[Image missing from the archive]If I could play an instrument other then the flab on my stomach, I would play something of the string variety, probably a fiddle, mandolin or the guitar and of course I would have a band and of course it would be frum, not only would my band be frum, but it would be frummy. I would probably want my band to be of the metal, country or bluegrass variety. If I had a metal band I would call it Sinas Chinam, not only does it sound evil, it is evil and we could write it in blood – we could even have an album cover that has everyone drowning in the mabul or dying during Rabbi Akiva’s time or something. Of course that got me thinking about frum band names.
My friend came up with Norman Lamm of God, but after that and Sinas Chinam I’m kind of stumped, but I was curious to see what frum band names you could come up with…
In honor of San Francisco, I’d suggest Dick and the Four Skins.
Unsurprisingly that’s taken.
Shweky’s Eyebrows, featuring Tom Selleck.
The Black-eyed Cholent beans
Bereshis
Shvartz Shabbos (featuring Chazzon Osborn)
The Ran, The Ran (they are fachaloshed like a velvele!)
Yanki (Yngwie) Malmstein
Yisro
The Bais Gimels (Soundtrack to Motztei Shabbos Fever)
Gesher Tzar Meod (they are the Satmers of Swing)
The Who, The Vhat, The I dohnt care!
Monsey
The Velvet Yarmelka
Iron Bleech
Shtender Benders
MegaMavet
MettaliYuh
A Green Yom Tov
The Schkuzim
Korach down under
Tayvos
Moetzi Zera
Vilda Chaia – My all-women Death Metal group
Tanks!… Ya Velcome – Not all that edgy I suppose. Maybe we’re acapella?
all women death metal group? is that a thing?
yes. kittie.
It is now! 🙂
Three Day Yontif
Gefilte Phish
Blind Emunah
The Yetzer Harahs
The Naisim
The Mamas and the Tatas
my band name–HASHEM.
Need I say more?
Shelaymus (refering to perfection & a reference to mussar)
Vytair (Yiddish for continue)
The Noise Kloiz (a Klotz was another name for a shul/sheibel that like-minded people belonged to)
Husker Nu (a pun on Husker Du)
Hispa’alus (literally “with energy and passion”, a method of mussar study innovated by R Y Salanter invovling repeating phrases in a melody and invovling your whole body)
Oi Vaad (a play on words of the Canadian metal band named Voivod and also a reference to Mussar vaadim)
Derech Eretz (way of the world, good manners)
Novordorock (play on words of the Novordok school of mussar and their network of 70+ yeshivos)
Originally posted here:
http://uberdox.blogspot.com/2010/12/getting-band-that-i-dont-have-back.html
If I had a band I’d have to name it ‘shelo kedarka’. It has all the connotations I’m looking for packed into one phrase.
>packed into one phrase.
I see what you did there.
I came up with a whole list of these one day when I was bored out of my skull…
Joan Birnbaum (Joan Baez)
Tuvia Bennett (Tony Bennett)
The Rolling Steins
The Challies (The Hollies)
The Bubbies (The Beatles)
Herschel’s Hermits (Herman’s Hermits)
The Imas and the Abbas
The All-Israeli Rejects
Red Hot Cholent
Boychiks Like Girlchiks
Varod (P!nk)
Avril Levine
Rav David Kook
Malka (Queen)
We the Melachim
Abba
Shekelback
Simcha (Glee)
The Rotzchim (The Killers)
Black Shabbos (Black Sabbath) led by Izzy Osbourne (Ozzy Osbourne)
Good Chava
Chana Montana
Lady Gematria
Bowling for Matzo Ball Soup
The Vashtis (The Veronicas)
Yom Yarok (Green Day)
The Jonas Brothers Who Own the Bakery on Lee Avenue
Dag (Phish)
Sheleg Patrol (Snow Patrol)
Anyone have names that aren’t parodies of existing ones?
I often daydream about growing long payos and starting a folk-metal band.
