The Evaporators is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 punk rock

Punk rock

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 band formed in 1986 in Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

, British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. Nardwuar, its founding member, is known for interviewing politicians and celebrities.

History

The Evaporators often collaborate with other musicians, such as Rodney Graham

Rodney Graham

Rodney Graham is an artist and musician born in Abbotsford, British Columbia. He is most often associated with the Vancouver School...

. John Collins is a member of the band The New Pornographers

The New Pornographers

The New Pornographers is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia.-History:The band's first four albums each ranked in the top 40 on The Village Voices Pazz & Jop year-end poll of hundreds of music reviewers. From 2000 to 2006, either a New Pornographers' album or a...

 and David Carswell is in The Smugglers

The Smugglers (band)

The Smugglers are a Canadian indie rock band. The band consists of vocalist Grant Lawrence, guitarists Nick Thomas and David Carswell, bassist Beez and drummers Graham Watson and Bryce Dunn.-Discography:* 1990: Up and Down...

.

As of 2007, the band consists of vocalist/keyboardist Nardwuar the Human Serviette

Nardwuar the Human Serviette

Nardwuar the Human Serviette is a Canadian celebrity interviewer and musician from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is the lead singer and keyboardist for The Evaporators and plays in Thee Goblins....

, guitarist David Carswell, bassist John Collins

John Collins (Canadian musician)

John Edward Collins is a member of The New Pornographers, Destroyer, and The Evaporators. He plays the bass, guitar, synthesizer, ebow and sings....

, and drummer Scott Livingstone. The band members also perform as Thee Goblins and other incarnations. Lisa Marr, formerly of Cub

Cub (band)

Cub was an indie rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia that formed in 1992 and disbanded in 1997. They played a melodic, jangly form of pop punk that was dubbed "cuddlecore" by some music critics...

, was also formerly a member of The Evaporators.

Current

• John Collins
  John Collins (Canadian musician)
  John Edward Collins is a member of The New Pornographers, Destroyer, and The Evaporators. He plays the bass, guitar, synthesizer, ebow and sings....
  
  
• David Carswell
• Scott Livingstone
• Nardwuar

Release formats

Most of their releases have been available on both compact disc

Compact Disc

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 and vinyl

Gramophone record

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, as well as 8-track

8-track cartridge

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.

Singles

• "I'm Going to France" (1993)
• "Honk the Horn" (2002)
• "A Wild Pear
  A Wild Pear
  "A Wild Pear" is a split EP from the Canadian punk rock band The Evaporators and American rock artist Andrew W.K.. It was released on June 23, 2009, and features one original song and one cover by The Evaporators on side 1 and two covers by Andrew W.K. and an interview by Nardwuar the Human...
  
  " (Split 7" with Andrew W.K.
  Andrew W.K.
  Andrew W.K. is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, entertainer, and motivational speaker. He is the host of the television series Destroy Build Destroy.-Early life & career:Andrew Wilkes-Krier was born in Stanford, California, and grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan...
  
  ) (2009)

Albums

• I'm Going to France! (1994) Tosk Worldwide 8-tracks
• United Empire Loyalists (1996)
• I Gotta Rash
  I Gotta Rash/We Are Thee Goblins from Canada
  I Gotta Rash/We Are Thee Goblins From Canada is a split album between Nardwuar the Human Serviette's two bands, The Evaporators, and Thee Goblins. It was released in 1998 as an LP with a free CD...
  
  (1998)
• Ripple Rock
  Ripple Rock (album)
  Ripple Rock is The Evaporators' third album. It was released in 2004 in Canada by Mint Records and Nardwuar Records and elsewhere by Alternative Tentacles. The vinyl contained a free copy of Thee Dublins' self-titled 7"...
  
  (2004)
• Gassy Jack & Other Tales (2007)

See also

• Music of Canada
  Music of Canada
  The music of Canada has influences that have shaped the country. Aboriginals, the British, and the French have all made unique contributions to the musical heritage of Canada. The music has subsequently been heavily influenced by American culture because of its proximity and migration between...
  
  
• Music of Vancouver
  Music of Vancouver
  Vancouver, a city in British Columbia, is one of the major cultural centres of Canada. The music of Vancouver is diverse, representing the many peoples that live in the city, ranging from classical and modern avant-garde orchestras and composers through a wide range of pop, rock, rap, jazz, world...
  
  
• Canadian rock
  Canadian rock
  Canadian rock describes a wide and diverse variety of music produced by Canadians, beginning with American style rock 'n' roll in the mid-20th century. Since then Canada has had a considerable impact on the development of the modern popular music called rock...
  
  
• List of Canadian musicians
• List of bands from Canada
• List of bands from British Columbia
• :Category:Canadian musical groups

External links

• The Evaporators Official site
• The Evaporators Profile at New Music Canada.
• Interview with Nardwuar (2008)