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!
There are so many big events this weekend, plus a major road closure. Fun! A good weekend to stay home, or if you already bought tickets, take transit. Wishing everyone patience and an uninteresting trip. I’ll be over here, celebrating band names like these.
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!
Hermitude
Avoid 520. Avoid I-5. Avoid events. Never leave your house. (The writer part of me approves this message.)
Profanatica
Aficionado of elite-level swearing.
The Rat Utopia Experiment
Teenager’s excuse for not cleaning their room. “It’s for the science fair.”
Sunshine Lollipop
They did the work for me: “Aggressively positive.”
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
Great enthusiastic 4th-grader vibes. Not wasting any time on small or living ones.
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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 