Funk Band Name Generator
Horn-heavy, pocket-deep names for funk bands
A list of 1,000 funk band names for horn bands, party acts, school ensembles and studio projects, from Akron Rhythm Authority and Grease Trap Seven to Big Dot Mercer & the Hot Plates and On the One.
About funk band names
Funk band names tend to tell you three things: where the band is from, how many people are on stage and who is in charge. The classic acts set the patterns. Ohio Players and Tower of Power sound like civic institutions, Kool & the Gang and Sly and the Family Stone put a leader in front of a crew, and Parliament-Funkadelic built a space mythology around the music. Under all of it sits the rhythm section's vocabulary: the pocket, the slap, the wah pedal, the clavinet and "the one", the heavy first beat of the bar.
This list of 1,000 names is built from those habits. It has city and street names with a collective noun (Akron Rhythm Authority, Cuyahoga Connection), horn section names (Bari Sax Embassy, The Stab Section), bass and drum puns (Pocket Lint Philharmonic), food and grease names (Bacon Fat Bylaws), bandleader acts (Big Dot Mercer & the Hot Plates), cosmic crews (Saturn Ring Road), dry modern names (Beige Suit, Flat Clav), funk-rock and fusion names, numbered bands, and names for school ensembles, wedding and party bands, jam nights and studio projects.
Match the name to the job. A nine-piece party band can carry a long, grand title, while a studio trio usually suits something short and deadpan.
How to choose funk band names
- Count heads first. Numbered and sized names such as Grease Trap Seven or Loading Dock Octet only work while the lineup is stable; if players rotate, pick a name with no number in it.
- Say it the way an MC would: "Please welcome to the stage..." Funk names get announced over a vamp, so the rhythm of the words and a strong last word matter more than how the name looks in print.
- Decide how much joke you want. A bass pun is fun on a jam night flyer, but a wedding or corporate client often books the band whose name sounds like a good night out, such as The Open Bar Association or Plus One Party Band.
- Use your own map. Swap the city, street or neighborhood in a place name for yours; a local reference gives a horn band instant roots.
- Search the name on streaming services, social platforms and local gig listings before you commit. Funk has decades of regional bands, and these are ideas to start from, not names cleared for use.
Frequently asked questions
What makes a band name sound like funk?
Funk names lean on a few signals: a place plus a collective noun such as Authority, Connection, Express or Machine, words from the rhythm section such as pocket, slap, wah and clav, food and heat, and a bandleader out front. Spokane Uptown Syndicate, The Kick Drum Constituency and Auntie Vee & the Seasoning each use one of them.
Are these the names of real funk bands?
The list is meant as new ideas in the style of the genre, not as a directory of existing acts. With decades of local and regional bands out there, a name here may still match a working group somewhere, so search before you use one.
Which names suit a wedding or party funk band?
Look for names that promise a good night without an inside joke: Reception Line Rhythm, Champagne Toast Combo, Banquet Hall Bounce or Block Party Headliners. Planners and venues often read the name before they hear the demo, so clear and friendly wins.
Can a school or community band use these names?
Yes. One group of names is meant for student and community ensembles, including Seventh Period Funk Ensemble, The Hall Pass Horns and Rec Center Rhythm Workshop. The humor across the list is clean, though some of the wedding and party names mention cocktails and open bars, so pick with your audience in mind.
