Macefield Music Festival tonight in Ballard! It's a little smaller than the old Reverb Fest, but I'm so happy they pulled something together. It's a beautiful day to go discover some new bands and hear old favorites The Young Fresh Fellows and new favorite Courtney Marie Andrews.
Meanwhile, there are so many great band names in the listings that I had to settle on a theme and narrow the list from there.
Alabaster
I don't know what they were intending, but as a Pogo fan of long standing, I can't help thinking of Albert Alligator's adorable little nephew Alabaster, and his pal Rackety Coon Chile. And so I smile.
Cute is What We Aim For
Whattayouknow! This is the theme. I don't usually find this much cuteness in the club listings.
Dung Beatles
Not so cute, you say? But the spelling -- adorable.
Oh! Pears
Perhaps more goofy than cute, but charmingly accessorized with punctuation. Read aloud, it reveals its secret.
Sleepy Kitty
Aw.
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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Saturday, October 5, 2013
Saturday, September 14, 2013
September 14, 2013
Heard the good news this week that ReverbFest is being resurrected as the Macefield Music Festival, October 5 in Ballard. It'll be a bit smaller but still sounds great -- Young Fresh Fellows are in the lineup! We're in.
Meanwhile, there's plenty going on in the coming week. These band names deserve recognition:
The Littlest Viking
Children's movie-title trope: "The heartwarming story of a Norseman who loots and pillages his way to the top in spite of his diminutive size." I love the quick turn from cuteness to ferocity.
Meteor vs. Dinosaur
This will probably end badly . . . unless the dinosaurs are prepared with a gravity tractor to move the space rock before it hits the atmosphere.
Milo and the Understudies
I always appreciate a good deployment of the classic X and the Ys format. And then it's The Understudies, with all the second-stringness and muted hope for stardom that implies. If that weren't enough, Milo is the first name of the best villain I ever wrote. (And I've just learned this is a band of siblings, which I have to support).
Mr. and Mrs. Something
Yeah -- that couple you always see at that one place, where they serve those things.
The So So Glos
The repeated long Os make this name practically sing, and I always have a soft spot for any whiff of loser culture.
Meanwhile, there's plenty going on in the coming week. These band names deserve recognition:
The Littlest Viking
Children's movie-title trope: "The heartwarming story of a Norseman who loots and pillages his way to the top in spite of his diminutive size." I love the quick turn from cuteness to ferocity.
Meteor vs. Dinosaur
This will probably end badly . . . unless the dinosaurs are prepared with a gravity tractor to move the space rock before it hits the atmosphere.
Milo and the Understudies
I always appreciate a good deployment of the classic X and the Ys format. And then it's The Understudies, with all the second-stringness and muted hope for stardom that implies. If that weren't enough, Milo is the first name of the best villain I ever wrote. (And I've just learned this is a band of siblings, which I have to support).
Mr. and Mrs. Something
Yeah -- that couple you always see at that one place, where they serve those things.
The So So Glos
The repeated long Os make this name practically sing, and I always have a soft spot for any whiff of loser culture.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
April 28, 2012
Young Fresh Fellows at the Sunset tonight! We're going to try to make it -- a reward after a day of errands.
This week's picks:
Automotive Steamhorse
Only two words, but so many syllables! I picture somebody driving a locomotive down the street.
The Hoot Hoots
I like the repetition (they must not have been playing the week that was my theme) and the onomatopoeia of the word "hoot." Plus I'm rather fond of owls, so there you go.
Imagine Dragons
I'm always happy to imagine dragons. Not sure I want to meet one, but imagine? Sure.
The Mighty Squirrels
I first noticed this band because they're on the same bill YFF, but I will always get behind anything that is both small and mighty.
Yellow Dubmarine
Yellow Submarine was my introduction to the Beatles, when I was too young to know what the heck was going on. My sister, whose birthday is today, had a Yellow Submarine lunchbox! (No, we don't know where it is). This transformation is almost too easy, but it was the first name to draw a chuckle, always a good measure for what goes in the blog.
This week's picks:
Automotive Steamhorse
Only two words, but so many syllables! I picture somebody driving a locomotive down the street.
The Hoot Hoots
I like the repetition (they must not have been playing the week that was my theme) and the onomatopoeia of the word "hoot." Plus I'm rather fond of owls, so there you go.
Imagine Dragons
I'm always happy to imagine dragons. Not sure I want to meet one, but imagine? Sure.
The Mighty Squirrels
I first noticed this band because they're on the same bill YFF, but I will always get behind anything that is both small and mighty.
Yellow Dubmarine
Yellow Submarine was my introduction to the Beatles, when I was too young to know what the heck was going on. My sister, whose birthday is today, had a Yellow Submarine lunchbox! (No, we don't know where it is). This transformation is almost too easy, but it was the first name to draw a chuckle, always a good measure for what goes in the blog.
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