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!
Smoke season is upon us, the leaves are already falling off my maple tree, and other people’s kids are or soon will be returning to school. Summers come and summers go, but band names are forever.
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!
Bassafras
The secret flavorful ingredient.
Ember Mist
Smoke with a PR department.
Muck and the Mires
Classic X and the Y structure and a promise of a grimy good time.
The Secret Beach
The perfect relaxing end-of-summer getaway where you end up solving mysteries with an attractive ice-cream shop owner.
What Strange Beasts
What all the other animals think when they see us wobbling around on two legs.
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Karen Eisenbrey 