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... with some sort of geographical location in the name (Example: Chicago)?

-It can be a city, state ,country, etc....

2006-09-07 05:26:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music Music

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213, after the corner of 21st St and Lewis in Long Beach, California
Aberfeldy, after the Scottish town
Alabama, after the U.S. state of Alabama
Alabama 3, after the same U.S. state; known as A3 in some countries for legal reasons
Alaska!, after the U.S. state of Alaska
All Saints, after All Saints Road, London
Alter Bridge, after a bridge on Alter Road in Detroit, Michigan
America, after the United States of America
Asia, after the continent of Asia
Atlanta, after the U.S. city of Atlanta, Georgia
Australian Crawl, after the nation of Australia.
Austria 3, after the nation of Austria.
Backstreet Boys, after Back Street Market, a shopping area in Orlando, Florida
Bay City Rollers, after the U.S. city of Bay City, Michigan
The Belmonts, after a street in The Bronx
Berlin, after the city of Berlin
Bethlehem (Jesus music) and Bethlehem (German band), both after the city of Bethlehem
Black Oak Arkansas, after the U.S. town of Black Oak, Arkansas
The Blue Nile, after the Blue Nile river.
The Bosstones, after Boston, Massachusetts. See also The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.
Boston, after the city of Boston
Bush, after Shepherd's Bush, a district of London
Cabaret Voltaire, after the Cabaret Voltaire, a night club in Zürich
Cairo, after the city of Cairo
Calexico, after the city of Calexico, California
Chicago, after the city of Chicago
Children of Bodom, after lake Bodom in Espoo, Finland, the scene of a yet unsolved triple homicide in the 1960s.
Chilliwack, after the town of Chilliwack in British Columbia
Cuba, after the nation of Cuba (band later became Air Cuba)
Cypress Hill, after a location in South Gate, California
Dimmu Borgir, after an area of lava formations near Mývatn, Iceland
Dream Theater, after a now-demolished cinema in Monterey, California
Dru Hill, after Druid Hill Park, a section of Baltimore.
Earlimart after Earlimart, California
Earth, after the planet Earth (also an early name of Black Sabbath)

Grand Trunk Railway, namesake of the American rock band Grand Funk RailroadEast 17, after the postcode for the London community of Walthamstow (a part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest)
Easterhouse after Easterhouse, a suburb of Glasgow
E Street Band, after E Street in Belmar, New Jersey
Elevator of Love, after an elevator in an apartment block in Brisbane, Australia
Europe, after the continent of Europe
Everything but the Girl, after an old-fashioned furniture shop in Hull, England
Ezo, after the island of Hokkaido (formerly known as Eizo)
Flotilla Way, after a road in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Fountains of Wayne, after a lawn ornament store in Wayne, New Jersey
Geneva, after the city of Geneva
Georgia Satellites, after the U.S. state of Georgia
Gondwanaland, after the prehistoric continent of Gondwanaland
Gorky Park, after Gorky Park, an amusement park in Moscow
Grand Funk Railroad, after the Grand Trunk Railway
The Greenberry Woods, after a housing development near the University of Maryland.
Green River, after the Green River in the U.S. state of Washington (via the nickname of serial killer Gary Ridgway)
Halifax, named after Halifax, a city in Canada
Hatfield and the North, named after Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, and more specifically after road signs pointing to "Hatfield and the North"
Hiroshima, after the city of Hiroshima
H-Town, after a common nickname for Houston, Texas
Idaho, after the U.S. state of Idaho
Idaho Falls after the U.S. city of Idaho Falls, Idaho
The Iveys after a street in Swansea, Wales (band later became Badfinger)
Japan, after the nation of Japan
Jerusalem, after the city of Jerusalem
Kansas, after the U.S. state of Kansas
Kashmir, after the Led Zeppelin song "Kashmir," which is in turn named after Kashmir, a region of South Asia
Laibach, after the former name of Ljubljana, Slovenia

