On this rainy Saturday, there are six or eight interesting shows we could go to, but when it came right down to it, we chose The Holy, Red Ribbon, Acapulco Lips and No Rey at The Josephine. Should be good. This week's picks were selected by the unscientific method of reading all the listings aloud and noting which ones got a chuckle.
Ballard Train Wreck
Love the local flavor! Was this wreck caused by lutefisk on the tracks, or did someone leave their turn signal on?
Cerebral Cortez
Smart and funny! Science puns get me every time.
Dinner and a Suit
Starts out sounding like a nice date, ends up as a lame game-show prize. Or a really tiny inheritance.
Gilbert Grape and the Trucknuts
Classic X and the Y format, a few too many words, and apparent simultaneous references to a Johnny Depp movie and a breakfast cereal. What's not to like?
Second to Last
I feel like I should go back and find a "T" band so this can be in the penultimate position. Serious punk cred here: if you come in dead last, you're a loser, but coming in second to last is about as lame as it gets.
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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