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6t & ipt Ade L/ dW cA MO D0 (RRTTAW PaGE A22 . WATERLOO CHRONICLE: WEDNESBAY, JUNE 13, 1980 Basic English plays UW‘s:Bombshelter . In the late 1970s, the music scene in Moncton, New Brunswick had little to offer four young musicians who refused to conform to the topâ€"40 disco brand of dance music poplular in local clubs. So members of Basic English, all childâ€" hood buddies, secluded themselves in baseâ€" ments and garages, creating their own circle of alternative music enthusiasts. "In New Brunswick, you are a little out of the mainstream, so you‘re dealing with a mentality that isn‘t really receptive to a lot of new music," says Basic English guitarâ€" ist/songwriter John Davis. "We were disâ€" covering a lot of new music. The band, drumm@r Roger Leblanc, vocalist Tim Armour, bassist John Graâ€" ham and Davis, were gettm%:':ry interestâ€" ed in the punk rock scene. They were able to play songs by the Sex Pistols and The Clash, and sound reasonably good doing them because the music was simple and aggressive and suited their style. _ A move to Halifax provided the band better opportunites and a few clubs in "So yeah, it had to be basements and garages," Davis says, "because no club would have us." 4 t otite â€" ~â€" W . t ’ 5 3 & x* i% m in â€" which to perform, but didn‘t provide the j« â€" ~ er â€" artistic atmoshpere that the band needed. A Ne e s e we to _ A move to Toronto was inevitable, and [ . iss . ce â€" Basic English did go in 1986 (without [ .. "d Graham, who was replaced by bassist Sean . J _ , * Idâ€" _ Ryan, a native of London, Ont.). E4 seâ€" Prior to Ryan joining the band, Basic . P vn _ English had recorded the track Don‘t Have 1 ToDnes,vitthvisdubbi?inthebu. The track was submitted to Q107‘s Homeâ€" grown contest, and subsequently won. ° It was just the beginning. The following year, Basic English was voted Best Nonreâ€" cording Artist for CFNY‘s CASBY awards, chosen band of the year by the Toronto Star, and were one of three bands invited to perform at the first annual Toronto Music Awards. This year saw the release of their debut album, Sweet Panic, released through WEA Music of Canada/Risque Disque, featuring the single Sentimental Highway. Tane Engish cpons tor Adstrslinn T. ?yV.&;ytommnightathm:tthe miversity of Waterloo‘s Bombshelter. Tickets are on sale at the Federation of Students office, room 235 of the Campus Centre, 888â€"4042. Moncton band Basic English has found a home in Toronto, and a place to perform in Waterloo. The group hits the Bombshelter stage tomorrow night, opening for v. Spy v. Spy. ;