Garage is a Czech rock band from Prague, formed in 1979 by Ivo PospÃÂà ¡il under the name GarÃ¡à ¾. In the 1980s, the band included guitarist Milan Hlavsa, from the Plastic People of the Universe. After the Velvet Revolution in 1989, Garage played concerts abroad, including in New York City, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, and France. In 1994, the group released the album Garage, produced by Ivan Král.
Formed in 1979 by Ivo PospÃÂà ¡il of DG 307, the band was initially called GarÃ¡à ¾. In 1982, they were joined by singer Tony DucháÃÂek, who became their primary songwriter. In the years 1983âÂÂ84, the group's first demo tapes, GarÃ¡à ¾... byla a je and GarÃ¡à ¾? Na tu nemÃ¡à ¡! emerged, and Milan Hlavsa, founder of the Plastic People of the Universe, joined up. Under the Communist regime during the 1980s, GarÃ¡à ¾ was rarely allowed to play officially, and they were mainly relegated to the underground scene. As they weren't allowed to release official albums at the time, their recordings circulated as samizdat on cassettes.
After the Velvet Revolution of 1989, all restrictions on the group were lifted. During the next few years, GarÃ¡à ¾ experienced the peak of their popularity. They performed across Czechoslovakia as well as overseas, including at clubs in New York City, Switzerland, and Germany and at festivals in Belgium and France. At that time, the band included guitarist Joe Karafiát, who lived in Canada for ten years and returned to Czechoslovakia after the revolution.
In 1993, following member disagreements, GarÃ¡à ¾ separated from founder and manager, Ivo PospÃÂà ¡il, who continued performing under the band's original name. The remaining musicians adopted the English version of their old name and continued as Garage a Tony DucháÃÂek.
In 1994, they released the album Garage, produced by Ivan Král.
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