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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Livgren wrote it in Topeka, where the group formed as a garage band.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
According to Merriam Webster, some of the words recorded in print for the first time in 1972 include: animatronic, beer pong, bird flu, habanero, garage band, glam rock, lowrider, page-turner, sound bite, spaghetti strap, veggie burger, women's studies and yard sale.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 2 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
Still, Austin continues to be a place where food trucks go brick and mortar and garage bands get their big break.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2026
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
According to Merriam Webster, some of the words recorded in print for the first time in 1972 include: animatronic, beer pong, bird flu, habanero, garage band, glam rock, lowrider, page-turner, sound bite, spaghetti strap, veggie burger, women's studies and yard sale.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 2 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
Still, Austin continues to be a place where food trucks go brick and mortar and garage bands get their big break.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Garage band.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garage%20band. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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