“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.”
We’re pretty sure Shakespeare wasn’t referring to band names when he penned those famous lines, but it is something we think about often. We strongly believe a good band name is one of the many keys to success. And since we spent this past Saturday listening to great music from bands who chose well (Better Than Ezra, The Record Company, The Collection, The Wailers, Widely Grown, Mojo and the Mayhem, etc.) at The Pleasantville Music Festival, we figured we would ask our neighbors what they’d name their band.
Here’s what they had to say.
Hudson Licata, Somers
Connect To: If you started a band, what would you name it?
Hudson: The Chocolate Band.
Connect To: What type of music would The Chocolate Band perform?
Hudson: Rock music.
Connect To: What instrument would you play?
Hudson: The drums!
Luisa Granda, Pleasantville
Connect To: If you started a band, what would you name it?
Luisa: Jem and The Holograms.
Connect To: What type of music would Jem and The Holograms perform?
Luisa: All 80s and 90s rock.
Connect To: What instrument would you play?
Luisa: The electric bass.
Luis Aarza, Riverdale
Connect To: If you started a band, what would you name it?
Luis: Shards of Ice.
Connect To: Why the ice? Why Shards of Ice?
Luis: Because ice is “cool.”
Connect To: What type of music would Shards of Ice perform?
Luis: Metal.
Connect To: What instrument would you play?
Luis: The guitar.
Violette, Pleasantville
Connect To: If you started a band, what would you name it?
Violette: There Are No Lovers.
Connect To: What type of music would There Are No Lovers perform?
Violette: Pop.
Connect To: What instrument would you play?
Violette: I’d be the drummer.
Connect To: Do you play the drums now?
Violette: No, but I want to. (Smiles sweetly at her dad…)
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Gia Miller is an award-winning journalist and the editor-in-chief/co-publisher of Connect to Northern Westchester. She has a magazine journalism degree (yes, that's a real thing) from the University of Georgia and has written for countless national publications, ranging from SELF to The Washington Post. Gia desperately wishes schools still taught grammar. Also, she wants everyone to know they can delete the word "that" from about 90% of their sentences, and there's no such thing as "first annual." When she's not running her media empire, Gia enjoys spending quality time with friends and family, laughing at her crazy dog and listening to a good podcast. She thanks multiple alarms, fermented grapes and her amazing husband for helping her get through each day. Her love languages are food and humor.