Related generators
70s Band Name Generator
Arena rock, funk, disco and glam band names
Disco Name Generator
Glittering disco names for stars, bands and dancefloors
Jazz Band Name Generator
Cool, swinging names for combos and big bands
Blues Band Name Generator
Juke joint, Delta and Chicago blues band names
Band Name Generator
Original band names for every genre and scene
Cover Band Name Generator
Crowd-pleasing names for cover, tribute and party bands
Ska Band Name Generator
Upbeat, horn-heavy names for ska bands of every wave
Jam Band Name Generator
Whimsical names for improvising bands and festival sets
More like this
Future Funk Name Generator
Bright disco-edit names for artists, albums and tracks
2000s Band Name Generator
Garage revival, blog indie, scene and ringtone-era names
Animal Band Name Generator
Band names with fur, feathers, fins and wings
Brass Band Name Generator
Street, silver and second-line names for horn bands
Cyberpunk Band Name Generator
Chrome rock, street noise and corporate idols
Dad Band Name Generator
Funny band names for dads and old guys
All 1,000 funk band names
A: 22 names
- Ace Tamura & the Face Cards
- Adult Ed All-Stars
- Aisle Be Dancing
- Akron Rhythm Authority
- Alameda County Allstars
- All Rise for the Downbeat
- Allegheny Avenue Outfit
- Alley Cat Economics
- Alpha Centauri Carpool Lane
- Alternate Take Away
- Altissimo Avenue
- Amp Stack Flapjacks
- Andromeda Dry Cleaners
- Apartment 4B Rhythm Section
- Area Code 419
- Arpeggiator Alligator
- Ask the Bass Player
- Asteroid Turf Wars
- Augmented Reality Check
- August in the Attic
- Auntie Vee & the Seasoning
- Auto-Wah Autopilot
B: 64 names
- Babs Okonkwo & the Bottom Line
- Back Burner Combo
- Backbeat Bail Bonds
- Backline Provided
- Backyard Barbecue Brass
- Bacon Fat Bylaws
- Ballroom B Blowout
- Banana Pudding Bandits
- Band Break Is Over
- Band Camp Counselors
- Band Room B
- Bandstand Etiquette
- Banquet Hall Bounce
- Bantam Weight Brass
- Bari Low Bari Wide
- Bari Sax Embassy
- Barometer Dropping
- Bass Clef Chefs
- Bass Drop Inn
- Bass Face Value
- Baton Rouge Bounce Department
- Bay Bridge Bounce
- Bayou Bullfrogs Local
- Beale Adjacent
- Beige Suit
- Beignet Beat Bureau
- Bell Up Brigade
- Big Buckle Belt Loop
- Big Dot Mercer & the Hot Plates
- Big Wanda & the Wingspan
- Birdie Castle & the Moat
- Biscayne Backbeat Bureau
B, continued
- Black Tie Bass Line
- Blacktop in July
- Block Party Headliners
- Board Fade
- Board Mix Bootleg
- Boiling Point Guard
- Bones About It
- Borrowed Groove Returned Late
- Boss Lady Bea & the Board
- Bottom Heavy Industries
- Boudin Link Bureau
- Bounce to Tape
- Bouquet Toss Brass
- Bowling Alley Bandstand
- Brass Balance Sheet
- Brass Ring Rhythm
- Brass Tax Collectors
- Brasshat Parade
- Brassworks on Broad
- Breath Mark Brass
- Brew City Bump
- Bridge to the Chorus
- Brief Solo
- Bring It Way Down
- Broil Setting
- Bucket Seat Boogie
- Bullfrog Low End
- Burner on High
- Bus 22 Express
- Buster Quill & the Ink Spills
- Butter on Both Sides
- Buzz Roll Brass
C: 63 names
- Call Time Six Thirty
- Callused Thumb Club
- Calm Tambourine
- Camden Riverfront Revue
- Campus Quad Collective
- Canal Street Combustion
- Candied Yam Session
- Candy Paint Chips
- Captain Clav & the Deck Hands
- Captain Glitter and the Vacuum
- Cast Iron Constitution
- Catfish Friday Combo
- Central Avenue Circuit
- Certified Pre-Owned Funk
- Cha Cha Change Order
- Chain Wallet Chain Reaction
- Champagne Toast Combo
- Channel 6 Nightly
- Chart on a Napkin
- Chattanooga Backline Commission
- Chester Bloom & the Late Bloomers
- Chili Cheese Fridays
- Chromatic Approach Shoes
- Chrome Bumper Crop
- Circle City Syncopators
- Clap on the Backbeat Please
- Clash of the Tight Ones
- Clav Stack Attack
- Clavicle Clavinet
- Clavinet Cabinet
- Clean Tone Only
C, continued
- Click Track Refugees
- Close Mic
- Co-op Bulletin Board Band
- Coach Bivens & the Starting Five
- Cocktail Hour Clav
- Coil Tap Collective
- Combo Amp Stampede
- Community College Clav Lab
- Compton Avenue Conservatory
- Concert Black Optional
- Constellation Prize
- Convertible Weather Window
- Cooking With Gas Money
- Corduroy Hour
- Cornelius Wax & the Polish
- Corporate Retreat Getdown
- Cosmic Laundromat
- Count Downbeat & the Leftovers
- Count Me In on Four
- Countdown Lowdown
- Counterline Brass Co.
