garage band

noun

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

Examples of garage band in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Growing up, the star watched his six older brothers play in garage bands, which in turn inspired him to use computer programs to make music of his own. Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024 But in the musical, they’re saved by a garage band made up of lesbian, trans and nonbinary members who insist that these two women educate themselves to become lesbian community icons. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024 Thompson was a Lincoln Park High School graduate whose first big musical venture came with a teen garage band called the Bounty Hunters, with his friend Kramer on guitar. Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024 By high school in the mid-1980s, he got involved in a slew of projects, from school orchestra to garage bands in a revolving door of rock, soul, and ska outfits. Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for garage band 

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Word History

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 Nov. 2024.

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