The Speaking Canaries (sometimes "Thee Speaking Canaries" or "The(e) Speaking Canaries") are an indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 group from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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. They are probably best known for being Don Caballero

Don Caballero

Don Caballero are an American rock group from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The group took their name from the character Guy Caballero, portrayed by Joe Flaherty, on the sketch comedy show Second City Television...

 drummer Damon Che

Damon Che

Damon Che is a rock drummer and guitarist. He has made significant contributions to indie rock and progressive rock through his work with math rock pioneers Don Caballero since 1991...

's "other band", and for their unabashed love of the kind of 1970s and '80s hard rock

Hard rock

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 purveyed by bands such as KISS

KISS (band)

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 and Rush

Rush (band)

Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...

 -- indeed, the Canaries' second album Songs for the Terrestrially Challenged famously features covers two Van Halen

Van Halen

Van Halen is an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. The band has enjoyed success since the release of its debut album, Van Halen, . As of 2007 Van Halen has sold 80 million albums worldwide and has had the most #1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...

 songs.

Original Lineup (1991-1995)

• Damon Che - guitar
  Guitar
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  , vocals
  Singing
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• Karl Hendricks
  The Karl Hendricks Trio
  The Karl Hendricks Trio is a rock band from Pittsburgh. In the span of twelve years, they have released seven albums, toured, and even played as a four-piece rock band. Now firmly a trio again, the band's latest album was 2007's The World Says . The current line-up includes Jake Leger on drums and...
  
   - bass
  Bass guitar
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  , vocals
• Noah Leger - drums
  Drum kit
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Current Lineup (2004-present)

• Damon Che - guitar, vocals
• Adam Crane - bass
• Eugene Doyle - drums

Discography

• The Joy of Wine (1993) LP on Mind Cure Records
• Songs for the Terrestrially Challenged (hi-fi version)
  Songs for the Terrestrially Challenged
  Songs For The Terrestrially Challenged is the second album from The Speaking Canaries, a Pittsburgh-based indie rock band. Songs For The Terrestrially Challenged is the first Speaking Canaries album to be released on compact disc, and the first to see worldwide distribution; therefore, it has...
  
  (1995) Double LP / CD on Scat Records
• Songs for the Terrestrially Challenged (low-fi version) (1995) Double LP on Mind Cure Records
• The Opponents (1996) 12" EP on Scat Records
• Life-Like Homes (1998) LP on Scat Records
• Get Out Alive: The Last Type Story
  Get Out Alive: The Last Type Story
  Get Out Alive: The Last Type Story is the fourth album from The Speaking Canaries, a Pittsburgh-based indie rock band.-Track listing:#"I Wear Glasses in the Most Brutal Sport Ever Invented" - 2:55#"Menopause Diaries" - 4:47#"Last Type" - 4:29...
  
  (2003) LP / CD on Scat Records
• Get Out Alive: The Long Version (2003) CD-R on Scat Records