- Cousin Dale & the Carpool
- Crater Lake Effect
- Crawdad Sidestep
- Crawfish Boil Committee
- Crenshaw Corner Collective
- Crescent City Carryout
- Cruise Control Tower
- Crunch Channel Surfers
- Crunch Time Signature
- Cue the Clav
- Cuyahoga Connection
D: 34 names
- Dad Tempo
- Dance Circle Citizens
- Decaf After Four
- Dee Dee Amsel & the Downbeats
- Deep in the Pocket Change
- Deep Space Day Job
- Delancey Avenue Delegation
- Demo Tape Deluxe
- Dessert Table Dancers
- Deuce and a Quarter Mile
- Dial Tone Eleven
- Dig the Downbeat
- Dip and Roll Call
- Dirty Rice Clean Break
- Distorted Clavinet Disorder
- Division Street Dividend
- Dizzy Lizzy & the Spin Cycle
- Doc Hollis & the House Calls
- Doctor Wobble's Space Program
- Dog Days Dance Band
- Doit and the Rips
- Don't Rush the Fill
- Dorian Mode Decorators
- Dorm Lounge Downbeat
- Double Dutch Dozen
- Downbeat Deputies
- Drawbar Diplomacy
- Drop D Delicatessen
- Drum Booth Diaries
- Drumline Graduates
- Dry Snare
- Duluth Ore Dock Orchestra
- Durham Bull City Bounce
- Dutch Varga-Reyes & the Ovens
E: 17 names
- Earline Voss & the Early Birds
- East Toledo Groove Bureau
- Eastside Erie Express
- Eight Cylinder Symphony
- Eighth Grade Groove Lab
- Elbow Grease Monkey Wrench
- Elective Credit Rhythm
- Electric Piano Movers
- Eleven Piece Problem
- Emergency Funk Brake
- Envelope Filter Faction
- Euclid Avenue Engine
- Even Eighths
- Event Horizon Line Dance
- Everybody Lay Out
- Exit 14 Getdown
- Eyes Up Elbows Loose
F: 48 names
- Faculty Lounge Funk
- False Start Finish
- Farmers Market Funk Unit
- Fast Eddie Okafor & the Slow Burners
- Father of the Bride Funk
- Feedback Loop Hole
- Fever Pitch Pipe
- Field Trip Funk Project
- Fifth Ward Frequency
- Fight Song Remix Committee
- File Powder Players
- Fillmore Corner Federation
- Fire Hydrant Summer
- Firefly Night Light
- First Beat Fanatics
- First Chair Thirds
- Fish Fry Fundraiser Funk
- Flared Leg Legislation
- Flash Point Friday
- Flat Clav
- Flat Top Grill Team
- Flint Soul Machine Shop
- Flo Baptiste-Lang & the Overflow
- Floor Wax Fanatics
F, continued
- Flower Girl Power
- Folding Chair Funk
- Footwork Fund
- Forty Watt Octet
- Four Horns No Waiting
- Four Track Diet
- Fourth Quarter Horns
- Freeze Frame Shop
- Fresno Night Authority
- Fretboard Fracas
- Fretless Abandon
- Fulton Street Freight Office
- Fundraiser Car Wash Band
- Funk Before Breakfast
- Funk for the Back Row
- Funk Fund Drive
- Funk Is a Verb
- Funk on a Budget
- Funk Permit Pending
- Funk Repair While You Wait
- Funk Storm Warning
- Furnace Room Orchestra
- Fuzz Pedal Points of Order
- Fuzzy Dice Roll
G: 29 names
- Gain Stage Fright
- Ganymede Garage Sale
- Garage Rehearsal Reel
- Garlic Knot Theory
- Gary Avenue Express
- Gate City Getdown
- Gentle Thump
- Gigi Fontenot & the Front Porch
- Ginger Okoye & the Snaps
- Gladys Pocket & the Coin Purse
- Glovebox Cassette
- Gold Lame Duck
- Good Posture Club
- Good Tape
- Grace Note Guild
- Gratiot Avenue Groove Unit
- Grease Trap Seven
- Greasy Elbow Room
- Griddle Hot Getdown
- Griddle Scrapers Union
- Gristle and Shine
- Groove Maintenance Crew
- Groove Tax Refund
- Groove Under Warranty