-Sir Shiksalot
-Motzi Jam Rah
-California Manna Supreme
-Sheker Ha’Chizzane
-Aishes Wild
-The Dixie Shiksas
-Shiksas With Dicksas
-Shtickle Creek
-The Oyveysmirs
-The Shmeckelles
-The Paszkez
-The Kreplach Distortion Orchestra
-Shichvas Zemer LeVatalah
-Bittul Jam
-Frankie Goes to His Rebbi to Ask A Shailah
-Songowitz
-The Seven Jewy Flannagans
-Deep Into the Lord
-Daf Homie
-The Foreskins
-Shtreimelf*ck
-Shviggers With Attitude
-Run FFB
-Niddah Patrol
-The Sitting Shivas
-Jews Without a Clause
-The Ninth Candle
-Rabbeinu Thom Yorke
-Uncle Shlomo’s Molestation Accusation Psychedelic Klezmophunk Sextravaganzalachen Featuring Anus Weinstein and Friends
-The Uber-Juden
-Hitler Failed
-Johnny Kyk
-Ciddish Clubb
-Double Stuphhed Chulent Squirt
-Seventh Day Advantage
The Chosen
Resurrection
Azazel
There’s a Jewish rock band called Burning Bush.
My favorite band name of all time (and yes they really existed) :
Madre Goat
Love the name. They should get together with the Madre Pia group (a Catholic reference).
The best band name I ever heard was Oedipus Rex and the Mamas Boys. I still giggle whenever I think about it.
Toiteh tatte
Di michiganez
Malach hamovies (ex poster?)
Shelaymus (refering to perfection & a reference to mussar)
Vytair (Yiddish for continue)
The Noise Kloiz (a Klotz was another name for a shul/sheibel that like-minded people belonged to)
Husker Nu (a pun on Husker Du)
Hispa’alus (literally “with energy and passion”, a method of mussar study innovated by R Y Salanter invovling repeating phrases in a melody and invovling your whole body)
Oi Vaad (a play on words of the Canadian metal band named Voivod and also a reference to Mussar vaadim)
Derech Eretz (way of the world, good manners)
Novordorock (play on words of the Novordok school of mussar and their network of 70+ yeshivos)
Originally posted here:
http://uberdox.blogspot.com/2010/12/getting-band-that-i-dont-have-back.html?m=1
Like Yochanan pointed out, too many of these are just parodies. Just like too many of the “jewish music” videos that seem to make the rounds with every under 50 non black hat I know are “parodies” (and I use that word most generously here). Sorry to be the one to say it but honestly, while some Jews have written some of the best popular music in the 20th century, on the whole observant Jews just dont seem to be all that creative musically.
Maybe I shouldnt kvetch since I dont have a better list myself. I’ve released music under about a hundred names by now but never consciously tried to make a frummy release because it just seems like an oxymoron.
If I’ve missed the point entirely, just keep ignoring me.
teihu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlbG0pWF-jY
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Teihu/7414243083
Big Moishie and the kids table
Yingleit Manifesto
Sefira Arctica
5 Finger Shteig n Lunch
Reel Big Gefilte Fish
Tefilinium
Amen Amarth
wow you like some really great music
I am in a Ska/Punk band and I usually go backstage with the ska bands because I am friends with Nadav from Streetlight Manifesto
Btulat HaBarzel
The flat irons
I’ve always wanted to call my band The Mitzva Knights. We just go by Kol Tzfardeaya. Yes we are really a band.
Lead guitar, I play bass (In a yeshivish band, I know! right?) Drums, keys, and a shtickleh brass when we don’t want to kill him.
Blues based klezmer and Metalized Yeshivish pop.
As a member of real-life bands White Shabbos (bluegrass/irish/punk) and Moshiach Oi! (hardcore punk), I encourage you all to pick up guitars make your fantasies reality. We need more bands we can play shows with.
Van Haleg
I never thought I would find such an everyday topic so ehntalrling!
Shmoneh Shratzim