The Scenics are a band from Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada

Canada

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, active from 1976 to 1982, and from 2008 to the present. Their style incorporates punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

, post-punk

Post-punk

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, and art punk

Art punk

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. The Scenics appeared both in the 1979 Colin Brunton

Colin Brunton

Colin Brunton is a Canadian producer and director. After creating the short films The Last Pogo , A Trip Around Lake Ontario and The Mysterious Moon Men of Canada , Genie Award winner for Best Live Action Short), Brunton produced the feature films Roadkill and Highway 61 with director Bruce...

 documentary film The Last Pogo

The Last Pogo

The Last Pogo is a short film made by Colin Brunton in 1978.Shot in Toronto, at the Horseshoe Tavern, The last Pogo concert was billed as "the last punk rock concert" in Toronto -- at least for that original wave of punksters circa 1977/1978...

and on the accompanying soundtrack album And Now Live from Toronto The Last Pogo with two tracks.

In 1980 the band released a full-length album, Underneath the Door on the Bomb Records label. Finally, in 1981, they released a single "Karen" b/w "See Me Smile" on their own Scenic Route Records label.

In 2008, The Scenics released a new album of 1977-1981 live material called How Does It Feel to Be Loved? The Scenics play the Velvet Underground. The group reformed in early 2008 and has even played a few gigs to support the release including an appearance at the June 2008 NXNE Festival in Toronto, Canada.

In October 2009, the band released another compilation from their recording vaults, "Sunshine World (Studio Recordings 1977-78)". To promote the release, that same month, the band performed a series of live dates in Ontario and Quebec.

Members

• Andy Meyers (guitar, bass, vocals, songwriter)
• Ken Badger (guitar, bass vocals, songwriter)
• Mike Young (guitar, bass)
• Mark Perkell (drums)

Former members

• Andy Meyers (guitar, bass, vocals, songwriter, saxophone from 1976 to 1982)
• Ken Badger (guitar, bass vocals, songwriter from 1976 to 1982)
• Mike Young (guitar, bass from May 1979 to June 1980)
• Mark Perkell (drums from March 1980 to May 1982)
• Mike Cusheon (drums from November 1976- February 1977)
• Mark French (drums from May 1977 to June 1977)
• Brad Cooper (drums from July 1977 to February 1980)
• Ken Fox (now with The Fleshtones
  The Fleshtones
  The Fleshtones are an American garage rock band from Queens, New York formed in 1976.- 1976-1979 :The Fleshtones were formed in 1976 in Whitestone, New York by Keith Streng and Marek Pakulski The Fleshtones are an American garage rock band from Queens, New York formed in 1976.- 1976-1979 :The...
  
  , bass from June 1980 to May 1982)

LPs

• Underneath the Door (1979, Bomb/Rio Records)
• How Does It Feel to Be Loved? The Scenics Play the Velvet Underground (2008, Dream Tower Records)
• Sunshine World - Studio Recordings 1977-78 (2009, Dream Tower Records )

External links

• thescenics.com Official Band Page
• Scenics Biography from The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia
• [ The Scenics] Allmusic