- Guest List Plus Horns
- Gulf Coast Getaway Club
- Gumbo Weather
- Gus Ellison & the Full Gallon
- Gym Floor Getdown
H: 42 names
- Half Past Tight
- Half Sleeve
- Half Sole Shoe Repair
- Halley's Comet Curfew
- Halsted Street Hustle
- Ham Hock Hustle
- Hambone Hugo & the Shanks
- Hampton Roads Rhythm Section
- Hands Where the Groove Is
- Hard Left Turnaround
- Headband Width
- Headphone Mix Complaints
- Heart and Soul Food Court
- Heat Index Rising
- Heat Lamp Royalty
- Heatstroke of Genius
- Heavy Starch Heavy Thumb
- Hemiola Hazard Pay
- Highway 49 Detour
- Hip Dip Diplomats
- Hip Pocket Hearsay
H, continued
- Hit the One and Hide
- Hold That Thought Longer
- Holiday Party Heat
- Homeroom Heat
- Hometown Homecoming Band
- Honest Amp
- Honey Abernathy & the Hive Mind
- Honeybee Hive Five
- Honk Theory
- Honor Roll Horn Line
- Horn Line Overtime
- Horns of Plenty Good
- Hot Asphalt Ensemble
- Hot Honey Habit
- Hot Link Hotline
- Hot Seat Belt
- Hotfoot Hank & the Heel Toes
- Hound Dog Hours
- House Band Housing Authority
- Hula Hoop Hip Check
- Hundred Proof Humidity
I: 3 names
- Interplanetary Fish Fry
- Io and Behold
- Iso Booth Hermits
J: 9 names
- Jam Night Jurors
- Jazz Band Rejects Go Funk
- Jefferson Avenue Juice
- Jonesy Blue & the True Colors
- Juke Jefferies & the Joint Committee
- Jump Rope Rhyme Scheme
- Jumpsuit Zipper Trouble
- Junkyard Peacock
- Jupiter Jumpsuit Co.
K: 10 names
- Kalamazoo Clav Committee
- Keep the Hat Closed
- Kerosene Tambourine
- Kick and the Thumb
- Kiki Saldana & the Sandmen
- Kind of Tight
- Knee Bend Dividend
- Knit Cap Cadets
- Knoxville Night Machine
- Kuiper Belt Loops
L: 45 names
- Lady Bernadine & the Backline
- Ladybird Simms & the Flight Plan
- Lansing Avenue Lineup
- Last Call Vamp
- Last Song Twice
- Later for the Ballad
- Launch Window Washers
- Lead Trumpet Liability
- Lean Back Dig In
- Leave Space Take Space
- Left Hand Bass Pedals
- Leftover Grease
- Lefty Marchetti & the Right Hands
- Lenox Avenue Late Show
- Light Starch
- Limo Running Late
- Line Dance Line Cook
- Linear Fill Line
- Lip Trill Lodge
- Little Ray Pickens & the Turnarounds
- Little Rock Rhythm Works
- Live Off the Floor
L, continued
- Loading Dock Octet
- Local 302 Sound
- Locked In Low
- Locker 114
- Lockout Rehearsal Space
- Long Tone Lounge
- Lonnie Wah & the Clavinets
- Loop Station Standoff
- Loose Change Jar
- Loud Pants Louder Amp
- Loud Shirt Lightning
- Louder in the Bridge
- Low and Slow Lane
- Low B String Theory
- Low Brass Lobby
- Low End Pop Quiz
- Low Heat Long Time
- Lowdown Payment
- Lowercase Loud
- Lucky Mbeki & the Odds
- Lukewarm Front
- Lunch Line Rhythm Section
- Lydian Dominant Species
M: 38 names
- Mac and Cheese Mechanics
- Macon County Machine
- Magic City Mechanics
- Major Seventh & the Minor Details
- Mama Jo Pruitt & the Proof
- Marcato Mechanics
- Mardi Gras Day Job
- Marvelous Marv & the Margin of Error
- Meet Me at the Two
- Metric Modulation Station
- Metronome Marks
- Middle School Low Brass
- Midnight Session Players
- Mild Phaser
- Mile Marker 77
- Milky Way Mileage Club
- Mirror Shades of Gray
- Miss Odessa & the Overtime
- Mister Cleveland & the Clean Getaway
