garage band
Britishnoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of garage band
perhaps from the practice of such bands rehearsing in a garage
Example Sentences
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“We were quite literally a garage band one minute, and then we were playing on the MTV Video Music Awards and David Letterman and whatever else the next minute.”
From Los Angeles Times
Meanwhile, Craig swoons over Austin, a local weatherman whose hang-out ideas — mushroom harvesting, urban spelunking, starting a punk rock garage band — give Craig genuine joy.
From Los Angeles Times
“I know it sounds like a garage band,” quips Bolton, “but it’s a specific sound that silk makes.”
From Seattle Times
After all, these aren’t teenagers playing in a garage band after school.
From Los Angeles Times
When Norton expressed interest in Weiss as a contemporary artist, not a nostalgia act, she agreed to record a new album with the support of Memphis garage band the Reigning Sound.
From Los Angeles Times
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