Words that are also excellent band names, if the rules below are correctly applied

strev Punk band name suggestion: the leather shower curtains

side bar: there was a band named free beer that caused a lot of confusion/problems for clubs. Free beer now at the El Mocombo Nov 9, 2009

frownedupon Nice! You chose the name of my band: The Frowned Upon. I agree entirely that it's a great band name (although we have it with "The"). I got the idea from a line in Royal Tenenbaums. Nov 8, 2009

hernesheir I hang out with traditional Appalachian/New England fiddle/dance musicians. Some friends have a band called the "Isotope Feenies" - always loved that name. "Alldays and Onions" is another. Near Gainesville, FL is an old former stage stop and road called Wacahoota - other friends formed a pick-up band for a contest called "The Wacahooters". Bands I'm in are called "Irrational Exuberance", "Physical Medicine" (leader is a VA physiatrist), and "Fear No Weevil". All three seem cheesy to me. An old-time banjo player named Mary Cox inpired this band name, yet to used: "The Merry Cox". Wash my mouth out with chocolate soap, please. Sep 17, 2009

pterodactyl When my friends and I formed an a cappella group, I wanted to call us either "The Smithereens" or "Tequila Mockingbird", but then I found out that both of those bands already exist. (Darn.) Our little singing group eventually settled on "The Doomed Petunias", in reference to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Now, I want to start a band just so I can name it "St. Vincent and the Grenadines". (I would, of course, be St. Vincent.) But instead of starting a band, I'm just going to start another list. Sep 17, 2009

thesaraheffect I had a friend who worked a particular machine in a processing plant. Said machine filled jugs with some unremembored liquid and had two settings which appeared on the display: "Idle" and "Fill." Thus, Idlefill was born. Sep 17, 2009

reesetee Yes, plethora! Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem--one of my favorite bands. ;-) Mar 13, 2008

plethora I've always liked "Skirt," just on its own. And "The Electric Mayhem," which I think I stole from Jim Henson(?). Mar 13, 2008

reesetee Oh, well--then brag away! Dec 1, 2007

chained_bear I know you know, reesetee--I was just bragging. :)

I have Schott's Miscellany, and though it's likeable, I'm not sure it's deserving of the praise that's been heaped on it. Leash is interesting though--I have never heard of that. Dec 1, 2007

reesetee Perhaps I should clarify. I know what brace means; I just like the phrase a brace of German Shepherds. In fact, I'm stealing it. :-) Dec 1, 2007

sionnach Sausalito is also a delicious kind of cookie manufactured by Pepperidge Farms.

c_b: Schott's Miscellany gives brace as the term for two game birds, leash for three. Dec 1, 2007

chained_bear I could see "brace" being used for birds, esp. dead ones that are being brought somewhere to be cooked, but I've mostly heard it used for dogs, as in "a brace of greyhounds," or some such. In fact I believe it came from the fact that the two dogs were collared together--just saw some eighteenth-century print depicting this not too long ago. Damn, now I have to go looking for it!

P.S. "The Pus Jewels" is AWESOME. Vile, but awesome. Dec 1, 2007

sionnach Oh, also, I would call my band "The Pus Jewels". Dec 1, 2007

sionnach Yes, indeed. Two pheasants are a brace. What is the corresponding term for three pheasants?

Note that I use the example of pheasants, rather than german shepherds, because my understanding is that the terms in question apply to game birds. Dec 1, 2007

bilby I'm sure I'm the worst singer in the world ... maybe we have a future together?

I remember a band called "People With Chairs Up Their Noses." Don't know what kind of music they played but probably wasn't as wild as their name. Dec 1, 2007

chained_bear Yeah. "Brace" means two. I learned that recently and I'm very pleased I had a chance to use it. :) Dec 1, 2007

reesetee A brace of German Shepherds? Nov 30, 2007

chained_bear I have always been partial to these band names, myself (none of them are real, as far as I know):

Velcro
Scrim
Blue Corn Bagel

I think they would work with or without a "The" and pluralization. I also think "Velcro and Scrim" are great names for a brace of German shepherds. Nov 30, 2007

cydonian John, that's a great band-name, Testing Email Notification. Techno-rock, I'm sure. ;-) Sep 17, 2007

john testing email notification. Sep 17, 2007

arby I think Arugula could go either way too. And Sausalito is the correct spelling, AFAIK, not Sauselito. (/pedant) Mar 24, 2007

john Thanks!

FWIW, in addition to the below-noted Sauselito, a lot of this is derivative. "Cherry Bomb" is a Joan Jett song, the bands Super Furry Animals and The Tragically Hip both have albums called Phantom Power, and there's a dozen songs about kung fu. Jan 21, 2007

sonofgroucho Brilliant list. You have a real gift! Jan 21, 2007

valse Though I'm pretty unfamiliar with the original band, my favorite's Masonic Youth. Also, The Frowned Upon. Jan 21, 2007

nkocharh By "Sauselito" do you in fact mean "Sausalito," the town in California? And I should mention that I'm fully on board with the punctuational appointments. Dec 11, 2006

edwardvielmetti http://interdimensionaltransmissions.com/ectomorph/

electro music from Ann Arbor. good stuff. Listen to it on WCBN's Crush Collision show. Dec 9, 2006

bobfet1 I vote for arugula Dec 9, 2006

john Yeah, you're right, I think Sauselito could go either way. And yes, I stole it from Lost in Translation :-) Dec 8, 2006

super-alex Is Sauselito really an exception? 'The Sauselitos' works for me. Incidentally, Sausalito is the name of the band in the hotel in Lost in Translation. Dec 7, 2006

john I firmly believe that all band names should be plural, and start with "The", though I didn't list the names above that way so that they would be indexed correctly. When reading the list, please mentally add a "The" and pluralize. So the band names would be "The Peds", "The Ectomorphs", "The Huaraches", "The Masonic Youth", "The Tutus", "The Kung Fus", "The Arugulas", etc.

The only exceptions are: Group Hug, Phantom Power and Magnetic North, which stand as-are, and "Sauselito", to which exhilarating punctuation is added: "¡Sauselito!". If you are in an actual band and would like to use any of these names, they're available for licensing. Have your lawyers get in touch with my agent. Or vice versa. Dec 1, 2006