- Mobile Line Connection
- Mockingbird Mockups
- Modest Cowbell
- Molasses Motorcade
- Monday Night Vamp Camp
- Mono Mix
- Monongahela Movement
- Mookie Halvorsen & the Hallway
- Moon Base Managers
- Moondust on the Dashboard
- Motor City Mileage
- Moxie Thibodeaux & the Motive
- Ms. Delphine & the Dolphins
- Muffled Kick
- Muggy Till Midnight
- Mule Kick Drum
- Municipal Funk Supply
- Music Row Moonlighters
- Music Theory Dropbox
N: 12 names
- Nana Pearl & the Grandkids
- Nebula Nine Lives
- Neighborhood Watch Rhythm
- Neighborly Funk Dispute
- Neptune's Night Shift
- New Year's Eve Countdown Band
- Night Owl Overtime
- Nine Lives and a Tambourine
- Nine Volt Revolt
- No Cymbals Please
- No Solos Before Dessert
- Nobody Sits Down
O: 16 names
- Octave Fuzz Buzzards
- Octave Pedal Pilots
- On the One
- Once More With Grease
- One More From the Top
- One Take Octet
- Oort Cloud Cover
- Open Hat Ordinance
- Open Horn Policy
- Open Jam Sign-Up Sheet
- Organ Trio Plus Four
- Orion's Belt Buckle Brigade
- Otis Lamarr & the Elevators
- Outtake Reel
- Overdrive Gear Heads
- Overdrive Thru
P: 58 names
- Paisley Lining
- Papa Lemon & the Squeeze
- Parallax Parlor
- Parallel Park Bench
- Parking Lot Mirage
- Parks Department Funk Unit
- Pastel Fuzz
- Patch Bay Area
- Patent Leather Weather
- Patient Bass
- Patty Melt Down
- Pavement Shimmer
- Pawtucket Motor Assembly
- Peach Cobbler Coalition
- Peaches Lafitte & the Pits
- Peachtree Pulse Authority
- Pearl Onion & the Peelers
- Peoria Heat Assembly
- Pep Rally Pocket
- Pepper Vinegar Vigil
- Percussion Tab Third Harmonic
- Permission Slip Slap
- Phrygian Fridge Raid
- Pick Slide Rule
- Pickup Selector Committee
- Pier 17 Players
- Pigeon Toed Strut
- Pilot Light Players
- Planet Thump Embassy
P, continued
- Planetarium Parking Lot
- Platform Heel Savings Plan
- Play Less Mean More
- Plus One Party Band
- Po' Boy Payroll
- Pocket Aces High
- Pocket Lint Philharmonic
- Pocket Square Dance
- Polished Bell Posse
- Polite Wah
- Polyester Heat Rash
- Polymeter Parking
- Pontiac Parkway Players
- Pool Party Polyester
- Pop and Lock Nut
- Pops Ferrante & the Fuse Box
- Porch Dog Deluxe
- Porch Fest Favorites
- Portamento Promenade
- Pose and Hold Music
- Possum on the Backbeat
- Pound Cake Pressure
- Power Chord Potluck
- Pretty Good Actually
- Professor Thump & the Faculty
- Prom Committee Approved
- PTA Meeting Afterparty
- Punch Chart Panel
- Pure Unfiltered Clav
Q: 5 names
- Quarter Note Quorum
- Quarter Past Funky
- Quasar Quartermasters
- Queen City Quake
- Queenie Marlowe & the Court
R: 42 names
- Rampart Row Rhythm Club
- Raw Sugar Rhythm
- Rec Center Rhythm Workshop
- Reception Line Rhythm
- Red Rice Revival
- Red Shift Blue Notes
- Reel Change
- Reference Mix
- Rehearsal Letter C
- Rest on Beat Two
- Retrograde Motion Sickness
- Reunion Committee Sound
- Reverb Ronnie & the Returns
- Rhinestone Cuff Links
- Rhodes Scholars Anonymous
- Rhythm Changes Lanes
- Rib Tip Rhythm Section
- Ribbon Cutting Rhythm
- Riff Lizard
- Riffquake
- Rimshot Residency
R, continued
- Ring Bearer Rhythm
- Ring Modulator Mayhem
- Ringed Planet Rhythm Revue
- Rink Rat Rhythm
- River North Rhythm Co.
