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!
After a few days in the 90s, cooler weather is a relief, but here comes the smoke, right on schedule. Since the rest of the country has had it worse for months, I will try not to complain. Let’s have some band names, instead!
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City of Caterpillar
Where all the buildings are tractors … or larvae! Preschoolers love it.
Haunted Like Human
If there’s such a thing as souls, everybody’s body is inhabited by something non-corporeal.
How Now Brown Cow
Sometimes you just want a fun old rhyme to trip off your tongue.
Memory Loss
A little is to be expected with age, whether we’re talking about storage media or wetware. More than a little is a concern. (I’m still raising funds for the Alzheimer’s Association through August 31. If this cause is meaningful to you, you may donate at http://act.alz.org/goto/KarenEisenbrey.)
Trash Panda Go Kart
Chaotic cartooniness turned up to 11!
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Karen Eisenbrey 