The heat yesterday made it hard to think or even see straight, so I just picked a theme and went with it. The theme is: band names built on the classic formula "X and the Y". There were something like eight variations on this theme in the listings, from which I selected five:
Angelo Delsenno and the Empty Sky
This is the only one that comes close to the usual "frontperson and the band" formulation. But it could as easily be a solo act with a tongue-in-cheek name. Either way, Empty Sky is a grand and poignant name.
The Bard and the Liar
As if they were not different names for the same thing. Storytellers and poets tell the truth by making stuff up. And I love me an unreliable narrator!
Between the Buried and Me
This one diverges a little from the formula by separating "and" and "the." It gets in because I like this idea of secrets or communication between the living and the dead. In my current fantasy project, the protagonist visits the dead in her dreams. And two days ago, I finished reading The Illumination, a novel by Kevin Brockmeier, which includes within the narrative a lovely little fable about a country where the living write letters to the dead and slip them into cracks in the ground, until one day one of them gets an answer. Eventually the living and the dead live together underground, happily ever after.
Fox and the Law
Speaking of fables, here's a good title. What's the moral?
The Funeral and the Twilight
A tiny poem about times of poignant farewell, to a loved one, to the day.
Naming a band is an act of concentrated creative expression. Square Pig in a Round Hole exists to reward five favorite band names each week. Winners are 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 Seattle Times club listings for abundant source material!
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