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 Stranger’s Everout nightlife listings for abundant source material!
If you choose to go out on this Ides of March, may you not be stabbed in the back by friend or foe. Whether you go out or stay in, I come bearing a handful of band names to improve your weekend.
If you are able, please buy these bands’ music and merch. And … hit the subscribe button at the lower right to never miss a post.
Bones Creek
Exactly how I might name a slightly creepy location in a fantasy novel. Best not to drink the water.
Hippies with Money
Still dressed in paisley, bellbottoms, and love beads, but from high-end designers.
Knuckle Beach
Where Bones Creek reaches the shore and deposits its load. Don’t go barefoot.
Stereo Plague
Is this when you have both covid and flu? Or maybe when your dorm neighbors on both sides are blasting different music you can’t stand.
Utopia Dope
One puff and you’re in the best of all possible worlds. It’s the rhyme that does it.
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Karen Eisenbrey 