maclean-Hunter Limitée|page=111}}</ref><ref name="Bouliane2003">{{cite book|author=Martine Bouliane|title=Paroles pour un Québec libre|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l-oRAQAAIAAJ|date=1 January 2003|publisher=Trait d'union|isbn=978-2-89588-048-6|page=233}}</ref>
==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.<ref>[https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/473647/28es-francofolies-de-montreal-rock-corps-et-ame "Groovy Aardvark, rock corps et âme"]. ''Le Devoir'', 18 juin 2016 |Philippe Papineau</ref> 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.<ref>[https://voir.ca/musique/2016/04/11/il-y-a-20-ans-groovy-aardvark-vacuum/ "Il y a 20 ans : Groovy Aardvark – Vacuum"]. ''Voir'', Olivier Boisvert-Magnen 11 April 2016</ref> The band toured in Canada, the United States, and Europe.<ref name=act />
In 2012, the band came back together for a reunion show at the Montreal FrancoFollies festival.<ref>[http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/dossiers/francofolies-de-montreal-2012/201206/10/01-4533428-groovy-aardvark-retrouvailles-et-mitrailles.php "Groovy Aardvark: retrouvailles et mitrailles"]. ''La Presse'', 2012 06 10. Alain Brunet</ref>
==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)
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bar:LB text:"Louis Bélanger"
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bar:DP from:start till:11/01/1996 color:drums bar:PK from:11/01/1996 till:end color:drums
bar:LB from:01/01/1991 till:12/31/1994 color:perc }} </div>
==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== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.qim.com/artistes/biographie.asp?artistid=388 Québec Info Musique: Groovy Aardvark] *{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.diffusionyfb.com/artistes/groovyaardvark/index.php.htm Diffusion YFB: Groovy Aardvark] *{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.francofolies.com/program/concert.aspx?id=12908 FrancoFolies 2016]
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