Naming a band is an act of concentrated creative expression. Since 2010, Square Pig in a Round Hole has been rewarding five favorite band names each week. Winners are (usually) listed alphabetically.
Selection is wholly unscientific and subject to whim, with a bias toward wordplay, humor, and local flavor. In most cases, I won’t know anything about the bands at the time of selection. Thanks to the Everout nightlife listings for abundant source material!
I’m late to the blog this long weekend! I spent most of Saturday at NW Folklife Festival, selling my books from the Author Event Network booth. It was fun to talk to readers, people watch, and oh yeah, sell a bunch of books! Sunday was likewise packed with events, so I’m taking today to catch up. I could have skipped a blog post, but I found some good band names on the Folklife schedule and wanted to share them while they were fresh.
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Bamboozled by Bamboo
“Bamboozle” is one of my favorite words, and in partnership with bamboo, makes an excellent, funny name for a flute group.
The Geoducks
Real local flavor from my favorite mollusk. Dig a duck a day.
iBuildBridges
The highest and best use of music: bringing people together and making connections. (Not a band per se, but an organization of artists doing this good work.)
Justnice
We can make things right, and we can be kind, at the same time.
The Tree People
Humorous B-movie vibe plus environmental folksiness.
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My new science fiction novel, Ego & Endurance is out now! Details here! If you’re intrigued by a hard sci-fi workplace rom-com/survival story in space, inspired by and patterned on the Shackleton expedition, please check it out!
Karen Eisenbrey 