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Monday, August 23, 2010
Music Name the Next Neutral Uke Hotel
Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 10:44 AM
Pardon the crowdsourcing, but after we found out about Neutral Uke Hotel—normally I'd explain something about the band here, but their name is pretty self-explanatory—we starting thinking about some other instrument-specific cover bands.
What we have so far:
Black FlagPipe (Black Flag + bagpipes)
Basshoonbastank (Hoobastank + bassoon)
Alicia Keystar (Alicia Keys + Keytar)
Karpsichord (Karp + harpsichord)
Washboard Against (Born Against + washboard)
Oboe Ono (Yoko Ono + oboe)
DigisBrew (Miles Davis + digeridoo)
Flootie & the Blowfish (Hootie and the Blowfish + flute)
Céline AccorDion (Céline Dion + accordions = best band ever!)
Wow, those are all terrible! If you can do better, comment below.
The best comment will get to choose some sort of nominal "prize" from my desk: Blazer bobbleheads from players no longer on the team (Zach Randolph! Martell Webster! Sebastain Telfari!), passes to the Laurelhurst Theater, or an unused PBR toothbrush. Lucky you.
End Hits: Sorry, Bag Team (the all bagpipes Tag Team cover band), you didn't make the cut.
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Baritony!Toni!Tone!
Cowbell biv Devoe
Al Jarreauboe
Husker Didgeridoo
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piano doubt
recordereporter
jonny x and the hurdy grodies
boyzIImandolin
double guitar wolf (vid clip of otto, plz)
bananaramarimba
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The Exploding Harpsichord
The Jam-borines
Trombone thugz n' harmony
The Hammond Bee Gees
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Cool and the Gong
East River Pipe Organ
PanFlutera
Yodel Fuegos
Banjo Jackson
Shofareigner
(someone please end this thread or I'll never stop)
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It was tough, but @two squatting women, you are the winner (for Husker Didgeridoo). What prize do you want? Former Blazer bobblehead of your choice, Laurelhurst passes, PBR toothbrush, or the mystery box (probably filled with something I steal off Erik's desk).
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