Locality Band Names

[turf3]

*Original* Pantera band members grew up on border of Arlington/Pantego/Dal Worthington Gardens (Dallas TX suburbs) and used "Pantego" as a starting point for the band name. Or so goes the story from locals. Well loved in DFW. "Dal Worthington Death Gardens" doesn't have the same ring as Pantera....
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Especially considering that Dalworthington Gardens (two words not three) is multi-million dollar houses on acreage.

 

[mrperkolator]

Especially considering that Dalworthington Gardens (two words not three) is multi-million dollar houses on acreage.

yeah it's been a while since I've been through there.

 

[ardgedee]

More UK place name bands:
Future Sound of London
Orbital (named after the M25)
Mega City Four (admittedly fictional, from 2000AD comics)
Fairport Convention (the name of a house in Muswell Hill where they rehearsed)
Chelsea

And UK bands with names from outside the UK:
Blue Nile
Havana 3AM
Vegas
Dirty Vegas
Cabaret Voltaire
Monaco
America (Americans, but started on a US military base in England)

 

[Ostie]

Ohio Players
Miami Sound Machine

And the winner for most obscure: Da Yoopers

 

[Hummergeist]

Close to my neck of the woods - The Hammersmith Gorillas. Tho they later became simply The Gorillas.

 

[dalkowski]

The Beautiful South (of England, I assume -- Housemartins spinoff):



New England:



And this is a stretch but Everything But the Girl took their name from the slogan of Turner's Furniture in their native Hull.

 

[Pirate Captain]

The Charlatans UK
The Mission UK
The English Beat
Londonbeat

 

[NHM]

I was the bass player in Rough Common for about 15 years...

 

[Danielle Meyer]

Ohio Players
Miami Sound Machine

And the winner for most obscure: Da Yoopers

Da Yoopers! I love that band. Haven't heard them in decades. Don't need to hear em again. but I love that band.

 

[SturmUndDrang]

 

[Diminishedfilth]

Melissa Manchester?

 

[Hummergeist]

Can't see any mention of Georgia Satellites so far..?

 

[DirtDog]

James Bay (although I believe that is this artist's real name)
Nazareth

More CANCON:

Toronto
Chilliwack
Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers
Brighton Rock
Corb Lund and the Hurtin Albertans
The Widerness of Manitoba

 

[Hues]

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band....named after the street where they practiced in the keyboardist's mother's garage.

Southside Johnny & The Ashbury Jukes....from Asbury Park, NJ.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

James Bay (although I believe that is this artist's real name)
Brighton Rock

Locality or literary?

 

[Kevorargh]

Do these lads count?




In LA, there has been the Young Dubliners, run by some Irish ex-pats, and features an acquaintance of mine, Chas Waltz, on violin…

I got to hang out with The Young Dubliners at a few Irish festivals when was doing the folk band thing. They were a lot of fun., Brendan, the bass player, played a Music Man that got stolen, which was a bummer. Great band!

 

[devnulljp]

There was a band called Glasgow in Glasgow, Scotland, in the 80s. They always said they chose the name because Cowdenbeath wouldn't fit on the jackets.

There was another band in Glasgow around the same time called Vancouver. Not that that made any sense. Their bass player was also a sound guy.

More famous Scottish band: Nazareth

More Scottish, teen idols from the 70s The Bay City Rollers -- that's a reference to Edinburgh.

Portishead is a town in Somerset in England

Chilliwack is a town in BC, Canada.


How about Steve Howe's prog supergroup Asia?

Japan?

 

[NYCBass]

 

[ProbablyTooLoud]

Can't see any mention of Georgia Satellites so far..?

Finally.

 

[ProbablyTooLoud]

The Village People.

The North Mississippi All-Stars.