- Rocket Fuel Roller Rink
- Rockford Boogie Transit
- Roller Skate Key Change
- Rolling Boil Revue
- Rooftop Reception Revue
- Room 208 Rehearsal
- Rooster Tail Lights
- Roscoe Vine & the Trellis
- Rough Mix Wednesday
- Roundwound Rebels
- Route 9 Rhythm Revue
- RSVP Yes Band
- Rubber City Rebound
- Rudy Two Shoes & the Laces
- Rumble Seat Rhythm
- Ruthie Sparks & the Outlets
S: 116 names
- Saginaw Street Sound
- Satin Lunchbox
- Saturday Rec League Rhythm
- Saturn Ring Road
- Sauna Suit Sound
- Save the Date Night
- Sawtooth Smile
- Saxes on the Two and Four
- Say It With Your Shoulders
- Scald and Deliver
- Schenectady Power Exchange
- Scholarship Benefit Band
- Schoolhouse Shuffle Society
- Scorched Caramel Bureau
- Scranton Sweat Union
- Seating Chart Shakedown
- Second Line Savings & Loan
- Second Shift Septet
- Section Leader Disputes
- Senior Center Soul Session
- Sequin Shed
- Sergeant Sizzle & the Mess Hall
- Set Break Sandwiches
- Seven Deep on a Bandstand
- Seventeen Sleeves
- Seventh Period Funk Ensemble
- Shake What the Chart Gave You
- Sharp Eleven Seven
- Shimmy Shake Shareholders
- Short Decay
- Short Rib Short Circuit
- Short Scale
- Shred and Butter
- Shreveport Shake Authority
- Shuffle Step Stool
- Side B Track Four
- Sidestep Six
- Sidewalk Strut Society
S, continued
- Sideways Groove Supply
- Signal from Planet Sweat
- Silk Shirt Three Buttons Down
- Sing It Like You Owe Rent
- Sister Margo & the Margins
- Six Strings Four Strings
- Sixteenth Note Citizens
- Sixth Floor Walkup
- Skate Wheel Squeal
- Skillet Scrubbers Local 12
- Skip Tatum & the Thumbs
- Skunk Riff Raff
- Slap Bass Supply Co.
- Slapstick Low End
- Slick Shoe Shuffle
- Slide Oil Syndicate
- Slide to the Left Lane
- Slight Lean
- Slim Whitaker & the Wide Lapels
- Small Horns
- Small Room Big Kick
- Smiley Vasquez & the Side Eyes
- Smoked Turkey Neck Ensemble
- Smolder Shoulder
- Smothered and Covered Combo
- Snare on Three
- Sock Garter
- Soft Thumb
- Solar Flare Slacks
- Solar Panel Discussion
- Somebody Count It Off
- Something Borrowed Something Funky
- Soundcheck Champions
- Sousaphone Home
- South Bend Syncopation
- Spacewalk Sidewalk Sale
- Spare Reed
- Sparkler Exit Band
- Spit Valve Social
S, continued
- Splash Cymbal Sympathy
- Spokane Uptown Syndicate
- Spring Concert Encore
- Square Wave Dance
- Stage Plot for Twelve
- Stank Bank and Trust
- Stank Face Stakeholders
- Star Shaped Sunglasses
- Stardust Sanitation Dept.
- Starlight Savings Time
- Station Wagon Wah
- Stay Out of the Singer's Way
- Steam Table Stompers
- Steel City Sidewinders
- Stick Shift Shuffle
- Sticky Bun Syndicate
- Stoked Coals Combo
- Stomp Box Social
- Stoop Step Stomp
- Street Fair Strutters
- Stretch Dupree & the Limousines
- Strut Your Stuff Storage
- Studio C After Hours
- Study Hall Strut
- Sub Bass Subcommittee
- Sub List Regulars
- Subdivision Supervisors
- Substitute Teacher Syncopation
- Suede Fringe Benefits
- Sugar Ramirez & the Sweet Spot
- Summer Camp Slap Clinic
- Summer in the Stairwell
- Sun Tea Society
- Sunday Driver's Seat
- Sunstroke Serenade
- Swamp Cooler Sound
- Sweatband Bandwidth
- Sweet Lou Tibbs & the Receipts
- Swelter Shelter
T: 290 names
- Table for Thirteen
- Tag It Three Times
- Take Five Alive
- Take Twelve Was the One
- Talk Box Paradox
- Talkback Mic Confessions
- Tall Glass
- Tall Paul Navarro & the Short Notice
- Tape Hiss and Tell
- Tape Saturday
- Tapped Harmonic Panic
- Telegraph Avenue Transmission
- Tell the Drummer Thanks
- Ten Speed Tempo
- Tenor Trouble
- That Part Again
- The 45 RPM Adapter
- The Altered Scale Models
- The And of Four
- The Antigravity Boots
- The Back Booth Quintet
- The Backbeat Brokers
- The Backbeat Bylaws
- The Backseat Drivers Ed
- The Barbershop Seven
- The Bedazzlers
- The Block Party Planning Board
- The Bodega Nine
- The Body Rock Quarry
- The Bone Yard Bounce
- The Borrowed School Bari
- The Bottom End Trust
- The Brass Tacks Unit
- The Bridge Pickup
- The Buffet Line Boogie
- The Bumblebee Bass Line
T, continued
- The Bump Appraisal
- The Bus Loop Bounce
- The Butterfly Lapels
- The Camel Walkers
- The Carwash Six
- The Catfish Whisker Club
- The Celestial Chitchat
- The Civic Center Combo
- The Clocktower Ten
- The Comet Tail Feathers
- The Company Picnic Horns
- The Control Room Window
- The Corner Booth Six
- The Cosmic Background Singers
- The Count-Offs
- The County Fair Second Stage
- The Crushed Velvet Curtain Call
- The Cul-de-Sac Sound
- The Dance Floor Insurance Co.
