The Syndicate

@ suggestion of nutella


Here are some:

Wolf Parade
Seawolf
Grizzly Bear
Panda Bear
Tame Impala
The Monkees
The Doves
Eels
Minus the Bear
Atomic Kitten
Deerhoof
Sparklehorse
Marmoset
Teddy Bears
The Bears
Polar Bears
Crazy Horse
Iron Horse
Band of Horses
Great White
Phish

etc

Porcupine Tree
Deerhunter
Swans
Camel
Henry Cow
The Jesus Lizard
Skinny Puppy
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Cat Power
Red Sparowes
Dinosaur Jr.
Mastodon
Gregory and the Hawk
Modest Mouse
Birds and Buildings
Ours (French for bear)
Pantera (Spanish for panther)
Vulgar Unicorn
Dog Fashion Disco
Guante & Big Cats
Laika (this counts )
The Mountain Goats
Fleet Foxes
Gorillaz
Moondog
These Arms Are Snakes
Дельфин (Russian for dolphin)

The Bird and the Bee
The Uniorns
Sick Puppy
The Turtles

aw you've already hit most of mine. but needs moar whale love <3
Noah and the Whale
Freelance Whales

nutella wrote:aw you've already hit most of mine. but needs moar whale love <3
Noah and the Whale
Freelance Whales

Ahhh I knew there must be some whale bands!

Do the Beatles count?

Said the Whale for another one.

One of my favorite games when I worked at a record store was polling people on their favorite band with a bird name, or a place name or similar criteria. Incidentally, all bands named after locations are bad, except Boston, which is still kind of bad.

Some bird bands for you:

The Eagles (worst band ever)
Hawkwind
Budgie
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Old Crow Medicine Show
Pelican
Kestrel

thellama73 wrote:One of my favorite games when I worked at a record store was polling people on their favorite band with a bird name, or a place name or similar criteria. Incidentally, all bands named after locations are bad, except Boston, which is still kind of bad.

Some bird bands for you:

The Eagles (worst band ever)
Hawkwind
Budgie
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Old Crow Medicine Show
Pelican
Kestrel

I was thinking this morning about how much I hate The Eagles and it caused me to not be able to go back to sleep. I think Of Montreal, while not musically brilliant, isn't terrible. And I rather like Architecture in Helsinki. I've seen them live and it was a good show.

thellama73 wrote:One of my favorite games when I worked at a record store was polling people on their favorite band with a bird name, or a place name or similar criteria. Incidentally, all bands named after locations are bad, except Boston, which is still kind of bad.

You don't like early Chicago? :o

Mongoose wrote: I was thinking this morning about how much I hate The Eagles and it caused me to not be able to go back to sleep. I think Of Montreal, while not musically brilliant, isn't terrible. And I rather like Architecture in Helsinki. I've seen them live and it was a good show.

Architecture in Helsinki doesn't really count because the band name is more about the architecture than the place. Of Montreal is tougher, but the "Of" does mitigate things a bit. Here are some of the examples I was thinking of:
Berlin
Europe
Asia
Kansas (shh! Don't tell Rob!)
Chicago (no DP, their early work doesn't make up for the later suck)
Boston (sort of good, but still kind of bad)
America
Japan

There is a band called England that is supposedly good, but I have not heard them yet.

It's of not Of >_> *snobbery*

There's that indie band Manchester Orchestra, which is not Manchester's Orchestra. I've always found that confusing. Also, I do not care for the indie band one jot.

I'd also like to add Frightened Rabbit to the list of animal bands. I don't think we got that one yet.

I want to make wabbit listen to Frightened Rabbit.

I really kinda miss wabbit.

thellama73 wrote:

Mongoose wrote: I was thinking this morning about how much I hate The Eagles and it caused me to not be able to go back to sleep. I think Of Montreal, while not musically brilliant, isn't terrible. And I rather like Architecture in Helsinki. I've seen them live and it was a good show.

Architecture in Helsinki doesn't really count because the band name is more about the architecture than the place. Of Montreal is tougher, but the "Of" does mitigate things a bit. Here are some of the examples I was thinking of:
Berlin
Europe
Asia
Kansas (shh! Don't tell Rob!)
Chicago (no DP, their early work doesn't make up for the later suck)
Boston (sort of good, but still kind of bad)
America
Japan

There is a band called England that is supposedly good, but I have not heard them yet.

I mostly agree, but Japan is pure brilliance.

^Oh I just remembered a band to add to the animal list -- The Wombats

Snoop dogg lol