garage band

noun

: an amateur rock band typically holding its rehearsals in a garage and usually having only a local audience

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Plan to become immersed in the music here, from crafting your own synth beats to playing instruments in a makeshift garage band. Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026 There are references to James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, biker culture, garage bands and vintage workwear. Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 14 May 2026 Livgren wrote it in Topeka, where the group formed as a garage band. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026 Music was one of his early creative outlets - from playing violin and viola in middle school to garage bands - then photography and photojournalism. Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for garage band

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First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of garage band was in 1972

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“Garage band.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garage%20band. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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