Bands Named For Cities

[Dr. Medulla]

Matey and I are starting a Prog Punk band called Oakland.

Wait what? I'm not good with odd time signatures.

The computer will do most of it. What size saddle should I get for you? Your stage name is Eureka Fruitvale, a cowboy with a Yahoo Serious vibe. I'm going to be Millsmont Mysterious, a mime hitman with a helper monkey. Can we keep the goats in your yard?

Dibs on the Bernie-like manager role. I can write a manifesto for every day of the week.

[Kory]

Matey and I are starting a Prog Punk band called Oakland.

Wait what? I'm not good with odd time signatures.

The computer will do most of it. What size saddle should I get for you? Your stage name is Eureka Fruitvale, a cowboy with a Yahoo Serious vibe. I'm going to be Millsmont Mysterious, a mime hitman with a helper monkey. Can we keep the goats in your yard?

Dibs on the Bernie-like manager role. I can write a manifesto for every day of the week.

I can't wait til you come up with our CTC.

[Toppers Boppers]

Others?

Saint Étienne.

Dat's a good 'un. There's one in France and Quebec.

Yeah, was pleased with that one. Thought I'd get more, but tough question if playing by the rules. Interest piqued, had to resort to google to find bands called Moscow, Vienna and Rome, all released records in the 80's but they never troubled my record collection.

[Dr. Medulla]

Matey and I are starting a Prog Punk band called Oakland.

Wait what? I'm not good with odd time signatures.

The computer will do most of it. What size saddle should I get for you? Your stage name is Eureka Fruitvale, a cowboy with a Yahoo Serious vibe. I'm going to be Millsmont Mysterious, a mime hitman with a helper monkey. Can we keep the goats in your yard?

Dibs on the Bernie-like manager role. I can write a manifesto for every day of the week.

I can't wait til you come up with our CTC.

Three words: Yodeling. With. Attitude.

[Dr. Medulla]

Others?

Saint Étienne.

Dat's a good 'un. There's one in France and Quebec.

Yeah, was pleased with that one. Thought I'd get more, but tough question if playing by the rules. Interest piqued, had to resort to google to find bands called Moscow, Vienna and Rome, all released records in the 80's but they never troubled my record collection.

That's the thing. I figured that every major city has been used as a band name, but how many of them left behind anything that exists in our collective memory?

[matedog]

Matey and I are starting a Prog Punk band called Oakland.

Wait what? I'm not good with odd time signatures.

The computer will do most of it. What size saddle should I get for you? Your stage name is Eureka Fruitvale, a cowboy with a Yahoo Serious vibe. I'm going to be Millsmont Mysterious, a mime hitman with a helper monkey. Can we keep the goats in your yard?

Did you know I live off of Fruitvale?

Yeah, goats are cool so I don't have to mow the 10'x10' patch of grass.

[matedog]

Matey and I are starting a Prog Punk band called Oakland.

Wait what? I'm not good with odd time signatures.

You better start practicing because I'm in too.

Nothing I love more than not being able to groove because I'm too busy counting 1-2-3-4-5-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-5-1-2-3-4-5-6-7

[Wolter]

Matey and I are starting a Prog Punk band called Oakland.

Wait what? I'm not good with odd time signatures.

You better start practicing because I'm in too.

Nothing I love more than not being able to groove because I'm too busy counting 1-2-3-4-5-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-5-1-2-3-4-5-6-7

You’ll never be a replacement drummer in Dream Theater with that attitude

[Kory]

Matey and I are starting a Prog Punk band called Oakland.

Wait what? I'm not good with odd time signatures.

You better start practicing because I'm in too.

Nothing I love more than not being able to groove because I'm too busy counting 1-2-3-4-5-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-5-1-2-3-4-5-6-7

You’ll never be a replacement drummer in Dream Theater with that attitude

OH SNAP I didn't even think of that. Hoy, you're screwed.

[Kory]

Matey and I are starting a Prog Punk band called Oakland.

Wait what? I'm not good with odd time signatures.

You better start practicing because I'm in too.

Nothing I love more than not being able to groove because I'm too busy counting 1-2-3-4-5-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-5-1-2-3-4-5-6-7

The practice makes it so you don't have to do that.

[Dr. Medulla]

Matey and I are starting a Prog Punk band called Oakland.

Wait what? I'm not good with odd time signatures.

You better start practicing because I'm in too.

Nothing I love more than not being able to groove because I'm too busy counting 1-2-3-4-5-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-5-1-2-3-4-5-6-7

The practice makes it so you don't have to do that.

I'll be there to motivate by undermining his confidence.

[Kory]

Wait what? I'm not good with odd time signatures.

You better start practicing because I'm in too.

Nothing I love more than not being able to groove because I'm too busy counting 1-2-3-4-5-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-5-1-2-3-4-5-6-7

The practice makes it so you don't have to do that.

I'll be there to motivate by undermining his confidence.

Poke him with a stick from the wings.

[Dr. Medulla]

You better start practicing because I'm in too.

Nothing I love more than not being able to groove because I'm too busy counting 1-2-3-4-5-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-5-1-2-3-4-5-6-7

The practice makes it so you don't have to do that.

I'll be there to motivate by undermining his confidence.

Poke him with a stick from the wings.

I'll have a box of red hair that I'll throw at him whenever he seems to be getting comfortable.

[Marky Dread]

Just had lunch with a friend who challenged me to come up with a longer list of bands named for cities than his (I won by two). No combinations like Hanoi Rocks or New York Dolls, only the city name. Here's what I came up with on the fly:
Chicago
Boston
Toronto
Chilliwack
Berlin
Phoenix

Others?

Portishead

Great band but Portishead is not a city but a town.

Same diff.

It might be for the USA but in the UK a place can only be classed as a city if it has a cathedral.

[Dr. Medulla]

It might be for the USA but in the UK a place can only be classed as a city if it has a cathedral.

Is that true? If so, that's a neat criterion.

In my home province, the standard of eligibility for city status was—get this—a population of 5,000 people. Rural life …