Name our Band!

January 24, 2012 9:43 AM

Name our Band!

Pick one you like best...or feel free to add some more!

The Junes
Lockland Split
The Tinglers
Pipe Down
TV Ugly
High Hat High
Boss Car
The Yangers
posted by pepcorn (17 comments total)

Riffing off the first one, how about June's Cleaver?
posted by InfidelZombie at 11:05 AM on January 24, 2012


I would go to see bands named:

The Junes
The Tinglers
Boss Car

The others, not so much.
posted by unSane at 1:49 PM on January 24, 2012


Bands I would like to form (but probably never will, so feel free to pillage):

Killer Whales
Brigand Jones
The Greene
Sun Cult Record Party

But otherwise The Junes or even just Junes is pretty nice.
posted by Doleful Creature at 1:57 PM on January 24, 2012


The June Brides were a favorite band of mine back in the day.

Junes is a really good band name. I like dropping the 'the'. As opposed to The The.

I used to have a file on my computer called BNE for "Band Names Etcetera'. I wonder what happened to it? The ones I remember, some of which are certainly taken now:

SCHNURR
THE MIRACLE TWINS
VERY QUICK ON THE EYE
JUST ONE DOG (a comic my wife used to write)

The best-name band I was ever in was called EARCANDY. I think we had the seeds of genuine greatness, too, but apart from a bit of radio play nothing ever really happened, partly because the drummer's heart wasn't in it and he had a career starting to happen in post. I should dig out some of the demos and post them.
posted by unSane at 9:49 PM on January 24, 2012


PS Schnurr was the name of a toilet manufacturer in Guelph, Ontario. I used to have an awesome tin ashtray in the shape of a lavatory with SCHNURR wriitten on it.
posted by unSane at 9:50 PM on January 24, 2012


TV Ugly.
posted by dunkadunc at 4:23 AM on January 25, 2012


I'd go with The Junes. Then I'd wait for someone to say "funny, but you don't look Juneish".
posted by flapjax at midnite at 6:04 PM on January 25, 2012


If you DON'T go with The Junes I'll have to steal it.
posted by unSane at 7:21 PM on January 25, 2012


unSane, you could always consider "The Julys".

/cut to Latino dude with heavy accent: "July to me, maing? July to me?"
posted by flapjax at midnite at 7:27 PM on January 25, 2012


You know, most of the months are not too shabby. Ditto weekdays although I suppose all of them are taken to some extent. I'd be the Wednesdays I think. Hump day.
posted by unSane at 7:57 PM on January 25, 2012


The Junes is really good... it seems like it's not trying as hard as the others.
posted by Crane Shot at 10:58 PM on January 25, 2012


I take back what I said about TV Ugly. Do you have any examples of what your band sounds like? I'd like to give it a listen before suggesting a name.
posted by dunkadunc at 2:27 AM on January 26, 2012


Nthing The Junes. Also, June's Cleaver. Love it.
posted by ThisKindNepenthe at 9:35 AM on January 26, 2012


I like the Junes, too.
The Barry White Srtipes is probably a better choice...
posted by .wal at 11:50 AM on January 26, 2012


I've always been partial to the [body part][tool] pattern.

Ass Hammer
Brain Vacuum
Ear Wrench
Tongue Pliers

Just to name a few...

You may note that I'm not exactly swimming in groupies, so this may be an anti-pattern.
posted by DaveP at 2:53 PM on January 26, 2012


Haha, I was in a band called Meat Hammer (and still use that as a nickname when I go bowling, go-kart racing, and things like that).

I have a friend in a fairly successful band named August, so there's some evidence that month names work out OK.

I like The Junes myself, but I also like the band name Pop Secret, so what the hell do I know?
posted by Pecinpah at 10:52 AM on February 1, 2012 [1 favorite]


Herpatic Hug
The Period is Part of the Name.
'Sploooooooode
posted by askmeaboutLOOM at 4:00 PM on February 9, 2012


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