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 glad we’ve had a couple of wet days. I was beginning to wonder what month it was! Being semi-retired from my day job made for an interesting week: two delightfully relaxed extra days off and two very packed workdays. I came home Friday with only enough functioning brain cells to pick band names. Fortunately, the bands and the listings did most of the work for me.
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!
Big Blue Van
Could be a touring band’s semi-reliable transport or the preschool’s field-trip bus. Legendary either way.
Intercom Heights
Exclusive subdivision adjacent to a manufacturer of interoffice communications equipment.
Naked Society
Unclothed, but polite about it. Possibly riding bikes in the Fremont Solstice Parade next Saturday. (I’ll be selling my books from the Author Event Network vendor booth! Come say hi!)
PleasantBusStop
Sheltered from the rain, shaded from the sun, garbage emptied regularly, bus runs frequently and on time. You don’t want to stay there, but it makes your day a little better.
Push for Love
The world would be a better place if we all had this button to press as needed. As it is, this is a call for us to demand our leaders do the right thing.
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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 