- The Dead Notes Society
- The Deep Fryer Choir
- The Department of Funk and Wildlife
- The Detention Downbeats
- The Dill Dealers
- The Dirty Thirds
- The Displaced Snare
- The Downbeat Dealership
- The Elevator Eight
- The Ember Crew
- The Embouchure Bureau
- The Encore Clause
- The Envelope Mutiny
- The Escape Velocity Vipers
- The Extended Intro
- The Fall-Offs
- The Family Reunion Tee Shirts
T, continued
- The Fan Blades
- The Fat Raccoon Revue
- The Feathered Hat Trick
- The Federal Funk Reserve
- The Fender Bender Five
- The Filter Sweepers
- The Filthy Clean
- The First Call Players
- The First Dance Financiers
- The Fish Fry Five
- The Flatwound Faithful
- The Flugel Bugle Trouble
- The Fourteen Hands
- The Fried Okra Chorus
- The Funk Deductible
- The Funk Inspectors
- The Funk Notaries
- The Funk Zoning Board
- The Gala Getters
- The Galaxy Brain Trust
- The Good and Greasy
- The Grease Fire Marshals
- The Greasy Dozen
- The Great Red Spotlights
- The Groove Appraisers
- The Groove Custodians
- The Hall Pass Horns
- The Harmon Mutes
- The Hat Chokes
- The Head Chart
- The Head Nod Agreement
- The Heat Advisory Board
- The Heel Toe Economy
- The Hi-Hat Barks
- The High Note Deposit
- The Hopscotch Hustle
T, continued
- The Horn Rimmed Section
- The Humbucker Hustle
- The Hush Puppy Hustlers
- The Hydraulic Hop
- The Ion Drive-Ins
- The Junior Varsity Thumbs
- The Kick Drum Constituency
- The Kicks and Stabs
- The Landau Tops
- The Late Night Snack Set
- The Laundromat Seven
- The Leftover Eight
- The Leisure Suit Lawsuit
- The Lemon Pepper Steppers
- The Light Year Layaway
- The Lightspeed Bumps
- The Load-In Lifters
- The Lucky Sevens Lounge Act
- The Lunar Module Players
- The Macrame Plant Hangers
- The Marching Band Alumni
- The Master Takes
- The Mixolydian Mood Swings
- The Mouthpiece Majority
- The Music Stand Bandits
- The Muted Strings
- The Night Class Nonet
- The Night Heron Horns
- The Odd Meter Maids
- The One and Only Downbeat
- The Open Bar Association
- The Open Lab Hours
- The Orbital Hip Shakers
- The Outside Players
- The Overblown
- The Oxtail Office
- The Padded Section
T, continued
- The Pan Sauce Players
- The Paper Plate Special
- The Paper Route Five
- The Part-Time Funk Professionals
- The Pawn Shop Nine
- The Paycheck Five
- The Petty Cash Advance
- The Photon Phonics
- The Pickup Band
- The Pit Orchestra Escapees
- The Pitch Wheel Benders
- The Plunger Mutes
- The Polecat Parade
- The Polyrhythm Detectives
- The Popped D String
- The Poppers and Gliders
- The Practice Room Regulars
- The Punch-Ins
- The Quartal Harmony Club
- The Radiator Steam
- The Rearview Fuzz
- The Recital Hall Monitors
- The Red Coils
- The Rehearsal Dinner Jackets
- The Rhythm Plumbers
- The Rhythm Tracks
- The Riff Raffle Horns
- The Roller Rink Regulars
- The Rooftop Eight
- The Scratch Guitar Lottery
- The Screech Chair
- The Sectional Rehearsal
- The Session Fees
- The Seven Eight Skaters
- The Sforzando Brothers
- The Shake and Growl
T, continued
- The Shoes Off Hour
- The Short Stack Six
- The Shuffle Ghosts
- The Side of Slaw
- The Singed Eyebrows
- The Sit-In Syndicate
- The Slap Happy Medium
- The Slash Chords
