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!
Happy June! This is the month I’ve been waiting for–I am now semi-retired, working at my day job only a few hours a week while I train my successor, with the aim of being fully retired in July. I’ve barely begun, and it already feels good. But I have no plan to retire from writing as long as I have book ideas and band names to keep me entertained. The listings once again did not disappoint.
If you are able, please buy these bands’ music and merch. And … hit the follow button at the lower right to never miss a post!
Arrival of Autumn
It’s technically not even summer yet, but time won’t let us forget that the days will soon begin shortening again. Fall is inevitable.
Cannibal Ox
Because sometimes, after a hard day of pulling the plow, you just want a good burger.
Gold Sweats
Comfortable yet glitzy, dressy soft pants to wear to the disco and then straight to bed afterward. Guaranteed to prevent waking up perspiring and chilled.
Good Lettuce
Crisp and fresh, not that sad, wilted stuff in the back of the fridge.
Hexecutioner
They may be using magic rather than an axe, but your head is still coming off.
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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 