Garage

Garage was a Spanish rock band from Alicante that was active in the early 1980s, right at the start of the Spanish new wave and after-punk scene. They formed around 1980 and mixed classic rock with punk and new wave influences, which gave them a raw, energetic sound that worked especially well live. They never became a big commercial band, but they’re remembered as part of that underground movement that helped shape Spanish rock at the time.

 
Their recorded output was short but memorable. In 1982 they released an EP called '¡En Movimiento!', recorded in Valencia, with songs like “Matanza De Una Noche De Verano,” “Tiempo Perdido,” and “Pelea Entre Dos Frentes.” A year later they put out their best-known single, 'Quiero Ser Un Bogart / La Ciudad', which is usually considered their standout release. Not long after that, internal problems and changes in direction led to the band breaking up around 1983, just when things seemed like they might take off.

 
The band included Carlos Goñi, who handled guitar and vocals and later went on to much bigger success with Comité Cisne and especially Revólver, one of Spain’s most popular rock bands. Basilio Montes played bass and sang; Garage was his first group, and after it ended he became a well-known collaborator of Ramoncín and was involved in several other projects over the years. Ángel Verdú was a guitarist who joined in the later lineup and played on the “Quiero Ser Un Bogart” single. The drummer during that period was José Antonio “Bojías,” who took part in the band’s final recordings. 

 
Even though Garage didn’t last long, they left behind a small but solid legacy, and their songs still capture the sound and attitude of Spain’s early ’80s rock scene. For fans of that era, Garage is often seen as an interesting early chapter in the careers of musicians who later became much more famous.