LondonLeyton Buzzards, after the English town of Leighton Buzzard (though Leyton refers to Leyton, a town in Greater London)
Leningrad, after the Russian city of Saint Petersburg (formerly known as Leningrad)
Linkin Park, after a park (now known as Christine Reed Park) in Santa Monica, California (spelling was changed from Lincoln to Linkin because the domain name lincolnpark.com was unavailable)
Little River Band, after Little River, Victoria, Australia
London, after the city of London
The Manhattan Transfer, after John Dos Passos's novel Manhattan Transfer, which is in turn named after the Manhattan Transfer train station
The Manhattans, after Manhattan, a borough of New York City
Manitoba, after the Canadian province of Manitoba (now records as Caribou for legal reasons.
Marcy Playground, after the playground of a school in the U.S. city of Minneapolis
Mars, after the planet Mars
MC5, after the "Motor City" Detroit
Mojave 3, after the Mojave Desert[citation needed]
Monaco, after the Principality of Monaco
Mount Rushmore, after the U.S. monument Mount Rushmore
Myslovitz, after the Polish town of Mysłowice
Nazareth, after the city of Nazareth
New York City, after New York City
Nile, after the river Nile
Oasis, after the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon, England; or, according to some sources, a nightclub in Manchester (it is plausible that the name is a reference to both places)
Of Montreal, after the city of Montreal (Incidentally, the band is from Athens, Georgia)
Ohio Players, after the U.S. state of Ohio
Oregon, after the U.S. state of Oregon
O-Town, after a common nickname for Orlando, Florida
Paloalto, after the preschool attended by singer James Grundler (not after Palo Alto, California, as commonly assumed)

A train station in Ulaanbaatar, namesake of the French experimental post-rock group Ulan BatorPankow, after Pankow, a borough of Berlin
Paris, Texas, after the U.S. town of Paris, Texas
Parkway Drive, after a street in Byron Bay, Australia.
Portishead, after the English town of Portishead, Somerset
Rammstein, after the German city of Ramstein via the Ramstein airshow disaster at Ramstein Air Base in 1988
Sing-Sing, after Sing Sing Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison in Ossining, New York[citation needed]
Sleater-Kinney, after a road in Lacey, Washington
Snake River Conspiracy, after Snake River, a major tributary of the Columbia River, in the Northwestern United States. The name is shared by many other rivers.
Soho, after Soho, an area of London
Soundgarden, after the Sound Garden in Seattle
Sparta, after the Ancient Greek city of Sparta
Split Enz, spelling of 'Enz' refers to the band's country of origin, New Zealand (NZ)
Sugarhill Gang, after the Sugar Hill area of Harlem, New York City
Texas, after the U.S. state of Texas (via the title of the Wim Wenders film Paris, Texas)
Timbuk 3, a pun on Timbuktu
Tokio Hotel, after the city of Tokyo
Toronto after the city of Toronto
UK, after the United Kingdom
Ulan Bator, after the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
The United States of America, after the United States of America
Venice, after the U.S. city of Venice, California, which in turn is named after Venice in Italy
Wailing Wall, after the Western Wall in Jerusalem
Waltham, after the U.S. city of Waltham, Massachusetts
Warsaw, after the Polish capital city (band later became Joy Division)

2006-09-07 05:30:06 · answer #1 · answered by Robert V 2 · 4 0

Here are some...

Europe
Asia
America
Boston
Kansas
Graceland McCollough Tigers
Lake
Amazon
Amazon Ant
The New York Band
Las Vegas Percussion
The San Francisco Nighthawks
The City
Alabama
LA Guns
Big Country
The Church
The ocean blue
Southern Death Cult
Moon
Buffalo Springfield
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Mountain
Atlanta Rhythm Section
Saturn V
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
English beat
Mars

2006-09-07 12:52:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Good question!

Boston
Baha Men
Asia
America
Nazareth
Bay City Rollers
Manhattan Transfer
Kansas
Earth, Wind & Fire
Alabama
England Dan & John Ford Coley (do duets count as a band?)
Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels
Georgia Satellites
Village People

2006-09-07 12:29:04 · answer #3 · answered by kja63 7 · 3 0

Alabama, arkensas, kansas, the presidents of the united states, little texas and the california rasins... off the top of my head.

2006-09-07 12:30:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

to many or not who knows if my mind is working right

2006-09-07 12:28:47 · answer #5 · answered by BREATH NEVER PAUSE YOUR LUNGS!! 3 · 0 0

One million!!

2006-09-07 12:28:36 · answer #6 · answered by schweetums 5 · 0 2

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