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!
A momentous occasion: As of this week, I have been writing Square Pig in a Round Hole for 15 years! The platform and style have changed over the years, but not the mission of delivering 5 band names and my response every week. For a blast from the past, read the first post from 11/6/10 HERE. I’m a little late getting this week’s post out; during the time I would typically have been writing this, I was recording a podcast! I was the guest on episode 150 of Tilting at Windmills, a production of Not A Pipe Publishing. This episode will go up on Monday, the day before my next book comes out. Find more info on the show HERE. Learn more about Deep River Rising (Tales from Deep River Book 2) HERE.
Meanwhile, the band names have never let me down in all this time. Here’s to another fifteen years! 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.
BIG TOOTH
I always like when a name spotlights a single body part. This one adds to the fun by emphasizing the monumental size of a relatively small part.
Crobot
The artificially intelligent hybrid pastry.
Hyperpoppers
Exhausting for us old folks to even think about but great fun to say.
Shrimpnose
Another in the body-part series. Is this about the size of the nose, or about a crustacean’s proboscis?
Sleek Teeth
This one not only highlights body parts, it has fun with repeated vowel sounds. I never considered before whether teeth could be streamlined.
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Karen Eisenbrey 