- The Slaw Abiding Citizens
- The Slow Cooked Funk
- The Soli Sisters
- The Solo and Ensemble
- The Sorghum Sweethearts
- The Soul Clap Classroom
- The Soul Patch Barbers
- The Space Bass Race
- The Space Heater Four
- The Space Junk Removal
- The Spin Move Movers
- The Spinet Spinners
- The Spit Take Section
- The Stab Section
- The Staccato Mob
- The Strutting Roosters
- The Sunspot Removers
- The Supernova Scotians
- The Swamp Rabbit Railroad
- The Sweet Tea Pitchers
- The Syncopated Thumbs
- The Syncopation Station Agents
- The Synth Bass Menace
- The Synth Brass Apology
- The Tailfin Tappers
- The Tailgate Thump
- The Tardy Bells
- The Tension Tones
T, continued
- The Thick Sauce
- The Thursday Sit-Ins
- The Tight Ship Captains
- The Tight Snare Society
- The Tinted Aviators
- The Toe Tappers Anonymous
- The Tomcat Tempo
- The Tractor Beam Team
- The Tremolo Ten
- The Tuba Toothpaste Club
- The Tuesday Nine
- The Turn Signal Left On
- The Turtleneck Medallions
- The Tutti Fruities
- The Tux Rental Returns
- The Uneven Dozen
- The Unhurried Groove
- The Unison Bends
- The Unison Hits
- The Upper Structure
- The Vamp Stampers
- The Velour Interior
- The Wah Pedal Pushers
- The Wedding Party Favors
- The Whitewall Tires
- The Wide Collars
- The Wormhole Welcome Wagon
- The Zero Gravity Getdown
- Thin Tie
- Third Degree Turnaround
- Third Street Thump
- Third Valve Thursday
- Thirteen Eight Heartache
- Three Chords and a Clav
- Three Dollar Cover
- Three Trumpets and a Grudge
T, continued
- Thrift Store Funk Unit
- Thumb and Pluck
- Thumb First Questions Later
- Thumb Rest Assured
- Thumbprint Evidence
- Thump Trust Fund
- Thumpin' Thumbs Up
- Thunderhead Thump
- Tidal Force of Habit
- Tidewater Thump Society
- Tidy Unit
- Tight Not Loud
- Tine and Tine Again
- Tiny Delacroix & the Tall Order
- Tip Jar Economics
- Titan Up the Rhythm
- Tonewheel Alignment
- Township Hall Thump
- Track Sheet
- Trenton Makes Rhythm
- Triple Digit Tuesday
- Trixie Bellweather & the Bell Bottoms
- Trombonafide
- Trombone Detour
- Trumpet Voluntold
- Tube Sock Stripe
- Tucked Shirt
- Tulsa Street Connection
- Turn the Clav Up
- Turnaround Time Bandits
- Twelve Bar Detour
- Twenty Fingers Ten Toes
- Twin Cities Tight Unit
- Two Drummers No Brakes
- Two Inch Tape Measure
- Two Sides and a Biscuit
- Two Step Tax Bracket
U: 5 names
- Uncle Ferris & the Late Fees
- Union Hall Regulars
- Unit 12 Thump
- Unlicensed Funk Contractors
- Up on the Upbeat
V: 10 names
- Valve Oil Aristocrats
- Vamp on It
- Vapor Lock Vamp
- Varsity Clav
- Velvet Blazer Weather
- Vern Castellano & the Velvet Ropes
- Vivian Stack & the Stackables
- Vocal Booth Sauna
- Volume Knob Goblins
- Vow Renewal Revue
W: 16 names
- Wah Wah Blackout
- Wah Wah Wednesday
- Wait for the Break
- Warm Milk Sessions
- Watch the Bandleader
- Weeknight Funk Rotation
- Wendell Fry & the Small Orders
- Whammy Bar Exam
- Who Brought the Tambourine
- Wholesale Funk Outlet
- Wichita Sound Exchange
- Wilted Collar Workers
- Window Unit Rattle
- Wing Sauce Wizards
- Wobble Board of Directors
- Worn Out Soles
Y: 4 names
- Yearbook Committee Funk
- Yonkers Crosstown Consortium
- Youngstown Steel Strut
- Youth Orchestra Dropouts