20 OctOber 10 - 16, 2024 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents Nip Slip This Denton-based art rock band describes itself as “your mom’s favorite local Denton band.” We only need one word, however, to describe its name: Nice. Penny Bored We’re clearly suckers for a good pun. It’s fitting that this pop-punk project, led by Faith Alesia, has a name that combines penny boards (those miniature skateboards your freshman-year crush was into) and boredom (the ennui expe- rienced by all pop-punk artists that comes with being trapped in This Town). Razorbumps This band had quite a 2018–19, between tour- ing with Turnstile and playing Coachella. But somewhere along the way, they went from having a drummer to having a drum machine a la Big Black. And now they seem to be dor- mant. That’s a shame, too, because they were ahead of the curve with the genre we now know as “eggpunk,” and their name is fantas- tic. Is it about cocaine, or is it about shaving? Maybe both? That’s the mystery, although the answer is probably cocaine. Roach Noises Say what you will about cockroaches, but they mercifully don’t make much noise. Roach Noises may be roach-accurate in terms of the antenna headbands they wear during live performances, but their feral, dynamic live performances are too loud to have any- thing in common with their namesake. Rosegarden Funeral Party Is there a band in existence whose name in- vokes gothic imagery more than this one? This Leah Lane-fronted scene staple al- ways brings the drama in their music and imagery so it’s only fitting that their name match. (What’s more goth than being a par- tial reference to a Bauhaus song? The an- swer: being a partial reference to a Bauhaus song, and turning a solemn occasion into a party.) She-Dick This Dallas electro-pop band was fronted by a drag trio and claimed to be “female detectives by day and pop stars by night.” If the name and their raunchy subject matter don’t reel you in, that lore will do the trick. Unfortunately, the mystery of why this sick band is no longer ac- tive has yet to be solved. Thyroids Much is said of body parts like hearts, minds, eyes and reproductive apparatuses in song lyrics. Dallas punk band Thyroids is flipping the script by paying homage to that gland in your throat that regulates growth and metabolism. Tonya and the Hardings This Denton band named themselves after the notorious former figure skater and con- victed conspirator because they are appar- ently “a pretty little band that will smash your kneecaps.” A bloody ice skate is even incorporated into the band’s logo. Tripping Daisy The psychedelic pop band led by Tim De- Laughter (who also founded the The Poly- phonic Spree) has a name that perfectly captures the vibe of both their music and and videos.” Spacy. Mind-bending. A little disorienting. There’s probably a more fitting word, but we can’t remember it right now. Venadryl The Quenlan-based death metal band’s name sounds like benadryl, a medicine that treats pain and itching but sometimes causes nau- sea and drowsiness. The last thing Vendryl will do, however, is make you sick or put you to sleep. Perhaps that’s why they changed a letter to differentiate themselves. Velvet Love Box This Dallas band claims to have taken their name from “a TV covered in fur.” We tried to find the TV they were talking about, but no dice. No matter, though. They’ve been around since 1997, so it makes sense for the title to solely belong to them at this point. MC 900 Ft. Jesus Son of God? More like the son of Godzilla. The Dallas-based musician and rapper, whose real name is Mark Griffin, derives his moniker from an Oral Roberts sermon where the televangelist claimed that Jesus Christ, who is apparently 900 feet tall, came to him in a vision and told him to build a hospital on the campus of Oral Roberts University. We imagine that many who have been wasted on vacation in Brazil have had a similar interac- tion with that Christ the Redeemer statue. Roll Call from p19 Jeremy Rodriguez Cure for Paranoia
