Silky999 Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Mr Grey’s Jailhouse Jukebox or MGJJ for short playing rock and pop covers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Skulls Awake We're stoner metal with a bit of punk. They had the name before I joined but it's alright, I think it suits us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dclaassen Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Dirty Hands…pub classic rock 4 piece. This was the name before I joined. My 2 favorite past band names were Black Jack and J Edger Cookie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazm66 Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Funk Shed. TBH we play more soul than funk, but not when we started. The ‘shed’ bit was a reference to drummers I think..something about sounding like they’re building a shed. It was a long time ago and I was very, very drunk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 The Pixie Led - Original four piece with female lead vocals and drums and a mixture of styles. Mostly laid back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 my 80s duo is called, Miami Vice my 80s band..............Miami Vice Reloaded blues rock band, plays once a year....The Tony Johnson Band and it would appear The Policed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothingman Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 (edited) Rival Falls Named after a pair of modest waterfalls (no, I dint have a clue either) in the Yorkshire Dales. Been writing for a couple of years and literally went through hundreds of names to get there. Liked it, then didn’t. But think it suits us now and like it again. Alt rock with punk adjacencies. I’m on bass, keys and guitar on a couple of songs. And one of 3 songwriters. Shameless plug - first single is out 24th March. Follow our socials for more. 😇 https://linktr.ee/rivalfallsmusic?fbclid=PAAab14zEERcHKlFZvd1lcp68WPOCQRkrqzdAxqrRH7EoNPQ8fvpXa_yP7uNY Edited March 14, 2023 by Nothingman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfie Noakes Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 My covers band is Turnette Doone Named by a Scottish sound engineer many years ago, and long before I joined them, at their first gig. The following historic exchange works best with a very broad Scottish accent where appropriate.... Scottish sound engineer: "What's yer name?" Band: "We haven't got one" Scottish sound engineer: "Yer far too 'effin loud - turnette doone!!!" And thus Turnette Doone was created. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 My daughter was until recently in a band called Herbivores until the vegan singer left and told them they couldn't use the name any more. She threw a bit of a tantrum when they renamed themselves Carnivores. What else could they do? 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Was it hers before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 5 hours ago, SteveXFR said: My daughter was until recently in a band called Herbivores until the vegan singer left and told them they couldn't use the name any more. She threw a bit of a tantrum when they renamed themselves Carnivores. What else could they do? Genius.. 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Acme Sewage Company (Punk band) Yodaclub (Indie band) Love the Acme name, meh about Yodaclub name but we have just celebrated our 10th anniversary so I guess it ain't going to change! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassie Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Wight Hot Pipes (coz we is from the Isle Of Wight and have a bagpiper in our ranks). I only joined back in October and the band has been around for a while, so the name was obviously already established. DuneBuggy is a covers band playing absolutely anything we bloody well like. Lots of names were suggested, DuneBuggy came from a POTUSA song. The name doesn’t refer to anything in particular, and is as random as our set list. 😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 38 minutes ago, Grassie said: Wight Hot Pipes (coz we is from the Isle Of Wight and have a bagpiper in our ranks). I only joined back in October and the band has been around for a while, so the name was obviously already established. DuneBuggy is a covers band playing absolutely anything we bloody well like. Lots of names were suggested, DuneBuggy came from a POTUSA song. The name doesn’t refer to anything in particular, and is as random as our set list. 😊 Wight Hot Pipes is super ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterMute Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Proggy self-indulgent studio band: Newton's Wake after the Ken Mcleod novel. Imaginary Post-ironic Indie band: Putin's Tiny Horse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Meat Raffle. Sell lots of tickets for pub gigs, but we always get a load of punters who seem to be very irate on the night and don't appreciate the music. It was the same with my previous band 'topless gogo girls' 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dclaassen Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 5 hours ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said: Meat Raffle. Sell lots of tickets for pub gigs, but we always get a load of punters who seem to be very irate on the night and don't appreciate the music. It was the same with my previous band 'topless gogo girls' I always wanted to name a band “Free Beer” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 (edited) Original band playing grungey punky noise - f u c k Slurry Blues band - Bearers of Bad Blues Edited March 15, 2023 by Jonesy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 2 hours ago, dclaassen said: I always wanted to name a band “Free Beer” My mate did use that name. Pubs refused to put up their flyers or put their name on the board outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 On 13/03/2023 at 07:14, martthebass said: we do erm...70s glam. Ta for pointing that out, I'd never have guessed it from the pic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristo Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 (edited) Owl & Wolves - Blues/Country/Swing band Frank & The Beans - Soul/funk band Edited March 15, 2023 by kristo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Waaaaay back in the early 80s, I really wanted to form a quartet and call it Max Headroom And The Thirteen-Foot Three. Then a couple of years later this bloke came along and ruined the idea for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franticsmurf Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 1. Hulla (or 'The Hulla Band'). When I joined the band was called the Hullabaloo, named after the annual festival it organises and was created to play in - the Horton Hullabaloo. I suggested shortening it for other gigs. We currently play around 10 dates a year, all for charity and usually well attended. The set list is as varied as the line-up, which currently numbers 13 and includes bass, drums, guitars, ukes, keys, banjo, percussion and lots of fun and games. 2. Midnight Smoke. A blues and blues/rock covers band just getting back on its feet following losing two members to Covid. I joined last year with my mate on drums to take their place. I like the name, it seems to fit with the vibe of the band. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 (edited) Current bands: Soul Destroyers -- soul covers plus much more, with lots of silliness. Name was already in place when I joined and after nearly 30 years is unlikely to change. Train To Skaville -- I think you can guess what we do. Again, well-established name when I joined. Selection of past bands: Thursday's Child -- first band, so named because we had a long way to go to be even remotely good. Closer Apart -- first really good band and my only serious attempt at stardom. Came quite close to a record deal. It was the 80s and pretentious band names were a legal requirement. Desperate Head -- rock covers. Name was in place when I joined, don't know where it came from but I suspect large quantities of dope were involved. Lead singer was the son of Brian Gregg, bassist with Johnny Kidd & The Pirates. He came to see us once, didn't say anything (good or bad) about my playing. Didn't say much of anything to anyone, in fact. Thud -- jazz fusion trio. Name taken from the Bruford tune. Edited March 15, 2023 by Rich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassie Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 3 hours ago, dclaassen said: I always wanted to name a band “Free Beer” Me and wifey often go out to see live music. One of the local venues had a board outside with “Friday - free jukebox” written on it. Mrs thought Free Jukebox was a new band, and we should check them out… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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