Heavy Vegetable was a short-lived math pop/rock band formed in 1992 by frontman Rob Crow (vocals, guitar) Eléa Tenuta (vocals) Travis Nelson (bass) and Manolo Turner (drums) in Encinitas, California. They were known for pioneering the genre of math pop and simultaneously math rock as a whole. The bands members stayed consistent until their dissolvement in 1995.

It would take under a year for Heavy Vegetable to release their first work in 1993 titled, "A Bunch of Stuff" which consisted of a 4 track demo of songs that would eventually get re-released in the future.

After releasing a 7" with the band Powerdresser at the the end of 1993, Heavy Vegetable would eventually catch the attention of Headhunter Records, signing them on in 1994 as they would end up releasing "The Amazing Undersea Adventures of Aqua Kitty and Friends" on May 13th of the same year. Going straight back to recording, they would release a split EP with the band Fugbear sometime after even consisting of a cover they did of The Residents' song, "Perfect Love".

Heavy Vegetable are known for their satirical, and uplifting lyrics along with their obsession for animals, and outsider music. "Aqua Kitty" would consist of artwork that was taken by Travis Nelson, of his cat, a photo of the band taken by Satoru Yoshioka, and underwater photos by Mark Conlin. The albums recording consisted a little over 11 days worth of time spanning from November 3rd to November 14th of 1993. They would eventually tour and play with bands such as P.E.E. who labeled them as a big inspiration for their music.

In 1995, following the release of "Aqua Kitty" they would release "Frisbie" [recorded March 1st-July 9th] on September 14th. It is a common conspiracy that Rob Crow doesn't know how to spell Frisbee. Heavy Vegetable shows again with their obsessions with animals and goofy lyrics, with deep tones getting thrown left and right, this one's more like a somber goodbye as they would split shortly after the release of "Frisbie" likely due to members Rob Crow and Eléa Tenuta forming the band Thingy the same year. Heavy Vegetable both formed and ended with Rob Crow and Eléa Tenuta living together, with Travis Nelson living next door and Manolo Turner living only a few minutes away as listed in the Encinitas addresses on the notes in "Frisbie".

It would take up until the 13th of January 2000 to get more material, a compilation album titled "Mondo Aqua Kitty" surprisingly still signed under Headhunter Records. It would consist of unreleased 7", demos, and other miscellaneous stuff, marking the final end of a short-lived career. Frontman Rob Crow is also known for his dedication on multiple bands he's worked on such as: Pinback, Optiganally Yours, The Ladies, and even more to count as well as from his own solo work.

11 years after the final studio album was released, Rob Crow, Travis Nelson, and Manolo Turner would reunite as Other Men and produced the album Wake Up Swimming, which was released in 2007.

Singer Eléa Tenuta would pass away on January 9th, 2021 following a long battle with breast cancer. She was only 48.
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