garage band

noun

1. a rough-and-ready amateurish rock group

Word History and Origins

Origin of garage band¹

perhaps from the practice of such bands rehearsing in a garage

Example Sentences

After all, these aren’t teenagers playing in a garage band after school.

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

My biggest regret is that I didn’t, as promised, join a garage band in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times