Four weeks from today, South by Southwest will be in full swing, with thousands upon thousands of bands swarming around Austin, Texas, to play showcases both authorized and not. I can't wait. Until then, however, perusing the list of performing bands for funny names is one of my favorite pastimes. The following is what caught my eye this year; maybe I'll even get to see some of them.
A Hawk and a Hacksaw (Zuzax, N.M.)
The Aimless Never Miss (San Francisco)
Angry Vs. The Bear (Essex, U.K.)
Boxcar Satan (San Antonio)
Care Bears on Fire (New York)
Closure in Moscow (Melbourne, Australia)
Dananananaykroyd (Glasgow, Scotland)
DD/MM/YYYY (Toronto)
Dear and the Headlights (Tempe, Ariz.)
Deleted Waveform Gatherings (Oslo, norway)
Don't Tell Sophie (Tacoma, Wash.)
Fair to Midland (Sulpher Springs, Texas)
Hollerado (Montreal)
Hurray for the Riff Raff (New Orleans)
I Love Math (Dallas)
In Case of Fire (Belfast, Ireland)
NeverShoutNever! (Joplin, Mo.)
Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man (London)
The Paranoid Critical Revolution (New York)
Pocahaunted (Los Angeles)
River City Tanlines (Memphis)
The Rural Alberta Advantage (Toronto)
Sanguine Piss (Philadelphia)
The Tallest Man on Earth (Karlstad, Sweden)
Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt (Purchase, New York)
U Can Unlearn Guitar (Chicago)
We Were Promised Jetpacks (Glasgow)
Comments
POW!
Tue, 03/10/2009 - 08:39 — darrenbI like some of these names! I think Angry Vs The Bear is classic!!!! haha,, I have checked them out and they sound hot. Im definately gona check them out
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New Band
Sat, 02/21/2009 - 15:50 — mattt317I've started a new band inspired by the o9 SXSW logo.... Video Me On My Mobile While They Sing .....
Hometowns by The Rural
Sat, 02/21/2009 - 01:03 — richardfocHometowns by The Rural Alberta Advantage is a terrific album! Check it out if you haven't already.
I'll second that
Tue, 03/03/2009 - 07:16 — rfrazerHometowns is a great album.