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Singer / Musician
Fun For Malakai was founded around 1989 in Ottawa by guitarist Ian Lefeuvre, drummer Dave Hubenig vocalist Chris Swail and bassist James Milks. Hubenig was replaced by Peter Von Althen around 1991. The band had a strong following locally, performing regularly at Zaphod Beeblebrox, Barrymores and The Downstairs Club, but never managed to gain popularity outside of Ottawa. Their timing may have been off as well, as their sound didn't fit with the emerging Grunge scene or the more playful acts like the Barenaked Ladies. The group disbanded in 1993 after Von Althen left to join The Skydiggers. Lefeuvre and Von Althen later worked together in the bands Starling and The Hundreds and Thousands.